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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
SCARED OFF
 THE SIGNERS Intimidation Charged by
 Noble. THEIRvINE-TALB0TAFFAIR Nothing Will Be Done Until
 January 10. The Bishop Holds coafsrence With ap Attorney, But the Latter Declines to Make statement st Pres
 ent Time.

Philadelphia, Dec. aF --Ierbert No- ble of New York, one of the leading figures in the controversy between Bishop Talbot and pr. |. N. w. IT, vine, who held secret conference here on the case. said tonight that intimi- dation had been praettced in getting the Huntingdon signers to repudiate the presentment against the Bishop.
 The friends Of Bishop Talbot he said. had an agent at work and we know who this agent is. We have had detectives on the case and tomorrow we will make a statement and disclose all the facts to the public.
 We know this agent has done his best to break the power of the pre- sentiment and the repudfations are the result. Even if the Huntingdon sign CTS do insist upon repudiating the pre- setment. 1t will not invalidate the in- strument which even then would have more signers than are necessary"
 Conferecs With Noble.
 The men in conference with Mfr. Noble were J. Frederick Jenkinsor and Agnew Mcbride, two of the Phil adelphia signers of the presentment. and the Rev. W. s. Bodine, who is chairman of the board of inquiry that will hear the case at Reading. Pa. next month. The conference lasted until well into the evening. and at it's conclusion Mir. Noble said there was nothing to give out as the matters dis cussed would not interest the public.
 w. A. Wilson, another Philadelphia signer. tonight confirmed the state ment made by Huntingdon signers that they signed a blank sheet of paper. but added that all the presenters att tached their names to the original pa- per. The signatures to the blank pa- per, he said. was for the purpose of making another copy of the present. ment If one was found necessary.
 Nothiag Tila January 10.
 Opinion Is still divided as to wfeth- CT the board of inquiry. owing to g new car on going into effect January 1. will have the ffghF to take up the fassl q is now bel eyed tfast l;iSiuss win be done until the board meets January 10 when the members of that body will themselves decide the aues- ton.
 Bishop Talbot held a conference to- day at Sudbury, Pa, W ith Colonel c .. M. Clement, who is an attorney and who has been close to the bishop all through the trouble he has had with pr. Irvine. Colonel Clement was Sec- retary of the Central Pennsylvania diocese until 1t was recently divided. He Is now Secretary of the Harrisburg diocese which Is the name of the ju- risdiction carved out of the Central Pennsylvania diocese. After the con- ference Bishop Talbot would not talk All that Colonel Clement would say was:
 At present I have nothing to say, but I may be able to give out state ment little later"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
PARKER LOSES HIS CASE.
Unsuccessful in Case Before the Court
 of Auueala.

SocA~~"@AN@ A& WY
 of Appeals.
 Albany, ". Y- Dec. 30.-Alton Parker, former Demorccatic candidate for president received an adverse de- cisiop today in the first case he ar gued before the court of appeals since his retirement from the bench. Judge Parker appeared about month ago as counsel for the plaintiff appellant in the action of Elizabeth Reich, appel lant. against Edith La Bau Dyer and Lillian La Bau Lamar as executrixes of the last will and testament of Alice V. La Bau. deceased.
 Mrs. La Bau was an aunt of William K. Vanderbilt, and the litigation grew out of a transaction concerning real estate known as the Brentwood farm. adjoining the estate of Mir. Vanderbilt in Islip, L. L The property was con veyed to Mrs. La Bau by Mrs. Reich as security for Ioali. it is cln sraga. with the understanding that R Vas subsequently to be purchased by sirs, La Bau. The present suit was for the difference between the amount Of the loan and the purchase price. which was 340,000.
 The court today dismissed the appeal with costs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
CoNFEssEs TO MURDER.
Boy duplicates His Father i'm Dastnrdly
 Chine.

CT1mes
 Little Rock, Ark, Dec. 30.--A special to The Gazette from Newport says: { Before the coroner's jury. investigat- ins the murder of Mrs. Amelia Mauldin, Newton Allwhite, .19-year-old-boy, to- day confessed to being a party to the outrage and murder of the woman and her mother whose body. he says, was thrown into White River, near the scene of the Christmas crime, on the Jacksonport Road. The boy impli- cates his father. Louis Allwhite, aged 43 years, who, he says, first shot the girl and then the mother. He declares he was told by his parent to fire the second. shot which killed the young woman, and together they carried Mrs. Kinkannon's body to the river and were returning to the scene of the crime to make similar disposal of the other body when some people were seen coming down the road. -.
 The elder Allwhite maintains hfs in- nocence, and together with relatives testified to a story duplicating Arthur Bunch and Walter Burgess. white farm CTS. but these men were able to prove alibis.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
BALLS IN aBLANK" CARTRIDGES.
Two Found iu the I,750,OO0 Shells Is-
 sued Last Summer.

Washington, Dec. so.--As the result nf the investigation made by the dlrec- tion of General Crozier. chief of ord- nance. 1t has been ascertained that among the 1.7590O0 blank cartridges issued last summer to the regular. and militia troops which took part in the manouvres at Manassas. Va, and in California, two ball cartridges were found, one at the Virginia camp and the other in California
 The person who packed the California cartridge was traced by the initials on the box and was promptly discharged. In the Virginia case 1t was impossible to find the offender. As an additional precaution all the blank cartridge cases at the Fra zSford arsenal have been overhauled and weighed with the result that one ball cartridge was found. Tn that case the person who packed the case was discharged.
 To guard against the possibility of such occurrences in the future General Crozier has directed that each box of cartridges shall be weighed before sealing. The presence of a ball car- fridge can be easily detected by this method.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
ACCIDENT TO COAL VESSELS.
Sinking of Craft Renders Further Ship.
 ments Improbable.

kMyEOO1UhCs
 Pittsburg, Dec. 30.-Hardly had the channel of the Ohio River at Merriman been cleared after the accident to the Crescents tow and navigation reopen ed today than the Clyde. of the Clyde Coal Company, sunk a coal boat and a flat at the same point and as a result further coal shipments on the present rise are improbable. The series of ac- cidents within the past few days have kept the shipments far below the amount expected.
 The obstruction at Merriman will not be removed until tomorrow and as the rivers are Beginning to fall, fl coal companies are not making preparations for sending any more fleets down.
 The total shipments during the rise amounted to about 100000 bushels of coal and seven model barges of wire and nails. There remains more than 15,000,00o bushels of coal loaded in the harbor and pools. The big towboat Sprague did not get away today as ex- pected because of the wreck at Merri- man. The gauges at Davis Island dam tonight show 9.9 feet and falling.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
TAYLOR MAKES A SPEECH.
rn.,.ss that Gever.mears Cotton \

Insists that Governmentss Cotton Re-
 port b Incorrect.
 Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 30.--At meeting of a number of ginners of Georgia and Alabama here today two vice-presi- dents were named for, Georgia to at- tend the next convention of the cotton ginners to be held in Dallas. Texas President q. A. Taylor of the National Ginners' Association. was present at the meeting and made an address urg- ing the ginners to retain information regarding cotton produced.
 Among other things he said:
 The Government report of the cot ton crop Is totally incorrect They are as far wrong as anything know. Many ginners did not count their bales cor rectly, often adding many hundred bales more than they had in reality ginned. In many instances the number of bales ginned was guessed at- have come to the conclusion that and the other ginners were chumps for giy- Ing out the reports
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
MAY IRWIN OFFERS BAIL.
Will Go Security for Miss Patterson (
 Amount of @DO,O0O.

New York, Dec. 3O.-May Irwin. the actress. has offered to furnish bail in any amount up to $50,000 for the re- lease of Nan Patterson. from the Tombs prison where she is now held charged with the murder of Caesar Young, &C., cording to the announcement made by Miss Pattersons counsel Miss Irwin called personally at the Tombs prison today and left letter addressed to the former show girl. and the announce ment followed a few minutes after Miss Irwin went away.
 When District Attorney Jerome's at- tention was called to the offer of bail, he said he had no statement to make and was not prepared to say what course the prosecution would take. Miss Patterson's bail before the recent mistrial was $2o.o00. but after the jury's disagreement she was remanded without bail"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
YOUNG MAN SHOT IN BACK.
Companion Handled Pistol in a Care
 less Manner.

Clayton, Dec. 30.-CSpecial )-- Late this afternoon four young men Jno. Dow, Clarence Glenn. Jno. Bolt and Bart Laseter. hired 8 team and started for a party at the home of John Clark, ten or eleven miles east of Clayton.
 When about seven miles out one of the young men on the back seat. while handling a pistol accidentally shot young Laseter in the back. The party returned with haste to this city with the victim of the accident It was found that he was seriously wounded. He Is at this hour, 10 p. m.. undergo ing surgical treatment The ball, a 3S calibre. struck on the left of the spine and was turned fin It's course but the probes have as yet failed to locate it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
Cruiserx Mnx Return.

St. Petersburg. Dec. BOA report that the cruisers Orel and Izumud of the second Pacific squadron have been ordered to return Is current here, but lacks official confirmation. If the re- port should prove true. Vice-Admiral Rojesvensky may be obliged to wait endorsements from the third Pacific squadron.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
Ramhardment af ,Iap c,o.ition.

Siapanta, via Mukden, Dec. 30.- Russian artillery engaged in an action on December 29 against tho Japanese south of Shakhe and near the railroad bridge, the firing continuing till 6 o'clock in the evening. The lombard ment of the Japanese position was ef- fective. The Japanese replied very slowly with shrapnel and Shimose shells and did very little damage.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
su.uect. the United states.

St. Petersburg, Dec. 30.-The Novoe Vremya today publishes an article on '"The New Monroe Doctrine of Ameri. ca." While not objecting to what 1t terms the hand off policy" of the United States, nor even the honest broker" policy if the charges are not too high, it declares that tho trouble Is that the United States "do not seem to want to confine the doctrine to South America, but to have a finger in every European pie"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
Pape Honors Baroness Macdonald.

Rome, Dec. 30.-The Pope today re- ceived in private audience Barness Mac Donald, widow of the late Canadian Premier. The pontiff on this occasion spoke in French for perhaps the first time in a private audience. He asked Lady Mcdonald to sit next to him, saying her visit was an honor for him: The Pope said he knew how fairly
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
Fear Town Is Mined. .

London, Dec. 31 A dispatch from Chefoo to The Daily Telegraph says: 4 messenger from Port Arthur states that the Japanese have mounted eight guns commanding positions north of the Etse forts but they suffered heavy losses by the Russian fire. The Rus sians have abandoned the new town but the Japanese have been unable to occupy it because of fear that 1t has been mined.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
says Reportg are Absur,I.

Havana, Dec, 30.--Dr. C. J, Fiplay, chief of the Health Department of Cuba, has issued a statement charac- terizing as absurd the reports to news papers in the United States from Sam tiago by Dr. Alfred woifred Nelson to the effect that there was a suppression of the facts regarding the two sus- pected cases of yellow fever in San tiaKo province last autumn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
Russia Tries to Buy Coal.

Bombay, Dec. 30.-Russian agents here are endeavoring to purchase 100,- 900 tons of coal and to charter vessels to carry it. Up to the present time no such purchase has been made but 1t is believed the British steamer Bolc- kow of 63S tons net owned by the Bom- bay and Persian company, Of Bombay has been sold to Russia
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
Receiver for Print Works.

Trenton, N. J.. Dec. 30.--A receiver was today appointed for the Windsor Companys Print Works of North Ad- ans, Mass. The liabilities are $509,610. including mortgages. The assets are not given. but the application charges that the company is insolvent and with out funds. The company Is capitalized at $1,600,000
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
Pennsylvania Again in Lead.

New York, Dec. 3O.-Pennsylvania had regained the lead in the triangular chess league tourney when the third round ended today and has prospects of winning out in the final round which will be played tomorrow. The PenIi- sylvania team tonight had clear lead of 1 1-2 points. with total of 1k games won to i 1-2 lost Cornell which held second position. had a scorf icf threo games Y}pp to three lost.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
pOsitIOn or the sIBHtIs tU say gust "ITat 7 will be done in view of their attitude"
 Bishop Ready for Investigation.
 Bethlehem, Pa. Dec. 30.-The Rt. Rev. Ethelbert Talbot, the Bishop of
Tbe siugIeton paImer s.fe.

New York, Dec. 30.-The new big five masted schooner Singleton Pal mer which sailed from Boston for Newport News December 6. and con- earning whose safety much fear has been felt, is riding at anchor safe and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
STORY FROM
 SEVASTOP0L Letter From Officer on
 Battleship. PJ 'GHT OF PORT ARTHUR ( Q Japanese Will
 the Town. es-- g.- eartened over the Nom . inc Second Pacific
 ,n but VIII Fight to
 the Last.
PI 'GHT OF PORT ARTHUR
Japanese Will the Town.

Dec, 30 (Evening. )-Tne
 artment published tonight
 itten by an officer of the bat
 Sevastopol which had fallen
 hands of the Japanese. The
 iespairs of relief of the fortress
 lis of the destruction wrought
 ,anese shells. He says the Rus
 are resigned to their fate and termined to fight to finish rath- an suffer the shame of surrender to starvation. Following is the ,f the letter: @ fortress cannot exist after De- 1T. The progress of the enemy in ing our principal line of outer ,es Is not fully known but 1t is stible.
 ,are sadly disappointed over the
 rival of the second Pacific squad-
 I'd are daily nearing our misera-
 d."
 ieral StossePs so-called impreg- !. nable line of outer defences is now Sk myth. With 203 Metre Hill lost, the fall of Port Arthur cannot be avoided. Its capture by the Japanese means the fall of the town. however, strong the Mrther defsSces.
 lW 'The town is at the mercy of l the @
 be pro- s of 2oa "s exposed to the day time, on tha 8, without hatne f.. Iarbor with only s11 instea.m q. complement of 660
 Zen sshe went out she had
 doyurA but was struck twice
 oarn,n Ns~ toypedoes and was
 irrseparably damaged. General
 iIAghly praiseu the officers
 W of the ship.
 Is almost unobtainable and 1t
 ossible to keep our bodies
 no longer have wireless tele-
 system ind have no means of nnicating with the outside world. isolation is complete. There are nails and we have had no infor- on for a long time.
 is impossible to smuggle ammu- on. The captain of the King Ar brought only barley. (The King lhur, British steamer. was cap- red December 10. while attempting leave Port Arthur by the Japanese sardship. She had on board Russian Laval officers who were attempting to join the Russian Pacific Squadron. She ls now at Sasebo undergoing trial-) Completely Disabled. IneTs IS large nOle III the null of the Sevastopol, and she is completely disabled. All that remains for those on board is to do their utmost in re- pulsing the enemy's attacks.
 The enemy's topedo boats come close to the Sevsstopol and attacked her as if they were going through ordinary maneuvres.
 Should the Sevastopol sink we are to land at place already decided upon. All are prepared to fight to the last. On us of the Sevastopol depends the duty of retaining the honor of the navy and avoiding the shame and humiliation of sS threatened starvation. We would rather die than be thus shamed.
 From December 1 the enemy's ten inch shells began to fall on the deck of the Sevastopol and some of them pierced the decks of the ship.
 "Who is responsible for the fate we face? It is he who did not give in- structicns for the prevention of a Jap anese landing on the Liaotung penin- sula.
 Among our officers there are very few who dare to brave death, the ma tority having no other desire than to save their own lives. but we are de- termined to die fighting"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
Hurricane sweep. BeInium.

Brussels, Dec. 3O.-Many persons were killed or injured in Belgium by a terrific hurricane today which also caused much damage to property.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

her late husband treated the Canadian Catholics. He presented the Baroness with medal bearlng the Popes head on one side and his arms on the other.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
BRETON ABOARD HATsUsE.
English Naval Captain Reported to Have Been Lost.

San Francisco. Dec. 3o.-Associated Press dispatches have been received there by relatives that Captain Glass Of tae British Navy was aboard the Jap aaese battleship Hatsuse when she was sunk recently. and was drowned The presence of the British officer on the ship had not been made public before, but the news now Is said to be official
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
Steamer n Total Loss.

Norfolk, Va, Dec. so.--Capt w. J. Lynch of the steamship Northeastern, which was wrecked Tuesday night on Inner Diamond Shoals has given up his ship as a total loss.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

apparently uninjured last wednesday off the Maryland coast. This state- ment was made today by the captaf3 of the steamer. John Coyies which arNx rived here today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
Hir rirE in chicngo.

Chicago, Dec. SO.--Fire tonight com pletely destroyed the repair barns cf the Chicago Union Traction Company at Fortieth and Western Avenue, en- tailing loss of s150.00o.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

Admiral Togo and Vice Admiral Kamimura then proceeded to the pal ace to report to the Emperor. They will probably remain Tn TOXIC about one week for the purpose of consult ing with the general staff and per- fecting plans for future operations.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

WEATHER FORECAST.
 Washington, Dec. 3O.-For AiabMna-- Fair Saturday, Sunday partly cloudy, light southeast to south winds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

party marched under triumphai arches waving flags and discharsing hre- works through the cheering croWos
 to the Navy Department. where a orief stop was made during which the con- eratuIations of the ministers were re- eeived and future successes were toast
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
Dentb of D. E. EbrmoD

Panama, Dee. 30.--Danie1 E. Ehrman, formerly of New Orleans, an old pioneer of the isthmus, died today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
REPUDIATIoN OF SIGNATURES.
New York Churchmen Interested iI
 Presentment are Wrought Up.

New York Churchmen Interested in Presentment are Wrought Up. New York, Dec. 30.-Churchmen i'm terested in the charges presented against Bishop Talbot have been con- siderably wrought up over the dis patches from Huntington, Pa., announc- ing that presentors living there whose names were affixed to the charges have repudiated their signatures. A confer ence was called and the new aspect of affairs was discussed. pr. Irvine was called up over the long distance tele- phone and the conversation which en- sued Is said to have been quite excit- ing.
 Herbert Noble, principal counsel for the presentors, from the first opposed giving out names. He expects leaving this morning for Philadelphia in con- nection with the matter.
 T cannot understand" he said, what has promptly the action. I am cer. tain that the prosecutors knew what they were signing and they attached their names willingly. The present. ment, after being signed, was enclosed in a letter from one of the Huntingdon men and was addressed to Dr Irvine.
 q saw the letter. It stated that everyone of the signers was glad to do what he could to aid in the vindication of Dr. Irvine. l doupt' however, IT there will De any delay in consequence.
 T refused to give out the names of the men who signed the presentment on the ground that 1t might defeat the ends of justice to make their names nuhlio at this time. The names were obtained, however, from some source and were published. Now we are in- formed that five of the signers repudi- ate their signatures. Their action will not block the inquiry. If 1t causes de- law it will be short, as 1t will not be necessary to start all over again. I am not sufficiently informed as to the position of the signers to say just what will be done in view of their attitude"
 Bishop Ready for Investigation.
 Bethlehem, Pa. Dec. 30.-The Rt. Rev. EtheIbert Talbot, the Bishop of Central Pennsylvania against whom the Rev. I. N. R. Irvine of Pennsyl- yania is about to make presentment. ia absent from the city. Friends <ay he Is on e regular tour of visitations among the parishes of his diocese. He has declined to answer any of the charges lodged against him or to en- ter into the controversy now going on.
 "wait until everything comes out" he is quoted as saying. "I am more anxious than any one else to have this investigation and settle for all time these false rumors and charges"
 Death Rate of Cuba.
 Havana. Dec. 30.-The annual death rate per 1000 in Cuba the last three months was as follows: September. 15.45: October. 13.40; November. 14.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-12-08

A Physician says that women sell
dom talk in their sleep. Of course
they don't the organ of speech must
have an occasional rest.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-12-08
Lhe Lonely Prairie.

Il had almost as soon be set adrlft
in A small boat ia mid-ocean as to be
dropped down on the vast prairie
near the Kansas Colorado State line,
,sid a man who is familiar with the
West.
Cone cannot realize the loneliness
of the western plains until he has
crossed item There are very few
human habitations, comparatively lit
tie Of the land is under cultivation,
and water is a scarce and precious
commodity. In every direction moth
ing meets the gaze OF the eye except
= tracklsss, treeless waste, which IL
bounded only by the lowering sky.
Prairie dog, are the chief denizens of
this region, and as the train whirls
past they perch themselves on their
hind legs and SIT bolt upright aud
uotionless az statue. There are a
few ouses, but they are at wide IN
tervals. The one single advantage
that lonely pedestrian has in that
region is that by following the rail-
way track sufficiently far he will reach
a town some day.
at is positively tiresome TO the eye
to ride across the prairies in COM
Portable Pullman car surrounded by
all the Injuries Of life. This being
true, it must be next to appalling to
have to tramp over this region with
out food or water except what one
bsgs at the few way stations along the
route. have never been able to see
anything picturesque or inviting about
the wild. stretching plains. "
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-12-08

rhe following is the time oftrsinsstoppn
IL Shenandoah Junction. In effect May Is
1874: