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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
PRINCESS DESIRES DIVORCE.
Bishop o'onnel1 Submits Report to
 Congregation.


 Rome, March 10.-The congregation of the propaganda has received from Bishop O'Connell. of Portland. Me, his report on the investigation he made into the marriage of Princess Rospigliosi, nee Reid, of Washington. with her divorced husband.
 The Princess wishes to prove that her marriage with Colonel Parkhurst was illegal and thus have 1t annulled by the church in order to pave the way to a church recognition of her marriage with Prince Rospigliosi and an authorization for a religious ceremony here. Bishop OConnell in making his report does not give an opinion. so that the congregation must itself settle the dispute.
 Princess Rospigliosi who Is a Catholic. was divorced in 1898 from Colonel Park hurst, who was a Protestant and in 1901 was married in Rome to Prince Rospig liosi, head of an ancient family of clerical nobility, and brother of the commandaat of the Papal Noble Guard. The ceremony was a civil one and from the first the Catholic Church refused to recognize the marriage.
 When the Prince first applied to congre- gation of the propaganda for recognition of his wife's divorce, in the United States the church declined to recognize 1t, but Mems. Cappeil. who married Mrs. Park hurst to her first husband since testified before the congregation that the first marriage was irregular according to the laws of the church.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
R1oToUs SCENES IN TOLEDO.
Striking Union Men Assault Non
 Union Men.

Toledo, March 10-After four successive attacks had been made today on non- urion teamsters by striking union men, a member of the Toledo Carriage Associa- ten declares that he would make appli- ca ation to Governor Nash tomorrow to call out the State militia to protect the asso- ciation's men and interest.
 Today has been one of the most excit- ing in the city's history, nor is the ex- cltement abated by the strikers declara- ton that general striks will be called and that no Toledo freight would be ham died by teamsters in any part of the coun- try.
 One non-union driver was caught by a mob, his wag m overturned and the driver found himself on the ground with the mob on top of him. when the police inter fcred, who gave notice that any further provocation would be the fault of the cm- ployers. and that they would not inter- fere again.
 Not half an hour later another non- union driver was torn. from truck in front of the Moreton Truck Company s office and, at the point of a revolver. was compelled to run for his life. A similar fate befell a non-union teamster within a block of the police station.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
Arcbbtshop of Chicago.

Chicago, March 1O-Tonight in the pres" ence of a great gathering of laity and the priesthood crowding every foot of space, in the huge cathedral of the Holy Home, Bishop James E. Quickly of Buff falo was installed as Bishop of Chicago, Archbishop of the Chicago archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church. The cere- monies, which were most impressive and solemn, were in accordance with an an- cient ritual of the church. Archbishop Quicklys first official act after being in- stalled was to appoint Bishop Muldoon Vicar General of the church.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
Gloomy View at Memphis

Memphis. Tenn, March 10.-The river tonight Is above 35 feet on the gauge and rising. The current is swift and more driftwood Is running than at any previ- ous time during the present rise. These signs are taken as indicating that there will be rapid increase in the speed of the rise tonight and tomorrow
 Between 8 o'clock this morning and 1 o'clock this evening a rise of three tenths was recorded. All of these signs tend to give a most gloomy view of the flood situation The officials of the levee continue to say there is no immediate necessity for excessive anxiety, but fur ther than this they give no encourage ment and say that grave state of af- fairs seems inevitable.
 The government steamer Atlee left to- night for White River with cargo of material and large body of patrols. All patrols are under arms.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
CHARGE OF CORRUPTION.
Kansas City Police Object ot
 Criticism

Kansas City, March 10.-Charges of all legged official corruption in the police department. involving Chief John Hayes Detective Charles P. Sanderson and two officers. made by Jailer Robert Todhunt- CT. were filed today with the Board of Police Commissioners. An investigation will follow.
 Jailer Todhunter alleges that Detective sanderson had accepted weekly pay ment from a gambler, who was granted immunity from arrest; that a report of this fact was filed with Chief Hayes and suppressed by that official: that the of fcers, Mckinney and Sullivan, made an agreement to release two clairvoyants upon payment of $125 and that Sullivan had ofYered Todhunter money to suppress knowledge of some of these dealings.
 Todhunter's statement also asserts that attorneys were permitted to enter tne "hoId-over in the city jail. where they secured money and valuables from pris- oners upon promise of immunity.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
Ice Manufacturers Meet.

Dallas. Tex. March 10,-The convenA ton of the Southwestern Ice Manufac- turner's Association. with representatives, from practically every large concern of the kind in the States of Louisiana. Ara kansas and Texas. Oklahoma and Indian Territory, met here today with about thirty delegates. Today's business include ed the appointment of a special commit4 tee to confer with similar committees from kindred organizations of other sec tions of the country to arrange for an annual convention of ice manufacturers throughout the United States and owners of cold storage plants, to be held in St. Louis during tre Louisiana Purchase Ex- position.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
OFF TO WEST INDIES.
Cabinet Officers and Others on .
 Cruise.

Washington, March 1o-secretary of the Navy Moody, Postmaster General Payne. Senator Hale of Maine, Representative Cannon of Illinois; RepresentatAU@ U@@ of Illinois, Judge J. R. Dunbar of Mas sachusetts. Joseph H. Carl of HarverhilI, Mass, Mir. Moody's law partner and Fred L. Fishback, Mir. Moody's private sec retary, left here today over the Atlantic Coast Line for a cruise in West Indian waters.
 The party will arrive in Charleston, s. C., about o'clock tomorrow. They will embark on the Dolphin and start on tha cruise immediately.
 Representative Gillette of Massachus setts will join the party in Florida. They will visit Guantanamo, Bahia. Havana, Honda, Culebra and San Juan and Sam tiago. They will be gone some weeks Former Secretary Whitney of the navy and party also occupied a private caf on the same train bound for Aiken. s. c
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
Debate on Army Estimates.

London, March 10.-The House of Com mons in committee of the whole com menced the debate on the army estimates. War Secretary Frederick began by .fatly announcing that the government intended to fight 1t out on the proposition to make the establishment of 235,761 men of all ranks as being a question of an efficient force, notwithstanding the attacks hith- erto made on 1t from both sides of both houses of Parliament. The empires de- mand was ever increasing and the estab- lishment would not be found excessive TOT frontier and home defense.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
INCREASED ITS STOCK.
Pennsylvania Railroad Capital Fixed
 at S4OO. GOO. 900.

Philadelphia, March 10.-The stockhold- CTS of the Pennsylvania Railroad Coms pany. in annual meeting today. voted ta increase the capital stock of the company by $50, 900, 900, making the total authorized capital $4O0 0oO,000. Of the increased capi- tai $100,0O0OOO will be issued in straight stock and the directors are given the option of issuing the remaining $50. .00o. .00d In convertible bonds. The increase will be ratified by a stock vote two weeks from today as required by law. The stockholders also voted to lease for e period of twenty years the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
Will Tie un the Boats.

Evansville. Ind, March 1O.-The Ohio River is rising slowly here and 1t is a trifie over 263 feet tonight. Steamers continue to be delayed and the traffic on the Ohio River is greatly interfered with. It is expected that most of the steamers will be tied up by the last of the week if the river continues to rise. Wabash River Is still rising.
 A report from Mount Vernon tonight states there is great alarm above that point. Farmers are still removing their stock and household effects. This is one of the largest rises In the history of the river. Barren. Green and Rough Rivers are still rising at a rapid rate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
Train Service Paralyzed.

Lincoln Neb., March 1O.-Train service in Nebraska Is paralyzed today on ac- count of the floods. Bridges on all the main lines of the Burlington and the Union Pacific were washed out by the floods last night. The Rock Island bridge at South Bend was torn loose and bore down upon the bridges at Louisville, des- troying the middle spans and the waters washed out the remainder. Today the lowlands on the Platte for miles from Schuyler to the mouth at Plattsmouth are under water. At various places the Union Pacific tracks are under water for A mile or two at a stretch.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
TO ExHUME A BODY.
Afidavits Concerning Death of T. T.
 Hagemdn.

Hagemdn.
 New York. March 1o.-Justice o. Cor man in the Supreme Court today signed an order directing the exhumation of the body of Theo. I. Hageman. in the rural cemetery. Poughkeepsie. in order that the remains may be examined by coroner g physician of this County under the direc- tion of the District Attorney.
 Hageman's relatives are demanding that his widow give an account of the estate left by the dead man. The affidavit goes into the case at some length. Mir. Gar win says he is informed that at the time of his death Mir. Hageman Was worth about 100000 which his wife. during his last illness, under an alleged power of attorney from him, turned into cash and deposited to her own credit" Within five days before the death of Hageman, she. the affldavit. continues. withdrew from said sum $270000 in cash and gave the sum of $200,0O0 to one R. c. Flower to invest in Blue Ridge Bonds, a company of which said Flower was practically sole owner and which said bonds were of un- certain valiie."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
Seeking High Grounds.

Cairo. H., March 1O-The river marked AS 1-2 feet at 11::3O a m., which Is a rise of three-tenths of an inch since 8 o'clock. The Stacker Lee got in from Memphis at 10 a. m., loaded down with refugees and stock. The entire country below Columbus is under water. The boat was hailed by many farmers on its way up who desired to ship the stock to places of safety, but as every available inch of space on the boat was occupied, many farmers were compelled with their fami- Tits to seek high grounds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
narratt Bill Passed.

Nashville Tenn. March 10.-The State Senate today passed the Garrett bill. which nrohibits compacts or combinations among insurance companies. Under it's provisions the Kentucky-Tennessee Board of Underwriters, having supervision of companies operating in the State will be barred and all local boards abolished. Sentiment in the House is strongly in fa- ,,or of tho measure,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
Relief Work at Natchez.

Natchez. Miss. March 1o-Heavy rains today added to the gravity of the situa- ton. The river rose three-tenths and Is now 2.5 above the danger line, which facts have intensified the feeling of ap- prehension.
 The steamer Betsy Ann brought in 25o people from the flooded district between hare and RavnAl Sara A IaunahAr. aH- Ahana
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11

were taken from surrounded homes and destitute. They will be cared for here. There Is big demand for skiffs and bat teaus. The steamer St. Joseph and Sena- tor Cordill are also doing considerable relief work between Natchez and Vicks- burg. Guards are patrolling the levees on the. lookout for soughing or sipage.
 Property Is threatened with an enorm- ous Joss, if the crest of the rise, which is expected tomorrow. Is as high as ex- pected.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
Victoria Dock Burned.

Portland. Ore, March 10.--Victoria Dock, situated on the east bank of the William cite River, north of the railroad bridge, was destroyed by fire about noon today. together with several hundred tons of wheat stored on the dock. Total loss es- timated at $600,000. insurance about $34O : 900. It is certain that the fire was started by an incendiary, as a man was seen leaving the dock after the fire gained some headway.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
nhio is Now Rising.

Cincinnati. March 10.-The Ohio River, after falling during the previous twenty four hours, from 5S2. which was three feet above the danger line, to H4, began rising again at noon today and the Weather Bureau predicts that it will continue rising the rest of this week. At At 8 o'clock tonight the gauge regis tered 4s4 feet, rise of one foot since noon. The indications are that the dan ger line of 50 feet will be passed tomor- row. But river men say that the river here will not reach B feet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11

New Orleans, March 10-The river here tooay registered ly.s feet, rise Of only two-Ientns of a foot n the past twenty four hours. It is still l.z foot below the reccrd or 1887.
 Much of the present flood is due to the water which has poured out of the Red, Arkansas and other lower streams and the engineers are hopeful that consider able ot this water Wln be carried off be- fore the effect of the freshets in the Ohio, Tennessee and other upper rivers are felt here.
 The Orleans levee board continues its employment of men to fill sacks with sand. Dirt is being hauled to the rivel front and weak places made secure. No news of additional breaks along the La Fourche have been received. The two- which occurred yesterday have caused q great decline in the stream and have re- lieved the strain upon the levees upon either bank. While the damage by these breaks will be considerable, 1t will be en- tirely local.
 The State Engineers today ad- dressed communication to the Maritime Exchange saking that mas ters of steam vessels be asked to run under slow bells. There have been threats to shoot into vessels which do not obey this request Much damage is done to the levees~ atethe present stage of the river by the waves from steamers running at fast speed. s
 It was announced today that the Or leans Levee Board during the spell of high water would keep it's offices open all night and that forces of men would be maintained in the event of emergen- cies
 Though the State Engineers repose great confidence in the Louisiana levee system, there Is considerable apprehen- sion that something will give way up the river if the predictions of the Weath- CT Bureau are realized.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
WRECK OF RAPIDo,
Crew of Schooner Had Thrilling FIX
 perience.

perience.
 Curacoa, March 1O.-The crew of the Porto Rican schooner Rapido which has been wrecked on the Venezuelan coast have arrived here and give the following account of their experiences.
 ''The Repido. which was bound for Curacoa with a cargo of lignums vitae went ashore during a recent gale on the coast of Venezuela and became total wreck. The crew of five gained the shore, from which they took three days to reach the port of Coro. They had to trudge through an inhospitable country without food or water while the revolu- tionists whom they encountered on their way attacked and robbed them of their clothing They arrived at port of Coro in a half naked and starving condition. The ship-wrecked men were finally re- leased and the United States consular agent at Coro had them forwarded here on the Venezuelan sloop Linda. The con sular agent has given them clothing and their passage to Porto Rico"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
Story is Denied.

New York. March 1O.-Arthur Murray who commands Fort Totten. has ada dressed a letter to the press in which he says that the story of the enlistment of Q girl as a private in the regular army at that post Is a barefaced falsehood and that no such incident ever took place.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
cuclnne Kills Many.

Brisbane, Queensland, March 1O.- Townsville, North Queensland. has been visited by a cyclone in which many per sons were killed or injured. A part Of the hospital collapsed during the storm. lriIIinq six persons. Schools. churches and residences were destroyed and many of the inhabitants have been rendered homelesA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
cn1lisinn nn sonthern.

Richmond, Va, March 1O.-In head-on collision at Danville, Va, this morning between two passenger trains on the Southern road James E. MacArthur of Graffney, s. C.. a travelling man. and W. F. Neal. an overhauler. were killed. Jo- seph Coleman who assisting Neal. was severely hurt and several passengers were more or less injured.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
Rivers are Bank Full.

Little Rock, Ark. March 10.-White and Current Rivers are bank full and rising with a great volume of water yet in sight. It is expected that the river will show gauge of 42 feet tomorrow, which will put the White River into the Iron Mountain yards and over a great portion of track.
 The Arkansas River here Is stationary, but is rising rapidly above. and the weather bureau predicts a rise here with in the next forty-eight hours. which will send the water above the danger line. The rise at Fort Smith today was 4.0S feet, and at Dardanelle, feet.
 It seems certain that lowland farmers will lose heavily in stock.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11

quarry and crashed into the quarry. The machine swerved almost at right angles with the street.
 Neither the man nor the woman In the machine stood up or attempted to jump. I guess it was done too sudden for them to realize 1t. I did not hear the man say anything"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
Traffic at standstill.

Owensboro, Ky. March 10.-The river here was stationary at o'clock tonight. Indications are that 1t will again begin rising tomorrow morning. It has rained continuously since last night and, up to noon today. Traffic is at a standstill
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
Rain Has Ceased in Texas.

Dallas. Tex. March 1O-Little or no rain fell in North and Central Texas to- dav. although the weather continued threatening The Trinity River is still rising. but little further damage has been done. The rainfall of yesterday was traction over two inches, and the precipi- tation since November 1 has been 25 inches. said to be the heaviest in twenty one years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
Cuban Planter Insane.

New York. March 10-Henry Roso, the wealthy Cuban planter, who. it is said gave the greater part of his fortune in aid of the Cuban revolutionists, is con- fined in the Bloomingdale asylum for the insane. Rosos estate, which at ono time was in the millions, has dwindled. 1t Is said, to $50, 900.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
Mo nanoer at shawneetown.

Shawneetown, H., March lO.-There is no immediate danger of a hood in shaw neetown. The levee is perfectly sound and the water would scarcely be in town were there no levee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
TO BE PROSECUTED.
Whitaker Wright, the Well Known
 Promoter of London.

Tondon. March 10.-Justice Buckley. in the Chancerv Division of the high court of justice this morning. made an order directing the official receiver as liquidator of the London and Globe Finance corpo- ration, limited. to criminally prosecute Whitaker Wright. the well known pro- moter. and utilize the assets of the Lon don and Globe Company t0 pay the costs of the prosecution. The demands for wright's prosecution have been incessant since the collapse of the corporation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
Flooding Business District.

vicksburg, Miss, March 10.-There is lit- tie change in the flood situation here, excepting that the river continues to rise. tonight registering 47.S a two-tenths rise since morning. There has been steady fall of rain here all day. Thousands of acres of fine farming lands along Steeles Bayou are inundated and the back water is rapidly spreading. In that section of the country there will doubtless be heavy loss of farm animals as facilities for rescuing them are poor.
 Locally, the water is rapidly encroach- ing upon the wholesale district and the congresses are already flooded, together with the lower floors of some warehouses Another foot rise will probably force the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad shops to suspend operations throwing several hundred men out of work.
 Reports from up river points state that the levees are all holding well, and are be- ing carefully guarded. Several hundred State convicts have been placed at the disposal of the Yazoo and Mississippi Levee Board and will be utilized for strengthening weak places along the line
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
Weather Bureau Statement.


 Washington, March 10--The Weather Bureau has issued the following bulletin on the river situation:
 The upper Ohio river Is rising rapidly. The middle portion is falling, but will again begin to rise today and tonight. At Evansville the river will probably begin to fall tonight or Wednesday, but will continue to rise at decreased rate for the next two or three days from Pa ducah to Cairo. The lower Tennessee river will continue to rise for the next three or four days, and the Mississippi from St. Louis to Cairo for the next thirty-siX hours. No changes are at pres ent indicated from the forecast stage of 49 or 50 feet at Cairo The Mississippi below the mouth of the Ohio continues to rise very slowly, but the rise in the neighborhood of Memphis will probably be more rapid after Tuesday. A stage of about thirty eight feet Is expected at Memphis and 4S feet or possibly higher at Helena where the stage this morning was A9 feet; Memphis reporting 34.7 and Cairo AT feet. The levee at Caruthers- vile is reported to be in danger.
 Below Helena nothing has occurred to warrant a change in the forecast previously issued. A stage in the neigh borhood of 50 feet is indicated for Vicks- burg within eight or ten days and a stage of possibly l feet at New Orleans within three or four weeks. The rise will be very slow and the forecasts are based upon the assumption that the leves will remain intact and that there will be no more heavy rains until portion Of the present accumulation of water Is dis posed of.
 It must be remembered that the great CT portion of the high water at New Orleans, where the stage this morning was 1S.3 feet, has tributaries and that the main rise from the upper river has not yet reached the section
 Letter advices from New Orleans state that the levee along Bayou laFourche broke in two places Monday afternoon causing much damage.
 At New Orleans the river front is now being raised with sacks of sand, the water being flush with the wharf.
 Willis Moore.
 Chief JJ S. Weather Bureau.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
vas,,v;us is vomitine.

Naples, March 10.-Vesuvtus continues to cast forth columns of flame and thick clouds of smoke. accompanied by sub terranean rumblings and slight srocks of earthquake. The populations of the sur rounding villages crowd the streets watching the grand spectacle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
Golf PIaver Improving.

New Orleans, March 10.-At the Charity Hospital today it was stated that there had been a slight improvement in the con~ dition of David Bell. the injured golf player. though the physicians have not stated what the final outcome of his in- juries will be-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
Red River Is Rising.

Alexandria. La. March lO.-Red River registered 34. tonight and IS rising slowly tair,.r now i above the danger line. In ,,Iaoes tbe river Is serveral miles wide and much land is overfiowed.