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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-12
MAY MEAN NO CANAL.
House Will Not Accept the spoone'
 Substitute.


 Washington, June 11.-tSpecial)-If the Senate passes the Spooner Panama sub stitute for the Nicaragua Canal biii' passed by the House. there will very like- ly be no canal legislation this session, and it is altogether likely that the Senate will pass the Spooner substitute. The Senate and House must agree on biii before it becomes law. The House lead CTS declare they will never agree to the Panama substitute after passing the NC aragua bill by a vote which was practi- cally unanimous. It can be seen. tnen how dangerous is the situation as regards the proposed American canal. It is a desperate fight between legislation and nc legislation Nicaragua means certainty of completion. Panama means uncer' tainty of beginning. Nicaragua means clear title and freedom from scandal Panama means legal and diplomatic clouds. and the possibility of almost end less scandal.
 Yesferday afternoon during the debate Senator Clay brought out point agains' the Panama route which is enough Tn IL self to stop consideration of that route he said, and was backed up by senator Morgan. that if we bought the Panams scheme. we were bound not only in eauit, I but in law under the proposed terms t nurchase all machinery and implement ,,sed in the construction of the canal iron the French nation.
 So numerous are French promoters O the Panama sale in Washington that th' Senate galleries look like the galleries o the French Chamber of Deputies. French men hang over the railings on all sides and seem more interested than even th' Americans. It Is probable that all th' money we would pay for Panama woult not go to the stockholders.
 ''O' Milt Saul.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-12
SENATOR QUAY'SHUMOR
REPUBLICAN, PLATFORM DE-
 CLAREs FOR PURE BALLOT.
Judge Pennypacker Named as the Standard Bearer in Pennsyl- vania-Personal Victory for
 the Boss of the State.

Harrisburg, Pa, June 11.--Judge s. w.
 Pennypacker of Philadelphia was nomi-
 mated for Governor over Attorney General
 John P. EIkin of Indiana by today's Re
 publican State Convention by a vote or Soo
 to 152.
 Ex-State Senator William B. Brown or
 Newcastle and Maj. I. B. Brown of Iowa
 were nominated by exclamation for Lieu
 tenant Governor and Secretary Of Inter
 nal Revenue respectively. Senator Quay was chosen chairman Of the State Committe by suspension of the rules. which require the State chair man to be chosen by the nominees and the presiding officer of the convention, and he will conduct the campaign for the State ticket.
 The platform endorses the administra- ton of President Roosevelt, reaffirms loyalty to the principles of protective tar if; declares for pure and honest ballot reform; condemns trusts; approves the action of the President and Attorney Gen. l eral in proceeding against the beef. trust and makes no mention of the State ad- | ministration.
 Pennypacker's nomination is person 4l victory for Senator Quay. Elkin was for merly one of Quay's lieutenants, and when he became a candidate 1t was thought he was the Senators choice. Af- | ter delegates friendly to Elkin were 1 elected in several counties, Quay advised | against the Attorney Generals candidacy l in the interest of party harmony. Elkin pledged his support to the ticket | in his speech, but his adherents omitted | to offer to customary motion that his | opponents nomination be made unani- nous.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-12
WILL VOTE THURSDAY
THE CANAL BILL TO BE DIsPos-
 ED OF.
Senator Fairbanks of Indiana in an
 Elaborate Argument Speaks for
 the Panama Route-Not op-
 posed to Canal.

Washington. June 11.-Just before ad- journment today the Senate agreed to vote finally on the Nicaragua Canal bill and all pending amendments on Thurs day, June 1s. the voting to begin at 3 p. m.
 Before consideration of the canal ques- tion was resumed today. the motion of Mir Wellington (Md) to discharge the Committee on Privileges and Elections from further consideration of the resolu- tions providing for the submission of ar amendment to the constitution for the election of Senators by the people. wal defeated-21 to 3l--aftcr sharp debate.
 Mir. Fairbanks Und.). in carefulk considered speech, favored construction of the Isthmian canal by the Panams roue. Originally. he said, he had favored the Nicaragua route, but an investigation of the subject, coupled with the determi nation of the Isthmian Commission, had induced him to change his mind In favol of tho Panama route.
 He argued that that route not only would be cheaper in the first instance but cheaper in operation after the cana was constructed He earnestly favored the construction of the canal, and re scented the intimation that those who ia vored the Panama route were Tn th' least opposed to a canal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-12
MAssAoRED BY MExICANs.
Torres's Troops Brutally Slaughter
 Men, Women and Children.

Tucson, Ariz., June u.--Coionel William Christy, President of the Valley Bank of Phoenix, arrived here today from Priestas. Sonora. with details of mas sacre of Yaqui Indians, men. women and children, yesterday. in Santa Rosa canon. thirty-five miles from the Minas Priestas mines, by detachment of General Tor- res's troops. It appears that the Yaqut forces that were operating in that section had moved further into the mountains, leaving their women and children in San ta Rosa canon under guard of eighty men, The Mexican troops came upon this camp and, without any warning, opened q terrible ire sparing neither women nor children.
 After the first voIley the troops charged down upon the panic-stricken victims and massacred all within their reach. Of tha guard of eighty Yaqns. not single one survived, and over hundred women ana children fell victims to the Mexioans bullets and bayonets. The bodies Of the dead were left in the canon and the re- mainine women and children were driven to Minas Prletas by the soldiers, and from that point will be taken to Hermos- lilo.
 The Mexican soldiers and ruraies hava explicit orders to take no Yaqut men prisoners but to kill in all cases. This order was carried out yesterday when a friendly Yaaui miner came down to Prietas for supplies and was killed by the ruraIes on the outskirts of the town. Col opeI Christy says the massacre occurred at daybreak Monday morning. The troops were of Torres command. but not under him personally, and numbered 6ol The Yauuis. including men, women ana chils dren were over 800
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-12
DAVIS MEMORIAL ARCH.
Description of Design Accepted by
 Daughters of Confederacy.

Atlanta, Ga, June 1i.--The design Tor the Jefferson Davis memorial arch be erected in Richmond. Va. which Wa submitted by Louis Albert Gudebrod ant accepted by a committee representing th. United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Federation of Southern Memorial So- cieties, has been announced
 The design proposes an arch. Corntn- ina in style, to be constructed of South- ern granite having height of 65 feet. a width of 70 feet and a breadth Of 24 feet. The archway Is to be 25 feet wide and 40 feet high in the clear. An interior stairway will lead to the top of the arch. Upon either end of the arch will be 8 bronze figure, the one representing Fame" the other the Lost Cause" In the spandrels. two on each side of the arch, will be placed bas reliefs represent- ing Glory, Truth, Justice and Valor. The thirteen seals in the attic will represent the Confederate States. the seal of Vir- ginia being at the center.
 Upon low relief panels in the attic and in the archway various tributes to the chieftain of the Confectionery will be in scribed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-12
THIIRBER WAS PAID
 BY GENERAL WOOD
Havcmcyer Also Put ,ssp Money to Assist the Lobt,> iii the Cuban
 Recipi City Bill

taken place throughout the world in the last two years. He showed that beet sugar at Hamburg had fallen since June. 1900, 42 per cent While in two years he continued, "the price of raw beet su' gar in Hamburg has fallen 42 per cent, on raw cane sugar in New York 90 per cent, and 90 degrees centrifugals in New York 256 per cent, the price of granu- lated sugar in New York in the same time has fallen only F per cent"
 He added: Ut is evident a depression in the Rrice of raw sugar does not benefit the consumer alone"
 He said the depression in sugar Is world wide, and he advocated the meeting oi this European duty with a similar duty by the United States. On this point. he said: "Since England is the greatest con- sumner of bounty-fed sugar among the nations of the earth. and the United States the second. it is evident that il these two countries should join in coun- tervailing not only official but kartel bountics. instant prosperity would al once come to the sugar growers or the whole world"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-12
VICTORY FOR RICHARDSON
Alabamian Led Fight Against
 Measure.
The Eighth District Congressman Made . Telling Speech and His Splendid Fight Met With
 Reward.

Washington. June n.-(Speciai.J J-Rep- reesntative Richardson of Alabama is re- ceiving congratulations tonight for tho splendid fight he made in the House against the Corliss bill providing for a government construction of the Pacific cable The Corliss bill was killed by a handsome majority and there will not be another attempt to authorize the lay ing of a cable in the Pacific by the gov ernment.
 Representatives Hepburn and sherman, the Republican members of the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee who opposed the Corliss bill. were both absent from the House and the leadership in the fight against the bill fell to Judge Richardson. He made telling speech for an hour. Ho regards his victory as the most important he has gained since he has been in Congress. Milt Saul.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-12
CHOATE PRECEDES KING
GOT TO DINING ROOM AHEAD OF
 HIS MAJESTY.
Edward and His Consort in Most vivacious Humor - Former Con- verses With Fellow Sovereign
 J. P. Morgan.

London, June u.-A crowd of several hundred persons including a number of
 American sightseers. had gathered out side the house of the United States Ann bassador,, Joseph II. Choate on Carlton House Terrace. when King Edward and
 Queen Alexandria arrived there at s:45 tonight to attend the dinner given by MT. and Mrs. Choate
 Among the guests present at the dinner
 were:
 The King and Queen, Princess Victoria,
 the Duke of Norfolk. the Duke and
 Duchess of Portland, Lord Rosebery, the
 Bishop of London, Right Rev. Arthur F.
 Ingram; the Earl and Countess of Penn
 broke, Earl and Countess Spencer, Sir
 William and Lady Vernon Harcourt, A.
 J. Balfour. First Lord of the Treasury
 and Miss Balfour; the Earl of Derby
 Lady Alice Stanley, the Russian Am
 bassador. Baron de Staal; J. Pierpont Morgan. whitelaw Reid, special Ambas' sador of the United States to the coro' nation of King Edward and Mrs. Reid Mrs. Douglas Robinson and Mrs, $. w CowIes, sisters of President Roosevelt. A number of others were invited to b' present after dinner. The visit of kint
 Edward and Queen Alexandra to Ambas sador and Mrs. Choate was one of th'
 most interesting incidents of the presen reign and all London was talking ot I tonight The police had to clear CaritoI | House Terrace of the many spectator' | who had congregated there, anxious t' | witness as much as possible the remarka | ble tribute paid by their najesties to tho i United States. When King Edward 1 Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria with their suites, drove up to MT | Choates house, the Ambass Idor. Mrs 1 Choate, Miss Choate, Henry White, Mis- | White and Mir. and Ms. Carter me l them at the door.
 Greetings had scarcely been exchanged | before dinner was announced and thu party became somewhat mixed up MT | Choate found himself leading the Queer | into the dining room ahead of the King who had Mrs. Choate on his arm. Mir l Chcate and his wife sat opposite eaci | other, at the center of the table at whicl | forty covers had been laid. Queen Alex l andra sat at MT. Choates right hand. Or his left sat Princess Victoria, while mex | to the Princess sat Lord Lansdowne. Or | the opposite side of the table sat Mrs | Choate with King Edward on her righ | and the Duke of Norfolk on her left. | In the beginning the international ban | auct proceeded somewhat formally bu | the vivacious humor of the King ant | Queen soon put the guests at their ease | After dinner when the ladies had with
 drawn. J. Pierpont Morgan and Kim | Edward entered into conNersaticl which lasted RsagIy hal1 aR hour.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-12
THE CHINESE INDEMNITY.
Foreign Governments Seem Inclined
 to Bankrupt the Empire.

Washington. June 11.-Up to the pres ent moment. the government of the Uni ted States has not been able to induce a single one of the powers signing the treaty of Pckin to accept its views as to the exchange value of the amount of in- demnity to be paid by China.
 The effect of the depreciation of silver and the increase of the rate of exchange if the Chinese contention is denied, would he to practically increase by many mil lions the actual amount of the indemnity to be paid by ChiRa, and it is feared here that if the attempt is made to insist up on the present exchange rates. China will be taxed beyond her ability to bear and there will be internal troubles fai more grave than the Boxer uprising.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-12
PEORIA SUFFERS.
storm Worst Central Illinois Has
 Experienced Since 1S43.

Experienced Since 1S43.
 Peoria, Ills, June 1.-The double storm that struck Peoria at 10 o'clock last night, and again at o'clock this morning, was the worst Central Illinois has epxe- rienced since 1S4S.
 Rain fell in torrents and the damage caused by the high winds Is inestimahle at this time. but will amount to hun dreds of thousands of dollars. Every railroad entering the city Is crippled. Telegraph communication was cut of, and not resumed until 10 o'clock this morning. Telephonic connections which the outside world are completely severed Factories throughout the city are com pletely crippled, as almost every smoke stack Is down. The entire street rail way system was put out of business Tor several hours, but at noon today. the operation was partly resumed. Probably the worst damage in pro- 1 portion to the size of the town was a' Kingston Mines a small mining town | twenty miles below Peoria. There three persons were killed outright ana eei 'h- | jured, three fatally.
 The killed are: Infant child of Mrs. Murray. Mrs Thomas Murray. Mrs.
 Robert McElwee. ... The fatally injured arc: Infant child of Mrs, Elewee; Robert McElwee; Thos. Murray.
 The others injured are: Mrs. Mocha; Roy Bitner; Jud Marsh; Cora Rosbot- tom: James Lacock; Mrs. Frank Brazena; Mrs. Reef.
 An electrical storm swept over the vil- Iage first, followed by the tornado. The hath of the storm was 200 feet wide. Six teen homes are completely demolished, as are the Methodist Church and the engine house. blacksmith shop and barn of New som Brothers at their mine The total loss to property will exceed $2o'oOO Wiped from Face of Earth. The home of Thomas Murray was literally wiped from the face Of the earth. The wind took the lives of Mrs.
 Murray and child and left the father in q dying condition. MT. and Mrs. Mc-
 Elwee were in their home. which was demolished. Their child was killed in it's
 mothers arms, while she was fatally hurt and the father will die.
 Mrs Mocha and child had miraculous
 escape from death. The house was com pletely wrecked. but partition which had fallen was a protection, and while they were pinned down for ho ITS, they were not badly hurt.
 In Peoria, George ReardOn, an employs of the electric company, was instantly killed this morning. while repairing the storm damage at Glen Oak Park He was caught by a live wire and dled in- stsutly George Ashlock another llne- | man. was seriously burned m attempting | to extricdte Reardon from the wire fhs 1 Peoria and Pekn Union round house was blown down shortly after 10 o'eIoek' II
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-12

1t at the time were eight men. and an escaped without serious injury, but same ueI Spencer, an Iowa Central engineer, who was caught by the falling walls. re- ceived serious injuries to his back.
 Thirteen locomotives owned hy the uits four by the Toledo. Peoria and Westerns and five by the Big Four. were almost totally wrecked.
 Three largo dry goods houses were on fire at the same time, and the entire hrb department of the city was on duty all night.
 The Chicago. Rock Island and Pacifo train, which left this city at ifk45 o'clock last night for Chicago ran into wasii- out just above the city. The engine is buried in sand and mud <and tho ba8gage car turned over. Robert Atkinson. the engineer. was the only person injured. The roofs of Corning & Co.'S distiliery Warehouse and the Clark distillery wer0 blown of.
 X The Harmed and von Maur dry goods store and Charles Canon X Co.'s mems. furnishings store were almost wrecked by water.
 Rescued by Boats.
 Shortly after II o'clock a report reach~ ed the police that the people living in Dry Run on the bluff were in danger ~ drowning as they mad been caught by 'faa flood Row boats were hurried to tA5 scene at once and the police took twt tles persons from their homes. They wsss standing on pianos with the water ain sst to their necks. Within an hour all es them would have been lost All connl ts cation with the outside world was stroyed for over twelve hours and it was almost noon today when wire was secured between Peoria and Chicago and St. Louis. All street car service was stopped and the fire alarm system was wrecked.
 A tugboat and steam launch which have, been plying on the river at this point have disappeared since the first storm and 1t Is believed they are now at the bottom of the Peoria Lake. Their pilots have not been seen. The storm was general and extended az far cast as Bloomington. where 1t was even worse than at Peoria. The steamer City of Peoria, out on the Illinois River with an excursion party of 800 women, | was caught in the Narrows several miles below Peoria. but was landed safely at Henry was driven ashore by the wind and | waves, and will be a total loss. The fish market boats were torn from their moor- tings and carried across the lake. It is not l known whether any lives were lest on | these boats. The storm struck Morton. a l small village fifteen miles below here. and Edward Beeman and farmer named | Ellison were killed. The damage to farm- CTS is beyond estimation at this time. and | 1t is impossible to get list of the dead.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-12
! MEDAL FOR TITUS
PINNED TO CADETS COAT BY
 THE PRESIDENT.
The Celebration of Tooth Anniver. sary of the Establishment of West Point Reached its
 Climax Yesterday.

West Point, N. Y. June n.-The ceie- hration of the tooth anniversary of the establishment of the West Point Military Academy reached its climax today. Pres ident Roosevelt was the chief guest and there was brilliant crowd, including army and navy officers. cabinet officers. ladies in bright costumes and handsome ly uniformed diplomats.
 The days activity began with the ar rival of the President and then came a review of the cadets. a reception at the homo of the Superintendent of the Acad- emy, Colonel Mills. the formal exercises and speeches in Memorial Hall after luncheon, and the dress parade at sun down.
 The centennial banquet with more than 500 guests was held in the evening. , President Rooscvelt's party included Sec retsry Root. Secretary Moody. Postmas- ter General Payne. Secretary Corteiyou and Miss Carew. the Presidents sister, in-law.
 shortly after his arrival the President reviewed the cadets at the parade grounds. In the course of the review Cadet Calvin P. Titus was called from the ranks to face the President who pinned medal for bravery on his breast, tho medal being awarded by Congress for gaiiantry at Pekin. China, August A l9o0, when Titus was the first to scale the wall of the Chinese city while serv- ing as musician. company k, 14th Infan- try. Immediately after luncheon the ex- ercises were held in Memorial Hall. Coll onel Mills made an address of welcome and then introduced President Roosevelt who made a speech.
 The orator of the day was General Horace Porter. Ambassador to France. The Secretary of War was the last speak, CT.
 The afternoon exercises were brought to a close with the dress parade, It was witnessed by the President and his party and many officers. The following cable gram was received in the evening:
 :'Manila, June Il. 1902.
 "One hundred and ten graduates al alumni banquet send congratulations to our alma mater on her centennial ami versary. Ranerty,
 Presiding"
 The event of the evening was the ban uuet given by the officers of West Point to their distinguished guests. It was held in Grant Hall and covers were laid for 800 The toastmaster was General C. B. Davis, of the Judge Advocate Gen. erals Department. The toasts were:
 "Our Guests" responded to by the Italian Ambassador. Mir. Des Ranches American Universities and Colleges by Dr. William P. Harper. president oi the University of Chicago; Congress and it's Relations to the Military Academy. by David B. Henderson, Speaker of tht House of Representatives; The Army. | by Lieutenant General Nelson A. Niles '"The Navy" by Captain F. k. Chad | wick; "The Staff and the Army Schools. by Major General H. c. Corbin: ''Th' Volunteers" by Major General D. F SickIes; "The National Guard" by Gen eral Dick, Ohio National Guard.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-12
Asks Extension of Time.

Washington. June 11.-During the exec utive session of the Senate today, Sena- for Cullom of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. reported a resolution recommend ing the ratification of the protocol ex- tending for one year the time of the rati- f,Cation of the Danish treaty for the pur- nose of the Danish West Indies. This action Is made necessary by the faiure of the Danish parliament to act on tho treatv. Senator Hale objected to it's constderation and under the rules it went
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-12
WOMAN KILLS HERSELF.
Mrs. Joseph obert Takes Carbolic
 Acid.

Mobile, June u.-(Special )-Mrs Joseph Obert committed suicide here today by taking carbolic acid. She took the fatal dose about s o'clock this morning and death resulted about this afternoon, de- spite constant medical attention. The woman was formerly Miss Wilson of Meridian, Miss, and by those who knew her there, said to have been belle there and very beautiful young woman. She left letter to her husband, to whom she was married about three weeks ago. say ing that she did not want to separate him and his mother, and that she would get out of the way.
 It is alleged that her husbands mother objected to the marriage. Mrs. Obert had been married three times. and 1t IS said that neither of her former marriages turned out happily. She leaves two chil- dt en by a former marriage.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-12
Brewery Workers May Strike.

Chicago June u.-Angered by the re- fusaI of the officers of the United States Brewing Company-more commonly known as the trust-to reinstate thirty brewery drivers helpers. who went out on strike Monday the other unions con- nected with the firms are preparing to call a general strike tomorrow morning. The men are thoroughly organized and their leaders claim that not a barrel of beer can he moved from the breweries involved without their consent after ths strike call has been served.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-12
AIoLamians Take Honors.

Clarksville. Tenn. June 11.-tSpeciaD- R. F.. Fulton of Collinsvlle and Lowry Davis of Opelika were graduated with honor from the Southwestern Presoyte- rian University today. Davis was Ndie- dictorian and also won the bip'e n.eua' U. r. and the prize for the best story. C. E. Allen of la, won the lhtel society ..,. pn'"s' and Greck med Perdue Hill prize,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-12
$ Missionary Expires.

Mexico City. June 11.-Rev. James Wood. NJ. D.. missionary of the Meth odist Episcopal Church. Solth and phy- sician in charge of Trinity Hospital at San Luis Potosi, Is dead after three weeks illness Nf typhuS fever.