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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-25
AFTER THE COAL TRUST
HEARsTS INQUIRY IS CONTINUED
 IN NEW YORK.
President Baer of the Philadelphia and Reading Is Called to the St1nd and Produces Ills
 Contracts.

New York, May 24.-The Interstate Commerce Commission today continued its inquiry into the Anthracite coal trade based on the complaint of W. R. Hearst against the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company, and other coal carriers, which was continued from last September.
 The first witness called was Presi- dent Baer, of the Philadelphia and Reading. On April 4, the Supreme Court of the United States decided that Hearst's attorney, Charles J. Shearn. had the right to demand an- swers to his questions relating to the contracts between the railroads and operators by which contracts, it is aI- legged, the coal trust will be estab- lished as a fact and will be proved to exist in violation of the sherman anti trust law.
 MT. Baer was asked to produce the contracts between the Temple Iron Company and Simpson & Watkins of Crans son, dated February 27, 1899. This the witness did together with copies of other contracts. The copies were filed as evidence. For the Temple Iron Company MT. Baer was one of the signers. The firm of Simpson & Wat kins transferred to the Temple Com pany all the firms collieries in the Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley re- gions. Mir. Baer produced also the con- tracts between the Temple Iron Com pany and the Guaranty Trust Company of New York. as trustees, and the Le- high Valley. Central Railroad of New Jersey, Delaware. Lackawanna and Western, Erie New York, Susquehanna and Western, and Philadelphia and Reading Company's indication, the railroad companies as guarantors of the payment of bonds as the principal and interest of the Temple Iron Com pany
 MT. Hebbard an officer of the Guar anty Company, was directed by the commission (while MT. Baer was on the stand) to produce the individual contracts between the Guaranty Com pany and the several railroad compa- nies parties to the Temple Iron Com pany contracts, obligating the rail road companies individually to meet their agreements as security, for pay ment of the Temple Iron Company bonds, principal and interest.
 MT. Shearin offered in evidence an agreement between guaranty trust company and J. P. Morgan x Com pany; w. G. Rockefeller H. Mex. TwombIy and Drexel & Company. Whereby the latter Pdi tiSe 'O S"S "" tract underwrote the Temple Iron Company stock.
 Prior to the Temple Iron Company s agreements, Simpson & Watkins, said Mir. Baer, operated the mines on lease. The mines were owned, 1t is thought by the railroads that carried the coal. The Temple Iron Company directly sells no coal, except locally at the mines. the witness said. The coal is brought to tide water by the railroads connecting with the collieries.
 MT. Baer could not recall the present cost per ton of mining coal. He said the cost varied from month to month and year by year, but had been higher since the strike commission decision than before that time. Meanwhile bi- luminous prices had decreased, he said, and anthracite prices had to be reduced to meet 1t. Steam sizes of coal had in-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-25

steamer. and the outing proved most enjoyable. The vessel left her moor- ings at 2 o'clock and returned shortly after 2. Not single mishap occurred to mar the pleasure of the excursion ists Rev. J. B. French of Fort Worth. Texas, who placed his home city in nomination for the next meeting of the General Assembly. was one of the hap piest voyagers on the DoIfve. On the excursion with. him was two of his school fellows. Rev. Matthew Brewster, rector of Christ Episcopal Church, and Hon. Cary W. Butt. a member of the general council of Mobile.
 The night session was called to or- der at o'clock by Moderator Neel who retired from the platform in fa- vor of pr. Boggs, who conducted the devotional exercises. The order of the day being popular meeting In the in- terest of home missions. addresses were made upon the subject of home missions by Secretary Morris, secretary of the committee on home missions. Rev. pr. Stonewall J. McMurry of Lar edo, Rev. William A. Caldwell of Mem- phis, Tenn. who represented the ban ner Presbytery in the matter of con- tributions to, home missions
 Dr. Hemphill of Louisville Theologi- cal Seminary, who was down for an address, did not speak owing to the lateness of the hour. In all the ad- dresses great stress was laid on home mission work in Indian Territory and Texas and the increase and accession of membership, showing that Indian Territory headed the list with thirty per cent, followed by Texas and North Carolina. each per cent, while the in- crease in the general ranks of the church was but one and a half per cent. Secretary Morris also reported deficit of s17,00o to be made good in the home mission appropriations by 1.
 The report of the committee on for eign missions was made the first order of business for the afternoon session
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-25
WITNESSED MURDER
IDA DE KAY TELLS or CRIME or
 HER MURDER
Woman on Trial for Life Alleged to Have slain Her Husband Dis-
 membered and Burned

Monticello, N. r., May 24--Ida De Kay, the daughter of Mrs. Kate Tay- Tor. who is undergoing second trial for the murder of her husband. Lafe Taylor. today told the story of the kili- ing of her step-father as witnessed by herself.
 In her testimony, the girl asserted that her uncle. Peter Yerkins, was at the Taylor house on the night of the murder, and assisted Mrs. Taylor In dismembering the body.
 She testified that she was awakened from sleep by shot. Going into the next room, she saw Taylor holding the door leading into the kitchen with one hand. and trying to pull on his boots with the other. She saw her mother trying to open the door in order to get at her husband. The witness said that she then went out on the step for g few minutes.
 She told of hearing a second shot. and going in saw her fathers body on the floor with her mother standing over 1t with a revolver in her hand. which she tried to fire again. The girl related the details of the dispo- sition of the body which were of the most revolting character. Her mother, she said. cut off Taylor's head with an axe and put 1t in the stove. Then the older woman took a lighted lantern and swung 1t around three times from the doorway. This brought Peter Yer kins to the house. the witness contin- ued. He asked If Lafe was dead and received an affirmative answer.
 Mrs. Taylor again took the axe and tried to cut off one of Taylor's legs, ther laid the axe down before she had sue ceeded. Yerkins took the axe and finish. ed cutting off the leg. Ida says sht went to bed and left Yerkins and hel mother together with the body. Wher she arose the next morning Yerkins had disappeared and her mother was stil burning the body.
 At the previous trial 1t was brought out that Mrs. Taylor cut up the trunk oi the body put 1t in cloth sack and placed the sack in a wash tub which was pu in the cellar. Mrs. Taylor took ths ashes and bones from the stove and pounded up the bones and fed them tc the chickens. The skull was not burned and it was brought back to the house ana put in the stove again.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-25
Russ,a Sounds France.

.o. iaarned from trustworthy source that Lieutenant General Baron Freder- ;cIs and another member of the Rus sian alan court who recently visited Paris. came on a secret mission which had for fits purpose the seeking of the interven- .to, and effective support of the French Government in the event of china odonting an aggressive attitude towards tbe Russians in Manchuria. The paper alleges that the Government gave TOT
 mai promise of compliance with RUSSIA raouaSt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-25
LOS ANGELES CONFERENCE.
Editors for the Various Religious Put
 lications are Chosen.

lications are Chosen.
 Los Angeles, Cal, May 24.-The Methodist General Conference held two long sessions today.
 The greater part of the day was taken up in speech making, incident to fixing the places of Episcopal resi- dences. At the morning session, edi- tors for ten church publications were elected, The Epworth Herald being omitted from the list. It will come up for special action after the report of the Epworth League Committee shall have been presented to the conference.
 The Southwestern Christian Educa- tor, published at New Orleans, fur nished the only contest, and 1t required two ballots to elect R. E. Jones to the editorship of that publication.
 The balloting for editors resulted as follows: Methodist Review: w. ". Kelly; Christian Advocate, J. M. Buck ley; Christian Advocate, Levi Egilbert; Northwestern Christian Advocate, D. D. Thompson; Central Christian Ad- vocate, c. B. Sproer; Pittsburg Chris tian Advocate. c. w. Smith; Pitts burg; Southwestern Christian Advo- cate, H. E. Jones; Pacific Christian Ad- Apologist, A. J. Mast; Editor of Haus and Hord, Frederick Munse.
 There was a warm and prolonged de- bate against the fixing of Philadelphia as place of residence of members of the Missionary Board, as was also the case in regard to Cincinnati. A long effort was made to substitute Fort Worth, Tex. for Philadelphia, and when this failed. the champion of the Texas city sought to have 1t substitut- ed in place of Buenos Ayres.
 Both failed, however, and in the end the report of the ,Episcopaoy Commit tee was adopted without change The places selected are as follows: New York. Boston. Philadelphia, Nashville. Buffalo, Cincinnati. Chattanooga, St. Louis, Chicago. Minneapolis. Portland Ore, San Francisco. Seurch, Switzer- land, Buenos Ayres, and Shanghai.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-25
For Education of FiIipInos.

Knoxville, Tenn, May 24.-William A. Sutherland. Director of Education for 1e0 Filipinos sent to this country, visited President Dabney of the University of Tennessee today and made partial ar engagements for placing eight Ffiipinos at the local institution. At President Dab hey's suggestion, he will go to Cincin- nati and lay his claims before the Trus- tees of the University of Cincinnati. of which Mir. Dabney was recently elected President. his supervision to begin next fall.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-25
,senntor onnx Mnr Recnver.

Beaver. Pa, May 24-Senator Quay has an excellent chance of recovery. This is the statement of physicians who held q consultation today. pr. Max Einhorn, distinguished stomach specialist, arrived from New York today and went into con- sultation on the Senator's case with Dr. Wilson. the family physician. and Drs Iattleheld and Murdock of Pittsburg.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-25
STUDENT IS MISSING.
M. E.- Wagner, Jr.,. Disappears From
 AshevilIe, N. C., Institution.

Asheville, N. C.. May 24.-Mars E. Wagner, Jr., of Cleveland, Ohio. stu dent at the Asheville school has disap- peared, and no member of the faculty. the student body or his family know of his whereabouts.
 He left the dormitory twelve days ago. Detectives have been employed on the case in an attempt to locate the young man. There are numerous stories in circulation about the boys disappearance, but the facts, as near as they can be ascertalned are that rather than submit to a reprimand for breaking college rule, he left the in- stitution.
 Professor Newton Manderson of the school refuses to discuss the matter. but admits that the young man left without informing the faculty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-25
n. ,to.hed to PuIp.

1ouisville. Ky. May A.-Despondent oe- oa,'se of business troubles. Julian W. Sourts today hurled himself from fs4 tenth story of the Columbia building. His bodv was reduced to pulp on the pave
 rnent below. Courts was employed as a oIoIro clerk for the Louisville, Henderson and st Louis Railroad. He was the son of S vim Courts, Russellville' ky''
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-25
Catholic KpIehts and Ladies,

Louisville. Ky. May 24-The National Convention of the Catholic Knights and Ladies of America was called to order in Louisville today. Over 200 delegates, representing the t0,000 members of the or der. were in attendance. The delegates attended mass at St. Mary's Church and adjourned until tomorrow, when the bus mess sessions will begin.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-25
~JoHN DOE. PROCEEDINGS.
Western Union Men and Alleged Pool
 Sellers Summoned.

Sellers Summoned.
 New York, May 24.-Justice Wyatt conducted John Doe" proceedings in the investigation into the conduct of pool rooms in this city. Among those subpoenaed to appear in the proceed ings" were W. J. Dealy and David B. Mitchell, of the Western Union Tele- graph Company. and several men. names unknown, who were arrested in a raid in an alleged pool room In 42nd street.
 Former Assistant District Attorney Unger appeared for the witnesses and protested against the proceedings which he termed as irregular" The examination of the witnesses was con- ducted in secret All the prisoners arrested in last nights raid on down town pool rooms were discharged when arrafgned in court today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-25
AMERICA MAY PROTEST.
Floating Mines on Manchurian COas
 Menace to Shipping.

Menace 70 shAPPS'
 Washington. May 24.-Through Tinted States ministers abroad, the naval attaches of the United States have been instructed to report upon the number and danger to neutral shipping of war mines floating or the Manchurian coast
 The information will be placed In the hands of the naval general board who will submit It's views 10 the Fres- 'so. and if occasion warrants it., reDresentations .e will be made to the belligerents.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-25

creased in cost to the consumer, he said, but steam sizes are the smaller percentage of the anthracite output as compared with the prepared size out put.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-25
no..v.It ReturnInn.

croton, Mass. May 24.-President poneeve1t and Secretary Loeb left for Washington in his special train at 5'oz o'clock this evening.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-25

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-25

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-25

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-25


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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-11
Il SWISS ADMIRAL.
An 4dyenturous Voyage from the
AIps to the Thames.

THE LOG OF THE GRIFFIN: THE STORY
OF A CRUISE FROM THE ALPS TO THE
THAMES BY Donald Maxwell With eight
maps sixteen full page sketches in color and
hundred other illustrations by the author
and Cottington Taylor Svo pp sos. John Lane.
The man who could conceive the idea of
building a boat in remote Alpine village. miles
from navigabe water, carting it overland to the
nearest watercourse. and then undertaking a
voyage through Lake Zurich, down the Rhine,
across the North Sea and I'D the Thames to
lis English home. could hardly help making an
interesting story of his experience and advent
ures When it is considered that he Is also an
artist, we'll trained in the habit of observing
the picturesque details of such trip. besides
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-11
CHE Nem'Do1k gribmaae.
ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER IL. 1904.

Lord Rosebery, formally opening new Gar
negie Library in Scotland the other day. hunor-
ously told his audience a few excellent nome
truths The reading of a good book, he sald'
was an end in itself, since it made for re1resh-
ment and inspiration, but a gluttony OF DOCKS
was lust as bad as a surfeit of anything else'
The man of vigorous life among men wouiu
beat the man of books always and at every
thing in this world. Reading was only a par
tial aid to that knowledge OF life when makes
the perfection of mankind. They should nave
their hours of study, but should not Tor thelr
hours of study neglect their hours OF acuon-
Lord Rosebery called the amateur ADVISER as
TO what to read and what not to read AN In
tolerabIe person." He found that there were
two classes of books-the books borrowed from
friends and returned and the books borrowed
but not returned The non-returning of books
had. in his opinion, ended more friendships and
terminated more affections than any other
cause of which he was cognizant The man
who borrowed one volume from set OF vol
umeS and never returned it was a man VINO
should be treated like vermin-trapped, or shot
at sight or made to endure any other of the
punishments which might fairly be inflicted
upon the last and vileSt Of mankind All or
which is good fun-and good sense.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-11
THROUGH TOWN AND JUNGLE

ut is very easy to be misled nowadays" said
Miss Cayenne.
in what wayr'
when you smell gasolene you can't tell whether
a person has been cleaning gloves or riding In an
automobile * Washington Star.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-11

No Time to Observation-Disclosures don't YOU
get married?
Oldbach-rm too old.
Wedderly-PShaw! what's your age got to Go
with it?
Oldbach-Why. I have only few years left h
which to enjoy Hfe--lChicaGo NewA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-11

In the Memorials Of Edward Burne-jones,
which have just been published, his widow
quotes him on the whole question OF biography.
You can tell the life of those who have fought
and won and been beaten" he said, because it
is clear and definite-but what is there to say
about poet or an artistT' The point is OBJ
viously one providing abundant room for disa-
greement The world is not by any means go
ing TO be satisfied with biographies of men OF
action alone. Yet the difficulty glanced at by
Burne-Jones might very easily be solved to the
satisfaction Of every one If a new fashion In
biography were to be introduced The usual
two volumes might be written by two different
hands, one dealing exclusively with the facts in
the career Of the subject. and the other treat
ing solely Of Lis work. The result would be
combination of biography and critical mono
graph more interesting, more convenient, and
certainly more useful than the blend of both
IN one DOCK by one author, which, as a rule.
receive Lady Burne-J Jones has avoided saying
much ABOUT her husbands art, but her restraint
is exceptional. In nine cases out of ten the
biography OF an artist author recently
dead is spoiled by the effort of the author to
exercise the functions of both the historian and
the critic. The literary executors Of some in
tellectual or aesthetic celebrity who first have
the courage to carry out such q scheme nc xva
have suggested will, we believe reap rich
reward OF public appreciation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-11
A SONG AFTER MELEAGER.

A SONG AFTER MELEAGER.
BY WALTER HEADLAM.
White violets I'll entwine.
The smooth, fresh daffodilly
With myrtles I'll entwine.
I'll Irvine the laughing lily:
Bright crocus with them twined
Blue hyacinth shall cover,
And all around shall wind
The rose that loves the lover:
For HeliOdOra fair
To form a wreath. whose flowers
On lovely perfumed hair
MAY fade and fall in showers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-11

Hard put to it to say something new, one
sapient commentator the juvenilia of the
moment delivers himself of the calm observa-
ton that THE day of the fairy story as suita-
bic pabulum for young readers is at an end.
Fiddlesticks II the popularity of the fairy
story is at an end among the little readers
for whom so many classics have been written,
then childhood itself is at al end, which, in
spite of the 7niniStrationS of the magazine writ
ers who have been busily and prohtably en-
gagged in turning children into something new
and strange, we somehow must refuse TO De-
Ieve Our pessimistic friend, with his fatuous
chatter about the modern child being IN a
state of mind which prevents him from accept
Ing blindly whatever is written" with his SOL
emn conviction that after a course of exciting
novels of the Prisoner of Zenda' type, child
feels that he is being written down to when
he reads a fairy story is, if we may be par
doned for saying so, talking utter nonsense.
The children of the present day are not, after
all the queer little wOrldly-Wise changelingS
which they are taken to be by so many of the
literary experts of the nursery. If they sniff at
a fairy story it is only when it happens to be
one of those self-conScOus artificial productions
which are written by the hacks of the day. The
good old stories, the stories that every one al
fectonateIy remembers having read, are as
sure now of attention as ever they were: they
are reprinted again and again, with new pict-
ures, and are invariably hailed with delight
New collections, like those made by MIR. An
drew Lang in which unfamiliar wonders are
brought together from the folk llteratureS or
Europe, are welcomed and treasured When the
world is really turned upside down we shall be-
gin to believe that children are getting tired of
fairy tales,
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-11-12
"HALTw CAME SHARP COMMAND.

pend OH the hour of the day we are
done with Oxford"
+ Frances said nothing more, for she
saw that the stop at Banbury would
have to be managed from Oxford, and
that it would require some tact on her
part to arrange it. The ever increasing
moon was against her, for if there was
much delay at Oxford, not only would
Armstrong be the more impatient to
get north, but night would soon be al
most as light as day, and therefore
travel would only be limited by the en-
durance Of themselves and their horses.
She wished Cromwell had selected
some spot at least fifty miles farther
away than Banbury, but, with sigh,
accepted the conditions presented to
her and resolved to do her best
At Banbury she had no difficulty in
leading her unsuspicious comrade to
the Banbury Arms, and there they left
old John with his crippled horse. The
landlord was a quiet, furtive looking
man, with a manner that suggested an
intermittent glancing over the Shout
der. Frances resolved to say nothing
to him at this time, believing they had
come so quickly from Northampton
that she was in advance of any in
structions he was to receive, but in this
she was mistaken. With Cromwell to
decide was to act, and some one had
evidently come through in the night.
While they halted, waiting the prepare
ton of meal, the soft footed innkee.,-
err, watching his opportunity, drew tie
girl aside and asked her if she pos
sessed a pass; if SO he would like 70
see it. He was very apologize, saying
all public house keepers so near to OK
ford were compelled by the military
charge Of the town to assure them
selves that travellers who stopped with
them were properly vouched for. othc.'-
wise it would be his duty to detain
them and report to the local command
ant She presented the pass to him
without word. and he read it in 81
lence, then looked at her as if he en-
pected some comment. At last he said:
perhaps you intend to stop here on
your return?''
"Yes. Have you received instructions
already?"
II have, and everything is prepared.