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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-24
MAKING PREPARATIONS.
Everything Will Be Ready For Peace
 s. Conference. -~..-

Portsmouth. N. H., July 23.-Prepa- |rations for the peace conference are pro- gressing rapidly and satisfactorily and by August 5. the date on which the plenipotentiaries are expected to reach Portsmouth from oyster Bay on board the Mayfiower and Dolphin. all will be in readiness for their reception. The Washington government and the State of New Hampshire are cooperating in the effort to make the surroundings of the conference as suitable as possible and are receiving generous assistance from the people of Portsmouth and the adjacent village of Kittery, Haine. where the navy yard Is located, and where the plenipotentiaries will have headquarters in the Hotel Wentworth.
 Mir Pierce, the Third Assistant Sec retary of State, who Is acting for the President in directing the arrange ments, left tonight for Washington where he will provide for the shipment of the necessary furniture for the equipment of the navy general store. which is to be used for the sessions of the conference. As this equipment will be of no use to the government after the conference is over 1t will be rented MT. Pierce will spend tomor- row in It's selection and 1t should be in place next week. Before leaving for ence with Rear Admiral Mead, com mandant of the navy yards, regarding the details to be arranged in connection wit hteh reception of the missions and the sessions of the conference.
 The tentative program provides that the plenipotentiaries shall land at the navy yard and go immediately to the offices of the commandant, officially to nav their respects The arrival of the two missions will be heralded by the firing of an ambassadors salute for each mission.
 The marine guard. which recently has been increased, will render the pre- scribed salutes and may escort the par tv from the navy yard through the town of Portsmouth to their quarters. distance of about five miles. As the navy yard is on the Maine side of the Piscatauaua River. the Governor of New Hampshire probably will receive the plenipotentiaries in Portsmouth and formally welcome them to the state. He will at the same time ex- tend to them an invitation to be the guests of the State on tour of the New Hampshire mountains on the con- clusion of the negotiations. The State of New Hampshire has already request ed to be permitted to bear the expense of entertaining the pienipotentiaries throughout the conference. which prob ably will be granted, the Washington Government undertaking the entire ex-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-24

pense of equipment of the quarters for the conference.
 The navy general store, which archi- tecturally is a plain building of brick and steel construction, has just been completed and is admirably suitable Tor such . meeting place. It has an im- nosinr entrance, finished in. stone, and ieadinr up from this to the second floor is q broad stairway. The entire second floor will be given over to the plenipotentiaries and as much of the re- mainder of the building as may be needed. Indeed. the whole building. which has never been occupied, will De turned over for their use. A marine guard will be In attendance throughout the sessions and there will be tele- rraph offices near at hand and tele- rhones, that the envoys may keep in close with their governments and with Oyster Bay.
 Two states will share the honor con- nected with the great meeting, Tor eacn day the plenipotentiaries will come from New Castle, N. H.. to Kittery. Me, TOT the meetin xs. but the scene of contract will invariably be on the Maine side ot the river.
 From an authoritative source 1t Is learned that both missions expect that the aucstiog of an armistice Will De the firut sSb1 .ct preached after the con ference is convened. The Japanese will insist that this bs fer a limited period and will. if Is believed. tUggest that one month In their opinion will furnish 1d- eouate tinte fer the conference to com plete it's work. Ire signing of this truce win. 1t is expected. form the first chapter of the negotiations.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-24
GRAND JURY TO WORK
LATEST MOVE IN THE COTTON
 LEAK INVESTIGATION.
Inquisitorisl Body Will Consider the Allegations of Juggling in the
 Department of Agri- culture.

Washington, July 23.-The grand jury of the District of Columbia will tomor- row take up the allegations that there has been juggling in the cotton crop statistical reports of the Department of Agriculture. with a view of possible indictment or indictments.
 This action Is the immediate result of the recent disclosures of the de- partment which culminated in the dis missal of Edwin s. Holmes, the ssso- ciate statistician.
 The announcement that the grand jury would meet to consider the subject was made in a statement issued by United States District Attorney Morgan H. Beach tonight. Tomorrow's meet ing is in pursuance of a call issued by the district attorney July 20 and Is to consider among other things the crimi- nal practices said to exist and to have existed in one of the executive de- partments. MT. Beach absolutely de- clined to admit which one of the de- partments this statement had reference to. but 1t Is known that 1t relates to the Department of Agriculture.
 Mir Beach's statement adds:
 Pending action by that body, it is earnestly hoped. as it Is confidently believed, that no inquiries will be made of the District Attorneys office on the subject To inquire of any member of the grand jury. or any witness un- der subpoena after discharge, as to anything transpiring before that body constitutes contempt. This general statement is made to excuse the Dis trict Attorney from personal inter views with gentlemen of the press. They have always shown this office tho greatest consideration and pre- served his confidence inviolable. but fnr1A ok hI Ia disposal render this course imperative and no further statement will be made until the grand jury announces In open court the result of the investigation. There may be much or little or noth- ing to report. but while the examina- ton is pending 1t must. as the law commands, be entirely secret"
 Samuel Smoo.. a well known mer- chant. is foreman of the grand jury.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-24
BURYING THE VICTIMS.
They Are Laid to Rest on Military Ground With Full HoBors.

San Diego. Cal. July 23.-They buried the Bennington's dead today-forty- seven of them-in 8 common grave On the crest of the promontory of Loma. high above the water of San Diego Bay 0m the one side and within sound of the booming surf of the Pacific on the other. they were laid to rest in the peaceful little military burying grounds. Without the crash of drum or the sound of brass. without pomp or parade. yet with simple impressiveness. all honor was paid the nations dead.
 They have honored dead to keep them company. these brave boys of the Ben nington. All about them lie those who died in the nations service. in more trying times. Gravestones yell low with age bear the names of men who died at Montery. in the Mexican war; others who gave up their life in the conquest of California and who followed Commodore Stockton at Old San Pasqual. These are their neigh bors In death.
 Army and navy paid their last tributes, no less sincere than the simple grief of the representatives of the naace. who made the long journey around or across the great bay. From Fort Rosercrans came the 115th com many of coast heavy artillery; from the city of San Diego the naval reserves; from the Universal Brotherhood's home on Point Loma company of khaki clad
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-24
FEVER HAS BEEEiifr RESTRICTED
 TO ITS ORIGINAL TERRITORY

Jackson Square. where the cesspool was located, and found that many Italians and others in that vicinity had moved out; in fact, he saw people moving He related the incident of lady on Josephine Street, far removed from the vicinity, who since he left New Orleans had died from the disease. This he did to show that the disease was not, as claimed by the authorities. confined to one specific district in New Orleans.
 This afternoon arrangements were made here to make the quarantine along the Louisville and Nashville per feet from Grand Bay north to the Ten nessee line The Mobile. Jackson and Kansas City Railroad is also under strict surveillance and the people in Mobile are composed. knowing that the most rigid methods will obtain so Tar as this end is concerned.
 The rumor of yellow fever in Mobile is absolutely unfounded.
 A tremendous rain fell here this afternoon between and o'clock which swept everything clean.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-24
FUNERAL OF BLACKMAR
oBsEQUIEs OVER REMAINS OF c. A.
 R. COMMANDER.
Veterans of Civil War and Members of Other Patriotic Organizations ..-. Pay Last Tribute to Their
 Departed Chief.

Ro.ton, July 23-Veterans of the Civil War Sons of Veterans, members of the woman's Relief Corps and other patriotic societies today paid honor to the late Gen. w. w. Blackmar, whose funeral was held In this city. where less than a year ago. at the national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, he was elected Commander in Chief.
 During the morning the body lay in state in Memorial Hall at the State House, surrounded by the battle flags borne by the troops of the common wealth during the Civil War. The cas- ket was draped with the national col ors and guarded by comrades of E. w. Kinsley Post. No. 113. of which General Blackmar was the first commander. Ten thousand persons passed through the hall and gaZed on the face of the dead commander.
 Early in the afternoon thirty Massa : chusetts posts of the Grand Army. led by Department Commander Wolff. and followed by the funeral party and Troop D. of the First Battalion of the State cavalry. escorted the body to the Sec ond Unitarian Church. of which Gen eral Blackmar was member.
 The service begun with music. The invocation and Scripture lesson follow ed and then came an address by Chap lain Edward A. Horton of the Massa chusetts Senate. In prefacing his re- marks Dr Horton read an original poem. written upon hearing of his friends death.
 The burial ritual of the G A. R. fol- lowed. This was conducted by Chap lain Horton and participated in by com rades of Kinsley Post. At the conclu- sion of the ritual, a bugler sounded taps from the choir loft and the ser vice ended.
 At the conclusion of the services al the church. the body was escorted by Troop D to Cedar Grove Cemetery where the interment took place in the Blaekmesr lot. overlooking the Nepon- set River.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-24
sELMA'S QUARANTINE.
Omcers Boarding Trains and Querying
 the Passengers. .~
AdVertiser Bureau,
 Selma. July 23,

AQNeTllSer Bureau,
 Selma, July 23.
 The quarantine proclamation which was issued last evening by Acting Mayor W. R. Peacock was put in force last night and all of the night trains from the direction of New Orleans were boarded outside of the city and the pas sengers were queried as to where they came from Although the quarantine proclama- ton issued by Acting Mayor Peacock was at the advice of the Board of Health upon a telegram received by a member of that body from pr. Bondu- rant, acting State health officer, no great amount of alarm at the spread of the yellow plague Is apprehended in this city. The citizens seem to nave confidence in the modern methods of fighting the disease and think that the medical fraternity of New Orleans can conf1pe the disease to the section Of that city in which it has been located and believe that there is no great dan ger of 1t spreading. As rule they commend the prompt action of the city authorities in taking the advice of the local Board of Health in establishing a quarantine, but do not think that there is much danger to be feared
 This morning at a meeting of some of the city officials it was decided to nut on three quarantine officers. These officers will probably be used on the roads between this city and Mont gomery, Mobile and Pensacola, or in- stead of assigning a men to the Mont gomery train he may be put on the trains between this city and Meridian
 The Board of Health today appointed Dr. Eugene Galloway and Peter Force to act as quarantine officers on trains running into this city Tomorrow the board will very probably appoint am other young man who will be a gradu ate from some medical college.
 This afternoon the Board of Health returned to New Orleans little girl about 13 years old who arrived here from that city to visit Mrs. John Fabratis The girls parents live in the Italian settlement of that city where the fever was first discovered and while the board did not think there was danger from her presence they thought that it was best to send her back home as she had so recently left there,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-24
DID NOT KEEP FAITH.
New Orleans Health Board Wary of the
 Mobile Committee.
ivertiser Bureau.
 Mnhile IIlv 92

AuNeTtlseT Buredu.
 Mobile, July 23. Dr. Charles Mohr. secretary of the Mobile County Medical Association. who was one of the committee to visit New Orleans Friday morning, related to The Advertiser representative the experi- ence of the committee in the Crescent City. Before leaving Mobile at 3 o'clock Friday morning he said. the committee had arranged meeting with the New Orleans Board of Health for g o'clock At the hour named the Mobile physicians were on hand, but no meeting or conference was held, due to the failure of the others to keep faith.
 From the place of conference the Mobilians went to Hotel Dieu, private hospital, and met Dr. Lewis. who had two suspicious cases in hand there. Dr. Lewis kindly escorted the commit tee to the ward and allowed them to view the patients. One had had black vomit before their arrival After in ,vestigating the committee left Hotel Dieu and 1t was the unanimous opinion of the three that these were genuine yellow fever patients. Dr. Mohr at once telephoned Mobile and the result has already been told.
 Dr. Mohr, continuing. said he visited the district in the neiGhborhood of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-24
Important Statement From
 New Orleans.
PREPARATIONS TO CRUSH
Crescent City Seemingly Not
 Alarmed.
State Board of Health President Say There is Nothing to Conceal and Careful Examination
 Will Be Welcomed.

Eaw Orleans, July 23.-The quaran- fine situation affecting New Orleans IS not serious, in that it applies only to persons and baggage, and this will be relieved by the immediate establish. ment of detention camps on the line or all the railroads where travellers who desire to go to the quarantine territory may remain five days and secure a cer- tificate of non-infection from the ma rine hospital service. Surgeon J. H. White of the United States Marine Hos pital Service. today arranged Tor the establishment of camps within forty eight hours at the following points:
 Slidell, on the Queen and Crescent; Avondale, on the Southern Pacific and Texas and Pacific: Kenner. on the Mis- sissippi Valley and Illinois Central and Waveland, on the Louisville and Nashville.
 Dr. Hasse, city health officer of Mem- phis, and Dr. Tabor. State health ofh- cer of Texas. and four doctors repre- senting local boards in Texas. arrived here today and participated in gen. eral conference at which Governor Blanchard was present. Governor Blanchard came here from the State military encampmcnt for the purpose of consulting with the State and city authorities on the situation and to off, fer all the resources of the State to stamp out the disease.
 The visiting health officers expressed themelves as willing to accept the cer- tificates of the marine hospital service for travellers who have been detained in the detention camps.
 Freight traffic will not be interfered with in the least, the only regulation required being that freight cars shall be fumigated with sulphur for the pur- pose of killing mosquitoes.
 Dr. Ross of Austin, Tex. has been detailed by Dr. Tabor to remain here and represent the State of Texas. with the consent of the local authorities who have always expressed their will lingness to facilitate other boards oi health in acquiring information about the situation here.
 President Souchon of the Louisians Board of Health said tonight:
 We have nothing to conceal. We have restricted the infection to the territory where it seems to have devel- open and any board of health is wei come to send a representative here to observe the situation as it exists"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-24
IMMENSE OIL FIRE.
LoMs in Texas Fields is Estimated at
 s2OO,OOO.

Humble. Texas. July 23.-Fire started this afternoon on a tank belonging to the Texas oil Company, caused by lightning striking the oil The fire was held under control all the afternoon. but began to spread tonight and twelve tanks belonging to the company are certainly doomed
 Eleven of them contained 100000 bar rels each and the one struck had 2Ss.- 900 barrels. The fire was started across the prairie towards other rigs. but it's progress is held in cheek some what by a heavy rain. IL may spread or may not. The loss up to II o'clock tonight Is estimated at fully one million barrels of oil or s250.000 with the Ire still raging. Some of the oil was pumped away. but the Ire spread SO rapidly that the men were forced to abandon their work.
 The estimate now Is that at least for- ty mules have perieshed, the drivers abandoning them where they were at work digging new tanks. There are rumors but no confirmation et loss of human life also.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-24
French Artist Dead.

Paris, July 23.-Jean Jacques Henner. the distinguished painter, who has been seriously III For some time, died here today. He was born in Alsace in 1859 and was educated at the Efole Des Beaux Arts. He he'd membership in the Institute of France and was a grand officer of the Legion of Honor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-24
A,sor.o,s German Visit.
Activity at vIadivostok.

St. Petersburg. July 23.-The corre- spondent of The Novoe vemya with the Russian 11th army corps says the Japanese torpedo boats during thick mist and rain approached several bays near VIadivostok and that they sent a landing party ashore in the gulf of Gashkevitch near Posiet Bay.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-24
IS
 kE2I SECRET Neitbs; Belligerent Giving 4, Out News. EsERTIoNs SPECULATIVE
sERTI0NS SPECULATIVE
France Anxious for Peace in
 Far East.
Witte satisAed With Premier's Assur- ance That Leubet's Government Wiu Assist Its Ally h Every
 Way Possible.

Paris. July 23-As a sequel to. the conference between Premier Rouvier and M. Witte at the foreign once on Saturday. the Russian peace plenipo- tentiary held an extended conversation with M Helidoff. the Russian ambas- sador. after which a special courier left for St Petersburg. bearing despatches for the Emperor.
 The utmost discretion has been ob- served with refernece to the exchanges made at Saturdays meeting. but there Is reason to believe that the French Premier Is now fully acquainted with the Russian standpoint and with the line of action which M. witte will adopt at the peace conference.
 M. Witte appears to oe satisfied with M. Rouvier's assurances that France will adopt every possible means to as sist her ally to reach satisfactory arrangement. The friendly relations of the French government. with Great Britain will undoubtedly play promi- nent part when the period for direct exchange of views begins. It Is be- lieved that this was the chief point the Quai D'Orsay. but until the lines are defined on which the negotiations will be conducted France can only promise to use her influence for the best interests of her ally Until now both parties have succeeded in keeping the respective programs from publicity and therefore assertions emanating from variosu quarters purporting to specify the claims of either side are purely speculative.
 1t fs the universal desire nere that the result of the conference shall be a cessation of hostiiities. while the hope Is expressed that Russia will be able to find an escape from her awkward sft- uation without sacrificing her national self respect.
 St. Paul. Minn., July 23.-Baron Ko- mura, Japanese envoy to the Russo Japanese peace conference. arrived in St Paul at 2:45 o'clock this afternoon over the Great Northern Railroad. While no official welcome was accorded the Baron and his party. they were greeted at the station by several hun dred people, included among whom were some city and State ohictals and prominent St. Paul business men and club men, besides a large number of Japanese residents of the Twin Cities.
 With the exception of an automobile ride, which Baron Komura and mem bers of his suite took with personal friends, the afternoon and evening was spent in rest at their hotel. The par ty left at $40 tonight for Chicago. where they will arrive at g o'clock to- morrow morning.
 AlfonsO's German Visit.
 San Sebastian, Spain, July 23.-1t is rumorsd that Emperor William has asked King Alfonso to time his visit to Berlin SO as to include September 14. the anniversary of the battle of Sedan, but the government has replied that the King would wish to remain in Spain until the general elections which take place September G.
 The question of the visit was discuss ed today between General Rios, the Premier and Herr Won Radowitz, the German ambassador. King Alfonso will travel to Berlin by way of Swift zerland.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-24
Discussed in London.

London, July 24-The London news naners this morning note with inquie- tude the sudden decision of the Elm neror Nicholas to visit Emperor Will liam and all kinds of speculation are indulRed in as to the possisble motives for and the results of such a momen- tons interview at a time when so many different problems are facing European diplomacy The Moroccan and Scan dinavian questions are regarded as nossibIe subjects for discussion and 1t is also supposed that the reactionary party in Russia may have succeeded in persuading the Emperor of the impo- tency of permitting M. Witte to con cIude a peace on a basis acceptable to France and Great Britain. All the correspondents agree that the interview was of Emperor Williams seeking, and the result is awaited with the greatest anxiety. curious story Is published in Brussels in connection with King Leopold's appeal recently to the Bel eian chamber to pass the bill providing for the fertilization of Antwerp. The Petit Bleu asserts that a few weeks ago when a Franco-German war over the Moroccan difficulty seemed not i'm probable. Great Britain called Bel gium's attention to the fact that Bel gium was expected to become the chief battlefield.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-24
WALLACE FOR sEABoARDs
Rumors that Former Panama Ensines
 VIII Be President.

Atlanta. Ga, July 23.-The Constitu- tion tomorrow will say.
 A persistent rumor Is afioat in rail- road circles here to the effect that John Findley Wallace, formerly Chief En- eipeer of the Panama Canal. Is to be made President of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad.
 The report cannot be verified, but comes from an apparently thoroughly reliable source.