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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-30
Senator Morgan Replies
 to Criticisms.
SEcRETARY's sNEAKINGs
Herran Threatened Into Sign-
 ing Treaty.
The. Soft step and the Big ssiek ss the President Resertea te to ostsia His
 Approval.

Washington, Oct. 2s.-Senator Nor gan of Alabama in an open letter to Secretary Hay made public tonight acc cuses that official of drawing an inns perfect treaty with Panama and of having "sneaked out" of negotiations for the Nicaraguan route.
 The letter Is intended as reply tc the. Secretary's. recent speech In New York. After stating that no apology is due from any Senator who voted for ratification of the Hay Buneau- varilia treaty for addressing the Secretary through the press because of the fact that the Secretary in his speech had assailed such Senators. Senator Morgan says;
 Tt is not the sneaking out from Panama that dfsturbs the country; 1t is sneaking into Panama after having first sneaked under the wing of the Panama Canal Company to find an ex- cuse for an act that the country de- plQres.'
 He charges that Minister Sylvia of Colombia refused to sign the Hay-Her- ran treaty because it was in violation of the laws and constitution of Coiom- bia. and that Dr. Herran was designat- ed as Charge dsAffaircs to conclude it.
 Soft Step and Big stick.
 Then" the Senator says. the soft step and big stick of the President was resorted to and Dr. Herran was threat ened into compliance"
 The letter of Secretary Hay to MT. Herran referred to in the speech of Senator Culberson, Senator Morgan de- clares Is ''the feather that broke the camei's back" The President, he says has radical defects in that nasty ne- gotiation." and the Senator protests that Secretary Hay should have com pleted that work to meet the demande of both countries before he 'indufsed in unbecoming criticisms. censsires and epithets against Democratic scnators."
 The letter concludes. Before you charged the Democratic Senators with the crime Of not believing n word they say In their criticism of your conduct and that of the President, and with the meapness of being willing to partake of the feast while decrying the alleged rohber who prepared 1t, would 1t not have been mere in keeping with your exalted attitude toward them that you should have explained your nasty deal ings with Buneau-yarilla. that you had cleansed your robes, from the con- tact with the culprits of the Panama Canal Company and should have deliv- cred the country from that ditch of death that France has so long strug- gled to unload upon the United StatesT
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-30
USE FOR THE EAGLE.
Greth's Invention May be Hired By
 Japs.


 Japs.
 St. Louis, Oct. 29.-The Republic tomorrow will say:
 pr. August Greth of San Francisco. inventor and navigator of the airship "California Eagle" which has repeat edly made successful flights, has re- ceived a tentative proposal through representatives of the Japanese gov ernment and If arrangements are per fected his craft will be shipped to the Orient to be used in exploding dyna- mite and other high explosives over the ships of the Russian fleet and over the cities and forts within the circle of hostiltties.
 Dr. Greth. who is in St. Louis said yesterday: These men of whom speak are well known figures in the commercial world and have very close connection with the diplomatic affairs of their. own country. They visited me at my workshop and labo- ratory in San Francisco and I thor oughly demonstrated to them that my airship is practicable for the purpose desired and made a complete test of the apparatus for their benefit
 "I have perfected a mechanism which provides for firing twenty fifty-pound charges of dynamite or itro-slycer- inc, and Is so constructed that correct aid and range can be secured as easily and as successfully as if we had on board our sky cruiser one of the navy's big guns with a we'll trained crew In ease I go to the Far East, this mech anism will form a part of my eauip- mont. "
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-30
BAD IMPRESSION MADE.
Balfourss Statements Not Well 'Talkes
 in Paris.


 in Paris.
 Paris, Oct. 2s.--The speech of Pre- mier Balfour at Southampton last night, has created decidedly unfa- vorabie impression in the highest Rus sian quarters here. and stated by those in the best position to judge that the view of the St. Petersburg will simi- larly disapprove the Premier's re- marks. The following statements were given to the Associated Press from the most authoritative sources:
 MT. Baifour's deductions arc bpsed on the Premier,s declaTttto-p that ,she admiral was looking out for torrsdo boats coming from Japan. As a mat ter of fact, the Russian admiral was not guarding against torpedo boats coming thousands of miles from Ja- pan. as that would have been mani festly absurd. but he was guarding against torpedo boats armed and equipped in the vicinity of the North Sea-.
 This is not a mater of speculation or imagination but Is a matter of fact upon which the Russian authorities have been furnished with precise de- tails. This information establishes that the Japanese fitted up craft as torpedo boats at certain Spanish ports and that they also had a large number of Japanese officers at Newcastle on Tyne and other important English shipping points for the evident purpose of ftting out craft to obstruct the Russian squadron.
 Therefore, Instead of these torpedo boats being imaginary craft coming thousands of miles from Japan, the Russian authorities possess precise in- formation that such torpedo boats were actually fitting out at points near the North Sea.
 "A second important point on which MT. Balfour's statement creates an er- roneous impression is his saying that the Russian squadron on Dogger Banks was many miles away from the usual route. As a matter of fact, the Rus sian navy route through the North Sea is across the Dogger Banks. This is not the route of the British and other navies, but the Russian navy has pre- ferred 1t because the shallowness of the water permits easier soundings for the purpose of locating the positions of the ships. Therefore. instead of the Russian squadron being far off It's course as MT. Balfour asserts, 1t was exactly in its right course. The fol- lowing specific case is cited which came to the knowledge of the Russian authorities.
 "Only two days before the North Sea incident, the consul general of one of the important nettons represented here wrote a letter saying that Demet- rios Ivilpos. living formerly at Pat ros. Greece. had made the following statement to the Russian consul gem eral:
 "T shipped as masters cook from Q port in Scotland on board the Japa- nese ship Itisima. The ship came to Brest whence she began making trips of surveillance of channel ships, took in the Japanese flag and raised some times the American flag and sometimes the Swedish flag. Ivilpos perceivinE that the Itisima was not on an ordi- nary merchant cruise but was engaged in a dangerous mission of surveillance over Russian ships. left the ship at Brest came here and reported to the Russian authorities.'"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-30
MANY SLAIN
 ON HILL TOP Fierce Fighting For COvet-
 cd Position. RUSSIANS ARE DRIVEN OFF Later, Artillery Fire Clears
 Away the Japs. General Linevitch Summoned te Aruk- den By Kuropatkin to Assume Command of the siberian
 Army Corps.
RUSSIANS ARE DRIVEN OFF

Mukden. Oct. 2s.--The Japanes as- stunned the offense on October 23, at Yansintun, half way between Bentsia- putes and Fungtiapu on the Mukden road.
 The whole day was passed by the bardmentJ of the Russian position. To- bardment of the Russian ositions. To- wards evening a whole regiment moved out to capture the hill on which is a Buddhist temie mile south of Yansintun. The position was held by a Russian battalion with two machine guns.
 A fierce fight with cold steel strewed the summit of the hil with corpses. The Russians were outnumbered. their machine guns were dismantled and they were compelled to fall back uonp their main position, carrying with them the barrels of their machine guns
 The Russian artillery then swept the hill with such hail of projectiles that the Japanese were unable to remain there. Heavy losses were inflicted on both sides.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-30
AN OFFER TO RESIGN
RoJEsTvENsKY WILLING ITO GIVE
 UP HIS JOB.
st. Petersburg Knows Nofhing of Injury to the Rnssisn shiFs by the Fire From Oth<rf
 Vessels.

St. Petersburg. oct. 2s.--The Asso- ciated Press is unable to obtain confir- nation of the report that Vice-Ad- miral Rojestvensky has offered to re- sign, a statement which has been cabied to the United State. There is not the slightest disposition on the part of the admiraiity to doubt the entire veracity of his report.
 The admiralty declares that 1t has no knowledge regarding the statement that Rojestvensky's own ships were tn- jured by fire from other vessels of the squadron and 1t also declines to enter tain the idea that the Russian admiral might have sunk one of his own torpedo boats. mistaking 1t for, a hostile craft
 The version of the affair to this ef- feet which Is circulating in St. Petefs- burg Is based on, the report that only seven torpedo boats have arrived at Anglers, whereas Admiral Rojestvensky left Libau with eight such craft.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-30
MrrcHELL DAY ossERvnD.
Anthracite Miners Pay Honor to Their
 Lender. s3st

Lender.
 Scranton, Pa, Oct. 29.--"Mitcheil Day" set apart as a day of celebration by the anthracite miners of Pennsyl-. vania in honor of John Mitchell. presi- dent of the United Mine Workers of America, who was mainly responsible for the success of the strikes of 1900 and 1902. was generally observed throughout the hard coal region today.
 Parades were held in this city. Hazel ton. Mahoney City. wilkesbarre and at several other places. President Mitchell addresses the miners at Mahoney City Chicago and Mrs Ida Hazlett of vic- tor, Colo. were among the speakers. Mir. Mitchell in his Mahoney City ad- dress said in part:
 Miners here and elsewhere I pre- sume justify their failure to pay dues under the plea that the advance in wages has been counterbalanced by the increase in the cost of living. That is fallacious argument. The cost of living would have increased irrespect- i've of the rates of wages you receive. The reports of the Department of La- bor show that the cost of existence has increased .l6 per cent. in the past four years. while your wages have risen to 30 or s5 per cent over and above what you received prior to the 1900 strike.
 Nineteen hundred and six will soon roll around and what are you going to do? If you are not organized won't work for you. I am not satis- fled with conditions here. The hours are too long and the wages are 25 per cent. lower than they are in the bitu- minous field where the workday. is. an hour shorter.
 T want to see such relations. estab- lished between employer and employe as shall make strikes, lockouts. and blacklists impossible"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-30
LINEvITCH's COMMAND
He Will Take Important Part in the
 Campaign.

Campaign.
 St. Petersburg, Oct. 29-The arrival of Lieutenent General Linevitch at Mukden to assume command of the Siberian corps Is the most interesting fem of today's war news. The an- nouncement of his appointment. which was telegraphed by correspondent of the Associated Press. confirms the general expectation that Lieutendent General Linevitch will be summoned by General Kuropatkin to assume an important part in the conduct of the campaign.
 General Linevitch is 6s years old, but he is as active as young man and is immensely popular among the Si- berian troops whona he colnmanded during the Boxer" war. He acted as comnaander in chief vf the Russian for- ces prior to Gsuerai Kuropatkin's ap- pointment and arrival Ln Manchuria.
 The first Russian army. which com- t,rIaes six Siberian and three European corps, it now appears is likely to be split Into two sections, one of which will be entrusted to General Linvitch and the other will most likely form the nucleus of third army un- der General Baron Kaulbars. at pres ent commander In chief in the odessa district. The appointment of the latter is regarded as certain. General Kaul- bars achieved promince as Russian-rep- resentative in Bulgaria during the reign of Prnce Alexander.
 The operations in Manchuria have again lulled during the last couple off days, the Japanese and Russians ap- parently contenting themselves with partial successes, the Russians having captured a couple of villages on the western flank while the Japanese car@ ried the Buddhist temple on the hill east of and near Bentsiaputse. l According to an Associated Press at Fukden two machine guns which had been abandoned previously by the Russians have been completely dis- mantled and their barrel sremoved.
 General Kuropatkin has now receiv- al suftcient reinforcement to replace inc 45.000 men officially admitted to have been killed. wounded or missing fin the battle of Shakhe. The hospit- als of Mukden are no longer congested with wounded soldiers.
 The correspondent says that fine warm wether has set in and that it looks as though the hour of advance was near at hand. Thegeneral feeling here is that an advance cannot be de- Iaved if Gen. Kuropatkin still hopes to resch Port Arthur before the fortress falls.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-30
VILLAGES CLEARED OF JAPs.
Determined Resistance Omered by the
 Men of the MiIxadO.

Mukden, Oct S.-(Delayed.) )-At daybreak the Russian guns on Lone Tree Hill began smelling the villages to the south where the Japanese were noticeably active. Similar activity was remarked along the whole front.
 A detachment of the Russian western column under Colonel Giesser the night of October 26 attacked a couple of vil- laRes lying a few miles south of Sim chInpu. Russian mortar batteries had previously shelled them throughout the whole day. Nevertheless the Japa- nese offered desperate resistance and if was only after a determined bayonet charge that the assailants cleared the villages, the name of one of which Is not given and the other which is known as Hanlinpu.
 The condition of the hospital at Mukden show that the accommodations of the wounded are far inferior to the hospitals at Liaoyang. This Is espe- cially true of the Red Cross barracks where the surgeons and sisters are on duty twenty-four hours every other day. Fewer wounded are now being brought in and the hospitals are be- ginning to assume a normal aspect.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-30
RUSSIA BREATHEs AGAIN,
Peaceful Settlement of TFawIers' IncI-
 dent Ia Appreciated.

St. Petersburg. Oct. 29.-Freed from the severe tension over the trawler in- cident, through the agreement to sub init the case to an international Inquiry. and relieved by the removal of the prospect of war with Great Britain, the Russian people are soberly reaIiz- ing the advantage of peaceful and honorable settlement.
 The widest interest is displayed In dfplomatic circles over the arrange ments for the investigation. According to a high authority, the two Govern ments will draw up a series of ques- tIons which will serve as basis for the investiRation of the facts in the case hv inc mixed commissions at viEo and Hull. The reports of the commissions will be handed to Russia and Great Britain.
 For the award, an international court will be created by special treaty in con formtty with the provisions of The Hague Convention. The treaty to be sIgned will specify the powers and com posItion of the court, the main purpose of which will be to give verdice on the basis of the testimony supplied by inc mixed commissions. It will possi- bIy also be given the right of passing sentence in the case
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-30
coMBEs PRESENTS PLAN. {
Outline of Scheme for separation ,
 Church and State.

Outline of Scheme for Separation of
 Church and State.
 / Paris, Oct. 29.-Premier Combes to- day presented the Governments project for the separation of church and state to the committee of the Chamber of Deputies having charge of the subject. The measure embraces twenty-five ar- ticles which do not differ materially from committee measures heretofore prepared. Some of the chief features of the Government bill follow:
 Instead of making an outright sepa- ration as the committee proposed, NJ. Combes provides for a period of tran sition with the view of organization of new church conditions and allows the clergy an indemnity of 400. francs for four years following the separation in order to permit their making new arrangements for the private support of the churches. A system of pensions is provided for the dignitaries of the churches according to age and posi- tions. provisions Is made against pub lie and religious manifestations on the streets and highways; the general su- pervision of the cults Is retained; the French embassy to the Vatican Is sup pressed and there are many detailed rI ovisions for carrying out the new regime.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-30
cn.e of the Gelsha Girls.

Washington. Oct. 29.--An inquiry now being conducted by Inspector Dunn. of the Immigration service of whether the fourteen Geisha girls taken to the St Louis exposition to work in one of the concessions there are violaters of the alien contract labor law, is held by the Department of Commerce and Labor to be a judicial process and not merely an investigation by the inspector. The Inspector Dunn maintained that he was not conducting a judicial process and therefore refused the request of the attorneys for the Geisha girls to cross examine them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-30
ATTEMPT TO RETAKE HILL.
Runssan Assault Is Beaten Back by the
 JaDuneae.

General Kurokis Headquarters. Oct 29., via Fusan, Oct SO.-The Russians attempted at midnight last night to retake Waitao Mountain. which was captured by the Japanese last Tuesday. No details of last nights fighting have been received yet.
 WaItao Mountain has been Lombard. cd frequently since It's capture by the TaDanese. The Russian losses were nearly 200. They left 70 dead and wounded on the top of the hill. The number left at the foot are unknown and the Japanese are unable to reach the hill owing to the Russian fire.
 Captains Joseph Kuhn and John F Morrison. American attaches with the second Japanese army, have been re- called and ordered to report to Wash ington. They will leave tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-30
FAILED TO SING.
Audience Not Taken With Secretary
 Shaw's Idea.

Audience Not Taken With Secretary
 Shaw's Idea.
 Bristol, Tenn, Oct. 2s.-Secretary of the Treasury Shaw addressed an enormous audience here tonight on the issues of the campaign. MT. Shaw pleaded with the young men of the South not to follow in the foot steps of their fathers politically but to do their own political thinking. He that policies and not men are the issues and that Democratic poll icy has always resulted and will con- tinue to result in disaster.
 He discussed the Philippine ques- ton at some length and gave the trusts a few3 words; while the main topic of his speech was the tariff. Probably the most striking feature of the address was the failure which met Mir. Shaw's efforts to have his audi ence sing America" The band play ed the afr. but the audience did not take to his earnest suggestion and made no effort to join in the song.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-30
ESCAPE WAS MARROW
COMBEs's MAJORITY IN CHAMBER FALLS TO 20.
Consternation Caused in Ministerial Circles and 1t Is Believed That the Danger Point Has
 Keen Reached.

Paris. Oct. 2s.-The narrow escape of the Ministry last night from over throw causes surprise and consterna- tion in ministerial circles. When the majority falls to twenty 1t Is consid- cred that the danger point has been reached. The Ferry ministry resigned when its majority reached five. The newspapers representing army senti- ment continue to demand that War Minister Andre resign, The Figaro de- 'claring that his retention of his port folio will raise in the army feeling of indignation amounting to mutiny.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-30
WOODSON AND COWHERD
 CONFIDENT OF RESULT

take a firm stand even on the race question.
 Would that had three months longer. he exclaimed. "to preach my doctrines and the Democratic party would take out Parger and choose me to run against Roosevelt. would shake this continent from ocean to ocean," a
 Mir. Watson said he did not expect to be elected. He was but doing his duty, hoping that by promulgating his principles the people would eventually be brought to see alright. He said 1t was absurd to suppose that he was ir the pay of the Republican party when he was fighting plutocracy with might and main.
 MT. Watson will spend few days at his home in Thomson, Ga., near here before speaking in Atlanta.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-30
DE CoURCEL AT THE VATICAN.
Pays Pleasant Visit to Secretary of
 state Merry del Val.


 Rome. Oct. 29.-M de Courcel. the former French Charge d'Afraires. who was recalled when diplomatic relations between France and the Vatican were broken off. has returned to Rome and been at work regulating the affairs of different French religious institutions. the interests of which were adminis- tered by the non- n-exlstent French Elm bassy.
 Tonight as a private person without diplomatic capacity, M. De Courcel had a long conference with Papal Secretary of State Cardinal Merry del Val, dur ing which each showed the other great cordiality, courtesy and deference.
 Not even the slightest allusion was made to the Franco Vatican conflict or to the present situation, the whole con- versation being with reference to the best way to regulate the administra- tion of the institutions in question. Cardinal Merry del Val showed him. self ready to arrange a settlement of ali the questions considered.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-30
WATSON AT AUGUSTA.
In Address He Declares He Does Not
 Expect to Be Elected.

Augusta. Ga. Oct. 2S.-The Peoples candidate for the Presidency. Thomas F. Watson, spoke to an immense audi ence here tonight. recent newspa- per attack on MT. Watson and his promise to reply in a public speech had aroused more than ordinary inter est and the court house where the meeting was held was inadequate to accommodate those who clamored for admission.
 Much of the address was of purely local interest MT. Watson devotinR a part of two hours to the manager and editor of The Chronicle before he got down to national issues. He declared that he was opposed to President Roosevelt and would like to crush out his political life" but that every one must conesde that Roosevelt was q man straddling nothing but a war horse while Parker straddled every AAinG except that steed. not daring to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-30
WRECK ON NORTHERN PACIFIC.
No One Killed, Though Some are So
 vereIy Infured

Lind. Wash. Oct 29.-Passenger train No. ?. east-bound. on the North ern Pacific was wrecked about two miles west of Lind today.
 Every car in the train except one sleeper and the observation car, was thrown from the track and piled up.
 The wreck was caused. a section hand stated. but some new work that the section men had just done not being properly tamped. Fortunately. no one was killed, although some were badly injured.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-30
ssO,OO Fire in Kentucky Town.

Lexington Ky. Oct 2s.-corinth. Ky. a town of 75o inhabitants twenty-five miles north of here on the Cincinnati Southern Railway. was almost wiped out by fire to- night Twenty-ons buildings were destroy ed at loss of ss0.0Oo. with insurance of 5000. Only three business buildings. in- cluding the Farmers Bank. were saved. The postoffice Is included in the list of burned atxaak