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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-15
WOMAN DEFIEs OFFICERS.
Is Elected from Her Premises Only by
 Force.

-
 Force.
 Memphis. July 14.-With a revolver in either hand and two other revolvers in easy reach, Mrs. Annie Mogridge proprietress of grocery store in South Memphis for two hours today held at bay posse of officers who sought to eject her from her home. which had been condemned by one of the railroad lines of the city under the right of eminent domain.
 Five years ago the property of Mrs. Mogridge was condemned by the rail- road company and its value awarded as damages The condemnation was af- firmed by the Supreme Court. but Mrs. Mogridge has kept the issue before the courts since that time and n final award in favor of the railroad was handed down only two weeks ago.
 When the officers undertook to dis possess Mrs. Mogridge she def1ed them and vowed that she would not surren- der as long as she lived. Deputy Sheriff Ernest Miller succeeded in catching the lady off her guard today and seized her A scuffle ensued in which one of the revolvers was dis charged.
 With the defender of the house under arrest a large force of workmen quick ly moved the stock of goods from the grocery and piled 1t upon the sidewalk. The building was then dragged from the lot by means of a switch engine and a heavy cable.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-15
BALKED BY EDITOR.
Erwin Wardman Before the New York s:-.-@ Legislature. .:.-

Albany, N. Y, July 14.-Ervin Ward man, editor of The New York Press, who was summoned to answer in re- gard to an article In that paper, inti- mating that poodle" and corruption" were being used to secure Justice Hooker's acquittal. was a witness to- day in the trial of MT Hooker before the Legislature. MT. Wardman was questioned by Senator Bracket, chair man of the Judiciary Committee. He said he was unable to state who was the author of the objectionable article. since he was out of town when the ar ticle was written, and he did not in quire the writer's name, after receiving the subponea. Mir. Wardman gave q detailed explanation of how copy is handled in a metropolitan newspaper office, but said nothing that shed any light upon the source of the article un- der discussion. -:-*-s ..@..
 Mir Wardman declined to give the name of persons who had given his paper information which led its editors to expect that nothing would come of the Hooker trial. explaining that to do so would violate the ethics of his profession. MT. Wardman persisted in his refusal to answer, and the joint assembly by a vote of 96 to 23. direct ed the witness to answer. Mir. Ward man still refused to answer, saying:
 "I refuse to commit that dishonor," :" but he gave the substance of the infor- nation. We were told" said he that very strong pressure would he brought to exonerate Judge Hooker, particu- larly by certain corporation" Ques~ toned further, he said that the corpo- ration was the Delaware and Hudson Company"
 Asked If he would undertake to bring the legislature the desired information. the witness replied he would talk with his managing editor over the telephone and If he divulged the names desired he CWardman) would give them to the legislature. "I shall not direct him to give me the names. said the witness. I'll ask him"
 Mir. Wardman announced when call ed in the afternoon that he had asked MT. Henessey for the name of the man who wrote the article, but did not get the information sought. When you asked MT. Hennessy and he refused. " Mir. Wardman was asked in the after noon. What did you say to him?"
 "I told him that l had not for a moment imagined he would tell me-" re- piled MT. Wardman.
 Confronted with this situation the leaders hesitated, plainly at loss what to do. MT. Wardman was excused but instructed to return next Monday night to which time the session is adjourned More subpoenas were ordered to be served on managing and night editors of the Press. They were instructed to kring with them the original manu- script of the article objected to.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-15
CHAPLINE CONVICTED.
Arkansas Legislators Trial for Con
 spiracy to Rribe.

Little Rock. Ark. July 14.-Repre- sentative George F. Chapline of Monroe County was tonight convicted of the charge of conspiracy to bribe. In de- claring him guilty the jury assessed the punishment at fine of $25.
 The case went to the jury at p. m. and the verdict was rendered three hours lster. Under the State law con- spring to commit bribery Is punishable by a. fine not exceeding s250 or inn prisonment in the county jail for not more than twelve months or by both fine and Imprisonment,
 It was charged in this case that Chapline conspired with M. D. Cook to secure the passage of a bill creating the Cache River levee district by briberv and that $1,475 was put in escrow to be paid to Cook If the bill passed.
 A charge of attempting to bribe renresentative to vote for another levee bill is pending against Representative Chapline and by consent has been docketed for disposition at the Septem- Der term of court.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-15
Hubbard Ask. Correction.

New York. July 14.-President Wal ter c. Hubbard, of the New York Cot ton Exchange. to day sent the follow ing communication to the Associated Press:
 Permit me to ask you very kindly to correct a misapprehension of the press in regard to my letter to Presi- dent Roosevelt concerning the dis closures in the department of agri- culture. s. @+.' ~.:
 T have never written to Secretary Wilson, and my letter was not the se- auel to any correspondence with him conducted by my brother, Samuel T. Hubbard, when president of the New York Cotton Exchange.
 My note was prompted simply by the recent revelations and had for it's purpose solely to make a clear state ment of the attitude of our exchange
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-15
ACTORS COMBINATION.
They Organize to Fight So-CalIed The
 atrfcaI Trust.

New York, July 14.-Announcement of a new combination of actors in Amer ica against what is known as the the atrical trust was made today by Lee Shubert of s. S. Shubert & Lee Shubert The leading companies in the combina- ton are those headed by David Belasco and Mrs. Mlnnie Maddern Fiske. Lee Shubert will manage the line of thea tres which will be placed at the dis posal of MT. Belasco, Mrs. Fiske and others,
 The new combine will back fifteen companies, including such actors as Sarah Bernhardt, Ada Pehan, Jefferson David Warfield, Blanche Bates. Bertha Galland, Robert Hilliard. Mrs. Fiske Rertha KalIsch and Mrs. Leslie Cartar
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-15
TAFT AT HONOLULU.
Secretary of War and Party En Route
 to Philippines.

Honolulu. July 14.-secretary of War Taft and party arrived today on the steamer Manchuria. Soon after the vessel docked, the visitors went driv- ing to the Pali. They visited local places of interest and later had lunch con at the royal Hawaiian hotel, where Secretary Taft made an address.
 The Manchuria was met outside of the harbor by Acting Governor Atkin- son and a committee of citizens. The members of the distinguished party de- clared they had an enjoyable voyage to Honolulu.
 There were several dances on b. ard, and Secretary Taft and Miss Roosevelt participated. Lectures were also given on Philippine subjects.
 Secretary Taft. in an interview, re- ferring to Chinese exclusion, said that 1t Is not proposed to admit more Chi nese of the doolie class, but merely to treat more courteously Chinese who are entitled to admission to the United States.
 The Manchuria left for Manila to- night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-15
Secretary Wilson Con-
 Sidering Matter.
sSTER MEETS CHEATHAM
Long Conference is Held at
 Washington.
OflcIals of New Orleans Exchange and Southern Cotton Growera' As- sociation in Earnest
 ConsultatiOn.
Advertiser Bureau,
 1nor Gf NM

AdNertlSer buTedu,
 1925 G. St., NV.
 Washington, July l4. A long conference took place tonight between Col. Henry G. Hester, Secre- tery of the New Orleans Cotton Ex- change, and Richard Cheatham. Secre- tary of the Southern Cotton Growers Association, relative to the cotton leak situation, and, at the request Of MT Cheatham, Cclonel Hester, who intend ed to stay over until Sunday to confer with Harvie Jordan, President or the Southern Cotton Growers Association who has been In New York in consul l. tation with officials of the New fork Cotton Exchange.
 Colonel Hester and Mir. Cheatham agree that there should be new re- port by the Department of Agriculture on cotton acreage and that the Bureau of Statistics should be continued. Cot onel Hester called on Secretary Wilson today and urged this. He was backed up by John Hyde, Chief Statistician Of the Department of Agriculture. at whose suggestion he called on Mir Will sen. The Secretary of Agriculture is seriously considering making new re- port and 1t is not unlikely that this will be done.
 Tonights conference between Messrs. Hester and Cheatham lasted until l o'clock, and they decided to cooperate on the cotton statistics question.
 R. H. Watkins.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-15
uamnton Negro Conference

Newport News. July 1.-The closing session of the Hampton negro confer ence was held today at the Hampton Institute. In discussion of the ravages of consumption among negroes. pr. Joseph J. Francis of Portsmouth, Va, showed that the death rate of the negro population from that disease was
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-15
c,xeu Jail Sentence.

Raleigh. N C. July 14.-J. Rowan Roger. ex-sherift of this county. and J. P. Sorrell. who were found guilty Of embracery In attempting to influence jurors for President Kilgo Of Trinity and R N Duke of the American Tohao- co Company in the case of Rev. J. T. Gattis against them for libel were to- day sentenced to six months each in the county jail. Whey have already served thirty days for contempt of court
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-15
Arrival of Jones's Body.

Annapolis. Md. July 14-The Naval Academy authoritIs have been notified that the squadron escorting the re mains of Admiral John Paul Jones to this country will arrive off Annapolis July 22 unless there Is a mischance
 The remains will be deposited in tho temnorary vault with full military honors, and will be placed in the new chapel, their final resting place. as soon as 1t Is completed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-15

twice as great as the death rate of the whites from the same disease. It was pointed out that the conference is cooperating with the National Tuber- culosis Convention and that the estab- lishment of sanitariums for the treat ment of negro consumptives was urged.
 The exportation of negro girls from Southern communities to Northern cities for immoral purposes was touch ed upon and the conference pledged It's cooperation in efforts to stop the traffic
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-15
for Rome to resume his post as ann bassador.
Rosen Roosexelt.. Friend.

Washington. July 14.-Diplomats have not failed to appreciate the sig nificance of the informality which characterized the presentation of Bar on de R,sen. the new Russian Ambas- sador, to the president at Sagamore Hill yesterday. The absence of any formal exchanges was in accordance with the wishes of the new envoy. but the waivins of this formality is re- garded here as an unusual mark of courtesy to Baron de Rosen. whom the president when civil service commis- sioner, knew as secretary of the Rus sian legation at Washington. years ago.
 The friendship formed then was not allowed to lapse in the decade that followed and the sending of the Sylph to New York to bring Baron de Rosen to Sagamore Hill was another feature of the arrangements for his presenta- ton personally directed by the Presi- dent.
 The only other time when the Pres ident waived all formalities in tlUa initial presentation of an ambassador minister was in the winter of 1903 dur ing the Venezuelan governments trou- ble when the President received in- von Sternburg. the Presidents person. al friend, who came as minister plen- ipotentiary on special mission. Then, as now, the situation was SD delicate that had formal speeches been ex- changed it would have been necessary to confine them to generalities.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-15
Cbeatbam to Assist,

Washington, July 14. Richard Cheatham. secretary of the Southern Cotton Growers Association today was in lengthy conference with District Attorney Beach and MT. Moran. acting chief of the secret service bureau. re- garding the recent cotton investiga- tion.-
 MT. Cheatham proposes to remain here for sometime and will assist in the preparation of evidence upon which possible criminal prosecutions may be based. ":.-#'- -r@
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-15
Enyoy's Salaries,

St. Petersburg. July 14.-The salaries of the Russian peace plenipotentiaries have been fixed at $20o per day each, besides an allowance of $7,500 for trav- cling and other expenses.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-15
Roosevelt Pleased.
Japs to Claim Sakhnlin.

St. Petersburg, July 14.-Prices rose on the Bourse upon the improvement in Russian securities abroad due to M witte's appointment as chief peace plenipotentiary. 4--.s -:~- -.*..
 According to information received here Japan intends to claim the 1s- Ian dof Sakhalin by right of conquest and it's formal cession will be one Of her unalterable demands. >.s ...
 The government has issued another s5,000.0O0 fin paper roubles. the whole outstanding paper obligations being s4s5,OOO, 900 against $547,000, 900 in gold .t.#:> ..~@ .-s:
 The Bourse Gazette. regards the latest issue as being a forced issue to protect the gold reserve. -~-~.:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-15
JEROME TURNED DOWN
FAILS TO GET COPY OF HEN.
 DRICKs's REPORT.
District Attorney is Sore and Will Tell the Governor What State In-
 surance Superintendent Did to Him.

New York, July 14.-For a second time within twenty-four hours Dis trict Attorney Jerome today made an unsuccessful effort to procure from the New York office of the State superin- tendent of insurance an official copy of the superintendent's report of his investigation into the affairs of the Eauitable Life Assurance Society The report had been made public at AL bany last night. MT Jerome's per sonal representative, Assistant District Attorney Garvan, went to the offlce of Deputy Insurance Commissioner Hun ter today bearing A long letter from the district attorney together with a formal demand for an official copy of the document.
 MT. Garvan and MT. Hunter were closeted for more than half an hour and when the assistant district attor- ney emerged from the office he was empty handed. He admitted that he did not get the desired document, but refused to discuss what took place at the conference.
 District Attorney Jerome said he would inform the Governor of the fail ure of the insurance department here to turn the testimony over to the dis trict attorneys office as promised.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-15
The OmciaI Announcement.

St. Petersburg, July 14-M. Wittes appointment as chief Russian peace plenipotentiary was announced today in The Official Messenger in the following words:
 Owing to the serious illness which overlook NJ Muravieff on his arrival in St. Petersburg which made 1t impos sible for him to familiarize himself at short notice with the considerable ma terial connected with the negotiations, his majesty. the Emperor. has been pleased to appoint President of the Committee of Ministers Witte to the post of chief plenipotentiary."
 Spontaneously all parties recognize that M. Wittes selection makes for a successful termination of the peace ne- gotiations. The mere fact that the Emperor at last yielded to the pressure for Witts appointment Is accepted as being a complete assurance that his majesty is sincerely determined to end the conflict and make peace If possible basis Is obtainable. Every Influence which cnampioned M Witte was for peace, while on the contrary in every for a prolongation of the struggle. France. through Ambassador Nelidoff, strongly urged him for the post. but the main credit for M Witte's. selection belongs to Foreign Minister Lamsdorff, who never ceased to press for his selec tion.
 Count Lamsdorff and NJ Witte are now in close alliance and when M Bouligin retires from the ministry of the interior all the ministers will at least be in harmony, especially should Prince Sviatopolk MirsKy. as ruSlor today intimates, return to the head of the ministry of the interior. The papers here generally were not aware last night that NJ. Witte's appoint ment was an accomplished fact but with one voice those in the secret hail his selection with intense satisfaction. Even The Novoe Vremya. which has not believed thiN an hornoable peace Is possible. seems willing to trust the issue in Nj. Witte's hands.
 The St. Petersburg Gazette dwells especially upon the confidence with which his appointment will inspire the Tokio government. where M. Witte's opposition to the whole policy of com mercial and military adventure in Manchuria and Korea is well known.
 The paper reviews his steady strug- gle against influences which precipi- tated the war and moreover points out that NJ. Witte's selection insures harmony among the Russian plenipo- tentiaries and delegates Baron Rosen shares NJ. Wittes views and M. Pokotilkoff and NJ. Shipor were trained under him while he was min ister of finance and belonged distinc- lively to the Witte scnool. In conclu- sion The St. Petersburg Gazette says:
 There is nothing important dur ing the negotiations as complete unity of opinion
 M Muravief has already departed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-15
Change in Directors.

New York, July 14.-Twelve new di- rectors, including D. Cady Herrick. President Nicholas Murray Butler, of Columbia University. Congressman Charles E. Littlefeld. of Maine and Nevada N. Stranahan collector of the port of New York, were chosen, and the resignations of two old directors and one recently elected were accepted by the Board of Directors of the Equi- table Life Assurance Society today. The directors who resigned were Gen eral Louis Fitzgerald, former presi- dent of the Mercantile Trust Company: Horace C. Deming, who Is now presi- dent of that institution. and Frederick G. Bourne. who was chosen at the last meeting of the board. The Mercantile Trust Company is controlled by the Equitable Society. MT. Bourne was known as a policyholders director, he having been elected upon recommen- dation of the Board of Trustees which is headed by former President Cleve- land He gives as the reason for his resignation the pressure of personal business. All the directors chosen to- day had been recommended by the Board of Trustees after correspondence and consultation with policyholders. The list of newly elected directors fol- lows ".: ~:.&
 To fill vacancies in the term expir- ing December 31. 1905: Wallace l.. Pierce of Boston; Daniel A. Tompkins of Charlotte, N C.. Thomas Spratt of Og- denburg, N. Y; Louis Stern of New York. and James MacMahon of New York.
 For the term to expire December 31. 1906: Willard F. McCook of Phila- delphia: Congressman Charles F. Lit tlefeld of Rockland. Me.
 For term to expire December S1, 19O7 Nevada N. Stranahan, collector of the port of New York; D. Cady Her rick of Albany. N. Y.
 For term to expire December 3l 19Os Nicholas Murray Butler, presi- dent of Columbia University; Charles H. Zehnder of Philadelphia.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-15
Witte's Patriotism.

St. Petersburg July 15.-M. Witte is shouldering the task of conducting peace negotiations on behalf of his country in a patriotic spirit. but with a full realizat tion of the difficulties before him and the knowledge in advance that oven If he succeeds he cannot. secure terms which the Russian chauvinists will regard as otherwise than humiliat- ing.
 He is also we'll aware of the intrigues against him at court. but he is big enough to believe that the events of history will justify the wisdom of making peace on the best terms possi- ble as he considers that all the ener- gies of the Government should be di- rected to the solution of the internal problems of the Empire. .:-
 The greatest element in the strength of M witte's position after negotia- that he Is in thorough accord with Count Lamsdorff. the Foreign Minis ter, who can be depended upon to sup port his recommenda tions before the Emperor against all contrary influ- ences. ---a >-s.+
 NJ witte will leave St. Petersburg next Wednesday for Paris, sailing as previously announced from Cherbourg July 2S on the North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm Der Crosse. Mme Witte will accompany her hus- band as far as Paris, where she will remain for the present. though she may possibly join NJ Witte later in the United States. ..~-.
 At M Witte's personal solicitation, M Korotovitz, one of the ablest young diplomats, who formerly was Secretary of the Russian Legation at Pekin, will be attached to the Russian mission.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-15
Sensational Interview is
 RumOred.
TALKED BACK AT GEAR
May Not Come to America as
 Envoy.
The Emperor Resents His Plain Spoken Ideas and Intimates that He Would Prefer Baron R0sen
 for Plenipotentiary.

St. Petersburg, July 15.-M, Witte, after his audience with the Emperor at Peterhof, returned last evening to St. Petersburg and drove directly to the Foreign Office, where he was closeted for three hours with Foreign Minister Lamsdorff.
 A sensational report was current early this morning that M Witte might not go to Washington after all. Ac- cording to the story. his audience with the Emperor was anything but smooth, his majesty rather resenting M. Witt plain-spoken ideas and indicating that under the circumstances he would pre- fer Baron Rosen should act as chief plenipotentiary. The Emperor Is said to have even intimated that Count Lamsdoff exceeded his authority in of hcially announcing to the Washington Government that M. Witte would oc- cupy the first position.
 M. Witte Is said to have left the Elm peror in an ugly frame of mind. and to have frankly informed Count Lamsdorff that 1t would be impossible for him to undertake the mission. It was only by the greatest effort, the story goes, that the Foreign Minister succeeded in persuading him not to f1atly refuse, and the question as to whether he would go to Washington is said to be still open.
 Although the Associated Press heard this story from high parsonage. Its informant was not prepared to vouch for 1t, and there is no confirmation of 1t from other quarters up to this hour. It is, therefore, sent under great reserve. as it may prove to be an invention.