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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-23
THE SITUATION IN CHICAGO
Funerals Held Under Cover oi
 Darkness.
Burial at Night in Order to Avpid Violence to Mcurners as the Hands of Striking
 Drivers Pioksts.

Chicago. Dec. 22.--Members of the xiv~ cry Drivers Union met today to cons1dez an arbitration plan to consider the strike While the arbitration was being c0n1i6- cred news was received of the first union label funeral since the strike began.
 The funeral was arranged by underta. l<er c. M. Marks. the body of the deco dent being removed in . 'dead wagon with a placard showing the vehicle to bs owned by an undertaken paying the union scale. It was also the first funeral fn which procession of carriages was sups piled to the mourners.
 The funeral of John B. Kelly was held under cover of darkness last night on account of the possibility of violence.
 Headed by solitary black wagon and a band, the mourners of prominent res ident of tho Italian quarter marched slowly through the city's business district today. No violence was shown as tha cortege tramped through the slush and half frozen mud. The route of the littIs procession was directly past the union headquarters.
 Went in Omnibus.
 The County Commissioners who attend. ed the burial of the father of County Commissioner William Buss could get nothing more dignined than an omnibus In which to ride in the funeral process sion. The commissioners were unable td secure even single carriage.
 After engaging tearse for funeral, undertaken c. M. Marks, who yesterday signed the union scale was refused by 8 livery owner the use of the vehicle For two hours the funeral was delayed, while the mourners waited for a hearse When none could be had, a ''dead' wagon was used.
 Tn r,rnva the 4..nooi,, ato,.z tt xvn~ ,,<s,.e ed out that the liverymen who had hearses yesterday protested at their meet ing against '.indpendent'' undsrtakers, who favor hiring union drivers for the hearses. Members admit that the "Undufs takers Association" as body is not in favor of the move of d few of their mum her 10 make peace with the union. but flavor standing by the livery men"
 A conference committee to receive an expected peace proposal from che drivers union was appointed by the joint livery. men and undsrtakers' executive commit. tee late this afternoon. Later the em- ployes voted unanimously to accept a conditional arbitration.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-23
sCHwAB FILES ANSWER.
Sweeping Denial of All the Charges
 Brought Against Him.

New York, Dec. 22.-Charles NJ Schwab to-day filed his answer to the cross bill of the United States Ship building Company and James Smith, Jr., its receiver, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern district of New York. The case is that of the company and it's receiver against the New York Security Company. and MT. Schwab af- ter denying some of the fundamental facts which have heretofore been estab- lished, takes up the various allegations and charges of the cross bill. He says:
 T deny that I ever was or became one of the promoters of the shipbuild- ing company or that I and a number of persons associated with me acquired the capital stock of the Bethlehem Steel Company as averred in said cross bill"
 Emphatic denial is made that he ever conceived any scheme of transferring to the shipbuilding company the stock of the above companies at an excessive rate or upon conditions permitting him ar hIs associates to control. the shipbuild- ing company or to absorb for his benefit ali of it's property and assets to the in- Iurv of it's creditors and its bona fide hondholders and stockholders or other wise.
 MT. schwab repudiated any connection with John W. Young and says he never caused the latter to propose to the ship building directors to transfer 300.0 900 shares of Bethlehem stock, $1O, 600 each of bonds, preferred and common stock of the shipbuilding company.
 The defendant ayers that If the first mortgage bonds be declared null and void and be repudiated as obligations of
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-23
cH1NAss FERROUS POSITION.
Japanese Will Insist on Pelxin Civ
 inns AAd

Peiin. Dec. 22.-The Chinese officials are awakening to the peril confronting China in the event of al Russo-Japanese war. and they are greatly distressed
 Wu Ting Fang has been urging the United States legation. on his own re- sponsibility, to seek & special audience of the Dowager Empress and impress on her China's perilous position and the need of a strong army and ministers ac- quainted with foreign affairs.
 China will attempt to remain neutral, though doubtless she will be subjected to strong Japanese pressure to participate in conflict for the preservation of her integrity.
 The officials here recognize that the remnant of China's sovereignty fin Man. churia is lost if Russia succeeds and see the difficulty of China avoiding becoming entangled in a war on her own terri- tory.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-23
MINNnsoTA,s coNyENTroN.
Bf4sS for State in the Pacific Rail-
 esaad Merger Case.

4 f washington. Dsc shrjef of the State of Minnesota in the suit 6f ~tf.Ms State against the Northern Securities Company was filed in the Supreme Court of the United States tonight by Attorney General Douglass and M. D. Mum and c. B. Wilson. The brief is a document of 176 pages and its authors contend that the merger of the Northern Pacific and Great Northern Railroad Companies into the Northern Securities Company was for the purpose of stining competition.
 After stating that the action was brought to enjoin the consolidation of the two, railroad companies because they are parallel and competing lines within the State of Minnesota and that the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eighth Circuit decided the case contrary to the contention of the, State. the attorneys present their assignment of errors on the part of the Circuit Court.
 There are twenty-nine of these assign inents, but the principal ones are that the decree is erroneous in holding that the Northern Securities Company was not organized for the purpose of consoii- dating the two parallel railroad compan- nies; in holding that the ownerships of the stock of the two railway companies by the Northern Securities Company does not amount to consolidation within the AAhOaHtAtG VI tiG dCt8 SGt AoAAAt HI 0RRSk- lants' bill; in holding that the Northern Securities Company does not, In fact, control the two railway companies, and in not holding that the Northern Securi- ties Company was intended by It's incor- porators to be and is device for evasion of the la ws ofsthe State.
 Tn the course of the relation of the facts of the consolidation of the two roads, ref erence is made to the joint circular letter of the freight agents of the Northern Pacific and the Great Northern Road. January 2s, 1909. and 1t is declared that the effect of this circular letter was to withdraw all competitions for business be- tween the roads within the State of Min nesota, and to compel the shipper to ship freight via the road having the shortest route or else pay to tho road having the longer route a greater freight rate. land not only,'' they say, twas all competition so far as rates were concerned, withd avn or destroyed, but all effort to secure busi- ness and all the benefits resulting there from to shippers on the line of said rail- roads within the State of Minnesota were absolutely destroyed"
 They conclude by calling attention to the magnitude of the case and say:
 ''The judgment of this court thereon must determine whether a sovereign State of this United States is powerful enough to vindicate the majesty of its own laws"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-23
CHINA WILL GET IN.
In Event of War It Will Fight the Russians.

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 London, Dec. 23.-The Daily Mails Tien Tsin correspondent learns upon what he thinks is good authority that in the event of war between Russia and Japan. the Chinese military authorities will cooperate with the Japanese.
 According to the correspondent. it is said in Tientsin that a number of Jap Rnese warships are concentrating in the vicinity of Port Arthur.
 The Daily Mails Kobe correspondent says It is reported that the Japafsese gov. ernnent issehartering is numerous steam CTS as transports. including three belong ing to the Nippon Yusen Kaisha. Jap- anese steamship company. At the Lon don offices of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, in response to inquiries. it was declared that nothing was known there of such action on the part of Japs>, The offi- cials of the company expressed the opin- ion that there would be no war and that there had not been even an intimation received by the company that the gov- ernment desired to acquisition its steam CTS.
 A dispatch to the Reuter- Telegram Com- pany from Tientsin says the correspond ent has information on the highest oiti- ciaI authority that the negotiations be- tween Russia and Japan will terminate amicabIys
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-23
ANDREWS IS PAROLED
MAN WHO WRECKED DETROIT
 SAVINGS BANK. E
Prosecutor O. F. Hunt Severely
 cIticises Governor Bliss for Civ ing Andrews LfhAxkx Enc '~ rSNta4 Executive Reasons.

Detroit, Dec. 2.~zwtofd was received from Lansing tonight that Governor Bliss had signed a parole for Frank c. An Srews, former Vice-President of the wrecked City Savings Bank of Detroit. Andrews has been confined in the State prison at Jackson since November S, 1902. He was convicted of misappropriat- ing the funds of the bank. The technt- cal charge was in connection with an 6, 600 check, but the evidence introduced at the trial covered money and credit of the bank to the amount of more than q, ,5O0.O00. although the banks capital was only s150,OOo. %.
 The City Savings Bank was closed Feb ruary, 10 1902. by the State Banking Commissioner and the subsequent trial of Andrews, who was at the time of his arrest police commissioner of the city or Detroit. was highly sensational. Prescott tor O. F. Hunt. in speaking of the parole, severely arraigned Governor Bliss for his action in the matter. 60,
 ''The peoples side of the case was not heard by the Governor at all," said MT. Hunt. ''It seems that If a man can make a steal big enough he can get al- most anything. I think that this action of Governor Bliss will do more to bring the administration of justice in this State into contempt than anything else.
 There are three other charges pending against Andrews, and will begin inves. tigations at once and see whether he can be placed on trial on these charges"
 The pending charges are for misapply' ing the banks funds and making a false report to the banking commissioner.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-23
BACK AT PORT ARTHUR.
Russian War Vessels Depart from
 Chemulpo.

St. Petersburg. Dec. 23.-Of the Russia warships recently at Chemulpo, Corea. in connection with the disturbance there only the cruiser Boyarin remains at that place. All the other vessels have return ed to Port Arthur.
 Vice Admiral Stark, commanding the Russian Pacific squadron, while the war ships were at Chemulpo. had an audience with the Emperor of Corea.
 According to the Port Arthur Novy- krai some of the Chinese militia fought in the ranks of the Chinese robber bands in the recent encounter with the Russians. The paper contends that Russia is com churia of these bandits because China has not filled all her treaty engagements.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-23
EFFORTS TO PREVENT WAR.
Lansdowne and Delcasse Are Hard
 at Work.

Paris. Dec. 22.-Conhrmation was ob- tained from official sources today of the reports that Foreign Secretary Lansdowne and Foreign Minister Delcasse have with In the last few days made strong repre- sentation at Tokio with the view to avert ing a crisis between Russia and Japan
 There is reason to believe that. these representations coming at the critical mo- ment when Japan's reply was being hand ed to the Russian Minister. Baron do Rosen. exrcised a powerful restraining in- fiuence. This Is especially true of Lord Lansdowne. owing to Great Britain being the ally of Japan.
 The terms of the Japanese answer are not yet known here. but owing to the ac- ton taken by Great Britain and France the officials here are confident that her answer permits a continuance of the dip lomatic negotiations towards securing common grounds for an agreement.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-23
Chinese Gets Iniuction.

Duluth. Minn., Dec. 22.-There is a great fight on here between the regular restaurants and their employees and union labor generally against the numerous Chinese restaurants. H. B. Coon, local king of the Chinamen. applied to the Fed eraI Court for an injunction against the union labor men and others who were op- posing him and his business and 1t was issued. This abolishes the plcket,s and prevents further combinations to work against the Chinese restaurants.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-23
Receiver Is Discharged.

Baltimore. Dec. 22.-Judge Dobier signed an order today discharging the receiver of the Union Trust Company. who was ap- pointed October 19. Officials of the com pany announce that 1t would resume bus mess tomorrow morning. Receiver Mfl- Ter White today presented a report to the court showing that the resources of the company are more than ample to pay all its liabilities.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-23
NO PROMISE AS TO WOOD.
Roosevelt Has Not Said He Wou1t
 Not Advance Him.

Roosevelt Has Not Said He Would
 Not Advance Him.
 Washington. Dec. 2e.-The attention of Senator Warren was called today to a purported interview with him. in which he was quoted as saying that the Presi- dent had given assurances that General Wood would not be promoted to the posi- ton of Lieutenant-GenegaId during his (the Presidential term of office if re-elected.s
 Senator Warren said of the matter. President Roosevelt has not, to my knowledge, announced what he would do if reelected regarding General Woods promotion or what he would do about any other matter which might arise In the fu- ture. and. of course. have not attempted and would not attempt to speak for him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-23
H..chanan in Panama.

Panama. Dec. 22-w. J. Buchanan, United States Minister to the Republic of Panama. arrived here today, accom- panied by United States Consul-General Gudger, who met him at Colon, MT. Buchanan was received at the railroad station by Senor Espriella, Minister of Foreign Relations: several officers of the United States navy many native and foreign citizens and a company of sol- diers, whose band played national airs.
 Though Minister Buchanan has not vf- ficially notified when he will present his credentials, the Associated Press Is in- formed that he will do so within a day or two. Et
 The reports that the appointment of Minister Buchanan will be declared .,in- valid by the United States Senate seem to impress neither the Minister nor the members of the. junta.- s......... .-'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-23
UNION MEN INDICTED.
pressfeeeders Accused of Rioting
 During Strike.

During Strike.
 Chicago, Dec. 22.-Two officials and three other members of the Franklin Union of Pressfeeders were indicted by the Grand Jury this evening. the specific charge against them being rioting dur ing the strike. The men indicted were Charles Woerner. president of the union; John Shea. treasurer: Frederick Kitchil; Joseph Mucher and Charles Smith.
 It was predicted that more indictments of a similar character would be voted to- morrow.
 Efforts on the part of the jury to se- cure similar evidence of violence against the officials of the street car mems union did not prove so successful. It was found difficult to secure any evidence tending to show that officials of the union in- vited their men to violence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-23
~-.~,~-nUCToR KILLS NEGROES.
Drunken Blacks Fired on R. E. Carr
 and Were Slain. ...

.. and Were Slain. ...
 Vicksburg, Miss, Dec. 22.-Peter Mo- Lenden and Jake Husband, negroes, were killed in pistol fight with R. T. Carr, conductor of a Southern passenger train, this afternoon.
 The negroes who were drunk. boarded a train at Hathman and started a dis turbance Conductor Carr. attempted to quiet the blacks, threatening to eject them from the train. Drawing pistols the negroes opened fire on Carr. Fifteen or twenty shots were exchanged. Both negroes fell mortalIy wounded. Carr was not struck.
 Sheriff Cox of Sunflower. who was aboard the train, arrested Carr, but sub sequently released him and he took his train to Birmingham.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-23
Six Months More is eivsn

Richmond, Va, Dec. 22.-The House of Delegates today voted to extend for six months the time in which the James, town Exposition Company may raise the required million dollars of capital stock which by the terms of the company's legislative charter must be subscribed by January 1, 1904.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-23

sian Government is sounding Be@in bank CTS regarding the floating o4 loan to s125.oo0.60o The Russian Government, the correspondenH says. thinks It can use the negotiationk for q commercial treaty between Russa and Germany as a club to compel t1se Ger
 mans to permit the loan.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-23
Indictments onashed

Kishineff, Bessarabia, Dec. 22.-During the trial today of the rioters who parti. cipated in the massacre of Jews here last April, the court, quashed the indict- ments which charged the accused with collusion prior to the disturbances.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-23
The Dixie, Arrives.

Philadelphia, Dec. 22-The United States cruiser Dixie which is. to take the Carlo bean battalion of marines to Colon passed in the Delaware breakwater this after noon from Colon. The Dixie will arrive at the League Island navy yards tomorrow, where the new battalion Is being assem- bled under the direction of Brigadier Gem eral George F. Elliott, commandant of the marine corps. It Is expected that the cruiser will sail for Colon before the first of the new year, the exact time beng de- pendent upon the repairs the Dixie may need. -
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-23
wapa Cut Affects Thousanta.

Philadelphia, Dec. 22.-Several thousand employees of the American Bridge Com pany at Pencoyd were notified of a 10 per cent reduction in their wages today January 1. it Is said, the officers oe the company Wpi hA moved to PittaburR.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-23
States Government and to the policy es- tablished by it during the American war of secession.
"Ricos. Minister. !"

''Ricos. Minister" Patriotic meetings are being held here every evening at which contingents of men and sums of money are offered to the government. Even. the women demand to be enlisted for the purpose of going to Panama to subdue the separatists. The government only awaits news from Gem eral Reyes, and if that news is to the effect that nothing can be accomplished by diplomatic measures, then the officers will send troops toward the isthmus. The government and people hope that the United States Congress will avoid con fiict and they rely upon the fairness of the American press.
 United States Minister Beaupre left here today for Cartagena.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-23
Rliaa cLinaa. .His. R.aasons.

Lansing, Mich. Dec. Ex-Governor Bliss said tonight that in granting a parole to Frank c. Andrews, the former Vice-Pres- ident of the wrecked City Savings Bank of Detroit, his acfion was due to his in- vestigation which convinced him that if at liberty Andrews could aid materially in ending litigation over the affairs of the bank and in releasing the assets. He felt that Andrews could be of great service to the depositors tt 5
 Since the bank failed. the savings de- positors have received dividends amount ing to 35 per cent, and the commercial de- positors F. 1-2 per cent In all oyer ESQ., 900 has been paid out by the receivers. The Governor acted independently of the pardon board. which never took any &C., ton in the case It was based on petiS tions signed by more than 1000 depositors of the bank and personal letters from about 200 prominent citizens of Detroit and other parts of the State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-23
Russia Trying to Borrow.

Berlin. Dec. 25.-The Tageblatt's St. Petersburg's correspondent says 1t Is stated in financial circles that the Rus
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-23

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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-17

Miss Alice Fischer Is a satisfying Mrs.
Jack and her portrayal OF the breezy
western neutrality-suspicious.. lovable and
loving also Is q gem.
She Is exceptionally fine IN the scene
where she graphically describes the Buff
falo hunt In the streets Of Cleveland for
the benefit of the titled English woman.
and during the play wears some hand
some gowns
Mrs Hilda Pointer. Jacks sister and a
vixcnisle creature. a. played by Lotta
hnthlcum. who shows how disagreeable
a beautiful woman can make herself.
Miss Alice Leigh a. capital as the little
old AunLAns4In-l A.. ll4Es.,- t---4- I4rrrrs-tAu--
rev as Dick Fedris Mrs. Jacks chum. is
a big. honest looking. straight forward
sort of a chap, who has the friendship
OF the audience from the first
One Of the "wiscst" members ~ the
sporting fraternity r. the Markell Deaves
expugilirt 81 Ar Mrank Mayne. and his
expressive and expansive wink and his
extreme style of dress showed him "one
Of the push for fair" His steady,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-17
KEITh'S THEATRE.

Providence theatregoers are evidently
destined To lose the reputation that has.
long been theirs of being cold and critical
If they indulge I'm such wild enthusiasm
as was heard at Keith's yesterday after
noon and evening many times, and such
enthusiasm is bound To be the result
when such tremendous vaudeville bills
are offered. The Monday audiences are
composed largely of regular vaudevllians
who have become, through familiarity.
exceedlT gly hlase, and IL takes an act Of
exceptional merit to arouse them. The
closest attention hearty applause and
genuine enthusiasm shown from the very
beginning OF this week. bill 10 the final
number amply attested the sterling merit
OF the bill IL would seem that the en-
tire vaudeville field had been searched for
the 14-carat acts. and II will be surprising
II such capital hlll in every respect can
be duplicated.
The place Of honor on the bill f. de-
servedly given 10 that unrivalled actor.
Robert Illllard. the latc star OF Jim
Bludso." Mr.. Iilliard, I'm his brilliant
theatrical career. has had many trl-
umphs but none that can Outshine that
which he wins as Van Bibber. the world
ly. yet klnd-hearted clubman, In "The
Littlost Girl" which Is his Offering this
week The character is one OF the most