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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
REPARING
 FOR BATTLE War Developments in the
 Far East. THE OUTSIDERS ARE BUSY France and England Trying to Prevent a Conflict. Reply of Japan Handed to Baron Rosen-Not an Ultimatum, But It is Admitted situation
 is Grave.
THE OUTSIDERS ARE BUSY

London, Dec. 22.-specials from Paris to the morning papers say that France and Great Britain are redoubling their efforts at St. Petersburg and Tolio res pectiyely to prevent a rupturs between Russia and Japan.
 According to The Daily Telegraphs' Ma gasah correspondent the government has given notice that 1t will require all the dry docks in the country for the use of Japanase fleets, the vessels of which are already beginning to dock for cleaning purposes. The correspondent says that the Russians have, begun the building of a rampant around Port Arthur to include the new town and that the old ramparts is to be demolished.
 The Daily Mai prints a report from Seoul to the effect that M. Pav.off. the Russian Minister. has entered objections to the landing of Japanese sappers att tached to the telegraph guards. The Daily Mails Shanghai correspondent says that the British cruiser Sarius. which should have wlntered there has been or dered to proceed to Wei-HaiWei, where 1t Is expected naval concentration will take place.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
WAR RISKS ADVANCE.
situation Serious Enough to Disturb
 Business.

0uS1uG81s
 Paris, Dec. N.-Reports received here from both centers of the Japanese Rus sian controversy lead the officials to com clude that the situation, while serious, does not involve an extension of the pres ent crisis A dispatch received today from Tokio, dated yesterday, says Japan has not yet answered Russia's first prop osition. The officials say this shows, first, that the alarming rumors of the English war correspondents saying Japan has ans swered in the negative, are incorrect; second, that Japan continues to seek means for meeting Russia's overtures.
 On the other hand, another Tolkio dis patch frankly sets forth the agitated state of Iapaneee public sentiment and the in- tense 9eitnK against Russia and also fore shadows the possible dispatch of Japan csc troops to Korea. but, it Is added. that if this is done it will be with the assent of Russia, which will relieve the expedi- ton of having the significance of a war move against Russia.
 The official advices from St. Petersburg continue to have hopeful tone, and with advices from Tokio of the same tenor, the authorities here assert they have 70 d reason to believe that the situation, al- though serious, has not reached the point of a war crisis being imminent.
 Business on the Stock Exchange today opened flat on the far Eastern situation. Japanese fell Ia to point, consols went down s-s of a point. and Russian stocks declined 1-2 point.
 Japanese Russian war risks with Lloyds today rose to 35 guineas per cent to the end of January and 45 to the end of February. .r --.
 Cargo insurance jumped from to 20 shillings. The owners of two cargoes al- ready half way to Japan found difficulty in effecting insurance even at the latter rate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
RANKS ARE aHsRoNsT1rx.
Government win uoId Than xo
 Checks ko Borua pamof -


 Checks to Bogus peneionera.
 Washington. Dec. M.--It is staeea af fkM Treasury Department that where \ uaIsz si0n certificate has been Issued to d nso. man who personated the widow of q fl4- ceased penstoner and pension axenfa' checks have been drawn oayahie to her and delivered to her upon vouchers axe cufed by her and the bank which casiiea such checks, were in due course paid If lne sup-sreasury upon which drawn. the government will make reclamation Of fhe amount. 7s'
 In other words. bankers and other psr sons who cash pension checks are chaxn- ed with the responslbility of eatabilshi1,e the Identity of the payae's of such c1leeIfs to the same extent that they were plss5a. cd with the rssp0nsibfiify of eslabiish. ing the identity of tho payees Of chscks issued in ordinary commercial transac- tions
 The exhibition of pension certificate is not Identification of the person named therein. This ruling was held in a case arising in Georgia wherein one Clarissa Owens. whose real name, Mollia Melton. obtained a pension. 1t Is eaid, by per- sonating the deeeased wife of a soldier and received payment at the rate Of 8 per month from April g, 1901. to May I 1903
 | 4t u0NSiVpou tu the eAamtnAtiou or eni8 claim that the soldier left widow who is supposed to have died in Florida. Mol. ly Melton. sister of the soldier, per- sonated her sister-in-law. obtained tisa pension. forged endorsements of her de- ceased sister-in-law. to the checks and ob- tained the money. For this offensa she was tried in the United States District Court at Savannah, Ga. and was sen. fenced to one year and one days confine- ment in the penitentiary
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
B ARE DEAD l FROM WRECK Brakeman Failed to Flag l Train. FIVE FATALLY INJURED Fourteen Other Persons Re- ceiye Serious Wound Scene of Trouble ia codtrsy, xas., on St. Louis q san Francisoq
 zsaiiroad-Ran Into
 Open switch.
FIVE FATALLY INJURED

Kausis City, Dec a1.--Tn q wreck II Godfrey. Kas.. today, of the s.HEsteor. z the St Louis and San Francisco Railway fast train from the South, eight pexsour were killed and thirty-two ofhsrs in1aIad Of the injured i've probably wlil dls and fourteen were seriously hurt. The dead:
 James Kirkpatrick. Moaby. Mo; Georxe Hoyt Conductor, HapuIoa, I. T.; D. N. Dewese, engineer. Fort Scott, Kas.s Thee dore Bishard. fireman, Fort Scott, Kaa. James H. wy1nan (coloredD. Els1nln&. kas.; Asa Moreland, Lenox, KAs. Kasan Corbin. Bessie. Okla; Joseph Corhin, Bss- sic. Okla.
 Fatally injured: John Brlhnixsr. s1eyvs agent Kansas City: Sheridan Vanable. Hoopertown, Ok; Eb Carroway. Owet1a- boro. Ark John Bell. express rnesaenezr. Kansas City: H. B. Darlington, r1nil clerk. Kansas City.
 J. A. BartIey. the freight agent whose failure to flag the passenger train causea the wreck. has not been found. The Corz Din brothers were on their way home fo Oklahoma to spend Christmas.
 The Meteor ran into an open swftrh and al the cars except the sleeper were overturned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
LIABLE TO IMPEACHMENT
Neutrality Has Not Been 0b-
 served on the Isthmus.
Senator John T. Morgan in His New chairmanship is Preparing to
 Make Trouble for the tF Administration.
Advertiser Bureau, Colorado Ruil5in9
SO2uhduO outAuattSy Washington. Dec. 21. 1908.

Washington, Dec 21, 1908. President Roosevelt is liable on one ground, if no other. to impeachment. Granting that the Republic of Panama has righteousiy seeded; granting that her motives are the purest; granting that Panama, having separated from her par ent government, can stand alone as a republic, still the part played by the Unit ed States has laid President Roosevelt liable to impeachment for violation of our own laws of neutrality which were adopted almost at the beginning of our government.
 Passed at the instance of George Washington in 1794; strengthened in ISIS, and made more binding than ever. the law plainly was intended to and did. and does in terms, cover the executive con duct.
 That is the opinion as expressed to- night by Senator John T. Morgan.
 War Already Precipitated.
 War has already, in Senator Morgan's s opinion, been precipitated by our actions at the isthmus acts of war in aiding Panama, who is in a state. of war with Colombia, have already been perpetrat- ed, and the law of neutrality. which is mandatory against lending aid to either party, has been .unmistakably violated.
 Well" said the senator tonight, I've are in the middle of a bad fix"
 Then he had something to say of the disease breeding energies of the Isth- mus of Panama, which was the cesspool of the hemisphere in which we would be expected to maintain domiciie and domin- ion.
 "You know I am chairman of the Board of Health now" said the senator, with jocular accent" land you can say that the board is going to be buster than at any time in it's history"
 The senator referred to his new chair manship of the Senate Committee on Public Health and National Quarantine. Evidence confirnaakory of his statement was furnished tonight by a call upon the senator for ccnsuItation by Surgeon General Wy5nan of the public health and marine hospital service.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
THE TWO MINES" CALL
F1RE IN NEW YORK CAUSES
 LOSS OF @26o, 900.
Battalion Chief Martin Coleman Lost His Life by Falling of Wall. Brave --tternpt to
 Rescue Him.

New York. Dec. 21.--The famous saTwc | Mines fire alarm summoning more fire apparatus than any other alarm rrovld.
 ed for by New Yoris's fire department wal sounded tonight for. q terrific firn whici destroyed the six-story factory buildino of the Hermann Furniture and Plumbin1 Cabinet Works on Mott street, and the four-story varnish factory of the firm run under the name of the H. Hermann Lumber Company.
 A quarter of million dollars damage was done. Battalion Chief Martin Cole man perished in the fall of two great walls of the factory. There was a fright full panic among the Italian inmates of the swarmtng front and rear tenements in the rear of the burning buildings and the firemen and police reserves from three precincts had the utmost difficulty in get ting the people out to the street.
 Battalion Chief Coleman had entered the building with a number of other men including Lieutenant Jones and Father Smith, the fire. department chaplain.
 They were about % feet inside when fire came through the walls and the building shook. The firemen saw the dam ger and dashed for the outside. The chap lain escaped, but a beam fell and hit Coleman and Jones. pinning them to the floor. Father Smith. with. three. Bremen. turned back to the rescue and dragged out Jones who had managed to stagger to, his feet. Jones in pulling himself out felt for Coleman. He found him so pinned he could not rescue him.
 After the building had been totally de- stroyed the body of Coleman was found wedged under fallen debris in such a po- sition that the fremen were unable to reach 1t.
 Coleman won the Bennett medal for bravery two years ago for rescuing two women from a boarding house fire in East Tenth street. Richard Joyce, a. fire man, who was appointed only ten days ago, was reported missing after the fire was out. He was last seen in the build, ing iiist before the walls fell.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
Authorative nanial.

Paris. Dec. 21.-An authoritative denial is given tonight of the reports from Pe- kin that the French Minister there has notified China that if she allies herself with Japan pending a settlement of the Japanese-Russian controversy, F ance would advance in Southern China. It IS said in this connection that France has not taken any steps whatever in tho mat ter and is not contemplating action In the event ofNa rapture between Japan and Russia. On the contrary, the official view is that France and Great Britain are not likely to become involved and that Rus sia and Japan will be left to settle their controversy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
No Bond Issue bv southern.

New York. Dec. 2l.-Reports that tho Southern Railroad was about to make a bond issue were authoritatively denied to- day. though 1t is fact that a read justment of the company's finances has been considered from time to time. The ownerships and leases of many small lines by the Southern have to an extent complicated the general finances of the system and it is thought that some time the directors will direct an issue of re- funding bonds which will cover practical ly all existing issues.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
coNrEssEs TO MURDER.
Ship Cook Would Rather Die Tha
 Stay in Prison.

Ship Cook Would Rather Die Than a Stay in Prison.
 New York. Dec. 21.-When Frank Hen- ry Burness, 8 ship cook, was placed on trial in Brooklyn to-day for the murder of Captain George B. Townsend. the skip per of the lumber schooner Charles Buck ley, November 10. the prisoner admitted his guilt and written confession was submitted in which he declared that he had shot the captain deliberately and with reconciliation because the latter owed him money and that he desired to facili- tate the trial because he preferred to be executed rather than remain in prison.
 : The confession further stated that the prisoner had previously killed three men. For shooting a man in Chsrlestown. Mass, he said that he had served three years m prison: that he had served a term in Havana for killing a teamster and that he had killed a man named Hem ry Hecker' on which charge he was &C., quilted on. technicality The trial was continued. s,ss: 4,.,.. ,s .....,.. .,.-..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
contents of Reply secret.

London. Dec. 21.--The dispatch of the Associated, Press from Tokio today was the first intimation the Japanese Legation here received that Japan's reply had ac- tually been communicated to Baron de Rosen.. The legation. however. had been advised that the reply would be transmit- ted today. The legation later communi- cated the details of the reply to the Brit ish Foreign Omce, but informed the As- sociated Press that 1t was not permitted to divulge details. The legation admit ted that in general terms the Associated Press dispatch from Tokio covered the situation which legation official charac- terized as being ''quite grave" but one from which no decisive developments could be expected Immediately.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
weoee Cut 1O Fer Gent.

Altoona, Pa. Dec. a-The Buffalo. Ro- chester and Pittsburg Coal and Coke Company, announced today wage reduc- tion at It's Helveta operations of 10 per cent The reduction is considered pro- phettc of a more sweeping move by the company shortly which will cut the wages of no less than 16,OOO men. The reduction is said to be a violation of the Altoona scale agreement, and it is feared other competing companies in the field may foi- low shit
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
c,,,d. oil Aeain Drops.

Beaumont. Tex. Dec. A.-crude oil was quoted at 35c today with little demand. this being the second drop within three days. One week ago there was an active demand at Csc. Bringing in of the new field at Batson's Prairie Is thought to be largely responsible for the present slump. Only one of the larger buyers is in the market at all. Price quoted is for Spindle Top and Sour Lake product. Producers are anticipating another drop this week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22

at .Pineville. Ky, and also as one of the principal abductors of the Philadelphia millionaire, Wenfz. is still in jail in this city. When seen to-day. Neims was lying on cot smoking cigarette. He indif- ferentiy admitted that he knew his broth CT and Haynes were charged with com piicity in the murder of the Lamb wo- man.
 When asked if he knew he was charged with the alleged abduction of wentz. he sprang to his feet and veheinently denied that he knew anything about wentz. The officers are holding Nelms as a fugitive from justice.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
REscUHRs ABBREVIATED.
Others Were Compelled to Go to
 Their Assistance.

Houghton, Mich, Dec. A.-After har- rowing experience in which fifteen men nearly lost their lives, the bodies of the two Petersons and GregorovIch, who were suffocated in the Isle Royale Mine fire wer brought to the surface.
 The thirteen rescuers, led by Captain Movie went down 700 feet through old shafts, taking ladders with them. As they moved about in the old workings they stirred up the gas and 1t began to asnbvxIate them. One man returned to the surface and then dropped the moment he reached open air.
 Thirty volunteers went to the rescue. Two of the injured rescuers were found crawling toward the surface. while the other ten were found unconscious After tedious and exciting labor the asphyxt- ated men were brought to the surface and revived
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
HE DAR1EN DISTRICT.
wItnurawal of the American Resi- dents Entirely Voluntary.

wILnurawa1 of the American Resi-
 dents Entirely Voluntary.
 Panama, Dec. 2L-There is no truth in the report that Americans have been giV- en twenty-four hours to leave the Darlen district. There are less than a score of Americans in the entire district. and nractically all of them are located at Cana. where they are engaged in mining. Cana. is about three days inland from YaviEa ... and the discovery of few men about Cana supposed to be Colombian spies de- cided the miners to withdraw, which they did, passing through YaviSa on the way l,,4
 nited States gunboat Concord re-
 his morning from San Miguel and
 that the outposts at Yaviza and
 nta Maria are in good shape and
 ablished.
 -uiser Wyoming has ascended the
 between the outposts and Is now
 twenty miles therefrom.
 ystem of communication Is so good
 imiral Glass can get news from
 posts in eight hours.
 are two routes by which the Co.,
 IS might reach Panama from the
 River on the Gulf of Darien. Both
 and were proposed as canal routes ma. ...rveyed by Lucieh Wise in 1879. The northern route is from Acanti. in the Gulf of Darien. over the low mountains to- wards Yaviz, while the other route is up the Atrato River and thence via the Ca caria River and over the Tule mountain pass, which also ends at Yavlza. It fol- lows. therefore that Captain Buffers company of marines at Yaviza covers both these approaches.
 The detachment of marines at Yavlza is engaged in scouting the entire district and so far has not reported the presence of Colombian troops. The detachment of marines at Real Santa Maria is provided with four Colt machine guns. Each post possesses two ships boats and the ma rines are doing considerable river explor- ing in these boats. The presence. of ten men were recently reported at TapiIlA. They posed as rubber cutters but it is believed they were Colombian spies. Some
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22

of them were arrested by the Panama au- thorities and were sent by schooner to Huena Ventura. The others scattered, a lew ot them appearing later at Cana and at Paya, small hamlet. Otherwise the Darien district is perfectly quiet.
 The authorities believe Colombia would require a big and we'll supported army to do anything in the Darien district and despite the fact, that small parties can travel from Yavisa to the Atrato river and to Acanti, in the Gulf of Darien. it Is not believed Colombia will make the attempt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
Baker ordered to Iaaye.

Denver, Col, Dec. M.--J. A. Baker Of slocan. B. C.. a member of the Executive Committee of the Western Federation Of Miners. who went to Cripple Creek last week for the express purpose for estab- fishing cooperative store for the benefit of the strikers was arrested by the mill tary and after being detained a few houra was released on his promise to leave the district. He came to Denver and today laid the matter before H. ". Pearce, inc British consul. who promised to tranaxEiit his complaint 10 the British government,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
MEN ON ISLE OF PINES.
About 100 Troops of the Colombian z Army Land There.


 Army Land There. .. Colon. Dec. M.-Information has been received here that about 100 Colombian troops have landed at the island of Pines, northwest of Cape Tiburn. which is situated at the western entrance of the Gulf of sDarien. The Island of Pines Is in Panama territory. and Is the only isl. and along that coast which has wooded peaks and is also we'll watered, thus of fering every facility for camping and be- ing used as a base of observation. It is significant in this connection that the United States auxiliary cruiser May flower left this harbor yesterday bound in the direction of the Island of Pines tc obtain confirmation of the report.
 The United States gunboat Bancroft is still on. the coast in the vicinity of Nen- bre de Dios. %e lFsA & The United States cruiser Nashville has returned to Colon from Bocas del Toro. ,s
 Rear Admiral Coghlaan has transferred his flag to the United States auxiliary cruiser Prairie. ;F
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
Glove Cutters May striks.

Gloversville, N. Y., Dec. a.--It Ia be- lieved there will be soon another fie-up of the glove industry of Fulton County. affecting in the neighborhood of 12.0Oo psr- sons. For some weeks series of con- ferences have been held between the giove manufacturers association ana represent atives of the international glove table cut ters' union over a clause fin the schedule of wages submitted by the manufactur- CTS allowing of no discrimination regard ing union and non-union glove cutters.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
K1scHINEFF TRIALS.
Many of the Accused Sentenced to
 Penal Servitude.

Kishineff. Bessarabia, Dec. 1.-Two Russians named Gnelschin and Marosjeik, who have been on trial charged with mur- der as the authors of the massacre of Jews here last spring, were sentenced to- day to seven and five years penal service respectively.
 Twenty-two other persons charged w4sh heinz involved in the massacre were sen fenced to periods ranging from one to two years each. One person was sentenc- ed to six months Imprisonment and twelve were acquitted, while forty-eight civil ac- tons brought against the accused were dfsnissed. The costs of the prosecutions must be paid by the convicted persons.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
Odd FeIlowa War on saIoonfsts.

Springfield. O., Dec. A.-Grand M7Tter Charles c. Pavey of the Ohio Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of odd FeIIo ~ s. has issued a circular to the effect that January 10. 1904. all saloon keepers, bar tenders, or professional gamblers shall either quit the order or those ocupations In the event of a refusal to cease such calling, they win be tried and expelled.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
work on the Mocassin.

Washington, Dec. H.-The Navy De- partment today received the following telegram in regard to the submarine boat Mocassin from Admiral Harrington, com mandant of the navy yard, Portsmouth. Va: "Wrecking company has two ves- sells at wreck. Anchors planted and haw- sers run awaiting for east wind. Gunner and two men caring for battery. Moe casin all right Must wait for east wInd." ,"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
peath of capt. Warren Txler.

Bartow. Fla, Dec. 2L-Captain Warren Tyler died this afternoon and his body will be taken to his old home in Con nectIcut for einterment. He was forty years old. and had lived here since 1ss6 He was cashier oft Polk county Nation al Bank. president of the State Bank of Lakeland. member of the City Council and county school board and captain of the Oak City Guards.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
WILLIAMS IN BOSTON.
Says Democrats will Make Effort to
 Revise Tariff Laws.

a
 Boston, Dec. N.-Congressman John S. Williams of Mississippi, the Democratic leader of the National House of Repre- sentatives. was the principal speaker at the annual dinner of the Massachusetts Free Trade League here tonight. The other speakers were Charles 8. Ham in, former Assistant Secretary of the Treas- ury. and Congressman John A. Sullivan, both of Boston. About 200 members of the League attended.
 According to Congressman Williams the goal in the tarif reform race is not free trade or tarin for revenue only. The speaker said that the evolution would be so carefully and gradually effected that it would not disturb industrial and commer- cial ends. The speaker assured his hear CTS that an earnest effort will be made by the Democratic members of Congress to revise and reform the 'fniquitous tariff.,
 Mir. Hamlin's subject was Free Trade in Spots'' while Congressman Sullivan se- verely araigned the administration upon its attitude toward Colombia and Panama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
Not an Ultimatun1.

Tokio. Dec. 2l.-Japan's reply to Russia was handed to Baron DeRosen this af- tcrnoon at conference between the Rus sian minister and Foreign Minister Ko- mura at the Russian legation.
 Japan's reply Is in no way fin the na- ture of an ultimatum, but she asks Rus sIa to reconsider certain essential points in her reply to Japan. Baron DeRosen is now sufficiently recovered to resume the negotiations.