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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-17
Depew on Merger Decision.

United States Senator Lhauncey M. De- pew, who Is chairman of the Board of Directors of the New York Central and Hudson River Railways to-day, in an in- terview with J. Martin Miller, correspon- dent of The Newark Evening News, found occasion to say nat the Supreme Court merger decision would strengthen the administration,
 "So far as the interests involved are concerned" said Mir Depew. and the personality and power of the capitalists controlling, no case in magnitude of in- iuence that has ever been contested has equalled this, It < q good thing for both the people, and the corporations. because 1t quiets popular apprehension, which was very great and might have resulted in dangerous and urheeessary iesislatiop,'
 Justice Harlan. who handed down the merger decision, when he appeared thIr evening before a large law class of the Columbian University to which he had to lecture, was received by the students with prolonged and uproarous applause which he finally himself suppressed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-17
KOREA AS BELLIGERENT.
will So Regard the Hermit
 Kingdom.

.'Sa,t oF Trade at Kyong- Hung on the ,r,,r,an River, has received a note from .na general in command at Vladivostok ewing % that since Korea has joined Ja- nan Russia considers Korea as bclliger- ent and will act accordingly.
 TWO thousand Korean troops now at sao,I Viu be sent to the North next week. The Japanese have ascertained definitely that strong force of Rus alan field artillery is on the north bank of the YaIu River and that earthworks have been thrown up. Advices from Chong Ju. town north Of AnJu' says that the people are in a state Of panic ovInp to the treatment of women and the seiziug of grain by the Russians.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-17
THE TOBACCO MONOPOLY.
Minister Griscom Calls OF Komura
 Regarding It.

Tok!o. March l6-Cn!ted states Mn ,st.r Criecor, called on Prime Minister LSo,,rra and renewed his representations aorcerrIng American interests affected bv The nrooosal of the Japanese Govern Went ,o extend the tobacco monopoly so as .o include manufactured tobacco He urged ,he tair treatment of American interests and adequate compensation IF the event os monopoly being created It Is understood ;Aa; Komara gave nm satisfactory assurances.
 American capital is heavily invested in tobacco manufacturing in Japan and the creation of a monopoly means It's early and complete exclusion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-17
GOES TO THE DIET.
proposition for the Establishing oi
 Monopolies.

MouoPotleb.
 Tukie, March 16-The Cabinet, atter a conference with the elder statesmen anu other political leaders. has decided to submit proposals for the extension O: the tobacco monopoly to include .manutac- tured tobacco and the creation of a salt noonopoIy to a special diet convening on Friday next j'..-
 This will involve heavy outlay for the purchase of private tobacco manu1actuF ing concerns and salt interests, but the advisers of the Government regard the cxpenditure at this time as wise. The Cabinet has decided also to suggest in- creasea in inland inoonaes .huslness. Vlne' soy, sugar, stock exchange miners. GUS toms duty and stamp taxes, and in ao' dition the creation of new taxes upon ysiIir .r,ece roods, keruhene and woolens, ari estimated total incEease amounting to 6s. .OOO, 900 yen. ... ,1., 7. .s @ ..:.t. The war expenses from theacommence- ment Of hostilfties-to the end of March are estimated at 156oOO,OOo yen. divided as follows: One hundred and eight million yen for the army and 100000 yen for the navy Of this sum only, 50 100000, yen has actu' ally been disbursed. including the pay ment for the cruisers Nfsshin and ka- suga, purchased abroad.
 The Government plans are to meet the expenditures at the end of March with 100. GOO 900 yen from exchequer bonds just sold; 25,OOO. 900 yen from. the special funds ard S1 .OOO,O 600 yen to be raised by tenn porary loan. .--.. .. ,-....
 The expenditure on account of the wal from April next to December inclusive is estimated at 3s0.0O0000 yen besides a special war reserve of 100000.
 The Government plans to meet these expenditures by the issuance of 2SoOOo,0O' yen Tn exchequer bonds, 6S,0O0,Ooo yen IT war taxes, 100000 yen balance on ordi' nary annual receipts and 25.oOO.OOO yer from special funds. The foreign branch es of the Yokohama specie bank sub scriptions for the first issue of bonds to- tai S5O,0OO,OOO yen. These bonds were | largely subscribed for in the Hawaiian | Islands and San Francisco.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-17
Value of the Cotton Crop.

Colonel Robert J. Lowry. an Atlanta banker. is in " washington telling his friends of the amount of money the South got out of the recent cotton boom. He said: r"
 The cotton crop of the past season. with it's by products. was worth to our Georgia planters alone over syU,OOo0OO. All the gold and silver taken out of all the mines of the United States In a year does not equal that sum. But that isn't the whole story. for Georgia last year used something over SS0.000 bales of cotton in the textile factories within her borders. Her total capital invested in these mills exceeds 100000 Our farmers were nev- CT so well off as they are now They are for the most part out of debt and many have money in the bank"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-17
Addickitea Meet.

Dover, Del.. March 16.-The Union Re- publican State Convention today elect ed J. Edward Addicks, J. Frank Allee' Governor John Hum and four others delegates to the Chicago convention and instructed them for Roosevelt. Although no formal action was taken with reference to dropping the word Union" from the party name 1t was virtually set aside as 1t did not appear In the platform
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-17
DELAYS HIS DECISION.
Cleveland Postpones Order In Bennett
 Will Case.

New Haven. Conn. March l6.-After a consultation with the attorneys in the I'hilo 5. Bennett will case. Judge Cleave- land, of the probate court. has announced that he will delay giving decision on the application for William J. BHyan's re- rlovai as executor. until the Superior Court passes, on the main issues in the cases.
 It Is expected that the decision in tho Superior Court trial will practically cover the issue involved in the motion befori the probate court. In the latter motion counsel for Mrs. Bennett and the rest. duary legatee asked for Mir. Bryan's re. moval, on the grounds that his personal interests are alleged to be in conflic, with hls duties as executor. and that as exec. utor he proposed to waste the estate by appeals to the higher courts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-17
nndrinkahle Alcohol

Washington. March 16-The imperial RuRsian Minister of Finance has offered A prize of 5000 roubles (a25. .75O) to the person or persons who will invent some way of making alcohol undrfnkable re- ports B. IT. Warner. IT,. consul at Lcipe!c. Germany to the Department of Commerce and Labor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-17
Seeks to Recover Money.

J. A. w Smith of Birmingham is in Washington on a suit of the Alabama State Land Company against the United States to recover $l5.eOO. money paid the Government by the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company for iron ore and lime rock lands which had been selected under authority of Congress for the bene- fit of the labama and Chattanooga Rail- road Company. The cases will be heard in the United States Supreme Court on appeal from the Court of Claims. either one day this week or Monday next
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-17
''DE
House C

Washin a.-a. --."t .ar.Isi .aEG- mittee 0 ""' 5"~- l-rsl has, it is reported received a report known as exhibit A" This document never had been made public and the feel ing created among the members by the thorough manner in which the committee is dealing with the task assigned to 1t. Is growing somewhat intense.
 Revelations of new deals" are hinted at in the cloak rooms. In the meanwhile the special committee is carrying on it's work behind closed doors. An all-day sns- sion was held to-day with brief recess for lunch ..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-17
HERRAN CLOSES LEGATION.
Colombia Is 10 Longer Represented l.~ at Washington.


 Washington, March is.-The Colombian legation in this city has beer, closed, and pr. Thomas Herran, who fora long time has been acting charge in the affairs, will leave the United States for his former home tn Mede.lin In two or three weeks. Future concentrations between the Colombian government and the State Department will be conducted through Consul General Arturo. De Brigard at Eew York.
 The closing of the legation was the direct result of the events ending in the secession of Panama and the negotiation O: the present Panama treaty. Dr. Her. ran goes homo on an Indefinite leave of absence. A considerable time will elapse before the Colombian Government will again nominate minister al Washington as the feeling circles at Bogota Is still very bitter. pr. Kzerran addressed no communication. to the state Department in February. s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-17
BOTH ANGER
 AND DISGUST. Feelings of 1bers of
 CO9ex.ss. THE LABe z UNIONS PLAN
Seek to- Capture Convention
 Through Hearst.
Trend of Conviction Is That Cleveland Is the Man of the Hour, Though Parker is in
 Favor.
Advertiser Bureau.
 Noiorado P,iilflina

-z Washington. March l6.
 The judgment of this correspondent. begging pardon for tke plainness of lan- guage. Is that, CEionism or organised la bor las conspired to control ;he Ma tionai Democratic Convention at St. Louis through Hearst and Bryan,
 Tn season and out of season. Senators and Representatives here, calling them- selves Democrats. have had to listen to labor spell binders who have continually talked Hearst and Bryan. This. with the surprises coming from here and there Of news of Hearst delegates elected to St. Louis, is arols.ng disgust and anger among Republicans and Democrats alike.
 Mincing no words about 1t, the Republt- cahs of Congress do not want Roosevelt, and Democrats want anybody but Hearst O. Bryan or anybody like them. The con servauves are hoping for Parker. The trend of conviction on all sides Is that Grover Cleveland Is the man of the hOu:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-17
nErUgED EO FLAY AE sAAaAIN
Virginia Harned,s Failure to AppaaN
 Causes Trouble.

TittsburR. Pa. March 1G.--A small sized manic at the Alvin Theater to-day resy1lt~ ed from the announcement that Virsibla Harned had refused to appear in her hd- 'vertised part.
 Fully two thousand persons, mostly wo- men, had been seated for the perforniahee at the usual Bargain matinee and when the announcement was made that Miss Harmed refused to appear before such a cheap house. a rush was made for the box office to get money back.
 The theater officials were powerless to check the rush. and many women were hurt, but not seriously.
 The Alvin people claim Miss Harmed had agreed to abide by the custom of the house and she was advertised accord- inRly
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-17
DIRECTORS ARE CHOSEN.
Stockholders of Vera Cruz and Pacif' ic Railroad Meet.

1c 6A14Euhu 1ASSLs
 Baltimore. Md. March 1s.-At an ad- Journed meeting of the stockholders of the Vera Cruz and Pacific Railroad Com pany held here today. the following board of directors were elected:
 Henry Walters. Michael Jenkins. Jo- sepn A. Crawford. George r. Randolph Alex Brown. R. B, Pegram. William L. Marbury. Allan McLane and Carroll T Bond.
 The election of this board places ir control of the management of the repre- sentatIves, of the larger creditors of tho Marine and Trust Company. like the Bat tinlore and Ohio and Pennsylvania Rail roads, '
 1t was announced at today's meeting that the board Of directors will meet soon to select Q committee of three oi more directors to advise with the receiv' CT of the Maryland Trust Company. as to the most effective method of eXpend- ing the money available for completing the line. and place 1t in shape for eco nomical operation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-17
ON WATCH FOR FLEET.
Japs Expected to Learn Whereabouts
 of Russian Vessels.

Tokio. March 16.-Toko is unadvised re- sarding the naval plans and movements of the Russians and is in doubt whether the remnant of their fleet is still at Port Arthur Or is enroute to VladivOstok.
 Late this afternoon a telegram was received by the Navy Department say Ing that seven Russian ships have been reported as passing Fort Lazaref. The report did not give the character of the ships nor the direction in which they were sailing. It Is anticipated that the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-17
Taylor Introduces Bills.

Representative Taylor has introduced a bill for the employment and compensation of reporters of the United States Circuit and District Courts to be known as of ficial stenographers. Mir. Taylor today in- troduced bill for the relief of RitteE- house Moore of Mobile. appropriating s, 1850 for extra work above contract in dredging the Potomac River, the propo- sition having the approval of the War Department.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-17
LONG TIME A sw1NDLER.
J. D. Stevens RGt Under Arrest by Pnstnfanh Innnactor.

London, Ky, March l6.-Postofice fn- spector oidfield today arrested J. B: Stevens, charged wfth fraudulent use of the mails. The operations cover period of seventeen years and extend from vir- ginia to California;
 stevens's scheme. t ia charged, was to buy goods under the alias of K. G. Sin clair, Stevens and Company and J. B. Stevens, always furnishing references. Goods were shipped to London and haul cd to his residence in the country. where he disposed of them for what he could. 1t is said, and when bills were due he could not be located Thousands of dol lars worth of goods were secured. Boots. shoes. clothing. furniture, harvesting ma chimes. organs. eraphopi0nes and grocer ies are said to have been handled.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-17
rsvonras win Be welcomed.

St. Louis. Mo, March 16.-It was an- nounced today that hand or tourist cam eras mot mounted on tripods are to be allowed on the Worlds Fair grounds without charge. and unlimited snaps of buildings, exhibits md persons will be permitted by the Exposition officials. This Is a departure from the rule at previous exposltions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-17
WAS IN PAY OF JAPAN.
A Russian Captain Is Put tt
 Death

D, St, Petersburg. March 10, G:50 D. m.)- Captain IvlSoy, of the Manchurian ser vice. has been summarily courtmarttaled ot the Japanese.
 When arrested on suspicion of espion- age. documents found In Ivkoy's possess sion left no doubt of the truth of the charges that he had long been revealing military secrets to the Japanese.
 The tragic story became public through simple announcement in the army or san today that Ivkoy has been excluded from the service.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-17
Roosevelt Again D.E-Iiehted.

Representative Oscar Underwood intro- duced to the President Samuel Broadus of Tuscumbia. well-known North Alabama banker. MT. Underwood has not been 10 the White House for year or so. but went there thls time with his college mate MT. Broadus, who was with him at the University of Virginia MT. Roose- welt expressed himself as "de-e-lighted."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-17
Sues for seOO Reward.

St. Louis. Mo. March 16.-Reguloe Rhe- verria. citizen of Guadlajara, Mexico. entered suit int the St. Louis Circuit Court today for the reward of $500 offered by the officials for information which would lead to the arrest of Charles Kratz, who was wanted In St. Louis to stand trial on a charge of bribery auriDE his term as councilman.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-17

Gazette says that a meeting of the coal syndicate adopted a .resoiution not to grant drawback on coal used by the Independent steel works In making steel
 for export. The effect will be to give the steel syndicate ability to-putbid the in dependents in the wo.id.s markets. .
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-17
MoBs STONE PALACES.
Budapest is the Scene of Popular
 Outbreak.

Vienna, March l6--The palaces of Elm peror Francis Joseph and the Arch Duchess Clothilde at Budapest were stoned by a mob yesterday evening, re- sulting in the windows being broken, be- cause the buildings were not decorated in honor of the anniversary of the revo- lution of ls4S.
 A great crowd of students and work men. after a demonstration !n frort of the statue of the Poet Petofy, paraded the streets and noticing that the pal aces were not displaying flags, like most of the other edifces, showered them with stones until the police charged and dis persed the rioters, A number Of persons were injured aSd many arrests were made,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-17
LOCKOUT IS THREATENED.
Photographers are Asked to Arhitrato
 Wage Trouble.

WHEY @AVA0A1s
 New York. March 16.-The various unions of the Allied Lithographing Trade Organization held conferences tonight. and decided not to accept the arbitration plan proposed to them by tine Employ CTS Association. .
 The arbitration plan was submitted in~ dividually today to every workman em- ployed by a member of the associatlon. and they were told that if they did not accept the plan they would be locked out. The mon were given until Saturday to decide.
 If the men refuse to sign the agree ments. more than 10000 men will be locked out. The lockout will be all over the United States and also in Canada.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-17
MOVE FOR CENsURE.
Campbell Will Take
 Action.

London. March 16.-In the House of Commons today. Sir Henry Campbell Bapnerman. the Liberal leader, gave mo- tlce he would move the following vote of censure:
 That this House disaproves the con duct of His Majesty's Government in advising the crown not to disailow the ordinance for the introduction of Chi nese labor in the Transvaal. :"
 Sir Henry may tomorrow ask that a day for debate on this motion be set.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-17
Flotilla Reaches pomhnu-

Washington, March l6.-rhe Navy De- partment is informed that the cruiser Buffalo and the torpedo boat fotilla. com manded by Lieutenant Chandler, arrived at Bombay yesterday
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-17
svndicates Work Together.

Berlin. March l6.-The coal syndicate Is hand in hand with the recent iy organized steel syndicate. The Cologne
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-16
Miss Sarah L. Haven.

Miss Sarah L. Haven, aged 81. died
at the home of Ernest E. Decker on
Pleasant street. Friday. A few days
ago while descending the stairs she
fell from few steps from the bottom,
suffering a fracture of one hip. She
evidently thought that she had reached
the last stair and that the next step
would land her OH the floor. when there
were really several steps to be taken.
The fracture was successfully reduced
and she seemed to be doing we'll for Il
time. but on the evening following the
accident paralysis set in and she be-
came unconscious, death resulting. veg
terday.
Miss Haven had been a resident of
the city for ~ years, formerly making
her home with her niece. Mrs. w. II.
Spencer. now of Skowhegan. When
Mrs. Spencer moved away from the
city Miss Haven made her home with
Mr.. and Mrs. Decker. She was greatly
beloved by everyone her disposition
making friends readily and holding
them. She was n member of the Bap-
fist church and great favorite there.
During her residence here she became
we'll known and made a large number
of friends.
Beside her niece she is survived by
a sister who lives in Brookline, Mass
A service was held at the home of
Mr.. Decker, yesterday afternoon, Rev
f. c. Whittemore officiating. The re-
mains We're sent to Brookline on the
Pullman, last evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-16
A POINT SCORED
By the Defence in PostoAice
|rreguIarity Trial.
JIdge Upholds Claim As to Character
of Governments Evidence.
Jury Cautioned as to Volunteered
Statement-Heath en- Stand,

washington, Jan. 15.--In the trial. TO.
day. of August W. Machen. the C:roe,
Eros, and DR.. and Mrs. Lorenz. chare-
Gu win conspiracy to defraud the gov
crnmcnt. the defense scored an import
ant point with respect to the character
OF evidence to be introduced at this
time by the government
ne defence insisted that thu govern
mont had not brought forth any doc
ulnentary evidence showing the eyis-
tence of conspiracy to defraud the
government, and that that which was
oeehg offered naturally should follow
the evidence of conspiracy so as to
Speclhcally connect the defendants
win the various transactions which
hau been referred to. The court sus-
tanned the point.
At one point in the trial ATTORNEY
Douglass for the defence called on
Judge Pritchard to reprimand First
Assistant Postmaster General Wvnne
for volunteering the statement that Il
former employee of the post office de-
partment recently had been sentenced
Ill Baltimore to a term of two years
in the penitentiary. The suggestion
was lot complied with. but the Justice
instructed the Jury that their minds
must not he rreiu'iiccG by The state
mcnt Of Mr.. Wynnc.
PcrrE :. Heath former first assist
ant postmaster general, who was sub
poenaed from his home in Salt Lake
City to state what ne knew about the
administration of his Office, was on the
stand during the dag.
Former First Assistant Postmaster
General johnson also gave testimony
as to the practice Of his Office in the
handling of matter originating in the
free delivery division. He had not con-
Guided when court adjourned until to-
morrow
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-16
BOSTON'S MILK SUPPLY
May Soon Ee Controlled by Association
of Farmers.

Boston. Jan. ia plan of incorpor-
atng the association so that
the milk supply which comes
to Boston might be controlled
by the farmers was presented,
today, at the annual meeting Of the
New England Milk Producers Union,
but 1t was not accepted. A committee
of 10 members, however, to which the
suggestions for Incorporation had been
referred, reported that the matter was
worthy of investigation, and at the
end OF a long discussion on the subject,
another committee of Is was elected
to further examine the plan proposed
and to make a report at an adjourned
meeting of the union.
The election of officers for the ensu-
ing year resulted as follows:
President, Henry Il. Bullard, Hollis
ton; first vice president, Luther B.
Crawford, Braintree; second vice pres
ldcnt, Stanley II. Abbott, Wilton, N.
H.: third vice president, John X. Mills,
N0rthbOrO; secretary, w. A. Hunter,
Worcester; treasurer, Moses T.. Pal
mGr, Groton; board Of directors, w. A.
Edison, North Brookfield; Harry G..
Dean. Grafton, n. H.: Charles Fair
banks, QuinebOg, Conn; DR.. f. A. Sar-
gent. Pittsfield, n. H.: G. H. Duncan,
Hancock n. H.; William Johnson,
North Berwick, Me-; Henry ]. Potter,
Woodstock. Conn; Charles A. Lang
maid, Chichester, n. H.; and John Nc
Carly, Acton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-16
AMENDMENT ADOPTED.
United States Wants Fight to Improve
Colon and Panama farbors.

Washington, Jan. 1.-the Senate
committee on foreign relations. today.
adopted an amendment to the Panama
canal treaty giving to the United States
partial jurisdiction over the affairs of
Colon ana Panama in order to protect
the SHIPPING interests of this country.
The amendment is in the nature of Il
safeguard and it is believed will not
meet with any opposition from the re-
public of Panama.
The amendment adopted by the COM
mittee provides that the United States
shall have the right to dredge and i'm
prove the harbOrs at Panama and Co.
Ion and that this government shall have
control of the harbors for this purpose
and for making them suitable for all
conditions of commerce. 1t is stated
that further information concerning
the conditions at Panama and Colon
as to the harbOrS may render the
amendment unnecessary.