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The San Francisco call., 1903-01-03
DEFENSE OPENS CASE.

With the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion Mr.. Dunno made his opening state
ment for the defense, in which he said
evidence would be introduced to prove
that Mr. Marriott was not attacked from
behind without warning and that he
would never have been shot at all if he
had not made move as if TO draw a
weapon himself as he ran up the stair
way.
THE evidence will show" said Mr..
Dunno, that these defendants went to
the house Of Frederick Marriott on the
night Of September for the sole purpose
of demanding retraction for the publica-
ton of a cruel and slanderous article in
the News Letter about Miss Marie Oge,
10 whom Mr.. Beale was engaged TO be
married. Mr.. Marriott knew they were
coming, for Mr.. Williams had telephoned
him that they would be there at o'clock.
They arrived precisely at the hour and
Mr.. Marriott greeted them both pleas
antly. taking Mr.. Beale's hat. Mr.. VII
liams, however, placed his own hat on
the rack at the further end of the hall.
As he turned from this he saw and heard
Beale demand a retraction from Marriott
for the article referred to.
Marriott made a slurring response, and
then Beale struck him twice with his fist,
orce on the jaw and once on the eye. The
blows were delivered from the front, too,
anu HOt AIOH Dehiuu, ds CHe PIoSeCulloil
claims. Marriott grappled with him at
once, and Beale drew q revolver during the
struggle and struck Marriott two blows
with the butt end. once on the forehead
and once on the left hand.
After this Marriott broke away and
ran for the stairs, while Beale restored
his revolver to his pocket Williams had
taken no part in the fray up to this point
beyond exclaiming. Give it to him good,
TruX.' When Marriott started up the
stairs, however, he turned and made a
move as though to draw a weapon. Be
fore he could do so Williams whipped out
his own pistol and fired three shots, two
of which struck Marriott, wounding him
in the thigh and lower leg. The location
OF the bullet holes in the trousers worn
by Marriott at the time will prove that
he was not shot from behind. but that
he had partly turned and was practically
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-03
NEW WESTERN HoTEI

II EARNY AND WASHINGTON sTs.-Re-
90 Houeleo and renovated. KING. WARD a
90. European plan. Rooms SOC 70 81 SO dav:
- 10 - week; IS TO $50 month Free baths:
10y ano cold water every room: fire CRATES in
every room; elevator runs all night
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-03

Mr.. Dunno and Mr.. Johnson took the
jury in tow, pointing out the important
locations in the lower hall, the bullet
marks on the wall of the stairway and the
situation of the rooms on the floor above
While they were so engaged Mr.. Will
liams and Beale remained at the foot Of
the stairs, engaged in half-whispered con-
versation and explaining to each other
their various positions at the time the
shots were fired. Mrs. Marriott stood in
a doorway near by, rigid and white, but
with watchful eyes fixed in burning.
revengeful stare upon the two men who
were rehearsing again the scenes of that
night Of battle, unconscious of her pres
ence or their unique position. alone in
that hallway with the wife of the man
they had so summarily punished.
Not once did Mrs. Marriott move, not
for an instant did she shift her search
ing, defiant gaze from the accused men,
until the inspection was concluded and
the remainder Of the party returned from
he HOor abOx-e
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-13
MOUNTAIN GIVES WAY
lTRACKS OF THE SOUTHERN
 BLOCKED FOR WEEK.
A Landslide at Tryon, N. C., Will Cause the Annullment of Trains For ct Least Seven
 Days.

Asheville, N. C., June 12.-The side of a mountain caved in on the Southern tracks between Spartanburg and Asheville at noon today. Thousands of tons of rock and dirt plunged downward, completely filling one of the largest railroad cuts in the mountains of We@ern North Car olina and effectually shutting of all traf- dce from the South. The landslide occurred near Tryon, N. C., just at the foot of Saluda Mountain. The road had just suoceeded in resum- ing operation of trains which were blocked by washouts in SpartanburS County last week. yesterday being the first day that regular schedules were in effect.
 The present disaster will cause annul- ment of all trains on this road for at least seven days. as authorities say that it will be impossible to clear the track before that time.
 It Is also given out that another crack has been seen in the mountain just in the rear of the cliff from which today s avalanche descended and 1t Is predicted that anotheg tumble of earth and rock will occur, i1 which case railroad people say 1t will be at leaSt twelve days before the running of through trains can be re- stunned.
 The tratp that started from this place for Columbia at D. m. today was wreck ed when within two miles of Henderson vile, N. c.
 The engine, baggage, mall and express car, and one passenger coach were de- railed. Postal Clerk Horace G. Cliff re- ceived severe and painful bruises and the fireman was also Injured.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-13
cAss1N1 AT WHITE HOUSE.
With Roosevelt He Discusses the
 Kishineff Outrages.

Washington, June 12.-Count cassni' the Russian Ambassador, had almost an hours talk with the President this af- ternoon. He called at the White House at 3 o'clock by appointment. and was re- ceived by the President in his private office adjoining the cabinet room.
 Ostensibly the purpose of the Ambas- sador's call was to take his formal fare well of the President. as he is leaving for Russia on the 23rd, in accordance with his annual custom of spending his vaca ton at home. The Ambassadors call however lasted over forty minutes and it Is known that practically the entire time was consumed in review of the situation in Russia growing out of the recent Jewish atrocities at Kishineff.
 President Roosevelt, it can be said, is keenIy interested in the representations which have been made to this Govern ment regarding the treatment of the Jews in Russia but he is also keenly alive to the friendship which the Government of Russia has invariably shown for the United States.
 It was learned tonight that the dis cussion was general in character and that nothing definite resulted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-13
VICTIM OF JIM CROW
NOTED FRENCH AUTHOR IS
 MUCH PUT OUT.
M. Andre Cheraham Was En Route to the Sepulchre of "Ze Grand Washington" and Refused to
 Leave Seat For Negroes.

Washington. June 12.-Virginia's mex | orable Jim Crow law clutched a dis tinguished French visitor. whose vexa- ton over the vagares of the language and the cOmplexity of the institutions of the country filled the ancient arondisse- ment of Alexandria with onwonted ex- citement.
 The victim of the law for the separation of white and black passengers was M, Cherabam of Pars. editor Le Clair and noted author.
 He had boarded a Mount Vernon car which passes through Alexandria. taking a seat of row of three reserved for col ored passengers When Virginia soil was reached. the conductor notified the Frenchman that only negroes were per mitted to ride in those particular seats, and requested him to move.
 M. Cherabam heard with unmistakable amazement what he took to be a most as- founding discrimination against the white race and protested vehemently. absolute ly refusing to move
 Vat ees zis? I go to vee-seet ze tomb of ze grand Washington"
 The conductor vainly tried to explain the law. but the Gallic tourist would have it no other way but that he was being somehow victimized.
 When Alexandria was reached he was arrested as are all who violate the Vir- ginia color line law. Miss Mildred Lee. daughter of Gen. Robert E. Lee. having not been excepted.
 The Mayor of Alexandria was sent for and after much parleying the foreigner was released. But before he went on his way to the tomb of Washington he ad- justed a camera and took a photograph of the jail. with the police and curious populace in range, which he said he was going to reproduce in his paper with an appropriate story.
 M Cherabam has been caller at the White House, and has dined with the President H. H. watkins.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-13
Tart Telegram.

Kansas City, Kas., June 12-Mayor Gilbert has sent the following to E. F. Ware, Commissioner of Pensions, Wash ington:
 The relief committees invite you to come to Kansas City. Kas., and see if you were correct in the statement that kansas needs no aid. Four thousa nd families. 2o,Oo0 people. homeless here. Is 1t right for you, who are not fin need to let our pride prevent charity coming to those who are really suffering. when we cannot furnish itY'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-13
JEALOUS OF QUEEN DRAGA.
Her Beauty and Her Husbands De-
 Votion Made Her Enemies

London, June 13.-Herbert Vivian, the well known traveller and author of a book on Servia, writes:
 'I decline to believe this crime has the countenace of the Servian nation. have conversed with all classes and known absolutely that the only malcontents were few ladies who were jealous of Queen Draga because they thought themselves more suitable to share the throne, a few officers who thought themselves entitled to more speedy promotion. and few pro- fessional politicians who coveted office. When last had the honor of an audi ence of the King he talked to me of the bad geographical position of the capital. He said no other country had a capital on it's frontier. A scribe need only cross it and he could telegraph any lies he liked while the Servian officials had to wait until they were published before they could refute them. 1 gathered that the King contemplated making Nish the capital It was his and Queen Draga's favorite resort, as 1t was King Milan's.
 Queen Draga's unfailing good humor, wit. beauty and charm conquered all hearts. The devotion of King Alexander to Queen Draga was pathetic and inspir- ing. Even after years of married life, when the foreign press was representing them as skipping each others faces. they never seemed happy half an hour apart. The Servians have oriental ideas of the subjection of women. In country houses I have vainly protested when the hostess stood and acted as waitress while the men folk took their ease. The Serv1ans were accordingly shocked when the Queen was treated like a lady and they complained that when the King drove out in Belgrade he would gaze at her and hold her hand instead of taking of his hat with regal repnlarltY'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-13
T. P. AS ADJOURN.
E. A. Donham of Cincinnati is Elect.
 ed President.

E. A. Donham of Cincinnati is Elect
 ed President.
 Indianapolis, Ind. June 12.-The four teefth national convention of the Trav- elers Protective Association closed to- night after unanimously selecting Spring fisld. Ill. as the next meeting place.
 When Springfield, H., was mentioned, Col. John Harwood of Virginia and Col. Joseph Hood of Texas seconded it, giv- ing as the reason that it would enable the commercial travellers of the country to visit the tomb of Abraham Lincoln. The following officers were elected:
 President E. A. Donham, Cincinnati: First Vice President. Louis Ochs. New Orleans, La; Second Vice President. Jo- seph Lovenstein, Georgia; Third Vice President, John s. Beal, Oregon; Fourth Vice President D. A. Mckay. Arkansas Fifth Vice President. Charles Rannen- berg. Massachusetts: Secretary, Louis T. Labeaume. St. Louis. Mo. New directors elected were w. R. Johnson of Tennes- see, W. A. Kerchoff of St. Louis and w. N McConkin of St. Louis. R. F. Hodgin of Omaha was reelected chairman of the National Press Committee.
 The constitution recommended by the committee appointed year ago at Port land, Ore, was accepted by the conven- ton, and will be referred to the posts to be ratified by the next national conven- ton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-13
TAKES POWER FROM CORBIN Chief of Staff Will Rule Army. AUTHORITY TO BE GREAT Committee Headed by Bliss
 Drafts Resolutions. Under the New System the Chasf of Staff the Adjutant General
 Will Become . Mara
 Clark.

Washington. June 1s--A conmsttss oe
 twelve Of the Senerd stan. of wftnh General Taslxer Bliss is Chaxrmau. haa nearly completed a draft of reexla<konn Tor the government of the generai staff. The regulations to carry the xernxna skafF act into effect will make radical ,cbanre@ Tn the army. The chief of star will bn an sti-powerful person. uniting in him. self au theoretical auth0rfty exercSxaA hv sne commanding general under the uxas- ent law and the power heretoeore rxi1ofl- ciaily invested in the Adtutant General. A drafted the new regulations leave lit.- tie or nothing of the Adtutane 0enara1 Department and Less Of the Inspecfor General Department. The Adiutant fen~ eraI VIII keep the records e now and thn orders to the army will be promulxated ana published by him, but the chief Of stan VIII direct the Issue of orders.
 He will be the intermediate between tfa President and Secretary of War. and tha army and stan bureaus will recefvs ir,- structions and orders from the chaef nf War. -
 His Power VIII Be Great.
 The chief of staff will have the super- vision of the troops of the line. Will d. rect military operations and in general VIII be the most powerful officer tfat ever held a position in the army in times or peace Of course, at all times he win be subject to the orders Of the Pres,denf ana the Secretary of War. Not only tha purely military matters, supposed to ba vested in the commanding general, aro given to the new stan in the new reeuia- lions, but the supplies and eouipuants aios are under his directions. The new regulations make the general stan ofs- cers on duty in Washington boards to consider all matters requiring investiea- ton and report. and including inspec- tons. The general staff will recommend onlcers for detail and promotion. and inc enlistment and recruitment of soIdiera also will be taken from the Adtutant Generals Department and given to ths general stan.
 An Important Feature.
 An Important feature, not yet wholly determined. relates tc officers detailed from the general stan to the yarfous army departments. The regulations as prepared provide that the officer SO de- tailed, either to department or with a division, or brigade in the field, shall be- come the chief of stan of the command Ing officer of the department or division of troops operating in the field without regard to the rark or any other stan of- hcers in the command.
 The committee hopes to submit a draft to General Young today in order that he may send it to the Secretary of War be- fore he leaves the city. General Young will make tour of the Great Lakes next week. leaving here on Saturday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-13
KING PETER A sPENDTHRIFT.
ouarreled With His Father in-Law
 and Alexander III.

Geneva, June 12.-The new King of Servia. Peter, received his early educa- tion in Belgrade. during the reign of his father, being thirteen years old when the family was expelled from Servian soil Later he went to school in Pesth and Temesvar, and besides repeated visits to Russia, spent several years at the small court of Prince Nicholas of Montenegro at Cattinje.
 While there he became the suitor of the latters daughter, Princess Zorka. and married her in 1883 She died seven years later. The issue of this mar iage result ing in three children, a daughter now 19 and two sons aged respectively 15 and 13 Since 1891 Prince Peter has been residing in Geneva. Because of his spendthrift habits Prince Peter quarrelled with his fatherin-law and also lost the good graces of Alexander III of Russia from whom he received large gifts of money on several occasions.
 Since the accession of the present Czar however, there has been sort of recon ciliation with St. Petersburg and the finances of Prince Peter were put and kept on a sound basis. but he has been
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-13
Woman Thief Insans.

watertown. N. r., June I2.-A comnaan- sion appointed to inquire into the sanity oe Mrs. Rachel Richman. wife oe a wealthy Nsy York manufactures. has rendered its report The commissioners find that Mrs. Ricfman is insane now. and that she was insane on July |. 1902, when she was accused Of steal- ing from Mrs. Walter Deiabarrs, at . hotel in Alexandria Bay, pearl and diamond necklace valued at SI,oOo. Mrs. Richman ts now in sanitarium Mir. and Mrs. Rtchz man were both indicted. but order was oo- tained for a commission to investigate Mrs. Richman's sanity. and it's report probably means that the proceedings against her will be dropped.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-13
Bridegroom Kills Himself.

New York. June 12.-Herbert Hendricks son. B years old, a bridegroom of two months and brother-in-law to the former wife of Louis T. Disbrow, who was tried for murder in connection with the Tiana Bay tragedy, has committed suicide. By a strange coincidence this second tragedy came on the anniversary of the drown ing of ''Dimples" Lawrence and Car ence Foster Temporary insanity is said to have been the cause of the suicide H sndrickson was well known on Long Island as an amateur athlete.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-13
VERA CRUZ A sMUoGLER.
Wrecked Vessel Had False Bottom
 Which Carried Rum. .q

Washington. June 12.-The Treasury Department has received information that the steamer Vera Cruz from Cape Verde Islands, which was wrecked off Ocra- coke Inlet, N. C., last month, with d large number of immigrants on board. was a smuggler.
 An examination of the wreck shows that the vessel had false bottom, where was secreted 8 quantity of rum which numbers of the crew have since been selling in the vicinity of Newborn. Twd of the men against whom the proof seems conclusive will be prosecuted for smug- gling and selling liquor without a H. cerse. The captain of the vessel, who 1t is charged absconded as soon as the crew were taken ashore with about @,0eO in money belonging to the immigrants. has not yet been located. but the :fiicials are hopeful of apprehending him soon. The vessel at the time of the dlsaster was flying an Argentine flag.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-13
Bristow is Cuatnd9an.

Washington, June 12.-Postmaster Gen eral Payne returned today from CIeve- land. O., where he attended the Hanna Mccormick wedding
 Mir. Payne was asked regarding pub lished reports concerning Mir. Rand, who was his confidential clerk for some yeara and latterly Assistant Superintendent of the salary and allowance department. Mir Payne replied that Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow has had all the papers in MT. Rands case for thres months
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-13
Recorder Made Man Confess.

New York, June 12.-This ability to re- member faces has enabled Recorder Con to make a man confess. More than thir- teen years ago the Recorder. then an Assistant District Attorney, tried the prisoner and had him sentenced to nine years in the penitentiary. When brought before the Recorder. charged with burg lary, the prisoner asserted he never be- fore had been in trouble with the police. The Recorder examined his features closely and recalled the former trial so accurately that the prisoner confessed He was again found guilty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-13
Sighted A Derelict.

Norfolk. Va, June 12-Captain Jewett of the schooner Eleanor A. Percy which arrived here today reports having sight ed a derelict schooner supposed to be the E. H. Weaver, about twenty miles south east of Five Fathoms Shoal. The wreck is in the pathway of coastwise vessels and a great menace to navigation. The Photographic Office has sent out warnig to shipping
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-13
smeltera, Strike Settled.

Morenci. Ariz.. June 12.-The smelters' strike Is settled. The men accepted the company's offer of nine hours pay for eight hours work. The Territorial Guard will leave camp tomorrow. Five troops of regulars from Forts Grant and Hua- chuca are here, Colonel Lebo in com. mand. Italians are not included in tho settlement.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-13
Gen. A. M. M'Cook Dead.

Dayton, O., June H.-General Alexander Mcdowell McCook, U. s. A, retired, suf- fered a stroke of paralysis at o'clock this morning and died a half hour later at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Charles Craighead, on West Monument Avenue. Mrs. McCook. the widow, Mrs. Chaunoey Baker of Washington, D. C., daughter, and Mrs. Craighead were at the bedside at the hour of parting. The funeral arrangements have not yet beern made.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-13
Chase Adiudged Insane

Fowler. Ind, June 12.-The jury hear ing the Chase case yesterday returned verdict that Moses Fowler Chase was person of unsound mind and a resident or Tippecanoe Lafayette County. Indiana. The verdict was acceptable to the maiori- ty In the court room.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-13
SAMUEL SPENCER TALKs
He Tells of the Plans of the Souther,
 Railway.

New York, June 12.-The Herald says: Samuel Spencer. President of the South ern Railway. said yesterday that his poll icy for the railroads betterment and improvement has been somewhat mis- stated in dispatches from the South.
 We, have let contracts for the double tracking of about eighty miles of road out of Washington" said MT. Spencer This was done several months ago and 1t was the last extensive improvement to be undertaken. What we shall do in the future depends wholly upon whether traf- fic continues to increase and whether our earnings warrant 1t.
 We have no specific amount determin- ed upon for Improvements. Our plan for the betterment of the property will ex- tend over an indefinite time, and each year we hope to add to the efficiency of the system. the amount to be spent each year depending upon the earning capac- ity of the railroad"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-13
Pope's Message to Roosevelt.

Rome. June 12.-The Pope today re- ceived in private audience Bishop Leo Haid of Belmont, N. C., and Thomas John Ganfney of New York. Hearing that Mir. Gaffney was a friend of Presi- dent Roosevelt. the Pontif requested him to convey to the President an expression of his high consideration and admiration. MT. Gaffney things the Pope looks well and bright.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-13
EXPRESS TRAIN LooTED.
Big Booty is Secured After Whicf
 Robbers Make Their Escape.

Rochester, Ind. June 12.--Last night al midnight an express car attached to an eastbound train on the Erie Railway was entered by robbers just outside of Chi cago and completely footed.
 The robbers threw undesirable express packages along the road all the way from Hammond to Rochester. A freight train followed the express train and picked up the packages.
 At Huntingdon the express car door was forced open. As this was done one of the robbers dashed out, firing two shots from his revolver. and made his escape.
 The police then made their way into the car and found two other robbers hid den behind some packages. They were covered with revolvers and placed under arrest. On their persons were found a large number of valuable goods. The in- terior of the car was footed. as every package with the exception of one. had been opened. This package contained about $7,000 worth of valuables.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-13
MINISTERS WILL RESIGN.
Italian Cabinet Members Will Relin-
 guish Portfolios.

Rome. June 12-The Cabinet ministers have decided to announce their resigna- tion in the chamber today.
 Although there was a ministerial ma Jority of 40 the Chamber of Deputies voted on Wednesday by aparliamentary inquiry into the conduct of the Navy Department, in which proposition Signor Gioletti, the Minister of the Interior. was leading figure, caused the Cabinet to decide to resign on the ground that there was no further reason for its existence.
 The ministry was until recently allied with the Liberal clements. including the extreme left, which, however, joined the opposition in the adverse vote.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-13
Hose Makers to Meet.

Chattanooga, Tenn. June 12.-A call has been issued for a meeting of the Southern hosiery manufacturers to be held at Asheville. N. C.. June F. This will be quite an important meeting as the question of advancing prices will be dis Cussed