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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-28
Situation Still Serious.

Odessa, November Ex-Governor General Kaulbars has received the following dis patch from Vice Admiral Chouknin, com nianding the Black sea fleet:
 "The mutlneers left the Kniaz Potem- kline today and the vessel is now in my hands. The sailors, together with the sol diers of the Brest regiment, who mutinied have shut themselves in the Lazareff bar racks with some guns. When fresh troops arrive I shall attack, though I fear the artillerymen may join the mutineers.
 "A very serious state of affairs prevails today. Several officers have been Killed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-28
Boston Bank Is Closed.

Washington. November H-The comp troler of the currency today received a telegram to the e..ect that by order of its directors the American National bank of Boston has closed its doors. It Is said that the bank has not been in good con- dition for some time and efforts have been made to liquidate the bank but apparently without success. It is not expected that any of the creditors of the bank will lose anything by the failure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-28
Arms Are Seized.

Tifiis, November N.--A quantity of arms was discovered early this morning rom boats at the North Mole Of the Fort or Petei. The inhabitants of t..e town assist ed in the work While the unloading was proceeding troops arrived on the scene and firing ensued which lasted for some hours. The authorities seized fifty-four boxes of ammunition and fifty-one boxes of foreign made rifles. Several arrests were made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-28
topol who have decided. following the

topol who have decided, following the noble example of the crew of the Kniaz Potemkine, to fight for freedom in fra ternal union with the workmen. May the events at Sebastopol be an example to the soldiers of all Russia as the strike of the St. Petersburg proletariat in defense of the Cronstadt sailors was an exam pie for the workmen of all Russia. Then a union of the revolutionary proletariat and the revolutionary army will put an end to all remnants of the autocracy and raise on the ruins free, democratic state"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-28
Strikers Are Defeated.

Geraft, Germany. November 27.-The Weavers and Overs association of the Saxon Thuringian district have decided to resume operations Wednesday next. The operatives are ready to go to work on the conditions laid down by the associa- tion and therefore the strikers have hesn entirely defeated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-28
Prominent Men Arrested.

Moscow, November 27.-The president and all the principal members of the con gress of peasants were arrested today under martial law. Among those arrested is M. Tchirikoff. author of the play 'The Chosen People, which was presented in London and New York early this year by the St. Petersburg Dramatic company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-28
Mutineers Are conoratulated.

St Petersburg November N.-The workmens council has telegraphed con- gratulations to the mutneers at Sebasto- < DpI, as follows;
 "The council. in the name of the St. stersburg proletariat sends warm greet
 - to the soldiers and sailors of Sebas-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-28
cov.rnor will Not Interfere.

Waldon Vt, November 27.-Governor Charles B. Bell, when informed today Of the decision of the supreme court or the United States in the case of Mrs. Mary Rogers. stated that he stood on the same ground that he has maintained heretofore in the case.
 'I shall not interfere in ony way he said with the regular arrangements Tor the execution of Mrs. Rogers on the date set, December B."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-28
DAMAGING CASE
 AGAINST M'LE0D Crawford and Howard Confess
 Their Guilt TRIAL BEGINS IN BOSTON Crawford Says pr. Mcleod Dismem. bered the Body and Hired Him to Dispose of 1t In Some
 Manner
TRIAL BEGINS IN BOSTON

Boston, November 27.-The trial of pr. Percy D. Mcleod. one of the persons un- der arrest as an accessory after the fact to the performance of a criminal operation upon Susanna A. Geary, the victim of the so-called suit case tragedy, was begun today in the superior criminal court. Be- fore a jury was chosen Louis D. Craw- ford and William E. Howard alias Hunt, who were arrested in New York, were arraigned in the same case and pleaded guilty to similar charges.
 Crawford and Hunt were remanded to jail to await sentence, but Crawford was subsequently, brought back into the court room and was the principal witness of the day against Dr. Mcleod. After Mcleod had pleaded not guilty, jury was quick ly chosen and first listened to the testi- mony of Medical Examiner Francis A. Harris Dr. Harris stated that the imme- diate 4use of death was peritonitiss Nor ris Nathan, the girls lover, admitted on the stand his responsibility for the girls condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-28
Mutineers In Control.

St Petersburg. November 2S.-fS10 a. m )-Though the mutneers at Sebastopol are still masters of the situation at Ad- miralty point and though armed parties have apparently free access to the town, notwithstanding the announcement by the authorities that the roadstead leading to 1t were blocked dispatches received yes terday from Vice Admiral Chouknin, commanding the Black Sea fleet. present the situation in an optimistic light.
 These dispatches which were read at an extraordinary council of the admiral ty, declare that most of the mutineers have decided to surrender with their arms though such action involves trial for mutiny before a courtmartial. This Is confirmed in part by dispatch to the Novoe vremya which says that the spirit of the mutineers is failing and that sev- eral bodies have already surrendered.
 Authorities Do Not Interfere.
 On the other hand dispatches to the As sociated Press from Sebastopol say that revolutionary orators succeeded yesterday in winning over battalion of reserv- ists, and that in spite of the arrival of achievements to the number of several thousand, the authorities did not dare in- terfere with review held by the muti- neers at the Cathedral of St. Vladimas, which is in the very heart of the town. So far as known most of the demands of
  conditions. including the release of reserv- ists who have served beyond their time' increase of pay, increase in the allowance Of food, and the removal of alleged incom- potent and brutal officers.
 Many Demands Are Just.
 Beyond a determination to proclaim martial law, nothing of a definite nature has transpired regarding the decisions arrived at by the Admiralty council, but 1t is reported that the council agreed as to the justice of many of the demands made by the mutineers and recommends to the Emperor that immediate steps be taken to ameliorate the condition of the sailors.
 The latest dispatch form Sebastopol says that the mutineers forced the off cers and crew of the cruiser Otchakoff to leave the ship. The crows of the battle ships Rostislav and Triasviatita, so far as at present known. have not mutinied One reserve battalion, however has joined the mutineers Several companies of the Vil- ma regiment have arrived at Sebastopol from Theodesia.
 Martial law has been declared In the fortress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-28

that personal coaching of Miss Lieb by you for this examination was an act of impropriety on your part in view of your official position and of Miss Iieb's rela tionship to you.
 The department is also of the opinion that your giving to Miss Lieb and H. Wagner, temporary clerk in your of- flee, and an applicant for the examina- ton about to take place and known by you to be such, the keys or answers to the note and coin counting tests in the form Of pencil memoranda to be copied by her, was grossly improper and cannot be too severely censured. Such an incident known to your subordinate force could not fail to be preiudiclal to good feeling and good discipline in your office and could not fall to impair the confidence of your subordinates in the fair and equitable determination by you to questions relat- ing to the personnel.
 Altogether your conduct in reference to this examination Is very unsat tisfac- tory to the department. and the depart ment is giving you the benefit of every doubtful consideration in the case in not bringing the matter to the attention of the President for his consideration and action Respectfully. L. NJ. SHAW,
 Secretary
 Would Have Removed Him Then.
 If the case had at that time been called to my attention my belief is that would then have requested your resIg- nation. Most certainly after receiving such d letter to which you failed in any way to make any answer clearing yourself or traversing the facts alleged by the sec retary. 1t was your duty so to conduct your office that no possible criticism could come upon you. Instead of SO con- ducting It, you have continued exactly the methods that previously obtained, your sister. for instance, having been again temporarily appointed last August as money counter. and notwithstanding he fact that this Is permanent posi- ton. and that there were two eligibles on the register when you were notified that the appointment must be made from these ellgibles you in some manner se- cured their declinations. and thereupon on September 27. again temporarily ap- pointed your sister. and she Is in office at this time, far the records of the civil service commission shows.
 Under these circumstances of perss- tent wrong-doing on your part 1t seem, to me that there Is no alternative but tn remove you from office. You are accord ingly hereby removed from the position If assistant treasurer of the United States. Very truly yours,
 "rHEODORE ROOSEVELT.
 Hon. William S. Lieb, Sub-Treasury. Philadelphia, Pa"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-28
Damaging for Mcleod.

The interest in the trial, however, cen tered in the testimony of Crawford. He stated that he was regular visitor at the office of Mrs. Dr. Jane Bishop, where it is claimed the alleged criminal opera tion on the Geary girl was performed, and that he had seen Dr. Mcleod at the of flee once or twice a week for the past four years. He claimed that he had noth ing whatever to do with the operation on the girl, but that 1t was performed by Mrs Mary Dean, for whom the local au- thorlties are searching. He said that the day before Miss Geary died in the Rox- bury house where she was taken, Dr. Me Leod and Mrs. Dean agreed that death was only question of a few hours, and that the body must be disposed of in some manner. Dr. Mcleod 1t was further testified, suggested dismemberment. At McLeod's direction Crawford said that he purchased the suit cases, and on the day of Miss Geary's death, carried them to the house. Dr. Mcleod took them upstairs and reappeared in about half an hour Crawford also testified that Mcleod told him and Howard that he (McLeod) had placed the trunk In the larger case, the limbs in the smaller, and the head in the small baP
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-28
Failed to Remove Rings.

Crawford and Howard then took the bag and cases that night and threw them into the harbor. Crawford said that he received $115 from persons in the Bishop office. He met Dr. Mcleod the next day, and the latter said the witness claimed that he (McLeou) failed to remove the girls rings, but thought it would be all right
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-28
Piece of Paper Stood Good
 for $7OO,OOO WAS RETURNED IN FEW DAYS
Further Mysterious Transactions of Officers of New York Life Are Re. vealed-McCaII and Perkins
 on the Stand.

New York, November 27.-one of the most interesting features of the investi- gation of life insurance affairs developed a few minutes before the adjournment of the Armstrong committee when Theo Banta cashier of the New York Life ln- suranee company, testified that at about the beginning of 1901. Edmund D. Ram dolph, treasurer of the company opened the vaults of the company, removed New York city stock valued at s7o0,000 and put a check of the Central National bank for $7O0. 900 in its place.
 Mir Banta said he helped to open the vaults at the order of Mir Randolph, and that he supposed MT. Randolph acted for the finance committee. The stock was kept out for few days, and was then re- turned and the check withdrawn. Tho transaction was not recorded on the books of the company, so far as Banta knew. The effect of the operation would be that any one having that stock would have s7Oo. .0o0 worth of untaxable property at the end of the year. Mir. Banta did not know who received the stock
 Hamiiton Good TOT Sou,UUU.
 George w. Perkins vice president of the New York Life Insurance company and member of the firm of J. F. Morgan S Co.,. bankers. today described to the com mittee the transaction which resulted in his receipt of $40, 193 from Kidder Peabody X Co. of Boston as half of the profits of the sale of S2.00O,OO0 worth of bonds of the I.fl ton H. Mattson, a bookkeeper of the New York Life Insurance company. had previously testified that $9SO GOO of the life insurance company's money was used in the transaction and that Mr. Perkins got the profit.
 Mir. Perkins said today that he went into the transaction for the Nylie fund which is owned by the agents of the New York Life Insurance company, and that he invested the profits for that fund. Tho life insurance company, he said profited to the extent of per cent interest on the loan of s93O,OoO. He stated that tho company had no right to the $iO 193 profit.
 MT. Perkins said also that J. P Nor gan x Co. had taken up notes of Andrew Hamilton and F.. E. Mccall formerly justice of the New York state supreme court. amounting to $59.350, at the request of President John A Mccall of the New York Life Insurance company and that the amount with interest was paid to Andrew Hamilton by the New York Life Insurance company for the proceeds of q syndicate in United States Steel corpora tion stock
 President John A. Mccall told the com mittee today that he had told the Central National bank and E. F.. Mccall that Hamilton was good for S50000 and they had then taken Hamiltons notes Presi- dent Mccall said the New York Life In- surance company owed Hamilton the s59,- BIO and took the syndicate profits to pay him. The result was that the payment did not appear on the books of the company. The reason was that he wanted to keen Hamiltons expense account down.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-03-29
D. 4. k. STATE MEETING.
Mrs. Sara T. Kinney, of New Haven, Re-
 elected Regent.

Meriden. March 2S.-The Daughters of the American Revolution of Con necticut held a business meeting this morning and afternoon with Sarah Car rington Clarke chapter in the Congre- gational church. A large number of delegates from other chapters attend ed. Seventy-eight delegates and 25S alternates were elected to represent the state at the fourteenth congress.
 4 pleasing feature of the programme was the vocal selections rendered by members of the local chapters.
 The present state officers, Regent Mrs. Sarah B. Kinney, of New Haven and Vice Regent Mrs. Tracy E. War ren Of Bridgeport were unanimously re- elected. The report of Mrs. Charles A, Cross of Hartford, treasurer of the state chapter, showed the total receipts for the year to be s251s.s7: total ex- penditures, $676.74.
 State Regent Kinney gave her annual report and the S2,000 pledged last Sep ternber for the Connecticut column in continental hall, was placed in the re, gents hands Mrs. Kinney reported that unSre were now IOflSTslA oTSdillz" ed chapters in the state with q total membership of s,7s5, and expressed the hope that at the next meeting there would be fifty chapters and a member- ship of 45O0. Mrs. Kinney's report gave an interesting account of the work for the year which was one of the most successful in the history of the state body. The meeting adjourned about ; o'clock.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-03-29
"BA1n MAsTERsoN SWORN IN.

More Carrying of Concealed Weapons
 in New York Than in West.
 New York. March 2S.-William B. Masterson, known as "Bat'' Masterson was sworn in here to-day as deputy United States marshal He was rec. commended for the appointment by Pres. ident Roosevelt. Masterson said he hoped to make a new record in his new place. Incidentally he expressed the opinion that there is more carrying of concealed weapons in New York than out west. "Out where I come from" he said, "a man does not carry a gun unless he wants to use 1t. Out there the game is to leave your gun at home. Then when a fellow draws bead onlyou, you throw up your hands and show him you are unarmed. He won't shoot you if you do that.
 But sliere in New York, every little sneaking son of a gun who's got the price of a pistol buys one and carries it. You can't go into "a restaurant or cafe in this town without seeing a dog en cheap sports with guns twisted ur in their hip pockets. Why, they could. mt get 'em out in an hour. And if by hard work they did manage to yank one of those toy pistols out they could mt hit their mark. Where there's one murder in the country I come from there's a dozen here"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-03-29
NEGOTIATIONS MUST BE DIRECT
Statement of Baron Hayashi--Japan
 Not Noticing Rumors.

London, March 2S.-"When peace ne gotiations commence it will be between Russia and Japan direct and not through any intermediary" was Minis ter Hayashi's comment to the Associ- ated Press tonight, when shown the dispatch from a. northern European capital stating that M. Delcasse, the French minister Of foreign affairs had been asked to act as an intermediary to open peace negotiations. Minister Hayashi said he attached no import ance to peace rumors. He thought that France was trying to influence Russia to open negotiations for peace "So far as I know" he added no nego. tiations have been begun; but when Russia is ready to make terms Japan will be happy to consider them."
 Minister Hayashi repeated his pre- vious statements that Japan is not mo- ticing peace rumors, but steadily pre-. pairing to prosecute the war to the bit. ter end.
 At Foreign Secretary Lansdowne's $ residence tonight, the Associated Press was in formed that it would be use. less to ask Lord Lansdowne for an ex. pression of opinion at the present june. ture, and he must decline to give out any statement on the subject of peace.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-03-29
NOT ALARMEDIN BAY STATE.
State Health Board Not Worried over
 Spotted Fever.

Boston. March 2S. Statements made to-day by members of the state board of health were to the effect that they are not alarmed over the spread of cer- ebro-Spinal meningitis in this state. They think that cases concerning which there has been doubt have been classi- fled as spotted fever
 The disease, it was stated, had been prevalent in this state for several years. In 1903 there were sixty-five deaths in Massachusetts from cerebro- spinal meningitis from January to March 2S. In the same period last year there were fifty-five deaths. and this year there have been eighty-s seven. In 1904, for the whole year, 225 persons in the whole state died from the malady.
 The health authorities expect that as warmer weather appears the infection will begin to disappear.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-03-29
UNITED STATES, ATTITUDE.
For Long Tune Has stood Ready to Of
 fer Her Good ofices.

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 Washington, March 2S. Diligent in quiry tonight failed to develop what, if any, assistance this government had been in the way of bringing about pre- 1iminary negotiations for peace between Russia and Japan, but, inasnluehsas nearly all the American officials likely to have knowledge of such a matter were at social functions or were other wise inaccessible, the inquiry necessa- rily was not complete. It is known that this government for a long time has stood prepared to use it's good Of fees in the interest of peace whenever the opportune moment arrived for &C., tion by this government without seri- Ous risk of giving offense to either of the combatants and thereby lessening our power for good.
 A prominent head of one of the dipio- 11atic establishments here, when shown the St. Petersburg statement, said that he had not received any word from his government on the subject for several days and had heard nothing to confirm the report. At the same time he would not be astonished to learn of it's accu- racy, though he had not expected mat ters to reach that stage as yet.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-03-29
Shipping News.

New York, March 2S.--The steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, from Ere men,. was reported by wireless tele- graph as passing Nantucket lightship
 New York, March 2s.-Arrived. steamer Sardegna, Genoa and Naples :; Giulia, Naples.
 New York. March 2S.-sailed: Steam. CTS Barbarossa. Bremen via Plymouth M and Cherbourg; Slavonia, Naples, Trieste, etc.
 Inistrahull, March 2S.-Passed. . Steamer Mongolian, New York for Glas- gow.
 Ponta Ferrara, March 2S.-Passed: Steamer Prinz Adelbert, Naples for New York.
 Genoa. March 23.--Arrived: Steamer Lombardia, New York.
 Naples, March 2T.-Arrived: Steamer Perugia. New York via Marseilles
 Gibraltar. March 27.-Passed Steam CT Citta di Torino, Genoa and Naples for New York.
 London. March 2S.-Arrived: Steamer Minnehaha, New York.
 Messina, March 2S.-Arrived: Steamer Moltke, New York via Mediterranean ports lon cruisels # sss <
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-03-29
PRINCETON WINS DEBATE
DEFEATS HARVARD IN ANNUAL FORENSIC s.BATTLE"

First Victory Over the Crimson Since
 E the Fall of 19O2-Tigers Defend oues-
 tion That the Free Elective System
 is the Best Available pIan for Un-
 dergraduate Study. r.s
 Princeton, N J, March 2S-Princeton won the eleventh annual debate with Harvard tonight, while advocating that Harvard's free elective system was the best plan of study. This is Princeton's first victory since the fall .of 1902, and it was celebrated with a mammoth parade, headed by the stu dent band. Princeton upheld the af- firmative and Harvard the negative of the proposition:
 Resolved, That the free elective sys- tenn is the best available plan for the undergraduate course of study, it being understood CD that the free elective system is one based on the principle that each student should select for him. self all his studies throughout his col- flege course; @ the free elective sys- tenn, thus defined, exists even when a. minor part of the studies of freshman year is prescribed" #se tat
 The affirmative debaters were: Ray mond B. Fosdick, 1905, of New York; Hugh Hagan, 1907, of Ohio, and Nor man M Thomas, 1905, of Pennsyl ylvania- The negative: w.. H. Davis, 1905, of Pennsylvania; A. Tulin, of Connecticut, and B. V. Kenealy, of New York. The situation was unique and many anus ling incidents occurred in advocating the system at the opposing colleges. The Princeton team maintained that free election is the most effective plan, because the student takes a personal interest in his work. The Harvard debaters argued that the system had been tried at Harvard for twenty-one years and that President Eliot in his latest report claimed that it has not accomplished it's purpose. @t t.%
 President J. H. Finley, of the College of the City of New York, presided, and | the judges were Rev. w. R. Richards, r D. D., of New York city; Anson Phelps Stokes, jr., secretary of Yale university, and Professor J. F. Creighton, of Cor nell. ,..5.s5Er
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-03-29
DOCTORS GONSPIRED
One Takes Examination in Name of Other.

Portland, Me. March 2S.-Austin Francis o'Malley, of Clinton, Mass, and Dr. Houghton Baxley, of Baltimore, were arrested here to-day charged with conspiring to do an illegal act in injury Df public health. O'Malley, who is a graduate of the Baltimore University School of Medicine, made application to take examinations before the Maine board of registration in medicine When that body met to-day 1t is alleged that pr. Baxley presented himself and be- gan to take the examination in the name of O'Malley. The fact was dis covered and Dr. Baxley was arrested. He is said to have confessed. o'Malley was arrested at a local hotel. He is about thirty-tive years old.