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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-05
MORGAN HAS
 CANAL BILL Perkins Also Introduces a Measure. ROUTES 1Ross NICARAGUA This es Favored in Both the : Proposed Laws. NJ FPartisan Commission to Have Full Charge of the Construction
 of the Waterway-Politics
 To Be Barred.
ROUTE 2 cROSS NICARAGUA

Washington, Dec. 1.-Two bills looking to the construction of an isthmian canal via the Nicaragua route were introduced today in the Senate.
 The first of these was presented by Senator Morgan and is as follows:
 That the President of the United States be and is hereby authorized to acquire from and to conclude agreements with the States of Costa Rica and Mica ragua or either of them, for and in be- half of the United States, for the full control of such portion of territory now belonging to Costa Rica and Nicaragua as may be desirable and necessary on which to excavate, construct, govern and regulate, police and protect a canal of such depth and capacity as will be suf- ficient for the movements of ships of the greatest tonnage and draught now in use, ibbean Sea, via Lake Nicaragua to Breto on the Pacific Ocean, and such sum as may be necessary to secure necessary rights, privileges and such control, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropri- ated.''
 The other bill was introduced by Sen- ator Perkins and provides for perpetual lease by the United States of the right of way across Nicaragua and Costa Rica, said lease providing for military and san itary police control of the canal route by the United States. It makes an appro- priation of $12o. 100000. of which sum s12,- 600, 900 is to be expended annually. A non partisan commission to be appointed by the President is to have charge of the canal the members of the commission to be selected from different parts of the United States and to be paid s10,000 salary each per year. This commission is to have its headquarters at Rivas, Nicaragua, with a branch office in Washington. The appointment of engineers is also author ized. It is furth@ provided that the ca nal shall be of tfS dimensions recom- mended by the Isthmian Canal Commis- sion.
 The commission proposed is empowered to make all contracts and to supervise their performance, no contract to be le- gal until ratified by a majority of the commissioners. The commission is to re- port semi-annually to the President and keep accurate accounts of its transac- tions. It is explicitly provided that no or employe shall be in- terested in any contract connected with the construction of the canal. The bill authorizes the President of the United States to make minor changes both In the route adopted for the canal and in the methods of it's construction.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-05
IN GOVERNMENT HANDS
BoCAs DEL ToRo HELD BY THE
 CONSERVATIVES.
General Diaz Agrees to Lay Down His Arms and Return to Panama - Senor Del Rio
 Pays $1,ooo Fine.

Colon, Dec. 1.-The British cruiser Tri- bune, which sailed from here Sunday with the British Consul on board has re- turned to Colon from Bocas del Toro, bringing news that the latter town is in the hands of the government and that its inhabitants are gaily celebrating the recapture of Colon.
 Captain Galloway of the Tribune and Mir. Hudson, the British Consul, have gone to Panama on d special train to make a complaint to the government of the alleged i'll treatment of the Tribune's s boatswain by Colombian soldiers at Bo- cas del Toro. They claim that no punish ment was inflicted on the offenders. The Tribune had boat load of armed men ready to land in case of necessity. The cruiser is expected to return to Bocas del Toro immediately.
 BocaS del Toro is a banana town, where American. British and foreign interests are supreme. especially the first men toned.
 The Austrian Hungarian cruiser Szig- etvar arrived here this morning.
 The Peace Commi ission. composed of a representative of prominent Liberals of Panama, a representative of the Colom- bian government and General de la Rosa, secretary of General Diaz, which started for the interior to obtain an interview with Generals Diaz and Lugo and induce them to give up the struggle and return to Panama returned to that city yester- day. The commissioners saw General Diaz who agrees to lay down arms and come to Panama under the same condi- tions which were agreed upon at the time of the surrender of Colombia.
 'Senor Del Rio, acting agent of the Pa- cifc Mail Steamship Company at Pana- ma, who was arrested over a month ago on the charge of complicity in the doings of the Liberals and with being in posses sion of revolutionary correspondence, has been given the option of standing trial or paying $1,OO0 and leaving the country in fifteen days. He has accepted the last alternative and is now free. General de la Rosa. who surrendered Colon to the government forces, will, it is reported. be appointed commissioner to go to Um- aco for the purpose of arranging an ex- change of prisoners. No news has been received here from Buena Ventura or from Agua Dulce at the time this dis patch was filed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-05
THE AMERICAN PERIL 7
DR. PAAoHE SAYS I1 ks GREAT
 LY TO BE FEARED
Herr Goethin Warns the Reichstag Against Adopting Laws Whose Objects are to Antagonize
 the United States.

Berlin, Dec, 4.-During the course of the tariff debate in the Retchstag today Dr. Paache of Halle University, sounded the strongest warning concerning the American peril" which has yet been uttered.
 Dr. Paache visited the United States in 1899 to study the social and industrial conditions here. Since hs return he has been featuring on the changed balance of the worlds trade wrought by the dominating growth of the United States. During his address the speaker laid be- fore the house masses of figures which set forth the expansion of the American manufactures and of American foreign commerce of recent years, and the enor- nous accumulation of wealth of the United States. Dr. Paache said: "Pecu- iarly grave dangers threaten us from America; against these we must keep ourselves in a state of defence"
 pr. Paache was particularly impressed by the rapid growth of the cotton goods trade in the United States, which he said now dominated the market of the world.
 Regarding the paragraph in President RooseVelt's message concerning recipro- city, Dr. Paache said: America makes a feint of adopting a policy of more liberal commercial treaties, but she is de- termined to abandon nothing of her pro- tectiVe system. w nat WOulu It pTOnl us if we got a slight reduction of duties which are now absolutely prohibitive? The Yankee has not a trace of such sentiment in politics"
 It was evident Dr. Paaches speech inn pressed the members of the Reichstag.
 Herr Goethen, Secretary of the Cham Der of Commerce of Breslau, and a free trader, who was recently elected to the Reichstag from strong agricultural dis trict, warned the Reichstag against adopting defensive legislation directed at the United States, as Dr. Paache de- manded He referred to the importance of the trade relations between Germany and the United States adding what he said Count von PosadowskyWeh Secretary of the Interior, had forgotten to say yesterday when he took up the cudgels in defense of the bill that "our exports last year to the United States were larger than those of any previous year"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-05
WRECK DUE TO NEGLECT.
Verdict of Coroner's Jury on the
 Seneca Disaster.

Adrian, Mich, Dec. 1.-The coroner $ jury today found that the disastrous col Iision on the Wabash Railroad near Be- neca last Wednesday night between trains Nos. 14 and was caused by the negligence of the Wabash Railroad Com many and the trainmen of train No. 4.
 The verdict says the railroad company was negligent in failing to provide train No. 4 with a head end brakeman ana In failing to provide proper signals at the nIace of meeting of trains 4 and 13. En- eineer Aaron T. Strong was found negli- gent in failing to properly understand and obev order No s2 under which the train was running. Conductor George J. Mar fin was found negligent in failing to sig nal inc engineer to stop and in failing to apply the airbrakes when the engineer did not give the proper signal immedi- ateIv after passing the station signal at Seneca. according to the company's rules. Fireman Bastain was found negligent In failing to remind the engineer of order No. S2 when the engineer failed to give the proper signal and slow up at Seneca, Brakeman A. w. Dittman was found negligent in failing to signal the engineer to stop and in failing to apply the air brake until after the train had passed the station at Seneca. when the engineer did not give the, proper signal on ap- preaching Seneca
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-05
CAUSE OF THE auARREIs.
Prince Henry Guilty of Neglect and
 Misconduct.

London, Dec. 5.-The matrimonial quar-. rel between Queen Niihelmina and
 Prince Henry. her husband. excites great
 interest here. The history of the affair,
 as gathered from the various continental
 newspapers. charges Prince Henry with misconduct and neglect. and repeats ra-
 mors of his deep drinking and heavy
 gaming debts which Queen Wilhelmina' declines to pay.
 Another point of disagreement between the pair was the Princes unconcealed l antipathy to Holland and his ungovern- able passion for hunting which resulted | in hts long absence in Germany It is | believed that the oueen's' mother inter- fered and tax her son-in-faw wikh his mfEbahavfoT but without effect and nnai-
 iy the matter developed Into an estrange-
 ment between mother and daughter. In regard to the quarrel at the dinner at Het Loo, and the resultant duels, an~ other rumor represents Major Van Tets as having received violent kick in the stomach which caused him severe inter- nal injury and 1t Is supposed the fear that his death might lead to revelations is the real reason for som thing of the truth ping permitted to leak out after the matter was officially denied. The lat- est news, however. says that Major Van Tets is progressing favorably and 1t is said the Queens mother has been able to effect something like a reconciliation between the Queen and her husbands Prince Henry has record of several duels in his student days. He has-always been exceedingly unpopular in Holland, where, since 1870, there have been mor- bid fears of annexation schemes on the part of Germany and on this account the friends of Prince Henry declare, he never has had fair play.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-05
TO EXCLUDE ANARCHISTS.
Senator Burrows's Bill to Suppress
 the Reds.

Washington, Dec. 4-Senator Burrows today introduced bill to provide for
 the exclusion and deportation of alien
 anarchists"
 The first section of the bill is as fol- lows
 That no alien anarchists shall here-
 after be permitted to land at any port
 of the United States or be admitted into
 the United States, but this prohibition
 shall not be so construed as to apply to political refugees or political offenders othen than such anarchists" Section directs the special Board of
 Inquiry authorized by the immigration
 laws to make Investigations concerning
 the antecedents of any alien seeking ad-
 mission into the United States who is suspected of being an anarchist, author
 izing the board to go to the extent of examining the person or suspected aliens for marks indicative of membership in anarchistic societies.
 Section provides for the return of per- sons to their native countries who have secured admission to the United States contrary to law and who have afterward been found to be anarchists. 1t provides that when an anarchist is convicted of crime in any United States court and it shall appear from the evi- dence that he is an anarchist the preeid-
 ing judge shall direct a further hearing
 and if thwe judge Is satisfied that the con victed alien Is an anarchist,or that his re- maining fin this country will be q menace to the government or society in general. he may direct that the convicted alien. after undergoing the punishment ad- judged. shall be deported at the expense of the United States to the country from which he came and if he returns to the United States shall be punished by Imprisonment at hard labor for q period not exceeding i've years and after ward again deported.
 Provision is made for the appointment of twelve immigration agents at sal- ary of $2,500 each to make investigations in foreign countries concerning intended immigrants. The last section of the bill provides that the fact that an alien has declared his intention to become a citi- zen of the United States shall constitute no bar to proceedings against him under this act.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-05

erally supposed at the time the negotia- tons were in progress that the combina- ton was being organized in the interest of the United States Steel corporation. The plants that were booked to enter the trust were the Tidewater Steel Company, the Luckens Iron and Steel Company. the Worth Bros plants and the Central Iron and Steel Company. It was reported al one time, but subsequently, denied, that the William Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Company and the New York Ship Building Company were to be taken in.
 When the combination was proposed 1t was said that the project was primarily taken up so as to prevent disruption of the pool through price cutting.
 There are several important concerns also outside of those mapped out for membership in the organization and also outside of the United States Steel corpor- alton.
 These include the Phoenix Iron com pany, Otis Steel company. limited; Glas- gow Iron Company. Carbon Steel Com pany and one or two plants of the Cruel ble Steel Company. besides the Jones and Laughlin. limited. Among the other inn portant concerns on independent lines are the Birmingham Rolling Mill Company, Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, Passaic Rolling Mill Company. Republic Iron and Stele Company, Cambria Steel Company and the Tennessee Coal and Iron Com pany.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-05
THE NICARAGUA ROUTE
IT IS FAVORED BY THE CANAL
 COMMISSION.
The Company Holding the Right to Construct Waterway Across Panama Wants $109, Al,
 GOO for Its Concessions.

Washington, Dec. 1.-The report of the
 Isthmian Canal Commission was sent
 to Congress today The commission. as
 anticipated several weeks ago, favors the
 Nicaragua route and makes an estimate
 of $1S9, ,O62 as the total cost of con struction of the canal through Nicaragua. The estimated cost of the Panama route Is $144,233,3 ,35S but the report says 1t would require $1O9,141 OOO to obtain the Panama concessions. The commission values the work done at $lO.OOO.OOO Ten years is esti- mated to complete the Panama canal The total length of the Nicaragua route is 1S3.66 miles and the Panama route 49. .O9 miles. The estimated cost of operat- ing and maintaining the Nicaragua canal annually is s1,s5O,OOO greater than that of the Panama canal. The estimated time for a deep draft vessel to pass through
 the Panama canal is twelve hours and
 through the Nicaragua canal thirty-rhree hours. The Nicaragua route, the report says Is more advantageous for commerce
 save that originating on the west coast of South America. For gulf ports the advantage Is two days and for most of the ports in the Atlantic and those in the Pacific one day.
 George s. Morrison, a member of the committee, submits a minority report fa- voring the Panama route. He says the es- inmates for the Nicaragua Canal do not make sufficient provisions for unknown conditions and contingencies No consid- eration, he says. has been given to ac- cldentaI interruption of traffic by Mica ragua, which, he thinks. would not be so likely to occur at Panama. He be. lieves that better conditions. and terms can be arranged through the acquisition of the Panama Canal Company's rights than by any negotiations with Nicaragua and Costa Rica. The government, after securing these rights, he says, could ne gotiate direct with Colombia for the right to construct the canal. He closes by saying: "The Panama route has ad- vantages over the Nicaraguan route in cost of construction. in cost of operation and in convenience when done, while it's use is less likely to lead to local inter- national complications. If the United States government is to build an isth- milan canal. the Panama route is the best"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-05
PRINCE HENRY
 AS .DUELLIST He Fights and Wounds
 Two Men. QUARRELS WITH HIS WIFE Wilhelmina'S C0nS0rt Guilty of Neglect and Misconduct. Inhabitants of Holland Have No Love for the German Nobleman
 Who is the Husband of
 Their Queen
QUARRELS WITH HIS WIFE

Amsterdam. Dec. 4--In spite of the de- nials. investigation shows that there Is substantial foundation for the story of duel being fought between Prince Hem " of the Netherlands, husband of Queen Wilhelmina. and Major Van Tets. the Queens aid de camp.
 It appears that at dinner at Hot Loo Her Majesty was hurt by inattention on the Princes part, and spoke to him sharply.
 Prince Henry retorted extensively, whereupon Major Van Tets rebuked him.
 The Prince, who had been drinking freely. became angry.
 A duel with swords was fought after dinner.
 Van Tets was wounded. He has been removed to Utrecht to be operated upon. The same incident gave rise to another duel between Prince Henry and gentle man of the court The latter was wound ed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-05
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
Practically All the Time Taken Up
 by Introduction of Bills.


 Washington, Dec. 4-PracticalIy the en- tire time of the Senate was devoted to the introduction of bills and resolutions. Two of these measures, relating to the suppression of anarchy and dealing with anarchists, were allowed to He on the ] table so that their authors, Mir. McCo- mas of Maryland and Mir. Vest of Mis- souri, may bring them to the early att | tention of the Senate. The Isthmian canal report was transmitted to the Senate by | the President and several bills proving | for the construction of the waterway, one of them by MT. Morgan of Alabama, who has led the movement for the canal in the past, were presented.
 The Senate was the only congressional branch in session today. The early bus mess included a flood of executive com munications, mainly formal. One oI them, from the Attorney General. submitted the compilation of the laws of Porto Rico. in French and Spanish. ordered at the last Congress.
 consideration of certain pension bills Mir. Morgan of Alabama, objected, remarking:
 There is too much slack on pensions and would like to tighten it up little.
 Senator Lodge today introduced bill to provide revenues for the Philippine Is- lands. It provides that the tariff passed by the Philippines Commission Septem- Der II. 1901. and approved by the Secre-
 
 and effect. This covers goods going into the Islands
 The second section of the bill provides for levying the same duty and tariff on goods coming into the United States from the Philippines that are now collected from the foreign countries.
 Section provides that until otherwise ordered statutory laws of the United States shall not be in force in the Phil ippine Islands except as ordered by the Philippines Commission.
 Section provides that all duties col lected in the Philippines shall be paid In the Philippines treasury.
 Senator Hale today introduced num- Der of bills, drafts of which had been prepared at the Navy Department and were recommended by Secretary Long One provided for creating the grade of four Vice Admirals and reducing the number of Rear Admirals to fourteen and others to increase the number of Lieutenants from 800 to $50 and the num- Der of junior iieutenants and ensigns from S50 to 600; to increase naval con- structors from 40 to 60. increase civil en- gineers from 21 to 40. to change the title naval cadet to midshipman and increase the number of cadets by allowing ten annual appointments by the President.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-05
Six Indicted for Murder.

Oxford, Miss, Dec. 4.-The federal grand jury found true bill against Will Mathis, Orlando Lester, Whit Owens. Will Jackson and Mrs. Will Mathis for the murder of the officers John A. and Hugh Montgomery November 16th. The six have been jointly indicter for murder of the officers but will be tried only on the charge of murdering one or the Montgomerys This Is done in order to leave the State court untramelled in it's trial of the persons for the murder and conspiracy to murder the two The case will go to trial the latter Dart of the week. All of the persons indicted are in the county jail. Mrs. Mathis. who was released the night of her husbands cap ture, wac re-arrested and placed in jail last night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-05
ENGLISH COMMENT.
Gage's Report and That of Canal
 Commission are Discussed.

London. Dec. 5.-The annual report of Lyman J. Gage. Secretary of the Treas urv and the report of the Isthmian Ca nal Commission are subjects of comment in the newspapers this morning. The Daily Mail takes an exceptional line and expresses the opinion that the selection of the Nicaraguan route was merely in tended to force the tne lana panana cohcessloh-
 The Standard says that the report of Secretary Gage Is plain intimation of the intention of the United States to dc their hest to become an even more i'm portant maritime power than Great Brit. own says The Standard
 The Chronicle says ndtr it has tRs not the caaai sngh'essd snd % t6S scheme for big American n mercantile marine will be carried out with speed and eagerness
 The bail, Graohic says it has no doubt tbat this unmanageable surplus can be gotten rid of in ,,I merchant marine but " n,1astjon upon which German ship own e CTS could throw an interesting light.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-05
THE HANCOCK ARRIVES.
Congressmen Weeks and DeArmond
 Among the Passengers.

San Francisco. Dec. 4.-The transport Han- cock arrived today from Manila. Among the Hancock's passengers were Consressmen Weeks and DeArmond The Hancock brought 300 soldiers. including wounded. sick and dis charged. There were two deaths on the Ian cock and among the tweuty-seven bodies on board are those of several soldiers who died on the Sheridan and Warren.
 Willis G. Hartman Of Company K, 3rd infantry. died of dysentery Nov, 25 and on the same day Mary c. Solon, colored ser want. died of tuberculosis.
 The men who died the Sheridan were Corporal Ebert E. Manning of Company l.. 9th infantry; Daniel M Martin, Company M. 18th infantry; Jay E. Watkins. Company L. 5th infantry
 The bodies of Lieutenant T. Crockett. 2lst infantry. and Lieutenant James c. Williams of the l2th infantry were also brought home
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-05
SHOT THREE MEN.
Herbert Marks Barricaded Himself
 in His Home.

Fredericksburg, Va, Dec. IA horrible tragedy was enacted in Westmoreiano County last night in which one man was killed and two others seriously if not mortally wounded. The dead man IS William P. Taylor, IT,, and the wound ed are J. o. Stiff and Willie Henln.
 F'rom information obtained 1t appears that Taylor was informed of an alleged insult offered by Herbert Marks to a young lady, Taylor's cousin, and en- deavored to have the matter amfcabls settled Failing to do so, he. In ccm- psny with Stiff, Hefiin and two other men,, visited the Marks house. Upon ar irving they found the house barricaded and when they attempted to open dcor Marks began shooting from win dow. Taylor was shot through the heart and died instantly. Stiff was shot through the neck and Hef1in in the stomach Marks has surrendered to the authori- tseS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-05
Trial of Alex Sullivan.

ChicaRo Dec 1.-Two self-confessed per iurers who admitted accepting brlbes while acting as jurors; a third person, who con fessed to a part in the conspiracy to keeI baiiiff himself were the witnesses in the trial of Alex Sullivan in Judge Smiths court to- day Thomas Smallman and Frank s. OBrien told unuder oath of committing perjury and accepting bribes from Lynch while on juries. These men sprung as surprise on the defense Smailman said he received $50 for his services, while O Brien swore that Lynch paid him SlOo. Both witnesses said that Sul- Mvan was ihe trial lawyer in the cases.