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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-10
PROMINENT NEGRO DEAD.
Holdover Collector of Customs for P
 of Savannah.

HoIdover Collector of Customs for Port
 of Savannah.
 Savannah. Ga. June 9.--John H. De- veaux, a negro. hoidover Collector of Customs for the port of Savannah, dted tonight. He had been in the customs service upward of forty years. and was one of the best-known negroes in the South.
 At one time he was the ranking mili- tary officer in Georgia and was at the head of the State Central Republican Committee. He was wealthy. His death leaves vacant the office of Col lector of Customs here, and 1t is prob- able that no negro will be appointed W. R. Leaken of savannah will prob ably get the appointment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-10
SEA CAPTAIN DROWNED.

Fell in River as He Was Attempting
 xo Board Weasel.
 Savannah, Ga.. June s.--While at tempting to board his vessel, the schooner Triton. tonight, Captain J. waldron, of Lynn. Mass. missed his footing and fell. striking his head against the schooner,s side. and rolled into the Savannah river. forts to ind his body have been fruit less. The Triton reached Savannah from Boston and Norfolk May 22- Cap- tain waldron leaves q wife and four children.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-10
IS FATALLY BURNED
MOBILE WOMAN ROAsTED FROM
 HEAD TO FEET.
Mrs. Adela Fuller, While Going Up Stairs to Bed, Fell With a Lighted
 Lamp In Her
 Hand

Mobile, June s.-Mrs, Adels Fuller. "A years of age. and one of the oldest residents of the southern part of the city, while going up stairs to bed to- night. fell with 6 lighted lamp in her hand. which exploded. burning her, perhaps fatally.
 She is not expected to live until daylight. being literally roasted from head to feet. She fell some time ago while going up stairs. breaking her right hip. She has three sons and three daughters here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-10
CHARITIES AND coRRECroNs.

sixty-sixth National Conference Opens
 in Buffalo.
 Buffalo, June s.--With nearly 1000 registered delegates and visitors hero and as many more expected tomorrow, the sixty-sixth national conference of charities and corrections. opened to- night.
 After an address of welcome hy Mayor J. N. Adam. Ernest P. Bicknen of Washington, D. C.. was introduced. St. Louis. Denver and Pittsburg are trying to secure next years confer ence
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-10
alrt to rrlnltx ColleRe.

Durham, N. C., June 9.--A gift of s50,OoO to Trinity College from B. N. Duke. the tobacco magnate. was an- nounced today. The gift makes Trim ity one of the most wealthy colleges in the South. and will enable it to make Improvements to relieve the con- gestion caused by insufficient class rooms and an unprecedented number of atudenta.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-10
KlIIa paaghter and self.

San Antonio. Tex, June s.--Withou' any reason, so far as can be ascer- tained, and before his wife, who was In the room. could interfere, F. c. Fletcher shot and killed his 11-yeari old daughter at their home here today and, turning the revolver on himself inflicted a wound from which he died late tonight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-10
ArILnn.na Innt,tntInn-

Little Rock. Ark, June s,-The State Board of Charities today reelected S. D. Lucas superintendent of the bland school. and selected Isaac B. Gardiner of the Manhattan Deaf Mute Institute of New York. superintendent of the deaf mute institute,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-10
Nem orIennn,n Exnortr.

New Orleans Juno 9.-The total do- nestle exports from New Orleans to foreign countries for the month of May. 1909, amounting in value to 3l1,- 4s2.ss2. were the largest for the same month during the past twelve years. according to the statement Issued by the collector Of customs hera
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-10
FIRE IN LOUISVILLE.
Extent of Damages Estimated at For
 ty-Ave Thousand.

Esxtent Of DnmnHen E1umHted Ht F0f-
 ty-nve Thousand.
 Louisville, Ky, June 10.---Fire at o'clock this morning damaged the fur niture store of A. Hirschberg q Co.,. to the extent of $45.0oo. estimated. and for a time threatened serious interrup- tion to Louisville's telegraphic facii- ities. Flames burst from the building on Jefferson. between Third and Fourth Streets, at 12:4o o'clock and 1t seemed as though the maze of cables and trunk wires of the Associated Press and telegraph companies adjoining would be burned, severing communi- cation with a greater part of the country.
 The flames were controlled at 1880 o'clock and the loss confined to Hirsch- berg's store.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-10
EXPORT MUCH CORN.
Nearly Five Million Bushels to Go
 From Louisiana.

Baton Rouge. La. June 9.-That nearly 6,o00.o00 bushels of corn will be exported from Louisiana this year is the official estimate given out by Com missioner of Agriculture Charles schuler, upon reports received from the corn growing sections of the State. Such shipments will have been unpre- cedented in the history of Louisiana. The ravage of cotton by the boil wee vii. it Is stated. Is responsible for the unparalleled corn production.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-10
vet Hurt hr Anto .

Memphis, Tenn, June 9.--A. ]. Long, of Bessemer, Ala. veteran attending the Confederate reunion. was run down by an automobile tonight and injured about the head. He was removed to . hospital where he is reported as rest ing easy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-10
LaU Strikes at Heart
 Of Black Hand Society

rector of Christ Church. this city. in the presence of a limited number of close friends and relatives. after which Mir and Mrs. Beard left on an extended trip.
 known newspaper workers in the South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-10
NEGROES WOULD

Tyler. Texas. June s.--That it was their intention to kill the young woman in retaliation for the lynching of Jim Hodge. one of their race. several weeks ago, was the declaration made in a note which two negroes pinned to the clothing of Win nie Harmon, a young white wo- man. near here today, after she had been bound, blindfolded and thrown into a barn.
 Hodge was charged with at tempting to oriminally assault Miss Harmon. According to the statement of the young wo- man, she was seized by the ne- groes as she entered the barn but the negroes were frightened away after the note was writ ten. She was found several hours later by e younger brother.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-10
ED CALLAHAN DYING.
Former Feud Leader Who Was shot
 From Ambuah.

Jackson. Ky. June s.--1d Callahan, former sheriff and former feud leader, who was shot fro mambush early Mon day, Is reported to be dying at mid night as a result of his wounds.
 Levi ohnson and Elisha Smith, two of CalIahan's alleged assailants, were admitted to ball in the sum of S2,O0O.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-10
Panaenwer Raten Reduced

St. Louis. Mo. June s.--The Wabash Railroad tonight announced that after midnight the passenger fare in Mis- souri will be 1-2 cents a mile.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-10
NEWSPAPER WEDDING.
CIty Editor and sOcIety Editor Marry an NaRhvflle.

Nashville, Tenn. June 9.--W. B. Beard and Mss Ada Scott Rice, re- spectively city and society editor of The Nashville American, were married here this afternoon at the home of Mrs. Ada Rice, mother of the bride.
 The Episcopal wedding ceremony wAs pronounced by Rev. H, K. Milxsll.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-10
Incrimlnating Letters.

Marion, O.. June 9-Untted states Secret Service Agent J. F. oidneid, who arrested Sam Lima. Marion fruit merchant here. yesterday, as leader of an Italian Black Hand Society. has gone to Columbus. taking with him a trunk full of discriminating letters found in Lima's store.
 Some of the letters, all written in Italian. are decorated with skull and cross bones. others were prepared with neatly drawn bleeding hearts pierced by daggers. More of the let- ters contained different designs of threatening insignia of Black Hand. all tending to terrorize prospective vse- tims of a band of extortionistA whose censor and commander in chief. in the State of ohio, the Federal officials as- sert, Is Lima.
 With Lima, there were arrested here, seven other Italians. four were later released, but Samuel RizSo and Sebas- tin Batazlio. are held by the shertR. Both are section hands employed by tha Pennsylvania Railroad Tney we're es- sociates of Lima and in their trunks the secret service agents found letters of the same character as the collection taken from the safe in Ltmass gtore.
 while ahe authorities here are awaiting the arrival of United States Marshal Chandler. from Cieveland, D. who will take Rixzo and Batazlfo 10 Toledo, secret service operatives are asarchinR for Italians in neighborinS cities who are suspected of implication in an extortionist plot that has netteo fine band thousands of dollars in blood nnoney within the past few months. Some of the suspects are being sought in Bellefontaine.
 '" rlma's father. who is wanted. is said .o ha at IJpper Sandusky, and the police there have been asked to apprehend him A brother of the alleged leader of the band. associated with him in Business here, has disappeared. Three secret service men are seeking hiu. but no trace of his whereabouts has vet been secured Another brother s..hStber he departed a few weeks ago.
 Lima First Suspected.
 Lima was fret suspected by the au- thorities, after John Amicon, wealthy ftsl,an fruit dealer of Columbus. O.. received q letter demanding $too0o. and threatening his life unless tho A
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-10
WEATHER FORECAsr.

WashlnRtoB. June o.--FoR AlahauSa and MiamissfDpf--Local showers Thurs day and EradayB IiEht varlaR1e winan.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-10
PROSECUTION TO CLOSE.
Trial of Patrick Calhoun is Slowly
 Nearly an End.

San Francisco, Cal, June 9.--Assist- ant District Attorney Heney announced this afternoon that the prosecution's case in the trial of Patrick Calhoun will be complete at the hour of ad- journment tomorrow,
 q have every reason to believe" safd Mir Heney. N'that all the evidence we Intend to present will be placed before the jury by tomorrow night"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-10

tcontInuea en Pnse tNNe.l
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-25
FARMER FLEECED BY
SPANISH SWINDLERS
Caught For $4,000 In Hidden
Treasure Game.

Baltimore, Sept. 18.-Journeying to
Spain with a small fortune In his
pocket, William A. Moffatt, a prosper
Gus farmer of Hanover, Anne Arundel
county, paid $4,000 in cash over to the
men who have been running the Span
ish hidden reasure swindle for many
years. All told, he invested nearly So
600 in the scheme, it was stated. He
is at his home bewailing his fate and
seeking some plan whereby he may re-
cover his money.
Mr.. Moffatt about weeks ago
received a letter bearing the postmark
of Madrid, Spain. The writer claimed
to be a Russian nobleman, who had
robbed the bank Of which he was pres
ident and fed to Spain. The money
vas hidden ayay in a satchel. While in
Spain the Russian was arrested for po-
litical reasons and thrown into prison
at Madrid. Suspecting that he was in
danger of being arrested, he had pre-
viously hidden the satchel. The letter
proposed that Mr.. Moffatt should come
to Spain with as much money as he
could raise TO secure his release and
the recovery of the money, one-half
of which was promised him for his
goodness. Above all things, the letter
implored secrecy.
Gathering all the ready money he
could lay hands on and borrowing from
a few friends who were taken into the
secret, Mr.. Moffatt journeyed TO Bos-
ton and took the White Star steamer
to Europe. This was six weeks ago.
What happened after he arrived in
Madrid is not known, as Mr.. Moffatt
refuses to tell. He gave the money
over to the man designated in the let
ter and never saw him again. After
waiting in vain for some days he real
lied that he had been swindled, and
sorrowfully returned to his Maryland
home.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-25
RESENT TARIFF SPEECH
Iowa Insurgents NettIed at Presidents
Winona Address.

Iowa insurgents Nettled at PRESIDENTS
Winona Address.
Des Moines, Ia, Sept. 20.-President
Taft's Winona speech way a red flag
IN the face OF Iowa Republicans, and it
has been received with much angry
talk in Iowa. What adds to the delicacy
of the situation is the fact that Presi-
dent Taft is scheduled to visit Sena-
tor A. B. Cummins, a leader Of the
Iowa insurgents, who is plainly net
tied at the bluntness with which Presi-
dent Taft defended the Payne tariff
law and criticised those Republican
senators and congressman who voted
against the measure.
Asked for an expression concerning
the Winona speech, Senator Cummins
declined to say anything because Of
certain social obligations" that he had
assumed.
There are threats that Mr.. Taft will
be Kissed If he repeats his Winona
speech, and the regular Republicans
are challenging the insurgents to do
their worst.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-25
DEATH ENDS RELAY
ACROSS CONTINENT
Two Killed, One Injured When
Auto Is Wrecked.

Reading. Pa, Sept. 20.-The trans
continental automobile relay run from
Philadelphia to Seattle, Wash, under
the auspices of the Philadelphia Press,
came to a sudden and sad end whenI
the first relay car was wrecked at,
R~obesonia, twelve miles west of here,l
causing the death of two of the occu
pants of the machine and the serious
injury Of a passenger. The dead men
are Henry L.. Buckley, a reporter for
the Press, and William Brown, of Phil-s
adelphia, William H. Bohn, of the
Acme automobile agency in Philadel-
phia, sustained a deep laceration of
the scalp; Clifford r. Ely, the chaufi
feur and Halyard Carter, colored, a
valet, were slightly injured. Buckley
and Brown died in a hospital in this !
city.
The automobile was going through
Robesonia at a twenty-five mile clips
when something went wrong with az
real tire. The car upset and Buckley
was thrown into the middle of theg
road, f%racturing his skull. Relief auto-s
mobiles were quickly at hand, and the
injured were brought to this city. (
When the news of the accident
reached the Press the run was immef
diately declared off. The run promiseds
to be an interesting affair. The Press
mad obtained from President Taft al
letter of greeting to President Chill,
berg, of the Alaska Yukon-Pacific ext
position and had planned to carry itt
across the country by relays of auto
mobiles. /
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-25
SAYS She STOLE
To AVERT JILTING
Young Woman Gave Employers
Money to Sweetheart

Pittsburg, Sept. 20. - Miss Steila
Jones, n of the prettiest young wo
men Of Glenwood, cashier for former
Councilman Peter Hermis, who owns
the Pittsburg and Ohio Milk company.
was arrested, charged with stealing
$4,000 from her employer. Her sweet
heart, Gilbert N. Esler, who posed rs
a wealthy young nan about town and
a physician, also is in Jail, charged
with being an aceomplice to the thief
the young woman having broken down
and confessed that she had given tn
money to Esler for fear he would re-
fuse to marry her had she rejected his
demands for funds.
1t was only through IN accident that
the loss to the milk company was dis
covered. Esler had borrowed valuabl
jewelry from another young woman
and had failed to return it. She notified
the police, and Detectives John Dillon
and Frank Morgan, in making their in.
vestigations, discovered that Esler
who also was known as Madden ane
Billmore, had been receiving money
from a young woman in Braddock
where a branch of the milk company is
located.
Esler confessed that he had gotten
the money from his fiancee after he
had informed her that he had $25 .00o
tied up in securities and that he would
reimburse her at any time. In the
meantime Esler's automobile bills ran
as high as 800 a day. He had a large
roll of yellow-backs in his pocket when
arrested
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-25
TIGREss LEAPS INTO SEA
Animal That Terrorized MarseIiIes
Drowned Trying to Escape Mob.

Animal That Terrorized MarseIiles
Drowned Trying to Escape Mob.
Marseilles, Sept. 1.-THE hunt for
the royal Bengal tigress that escaped
from a steamer Tuesday came to a
dramatic end. The animal, MORALLY
wounded and with blood streaming
from her TANKS, fed from her pursu-
ers, and with enormous bounds gained
the water front, where she sprang into
the sea and was drowned.
During the hunt the beast suddenly
leaped ont from its hiding place among
some rocks and charged a group OF
workmen On one of the stone docks.
They fed and the animal took ref
uge against a pile of merchandise. Her
pursuers assembled, and with torches
drove her from this last shelter. AS
she ran she was an easy target for a
hail of bullets, several of which in.
ficted mortal injuries.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-25
BALLlNGER FIRES CLAWS
Dismisses Critic In Accordance With
Taft's Directions.

Washington. Sept. Ill H. CLAWS,
chief of the field division of the gen.
eral land Office, with headquarters az
Seattle, Wash, was dismissed from
the service by telegraph by Secretary
of the Interior Ballinger. A Christen-
SEN, chief Of field division of the gen
eral land Office at Portland, Ore, has
been placed in temporary charge of the
Seattle division.
The summary removal of MI. CLAWS
was in accordance with authority given
Secretary Ballinger in a letter to him
from President Taft, who, in directing
the dismissal, indicated Secretary
Ballinger and other officials of the in
terror department of the charges
brought against them by CLAWS in
connection with the so-called Gun.
bingham group of coal lands cases in
Alaska
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-25
DOG SAVES LOST MASTER
Carries Note, Telling of Mans Where,
abouts to His Home.

Kaw City, Okla, Sept. 20.-Follow
ing two days disappearance, S. A,
Chambers, of Kaw City, was found In
a semi-conscious condition on tho
banks of the Arkansas river. near here
Chambers bird dog, a handkerchief
about his neck, reached his home. In
side the handkerchief was found a sill
yer dollar and the words written on &
scrap of paper, River bank" An i'm.
mediate search resulted in the finding
of the missing nan His condition is
critical.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-25
su4ocates Himself and Son.

Chicago. Sept. 20.-Despondent be-
cause of his wife's illness. John F..
Reich, t~hirty-five years old, wrenched
a gas fixture from the wall of his
home and ended his life and that Of
his ~six-yearold son by asphyxiation
here. Mrs. Reich is critically i'll at a
local hospital, unaware Of the death of
her husband and son.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-25
Died of Old Injuries.

Baltimore, Sept. ~20.-James A. Con.
Ion died fro~1 the effects of injuries re-
ceived at the time of the great fire in
this city in february, 1904. Conlon was
a Waterman in a bank in the burned
district and suffered so severely from
burns and exposure in consequence of
his efforts to save some of the banks
property.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-25
BATHED IN ACID RIVER
Hundreds Of Pittsburg Youths Suffer
ing From 6oiis.

Pittsburg, Sept 20. - Hundreds u
Pittsburg youths and adults are sur
fering from a scourge Of boils, the re.
suit of swimming In the M~onongaheIa
river. Acid from the mills has SO con.
taminated the water that the police
have decided to end the bathing sea
son.
Life Guard James Gallagher is GOV
cred with huge boils and is in a seri-
GUS condition. Physicians attribute the
epidemic solely to the acid in the wa
ter. Thousands Of dead fish daily float
down the Ohio river. Foreigners at the
steel car plants pick these fish from
the stream and carry them home for
food.
The board Of health has begun an
investigation. but there is little chance
of conditions being remedied now
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-25
u. S. TREASURER
TREAT RESIGNS
viii Remain at Post Until Sue
ceSSOr is Named.
WAS EXPECTED FOR MONTHS
Higher Officials Have Not Been Cor
dial and the President Decided to Ap-
point His Successor.

point His Successor.
Washington, Sept. 18-United States
Treasurer Charles II. Treat has re-
signed from that office to take effect
In October. No successor has yet been
chosen so far as known.
The announcement of the resigna.
ton was authorized by Mr.. Treat.
Mr.. Treat said that his resignation
ber." This means that he will await
the appointment by the president of a
successor who, it is expected. will be
announced shortly. Large and growing
business interests and the death of
some of his associates who have direct
ed his private affairs, Mr.. Treat said,
have made it imperative that he should
give these matters his immediate and
exclusive attention.
He was asked If he contemplated
connection with n of the large bank
ing Institutions, and he replied that he
could not discuss that at this time.
For some time the relations between
Mr.. Treat and some of the higher Off
cials Of the department have not been
as cordial as during the preceding adj
m~inistration, and Mr.. Treat did not
participate in some of the conferences
in which the treasurer usually figures.
The retirement of Mr.. Treat has
been expected for some months. He
has been treasurer since July /, 1905,
succeeding Ellis II. Roberts. President
Taft some weeks ago decided upon the
appointment of a successor to Mr..
Treat, and meantime numerous ma
tional banking organizations and bust
ness men, Senator Root and others of
the New York delegation in congress
and other financial and political inter
ests have urged Mr.. Treats retention.
Mr.. Treat, however, determined to per-
NIT no further efforts in his behalf.
The president has not yet made pub
lie his choice Of a successor to Mr..
Treat, although he is understood to
have discussed his selection with Sen
ator Root.