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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-11
DEATH OF CONGRESSMAN.
Representative Croft Victim of Blood
 poisouing,


 Poisoning.
 Washington, March i0.-Representative George. w. Croft of Aiken. s. C.. died at hts home here today of blood poisoning. Mr. Croft has been i'll for over six weeks as the result of an injury caused by a splinter In his thumb. from which blood poisoning resulted. pr. Croft. brother. was summoned from Aiken. but the ef- forts of himself and the local physicians with whom he consulted proved unavail- ing. His heart also became seriously af- fected. and all hope of his recovery was abandoned yesterday. MT. Croft was 57 years old. He leaves six sons, two of whom are expected here today. He was a Democrat and was serving his first term In Congress. He had been twice elected Bar Associa ton and had served In both Houses Of the State Legislature.
 In the House of Representatives today the chaplain feelingly referred to the death of Representative Croft,
 MT. Finley of South Carolina. was thea recognised. and announced the death of his colleague. George William Croft.
 The usual resolutions of sympathy and regret were presented and adopted
 Mir Overstreet of Indiana secured unan- in1ous consent for a continuation tomor. row of the order limiting debate on the report of tiie postoffice involving repre- sentatives and Senators until o'clock. The Speaker then announced the fol. lowing as the committee to represent the House at the funeral of the late MT Croft: Messrs, Finley of South Carolina Aiken of South Carolina. Johnson ol South Carolina. Legare of South Carolina Scarborough of South Carolina, Lever oi South Carolina. Loudenschiager of New Jersey, Patterson of Pennsylvania, Rich ardson of Alabama. McLain of Mississip- pi Houston of Delaware. sibley of Penn sylvania. Weisse of Mississippi, and Jack son of Ohio,
 As q further mark of respect the House at 12.10 o'clock adjourned.
 The funeral train bearing the remains ot the late Representative c. W. Croft and the committee of his colleagues in the House designated to accompany the fu- neral will leave Washington at s:5C o'clock tonight for Aiken, S. c. The train will reach Aiken at o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The hour of the funeral will not be fixed until the party arrives al the home of Representative Croft.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-11
THE IRON MARKET.
Past Week One of Decided
 Activity.

Cleveland. O., March 1O-The Iron Trade Reviews current issue this week concern ing market conditions says:
 | The week has been one of decided ac- | tivity in the iron trade and with the inn- provement in demand caused some ad- vance in prices. this being most marked in Southern pig iron. Whether being steel corporation purchases or because of other signs of supposed turning point. a number of important consumers of forge and foundry iron have been on the mar ket and large transactions have resulted Some of this business was done at s9 at furnace for Southern No. 2, but s9g is now the common minimum of South ern sellers. while within a day or two sS.50 has returned as the firm quotation of some furnaces. The weeks business for the Southern company was 5000 tons and another was not far behind The heavy pig iron buying and the develop ments of the week in certain finished pro- ducts have begotten each more hopeful feeling throughout the trade. The conn ing of the season for building operations has done much to increase.
 The steel corporations, Bessemer pig Iron purchases and options are closely es- timated at l70,000 tons, of which about 90,cO0 tons Is Iron actually taken. Out side buying of Bessemer and the weeks business fin forge iron bring the total up 10 @VV'VV0 tOHS. The options are to be ex- perienced on the 10th of March and April. Plttsburg district pipes have been in the market for gray forge iron about l5.00O tons being taken by two interests. A cast iron pipe foundry has been a buyer of forge and other irons to the extent of l6.ooO tons. and a pig Iron merchant inc terest has bought 12.000 tons of foundry grades A number of consumers of foun- dry iron in the Chicago district and the Central West have been in the market in the week and the buying movement has 1 Ueen broad and we'll sustained. While s7.75. at Southern furnaces, has been | touched on grey forge. & is now the min mum, and in the Pittsburg district
 Northern forge has advanced to SIS.
 while Central Western furnaces, that have shaded SIP at furnaces for No.
 foundry in recent weeks, are now on a SIP 50 basis.
 | The March report from blast furnaces using Lake Superlor's ores reflect the steady increase In production in Febru- z ary. There were l1S furnaces in and fifty out on March 1. while of 166 reporting on February II. 90 were active and 67 were idle The steel corporation had f?ur-ffthz Of it's furnace capacity active on March l. as against twO-thirds on February l.
 The Pittsburg district seconds the mbre active condition in pig iron with cheer full report concerning finished material. though heavy products are still much be- hind the lighter forms.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-11
cRAzEp ovER RELIaIoN.
Woman is eTnspired'' to Sacrifice Her
 Children.

Woman is "Tnspired' to Sacrifice Her
 Children.
 Bangor, Me, March 1o.-Maniacal pro- ceedings are reported forming among the 500 members of so-called religious sect living In colony on Pearls Island, near Jonesport. One woman who tried to Kill her children after announcing at a re- vival that God had ordered her to make the sacrifice has been adjudged insane and brought to the hospital here. Jones' port deputy sheriffs and citizens have gone to the island to calm the excited inhabitants.
 Persons just returned from the scene assert that during the revival the woman who was brought to the hospital called out that the voice of God told her that a certain dog must be killed. The animal was brought into the meeting house and slain. Then she announced that she had received anothed divine command that a cat In the village should be put to death. The execution was carried out but when she arose a third time and declared she had been commanded to slay her baby, a furious discussion was precipitated which broke up the meeting. The authorities heard of the affairs and seized the wo- man before she could carry out the com mand.
 Tho islanders are now destroying their watches. jewelry and other articles of ornament.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-11
SOLD SECRET DOCUMENTS.
French Traitor Disposes of Plans Oi
 Japan,

Japan.
 Paris. March n.-In spite of 'official reti- cence and denials from the Ja apanese lega- ton here, 1t is again affirmed that a non- commissioner officer named Martin who was employed in the Ministry of Marine and who IS now under arfest, .attempsed to sell French naval secrets to a naval attache at the Japanese legation.
 Irhe discovery of this alleged attempt came as result of the accidental open ing of letter addressed to the non commissioned officer by a naval captain of the same name. This letter was from an intermediary. but it indicated the principals in the affair. It Is alleged tha, several women are implicated. and that one of them has confessed. It now ap- pears that only one document Is missing from the Ministry of Marine. but it Is possible that Martin photographed and replaced others.
 It is not likely that the information al- leged to haveIbeeu stolen got beyond the Intermediary. and 1t Is said that the Ja- panese naval attache. who Is supposed to have been In indirect communication with Martin sailed for home on board one of the cruisers which Japan purchased from Argentina.
 Prince Itchijo. who succeeded the Ja- panese naval attache who returned home has informed The Petit Journal that Mar tin wrote him four days after his arrival in Paris, proposing a meeting to commu- nicate important business. The Prince was indlsposed and In reply wrote and asked Martin to state the nature of his business. Martin answered that he was unable to tell his business in letter and fixed another time and place for a meet ing. The appointment the Prince kept. but Martin had by that time been ar. rested and therefore. did not appear.
 It Is said that the documents accessi- ble to Martin related to the possibility of joint naval action on the part of France and Russia.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-11
ALExIEFF'S ACCOUNT.
Tells of the Approach of the Japan
 ese Vessels.

St. Petersburg, March 1o.-The Czar has received the following message from Viceroy Alexief dated Mukden, March 10:
 The commandant of the fortress at Port Arthur reports that about o'clock this morning the outline of vessels, ap- parently torpedo boats. were seen at sea, within the area swept by our search lights. Our batteries opened fire upon these vessels. Our torpedo boats put out to sea at 2:40 a. m., and about o'clock met the enemy west of the Liao Tishin lighthouse. After firing several shots the enemy retired to the south in the direc- tion of Shandun Our torpedo boats re- turned to the harbor at o'clock.
 Later torpedo boats were again sent to sea to reconnoiter. They returned in half an hour. having learned that an enemy's squadron was approaching.
 At 8 o'clock the Iananese. opened flre on our cruisers, and the fortress The enemy had fourteen ships and fired the entire time from behind Liao Tishln.
 I have the honor to report the fore going to your majesty. Alexieff.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-11
MODERATION coUNsELLED.
Roosevelt Bent Upon the strictest
 Neutrality.

Washington. March 10-President Roosevelt after a conference with Sec retary of State Hay, issued the following executive order respecting the obserV- ance of the proclamation recently pro- mulgated declaring the neutrality of the United States between Russia and Japan, the two combatant nations in the Far Eastern war now in progress:
 All officials of the government. civil. military or naval are hereby directed not only to observe the Presidents pro- clamation of neutrality in the pending war between Russia and Japan, Out also to abstain from either action or speech which can Iegitimately cause irritation to either of the combatants. The govern ment of the United States re. resents the people of the United States. not only in the sincerity with which it Is deavoring to keep the scales of neutrality exact and even, but in the sincerity with which 1t deplores the breaking out of the pres ent war, and hopes that 1t will end at the earliest possible moment and with the smallest possible loss to those engaged Such a war inevitably increases and in flames the susS .lities of the combat ants to anything in the nature of an in- jury or slight by outsiders. Too often combatants make conflicting claims as to the duties and obhc ions of neutrals. so that even when discharging these duties sand obligations with scrupulous care, 1t is difficult to avoid giving offense to one or the other party. To such unavoda ble causes of offense, due to the perform ance of national duty. there must not be added any avoidable causes. It Is always unfortunate to bring old world antlpa- thies and jealousies into our hIe. or by speech or conduct to excite anger and resentment toward our nauon in friendly Foreign lands; but in a government em. fploye. whose official position makes him In some sense the representative of the people, the mischief of such action Is greatly increased. A strong and self. < confident nation should be peculiarly care ful not only of the rights but of the sus- Capabilities of it's neighbors, and nova hays all the nations of the world are neighbors one to the other. Courtesy. \ moderation and restraint should mark in-
 ernational no less than private inter eourse. All the officials of the govern
 nent, civil. military and naval. are ex- ' bected to carry themselves both In art hnd in deed to give no cause of just os.
 ense to the people of any foreign aro # friendly power-and with all mankind v,o Ire now in friendship.
 Theodore Roosevelt"
 ., nlte House. March lO. 1904
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-11
ALEXIEFF SENDS ACCOUNT
No Damage Reported by Guns
 of the Enemy.
President Roosevelt Issues Another Proclamation Calling Upon the
 United States to Exercise the Most Strict Neutrality.

Mukden. March lo.-The following ad- vices have been received here from Port Arthur:
 Torpedo boats of the enemy were dis covered off Port Arthur about midnight last night. The shore batteries opened fire on them, but soon ceased. At about 8 o'clock in the morning four of our torpedo boats went out to sea. They met the enemy who fired few shots and then withdrew. Our torpedo boats then returned.
 Later two of our torpedo boats again went out to sea. but at once returned, bringing news of the approach of a Japanese squadron of four ships. At about 8 o'clock in the morning this squadron opened fire at long range.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-11
CONFESSED TO MURDER,
Negro Says He Did It However, tc
 Escaue Pain.

New Orleans, March l0.--The Times Democrat to-day prints the following: . orange Jordan. alias George Washing ton. a negro. is held in the Fifth Pre- cinct Police Station as a fugitive from justice. On his own statement made to the officers. he is wanted at Daleville. Ala. for the murder of Mrs. Maggie Me- Cary last Augusts 1..at statement was made to the officers. Jordan makes an- other statement. He denies that he Is guilty of killing any person, man or wo- man, and says he told the story while under duress. He says his arm was be- ing squeezed with rope. and he would have admitted anything to stop the pain.
 Jordan. alias Washington. is 70 years old. He has lived at Daleville and also at Gulfport, Miss. He was arrested yes terday at Chef Mentur by Officers Traub. Noble anu Farragut. as a suspect. being suspected in connection with the murdsr of negro woman on the lake shore during the Christmas holidays. The of- ficers found the negro in the prairie and they say he made an effort to escape. They captured and brought him to the city.
 The officers at the Fifth Precinct Sta ton investigated ,he arrest. and after a careful examination of the negro suc- ceeded in getting from him the story that he had killed a Mrs. Mccrary at Daleville, Ala, last August.
 The negro told the olI4cers that he went to Mrs. McCr@ry's home in .Ae af- ternoon. demanded the keys to all the rooms in the house. demanded money of her. and that when she refused he shot her down. He then said he gave the pistol to his brother. Clarence Jordan. The officers of the Fifth Precinct made a of 1a ko Aa superlntendent's office. together with the facts which led to his arrest. He is be- lieved to have been connected with the recent robbeFies at the Chef.
 The superintendent will communicate with the authorities at Daleville and as- certain if a negro is wanted there for the nwrder of white woman.
 The negro Jordan Is a typical field hand. nappy-headed and dense1y ignorant
 Why did you kill Mrs. MeCray." the negro was asked.
 T nebber killed no Mrs. Cray" said the negro. 'T nebber killed nobody in all mer life. tole the cap'n (he meant the offlcer) that I killed a white oman at Daleville, but I didn't. I tole 'em dat kase dey was twisting CT rope round meh ahm so bad thot 'sho mer ahm would be cut off. I'd tole 'em anything for 'em ter stop CT twisting dat rope round mya ahm. I'm willin' to go back to Dalevilie. an de white folks dere will tel you neber killed nobody"
 The negro said Brooks McCloud was the son of the postmaster and he gave the names of several merchants. He said his mother, father and brother lived there.
 The woaan who gaa killed as thas Aalse Iduring tho Christmas holidays was q negro woman. William Miller alias Wil- liam Martin was accused of the crime.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-11
ATTACK ON | MIR. BALFDUR ROsebery Bitterly ASsails Premier. USE OF WORD "CALUMNY" Applied to Ex-Liberal Leader
 by Prime Minister. House of Lords is Treated to an Un- usual scene-Lansdowne N'nras
 Fail to Calm the Tra. bled Waters.
USE OF WORD "CALUMNY"

London. March 10 An extraordinary scene disturbed the customary decortsm of the House of Lords this evening. Iia a iecent debate in the House of Ccps- mems. Premier Balfour had used ihs wotd "cafumny' with reference to sosne statement made by Lord RosebeTy In the fiscal controversy.
 V hen the House of Lords met toda,s Lord Rose5ery asked Lord Lansdowne. | tfc Foreign Secretary. what Jurisdiction existed for the Premier for the use Of such a word. Lord Lansdowne proceed ec to explain the circumstances wbsrn concerned the alleged presentation of two documents by Premier BaIfcur to the Cabinet on the fiscal question and the subsequent withdrawal of them. He sale lIe thought the Premier had used Il e word in the heat of debate. He sad he thought the circumstances justified some warmth on the part of the irenie;, but that he had consulted with Mir. Ball. four wto told him that he did net dcss-B to impute to Lord Rogeberry a delioSr- Hte ate mt to misrepresent him.
 Rosebery Is Bitter.
 After Loid Lansdowne had finish. T. Lord Rosebery again arose and dec.ss ing the explanation had not beer sa siSs factory, he fiercelv attacked sae Sf VI mier, whom he accused of hiaa f ia thir sklLned." adding:
 People who live in glass hous .si& not throw stones. 1t is all vers s defend such language by sayint Fas due to the -.eat of debate and only pretty Fannys way. If man cannot curb his tongue better than that. he Is un- fit to be the first lord of the treasury. do not personally care a .artning what language Premier Balfour uses about me and only brought the matter before tfe house in order to point out that thera are decencies of debate which should be used by those who occupy the highest posItions.'
 After Lord Rcseberry Hnashad hid speech and sat down. a p6snrus silenre ensued and ffie l0rda loolsad af NAeil oEzsH uncomfortabiy. After long pause. Easl Spencer. the A-.1eral leader. rose and easd he thought Lord Rosebery had not been fairly used.
 After another awkward silence, Lord Chancellor Halsbury asked whether Lord Rosebery had any motion to make. Lord Rosebery then moved an adjournment of the house. an almost unparalleled motion in the House of Lords, but he did not press the motion to division and the subject dropped.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-11
KAMIMURA's REPORT.
Thinks Japanese Fire at Vladivostok Was Very Effective

u4IiAS JdpdnCSc G1IS Ut V1duIVOStOk
 Was Very Effective.
 Tokio. Thursday. March l0-The renor+ If Vice Admiral Kamimlra. ia command .f the Vladivostok naval expedition. cached the navy department here today | evidently came by way of Gensan Hhere the squadron was expected to call pon it's return. The report throws lit. additional light upon the movement |xcept 1t seems to show that the Russian s1uadron remained safely within Vlad!- ostok harbor under the protection Of the nore batteries.
 Admiral Kamimura says thas ne bonn arded the harbor for forty-five minutes Ind believes the fire was very effective. Nt o'clock Sunday evening the Japanese Escovered heavy volumes of smoke as- Ending over the eastern mouth of the arbor and it was thought for a time lat the Russians were getting steam up
 come out and give battle. which was
 gerly awaited. but the smoke gradually cd away with no appearance of any of Q Russian ships.
 The Japanese ships searched the sur
 unding bays until noon Monday. when
 ey again steamed back to the eastern
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-11
WILL REDUCE PORT ARTHUR.
Japan Determined on Its Capture at
 Auv Cost

Victoria, B. C., March l0.-The North ern Pacific liner Olympia arrived firm Yckaha ma today. Among her passen- gers were Captain Hill. who brought tae Japanese cruiser Nishin from Genoa U Yokohama. and he gives most inter es: ng account of the trip. which ir- cluded a race with the Russian cruiser Aui ora in the Red Sea and the escape of the Nishin and Kasuga from possible capture by the Russian squadron.
 Captain Hill says that when the two Japanese cruisers got through the Susz car al. they were closely followed by the Russian squadron. which was evideI..iy trying hard to keep tn close touch wlih t"rm. The Aurora. which enjoys ,:.v Ter rutation of being one of the fastest cssels afioat. attempted to overhaul tho two cruisers. which. However. put on more steam and ran away from her wIti. tn greatest ease.
 From the firing up done on the Aufo, a It was evident that she meant business. Capt1ln Hill had a long, conversa 10 ' with the Japanese admirals when in Ja- pa' shortly before leaving. and they told him that the main object of the Japsu- ese operations at present was Port Ar thCr. They would capture the place .I any cost and were confident of their a5,l- ttv to do so.
 No effort. tke Japanese Naval M;ns. ter assured Captain Hll. would h. spared to reduce Port Arthur as quick. ly as possible. It would then be reforti- fled by the Japanese who would remain ttere instead of following the Russians into the wilds of Northern Manchuria O.. Sill eria. The intention also is to reduce Vladivcstok as soon as the ice goes out
 In reply to the question as to whether the superb gunnery of the Japanese wa.- ships was due to the presence of Brit:sh or American gunners aboard. Captain Eflll said most emphatically that not a white man Is employed on any Japanese wdrship in any capacity whatsoever F. the bridge to the stockho.e ev -ry man Is Japanese.
 Regarding the foreign correspondents in Japan. Captain Hill said that the feel inS among them was intense. They were in despair at the reticence of the Gcv- ernment and the people had found it im- possible to obtain even a scrap Of an the ntic news. As far as Captain Hill Was aware. there was not foreign coz resr rondent with either the Japanese fleet or army.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-11
ATTEMPTED LYNcHINe.
Illinois Mob Seeks Life of a Nsgl

Illinois Mob Seeks Life of a Negro.
 Murphysboro. Ill. March lo-A mob from carbondale made an attempt to take Thomas Vaughan a mulatto, from the Count yjail in Murphysboro today in- tending to lynch him. Sheriff Thorpe was appraised by telephone of the mob 8 departure for Carbondale. and with Dep uty Jack Woodward. waited in the sec ond story of tho jail. The mob. about seventv-five strong, approached the jail door and were covered with guns from the windows above The mob hurriedly dispersed. The officers captured Jcn Eth erton, Josh Walker and Doc Lightfoot, all of whom were released on bail. Dep uty Woodward riot gun fell to the floor and was discharged. the charge tearing his right arm so that amputation was necessary.
 Vaughn Is a prisoner charged with criminal assault. the victim being a Car bondale school teacher.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-11
THE MISSION OF ITO.
Goes to Allay the Fearc of the Ko-
 rean Emparor,

toes to A1lay the Fearc of the Ko-
 rean Emperor.
 Tokio. March lO-It is believed in diplomatic circles here that the Marquis Ito. who is to leave Tokio March IS for Korea as special ambassador from the Emperor of Japan to the Emperor O.: Korea. will bo able to al:ay the doubts and imagined dangers which are reported to be haunting the Korean Emperor. who has not yet published the text of the Japarese-Korean protocol in the official organ 0: Korea.
 The Japanese Government expects to realize $5.0OO.OO0 oy Increased taxation. The Emperor and Empress have donated 5000 and the crown princess and crown princess Sl, ,25O fo- the relief O: the widows and orphans 0! Jpaanese soldiers.
 The Japanese journalists are rejoicing at the friendly tone observable in the American papers. which have just been received in this country.
 Information obtained from private Korean sources Is 10 :he eject that the Japanese squadron has bombarded V!ad!vos:ok twice since March 6.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-11

entrance of vladivostok harhor. The forts there did not fire at the approach ing ships and no trace was found of the Russian squadron.
 Admiral kamlfnIra then steamed south, reconnoitering Possiet Bay and other in- lets In that vicinity. but found no trace of the Russians. Admiral Kamimura does not mention in his report anything concerning Russian operations In the vi- cinity of Posslet Bay or the Tumen river.