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OLD NEGRO IS KILLED ttwo White Men Charged With Crime* DECOYED FROH HIS HOME Dad Affafr Rear Summerfldd In Dallas County. . TklDly miwni ■ Ira of th Dead Negro, Waa Alao Beaten and Shot Thremarh Hla Bight Side. n.itee, March 4—(Special.)—Moie Koleman, aa old negro, !■ dead ae the (result of being beaten last night near Shis home at Buromerfleld by Bertram nalt and John Hutledge. two young [shite man. about 18 years of age. 'HillUp Coleman, a sen of the old ne igru, was also beaten up and allot In Vis right side. This morning the two young men r 'disappeared from their homes and al though the authorities are looking for ithem they have not been arrested yet. 'The old negro died tonight while be ing brought to Selma for treatment. The difficulty between Mose Coleman and the two white boys. Bertram Talt and John Rutledge, is stated to have been of several weeks' standing. It Is alleged that the two white boys one night took a bee hive from the prem ises of the negro. The negro found the 4>ee hive several days later and swore out a warrant before Justice of the Peace Campbell, of gsimmerfleld, against the two young men and their arrest followed. The report from Summerfleld today la that late last night the two young men went to the home of Mose Cole man and called him out They then • told him to come with them to the of fice of Justice Campbell, as they want ed to pay him for the damage which j they had caused, and the negro left his home with them. The three had gone but a short dls tanoe when the two youifg white men attacked the negro, beating him to the ground with heavy sticks which they had. The old negro called loudly for help and his son. Philip Coleman, came to his aid. One of the young men then pulled his pistol and shot at the negro, the ball taking effect In his right side. Inflicting a painful wound. It Is stated that after the two young men had beaten the old negro almost f insensible with their sticks, that they piled a quantity of leaves around him as ha lay In the road and set them afire. The other negro then appeared upon the scene and was shot, after whloh the white men hurrlodly left and the younger negro scattered the burn ing leaves from about the body of his nearly unconscious father. Dr. Sanders Talked. ' State Health Officer W. H. Sanders addressed the physicians of Dallas County today at the rooms of the Dal las County Medical Society on Broad Street. The meeting was largely at tended by the physicians of the city and county, and the address, which was made to them by Dr. Sanders proved most Interesting and Instructive. The Halk made to the physicians by Dr. ‘Sanders embraoed many matters per taining to the health of the people of .the County and State and there Is a .promise of much good resulting from (the talk which he made here today. i Pleasant Surprise Party. Rev. and Mrs. W. J. Shelton were ttreated to a pleasant surprise party teat night at the parsonage of the Cumberland Presbyterian church by the members of that congregation. The party constated of a number of the members of the congregation and when they departed they left a number of substantial tokens of their visit. The evening proved a most enjoyable one to all who oalled at the parsonage , during the evening and It will be one fwhlch will long be remembered. 1 I- Revival Causes Interest. The revival services which are be ing conducted at the First Baptist church by Rev. J. J. Wicker, of North fleld. Mass., Is causing much inter est. The first services of the revival meeting waa held last night and the service was attended by a large con gregation. Another large congrega tion also attended tonight and the In terest In the meetings are growing each day. Complimentary To Miss F.s*lr. <. Miss Sadie Eagle, of Nashville, Tenn., who Is the house guest of Miss Ella Eagle, was complimented with an en >*- Joyabl’e card party this afternoon by her hosteea. Today being Inaugura V tlon day the hall and parlor were dec orated with a profusion of American Rags and on the mantel was a large likeness of the new President. The score cards were also tiny flags. The games of four hand euchre were played at live tables and the trophy was a dainty crocheted jabot, the honaree be ing presented with a pair of silk hose. Delicious refreshments were enjoyed. Among those present were Miss Sadie Eagle. Ella Eagle, Carrie Snelder, Hosallnd Llepold, Frelalaben. Hage dorn, Cortnne and' Lillian Leva, Bertha Schuster, Janette Llepold, Lilly Herz (eld. Fannie Qusdorf, Estelle Adler, Addle Elkan, Florrle Sterne, Helen Koenlgsthal, Mrs. Leo Krauss and Mrs. Emile Karpe. A Birthday Dinner. Little Miss Jacquelln Dansby In formally entertained a few of her young friends today at dinner In hon or of the celebration of her fifth birth day. Meeting Of Bllllken Club. The members of the Bllllken Club and some other guests were delightful, ly entertained this morning by Miss Anna Anderson at her home on Ala bama street. Potted plants and vasos — of choice cut flowers formed the simple but pretty decorations for the recep > Alon hall and parlor. During the morn ing delicious refreshments wen. en joyed. Social and Personal. • Miss Melville Minge. of Faunsdale. Is the attractive guest of Miss Eileen Hunter at her home on Selma street. Dr. Sam AUtson. of Carlowvllle, Is spending today here with relatives. Miss Belle Kornegay Is here on a short visit to her sister, Mrs. Edgar Kusssll. Mayor and Mrs. V. B. Atkins and * Mrs. Hallle Milhous left this morning 1 for Biloxi, Miss.. where they will spend two weeks. Mies Simpson has returned from Montevallo and Is again the guest of Mrs. Edgar Bussell before returning to her home In Furman, Ala. Dr. Henry Gee, of Burnsville, Is spending today In the city. news of demopoui. Qe Loach-MrMUIen Hardware Company la Receivers Hands. Demopolls. March 4.—The DeLoach McMlllen Hardware Company has been thrown Into the hands of a receiver. *» By request of Rane McMUlen, one of the firm. Chancellor Smith appointed a receiver, J. B. Meriwether. President ©f the City Bank and Trust Company, who Is one of our most highly esteemed basinets men. The affairs of the con corn will be closed up, by selling the stock, collecting the accounts and set tling with the creditors. Rane 1A MlUen will remain In Demopolls and re-embark In the hardware business. It Is not known what the other two partners. Dr. T. H. De Loach and T. B. DeLoach, will do. Some parties from Lima, O., have commenced the erection of a large handle factory at this place. They bought an Ideal site on tha Tomblgbee River and Southern Road, from Harry B. Pake. These people are experienced In the business and will no doubt be very successful, as timber Is easily gotten and transportation both by river and rail Is cheap, Some parties from Pennsylvania are here endeavoring to buy the excellent saw mill plant of the H. L. Wood Lum ber Company. No deal, however, has yet been consummated. Demopolls Is situated most admir ably and profitably for any kind of a plant to manufacture wood products. She has abundance of all kinds of timber up and down her two rivers and along the Southern Road. The man, J. C. Cockrell, whose body was found In the Coosa River at Rome, Oa., was born and reared near this place. He has two uncles living here now. They are Verge and Larkin Eddlns. The family Is an old and much-respected Marengo family. The hunting season has closed and our County Game Warden, Judge Mil lard Llpscumb, has warned everybody that he will not take any compromises In the closed season, for violations, but will prosecute to the fullest. The game law Is working well and Is greatly Increasing the game. Mrs. Charles Beasley left for Ffiuns dale Wednesday evening on a telegram announcing the serious Illness of her sister, Mrs. Clarence Valden Craw ford. Mrs. Charles Beasley was called to Faunsdale by message on account of the Illness of her sister, Mrs. C. V. Crawford. SWtNV BROOK RYB. 4 quarts *0.001 8 quarts *0.80; ex. paid. GRKIL TRADING CO. P. O. Box 8*7. Pensacola, Fla. ABLE TO STAND FIRE THE RELIGION OF GOD FROM RE LIABLE BASE. It Has Withstood From Time Imme morial, the Blttereat Attacks and the Crudest Inter pretations From Man. A forceful address on the testimony that demonstrates the truth of the Bi ble, was made by Bishop Nelson yes terday during the noonday services at the Majestic Theatre. “It Is a mistake to put too much stress on temperament, heredity and environment. In the part that they play In making Christians,’’ he said. "Mon should look for a more reliable basis for their religion. God would never have revealed His religion, unless It could stand fire "While religion does not necessarily stand on reason, It must necessarily be reasonable. The religion of Jesus Christ has withstood from time Imme morial. the bitterest attacks and tho crudest Interpretation. Tou do not find counterfeit money except where there la good money. "Misinterpretations result from dif ferences in the personalities of those who are doing the Interpreting and there will continue to be Just as many misinterpretations as there are differ ent pereonalltles. "Are the witnesses of God better than the witnesses of men? We have to look back for but a moment to see that. "In the flret place we have a good reoord going to prove the truth of our religion. The Scriptures as Scriptures, the revelations of God, stand Just as strong as they ever did- Modern criti cism does not avail In that It doea not have any effect, on the more Important parte. The fable of Jonah may be fact or It may be Action. It has nothing to do whatever It le with the truth that JaSus came to earth to save my soul and yours. The gospel of St. John, which le most attacked. Is stronger then ewer. "Besides the record, we have history to give further proof The great his torians of the period. Pliny the young er. and Josephus, speak of a wonder ful person known as both God and man. "We have also the monuments. Cit izens In ages past have erected certain monuments In honor of certain cauees, as symbols of fact. Can there be bet ter monuments of fact than the Bible, baptism and the services that we have? "Then, too, we have the moral efTect of Christianity to demonstrate Irrefut ability. This Is one point that we make that can never be broken down. Men may doubt all other testimony but they admit this, that everywhere le the moral efTect of Christianity felt. Tou have only to look Into human experi ence, Into your own lives, to see the truth of It. If any man Is willing to do God’s will, he will soon see wheth er there Is God’s will But as much as Christ as you can Into your life for Ave or ten years, and If at the end of that time you are not wholly convert ed, throw all of It overboard. This Is tho best possible test of truth.” Rev. H. J. Mikel, a distinguished minister of Nashville, will address the noon-day eervlces today. TO FIGHT FOR NAVY YARD Pensacola Not Daunted by Ruling* ORDER CAME AS SURPRISE Many of th: Workmen Never Knew of Movement Sfmtary Newberry U Roundly' Scored tor (he Order to Close tbe Yard* —Other News of Pen sacola . Pensacola, Fla.. March 4.—(Special.) —The news that President Roosevelt had ordered the Penaa-cola Navy Yard closed fell like a thunderbolt this morning on the workmen employed at the place, as well as hundreds who were not even aware that such a move ment had been bitterly fought by the commercial bodies of Pensacola and Representatives from Florida, for the past three or four months, and had been successfully carried on until the President took a hand and ordered the abandonment of a property which cost the Government for equipment alone several million dollars. By the closing of the yard nearly 300 woikmen lose their position. Dis patches sent out from Washington state that about forty men are em ployed at the Pensacola yard and a less number at New Orleans, whereas nearly that number are employed as stenographers, clerks and bookkeep ers. To Secretary frfeW’berry Is attrib uted the closing of the yard. The first fight was when he was made Secre tary of the Navy. Then he attempted to have the yard abandoned, but with* out success. Following this. it is charged that he attempted to cut off appropriations, but the Representatives from Florida carried them through and enlisted the support oft* other Congress men and Senators In their fight. Finally just before leaving office he interests the President, who without waiting for a report from his now commission, orders the Fensacola and New Orleans yards closed. The fight will begin anew so far as Pensacola is concerned, for the Cham ber of Commerce will take up the mat ter with the new Secretary of the Navy in an endeavor to have t!7ie yard again placed in fcommlssion. When the 300 men now’ at work at the yard are to receive then discharges w as not an nounced at the yard today, for the or ders had no4 been received. Exhibition To Clone. The National Tuberculosis Exhibi tion, W’hich has been in progress here for the past three weeks, is to close tomorrow night, when the carload of exhibits will be moved from Pensacola to Tampa, though this city Is to be the headquarters of Director Routzah for the remainder of the winter. During the exhibit, which has been located on Garden street, thousands have visited the place and heard lectures either by the director or by prominent physi cians of the city, who enlisted In the W'ork. There Is no doubt, according to the belief of physicians, but that great good has been accomplished in the fight against tuberculosis. ix* noiu rnmar). The date of the first city primary for the nomination of officers of the city Is to be held on April 2, accord ing to the call Issued by the City Democratic Executive Committee, with a second primary for April 30. Then will come the general election on June 4. While but few of the candidates have announced the number Is expect ed to be larger\than at any previous election and the campaign will be a spirited one from all accounts. There will be at least three candidates for mayor, but the factions which havo heretofore existed in the city politics will be absent, for the candidates will be independent of any faction or fight heretofore waged. Harbor Fares Well. Pensacola harbor has fared well in the rivers and harbors bill, according to reports which have reached here from Washington. The mayor has re ceived a copy of the bill, which passed, which contains an appropriation of 9110,000 for improving Pensacola har bor, and with this amount the dredge Caucus can be placed back at w’ork and kept In operation until another ap propriation is made. Pensacola is in what is known as the Montgomery dis trict, for which a total appropriation of 1475,000 is made. WOULD HAVE VETOED IT. Roosevelt Makes statement on Sundry Civil Bill. Washington. Mch. 4.—President Roosevelt declared today in a memo randum accompanying the sundry civil bill that he would have vetoed It because of the repetition of eecrdet service provision of last year and the provision relating to commissions ap pointed by the executive If he had thought these provisions would be wholly effective. 1. W. HAMPER RYE 4 qts. 15.00 8 qts. $9 .ft© ex. paid OREVL TRADING CO. P. O. Bax HS7. Pensacola, Fla. Holllna Commits 8ulelde. New York. March 4.—Frank C. Hol lins. heftd of the firm of W. C. Hol lins and Company. 11 Wall street, dealers in Investment securities, com mitted suicide last night at a hotel. He had been in ill health for some time. He had no financial complica tions. A Tribute from St. Louln. The Brown Shoe Company of St., L/ouls, whose headquarters are the glis tening, ivory white, glazed terra cotta building known as The White House in St. I^ouls, and who manufacture the celebrated brand of'White House Shoes for men and women, have the custom of presenting to each incoming Pres ident a pair of White House Shoes. With this end in view the company some months ago took up correspond ence wth President-elect William How ard Taft, and secured the measure ments of his feet, which resulted In their making him the finest pair of White House Shoes the country can produce, and same were on Thursday, February 2f»th, forwarded by express to President-elect Taft, Washington, D. C. adv. BLUE AND THE GREY A REI N ION IS HELD AT FAIUHOPE, ALABAMA. This Was the First Reunion of Any Consequence of Veternus of Iloth Armies Ever Held In This State. Mobile, Marcli 4—On the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay today* a reunion of the Blue and the Grey Veterans wa*s held, it being the first of any con sequence in manv years The reunion is at Fairhope, Ala., the famous single tax colony of America, and a short distance from Spanish Fort, where, it is claimed, the last land battle of the civil war was fought. The leaders of the Union Veterans are Hon. H. S. Oreeno, Mayor of Fairhope. and for the Confederate Veterans, Cap tain Oliver J. Semmes, son of Admiral Raphael Sernmes. The Confederate Veterans were con veyed to Fairhope on the United States revenue cutter Winona. BOY ATTENDS FUNERAL • OF FATHER HE KILLED Birmingham. March < —(Special)— The atrango situation of a slayer at tending' the funeral of the man he killed was presented today when Pow ell Karneat, the 14-year-old hoy who killed hla father while he was being whipped, was taken from the county Jail In special charge of the SherlfT and coroner and allowed to attend the last services at Bessemer. The hoy sat through the church services with out betraying emotion, but when al lowed to enter the room at home where his father's body was laid out, he was overcome with grief and sobbed aloud, almost fainting In the arms of his sis ter. He was not permitted to go to the cemetery, two miles away, but was returned to the couqty Jail. A pre liminary trial will likely be held Fri day morning. INCREASE SALARIES FINANCE (ONMITTEK OF MOBILE COL MIL KAVOHtt IT. The (.rneral Couudl Hold* u Lengthy and strenuous Mretlng and Salary Increase rropoaltluu Cause* Hot Drbatf. Mobile, March 4—tSpeclal.)—The General Council held a lengthy meet- j Ing tonight, this being the regular semi-monthly meeting postponed from Monday night. The Finance Committee reported fa vorably on a general increase in the salaries of all officials and this pre cipitated a heated debate, several of the Councilmen taking the position that the city was in no financial way to give any increase in salaries The meeting was a strenuous one und yery lengthy. Uinrgrd With Arson. The serious charge of arson has been placed ugainst John Sterling, a negro, a resident of the gas works’ district, und he now occupies a cell In the county Jail, being unable to furn ish bond. The charge was preferred by Loren zo Avery, who a«llegos that on the night of February 23. a house ,on the ! south side of Pecan Stfeet. three west j i of Peach Street, was set on fire and 1 | entirely destroyed, with an out-house j valued at several hundred dollars. ! Avery says that he has three witnesses who will swear that Sterling got mad with some one in the house and delib erately set the place on fire. Insurance to the amount of $300 was carried on | the burned property. To Examine County Books The Finance Committee of the Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners i met today at noon and took up the I matter of the examination of the books i of the county officials, and It was de j cided that the examiners will be em 1 ployed at the meeting to bo held on Monday next. The work will begin at once and the books of every official will be gone over thoroughly. WEDDING FLOWERS, Gift flowers. Funeral Flower*. All especially choice. S. II. STERN A C On II Dexter Are. Phone 1001 TESTS OF LIQUORS PENSACOLA SALOON MEN WILL BE PROSECLTED. I'nlted Staten Revenue Agents Create a Furore Among Liquor Healer* by Testing “Buttled In Uoud" Goods. Pensacola, Fla., March 4.—(Special.) —Revenue officers Knox Booth of Montgomery and Theodore Bunch of ! Savannah, created somewhat of a fur ore among the saloon men and liquor dealers today when they made tests of liquors kept In stocks and sold out of bottles purporting to be bottled In bond. Nearly a dozen saloon wen were found who will be proceeded against by the Government on account of the liquors failing to come up to the tests made. The officers have not concluded their Investigations as not more than one half the saloons have been visited. No arrests have been made but in each Instance the officers have stated that proceedings would be instituted as soon as they complete their work. SOLICITORSH1P RACE Jl'OOE JliLBI E. ALFORD AJT RUl'IUliS CANDIDACY. Thl* Annonnmurut In Mobil. Ywlrr da) Crratm Murh Internal Anions the Frlruda of the othrr Candidate*. Mobile. March 4.—(Hbecial.)—Though th« primaries do not hold fur u great many montha yet, the rare for the ao« Ucltorahlp of this district promises to furnish one of the most Interesting races of the campaign, Judge Jules A. Alford today announcing his candidacy for the position. So far as known there are three ap plicants for the position, Leslie B. Sheldon, formerly solicitor; Nicholas K Stalls worth, now solicitor, and Judge Jules E. Alford, of the Inferior Crim inal Court since its creation, who an nounced today that he was In tiie race. The announcement that Judge Alford would make the race caused much In terest among the friends of the popu lar Judge, and he Is assured of a large following. He was appointed Judge of the inferior Court when It was cre ated In March, 1899, Governor Joseph P. Johnston naming him the same night the bill passed the Legislature provid ing for the new court. Judge Alford served out the remainder of that term and In 1900 was elected to again fill tho po sition over Leslie B. Sheldon and Wln tleid Scott Lewis, and In 1906 he was re-eelcted without opposition, this present term expiring in 191S. MOBILE POSTOFFICE SITE FOB NEW BlILDl.Mi I* SE LECTED. The I'arrhoHr Price of Property In One Hundred and Twenty-Five Thous and Dollar*— Mte la Centrally Located. Mobile, March 4.—(Special.)—Accord ing to Information received In a pri vate dispatch here, the site for the new poslofllce which the Government will erect In this city, lias been chosen, St. Michael and St. Joseph Streets, the northwest corner bedng the site se lected . The purchase price of this property Is $125,000 and Is centrally located, and while not on a car line street. It is within a block of each oar line to all principal points of the city. St. Joseph Street la one of the principal residence 3tre»»ts, while .St. Michael Street is one r»f the principal downtown thorough fares. The site, it is thought, will five general satisfaction. The plans jf the new postoffice have not as yet been annpunced by the Government. TO 1IEVI9E LAWS. Member* of Joint Commission of Coil gre** Are Appointed. Washington. March 4—The following ire the member* of the Joint commis sion of Congress to revise the laws Senators Heyburn, Idaho; Sutherland LTtah: Piles. Washington; Teller. Colo rado. and Owen, Oklahoma, and Rep resentatives Moon. Pennsylvania; Par sons, New York; I>enby, Michigan; Sharley, Kentucky and Houston. Tea lessee Two Die In Fire. New York Mch. 4—Two persons per shed in u fire early today which swept hrough three four story tenements at dumber* 311. 313 and 315 Seventh ave lue, Brooklyn. Neither of the vio lins had been identified this morning. A SAFE TONIC FOR MOTHERS ) WHO DO NOT BECOVEH THEIIt SIHE.TOTH AS THEY SHOt'LD. J*ot Kvfry Tonic* la Gulfed For Tkeli I ar lint The* Remedy That Cured Thla Woman la Safe aad Ef ft riant. ) Every mother, who fall* to repair* ! her strength and health after confine ment, needs a tonic. The years of weakness and suffering, which so often follow are unnecessary and easily avoidable. 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