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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-24
BOTH WANT PEACE.
Brownlow and Evans to Stop Fac
 tional Warfare.

Chattanooga, Tenn, July 23.-Con- gressman w. P. Brownlow was recent ly quoted as aving denied that con- ference was held between himself and Pension Commissioner H. Clay Evans in Washington to put an end to Re- publican factioual fights in Tennessee. l regard to this alleged interview Con- gressman Brownlow says:
 "The statement that ] had stated that there had been no meeting be- tween MT. Evans and myself is aoso- lutely false. At the instance of some friends of MT. Evans and myself we met in Washington and discussed mat ters pertaining to Tennessee politics, but there was no agreement reached and no agreement necessary to be reached. There has never at any time been any conflict of ambition between Mir Evans and myself,
 MT. Evans and myself both thought that the factionul fight that had been going on in S%1nessee was injurious to the Republican party and we so be- lieving, determined that so far as we were concerned 1t should cease"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-24
LABOR AGENTS ARRESTED.
Steps Taken to Keep Negroes in the
 State of Alabama,

Birmingham, Ala, July 23.-The ex- portation of 400 negro laborers to Chi cago and other Northwestern cities to work in steel mills was stopped here tonight by the arrest of H. R. Bell and D. M. Ryan, two negro labor agents. The arrests were made on warrants sworn out by an attorney of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railway Company, charging the defendants with enticing. decoying and persuading ser wants of that company to leave it's ser vice. This is a misdemeanor in Ala bama.
 These two men have been in the Bir- mingham district for several days or- ganizing crowd of negroes to go to Chicago and other Northwestern cities, and. as a result of their work, one fur mace of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company was banked last night op account of scarcity of negro labor.
 The party of negroes were to have left on a late train tonight. but when
 the organizers were arrested, their ranks were broken into great confusion and but few of them left for the North west It is said that some of the ne- groes had intended taking the places of strikers in the Pennsylvania mills.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-24
TO KEEP OUT
 B HE NEGROES ChicsSs Laborers Do Not
 Want Them. THE MEN FROM ALABAMA Two Agents Arrested in Bir- mingham Last Night. Owing to the Exodus of the Blacks to the Northwest, Labor Has
 Become Unusually
 Scarce.
THE MEN FROM ALABAMA

Chicago, July 2s.-The advent at Melrose Park tomorrow of 300 negro workmen, twenty-five women and three preachers, imported from Mobile, Ala, by the Latrobe Stee, and Coupler Works, Is awaited with interest by the residents of that suburb and the 600 workmen now employed in the plant. Threats of the workmen to strike for wages are believed by many to have been the cause of the importation.
 This is denied by the officials of the company. They declare that the only reason the negroes are brought here is that 1t has been impossible to secure sufficient white help to do the work demanded from the Latrobe Company by the United States Steel Company. To the workmen still in the factory this reason was insignificant. A par allel was drawn between the pending state of affairs at Melrose Park and the rumors of the importation of col- orej men to the Pennsylvania works of the steel trust.
 "They are going to try 1t on the dog ouI HSTe frSt, was the feuldrk md0e by one of the workmen.
 For the accommodation of the new men, long wooden sheds have been erected in the Latrobe Companys yard. There, it is said, the new men will sleep and be protected should there be anything against them. Directly outside the gate an enormous tent has been erected by a saloon keeper of Melrose Park, who has a contract with the Latrobe Steel Works to feed the negroes.
 Employes of the works declare that a number of extra guards have been employed by the company and they as- set this is an indication that trouble Is expected. The Latrobe Company s day laborers at Melrose Park receive IA cents an hour and the mill men I7 cents.
 An impromptu mass meeting was held tonight in front of the Village hall. Residents of Haywood, Melr1se Park and Bellwood gathered till f.lly 0'COO people were in attendance to DIG test against the importations. While no dlrect threats were made it was pl opn- eEled that trouble would ollow the ar rival of the imported laborers. A aom- nIt.He was appointed to confe: with the oil cials of the company and an effort was made tonight to confer with Gcv- ernor Yates by telephone to zee f he would not take some immediate ac- ton to prevent the importation of ,I a negroes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-24
HEAT STILL INTENSE
THERMOMETER REACHES III IN
 PADUCAH, KY.
Farmers are Compelled to Quit Work in the Fields-Drought Still Prevails Over .
 Large Area.

Louisville. Ky, July 23.-There was one prostration from heat today with temperature of 100.
 Dispatches from over the State tell of intense heat and great crop damage. Paducah reports that this afternoon, at o'clock the government thermom- eter registered III. Langstaff's Mill had to shut down on account of the heat. There were five prostrations.
 A special from Paris. says the pres ent drought is by far the worst ever known in Bourbon county. Reports say that the corn crop will be ruined and the tobacco crop will be nearly half a yield.
 A special from Williamstown says farmers have been compelled to quit work in the fields on account of the extremely high temperature while thresher men are not making more s:.ad half time. A week or this kind of weather and corn and tobacco will be ruined. No rain has fallen here since the Fourth of July.
 A special from Mayfield says this is the hottest day in fifty years. At 12:3 the thermometer registered 106. A num- Der of prostrations have been reported. The corn crop will be a total failure In this county if rain does not come soon. special from Owensboro says the crops are almost runied. It is estimated that only about 25 per cent. of the crops will be made.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-24
Elks Choose Officers.

Milwaukee, July 23-The Grand Lodge of Elks completed the first days session late tonight, having elected officers as folows: Grand Exalted Ruler, Charles E; Pickett. Waterloo. la; Grand Esteemed Leading Light (by acclamation), Al C.. Field. Columbus. O.; Grand Esteemed Loyal Knight, William B. Brock. Lexing- ton. Ky: Grand Esteemed Lecturing Knight. Judge A. H. Pickens, Denver; Saginaw. Mich, (by acclamation): Grand Treasurer E. c. Orris. Meadville Pa.. (by acclamation); Grand Trustee three-year teru). Henry w. Mears, Baltimore, Md. i; Grand Tyler, Jos Henning, Anderson, Ind. Sby acciamation). Salt Lake Baltimore and Saratoga Springs were the candidates for the next convention. but 1t IS said to- right that an Eastern city will likely get the honor, as St. Louis and the South ;i ., unirediy paving the way to bring the 1903 convention to St Louis during the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-24
SUED BY MRS. M'KIN1EY.
Presidents Wife Plaintiff in Contest
 at Law.

Ely, Nev.. July 25.-Suit has been begun in the United States Circuit Court at Carson by Mrs Ida Mckinley. wife of the President. and Mrs. Mary B. Barber against John Steele. Wm. Hayes and others to recover possession of the Elijah Canton Mining Company, on which de- fendants are operating. and also for $10.- 900 damages for the ore taken out and shipped by defendants during the period of occupancy of the mine. Steele is the owner of the Macon City mine, adjoining the Elijah ana denies that he has extract- ed ore from the patented claim. all his workings being we'll within his own lines.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-24
DAhfAo oE mn S6nns.
Attempts to Avoid Gunboats and
 Swim to Liberty.

Correspondence of the Associated Presx.
 Hamilton, Bermuda. July 20--The Boer prisoners of war confined on Darrels s Island. make almost nightly attempts to avoid the patrolling gunboats Medina and Medway and gain the mainland by swim mlns. The water between Darrers Island and the beach is calm and all night ioelr the gunboats sweep 1t with their search- lights. Sharks abound. and the British guard will shoot on suspicion. yet several tention camp.
 On the night of July H. J. Dutoit, M. l.. Louvens. J. P. Deroux and J. c. Du- presse, Boer prisoners. evaded the guards and the sharks and reached the shorts half mile away by swimming. By day- break they had reached the southern shore of the island. but were arrested.
 A night or two after three others tried to escape by padding ashore on blanks. They were seen and fired on by tho. guards. One was wounded and returned to the island. while the other two were caught,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-24
General Uribe's Disappearance.

disappearance from New York of Gen .eral Uribe. chief promoter of the Co., lombian revolution, is receiving the attention of the officials of the Colom- bian legation here who have reason to believe General Uribe has gone to Nic- aragUa. where there is to be a revolu- tioRary junta with representatives from Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia and oth- CT South American countries, system atically propagating movements for the establishment of liberal regimes in these various governments.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-24
BRITISH REvERsEs.
Kitchener Reports Two Recent Boer
 Victories.

London, July 23.-The War Office has received the following from Lord Kitch- ener, dated Pretoria. July 23: "A train from Capetown with 112 men, details and stores, was held up, captured and burned at Schepers, eight miles north of Beaufort. on the morp- ing of July 21. Our casualties were four killed and eighteen wounded.
 French reports that Crabbe, with 300 men. was attacked in the noun tains near Cradock by Kritzinger at dawn July 2t. The horses stampeded. An all day fight occurred. Crabbe fell back on Mortimer. Our loss was slight "
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-24
Trade Treaty With Cuba.

Washington. July 2S.-Eforts are be- ing constantly made by United States authorities to hurry the Cubans in the formation of their government so that reciprocity trade negotiations may be- gin. Already an expert is at work preparing a schedule of exports and imports between the United States and Cuba. This work has progressed so far that it Is said to he evident that a most advantageous reciprocity treaty can he made.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-24
,Frisco,s Teamsters, strlke.

San Francisco. July 23.-F'ifteen hum dred teamsters are now idle and no mer- several drivers in the employ of the Over land Freight and Transfer Company as Government costums inspectors without compensation. This was done at the re- quest of Superintendent Fuller of the Overland Company, which has the con tract to haul the bonded goods to the warehouses and appraisers stores and Is a precaution taken to make any interfer- ence amenable to prosecution by the Gov
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-24
Posse Hunting for Negress.

Elkins. w. Va. July 23.-This town has been in a ferment of excitement all day as a result of the lynching of the negro Brooks last night for the shooting of, Chief of Police Lilly. who died tonight. A negress was with Brooks when the shooting occurred and fired at Policeman Lilly. Her shot is believed to have been the fatal one. A posse is now hunting for her and the men of Elkins declare that she will share Brooks's fate if caught.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-24
Hot Weather in Spain.

London. July 24.-"rhe shade tenn perature in Madrid today (TuesdaO was 10S degrees, Fahr., says dis patch to The Daily Express from the Spanish capital. "The heat was so Monday that Parliament had to be closed hastily. In Seville, Cordova and Cadiz. the shade temper ature was 125 degrees"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-24
International Mining Congress.

Boise, Idaho, July 23.-The fourth am nual session of the International Min ing Congress convened here this morn ing. President Prince of New Mexico. in his address, said the principal ob- ject of the congress was to secure the establishment of United States Depart ment of Mines. Prof s. w. McCalla. Assistant Geologist of Georgia, read a parer upon the mineral resources of that State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-24
Thought to Have Been Lynched.

Beaufort. $. C., July G-During last week negro sailor named William Corn ish entered the homes of several white women at Port Royal and attemoted as- ,saults upon them. Sunday he was cap- turen and placed in jail there under guard Of a deputy. About midnight Sum day night the screams of man were heard in gthe outskirts of the town, fol- lowed bv six pistol or rife shots In rapid succession The next morning the deputy was found in the jail tied hand and foot and his prisoner missing. Nothing has since been heard of Cornish.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-24
In Memphis. Tenn.

Memphis. Tenn, July 23.-An heat records were broker here today. when at 4 o'clock the Government thermom- eter registered 1o4 degrees. Workmen on several buildings in the course of construction were compelled to suspend operations during the afternoon. There Is no immediate prospect for relief.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-24
Constitution a Great Boat.

New Haven, July 23,-Agaln today did the Constitution prove speedier than the Columbia in light airs and fuky weather. It was in the first squadron run of the New York Yacht Club from Huntington to Morris Cove. On elapsed time the Con- stltution won by i've minutes and six teen seconds and by four minutes slx seconds corrected,tim the length oe the course being 2S miles
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-24
Fought Over Domestic Affair:

Winchester, Ky, July 23.-George Brown and his nephew Jim Brown. fought with knives at their home near Elgin. Scott County today, and as result. the nephew is dead and George Brown and Bradford Thomas. friend, who attempted to separate them. are badly cut and Brown may die. The fight grew out of a domestic affair concerning George Browns daughter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-24
In Kansas Towns.

Topeka. Kas.. July 23.-Temperatures in Kansas today have been as high as 110. and in no case less than 10o A death from /heat occurred in Abilene. and there were prostrations at Leaven- worth. Emporia. Atchison, Osage City, Topeka and some of the smaller towns. Thundcrstorms of various degrees of intensity came during the afternoon. Lsavenworth had two showers of twen- ty minutes each, and all the others were smaller. No relief other than a slight cooling of the atmosphere resulted. The situation throughout the State has be- come very uncomfortable and water is becoming scarce. Over a month of 100 degree temperature, with hardly drop of rain. is the story reported tonight from many Kansas counties.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-24
RossELL's ESTIMATES.
Recommends Expenditure of $780,
 GOO for Mobile Harbor.

Washington, July 23.-Ma5or William T. Rossen makes the following estimates for river and harbor improvements in Vest ern Alabama and Eastern Mississippi:
 Mobile harbor. $Sl0,000; Warrior River, Alabama, $30000 Tombigbee River, Ala bana, from it's mouth to Demopolis. $780, 600; Tombigbee River. from Demopolis to Columbus $3O 900.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-24
Showers in Nebraska.

Lincoln. Neb.. July 2S.-Showers vis- tied the East-Central part of Nebraska this evening, but there was no general rainfall and none in the sections most severely drought afflicted. :.
 In the State crop bulletin. issued today, it is admitted that early planted corn in the southern half Is ruined, and late planted corn in great danger. In the northern half early planted IS badly damaged and the late planting Is suffering for rain. The maxinaum ten- perature for Lincoln today was l0St In the western part of the State live stock Is being marketed at any price, the farmers can get.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-24
In Knoxville, Tenn.

Knoxville Tenn. July 23.-The max imum temperature today was 9s de- grees. This is the highest point for the present year. There has been no rain since July 5, with the exception of d mere trace on the 18th.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-24
In St. Louis.

St. Louis, July 23.-This afternoon the mercury in the Government weather office registered 1O6. Three deaths occurred from heat and theres were a dozen or more prostrations.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-24
In Burlington, Ia.

Burlington, la, July 23.-The mer- cury reached 10S today. One death was reported.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-24
|SCHLEY WILL ASK
 FOR INVESTIGATION
Then, If Vindicated, He Will Begin Civil Action Against Historian
 Maclay---T The Procedure.

ago toward Key Vest.
 Fourth-The battle Of Santiago and the destruction of Cervera's fleet.
 "It is to be expected" says The Post. that, Admiral Schley. in his letter to the Secretary, requesting a court of irl- quiry, will specify these grounds of and that Secretary Long VIII, in turn, repeat them in his orders as- sembling the court.
 It is expected that as soon as Secre- tary Long receives the request for a court of inquiry from Admiral schlcy. he will name it's personnel and issue an order for it's assembling. It may be some time. however, before the court can get squared down to work. 4 host of naval officers will have to be sum-' moned. and these officers are now scat-l tered over the four quarters of the globe.
 A court of inquiry differs from a courtmartial, in that it has no power to infiict sentence. It is organized simply for the purpose of investigate ing questions of fact, but it has ample authority to make the inquiry coTn- plete and exhaustive. Under the naval regulations, Admiral Schley will be all lowed the attendance of counsel, whG will have the right to suggest questions to the Judge Advocate.
 The sessions of the court undoubted- ly will be open, although it's members have the right to prevent this. There is no appeal from the decision of the court as to the exclusion or admission of testimony.
 Admiral Schley Interviewed.
 New York, uly 23.-Th, Herald will say tomorrow: Rear Admiral Schley has asked Secretary Long to appoint court of inquiry to determine the facts in regard to his course in the Santiago campaign.
 When Admiral Schley was pressed to make some statement of his position he wrote:
 '.I really think that as this matter is liable to take the form of judicial investigation. ought not be subject to an interview. l think action is preferable to words. and have decided to act More than this. ought not to be expected to say, but I will add that 1t is very great pity that there should be any controversy o1er matter where everybody did his best.p
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-24

Continued on Page Four.)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-24
SUFFRAGE ARTICLE
 BEFORE CONVENTION
Argument by Judge Coleman and
 Three Sections Adopted Fifty-sec0nd Day.

every negro in the State and no white men.
 When MT. Long concluded, the Con- vention adjourned until 3:S0 o'clock.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-24

WASHINGTON. July B.
 For Alabama: Fair in north
 ern. local thunder-showers in southern portion Wednes- day: Thursday partly cloudy; light lsoutheasterly winds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-27
Dousherty.
Special to Times-Republican.
The Grinnell News.

from her son, Mr.. Dudley Pike, of st.
Paul, MINI.
MIR. and Mrs. A. j. Pearce are enjoy
ing visit from Miss Burke of Des
Moines.
Rev. Douglass Is announced to preach
at Gilman Sunday morning, at New
burg in the afternoon, and to conduct
missionary service at the college
chapel in the evening.
A caucus OF the republicans Of this
township will be held tomorrow after
noon at the city hall to nominate can
didate for trustee.
Mrs. Isabelle Brande entertained the
Excelsior Reading Circle this afternoon
at o'clock
Miss Ada Good is spending week
with friends in Washington. Ia.
Mrs Delos Hall accompanied her
father Amos Wood of Humboldt, to
Toledo the middle Of the week. Mrs.
Halls mother is under treatment at the
Toledo hospital.
The democrats of Grinnell will hold a
caucus Saturday evening at o'clock in
the office of j. w. Sawyer, for the pur-
pose of choosing delegates to the county
convention, which will be held at NAL
com Oct. /.
DR.. Albert d. Brewer, who has been
spending the summer with other mem
bers of the Brewer family in Colorado.
arrived in the city this morning, and
will visit for a week with old friends.
DR.. Brewer has not been in Grinnell for
over five years. and meantime has com.
pleted medical course at Harvard. lu
a week he goes east to enter upon his
practice.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-27
YOUNG WOMEN VICTIMS.
pes Moines Girls swindIed by Alleged
Machine AGENT,

I
Des Moines, Sept. 27.-Bert Johnson, q
Sunday, and represented himself as the
agent for the Globe Manufacturing
Company of Sioux City, was taken into
custody by Officer Ed Shortell Thurs
day, on complaint of c.. Larson, a bar
| tender in the employ of Chris Hansen,
on East Locust. BY merest chance Lar
son learned that johnson, who had been
a frequenters of the saloon since Monday.
had negotiated the sale OF sewing ma
chine to a young woman employed at
the Nelson House. corner of East Fourth
and Locust. The conditions of the sale
were what excited the suspicion of Lar
son and which later brought about the
arrest of Johnson.
The young woman told Larson she
had purchased a sewing machine from
Johnson and paid IS down, with the I'M
Outstanding that 1t was to be delivered
next week. The price of the machine
was $40, the remainder of the money to
be paid in installments of SIS each. Lar
sons suspicious were excited when, up
on going to the hotel. he discovered that
johnson was registered under another
From the young woman at the hotel he
learned the names of number of her
friends who had contracted similarly for
sewing machines, paying Johnson 81 and
St down. Larson soon concluded tina.
Johnson was an impostor, basing his
opinion upon the fact that none of the
receipts given for money paid him had
been made out on letter heads of the So
called company he claimed to represent.
The receipts were written, without ex-
ception, on scraps of white paper torn
from scratch book. Larson impaired
his suspicious to Chief Mathis, and the
latter gave orders for Johnson's arrest.
Larson saw him standing on the corner
of Fourth and Walnut streets, and, hav-
ing pointed him out to officer Shortell
lie was taken into custody and detained
for investigation"
He admitted to Deputy Marshal Burns
that he expected to suffer for his con-
duct, and expressed regret that he had
not used his talents in another and more
worthy direction. He stated to Mr..
Burns that he had been at Sioux City,
Carroll, Boone and Missouri Valley
While he did not admit having worked
the same graft" in those towns. he init
mated that the publication of his arres.
here might cause him trouble elsewhere.
One of the victims of his alleged swim
die was q young Swede woman em-
ployed in the family of r. P. Clarkson.
The girl at the Nelson House stated yes
terday that she would swear out an in
formation for the arrest of Johnson, but
last evening it had not been issued.
johnson had s77 in bills on his person
when taken into custody. Mr.. Larson
told the officers yesterday afternoon
that he had reason to believe johnson
lad victimized about twenty young
women with his plausible talk.