The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-12


 Confederacy began their session with recep- ton at Memorial Hall. Several hundred dele gates will be present by tomorrow.
 London. Nov 11.-Premer BaIfour's motion to apply automatic closure by compartments to the governments education bill agreed to in the House of Commons today by 222 votes to 103.
 New Orleans. Nov. 11.-A number of dele gates to the Federation of Labor convention arrived today. but the main body. including President Gompers and stan, will come to- morrow and Thursday
 Minneapolis Nov u.-Lester R. Brooks, a miner. grailn and lumber magnate, dropped dead this evening while engaged in, a chess game with his physician, Dr. L. W. Day, at the West Hotel.
 Kalispel. Mont. Nov 11-Assistant General Superintendent Kennedy arrived from St. Paul last night and has taken charge of the search for Superintendent Egan. There is a chance Egan is safe in old cabin
 Washington. Nov. 11.-In the estimates for the next fiscal year Secretary Root will re- duce the amount for the War Department not including the army $50. o00 less than they were before the beginning of the Spanish war.
 Panama, Nov. lip. B. Ladd. who was for merly a captain in Missouri regiment of volunteers during the Spanish American war and who came to the isthmus to fight for the Colombian government, died here this morning of yellow fever.
 Atlanta, Ga. Nov. 11.-Robert waIthour broke his collar bone tonight in his race against Joe Nelson. The accident happened fin the second lap of the fourth mile. walthour was endeavoring to pass Nelson when the mo- tors came together.
 WASHINGTON. Nov. 11.-General Bragg. Consul General at Havana who has ex- changed posts with Consul General Rublee at Hong Kong called at the State Department today to consult the officials in regard to his new duties Before going to China General Bragg will visit his home in Wisconsin.
 New York. Nov. u.-A circular requesting proxies for the annual meeting of the Colo rado Fuel and Iron Company on December 10 has been sent to stockholders, The circular Is signed by George J. Gould, E. P, Hartman and Edwin Hawley. A representative of the latter said We represent no particular fac tion in this matter. neither will we make any contest for or against the present man. agement"
 Jackson, Miss, Nov, I1.-Right Rev. Hugh Miller Thompson, Episcopal Bishop of the Dio- cese of Mississippi, who is believed to be hopelessly afflicted with cancer of the throat today constituted the standing Episcopal com mittee the supreme authority of the diocese The Bishop transferred all questions of ad- ministration to the committee which will meet in Jackson January 20 to elect Bishop Coadjutor.
 New York, Nov. 11.--An explosion of illumi- mating gas in the cellar of the seven-story | double tenement Avenue c this morning wrecked a store on the ground floor and in- Jured thirty-six persons, several being severely | hurt. Among the injured were fourteen fire mon and one policeman. Those most severely | Injured were Battalion Chief William Guern | Fireman William Cough. Policeman John NJ | Darrow The explosion followed a slight fire l caused 1t is said. by a plumber who was | working in the cellar.
 Berlin. Nov. 1l.--Members of the Cabinet | and of the Reichstag, scientists authors, jour nalists. inancieTs and manufacturers. com l prising representative an assemblaga as | Berlin has in years gave a dinner to- night at the Kaiserhof in honor of former Am | bassador Andrew D. White Home Secretary | Posadowsky Wehner presided. Among the 200 | guests presen twere Ministers Ricthofen | Mueller and Studt. Professors Parnack Wal | deyer, Bergman. Vanthoff. Schmoler wag- | ner. Slaby Pfleiderer and Hole. Herr | Knaus. the painter. and Herr Cechitriz, the sculptor.