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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-17
CHOICE OF AL oERkl i
DIR. BENJAMIN TDE WHEELER COM
PI.IMENTs THE EDUCATOR.
President of the University of CnIifOr-
mia Talks of the Presldent-Elect
of the University of VIr-
ginia.
Advertiser Bureau,
Colorado Building,

Washington, June Is,
DR.. Benjamin Ide Wheeler president
of the University of California, com
menting to-day upon the recent cleo
tion of DR.. Edwin A. Alderman of New
Orleans as president of the University
of Virginia, said:
Il am exceedingly gratihed by the
action taken by the board of visitors
of the University of Virginia. 1 am
sorry for New Orleans and Louisiana,
but congratulate the Cid Dominion.
81 have known DR.. Alderman for a
number of years. Few men In the
country have taken higher rank in the
field of education, or done more effec-
tive work than he has. He Is admira-
bly, equipped for the great responsible
tiles of his new position. do not know
a finer representative of the American
spirit than DIR. Alderman. He is one of
the typical Southern gentlemen with
all the strength and pride of character
associated with the distinction. He
combines as well as any one I know.
the insight of the scholar with that
genius of the successful administrator.
His career in North Carolina and
Louisiana has been remarkable.
THE whole country is Justly proud
of the great school founded by Jeffer-
son. 1t is now and has been for years
a national institution. The peculiar in
tellectual glory of the South Atlantic
and Northern States. 1t has a geo
graphically strategic position and
should be made one of the FIVE or six
| really great universities of our CONT
nent.
II believe that under the administra-
ton of Dr. Alderman the University of
Virginia will promptly resume the
commanding position 1t is, by all the
traditions of the past, entitled to hold
and enjoy"
| r II Watkins
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IRON INDUSTRY QUIET.
Restriction In Pig Production is StilI
Under Way.

Restriction in Pig Production IL SUN
Under Way.
Cleveland, o.. June 16.-Discussing
market conditions, The Iron Trade Re
view, in its current issue, says
Restriction in pig iron production Is
still under way and midsummer prom
ises to show a marked falling of from
the high point reached in April, when
furnace outputs was at the rate OF 49,
900 900 tons a year. Accumulation of
/ 600 tons of merchant furnace pig iron
on May l and June from what would
produce 19, 0oO, 900 year to what would
produce II 500, 900. shows that the slow
ing down process Is not only needed,
but that a vigorous beginning has been
made In the past week one merchant
furnace and four steel works blast fur
naces in the Central West three at
Mingo Junction and one at Cleveland
have been added to the list. In addt-
ton the closing of two Bessemer steel
plants is announced and the openhearth
plant at South Sharon, Pa, is to go
| out.
decreasing consumption of iron and
steel is plainly reflected in the June l
statistics. as well as in the news OF
the week, and the recent curtailment
| with the exception of one furnace in
| the Chicago district had had no relation
| TO the restricted movement of ore on
the lakes. The strike. as a factor in
! the iron market, is no longer 10 De COLI
sidered. It's complete collapse has
come and before the end of the week
a large feet will be under way. Against
about 100000 tons brought down at
this time last year, the present sea-
sons movement has been less than
| 100000 tons.
with July / but two weeks ahead
labor questions are important to the
iron trade, particularly as the bar iron
| conference has adjourned without
| agreement after the manufacturers had
pleaded vigorously for a reduction of
10 per cent from last years scale with
a 81 so base price for pudding instead
of IS on one cent bar iron! The sheet
and tin plate scales also present large
obstacles to agreement and the proba-
bIlity of several weeks idleness after
July in the various rolling mills gov
erned by the Amalgamated Association
/ IL M
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FEAR ALLEGE PRoTECroRs.


LANDED at TnngaeFs
Tangier, Morocco. June 16.--About
400 Moorish troops OF the worst type
were landed here today. They were
sent by the Sultan for the protection
of Europeans
The troops had an exceedingly bad
reputation at Casa Blanca. whence they
came to Tangier The residents of this
city are uneasy, as the troops have no
discipline whatever, and endanger life
and property.
Their arrival is exceedingly danger
Gus to Messrs. Perdicarls and Marley,
Raisuli is almost certain to consider
this treachery on the part of the Sui
tan and cease negotiations, which, UP
to the present, appeared favorable. The
British and American authorities were
ignorant of this move until the troops
landed and strongly protested to Ho-
manned ell Torres, the representatic >
of the Sultan. The commander Of the
troops brings letters announcing that
more soldiers will probably arrive here
soon.
Raisuli demands as a further condi-
ton for the release of his captives that
he be consulted about the Governorshtp
of other tribes In Northern Morocco
This has been granted already.
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Oku's Rear is No Longer
Menaccd.
BATTLE RACES FIERCELY
Artilley Duel Followed BY Ad-
vance Of Japs.
The Cxar's Forces are Oufmanonvred-
Envelopea ana Drivsn In Da-erdsr
before the Mikads's Meals rm-
petuous Charges.

Toxic. June 1s.--The Russian hope
of relieving the pressure on Port Ar
thur by threatening the rear of General
IOku. the commander OF the Japanese
forces Investing the Russian strong
hold, came to an end yesterday AZ
TeIissu. a point on the railroad fifty
miles north of Kinchou and twenty-five
miles north of Vafangpw. when the
Russians were outmanouvred, envelr
oped ana sweepingly defeated.
They left over 500 dead on the field
and the Japanese captured SEQ prison
ers and fourteen quick-firing guns.
The Russians retreated hastily TO
the northward.
The Japanese charge that the Russ
SLAMS violated the Japanese flag. Ger
tain officers aver that during the fight
peared carrying Japanese dag and
that the Japanese artillery, deceived by
this flag, ceased firing upon that par
ticuiar body OF Russians. Official dis
patches from the Japanese command-
ers made specific charges Of this nag
violation.
Japm Loose 1000 Men.
Early estimates of the Japanese
losses at Telissu say that 1000 men
were killed or wounded.
The Japanese attacking force was di-
vided into right and left columns and
began the advance Tuesday along both
sides OF the railroad. They encounter
ed the Russians east of vafangien and
drove them back.
| At a late hour in the afternoon. the
Russians held line between Lung
Wang Liao and Ia Fang Cheng. The
Japanese artillery opened on this line
| and the Russians responded. The
Smelling continued for two hours and
| 1t was followed by the advance OF the
Japanese line TO a position extending.
from Lung CHA Tung to Yu Hotun.
Darkness put an end to the fighting.
/ The Japanese dispatched a column 70
1.-THE westward toward Flu chau. for the
lpnrpoae Of covAring tl,e Russian right
wing and to protect their left and rear.
CenePat Attack Made.
During the night II became apparent
/ that the Russians were being rein
forced and 1T was decided to make a
general attack in the morning and
| force the Russians into defile back
OF Teiissu.
| When morning came 1t was discov-
cred that the Russians held a line ex-
tending from Ia Fang Shen to Cheng
Tsu Shan, with a force estimated at
lover two divisions.
While the main Japanese force was
moving north along the railroad, coll
lumns were swung to the left and to
the right, and finally converged at noon
on the main Russian position. The
Russians in this position were at a
disadvantage, but they held It until 3
o'clock in the afternoon. At this hour
they were routed.
The Japanese cavalry continued 70
lpursue the enemy and probably fnfiict-
ed considerable punishment.
The Japanese commander makes no
estimates of the Russian losses. but
says they probably were great.
Among the Russian officers captured
by the japanese is the colonel OF the
4th Regiment of Rifles.
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BARNABY MAKES DENIAL.
Says All Hose was New and PreSeryers
Easily LOOsemed.

Easily LOOsened.
New York. June 16.-President A b.
Barnaby of the Knickerbocker Steam
boat Company. owner of the steamer
General Slocum, made a general denial
to-day that the reports that the steam
err was equipped with worthless hose
and life preservers and that the life
boats and life RATS were dashed to the
steamer with wires.
THE apparatus for FIRE fighting on
board the boat at the time of the acct
dent was of the very best that money
could buy" said Mr.. Barnaby. The
boat was thoroughly overhauled early
this year and we spent over $4,000 on
her in refitting, machinery. hose, extin-
Euishers. pumps and machinery. as well
as for life preservers. We did all and
more than the law requires. The hose
was all new this year and was all
right The fact that the vessel was
rated as an Al risk is the best evidence
that everything was done that human
foresight could provide.
The story that boats and RATS were
tied down with ropes and wires, the
former so covered with dried paint that
they resisted a knife, is absolutely
false. The life RATS were simply laid
on the deck and could have been
thrown overheard by any one. The
boats were simply lasneo Win thin rope
that was not covered with paint and
which could have easily been cut. No
wires were used whatever.
IT venture to say that many people
were killed simply in the effort to get
at the boats A hundred failed in do
ing what one man could easily have
done. We had over 500 life preservers
more than the legal capacity Of the
boat, something like 1000 or 1900 new
ones having been put in this year, The
allegation that they were old rotten
and worthless is not true?
Mr.. Barnaby said the company was
making an investigation of the disas-
ter on it's account. but added that little
progress had yet been made, as all the
witnesses they have found had widely
different stories to tell. Even their own
employees, who were on the boat, can
not agree as to where the fire started
and all disclaim any knowledge OF
its cause. Mr. Barnaby said that per-
sonally he believed the hre started
from spontaneous combustion In tbs
store room.
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53b Bodies So Far Have
Been Recovered.
DIVERS BRING UP DEAD
Coroner Will Begin Investi.
cation Monday.
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to children win BE Represented
By Counsel at the
Inquest.

New York, June 16.-with unceasing
efforts search is going on for the bod
les of those who persisted yesterday on
the General Slocum. What the list of
victims will total scarce one dares ven-
ture a guess.
Police and health department officials
have placed the number at a figure as
high as 1000 or more. but tonight 1t
would seem that the maximum fatality
will not largely exceed 700.
All day long anxious searchers kept
up their vigilance ano at dusk there
had been recovered 536 bodies, for the
greater part women. and children.
Up to dusk 499 bodies had passed
through the morgue and of these more
than three hundred were identified.
Streets leading to the morgue were
blocked, and only with difficulty could
the police keep clear the passages lead
ing to the long rows of coffns for those
who came to search for the missing
Bringing Up the Bodies.
Up the sound where the hulk of the
General Slocum lies submerged, show
ing only a paddle box, scores of small
craft aided the tugs In graphing for
the victims. Divers went down TIME
and time again and when their work
ended for the day they declared that
there were no more bodies in the wreck.
A score of times a diver reappeared
after his plunge with the body of a
woman or a child. Two of them COM
ing to the surface on one occasion had
In their arms two little girls--sisters-
rlasped in each others embrace, and
their mother, it was thought, whose
dead hand tightly clenched the skirt of
one of them.
AS far as comes within their power.
the divers searched the wreck from
stem to stern, but there were masses
of broken timbers through which IL
was impossible to explore, and IL may
be that some will find a grave under
these sunken timbers until the hulk
is raised or the waters of the sound
wash away the. last traces, OF the
wreckage.
Death List Cut Down
Tonight a surprising number of per-
Sons reported to the officials that they
had been saved, thus cutting the list
of dead down considerably. .
Although many of the bodies taken
10 the morgue were very badly mutt
lated and the clothing in many cases
almost entirely burned off, valuables
have been taken from them. and are In
the keeping OF city oficials to the ex-
tent of 100000 or more. Several OF
the women and men had the savings
of life time on them when they per-
ished Much jewelry. 1t is reported
to the police, has been lost. but an ex-
PLANTATION may be found in the fact
that 1t was destroyed by fire rather
than stolen by gheuls.
The coroner's investigation to fix
the responsibility for the disaster will
begin Monday next The Federal au-
thorities as we'll as the District At
torney will hold an investigation and
the Society for the Prevention OF Cru
city to Children, through its counsel
has signifed its intention to push its
inquiry to the utmost.
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cur no PIECES ny JARS.


General stahelherg Tells Of Disaster
TO HIS Array.
st. Petersburg, June 16--Emperor
Nicholas has received the following
telegram. dated June is, from General
Kuropatkin:
Il have received the following dis
patch from Lieutenant General Baron
Stakelberg. datedSJune 16. 1870 a. M:
Yesterday / had intended to att
tack the enemy's right flank, but Just
as our troops had been assigned for
the purpose and were beginning to
successfully envelope the enemy's right
flank the Japanese In turn attacked
my right flank with superior forces.
and was compelled to retreat by three
roads TO the north.
Our losses are heavy, but they are
not yet completely known.
"During the engagement the srd
and 4th batteries OF the LIST artillery
brigade were literally cut to pieces by
the Japanese shells.
"'Of l6 guns thirteen were rendered
completely useless and were abandon-
ed.
The conduct of the troops was ex-
ceIIent A large proportion OF them
refused to retire until after they had
been separately ordered to do So "
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WORST STORM OF DECADE.


Fourteen Inches Of Rain Fell In the
Space of Five Hours.
Santiago de Cuba, June is. (by
steamer to Manzanillo. June rs 1.-THE
worst storm OF decade began Friday
and terminated Monday night In four
teen inches of rain which fell in five
hours, accompanied by a hurricane.
The lower village of FL Cobre has
been destroyed. Forty-five persons are
known to be dead and scores are miss
Ing. Bodies are floating in the Cobre
River.
Twenty bodies have been recovered
h. boats patrolling the bay.
All the bridges on the Cobre railroad
are out and many bridges have been
lost on the Cuba railroad. A train
which left Havana Saturday Is held be-
tween washouts forty miles inland. A
relief train bringing mail and passen-
gers was wrecked at Morenon. The fire.
man and mail agent were killed and
two of the employees were injured. The
passengers are safe. The mines at DIAL
quiri are crippled and six of the en-
ployes have been drowned. The pier
has been damaged.
The city's property loss is enormous
All telegraph and cable lines are ais
abled.
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casioned prolonged cheering. A suita-
BILE acknowledgement and greeting was
ordered sent by General Lee.
Monument to Davis.
General william William Jones of
Richmond. in explaining the progress
of the movement to erect a monument
to JEFFERSON Davis in virginia's capt.
tai. said he hoped 10 invite the veterans
to meet there in 1906. when they would
see the monument and hold their con-
ventions in the auditorium Of the Bat
tie Abbey.
A resolution to abandon the parades
of future reunions. owing to the in
creasing infirmities of the veterans,
which was introduced by a member OF
an Arkansas camp. was unanimously
voted down, and with the falling of the
commander-in-chief' gavel the re-
union of 1904 passed into history.
Many of the veterans remained over
night in order to avoid the getaway
rush which began early today.
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RUSSIANS ROUTED AT TELISSU;;
ARMIES SUFFER HEAVY LOSS

veniIe reformatory for hayward negro
youths. This reformatory IL to be
erected az Macon, Ga. where 200 acres
OF land have been purchased for the
purpose. DR.. C. 7. walker of Augusta,
Ca. known in the South as the BLACK
Surgeon" conducted the rally at which
the money was raised. DIR. W. @.
johnson OF Macon is president Of the
convention. Mayor Howell and several
prominent white Baptist ministers Of
the city addressed the meeting.
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coRBIN wADE's sUccnssoR.
VIII Have Opportunity to show Hi
Uniforms to the FiIipi7oa.

UWNNt7A HEIN - H11N n
Washington, June 16.--fSpecial.)--
The announcement to-day OF the as
signment of General Corbin TO COM
eraI Wade to be relieved. causes some
surprises here. 1t had been thought
that General Wood was booked by the
administration for the chief command
in the Island.
Until last year General Corbin. ever
since 1880. when he was transferred
from the line to the adjutant generals
department. with the rank OF major,
has had only peace places. being on
duty in Washington city alone twenty
three years r. H. Watkins
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Hearst Quits In Indian Territory

Durant, l. T., June 1.-THE Indian
Territory Democratic convention late
tonight had not adopted platform or
elected delegates. However. 1t can be
foretold that the delegates to st. Louis
will be unlnstrueted but will favor
Parker. The Hearst partisans have
given up the tight for instructions,
fearing that their efforts might result
in Parker Instructions.
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Harrison to McCIellan.


washington, June 16.-The following
-cabIegrams have been exchanged be-
tween President Loubet of France and
President Roosevelt regarding the
General SIocum disaster:
Profoundly moved by the awful
catastrophe of the General Slocum. l
have II at heart to address to your ex-
cellency my sincere condolences and to
send TO the families OF the victims the
expression of my sorrowful sympathy.
Emile Loubet."
II profoundly appreciate the friend
ship and sympathy which prompted
your excellency's telegram of condo
Ience, and beg you to accept in be-
half of the afflicted families and the
people of the United States my sincere
thanks. Theodore Roosevelt
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London. June 1.-THE correspondent
of The. Daily Mail at the Japanese
headquarters. cabling from Antung UNI
der date of June IS, says that the Rus
slams are advancing and have occu-
pied Jongyenpu. Sumengtsu and san
chiatsu, and that a battle is expected
Immediately.
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SEVERE STORM IN CUBA.


Occurred.
Guantanamo, Cuba, June Is, delay
ed 1.-The most severe storm on record
has swept over Guantanamo. There
were showers all Monday. and at night
steady downpour of rain began. last
Ing till noon Tuesday. At 4 a. m. the
Guaso BANJO and Jaibo Rivers were all
out of their banks and sweeping the
country, causing loss of life and prop
erty.
The rivers are still up and there is no
communication with outside districts.
Ten bodies have been recovered thus
far. but much greater loss of life is
supposed to have occurred In the low
districts beyond the rivers.
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SONS CHOOSE OFFICERs
N. n. TIsdale of Texas, Elected Com
mauder-iu-Chief.

mander-In-Chlef.
Nashville. Tenn. June 16.-The Sons
of United Confederate Veterans con-
Guided the business of their reunion
today. They have elected the follow
ing officers:
Commander in Chief-N r. Tisdale,
Fort Worth, Texas
Commander of the Army of Northern
Virginia-John J. Davis, Louisville
Ky.
Commander OF the Department of
Tennessee-R. z. L. Bynum. jackson,
Tenn.
Commander of the Trans Mississippi
Departmental. A Skean, Wapatucki
! Texas.
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Columbus, o.. June lex Governor
Nash is in very serious condition AZ
his home In this city, having valvu-
lar trouble OF the heart He passed
comfortable night. but his friends are
greatly alarmed, One OF hts physicians
takes most gloomy View Of hts
chances of recovery.
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Charlotte, N. c.. June 1s.-The Demo-
Gratis of the Seventh district at Jack
gresham Robert ~ Page by acclama-
ton.
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WEATHER TO-DAY.

washington, June 1e.--For Alabamal
Fair Friday and Saturday, light 10
fresh south winds ON the coast.
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E,ostmnnter Anpolnted.

Washington, June 16.-(SpeciaL)-
Thomas Gaines has been appointed
postmaster at Tombigbee, Marengo
county.
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SCENES AT THE MoRGUE.
A Morbid, But Reverent Crowd Hangs
Around

New York; June 16.-The crowd
around the morgue and the department
of charities pier on East Twenty sixth
Street this evening was much greater
than last night. At one time at least
1890 persons were in line waiting ad-
mittance. besides the hundreds Of