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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
WELCOMED BY THE FUCITIvES Greene and Gaynor Arc
 Pleased. REoPENING OF THE CASE Appeal VIII Finally Dispose
 of It. Request Granted without Any Cons ment on the Part of the Judges Notwishstanding Reports
 to the Contrary.

Quebec, Aug. l0.-T. Lechereau. wha went to England to represent Gaynor and Greene. the fueitives from the United States before the privy council has re~ turned to Quebec. Mir. Lechereau to- night said:
 When set out for England, I was un- der the impression that the notice of mos ton before the privy council for leave 70 appeal the Judgment or Mfr. Justice CM- ron, was a private case, but when | reached London learned that the que9- tion had been made an international one. The English counsel associated with mo at once realized that the privy council. out of courtesy to the United States could not do otherwise than grant the request for leave to appeal.
 When Sir Edward Clark, fin behalf ef the Attorney General of the United States made his motion for leave to appeal. Mr. Asqnith stood up in the court ana iri- formed the privy council that while wa did not admit the statements set forth, Gaynor and Greene had no objections whatever to the leave of appeal besnm granted, but on the contrary. welcomed if. as they desired final judgment on che case that would close 1t forever. as far as tho British courts were concerned. The leave requested was then kraute6 without any comment whatever being made by any one of the presiding judges and all the despatches to the contrary sent out to this country and published im the press simply were fahFfcations.'s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
WILL DISTRIBUTE MAIL
Baggage Men to De Employed hy
 Postoffiee Departuesit.


 Washington, Aug. 10.--Postmaster Gem eral Payne has decided to make the expe- riment of employing baggage men on trains which are not provided with maii clerks to take charge of and deliver and open newspaper malt. This decision has been reached after much confederation and In response to a petition filed by many of the leading newspaper publishers of the country, who asked the Postofiice Department to provide facilities for dis tributing open bundles of papers along the lines from trains which carry only closed pouches.
 There are large number of such trains and as the department is not represented by an employe on them, the Postmaster General declined to assume responsibility for papers not enclosed in the pouches Second Assistant Postmaster General Shallenberger then suggested the expedi- ent of employing the baggage men to tahe charge of the mail in such cases. and tho suggestion was adopted. The plan con- templates that the baggage masters shaM be sworn in as postofdce employees, and that they shall deliver the papers to those to whom they are addressed at points along the line from the car doors. thus saving much time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
FIRED ON M. COMBES
ATTEMPT TO AssINATE FRENCH
 PREMIER.
Police Have Difficulty in Protecting From Mob the Man Who Used
 the Revolver-He is an

Marseilles, Aug. t0.-As Premier Combes was returning yesterday afternoon to the prefecture from banquet given by the Friendly Society of Teachers. at which N. Pelletan. Minister of Marine. and Henri Brisson. deputy for Marseilles, and present. two pistol shots were fired at the carriage in which he vas riding. The pre- mier was untouched and none of those accompanying him was hurt.
 The attempt upon the life of the presi- dent of the ministry caused great excite ment. and the crowd pointed out to the police the author of the attempt a man dressed fin fisherman's clothes. His com panion drew knife. but the police quick ly dlsarmed him. The police had much difficulty in protecting the man who had fired the shot from the crowd. He strug- gled desperately. but was soon overcome, handeuffed and taken to the prefecture, where M. Combes had already arrived. The first interrogation of the prisoner took place in the presence of the premier.
 The man said his name was Sanvafre Picolo. He spoke very bad French with a strong Italian accent. He denied that he had fired the shots, but when searched a revolver was found with two chambers which had been recently fired. It is be- lieved that Piccolo and his companion. who effected his escape during the excite ment, are anarchists. The police are aware of the presence in Marseilles of number of other anarchists.
 The following official version of the at. tack upon Premier Conbes has been is- sued:
 As the Premiers carriage was passing the corner of the Avenue Capeiette and Rue St Eioi i've men began throwing to- matoes. Only one of the missiles reached the carriage. striking the coacbman Ia the eye. The detectives, aided by the lo- cal police, started in pursuit of the men. who lied. Being closely pressed and see ing themselves about to be overtaAen, the men drew knives and revolvers and en- gagged in a struggle with the police. who fred, seriously wounding three of them. One of those arrested succeeded in reach- ing his revolver to an accomplice. An other was arrested a few minutes later. One of them. named PoIcolo Picolo, has already undergone five previous arrests.
 Premier Combes, accompanied by Min ister of Marine Pelletan. left Marseiiles for Paris
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
APPEAL TO THE POWERS.
Committee Asks Prompt
 Intervention,

Intervention.
 Sofia. Aug. 10.-The delegates here of the Macedonian Committee have address ed the following appeal to each of the representatives of the powers:
 Your Excellency-The delegates of the Macedonian Committee have the honor to bring to your notice the following deca- ration with the request that you commu- nicate 1t to your government:
 ''The Mussulmans systematic persecu- tion has compelled the Christian in Mace donia and the vilayet of Adrianople to in- stitute general rising. They have had recourse to this extreme measure after exhausting all pacific means to secure the intervention of Europe to enforce the provesions of the Berlin treaty. At the present moment intervention is the only means of remedying the evil and stopping bloodshed. The sporadic efforts of the powers to secure reforms having failed, they resulted merely in a recrudescance of Turkish fanaticism and government op- pression.
 ''It Is evident that reform measures. to be efficicacious. must include the appoint ment of Christian Governor General of Macedonia, some one who has held ofice under the Porte, and who must be in- dependent of the Turkish Government in the exercise of his functions, and the further appointment by the Powers of A Joint permanent administrative board with full powers to deal with any disturbance
 Having published the foregoing facts to the civilized world, and made known the causes which have driven the Mace donians to despair. the committee for the Macedonians now in arms proposes to con- tinue the fight until the object of their uprising has been attained. CSiEned) For the Committee, Doctors Tartcheff, Christo and Matoff"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
REcErvERs FOR RAILROAD.
Mexican Line Declared to Be Prac-
 ticallv Without Funds.


 Trentons N. J., Aug. 10-Vice- Chancei- Tor Pitney today appointed John W. Har- denburg of Jersey City and Lucien D. Ross of New York temporary receivers of the Coahuila and Pacific Railroad Com pany, a New Jersey corporation organized in 1888. to construct and operate a rail- road fin New Mexico between saltillo and Torreon The application for a receiver was made by John T. Detwfier of Jersey City, one of the stockholders.
 The liabilities of the company are given as $SSl. .000 exclusive of a mortgage of B. 500. GOO, held in trust by the New Jersey Title, Guarantee and Trust Company. The company was capitalized at S1.5O0.0o0 and received a subsidy from the State of CoahuiIa of $75O.OO0 There has been ex- pended for the construction of the road q. .23s.0Oo.
 Tn the application Mfr. Detwiler says the road is now practically without funds and has been unable to make satisfactory traffic arrangements with connecting trunk lines. The temporary receiver has been authorized to borrow s50OO0 for the pur- pose of conducting the road until the further order of the court. A rule for cause to be shown why the receivership should not be made permanent Is returna- ble in Jersey City September IA.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
TO SETTLE DISPUTE.
Dr. Ugarts of Honduras Arrives 1T
 New York.

Dr. Ugarte of Honduras Arrives in
 New York.
 New York. Aug. io-Dr. Angel Usarte, ex-secretary of State of Honduras. has arrived here to take up measures for . settlement Of the dispute between his Government and the Honduras syndicate of this city. Senator Depew and other New Workers are members of the syndi- cate. Recently Honduras seized the con- cern's railroad because. pr. Ugarte as- serts. the Americans violated the terms ot their agreement with the Government.
 The trouble arose." he said, lover the failure of the syndicate to build bridge over the Ulua River. thus connecting the fifty-three miles of road on the one side and five miles on the other. The time for this expired a year aso last June. But we gave the syndicate an extension of . year. They again failed to comply with the contracts. whereupon we lawfully seized the road. which the Governor is now operating. They have asked another year, which has been refused.
 The earnings of this road. which runs from Puerto cortezo La Pimienta. have been between 4oo.0oo and soo. 600 pesos every year. Yet the service has been miserable. There were only two passenger cars on the road. which were really little better than cattle cars.
 Tt should be understood that the Hon. duras syfidicate never owned this railroad line. # was only leased to them. An offer for the lease has been made from persons in Guatemala. but we would give an American company the preference. am sure that my Government can con- vince the authorities at Washington that we have acted as we should"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
MURDERER IS
 A GENDARME Car Demands Prompt Punishment. MACED0NIA's TROUBLES Committee Issues Appeal to
 the Powers. Says Prompt Intervention Is the Only Means of kemedying the
 Situation and Stopping
 Shedding of Blood.

St. Petersburg, Aug. 1o.-The Czar has demanded the exemplary punishment not only of the murder of the Russian Consul at Monastin, who was killed last week by Turkish gendarmes, but of all the nili- tary and civil officers in any way respon- sible for the crime.
 The assassination of the Russian Consul at Monastir. M. Rostkovsi<i--the second murder of a Russian consular official in Macedonia within a few months. has ere ated intense indignation here.-' The re- DOT ting the occurrence to the Foreign Off, flee the Russian Ambassador at Constan- tinople telegraphed August 8:
 The Russian Consul at Monastir has fallen the victim of an atrocious crime. The Grand Wiser and the Turkish Foreign Minister have come to me with expres. sions of regret in the name of the Sultan, Ferid Pasha, the Grand Wiser. informed me that the assassin was a gendarme named Halim, and that he will be sub jected to the severest punishment, and the vali of Monastir will be removed from his post" --e
 Reply of Lamsdorf.
 In reply, Count Lamsdorf, the Foreign Minister. telegraphed to the Ambassador, August 9:
 His majesty has received telegram from the Sultan expressing his deep regret at the death of the Russian Consul at Monastir When submitted your tele- gram to the Emperer. his majesty gave orders that you should not confne your self to receiving explanations from the Grand Wiser. but should make the most energetic demands on the Turkish Goy- ernment for full satisfaction and immedt- date and exemplary punishpaent both of the murderer and Of all ths fnllitaFE And civil officials on whom 4nktbtiity for the atrocious crime may kali-HS
 According to the report made by the official now in charge of the Russian con- suiate at Monastir. the murderer is a gendarme. The Consul asked his name, because, in defiance of instructions, the gendarme did not salute him. The gend- arme thereupon fired several shots. nor- tally wounded the Consul n the head nd hip The horse drawing the carriage in which the Consul was riding received two bullets and shots were also fired at the coachman.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
EXCHANGE OF VIEWS.
Powers Will Support Russia and Aus
 tria in Balkans.


 Rome. Aug. 10.-It Is stated here that there has been an exchange of views be- tween the powers regarding the situation in Macedonia. and that apparently the powers have decided to support Austria and Russia in efforts to re-establish peace. Reports previously received here from Italian ConSuls in the Balkans pre- dicted the present revival of tho insur- rection which the Consuls considered to be almost entirely the work of Boris Sarafoff. the Macedonian agitator. who is now in command of the insurgents. it beIng pointed out that the attitude of the Bulgarian Government has been correct since receiving Russia's admonition.
 The plan of Sarafoff. as understood here. is to bring about European inter- vention by provoking the Turks to a mas sacre and the murder of the Russian Con- sul at Monastir. M. Rostkovsl1i. consid- cred here to have played into the hauds of the revolutionists in this respect. M. Roskoviski is reported here as having been a very arrogant official. who. upon occasions. boxed the ears of soldiers and police whose conduct displeased him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
KNOX GOE TO OYc1ER BAY
  Will Save Conference Sith President. .r GLOVE CONTRACT It Will Be One of the Subjects
 Discussed. Roosevelt Denies, the Report That Root Will shortly Retire from the Cabinet and Be Sue
 ceeded by Taft.
 

Oyster Bay. N. r.. Aug. io.-Attorney General Knox will come here tomorrow to have conference with the President. He will take luncheon at sagamore Hiil and probably will remain with the Presi- dent most of the day. The President de- sires to SO over with him certain matters now pending in the Department of Jus tive. including that phase of the Llt- tauer-Lyon glove contract case which has been referred to the Attorney General.
 The attention of the President this even ing was directed to a circumstantial statement published this afternoon that Secretary of War Root expected soon to retire from the cabinet and be succeeded by Governor Taft of the Philippines. It can be said that there Is no definite foun- dation for the story.
 The President. since the first intimation. many months ago, of Secretary Roots possible retirement. has hoped and still hopes that he will remain in the cabinet for a long time yet He believes that the Secretary certainly will remain through the coming winter and probably much longer time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
SITUATION VERY GRAVE.
Murder of Russian Consul Has cass.
 ed Great Excitement.

Constantinople. Aug. 1O.-The murder of the Russian Consul. M. Rostkovski. has caused intense excitement here and is the topic Of conversation in the streets. cafes and public resorts.
 The general belief is that the incident Is bound to considerably agKravate the al- ready serious situation in Macedoufa.a nd 1t is felt that 1t will undoubtedly encour- age the Bulgarians to support the insur- rectionary movement. wAich is spreading rapidly, notably to the southward of Mon Astir.
 According to mail advices from Mona stir dated August the insurgents who recently occupied the little town of Rrus- hevo, g miles north of Monastir. num- bered 300. They killed the garrison, con- Bisting of 52 soldiers. dynamited and burn hoisted on a hill overlooking the town a red flag bearing on one side a lion with The inscription. Death or Liberty and Dn the other words. Courage. Brethren" ." The rebels were still in possession of the town when the letters were sent off Practically the whole country north of Monastir is in revolt. c
 The Turkish officials report states that fresh bands of revolutionaries in consld- srable numbers have crossed the frontier rom Bulgaria during the last few days. The local Bulgarian officials. however, Ieny this and declare that the strictest watch is being kept along the frontier"
 Insurgents Blow Up Customs.
 Vienna. Aug 10.-According to a dis 5Atch from SaIonica, the insurgents last
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
Insurgents Number s.noo.

Sofia. Aug. 10.-The representatives of the Macedonian revolutionary committee have published statement saying that the number of insurgents in the district of MonastiF is 5000 and that they are armed with rifles purchased in Greece. It also states that August ?. GOO insurgents destroyed three attachments of Turkish troops, numbering altogether 200 and at tackled the town of Kitchevo but failed to occupy 1t. The insurgents, however. de- stroyed the Turkish village of Drougovo, whose inhabitants had come to the assist ance of the garrison at Kitchevo. The statement further says that three Chris tian villages. Smilevo. Krouche and Bolno. near Monastir have been completely de- stroyed by the Turkish troops.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
PASSED ALL DANGER.
The Irish Land Bill is Now Sure of Passage.

London Aug. 10.-The report on the amendments to the Irish land bill were read in the House of Lords tonight and the bill probably will be passed to a third reading tomorrow.
 John E. Redmond. Nationalist, said to a representative of the Associated Press to- night:
 ''The Irish land bill may now be re- garded as past all dangers. We may look upon it as an accomplished fact. If it works as 1t is confidently hoped 1t will. there is no question that 1t will effect a revolution in the condition of Ireland. I feel quite sure that the national move ment is now on the high road to com plete success"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
Provoked bv Turkey.

London, Aug 1O-The Times this morn ing prints a dispatch from Sofia. which says it is believed here that the Turkish Government provoked the present Mace donian rising for not only has Turkey failed to execute the promises made to the Bulgarian Government TOT the ameli- ,oration of the condition of the Bulgarian 'Macedonians, but she has increased her persecution and maltreatment, thus exas- perating them. If the Turks try now to suppress the rebAllion by the massacre of innocent people, the Bulgarian Gov ernment would be obliged to intervene" I"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
To Raise Price of Whsat.

London. Aug. 11.-The Daily Mail this morning prints a dispatch from warsa ". dated last Friday. which says that an American association. said to compriss 5000 farmers. had addressed itself to the Russian Ministers of Finance and Agri- culture. requesting their assistapca m raising the current prices of agricultural products particularly wheat. and saying that the association projects a great union between the wheat-growing eoun- tries of the world.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
FAST MAIL WRECKED.
Engineer, Fireman and Two Postal
 Clerks Hurt.

Charlotte, N. C., Aug. i0.-The fast. mall, southbound. on the Southern Raii- way, was wrecked near Gastonia late tonight, resulting in serious injury to also to Postal Clerks BurchneId and Sharpe.
 The locomotive and all the cars. except- ing the last two PuIlmans, were deraile& orwrecked, but 1t is asserted no passen- gers were hurt. A number of prominent persons from the North and South waro among the passengers.
 Telephone messages from Gastonia iF- didate that the train was deliberately wrecked. The switch had been turned ana the red light that t always presents after being turned, had been exttnguished A large amount of mail matter is under the wreck.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
Hurricana Does nsmeoe

Kingston, Jam, Aug. 1O.-The tail of a hurricane moving over the Antilles struck the eastern end of the island of Jamaica this afternoon that did great damage to the banana properties of the United Fruit and the Jamaica Fruit Companies The full extent of the injury is unknown The hurricane appears to be moving north ward in the direction of Cuba
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
Rarrinrton on TriaI

St. Louis, Aug. 1o-Preliminary hearing of Frederick Seymour Harrington. charE- ed with murdering James P. Mccann. was commenced today at Clayton. Bar rington is still weak from protracted m. ness. One of Barrington's two attorneys withdrew from the defense and the court appointed his successor. Several wits messed were examined.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
Mo Successor to Corev.

Pittsburg. Aug. 1O.-on account of the absence from the city of many of the directors of the Carnegie Steel Company no meeting was held today to elect a successor to President W. E. Corey. who was recently chosen President of tho United States Steel Corporation. No time has been set for another meeting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
An Internal Machine.

Constantinople Aug Io.-An internal machine, in the form of box filled with dynamite was sent from Phillopopo!is to Uskub. timed to explode at the latter place the moment that two passenger trains were to pass. The train upon which the machine was sent was detained at the frontier depot at Zibevche where 1t exploded tonight, damaging the station. but lnjuring nobody
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
oppoee tht lprppoaed nill

Manila. Aug. 1o.-The pilinipo. spanish and International Chambers of Cont merce are strongly opposed to the pro- posed bill regulating the classification and pressing of hemp. They now urge the removal of the majority of the restric- port trade by the bili under considera- ton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
MAcHEN pIsAPPEARs.
The Whereabouts of Beavers .AAso is
 Unknown.

Washington. Aug. --(Special. Gossip about the Postoffice Department scandals were busy today theorizlng over the de- parture for unknown district of Beavers and Machen.
 Beavers has all along been supposed to be in retirement some where close to his Brooklyn home avoiding service of officers in order to accomplish some purporse which he has not revealed, but which. according to his lawyer he expect to make court in his favor.
 Now that Machen has gone out of town good many people have jumped to the conclusion that both men have fled from the wrath to come. Machen was about Washington Wednesday of last week and said he was going for couple of weeks rest and would then returned and face his accusers. R. H. Watkins.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
Eor Reliaf of Crain hr-,

Kansas City Aug 1O.-The Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company today announced that 1t will throw the facilities of its system open to the trans portation of grain to and through Kansas City, thus affording relief to the grain
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11

men who have been unable to ship their grain. The Santa Fe will deliver cars to the Burlington. Wahash. Missouri Pacific. and Kansas City Southern Rail- roads. the recent order against these roads having been rescinded. The de- clsion to deliver cars to these lines is con- dltional on the prompt return of cars
 which they have received from tn esanta Fe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
Death of b. B. Chesterrnan.

Richmond Va. Aus 10-E. B. Chester man. a newspaper man died at his home here tonight, aged 55 years. He began his newspaper career on The Richmond whig aobut thirty years ago. He was a native of Hanover County. Va.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
Police Chiefs Dismissed.

salonica. Aug. lo.-The chiefs of tho gendarmeric and tho police at SalonicA have been dismissed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
Insurgents Concentrating.

London. Aug. 10.-A news agency dis- patch from Constantinople says the Moe edonian insurgents are concentrating be- tween Prilip and DIbra for the purpose of intercepting Turkish endorsements from old Servta.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
Frazier is Absent.

Nashville, Tenn. Aug. Ex-Governor Frazier from whom an expression on President Roosevelts letter was sought, is at Buekroe Beach, va.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
Savers is Silent,

Austin. Texas. Aug. Ex-Governor Say CTS today refused to discuss President Roosevelt's letter on lynching to Governor Durbin.