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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-09
ARBITRATION TREATY.
England and France Have Formed a
 Compact

Paris. Oct s.-It was learned in au- thoritative quarters this evening that the terms of the general treaty of arbitra- ton between France and Great Britain have been concluded between Foreign Minister Delcasse and the authorities in London.
 All the substantial terms of the treaty have now been settled. There only re- main minor questions of detail and the signing of the treaty. These formaIities are so far advanced that the treaty Is considered to be an accomplished fact today.
 The advanced stage of the negotiations has not been communicated to the public. The treaty follows the general lines of the Hay-Pauncefote arbitration treaty which. to a considerable extent served as A model. It is pointed out that the Hay Pauncefote treaty. although rejected by the United States Senate, now serves the useful purpose of giving a basis for this important AngFo-French treaty. The treaty is mainly significant In being the continuation of the approachment between France and Great Britain after centuries of warfare, the maintenance of defensive armaments and the recent animosities growing out of the Fashoda incident and the South African war It Is also signi- ficant of the tendency towards rear engagement of the European political al- liance.
 The treaty is mainly the outcome of the exchange of visits between King Edward and President Loubet and the visit of Baron d 'Estournelles de Constant and the French Parliamentarians to London.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-09
THE REPORT aIDIcuIous.
Japanese Minister Talks of the
 French Humnr.

French Runner.
 London. Oct. s.-JThe Japsuese minister here. Baron Hayashi, to-day described the announcement made by The London Daily Nails correspondent at Kobe. Japan. that Baron de Rosen. the Russian Minister &o Japan, had presented note to the @apanese Government contendipg that Japan had no right to interfere in the question of the evacuation of Manchuria and proposing tine partition of Ccrea be- tween Russia and Japan, as being fan tastical and unworthy of confederation . The news from Kobe. the minister says. is about as unreliable ae news from Shanghai He reiterated that there was nothing in the situation in Corea to oeea- sion uneasiness. 4& 4a.S
 T have not heard and do hot believe. z added the Japanese Minister, that Rus- aia has intimatea her refusal to exan.aete 44snchuria and thar she has refused to ai- low Japan to interfere witt her occupa- ton. ' see nothing In the situation Al the present moment that snpp6fts ffle rer,<.rfs of . warilse attitude on the part Of s1ther Russia or Japan
 The Minister added that he had not re- eeived a word regarding any concentrA- ton of or alarming movement of the Rus sian fleet in the Far East
 Regarding the report that the Russian fleet had arrived at Ma-San-Pho, Baron Hayashi remarked that Russia had only about thirty war vessels in the whole Far East, and 1t would be physical impossibility on account of coal and other supplies" the Minister further asserted. for them to remain at Ma-aan- Pho. 1k would be the most unlikely place for them to go to, and even if Russia con templated hostilities. as 1t Is within easy striking distance of Japan's strong naval base at Tsu, in the straits of Corea."
 So far as Baron Hayashi knows, it would be equally unreasonable for ths Japanese fleet to go to Ma-San-Pho.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-09
BETTING ON THE TIGER
fAMMANx ExTEcTEn TO WIN
 .1 IN NRW YORK.
Something of dssrge 3. 1rcCisiian, Who Has Besh Put Forward by Leader Murphy for Mayor of the Metropolis.

Washington, Oct s.-(Speciai.) .)-The im- precision here of those who have made a point of keeping informed on the politics of the great American metropolis Is that the Democrats are going to win in the coming municipal election In New York.
 Tammany Boss Murphy appears to have succeeded So well in nuddying the waters of the Fusionists that they are regarded as hardly likely to recover in time to ral- ly with that cohesion of forces of oppo- sition necessary to elect the sleek and erudite Mir. Low. The situation there- fore looks quite promising for the son of Little Mac" Mir. McClelian--George Brinton Mcclellan. or Colonel McClel- lan." as he is sometimes called on ac- count of rank obtained in the New York militia. is 3S years old. He was born in Dresden, Saxony, during a visit of his parents in Germany. He was graduated from Princeton in 1Ss6: has been a news paper man, reporter and editorial writer on New York newspapers; is a lawyer by profession: was President of the Board of Aldermen of the city and County of New York in 1882 and 1893. He was elect ed to the Fifty-fourth Congress in 1896 and has served continuously since.
 Representative Mcclellan has not cut much figure in Congress. He has rarely participated in the discussion of current questions. He was a member of two com mittees in the Fifty-seventh Congress Ways and Means and Library. Though a member of the committee handling the tarift schedules he has not been known to engage in any of the numerous debates on the subject. He has spoken occasion ally only when military topics were con- sidered. and on these showed a com. mAndable degree of familiarity and accu- racy of information. He is a man of agreeable address and of evident amiable disposition. He Is nothing of 8 mixer" and his semblance of popularity to be inferred from his nomination for so con- spicuous an office as Mayor of Greater New York would, but for Tammany meth ods of making states, be a matter of cu- rious surprise to those who have ob- served him during his four terms in Con- gress.
 But Mcclellan is a thorough Democrat by conviction. education and inheritance. He Is of high enough class to get many vote of the sllk-stocking Murray Hill crowd who are assumed to be all for Low.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-09

production and finally the cutting in two of the dividend on the common stock of the United States Steel Corporation, com bfned to make the week eventful Mean time business has waitedA We estimate the probable curtailing of pig iron produc- tion the last quarter of the year through concerted action at close to ses,0oo tons This counts on 750ooo tons from the restrictive program of the Central West. ern furnaces and l7s,0oo tons from the Southern and Eastern furnaces, provided the Eastern furnaces continue through November and December the 90 per cent reduction planned for October.
 The situation as to Southern iron has been complicated by some moves made in advance of the action of the associa. ton meeting at Birmingham.
 There has not been enough buying in the wek to make the market clear, but Ho.50 and $10.75 iron is not plentiful, and it remains to be seen whether the 2s per cent. reduction in output decided on by Southern Association furnaces win enable them to work off accumulated stocks at current prices. The steel marlket has been without feature. less beink heard of billet prices below those asreed upon There is no market for Besserer iron. which can be had at s15.5o valley furnace.
 Northern foundry iron is irregular, be. ing generally at si4.5c to si4,U for No. l, at furnace"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-09
BURTON SEES ROOSEVELT. Former in Favor of River and liar. bor Bill.

Washington, Oct. s.--(Speciai )-Reprs- sentative Burton of Ohio, Chairman of the Rivers and Harbor Committes of the last two Congresses. and probable Chair man of that Committee in the Fifty-eishth Congress. had a chat with the President today regarding the work of the ap- preaching session.
 Mir. Burton returned a day or two axo from an extensive tour uf Europe. He made the trip for the purpose of studying the methods of foreign countries in tho making of river and harbor improve ments. His observations extended not only over the engineering features of the works. but also over the systems of pay- ment for the works. His principal idea was to ascertain if possible whether there was definite line of demarcation be- tween projects. the entire expense of which was paid by the central govern ment and such Improvements as might be made by municipalities. private cor porations or individuals. He Is quite sat- isfied that no such line of demarcafion exists.
 The systems of payment for public in- provements vary decidedly in the several European countries. some of them being not essentially different from the plan usually followed by the Congress of the United States. He has gathered a mass of interesting and valuable information which 1t will be necessary for him to classify and tabulate before 1t Is pre- sented to Congress. 2 Mir. Burton Is in favor of the enactment of a river and harbor measure at the ap- preaching session of Congress, but says he finds a strong sentiment against such action. No decision regarding the matter will be reached probably for some time.
 R. H. Watkins.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-09
MERGER IS APPROVED.
Virginia Coal Carrying Roads to Bs
 United.

Roanoke, va., Oct. s--The annual meet ing of the stockholders of the Norfolk and Western Railway Company was held here today. The question of the mer- ger or consolidation of several roads in the mining region was considered and their acquisition was unanimously ap- proved.
 The roads are three in number and all are contiguous to the Norfolk and Vest ern main line leading into Columbus. O., and are. as follows: The Iages and South ern, the Kenova and Big Sandy, and the Guyandotte and Tug River Railway. No change was made in the Board of Direc- tors except that MT. Johnson was elected
 in place of the late President, F J. Kim ball.
 The directors met and elected the fol-
 lowing: President and General Manager. l.. E. Johnson, Roanoke: Chairman of the Board, Henry Fink. New York; Secretary and Assistant Treasurer, A. !. Hemphill. Philadelphia.
 The annual report shows the total earnings to be $z1 ,1eo. .s75.2s. an increase or $s,6oe, l7o2S over the preceding year while the total expenses were s1e.sg7, 80 IS
 an increase of $2,5s1,2oe over the veal previous.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-09
Forfsited a5.oo0 Bond.

Coffeyville. Kan, Oct. SEX Congress- man D. H. Nelson of Tennessee. forfeit ed bond of 5000 by falling to appear in the district court here Monday to an- swer the charge of secreting his broth CT. John Nelson. from the county of ficers. and a reward of 500 has been
 offered by the county commissioners of Montgomery county for the ex-congress- mans arrest. John Nelson was convict ed of killing Albert Morris a year ago and while out on bond he disappeared. Judge Nelson was accused of hiding him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-09
NO MOVE BY | THE RUSSIANS The Date For Evacuation Passes.
 ALL Is YET PEACEFUL The Negotiations Are stu
 Pending at Yokohoma. Report That Russian Fleet is at xa-
 san-Pho is Declared Ridieulsus by Japanese Minister in London.

Yokohama. Oct. s.-According to all Chinese reports today the date fixed for the evacuation of parts of Manchurta by the Russian troops passed without . Russian movement toward the evacuation of Manchuria.
 In the meantime. the Russia -Japaness negotiations regarding Korea and 1fsn- churia, are proceeding at Tokio. between the Japanese cabinet and the Russian Minister. Baron de Rosen. The latter is acting under direct instructions from Ad- mlral Alexieff. viceroy of the Far East.
 The prospect is considered doubtful un- less Russia makes substantial conces- sions. The rumor of the Japanese rejec- ton of the Russian demands is ofElciaIly denied. The press today was only warned against indulging in sensationalism.
 China Is understood to be waiting for the result of Japan's negotiation before further treating with Russia for the evac- uation of Manchuria
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-09
WROTE OF RACE ISSUE
VIGOROUS ARTICLE BY HEND- ERsoN N. soMERyILLE.
Chairman of the 0ennral Board of
 Appraisers at New York Am gers the Administrator by His outspokeness. t

Washington, Oct. s.-(Special.) )--Hen- derson M. Somerville of Alabama, Chair man of the Board of General Appraisers in the Customs Service at New York. has not gained favor with the administration by an article over his signature in the current number of a leading review in which he criticizes the Presidents atti- tude toward the race issue with a free dom that Is remarkable in view of the fact that he holds Federal appointment by the grace of a Republican President.
 Judge Somerville. was appointed by Cleveland and reappointed by Mckinley. and his present term will expire next year. In this article Mir. Somerville says:
 'The disturbing effect of President Roosevelts attitude toward the negro can never be adequately estimated in its re- tardation of the solution of the race prob- lem. which is staggering American states manship. The appointment of the negro crum as collector of customs at the port of Charleston in opposition to the known sentiment even of the Republican Senate and other like presidential politics pro- duced great excitement in tho South and re-opened the wounds of race prejudice which wore gradually being allayed. These issues were made paramount on the recent Democratic primaries in the State of Mississippi, where a most excit- ing election was held. The result was the nomination of a candidate for Governor who avowedly tolerated negro lynching and strenuously opposed the policy Of ne- gro education"
 1t Is not probable that the article will be made the ground for his removal from offlce.
 For some time there has been more or less friction between the Board of Gen. eral Appraisers and the Treasury De- partment growing out of difference of opinion as to the exact relations between them. Some members, and chief among them. MT. Somerville, have held that the board was in a large measure Independent of the department and occupied a posi- ton analogous to that of United States Court.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-09
NEW LABOR oR0ANIzAT1oN.
Federation of Building and Repair
 ing Trades PronOsad.

Indianapolis, Oct. S.-Leading represent atives of the national and international organisations of the building and repair ing trades met this afternoon in confer enee for the purpose of bringing their re- spective organizations into an interna- tional federation. having for it's object the arbitration, adjudication and conduct of building trades affairs. The trades rep resent some 100000 men.
 There Is 8 very general disposition among all of the delegates to have the new international federation work in har- mony with the American Federation of Labor and other national federations in which different ones of the building trades are represented. All of the organizations propose to remain in their present fed- eration alliances. and to pay their per capita assessments.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-09
rwENTY-r1vz NEW CASES.
Increase in Number Over the Past s Few Days.

 Laredo, Tex, Oct. s,-The number Of new cases Of yellow fsFsv which deyelpp- cd today shows siisf1s tncreasa asscotil- pared with the past three days. The doctors. however. stiii maintain that there is no need of alarm, stating that at this time, the period of the fourth infection, an increase in the number of cases was to be expected.
 There was one death from the fever today, the victim being an old Mexican woman. .The official bulletin issued to- night is as follows:
 New cases 25: deaths, one; total cases to date. 1s3s total deaths to date, [. Twelve suspicious cases were found to- day at Minera. There have been no ad- ditionAl deatals. No report has been re- ceived from Nuevo Laredo. Telephone message from the United States Consul late stated that pr. Alonzo B. Garrett. the Consul. is now sick with fever. but the case has not yet been diagnosed as yellow fever.
 Two additional cases of yellow fever and three suspicious cases have been re- ported in Monterey.
 At Tampico the latest death from yell low fever was that if Sidney B. Brood of Swansea, Wales, operator for the cable companY
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-09
CHASING THE OCTOPUS.
Texas Attempting to Enforce Anti
 Trust Laws.

Austin. Texas, Oct. S.-District Attor- ney Warren Moore, on behalf of the State. has entered suits under the antitrust law against certain railroad and express com panies alleging that certain corporations had entered into contracts whereby one express company (named in the contract between the road and an express com- panYl was given a monopoly and that other express companies and persons were prevented from doing an express business on the roads having the contracts
 The Attorney General prays for penal ties and forfeiture of charter. The pen- alties in the suits filed aggregate $30.000.
 The defendants are the Rock Island Railroad and the United States Express Company: the Texas Pacific Railroad and the Pacific Express Company; the Mis- souri, Kansas and Texas Railroad and the American Express Company; the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad and the Wells Fargo Express Company. At torney Moore states his intention to fife forty-nine suits of a similar character, embracing every railroad company in the State
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-09
Aided EuRsnie to Escape.

London, Oct. s-Lieutenant Colonel Sir John Burgoyne (retired), formerly of the Grenadier Guards. who assisted former Empress Eugenie in her flight from France by taking her on his yacht. In the face of a terrific storm, from Beau vile. France, was married at St. Georges Church. Hanover Square. to-day. to Kate, daughter of John Gretton. mem Der of parliament for South Derbyshire. and a director of the firm of Bass & Co. The Empress sent the couple regal wedding gift, consisting of Q gold tea and coffee service.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-09
Repular Tarife of Hates.

New York. Oct s-At a conference here today of Eastern and Western railroad ofacials to decide upon the rates on ina- ported goods designed for points in the West, it was agreed to establish regu- lar tarin of rates from Atlantic and gulf ports to the middle West with the tariff from Baltimore to the Middle Wess as a basIa,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-09
DENIED BY MORGAN.
His Company Never Interested in
 Dresser's Trust.

His Company Never Interested in
 Dresser's Trust.
 New York. Oct. s.-Messrs. J. P. Mbr. gan & Co.,, made the following state. ment today in regard to the testimony given by Daniel Leroy Dresser. in the ship building hearing. s=.+----- '-s.-s~
 Neither the firm of J. P. Morgan & Company nor any partner ever had any connection with the inception, organize ton or financing of the United States shipbuilding Company, nor have they ever received or owned any of its securi- ties As managers of United States Steel corporation syndicate, we held Bethle- hem Steel Company stock until a pur- chaser was found. It was transferred to the United States shipbuilding Company at exact cost and preferred and common stock which were received in lieu of in- terest and earnings of the company were sold at private sale and the proceeds were distributed as part of the profit of the United States Steel corporation. Any statement that we were parties to any agreement for selling stock is wholly un- true"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-09
READY FOR THE WORD.
Japan and Russia on War Foot,
 fn0

ing.
 Paris. Oct. S-The Patrie to-day. in a special dispatch from Darmstadt, gives an interview with Alexandre Savinsky. the secretary of Foreign Minister Iams- dorff. who. 1t is claimed, spoke on the authority of his chief upon Russo-Jap- anese relations. M. SavinsIky is quoted as saying:
 "Our agents at Tolcio have informed us that Japan desires war and is pre- pared for It. We have enough troops in Siberia to resist all the Japanese forces" Regarding Turkey and Bulgaria. M Sa- vinsky said that the accord between Russia and Austria was stronger than ever and he did not believe war between those countries would occur.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-09
DOCTORS AT MEMPHIS.
Reception Rendered Mississippi Val
 lev Medical Association.

Memphis, Tenn, Oct. s.--A brilliant re- ception and ball at one of the leading hotels of the city was tonight rendered the visiting delegates to the Mississippi Valley Medical Association. which held It's second days session here this morn ing and afternoon. The days business was begun with a general meeting thls morning at which a nominating committee was appointed and charged with the duty of selecting successors to the present off, cers of the Association. The general meeting tomorrow morning will endorse the nominees of the committee. after which the new officers will be installed. In addition to the appointment of the nominating committee and disposing of a quantity of routine business papers were read by pr. Robert H. Babcock and Ma jor William Borden, Surgeon U. s. Army.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-09

feather. The witness said he told NJ. Tillman that night what had been said.
 Witness said he was just behind Sem ator Talbird. Lieutenant Governor 1tIl- man and Senator Brown, as they ap- preached the transfer station in Colum- bia on the way down town from the State House January 15. He said as he crossed Gervais Street he saw MT. Gonzales com ing in the opposite direction on the out side of the pavement. He said MT. Con. gales crossed obliquely to the left. He could have passed on the outside. he said. instead of cutting diagonally across to the inside.
 Spoke of . Message.
 Witness said he heard Mir. Tlllman say: q got your message" He said that Mir. Gonzales thrust his hand down deep h his pocket and added that he thought MT. Gonzales was going to shoot Mir. Tillman He heard the shot but said he did not see where Mir, Tillman drew the pistol from
 He said Lieutenant Governor Tillmar was in the middle.A The witness was closely questioned on cross examination with special reference to certain conver' sations with persons named.
 M. c. Lorick testified that he wal standing on the street across from the transfer station; that he saw Mr. Con gales coming up Main Street; that he saw MT. Tillman and two other men coming in the oposite direction. the defendant be ing in the middle.
 He said that when Mir. Gonzales go within four or five steps from MT. I'll man he changed his course obliqueiy tc the left. The .witness said Mir. Gonzales had his right hand in his pocket and act ed as If he was trying to get it out. He heard report, he said, and saw pisto in. the defendants hand
 On cross examination the witness said it was on the opposite side of the street from where ke was that policeman Bo. land arrested MT. Tillman.
 Mrs M A. Evans testified that she was passing down Main Street from the State House on January IS and that as she passed the transfer station she saw Mir Gonzales coming in the opposite direc- ton. She said that because of something she heard In the lobby of the state House she took particular notice of hi. attitude. manner. and expression. and said his facial expression was strained.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-09
An Attempted sloo, 900 Deal.

Chicago. Oct. s.-John c. spry' wealthy lumber merchant, on the witness stand before Judge Grosscup in the Fed erai court today, told the story of an at- tempted $loo.OO0 deal by which the minor ity stockholders In the Union Traction Company of this city were to keep hands off'' during the reorganization of the company. MT. spry admitted that he was to be paid S5oOO cash down and @,000 later for his efforts to settle matters If the ef- fort was successful. This oner. ne said, was made by Attorney W. W. Gurley, counsel for the Union Traction Company. Witness said. however. that before he saw Mir. Gurley he had talk with James Townsend, a minority stockholder about getting the matter settled. This admIs- sion throws the initiative in the matter outside the Union Traction attorneys of- dca