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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-17
MARCHING IN PROUD REVIEW
 TO THE STRAINS OF DIXIE"

should be made until after full con-
 sultation with all executive offices af- fected.
 There should be published an official gazette to contain all executive orders,
 statements of changes in organization
 or personnel, reports of important work
 begun. in progress or completed by any
 ernment contracts, all legal notices not
 required to be published locally. notices
 of coming civil service examinations. etc.
 "A resolute effort should be made to
 secure brevity in correspondence and the elimination of useless letter writing. In all branches of the Government there
 is tendency greatly to increase un- necessary and largely perfunctory letter
 writing. In the army and navy the in-
 crease of paper work Is serious me-
 mace to the efficiency of fighting off, cers who are often required by bureau crats to spend time in making reports
 which they should spend in increasing the efficiency of the battleshfps or regt- ments under them. As regards this
 matter you will please confer with the assistant secretaries of the war and
 navy departments and request them to
 submit to me a scheme for doing away with the evils referred to. In the civil departments the abuse of letter writing
 amounts not merely to the waste of
 time of the Government servant respon-
 sible for it, but also to the impeding
 of public business
 Please consider also the matter of enforcing accountability for property" It is officially pointed out that the committees work Is not to discover ir- regularities or to criticise the business of any office or individual, but to ex- anime business methods as outlined, In connection with the prospective work of the committee. Secretary Shaw today announced two quite radical changes in methods of making disburse- ments. Disbursing officers are required to make acquisitions for the amount Of money needed to cover semi-monthiy payments. In practice they nearly al.
 ways ask an amount somewhat in ex-
 cess, but the Secretary has directed the rolls to be presented and to regulate payments whenever the check calls for an amount in excess of the pay roll He also has ordered all salary pay ments in the Treasury Department and the Department of Commerce and La-
 bor except in a few stated cases to be
 made by disbursing officers with checks
 instead of cash.
 These two changes involving other departmenta are understood to be ten tative and are made at this time to en-
 able the committee to observe the ex- periments Considerable opposition is anticipated, especially as 1t Is likely to
 delay the semi monthly payments for a day or two.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-17
THE GRIMES COMMITTED.
Story of Atrocities of Which Negroes
 Were Found Guilty.

The story of the crime for which Johnson and Smith were convicted, reads more like fiction than facts, though they have never confessed.
 The victim, Miss Belle Bloodworth, was a young lady in the prime of young womanhood. highly educated, refined and popular In the innocence of youth she started to her home one evening and was set upon by hends who not only took her life, but robbed her of that which is dearer than life to a true woman.
 On the afternoon of January 21, 1905, Miss Belle Bloodworth went to the store of her father on Second Avenue in New Decatur to carry his supper as was her custom. and left there about 6:30 o'clock. crossing over the street to T. b. Wilkinson's grocery store, where she telephoned her mother. 1T am coming home at once" Both Smith and Collier were in the store at this time and heard what Miss Bloodworth had to say over the telephone. The evidence showed that Smith left the store first, then Miss Bloodworth left and Collier followed her
 All the evidence was purely circum- stantiaI. but was of strong nature One of the strongest witnesses against Smith was his own son, boy of about IA years of age. He testified to how he had gone down town with his fath- CT that night and showed their every movement ID to the time when they were in Mir Wilkinson's store, and the lad told how his father and Collier
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-17

were in there and followed the young lady out. The boy then said he left the store and went home. He said his father came in late that night blow ing" and asked him and another negro boy there to retire. as he had some thing private to say to woman. Smith gave the boys two oranges and over. A few days later this same boy said he heard his father and Collier talking and that they quarreled. He said that each accused the other of the crime. The attorney for the defense made a strong effort to shake this boys evidence, but failed utterly. Sew eral other witnesses corroborated this boy in his evidence.
 At about o'clock on the evening of the murder Miss Bloodworth had not reached home. Her parents became uneasy about her whereabouts and a search was instituted. About 10 o'clock that night her father, in com pany with two young men. found her lifeless body lying in a back alley In the rear of Colonel Dick Adams's res- idence, within a block of her home. The back fence of the alley was spat- tered with blood and bloody finger prints were found on the fence. Ly- ing near by was a stick of stovewood,
 
 skull was crushed in three places, her body was badly mutilated, was bespat- tered with mud and blood, and ugly knife marks were upon her body. That she had been foully raped and mur- dered there was no question. as was brought out by the evidence of vari- ous witnesses on the trial.
 Jackson was convicted of the murder of Officer Steele. who had him under arrest on the charge of vagrancy.
 In the history of Morgan County's criminal record negro has not been before hanged by law since the year 1883. The records further show that there have been but two white mon hanged in the County within the knowledge of the court. In 1SS6 a white man was hanged for the murder of his brother. and in 1888 another white man was hanged for the murder of his wife. The County seat was moved to Decatur in 1890. Since this time there has not been a hanging in the County
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-17
nouvInR To sTAY.
VIII Retain Preach Portfolio of ForeiGs
 Affairs.


 Affairs.
 Paris, June f6.--Premier Rouvier aIi- nounced at meeting of the Council of Ministers. held at the Eiysee Palace to- day, that he had definlteiy decided to permanently retain the portfolio of For eign Affairs and relinquish that oi Finance. The successor of M. Rouvier as Minister of Finance will be desig- mated tonight or tomorrow. A decree nominating M Rouvier Minister of For eign Affairs will appear tomorrow. His decision to remain in the ministry or Foreign Affairs was the result of the earnest request of President Loubet and his colleagues, who desired his strong hand at the helm during the dtf- ficult negotiations with Germany over Morocco. The status of these negotia- tfons continues to give the French of flcials great solicitude as no progress is being made and the parties are al- most at the point of having reached a deadlock.
 After leaving the Elysee Palace. M. Rouvier returned to the Foreign Office, where he received Dr. Motono, the Ja- panese minister, who had requested a meeting for the purpose of delivering A communication doubtless relating to the coming peace meeting at Wash ington.
 Later in the day 1t was reported that M Merlou, at present Under Secretary of Finance, would be appointed Minis ter of Finance.
 Later advices show that M. Merlous anpointment as Minister of Finance IS regarded as certain and that Premier Rouyier tomorrow will present the new Minister to President Loubet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-17
DrcKrNs's COMMANDMENT.
Joint Exercises of the United stnte,
 Army and Navy.


 Fort Monroe, Va, June 16.-Admiral Dickins with his squadron again bonn barded Fort Monroe tonight. The en- gagement was an exact reproduction of the performance of last night. The bombardment began at 10:30 o'clock. The monitors approached after the tor pedo boat destroyers had made a run by firing continuously and creating bank of smoke. novel feature was the au- ,iacity of four of the steam launches of the squadron. Painted black, they formed a line and ran the length of the fort close in shore, firing continu- ously with one-pounders.
 The battle was witnessed by crowds of people who lined the sea wall, ex- cursions having been run to old Point throughout the day. The demonstra- tion is designated in the rules govern ing the war game as a run by night" The result in number and accuracy of shots will have to be computed later. The mines of the defense were supposed to be removed.
 The joint exercises of the army and navy which began last Sunday will end at nooE tomorrow. It has been pre- dicted that a vigorous battle will take place here tomorrow morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-17
RUssIA,s STATEMENT.
Necessary Negotiations Are PrOEFsss-
 ing Rapidly.

HE hAapA0As-
 St. Petersburg, June l7.-Q;4o q. m.) Although in the absence of official advices the Russian government is not vet able to announce the definite con clusion Of arrangements for the meet ing of the Russian and Japanese plen- ipotentiaries. the foreign office last night authorized the statement that negotiations to that end were pro- gressing rapidly and issued a commit mication for publication in this morn ings newspapers acquainting the pub lie with the speedy progress toward the opening of the conference. Count Cassinrs report of the selection of Washington from the cities favore by Russia has not yet arrived, but 1t IS thought the ambassador is waiting for tho liking of the date of meeting. which again will depend upon the travelling arrangements of Marquis Ito, President of the Japanese p.ivy council. and M. Nelidoff. Russian Am bassador to Paris, will be able to make, and on the time necessary to perform the journey.
 After final arrangements have been made the foreign office, it is expected, will issue another official note an- nouncing the successful confirmation of steps preliminary to the conference and naming Russias report or repre- sentatives. The communication of the foreign office is as follows:
 According to advices from Wash inRton immediately after the receipt of the Russian note responding to the proposition of President Roosevelt. ne- gotiations as to the place and time of meeting commenced. These negotia- tions are proceeding speedily but are not yet actually finished
 PesSimistlc Chauvenists are building mouBtains out of the wording of the Associated Press despatch from Wash ineton announcing that Great Britain 1hs unwilling to use her influence with
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-17
Locatlng Division Line.

Seattle, Wash, June l6.-A survey ing party of twenty men in charge of R. M. Leyland has left here to locate the line of division between the Uni- ted States and the Canadian posses sions in the vicinity of Chilcoot Pass and Kotsina river. There are to De three parties in the northern territory this summer, each having a certain di- vision of work. They will work m contunction with parties of surveyors appointed by the Canadian govern ment. They will indicate the line of division as decided by the tribunal which met in London in 1908.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-17

in an interview in The Lokal Anzeiger that the prospect for the establishment of peace depends wholly, according to the Japanese view, upon whether Rus sia appoints real plenipotentiaries rath- CT than a mere diplomatist, commits stoned to learn Japan's terms. Russia $ commissioners must be authorized not merely to hear Japan's conditions, but at the same time to enter Into serious peace negotiations. Japan expects only commissioners equipped with such pow CTS, the minister says, and will name its terms only to such representative of Russia as are empowered to end the war.
 Count Inouye says he does not know the peace terms. but he assumes that the Korean question will remain wholly untouched since Russia has nothing to do with the independence of Korea.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-17
The noId. nIh TnIe.

Chicago. June 16-John Monroe has been arrested on complaint of P. M Grear, A wealthy mine owner of Spo- kane, Wash.
 Grear said Monroe and two other men took him to an alleged pool room and told him they had arranged with the clerk of the bookmaker to with hold the name of one of the winning horses in a race until Grear could bet S1 500 on that horse. Grear placed s1 200 on the horse A short time later Monroe excused himself and the book maker and his clerk also left the room. They did not return, and Grear nottfed the police. Monroe's companions have not heAn found
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stoci.hoIdern uneasy.

Atlanta. Ga. June 16.-A petition for A receiver for the Peoples Home Pur- chasing Company of Paducah, Ky, has been filed in the courts here. One hum dred citizens who claim to have some- thing like $5O.000 at stake have organ ized for the purpose of Investigating the affairs of the concern. An order has been issued by the United States Government to the local postofice or dering all mail for the concern to be held and marked Fraudulent" The
 concern Is capitalized at $500. 900. It has been doing business here for some time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-17
A ReauIem Mass.

St. Petersburg, June 16.-A requiem mass will be celebrated tomorrow at the naval chapel for the repose of the souls of the officers and other mcm- bers of the crew of the Dattleship Alexander III, who the admiralty am nounces went down to a man Tn the battle of the Sea of Japan. There was only one survivor of each of the complements of the battleships Bor- odino and Navarin.
 Undeterred by the prospects of peace Brigadier General Thomas H. Rlrry and the other Americah attacnas will proceed to Manchuria after being re- ceived in audience by the Emp sror. The officers believe the opportunities for observation and information will be even more fruitful iInmed ate'y af- ter the suspension of hostilities than in war time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-17
ARMISTICE IS TO PAVE WAY ,,
 FOR WASHINGTON CONFERENCE

Japan to moderate fer allie terms, declaring that if 1t meant that Great Britain had sounded Japan and found her in mood to insist on a heavy in- demnity and other humiliating de- mands. it also meant the indefinite prolongation of the war. The genefal disposition. however, is to suspend judgement until Japan reveals her terms and in diplomatic circles there is hopeful meaning that these terms will form the basis of possible agree ment.
 In conversation yesterday with a friend Fl. Witte. president of the coun- cil of ministers. delivered himself along the lines of the interview with him printed In the Slovo Wednesday morning which was filled with the gloomiest forebodings as related to these despatches and in which M. Witte declared that he would not serve as one of the plenipotentaries for three reasons. the last of them that he should do everything to avoid 1t. Even if the rumor of Lamsdorff's re- signation is true. which I insist Is not the case." said NJ. Witte in the Slovo interview. "the main situation would not be changed and the first and third reasons would hold for me-"
 As the Associated Press stated. while --- the interview the veil of his identity could be easily pierced. In the con- versation yesterday M. Witto confirmed the statement that it was utterly inn possible that he could participate in the peace negotiations. supplementing 1t on other grounds with the unique req. son that he had been educated to con- slider the Japanese an inferior race and would therefore be unable to dis cuss with them terms of peace during war wherein Russia was not a victor. Far from being entrusted with the re- sponsibility of conducting negotiations. he declared bitterly that he was not even consulted regarding the affairs of his own department. M. Witte man ifested keen feeling over the rise of General Trepoff as minister of the in- terior. saying:
 T know nothing of what is being done either for peace or for reform. Tell me what Trepoff advises and ] will tell you what the Czar will do. Trepoff Is the real ruler of Russia"
 General Kleigles. Governor General of Kieff, has arrived in St. Petersburg and gossip is connecting his name with the governor generalship of St. Peters, burg as an assistant to General Ire poff.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-17
Valuable Securities Recovered.

Bellingham, Washn., June 16.- Through the agency of Jake Terry, who once was a cell mate with Bill Miner in the penitentiary in San Quentin. Cal, securities having a face value of $S64,- 900 taken from the safe of the Domin- lon Express Company in the robbery of A Canadian train at Mission Junction last September. have been recovered. Miner, who is now at large, is said to have given the Information which made the recovery possible.
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want Peaceful Settlement,

Stockholm, June 16.-The Social Democrats this afternoon organized demonstrations of factory hands and other workers In favor of a peaceful settlement of the differences between Sweden and Norway and the uncondi- tional acceptance of accomplished facts in Norway Ten thousand trade union- ists passed In procession through the town. There was no disorder.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-17
One Cause of Feear.

London, June 16.-A Russian resident in London who is closely allied with the revolutionary movement said to he Associated Press today that Russia had much to fear from the return of pris- oners now confined. in Japan. These prisoners, he said, have been regularly supplied with revolutionary literature from societies in New York, London and Berelin and also with news detri- mental to the government of Russia as well as literature comparing the free government of other countries with that of the motherland. As Russian soldiers are susceptible, he predicted that every prisoner on his return to Russia would have revolutionary tend- encies.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-17
Italy and Austria Accept.

Washington, June 16.-The State De- partment has been officially advised or the acceptance by Italy and Austria of the invitation to participate in a conference for the settlement of affairs in Morocco. This invitation. it Is un- derstood was sent out by the Moroc- can Government at tho instigation of Germany.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-17
.Iann lafiafied.

Tokio. June 16.-Barring the distance and consequent delay. the Japanese are entirely satisfied with the selection of the place for the peace conference. It was hoped that some point in Northern China would be chosen in order to per- init of a speedy meeting of the plenipo- tentiaries and an early determination of the question of peace or a continu- ance of hostilities, but the acceptance of Washington is general an cordial.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-17
Newport,a InyitntIon.

Newport, R, T., June Ib.-Ihe Japan ese and Russian plenipotentiaries will be formally invited to come to this city for their conference relative to peace terms. A meeting of the Newport Citi- Zens' Association has been called for next Tuesday evening to give impetus to the proposition. No less than twenty of the handsome summer resi- dences have been offered for the use of the confeFees.
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st. pnuI wants Conference.

St. Paul. Minn.. June Ex-Governor Johnson today sent a message to Presi- dent Roosevelt inviting the Russian Japanese plenipotentaries to meet in St. Paul in the event of some other place being selected than Washington during the heated term.
 Governor Johnson's invitation was supplemented by an identical message from Mayor Smith. Secretary Nye of the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce also sent a message urging an accept ance of Governor Johnson's invitation.
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Ianan,a omctnl RenIx.

Washington, June 16.-The following Is the text of the Japanese reply to President Roosevelt's identical note to Japan and Russia on the subject or negotiations for peace.
 "The imperial government have given to the suggestions of the Presi- dent of the United States. embodied in the note handed to the Minister of Foreign Affairs by the United States Minister on the sth inst, very serious consideration, to which because of it's source and import. 1t Is justly entitled.
 "Desiring in the interest of the world, as well as in the interest Of Japan, the re-establishment of peace with Russia on terms and conditions that will fully guarantee its stability the imperial government will in res ponse to the suggestions of the Presi- dent appoint plenipotentiaries of Japan to meet the plenipotentiaries of Russia at such time and place as may be found to be mutually agreeable and con- venient for the purpose of negotiating and concluding terms of peace directly and exclusively between the two bellIgerent powers"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-17
Denyer wire. Inyitation.

Denver, Col, June 16.-Mayor R. w. Spear today telegraphed to Presi- dent Roosevelt a formal invitation to the Russian and Japanese peace plen- ipotentiaries to hold their sittings in Denver.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-17
RothnehiIh,n chnrltx

Vienna. June 16.-Baron Nathan de Rothschild. who died June IS, left the sum of S4.OO0.O00 to be distributed for various charitable purposes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-17

WEATHER FORECAST. Washington, June 16.--For Alabamas Thunder showers Saturday and prOb- ably Sunday, cooler Saturday after noonD light to fresh winds, mostly south.
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t,htcarO, Too,

Chicago, June 16.-A movement to have the peace negotiations between Russia and Japan take place in Chi cago, should a change from Washing ton be desired, was inaugurated today. The Illinois Manufacturers Associa- ton, which represents $l,000. 100000 of invested capital and employs 500,00O men, took the initiative by asking the Governor of Illinois and the Mayor of Chicago to join In extending an invi- tation.
 Mayor Dunne tonight declared that he would not at present extend an in- vitation to the Japanese and Russian peace commissioners to come to Chi cago to escape the heat.
 "They have just selected Washing ton," said the Mayor. "and it would not be proper to ask them to come here until they have signified a desire to change their meeting place. When that time comes I shall be glad to of fer Chicago and do all that is possible to entertain them in the proper way"
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Audience PostpOued.

St. Petersburg. June 16.-Owing to the failure of the delegates to settle the differences regarding the details of the reception and the makeup of the deputation from the all-Russian con gress of zemstvoists and mayors which recently met in Moscow and sent a strong worded memorial to the Em- peror in favor of the immediate sum- moning of a national assembly, the audience with his majesty again has been postponed,
 It Is hoped that the differences will be arranged and that the audience will soon take place.
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Real PIenIpotentIaries Wanted.

Berlin. June 16.-Count Inouye, the IaDanese Minister to Germany. declaraa
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