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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
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Tokio, May 26.--(1t a. m.)-rt is be- lieved here that the action of the Rus sians in sending some vessels to Shan hal is part of a. diversion plan to draw off a portion of the Japanese fleet. It is thought that possibly the Russians intended to intern the slower craft, but the visit and withdrawal of the faster vessels Is regarded to be with out purpose unless a diversion.
 The whereabouts of Admiral Rojest- vensky's fleet Is not reported and opinion Is divided as to whether it has entered the Pacific or returned to the lower Chinese coast.
 The location of Admiral Togo's fleet continues to be secret. Popular feel ing is undisturbed and the Japanese public Is confident that Admiral Togo is prepared to meet any situation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
secretnrien nf stnte.

Nashville, Tenn; May 26.-The Ma tional Association of Secretaries of State passed resolutions this morning opposing fees on acquisitions and war rants and in favor of uniform corpora toin laws for all States. The follow ing officers were elected:
 President, J. w. Morton, of Tennes- see; ce-presidents. w. H. Gibson, Idaho, F. G. Fleetwood, Vermont; J. F. O'Brien, New York; D. F. Storms. In- diana and L. c. Laytin. Ohio; secretary 70. C. Ludwig, Arkansas; treasurer r. E. Harrison, Minn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
The Fleet Divided.

London, May 26.-A dispatch to Lloyds from Shanghai, under todays date. says 1t is reported there and gem orally believed that several Russian war vessels have arrived off the Saddle Islands, a group of twenty-five small islands situated about six miles south east of Shanghai.
 The dispatch adds that three vessels of the Russian volunteer fleet. the Vladimir, Voronej and Yaroslav and three colliers, Livonia. Moteor and Curonia are anchored off Shanghai.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
Demnndea Thelr peparture.

London, May 26.---The Shanghai cor respondent of The Daily Express says AT the Chinese cruisers in these waters cleared for action today and the Taotai went to the Russian consulate and de- handed that the Russian ships leave within twenty-four hours.
 Cabling from Shanghai the cores pondent of The Daily Mall says he be- iieves the vessels of the Russian Baltic squadron off Saddle Islands have proceeded on their voyage and gives a rumor that the main Russian meet IS III the reIphborhood of Fuchan. province of shantung. The correspondent says that President Roosevelt has wired the viceroy and Taoitai commenting their steps to preserve Chinese neutrality
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
HAWKINS ELECTED.
Ia Member Tariff AssOciatiOn'a Execsa-
 five Committee.

tive Committee.
 Newport News. May 26.-The twenty fourth annual convention or the South- ern TarIff Association at old Point Comfort came to an end last night with the election of the following officers;
 President, c. J. Dexter, Atlanta; ice-President, A. B. Andrews. Allan ia; Secretary. Charles c. Fleming, At Ianta; Executive Committee, w. B. Dean, Daniel B. Harris. F. Mikel, J. D. Perdue. w. R. Prescott, John H. Raines, J. Frank Stockdell. William PattelIo, all of Atlanta; F. O. Flaw kins, Montgomery; John H. Norton, Jacksonville, Fla; Edgar D. Wilson, Macon; H. F. Mutton. Richmond, Vat Benjamin J. Smith, Charlotte ". C. Charles wortham. Jr., Richmond.
 The Executive Committee will select the next meeting place. Only routine matters of interest to fire insurance underwriters were disposed of.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27

The report from Tsing Tau. the port of the German concession at kiao Chou, Shantung Peninsula, is in all probability magnified version of the dispatch of the Associated Press from Shanghai yesterday saying that 1t was creditably reported there that certain Russian vessels had arrived at the mouth of the Yangtze River yesterday afternoon.
 Both Woosung and Shanghai are situated on branches of the Yangtze River. Five steamers of the Russian volunteer fleet, three colliers and ono Russian cruiser were the vessels re- ported to have arrived off the Yangtze River. Later the cruiser put to sea and three of the volunteer fleet vessels went to Woosung
 It is quite probable that the Chinese ashore exaggerated this report into a statement that the whole Russian fleet was assembling off Woosung. No news has been received from any other point tending to alter the facts cabled the Asv5ciated Press yesterday from Shanghai and there is no doubt that If the Russian fleet really had assembled of Woosung such important news would have been flashed from Shang- hal. which is only eleven miles south of that place.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
nnaI,a.h fnr FinnIa.

Philadelphia, May 26.-The prelimina- ry heats of the Intercollegiate Asso- ciation's thirtieth annual track and field games were held at Franklin held this afternoon and were not concluded until after o'clock owing to the ions drawn out contest in the pole vault m which Yale finally qualified two men for the final tomorrow, Pennsylvania ona and Cornell two. Other mediocre tinne was made In the performance to- day and all of the star men qualif1ed Tn oasv fashion for the finals tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
n, c-.oa. sureodIur.

El Paso. Tex, May 2b-The KIo c-ande River has spread over the MesilIa valley north of Fl Paso and has done great damage to crops. Many adobe houses have crumbled. At El Paso hundreds of men are strength aninp the dykes, protecting the lower portion of the city. If break should occur much of the Mexican part of the citv would be swept away.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
CnnitnI stock Incrensed.

Trenton, N. j.. May 26.-The United states Rubber Company filed certifi- cate in the Secretary of States office here today increasing It's capital stock from iron, SEQ, GOO, 900 to S75,Ooo.OOO. or this s4o oo0 0o0 is preferred stock. The reosor for the increase is stated to be The acauisition of not less than two thirds of the stock of the Rubber Goods Company, a New Jersey corporation
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
To Add AnOther DivisIon.

Paris, May 26-Marine Minister Thomson announced at a cabinet meet ing today that he had arranged to send a second division consisting of twelve small warships to Indo-China.
 The division will reach Saigon in No- vember, where 1t will join similar division sent last year, thus largely aIigmenting the naval strength of France in the Far East.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
A CnbIe Interrupted.

London. May 26.-The Great North erp Photographic Company reports that inc Chefoo- Shanghai cable Is inter-
 The interruption of the Chefoo-Shan- ghai cable does not necessarily mean that the line has been tempered wltn by either of the belligerents, nor wouiu tbo cutting of it interrupt communica- tiop between Chefoo and Shanghai s,nce a German cable runs from Che foo to Tslngtau and from Tsingtau dl- rnrt tn Shanghai
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
A Rnnninn RumOr.

st. Petersburg, May 26-Tenoleches- t,,a n radical anti-government organ, nrints the rumor that the United states Government Is in the market for the nurchase of the island of Sakhalin. The paper, which takes every opportunity to place the Russian Government In poor light, says that the United States Government evidently believes that 1t can pick up the island with It's rich forests and mines at bargain, as Rus ala ia unable to protect r.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
n.rcninhtn nf Prfhins.

1rdianapolis, May 26.-The supreme
 .nnuativ of the Knights of Pythias to- So1, decided to recommend to the sn1reme lodge that the head of the uniform rank must be brigade com H, ,naior general Cleveland has a .pad pa for the next biennial meeting of .l,o
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
nnttle Carried News.

1os Angeles, Cal. May 26.-A bottle n-,in9 every appearance of having hsen in the sea a long time was picked ,'n nt ocean Park today and was found t tp ntaIn a note purporting to be from II,SSnr IU Io Harris, a native of Pontiac Nttah stating that on may 8, 1902. the ,iSaisr El Toro, out of TopolObampo Nev was wrecked of a small island south by southwest or Tahlti'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
To Confuse the Scent.

St. Petersburg, May 27.---S:3O a. m l-- While A flying raid of one or two com merce destroyers in the eastern sea Is admitted as a possibility by the naval authorities here, these authorities are loath to believe that any division or Rotestvensky's squadrons in an import ant sense has taken place. as reported from Shanghai. They prefer to assume that the Russian ships reported to be outside Shanghai. like the six which entered the port of Woosung, are units of three transport fleets without special fighting value and that perhaps they have been sent thither to confuse the scent for Togo.
 A prominent naval strategist said to the Associated Press: T don't know where Admiral Rojestvensky Is at pres ent. but wherever he is you may be sure that he has his entire lighting force well punched and is not weaken- ing his main squadron in the lace or the enemy. While 1t Is possible that he may have chosen to double sharply to the westward. north of Formosa, and to seek Togo In the eastern sea with the purpose of forcing him 70 accept battle am inclined to believe that ne Is pursuing a course northward. should not be surprised if RoJestvensky detached several speedy liners. now converted cruisers, for a raid to the northward inside the Luchu Islands, In order to paralyze Japanese commerce and embarrass Togo while the Russian fighting squadron is pursuing its main objectives."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
....,w Outternou Dend.

Waterfowl, N. Y. May 26.-Andrew outterson. aged eighty years. pioneer osver manufacturer. Is dead here. He pained his father erect the first paper n'aktne machine built In America and -an oY the first sheet of bank note naner ever made on a machine.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
wntchInr Anarchists.

Paris, May 26.-The police authorities are adopting the most stringent pre- cautions against the presence of an- archists here during the visit of King Alfonso Five suspects were arrested today on information received from the spanish authorities to the effect that anarchist leaders had left Spain for Paris
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
ANOTHER WAR RUMOR
FLEETS SAID TO BE FIGHTING IN
 KOREAN STRAITS.
ToIxiO Has a Report That Vice Admirai' Togo and ROjestvensky Have
 Met and Are Now Des-
 pera4ely Engaged.

Tokio. May 27.-(Noon.)-1t is rumored here that the Japanese and Russian fleets under vice-Ad- miral Togo and vice-Admiral Ro- jestvensISy have engaged in the K1fran straits.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
Barry the Winner.

London, May 26.-A. B. Barry of St. Andrews University won the anna teur golf championship at Prestwick. Scotland, today. defeating Osmund Scott by three up and two to play. Barry, who is only nineteen is the youngest player who ever secured the championship.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
War Bringing Starvation.

St. Petersburg May 26.-The Russky slovo of Moscow today prints a dis patch from Vladivostok which indi- cates that the inhabitants of the whole maritime region of Eastern Siberia, in- cludfng the island of Sakhalan and the Kamchkatka Peninsula, are facing starvation on account of the situation produced by the war. Word has been brought to YIadiXnatok from Qkhotsk.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
Two AnphyxIated.

Sioux City, Ia. May 26.-Fred Scott and A. I. Mayer, stock men of San An tonic. Texas. were found dead in bed at the Peoples Hotel today. Death was due to asphyxiation. The men were on their way to Madison, s. D.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
The Ru..lans Pu.sIed.

Gunshu, Pass, Manchuria. May 26.-- The Japanese tactics are puzzling. They give way at the slightest pres sure against their center on both the railroad and the Mandarin road. The Chinese explain the retirement to trouble among the reserves, some of whom, they state, are almost in state of revolt, because the government has not kept its promise to return them to Japan.
 The retirement of the Japanese center is interpreted by some of the Russian officers as a postponement Of Field Marshal Oyama's offensive, be- cause of the bad state of the roads, but this view Is not shared by all the officers.
 In order to prevent wrangling over the question of reward or censure arising from reports forwarded by the commander in chief through the army corps commanders. General Lineyitch, in an order of the day, has directed copies of the original reports of all encounters and individual ex- ploits be transmitted to his stan as well as briefer reports through the orr dinary channuels.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
The Postmnnters' AssocIation,

Washington, May 26.-The associa- ton of second and third class postmas- ters today reelected the present off eers and voted to hold the next annual convention at Deroit, Mich
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
Judve Vnnbrunt Dend.

New York, May 26.-Charles H. Van brunt, presiding Justice of the Appel late division of the New York Supreme Court, died suddenlv in the street to- day. -
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
Frost in Iowa.

pesMoines. la. May 16.-Frost touch al Iowa in half a dozen sections last night and Is believed to have done serious damage to early crops and fruits. At Eshtville. the mercury dropped below freezing point.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
carnnImn WInn Pnrne.

Lawton, okla, May 2s.-Geronimo. the aged Apache chief. rode his sorrsl horse Geronimo. in race at the fair grounds tadaX and WOE 8 -a169 ppzsa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
EIset Leaves VIndivOstOk.

Tsingtau, May 27.-A private tele- gram received here says that the Rus Sian Vladivostok fleet has left Vladlvo- stok. going in a southerly direction.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27

Eastern Siberia, that the fish supply oi sakhaian was exhausted last winter and that the inhabitants ate their dogs There is no flour on the island and the people are confronted with death py starvation.
 A similar situation exists at kam- chatka, where the people are practicaliy left to their fate. No work Is going on the Amur district, beggars are roam ing about everywhere and the orochans a Siberian tribe. who live on the shores of the Gulf of Tartary. are dying or starvation, The dispatch concludes:
 'Shouid the war continue six months longer, starvation will be universal in all this remote region.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
WHERE ARE
 CARS SHIPS? Various RumOrS Regard ing ROjeStvcnSky. IS HIS FLEET DIVIDED? One Report Places Entire Squadron at WO0sung. Japanese Tactics in Manchuria, Giving Way at Slightest Pressure,
 Proves Very Mystifying
 to Their Enemies.

Tsing Tau May 26.-The whole Rus . sian fleet is assembled near woosung. and the German squadron at Tsing Tau is preparing for eventualities.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
May Go Northward.

Shanghai, May 26.-(Noon)-There ara Indications that Rear Admiral Roiostvensky has divided his fleet. Seventeen vessels of the Baltic fleet anchored at Saddle Islands last night. It Is believed they coaIed there and from that point they will proceed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
THE BANKERS OF ALABAMA
 ARE IN SESSION AT MOBILE

round of applause as he stepped for ward to deliver the address of well come The Mayor is a sturdy, broad shouldered figure surmounted by a well shaped head and strong features.
 The Mayor spoke as follows:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
Mir. President and Gentlemen of th
 Bankers Association of Alabama:

lContlnued on RaGA Ei<htA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-26
LITTLE HOPE OF ANY BIC RESULTS. Standard Oil Too Strong to Be
 Forced MAY BE SOME DISCLOSURES
 - V Present Agitation But Temporary Street Discusses Southern Iron consolidation-status of
 Equitable squabbIe.
MAY BE SOME DISCLOSURES
BY. w. G. NICHOLAS.

New York, February 25,-There is slight hope that anything will come Aof the current agitation against Standard Oil beyond gratifying an excusable curi- osity as to the methods of that myste- riously managed business colossus. Standard oil has a grip on the machin- cry for the manipulation, sale and dis tribution of petroleum and it's products which cannot be shaken. No investiga- pany to buy what it doesn't want any more than dry goods merchant or a wholesale grocer can be compelled to lay in stocks of goods he may think he has no use for or that he may not wish to take on. At the same time the pub licity following as it does upon the heels of Tom Lawson's attacks upon the System" may result in an exposure of multi-millionaire hoggishness, which will not be entirely agreeable to those against whom the criticism may be di- rected The millions of consumers who are paying 13 to 15 cents a gallon for kerosene oil will reserve the right to say hard things against the Standard Oil which exports millions of gallons year at an average price of cents a gallon. A discrimination against the domestic trade of 200 per cent will strike con sumers as being trife porcine. Stand ard oil starts out the year by distrib- uting S150000O0 among its stockholders, and the outlook is from $40.000, 900 to $45,- 900 GOO more. Poor fellows, they need the money-they need 1t to buy a 1eW more railroads and iron works.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-26
"A SECRET.o

One great secret of youth and beauty foi fhe vourp woman or the mother IS the yproper understanding of her womanly sys- fem and well being. Every woman, young Tor old. should knoz0 hevsetf and her phys Heal make up. A good way to arrive at this knowledge Is to get a good doctor book, such, for instance, as the Peoples Common Sense Medical Adviser" by R. V. Pierce M. D., which can readily be pro- cured by sending twenty-one cents in one- cent stamps for paper-bound volume, or thirty-one cents for cloth bound copy, ad- dressing Dr. K V. Pierce, at Buffalo, N. Y.
 The. change from maidenhood to women hood is one that involves the whole body. IThe strain at this time upon the blood forming structures may be too great Dis orders of the functions peculiarly feminine are nearly always dependent upon de- fective nutrition. Tn all such cases Dr. pierce's Favorite Prescription IS just the vegetable tonic for the female system.
 VI cannot express my thanKs for the benefit have received from Dr. Piercc's medicines" !" writes Mrs. Julius Wehrly, of Cambridge, Dor chester Co. Md VI took Favorite Prcscrip- ton and feel that a perfect cure has been effected. feel like thanking you Tor the kind and fathe-iy issters which you erote-r
 pr. P;erce's Favorite Prescription was the first exclusively woran's tonic on the market It has sold more largely in the past third of a century than any other medicine for women. Do not let the drug that has not had the test of so many years success.
 Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets should be used with ~Favorite Prescription when ever laxative is required.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-26
Southern Iron Consolidation.

It looks new very much as though there would be consolidation of the southern siron interests which will in- clude substantially every important property south of the Ohio The deal. if it goes through, will take in Ten nessee Coal and Iron, Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron, Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron, Alabama Steel and Wire, the Sheffield Coal and Coke and a part, at least of the Republic Iron and Steel Representatives of inside interests have been at work on a merger of this sort for two days, but until the present writing they have never been able to harmonize the various factions and bring about a condition of affairs which would permit of a unlfication of the several companies.
 When organized the new company will be very strong rival of the big steel trust. although from every quarter comes assurance that the arrangement will be for the benefit of the trade as a whole and that it will avert all danger of cut throat competition when iron takes off it's klngly robes and dons the attire of a beggar. a metamorphosis which recurs periodically. Iron is just now king but in the light of history 1t will again be a pauper. Manufacturers feel that with the business concentrated in few intel ligent hands they can meet the hard times and endure them with less loss than would be the case if there were a multitude of Independents struggling for existence and ready to engage In strug- gle in which the weak must inevitably go to the wall.
 J. IT. Hoadley and John w. Gates are named in Wall street as very ac- tive factors in a campaign having for its purpose buying for control in the open market. such a course having been decided upon as essential to the success of the deal referred to. Speculative in terest now centers on the basis of value at which the stock of the several merg- ing corporations will go into the holding company. The transfer will be upon high average plane as was the case in United States steel. In other words the common stock of the holding company will be wholly speculative-wind and wa ter as they tersely put it. During the six months bull campaign which has been witnessed in the stocks of the iron and steel companies. or little steels' as they are some times called, inside friends and their intimate followers have made great deal of money in Wall street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-26
ALABAMA BONDS FOR SALE

Advertisement for bids for Renewal bonds of the state of Alabama":
 Bonds to be renewed: Glasses A and B, aggregating H,s47,6OO, maturing July 1. 1906; Class c, aggregratng ss66 900, natur- ing January l. 1906.
 Character of bond: Fifty year gold bonds, in denominations of either sl00 $500 or $1)00, said bonds to be coupon or registered, at option of bidder. interest P yahle semi-annually in Montgomery. Ala, or New York City. state of New York. Bids for entire issue, or any part thereof, not less than for s1CO, are in- vited upon following terms:
 1. Upon bonds bearing per cent per annum.
 9. Upon bonds bearing BE- per cent per annum.
 A certified check, payable to the order of the governor of Alabama, for per cent of the amount bid for must accompany each bid. For the bids that are accepted other security. approved by the governor, may be substituted for the certified check. The certified check. accompanying rejected bids, will be returned with notice of rejection. The per cent of each &C., cepted bid will, on failure or bidder to comply with terms of his bid. pc forfeited to tho state.
 The entire amount ot each accepted bid. or so much as may remain unpaid. must be paid in lawful money of the United States, or in lieu thereof an equal amount of Alabama bonds which are being re- funded, sixty days before the maturity of the present bonds. into such depository as nay be designated by the governor. or in lieu of the above designated payment such guaranty as the governor may ap- prove.
 The state will exchange with accepted bidders. at any time after acceptance of bid new for old bonds, credit being given the bidder for difference in interest 60 date of maturity of old hcnds. No bid offering less than par will be consid- cred. The state reserves the tight to re- tire present bonds to an amount not ex- ceeding $G00.0oO Bids will bo received at the governors office at Montgomery un- til 12 o'clock m. April 4. 1905. and will be opened at once. Notice of acceptance or rejection will be given each bidder by let ter mailed in Montgomery not later than April 19, 1905. Envelopes containing bids IT ust be addressed to the governor of Alabama, and have conspcuously written thereon. ''Bids for renewal bono, state of Alabama" The state reserves the right to reject any and all bids. For fur ther information. apply to the governor of Alabama. R. M. CUNNINGHAM.
 Lieutenant and Acting Governor.