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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
TO INVITE PRESIDENT
MONTGOMERY C0sEsEITrEE
 swAsHINGTON.
Arrangements Have Been Made for an Audience With the President al q. the Waite Heuse Thiu
 AR2ermoOA.

Washington, Feb. S.-~( Special. l--Tha Montgomery delegation to invite Prest- dent Roosevelt to visit the capital of Alabama, arrived last night on q de. layed train and took quarters at tho New willard Hotel. They were. as they arrived intact, E'rank P GlaEs nett. l.. l. . .ibeft and A4exaHder Hiee.
 Representative Wiley had arranged at the White House for the party to be given an audience by the President to- morrow at 12:3O ?. m. Today. Friday being cabinet day. Senator Edmund w. Pettus and Representative Wiley will introduce the Alabamians to the President.
 Meantime. the delegation today en- joyed seeing the national legislative menagerie. In the House the animals were deporting themselves in the tur- bid waters of discussion over postofice appropriations bills. including sundry propositions affecting railway mall sub- sidies southwaFd. and they had the pleasure of seeing good deal of old time rearing and snorting among the patriotic solons.
 As they sat in the reserved gallery of the House watching the wrangles, with Editor Glass pointing out the celebrities, they received visits from members of the Alabama delegation, nearI yall of whom were on the floor from time to time. Then, under the guidance of Colonel Wiley, they re- paired to the Senate. where the galle- ries was crowded to overfowing, but through the obliging courtesy of Rep resentative Wiley, who seems hnppiest when he Is serving the people in some way, the Montgomery contingent managed to get comfortably seated, and had the unusual priviIage of look ing at nearly all of the Senators oe the United States in their seats en- gagged as a solemn court in the pro. ceedings of the impeachment for high crimes and misdemeanors of Charles Swayne Judge of Northern District of Florida.
 Conspiciously prominent, but modest ly decorous, they had to note on front seat of the left side of the cham Der the burly and impressive figure of Henry D. Clayton, representative from the Third Alabama District. and, as member of the House Judiciary Com mittee, one of the managers for the House of Representatives and for all of the people of the United States" of the impeachments against tho federal bench offender.
 Hon. Hilary A. Herbert, formerly of Montgomery, representative for many years of the Montgomery District in Congress and Secretary of the Navy under President Cleveland. has been at. tentively hospitable to the Montgomery visitors, and will tomorrow accompany them to the White House.
 R. H. Watkins.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
CLAYTON'S BILL WINS
GETS FAvORAnLE REPORT rnoN
 JUDICIARY COSfaITTTEE.
Lively TaIk 8niH ffs Have oeauta18 sm hoonas, ySkezS tl3o AEMhasna Iteps resentaSkve Was Very
 Hmmaatema.

Washington, Feb. 2.--( Special. e-- Representative Clayton's bill to repeal the bankruptcy law was voted otlt oe the Judiciary Committee this morning. for favorable report The six Dem- ocrats, and Warner, Palmer and Thom- as of Iowa, voted in favor of reporting the bill Jenkins, Littleneld, Powers of Massachusetts, Gillette and Parker voted against the bill. Pearre and New ins were absent It is said there was some lively talk in the committee, and that MT. Clayton fnsisted on a report without further delay, and his motion finally prevailed, but not without ap- peals for delay, etc.
 There is a large number of bIIls to repeal the bankruptcy act, introduced into the present Congress. both in the Senate and in the House. It Is not cer- tain that action can be had on the bill at this session. There is 50 much busi- ness already on the calendar, and be- sides. 1t Is not known whether the Speaker is friendly or unfriendly to the measure, and anyone familiar with the proceedings of Congress knows how great is the Speakers power. But Mir Clayton has been an insistent and per- sistent advocate of the repeal of this law for the last several Congresses, and he hopes he may succeed in. this Congress-
 Should he not succeed, undoubtedly the next Congress will be called upon to act upon the matter. The sentiment for the repeal of the law is growing, and if the country bankers, lawyers, court officials and small jobbers would make proper effort to help, there is little doubt that the law will be re- pealed.
 Its advocates believe it has served its purpose. that it has never been the policy of the United States to keep permanent bankruptcy law that Is not suited to the genius of our instltu- tIons. to say nothing of numerous abuses and uncertainties as to the pres ent law. Dishonest debtors have abused the law and are continuing to abuse 1t more and more, while credit ors are showing a disposition to want the law changed into a collection ma chinery, ignoring the main object of a bankruptcy law, the relief of unfor- tunate but honest debtors.
 Again the Judiciary Committee is be- ing constantly appealed to for relief from the congested condition of the business of the Federal Courts by cre- ating new courts and judges at the public expense. A fertile source of this Increase of business is from the bank ruptcy law.
 Another bill which was also favor ably reported out of the Judiciary Com mittee today Is the biiI of Mir. Powers of Massachusetts. allowing N appeals from the inteTiocutory orders ~of dis trict and circuit courts and judges. fin granting injunetions and appointing re- ceivers. Under this bill, the act to eS- tablish Circuit Courts of Appeal. etc. will be amended so as to. allow any person considering himself aggrieved by such orders to appeal therefrom
 R. II. Watkins.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04

and Liuchiengtun sheIied Fangshen and Putsaowo and their vicinities. The enemy's infantry Immediately sur- rounded Fangshen. but we repvlsed them.
 In the direction of the. center Thurs day the enemy's artillery. situated about mile and quarter north of the village of Shalxhe and on wenpao mountain. bomharded' the southern heights of Shakhe village.
 Constant collision between scouts took place to the north of Chengleng- tuse and Iaotun. In the direction of the left Thursday morning the enemy . artillery fercely bombarded Cheng- chiehpao. Our artillery re-opened.
 According to reliable report, the enemy has built railroad from such- iatun. which is i've miles north of Isa-. mating, to suppuao and has opened trafiio thereon.
 At o'clock Thursday morning tho enemy's field and heavy guns concen- trated fire against Xatsupao two miles northeast of Chengchiiehpao n Subsequently . Russian division en-. tered the village of Changtun and dis patched brigade to attack us. We repulsed the brigade.
 According to a reliable report our picket. consisting of an oficer and twenty-eight men. was surrounded near Huanslashatzu. January 2s. Cur picket resisted to the last, when most of the wounded surrendered. The eu- enny mutilated all our wounded
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
POSTAL BILL PASSES
SHARP FIGHT ENDS IN VICTORY
 FOR MAIL SUBSIDIES.
AE00n's Motion to Rec0mmf& With In- Etfnctiopa to Strike flns tAe Pros vision is lsOat--Esurlk Let
 N. ter Carriers.

q Washington, Feb. 3.--After nearly a week of discussion the postoflce ap- propriation bill, carrying $1se,7S7,41S passed the House today. following the defeat of a motion by Mir. Moon of Ten nessee, to recommit 1t with instructions to strike out the provision of the special mail facilities on trunk lines. Propositions by MT. Watson und.) to exclude the civil service rules from rural. carriers and by Mir. Griggs (Ga.) for the dismissal of postal employees be, longing to any association or organiza- ton having for it's object the increas- ing of salaries, excited sharp debate, but were ruled out on points of order. An early adjournment was taken to permit the use of the House chamber for a Republican caucus regarding railroad rate legislation-
 When the bill was called up at the opening of the session, an unsuccess- full attempt was @hade by Mir. Watson (Ind.), after a sharp debate, to exclude rural carriers from the operation of the civil service regulations. Mir Watson charged that under the present policy of appointments, there was being built up among the rural carriers g political machine and he insisted that the rep resentatives in Congress could be relied upon to recommend capable men for that service.
 The chair sustained a point of order against the amendment.
 The question of political activity by postal employees and the course to be adopted to prevent it was raised by Mir. Griggs (Ga,l who offered an amend ment providing that the uniting by postal employees with any association or organization which has for its object the change of the relation of employees to the government shall be cause for dismissaL''
 Mfr. GrigBs denounced the methods of postal employees associations organ ized in order to increase their salaries, and congratulated the President and Postmaster General for already having dismissed certain of these ofacers. He contended, however. that that was not sufficient. The only way to stop the abuse, he said, was to prevent postal employees From entering such associa- tions. The Amendment went out on a point of order.
 Mir. Moon (Tenn.) moved to recomuit the bill with instructions to eliminate the provisions for special mall faciIi- ties.
 The motion to recommlt was lost s2 to 15s. and the, bill then was passed without division. Tie total amount is $1so.7s7,41s.
 Bills were passed as follows: Pro- vtding for extension of time until May 1, 1905, within which homesteaders may establish their residence on certain lands formerly within the Rosebud h. dian reservation, South Dakota and the Devils Lake reservation. North Dakota; authorizing the extension of the west ern boundary line of Arkansas. M At 2:55 p. m-. the House adjourned idntil tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
,ee.lon y. Mr. painsr .h. rsauest wa.

lection by. MT. Palmer the request was withdrawn.
 On motion of MT. Fairbanks an or der was adopted giving the managers of the House until p. m, February 6, to present a replication or other pleading which the House may desire to make. The order further directed that all subsequent pieadings should be filed with the Secretary of the Sem ate and that all pleadings must be closed before the sth lnst. SO that the trial may proceed at ?. m. on the 1otn.
 The Senate. sitting as court, then. at 2:50 D. m., adjourned, and resumed legislative consideration of the joint statehood bill. Mfr. stone spoke in op- position to the measure. particularly on the provisions relating to Indian Territory. Mr. Berry followed Mir. Stone, saying 1t was not true as has. been asserted in the debate. that all the people wanted Oklahoma and Tn- dian Territory united as one State. He insisted the people in the Indian Ter ritory were practically unanimous in their desire for single Statehood He. thought Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona should be admitted as States at this time, and that for the present Indian Territory should remain a ter ritory. MT. Morgan said that each of the territories should be admitted into the Union as a State. and to fail so to admit them would be an act of bad faith.
 Mir. Teller sought consent to have printed In the Record an axtic1e print ed today in a New York paper purporr- ing to give the text of the agreement between the United States and San Do- mingo, but desisted when assured by Mir. Cullom, Chairman of the Commit4 tee on Foreign Relations. that the pub- llcatlon was not correct. MT. Cul1om added that the agreement was in pro- cess of execution and objected to pub lication under the circumstances.
 The Senate then at 5:06 e went into executive session, adjouruing ten minutes later.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
GORKY WILL
 GO TO TRIAL Other Officers and Public iStS Implicated. TREPOFF DEFENDS ACTION Says Case is in Hands of Pr0curat0r General. EAe Governor Geaerai Dsclares Report that the Novelist Has Bees or- dered Shot Is Base-
 less Fabrication.
 
TREPOFF DEFENDS ACTION

St. Petersburg, Feb. A.--(s a. m.)--It fs the intention of the Government to bring Maxim GQrky and seven other authors and puhhicists to trial on po- Ltfcal charges. Governor General Tre- pom, who received the Associated Press correspondent Friday afternoon said:
 The whole case is now in the hands of the Ministry of Justice, which Is conducting the investigation, at the conclusion of which the Procurator General will decide whether the pris- oners shall be tried by civil or mill- tary court.
 sThe story spread broadcast that I have ordered Gorky to be courtmar- tialed and shot is a baseless fabrica- tion, invented by persons who are ig- rsorant of Russia or else they would know that 1t is impossible for a .rep- resentative of the Russian administra- ton to order any prisoner to be exc cuted, or eyen to decide the form of trial Yet am in receipt of letters daily feofn abroad imploring me to spar6 y's life.
 T reps that am in no wise con scerned In matter; even do not know whetne& the Procurator Gen. eral may decide to provisionally re- lease Gorky; as he did in the case of Hessen, Miakotin and Karieff.
 Charges Not Revealed.
 T cannot of course reveal the exact terms Of the accusation against the prisoner; but you may emphatically contradict the version of the discovery of documents duplicating eight men who were to have comprised a pro- visional government"
 Turning to the question of the pres ent aspect of affairs. the Governor General said;
 we have every reason to feel sat- lsfied. Masters and men are now in excellent terms and work is proceeding everywhere quietly. The reception of the workmen's deputation by the Eui- peror has created the best impression. As to insinuattons that the woFi<men who -yere received al Tsarisoe-S e-Ssy0e were asst representative. you may say their selection was not influenced in any way by the Government. The se- lection of the men had to be made within a day. I summoned the prin- cipaI manufacturers and asked them to choose their most trustworthy and in- huentiai men. and this was done"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
PRINTERS AT TsARKoE-sELo.
Emperor Nicholas Receives a Dc1egR tion oR W<hrksnem.

ti0n of Workmem.
 London. Feb. 3.--A news agency de~ spatch from St. Petersburg says Elm peror Nicholas today received at Tsarskoe.Selo a deputation of five workmen from the Star Printing Works. He questioned each man closely regarding the character of the work and hours of employment. ex- pressed satisfaction with those who had conscientiously performed their duty and said he. hoped to yisit the es- tablishment in person
 The audinence occurred In the great hall. The Emperor was accompanied by Minister of Finance KokovsoR and Prince iSolitizine, manager of the print Ing works. When the Cxar expressed a desire to visit inc printing estab- lishment, the minister Of finance said the establishment was well worthy of this mark of imperial favor
 Tn dismissing the delegation he asked them to convey thanks in his name to their comrades, who had done good work in the service of the State. He expressed satisfaction with ehe bearing of the delegates.
 At the conclusion of tine interview the delegates were given permission to visit the palace buildings and af- forwards were entertained at dinner.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
COMMITTEE or MINISTER'S.

Restoration of the Senate's Original
 Character Cornerstone of Eaiaee.
 St. Petersburg, Feb. 4.--(12:S0 a. m.) -omeiaI reports of the deliberations of the Committee of Ministers on guar antees for the observance of laws and for the prevention of arbitrary conduct by officials evoke general satisfaction. The proposal to restore the Senate's original character as the chief. guardian of the laws Is described in some quar- ters as the corner stone of the new edi- fee which is being raised on the ruins of the bureaucracy.
 Special commissions of the Ministries of the Interior, Finance and Justice are busi1y studying the questions of equality, peasants legislation, strikes and state insurance for workmen which were outlined by the imperial ukace December 25.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
FoReED ..orTIoNg TTcKEr.
Fraudulent Number Pasted over tha
 Real Figure.

EE&40NAeDr Number Pasted Over fhN
 Real Figure.
 Chicago. Feb. 3.--Mention of Texas Legislature came up in the United States District Court here through an effort of counsel for John IT. Dalton to prove that an attempt had been made to defraud Dalton by means of a forged "option" ticket. Dalton is on trial charged with promoting a lottery.
 The so-called 'option" ticket was ex- hibited ih court to prove that an ai- legged fraudulent number had been pasted over the real number bourne by the ticket. The alleged altered ticket called for $15.000. but bank through which Dalton Is said to have carried on the financial end of the alleged scheme. refused to honor the ticket on the ground that the ticket had been forged.
 J. R. Jordan of San Antonio. Tex, in speaking of the transaction concerning the alleged forged option ticket, said on the witness stand:
 T was agent for the company and sold a number Of tickets. One was re- turned to me by Charles callen or CaI- Ian. a member of the State Legislature from Bexar County Texas I do not recalled which way his name Is spelled. The ticket called for &15,o0O. l sent the returned option ticket to the bank at Chicago and that Is the last heard
 This ticket. which Jordan said waa held by the member of the state L.egts- Iature. was declared by Attorney For rest to be & forgery, a winning nuaa- Der having been pasted over the origi- nal number.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
NIohifiea Fnrm nf Ahhrn.n.

Moscow. Feb. 4.-At a private meet ing of the provincial nobility today, after a discussion of the reform prog ositions, it was decided to vote foS a modified form of an address to the government, to the effect that the members Of the nobility are eagerly awaiting a word from the Emperor which would show that the bends uniting the throne and the reople are still unbrolzen and that tho =Speror would when he deemed advisable, summon elected representatives of the people to participate in the govern menE
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
sTEAMER eoEs AoRouNp.
The Amanonex Touches Bottom, Hut la
 In No nmmmer

The AmanOnex Touches Bottom, Hut ls In No Dun@er.
 Galveston, Texas. Feb. 3y--Ear1y this morning First Odicer wryman of the British steamship Anazonez. of the Booth Lines arrived in the city and re- ported the vessel hard aground on Gall weston Islands, sixteen miles west of the entrance to Galveston harbor. The vessel lies In sixteen feet of water and is reported to be in no immediate dam ger.
 The tugs Charles Clark. Seminole and Gertrude. with wrecking outft. are working on her and 1t is expected she will be hoated shortly. N
 Thick. misty weather for several days prevented observations from being taken and bearings. were lost No otlier reason Is assigned for the acci- dent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
Nrs. Chnamick pIercIlea..

Cleveland, O., Feb. 3.-Mrs. C. b. Chadwick today refused to sign a pe- tition to Governor Pennypacker of Pennsylvania to commute the sentence of Kate Edwards, convicted of the mur- der of her husband and sentenced. to be hanged, to life Imprisonment. One of the women who are circulating such petitions called at the jail.
 Mrs. Chadwick received the woman in her corridor and when told the ob- feet of the visit declined to attack her name to the petition.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
SUGAR WORKERS STRIKE.
Employees of the Iron Works at SOs-
 novice Also Go Out.

Employees of the Iron Works at S0s-
 novice Also Go Out.
 Warsaw, Feb. s.-The woFkmen in all the sugar factories of Poland. which number forty-two, struck February 2. These factories hitherto have been working day and night to supply the troops in Manchuria.
 The employees of, the Iron works at Scsnovice struck today.
 Later reports from Lodz say, the dis turbances there ended quickly. The military fired one VclIey. killing two and wounding two and the rioters fled. The town is completely quiet. The authorities have taken extraordinary precautions to maintain order.
 There is a report from Radogoszez that a mob there killed one officer and two soldiers. A general stdke com menced this morning at Pabiantca.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
MRS. DUKE IN COURT.

Arraisned on Charge of Being q Fugi-
 tive from Justice.
 New York, Feb 3.--Mrs. Brodie L.. Duke was arraigned today in the Tonbs Police Court charged with being a fu- gitive from justice in connection with the Texas indictment against her, and was paroled In the custody of her coun- sel until Monday.
 Assistant District Attorney Ashford said if he did not hear from the Texas authorities by Monday, he would be willing to advocate the woman's dis charge.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
swINpLED MASONIC LODGES.
Charges Against Charles Fisher, Who
 Has Aliases.

Meridian, Miss. Feb. s.-ChaT1es Fisher. alias William F. Hartman. alias oscar Hartman. alias Karl Fisher. has been working Masonic lodges here for several days. and has secured several hundred dollars from them by alleged fraudulent means.
 He produced receipts purporting to be signed by Carl Wirth. secretary of the Coperincas Lodge No. 545, Brooklyn. N. Y.
 It has been found that he does not belong to that Lodge and that he has secured money in numerous other cities by claims similar to these pre- sented to local Masons. Fisher is about 30 years old. has mustache and sandy hair, weighs about 1s0 pounds and Is five feet nine Inches high. The police are now searching diligently for him. He wears the Masonic pin
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
CONSTANT sKIRMIsHTNa.
Japanese Charge RuAaians with Mat
 IatiOn of the Wounded.

Japanese Charge RuAaians with MutI-
 IatiOn of the Wounded.
 ToiSio. Feb. 3-Manchuria headquar- ters telegraphing yesterday (Fehruary 2) says that on that day the Russians resumed their activity In front of the Japanese left and that there has been constant skirmishing along the fronts of both the opposing forces. exchanges of heavy artillery fire taking place. The Japanese again charged the Rus sians with the mutilation of their wounded. Portions of the report fol- loWs
 Wednesday (February D in the di- rection of the right. small bodies Of the enemy attacked us in all directions. Our outpOsts repnIsed them.
 Thursday (Fehruary 2l from o'clock in the morning the Russian artillery on the west front of the Ia Mountain
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
AIabama nt Departmentn.

Washington. Feb. 3.-(SpeciaLl 1.-The First National Bank of Hartford has been authorized to begin business with S3O, ,0OO capital; L. P. Burton, Presi- dent: J. Hughes, Vice-President; W. H. Bishop, Cashier.
 Postuasters appointed Diamond. Marshall County. Virgil H. Copeland: {: Emerson, Washington County, James E. Burton: Samuel, Choctaw County, W. M. M. Dogget.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
s4OO 600 New York Blaze.

New York, Feb 3.-Fire tonight en- tireIy destroyed Cedar Court, the coun- try home of Otto H. Kuhn, senior mem- Der of the banking firm of Kuhn. Loeb & Company, of this city. situated near Morristown, N. J., eutailing a loss of about S400,0OO. Valuable paintings Furnishings and other articles which were of high value. were destroyed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
ConeIrmed by he senate.

Washington, Feb. s.-The Senate to. day confirmed the following nomina- tions: James c. Kellogg, Louisiana, Consul at Barranqu.lla, Colombia; Daniel S. Kidder. Florida, Consul at Nankin, China; William Martin, New York. Consul General at Hankow. China.
 Postmasters Arkansas, Henry Thane. Arkansas City; James T. Red ing, Huntington.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04
Hounehont Man Murdered.

Memphis, Tenn. Feb. 3.-A special to The Commercial-Appeal from Nat chez, Miss, says that Charles Houck, a houseboat man, has been murdered and the widow of Houck's former part ner badly beaten and left for dead bv three negroes at Sicily Island. on the Louisiana shore of the Mississlppi River. Houck's trading and fishing camp were pfundered. The negroes are stIll at large.