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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-22
CREDITORS OF sULLY
HOLD CONFERENCE WITH THE
 FIX COTTON KING.
Matter of Appointment of Assignee is Discussed, But So Far There
 is No Definite Agree s

New York, March M.--After conferences of the creditors of the failed firm of Dam iel ]. Gully q Co, lasting several hours this Afternoon and evening. it was an- n9uneea that no definite settlement had been arrived at, but thlngaA were in a fair. way of arrangement. It was said that Mr. sully had made a proposition Co his creditors to settle contingent upon the acceptance of which he had offersd to give them their. choice of aEsignees, but that this proposal, failed of imme- diate approval and that another meeting would be held.
 Late tonight. Mir. 9ully. after a consult tation with hls counsel. issued the foi- lowing statementi
 We met committee of the creditors of D. '; suiiy & Co. this afternoon and suhlmttted to them a proposition for the settlement Of the affairs of that Eirns which. If carried out. We believe will se. Cure to the creditors payment of their claims in full, and offered. if that settle ment should be accepted by the creditors. to cooperate with them in placing the affairs of the firm in the hands of persons admittedly acceptable to all interests. We have heard that this proposition was received in a favorable spirit. and that if certain legal technicallties can be ar ranged, 1t probably would be accepted, At the moment we are delaying action awaiting a solution of these legal ques- tions by the counsel representing the va- rious interests concerned"
 1t was understood that at the afternoon meeting of creditors, the names of David Miller and Evans R. Dick had been con sidered as permanent assignees. Mir. Hoadley, Sully's assignee. was not at his office all day.
 At the creditors meeting fully eighty men were present. among them being Charles G. Gath, John c. Latham. R. J. Sotis, W. D. Springs of J. H. Parker & Company, the latter said to be the Iarg- est creditor of sully's firm; Henry. Hentz and George Bailey. Within a few min utes it was announced that committee of five had been named to confer with Sully to find out what he had to say to his creditors. When the meeting finally adjourned after. the committee had re- ported, all present declared that they had been pledged to secrecy President McDougall said that there would be an- other meeting. but would not say when. It was understood that the conference had received an offer from Sully for set clement. the terms being represented as 50 per cent In cash on claims and 6D per cent in notes covering two years and that there was a difference of opin- ion in regard to the acceptance of the offer MT. Sully said that he hoped to resume very shortly.
 The cotton market ruled higher to-day March cotton opened with a rush 75 points righer than Saturdays close. May and July cotton in which Sully had been dealing showed advances of 40 points.
 There was slight recession from these figures, then another advance followed by a slump and subsequent rally which closed the market with prices about mid way between the closing quotations of Saturday and the highest of the day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-22
RUMoRs FROM THE EAST.
Report of e Battle on the Laotung
 pAu}nsular 4

t- Hen1nsular.
 London. March 22.-A number of rumors are printed in the, morning papers here this morning but they must be accepted with great reserve.
 The Telegraphs Tokio correspondent cables newspaper report of the Japa- nese occupation of Port Arthur after a combined land and sea attack Saturday and Sunday. It is asserted that divis- ion of Japanese landed on the Laotung peninsula Saturay and engaged the Rus sians near Port Arthur while> the fleet bombarded from Saturday evening until Sunday morning. The same correspoh- dent reports q sharp encounter at Chyong Syong (on the Yalu River about thirty miles northeast of Wiju) in which the Russians lost six hundred killed or wounded.
 The Chroncicle's Shanghai correspon- dent hears from New Chwang that the Japanese crossed Tatung pass, forty miles from Haicheng and that collisions occurred with Russians. Reports from Seoul and Tokio are to the effect That Marquis Ito has arranged to lend 100000 yen to Korea on easy terms. Accord ing to The Standards Tientsin correspon- dent China is appealing to the powers for an extension of year in the period for the payment of the indemnity grow ing out of the Boxer troubles.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-22
CHANGES IN NAVY
Important Announcement Made by
 Admiral Taylor.

Important Announcement Made by
 Admiral Taylor.
 Washington. March 21.-onicial an- nouncement was made at the Navy De- partmept today by Rear Admiral Henry c. Taylor. chief of the Bureau of Navi- Batton of { Hufnber of improtaflt changes in personnel and in ships on the Euro pean. Caribbean, South Atlantic and Asiatic stations.
 The European squadron hereafter will comprise the protected cruiser Olympia flagship; Baltimore, Cleveland and Dcs- Moines Later the squadron will be augmented by the new protected cruiser Denver. This squadron will return to European waters some time between April 1 band May l, accompanied by the battleship division of the North Atlantic fleet. The ships will visit Lisbon. Vile Franche and Trieste and some time will be spent at each port in order that the men may have shore leave
 On the completion of the annual record target practice now in progress off Pen sacola, Rear Admiral French F. Chad wick. commander in chief of the South Atlantic station will proceed to the south Atlantic station in command of these warships. Brooklyn (flagship) and the gunhoats Castine, Marietta and Machias. To the Caribbean station will go this squadron in command of Rear Admiral c. D. slgsbee: New York (flagship) protected cruisers Atlanta. Montgomery and Detroit; gunboats Bancroft and Nashville and a number of smaller ves- sels. This notable increase in the Carib- bean squadron is for the purporse of protecting the interests on the isthmus in consequence of the beginning of the Panama canal.
 On the Asiatic station no marked changes are contemplated but the San Francisco on her arrival at Shanghai will be attached to the cruiser squadron of the Asiatlc fleet which shortly afterward will again be reduced to four ships by the detachment of the protected cruiser AL bany The Albany Is under orders to return home for repairs.
 The Gloucester has been selected for station ship at Culebra and the Ann phitrite and Vixen for station ships at Guantanamo. The Dixie will remain within the Caribbean squadron for use as a transport of marines.
 On her return from the Asiatlc. whither she is now conveying the first torpedo boat flotilla, the cruiser Buffalo will be attached to the Atlantic training squad ron under Admiral w. c. Wise, which then will consist of the Minneapolis (flagship), the protected cruisers Colom- bia and Prairie and the gunboats Yankee and Topeka.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-22
PREPARING FOR CAMPAIGN.
Members of the Republican Congress
 sional Campaign Committee,


 sional Campaign Committee. Washington, March n.-Thirty-four of the forty-eight members of the Republi- can Congressional Campaign Committee. which will conduct the campaign for tho election of the Republican members of the Fifty-ninth Congress were chosen at a caucus of the members of the Senate and House held tonight in the Hall of Representatives. The members chosen were selected by the State delegations in Congress. The fourteen vacancies on the Committee are from States. the delega- tions of which have as yet taken no ac- tion. A resolution was passed empower. ing the next Chairman of the Commit tee to fill the vacancies. The members chosen tonight and the State or territory they will represent is as follows:
 Metcalf, California: Brooke. Colorado; Lilley, Connecticut: French. Idaho; Hull. Iowa; Bowersock. Kansas; Hunter, Ken lucky; Burleigh. Mainei Mudd. Maryland. Lowering. Massachusetts: Fordney, Mich igan; Tawney. Minnesota; Bartholdt. Missouri; Dixon. Montana; Mccarthy, Nebraska; Suiloway. New Hampshire; Loudenslager, New Jersey; sherman, New York: Spaiding. North Dakota: Longworth. Ohio; Senator Mitchell. Ore- gon;. Connell. Pennsylvania; Capron. Rhode Island; Burke. South Dakota Howell, Utah; Slemp. Virginia: Humph- rey, Washington; Dovenor, West vir- ginia: Babcock. wisconsin: Nondell. Wyoming. Kalanianaoie. Hawaii: Rod- Tey. New Mexico; McGuire. Oklahoma: {: Resident Commissioner Degelau, Porto Rico.
 The States left unrepresented are: Ar kansas, Alabama, Delaware. Florida, Iiii- nois. Indiana, Louisiana. Mississippi. Me- vada, North Carolina. South Carolina, Texas. Vermont and Arizona Territory.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-22
BROKE THE IMAGES.
Chinamen Show That They are Not
 Thieves.

'
 St. Louis, March Enforcement of the recent rule that under no circpm- stances will persons be permitted to Sar- ry packages from the worlds fair grounds without special permit, resulted in four Chinese artisans destroying fohr yalta- ble carved wooden images before an as- tonished gate keeper.
 The four Celestial artisans had been instructed to take the images from the Chineee pavilion to the Chinese commits sioners residing in the city who had ar- ranged to have them glued and painted to be presented to distinguished worlds fair people as souvenirs, Through error no written permits to take the images from the grounds had been provided. A gate keeper stopped the four Chinamen and investigated their packages. The ce- lestials could not understand English. but they perceived that they were not so- ing to be permitted to carry the images through the gates. Thereupon each broke his image into pieces. An interpreter was summoned and quickly made t plain that the Chinamen had broken the i'm ages to prove their innocence Of theft.
 Tn China when a man is accused of stealing anything found in his posses sion, he immediately destroys 1t to show that he is no thief" said the interpre- ter. sa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-22
IMMIGRATION FIGURES
Rust ia Has Plansd No Small Part in
 Sending Citizens.

SCI1oAAA SAtAGSuBs
 Washington, March H.-(Special.)- American people and newspapers which largely seem inclined to express sympa- thy with the Japanese in the war with Russia may not be aware in that vast tide of humanity thatShas turned to the United States for homes In the past eiRhty-five years that the empire of Rus RIa has done no small part in contribu- tion to the popuIatIon and citizenship of the United States. while comparatively Japan's quota for us has been but drop in the bucket of our composite national- ity.
 The statistics If immigration during the past eighty-fise years. which has recent ly been made a subject of special inves- tigation by the Department of Commerce and Labor thrG ugh the United States consular service. shows some strikingly interesting facts. from among which an approximately definite Idea may be ob- tained with respect to the relative con- tributions of Russia and Japan to make up of United States population.
 The first table given by the summary or the department shows that the immt- grafton from Russia from 1921 to 1898 was 1.242,42O, while the total immigration for all of Asia, including China and Japan. for the same period. was but i2l,lS0. The total immigration for Europe was ls.22s.- 661. The total immigration from Eng lish-speaking countries-the British Isles and British North America-was S.1sl.9iS.
 The first year immigration was record ed was 1920, when the number of immi- grants was sSS5. It gradually grew un- til 1S42, when 1t went over 10000, the ex- act figures being 1o4,5S. In 1SGl 1t went over 200,OC0 in 1854. reaching E2,SSl Du- ring the first two years of the civil war. 1t dropped under 100000, then went ca steadily over 10O.O,0 1876. when 1t was 1es.- 9S6. By 1880 1t reached a high water mark, the figures being 457.Sa. The next two years saw a large increase. and since that time much fiuctuation until 1903 established a record-breaker. the to- tal immigration being &1.O46.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-22
TELLS OF BoMBARDMENT.
Vivid Account Given by a Russian
 Officer

St. Petersburg, March H.-A Russian officer commanding battery on Electric Hlli during a bombardment of Port Ar thur. has written the following vivid ac- count:
 Tt was a clear, sunlit day, and there was a gentle swell on the water. A lit- fle spot appeared through tine haze on the far horizon and then another and an- other until these spots were increased to fifteen. Nearer and nearer they came and larger and larger they appeared un- til when six miles of there was a tiny pun of smoke and all in the battery won dered where the projectile was going to fall. ,'
 Twenty fathoms below the cliff where we were lay the batteship Czareyitch. Bang! A shell burst under her bows. spiashing the decks with spray. There was another pun and projecule whis- . sled overhead. crashing or the rock be- hind us. Then came a third. It was a moment of terrible suspense. There was a terrific explosion overhead. They had got our range exactly.
 '"It was the signal for us to open fire, ana the shore batteries and twelve war ships joined in the reply.
 What followe- is almost indescribable. The sea underneath where we stood fair ly boiled with the swish and plunge of proJeculeS ana words or command were inaudible to the gunners. tried vainly to shout my orders while 150 guns were belching a prolonged roar and shells were bursting overhead with hellish crash The, smoke and dust blinded us.
 'I did not experience excitement and only that my teeth began to ache there wat a strange sensation of contentment amidst the scenes of death which had no terrors after the first shell exploded Suddenly a white-faced gunner pointed u a battery of quick firing guns half way down the hill which had been placed there to prevent a Japanese landing l ran down and found the scene one of the widest There was a battle orgie of bursting shells and whstling fragments, the smoke stench rocking the earth.
 "One shell had burst among the gum ners. A soldier was lying disemboweled and another had his skull crushed. A third was delirious and there were splin- ters in his head. One gun had been broken like a reed
 Tt was a dreadful sight with blood everywhere
 In concluding the narrative the officer says: After the battle was over, Lieu tenant General Stoessel, commander at Port Arthur pinned the cross of St George on my breast. But what does 1t matter-I am in the hospital"
 CThe foregoing probably refers to the first bombardment of Port Arthur as the narrative says that the Russians had twelve ships in action.)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-22
SHERIFF ACTS PROMPTLY.
Stamps Out Incipient Race War in
 North Carolina.

Asheville, N. C.. March 21.-What gave fair promise of race war was stopped by the timely arrival on the scene to- day of Sheriff Reed and his deputies When the officers arrived a number of negroes and three white men were mixed up in free for all fight.
 The trouble took place at restaurant near the Southern station. In the melee which followed Sheriff Reed suffered a stab wound in the heshy part of his right hand.
 As nearly as can be ascertained James Halliburton. white. went into the restau- rant for a lunch. He was displeased with the order served and so informed the proprietor The proprietor, a nego named Lockman. objected to the lam guage used and blows followed. when George Shuford and Sid Conner, both friends of Halliburton. came to the lat ter's rescue At this point other ne groes interfered and the fight became general Sheriff Reed and his deputies happened to be In the neighborhood of the restaurant and took a hand. arrest ing Halliburton, Shuford. Conner and Lockman.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-22
RUSSIANS
 FALL BACK The OutpOStS Abandon
 Alju. THE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN Stand Will Be Made at The
 Yalu River. Resolution Not to Risk a Battle Un- til Positive of victory-china's Actions are Being
 Closely Watched.

St. Petersburg. March 1.-General Zhii- inski's official confirmation of the re. ports that the Russian outposts aban- doned AnJu upon the approach of the Ja- panese in force causes no surprise here, as such action is in perfect accord with the Russian plan of campaign.
 The Russian skirmlshes and advance posts were thrown forward solely for the purpose of harassing and worrying the Japanese outposts, falling back as the main body of the enemy moves forward. until the strong positions at the Yalu River are reached. The fifty miles of country between Anju and the Yalu are very difficult for the movement of a large force.
 There may be some lively skirmishiEg as the Japanese advance progresses. but the Russians are resolved to avoid a de- cisive engagement until certain of vic- tory.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-22
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA TUESDAY, MARCH 22 1904

today delivered the opinion of that court in the case of James D. Fargo, President of the American Express Company, against W. H. Hart, auditor of the state of Indiana, reversing the decree of the Circuit Court for the District of fndiana The case involved the Indiana law of lse3 providing for the taxation of express companies. telegraph companies, etc, the operation of which the express company resisted on the ground that the effect # 1t was to tax the outside property of tho company. The opinion of the Supreme Court was based on the ground that she system of taxation proposed is an inter- ference with interstate commerce..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-22
TO IMPEACH
 THIS JUDGE Committee Acts in the SWayne Case, MANY CHARGES ARE MADE
 . The Senate Will Hear The Proceedings.
  If House is Determined on it's Course, the Adjournmsnt of Congress Will Be Dslsyed-rsw
 Preoedents Had.
MANY CHARGES ARE MADE

Washington, March 1.--The House Com mittee on Judiciary today voted to i'm peach Charles swayne. Federal Judge for the Western District of Florida.
 The committee reached this conclusion at session fasting from until o'clock. The vote and the details of the charges which will form the ground of impeacf- ment, the committee agreed to withheld until the report of the case has been cDnn- pleted Tor the presentation to the House This report is to be drawn by Represen- tative Palmer of Pennsylvania, chairman of the sub-committee which took the tes~ timony in the case.
 Of this subcommittee MessEs Palmer and Clayton of Alabama reported to tke full committee in favor of impeachnfent. while Representative Gtllett of California reported against it. Mr. PaImer's fep0fs will be prepared this week.
 Senate VIII Hear Case.
 If the House votes to impeach Judge Swayne. two of It's members will be ap- pointed formally to notify the Senate be- fore whicR body. sitting in judicial capacity. the case must be tried. Tho case against Judge Swayne would be c0u- ducted by six managers, who would bs members of the House. elected by thas body by ballot. for the work
 Judge Swayne. after the case has been presented to the Senate by these man agers, will be given an opportunity f0 present his side of the case. While tho committee has voted to give out no de- tails of the case for the present, 1t ss known that the charges on which testi- mony was taken include those Of being absent from hls circuit. being q non-resi@ dent of his district imprisonIng a lawyer in contempt proceeding, inprlseninR the son of iltiganf: also for confempt ag court and refusing to hear certain wit- nesses In case before him. alleging tl1aA lie would not believe the witnesses under oath.
 Tn Matter of Precadenta.
 The last impeachment proceedings were those of Andrew Johnson. Only three Federal Judges have been impeached. These were Judge Pickering of New Hampshire. who was impeached for aiv- ing up the bark Eliza to her owner with- out taking proper bond after the bark had been seized for smuggling being drunk ana using profane language on t48 bench. Judge Chase of Pennsylvania was impeached for refusing to allow aelawyet to address the court or the jury on a question of law which he already had de- cided. Judge Peck of Missouri. who was the last Judge impeached. was charged with improperly striking the name of lawyer from a roll of attorneys. for con tempt. James Buchanan was one of the managers on the part of the House in this Srial
 The proceedings against Judge Swayne. if carried to the Senate. undoubtedly will delay for several weeks the adjournment of the present session of Congress. If the Senate decides against Judge swayne, the penalty attached to the decision is the loss of his judgeship.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-22
HAD ONLY HARD TACK.
Men of the Brooklyn Make a Com.
 pIaint.

Pensacola. March A.-The cruiser Brooklyn which sailed from San Juan several days ago. arrived in port last night and began coaling today.
 Reports from the ship are that consid- eral dlsordef occurred on board Sunday night. the men stating that they were given only one piece of hardtack for sup per- the ofocers knowing. too, that they had to coal the ship the following day.
 The trouble was averted by the officers on board taking prompt and vigorous measures.
 The battleship Texas completed her target practice and came into pert la,c thIs afternoon
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-22
THE BEST EVER.
The Ksarsarge's Crews Record at
 Target Practice.

Washington, March A.-In a private letter received at the Navy Department today from an officer on board the Rear sarge. the following remarkable record by that battleship in her target practice lust completed at Pensacola Is given:
 One thirteen-inch gun made six hits out of seven shots In five minutes and twenty seconds. An eight-inch gun made ten hits out of ten shots in five minutes and twenty seconds. and a flve-inch gun made eighteen hits out of eighteen shots in two minutes. At the Navy Depart ment this record was declared to be the best ever made by an American warship and as far as the officials know 1t has not been equalled in any foreign navy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-22
Will Ask Continuance.

St. Louis. March 2.-It Is anticipated that when the trial of United States Sen ator Burton of Kansas, accused of having accepted money for the use of his fnfiu- ence to prevent the issuance of a fraud order against the Rialto Grain and Se- curities Company. will be called in the United States District Court tomorrow. the defence will ask a continuance. The assumption Is based on the belief that certain important witnesses. among them Postmaster-G General Payne. who is Ill. will not be present when the trial is called.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-22
suit Apainst Henderson.

Macon. Ga, March 21.-Attorneys for the Macon and Birmingham Railroad to- day entered suit against E. R. Hender- son, formerly auditor. for $50.0O0. Short ages and embezzlements are charged. Mir henderson was recently relieved of his duties and has heen indicted by the grand jury. An itemized account of the alleged embezzlement is filed. The road has within the last few weeks been merged with the Georgia Southern and Florida.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-22
Hart Fails to Appear.

Philadelphia Marce 2.-Marvln Hart failed to put in an appearance at Lennox Athletic Club for his six-round bout with Gus Ruhln arranged for tonight. The club officials not having heard from Hart today kept the doors of the club tonight and returned the money to those who had purchased tickets in advance. Ruhlin was present and was quite indignant at the non-arrival of Hart
 Jack Mccormick, the missing pugilist'a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-22
Died on Train.

Ashevllie, N. e.. March H-Joseph Meyer, of Cincinnati, aged 27. died fh the arms of his mother. aboard a Southern passenger train In the station at Ashe- ville this afternoon. Meyer came to Asheville a few weeks ago. He was in i'll health and failed to improve. He had been very Respondent for they past few days and had lost hope of regaining health. His last wish was to get home to die. and against the advice of his physicians, boarded the train homeward bound. The remains were sent to Cin- cinnati this evening.