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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-16
HORRIBLE STRoCITIES,
Practiced on the Jews By the Kish-
 ineff Mob.

New York, May 15-Dr. Dorosche wski, the head physician of the National Hos pital at kishineff, after examining the dead and wounded, has given the follow ing specific instances of hideous cruelty, says dispatch from Kishineff, Besara- bia, to The World.
 "A Jewess, named Sura Fonarschi, was brought here with two nails seven inches long, driven into her brain through her nose.
 One Jew was brought in with one hip, both ankles and wrists broken. his sev- cred hands and feet dangling by the skin.
 A Jew. named Charlton, had lost his upper lip which had been cut away with kitchen knife, after which his tongue and windpipe had been pulled out through his mouth with pinchers.
 The ears of Jew named Selzery had been cut away and his head battered in twelve places. He was a raving maniac.
 A carpenter was surprised at work and both his hands were sawed off with his own saw.
 "A Jewish girl was assaulted by several brutes, who then cut her eyes out with a pocket knife.
 One woman, after trying to defend her children. was thrown upon the pave- ment, disemboweled, and feathers and horsehair from her bed stuffed into her body.
 Small children were flung out of win dows and trambled upon by the mob.
 "Forty-seven bodies were killed on the spot, eighty died of their injuries and 300 are under treatment. Many will be crippled for life.''
 Four thousand Jews are without food or shelter and it Is impossible for them to get away.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-16
THE SUBWAY STRIKERS.
They Say They Will Hold Out to
 the End

New York May 5.-Members of the Excavators and Rockmen's unions held a meeting today and discussed ;heir dlf- ferences with the contractors, especially those concerned in the subway work. These strikers decided to maintain their position and keep away from work There were no special incidents Tn the meet ing. Tickets or strikers in groups of five were stationed on all the corners in the Italian quarter. They walked with strikers who seemed to be inclined to go back. These strikers decided to main tain their position and keep away from work When the Italian subway strikers threatened a workman in the Bronx today he brandished a revolver policeman arrested him while the strikers escaped. The workman was subsequently, released by the magistrate before whom he was arraigned. Two hundred Italian strikers warned seventy of the workmen in the Bronx to quit work on pain of death. Four strikers were arrested.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-16
MILES KEEPS
 UP THE FIGHT Another Attack on Army
 in Philippines. OFFICERS ARE TO BLAME Says Troops Themselves Have
 Acted Humanely. Conditions in the Archipelago, He Declares, are No Warrant for
 Resoring to Medieval cruel- ties and Barbarities.
OFFICERS ARE TO BLAME

New York, May 15.-The Army and Ma wy Journal will print tomorrow a letter from Gen.Ne lson A. Miles in which the writer says that he went to the Philippine Islands not as a tourist but in an official capacity and that the instructions ad- dressed to him as Lieutenant General commanding the army came from the highest authority. viz.: The President. in which he was directed to give especial attention to the instruction. discipline and supplies of the army"
 In referring to his official report on the Philippines. General Miles says: "No one can have . more sacred regard for the honor of the army than myself"
 Coming to the subject of cruelties in the Philippines General Miies's letter reads as follows:
 Tt is idle to assume that campaigning in the Philippines has conditions that warrant resort to medieval cruelty and departure from the honorable method of conducting warfare, and that such de- partures as have existed should be over looked and condoned.
 Rough on Officers.
 Tt is most gratifying that the serious offenses have not been committed by the soldiers unless they were under the di- rect orders of certain officers who were responsible Soldiers have withheld fire when ordered to shoot prisoners, protest ed against acts of cruelty and written to relatives at home urging them to take action to put stop to those crimes.
 Tt will ever be one of the giories or the army that such deeds committed by whatever authority are abhorrent to the American soldier. The officers who are responsible do not by any means consu- tute the American army and there must be a very unmistAkable line drawn be- tween the great body of honorable and faithful officers and bave soldiers whose records have been commendable. and those acts have received and should re- ceive the earnest condemnation of all hon. orable men.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-16
IN BIG TREE COUNTRY
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT IN HID-
 ING AGAIN.
Until Monday Morning the Chief Executive Will Be Far From the Madding Crowd-Win
 Sleep in Blankets.

wawona, Cal. May 15.--President Roosevelt for the second time since he left Washington on his rec ant trip, is cut off from communication with the out side world.
 He Is camping in the Big Tree Coun- try and will remain secluded until Mon day morning.
 His special traia arrived at Raymond this morning. before the President had finished his breakfast.
 detachment of .he 9th Cavalry. which Is stationed at Wawona, was at the sta- ton to meet him and acted as an escort in the big tree country.
 As soon as the President had finished breakfast, he left his car and mounting the platform across the street, made a collected. He thanked the people for greeting him and mentioned the good time he expected to have during his four days stay in the Yosemite Valley.
 The President and his party then board ed stages and started on their forty-four mile ride to the big troo country. where the night was to be spent.
 Luncheon was eaten at Ahwahnee. An exciting incident occurred during the ride from Ahwahnee to the big tree grove. A small forest fire was raging close to the trail, causing heavy pail of smoke to obscure the road. The trail at this place runs along a steep side of the mountain. The driver dashed the horses and the President was soon out of the fire zone. About o'clock the party arr rived at Sequoia Grove and the President spent two hours admiring the trees. He then mounted a horse and with John Muir, naturalist and Guides Leonard and Leidigh, who are members of the Forest Rangers. started for his camp.
 He will spend the night in the big tree grove, sleeping in the open air wrapped in blankets. The President is pretty we'll tired out after his strenuous program in San Francisco and s looking forward with a great deal of pleasure to the quietude he expects to enjoy for the next two days
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-16
ALL EYES ARE ON OHIO
WILL REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION
 ENDORSE RoosEVELTp t
Elmer Dover, Private Secretary to Senator Hanna, Says It Will Not, and Others are of
 Same Opinion.

Washington. May ib.-(speciaD-The fact that Elmer Dover. Senator Hanna's private secretary. who is in Washington, has expressed his opinion that the Ohio Republican Convention next month would not endorse President Roosevelt, along with some corroborative talk by other Republican politicians from the Buckeye State, has caused a bit of speculative sem sation here as to how much truth may be in these manifestations
 It is known Senator Foraker has at hand an endorsing resolution. but the question is, will he press 1t?
 It Is remembered that in the New York Convention Piatt advised that it was premature to endorse the administration. but the convention nevertheless Adopted a resohl ion to that effect. saas It is generally believed here that the same result will obtain in Ohio, notwith- standing the opinions of Hanna's friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-16
BULL CLIQUE
 IS UNLOADING Prices of Cotton Begin to
 Crumblc. CABLES COME STRONG New Orleans Sends Buying Orders to New York. Despite All This, However, the Cen mission Houses Throw Thoussnd Bale Blocks Upon the Mar
 kst-Crsscsnt City Game.

New York. May lk-'Ths cotton market continued excited today. making the nth day that 1t has kept the cotton trade in a furor with prices nuctuating q to a . bale on the largest volume of business in options transacted in many years.
 Since this excitement began last satur- day. upwards of 4.5oo.oo0 bales of cotton options have changed hands in the New York market and prices have gone upi about 100 points or equivalent to y0. . bale with no material reaction of any isa- portance Today. however. there was evidence that the local clique is closing its deal, and for the first time the market showed indications that the worst of the present excitement and upheaval in prices is over, for the present at least
 At the opening a broker offered to sell 1000 May at u.40, with no takers. and then offered July in thousand bale lots from 10.s7. last nights closing price. down to 1o.s4.
 Selling Orders at Hand
 Despite the influence of an exceptionally strong market at Liverpool. with . further rise in spot cotton there equiva- lent to 50 cents a bale, to the basis of 12.2 cents pound In our market, ana the pit being again flooded with sup porting orders from the New Orleans clique. prices steadily crumbled away un~ der continued selling and general iiatat- dation by commission houses.
 Later continued selling of the May option forced down it's price % points amid great excitement to Il cents a pound. while July sold off N points and August 1T points and the rest of the list about 10 points. July sold down from l8.s7 to 10. "a and August from i0.7o to lo.s3 It was feared that the bottom of the market might drop out. but Liverpool houses were large buyers. shorts covered freely sive support from the New Orleans crowd. Later the market rallied 20 points on May and IS to 10 points on the rest of the list. May quoting at LII, July at 10.S6 and August at 10.66.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-16
aET-R1cH-aUIC
Two Men Arrested on a Charge of
 Swindling.

New York, May 15.-Guaranteeing in- vestors per cent a week. acording to circulars seized by the police, man giving his name as Thomas OConnell, who said he lived at the Rossmore Hotel. and Frank Brown. who have been living at the Criterion, have been arrest ed on the charge of swindling. A. T. Miller of Lebanon, Pa, out of $1. 900 says The Herald. o'Connell and Brown are said to constitute the Capital Commissi In Company. the circulars of which inform its prospective patrons that it has inside informations of the movement of the stock market and can guarantee the 4 per cent. a week dividends.
 When complaint was made by Mir. Mil Fer that he had been swindled, detectives called at the offices of the company, and O'Connell and Brown were placed under arrest charged with grand larceny.
 According to the detectives the concern has been doing business only two or three weeks and only a small amount of money had been placed in Its hands.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-16
WILL OPERATE COMPRISES.
Railroads Entering Memphis Com
 plete a Deal.

Memphis, Tenn, May 15.-The Com mercial-Appeal tomorrow will say: It may be stated on reliable authority that the railroads entering Memphis have closed deal whereby they secure five year lease on the cotton congresses of this city, two in number. and that here after the railroad companies will operate these congresses themselves.
 The terms of the deal have not been an- nounced, but 1t Is said 1t was brought about by dissatisfaction with the old ar rangement between the railroads and the congresses and the charges of discrim- ination that have been made by various shippers whose cotton passed through the Memphis gateway because of the nec- essity of compressing in transit the ex- port cotton.
 The two congresses leased handled over 50OOOO bales of cotton thus far this sea- son.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-16
TWO DIE IN FIRE.
Another Missing and Two Probably
 Fatally Hurt.

Another Missing and Two Probably
 Fatally Hurt.
 Chicago, May 16.-Two lives were lost in a fire that destroyed the Westchestex apartment building at 50l7 Cottage Grove Avenue early today. One man Is missing and is supposed to have perished in the flames, while two persons were probably fatally and others seriously injured by Jumping from the windows. The dead:
 Louise Phasa, 10 years old.
 Harry strubley, 50 years old.
 Missing:
 William Huebei. 30 years old.
 Injured:
 Theodore Whitley, arm broken.
 Patrick Bolser, hands cut.
 Nelson Lundborg. badly burned abous the head.
 Mrs. c. D. Hoffman. back broken and internally injured.
 Louis Herbert. back broken.
 The dead girl was found In the hall on the second floor of the building. where she had apparently been overcome by smoke while groping her way to the stairs. The body of 5trubley was recov- cred from the basement. where he was ac- customed to sleep. Ii is thought he was rendered insensible by smoke and drown ed by the deIuge of water from the en- zines. The fire started beneath a grocery store. which occupied the ground floor of the building, and spread rapidly through the air shafts until the entire building was ablaze. Twenty-seven families lived in the apartments on the three up- per floors and many persons narrowly es- capped Injury in the panic which followed the alarm of fire. The property loss on the building and contents is estimated at $50,O0o
 J. T. Hoffman, husband of the injured woman. saved his two children by throw ing them from the second story window upon a mattress. His wife. however. fell to the ground. It is thought that she will die. Samuel Hall occupied a room in the basement with Strubley His body was not recovered, but he is thought to have met the same fate as Strubley and the ruins are being searched for his remains.
 Ambulances were hurried to the aid of the injured, while neighbora provided clothing in abundance for the unfortun- ates, many of whom were unable to save any portion of their effects from the flames.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-16

run as usual. As men are employed they are given book examination by Yard master l.. c. Campbell at Montgomery or Trainmaster Murphy at Tuscaloosa. Having satisfactorily passed the exami- nation the new men are required to make several trips over the road before going on a regular run" ThEse trips are made on the two passenger trains and the two local freight trains which are running regularly in charge of experi- enced crews
 There were three through freight train crews in Montgomery last night. com posed of new men and one of them will take out train No. "A this morning at S:30 o'clock
 There are forty-five cars loaded with lumber from connecting lines in the Mont gomery yards awaiting shipment to the North. Some of them have been here all week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-16
BELL sEH!s ROOT.
Secretary of War Entirely Approves
 the Rice Transaction.

Secretary of War Entirely Approves
 the Rice Transaction.
 Washington, May 15.-General J. Frank lin Bell. who recently returned from the Philippines. had long conference with Secretary Root today. General Bell mas been assigned to command the military school at Fort Leavenworth, Kas.
 The sale of rice during the campaign in Batangas and which recently has been the subject of comment on account Of criticism in the report of General Miles, was not mentioned during the conference today.
 Secretary Root considers the whole rice transaction a closed incident. He has been cognizant of all the facts for some time and regards the action of General Bell as one of military necessity, and holds that General Bell would have been remiss in his duty had not he acted as he did.
 The Secretary says the action was not unprecedented as has been charged, but vas similar to the action taken on Porto Rico after that island was swept by the hurricane. The Secretary found when the race matter was fret investigated by the Department that 1t had the approval of the officers in command of the civil affairs in the Philippines.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-16
GIVEN COLD COMFORT.
Protests to Balfour Bring Forth No
 Promises.

@S@@ANeSSs
 London, May 15-Premier Balfour, &C., companied by the Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, MT. Ritchie, today received a large and influential deputation of union ists members of the House of Commons, headed by Mir. Chaselin, former president of the Board of Agriculture; members of the House of Lords and delegates from the Chamber of Commerce and of Agri- culture who protested against the re- mission of the grain duty.
 MT. Balfour made a long argument in reply to the representatives of the depu- tation, but did not give the slightest inti- nation of conceding the demands. With out the slightest intention on the part of the government, he said. the tax had accidentally given some protection to the millers. It was never intended to be a protective measure. Protection he said could not be introduced silently, as If by accident, and without a broad public en- drosement of such a change in the na- tional policy.
 The premier contended that immediate ly it became clear that the grain tax divided the two political parties of this country it also became clear that the tax could not be permanent part of the fiscal system. He did not intenf to say that the present system was neces- sarily permanent. New conditions have arisen since the old free trade policy was adopted. and he could imagine cir cumstances under which Great Britain by way of retaliation would no longer con- sent to be made a passive target for other countries living under different con- ditions. He believed In universal free trade, but at present every country ex- cept Great Britain had gained greatly thereby in many ways.
 Mir. Balfour concluded with saying he would welcome the closer commercial union of the motherland and the colonies. The movement, he said, would be ex- tremely difficult to carry out and must come from the heart, conscience and intel- feet of the great masses of the people.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-16
IN swEETHEART's PRESENCE.
Young Men Fight for Hand of Miss
 Rosa Johns.

Valdosta, Ga, May 16.-News reached here today from remote section of Echols County of the fatal shooting of James R. Igdon' by William Lewis.
 Both young men were suitors for the hand of Miss Rosa Johns. and according to the accounts received, they met in her fathers house, quarreled and theshooting occurred in the young lady's presence.
 It Is said that the case was brought before a local Justice of the Peace who exonerated Lewis of all blame in the matter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-16
CHEATED THE GALLONS.
Convicted Wife Murderer Commits
 Suicide.

Lexington. Ky. May 15.-William Me- Carthy, wife murderer, who was to have been hanged today. took morphine some time during the night and died this morn ing.
 The death watch, Alexander McKever sat within three feet of Mccarthy all night but says he is absolutely at a loss to know how or when Mccarthy took the drug. At l o'clock Mccarthy became restless and turned over on his cot. Jailer Robert Wallace was in the cell at the time. He accused Mccarthy of doing something he ought not to do. Mccarthy called for whskey and Wallace brought him coffee instead He drank the coffee and went into violent convusions. He died at S15 this morning
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-16
SHOT HIS OWN SON.
Kelly Feared Assassination and Fir
 cd on Wrong Man.


 cd on Wrong Man.
 La Grange, ky. May 15-Fearful that some one was coming to wreak vengeance upon him because of the part he had taken in a tragedy two weeks ago, W. F. Kelly. living six miles from this place and one of the wealthiest men in the county, fired upon a man who had entered his yard last night and who had not answered to his hail.
 When he went to see who it was Kelly discovered that 1t was his son, Morris. aged 25. who had ridden out from Louis vile. where he is attending medical coi- lege, to see his family. The young man was shot through the kidneys and is mor- tally wounded.
 The deplorable affair is the sequel of another which happened May l. when Kelly and his son and two neighbors shot and killed a man named Mansfield. Mans field, who lived near the Kelly and Wheeler places. insisted on driving through their land, though warned not to do so. The Kellys were acquitted at their examining trials. The shock of the affair upset MT. Kelly, however. and he had been in an extremely nervous and excitable condition
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-16
MAN AND WOMAN SHOT.
Mystery Surrounds Double Killing
 in Texas Hotel.

Fl Paso. Tex. May 15.-George M. Pe- terson and Mrs. B. M. Fairchild were shot and killed here this morning in the Ramona House. The hotel keeper, awak- ened by rapping on his door. found Peterson in the hall. who said he had been shot by Mrs. Fairchild and that she had also shot herself. The proprietor went to call assistance and while he was gone three more shots were fired
 When he came back both were dead. The woman was lying on bed in a pool of blood. Peterson came here a short time ago. The cause of the shooting ia unknown. The evidence indicates that Peterson did the shooting His father is wealthy commission merchant at Am herst, Wis. Mrs. Fairchild was register ed from Denver.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-16
MONTGOMERY DIVISION.
New Men Are Learning tn,
 Road

No through freight trains were run over the Montgomery Division of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad yesterday, but local officials declared that the strike situa- tion was decidedly favorable to the com pany and that the backbone of the strike is broken"
 It was said that the company had filled every one of the vacant places and that tust as soon as the new men familiarize thAnnsAIvAs with the road, trains will be
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-16
soDA-wATER TANK ExPLoDEs.
Mrs. Kate Taylor is Dead as a Re
 suit,

New York. May 15.-Mrs. Kate Taylor is dead as the result of the explosion of carbonated gas used for making soda water, which wrecked the rear rooms in her store A bed In one apartment was blown to splinters and the plaster call ings were reduced to dust.
 Mrs. Taylor kept small confectionery store Tn the frcnt was d soda fountain the gas for which came from the tank, which stood about 30 feet in the rear
 Mrs. Taylor went to attach a tube to the tank. Whether the tank contai ed too much or whether the woman did not handle 1t properly cannot be learned. She had been gone from the front part of the store less than a minute when the cx- plosion occurred. The ceiling fell and parts of the woodwork were blown fully 100 feet across the street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-16
English Cotton Men.

Manchester.M ay 15.-A large meeting of representatives of the cotton trade was held here today. Resolutions were passed uring the trade to do its utmost to sup port the lines of steamers bringing cot ton from American ports direct to Man chester, thereby frustrating the attempts to drive Manchester's steamers out of the trade. and requestaing the spinners to insist on their contract on the delivery of cotton at Manchester
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-16
Pennsylvania,s Tunnel.

New York. May 15.-rhe Appellate divi- sion of the Supreme Court today handed down decision granting q motion to con- from the report of the Commissioners who had reported that the tunnel railroad of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company across Manhattan Island ought to be com structed and operated. It ls understood that tho work can now be undertaken4
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-16
TWO MEN AsPHYxIATED.
Not Apparent Whether They Med
 itated Suicide

St Louis. May 15.-WDliam c. Hester and Joseph Neighbors. who registered from Memphis. Tenn, today were found unconscious and in a critical condition in a room in the Burlington Hotel.
 The room was filled with gas from two jets, which were wide open. No letters or papers were found in the room to in- dicate whether the asphyxiation was ac- cidental or intentional
 They were hurried to the city hospital, but both will probably die
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-16

there were several wounds on the back of the head. The body is that of man about 60 years old, well dressed, and has the appearance of being above the class of people usually frequenting the water front. There was nothing on the body that would in any way lead to identifca- ton. The face indicated that 1t had been dragged along the ground.