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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-28
CAN DEFEND THE DARDANELLEs
Believed That Turkey Can stand on the
 Allied Fleets.

Believed That Turkey Can stano on the
 Allied Fleets.
 Washington, Nov. 27.-The situation between Turkey and the European pow CTS having become so serious during the last few days great interest Is felt in military and naval circles on the question of the Turkish defense Of Dar- danelles. It is we'll remembered that the English expedition in 1907 under Sir John Duckworth to the Dardane1les ended almost in a disaster for the at- tacking fleet. Since then conditions have changed greatly, but Turkey has spent a great deal of money on the safeness of this narrow strait and 1t Is expected she can put up successful fight against a modern fleet.
 The principal Notifications of the Dardanelles which Is a narrow strait of about three miles in length are found on the end nearest to the sea of Marmora. At the entrance In the Aegean sea, there are two old castles transformed into new Notifications armed with Krupp guns 15, A and, 2S centimtres.
 The straits at thet point are abou three miles broad. then growing larger and afterwards grow again much small CT and at that point the chief fortifica- tions are built. The Dardanelles at that point Is divided into two straits by a small island. On the European side there are nine Qualifications. The first one of these as twenty-one Krupp guns of 21 to 35 centimetres
 On the Asiatic side there are three well formed Notifications. One of these has twelve Krupp guns of 35, centime- tres each. These Notifications are manned by two regiments. Their posi- tion is strong and as they are situated on the high banks of the straits they are able to hold up a much heavier naval force without any danger to themselves.
 The only way to make them harmless will be by attacking them from the high hills on the land side. To pre- vent this a continual line of fortifica- tions has been built closing the penin- sula off from the European side.
 These fortifications have all been built under the supervision of Euro pean military authorities and are well armed with the newest guns An at- tacking fleet will have the disadvan- tage of having to proceed one by one and although 1t Is very likely that the combined nations could take some of the Turkish islands the opinion of many military officers here Is that they will not be likely to sail up to Con- stantinOple.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-28
Cbe Cbeatres
Payton sisters at the Bijou.

Two slender girls made a grea lit with
 the big audience of first nighters at the Bi-
 tou Theatre last night when the Payton Sis
 ters Company opened weeks engagement
 by presenting "The Mysterious MT Raffles."t
 They did a speciality between the first and
 second acts. They were programmed as
 the charming twin sisters'' and they have
 nothing 10 conceal about their sister" act.
 They are twins. They are as alike as two
 Marechal Mel roses. They did a song and
 dance. Then they did an aerobatic dance.
 followed by a contortion dance. And
 the audience cried for more anu got it.
 These girls are mere children. but they are
 performers par excellence They dress their
 act well and their act is worth the price
 of admission. They are pretty. too. but
 they do not impress the audience that they are aware of 1t.
 It must not be understood that the actors who presen. "The Mysterious Mir. Raffles, did not .ow their business It was sood bill and the audience took to 1t nightly all though the audience carried away vivid and happy recollections of the Manning who are said to change their act nightly The Mysterious Mir. Raffles." is. of course' built around the gentleman burglar created by MT. flaming. In this play Rallies is made to appear as a cad, which Is obviously not the right thing but 1t must be remembered that "The Mysterious Mfr. Rallies" has been adopted for a repertoire company and the vulgarian sometimes appeals to audiences who patronize repertoire companies just as much gun-play which is also provided l in the play which is under consideration. The Payton Sisters. of whom there are l four or five, have the best company which has ever supported them in Montgomery. | Indeed. it is a company Of actors that are I rarely ever seen in the popular priced | houses For example, the comedy in "The | Mysterious Mir. Raffies'' Is furnished by
 such comedians as Edwin Felix. Earl Ad- | ams and Senter Payton. Each of them have ! been here before. Mir Payton had a negro 1 part and he played 1t In finished style Mir. | Felix had the character comedy part and I Mr. Admas was the insipid dude. They | were favorites with the audience
 1 MT. Russel. and Claude Payton had the heavy parts and they were more artistic than one expected to see.
 | MT. whitson as the corrupt police officer. i gave a natural and effective portrayal of the | part, the most convincing execution of the cast | The Payton sisters wore the numerous l stuning gowns for which they have a reputa- | tion and filled the requirements. They are ! supported by a handsome young woman. | Jeanette Carew. who is herself no mediocre | actress | In the specialties between the acts Mir. Adams made a fine impression with his rag | time songs He seems to get more out of | the coon songs than any singer who has | been heard at the BiJou this season. and the audience could not get enough of them. Miss Carew's songs were also pleasing and | she responded to several encores.
 | The Payton Sisters Company will present ''The Fatal Rose of Red" at matinee today and "The Man Outside" tonight
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-28
VIII Not Aid Americans.

Washlngton, NOV. 21.-It IS stated positively that this Government has had no thought of undertaking to deal with the Isle of Pines situation in the event the American residents there at tempt to install territorial officers and displace the present Cuban officials The State Department long ago gave its consent to the Cuban administration of affairs in the Isle of Pines pending the action of the Senate upon the treaty which will, if approved. finally affirm Cuban sovereignty over the island. In the exchanges that have taken place here between the Secretary of State and the Cuban Minister. the Secretary has never intimated that he has changed his mind as to the wisdom and legality of the present Cuban administration.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-28
HAS BEEN NO CHANGE
FOREIGN ENGINEERS FAVOR SEA-
 LEVEL CANAL.
Say Thnt They Came at the Request or tbe American Government and Have Done Their
 Duty.

Washington. Nov 27.-The foreign delegates to the board of consuitihs engineers of the Isthmian Canal Com mission left for New York today.
 The delegates are: William H. Hun ter, Chief Engineer of the Mancnes'er Shin Canal. the delegate from England, who will sail for his native country Wednesday; Eugene Tincouzer' tne German delegate. who will return the 18th; M. A. Guerrard. delegate run France, who will sail for france un 30th of this month, and J. w. Weick- CT. who will leave for Rotterdam on the 29th. M. E. Quellenec, Chief En- Rineer of the Suez Canal. leaves at the same time for New York but will re- turn to this city shortly and expects 10 make a trip down the Mississippi from Memphis to New Orleans to make study of the engineering problems or that river He expects to leave TOT France on the 18th of December.
 These five delegates will meet again in Brussels during the first days or January General Davis will go to the city as representative of the American members of the board and will take with him the documents which are not yet drawn up and which will have to be signed by them.
  that they had reconsidered their first vote, one of the delegates made the following statement:
 "whatever we have had to say will be found in the report which will short ly be in the hands of President Roose- welt. That we should change our vote on a subject to which for three months we had given our closest attention, and should change 1t merely because some parties are not contented with 1t Is a great absurdity.
 That question has never even been suggested to us. During all of the meetings of the board the greatest har- mony prevailed and especially those gentlemen who voted in favor of the lock canal gave themselves the great est trouble to make our meetings pleas ant and take away the slightest idea about any personal feeling.
 "The speeches made at our last meet ing, last Friday. again showed that same feeling. We have come to this country not out of our own desire. but at the request of the United States gov ernment, and we have given 1t our ser- vices as best we know. We don't know what kind of canal will be uiti- mately chosen nor can 1t be a matter of great corcern to us. We have done our duty here."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-28
POLITICS OF ENGLAND
LIBERALS AND UNIONISTs BOTH
 HAVE FACTIONS.
Campbell -Bannerman fs For Home Rule for Ireland, and ROsebery Grompt- " Repudiates the Idea--Sfr
 Edward Gray Speaks.

London. Nov. 27-Lord Rosebery's emphatic repudiation, in his speech at Bodmin. Cornwall, November 25, Of the home rule policy of Sir Henry Camp. Bell-Bannerman, leader of the LiDerai party as outlined by that statesman when speaking at Stirling, Scotland. November g. which seems to have widened the breach in the Liberal par fy at the moment when a dissolution of parliament is threatened owing to the split in the Unionist party over the financial question, is the latest sensa- tion In the political circles of the uni ted Kingdom.
 Sir Edward Gray who was under sec retary for foreign affairs in the Lib- eral Administration of 1Ss2-95. speak ine at New Castle -under-Lyme, to- niEht attempted to dissipate the wide spread impression that the positions taken by Lord Rosehery and Sir Henry Campbell Zimmerman are irreconciia- ble He said he thought Lord Rose bery had put a wrong construction on Sir Henry's speech at Stirling and that undoubtedly an explanation from the latter would prove there had been Misunderstanding.
 Sir Edward said the policy of the Liberal government should be along the lines followed by Premier Bal four, George wyndham. former chief secretary for Ireland. and Sir Anthony P Macdonnel, under secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, in giving Ireland the widest possible scope for the development of her local institu- fions He declared. however. that he distinctly repudiated the idea of home rule for Ireland as part of the Libera policy ss.~
 Austen Chamberlain, chancellor oi the exchaauer. speaking at Redditcf tonight satd that the crisis In the cap met existed solely in the imagination of the newspapers. There was nc such crisis, he declared, and he added that he was unable to say when tht general election would take place.
 Tn his speech at Stirling. Sir Henry Campbell Zimmerman said that the on Iy way to heal the dif1culty of the Irish movement and make Ireland strong instead of weak was to give the Irish people the management of theii own domestic affairs. He added that opinions regarding Ireland in this re. spect were becoming stronger. Lord Rosebery. in his speech at Bodmin said he objected to raising the banner of home rule not only for high constitu- tional reasons. but also because of his desire for the welfare of the Irish peo- ple. T state emphatically and explic- itiy," he concluded, that l cannot serve under that banner.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-28
GOVERNOR HAS A FIGHT.
JefY Davis and Hugh DInsmOre Come to
 Flows in ArkansRs.

Little Rock. Nov. 27.-Charles Jacob son, private secretary to Governor Da- wis, has given out a statement here to the effect that Governor Davis had wired him from Fayetteville stating that former Congressman Hugh Dins- more and Jack Walker assaulted him last night in his room at a hotel with drawn revolvers and that he (the Gov ernor) was struck on the head with a revolver The Governor. in turn, ac- cording to the statement, struck Dins- more on the head with a large cane.
 Other reports about the affair are current in Little Rock.
 It Is said ;he Governor had made some remarks which Dinsmore resent ed. The latter Is regarded as a sup ported of United States Senator Berry, who is a candidate for reelection and for which office Governor Davis is also a candidate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-28
MCLEOD IS ON TRIAL
BOSTON DOCTOR ARRAIGNED IN
 SUIT CASE MYSTERY.
Louis D. Crawford Tells of the Death of Susan Genry, Her Dismem- berment and the Disposi-
 ton of the Remains.

Boston, Nov 27.-The trial of Dr. Percy D. Mcleod, one of the persons under indictment as accessory after the fact to the performance of crim- inal operation upon Susanne A. Geary, the victim of the so-called suit case tragedy, was begun today in the Su- perior Criminal Court. Before a jury was chosen, Louis D. Crawford and William F. Howard, alias Hunt, who were arrested in New York, were ar ratgned in the same case and pleaded guilty to similar charges. Crawford and Hunt were remanded to jail to await sentence. but Crawford was sub- sequently brought back into the court room and was the principal witness of the day against Dr. Mcleod.
 After Mcleod had pleaded not guilty. jury was quickly chosen and first listened to the testimony of Medical Examiner Francis A. Harris Dr. Har- ris stated that the immediate cause of death was peritOnitis.
 Morris Nathan. the girls lover. ad- mitted on the stand his responsibility for the girls condition.
 The interest in the trial however. centered in the testimony of Crawford. He stated that he was a regular visi- tor ut the office of Mrs. Jane Bishop, where it is claimed the alleged crim- inal operation on the Geary girl was performed, and that he had seen Dr. Mcleod at the office once or twice week for the past four years.
 He claimed that he. had nothing whatever to do with the operation on the girl. but that 1t was performed by Mrs Mary Dean for whom the local authorities are searching. He said that the day before Miss Geary died in the Roxbury house where she was ta- ken Dr Mcleod and Mrs. Dean agreed that death was only a question of a few hours and that the body must be disposed of in some manner.
 Dr. Mcleod, Crawford testified, sug.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-28
1e,OOO MAY STRIKE.
Work On Big Building Of New York
 May He Suapended.


 May Be Suspended.
 New York Nov. 27-Sixteen thousand men, members of the Bridge and Struc- tural Iron Workers and Housesmiths Union of this city may go on strike tomorrow as a result of the efforts on the part of Post and McCord to force an open shop plan by putting 300 men to work on three of the thirty build ings they are erecting in New York city.
 M. F. Ryan, president of the Inter national Bridge and Structural Iron Workers and Housesmith's Union has been waiting for this action of the firm which now forms the basis or a general strike. The non-union men put to work on the three buildings were quartered in a new building on Fourteenth street between Ninth and Tenth avenues and when the whistles blew at o'clock they were escorted under guard to the three buildings and immediately put to work.
 The union men continued at worK because they had received no orders to the contrary but. it was declared that if the non union men are not talk en off a strike will be declared to- morrow. The firm of Post and Mo Cord has the support of the Employers Association of which Me- Cord is president and if the strik' is declared IL IS propdule that cFei member of the association will stand by the firm and that work on every building in the city will be tied up There has never been time in this city when so many skyscrapers were pe- ing put up and if the memors or the Bridge and Structural Iron Workers and Housesmiths Union drop their tools tomorrow 16,OO0 men at work on the fifty odd big buildings throughout the city will begin the strike.
 The council of the Bridge and Struct- uraI Iron Workers and House Smiths Union which is made up of officers from the five unions in this city was in session until nearly II o'clock tonight. President Ryan was present. As he was leaving the hall President Ryan said
 'The situation was thoroughly dis cussed but no decisive action was de- cided upon. But you should understand that we do not announce our plans in advance" ...-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-28
PREACHER UNDER ARREST.
Charged With COmpIicity fin Scheme to
 Defraud Government.

Omaha, Neb., Nov. 2I-Rev. G. G. Ware. Rector of the Episcopal church of Lead. s. D., was today indicted by the federal grand jury charged with com plicity in defraudinG the government out of l25.0O0 acres of land In Hooker and Thomas counties, Neb, Frank Lam bert and Harry Welch are made joint defendants. Each of the men Is held to the federal court in $5.000 bonds.
 Rev. Mir Ware has qualified for that amount and secured his release Cases are also pending against Ware for alleged Illegal fencing. He Is one of the wealthiest men in Lead and has been general manager of the I. B. T.. ranch which has several thousand head of cattle on the range of Western Ne braska.
 It Is charged in the indictments that the defendants defrauded the govern ment by having old soldiers file on the land, proving up by resident employees of Ware and giving the I. B. U. ranch title to the land in consideration of sums ranging from $50 to s250.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-28
MAKING OF BALLOTS.
Justice Geigerich Hands Down
 Opinion in New York.

Justice Geigerich Hands Down an
 Opinion in New York.
 New York, Nov. 27.-Justfce Gelge- rich, in the Supreme Court today, hand ed down an opinion on the question of counting ballots which have marks in the circle of the Republican ticket and the circle over Mir. Jerome's name. and also in the voting space before W. R.. Hearst's name and in the voting space before Mir Jeromes name. the question being whether the additional mark in the circle above Jerome's name affects the ballot.
 Justice Geigerich decided that 1t did not, the intention of the voter being clearly shown to vote for Hearst for Mayor, for Jerome for District Attorney and for the Republican candidates for all other offices unless 1t appeared that the marking was made for the purpose of identifying the ballot. Justice Geig- erich further decided that all the bal lots in dispute should be counted for the district attorneyship and for the candidates for other offices as mention ed in his opinion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-28
J. R. HAGGIN,s STUD.
S1 ,25O,OOO Worth of ThorOughbreds to
 Be Sold at Auction.

New York, Nov. 27.-The Rancho del Paso stud, James B. Haggin, $1,25O, 900 worth of thoroughbred brood mares. yearlings. ffllies and stallions. after 4.000-mile journey in palace horse cars, with running water and gas illumina- tion. yesterday unloaded at the foot of West Thirty sixth Street.
 This shipment of horses, 524 head, is the biggest ever made. The cost of transportation exclusive of the equine commissary and the wages of their three score of attendants, was $4S,0e0.
 The train crossed the continent in four sections three sections arriving yesterday. The first section got away from Sacramento, Cal, at 12:S0 o'clock a. m. last Monday. It reached the me- tropolis at l0:30 D. m. Saturday. The other sections were run out six hours apart. but fin the great distance covered the last section fell behind. and lost some time. It is due this afternoon. MT Haggin, who was present at the unloading, said the stock had arrived in splendid shape, The stud will be sold at auction.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-28
WOMAN MUST HANG.
Mrs. Mary Mabel Rogers to Be Execut-
 cd in Vermont.

Washington, Nov. 27.-The Supreme Court of the United States today affirm ed the decision of the united states District Court of Vermont in the case of Mrs. Mary Mabel Rogers, who IS under sentence of death In Vermont for the murder of her husband.
 The effect of the decision will be to again place the responsibility or deal- iTo with the case in the hands of the state authorities, and If in the mean time neither the Governor nor the State courts take action in Mrs. Rog- ers's behalf, her execution must take place on the day, which is December next.
 Tho court held in effect that it was withSil Jurisdiction in all the points raised
 The opinion in the case concluded with an order that the mandate issue at once. This will obvtate the raising the question of possible postponement of the day of execution.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-28

gested dismemberment At McLeod's direction, Crawford said, that he pur- chased the suit cases and on the day of Miss Geary's death carried them to the house pr. Mcleod took them up- stairs and re-appeared in about half an hour Crawford also testified that Mo Leod told him and Howard that he (Mc- Leod) had placed the trunk in the larger case, the limbs in the smaller and the head in the small bag.
 Crawford and Howard then took the bag and cases that night, threw them into the harbor Crawford said that he received $115 from persons in the Bishop office He met Dr. Mcleod tho next day and the latter said the witness claimed. that he (McLeod) failed to re- move the girls rings but thought 1t would be all right.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-28
BOUND TO TRACKS.
Carl Hilton Rescued by Five Little
 Girls

Girls.
 Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 27.-A special to The Star from Logansport, Ind. says: When six pupils of the Wash ington School appeared in police court today 1t was learned that they were to answer for a joke perpetrated upon Carl Hilton a fellow student of about the same age, who 1t Is alleged. was bound with u wire to the Wabash Rail- road tracks Saturday night and who was rescued from his perilous position by Enid Alexander and four other girls just berore the Toledo and St. Louis ex- press passed.
 Hilton was in the company of the i've girls when captured by the al- legged hazers. The girls followed and had just scrambled off the right Of way when the train dashed by.
 The boys who gave their names as Arthur Hewitt, Fred Gehart, George Palmer, Arthur Montgomery, Henry Burg and Walter Burg, were released with a reprimand after promising that no such pranks would be repeated.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-28
CUBAN RESURRECTION.
First Shots Exchanged Between Guards
 of RevoIutionfsts.

Havana, Nov. 27.-The first shots be- tween rural guards and insurrectionists were exchanged today near the center of Havana province
 telegram has been received from the captain of the rural guards saying that his detachment discovered party of twenty insurgents led by Marine Ro- bau and Rafael Castillo, who organized the original band from Salud. The party, the telegrams say. after an ex- change of shots fled. some towards the mountains and others across the fields.
 Nobody was hurt with the exception of a sergeant of the guards who was thrown from his horse. It is report ed that Rabeau was wounded and this Is not confirmed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-28
Hin Has tbc NJ. K n

Dallas. Texas, Nov. 27-A dispatch ot The Times Herald from Denlson, Texas. says: If any doubt has existed heretofore in regard to the taking over of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad by J. J. Hill. it was dispelled by developments in this city today
 Frank Josmer. an inspector in the employ of the Great Northern, is in the city making a minute Inventory and inspection Of the property of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-28
Alabama Postal Affairs.

Washington. Nov 27.-(SpeciaI. )- Postmasters appointed; Ardell. Walker County, Peggie Smith; Hicko Fayette County, Belle Sullivan; Ragland, St. Clair County, c. G. Davis.
 Rural route No. 8. ordered established February l at Almond. Randolph Coun- ty. serving 613 people and 146 houses.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-28
Bloody Double Tragedy.

Knoxville, Tenn, Nov 27.-A bloody double tragedy occurred at a late hour in an east end saloon. Two white men, J. G. Edwards and F.. Luttrell. who had had previous trouble, met at the bar. Edwards, with an open knife in one hand, advanced on Luttrell and be- fore the latter could shoot him down had inflicted six serious wounds on Lut- trell. After the second shot from Lut- trell's pistol Edwards fell dead. Lut- trell will also die. Both are married