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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-30
BOOT TO HANDLE REYES.
Secretary of War Designated for Job
 bv Roosevelt.

SecTeI1fY OI W 4eGo45 AAaScA 4SA SN1
 by Roosevelt.
 Washington, Dec. 29.-At a meeting of lthe Cabinet called by the President for o'clock this afternoon, the Panama situ- alton was the principal sui ject discussed. All members of the Cabinet except Sec retary Hay, who is i'll, Secretary Shaw and Attorney General Knox, who are out of the city. were present. The meet ing was one of the longest held for sew eral weeks. the session consuming quite two hours.
 At the conclusion of the meeting. the members were not communicative, but .t was learned that in addition to a discus sion of matters relating to Panama, sev- araI departmental matters of minor im- portance were considered.
 Secretary Root was delayed nearly half an hour in his arrival at the meeting, hnving been in conference with General Reyes. This circumstance caused it to transpire thse during the illness of Sec retary Hay. Secretary Root has been designated by the President to conduct negotiations of this government with General Reyes. a..
 Secretary Root laid before the Presi- dent the details of his interview with the Colombian Minister. Careful considera- tion was given to the Colombian note filed with the State Department by Gen. eral Reyes but 1t can be said that no answer has been made to. it.. The note was submitted by the Colombian minister in Spanish. Some delay was encoun- tered in the translation of the document, and finally the translation was laid before the President and Secretary Root for consideration.
 Secretary Root informed General Reyes this afternoon that the reply of this gov ernment was not ready but that 1t wouIu be given him as soon as possible. Ser retary Root will give the response to General Reyes when a decision as to its precise nature shall have been reached
 No intimation of tho contents of Gen. eraI Reyes's note or of the reply of this government is given from any authorita- tive source. It Is known. however. that the administration regards the ratification of the treaty with the Republic of Pana- ma as the first step to be taken in the entire pending matter. What this gov ernment may do subsequently, will be de- termined later by the circumstances sur rounding the case. Just now it is said authoritatively there is nothing in the situation to arouse serious concern.
 General Reyes has not indicated to Secretary Root what his intentions are regarding his future movements. It is presumed he will remain in Washington at least until the reply of the United States to his note shall have been pre- scented.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-30
MAssAcRE oE MlssIoNARY.
Slain With Followers in Depths ot
 African Forest.

ATr1cau Forest.
 Washington Dee. 29.--Minlster Lyon has reported to the State Department from Monrovia. Liberia. under date of Noven34 Der 4 last, the details of the massacrs in the depth of an African forest of a white missionary named John c. Tates with all of his following. eighteen in number
 It appears that tho maesaore took plaaa as far back as March ib. 5aol, yet this. the first detailed account has just cnzne to hand h an aiiidavit by Mrs. Mary IA Allen. white missionary at Nouena Kroo, Liberia. she had the story From soma of the native Doc iklhQaulen wlz9 knew of the killing. Tate had q laEsA mission and farm and besides hs malsis tained considerable school n the jungle. and altogether nineteen people were ip the mission when 1t was surrounded 1n the night by the Docs.
 The first man who answered a knock ae the door was shot. The interpreter naxt waa shot and as Tate appeared and tried to protect the body of the interpretes, he. too. was shot and cut to pieces The Doos then killed the remaining inmates of the house. cut off their hands, ands placing the bloody members in a cofln, sent them back to their people as tro- phies. As an explanation of thelF action. the Doos said:
 we have no light with the white man. But if we do not kill him now, he win bring his country to make war upon us 2
 Minister Lyon, on the strength of fhfs affidavit. has communicated with the Ll- berian Secretary of State with a view of securing fuller information and per- hapH the punishment of the perpeffatOrs of the massacre.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-30
MIR. BRYAN
 IS IN LONDON Views on Silver Have Not
 Changed. TRIP VERY INTERESTING Treated Most courteously In European Cites. Declines to Speak of Possibilities of Democratic Presidential Noni- nation for Fear of Being
 Misinterprstsd.
 '
TRIP VERY INTERESTING

London. Dec. 2s.-william !. Bryan haa returned to London from The Hague. He will sail for New York December so on the Celtic.
 Mir. Bryan said to the Associated rrfaa correspondent tonight that he had folhd his European trip extreme.y interesting and instructive. Asked whether his study of the financial conditions abroad had resulted in any change in his views on the silver question, he replied:
 Not the slightest"
 Mir. Bryan regretted that lack of time had prevented him from making more extensive investigation of the social and industrial conditions waich obtained in the countries through which he had passed. He had been received every where with the greatest courtesy. he satd. and every facility had been extended him for investigations along those lines.
 Asked concerning the possibilities of the Democratic nomination for the presidsuey Mir. Bryan said that ne was compelled 10 decline to discuss that matter in any way because of the possible misinterpretAtiun to which his views might be subjected in the United States.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-30

General Reyes to realize that the United States will not retrace step on the fsthmus. Whether Colombia may hope for relief from Congress In the shape of an indemnity for the loss she has sus- tained in the secession of Panama is a matter which can be left open for the present. it 10 said. as Colombia and the United States are concerned now with the broader question as to the interpreta- ton of the treaty of 1s4s.
 Returning visit of Secretaary Root, made several days ago. General Reyes called at ths War Department this after an hour. General Reyes took occasion to feiterate the great pressure he was bring ing to bear on his people to remain quiet until his mission Is finished. The Sec:e- tary fully appreciates the delicate posi- ton of General Reyes, and 1t is possible win be able to give him some suggestions as to how the Colombians may be made aware of the real. situation here.
 General Reyes has great admiration for the ability of MT. Root and has expressed his indebtedness both to Mir. Root and MT. Hay for the counsel they have given him.
 General Reyes sdeprecates the publica- tions which have appeared. purporting to
 g1ye the substance of his note to this Government He pronounces them to be incorrect. He does not want to discuss the matter at this time. but deemed 1t not inexpedient to make the statement that Colombia, iu her iniiai note. had dwelt upon the principal caluses of 1sf6 which. in her opinion. the United States has violated As to what. if any, redress the United States will offer, that is re- garded as a matter for discussion in fur ther notes.
 . General Reyes has asked to be excused from attending the New Years. reception at the White House as he is declining all social engagements while he is here. He win request Mir. Herran to represent lis Government on that day as Charge d'Affaires.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-30
Sale of Chippewa Timber.

Washington, Dec. 29.-Commissioner Richards of the General Land Office today received by wire detailed information concerning the sale yesterday of the tim Der on the Chippewa Indian reservation in Minnesota. The message was from the Cass Lake Land Office and stated that the same was a complete success. The bids were higher than those of December s, and ran as high as SIP per thousand for white pine lumber in the tree and $1o for Norway Sjne The aggregate of the bids on the nd office estimate of timber was S1.2S AI The timber on one section of $40 acres brought $105,0O0.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-30
THIS NEGRO
 HARD TO KILL 10000 Volts of Electricity
 Necessary. SIX CONTACTS ARE MADE Physician Swo0ns at the
 Horrible Spectacle. aurgling Came from the Condemned Mans Throat and Heart Con tinued to Beat After the
 Shock Had Been Given.

Auburn. N. Y., Dec. 2s.--Frank White, @ negro, was put to death in the electric chair at the State prison here today for the murder of George Clare, farmer of Scriba, Oswego County, by shooting. SIX contacts, each of 1.740 volts. l-2 amperes' were applied before White was pro- nounced dead.
 After the fourth contact, gurgiing In his throat made the physicians step back and mortified the spectators. The com tacte was quickly repeated, but stili the stethescope recorded cardiac action, and two more contacts were given. During the second contact the head electrode flashed brilliantly, nd there was an odor of burning hair. n ..e executioner said it was the sponge beneath the electrode. He adjusted 1t more tightly before the next shock.
 Among those who made test with the stethoscope was pr. U. B. Stein of But- falo, and he reported that the heart had not ceased to beat. When he resumed his seat in the front row and the fifth con tact had been turned on. he suddenly pitched forward and fell to the floor in a swoon. He was picked up by three at- tendants and carried from the death chamber, and soon revived.
 State Electrician Davis, In charge of the execution, explained the gargl.ng in Whites throat by saying he held his breath for few moments before the first contact, and 1t was simply the air escap- ing from his lungs. He declared White was practically dead after the first com tact.
 White was about g years of age. and was employed by Clare on the latter's farm. On September 10, 1901, White en- ticed the farmer into Q cornfield on a preteAt that the cows were in the corn, and, while Clare's back was turned, the negro deliberately fired several bullets in- to hIs body until he fell to the ground dead. Roppery was the motive for the crime.
 White kept hts watchers fin great suB- ponse during hia last days h the corridor for tlst e0nderfaed by hle violent attempts to sham insanity. lie ran amuck in the narrow confines of bis cell on the day oe- fore Christmas. smashing everything breakable, and he was only subdued after the prison hose had been turned on him for quarter of an hour, White cared nothing for religion and neither friend nor relative inquired for him during his two years' confinement. aE
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-30

such as to make it necessary, if the situa- ton was to be effectively met. to form an international combination to reduce consumption. Want of foresight in ai- lowing ''combinntions of gamblers" to assume gigantic dimensions before talk ing steps to counteract them by equally powerful combinations was responsible for the prevailing abuses. Legislation was required 70 deal with the present grave national danger
 Replies to the cable messages of in- quiry suggest short time in the cotton trade sent December IS. to the American and Continental Associations. engaged in the cotton trade showed there were diffi- culties in the way or securing an interna- tional agreement.
 The meeting further adopted a resoiu. ton recommending that the Masters Federal Commission organize an immedi- ate resort to short time. forty hours per week on the part of she firms using American cotton; also passed a resolu- ton in support of the British Cotton As sociation to insure supplies of raw cot ton. 4
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-30
TO PRoTECr JEWS.
President Roosevelt Is Interesting
 Himaelf in KiahinefP.

Eren1oeog 6oosewGlE tB 1USereBgtu&
 Himself in Kishineff.
 Washington. Dec. 2s.-At the instance of President Roosevelt, who has interested himself in the reports from abroad of massacres and contemplated massacre of Hebrews in Kishineff. the State Depart ment is making active inquiry through its diplomatic and consular officers with g view to ascertaining the exact situation. The United States consular agent at Odesso cables the State Department today that there has been no fresh outbreak at KlshineH, as reported.
 Simon Wolf, representing the B'Nai B'Rith. and Adolphus 8. Solomons. New York, one of the trustees of the Baron Dellirsch fund. held conference with Acting Secretary Loornis today, during which the subject of the Hebrews in Rus sia was discussed. Mr. Loomis showed them the Odessa dispatch, which gave them some feeling of relief. They did not present a petition and will not do 30 until later information proves the situation to be as serious as reported. Mir. Wolf en- deavored to have an audience with Baron von Sternberg,. the German Ambassador, but without avail. The Ambassador was not at home to Mir. Wolf when the latter called at the embassy and had Baron von De Bussche- -TIaddenhausen. the first secretary and counsellor. see him. MT. Wolf informed Baron Bussche that he came primarily in the interest of client who had done some legal work for the embassy and was nov in trouble. Mir. Wolf improved the opportunity. however. to say that he was interested in the Kishineff agitation in this country and had an appointment to see the President on the subject today. Mir. Wolf made no proposition to Baron Bussche touching the implication of the embassy in the trouble of the Hebrews.
 Messrs. Wolf and Solomons later in the day called at the White House. but did not see the President.
 They were informed that the President had anticipated their mission by request ing the State Department to inquire through It's consular officers in the Kish- ineff district as to the reported conditions there.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-30
Head of War Department
 Named by Roosevelt.
Nature of the Reply of This Govern msnt to the Colombian Envoy Has Not as Yet Been
 Intimated.
Advertiser Bureau.
 Colorado Building.

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 The proposed departure of Secretary Hay for South Georgia. ostensibly to re- cuperate his health. is the occasion to- night Of some very interesting rumors.
 It is Said that MT. Hay Is not so sick man physiesily as he Is mentally and morally over the diplomatic obliquites of the Roosevelt administration In other words, although he has lately suffered somewhat from a bad cold, what has really stopped up his head so that .e can't so much as speak the word ''Pana- ma,' is that he is too sick to see a newspaper man on the istllmian canal subject. sick unto total disability with the whole business. 5
 The Secretary of State has 8 new kind of Hay. fever and the seclusion of South Georgia will help it, while Assistant Loornis, basling in the beams of Teddys delight. will conduct the Panama affair to a diplomatic finish, while War Secre- tary Root deals vath Envoy Reyes.
 Ready to Rush Troops.
 Lieutenant Colonel Charles Snaler, who has had charge of the construction of the big guns for the coast defence, mas been dispatched to Panama to look at the strategic points of the isthmus. He will be accompanied by an oficer of the gen. eral staff.
 This step is believed to be preliminary to early military occupation, although 1t is said that the administration means only to move in a precautionary way, hoping ts prevent collision with Colombian forces by appearing perfectly ready and able to resist attack. The general staff of the army Is now admittedly ready with plans for rushing treops to the isthmus the instant eahIe communications suggest their necessity co7nhiandin8 ofiicers of many regiments are within easy reach of the poris from which troops may be quickest speeded to the fsthnius and will be ready to march to embarking points at a moments notice.
 It is pisin enough that the military establishment Is informed that there Is soon to be trouble with Colombia, and naturally the prominent figures of the service are unusually animated.
 R. H. Watkins.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-30
MoRMoN1sM AND UNIoN1sM.
Church Said to Have Declared War
 on Organized Labor.


 Salt Lake, Utah, Dec. 29.-4n reply to the utterances of Angus M. Cannon, Q prominent official of the Mormon church, who in the course of an address in the tabernacle Sunday stated that the Utah Fuel Company wanted to hire several hundred men to take the places of strik- ing miners in the coal mines of Carbon County and advised young Mormons who had previous experience in mining to ac- cept these places. Con Kellihkr, national organizer of the United Mine Workers of America, has issued an address to orga- nized labor in which he characterizes the Mormon church as an enemy to organized labor, and says:
 Union men must be aroused to the true situation and defend themselves, and ap- peal to national labor organizations throughout America to assist in unseat- ing Senator Shoot. who is member of the controlling board of this church and who would be a dangerous foe to orga- nized labor in Congress-
 Kelliher has also sent telegram to John Mitchell. President of the United Mine Workers fin which he says the Nor mon church has openly declared war against organized labor in Utah, and suggests that in self-defense labor unions should do all in their power to prevent the seating of Senator Smoot as a rebuke for It's interference in this industrial dis pute,"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-30
wENrz To LHAvE vIRaINIA.
His Family's Fears for His Sasexy
 Given as the Cause.

Bristol. Va. Dec. 9, s-It is reported that D. B. Wents. General Manager of tho Stonega Coal and Coke Company. Is so9n to leave Big Stone Gap. returning to his former home in Philadelphia where in the future he will make his residence. It is reported in this connection that the main offices of Mir. Wentzs companies are to be moved from Big Stone Gap to stonega, where his companies operations are l3- cated. The report could not be verified. however. but there is little doubt of it's authenticity.
 It is said that Mir. Wentz's decision to return to Philadelphia and there make hi home is in accordance with his famiiys wishes for his safety since the disappear ance of his younger brother two months ago.
 For years Mir. wentz has been most prominently identified with the growth and development of the vast mineral ir- terests of Southwest Virginia and through his labor in this section what was only a few years ago an undeveloped region Is possibly the most valuable coke and coal operation in the South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-30
LoREE HEAD OF ROCK ISLAND.
Elected President of the Ne~ York
 Holding Company.

New York, Dec. 29.-L. F. Loree, late president of the Baltimore and Ohio was today elected president of the Rock Island Company of New Jersey, the hold ing company controlling the various roads in the Rock Island system. The election took place at special meeting of the directors at which President W. B. Leeds presented his resignation and was chosen chairman of the Board of Direc- tors, 8 position hitherto unified. Mir. Leeds was also continued as head of the operating company, being reelected presl- dent of the board of directors of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company earlier in the day.
 All the other old officers of the Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific were reelected except third vice-president, in which posi- tion B. L. Winchell succeeds J. M. Johnson, the complete list being as fol- lows: w. B. Leeds, president: W. c. Reid, chairman board; Charles H. War ren, first vice-president; Robert Maper, second vice-president, W. L. winchell. third vice-president; John F. Stephens. fourth vice-president; George H. Crosby, secretary and treasurer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-30
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.
Effort to Create steampede on Part of
 the Shorts.

New Orleans, Dec. 29.-A slight reac- ton was seen in cotton this morning. brought about by somewhat disappoint- ing Liverpool cables. The bears had look ed for the reaction for long time. but 1t was hardly wide enough to repay them for waiting 80 long. The shorts tried to stampede the market. by throwing large quantities of contracts under ruling prices into the ring Jut all offerings were quick ly absorbed. Prices showed rapid see- saw up and down.
 Liquidation continued steadily through out the morning At the opening the tone was steady with prices from 9 to Il points lower than the close of yesterday. The recovery which followed soon after the opening brought prices back again to the level of yesterdays close. In the trading of the morning March lost I5 points at I424 and then recovered to 1439 Similar fluctuations continued through out the morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-30
ACRE CONCEDED TO BRAZIL.
Result of Terms of Settlement Reach
 cd With Bolivia.

&A WASAs &<0&AN&1%s ls
 Washington, Dec. 2s.-united States Minister Sorsby has cabled the State De- partmeut from L.APa2. the capital of Bol- ivia, the following confirmation of the press reports of tho nature of the settle ment reached hT Brazil and Bolivia rel ative to the long standing dispute over the Acre territory in which some large American interests were concerned:
 "Boiiyian Congress Thursday ratified the treaty with Brazil. The treaty pro- vides that Braaif is to pay an Indemnity of one million pounds in March. so5. Brazil comedies small strip of territory north of Marco Braxilero embracing Ba- hia Nogra and port opposite Coimbra on Paraguay river. Brazil assumes all responsibility respecting the Peruvian contentious. Acre territory Is conced d to Brazil by Bolivia, Build railway for conn mon use. respective countries from San Antonio on Madeira river. to Cuajar Armo- ren on Mamore river within four years af- ter ratification. Concede free navigation Amazonian and Bolivian affiuents Indi- vidual Acre claims are to be submitted to a mixed commission with umpire chosen iron, diplomatic representatives of Braxil.''
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-30
Murray succeeds Loree.

New York, Dec. 29.-Oscar G. Murray, first vice-president of the Baltimore and Ohio was today elected president of the company. succeeding L. F. Loree, who resigned to accept the presidency of the Rock Island Company. At the special meeting of the Baltimore and Ohio, Mir
 Leeds resignation was accepted. MT. Murray, the new president has been prominently identified with the Baltimore and Ohio for several years and Is a man of long experience in railroad work. He took leading part in building up the Chesapeake and Ohio terminals at New port News. Va, and in the management of the operating and traffic departments of the Baltimore and Ohio during the receivership into which that road fell
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-30
ALL SERENE IN sEABoARD.
President Williams Says There Have Been no Bitches.


 New York. Dec. 29.-John Skelton Wil- Hams. President of the Seaboard Air Line Railway was asked today regarding the reported impending changes in the official stan of that system. and said:
 No resignations have been offered or will be- The annual meeting for the cleo ton of officers of the Seaboard Air Line Railway will be held by the Board of Directors within the next three days; no changes are expected to take place be- fore that meeting. The members of the Do o4rd are working together in perfect harmony. and if any changes should be made, they will be such as will meet the views of the whole board and will be satisfactory to all concerned.
 The reports that there have been any hitches in the negotiation recently con- summated with the Ryan-Coolidge inter ests are unfounded and matters are nov ing along smoothly and satisfactorily"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-30
ENGLISH spINNERs.
Meeting Adopts Resolutions Against
 Cotton Gambling.

Manchester, England. Dec. 2s.-At a mass meeting of the cotton trade held here today. a resolution was adopted strongly condemnlng International cot ton gambling" which has greatly in- jured the trade, resuIGed in serious losses and lessened employment. thus bringing great distress" and also inviting the government to receive a representative deputation with the object of urging measures to prevent gambling in cot ton" The meeting was we'll attended by representative men
 c. w Macara, president of the Mas ters Federation. in moving the resolu- tion, said the development of the cotton industry thrOughout the world had been