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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-07
| MR. SHONTS'S POLICY
CHAIRMAN WILL IMPROVE THE
 HEALTH CONDITIONS.
Yellow Fever Ravages Not So Bad as ExagEerated Reports Indicate. Pay of Empl0yes is Excep.
 tlonally Liberal.

Washington, July 6.-Life on the lsthmus of Panama is to be made healthful, comfortable and enjoyable before the real work of digging the canal Is begun. according to an an- nouncement of policy made today by Chairman Shonts of the Panama Canal Commission. MT. Shonts said:
 "Our first duty is to create sound underlying conditions. This Is now vastly more important than the nov ing of dirt The men must have suit able houses in healthy surroundings' they must have suitable transportation facilities to get to and from their work and they must have opportunity for recreation afforded them. It will be the policy of the commission to pro- vide these essentials as quickly as possible and to increase the working force aside from the mechanics neccs- sary to provide these necessities, only as fast as the facilities indicated can be furnished. The commission realizes that its adherence to this policy Will result in the actual handling Of less quantities of material temporarily put 1t also knows that with healthy un- derlying conditions vastly more will De accomplished later on at less cost anu with less friction.
 "It will also be the invariable policy of the commission to give to the pup lie the actual conditions as they exist on the Isthmus without any attempt either to color or to conceal So much has been said by the press of an ex- aggerated character about health con- ditions there that 1t may be wise to recapitulate the facts regarding yellow fever. There have been between s,ooo and 10000 employees on the Isthmus since the disease first appeared Tn May. During that month there were twenty canal employees stricken and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-07
New Jan IInan.

London. July 6.-The negotiations on the Japanese loan of s150.OoO,0o0, with the tobacco monopoly as a security. were practically completed this morn- evening.
 The issue price will be 90. the inter est 12 per cent and the loan which will be equally divided between New York. London and Germany. will run for twenty years. The issuing houses in, New York will be Kuhn. Loeb & Co. the National City Bank and the National Bank of Commerce; in Lon don. the Hong Kong and Shanghai banking corporation, the Yokohama specie bank. and Paris. and In Ger many thirteen houses in different cit les will issue the bonds. The pros- pectus will be out July II.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-07
Norwegian. Hear of Trouble.

Honolulu, July 6.-Included In the crew and officers of the wrecked Nor wegian vessels Salamis and Victor. brought here by the schooner Matthew Turner. are twenty-six Norwegians. who were greatly surprised to learn of the separation of their country from Sweden. and were in doubt as to what consul to call on for assistance. Will liam P. Hohenthauer. acting consul for Norway and Sweden. Is without of ficial notice of the severance of the relations between the two countries, and he will send the men home If they do not secure employment here.
 The local Japanese press says that the Tokio government has issued new order which went into effect July in creasing the number of immigrants per steamer to Hawaii from 100 to 400. Half of the number may be laborers. the other half women and children.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-07
In Danger of Flood .

Minneapolis. July 6.-There are In round numbers hundred million feet of lursber in log jam three miles north of Camden. north of Mtnneapo- lis. The jam endangers all bridges in the city of Minneapolis and all homes in the Mississippi fiat.
 If the current in the swollen river should continue and the boom should break. thousands of dollars worth of property in Minneapolis will be ruined and homes of a great number of peo- pie would be placed in the utmost dan- ger. The flat dwellers living north of Camden have already begun to leave their homes. The Mississippi rose six inches today. The weather bureau predicts a rise of six inches more du- ring the next twenty-four hours. Sev- eral lumber yards in Northern Minne- apolis are flooded. Today the river stands higher than it has at any time during the last eighty years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-07
Sale of Harvard House.

London Telegraph of June 23.
 Last evening at the Shakespeare Ho- tel. Stratford- on Avon one of the most attractive residences in the town, known as Harvard House. the Mecca of all American pilgrims visiting the home of the Bard of Avon. was sold by auction. It has an elaborately carved oak front, dated 1896, and is numbered 26 High Street. standing adjacent to New Place and the Grammar School. Harvard House was built by Thomas and Alice Rogers, whose daughter Katherine, the mother of John liar yard, founder of Harvard University. was born there. The old building, founded by famous Puritan family, has always created the greatest inter- est in America, and when the bold proposal was made some years ago to acquire Shakespeares house and trans port 1t across the Atlantic in sections, there was also talk of annexing Har- yard House. John Harvard was born in Southwark, near the old London
 Bridge. on November 29. 1907, nine years before the death of the poet. His father was a butcher. and In his mothers will John is described as Il "Clarke" He was one of the little band of pilgrims who left the cid coun- try and settled down In New England. Harvard House has for some time been occupied by Messrs. Hutchings X Deer, auctioneers. and was last night Included in a sale of properties be- longing to the late MT. H. W. New ton. The freehold was purchased by Mir. John Wright, local resident. fo' s4o pounds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-07
BOULIGIN'S PROJECT.
Full Text Printed by Newspaper of St.
 Petersburg. -:-*.-

feteFBDurR. St. Petersburg, July 7.-(1 80 a. m. J. The Novosti this morning prints what IL claims Is the actual text of the orig inal draft of Minister of the Interior Bouligins project for the formation of d representative assembly. which bears out the forecasts of the measure given in the Associated Press dispatches. The question of election of members to the lower house of the legislature assembly is settled. not on the basis of prop erty, but on that of universal suffrage of men and women. the latter voting by proxy. The classes absolutely de- barred are Jews, the nomadic races, persons not of Russian nationality. governors ant other imperial and local administrators, and all persons con nected with the police. Is provided that the disability of the Jews shall only continue until their statuts shall be defined by the popular assembly. The Emperor possesses the right of ab- solute veto. as well as the power to prorogue the assembly, The presi- dents of the respective chambers are to be chosen by the Emperor and he will have the right to suspend the sit- tings The interpolation of ministers will take place behind closed doors if matters of state are pleaded.
 The national assembly will control the budget except in the case of per- mapent and national defense appropria- tions. The douma is divided Into ten |committees on finance, rural af- fairs. industry, education, clergy, ad- ministration of justice, war. marine. railroads and budget.
 The Emperor has received a tele- gram from the people of Tomsk pro- testing against the address presented by Prince Troubetsky and the other members of the deputation from the all Russian zemstvo congress. The telegram declares that Russian llb- erals will only be satisfied with a re- public on the American model A re- port received by Minister of the h. terior Bouligin says that the intelli- gencia of Tomsk tried to make a de- monstration after sending the tele- gram, but it was broken up by Cos sacks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-07
IRON TRADE REVIEW.
Feeling Hopeful without Cause for th
 Optimism.

Feeling Hopeful without Cause for the
 Optimism.
 New York, July 6.-The Iron Age in its issue of today says:
 The feeling in the iron trade gen orally is distinctly hopeful and yet there is little that is tangible to justify increased optimism. Those branches which saved the situation after the check of the late spring. are still the backbone of the good times. These are the structural and the plate trades, which are fourishing through the rail road buying of cars and engines. and the heavy requirements for buildings. bridges and ships for the lakes.
 AS an indication of the volume of business being done, the fact may be mentioned that the American Bridge Company booked for bridges. buildings and structures aggregating 7l.0OC tons during June. The New York contracts for building involving 15.0oo tons of structural material were placed during the week. Chicago did a good business and has some large work in sight. In West have been forced through sheer inability to make deliveries to trans- fer work to Eastern mills
 Some good rail orders have been placed lately. including 15,0 900 tons with one mill in the Central West. and 10.- 900 tons with an Eastern plant.
 The event of the week in the lighter lines has been the adjustment between the American Sheet and Tin Plate Com pany and the Amalgamated Association of both the sheet and the tin plate scales. The men received a compromise upon their demands for an advance IT wages and accepted substantially the existing scale. One very important point was made. and Is that the clauses relating to restricting of output were eliminated. This has been O sore point with those manufacturers whose mills were under union rule The raise oi 1 1-2 per cent in wages on tin plates intended to supplant foreign plates i'm ported under the drawback clauses continues to August 1st. After that date 1t may be restored by the company to the original per cent rebate If con- ditions require 1t. The settlement o1 the wage questions in these two im- portant branches removes practically the only cloud on the horizon. From market point of view, only prolong- ed struggle could have affected values
 There are indications that at least one large consuming interest in the foundry trade has begun to feel the market for pig iron seriously, but that Is the exception. The demand Is really unbroken and the drift of events seems to favor such measures since Southern iron has weakened further and some smaller interests have accepted the basis of $11 for No. ? foundry at Bir- mingham. The leading interests in all the principal producing sections. how ever, are abstaining from any attempt to force pig iron upon unwilling buyers II will take some striking event to start the buying movement, some mer- chants believing that we may drag along in this manner for the whole of this month.
 Bids are being opened in the city for a round lot of cast iron pipe. Kansas City has just been awarded 5000 tons.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-07

two deaths. In June thirty canal s>- ployes were stricken and there were four deaths, two Of those dying bee ing Americans appointed in the Uni. ted States and two persons appointed locally on the IsthmuA There were also three cases of yellow fever among employees of the Panama Railroad Com pany and no deaths. During the month of July up to the present there have been no new cases and there Is only one employe under treatment.
 "As an evidence of the considera- tion the creation of health conditions is now receiving 1t may be well 10 state that twelve and one-half per cent of the total number of employees are assigned to that work under Governor Magoon.
 In regard to the wages paid and the statements that so many men nave left because of reduction in salaries. the fact is that wages. instead of hav- ing been reduced, have been very con siderably increased in every branch or the service on the Isthmus during the life of the present commission. It will be a fixed practice of the Commission as far as practicable to i'll the higher and more desirable positions by the promotion of deserving employees. The entrance or beginners salary for the clerical positions such as book keep CTS, stenographers. typewriters. etc. Is 31,500 a year and for draftsmen from $1,500 to $2.000. The wages received from the outdoor railroad positions arc from 10 to 26 per cent higher than those paid in the United States. being. in general, for switch engineers. $l2o; engine firemen. $100; helpers. $7o; track foremen, $S3 to $100. and super visors. $150 to SITS a month. All the mechanical tradesmen, such as carpen- ters, blacksmiths. machinists. etc, re- ceive 56 cents an hour. In addition all employees are furnished quarters or al- lowed 15 per cent in pay in lieu there- of and are given six weeks leave Of absence a year on full pay.
 "As to the amount of work actually done, complete reports have not been received as yet at this office although the acting chief engineer cables they
 have been sent, but in order to know exactly what has been done and what the actual condition of the work now is the Commission has sent two of its engineering members to the Isthmus to make a personal examination of the ground and make a formal report on their investigation.
 "A cablegram received from Cover nor Magoon today reports no addi- tional cases of yellow fever and no deaths and only one case under treat ment on the Isthmus of Panama
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-07
Millions of MerchanJ,.e.

The appraiser of the port of New York reports that the total appraised value of imported merchandise in tho fiscal year ended June 30. 1905, is $679,- 446,926. or an increase of $73,452.SS9.33 in comparison with transactions of the fiscal year Immediately preceding.
 The imports of dimaonds and other precious stones were beyond any fer mer year. the value being $33,223,1s46s, an increase of more than $11 1000, ,O0O over 1904. Imports of uncut diamonds show that the new industry of diamond cutting in this country is fairly es- abolished. The total appraised value of uncut stones imported in the last fiscal year is $10.2s0,s42.23. Ten years ago the annual importatiens of such goods aggregated less than $500,00
 That there is no decrease in the de- mand for automobiles Is shown by the fact that 7S6 cars of the total value of $3,G00,09C approximately, were i'm ported. compared with 435 cars import ed in 1904.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-07
President at Oyster Bay.

oyster Bay, July 6.-After his re- turn from Cleveland this morning President Roosevelt passed an unusu- ally quiet afternoon and evening at SaRamore Hill. He took a horseback ride and played tennis, but received no visitors.
 The President will leave Oyster Bay at II o'clock tomorrow morning for Ocean Grove, N. J., where he will de- liver an address in the afternoon be- fore the National Educational Asso- citation. Immediately after delivering 6 the address the President will start of. his return trip. being scheduled to ar rive here at 6:10 D. m.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-07
Int Two Are v~t<

Secretaries Hitchcock, of the Inte- rior. nnd Wilson. of Agriculture. are the only two remaining officers of the Mckinley Cabinet. President Roosc- welt has had two Secretaries of the Treasury. three Postmaster Generals, three Secretaries Nf War. three Secre- taries oe the Navy, and three Attorney Generals
 IL Is rather coincidental that the three dead Secretaries of State, Blaine. Gresham and Hay. lived within a block of one another at Washington.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-07
Port,mouth sugee.tcd.

Washington, July 6.-It Is strongly indicated here that some point in the vicinity of Portsmouth. N. H.. Is re- ceiving serious consideration as the meeting place for the Russo Japanese peace envoys,. After they have met and organized in Washington the plen- ipotentiaries. 1t Is intimated, will be taken to Oyster Bay on the Mayflower and after paying their respects to the President will be conveyed by that vessel to the New Hampshire coast.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-07
Injunction Dissolved.

Harrisburg, Pa July 6.-Judge Weiss today dissolved the temporary injunction which had been granted by the Dauphin County court restraining Pitcher Wiltse and Outfielder Hayden from playing with the York Tri-State baseball team.
 The two players jumped their Baltimore contracts and the manage ment of the latter organization sought to prevent them from playing with the York team.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-07
Want fn Ea Hnnle.

Vallejo. Cal. July 6.-More than 100 members of the crew of the Russian cruiser Lena. which is interned It the Mare Island Navy Yard, have made a demand upon Commander Genther. in charge upon Commander Genther. in corded the same privileges as those granted the enlisted men on the Rus sian ships interned at Manila-that is. that all the crew, except enough men to man the ships be paroled and al lowed to return to their homes in Rus sia Commander Genther told the men that he would communicate their wishes to the State Department at Washington.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-07
A PLAIN LAW
AEaInst Giving and Accepting Rebates.
 No Question About It.

Against Giving and Accepting Rebates. No Question About It.
 A portion of the Elkins amendment
 to the interstate commerce law reads as follows:
 done by a corporation common carrier,
 subject tc the act to regulate com merce. and the acts amendatory there
 of, wEich, If dono CT omitted to be done, by any receiver, trustee. lessee, agent or person acting for or employed by
 such corporation, would constitute a
 misdemeanor under said acts or under
 this act, shall also be held to be a
 misdemeancr committed by such cor
 poration, and upon conviction thereof 1t shall be subject to like penalties as
 are prescribed in said acts or by this act with reference 10 such persons, ex-
 cept as sucl, penalties are herein changed.
 any carrier subject to said acts to flla and publish the tariffs or rates and charges as required by said acts, or strictly to observe such tariffs until changed according to law. shall be a misdemeanor. and upon conviction
 thereof the corporation offending shall be subject to a fine of net less than
 q 900 nor more than 320.o00 for each
 OhChSC, AHN IL chdAl Oc uHdwIul AOt any person or corporation to offer, grant or give or to solicit. accept or receive any rebate. concession or discrimina- tfon in respect of the transportation of any property in interstate Or foreign
 commerce by any common carrier sub ject to said act to regulate commerce
 and the acts amendatory thereto. whereby any such property shall by any
 device whatever be transported at 9
 less rate than that named in the tar
 ifs published and filed by such carrier, as Is required by said act to regulate comerce and the acts amcndatory thcre- to. or whereby any other advantage is given or discrimination is practiced. Every person or corporation who shall offcr. grant CT give vr solicit. accept or receive any such rebates, concessions or discrlminations shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con- viction thereof shall bc punished by c flne of not less than $l,0o0 nor moro than $20,000.
 In construing and enforcing the pro- visions of this section the act, omis-
 sien or failure of any ohicer agent or
 other person acting fer or employed
 by any common carrier acting within | the scope of his employment shall in every case be also deemed to be the act, omission or failure of such carrier as well as that of the person. Whenever
 any carrier files with the Interstate Commerce Commission or publishes a
 particular rate under the provisions of
 the act to regulate commerce or acts amendatory thereto. or participates in | any rates so filed or published. that | rate as against such carrier. its off, | cers or agents in any prosecution be- gun under this act shall be conclusive ly deemed to be the legal rate, and any departure, from such rate. or any offer | to depart therefrom. shall be deemed to be an offense under this section Of this act"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-07

real name is thought to be Annie 0leeson, according to the prosecuting counsel, visited Christie's. inspected the necklace and secured duplicate of imitation pearls. which on a second visit she substituted for the genuine while tho clerks back was turned. The prisoner obtained a continental passport at the American embassy six months ago in the name of Annie M. Grant. of Chicago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-07
The French Budget.

Paris, July 6.--The budget for 1906 was introduced in the Chamber of Dep uties today. showing an increased ex- penditure of $l,400,000 compared with 1905.
 The Ministry does not propose in- creased taxation, calculating that the revenue from the existing taxes will show d small surplus.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-07
Pokotilok Coming.

Washington, July 6.-In an autnori- tative quarter 1t was learned today that in addition to those already selec- ted, Mir. Pokotiloff. Russian minister to China. has been ordered to the Uni ted States in connection with the peace neROtiatiOns,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-07
Actress. sw,ped Necklace.

London, July 6.-'Annie Grant, Of Chicago, claiming to be an actress. was committed today at police court to stand trial at the Old Bailey on the charge of stealing pearl neck lace worth $10,000 from Christie's auction rooms. The woman, whose
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-07

George R. Peck of Chicago. his subjec. being "Government Regulation of Rail- way Rates" being a reply to the speech recently delivered in Denver by Presi- dent Roosevelt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-07
Renumont. Texas, Blaxe.

Beaumont, Texas, July e.-The Hei- sig apartment building at the corner 0. Pearl and Washington Streets, was completely gutted by fire this after noon. Several persons were slightly burned. Loss 5000. insurance $27.o00.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-07
May Go to Portland.

Washington, July 6.-While the place for the hot weather sessions of the peace plenipotentaries has not yet been selected. it is learned that Portland. Me, is being regarded very favorably. Bar Harbor. Newport and other well known resorts have been considered. but are objectionable on account of the crowds and the social attentions which would be shown the members of the conference. In Portland. or its im- mediate vicinity. 1t is felt could be obtained the desired retirement, while at the same time affording a cool cli- mate, .:.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-07
phsl,rr,~e rrnuchise.

Manila, July 26.-The Philippine commission has passed an act grant ing Sabin Glass, of San Francisco. franchise to construct telephone and telegraph system throughout the is- lands,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-07
u.,.e.. R.cea Abandoned,

Indianapolis. July 6.-Secretary Holt of the Indianapolis Racing Association, announced today that the harness race
 meeting which was to have been heio
 abandoned because of the attitude of inc authorities relative to book making.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-07
MT. Peck's speech.

Colorado Springs. Col, July 6.-At the eighth annual session of the Colorado Bar Association which met here today the annual address was< delivered by
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-07
St. Petersburg Gossip.

St. Petersburg. July 6.-General Linevitch's teiegraphic report to the Emperor charging the Japanese with using dunn dunn bullets will probably be made the subject of a communica- ton to the powers protesting against the violation of the Geneva conven- ton.
 Among the Liberals a story is being industriously circulated and believed that Japan at the Washington peace conference will demand that the treaty of peace, if concluded. shall be sub- mitted for the ratification of the Rus- sian people in order 10 insure its ob- servance in case of a change of gov ernment.
 The Emperor has offered the position of Minister of the Interior to suc- ceed M. Bouligin, to M. Shipoff of Moscow. former president of the zem- stvo congress. According to popular rumor M. Shipoff will accept only on condition that full freedom be accord ed to the press and to public meet ings.