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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-07
ognizeG by the landlords as representing the people.
 Will Confer With Tenants.

Lord Dunraven's only reply to this mes sage was the passage of a resolution in structing their faction to take imme- diate steps for conference with their tenants.
 Thus it is seen a strong faction of the landlords, undoubtedly backed by the government. will meet their tenants. The other side, led by Barrymo ore. still holds the position which for scores of years has caused all the trouble in Ireland.
 The government holds the whip hand. It wants conciliation not coercion. On the other hand. police intimidation evil dently is desired by the Barrymore fac tion.
 Settlement Now at Hand.
 It Is the belief on all sides that the problem will now work out The Nation alists only fear that the Barrymore clique. aiming for trouble. win seek to abolish the land acts of 1881, which ere ated the land commission and resulted in a reduction of 70 per cent in rents.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-07
French Aid Mad Mullah

Brooklyn Eagle
 IL Is believed that the French are sur repttiously aiding the Somahs. Most of their rifles are found to be of French make. though they have a few Martinis. Lee Metfords and Mausers. They have plentiful reserve supplies of camels and sheep. Karl Inger. a picturesque Ger man charscter. and a power in the land is believed to be the presiding genius of their councils. though he has written The London Times, apparently from Buda- pest. vigorously denying it. Ills letter however, is signed ''Emir Soliman ion In- ger Abdullah." and from all accounts he has a perfect right to use the title as he holds absolute sway over a large num- Der of African natives.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-07

homes and the capital at 3 cents a mile l doubt whether there is any State in the Union that is governed so cheaply' and I am sure there are few States any where governed SO well.
 A Talk With the President.
 But let me tell you about my talk with the President. The man now in office Is Joseph Zemp of Entlebuch, little town of about 5000 people lying between here and Lucerne. Mir. Zemp has been long known as one of the leading statesmen of Switzerland. He has served in the National Congress and as member of the Federal Council again and again, and he was President of the Republic in 1895 He has offices in the National Capital and it was there that I met him and chatted with him over the present con dition of Switzerland.
 The American Invasion.
 Shortly after the opening of our con- yersation l asked as to the American in-
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every respect. Swiss architects planned It. and Swiss workmen built it. Every b!t nf material in 1t came from Switzer- land The sandstone Is from the quarries of Berne, and the marbles are from the different cantons. It was eight years in building, and when it was turned over to the Congress, only last April, Presi- dent Zemp made the dedication speech, saying:
 MT. President and members of the National Council and Council of State: We hand to you the new Swiss capitol. us cupola, surmounted with the Federal cross, will be a token to the coming gen erations of the unity and amity which now exists throughout the Swiss nation. May our successors continue these con ditions. and may they, under the protec- ton Of Almighty God. ever preserve them In justice, wisdom and truth, animated by love equal to that which we have for the free and beautiful fatherland."
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costs only cents word to telegraph from here to Germany or France in addi- ton to the l0 cents. which is the ground tax charge for the foreign service
 Telephones have been used in Switzer- land for more than twenty years. The Bell telephone was the first instituted, but after that the Swiss began to make telephones of their own. The Govern- ment took charge of the service in 1886, buying the instruments and wires of the private companies. The usual number of calls now allowed is. 800 to each sub scriber, and all beyond that are charged for at the rate of 1 cent each. All tel ephone offices receive telegrams and de- liver them to the telegraph stations at cents apiece.
 Sw1ss Postoffices.
 I have already written of the postal system here and how you can send all kinds of express matter, even to chick ems and ducks. by mail. I was talking
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-07
Not Much of a Snowman.

Brooklyn Eagle.
 The showman's little boy had a Noah's ark which he examined with some con tempt.
 Say he exclaimed at last, Noah wasn't much of a feller, was he?'
 It was suggested to the youngster that Noah succeeded in gathering together a pretty good menagerie.
 'Good!" exclaimed the boy, scornfully. Huh. Where's the two-headed calf and the six-legged goat and the ichthyosau- rus and the elegantopard and the mag nicantelope? Why, if Noah had set up as a snowman in these days he couldnt t make expenses"
 He coulsn't?'
 "Of course he couldn't. Why, say. he didn't have a thing in his ark except an- imals that actually exist,
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LOUISIANA TERRAPIN.
Experts to Decide Whether They are Good as the Maryland Variety.

New Orleans imes-Democrat.
 A number of Louisiana terrapin, fresh from their sandy homes in the mud and loam of the Gulf Coast, have been hur- ried on to Washington where they will speak in their own dumb. but eloquent way. by such marks as they have. in their own behalf. They will be examined mil croscopically. and otherwise, by the ex- perts who have the matter in hand. It Is no small task and the issue involved is of no small import.
 Long since the epicure has raised the question: Is the Louisiana terrapin as
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Cast Iron British Joke.

IONuOU PT0UV-
 Among the many genial things said at the recent opening of the Chambers of Commerce in New York and authorities were told that they had found New York brick and left 1t marble" It was. no doubt a very pretty. if inaccurate. quo tation, but in that case give us brick. or even mud. Perhaps, considering what New York is really built of. the Qgota- ton was wholly iron-ical.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-07

At the Paris postofflce i2 900 pictuse pns- tal cards are destroyed each month, because of insufficient directions or postage.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-07

Shortly after the opening of our con- -ersation l asked as to the American in-
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The academy opened originally with only
ten cadets under instruction. The corps in
creased gradually until it numbered 24O
cadets in 1S43 and 4S2 at the present time
This enrolment is regulated by congress
sfonal apportionment and will comprise 511
cadets in March. 1903. The buildings have
not kept pace with this steady increase and
are now represented to be totally inadequate
TO the needs of the institution. As an evi-
dence Of the lack of accommodations for
the present classes 1t is stated that 1t has
become necessary to assign three cadets to
a room originally intended for but one oc-
cupant.
The congressional party consisted of Sem
ators Hawley, Quarles, Scott and Harris
and Representatives Hull, Ketcham,
Parker. Capron, Stevens. Dick, Mundell,
Esch. Brick. Prince, Sulzer, Jett. Saayden,
Snodgrass and Rodney. Gen. Corbin and
Co.'s. Barry, Johnston and Carter of the
adjutant generals department accompanied
the party and will assist them in the in
spection. The party will remain at West
Point until tomorrow afternoon.
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ANOTHER BANK FAILURE
PEOPLES BANK OF PAINESVILLE
OHIO, CLOSED.
Suspension Due to the Troubles OF
Euclid Avenue Company
of Cleveland.

PA1NESVILLE, Ohio. January 1.-THE
Peoples Bank of this city closed it's doors
today. on account of the suspension of the
Euclid Avenue Trust and Savings Company
of Cleveland. DR.. H. c. Brainard is vice
president and G. H. Stewart a director Of
the local bank. A big run was expected on
the bank this morning, which 1t was
thought would be impossible to meet. The
assignment was made to Harley Barnes,
vice president of the Pioneer Trust Com
pany of this city.
No statement of assets and liabilities has
yet been made.
statement issued by the bank October
1 last showed its total resources to be
$3.50 $40; capital stock paid in, $4,000; indi-
vidual deposits, $173,640; undivided profits,
$1,000.
G. G. Grant. one of the directors of the
bank made the following statement today:
There is no reason why the bank should
not pay every dollar This bank was run
independent of the Cleveland bank, and it's
securities are Independent. 1t is impossible
to realize quickly on securities, on account
of close connections, but we have less than
$500 with the Cleveland bank
CLEVELAND, January 11.-President
Brainerd has given out the following state
ment concerning the condition Of the af-
fairs of the Euclid Avenue Trust and Saw
ings Company:
Il am sure that the bank is In a solvent
condition and that the depositors will not
lose one penny which the bank holds in
trust The stringency in financial circles
made it impossible for the bank to meet
the heavy demands made on it's commercial
accounts Among the large depositors were
many small banks, which require large
amounts of money at this time of the
year. The deposits failed to keep pace with
the withdrawals from this source, which by
no means were abnormal, and the assign
ment was the result
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NEW AUSTRALIAN TARIFF,
Consul General Bray at Melbourne RI
ports on the LegiS1atiOn

The State Department has been advised
OF change in the plans of the Australian
government with regard to the new tariff
for the confederation. 1t was the original
program to let the tariff go into effect as
drawn up, and then to refund or collect
for any alterations which might be made
before the tariff bill passed the parliament
United States Consul General Bray, writ
ing from Melbourne, states that he has
been informed by Mr. c. c. Kingston, min
lister of Australian customs. that, should
the tariff now before the Australian parlia-
ment fail to pass in it's present form, an
increase or decrease in duties now levied
will not be charged or refunded to the
importer. Amendments made in the tariff
during its passage through parliament will
take effect Immediately; when a change in
the original bill is voted or passed by the
house of representatives, the government
al once notifies the collector of customs to
charge duty from that date, according to
such amendment.
Mr. Bray stated that the parliament was
then debat ting the bill and 1t was expect
ed that two months would elapse before it's
final passage. Another report to the de-
partment from the consul general dated
November q, stated that number Of
alterations have been made in the tariff
by proclamation Of the minister Of customs
taking effect that date. Among them are
a reduction in the duty on manufactured
tobacco from s. to 70 cents pound and
on cotton and linen piece goods from Is to
10 per cent.
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RUSSIA'S REPLY.
Claims Justification Under Modus vi
vendf for SeizinE American SeaIers

Claims Justification Under Modus vi
vendf for SeizfnE American SeaIers.
The State Department has received a copy
of the sur-rejoinder Of the Russian govern
ment to its latest brief in the arbitration of
the claims of American sealers growing out
of the seizure of vessels owned by them. in
the waters Of Asiatic Russia amounting in
value to about $J00.000 The Russian brief
though extremely ingenious in the view of
the officials, is based entirely upon a plea
already contravened by the United States.
namely-that the seizures by Russia were
justified under the terms Of the existing
modus vfvendi between the United States
and Great Britain, intended to protect the
Bering sea seal fisheries The Russian
brief introduces considerable testimony
bearing on that nlodus, but as Assistant
Secretary Peirce for the United States has
made the point that Russia. having de-
ciined to accept an invitation to Join in the
modus. is thereby debarred from it's bene-
tits at this time, the last plea is not ex-
pected to have much effect upon the mind
of DR.. Asser, the distinguished Dutch pub
licist who is serving as the sole arbitrator
In this case.
The United States will make no response
to the Russian note, and the case will be
regarded as closed, unless the arbitrator,
desiring special information on some points
calls for q further presentation. He is al
lowed six months to render his decision in
the case.
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WlsKER To- BE RELEASED
BAIL WILL BE TAKEN FoR THE EN-
GIxEER.
Result Of an an-sInxestigatfon Of Tunnel
Accident by District Attorney

NEW YORK, January 11.-Engineer John
NJ. Wisker, who was arrested after We'd
nesday's accident In the New York Central
tunnel, was reparted today to be in better
mental and physical condition than he had
been at any time since the wreck. The
news that bail would be accepted and that
he probably would be- able to leave the
Tombs today cheered him very much.
c. c. Pauding Of the law department Of
the New York Centrals and a nephew of
Senator Depew called at the coroner's Of
flee and expressed his desire to go bail for
Wisker. The coroner said last night that
ne would accept bail from the New York
Central Mr.. Paulding said It was the in
tention of the railroad company to give
Wisker life position in the yards and that
he would enter upon his new duties as soon
as the coroner released him.
All of the injured were reported today to
be doing as we'll as could be expected.
District Attorney Jerome, State Rail-
road Commissioner Baker, Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Garvan and Superintendent
Franklin of the railroad made trip OF
inspection through the New York Central
tunnel yesterday. The party left the Grand
Central station on locomotive, with no
car attached A thorough examination OF
the tunnel was made, including the work
ings of the block signal system. Tests
were made also of the distance at which
lights could be seen, through smoke and
steam in the tunnel. The signals in all
their workings between 59th street and seth
street. where Wednesdays accident occur
red, were gone over and closely examined
and tested
The atmosphere was found fairly clear
most of the way, but at 96th street they
were enveloped in a cloud of smoke and
steam so dense that nothing could be seen.
On the return trip the tunnel was clear.
At 6sd street the green light showed plain
f1ot bot, =
entering the block below, and the observa-
ton engine slowed up until the red danger
light was seen at 53th street. The bell
rang, but the torpedo did not explode. The
engine was stopped and the railroad OFF,
cials explained that thet little mogul, or
observation engine, was not heavy enough
nor its wheels large enough to explode the
torpedo as a big passenger locomotive
would do.
After consultation It was decided to
bring up a heavier switch engine of the
same size as the passenger engines. The
engine was brought through the block and
again the torpedo failed to- explode. Four
more times the big locomotive was run
through the block and not once did the
torpedo explode.
After the inspection of the tunnel Dis
tr1ct Attorney Jerome: announced that he
release of Engineer Wisker on $4,000 bail
This action he said, was the result of the
investigation, which showed the authori-
ties that charge of murder In the first
degree could not be made against the en-
gineer. The charge that could be made.
he explained, was manslaughter in the
second degree.
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MCKINLEY MEMORIAL SERVICES.
Meeting Will Re Held at the CAPITOL
February p.

The joint committee of the Senate and
House of Representatives appointed to
make arrangements for a memorial meet
ing in honor of President Mckinley, at
which Secretary Hay is to deliver an ad-
dress, decided today that the proposed
meeting should be held in the hall of the
House Of Representatives at noon, Febru-
ary q.
The decision was reached at meeting
of the committee held in the marble room
of the Senate, at which Senator Foraker
presided. Senator Fairbanks gave an ac-
count of the subcommittee call upon and
invitation to Secretary Hay to deliver the
memorial Grafton and of his acceptance
He also stated that the Secretary had said
that any date between February % and
March l would be satisfactory to him. The
chairman was authorized to appoint an
executive committee of eleven to arrange
the details of the ceremony and a COM
mittee of seven on publication Of the pro-
ceedings.
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GIVEN SEA SERVICE.
Lieut.. ii. c. snyder to Join the North
Atlantic Squadron

First Lieut.. Harold c. Snyder, United
States Marine Corps, has been Telieved
from duty as aid-de-camp to Brig. Gen.
Haywood, commandant of the Marine
Corps. and assigned to duty with the spe-
ciaI detachment OF marines under command
Of Major II. c. Haines, now on duty on
board the ships of the north Atlantic sta
tion. This assignment was made at the re-
quest of Lieut. Snyder, who desires active
sea service. He was appointed to the corps
In July Of 1899, since which time he has
been on duty successfully In the office of
the Secretary of the Navy, at the Naval
War College, at the School of Application
and at the marine barracks, Washington,
D. c.
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PANAMA CANALS OFFER.
NJ. Lampre Before the Senate Com
mittee Today.

M. Edouard Lampre, representing the
Panama Canal Company, appeared before
the Senate committee on fnteroceanic ca
nails today in obedience to the summons Of
that committee to testify concerning the
affairs of his company and its proffer to
sell its property; and franchises to the
United States. NJ. Jules Boeufve of the
French embassy also was present at the
hearing. The meeting was held behind
closed doors. representatives Of the press
being excluded.
M. Lampre was questioned at great
length by the members Of the committee.
He said that his mission to the United
States had been to ascertain to whom the
proposition for the sale Of the. Panama
property should be madese Having Informed
himself upon. tfis point, NE had conferred
with Admiral Walker, chairman Of the
isthmian canal commission, as to the form
of the offer. He then had cabled to his
to sell for $40000.0OO had been made di-
rectIy from Paris and not by him.
He said. however. that it was his under
standing that the proposal included both
anna company. but not the money in its
treasury, Of which there is about 16,OOO, 900
francs.
M. Lampre was questioned especially con-
company. several members Of the commit
tee expressing doubt Jas to os=whether those
now claiming ownership flad secured un-
questionable title. He replied that they had
made their purchase through the liquidator
of the old company, ind that the transfer
was regular: In response % other aues-
tions he said that inscase the transaction
should be consummated the money would
be distributed among the members Of the
original company and these Of the present
organization by arbitration. He said that
the proffer Of his company had been made
in good faith. and that the company was
able to deliver the goods
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TO DEATH BY FRIENDS.
Yuma Indian Victim of His Tribes
Religious Rites.

DENVER, Col, January Ia News
special from Phoenix, Ariz., says: Padre"
a big medicine man of the Yuma Indians,
who lives on a reservation near Yuma, Ariz.,
has been offered as sacrifice to the spirit
in accordance with their customs, and has
expiated the sins of the tribe, which are
held responsible for an epidemic of small
poX
The medicine man OWNED the Indians
intention several days ago, and fled to the
mountains, but in a half-starved condition
wandered back to the Indian village and
pleaded for mercy. He was promptly bound
hand and foot and conveyed by a delega-
ton of Indians to Mexico where he was
bound to a tree and cruelty tortured to
death Padre had a warm place in the
hearts of his tribesmen, but their customs
required them to make a heavy sacrifice.
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that the exclusion laws to be adopted should
apply to Cinnamon in the insular possess
sions of the country
The Commissioners said they wanted to
ascertain the Presidents views on these
matters, so that they would not push any
idea that was in conflict with his own de-
sires. The President asked that a full
statement of the matter be presented to
him by the commissioners.
Prominent Frenchmen Call.
Jules Cambon, the French ambassador.
called on the President to present Lazarre
Willer, counselor of the department of COM
merce of France, and a member of the su-
perfor counsel of colonies. Maurice de La
gotellerie was also presented.
The Presidents other visitors during the
day were Senators Quay, who has just
come back from Florida; Foraker, Nelson
and McLaurin of Mississippi; Speaker Hen
derson, who conferred about legislative
matters, and Edward Sturges Hoosmer of
New York.
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Pa..enxer. ON the warren.

Acting Ad1utant General Ward is advis-
ed of the arrival of the transport Warren
at San Francisco. Cal, from the Philip
pines. with the following military passen-
gers: Gems. Hughes and Funston Capt
Merrill, Ldeuts. Deiss. Chapalaer and Mur-
ray. Artillery Corps; Lieut. Rogan, Signal
Corps: Lieuts. Conger, 18th; Croft, 10th
and Mitchell. I'D Infantry. Two contract
surgeons. 81 discharged enlisted men. 8
furloughed and 672 short-term men.
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Few Native American Miners.

POTTSVILLE, Pa, January 1.-THE re-
ports of the eight mine inspectors of the
anthracite coal regions show that only
about one-ffth of the miners and laborers
are American born. In the sixth district
the number of Americans is 1922: Poles,
6.2s9: Hungarians. 1.742; English, 800;
Welsh 572; Irish, 2.31O: Italians, 617; Aus
trians 2S9 while other nationalities make a
total of 20, 40S
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MIR. CLARK'S SUCCESSOR.
Little Doubt at the Capitol of MI
Woods Appointment.

There is little doubt expressed at the
Capitol in relation to the outcome of the
matter of the appointment of an architect
to succeed Mr. Clark. On both the Senate
and the House Side there Is general con-
currence In the belief that Assistant Archi-
tect Woods will be made architect. and al
ready great many senators and represen-
tatives have seen President Roosevelt and
stated to him that they hope nothing will
interfere with the appointment of Mr..
Woods. The Speaker Of the House Of Rep
resentatives and very many other members
Of the House have seen the President with
In the last two or three days and expressed
In very strong terms their wishes In rela-
tion to Mr.. Woods appointment.
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GEN. NASQUEZ ARRESTED,
Charged With Attempt to Incite Re-
volt in NfcaraGua.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, January II (via
Galveston, Tex).-The government of Mic
aragua has arrested Gen. Vasquez the for
mer president of Honduras, on board the
South American Steamship Company's
steamer Tucapel. The general is charged
with attempting to excite a revolution in
Central America against President Zelaya
of Nicaragua, who drove Gen. Vasquez
from the presidency of Honduras in 1894
for the same offense.
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Anxious for Reciprocity.
Daily Pay for Laborers.

bill has been introduced in the House
by Mr.. Norton Of Ohio fixing a daily rate
of pay at not less than $3.50 for iaborers in
the District Of Columbia engaged in such
work as canals, sewers, making streets and
alleys, gobbing. cleaning streets and alleys,
parking, planting trees. making railroads.
electric light work, gas work, &c, as is
done by the District authority or by the
government for the District which is not
already fixed by law. Eight hours per day
is also made to constitute days labor.