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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29
To Attend Royal Wedding.

Berlin, May 2S.-The Prince and Princess Arisugawa, who will repre- sent the Emperor of Japan at the wedding of the Crown Prince Freder- ick William and Duchess Cecilia of Mecklenburg-S -SchweerIn. will be the first of the guests to arrive here and will be received in an imposing manner at the railway station Monday evening. Emperor William invited the Prince and Princess Arisugawa to come to Berlin a few days in advance of the other royal personages who are to att tend the wedding. presumably because he wishes to pay them special atten- ton.
 The American secretary of state Mir. Hay. who met Prince Arisugawa in Washington some time ago, has said in discussing public men of the world that the Prince Is one of the ablest men in Japan. Emperor William has assigned Imperial Chamberlain won Mohl, who is versed ip Japanese eti- quette. to see that the Japanese forms are severely observed during the visit of the Prince and Princess to Germany.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29
Intense Interest in Paris.

Paris, May 2S.--Intense interest has been aroused here by the news that a naval battle has been fought between the Russian and Japanese fleets. Off, cial and diplomatic quarters are with out advices, most of the information reaching Paris coming through the Associated Press dispatches forwarded from the United States These dis patches are prominently displayed in the evening editions of the newspapers and are eagerly commented on.
 The Temps reproduces a dispatch from Rome saying that the Italian min ister of marine, Admiral Mirabello, has received a cablegram from Chefoo giv- ing a rumor that a battle of the most violent character has been fought in which both combatants suffered serious loss.
 All the newspapers display tone of extreme anxiety over the result.
 The Temps pays a glowing tribute to Admiral Rojestvensky's skill in pre- pairing his squadrons for the nral en- counter and to his audacity in taking the route where the Japanese were strongest.
 The Echo de ParIs's St. Petersburg correspondent says that a letter has been received from Admiral Roiest- vensky written six weeks ago Iu which the Admiral said he desired to reach Vladivostok without a combat If possi- ble but that he would do nothing to avoid an encounter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29
DsERTER CAUSED TROUBLE.
Uncle Sam's Navy Department Cites
 Typical Case.


 Washington, May 2S.--How a single deserter from the United States navy caused an active correspondence be- tween an American embassy and the State Department and led a Mexican newspaper to publish an erroneous statement that the sailors had deserted an American warship is disclosed in the case of e. member of the crew of the cruiser Colombia. who deserted that ship at Vera Cruz. Mexico.
 The statement was published follow ing the visit of the Columbia to the Mexican port where she conveyed the remains of the late Ambassador Senor Aspiroz The official statement at the navy department is that but nine out of the entire crew of several hundred were absent without leave when the Columbia left Vera Cruz for the United States. Three of these. 1t Is said. re- joined the cruiser at New Orleans.
 Attention is called at the Navy De- partment to the fact that the deserter who furnished the information reflect ing on the service and who styled him. himself as a first-class fireman. had seen but twenty-one days service in the navy. which he entered as a coal passer. his service at sea amounting only to the trip from the United States to Vera Cruz. The official correspond ence discloses that this deserter after a brief stay on Mexican soil was lods4 ed in jail on the charge of larceny, when he appealed to Powell Clayton, American Ambassador to Mexico. for re- lease. In his first letter to the Ambas- sador. dated at San Juan. Del Rio, he said among other things:
 "Tt grieves me to inform you that I have been cast into prison here and sincerely wish you would investigate the matter as I am an American sailor off the Columbia and was on my way to the States to report again. l left the ship at Vera Cruz and went to Mexico City and missed the ship. I wish you would investigate this matter as soon as you possibly can for I would like to report on board of the Columbia again"
 In a subsequent letter to the ambas- sador. he said: T wish to God I had never left the ship. for there has been nothing but worry for me since l left and the sooner I return to her the bet ter l will like it."
 Naval officials cite this as a typical case and say those who leave the ships are largely new men in the service and especially coal passers and mess room attendants.
 Captain Miller. Commander of the Co., lumbia, in reporting to the Navy De- partment on his visit to Mexico espec- ially praised the enlisted men of his ship for their excellent conduct while in Mexico.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29
PEACE NOT IN SIGHT
BOTH SIDES AT CHICAGO ARE
 STANDING FIRM.
Labor Unions Preparing for Big Dena- onstratlon--Emplo are Im- porting Many Hundred Drivers
 as Strike Breakers.

Chicago, May 2S.-There was nothing developed today that would indicate an immediate settlement of the teamsters' strike which has been in progress for nearly two months. That the labor unions are of the belief that the fight will be a long one was demonstrated at the meeting of the Chicago Fedora tion of Labor today, when arrange ments were made for holding a strike demonstration on July 5th. According to the present plans. it Is the intention to hold a monster parade of the strik- CTS and the affiliated unions unless the controversy has been ended before that date.
 At the meeting today each union af- filiated with the central body was rep resented by three delegates nt the re- quest Of President Dold. The strike situation was discussed in all its de- tails, and the sentiment of the meeting was that the teamsters shouf eqntinue the fight until the seven express com panies should offer some sort of com promise. The officials of the express companies are still obdurate in their declaration that no concessions need be looked for from their side, so the mat ter of settlement through this channel seems as remote as ever.
 With over 1000 policemen and deputy sheriffs detailed on strike duty, the em- ployers declare that during the present week they will be able to demonstrate to the strikers that any further con- tinuation of the fight will be suicidal to the teamsters' union.
 "In the next few days we will have all the help needed to get business back to a normal basis" said Superintendent Reed of the Employers Teaming As sociation tonight. During last week we secured over 1,500 drivers from nf ChfNn and there are several hundred more en route.
 "The State Street stores and the oth- CT business houses that became involV ed in the trouble at the beginning ot the strike have practically enough men to handle all their wagons, so 1t Is only a question of police protection that concerns us now"
 Today was one of the quietest since the strike began, not a single disturb ance having been reported up to a late hours tonight
 To prove that a teamster's permit protects a wagon driver in Chicago from assault and the property of the employer from being damaged, attor- neys for the Employers Teaming Asso- citation have subpoenaed Arthur Dixon, of inc Arthur Dixon Transfer Company and a member of the Chicago Team Owners Association, to testify before Master in Chancery sherman. in the Tinted States Court injunction hearing tomorrow.
 Alleging that the members of the Team owners Association are operat- ing their business by an arrangement with Corneliuh P. Shea and other offi- cers of the Teansters Union and that some members are delivering goods to boycotted houses with non-union men by permission of the strike leaders have conspired to injure the business of the members of the Employers Team ing Association.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29
HUNGARY,s TROUBLE.
Popular Rights Fighting Against Royal
 PrerOGatfye.


 Vienna, May 2S.--The struggle in Hungary today can fairly be called in its broader outlines an energetic af- firmation of popular rights against the undue prevalence of the royal preroga- tive. In the developments which prob ably will follow the appointment of a cabinet under the premiership of Baron Fejervary, the Hungarians foresee a serious infringement of their rights guaranteed by the constitution which the king is sworn to respect and which dates back a thousand years, conse- crated by the blood of countless thou sands of Hungarians
 The country Is thoroughly aroused with a view to protecting It's most sa- cred institution against any assault The Fejervary ministry would be col orless and neutral and. composed of members of the minority, would be un- constitutional, unlawful and unparlia- mentary and be sharply attacked by the combined majority. It would be immediately discredited and the house of deputies would then have to be ad- journed. Such an adjournment in the present condition of the country, 1t Is pointed out, would also be unconstitu- tional
 The Hungarians are in no spirit to accept such procedure. Among the measures which the Hungarians de- clare they will employ in defense of their constitutional rights are the re- fusal to pay taxes which cannot be le- gally collected before the house of deputies passes the budget, the refusal to grant recruits and the refusal by Hungary of it's pro rata contribution to the common expenses of the dual monarchy. In short, Hungary will op- pose the demands of the state in every possible way.
 Throughout the entire country it is becoming increasingly evident that the parliamentary majority will not allow itself to be pushed aside and the Hun garian counties are beginning to peti- tion the house to preserve the integrity of the constitution with all the means at It's command.
 The Hungarians are now threatening every man who may accept port folio in the Fejervary ministry with social ostracism.
 The proposal of Francis Kossuth, leader of the United Opposition, for the elaboration of an independent tariff for Hungary will be debated Monday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29
FIRE IN HOLD.
Steamship Puts Back to Port in Bad
 Plight.

Steamship Puts Back to Port in Bad
 Plight.
 Norfolk. Va. May 2S.-After about two hours and half of hard fight ing. the Old Dominion steamship Ham ilton came back to Norfolk ut s,30 o'clock this afternoon with her crew exhausted and the fire raging in her forward hold.
 The Hamilton left this port this morning at 4:30 a. m, and when she was about five hours out the automatic fire alarm went off in the engine room and indicated that the fire had broken out somewhere between decks in the forward hold. Captain Boaz immedi- ately put back into this port and noti- fled Agent Cromwell that none of his men could work on the fire because they were entirely exhausted from the hard work they had been doing. ever since the fire started.
 The hold has been flooded with wa ter. There were no passengers on board. The officials Of the company say that it will be impossible to esti- mato the amount of damage for several hours.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29
Naval Engagement of Momentous Import to Desperate Enemies of the Far East
 Now Being Fought.

tioned in a dispatch received at the State Department today from the Con- sul at Nagasaki.
 The belief in naval circles in Wash ington is that the Japanese resorted to a free use of their torpedo boats in their attacks on the vessels of Vice Admiral Rojestvensky's fleet. The Japanese have large number of tor pedo boats in their fleet and they dem onstrated their effectivness in the op- erations around Port Arthur
 Naval officials here tonight express the opinion that it was unlikely that such serious losses as those reported could have been inflicted by ordinary fire.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29
Lew Mayer,s statement.

New York, May 2s.--Levy Mayer the attorney for the Employers Associa- tion and representing the express com panIes whose employees in Chicago are m strike, Is here for the purpose of having a conference with the New York officials of the companies looking towards a breaking up of the strike.
 "I am not in a position to say what shall do while here,' said Mir Mayer soon after his arrival. 'I expect to haze conference with the express off, fcia1s. but whether it will take place in the city or out of 1t have not yet been able to determine"
 Late in the afternoon MT. Mayer dic- tated the following statement:
 "The places of all the striking team sters of the Railroad Express Company in Chicago have been permanently filled and a large majority of the positions made vacant by the strike of the team sters of the members of the Employers Association have likewise been filled.
 T must decline at this time to speak of the specific purpose of my visit, or the purpose of any conferences which I have had or may have with any of the Express Company officials, certain ly not before tomorrow, if then"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29

cludIng Henry Brooks Adams. who lunched with the Secretary and then took him for an automobile ride in the Bois de Boulogne.
 Secretary Hay has profited greatly by the treatment he underwent at Bad Nauheim but by order of his physician he Is observing very strict regime. which will compel him to refrain from accepting any invitations or the mak- ing of official and social engagements. He will observe the same quiet as a health precaution during his brief stay in London, preparatory to sailing for the United States.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29
STRAITS OF KOREA IS SCENF OF DEATH GRAPPLE BETWEEN
 JAP AND RUSSIAN ADMIRALS

allow 1t to proceed and report the whereabouts and direction of the Rus sian fleet would endanger his strategic plan. he had no other alternative ex- cept to take of the crew and sink the ship.
 Such an incident is unfortunate. but every naval officer must admit that the risk In such crisis is too great to take any chances If the ship was un- justihably sunk from the standpoint Of international law, Russia, of course, will have to foot the bill; but any cost is cheap if 1t further Rojestvensky's mission.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29
May strike in Sympathy.

New York May 2s.-Twenty-three To- calls of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. representing aoout Io'ooo drivers. held meetings today to discuss the question of a sympathetic strike in New York to assist the men in Chicago According to several of the delegates the strike may be ordered here within forty-eight hours. The meetings were held with much secrecy.
 President Hoffman, of the Dry Goods Tearnsters, said after the meeting:
 For some weeks we have been con- tributlng $1.o0o a day to the Chicago strikers, If q request for sympathet- Ic strike is made it will be laid before the executive control of the New York loc als.'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29
SHANGHAI TELEGRAM.
Tone of Dispatches Favorable to the
 Russians.

Tone Of Dispatcnes rhfOHnuAS to tne
 Russians.
 St. Petersburg, May 2e.-The St. Pe- tersburg telegraph agency publishes the following from Shanghai under date of May 2S:
 From all quarters telegrams are arriving here announcing that a naval battle is in progress between the Tsu Straits and the Japanese coast. No details are given, but the tone of tele- grams from Chefoo Is favorable to the Russians. The telegrams say that the Vladivostok squadron participated in the engagement.
 "An English firm in Shanghai has re- ceived a telegram from Tokio to the effect that the Japanese have been victorious. but nobody here believes It.
 'There is the greatest excitement in Shanghai. All the warships in the harbor have cleared for action.
 "The cable to Woo Sung has been interrupted since yesterday, but the cause is not known.
 Numerous merchantmen have post poned their departure pending the re- ceipt of further news"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29
RnIna Ceasinw.

Oklahoma City. Okla, May 2s.-ces- sation of rains leads to the belief that flood damage in the two territories has been arrested. Traffic in the west ern part of Oklahoma Is seriously crip- plei and Rock Island officials state that 1t will be several days before trains can run south and west of Anadarko. Washouts on the Santa Fe in tho Chickasha Nation are also reported.
 The loss to farmers along the princi- pal streams will be heavy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29
Damaged by Floods.
Disastrous Sweep of Waters Reported
 Hm TawaR.

Fl Paso, Tex, May 2s.A-A half miis lion dollars is a conservative estimate of the damage done by the overflow of the Rio Grande. north of Ell Pasos in the Mexilla Valley. Between 5000 and 10000 acres of farm lands are under water, crops and farm machinery have been lost and all houses in the path of the waters washed away. The wa ter in most places Is six feet deep. Every adobe house in Anthony, N. M., has been washed away and the people have fled to El Paso. One family at Anthony was caught in the flood and was two days and nights without food or water. The family was finally rescued from the roof of a barn.
 The water is still rising rapidly. threatening greater damage, especially at Fl Paso, where the lower section of the city Is in peril If the sand dyke gives way. Laborers are working con- stantly to protect the dyke with sand bags.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29
.nIeIhn the Russlans.

May 2S.-A dispatch
 |, received at the State Department " saying that the Japanese Gov
 nent had made the announcement it's fleet had engaged the Russians he Straits of Korea Saturday and
 held them. The reported sinking he battleship Borodino is men
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29
Name Unknown,

Tokio. May 2s.-The name and desti- nation of the American steamer which Vice-Admiral Rojestvensky Is reported to have sunk off Formosa about May sI is unknown here. Details concern ing the sinking of the vessel are ex- pected 10 be made known when the crew Of the steamer reaches Japan.
 Although nothing Is known here about the case 1t is expected m official circles that V!ce-Admiral Rojestvensky will claim that the vessel was cruising.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29
A RepOrt Corrected.

Austin, Texas, May 2s.--J. L. Mather, Mayor of Mineral Wells, Texas, re- auested the Associated Press to cor rect the report sent 10 several papers that the town had been badly damaged by a tornado last week, He says that no damage was done at all and that excepting a very high wind which swept the town last Wednesday there was no reason for such report.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29

Tsingtau May 29.-There is run ming naval engagement between the Russian and Japanese fleets in the Straits of Korea. near the Island of oki.
 It is reported that the whole Russian neet is not participating. all the slower vessels having steamed around Japan.
 The Japanese losses so far are stated to be one cruiser and ten torpedo boats.
 The Island of oki is in the Sea of Japan about 200 miles northeast of the s.r.,+ of Korea. where the battle be- tween the Japanese and Russian fleets Is reported to have had its beginning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29
Tokio Correspondent Says ROjeStvensky is in
 Full Flight.
Mfkado's Minister at Washington Hears Privately that Prospects So Far Are Not Favorable to
 His Flag.

According to the latest informa- tion the battle between the Rus sian and Japanese naval forces for the supremacy of the Oriental seas. on which hangs the outcome of the Far Eastern struggle, has begun. if it has not terminated decisively.
 All the dispatches received by the Associated Press point to Japanese victory. though 1t IS not yet known whether the full force of vice-Admiral Ro1estvensky's fighting ships took part in the com test. which, according to dispatches, took place in the comparatively narrow waters of the Straits of Korea.
 The first information came in dispatch from the American con .uI at Naeasaki to the Naval De- partment at Washington telling that the Japanese had sunk one Russian battIeship. four other war sbins and a repair ship in the Ro- rean Straits, and this was followed by a dispatch received by the State Department, the date of which was not given. that the Japanese gov ernment had made the announce ment that it's fleet had engaged the Russians in the Straits of Korea Saturday and had held them"
 From Tsingtau. the German por- finn of the Shangtung peninsula, came a report that running naval engagement took place near the Island of oki in the Sea of Japan, 200 miles northeast of the Straits of Korea, and that the whole Rus sian fleet did not participate, the slow vessels having been sent around Japan.
 Russian sources give no news Of the battle, while the Japanese gov ernment, following it's custom. is silent as to either the battle or its outcome.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29
ve.nrinn In Eruntion.

Naples. May 2s.-The eruption of Mount Vesuvius continues. the volcano showing four new openings through which lava flows. whiie the lmfnedlate Surrounding country is covered with ashes. The funicular railroad has been compelled to cease running.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29
VIII Not pIacuss It.

Washington. May 2s.-In the absence of any official information whatever re- garding the reported sinking of an American steamer by Vice Admiral Ro- iestvensky, officials in Washington pro- Sess a disinclination to discussing pub iicly any international aspects the case roay have. Much depends on the action of inc vessel when she was halted
 whether the cargo she carried was con- traband and on other matters. If the vessel refused to stop when the Rus sians ordered 1t to. the latter. accord
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29
St. Petersburg Ignorant.

St. Petersburg, May 2S.-(ll:l0 D. m.) Nothing is known at the admiralty of the reported sinking of an unknown American steamer off Formosa by Vice. Admiral Rojestvensky. It Is recog- nized at the admiralty as quite pos sible that Rojestvensky may have been compelled by military necessity to de- stroy a neutral. If he feared that tn
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29
n I n,nav nend

Lima. O., May 2S.-D. J o'Day. Gem eral Superintendent of all the Standard oil companys interests west of Penn sylvania, died here today after an iII- ness of several weeks duration which was due to a complete collapse of the nervous system
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29
Hay at Paris

Paris, May 2S-Secretary Hay ar- rived here this morning for a three days stay. His train was met by the officials of the American embassy and later he was called upon by Ambassa- dor Mccormick. former Ambassador Portar and a nnmhar of old kriands. in-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29
TrnfayOrabIe to Japs.

Washington. May 2s.-Japanese Min later Takahira has received a dispatch Iron, Tokio saying. in effect. that the lighting in the naval battle thus far has heen without favorable prospects to Inc Japanese.
 The Ministers dispatch is from pri- Vate sources.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29
A TokIO Report.

London. May 29.-The Tokio corre- spondent of The Daily Mail says that the Russian heot has been dispersed that several Russian ships have been disabled. and that the remainder are in s,eht with the Japanese pursuing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29
LAMPLAND's STUNT.
He Photographs Canals in the Planet
 Mars,

Mars.
 Bloomington, Ind, May 2S.-Word was received here today that Prof. c. O.. Lampland, former student in the as- tronomy department of Indiana Uni- versity, now connected with the Lowell observatory at Flagstaff, Arizona, has photographed the canals in the planet Mars
 This, 1t is believed. Is the first time in the history of science that such re- suits have been accomplished Prof. Lampland has secured twenty views of the canals.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-29
Prominent spnniard Dyinu.

Madrid. May 2s.-Don Francisco sil- veIa, the eminent statesman and fornler. Spanish Premier, is dying.