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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-06
MYSTERY IN DEAlBs
THREE PncuLIAR CASES IN NEW
 YORK.
The Subway, the Street and the Rlver Each Gives Something for the Police to Work
 Upon.

New York, Dec. 5.--Three of New York's great highways. the river. the underground railway and the street in the dark section known as China town" each furnished a police mys- tary today.
 In two cases. the subway and China town, death had come between the v.c- tims and the investigators. In the first the police have only the mangled body O. a man. who before he hurled himself before a rapidly moving train had taken every precaution to thwart the efforts of the officers to establish his identity. His clothing unmistakably new, bore not a single distinguishing mark and not even a trinket was found in any Of the pockets
 The man was about 70 years of age, weighing i7o pounds, was $ feet 9 inches in height. had dark hair and blue eyes and the scrupulous care in which he was dressed indicated that he was not a laborer. Beyond these meager details, however. nothing is known. The an jumped directly in front of a train as 1t swung into the One Hundred and Thirty seventh Street and Broadway station of the subway. Ills body wac literally ground to pieces.
 The Chinatown mystery was the death of woman. Lottie Lane. a white woman whose husband a Chinaman. died short time ago. Since then she has been lying In Pell Street in the house of Mock Duck, one of the most notorious of the Chinese leaders in New York. who is now under arrest waiting trial on q charge of murder. Lottie Lane had three callers last night, a Chinaman and q white man and a white woman. During the night these callers summoned physician and notified the police that their hostess had tainted while she was entertaining them. The physician. who found the woman dead when he arrived. regarded the death as suspicious The police put the three callers under arrest and began an in- vestisation.
 The central figure in the mystery of the river Is William HalIin9er, aged 2s years. market man. who says his home is in Yonkers. He was dragged from the East River near the upper end of He'll Gate early this morning more dead than alive. by a tug boat cap- tain who heard his cries for help
 Hallinger said he came down from Yonkers vesterdav with a load of nro- drce and after dieoosing of his wares started out to enjoy himself. He told the police that he remembered little from late last ni$ht until he was round strugsiinS in the water. At the hospital It was Fe"nd that the man had fractured skull.
 Mabel Weber. a 2A-vaar-oid ,,,-, 70. the fourth, victim. F0"nd fvfne hounH ~a wed and sens@'Ass '- the heI,wav ot tNe houss on wes' rrrtv-ers, strAe, where she resided with tvvo o,rI ccr,. na"'on~. she w"s taben tn the bosntteI F@r hours Sfe was ~~ahle tc -,va ,La ~o'i"e n-v inF~r--4t'o, wbtch ,,,o,,,, assist them Tn locating her nss,iI1nt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-06
WILL INyEs rIGATE MUTUAL.
MissO9ri> SupeFiLt t. ndent of Insurance
 ssrvss NetIce on Company.

MissOuri> SuperiLtt ndent of Insurance
 Serves Nctice on Company.
 Jefferson City. Mo, Dec 5.--Superin- tendent of insurance Vandiver will spend next week in New York investi- gating the Mutual Life Insurance Com pany and the Mutual Reserve Life In- suranee Company.
 It now transpires that the Mutual Life was notified a month ago that practically the same demands would b. made on them that were made on the New York Life Insurance Company by the Missouri department of insurance and also that In pursuance of these notices, Superintendent Vandiver, on November 14. made formal demand up- on the company for certain Informa- tion stating in his letter that 1t was . lIminary to other inauiries that
 Id be made looking to action that 7 5 to be taken by the Missouri de- partment
 This preliminary information has not yet been furnished and Mir. Vandiv- CT today sent communication to the company notifying them that he would be in New York on Saturday accom- panied by an actuary. an expert &C., countsnt and an attorney for the pur- post of either securing answers to hls questions from the officers of the cor, pany or entering upon a detailed ex- animation of its affairs as provided by law.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-06
BANKHEAD 4 VETERAN.
His Continuous Service Longer Than
 that ok Any Democrat.

@
 that of Any Democrat.
 = s1shington. Dec. 5.--tspeciai l-- Re. sentative Bankhead of Alabama has had longer continuous service ln the House than any of the present Democratic members of the popular branch of Congress. He Is now in hts tenth term. The Democrat next to him in continuous service is samual M. Rob- ertson of Louisiana. who entered the House two years after Mir. Bankhead.
 Representative Taibott of Maryland was In Congress before either of the Democrats mentioned, but he failed to secure elections and was h private life a number of years before being returned. Mir. Talbott first came to washington as Representative in 1873. He served in tho Forty-sixth. Forty seventh and Forty-eighth Congresses. He did not come back again nntll a He was next elected to ths Fffsy~eighth Congress, and last year was ra-eiected to the House which met yesterday.
 Hon. John sharp Wiliiams. the Dem ocratic leader. has been a member of the House q little less than thirteen years. Mir. Jones of Virginia Is one of the Democrats ranked as veteran legislators. as he has been here for fifteen years. having entered the House HI AoN1s VT JQnb wv JCafD 0UAVtS HE colleague. Mr. Swanson. who will be- come Governor of Virginia February i. but he will remain in Congress untii few days before his inauguration at i.ichmond.
 Messrs. Livingston and Lester of Georgia, Mir DeArmond of Missouri, and MT. Meyer of Louisiana are among the other Democrats who may be class cd as veterans.
 a..H aa. than Republicans kept their Represen- tatives in Congress as long as they cared to remain. but of late ears the Republicans can boast of legislators with longer service records than their political opponents. Speaker Cannon. General Bingham of Philadelphia and General Ketcham of the interior of New York. have each served more than thirty years in the House. It Is safe to say these lucky Republicans can re- main in Congress as long as they care to. Alfred J. stofer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-06

tied to the directorate of the British American Insurance company. of New York. He also represents the Will Ham Waldorf Astor estate.
 Mir. Cromwell has been Identified with the company for more than twen- ty-five years and has held the office of treasurer for twenty-one years. Emory the company. He Is well versed In finance, holding directorships in sever al corporations, among then the Law yers Mortgage company.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-06

vide stamp checks on which they may be preserved until they aggregate $l, when postmasters may receive them as deposits.
 Other bills introduced today include the following:
 By Representative Slayden (Texas): Making goods manufactured by convict labor subject to the laws of the State into which they are shipped.
 By Representative Sheppard (Texas): Requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to make full report of the results ob- tained from seeds distributed.
 By Representative Wanger tPa-): Ap- propriating S50.000 to enable the Sec- retary of Agriculture to continue his investigations of the cotton boil worm, cotton wit diseases and rot
 By Representative Crumpacker (Ind): !: To protect foreigners in the United States from lyncning. It provides that death or Imprisonment saall be the punishment for lyncning subject of a foreign power.
 By Representative Moweii tUtah): To annex to Utah that part of Ar.zonn lying north and west of the Colorado River.
 By Representative Webb {N. C.): Re- quiring all manufacturers of medicine for interstate shipment to label 1t plainly on bottles and print plainly the ingredients.
 By Representative Stanley (Tenn.l: Two bills to permit tobacco growers to escape the Internal revenue tax. The first provides that no internal revenue tax shall be Imposed on tobacco in the natural leaf and the second permits far. mers and other tobacco growers to sell the natural leaf without tax or charge. 1t provides that this leaf may be made into twist tobacco without becoming subject to the revenue law.
 By Representative Wiley tAIa.l: Pro- hibiting the Issuing of United States liquor license to persons desiring to sell liquors in communities where the sale of liquor Is prohibited by State laws. l.
 Dy Representative Lamb (va.l: Ap- proprial.ag S250,uo0 for the negro de- veiopment and exposition company to be used in making an exhibit at the Jamestown Exposition showing the pro- gress of negroes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-06
AMERICAN REID cRoss.
rirst Annual Meeting wfth Root as
 Rneaidenf.

+s rirst Annual Meeting w1th Rect as
 Washington, Dec. 5s--The American National Red Cross held It's first annual here today with Secretary Root. President of the Board of Incorporators as It's presiding ofiicer.
 The meeting was largely attended by representative men and women promi- nently Identified with Red Cross work from all sections of the country. The reports received show that thus far branches have been established in fif- teen States and in the District of Co., lumbia, in the Philippines and in many of the States subordinate societies have been organized or are about to be or- ganized. President Roosevelt upon the motion of Mrs. John A. Logan was elect ed honorary member of the American National Red Cross. Secretary of War Taft was elected president for the en- suing year
 Among the addresses was one from A. c. Kaufman, delegate from South Carolina. who In reporting on the branch society of his State after an- nouncing fully organized branch with ITO members, said: "Ehe Old PaImet- to. my State, has placed herself fin touch with her sister States. North, East and West. ready to keep step with them 70 tue music or IfateTuftys nu- manity and brotheriy love. Our south ern sisteers have been a little slow in responding to this call but soon I hope they win all fall into line and join in the great procession of this national and international organization which means the bettermcnt Of mankind when ever war or any sweeping disaster en- ters tine community in which they dwell"
 Prior to the election of oficers the resignation of Assistant Attorney Gen. erai L. A. Pradt as counsellor was ac- cepted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-06
UNION PAcIFIc SLOWING.
Cross Earnings of S50,sz4.049 for tn
 Past Year. n

Cross Earnings of S50,s24.o49 for the Past Year. t4
 New York, Dec. o.--The report of the Union Pacific Railroad Company for the year ended June 80 last shows gross earnings of s59.s24,949, an increase of s4,045,7fS and net earnings of $27.462.- 235, an increase of $6S0.447.
 After payment of fixed charges and dividends and s4,479,l65 for better ments, additions, etc, there remained a surplus for the year of $7,21S,z84. an increase Jf $2.505,S26. With reference to the Northern Security stock held by the company. the report says:
 The redemption of 1 per cent. and participating bonds released S24,sl0 shares of Northern Security stock pledged as collateral. Of the stock thus released 71.5O0 shares were sold and 12S.500 shares remained unsold, on June 30. 1905. For the remaining 654.- 9l0 shares there were received in ex- change 1S6.562 shares of the Great Northern stock. 242.951 shares of Northern Pacific and 6.249 shares of Northern Security stubs"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-06
GOVERNOR WRIGHT ARRIVES.
Says Conditions in Philippines Were
 Never Better.

NCNtI oCtACIs
 San Francisco. Dec 5.-Minister Griscom, Americas diplomatic repre- sentative at Tokio. who arrived here today on the MAnchuria. confirmed the report that Admiral Togo proposes to visit foreign waters. He says that the Admiral informed him of his Intention to take Japanese fl .et to England and the United States next year. Minister Griscom. who is accompanied by his wife and mother. said that his trip was taken purely for pleasure He will go direct to New York and then ex- poets to return to Tokio after his vaca- tion.
 General Luke E. Wright, Govern of the Philippines. also came over on the Manchuria- He said that the primary object of his visit was to be present in Washington when the bids for the construction of the railroads in the islands were opened. Conditions in the Philippines were never more hope full than at present Great progress Is being made in all of the islands. espe- cially in Luzon. Sanitary regulations had done much to improve the general health and the young natives were quick to assimilate American ideas. The proposed railroads would be Of great value in developing the country, tor which a great future Is predicted Speaking of commercial .iterests, Gen. eral Wright said:
 Last year we cut our imports of rice from sll.ee0.0oe to S7.000.000. and this year we take of S4.0G0.000 more. and next year will be exporting. Our exports of other products are rapidly interesting.
 Miss Rooseveit's visit was creative of good feeling toward the United States. for the people down there re- garded 1t as a kind of official recosni- tion of their status as American citi- Eehs. They want their status em- phssized by the extension to them of commercial reciprocity so that they will have a chance to make living"
 Governor Wright leaves tomorrow for his home fin Memphis. Tenn. whence he will proceed to Washington after a short rest.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-06
PEABODY AS PRESIDENT.
Now Believed He "nI Be Chosen Head
 Of Mutual.

Of Mutual.
 New York. Dec. 5.-The Herald to- day says:
 Charles A. Peabody has been seiec- ted as the next president of the Mu- tuaI life Insurance company. Unless the program prepared yestt rday by the trustees Is unexL ectedly changed. Mir Peabody will be elected at d meeting of he board to he held tomorrow. Ac- cordlng to this pr gram Frederick Cromwell. now acting president of the company, will be made vice. president and Emory McClintock, the company's actuary. second vice-president.
 Messrs. Cromwell and McCllntOck will replace Messrs. Robert A. GrannIs and Walter R. GilIett respectively.
 This announcement was made yes- terday on the authority of Q member of the Mutuars board of trustees who has taken an active part in the recent movement to reorsanize the manage ment of the company. The selection of MT. Peabody was said to have been a compromise between two factions In the board. each of which had a candi- date.
 Mir. Peabody Is well known in this city as banker and railroad man. His insurance connection has been i'm.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-06
Failed to Perfect Organization.

Texarkana. Ark, Dec. 5.--The first annual meeting of the National Farm CTS Union of America failed to effect permanent organization after holding morning and night sessions It deeel. oped that there was strong opposition agains| national organization. the main objection urged being the additional expense to the farmers. Independent State unions were favored by such deI- egates as the best way If meeting ex. isti1g conditions. F. A Calvin of Texas Is pres ding as temporary chair man and Ben l.. Griffin as temporary saeFPfary
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-06
woRKMEN HOLD MEETINGS.
Take Advantage eF Holiday to Discuss
 the Situation.

1b8NfuM8
 the Situation.
 St. Petersburg, Dec. g.. via Eytdkuh- nen. East Prussia, Dec. 5.--The Elm pero- this morning reviewed the Sim nosky regiment at TsarEkoe-Selo. Grand Duke Vladimir and Grand Luke Nicholas Nicholaivietch were present. The Emperor draak to the health of the regiment. His majesty appeared to be in good health.
 This is | great holiday in St. Peters, burg and all the foundries and mills are elosad. The workmen took advap- tage Of the holiday to hold numerous meetings The principal meeting was held in large hall known as salt City" and was attended by over thousand persons Father Gapon was in the oudi@nce but he was not recog- mixed. When his name was mentioned by the speaker 1t was received with great cheering.
 several soc'al Democrats, who urged upon the V orkmen that their economic salvation dApended upon the realization of the political program outlined bv the Socialists. The workmen refused to listen to these appeals which ere received with shouts of Enough. Enough"
 The social Democrats were thorough ly discounted After their departure the meeting proceeded to d 'scuss the or- ganization nf monster unions which 1t was decided will be formed In acnrd- arce with n'ans outlined bv Father Ga- pon at a previous meeting
 Several of the speakers lamored for arnnestv for Father Gapon and a deuu- tation was appointed to wait on Count Witte to present reqdest to that end The srilxs of the post and elegraph em- ployes appears to be no nearer a solu- tion. The streets are still occupied by troops.
 The striking telegraph operators att tempted to hold a meeting today in the building of the Imperial Economic So- ciety. The president of the society was informed that the meeting could not be- held without the prefect of police and he drove to the prefecture to obtain the desired permission. Meanwhile Sossacks entered and demanded that he meeting dlsperse.
 The strikers refused to obey. where.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-06
H,x Rni.,a Fir,, e2-o.ooo.

Ncrfoik. Va. Dec 5.-The James town Exposition Company has raised the first s25O.00O of ...e s1.000. .00e 1t was required to raise before 1t secures the appropriation of $200000 by the State of Virginia and the state will he called on at once to pay the first S50.- 900. 1t having been provided by the leg islature that when the exposition com pany had raised $250.000 in actual cash the state would pay s5o.000 into the exposition treasury.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-06
CONTROL OF TENNESSEE.
Syndicate Has Bought Majority of Com
 punY'a Stock.


 New York, Dec. 5.--It was definitely stated that 8 Wall Street syndicate consisting of ten men has bought a majority of the stock of the Tennes- see Coal and Iron Company and that the control Is now lodged with the brokerage house of Moore 6 Schley. and Charles G. Gates and Company One of the syndicate members said to- night:
 The story that we have acquired control of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company Is little premature. We hope that when arrangements are com pieted with the present management the aetusl control will be vested with our syndicate There Is no friction be- tween the syndicate and the Woodward interests
 It was ofiicially stated that the United States Steel Corporation will not con- sider the purchase of the Tennessee Company.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-06
PrrrIa.nt wiII neridr.

Washington, Dec. 5.-The Uepart- ment of Justice gave a hearing today to counsel repress nting the Pananaa Canal Commission of Paris on the question of whether this government should pay for the work done on the canal from the time or the Amertcan commissions estimate ur the value of the property at s40.000.000. to the time Of the final turning over of the canal under the contract. The claim pre- scented involves about s2.000.000. the de- partment will make report to the President who win finally determine the question.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-06
NEEDS OF PANAMA.
Appropriation should At Once Be Made
 F for the Canal.


 F for the Canal. Washington. Dec. 5.-Secretary of the Treasury Shaw sent Co Speaker Cannon today estimates aggregating S18.5OO.OL. for continuing the work on the Pan- anna Canal from December l, 1905. to June 30. 1906. Secretary Shaw sem with the estimates letter from Robert Shaw Oliver. acting Secretary of War In which he urged immediate action, in the following words:
 ''The truth is part of the money should be appropriated not later than the 18th of December. in order that the pay rolls and outstanding bills which have been contracted and which ought to be paid. should be met
 Tt Is quite possible that before the whole appropriation is mddL. Congress will desire to have a discussion and hearing before the commission, buI the immediate necessity for the paying of the payrolls in order that the force of 13,00O men now employed on the isthmus may be continued and not broken up hardly needs emphasIs.'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-06
PERKINS .,e0- ~TA1g; AM
Vow Head ~a 'he B -,a n and ,be
 p~r- Marrua%x.

New Yor'S. D@r. 5.-Gear~4 W Por- '-i"s today wHs elected ,hairr,an nf the pare N'rouette Railroad. His election tn the sane ofNce in the cinninnoti Hamilton and Davtnn Road makes him Ire executive head of the two pron- .rues. mere has been no chan9es in terests declined today to confirm or aeny the report that suits are to he started against the former owners of these properties MT. Perkins was in 9onIerence In the late afternoon with T. B. Rollins. who bought the Cincln- nat. Hamilton and Dayton and Pere Ss.' nlarquette roads for J P. Morgan so.. se ana with Russell Harding. who was sa svs % .slns identined with the Erie road ware obtainabls. "
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-06
Coal Famine at Norfs!Ik.

Norfolk. Va. Dec. 5.--A number of coasting schooners and other carrying craft with a capacity of approximately I0o.0 .000 tons are held up here as the re- suit Of what the shipping masters say is a coal famine. The masters declare that little soft steam coal is arriving from the West Virginia coal fields. and that they are being held up because of the failure to secure cargoes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-06
TUSCALOOSA BUrLDaNG.
Esanhhend VIII Introduee Biii for Fed~
 eral Structure.

washington, Dee. 5.---fSpeciai. )--- Representative Bankhead has prepared a bill for introduction in the House for the erection of the Court House and Postofiice Building at Tuscaloosa. Ala. The site for the structure has already heen secured by the Government. and a branch United States Court Is to be held there.
 The site Is considered a fine one end MT. Bankhead thinks the money for the building will be forthcoming this ses- sion.
 There is no longer any doubt that Representative Underwood will be ap- pointed a member of the House ways and Means Comnittee. ~ Alfred !. stofer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-06
cAnLEcRAn TO REDMOND.
Irish League of America Promises Him
 Gmumarf

Boston, Dec. 5.--The United Irish League of America today sent a cabiegram to John E. Redmond to be laid before the Irish National League at Dublin tomorrow. in which the League pledges its fealty and support '.To the United Irish Party under the leadership of Redmond woffhy suc- eessor to Parneli.' The eabiasram con 4lnpes:
 Irish America looks to your conven- ton for solid unity of all lovers of motherland in the coming great strug- gle for final abolition of landlordism and for Irish national self-government
 Cordial congratulations that the Eaifour government Is thing of the past"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-06
THREE PERSONS KILLED.
The Result of Accidents in Town Of
 Tennessee.

Bristol, Va, Dec 5.--A special to The Herald from B1ackwater, Va. says:
 The little community around Kyles, Tenn, has been the scene of two acci- dents resulting in three deaths in the last twenty-four hours. The first which occurred Monday afternoon was the accidental killing of Miss Rosa Collins, a well known young lady of the neighborhood. by the discharge of a shot sun in the Lands Of Cethds t.o5- erts, wi4ile he was examining the gun in the none of Miss Collins's father
 The St cond was the burning to death Of Miss Anna Gibson and her moth IT, The daughtCr's clothing caught Ire ind the mother, running to her rt scue, was a.so enve4oped in the flames
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-06
WIRES ARE NOT WORKING. Berlin Has no TeleErnpbic Communica-
 ton With St. Petersburg.

Washington. Dec 5.--1n response to cable inquiry from the State Depart- ment as to the state of communicat tion between Berlin and St. Petersburg. Am basador Tower today replied that tel egraph communication exists only from Berlin to Aydtkuhnen, a town on the border between German and Russian Poland
 An effort Is being made to arrange system of water communication be- tween St. Petersburg and the outside world through the use of German and British torpedo boats. Ambassador Meyer IS still in Berlin trying to reach his post at St. fetersburg and expects to make 6 start tomorrow.