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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-28
DAMAGE FROM RAINS
1aIssrssIPPI, LOUISIANA AND Ala
BAMA HEAVY SUFFERERS.
4 General Interference with Railroad
TranIc, an Inestimabie Injury to
Crops and No Little Prop
erty Damage.

New Orleans, La, May 27.-By the
heaviest rains in the history OF cer-
fain sections of Mississippi. Louisiana
and Alabama, within the past three
days. almost inestimabie injury. no lit
tie property damage and general IN
reference with railroad traffic OVER q
wide area has been occasioned.
The central portion of MISSISSIPPI
suffered most severely from the ter
riac downpours and consequent foods.
Railroad schedules have been thor
ouRhly demoralized and a resumption
of service Is still question of many
hours. The situation tonight shows
more of hopefulness as swollen streams
are beginning to subside and the wa
= fers on overlooked farming lands are
gradually receding. 1t is believed that
the damage to the cotton crop In GEN.
.trel East Mississippi will amount to
more than 80 per cent OF the acreage.
In Louisiana and Southwest. Alabama,
railroad lines have not been seriously
damaged but the crops have suffered
severely,
At Enterprise. Miss. the flood went
into residences and stores and In the
surrounding section much cattle was
lost. Thousands of feet of lumber
were washed away. At Newton and
Chunky, little less severe results have
obtained, with the intervening country
presenting from the overfiows OF the
Chunky river, veritable inland lake
Miles of the trackage of the Alabama
and vicksburg and Mobile and Ohio
Railroads are Inundated.
As the result Of the washed out
tracks on the Illinois Central Railroad
tonight. freight train was wrecked
{. near Durant Miss..><and the limited
passenger from Chicago to New Or
leans had to be detoured by way OF
the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Rail-
road. 1t is reported many hours late
The wreck of a passenger train In
the Alabama and vicksburg Railroad
yards at Laurel late today. as a~conse.
ouence of softened roadbed, was mol
attended with any serious Results.
Local railroad officials tonight think
that the situation Is rapidly ameliorat-
ing and that normal conditions VIII be
restored by the end Of the week.
The first-train from Enterprise to
Meridian. Miss, within the past three
days. reached the latter place tonight
In many places the train passed over 9
track under two feet of water.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-19

Electrician Dead. and U'He Unc0n-
sCiOus When Found.

folding bed. in which James Maher. fifty
years old. of No. 220 Spencer street Williams
burg. and his wife. Mary forty-four. were lying
yesterday suddenly closed up and imprisoned
the couple for more than minutes. the man
being dead and his wife unconscious when as
sistance finally came.
NIaher. who electrician and had been
up late at his work for the last few days de
Cided to take a short nap yesterday afternoon.
His wife lay down beside him the bed II
Is not known how long they were imprisoned
In the big folding bed which was used as Il
dresser during the day. but other tenants of the
building heard the faint screams of the woman.
which were muffled by the bed clothing They
finally broke in the door and piece of Mrs.
Maher's skirt sticking from the edge of the bed.
DR.. Pierce of the Cumberland Street Hospital
pronounced Maher dead and after several min
utes restored Mrs. Maher to consciousness. She
remained at her home. attended by a physician.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-19
MR.. ALDRICH TO RETIRE
TO GTTE Up WORK 1T END
or PRESENT TERN.
Hopes to See Financial BIZ Enacted
as Monument to Seruice - Has
Been an Senate Nearly 80 Years.


Washington, April 1S-Nelson W. Aldrlch'
senior Senator from Rhode Island, has an
nounced that he will not be candidate for re-
election when his present term ends. His htth
term Senator of the United States Will eX-
pire March +. 1911, and in the mean time Mr.
Aldrich hopes to see enacted a tariff bill which
will be a credit to his leadership and financial
bill which will completely reOr5anize the
finances of the nation and which will const-
tute monument to his service in the upper
house of Congress. The part which NIr- Aldrch
is taking in the tariff legislation is we'll known.
While the tariff bill is under consideration the
financial legislation in charge of the National
Monetary Commission is making little appar-
ent progress. although considerable work is be
ing done by experts employed by the commits
sion to gather data for its
Next autumn Mr. Aldrich will make a trip
through the country delivering number of
speeches addresses. he prefers to call
them. explaining the work Of the Monetary
Commission, its plans for the reorganization OF
the monetary system. consulting with bankers
and business men and explaining his views and
aims Early this year Mr.. Aldrich addressed a
chosen audience at the home of DR.. Nicholas
Murray Butler on this subject. In the autumn
he will visit Chicago st. Louis, Kansas City and
proba bly, other financial centres where he VIII
address like audiences on the subject
Mr.. Aldrich is not orator, and is entirely
without pride of defamation During his long
service in the Senate it has been his practice
10 delegate the debating of party measures To
those who enjoyed speaking. While he has peeh
content to be the deus ex machna." direct
ing. smoothing the path and negotiating the
necessary compromises. He is entirely capable
however. of delivering plain. straightforward
address and when speaking on those subjects
in which he is especially interested he IS
plea sing and interesting speaker.
The federal finances have always been ms
especial study. and he has devoted an almost in
credible amount of time and energy to master
ing not only the details the advantages and the
impcrfectious Of the American system but those
Of the leading civilized nations of the world. He
has studied the debates Of the Reichstag and
the Chamber Of Deputies each in the vernac-
uar and has secured trauSlations Of similar dis
cussions in other bodies including those OF the
japanese parliament H believes he has mas
tered his subject in far il is possible for
any Individual 10 do So but before attempting
to put his ideas into. the form of bill he VIII
seek every opportunity to consult the brightest
financial minds i'm this country, explaining his
views. listening to their criticisms and weighing
their advice. All this he hopes to accomplish in
the fall, with the purpose Of having the measure
to be reported by the National Monetary Com
mission ready for tho consideration Of Congress
carly in the regular session Of next winter.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-19
IN PANIC on THE BRIDGE.
Car JUmps Track Near Brooklyn
Terminal Mann Bra1e Third Rail.

Three hundred persons We're thrown into a
panic last evening at 7.3O o'clock when the rear
trucks of the second of a six train
jumped from the tracks about one hundred yards
from the west end of the Brooklyn terminal Of
the Brooklyn Bridge. At first it was feared
that many had been hurt. but according TO the
police reports was injured.
The accident occurred to A Sea Beach Culver
train bound for Coney Island. It probably was
caused either by the switch refusing to work or
the switchman touching ii after the first car had
passed He denied doing this. Rather than
wait for assistance, many passengers braved the
third rail and walked to Brooklyn.
The second car. in jumping the track ran
along for few feet and then lodged diagonaIIy
more than hour shuttle trains were run on
the north track. The congestion was excessive,
due To the travel TO Coney Island. as effort
was made to keep passengers from the plat
form while the trains were not running.
Despite the efforts of the wrecking crew, the
progress of removing the slow II was
not until 100 o'clock this morning that the
men were able to move the car. At O'Clock
the tracks were cleared.
The motorman said that the switch had beIVl
set properly. and he could not account for the
accident. Edward Pagan the towerman said
that the switch apparently worked ali right
New-York tribune., 1909-04-19
M0SLEMS MURDER
TWO AMERICANS
ONE THOUSAND PERSONS
KILLED IN 4DANA.
-Four Thousand Refugees at Tarsus
Troops of Young Turks Send
Demands to Capital.

Beirut, Syria, April 1s.-A terrible uprising
has occurred in Adana- Street fighting has
been going on for three days. and at least one
thousand persons have been killed. The city
has been practically destroyed by fire Two
American missionaries, d. NJ. Rogers and Mr..
Maurer the latter from Hadjin. dead. All
the other Americans are safe The British Vice
Consul, Major Daughty-WylIe, is among the
wounded He was shot through the arm
At Tarsus there was less loss of life. Ths
Armenian quarter. however, was destroyed.
Four thousand refugees are housed in the Amer
lean mission. The need Of relief is urgent. for
the fugitives will be soon on the verge of star
vation-
Conditions in the neighborhood Of AIexana
dretta also are most serious.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-19
MOTORM4N THRE1fI'ENED.
Reserves Protect DrJer When Car
Kills Child an williamsburg.

1t required the reserves from the stage street
police station Williamsburg. 10 protect Doml-
nick Leotta Of No. - Walton street. the mo-
torman Of a Hamburg avenue car, from the
threatening demonstrations of excited mob
yesterday afternoon after the had run down
and killed Jennie Sorrentione. six years Old
who lived with her parents at No. 2oS Johnson
avenue Williamsburg.
The accident occurred in front of No 2l9
Johnson avenue The little girl had been play
ing in the street, and attempted to cross In
front of the approaching car. She was knocked
down by the fender and the wheels OF the front
truck passed over her body The cries OF the
throng Of spectators on the sidewalks attracted
many Italians from adjoining dwellings. VINO
formed a mob about the car. The sight OF the
girls body nearly drove them frantic, and their
actions became so threatening against Leotta
that he was compelled to take refuge in the
car with the conductor. The doors were locked
and the mob was threatening to smash the win
dows. when the reserves came up on run and
formed circle about the motorman-
Leotta was escorted to the station mouse by
the reserves and locked up on charge OF homl-
eide. He said the accident could not he avoid
ed as the child ran directly in front OF the ear
New-York tribune., 1909-04-19
ASLEEP on 85-FOOT WILL.
Man Dares Death for Nap High
1bOre Central TruchS.

Tenants in the big apartment houses at 10Th
and list streets and the Hudson River looking
out OF their windows last evening saw a man
asleep on top of the high retaining wall eighty
five feet above the tracks Of the New York Cen
trial Railroad The man rolled about in an
alarming manner every few minutes, and each
moment the watchers expected to see him
dashed 10 death the tracks below. Finally
the police of the West 6Sth street station were
informed.
How the man got to his perilous position was
mystery to Patrolman Turbush, who respond
ed as the wall Is narrow at that point and 1t
would require q steady head to walk along the
ton Turbush obtained a length of rope and tied
one end about the mans waist and the other
end about his own body. After much effort he
ragged the man along on his back to safety and
then tool, him to the station house. where he
was charged with intoxication-
When arr.lignrd in the night the
said he was Carl Won Miller, bartender, of No.
3il5 West S6th street He could not explain
how he got on the wall He could not pay
dne of SO.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-19
WOULD TALK NTH MARS.
Professor Pickering to Use Series of
Mirrors.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune.I

Pickering, the Harvard astronomer mas worked
out plans for attempt TO talk with the planet
Mars next July.
My plan of communicating with Mars" he
says, would necessitate the use of A series of
mirrors. arranged to present single re-
fecting surface toward that planet These
would all have be attached to great axis
parallel TO that of the earth by motors and
timed as 10 make a complete revolution every
twenty-four hours They would occupy an area
Of over a quarter of a mile in order to reflect
sufficient quantity of light to reach the Mar
tians. Even with such powerful apparatus the
light would not be visible to the naked eye but
with powerful telescopes the light from the
earth would be discernible."
New-York tribune., 1909-04-19
NO TRACE OF D1TIDSON.
English Poet Still Kissing. and Be
Ecred To Be Dead.

London. April 1S.-There is no trace Of John
Davidson, the poet, who has been missing from
his home at PenzanCe since March %. and the
members OF his family have now given up all
hope of seeing him alive. A search of the poets
papers has revealed a document. in which he
wrote: The time has come to make an end
After reference to financial difficulties and i'll
health he said: Il cannot put up with cancer"
will executed last August bequeathed the
copyrights to his works and other effects for
the benefit of his family Mr.. Davidson inti-
mated in the document the possibility of his
having to die at any moment for reasons
which concern myself alone"
New-York tribune., 1909-04-19
POLICE KEEP MOB At BAY.
Mot0rman Of Car That Killed Boy
Threatened By 1ngry CrO7cd.

\ shouting -ticuating mob OF two hun
dred nersons tried to wreak summary vengeance
on motorman at 1T1th street and Cedar ave-
nue., The Bronx, last night because his car mad
killed little boy who across the tracks. a
sergeant detective and patrolman held the
crowd al bay at times with uplifted clubs, for
twenty-five minutes. finally getting the motor
man to the Highbridge police station, where he
was locked up on a technical charge of homi-
eide.
At 7:15 o'clock southbound Sedgwick ave
nue. car operated by Andrew Lennane, of No
- West 134th street, while running at admit
tedlv high speed. AT Cedar avenue and lI1th
street struck Emmett Mccormack, six years
@ . of No 1876 Cedar avenue. The child was
knocked down, pinned under the forward trucks
and crushed to death. his body being dragged
twenty feet.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-19
MISS F4RRAR PAYS LOAN.
Turns Orer Last Of $2EOOO Id
ranced for Musical EducdtiOn.
icy Telegraph to The tribune. ]

Chicago. April 1S.-It became known to-day
through dispatches from Salem, Mass and ad-
missions made in Chicago. that Miss Geraldine
Farrar of the Metropolitan Grand Opera Com
pany now in Chicago. recently made the last
payment of a loan of $4,000 advanced ten years
ago for her musical education. The final install
ment was turned few days ago to agents
of Mrs. Bertram Webb of Salem Miss Farrar
not only paid back all of the original loan of
$4,000 and subsequent loans amounting to s24-
600, but insisted that interest of per cent be
taken.
Miss Farrar is staying the Auditorium
Annex Hotel. and could not be seen tonight,
but a woman who said she a close friend IF
Miss Farrar said the report of the repayment
correct
New-York tribune., 1909-04-19
EX-SENATOR AND MRS. JONES DUBIOUS
Knows Nothing of Reported Engagement of
Daughter to Frederick MacM9nnies
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Los Angeles. April B-Relatives of Miss Alice
Jones. Of Santa Monica daughter OF ex-senator
Jones of Nevada, were surprised to-day at re-
ports from Paris that she to marry Frederick
MacMonnies, the American sculptor recently di-
vorced from his wife
Mir. Jones said that he was unable to deny or
confirm the report.
My daughter has been abroad much OF the time
since she graduated from Bryn Mawr" said Mr
Jones. She has studied with Mr. MacMGnnies. [
have heard nothing until to-day Of the rImored
engagement"
IF there is engagement should be the first
10 know or IT. and am sure that she would tell
me first" said Mrs. Jones the girls mother Bur
have heard nothing from my daughter even inti-
mating that she might marry Mir MacMonnies q
do not believe that it is true at all"
New-York tribune., 1909-04-19
Cross 1TL4NTIC 1LONE.
Too Little Girls on U'ag to Father
an G0lTeStOR

The American Line steamship New York
which arrived from Southampton yesterday
morning. carried Gertrude and Elizabeth Gush-
The former Is nearly ten years old and the lat
Ter lust five The children were travelling alone
in the second cabin. and bound for Calves
ton. They viii leave New York by the Mallory
Line steamship Iampasas on Wednesday after
noon.
one of the stewardesses said the mother OF
the two children-vho were born in TeXaS-had
died two months ago at her old home in South
a,nnton where she had gone on a visit with the
two daughters.
! y Wolfe. the Ellis Island agent of the
Mallory Line with the permission Of the immi-
grafton authorities. took the children to his
home. at No - West sd street, and will see to
il that they arc delivered safely to the fatEer
in Galveston on the arrival OF the Lar Al as
tltIe.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-19
SMALL LOAN SAVED A FORTUNE.
Mrs. Mackays Syndicate Offers $780, 900 for
Property Bid In for $4,000

Adjoining Harhor HILL the Long Island estate of
Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay, is farm owned by Mrs
Mary Seaman. of Greeuvae. Mrs. Seaman gave
the state an option on her farm for sSf.000 the
property be used part of the grounds of the
insane asylum to he located at Cireenvale
A syndicate. of which Mrs Mae kay is reported
to be d member is said To have made an offer OF
100000 for the Seaman place. in order that the
asylum property cannot adjoin the Mackay estate
Ten years ago Mrs Seaman's husband. who is
in danger OF Tossing the farm Mrs. Seaman
secured a lean Of s4.O0O with which the place
bid I'm under foreclosure proceedings, thereby
Ing the property for which 100000 has been offered.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-19
Il. l. MILITIA WIPED OUT.
Rhode Island General 4sscmbIy UW
Haze to Remedy Error.
TRy Telegraph to The Tribune

Providence. April 1S--Every military and
naval organization in the state. including the
state militia, the Governors personal staff and
dozen independent chartered companies. has
Just been wiped out Of existence by the Rhode
Island General Assembly through error.
In an attempt to amend the militia law, the
entire act was repealed instead Next Tuesday
the Assembly Will remedy the mistake by again
enactlng in proper form militia bill.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-19
MYSTERY IN SHIP FIRE
Deserted as Sinking, Later Found
apparently Intact. Then Burned.

Telegraph The Trihune-I
Mobile April 1S.-Captain John Miller. Of the
burned American three-masted schooner James
= Clffor, who is here en- route To New York,
saws that when one hundred miles off Mobile
Bar ne found that the vessel was leaking. Al
though every effort was made to stop the leak,
he SAYS conditions got worse, and on the night
Of April II he and his crew of seven men had
to abandon the schooner or meet death by
drowning.
Captain Her says that when ne left the YES
sci she was awash with her bow under water
and seven feet oc water in the hold and she was
lying on her beam ends. He says ne flew all
kinds of signals Of distress and one steamer
passed close.
Pensacola. Fla April 1S-The burning of the
James c. Clifford in the Gulf of Mexico. just re
ported. has an interesting element of mystery.
Thursday morning the Clifford was sighted
sixty miles off this port, with sails set and
spinning merriy along under blazing tropical
sun with no apparent damage to prevent her
from continuing the cruise indefinitely. When
men from the fishing schooner Algoma boarded
the Clifford they found candle burning low
in the cabin. No one was on board.
The fishermen found nothing to eat the
die They put into Pensacola for a supply of
food, and then sailed back 10 the Clifford. hop
ing TO salvage her. Instead of a sailing vessel
the fishermen found nothing but the hull. the
upper works having been burned to the waters
edge when they reached her side. What start
ed the fire Is a mystery.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-19
CANADA accepts TRE1TY.
Dominion agrees to 1bide by Water
7cdyS COnTentiOn.

Ottawa, April 1S.-It is understood that the
Canadian government has practically agreed to
give its consent to the waterways treaty. about
to be signed by the British authorities on behalf
of Canada. There have been several confer
ences between the American and the Canadian
governments for the purpose of defining the ef-
feet of the rider added by the United States
Senate. The Ottawa ministers have decided
that the treaty is fair and equitable to
both countries be hoped for
New-York tribune., 1909-04-19

Mdssacrc Reported at 1strdbdd =
Russia Sends Troops.

st. Petersburg, April 1S.-Advices to the
Russ from Teheran report massacre of two
thousand persons, including women and chill
dren, by Turcoman tribesmen at Astrabad-
There is no confirmation here Of the massacre,
but the Russian government is sending de-
tachment of troops to that place.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-19
SULTAN'S HEIR DESERTS.
RechGd Reported to Haze Joined
Young Turks Pcrty.

Paris. April 1S-A dispatch received here
from Constantinople says it is rumored there
that Rechad, brother of the Sultan and heir ap
parent to the throne. has started TO join the
Young Turks. The Sultan, the message adds.
has caused heavy artillery TO be placed in the
battery on the heights dominating the Stambonl
quarter Of the city.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-19
THE POLICY OF PUBLICITY.
OF the policy of publicity DR. Manning said:

| wish to say distinctly that this fun statement
of the affairs OF the parish represents mere
measure Of eXrcdiency adopted 10 meet passing
situation but that II is I part OF the policy which
New-York tribune., 1909-04-19

Continued OF third page
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-11-20
RICH ORE rs OPENED
IN LEASE AT CHAFEY

CHAFEY, New, Nov. ls.-A strike
of gold ore that excels even that made
originally in the famous Black Hole
property has been made on the Fegarty
lease on the Chafey Mines company's
ground. This block is situated some
distance north of the main Black Hole
workings and Mr.. Nelson says a ledge
four and a half feet wide has been dis
closed that shows ore of the phenomenal
kind.
For some time work has been going
on il this lease and ore of a good grade
has been taken out and milled but the
latest strike, which was made a few
days ago, eclipses anything found in
that rich ore belt. For the past three
days miners have been working on this
new ore body and so far it seems to
be a continuous shoot similar to that
in the Black Hole tunnel last year that
brought the old camp back into promi
nence with bullion shipments.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-11-20

steam ~shovels; engineers are %runn;u;
new surveys, and a pandemonium o.
well ordered activity reigns. Til,
whole is a splendid object lesson Il
show to those who may have any slight
doubt al to the future of the district
and of Ely. 1t is a splendid thing to
show to the strangers, who have come
to the district for the first time and
have not yet been able to appreciate
the solid facts upon which the hopes
of the future of the camp are based.
There are employed on the Nevada
Consolidated a total of about $50 men,
almost equally divided between Amer
cans and foreigners. The pay roll ct
the mine is enough to support an ordi
nary town with a population of nearly
$500 people. This would give ample
and comfortable support to merchants
and their families, who would supply
all of their needs; it would give sup
port of all Of other elements Of society
that go to make up the average vii
lage.
At the Nevada Consolidated there
are three keystone drills pounding
their way through the overburden and
are being moved steadily around the
outer rim of the open cut of the pit,
and are followed by the blasting crews
who explode tons of explosives in the
holes, shaking the overburden and
SCATTERING it so that it is easily re-
moved by the shovels. The circle is
gradually being enlarged on all the
sides, and is now of enormous proper
lions.
There are two Keystones at work in
the sulphides. These drills are driv-
ing at the rate of two holes a day each.
The holes are going to a depth of %
feet, when the drills are pulled up and
moved to another point. These holes
are being sunk at a distance of 25 feet
apart, and are being shot in batteries
of from four to six.
OF the five steam shovels in opera
ton, three are at work on the over
burden, and the others are engaged in
the sulphides, lifting the ore to the
heavy steel cars in which it is trans
ferred to the concentration.