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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-04
CROKER WILL NOT iNTEnE'iaHt1.
Ex-Leader of Tammany says He 10 sui
Out of Politics.

Ex-Leader of Tammany says He 10 sun
Out Of Politics.
Vantage, England. July 3.-Rooert
A. Van Wyck the first Mayor Of Greater
New York, visited Richard Croker at
his home here today. Mr.. Van Wyck
urged the ex-chief of Tammany to use
his influence with the New York DEL
egation to the Democratic National
Convention at st. Louis to induce 1t TO
swing Its votes from Alton B. Parker
to Grover Cleveland after compii-
mentary ballot had been given for Par
ker.
Mr.. Van wyck intended to remain at
vantage until Monday but suddenly
curtailed his visit.
Mr.. Croker after the interview with
Mr. Van Wyck, was asked by the As
ISOLATED Press II he had anything to
say regarding the coming Democratic
National Convention. = :.
Convention said Mr.. Croker, guile
lessly, when is 1T to be held? do not
know anything about 1t. Moreover.
my views on politics can have no inter-
est for the people of the United states
1 am not in politics and have not been
since I left America. ! have no tnten-
ton to say or to do anything with re-
gard to this campaign Other than this
1 have no expression of opinion TO
make to anyone.
Mr.. Van Wyck tonight declined TO
say IL he had had any private message
from Charles Murphy.
Mr.. Van Wyck starts for the conti-
nent tomorrow.
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FAST TRAIN
IS WRECKED
Wabash Limited Strikes
Open Switch.
TWENTY PERSONS PERISH
Forty others Reported to
Have Been Hurt.
Speed Mt the Time Was About Fifty
Miles an Hour-Litchheld, ILL.,,
the Scene Of the
TWENTY PERSONS PERISH

Litchfleld, ILL.,. July 3.-The Chicago
Limited on the Wabash Railroad, due
in st. Louis at p. M. and half an
hour late, was wrecked tonight inside
the city limits. The train struck an
open switch and was overturned and
seven of the nine cars were burned.
1t Is reported that twenty persons
persisted in the second and third
coaches and that forty were injured.
The injured are being care for in the
ST. Francis hospital in this city.
A partial list of the dead:
st. PIERRE ". Bald, Montreal, Cam
ada.
T. o. Echstaft, 1o5 South Albany
Avenue. Chicago.
Mrs. C. F. Luther, Milwaukee,.
Dan H. Davis, Decatur. Ill.
Joseph Barber, delegate from North
Dakota.
James Sanford. engineer. Decatur.
Ill
Mrs. Perkins. $500 Union Avenue.
| Chicago.
Hon. l.. r. Mills. Decatur, I'll.
Partial List of Injured.
The injured include the following
s. A. Asquivitch, Waterloo, Iowa, inter-
nally; William Carmichael, Honey
Falls. KY; George Archibald. William
Baltis. Chicago. fatally: Mrs. Candyou,
milwaukee,. internally; Geeason Sellers,
Marshfield Mis-; James Fizzet, Taylor
Vile, ILL.,; Harry M. Gasaway, st. Louis;
| Joseph Grein, Alois Geherg, Mrs. Ge-
herg. internally: Mrs. Anna Kennon.
Mrs. Gertrude Kit. Chicago; Mary Kit,
| aged 10. burned: Joseph Kilt, aged ~,
| burned; Wilcott Kunochy. Chicago;
| Slivington, collector on train: G.. S.
Macomber. Perry, KY; Miss Huldah
Mock. Arlington Heights, Ills; Harry
Rink. Cincinnati; James B. Roberts
| Catlin, Ind; e. II. Rose. Riverside,
| Cal, internally: Harry 8. Rubens. Chi
cago; william j. Schrader. Chicago;
| Frank Smith. Chicago; Mrs. Frank
| Smith. Chicago: Miss Florence Smith
Chicago; Mrs. Elizabeth Weber. Chi
| cago. seriously but not fatally; Charles
| Ward, Chicago. left leg torn off at an
kle. serious; w. B. Thorp. Chester, Pa,
| slightly; Miss Fannie Tipsof. badly
bruised and internally hurt: Mrs B. f.
Tenney Ada MINI, internally hurt; 3
| F. Tenney, Ada MINI, internally In
Jured, bones sprained.
| wrecknge Catches Fire.
| The engine, after running into the
| switch, struck a string of freight cara
and with the first three coaches was
| piled into a heap across the track and
caught fire Immediately. The last cal
| on the train was a special from Wis
consin. 1t was uncoupled, pushed back
| and saved.
Hon. l. r. Mills. one of the dead, was
internal revenue collector at Decatur
and one of the most prominent Republi-
| cans in Central Illinois.
As the train was running about fifty
| miles an hour. the open switch was mo-
noticed. No information can be OBJ
tained as to who was responsible fol
the accident.
Nearly all the passengers were bounC
for St. Louis, and those not injured lef
| on the Illinois Central train an houl
later. Three of the injured have sin:'
died.
Coroner Grey is here and will hold ar
inquest.
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HEAVY RAINS PREVAIL.
They, With Hail storms, Damage the
Growing Crops.


Gadsden, July 3.-(Special)-Fo the
past few days this section has been WIS.,
tied by severe rains and hail storms
in widely separated sections. and a
great deal of damage has been done 10
growing crops. In Goats Bend 90
acre cotton field belonging to w. H.
Hood was almost ruined, all the leaves
and limbs being stripped from the
plant. leaving only the stalk. In Little
Wills Valley Wednesday a heavy rain
fell and a 25-acre field OF corn belong
ing to T. C. Galloway was submerged
for more than an hour and was badly
damaged. In Whortons Bend. eigft
miles below Gadsden. hail storm
wrecked cotton and corn for several
miles and did damage to other crops
especially to peach trees. Crop pros
poets in this section were never better
good seasons prevail. crops are well
worked and a good yield Is promised
unless some Unforeseen accident occurs
Work at the steel plant of the Ala
bama Steel and Wire Company is pro-
crossing nicely and so far there has
not been an accident since the making
of steel has been commenced. More
than a hundred tons are being made
daily and the output will be gradually
Increased until 200 tons per day /:
turned out. The steel is being shippet
to Ensley as rapidly as 1t is made.
Rev. j. r. Turner. President, and Rev
J. o. Hanes, agent, of the Owenton Col
lege, at Owenton, have been in the city
the past two days in the interest of thC
college. and a good list OF donations
were received with very little solicita
ton, and 1t is hoped TO raise $4,000 ir
Gadsden.
DIR. Arthur Grabbing of Etowaf
County and Miss Lizzie Nunnelly were
married recently at the home of the
bride in Springfield, DIR. ]. p. Rails OF
Gadsden performing the ceremony. DR.
GramS:ng recently graduated from {
medical college.
The mirers at work at the Underwood
mines at Altoona. in the western par
of Etowah County, will not strike, haV
ing come to an agreement with th'
operators. At present number of new
rooms in the mines are being opened II
order that as soon as the L. and N
Road is completed the output can b'
more than doubled.
Charlie Henry, a young man Wh'
lived with John Mckee at North.
Marshall County shot himself in tn
left side with parlor rife Friday, dy
Ing the same night from the wound. 1
Is not known whether he committee
suicide or the shooting was an acct
dent.
The Republicans. Populists. independ
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WILL INSTALL OFFICERS.
New Pythian ORiciaT of Eufauia ts
Take Charge.


Eufauia. July S.-(Special) -Calan-
the Lodge No. IS Knights of Pythias
this city will install the following list
of officers for the ensuing term at the
regular meeting tomorrow night. Jake
Stern, c. c.; L. U. Shealley, v. c.: A.
A. Couric Prelate; E. r. West NJ. OF
w; Silas Stern M. of e; L. J. Clayton
X. of r. and S. B. Bowling M. of A.
]. N. Bradley, 1. G.; H. Minder. o. G.
Robert M. Lee of Clio formally an
nounced his candidacy for Probate
Judge at the coming November elect
ion in & circular letter addressed to
the citizens this morning Thomas
Grubbs 1t will be remembered was de-
clared the legal nominee in the recent
primary held in the county. Mr.. Lee
will soon begin an active campaign and
says that he Is in the race to a fin
ish.
The business houses of the city will
close doors tomorrow at noon in order
to allow every body to enjoy the
fourth. The United Daughters Confed-
eracy have provided seating capacity
for several hundred citizens at Guices
pond near the suburbs of the city
and have had barbecued a dozen or
more carcasses and will provide din
ner for all at a small cost in order to
raise funds for the proposed Confeder-
ate Monument. The young people will
dance and the Gun Club will have a
prize shoot.
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NEWS OFF HUNTsvnLE.
william Dillingham; Dies After short
Illneas.

William DflIhn8nom Dhee sAhtcE = $50
Huntsville, July 3.-(Special.)--Wfii
lam Dillingham;, manager of loan OF
flee in this city, died last night at the
city hospital after a short illness. he
was thirty three years old and IL sur
vived by a widow and one child.
James Lipscomb of Morgan county
died last night at his home near Whites
burg, aged forty years. He leaves
wife and several children.
Hon. Ben p. Hunt. secretary OF the
Chamber of Commerce of this city. has
returned from a visit to several coun-
ties in Ohio and Indiana mingling with
farmers of that section who wish to
find homes in the south. Mr.. Hunt be-
lieves that many of these farmers can
be induced to move to this country II
announcement Is offered them In the
selection of suitable homes.
There has been considerable improve
ment in the condition of the. growing
cotton crop in the Tennessee Valley
during the last month. About the hrs'
of June. the crop was suffering from
dry weather and the ravages of lice
Since then, however, there has beer
plenty of rain and the lice have entir
ely disappeared. Weather conditions
have been entirely favorable and thu
prospects are much brighter for goot
crop The first cotton bloom OF th'
Tennessee Valley was brought u
Huntsville last Thursday.
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MASSACRE by kURDS
ARMENIANs BEING SLAIN BY THOU
SANDS.


the cablegram which American Secre-
tary of State Hay received from Ispa-
ham,. Persia. July assigned by "Arme-
nian bishops. saying that Turkish
barbarians were massacreing thousands
of Armenians" and Fhumbly soliciting
the United States Government in the
name of Christianity and humanity to
save innocent lives. THE Daily Chroni-
Gle this morning Points the following
telegram dated Taurus, Persia, June 80:
1T is announced from perfectly re-
liable source that In the vicinity of Van
Ia fortified city in Turkish Armenia, }
June "a, Kurds and Turkish regulars
attacked Armenian travellers. killing
them as revolutionists. This is the be-
ginning of a general massacre In the
province of Van. The people are in
terror"
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Mnnchester cloth Market.

Nfancheser. July 3.-Early In the
week considerable business was done in
the cloth market, but later a falling off
was noted The general turnover was
moderate. The China demand was ac-
tive. Much business was offered by
forward delivery. resulting in transac-
tions both for early and forward de-
livery in descriptions which most keen
Nv felt the effect of the depression in
the early part of the year. There was
a fair trade for India in some direc-
lions, but 1t was not general, Many
offers were impracticable. Heavy goods
were in active demand. but prices were
easier. There was better inquiry for
yarns. Prices had an easier tendency
and a fair miscellaneous trade resulted.
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ViadtyOsfok sQuadrans Earthquakes
Lfghts apes rssc~pes. 4 $50
Toxic. July 1.-The vladivostok
squadron eluded Vice Admiral KAN
imuras squadron eastward of the
Island of Tsu Friday night In the
darkness A driZzling rain and fog
favored the Russian vessels.
The two squadrons met early in the
evening, the Russians being north of
TX. Island and the Japanese south of
Tsu Island. They were ten miles
APART. The Russians bolted to the
northeast when they were discovered
by Vice Admiral Kamimura. The jap
anese torpedo boats steamed ahead and
entered within the range of the Rus
san guns The Russians vessels Wig
orously shelled the Japanese torpedo
boats. This firing explains the canon
aiding heard on Tsu Island which gave
rise to the belief that a general en-
gagement was in progress.
Vice Admiral Kamimura continued
after the Russian ships and was only
five miles in the rear when suddenly.
at D. M, all the Russian vessels ex-
tinguished their lights and disappear
ed in the darkness. At that time the
Japanese torpedo boats were pressing
the Russians. who had been using
their searchlights. The torpedo boats
failed to get close enough to the Rus
sian sqadron to discharge torpedoes.
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MUTILATE THE DEAD.
Charges of Barbnrity brought Against
the Russians.

Washington. July .3-The Japanese
legation today received the following
dispatch from Toxic:
The chief of staff of the second army
telegraphs:
Ion the 18th of June petty officer
and other soldiers. six in all. belong
ing to the 18th infantry regiment. en-
countered while scouting. about fifteen
Russian troops at Cheng Tsu Shan. and
were killed after hand-to-hand fight
ing On the death of these men, the
Russians thrust their bayonets into
their mouths and cut open their lungs
and took away the contents of thei.'
pockets.
Ion the 9th of June Kobayashi Wal
Chi, first class cavalryman belonging
to the Bird cavalry regiment. who was
also scouting at point about four
kilometers north of Hounio Chang, was
attacked by the Russians and fell dead
on the ground. Thereupon about TWEEN
ty Russian cavalrymen surrounded the
dead man and barbarously stabbed his
dead body several times At this mo-
men a company of our cavalry appear
ed on the scene and the Russians fed.
leaving the body of the man in our
hands,"
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s.ov, ueor, Of Encounter.

Seoul. July st has been announced
officially that Vice Admiral kamimura
met the Russian Vladivostok squadron
late Friday night near Xxi Island, about
sixty miles north of Nagaski. The
Russians consisted Of three cruisers
only. the torpedo boat fotilla evidently
having returned to Vladivostok after
the bombardment of Gen Sandken.
June 30. Vice Admiral Kamimura was
in superior force. He opened fire and
the Russians replied. but at the same
time they fed to the northeast with
the Japanese in pursuit. NO reports
have been received here recently Of fog
al sea and 1t is said that the pursuit
stiII continues or that a decisive en-
ga1ement has been fought
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PROMINENT ATTORNEY KILLED:
n. Lee suter Shot BY sanford Vaughan
Near Louisville.


Louisville, KY, July 3.-R. Lee Suter.
a member of the Board of Public Safety
an attorney. and for several years an
important factor in Democratic poll.
tics. was shot and instantly killed to-
day by Sanford Vaughan, Jr., the son
of a wealthy contractor.
Vaughan. who admits that he fired the
shot, says he was celebrating the
Fourth. The tragedy occurred eight
miles above Louisville, where Suter and
a party of friends were camping and
fishing. Suter was asleep on n cot and
the bullet passed through his breast
severing an artery and producing a
wound similar to that received by Will
liam Goebel. Suter was brought IL
Louisville, but bled to death in a few
hours at the city hospital.
Vaughan was driving along the river
road, and, according to the statements
of three young men with him. was
shooting from side to side, one of the
bullets finding it's way to the river
bank where Suffers tent was pitched
Vaughan was arrested. Mr.. Suffers
father and mother live in Frankfort.
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1T LOOKS LIKE PARKER.
German Second Choice and Cleveland
Remote Possibility.

St. Louis. July 3.--It looks like Par
ker. Nine out of every ten men who
have been closely watching the situa-
ton think that Parker will be nomi-
mated by the second and not later than
the third ballot. At the same time
there is enough uncertainty to make
the situation interesting.
The balloting is five days away and
a great deal may happen in 100 hours
With many unpledged and uninstructed
delegations, with delegates that will
consider their instructions fulfilled af-
ter one or two ballots. coupled with
the fact that there is a strong under =
current against the leading candidate.
much might happen If the opposition
to Judge Parker had the elements of
cohesion, he could be defeated but the
difficulty presented is that of mixing
oil and water.
If not Parker, then German, ORE
motely-Cleveland.
This has been German day All the
elements that could be used to aid the
Maryland Senator have been put forth.
His friends have been in evidence and
the strongest arguments brought to
! bear to show that he ought to be nam
| ed The congressional influence has
been a factor, and Senators and Repre-
| sentatives and congressional employees.
| Taking ana WOThInB lOI tut man, ld e
given evidence of the popularity of the
| Maryland Senator among those who
| know him.
| Senator German is not coming to the
convention and will not enter into a
| scramble for the nomination nor will he
| be a party to a movement to defeat
the nomination of Parker for the ben
eft of some other man-McClellan or
/ Cleveland for instance.
Plans of Procedure.
Two distinct plans of procedure have
developed without regard to candi-
dates One is a desire to mix II up
and have a convention which will be
uncertain up to the last moment The
other is band wagon" contingent
They want the matter settled as soor
as possible. Thus it happens that del
| egations who have favorite sons
among the delegates may prolong the
contest and be among the first to swing
to the winning man.
| The opponents to Judge Parker raise
number of objections. Hill. as hi.
political hacker. and August Belmon
as a representative of the business in
! terests, are inclined to be unpleasant
to many Democrats. The opposition
of Tammany in New York and of Bry.
an and Hearst in other portions of the
| country has some effect. OF all the
| candidates suggested. Parker seem.
more Objectionable to Bryan anc
| Hearst than any other man. ClevelanC
alone excepted. Yet. several of tn,
delegations under instructions fol
Hearst freely announce their prefer
ence for Parker and expect to vote fol
him on the second ballot.
The Cleveland talk has been on thu
wane. but there is quite a contingent
that is watching the situation with tn
| hope that condition may arise which
| win make Cleveland's nomination ad
| visable. but this could not be brough
| about except after an exciting and bit
| ter struggle.
| During the day there has been som,
| talk about Mayor Mcclellan. but it Il
| (COntfnued ON PaEe ElGht.l
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TO PREVENT ACCIDENT.
Louisville Police Forbid Sale of Blank
Cartridges.

Louisville. KY. July 3.-Acting under
orders issued by the Board of Public
Safety. Chiefs of Police Guenther and
Captain James Hendricks. have made i
round of stores where blank cartridges
are sold and warned the dealers not TO
sell them tomorrow.
The physicians of the city notified
Chief Gunther that they would report
to him all the cases they were called
upon to treat on the Fourth, and that
they will learn the name of persons
who sold the explosives. The Jefferson
County Medical Soci Ill assist in
prosecuting all dealeN~ound selling
explosives.
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STORY OF A SURVIVOR.
SAYS mt Least 700 Persons Must Have
Been Drowned.

London. July 3.-The steamer Traw-
Ter Saliva put into Grimsby late tonight
with twenty-seven rescued Scandina-
vians aboard. Only one could speak
English. He said:
We left Copenhagen June %. There
were 100 emigrants. Norwegia7s
Swedes, Danes and Firms. on board
The crew numbered about eighty.
'All vert we'll until June IS, l Law
in my bunk waiting for breakfast. We
heard a little bump. then another bump,
then l rushed on deck.
Il saw at once that something seri-
Gus had happened. and 1 made daSa
below to gather up my few belongings.
Scores were rushing on deck ana
the hatchway was crowded with emil
grants They were launching DoaSs
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Tann Tell. of a Eight.

washington, July S.-The Japanese
legation has received the following
cable: admiral Togo reports that on
the night OF June 81, the twelfth tor
pedo fotilla attacked and sank the
enemys guardship. with two masts
and three tunnels, outside Port Ar
thur. The same flotilla then exchang-
ed fire with the enemy's Destroyers.
One of which was capsized and sunk.
Our casualties were fourteen dead and
three wounded"
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ents, and all others opposed to the
Democrats. will meet in this city July
16 and nominate full ticket for all
the county ofices. 1t is expected that
the enemy will put out their strongest
men and make a desperate effort TO
win the race, but there 10 hardly any
show for them in old Etowah.
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wEATHER roR TODAY.

washington, July 3.--Forecast for
Monday and Tuesday-West Florida,
Alabama, MissfssipDi and Louisiana,
showers monday, and Tuesday, light to
fresh south win1s.
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CONTESTS BEFORE COMMITTEE.

Main Fight VIII BE Made BY the Illi-
nOIs HearKtltes.
st. Louis. July 3.-Tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock the National Com
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know that there is point beyond which
they must not go in piling up dividends
or the consumer will rebel, hence they
treble the capital stock with water in
oredr to make their profits look decent
while the government stands by protect
ing the Trust in plundering the people
of three dollars where they are only en-
titled to one. Now, l am opposed to all
these schemes of spoilation and believe
there is a remedy.
| know that it will be four years be-
fore it will be possible for the Demo
cratic party to pass an entirely new
Tariff schedule, but l believe that if
intelligently and perslstently gone at
great good can be accomplished by piece
meal.
Select one at a time of the most
glaring and indefensible cases Of Trust
spoilation and turn on the light. De-
mand of the Republicans that these
Trust commodities be stricken from
the Tariff lists, and when they find that
the country is informed they can't at
ford to say nay.
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that it makes it necessary to raise this
tariff wall still higher, which in turn
serves to intrench the Trusts more Sc
curely. Every additional dollar spent
on the army and navy means that at
least two dollars have been taken from
the pockets of the people in behalf Of
the Trusts. 1t is the policy of spoila-
ton and plunder 1t means through the
tariff a part of each of your days labor
is taken to pay the expenses of the navy
while enforcing the rights of the Trusts
to sell their products to foreigners
against their will, and to sell it to
them cheaper than they will sell you the
same goods at home. AS against this
policy | stand in favor of leaving the
earnings of the toilers in their own
pockets, even if the Trusts must go out
of business.