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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28
RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
Measure as Agreed Upon will Carry About $65, ,OOC, 900. .i5I

Washington, May N.-The conferees of the two houses of Congress on the river and harbor bill today reached a final agreement on that bill. The exact figures showing the aggregate result of their work have been determined, but it can be stated that of S, ,5OO.0Oe appropriated ad- ditionally by the Senate only about a. 500. 600 was retained. the provisions calling for the remaining s. 100000 being disagreed to by the House .conferees. As the bill will be reported. it makes a total appro- priation of about s65, ,000. 900 in direct ap- propriations, and for work authorized
 The principal Senate amendments which were retained include the following: Mouth of Calsaiu River. Louisiana, s75.- 900; Galveston. Tex, $l00.000 cash and s2o0 600 contract appropriation. instead of $20o. 900 and s4OO,000 respectively. as orig inally made by the Senate: Pasacagoula River. Mississippi s25.0o0 cash and $100.- 0O0 continuing contract, instead of $50000 and $20000 respectively, as originally in- serted by the Senate; mouths of Sabine and Neches River. Texas. $l25 5000; Calves ton chip channel and Buffalo Bayou. Tex as, fixing the limit for completion of d. vision No. i at $500 600; Trinity River, Texas, $l00, 900 cash and s275,000 continuing contract, instead of $125.0Oo and $4oo.0O respectively; Upper White River. Arkan- sss, s270.0OO; Walnut Bend, Mississippi River, Arkansas; to repair lcvee, S90, 900; Cumberland River above Nashville, $200.- GOO; Ohio River. between Marietta and the mouth of the Big Miami River, $25,0oO; Mississippi River. from the mouth of the Ohio to the mouth of the Missouri, s650- GOO cash, instead of s600,000 fixed by the House. and fixing the limit at $1.s5o. 900. instead of s1SO0.000: Mississippi River from head of the passes to the mouth of the Ohio. g. 200. GOO. an increase of s2J0.0O0 over the House provision.
 The Senate amendments requiring bonds by guarantee companies from contractors and giving to the Secretary of War dis eretIon to extend the time for completing bridges was stricken out.
 Most of the amendments made by the Senate for large improvements were dis agreed to and will go out of the bill if the conference report is accepted. The more important provisions which met this fate are: Appropriating $45O.OOO for payment of the Brazos River Channel and Dock Company for jetties built; appropriating sIse, 800 for the improvement of Coosa River. Alabama: appropriating S6500G0 for improvements at New Orleans, Natchez. Memphis. etc.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28
THE SHAITJC BILlJIs ] PASSED 
 Reyisess me Immigration Laws. LIQUOR QUESTION DEBATE |Intoxicants are Barred from | National Capitol. Senate ssll Unable to Fix Time for
 Vote on the Philippine 1ill-
 Mr. Pattersoa conciudss
 His Speech,

Washington. May .7.-The House today passed the Shattuc immigration bill. The feature of the day was a lively debate on the question of prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors at immigrant sta tions. It was precipttated by an smend- ment offered by Mir. Bowersock Mass.) to prohibit such sale. which was carried & to IS. MT. Landis Undo followed this victory with an amendment to prohibit the sale of intoxicants In the Capitol. and 1t prevailed by still larger majority l0S to 19.
 ! The bill brings together into one act all the scattered legislation heretofore en- acted in regard to the immigration of aliens into the United States, arranges 1t in sequence. etc.. eliminates what has
 become obsolete by reason of subsequent
 legislation. amends some of the aduinis-
 trative features and also adds some pro-
 visions to the general laws and others
 made uecesyary by the extension of the
 territorial limits of the United States.
 Among the more important changes ars those irIcreasing the head tax on aliens
 coming into the United States by land
 transportation from Il to N.b0: adding to the excluded ciessss epileptics. persons
 who have teen insanse within five years
 anarchists or persons who advocate the overthrow of ofgovernment by forces pros titutcs and procurers (whcse importation is now felony, but whose entry is mol prohibited) broadening the word 'con- tract in the contract labor law to in. ciude ''offer, solicitation or promise; providing for the fine of steamship com panies which receive at the ports of de parture aliens affiicted with loathsome oI contagious disease instead of providing as now for their deportation on arrival here; extending the time within which an allen who becomes public charge nay be dsported from one to two years and providing that immigrants over Il ! years of age should be able to read ir
 some language. .F A special rule was presented to mako the tili for coining subsidiary silver 2 continuing order until disposed of A vote win be taken on the rule tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28
EDWARD ANXIOUS FOR PEACE
Desires That Terms Be Arranged Be-
 fore Coronation.

New York. May 27.-The re-assemblin of Parliament has done little toward clear ing the situation in South Africa, says a Tribune dispatch from London. A lan- guid house listened. to non-committal ex- plantations. A suggestion that the King is so anxious to have peace before the coronation that he is bringing pressure to hear upon the ministers to make large concessions to the Boers Is secuted in official circles. The King is described as not less patriotic than his mother was and as equally mindful of the obligation of constitutional ruler to be guided by the advice of his ministers. The King can hardly be more anxious for peace than the ministers of the country
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28

Hon. Judson Clements. Interstate Com merce Commissioner, was concluded this afternoon. Much evidence was presented by both sides, the railroads bringing a number of merchants from Nashville to testify that they have no advantage over Chsttanooga in freight rates. They tes- tined that they are in direct competition with Cincinnati. Louisville and St. Louis and are rated accordingly. It was decided by the attoriiews to argue the case be- fore the full membership of the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington at as early date as possible.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28
s+.+,,es to Pulaski and steuben.

washington, May H.-The House Com- ,,tttee on Library today directed fa- vorable report on the bill for statue to Gen. Count Cassimir Pulaski. the Polish patriot of the Revolutionary War; to Cost s5o. .,0O. It is expected that the com rnittee also will favorably report the bill for a statue of General Steuben and that both statues will find places with those of Rochambeau and Lafayette in La fayette Square. thus making this beauti- ful reservation center for the statues Of distinguished foreigners who have drawn swords in the cause of America.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28
RAILROADS AID SUGAR TRUST.
Alleged That They War on the Beet
 Sugar Industry

Chicago, May N.-Some of the west ern railroars are accused of helping the American Sugar Refining Company. com monly called the sugar trust, ln~lts CT forts to kill the beet sugar industry or Nebraska and Colorado, says The Inter- Ocean.
 The Rock Island, Missouri Pacific and Texas railroads have joined the Mallory steamship line in making 8 through rate of 33 cents per 100 pounds on sugar from New York via Galveston to Kansas City, St. Joseph, Omaha and Lincoln, Neb.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28

On this date the ,so-called sugar tfust has just shipped into the Missouri River territory 20 carloads of sugar sggregat- Ing 6.000,ooo pounds.
 The result is that this sugar is put h that market at a lower figure than the beet sugar growers of Nebrasl<a and Col orado can meet and realise any profit. The Illinois Central Railroad has, given notice that 1t wiH join in making via Ne worleans the same rate of g cents from New York to Missouri River points that other roads are making via Calves ton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28
PAID rENALrY Toh xuaDSns
William H. Lane, . Negro, is Hanged
 in philadelphia.

William n. Lane, . Negro, is Hanged
 in Philadelphia.
 Phiiadeiphia. May N.-wiiHam Harmon Lane. colored, was hanged at io;os o'clock this morning.
 The crime for which Lane today paid the death penalty was particularly atrcr cious. On the morning of April he shot and killed Ella Jarden. by whom he wae employed as servant. and her two daughters, Madeline. aged 14 and Eioise, aged 2 years.
 Lane had stolen money from his en1- ployer and fearing the consequences oi his thefts. he deliberately shot the wo- man and her younger daughter in an up. per room of their home and then called the elder child from the street, where sbe had been playing. and shot and killed her.
 After the shooting Lane escaped to Camden. N. J.. but was arrested a few hours later at the railroad station in that city, He confessed his crime and after a formal hearing was sentenced to death. Justice was not delayed in meting out punishment to the negro and in less than two months after the commission of the crime he was executed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28

announced that they would take hand In the nomInations for minor State om- cers were compelled to take part today in the contest for Food and Dairy Commis- sioner, and it Is thought that they VIII oppose Depunty F. w. Herbst WOO was considered in the lead to succeed Com missioner Joseph Blackburn. Since the reports have been circulated today abont the light against Herbst az Blackburn man, there were treat efforts to catry the alleged ''slate-breaking" further on and the field is concentrating against Crew for Supreme Judge and against KirtIey for member of the Board of Puo- lie Works.
 No Change in Platform.
 There is no change in the constructive work of the platform makers- The resolu- tions that General Dick brought with him from Washington have been submitted to various conferences during the past three days. As this is the first Republican Coh- vention in the martyred Presidents state since the tragedy at Buffaio last Septem- Der, there win be tribute resolution, followed by an expression of confidence Tn President Roosevelt, and an endorsement of the Republicans in Congress. The ad- dresses of Governor Nash as temporary chairman of and of General Grosvenor as permanent chairman also pay tribute to Mckinley.
 The only change likely to be made by the Committee on Resolutions in the plat. form already drafted and considered in informal conferences, will be in the planks on Cuban reciprocity. trusts and the tariff and if the changes are made they will simply be in the forms of ex- pressions The distinguished feature con tinued to be the trial heats of candidates for the gubernAtorial nomination and cth- CT places on the State ticket next year.
 The workers today were especially in- terested In the contests for members of the State Central Committe that holds over until after the next State Convention and controls the machinery at the time when Senator Hanna win stand for re- election. The control of the organization is also wanted by those who are in an. lticipation. of. the next Republican Na- tional Convention. Biz Boom for Hanna. :, There is much talk in the open field for l Hanna for President two years hence, as we'll as reelection as Senator by the Legislature that is to be chosen next year & There is nd opposition expressed to President Roosevelt Those who are talk ing about the delegation to the next Ma
 tiohal, Convention say they do not want an anti Roosevelt delegation, but one that would not be anti-Hanna in the event oi President Roosevelt not being nominated There probably never was a, State Con. vention of the dominant party held in Ohio at which Federal ofiiceholders were as scarce as here.
 l The full Committee on Resolutions
 which was in session until after Il D I m. changed the plank on Cuban recipro city so as to make 1t an endorsement o,
 the policy of President Roosevelt and o
 the Ohio Republican Congressmen witt
 the exception of General Dick.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28
Will Welcome Refugees.

Kingston, Jamaica. May H.-The plant CTS here, including the United Fruit Com pany. an American concern. are warmly supporting the proposal to bring hundreds of the sufferers from the volcanic out break on the Island of St. Vincent to work on estates here and also to settle them on the crown lands. The govern ment of Jamaica is being asked to make an offer to transport people from St. Vim cent to Jamaica.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28
Sylvester Announces Directors.

New York. May s7.-Chlef of Police SyI- vester. the President of the International Association of Police Chiefs. today an- nounced tfle following Board of Direct ors: Philip Deitscn. Cincinnati: J. T. Jannsen, Milwaukee; Matthew Kelly. St. Louis: William Moore. Binghampton, N. Y.. Francis O'Neill. Chicago Carlos Rou- magnac City of Mexico; C. w. Soost, Mo- bile. Ala. Colonel A. P Sherwood. Otta- wa, Ont; J. N. Partridge New York City; H. F. Howard. Richmond. Va; Benjamin Murphy. Jersey City. N. J.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28
SPANISH CABINET CRIsIs-
Portfolios of the Ministers in the Hands of Premier aagasta.

Portfolios of the Ministers In the
 Hands of Premier sagasta.
 Madrid. May 27.-A crisis in the cabinet has occurred. At the meeting of the cabinet tonight senor Canalejas, the Minister of Agriculture insisted upon the necessity of converting the Chamber i'm mediateiy to discuss the religious Qucs- tion. The other Ministers opposed thiz proposal and Senor Canalejas resigned After this action the remainder of the Cabinet placed their portfolios at the dis posal of Senor Sagasta. the Premier, to enable him to solve the difficulty.
 It was announced from Madrid May 18th that Senor Canaiejas. who rendered his resignation as Minister of Agricul- ture May t2, had consented to retain his portfolio until after the accession to the throne of King Alfonso. It was then said that serious political crisis was only postponed until after the festivittea attending the majority of the King which began May 1T. Senor Canale1as dis agreed with the government regarding it's policy in coming to compromise agree ment with the Vatican on the question of religious orders.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28
5o,ooo, ,ooo FEET ANNUALLY.
Yellow Pine to That Amount Will Be
 Cut bv One Concern in Alabama.

Cincinnati, May 27.--Severai lumbcrmen and capitalists. including ex-Gov. F.. E. Jackson of Washington. D. C.: F. s. Crozett and J. W. Natzeck of Davenport, La; C. W. Gales and B. w. Bartlett of Little Rock: Ark. met nere today for the purpose of establishing a great lumber n,annfactullng n,a plant on a vast tract of rine timber lands in the southern part of Alabama. The purpose of the meeting here was to secure the necessary machin- cry. .
 The tract contains 144.OOo acres and Gov ernor Jackson said they expected 10 cut 5o ma. 600 feet of yellow pine annually.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28
Ashes from Mont Pelee,

West Indies. May N.-During the whole of last night ashes from the volcano on
 the island of Martinique fell here in greater quantity than ever experienced
 since the outbreak of Mont Pelee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28
Negro Will Hang.

Lagrange. Texas. May 2I-Sam Wood- ley. negro convicted of assault upon ls-year-olu white girl hVlng III "mches- ter thIs county. has been sentenced by Iudxe Moore to be hanged on June II. The case has been affirmed by the higher courts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28
NApraed to bv Kine christian.

Copenhagen, May 2I.-King Christian. after a Ions conference today With the the proposal of the United states to ex- tend for year the time limit for the ratification of the Danish West Indian teraty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28
No Meat shortage in Chicago.

Chicago, May 27.-Owing to the signing of the scale demanded by the teamsters by a number of the smaller packing firms there was no meat shortage here today. The packers. however. had trouble in transferring meat from their cars to their branch houses. In order to replenish the stock of their Fulton branch. Armour and Company sent out team driven by one of the superintendents. Other wagons were driven by clerks, who were protect ed by the police.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28
BEEF TRUST HEARING
OPERATION or THE COMBINE IN
 THE EAST.
Managers of the Albany and Troy, N. r., Branches are Examined. Strict Adherence to Credit
 Agreement Demanded.

Albany N. r., May 27.--Aibany and Troy managers. of branch offices of the various western beef packers were ex. amincd today relative to the workings of their cfiices. before former Justice Jud- son L.. Landon .as referee. Their eyi- dence tended to show that an agreement had existed between the various con .cerns whereby retail dealers who did not pay promptly for meat delivered were listed by an arbitration agent and no firm was permitted to furnish them with meat unless they paid for 1t immediately upon delivery. The firms subscribed to q fund which was to be forfeited if they failed to live up to the terms of the credit agreement.
 John w. Houngan testified that he had acted as arbitrator for the western pnck- ing concerns in Albany and that he had been compelled to fine certain managers for violating the credit agreement. !
 Charles La Fontaine, manager of the Albany Branch of the Hammond Com pany. stated that uniform credit agree ment was formerly in force, but that it was abandoned some three years ago. and that each agent worked independently in deciding upon a credit system at present. Prices. he said, were fixed daily by the Chicago office.
 The hearing was adjourned until We'd nesday, June | s."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28
INDUSTRIAL SIDE OF TOUR
Politics Forgotten by the
 Northern C0ngressmen.
Bill to Retire Capt. Richmond P. Hob son Receives . Favorable Re- port from Senate Committee
 on Naval Affairs.

Washington May. 17.--t Especial )-The Thompson party, which has been touring the State of Alabama. arrived in wash- ington this morning and at once became the center of Congressional interest. The members who went on the trip were sur rounded upon their arrival at the Capi- tol and were asked to tell of their Inn pressions sained on the tour.
 The conditions which existed in the South were accurately described by MT. LittlefieId. Judge Smith, MT. Barney and the others who studied the Southern peo- pie and their resources. Many influential members of Congress listened to the nar- ratives and were greatly interested in what they heard, so 1t may be said the beneficial results of the pilgrimage ar ranged by Colonel Thompson are already felt. It is probable that one or more of the Congressmen who made the tour will have something to say on the floor of the House of the industrial development of the South. This industrial feature at tracted the attention of the visitors from the first and before their tour was half ended. it had completely overshadowed the negro question.
 Congressman Littlefield unhesitatingly said the relation between the negroes and the whites outside of politics was amica- ble ana cordial. "The negro has fair treatment" he said. So far as labor is concerned. in the matter of education, hls advantages are much greater than had believed. Tn this respect, Alabama IS do- ing more for the negro. I believe. than any other State in the country"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28
Asks That Writ Be ouashed.

Jefferson City. Mo. May 27.-Attorneys for the Schvarzschild and Sulzberger company of Kansas City today filed a motion in the Supreme Court to quash the alternative writ issued at the instance of Attorney General Crow for the custer of the defendant for be- ing in the beef combine. The motion alleges the writ was improperly issued in vacation. The court en banc will probably pass on the motion June 1.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28
Freight Rate Cases.

Chattanooga. Tenn. May s7.-Hearing of Chattanooga freight rate cases before
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28
Bill to Retire Hobson.

The Senate Committee on Naval Affairs today favorably reported the bill placing Captain Richmond Pearson Hebson on the retired list of the United States Navy in compliance with the recent message of the President. The bill has been sleeping in committee for two months. It is un- derstood that the President has recently personally urged members aef fss6 commit tee to act upon the bill. Several Demo- cratic members of the committee voted against reporting 1t. The bill will pass the Senate within few days. and 1t Is expected the House will also give Its ap- proval before adjournment.
 The sundry civil appropriation bill as passed by the House. carried an appro- priation of $l00000 for gauging the streams and determining the water supply of the United States and for the investi- gation of underground currents and ar tesian wells in arid and semi arid sec tions. The Senate amended the bill so as to appropriate $200,0Oo and not confine the investigation to the arid sections Representative Taylor of Alabama. n member of the Conference Committee, IS trying to hold the Senate amendment III the bill. The appropriation of $2oo,0Oo would go to the geological survey to be divided among the several States. MT Taylor believes a survey of different sec tions of thee States will expose valuable mineral deposits.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-28

sale grocery houses in the state, and from the time he was taken into the firm until it ceased doing business, about 1875, Mir Barnes was tireless in
 it's interests. After the firm dissolved
 Mir. Barnes attended to his and his
 fathers interests. His father died on
 October G. 1S9O and his mother died
 here on April 15. 1S93 The wholesale
 grocery business which MT. Barnes took
 hold of after he was made member of
 the firm was started by his grandfath-
 er Captain Merit w. Barnes, of Wa
 tertown, N Y, who was a captain in
 the war of 1872. The firms business was carried on on State street and be- fore MT. Barnes became connected with it it was known as Barnes & Finch
 During the last two years MT. and Mrs Barnes have travelled great deal in an endeavor to better Mrs Barnes health, and it was their intention to re- main in California during the rest of the winter. There are very few civil ized countries on the globe through which MT. Barnes had not travelled dur ing his life, and the last trip abroad was taken about three years ago. His eld- e5t SUI, AllOS r., IS dSSlSIdlI treasurer of the New Haven Trust company and Frank is connected with the New Ha- ven Gas Light company
 The arrangements for the funeral have not been made, MT. Bishop said last night but he expected that the body of the deceased would arrive in New Haven about Saturday. It is the intention of MT. Bishop, as soon as he hears of the travelling arrangements to meet Mrs, Barnes and her sons at some western point and give whatever aid he can to the bereaved family.
 MT. and Mrs. Max Adler, of this city, are in Los Angeles. and MT, Adler sent a message to Pierce N. Welch, of the First National bank yesterday that told of the serious illness of Major Barnes.