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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-22

thouRh she remained the Baroness Eur dett-Coutts. Not much has been heard of this couple for some years. At the time of their marriage. in 1881. when she was s7 and he about half that age. ana for years afterward the match and the personality of the titled wife and the untitled husband were conside ped fair targets for the wit of the sarcas- tic writers, and the public was not al lowed to forget them.
 Lady Burdett-Coutts Is now s1. Her mother, Sophia. daughter of the until tied London banker. Thomas Coutts, married Sir Francis Burdett. who had his name changed to Burdett-coutts by special arrangement. No son was born either to Thomas Coutts or Sir Francis Bnrdett, and so the Coutts banking business eventually. was left to the bankers granddaughter. Ashmead- Bartlett. born in New Brunswick. N J., but naturalixed British citizen who had made a fine record in the o-Turkish war of 1877, was hei
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-22

party and climbed tree, where the Duke potted It. It was in region where bear shooting has been very un- certain, indeed for years. and more than one seasoned Michigan sportsman has wondered how it was that the ducal party found a bear just there and how 1t came to be on hand on the particular day the Duke chose to go bear hunt ing.
 While generally without much ready cash. the titled British bridegroom, thanks to the law of entail. usually has a big landed estate, valuable in spite of encumbrances, and some Amer ican writer with taste for figures and investigation, anxious to find something about the transatlantic matches for his country to be proud of, has shown that the American wives of titled men are thus more or less in control of about 100000 acres of the best land in the United Kingdom.
 One of the finest of the British es- tates now presided over by an Ameri- can woman of title is the Countess of Essex, who was Adele Grant of New York. She, by the way, did not take with her heavy marriage portion. Cassiobury, the Earfs place, Is de- scribe as an earthly Eden.
 One of the least desirable of the British bridegrooms from the money standpoint was the Earl of Yarmouth who married Alice Thaw of Pittsburg against the strongly expressed wishes of her family. Yarmouth had neither pounds sterling nor lands.
 The American Who Married . Titled
 EngIishwoman.
 No multi millionaire American has ever married a woman of title, possi- bly because the woman with a title cannot divide 1t with her husband. One poor American did marry an English woman of title. thereby becoming im- mensely rich himself, but he had to change his name from Ashmead- Bart lett to BurdettCo to compass the marriage, and he did not take her title,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-22
men and Ucme1 We Read Hbcut UNCLE sAMS DAUGHTERS, BRIDES OF THE WORLD

England with her as a marriage por- tion. s25,ooo,ooo more than the present Duchess of Marlborough. This is probably an excessive estimate: still the Duke of Roxeburghe did very well financially in his marriage. Very pos sibly the second American Duchess of Manchester will yet win social success; she has lived so much in America since her marriage that she has had hardly n fair chance as yet.
 There was a story that her father. Mir Zimmerman of Cincinnati. made plans few months ago to put the young Duke at work as railroader on his then newly acquired Pere Marquette system, and make as good an American of him as he could. but the story seems never to have been finished up. It Is true, however. that Manchester was shown over the railroad and through the executive offices with great care by Pere Marquette officials under father Zimmermans direction. Also that a bear hunt was got up for the Duke in the wild beast infested wilderness of Michigan '' 't-s
 Possibly full and complete account of that bear hunt would be interesting 2 reading: anyway, the Duke had a chance to shoot a bear--and shot 1t too. The beast ran away from the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-22

!. Early in her London life Leonard Je- rome's daughter Jennie did what most society women in America, and their husbands too. would think indecent. She went into politics. and during all of her husbands public life wasfof the greatest assistance to him. It is great card for British publicist when his wife is capable of doing this, and many of the American brides In Eng land have shown greater aptitude in British politics than most British wo- men could. She was one of the found- CTS of the Primrose League. an intense ! ly partisan Conservative organization; she helped her husband in his speeches. and she studied the British political sit- uation till she understood it thoroughly. When her elder son. Captain Winston Churchill, came to the Parliamentary age, and after his rather exciting and spectacular experiences among the Bo* CTS In South Africa, she canlpaigned for him as enthusiastically and effectively as she ever had for his father. He ta now in Parliament, and one. of the best known examples of what the son of an American woman can be-: far different they say, from the young Duke of Man chester, whose mother also was Amerf- can. This Duke unlike the young Duke of Marlborough and Winston Churchill. seems to have no taste for public life. ds
 The lady now known in London as Mrs M T. Kennard, whose husband is famous as hunter of big game. Is an-s9 other of the American women of title. who, marrying in England for the sec- ond time. renounce their titles. As the widow of Samuel T. Colgate, of New
 York, she married the Earl of Straf-
 ford and so became the Countess of Strafford. The Earl was killed by railroad train, and she gladly gave up her dearly bought title to contract her third marriage.
 Real Status of American NobIewomen.
 It seems to be rather generally be- slieved In America that American wives in England are numerous enough to dominate English society; but that isn't so English society Is very large; . list of American women married abroad who have made noteworthy social sue cesses includes only thirty in England In Germany, according to similar list twenty-six American women are of spe- ciaI social prominence; seventeen In Italy. fourteen in France and six in Russia.
 According to a particularly V ell in- formed Angio-Am rican observer, what there is of so-called American domi- nance is partly imaginary To begin with, the very quality. adaptabtlfty, which makes 1t possible for the Ameri- can woman to win and hold a place fof herself abroad precludes the possibility of her "Americanizing" the society ot any aristocratic foreign capital
 In order to be tolerated merely, muck
 more if she is to be well received and
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-22

William Beresford. There was good deal of a row over the churchill- West marriage, the young mans mother in particular, who had been a chum Of Lady Randolph, being annoyed by the match. Royalty was also bored by it, but 1t is understood that all was for given some time ago. and Mrs. George West, as she Is now known, still holds a high place in the London social world.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-22

country, wore linen duster, a sort of long, formless outside protecting gar
 ment now almost as little known here as 1t always has been In England Well, Jerome wore a creased and wrinkled
 old duster when he appeared at the stately old country seat over which his sprightiy niece had been presiding for a few months. He was we'll stained
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-22

from Albany who cut quite a wide swath socially in London in spite of her nasal twang, ner lack of repose and her forwardn %s; and Thackeray wrote his stories from studies of actual life.
 But one of the Carroll girls was the pioneer American duchess in England and so far as accessible records go, she and her sister were among the very first to marry Englishmen of title. It was not until years later that the first ex-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-22

because of Lord Randolph's higher sta- tion, but partly because they were less original and flashing than she.
 She married Lieutenant George Corn wallis West. much younger than her self soon after her titled first hus- bands death. and forfeited her title. as did the American Dowager Duchess of Marlborough when she married Lord
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-22
s..oud Marriages of American Noble
 Women.

There were three of the Jerome girls. ss there had been three Carols, and tbey all married Englishmeu. Only Jennie won a title, though. one of the otbsrs becoming Mrs Moreton Frewen and the other Mrs. Jack Leslie, her hus- hand being an army officer. Neither of these ever won anything like as large a place in the eye of the British public as did Lady Handoipn' partly
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-22

with the soot of the train and above the dark layer thereof next his skin there was a layer of light gray dust acquired in his progress from the station, for he had preferred walking to taking a carriage. te
 When the butler opened the door, therefore. he saw before him decided ly er-iooking old chap, who asked to see Lady Randolph. but who, in the buffers mind, was of exactly the sort that could under no possible pretext he allowed to see her. So his response to the request was firm and very chill ing:
 "Er ladyship is net at 'ome"
 Jerome knew that he was expected and that the butler couldn't be telling the truth. So he persisted. greatly to the fiunkey's annoyance, and hvely aitercation began, which the butler threatened to terminate abruptly by closins the door. Just when Jerome was beginning to believe he was to be driven ignominiously from the house of hia own niece the noise of the con- aiot penetrated to the inner recesses where Lady Randolph could hear. She spranx to the rescue, and, reaching the head of the stairs, added her voice to
 She did not rebuke the butler, how ever. nor, in fact. did she take any notice of the latter mistaking blood relative of herself from on undesirable nerson. She had altogether too much ,oct to do either of these things. But fin the very moment of his triumph over inc would-be intruder the servant was startled by the delighted cry of her ladyship: i "Why, Uncle Larry' come rlsht up' l 1.-.. -t1hf nm ITncla LarryT'
 This story was told in every club in London inside of twenty-four hours, and if was followed by others. some of which showed Lady Randolph to be utterly careless of many conventional Sttes dear to the Briton. Told of al-
 .+ anv British born woman, not a Sew % of these stories would have inter- tered seriously with her social career. hnt T they had no disastrous effect upon hers, especially as royalty took her up and backed her thoroughly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-09
CecIlia's Trouaaeau Tax.

London Express.
 There is nothing more interesting in connection with the German imperial wedding than the Old World "trous- seau" or princes" tax, whica nas been revived in the Duchies of Meek lenburg- -Schwerin and MecklenburR- Strelitz to provide for proper we'd ding outfit fer the royal bride.
 This Is a tax of fifty German pen- nies per head. levied upon Ill the in- habitants of the two federal states The impost is in no sense a voluntary one, and not a little disconteat and ill., feeling have, been aroused owing to the levying of it, as the inhabitants are far from rich. No less q person. age than the Kaiser himself and hts Empress objected very strongly to 1t, although powerless to interfere.
 The tax dates from the feudal ages, and was last eXacted on the occasion of the Duchess Elizabeth of Mecklen- burgs marriage to the now relgnng Grand Duke of Oldenburg, and again when the sister of the young Duke of Meckleu burg -Schwerin married Prince Christian of Denmark.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-09
FOURTEEN ARE LOST
SUBMARINE BOAT DISASTER AT
 PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND
Only Four of Her Crew Were Saved in the Accident--Foundered Alter Three Explosions Had
 Occurred.

Plymouth. England. June s.-sub- marine boat AS" was lost with four teen of her crew outside of the break water here this morning.
 Three explosions are said to have oc- cured on the boat before she foun- dered. She had crew of eighteen of ficers and men on board, including her regular crew and men. who were n training. Fourteen of the number were drowned. The others were picked up.
 The disaster occurred while the "A-S" was proceeding to sea for prac- tice. accompanied by another subma- rine boat and a torpedo boat. Three explosions were seen from the shore to occur on board the "A-S" which sud- denly disappeared. Tugs with divers immediately proceeded to the scene.
 The submarine boat lies in eighteen fathoms of water. The first intimation of the disaster came from the boat herself signalling that she was 5ub- merged and could not come to the sur face. A signal received shortly before noon said:
 All right up to the present time"
 Diving parties immediately proceed. ed to the scene. Those who were saved were standing in the vicinity of the coming tower at the time of the dis aster and were picked up by passing trawler. They were Lieutenant Candy, commander of the boat: sub-Lieuten- ant Murroch. petty officer, and sea- man.
 The lost boat was of about 300 tons displacement and was launched in l9ci.
 One of the survivors who was inter- viewed said that he was unable to ex- plain the cause of the accident to the "A S." He added that she suddenly dip ped while her matches were open and that the boat immediately filled and sank. The man added: Lieutenant Candy came to my assistance when was almost exhausted and kept me afioat until we were picked up by the trawlar."
 This is the third submarine boat di- saster within little more than year. the other being the "A 1" run down by a liner in the Solent by which eleven officers and men were entombed in the bottom of the sea and the "A 5" which sank off Queenstown after an explosion by which six of her crew were killed.
 A heavy explosion occurred over the position where the submarine boat sank and there Is no hope of saving any of the men who were carried down with her.
 The explosions first reported are be- lieved to have been caused by the es- cape of gasoline similar to the case of the "A D."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-09
A Startling Test.

Lynn, Mass, June S.-To demonstrate his claims that there Is little danger in electrical force when property handled Professor Elihu Thompson, of this city. has permitted a current said to have measured over a half million volts to pass through his body. without displaying the slightest tremor or ex- perlence the slightest physical discom- fort from the test. The demonstra- tion was made for the benefit of the members of the Commercial Club og Boston.
 Professor Thompson adjusted spe- cial apparatus to his body and hlgh frequency current was used. Suddenly there was a flash from the finger tips and great sparks flew Into the air, !llu' minatlng two incandeseent lights that were held two feet from the fingers
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-09
OPINION RESERVED.
Caleb Powers's Motion to Have His
 Case Tranaferred.

Caleb Powers's Motion to Have His
 Case Transferred.
 Maysville Ky, June S,-The motion to have the case of Caleb Powers, charged with complicity in the murder of Governor Goebel, transferred to the Federal Court came up before Judge Cochran here today. Former Governor Yates of Illinois headed the list of at torneys for Powers, while Attorney General Hayes was assisted by former Solicitor General Lawrence Maxwell and others In order to bring up the question of jurisdiction. the common wealth attorney moved to transfer the case to the Federal Court. The first arguments wero upon this particular motion, District Attorney Hill opening the argument for Powers.
 MT. Hill presented statement of all facts pertaining to the application for removal. under the provisions of the fourteenth amendment Ex-Governor Richard Yates. of Illinois. followed MT. Hill. He read the petition of Powers and urged that part of the paper, the part treating especially of the several trials of the defendant. which showed the prejudice of the court, It's officers and partisanship of the Juries. Then followed Lawrence Maxwell or Cincin- natl, who combated the arguments Of Messrs. Hill and Yates. urging that Powers had no rights in advance of his third trial. and even at the end of that having no appeal to the Federal Court except upon writ of error, 1T er- TOT could be established. He took the ground that the Taylor pardon was of no avail as a cause for removal. He was followed by Chharles-J. Bronston of Lexington, who treated the case | substantially the same as did Maxwell At the close of Bronston's argument | Judge Cochran adjourned court and his | opinion will be reserved for at least i two weeks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-09
Tn. .,,umSer. Adjourn.

Atlanta, Ga, June s.--The National Association of Master Plumbers or the United States closed their twenty-thlro annual session here today, after select ing Atlantic City. N. j., as their next meeting place and electtng the follow- ing oflcers' ,,,
 President, J, c. Boyd, Chleage' Vice President. R, B, Noodle, Dayton, O. Treasurer, William McCoach, Phila- delphia: Secretary, Charles T. Byrne' Chicago.
 The retiring treasurer, w. E. Good man of Milwaukee. who has occupied the office for fourteen terms. was voted a testimonial of $500 in recognition of his services.
 Elaborate entertainment has been provided for the visiting plumbers and tomorrow will be given to barbecue and an excursion to various points of interest
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-09

Denver. Colo. June Sword has been received at the general offices of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad that a fire has broken out among the timbers in the tunnel at Ruby, twen- ty-four miles west of Grand Junction. and has temporarily tied up traffic between Denver and Salt Lake City. The tunnel is 5SO feet in length. Ar engagements have been made for trans ferring passengers from one side to the other. The fire is fast burning it. self out.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-09

v,.c,rie lighted dining cars are on trains
 ES 4 hetWeen Birmingham and Naw Or ,.ns ! SM Lebanon and cinetnnaui also on iestn: { to between Montgomery ana Ssshy,lie Service la carte.
 New and handsome char cars 'Sests
 =, oneratsd on trains l and { between IIeot ot,.SsI and New Orleans. High oacE Ins coaches and chair cars arc also run seq atI through trains between ctncianatL on '...,,,s a st Louis. Evansville. Memphis, SsssnviIle and New Orleans.
 Train No. 1 carries through Puilmans rom Chicago. Cincinnati and New York 70 New Orleans. Also through Say coach and ,hrnuah tourist sle0pers to San Francisco e1riesns and St. Louis to Jacksonville; also
 Train Nd. carries through Pnllmans ieaylns MontEemsEE ct s:so P. D. Tuesday,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-09
Tn. Anti-cisarette Law.

Indianapolis. Ind, June s.--Judge James feathers of the Marion County Superior Court today decided in the case of, the State against W. W. Low cry. indicted for smoking cigarette as against the anti-cigarette law pass ed by the last Legislature, that the law is constitutional. except wherein 1t may conflict with the interstate eommefce law. Smokers may import cigarettes from other States and smoke them, but 1t is held unlawful to sell or give them away, Mir. Lowery was discharged. The State will take an appeal, +...#
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-09
nrnnmlte Wreclzn BanIx.

Paris, Ill, June S.-The Edgar Coun- ty National Bank on the north side or the public square, was wrecked by dy- namite early today. The charge also demolished Bradshaw's jewelry store and Welsh's shoe store adjacent. The smaller safe in which were the bank funds was overturned, but Is still in- tact. A strange circumstance Is that Walter Juntgen, the bookkeeper of the bank, has a broken arm. which he says was caused by a brick flying into his widow across the square from the scene of the explosion. The officers of inc hank announce that they will re- sume business tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-09
Seal. ApreemeD. r9robahIe.

Detroit, Mich. June S.-Though the conferees representing respectively the Republic Iron and Steel Company and the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers at a wage con- ference here are very reticent, 1t is un- derstood that the conference will end tomorrow.
 hopeful that a scale will be agreed on before they adjourn. If, however, the conference ends without an agreement being reached. the question of wages will be brought before a conciliation board.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-09
At Casino Theatre.

"For Her Child Sake" was the play presented by the Payton Sisters and their capable repertoire company, of players at the Casino Theatre last
 This company is increasing the, good formed of 1t last week and several of the players have become popular with the Montgomery people
 fhe specialties of Dan Holt and Miss Baldwin are invariably diverting and the entertainment serves to pass away
 The biIi wifi be changed tonight
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-09
RIr Damage f1Iaimn.

Denver, Colo, June S.-Claims for damages amounting to s4o0.OO0 were filed today with State Auditor Bent by Attorney J. H. Murphy, counsel for the Western Federation of Miners on behalf of sixty-seven men who were deported last year from the Cripple Creek, Telluride and Las Animas min- ing districts.
 Each claim is accompanied by an affidavit reciting the great suffering undergone by the men who were taken from their homes and run out of the State by troops under command of Ad. jutant General Sherman Bell
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-09
Knrr Out on RaiI.

Washington, June S.-William W. Karr. the veteran disbursing officer of the Smithsonian Institution who was arrested yesterday on a charge of em- bezzling $46.O00 from the funds of the institution was arraigned in the Uni ted States branch of the police court today. At the request of his counsel a preliminary hearing was deferred un- til Saturday and Karr was placed in jail in default of $15,000 bail.
 During the evening Karr was re- leased on bail, surety company going on his bond.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-09
The German RnntIstr.

Flora, Ind, June S.-ThIs cItY IS thronged tonight with visI.ors from all over the United States. whc will pal ticipat ein the annual conference of the old German Baptist Church, which will begin tomorrow and continue till next Wednesday. The attendance will prob ably exceed 10000 people.
 The features of the love feast will be free food for all who attend, whether members of the church or not, and the foot-washing ceremony for members.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-09
A seaboard Improvement.

Birmingham, Ala, June sc. B. Ky an, general passenger agent of the S. A L.. was in Birmingham today and announced that the Seaboard will in augurate a fast passenger train on the line between Birmingham and Atlanta on July 1, making through connection to New York Through trains will leave Birmingham and Atlanta each af- ternoon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-09
of the Western Federation

convention of the Western Federation of Miners ended tonight. The conven- tion voted to continue it's permanent headquarters at Denver and to hold the next annual convention there next year. President Meyer and Secretary Hey ward were elected unanimously.
 The Executive Committee was re- tained in office. Its members will re- main here in session for several days and then will go to Chicago in a body to take part In the organization of the industrial union which will be launched on June 27.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-09
w,II Make Their Protest.

Washington, June S.-Tne delegation of business men from Muskogee. I. T., appointed to present the protests of and others against the en- forcement of the law for the collection of the Creek Indian Tribal tax arrived in Washington today. They will pre- sent the matter to both the President and the secretary of the interior.