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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-03
LAPS HAVE DISAPPEARED.
Their Vessels No Longer Seen at Port Arthur.


 St. Petersburg, March 2.-In a dispatch to the Czar. viceroy Alexieff says:
 Admiral Starke, telegraphing from Port Arthur today, March 2, says the en- emy did not appear off Port Arthur either February B, % or March i. Reconnois- sances made by cruisers and torpedo boats over a radius of sixty miles from Port Arthur also failed to discover the enemy's vessels"
 Major General Phug, viceroy Alexieff's g chief of staff. sends in the following dated March 2:
 According to additional information which has reached me, our patrols, hav- ing passed in the night to twelve versts (eight miles) from Pingyang. approached that town on the morning of Februry 2S. They were closely pressing a Japanese patrol of seven officers. Lieutenant Lon chakon attacked this patrol with three CoSsacks, forcing 1t to retreat at a gal lop toward the gates of the town.
 'The presence of our patrols near Ping yang caused great alarm and soon the enemy's sharpshooters manned the walls tnd towers and opened fire expecting an attack. According to the report our pa trols approached within 700 paces of the town which they found to be surrounded by both old and new ramparts. These, however, were not yet occupied by the enemy, and 1t is supposed that the Japan ese have not more ahan 1,000 men In Ping yang"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-03
exposure and exhaustion, an epidemic os influenza has broken out among the refu- gees.
MUST KEEP COOL.
Peace of World Depends on France
 and England.

and England.
 Paris. March 3.-The London corrc- spondent of The Echo de Paris has tel- egraphed an interview with a certain person in London who, although his idea tity is not revealed, is obviously Paul Cambon, French Ambassador to Great Britain
 According to the correspondent, this person declared that the beginning of hostilities by Japan came as an absolute surprise to Great Britain. which had done its utmost to prevent the war. The spreading of the conflict will be avoided easily, the correspondents informant continues. if France and Great Britain keep cool, but the greatest vigilance is viduals who are interested in creating a quarrel between the two nations
 A power in central Europe is actually conducting a press campaign in England with the object of creating conflict with France. this person declared, and an emissary Of this power has offered a certain English journalist series of ar- ticles attacking France; and further more, representative of certain Asi- atic power is. also striving to excite tae English press against France.
 'In my opinion the peace of the world depends largely upon the maintenance of good relations between France and Great Britain" this person concluded. Let us not allow intriguers, whose motives are known, profit by the fact that France is pro-Russian and Great Britain pro-Japanese to destroy the ben eflcent work of recent years"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-03
NO NEWS OF BLooDsHED
Assault on Port Arthur Ap- parently Has Been Delayed.
Surprise Expressed at Dalny That Offensive Operations Have Not Been Directed Against the
 Town of Dalny.

Paris, March 3.-In a despatch from Harbin, Manchuria. a correspondent of the Matin says that 1t is rumored that the Chinese generals Ma and Thiang have asked permission to ally themselves with the Japanese.
 It is now certain, the correspondent continues. that at the beginning of hos tilities the Japanese wanted to land troops at point near Shan Hai Kwan. and that the Chinese prevented them.
 .Liao Yang, between Mukden and New Chwang. is becoming the nucleus of an important Russian army.
 Surprise Is expressed at Harbin that the Japanese have not attacked Dalny and 1t Is believed that they abstained from fear of the extensive submarine de- lenses there
 Passengers arriving here by the last regular train from Port Arthur say that town was quiet.
 Large numbers of alleged Chinese pil- grims are assembling along the Mongo- Han frontier of Manchuria and General Naderoff is watching their movements.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-03
STATUS OF RED CROSS.
How it is Maintained by Nations o1
 the World.


 Washington, March 2.--The President today sent to the Senate the report of the Secretary of State on inquiries com cerning the status of the Red Cfoes So- ciety in foreign countries.
 In Great Britain no financial support is given the society by the government. In France no financial support is given, but in time, of war an indemnity of 20 cents a day is allowed the society for each sick or wounded soldier taken care of by the society. In Germany the soei- ety Is allowed to establish lotteries, but no direct government aid is 6iten. The Netherlands pays the ealArr rk the soci- ety's Secondary and, makes a8 alIowan for certain Expenses B6iBium gives sup- port in time of war. Denmark contrib utes Sl.00O annually: Austria. S2,401: Switzerland. 5000; Japan, sl.25g from the Emperor and Empress; Russia gives no fixed sum. but a small tax is allowed on the sale of certain railroad tickets In time of war the government pays for the care of the wounded by the society.
 It appears from the report that the or eanlzation has large funds in most of the important European countries, and it Is stated that since 1898 1t has rendered aid in seventeen wars and since 1872 in over twenty calamities. The greater part of the funds used are from voluntary con tributions. It is also stated that fin all countries of which inquiry was made the society has the influence of the leading people"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-03
BIDS ron oEaEEET.
High Prices Asked for Delivery at

Globe
 Washington, March --(Special l-Bids were opened at the pezpartment of the Interior Monday afternoon for the fur nishing of one hundred and fifty to two hundred thousand barrels of Portland ce- ment to be used in the construction of the great irrigation d&sn near Phoenix. Arizona.
 Owing to the long hzri to Globe. and the fact that after the cement reaches that point it must h& shauled over a rough mountainous ro4X e distance of forty miles to the site Of the dam. only a few bids were receivea and the figures were much higher tfaa the price at which the cement Is offered at Globe.
 The bidders also took Into considera- tiop the unusual klgh bond of 50 per cent. of the contract, and tho fact that 20 per cent. was to be rStained on each pay ment until after the contract had been fulfilled to the satisfaction of the depart ment As this % per cent amounted to as much as if not more. #han the actual cost of the cement itself. the contractor would have to wait lnfilf Hli the cement was delivered and accepted before recelv- ing the money which he would get for his cement.
 The lowest bid made was that of the Portland Cement Company of Denver, which offsFed to supply this cement al the dam site at s4.a per bhrreI under the provisions of the specifieafions or for $l.52 per barrel on consideration that the government would pay for the cement as delivered instead of ~ltiheldIng the % per cent. The lola Portland Cement Company of lola, Ransas, bid S. 4s per barrel delivered at the dam site, and the Pacific Portland Cement Company ot San Francisco. $5.7o per barrel The At las Portland Cement Compahy of New York City stated 1t was anxious to bid, but was prevented from doing so by the extreme and unusual conditions imposed It offered to supply cement at Mesa or in duck bags.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-03
Agreed to Inc Chance.

annual meeting of the Pittsburg Coal Company in Jersey City today, the stock holders agreed to the proposed amend ment of the articles of incorporation. These changes are intended to permit the directors to pay dividends or interest on S25.00o,OO0 bonds to the Union Trust Company of Pittsburg, to provide that the bonds shall be issued by the Penn sylvania Mining Company and that both principal and interest shall be guaran- teed by the Pittsburg Coal Company. The amendment to the articles of incorpO.a a. ton was necessary to provide the gual. antee of the bonds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-03
NO WORD OF CONFIRMATION
Reported Attack of February 29 Ev
 idently Untrue.

idently Untrue.
 London, March S.-Hardly a word of news from the seat of war with the ex- ception of the Russian official dispatches is published here this morning. and ii now seems clear that the story in The Morning Telegraph two days ago of d bombardment of Port Arthur by the Ja- panese on February 2S. is nothing mora than a re-echo of previous attacks.
 From Yinkow comes an unconfirmed re- port that 800 bandits. armed with modern rifles, have attacked Russian post to the west of Hai Cheng (32 miles east by were fighting at Yinkow, but If 1t Is true 1t indicates that serious danger is con fronting Russia in these well-armed bri- gand bands.
 According to The Daily Mails account of this affair six Japanese were found among the bandits killed. This would tend to show that the Japanese are or ganizing the bands.
 Reports received here from Tokio de- clared that Japan has granted permission for fifty-three foreign newspaper corre- spondents to accompany the Japanese forces. Seventeen of these corresponds ents are Americans. The date of their departure has not been fixed.
 A mile and a quarter of the Siberian Railroad. according to the Tokio reports. has been destroyed in the Ninguta dis trict between Vladivostok and Harbln.
 The Tientsin correspondent of The Standard cables that the Russians are fortifying strongly points south of Muk- den. Thousands of coolies who are work Ing day and night on the, ramparts and entrenchments of Hai Cheng are com pelled to labor without pay.
 Heartrending stories are appearing in khe English newspapers of the sufferinga of refugees from Port Arthur on the train Tourney to European Russia:
 N It is bitterly cold, and there is scar ,ity of food and water. Several children have been suffocated under the rugs and khaws with which they were covered in ttempts to keen them warm. Owing 10
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-03
CONSTIPATION or FRIENDSHIP
It is Earnestly Desired by the Rus
 sian Government

E1Au UOVSIuu1Shts
 St. Petersburg. March 2.-The Russian government earnestly desires the conser- vation of the ancient friendship between the United States and the empire.
 The opinion is expressed here that the two countries are now on the eve of a better understanding of the points con- corning which differences have existed. The campaign of recriminations which is progressing In a portion of the press of both countries Is deprecated and the gov erhment here specifically disavows re- sponsibility for the utterapces of some Russian papers against the United States which in turn have inflamed q portion of the American press against Russia.
 An{ofEicIaf 6f the Foreign Office pointed out to the Associated Press today the erroneous impression prevailing abroad that Russian newsnapers, owing to the censorship exercised over the news. ex- pressed only such views as are sanc- tioned by the authorities. whereas, as a matter of fact the newspapers editorial ly have the widest latitude and they fre- quentiy embarrass the government hy their unrestricted criticism of other coun- tries -.
 The correction of the original version of the .Vicksburg incident at Chemulpo has already affected Russian public opin- ion favorably. The report of Command VI MAESndA OI In6 HdS Otcii communicated to Foreign Minister Lams- dorff by United States Ambassador Mo Cormick, and the formal thanks of the Russian admiralty will be rendered as soon as a detailed report is received from the captain of the Variag.
 The Foreign Office officers point out that the views held at Washington re- Rarding food stuffs as contraband of war agrees with theirs, if such foodstuffs are destined for private individuals. diff ficulty would be to determine the ulti- mate destination of such material. It might be consigned to private persons, but eventually reach the military gov ernment. The Foreign Office holds that foodstuffs shipped in large quantities are subject to suspicion, as this would be prima facie evidence that the material was designed for the use of the military. Negotiations have been completed with France, Great Britain and Italy for tha repatriation of the Russian sailors who were taken on board vessels of those countries after the Chemulpo fight. These men were brought to Odessa under Rus sia's pledge not to allow them to fight again during the continuance of the war. Siberian gold miners have petitioned the government to permit the transpor- tation of their equipment over the trans Siberian railroad and to let off the rail < road employees who have been conscripted Into the army, declaring that otherwise the entire gold mining industry will be ruined
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-03
DROP OF es DEGREES.
Tremendous Change in the weathe
 n& TInnnnlN, Nfnh

Tremendous Change in the Weather
 at Lincoln, Neb.
 Lincoln, Neb., March 2.-Two March temperature records were broken in Me- braska to-day.
 At 10 o'clock this morning in Lincoln the weather bureau thermofneter indicated S7 degrees. the highest temperature for which there is record. One hour later it had fallen 20 degrees. and at o'clock tonight the reading was is above zero. @ fall in six hours of 63 degrees, a des- cent likewise without a precedent in the State.
 Throughout the afternoon and night a tremendous gale has been blowing from the northwest.
 Reports from country towns show dam age to small buildings. wind mills and plated glass store fronts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-03
Will Reiect Carnegie's Offer.

New York, March 2.-At speciaI meeting of the American Society of Civil Engineers held tonight 1t was decided 10 reject the offer of Andrew Carnegie to build an engineering building at cost of from S1.OOO,COO to $1,5OO,OOO for the four engineering bodies in the country. All the other bodies had accepted the o1er. The vote against the proposal was LIS to 662
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-03

here. Messages were received from and sent to the battleship Texas today. She was fully 100 miles out when the first message wah received from her early in the day and though going at full speed the vessel did not arrive. until late in the afternoon. Other yessels of the navy will be communicated with as they ap- proach. Mali Is now being received here for twenty-six warnhfps.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-03
ELECTIONS WERE QUIET.
Japanese Diet Will Meet Late This
 Month

| Tokio, March 2.-Thc parliamentary elections have passed quietly The final returns are expected to reach Tokio by Saturday. Few political meetings pre- ceded the elections, domestic politics practically being forgotten.
 The Diet will meet late in March to vote on war measures It Is anticipated that tLa entire program of the govern ment will be approved. and 1t Is expected that the session will be concluded with in ten days.
 The cabinet met in extraordinary ses- sion today and discussed war taxation measures for submission to the Diet It is now planned to increase by seventy million yen the amount to be raised by taxation. The income tax on land proba- bly, will be doubled. the taxes on spirits and tobacco increased and some new taxes created.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-03
AGAINST MIR. BRYAN.
Demurrer of Mrs. Bennett Sustained
 by the Courts.

New Haven. Conn. March 2.--JudRs Thayer in the Superior Court today sus- tained a demurrer filed by counsel for Mrs. Philo s. Bennett. to the suit of William J. Bryan for construction of the will of Mir. Bennett
 Tn the action brought in behalf of Mir. Bryan, an effort was made to have a sealed letter left by Mfr. Bennett and giving $5O,0O0 to Mir. Bryan enforced as a declaration of trust
 In sustaining the demurrer, the court decides that the question of the status of the sealed letter cannot be determined In the present action. but must be re- served for decision In other suits.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-03
Hanna HFemorial Association.

N Cleveland, O., March 2.-The incorpor- ators of the Marcus A. Hanna Memorial Association have called a meeting in this
 city for next Saturday when 1t Is ex-
 pected an ofiice will be opened and the amount of money to be asked for the proposed memorial fixed. Contributions from all over the country will be asked.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-03
RAGE RIOT AT BoKAsHE, I. T
Two White Men are Reported t'
 Have Raan KilIad

nave Been 01lIe0.
 Fort Smith, Ark. March 2.-It is re- ported here that two white men wet killed. one white man and two negroes seriously wounded in the race riot at Bokashe, I. T., tonight.
 The dead: John Hopper, Paris, Ark. l; J. c. Butler. McCurtain, I. T.
 The wounded: Charles Blevins. while, Harrison, Ark; Walter and John Jack son. negroes. Little Rock. Ark.
 White laborers on the Midland Valley Valley Railroad at a camp a short dist ance from Bokashe tonight attempted to drive the negro laborers from the town. The negroes resisted and a pitched bat tie followed in which Hopper and But Ter were killed and three others woundc':. Great excitement prevails, and a flr- ther clash Is feared before morning, as the negroes are reported to have fortified themselves in a strong position in the woods and seem determined to resist 70 the uttermost all efforts to dislodse them. The white iaborers are frenzled. and wild threats of vengeance are heal d.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-03
New Isls of pinen rreatu.

Washington. March 2.-Secretary Hay and Senor Quesda. the Cuban Minister. today. signed new treaty confirming Cuba in the title in the Isle of Pines. n guard against lapse in the Senate, as was the case with previous convention. the treaty signed today will be purposely framed by the State Department without the designation of any special period of time within which ratihcations must be exchanged.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-03
BoATswA1N AssAss1NATED.
Blue Jacket Arrested Charged With
 His Murder.

Pensacola, Fla. Marcn 2.-Boatswaln Divine. commanding officer of the naval tug Sebago, was assassinated tonight al the Pensacola navy yard as he was go- ing on board the vessel at the yard. His body was found shortly afterward and had been struck from behind and an other blow had been delivered on the side of the head.
 Officers are making an investigation and blue jacket named Catts, mem- ber of the crew, has been arrested.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-03
Favorable Report Authorized

Washington, March 2-The House Com- mittee on Banking and Currency today authorized a favorable report on the Lew is bill, authorizing national banks to make loans on real estate to the amount of 25 per cent of theiT capital
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-03

London, March 3.-According to cor respondent of The Times, General Dra- goniroff, former Governor of Kien, has been summoned to St. Petersburg. Dur ing the war deliberations he severely criticised Russia's war policy, and insist ed that both the fleet and army should evacuate Port Arthur in order to avoid greater disaster.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-03
Aouitted on ITurder Charee.

NewkirS. O. T., March 2.--A jury today acquitted Mrs. Newt Farris. charged wltf the murder of her husband at Kaw cIt last August. Mrs. Farris shot her hea band while he was abusing her.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-03
Conference for Education.

II day is Edgar Gardner Murphy of Mont gomery. Mr. Murphy is en route to Bir-. mingham to confer with Mayor Dren- nen, Dr. ]. H. Phillips and others of that city fin regard to the plans for the next session of Conference for Education in the South. The president of the con ference is Robert c. Ogden of New York. The executive committee is composed oe eleven men from the verious Southern States.
 | The conference will meet in Blrmine- ham. April 26. 27 and 2S The program is not yet entirely completed, but a partial list of speakers includes Bishop C. B. Galloway of Mississippi, Dr. woodrow Wilson, president of Princeton Unfver- sity, w. B. Hill, chancellor of the Uui- versity of Georgia, O. B. Martin. State Superintendent of Education of South Car olina. S. A. Mynders. State Superintend- ent of Education of Tennessee, Alfonso Smith. professor of English in the Uni- versity of North Carolina. l. ". HnI, State Superintendent of Education of Al- abama. Dr. s. c. Mitchell. professor in Richmond. Va. Hon. Sidney J. Bowie. member of Congress from Alabama, pr. Charles D. McIver, president of the State Normal College of North Carolina, pr. Edward Alderman, president of Tulane University New Orleans, La. Dr. Charles w. OaDney. president Of the University of Tennessee. Robert C.. ogden of New York. Dr. Waller H. Page. editor of Worlds Work. and a number of others whose names will be announced within eight or ten days.
 The conference will open in the Jeffer- son Theater. Birmingham, the evening of April 18th. Mir. ogden will bring spe- cial train to Alabama and he will be ac- eompanied by a large party of distin- guished visitors. Mir. Ogden's party. while in the State. will visit number of leading educational institutions. including the University of Alabama at Tuscaloo- sa. the State Normal College at Troy, the State Normal College at Florence, and the Girls Industrial School at Mon- tevaIlo.
 The party on its way South will also visit the State Normal College at Rock- hill. South Carolina.
 The meeting at Birmingham will be the seventh session of the conference for ed- ucation. While the gatherings are at tended by distinguished visitors from every part of the country, most of the speakers and members are from South ern States. The secretary or the con- ference is pr. B. J. Baldwin of Mont gomery, Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-03
praeonirof is Summoned.

it is believed. the Russians will make their line of defence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-03

10o-Mile Messages Sent.
 telegraphy is being put in practical use
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-03
Telegraph Lines Seized.

Fokio March 2.--It has been learned here that the Russians have occupied the telegraph offices at Anju and Yo4l- gryon. north of Pinsyang. They haze imprisoned the dist=ict governor and have confscated official papers.
 The Russian force near Anju numbers only about forty men. The main Rus sian force is consolidated at Liao Vans. The Russians near Antung aggregate IOOo. No important engagement Is ex- pected south of the Halu River, which.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-03
soN-IN-LAw OF ITO.
Says His Nation Would Be Pleased to
 Fight France.

New York, March 2.-Baron suyematsu' son-in-law of the Marquis Ito, and for merly Minister of the Interior in Japan arrived here today from Victoria, B. c. on his way to London. He left 1oko- hama February 10.
 Baron Suyematsu spoke unofficially about the war between Japan and Rus sia, which he said was a question of na- tional existence for Japan. He said his country was not ambitious for territory and the scene of operations would prop ably be confined to Manchuria and East ern Siberia. The object was to maintain the integrity of China
 Regarding reports of interference oy France, he said that so far the attitude Of that Government had been scrupu- lously correct. but if France saw fit to send warships to fight Japan, his coun- try. having vanquished one fleet, would not mind fighting another.