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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
PRESIDENT. ATTENDANT
WITNESSES MARRIAGE or A PER-
 SONAL FRIEND.
Enters Heartily into Wedding Cere- mony which Unites Former Of- acer of Rough Riders to the
 Girl of His Choice.

Oyster Bay. July 15.-President and Mrs. Roosevelt were the guests of honor today at the wedding of Lieu tenant Robert Monroe Ferguson. of New York and Miss Isabelle selmes. of Locust Valley. near Oyster Bay.
 Several days ago. while Lieutenant Ferguson. who is long time personal friend of President Roosevelt and who served with him as an officer in the Rough Riders, was visiting the Presi- dent at Saeamore Hill. he extended to him an invitation to attend the we'd ding. This morning the President. ac- companied by hls son, Theodore, Jr.. and one of his nephews. rode over to Locust Valley on horse back to attend the marriage service. The President was attired in his usual riding costume and entered heartily into the infor- mality of the occasion.
 The wedding took place at II o'clock Among other guests were Captain and Mrs. W. s. Coles and MT. and Mrs. Douglas Robinson of New York. On the Presidents return to Sagamore Hill he rode through Oyster Bay. being greeted cordially by the townspeople.
 No visitors were received by the President during the day and none are expected to arrive tonight. It was re- ported that Harvie Jordan, president of the Southern Cotton Growers's Asso- ciation, was to see the President to urge a general investigation of the Ag- ricultural Department. but thus far no arrangements have been made for his visit.
 Secretary and Mrs. Loeb will leave tomorrow on a months trip to the Yel- lowstone national park and vicinity. In AaH ct a r U Benjamin J. Barnes will direct the ex- eciitiye work
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
LAW HELD VALID.
Arkansas's Anti-Trust Act Good, Say
 0.-

Arkansas's Anti-Trust Act Good, Sayu
 Supreme Court.
 Little Rock. July 15.-In the Supreme Court of Arkansas today, the celeorat- ed antitrust act of the General As sembly. passed at its recent session, was upheld m a test suit involving ths validity of the enactment. The new law excludes from doing business in Arkansas any foreign fire insurance companies that are members of pools, combinations, or agreements to TX prices anywhere. whether in Arkansas or not.
 When the act became effective Marcn 25 last, the Hartford Fire Insurance Company continued to do business, while other foreign fire insurance com panies left the State. Attorney Gen. eral R. l.. Rogers filed suit against the Hartford Company for penaltiei and forfeitures of the right to remain in Arkansas. In the Pulaski Circuit Court the company was held liable to the penalty and judgment was given accordingly. An appeal was then taken to the Supreme Court pending which the company continued to do business in the State.
 Limiting the decision entirely to the facts before the court, the majority oi the Supreme Court today held that for eign insurance companies cannot do business in this State while belonging to a pool or commission to fix or ahect insurance rates anywhere. Justices Battle and Wood filed a dissenting opinion. aS
 When the new law went into effect in March more than fifty nonresident fire insurance companies ceased doing business in the State. and today all the agents of the Hartford Fire 1nsurance Company in Arkansas were notified by the company's general agent here to write no more business in the State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
on.r.,,on on Senator Clark.

New York, July 15.-Senator William A. Clark of Montana, was operated on for abscess of the brain at his home in this city this afternoon. A favor able outcome of the Senator's illness Is anticipated, although, as the opera tion was a very serious one, 1t will probably be several days before an ult'- mate recovery Is assured, senator Clark was taken i'll ten days ago whiie Sn Butte. Mont. and immediately after came to this city. Today's operation vas soon afterwards determined upon.
 Senator Clark's immediate family is sn paris. With the Senator here are his son-in-law, Dr. Morris, and his pri- vate secretary.
 At 11:30 o'clock Senator Clark had ralIied from the operation and was resting comfortably with every appa- rent symptom in his favor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
KILLED IN COLLISION.
Four Lose Their Lives on l.. & N. Near
 UntOn. Ind.

Upton, Ind.
 Mount Vernon, Ind, July 15.-ln a head Ion collision between two freight trains on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad near Upton today four per- sons were killed and seven injured. one fatally.
 The dead: John spradley, Evans vile; Leonard Price. Eicholasville. Ky; unknown tramp. supposed to have lived at Nicholasville, Ky; T. G. Crok- CT. brakeman, McLeansboro. III.
 Fatally injured: Engineer Lawrence McMichael. Evansville, Ind; Conductor T. E. Choister. Evansville. hurt inter naly; John Van Cleve, NicholasviIIe. Ky, badly bruised; Charles Ballard. Carmi, Ill. injured about head.
 Brakeman J. M Dewesse. Engineer James Joyce and Fireman Cunning, all of Evansville. were less seriously hurt. All the injured were taken to Evans ville.
 A train dispatcher. it is said. mistook the number of the trains and after they started realized his error and tele- phoned to the telephone operator at Upton, who hastily summoned a num- Der of persons from their beds to flag the trains. but the collision occurred before those awakened could reach the tracks
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
Wants Leak in Statistics
 Probed Thoroughly.
HOLMES Is A SCOUNDREL
Presidents Letter to Attorney General Moody.
Asl.s That OAcial to Go Over PaDers h Case Personally and Uss Every Effort to See That
 Justice 10 DOne.

Oyster Bay, July 15.-President Roosevelt has determined that the scandal growing out of the cotton re- port leaks in the Department Of Agri- culture shall be probed to the bottom. He holds that the man or men respon- sfble for the leaks are even in great, er degree culpable than they would have been had they stolen money out right from the Government. He pro noses that Assistant Statisticiah Holmes, against whom serious allega- tions are made. shall be punished II " shau be found possible to secure his arrest and conviction under present jaws.
 The President has followed the work of the investigation conducted oy sec retary Wilson with keen interest. Tne general results have been reported to him. together with sucn recommenoa- ttons as Secretary Wilson had to make. The President took prompt and decisive action. He referred the matter to the Department of Justice with fnstruc- lions that it should be given immediate and careful attention. In acordance with that order Solicitor General Hoyt is now making thorough inquiry In the case.
 To reinforce his formal order. Presi- dent Roosevelt wrote the following pointed letter to Attorney General Moody:
 l"My Dear Mir. Moody-I most earn estly hope that every effort Will De made to bring Holmes to justice in con- nection with the cotton report scandal Please go over the papers yourself.
 Holmes . scoundrel.
 '.The man is, In my judgment. Tar greater scoundrel than If he had stolen money from the Government as he used the Government to deceive out siders and to make money for himself and for others. Sincerely yours.
 Theodore Roosevelt. ITO the Hon, Vim. H. Moody. Attorney
 General, Boston, Mass" In response to the Presidents letter Attorney General Moody replied:
 Boston, Mass. July II. 1905.
 Dear MT. President--I have received your letter of July 12 and note with care the anxiety you express thai Holmes. the offending official iu the cotton case. be brought to justice if possible. I have kept, through cor respondence with the Solicitor General, in close touch with the situation. It shall receive my most earnest personal an opinion, as think it better to await the result of the investigation now in progress in the Department of Justice At the first reasonable moment l will communicate to you the progress we have made and the prospect of indict- ment. Very respecttuIIy'
 -.*. William H. Moody, ITO the President. Oyster Bay"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
SENSATION AT ANNIsTON.
W. J. Clark Charges Henry Horton With
 Defamation of Character.

Anniston, July l5.--(Special IA profound sensation was created here today by the arrest of Henry Horton. young white man. charged with defamation of character. In his trial Ii was developed that he endeavor- ed to place W J Clark. proprietor of the Anniston Printing House. in disrepute by alleging that the latter attempted to destroy the establishment by burning last Thursday night There were quite num- her of witnesses and the will occupy the afternoon and will be finished Monday.
 This afternoon about o'clock war rant charging young Horton with larceny was sworn out before Justice Edmonson. It will be served on him at the conclusion of the present trial It charged that he stole . meal ticket from Mitchelrs res taurant last Tuesday night.
 Mir Clark went to Atlanta. leaving on the early evening train From Atlanta he went to Dalton and returned home Thurs day about noon, Shortly after Clark left Horton says that he went to Clarks office and found papers piled up on the floor. a,hIeb had been saturated with kerosene oil. Tn the center of this pile of papers was a candle burning Horton put out the candle and then went back to call people to wit ness what had been done. When MT. Clark returned Thursday he was confronted at hi. home by Horton. who cursed. abused and struck him. accusing him at the same time of having attempted to burn his of flee.
 Mr Clark did not resent the insult. ,birLin1 from the manner in which Horton had his coat over his arm that he was armed Horton and Clark started to the citv ando n Thirteenth street Clark states tbs+ Norton told him if he would give him suSt,c,ent money he would leave town.
 Clark made no reply and that afternoon. after consulting with his friends. had a varrant Issued for Horton rsturnable be- Sora Judge J F Green. charging defama- tion of character Horton. 1t Is said. hid out till this morning
 The trial was begun before Judge Green tbis morning Horton has been In the employ of Clark for several months. hay tng formerly been a "fakir'' with a street ,atr Mr Clark Is the proprietor of the Anniston Printing House and has been in husiness here for some time He has a snIandId business and is an affable gentle "a. ana has many friends, who do not be- iieve that he Is guilty of having attempted to destroy his establishment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
China's Role.

St Petersburg, July 16.-U:25 a. n.) -China's possible role in the Russo Japanese peace negotiations is at- tracting more attention. The foreign ofice intimates that China's notifica- tion that she would decline, unless as- sent was previously given to her to send a representative to the peace conference, to consider the Washing ton treaty binding if its provisions af- fecting Chinese territory were regard ed as prejudicial. was sent to all the powers in the form of a circular note.
 Russia, according to the foreign of- flee, sent no reply to Pekin, but 1t may be significant that some papers which occasionally have official inspiration. like Prince Ouktomsky's Viedo Mosti, look with complaisance. if not satis- faction, at the prospect that China may try to have voice in the terms of peace. Their argument that any action of China's part will necessarily be In the direction of restricting Ja- pans war spirit and that other powers. especially the United States, in support of the principle of the Chinese territo- rial integrity will be compelled to q greater or less extent to support the Chinese claims.
 The Shanghai correspondent of a Russian newspaper agency reports that China has already selected Wu Ting Fang, former minister to Wash ington, to go to the United States to watch the proceedings.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
Three Killed in Feud.

Lee City. Ky, July 15.-Three men wepe killed on Holly Creek near here today as the result. 1t is believed, of q feud of long standing. The dead are Frank Smith. 6o and his two sonss William and Manfred. aged. respective Nv. 20 and 21. Scott McQuinn Is said to have admitted killing all three.
 The shooting is believed to have been the result of bad feeling between the McQuinn and Smith families. which has been manifested for more than six years, when q 14-year- brother of Scott McQuinn was killed by William Smith and Wayne Taulbee Both men were convicted for the crime and Smith had just been liberated from the State penitentiary after serving five years sentence.
 McQuinn is said to have stated that he was responsible for the killing but that he had done 1t in sef-defense.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
TRIAL SENSATIONAL.
Harry Bomford Charged with shooffn9
 Captain Park at Tampa.

--
 Tampa, Fla. July 15.-Sensafionat features are attending the trial in the Criminal Court here of Harry Bomtords a prominent plumbing confractors charged with the shooting of Capt. C. Y. Park, nephew of State Treasurer R. As Park of Georgia, last May.
 Park surprised Bomford in the for- mer's house in Hyde Park. the fashions able residence section of this city. wiehi his wife, and a duel resulted, in which Park was seriously wounded.
 Today Mrs. Park was on the stane nearly all day. denying all charges o9 intimacy with Bomford and frequentiy' Riins way to tears. She testified among other things that Park shot at her az ter he had been shot by Bomford. wfth the intention of killing her.
 While attending today's session oe court, Captain Park received q tele- gram announcing the death of his fa- ther, Majv J. W. Park of Macon, 0as which, coming amid all his other trou. bles, almost completely unnerved him. The trial will be concluded MondaX
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
Alnbamians at Harvard.

Cambridge. Mass, July 15.-(SpecialO Among those who have enrolled at the Harvard University Summer School. just opened, are a number from Ala bama Miss Irma Stoll from Montgom- cry Is taking the course in physical training. theory and practice. and the others are as follows:
 Latin for teachers. Sally J. Hardaway, Selma; English, William Coe Watson. Anniston; philosophy. Charles P At kinson, Greensboro; Lucien P. Giddens. Greensboro; botany, Miss Alice Grote. Greensboro.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
Arre.t Cau.e. sen.ation.

Atn1ore, July 15.-(Special)-The arr rest of LaFayette Barron. young man from Atmore. by the Sheriff of Baldwin County on the charge of rape, the ai- legged victim being a 5-year-old negro girl. has caused quite sensation in Atmore. The young man has never horne A bad character and there ts much to impress the people of the town that there Is not as much ground for the charge as reported.
 A number of persons from Atmore went to Bay Minette this morning to he at the preliminary hearing of the case against the young man.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
Nsurort NTaxer Held.

Cincinnati. July 15.-Mayor Helm boidt. of Newport. Ky, and two police men of that city were today held for the action of the next federal grand jury by United States Commissioner George Leonard on the charge of ob- structing and resisting q United States oficsr from executing an order of the spiring to oppose, threaten and intimi- date Caleb Powers when he was brought to the Newport jail last Mon- day. 5& 4Rr4 tg
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
No New Trial for Mitchell.

Portland. Ore, July 15.-Judge De- haven. in the Federal Court this after noon, overuled the motion of United States Senator John H Mitchell for a new trial.
 Mitchell was recently convicted of using his ofice as United States Sen ator to further his legal practice of the firm of Mitchell and Tanner of this city. The firm was deeply engaged in legal work in connection with public lands in this State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
STENCIL FROM BODIES.
Submarine Boat Farfndet Raised and
 Towed to Dock.


 Towed to Dock.
 Bizerta. Tunis. July 15.-The suoma- rine boat Farfadet. which sunk at the entrance of Port of Sidi Abdfhala July 6, was lowed into dry dock today after ten days incessant efforts to raise her. The hull of the submarine was covered with slime. but was undamaged.
 When the door of the Farfadet was opened there was rush of nauseous gases from the decomposing bodies of the fourteen men who had perished in her and great emotion prevailed among the naval officers and the men who had assisted in the raising of the vessel Deodorants were imediately ordered in- to the vesel and the ventilators were started.
 An inspection of the Farfadet shows that her crew employed every imagfn- able device in their attempts to escape.
 The authorities have decided to allow complete disinfection of the submarine before taking out tho bodies.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
M. z. Withers Dead.

New York. July 15.-Wiliiam 8. withers of Wakefield. who led the or cbestra of Ford's Theatre. Washington
 the night of April IA, 1865, when Presi- Ient Lincoln was shot Is dead at his home in that place at the age of TO
 wilkes Booth stabbed him after leap ing from the Presidents box to the stage and detective arrested him. In the confusion of the moment. many in
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
A Ne,xsu.ucr uer1er.

Cleveland, O., July 15.-Announce- ment was made today that beginning g next Monday The Evening Plain Deal CT (afternoon edition of The Cleveland Plain Dealer), will be combined with The Cleveland World-N News. The World News only recently absorbed The News Herald. afternoon edition of The Cleveland Leader.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
JORDAN AT CAPITAL.
HoIds Conference With Cheatham and
 Hester.

Washington, D. C.. July 15.-Harvie Jordan, president of the Southern Cot ton Association, arrived here today ana imm ediately went into conference with Richard Cheatham secretary Of the same association, and Henry c. Hester. secretary of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, who are in the city in con- nection with the probing of the charges that the government statistics have have been juggled for the bene1t Of stock brokers. The cotton men met at the rooms of Colonel Hester at the Ebbitt House. None of them would state the character of business under consideration beyond saying that ths officials of the two organizations In every way possible will assist the ex- animation of the charges, which Is be- ing conducted by the Department or Justice.
 MT. Jordan denied that he had been in New York with a view to going to Oyster Bay to lay the matter before the President. and he would not say that he had an appointment to see the President at any time.
 Thus far there has been no determi- nation by Chief Statistician Hyde to order the new cotton acreage report which Colonel Hester requested the Department to make. The last report was prepared from figures made on May 25. It Is believed the govern ment agents included In their figures estimates of the acreage that was likely to be planted after May 25. If correspondence develops that tnis ms was done then a new estimate will be made.
 The government statisticians are now gathering data for an estimate of the tobacco crop. but 1t has not been decided in what form it will be issued.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
Lev.eu Guest of Honor.

Chicago. July 15.-Thomas Lawson of Boston was the guest of honor at a banquet given tonight by the Jeffcr- son Club. MT. Lawson did not dis cuss financial matters save In an in- direct manner
 The greater part of his remarks were relative to his experience during his recent tour of the West.
 MT. Lawson left for the East to- ,,fD
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
Yacht Races.
Mobile.

Mobile. July 6.-(special )-The yacht races under the auspices of the Mobile Yacht Club of the Southern Yachting Association today off Point Clear were witnessed by an Immense crowd from Mobile and the coast towns between Mobile and New Orleans, as well as a fair sprinkling from New Or leans. The hop tonight at the Grand Hotel at the Point was attended by many people and was a great success.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
HEATS FATAL RAVAGES.
Twenty-two in New York Succumb Tcmperature.

New York. July 14.-Despite the slightly lower temperature and brisk northwest breeze. the deaths from heat today reached the highest number of the summer, for there were twnty-two Q victims This is accounted for on the score that the humidity during the past week has weakened the constitu- tions of many persons who finally sue cumbed to the climatic conditions.
 The fatal cases were confined largely to infants and to persons of advanced age.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16

the theatre believed Withers fired the shot that killed Lincoln. Hundreds screamed kill him." shoot him." and he was dragged out of the angry mob just in time to be saved from being hadly hurt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16

signed today and he will proceed soon for his post. He succeeds H. L. Will son, who soon after the fourth of March last was transferred from San tfago. Chile. to Belgium as United States Minister.
 William e.. Lewis of Colorado today was appointed to be Surveyor General of Colorado under the general land of- Ace. .. fst .t IT,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
BARRON DIsCHARGED.
White Man was CAargea with Rape of
 q Newro Girl

. NeWHO Girl.
 Bay Minette. July 15.-(Special.)- In the preliminary trial of Lafayette Barron, the Justice of the Peace dis charged him after . six hours legal light on the evidence between the at- torneys.
 Some of the best people of Bay Mi- nette resent the action of the justice. even though the case was ono wherein . white man was charged with rape upon a little negro girl. Conservative men who heard the trial claim there was sufhcient evidence for conviction.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
poLot,IofY En Route.

Shanghai. July 15-M PokotiIoH' Russian Minister to China left today for Vancouver on the steamer Empress of China
 M Pokotiloff is on his way to Wasn- ington to attend the peace conference ahout to he held He has been ap- pointed by the Russian government 10 assist the plenipotentiaries from that country ,n their work before the con ference
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
tna,... Have n Scheme,

Tulsa, I. IT.. July 15.--Indians from various parts of the Indian Territory representing the five civilized tribes and tribes holding land adjacent to the territory convened a four days con- vention today at which scheme to sell their land in the United States and eolonize in old Mexico will be consid-, cred.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
The Russisn Party.

Paris. July 15.-The North German Lloyd line company has received dis patch finally engaging on the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, sailing from Cherbourg July 2s. passage for the following list of the Russian plen- ipotentiaries and their party:
 M. Witte. chief plenipotentiary; Pro- lessor Martens. professor of internh- tional law at the University of St. Pe- tersburg; NJ Shffoff. director of the Treasury Department; Major General Yermoleff, military attache at London M. samolloff. of the Russian foreign offlce: M Plancon, formerly Russian charge d'affaires at Pekin: M. Koroto- vitz, formerly secTetary of the Russian legation at Pekin: Naboukoff Of the foreign office.
 The company assigned M Witte ana Madame witte to a handsome suite composed of three luxurious communi- eating cabins. However, 1t Is under stood in diplomatic circles that Madame witte may decide to remain in Paris.
 The dispatch received by the com many says that some of the Russian party will embark at Bremen. but M: witte and most of the party will board her at Cherbourg.