The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-15

WASHINGTON, Jan. I4.-whfie a larxa crowd was skating on the bathing basin near the washington Monument this evening the Ice gave way and precipitated twenty or more persons into the water. Three persons are known to have lost their lives. Miss IesHie c. Thomas. 20 years of age employed as a clerk In the Bureau of Ethnology died at the Emergency Hospital Eight other persons persons were treated at the Emergency Hos pital and recovered. Later the two dead men were identified az Arthur wasserbach, an employe of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and Henry c Hamill a clerk m the War Department
 WASHINGTON, Jan. lA-The Treasury De- pertinent has information which leads to the conclusion that to limited extent at least alien girls and women are being de- coyed to this country for immoral purposes The department has decided to appoint number of women inspectors for employruent at the port of New York whose duty 1t win De to board all incoming steamers and make investigation into suspicious cases in the first and second cabins and to give needfui information and advice to those who may be ignorant Of the real character of the houses in which they may have been promised hon. est employment.
 ROANOKE. Va. Jan I4-Mrs Maggie Ri- ley, indicted for murder yesterday in Mercer County. W. Va. escaped from jail at Prince SSAA scNASs a&AO h&S uOS udSn FoCAptuf0Q. Hl0 is alleged to have promised to pay a sum of money to her son. Herman Riley and Ar thur Etter to kSll a woman named Mary Clark. The two men were tried today and confessed the killing saying they had no other reason for shooting the Clark woman than to get a reward of $40 which Rilsy's mother promised to give them to commit the deed
 RICHMOND, Va, Jan. I4.-An afternoon pa- per says that Frank Jay Gould paid George E. Fisher SI. 500. 900 for all of his interests in the Virginia Passenger and Power Com pany. which controls power plants and the extensive trolley lines of Richmond and vi- cinity. Mir. Gould refused, 1t Is stated, to purchase unless he could Obtain a controlling interest in all of the properties. Mir Fisher finally consented and the deed of transfer was drawn up and signed.
 NEW YORK. Jan. l4.-James Webster Len Ter, a 6-year-old boy who Is in an orphans home. is a candidate for a share in the Fair estate of California, according to a dispatch to The Tribune from Orange. ". J. MFs Charles L. Fair, who with her husband, was killed in automobile accident in France last Summer. is said to be the lads aunt. The boys father, George LeffIer is an in- mate of the Orange poor farm.
 WASHINGTON, Jan .I4.-Postmaster-G General Payne decided today that more rural free delivery routes to be established over roads that require the payment of turn pike tolls by the Postoffice Department Where routes are already in operation and contracts are in existence for the payment of tolls the contracts will be carried out, but will not be renewed.
 ST. LOUIS, Jan. I4.-A defective furnace hue in the Christian Orphans Home caused a fire today that imper1led the lives of 100 but ah Awa spread rapidly and when extinguished had caused such damage that the building may have to be reconstructed. The neighborhood has furnished temporary homes for the chiI- dren.
 WASHINGTON Jan. l4.-The House Com nittee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries which has been authorized by the House to investigate the question of coal transporta~ tion today considered methods of procedure. It is indicated that tho committee contem- plates sending sub-committees away from Washington to take testimony.
 NEW HAVEN Conn, Jan l4.-A committee to be known as the Graduate Advisory Com mittee on Track Athletics in Yale University has just been elected by the members of the Yale track team of 1902. The object of the institution of the committee is to assure a more definite and consistent policy in the Inanageemnt of track athletica.
  RALEIGH. N C.. Jan. I4.-The Democratic members of the General Assembly were in caucus for an hour today on the Senatorial election Five ballots were taken, but there was no material change in the result over yesterday. Overman's highest vote was 53; watson's 3s; Craig's %; Cars IS; Alex ander's 9.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. IA-Ths Democrats of the Missouri delegation in Congress today determined to place Hon. Champ Clark fin the field as a candidate for the minority leader ahjp in the next House Early in December Judge DeArmond announced that he would not be a candidate. but would support Mir. Clark
 sAN7 FRANCISCO Jan. I4.-What may provS to ha a fatal accident occurred today during the third race at Oakland When the stretch yvaa reached Redman, one of the Morris colts bolted and crashed through the fence, striI,fnr Joe Galniffer, an exercise boy. His condition is critical.
 pAR1s. Ian I4.-A dispatch received here from Tangier Morocco under todays date sava a courier who has arrived there from Eez brought reassuring intelligence. Noth- he ,a known at Tangisr of the reported de- e.st of the Sultan or his rumored retreat westward
 Harvard's Financial Standing. xsoston Ian. 1A-Harvard's financial standinR was shown today by the Treas ,,rar'm reDort. submitted to the overseers. | The excess of receipts over expenditures | in the University was $4s.6o2 The gross | raoeints Ror the year were S4, ,788, ,956 and | ~, -, ,,avyoenta A 7a3 953 leaving A |