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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-17
sPENcER's STATEMENT.
The Southern Has No Interest in
 the Recent Deal.

Mobile. Ala. April 16.-General Attorney E. l.. Russell of the Mobile and Ohio Rail- road, recently purchased by the Southern, today made public MT. Samuel Spencer s explanation of the last two days nego- tiations. telegraphed by MT. Spencer. as follows:
 MT. Gates and his associates. appa- rently without any consultation with any railroad interest in the South or else" where, and entirely on their own account, bought, in the open market. large blocks of Louisville and Nashville stock. claim ed to be a majority. In accomplishing this a large short interest was created, which was especially accentuated by req son of the fact that an authorized issue of go GOO shares of Louisville and Nash vIlle stock which had not been listed, and which was on this account, not good de- livery on exchange. had been sold. This made a serious corner imminent.
 .I-nder these conditions, J. P Morgan & Co were appealed to to usS heir fin | auence. Recalling the alarm caused by the state of affairs resulting from thu corner in the Northern Pacific last May and seeing the alarm aroused by th'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-17
CABLEGRAM FROM CHAFFEE
Announcement of the Surrender of
 Malvar to Bell.

Washington. April 16.-The War Depart
 ment has received a cabegram from
 General Chaffee dated Manila today in
 which he says
 Unconditional surrender of Malavar to-
 day to Brigader General J. F. Bell Or
 ganized armed resistance to United States terminated department north Phil ippnes."
 The following cablegram from General Chaffee dated yesterday was made public at the War Department today: With reference to my telegram of 23rd ultimo reporting attack by Moros. recon- noisance under Forsythe. March l5. sol- diers 27th regiment. U. s. infantry, mur- dered by Moros vicinity of Parang-Pa- rang March 30 two soldiers 27th infantry having one gun were approached with the sembIance of friendship by six Moros near Malabon. Rifle seized, ono soldier killed, other severely wounded. but
 escaped. Murder without provocation or
 Justification in any way. Murderers known; demand has been made for their surrender Thus far Dattos refused to deliver them. Have been to Malabang, tried to confer with them. Waited three days Dattos failed to come or acknowl- edge receipts of my request for confer ence. Expedition of 1.200 men. Colonel Frank D. Baldwin, cavalry artillery, be- | ing former, leaving TOT l@dhe Ldho duoul | April 2S, purpose arrest murderers, punish | insurgents. Absolutely important our authority respected by these people; that sovereignty of United States fully ac- | knowledge Have addressed letter to this effect to Dattos: at the same time in- formed of friendly disposition of govern ! ment; that purpose was to punish only those given offense; that government claims right to explore country between Illana and Illimar Baya; that we may l propose to do so now and at any other | time.
 Accomplishment of this object neces- sary to retain battalion of seventeenth two months longer. My belief at present time is that a large majority of Dattos will not support those implicated mur- dereT3.' Parang- Parang is anchorage Tn Polloo harbor on the west coast of the mafn- land of Mindanao. Malabang lies about | twenty ,miles north on the coast and is
 connected by a military cable. Lake La no is situated about twenty-five miles
 northeast of Malabang In the interior.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-17
TO LOMBARD BoCAS.
Buendia Demands Surrender and
 Issues Ultimatum.

Colon. April 16.-A launch belonging to the Panama Canal Company returned here this morning from Bocas del Toro, bringing reports that the situation there is gro wing more serious.
 More Liberal troops under General Buendia have reached Old Bank, set tIement on the island near the entrance to Bocas del Toro. General Buendia mo- tihcd the Government ccmmandant at Bocas yesterday that fourteen hours would be given him in which to surren- der the town, and that his non-compli- ance with this ultimatum would result in immediate attack. The commaider Of the Government forces declined the terms of- fered by the revolutionary general. The canal company's launch left Bocas Tor Colon before the fourteen hours had ex- pired.
 The revolutionists at Bocas have al- ready seized steam launches. barges, etc., belonging to the United Fruit Com pany which are indispensable to the ba- mana business of that town. Bocas del Toro is entirely devoted to the banana business and American interests there are almost supreme The seizure of the prop erty of the United Fruit Company is re- ceiving the attention of the United States gunboat Machias. which is now the only warship at Bocas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-17
NO CHANGE IN DIRECTORATE.
Regular Monthly Meeting of L. & N.
 Scheduled for Today.

New York, April 1s-Further progress was reported today in the settlement oi the Louisville and Nashville matter.
 Georre w. Perkins of J. Pierpont Nor gan & Co, and J. w. Gates, who claims control of Louisville and Nashville. were In conference during the morning at the Tsrgan banking hcuse. It IS assumed that the lines of the agreement between the Gates and Belmont parties were dis cussed. but on this and all matters deal ing with the situation Messrs FerKihs and Gates were silent.
 Samuel Spencer. who said that tne Southern Railway had no interest in Louisville and Nashville, also called to see Mir. Perkins. He said nothing to add to his statement of yesterday.
 A semi-official statement credited to member of firm of J. P. Morgan &Co.' 10 effect that Louisville and Nashville IS now q Morgan road, and that Its policy VIII be dictated by MT. Morgan was dis- credited by one of the latters partners this morning.
 Morgan & Co.,, will act as trustees of tbe Louisville and Nashville road. said this marty. That is all we have been asked to do. and we do not propose to 20 outside our province. We are to pc stewards of the property and will manage if for the best interests Of the stock- holders"
 The regular monthly meeting of the Louisville and Nashville directors IS scheduled for tomorrow in this city. It Is altogether unlikely. however. that the meeting will be held as the directors are scattered all over the country and It VIII he almost impossible to gather a quorum.
 August Belmont had nothing to add to- day to his brief statement Of last night. If may be stated, however, that the Bel mont interests do not admit having lost control of the l.. and N. Mir. Belmont de- clines absolutely to discuss this point and has nothing to say regarding the state ment that he, too. will turn over some l.. and N stock to J. P. Morgan & Co.
 The statement of Harris. Gates & CO. that they bought control of l.. and N. im- plies that they are actually holding phy- sical possession of over 3O0,00O shares of stock including the stock now out on "time" contract and deliverable some two to four weeks of. Effort to get definite statement from the Gates interest regard ing the phase of the situation were fu- tile. This naturally gives rise to the sug- gestion that some changes may soon take mace in the l.. and N. board that MT. Gates will be permitted to name several directors. From the highest possible source. however, comes the statement that no change is likely to be made in the L. and N. directorate until MT. Nor gan's return from abroad. MT. Morgan is not expected back until the early sum" mer.
 Mir. Belmont made this statement later respecting the reported meeting Of the l.. and N road tomorrow:
 "This meeting is only one of the regu- lar monthly meetings of the board. No quorum is likely. owing to the absence of some of the directors. In any event, there will be no change in the personnel of the board or officers"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-17
REPoRT or DIcKMAN
Intimates That Riley Has Told Diff
 ferent Tales.

Washington. April H.--The report of lieutenant Colonel Dickman, 18th volun- teer infantry. which was referred to 6t yesterdays Cabinet meeting as part or the initial investigation of the charges of cruelty to the Filipinos. was submit ted to Congress two months ago, but
 received very little attention at that time.
 The letter was written by Colonel Dick
 man from the Presidio at San Francisco. April 24, 1901. He had been directed to investigate Sergeant Riley's charge that the water cure was administered at Ig- garas a fact to which he also testified before the Senate committee last Mon- day. Colonel Dickman made this return In part to the War Department: i Sergeant Riley, Company M. 18th in- fantry, U. s. ", states that the publica- ticn inclosed was of private letter and without any authority whatever. The tendency of enlisted men to draw the long bow in such cases is well known.
 Major Cook. Captain Macdonald and Sergeant Riley state that no oficcr or
 soldiers of this regiment took part in any so-called water cure proceedings or other
 threats against the natives on the occa-
 sion stated"
 Colonel Dickman then gives list of atrocities inflicted by the Filipinos upon Americans unfortunate enough to fall
 into their hands. He tells of ambushes and assassinations, the burning of sol- diers by slow fires. and of burials alive of American soldiers, all of which he of fers to prove in detail.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-17
aERMANY,s MEAT LAWS.
Boracic Acid Prohibition Character ized as Governmental Hypocrisy.

Berlin. April t6.-The tariff committee of the Reichstag. after reconsideration of the bacon clause of the new bill, has fixed the duty on bacon at S6 marks per double hundredweight, but 1t is not sub- ject to the minimum tariff for reciprocity purposes. as in the case of other meats.
 The Imperial Secretary of State for the Interior Count von Posadowsky-Wehn declared that the duties imposed by the committee on cattle and meat were not acceptable to the Government.
 Herr Antrick (SocialisD alluded to the prohibition of meats prepared with bo- racic acid as a piece of governmental hy- pocrisy, and said the Americans were right in pronouncing it a hygienic hum- bug. He cited the opinion of German chemical society to the effect that this prohibition was unjustifiable. Herr An trick concluded by saying: Such meas ures can only lead to a tariff war
 Count von Posadowsky- -Wehner said the Government could only depend upon technical advice; that American views could not be considered and that inter- ests of domestic meat producers could not be regarded as the deciding voice in the matter He said the Government was supported unanimously by the imperial health officer and the health council. whose opinions must be respected.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-17
STOCK SHARES DISAPPEARED.
Later It Was Found That They Had
 Been Sold on Exchange.

New York. April 16.-Ames. Swan X Co, bankers and brokers, tonight asked the police to aid them in clearing up the mystery of the disappearance from their office today of 100 shares of Chicago. Mil waukee & St. Paul stock said to be worth St7 900. The firm also asked that the non return from lunch of their confidential bookkeeper, Allen l.. Hedges, be looked into.
 Inquiry was made at both the stock and consolidated exchanges and from the Iat tier word was received that the shares had just been handled there and sold to Zimmerman x Forshay, brokers. That house was notified and further sale oi the stock stopped until the mystery could nurchased outright but had been taken as collateral for a loan of 5000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-17
PLANS OF PALMA.
Will Urge Cuba to Cultivate Friend
 shin of the United States.

Washington. April 16.-President-elec Tomas Etrada Palma of the new Cuban republic passed through here this after- noon en route to Cuba.
 His first important acts as President or the new republic, he announced today. will be the formation of a cabinet and the dispatch of a message to the Cuban Congress. He has practically settled up- on GonzaIo de Quesada as Cuban min- ister to the United States.
 The first message to the Cuban Con- gress will contain recommendations along the following lines:
 First, all possible measures calculated to unite the various political factions of Cuba so that all clements will work to- gether in the interest of the new govern ment; second the developments of the ciprocity tariff relations with the United States: third. the maintenance of the most friendly relations with the United States government.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-17
MALVAR LAYS DOWN ARMS | Unconditional Surrepn < :. :. to General Bep - WHEATON PRAIsr SSATTER l / $ Excellent Care 0f NativeS Confined in Camps.
 Believed That American Commander
 | in samar Has Received Surren-
 der of All the Insurgents
 in the Province.
WHEATON PRAIsr SsATTER

Manila, April 16-General Malvar has internationally surrendered to Brtgadier- General Franklin Bell at Lipa. Batangas province with the entire insurgent forces of the province of Laguna and Batangas. General Bell says his (Bell's) influence
 Is sufficient to quell the insurrectionary
 movement in Tayabas and Cavite prov inces and capture all those Tn the field who have not yet surrendered; but Mall var has ordered the complete surrender
 of every insurgent to the nearest Ameri- can force.
 General Wheaton, reporting to the di- vision headquarters says that all resist ance in his department has ended, and that the surrenders just announced mean that the ports will be opened and that Fflipinos in the detention camps can be allowed to return to their homes in time | to plant the crops Bell Given Great Credit. General Wheaton Is especially pleased with General Bells care of the natives | confined in the camps. The officers m charge are held personally responsible for the quality and quantity of the 1000 served out and for the general welfare | of the occupants of the camps. GeneralBell employed volunteer bolomeh l for protection against ladroneism. Num-
 bers of Filipinos volunteered and ex- pressed the liveliest satisfaction at the | treatment accorded to themselves and to | their families who were in the concen- 1 tration camps.
 General Wheaton gives General Bell | great credit for his indefatigability Tn con | ducting the campaign He was In the | field on horseback day and night, person ally experimenting the most arduous
 operations. | The people of Manila are delighted 'at | the prospects of a resumption or trade l with the pacified provinces, and are anx- | Iious to show Generals Wheaton, Chanee and Bell their appreciation of the fact | that the insurrection is really over. | About $500 rifles have been received py the American officers in Batangas ana
 Iaguna provinces during the past four
 months General Malvar requested per- sonal interview with General Bell in or l der to make complete his submission. The lack of news from the island of Samar is due to a defective cable. It is | believed. however. that the American
 commander there received yesterday the surrender of all the insurgents in Samar
 unless the planned proceedings were al tered.
 A case of cholera has occurred on the transport Hancock. which arrived here Sunday last, and she has been quaran- | tined.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-17
CHINESE TROOP AMBUSHED
Imperialists to the Number of 2,O0o All Killed or Captured by
 the Rebels

Hong Kong. April 1S.-A courier who arrived at Canton yesterday reported that over 1000 imperialist soldiers. sent by Marshal Su against the rebels. were ambushed in a narrow defile and all were killed or captured.
 The situation in the rebellious districts of Southern China is increasingly alarm ing.
 The viceroy of Canton has telegraphed to Pekin. urging the immediate for warding of endorsements.
 Lack of news from General Ma and Marshal Su is taken to indicate that the rebels have surrounded the imperial troops and cut off communication with them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-17
THE HOUSE.
Friends of Cuban Reciprocity Win a
 Victory.

Washington. April 16.-The friends of the Cuban reciprocity bill won a substan- tial victory in the House today by carry ing a motion to close general debate on Friday at o'clock. The vote was 15; to 123 Thirty-three Republicans voted against the motion. but this detection was offset by thirty-two Democrats who voted with the great body of the Republicans for it. The strength of Republican oppo- sition to the bill, judged by this vote has decreased six The debate today was featureless. The speakers were Messrs Roberts (Mass). Patterson (Tenn). and Cochran (Mo.) for the bill, and Messrs Bartlett (Ga), Corliss (Mich.), Broussard Ua.), Bell (Colo.) and H. C. Smith (Mich.) against it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-17
RENOVATION OF WHITE HOUSE
Estimated Cost of the Needed
 Changes is $3o,ooo.

Washington. April l6.-For the first tune since President Arthur'S admlnistratlon. the White House is to have thorough renovation on artistic lines.
 Mrs. Roosevelt has had her attention called to the building and to pressing need of new furnishings and adornments to make the place suitable for entertain- ment of large parties. One feature of the plan of renovation is to turn the great East Room into a, state dining room. which can also be used as a ball room.
 The White House dining service is strange experimentation of antique and modern glass, silver and porcelain. The new service which is wanted Will be of Sevres porcelain. Much new furniture of modem style Is required in place of the nondescipt types now in portions of the house devoted to social uses. To defray the expense of this un- dertaking an estimate of about S300oO wal submitted to Congress and as re- ported today the sundry civil bill contains the necessary allotment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-17
May Enioin Miss Stone.

Boston, April 16.-Miss Ellen M. Stone inc missionary recently returned from Bulgaria, has been summoned to appear at Superior Court equity session tomor- row to show cause why she should not he enioined from delivering a lecture de- scrtbing her captivity tomorrow evening and Monday evening as planned. The bill in equity Is brought by a lecture bureau, the complainant alleging that it made a contract with the defendant through her brother acting as agent and that she will violate the terms if she delivers the pro- nOsed lectures.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-17
New Laws for Ireland.

Dublin. April 16.-Three sections of thu crimes act have been put in force in { large number of the districts in Ireland by proclamation issued tonight by Ear Cadogan the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland These sections provide for summary juris diction in cases of criminal conspiracy intimidation and unlawful assembly, fo trial by special jury and for change o venue at the option of the crown.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-17
Plan of Jail Birds Rolled.

Newark, N. J.. April 16.-Warden Hosp of the county jail here. was told tonight that preparations had been made by the prisoners for a general jail delivery next Saturday night. He at once went to the cells of John Wyckoff. awaiting trial for murder and John Mcdonald, who had pleaded guilty to highway robbery, and found several bars In the cell doors sawed through. the sawed places being filled with soap. Eight prisoners are said to have been in the plot. They were moved to other cells.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-17
To Erect Memorial to Rhodes

Capetown, April 16-A meeting Of citi- zens to establish a national memorial In honor of the late Cecil Rhodes was held here today. A committee composed of Sir Gordon Spriggs. the premier, the mayor of Cape Colony and number of other prominent persons was appointed. The committee will issue an appeal for funds throughout the British empire for the purpose of erecting an immense cairn on Devils Peak, overlooking the cape neninsula. The cairn is to be sur mounted by an heroic bronze figure of Cecil Rhodes looking to the north.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-17
culberson's Resolutions.

Washington. April l6.-Senator Cuiber- son today introduced two resolutions. one being directed to the Secretary of War and the other to the Secretary of the Navy. making inquiry as to the cost of the war in the Philippines. covering the reriod since May. 1898. The resolutions include d request for information cover ing the expenses of transporting troops both inland and on the ocean.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-17
Russians Kill Chinese.

St. Petersburg, April l6.-An official dis patch received here from Port Arthur. dated April 12th. announces that serious fighting has occurred in the vicinity of the boundary of the provinces of Mukden and Kiran, Manchuria, between Russian frontier guards and Chinese robbers. who had been raiding railroad stations.
 The Russians surrounded 800 Chinese at Kiang-Tung- Tai. and only thirty of them escaped. The Russian losses were very
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-17
RYAN AGAIN ESCAPES.
For Second Time in Two Months He LAads Jail Delivery.

A080o 6 OoAA &>S~@s ~eS
 Pouxhkeepsie, N. Y., April 1&-For the second time within month James Ryan of New York city who is awaiting the action of the grand jury on a charge or grand larceny. led a jail delivery here tonight. In addition to the local charge, he Is wanted by Superintendent of Eiec- tions Mccullough for alleged "coloniz- ing in New York.
 A few weeks ago Ryan and another prisoner named Lawrence escaped from the Old Duchess County jail by saving a bar from one of the windows. Ryan was caught at Yonkers. Since then the old jail has been torn down and the prisoners are confined temporarily in the old Vassar brewery.
 Tonight Ryan and three other grand larcenv prisoners escaped from the brewery jail by removing bricks from the partition between their cells and an ad- Joining one. and then repeating the opera tion in a second wall which admitted them to an abandoned part of the brewery that was open.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-17
USED Mops AS CLUBS.
Wholesale Jail Delivery Frustrated
 by Scrub Women. v

Kokomo, Ind. April 16.-A wholesale daylight jail delivery was frustrated by scrubwomen here today. In the absence of the sheriff the prisoners sawed the bars and escaped. When the, women opened the door to scrub the floors of the corridor the prisoners made dash for liberty, but were clubbed back by the women, who did good work with brooms and mops After the prisoners were re- pulsed and driven back Turnkey Apple gate came to the assistance of the wo- men,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-17
Bryan to Make Inspection.

St Joseph, Mo, April 16.-W. J. Bryan and party of pro Boer sympathizers VIII tomorrow inspect the alleged remount sta ton at Lathrop. Mo, according to dis patch received by one of MT: Bryan friends in Congress. who will follow his advice in the matter of urging congress siOnaI action,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-17
rha Tennessee Low.

Knoxville, Tenn, April 16.-It is claimed that the Tennessee law that prohibits the acquiring by any railroad of parallel or competing lines of railroad is as strict if not stricter than the Kentucky or Geor- gia laws. and that if the Southern Raii- Louisyiiie and Nashville, 1t could not op- crate the latter property as part of its system but only as a separate and dis- tinct road.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-17
Murderer Tries to Drown Himself.

Springfield. Mass. April 16-Bernhardt
 Weithaas. murderer or his wire attempt cd to drown himself today Tn the Llttle
 ouaboar River. when brought to bay by man hunters near Palmer, With great dificulty Inc was revived and then taken through shouting mobs to the Springfield
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-17
MINERS sTRIKE THREATENED.

Demand an Increase in Fay and
 Recognition of Union
 Tarentum. Pa. April 16--It is likely that before the preesnt week Is passed the Allegheny Valley will be the scene of the largest coal miners strike that ever took place in this section.
 The miners held meeting in the Leecn- burg opera house today. which was at- tended by about TOO delegates. The pre-. sent scale in the field Is 5i.n cents and the miners demand 55 cents and recogni- ton of the union.
 If the operators should refuse to grant the miners demands. the men are q unit for declaring strike. ss