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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-16
Ronaparte sees Hitchcock.

Washington, Oct. 15.-Charles J. Bona parte of Baltimore had a conference to- day with Secretary of the Interior Hitcn- cock concerning the investigation he is making into the charges against Federal office-holders in Indian Territory. After the interview, MT. Bonaparte said he ex Dected to have a conference with Chair
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-16
Not Anxfoua for y1Ear

New Orleans. Oct. 1k--In reply to a ca- blegrani asking information as to the truth of rumors circulated here that Me aragua and Guatemala were on the verge of war with Honduras and Salvador. President Zelaya wired his purchasing agent in this city to deny all such rumors as they were without foundation. The cablegram from President zelaya of Nic- aragua was received today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-16
Body Found in Bushes.

St. Louis, Oct 15.-The dead body of Mrs. Kate Lauman, aged 56. was found lying in clump of bushes near the roadside this evening at Normany, a suburb of this city. She had been shot and robbed and there is no clue to the murderer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-16
pAadv for Any Emergency.

Paris. Oct. 15.-Omclai olspatcnes rom q. patarsburR say the Russian Ministers ss tUor and of Marine have announced that while not wishing to make any move ;nIeiv % to precipitate hostilities in the far nast vet both departments of the gov- e-nrnant wish to have 1t known that they are % completely prepared to meet any
 OHaciai advices from Japan and China s,or, thai the negotiations between the pnss,an Minister to Japan and the Japan ese Minister of War are progressing. The treaty opens Moukden, the capital of Manchuria, and one other point to Japan csc commerce. China opening Of the Wercburian capital to Japan while Rus sia has nor vet evacuated Manchuria Is consjdered significant and as likely not to arneliorate the differences.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-16
'. woods Castleman Arrested.

Birmingham, Ala, Oct. 15.-J. Woods Casteman, a member of one of the most prominent families of this city, was ar rested tonight on a charge of ebezzling s7, 800 from the Sloss-Shefield Steel and Iron Company. He has made a con tession. Over 5000 was found on his person.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-16
Declared in State of Siege

Amentieres. France. Oct, 15.-The Pre- feet has declared Armentieres to be in a state of siege as result of the rioting on the part of the striking liner weavers. The question of submitting the proposal for a general strike to referendum of the workmen is still under consideration.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-16
ouarantina .Ravokad.

Washington. Oct. 16.-An official order revoking the quarantine against cattis, sheep and swine in Massachusetts and New Hampshire on account of the foot and mouth disease. was issued today by the Secretary of Agriculture.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-16
To Raise Price of Whisksy,

Terre Haute, Ind. Oct. 1s.--An agree ment to raise the price of whishey has been reached between the whisIEey com bine and the independent distillers. The price is to be lifted until 1t is at 1.s2. the point held before the cutting Of prices began six days ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-16
Trade in Bananas.

Colon. Oct. 15.-rhe United Fruit Com pany is inaugurating . trade in bananas between the isthmus of Panama and the here today and will load for New Orleans direct. A recent hurricane in Jamaica has given great impetus to the trade.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-16
MONI IrOMERY. ALABAMA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER x

new house and payment of debts. This, feature was gone into at great length to show that the money was disposed of by Johns without Miller securing any of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-16

man Bixby of the Dawes Commission. who win visit washington soon on official business. He also said that he expected inquiry with which he has been intrusted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-16
TALK MORE PEACEFUL
RUsso-JApANEsE NEooTTA- TToNs ACCOMPLISHING.
The Czar's dovsrnment 1Eobilixing I've Army Corps to Ds Dis patched Through M2nchurta.
 Kuropatkin to R,iire.

London, Oct. l6.--A Toikio dispatch to The Times says the Russo-Japanese ne- gotiations are progressing there. and there Is no reason at present to appre- bend any but peaceful issue.
 ? The Times correspondent in Russia sends elaborate accounts of militarA prep arations and the hurrying of troops to the Far East. They state that two army corps, with an aggregate of l01.00o men. are being mobilised and despatched through Siberia.
 ' It Is stated that the war ministry has already demanded an extra credit of 6. : t0o.oOO roubies for these preparations. M Witte Left tho finance fninistry just m time to escape the Aisak krseabie seiluefion. cops wssh fiia dfiiicuIties of the situs ton. Reserve officers are being refused pass. ports Abroed. and there seems no doubt. says The Times, that the postponement of the Czar's visit to Italy is as much due to the Far Eastern crisis as to the So- cialists.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-16
EXPRESS MEN STRIKE.
Superintendent Says Their Places
 Are Being Filled.

08yo 4hCh 6&oScs
 Are Being Filled.
 St Louis, Oct 15.-The Pacific Express Company messengers struck today. Last Tuesday the members of the local Broth crhood of Railway Expressmen submitted a demand for an increase of 10 per cent in wages. They stopped work and re- turned only upon the assurance of Gen eral Superintendent F, G. Gentsch thav their demand would be considered. An answer was promised today and the ex- pressmen decided to continue work until tonight, pending the answer.
 The demand was considered today and notification was sent to the express mes sengers that the increase could not be granted. The waikout resulted tonight.
 General Superintendent Gentsch said to the Associated Press this evening:
 .sLess than 100 men are affected by the strike here. have not heard from oth CT sections of the country yet. and do not know whether there were similar strikes in other cities. We were prepared for the situation and are supplying the vacancies rapidly and business is going right along tonight"
 Little Rock, Ark, Oct. 15.-A general walk out of employees of the Pacific Ex- press Company occurred today in Arkan- sas. About 800 men are affected in this State. The strike is said to have been caused by the refusal of the company to grant a 15 per cent increase to it's men and recognize the union. It is re- ported here that 2.ooo men are affected in Arkansas, Louisiana. Indian Territory and Texas.
 Texarkana. Ark. Oct. 15.-The Pacific Express Company employees at this place. including messengers. clerks. drivers and porters. numbering in all about 75. went out on strike for higher wages this after noon in response to orders received from the head of their organization at St. Louis.
 San Antonio. Texas. Oct. 15.-Twenty- Ave out of twenty-seven employees of the Pacific Express Company in San Anto- nio in obediance to an order from the chief officers of their association went on strike at 6 o'clock this evening.
 Wichita, Kas., Oct. 15.-The Pacific Ex- press Company employees in this city struck at 6:30 ?. m. They demand the same wages as Weils Fargo and Adams Express employees get. ---
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-16

manifested in this trAI1ntnAhM Broad 1t need only be said fequired some eight or ten telegraph wires to ac- commodate the newspaper correspond ence.
 The trial ended just eighteen days from the day the jury was drawn and court was in session thirteen days out of that time. with the addition of the short time consumed this morning in receiving the the brief legal formalities closing up a case.
 Tillmau's Statemsnt.
 Jams Fl. Tillman. after his acquittai. made the following statement to the As sociated Press:
 T feel very grateful at the result of the verdict. but at no time did appre- bend any serious consequence. I. of course, deeply regret the death of Mp Gonzales. but was forced toSdo whdt and. I have never apprehended a con- viction. for I felt that I did no more than any man would have done under the same circumstances and what I was compelled to do. My position was fully stated in the testimony I gave on the stand.
 T did ask. for a change of venue, be- cause was convinced of prejudice in Richland county that I could not get a .eAt okH0 AtpafttSt trt4I IH Iuat county felt sure that as soon as my case could be presented to an impartial jury could be vindicated. The verdict has tustified the correctness of my Judgment. Lexington county was selected by the prosecution. Its people .re law-nbidInr and have long been n6ted for correctness of their verdicts and have been praised by the press.' : - .& A Travesty on Justice.
 Knoxville. Tenn, Oct. B.-Before the Knoxville Civic Federation tonight Pres- tdent Charies W. Dabney of the Univer- sity Of Tennessee. said of the verdict in the Tfllman case:
 From what I have read and heard, the verdict Is travesty on justice. do not say 1t was murder, but it was a crime. Through some influence which l do not say is in every instance money, our judges. officers and juries do not enforce the law
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-16
No Idea of Sending Ultimatum

sNO 4oOa VI ScuOluH OltbIu9tuu1s
 London, Oct. 15.--A dispatch from Kobe to The Daily Mail, date October t says:
 Baron Won Rosen. the Russian Minister. and Baron Komura. the Japanese Foreign Minister. conferred again today It is re- ported that a council of the ''elder states men, (veterans outside the cabinet), Gen. eral Kodana, late Interior minister, who has been appointed chief assistant to the military stan, being present, adopted a resolution yesterday to the effect that Japan cannot tolerate any Russian move endangering the independence of Corea.
 Russian minitary activity at Yongam- pho and on the Yalu River continues.
 The St. Petersburg correspondent of the same paper says that Russia claims un- der her treaty with China the right to re- bands constitute danger to the Russian railroad.
 The correspondent learns that General Kuropatkin, the Russian War Minister. will shortly retire.
 The Morning Post claims to have ex- cellent authority for the statement that Japan has no intention of issuing an uiti- matum, but has asked Russia for an as- surance that she Is not seeking to include Corea in her sphere of influence. The negotiations have been extended over a long period Russia at one point offered to give satisfactory undertaking in re- gard to Corea on condition that Japan would undertake not to support any de- mand for the evacuation of Manchuria. Japan declined to give such an under taking, being determined to keep the two questions separate.
 Japan's viewlis. says The Morning Post. that while Corea is of vital interest to her, Manchufia Is not, and she is not in- clined ot pull the chestnuts out of the fire for Great Britain and the United States by issuing an ultimatum or taking action wit5 regard to ManchurAa except in co-operation with the other powers whose interests are equally interested, The correspondent of The Morning Post at Che Foo, telegraphing under date of October a4, says that the rumors of an impending war continue, but 1t is impos- sible to'obtain authoritative confirmation In the event of an outbreak the opinion in Chee Foo is favorable to the success of the Japanese navy. It is believed that the newly equipped Chinese troops would ally themselves with Japan in any cam paiRn against Russia which she might undertake in Manchurta
 Large imports of arms, adds the corre- spondent. have been made by China dur ing the past nine months. and warlike munitions continue to be imported.
 A small Japanese steamer which Is ly- ing off Che Foo with dynamite and ann intuition. has been prohibited from land
 The Russian torpedo fiotilla. exceeds in actual number any official admission. Many of them have been completed and eouapped at Port Arthur.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-16

San Antonio. Texas. Oct. 15.-Twenty- five out of twenty-seven employees of the Pacific Express Company in San Anto- nio in obediance to an order from the chief officers of their association went on strike at 6 o'clock this evening.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-16

Wichita. Kas.. Oct. 15.-The Pacific Ex- press Company employees in this city struck at 6:30 ?. m. They demand the same wages as Wells Fargo and Adams Express employeS get
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-12-23
Great Bridge Is Dedicated.

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-The new Viii.
liamsburg bridge, the second IN great
er bridge across the East river, con-
Meeting the boroughs of Manhattan
and Brooklyn, was turned over to the
city and formally opened today. the
dedicatory exercises, including mill
tary parades from both sides of the
river and the meeting in the center of
the new bridge of Mayor Low and the
Manhattan borough officials . with
President Swanstron and other Brook.
lyn officials.
The new bridge, construction on
which was begun Oct. 2S, 1895, is
about mile above the BROOKLYN
bridge, which it greatly resembles in
type and appearance, but is much
larger. It's length between terminals
is 1920 feet, and it's width l18. The
Brooklyn bridge is only eighty.five
feet wide. The bridge proper cost
about sll 100000 and the condemning
OF land for approaches brought the
total cost to about S2l 100000.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-12-23
Land Commissioners Meet.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE COM
mission on public lands recently ap-
pointed by President Roosevelt to re-
port on the condition, operation and
effect of the present land laws and on
the use, condition, disposal and set.
Element of the public lands, held its
first meeting today. Arrangements
were made to carry forward promptly
and effectively the work for which the
commission was appointed, and with
that end in view, beginning next Tues
day, meetings will be held daily ex-
cept Saturday at the general land Of
fee for the purpose of considering the
various matters which will come be-
fore the commissioners. Mr.. Richards
will be chairman of the committee.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-12-23
Sugar Duty is Affected.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE presi-
dent signed the Cuba reciprocity bill
few minutes before l O'Clock this af-
ternoon. Now that the bill has be-
come a law, question of great inter-
est has arisen, namely, the effect of
the reduction of the duty on Cuban
sugar under the importations OF sugar
from other countries.
The British government has served
formal notice upon the state depart
ment that under the favored alton
clause it expects that British sugar
from the West Indies shall be admit
ted into the United States on equal
terms with Cuban sugar and it is not
doubted that Germany, France, Aus
tria and the other great beet sugar
producing countries will do likewise.
An old holding of Attorney General
Olney under President Cleveland's 8 ad
ministr alton was adverse to such de-
mands, but the question promises to
be reopened with vigor.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-12-23
Funerals Are Delayed.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2O.-Shrinking from
the espionage Of union pickets and
fearful that funeral parties would be
attacked by striking livery drivers,
many Chicago families have refrained
from publicly announcing their be.
reavement. In the vaults of several
undertakers lie bodies of persons
whose death the utmost secrecy is
maintained and whose funerals will be
postponed until after the settlement of
the strike. The disgraceful scenes
that attended several funerals held on
Saturday, when union pickets attempt
ed to interfere with the removal of
bodies, have led the health depart
ment officials to sanction the secrecy
that is being preserved. Undertakers
have been informed that unless safety
demands it buriaIs will not be insist
ed on until such time as funeral par
ties shall be safe from molestation.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-12-23
To Open Grow Reservation.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Congress.
man Dixon has introduced a bill for
the opening of the Grow reservation.
The bill as introduced follows the gen.
eral lines as the bills heretofore pre-.
pared, but placing the valuation at 50
an acre on farming land to be thrown
open to homestead settlers only. Tim.
ber and stone entries are not to be
permitted. Homestead entrymen must
pay so cents an acre when the filing is
made, and SO cents an acre a year un-
til full payment has been made.
At the end of four years all lands
remaining unsold will be offered for
sale to the highest bidder in tracts of
320 acres each at a minimum price of
$1.25 an acre. This new bill has been
framed to meet the objections hereto.
fore urged by Speaker Cannon.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-12-23
A Successful Airship Test.

NORFOLK, Va, Dec. l6.-A success
full trial of a flying machine has been
made near Kitty Hawk, N. c., by
Wilbur and Orville Wright, of Day.
ton, O. The machine flew for three
miles in the face of wind blowing at
the registered velocity of ten miles an
hour and then gracefully descended to
earth at the spot selected by the navi-
gator. The machine has no balloon
attachment, but gets its force from
propellers worked by small engine.
The idea of the box kite has been
adhered to in the basic formation of
the flying machine. A huge frame
work Of light timbers thirty y-fve feet
wide, five feet deep and FIVE feet across
the top forms the machine proper.
This is covered with a tough but light
canvas. In the center is the naviga-
tors car, and suspended just below
the bottom plan is small gasoline
engine, which furnished the motive
power for the propelling and elevating
yrbaa1s
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-12-23
RailtOadS Were Robbed.

SEATTLE, Dec. l9.-The Great
Northern and Northern Pacific Off.
cials admit that a conspiracy to rot
the two companies has existed in
Seattle for period of four years and
that losses running into thousands o1
dollars have resulted. During that
time, freight cars have been robbed o1
their contents and the goods con.
signed to one merchant have been sold
to another in the same line of bust
ness in the same city. Again, whole
freight car loads OF goods have been
taken and reshipped to other points
where the ring is alleged to have had
fences for the distribution of the stuff.
Tons upon tons of merchandise it is
charged, have been sent to Alaska, to
California, to Oregon and interior
western states, sold for what it would
bring and the money divided among
those implicated. Herman Reinh art,
James C. Graves and 2. j Flynn, ar.
rested in this city yesterday, are the
alleged ringleaders in the conspiracy.
The Northern Pacific railroad, it is
said, is the heaviest loser in freight
shipments and sums paid by the COM
pany for "lost goods, runs far into
the thousands.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-12-23
Affecting Livestock Interests.

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. l9.--At the
meeting of the National Livestock as
sociation, which opens in this city
January IL, one of the most import.
ant questions coming up for consider
alton will be the launching of a con.
certed movement whereby adequate
legislation may be secured in the
national congress to provide emer-
gency currency for western banks, tn at
the periodical loss visited upon live.
stock and agricultural interests during
periods of heavy movements may be
minimized if not entirely obliterated.
1t is asserted that because of con.
ditions of the money market during
the past few months, just at time
when the movement of livestock was
heaviest, millions of dollars have been
lost TO the stockerowers' followers.
Banks holding cattle paper have in
many instances called in their loans
besides declining to make new ones,
thereby deprivlng stockmen of neces-
sary funds with which to protect their
interests.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-12-23
GraVclle Is Identified.

HELENA, Dec. 18.-In the Gravelle
trial today Superintendent Dan Boyle
OF the Montana division told of the
injury to the Livington bridge across
the Yellowstone from the explosion of
August 2. No trains could pass until
the structure had been repaired. He
identified threatening letter demand
ing money in Is days. Thes Is days
expired August l, the day before the
bridge was blown up. Mr.. Boyle told
about white signals being carried on
the North Coast Limited Is days as
demanded by the blackm alters with no
result.
Witnesses also testified about Gra-
velle being seen at Bozeman and
Chestnut August 2, the day of the first
explosion. Postmaster Luther Mills
of Chestnut identified Gravelle as
man who purch ased stationery from
him October 2, on which it is alleged
the threatening letter to the Great
Northern was written and mailed at
Cascade.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-12-23
Strikers Obstruct Funerals.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1S.-Sixteen hundred
livery drivers, backed by every team.
sters union in Chicago, struck today.
Nearly 400 livery stables are COM
pletely tied up. The decision to strike
was reached last night after four
weeks of negotiations for better wa.
ges and working conditions.
Seventy-five funerals were sched-
uled today, according to the report OF
the burial permit clerk of the city
health department. Some of these
were postponed in the hope that the
strike would be settled. Most of the
funerals, however, took place, the
bodies being carried to the cemeteries
in wagons. which were used in lieu OF
hearses.
Only the presence of large police
police squadron prevented strike sym
pathizers from attacking funeral to.
day, when carriage containing the
body of Mrs. Mary Ketzera, followed
by long procession of equipages,
started to the Bohemian National
cemetery. While the police stood
guard about the hearse, union pickets
and strike sympathizers crowded the
street and threatened violence to non.
union drivers of the carriages and
hearse.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-12-23
lie Wrote Threatening Letters.

HELENA, Dec. l9.-In the GravclIe
case today several letters were read
which it had been attempted to snug
gle out OF the county Jail. One of the
letters was to Witness Bert Cody, and
threatened to dynamite his house and
himself unless he should 20 on the
stand and swear that the Northern Pa.
cidc detectives had offered him
bribe to swear against Gravelle.
Another letter was to the foreman of
the jury and threatened that unless
Gravelic was acquitted, the whole jury
would be dynamited in the jury box
Immediately following the trial. The
last letter was to the Northern Pacific
and directed that company to take all
the threatening letters received, place
them in keg and drop the keg off
into the river at Bonner's Ferry.
Otherwise the road would be dyna.
mited,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-12-23
Nebraska Senator Indicted.

OMAHA, Dec. 1.-THE United States
grand jury made its report to the
court, returning l9 true bills. These
included indictments against United
States Sen ator Chas. H. DIETRICH for
the illegal leasing of building to the
government to be used as a postoffice
Senator Dietrich is charged with the
alleged violation of section 3739 OF
the revised statutes, which provides
that no member or delegate to con-
gress shall "directly or Indirectly,
undertake, execute, hold Or enjoy, in
whole or in part, any contract or
agreement made or entered into in be.
half of the United States, by any Off
Ger or person authorized to make con-
tracts on behalf of the United States. "
The indictment charges that Senator
DIETRICH leased to the government on
April p, 1901, building at Hastings,
Neb., to be used for a postoffice, at
an annual rental of 81 800.