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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-18
HIS BIC LIABILITIES.
George n. Appleton Files PeculiaP
 Rnnkruptcy PetiNion.

Boston, Aug. Probabilities of s2e2,- SIT aud assets of $50 were scheduled in A petition in bankruptcy filed here to- dav by George B Appleton of Cam bridge. Arthur E. Appleyard the street rail. way promoter, who is now contestlnR where he is wanted on a charge of grand larceny from a Buffalo bank. Ap- nieton 1t appears. also figured as treas nrer of various Appleyard roads in Ohio and he held stocks in eight rail- Iyavs including the Ohio Traction Ca snd inc Dayton. Lebanon & Cincinnati
 According to the statement filed in hankruntcy court tho liabilities are made up of sums due large number af borks in Western Massachusetts S-o,,, work and Pennsylvania which bo1d notes secured by stock fin street railways.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-18
SYRIAN IS DEAD.
Body Was Interred by the Attending
 Physician.

Body Was Interred by the Attending
 Physician.
 Tuscaloosa. Aug. 17.-tspecial. 1.-The unknown Syrian who was found in an old cotton house two miles south of the station of Moundsville in an uncon- scious condition Tuesday, died this morning.
 State Health oficer pr. Sanders and several other physicians went to Moundsviile, as the case was reported suspicious. Blood of the deceased was sent to Birmingham and 1t was found to contain malarial germs.
 So excited were the people of Mound vile that the physicians, including pr. Sanders, found it necessary to inter the body.
 The patient was carefully screened and as he was a mile from any dwelling house. no apprehension Is felt by the physicians.
 The Board of Health here will take no action towards quarantine against Moundville.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-18
coMMENps MONTGOMERY.
Mayor Blair of Tuscaloosa Writes n
 Letter.

Mayor Blair of Tuscaloosa Writes n
 Letter.
 Acting Mayor c. P. Mcintyre has re- ceived no official information of the existence of yellow fever at Mound vile.
 The Acting Mayor has ordered no against Moundville or that section of the State. There hardly seems to be any chance for any fur ther infection from the Moundville wanderer His case is very similar to that of Minhinnett. He has been iso- lated as Minhinnett was and Is be- ing kept screened with the same care.
 The Acting Mayor yesterday received a letter from Mayor F. G. Blair of Tus- caIoosa. notifying him that the quaran- tine against Montgomery had been lifted. In this letter the Mayor of took occasion to heartily the course of the Mont Romery authorities. The way they handled the case. Mayor Blair said, was admirable in every way. The history of the Minhinnet case was a thing that would in the future mini mize the danger of general alarm if
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-18
Factory Inspectors Elect omcers.

Detroit, Mich, Aug. 1.-The Inter- national Association of Factory In spectors now in annual session here to- day decided to hold next years conven- tion at Columbus, Ohio, and elected the following officers:
 President, NJ J. Mcleod, Detroit; vice president, Miss Anna C. Bennore. New York city; secretary treasurer. c. V Hartsell, Harrisburg, Pa.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-18
Queer Money Discovered

Washington, Aug, 1T.-Chief Wilkie of the secret service has announced the appearance of a new counterfeit $5 sil- yer certificate. It is of the series 1899, Lyons register and Roberts, Treasurer It is a poorly executed note printed on two thin pieces of paper. There are many mistakes in the lettering on the face of the note.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-18
No Illness Aboard.

Louisville, Ky, Aug. l7.-A special from Evansville. Ind, says: The tow boat J. B. Finley. en route to Pitts. burg from New Orleans passed Evans- vile today and Captain Manning who came off for supplies denied emphati- cally that there has been any illness on board or any sign of illness. The boat left New Orleans twenty-three days ago and cleared Memphis with clean bill of health.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-18
DISAPPOINTED WITH JAPAN.
Details of Memorial Presented Presi-
 denf hY TNxn Koreans.

Asbury Park, N. J., Aug. 1.-The two Koreans, Syngman Rhee of ZeSul and Rev. P. K Yoon of Hawaii. who recent ly presented President Roosevelt memorial at Oyster Bay in behalf of Koreans, and who were unofficially tn- formed by the President that theiF suite should be presented to the Korean legation at Washington today made public the details of this memorial.
 They are stopping in this city. The petition says that the Koreans made treaty with the Japanese for offensive ana defensive purposes and that Korea was opened to the Japanese armies. Japan in appreciation. of this was td introduce reforms in Governmental ads ministration along the lines of modern civilization after European and Ameri- can ideas. Japan was also to advise and counsel the Korean people in . friendly manner, but. to the KoreanM disappointment and regret. the peti- tion says. the Japanese Government
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-18
PLEADED FOR NEGRO.
p.n,.t in Hands of Mob Saved by Jus
 tice's Speech.

parls Tex. Aug. 17.-Andrew Dim ,,,ddar A negro. was arrested here to- sav for attempting to assault Miss Daisy Collins, aged IT,, A mob took ,.,nch him when County Judge Love Needed with them to await full proof
 The mob agreed to wait twenty-four nours and returned the negro to the sheriff. He is in jail. The town is quiet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-18
WEATHER FORECAST.

wsshinxton, Aug. 17.-Ferecast for AIabamas shswers Fridsys Saturday, partly cloudys showers ta extreme south portions warmer in southeast portion, variable winds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-18
N,.de Boots Moye On .

Louisville, Ky. Aug. 17.-Chief of Police Clegg of Jeftersonville. across the river from Louisville today served notice on the big towboats Prague to move up the Ohio outside of the city limits. The boat arrived at Jefferson vile last Tuesday from the South. Captain Crow of the Sprague says there Is no sickness on the boat.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-18

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-18

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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-09-08
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n Der @tabt Merito Dem Re9tsz
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New-York tribune., 1905-11-19

Savoy, | was accostcd as a fv1-
low-cOuntryWoman by two Amer
can men, both of whom announced
their intention of visiting Rome
one fo- two hours, and the other
for three days. Oddly onough, |
myself Let thc three DAYS
man one morning w&rdcrirg
New-York tribune., 1905-11-19

me one thing-wcre the Vestals Protestants or
Catholics?"
The writer on one occasion was among a small
party of American and British men and women who
being taken round the Forum by another
leading archeologist of Italy, On entering Santa
Maria Antigua, our guide dilated on the wonder
fully interesting frescos of the apse, pointing out
at the same time the fact that Pope Liberius was
painted with a square nimbus about his head,
which proved that the portrait painted in his
lifetime. One woman of our party fingered behind
for several monc"ts gazing intcnt1y the crucijX
with the group Of saints either side. She sighed
Wistfully as she walked with me, rc:narlrg:
1t almost looks Christian, doesn't it.
No one could hope to give anything but a selection
of these howlers," 50 numerous are they, ard 50
undoubtedly perpleXing the sites ard works of
art to the hurried tourist who has made study
at all, nor read up his Gibbon. l heard poor
harassed woman guide being entrcated the other
day to point out the spot the Palatine where
stood the Temple of Diana of the Ephesians.
In another party two elderly men who really
ought to have known better arguing to
whether the Pantheon was the place where
they kept the panthers to eat the people in the
Colosseum" This matter settled, of one of
these hoped his father would make more
mistakes, and meanwhile would he remember that
the Tiber was named after Tiberius?
New-York tribune., 1905-11-19

II common with many cf the
other American residents in
Rome, not 4 season goes by
that | do not wonder why Ameri-
cans 60 to the Eternal City, many
# them knowing little or nothing
If art and history. little or moth
ING IF the associations connected
New-York tribune., 1905-11-19

Table h6te guests at a high-class pension in the
American quarter were COnvulsed with merrinent
evening at the expense of a newcomer from
across the seas. A friend of his, a married man
with a wife and two children, had been doing
the sights separately and reported he had been to
FrasCati and afterward-to Hadrians Villa You
don't say, his friend called seriously from the
other end of the table. Did you find the family
at hOmc?"
The innumerable churches of the Holy City are
a great puzzle to many visitors, and indeed through
them to the natives. You may well imagine how
puzzled a Roman citizen on being asked by
devout Irish1nan to direct him to the Church of
st Mary Maguircl" 1t took good deal of ex-
planaton through Intermediates to explain that
Santa Maria Maggiore the church meant.
The church of St. Johns Latter End is another
similarly complicated case. On another occasion
a woman who had been in the city about three
weeks complacently announced that she had seen
all the churches in Rome Some one pointed out
to her that altogether there upward of four
hundred churches, and furthermore many of them
were opened only once in the entire year. "O Oh,
| saw thc-n all right, persisted the indetatigabe
one, and the funny thing is that nearly all of
them were Roman Catholic
What more could be said? 1t is matter for COM
rncnt among the authorities of Rome that
people no sooner arrive in the city than they set
to work on the sights with the grim determination
of people tackng a dsagreeable but necessary
task.
Monsigror Kennedy, head of the American Col
1ege in Rome overheard a couple of Americans
coming out of the Grand Hotel re,narLng: Now
the first thing to be done is to look at the basisk.
To this day Monsignor Kennedy does not know
whether the vast and hoary Basilica of St, Peter
was meant or merely the big obelisk in the
great Piazza.
Another amusing remark was overheard in the
picture gallery of the Vatican. \ couple of
tourists were looking at The Madonna and Saints"
ascribcd to Il Moretto. In the middle of the pic
ture IS an altar on whose steps an apple IS lying
Among the group of saints stands the stately
figure Of St Bartholomew holding he emblem of his
1rartvrcloaa a large knife SAY. | wonder what
he's holding that knife for" remarked one of the
spectators Il don't know, replied the other hope
lessly-''I suppose its to peel the apple with
While on my way South once from the Alps of
New-York tribune., 1905-11-19

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Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-23
Russians Violate Neutrality
Rv Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
TEN TSIN. Feb. 22,--About SOC
Russian raiders slightly damaged the
railway between Haicheng and Tatche-
kiao on Monday night, and again dis
regarded the neutrality of the territory
west of the Lao river The presence
of Chinese soldiers was not reported
1t is evident that the villagers kept
disposition of the Japanese troops. II
was expected that the raiders would
repeat the attempt to destroy the Jap
anese stores at Niuchiatun, but they
reered without an engagement. The
damage 20 the railway was Immediate
ly repaired.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-23
TO GUARD OUR INTERESTS
Washington Officials Mainly Anxious
for Integrity of China

BY Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Feb 22.--Although
not figuring formally of late in the
various tentative efforts by the powers
to bring about peace between Russia
and Japan, this government has kept
in very close touch with developments
along this direction To make any
official statement of what 1t has done
on its own account might be i'll ad-
vised, owing to the extreme sensitive
ness of both belllgerents when any
open evidence is shown of a purpose
to bring outside pressure to bear upon
them. But it may be safely said that,
while peace is not regarded as inn
mediatey at hand. at least the founda-
tions have been laid for negotiations
that will bring the principals together
in the end, and it probably will be
found that the United States has had
some share in this work.
Meanwhile, the publication of almost
semi-official statements to the effect
that peace is being considered has
aroused in the officials here renewed
desires to secure asst far as can be done
before a treaty is actually signed, alb
solute guarantees for the security of
American commercial interests in the
far east, while conserving the ter
ritorial integrity of China.
The principal effect of the acquisi-
tion by Japan of Port Arthur and the
possible naturalization Of Vladivostok
would in the opinion of naval officers
here, operate to prevent Russia from
ever again maintaining a navy in the
far east, for lack of suitable base.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-23
PEACE TALK NOT INDORSED
Russian Officials Claim Japan Must
Make the Offer

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. %, 1880 o..
m.-Although the party which is advo-
eating peace as the only egress from
the present situation continues to gain
strength, nothing has actually been
decided and no move has yet been
made. 1t is officially maintained that
Russa's attitude is unchanged. At The
foreign Office not the slightest encour-
agement is given to the peace talk. on
the contrary it is affirmed as strongly
as ever that Japan must propose
terms, while at the same time it IS
admitted that it is inconceivable that
Japan can offer conditions acceptable
to Russia and that therefore the war
must go on to a conclusion.
The idea of a complete Russian VIC
tory is not harbored, but it is insisted
that Russia is not beaten and will not
be beaten until General Kuropatkin
is decisively worsted by General
Oyama and the fate of Admiral Rojest-
venskys squadron is determined. The
main consideration entering into the
calculations of the uncompromising ad-
vocates of a prosecution of the war is
that Japan's financial resources must
become exhausted long before Rus
sias.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-23
Austria wlII Mot Interfere

VIENNA. Feb. 22.--The announce
ment of the possibility of peace in the
far east published here today was
received with much satisfaction N
diplomatic circles, but it is believed
that possibly the hope may have re-
suited in premature expressions. FoI
several weeks unofficial inquiry has
been made as to whether Austria
should not or would not fill the role
of mediator and whether Emperor
Francis Joseph, as dean of the Euro
pean monarchs, would not take steps
to this end.
The emperor, however, is not inclined
to undertake mediation. in view OF the
definite statement that Russia would
not be willing to listen to any power
on the subject Of mediation, conse-
quently the entire situation remains
unchanged.
1t is rumored here that the proposal
for mediation by a friendly power
came from the japanese side.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-23
OFFICIALS SEARCHING FOR
MRS. CHADWlCK'S DIAMONDS
Collector of Customs Thinks He Is
on Track Of Valuable
Gems
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb &C #. Leach,
collector of customs at Cleveland,
and Il. II. Oldham, chief of the division
of insolvent banks of the comptroller's
office, are in this city for the purpose
of making a search for diamonds and
other dutiable property that Mrs. Cas-
sic Chadwick is supposed to have
brought to this country without having
paid the customs charges.
Mr.. Leach recently declared that he
had discovered evidence of the $1,000
900 and the $1,5OO,OOO diamonds supposed
to have been sequestered by Mrs.
Chadwick. II any diamonds are found
Mr.. Oldham intends to do all he can
to have them placed to the credit of
the depositors of the oberlin National
bank.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-23


white beds are women and girls who
are awaiting or recovering from opera
tions made necessary by neglect.
Every one of these patients had
plenty of warning in that bearing down
feeling, pain at the left or right of the
womb, nervous exhaustion, pain in the
small OF the back, leucorrhea, dizzi-
ness, fatulency, displacements of the
womb or irregularities. All of these
symptoms are indications of an un-
healthy condition of the ovaries or
womb, and if not needed the trouble
will make headway until the penalty
has to be paid by dangerous opera
ton, and a lifetime of impaired useful
ness at best, while in many cases the
results are fatal.
The following letter should bring
hope TO suffering women. Miss Luella
Adams, of the Colonnade Hotel, Seattle,
WASH, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
"About two yeare ago was q great suf-
ferer from a severe female trouble, pains and
headaches The doctor prescribed for me and
finally told me that had a tumor on the
womb and must undergo an operation II
wanted to get well. felt that this was my
death warrant, but / spent hundreds of dol
lars for medical help, but the tumor kept
growing. Fortunately corresponded with
an aunt in the New England States, and she
advised me to take Lydia e. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound, as it was said to cure tn-
mors. l did so and Immediately began to
improve in health, and was entirely cured,
the tumor disappearing entirely, without an
operation. j wish every suffering woman
would try this great preparation"
Just as surely as Miss Adams was
cured of the troubles enumerated in
her letter, just so surely will Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cure
every woman in the land who suffers
from womb troubles, inflammation of
the ovaries, kidney troubles, nervous
excitability and nervous prostration.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all young
women who are i'll to write her for free
advice. Address, Lynn, Mass.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-23
Additions to Japanese Fleet
BY Associated Press.

bN NHsOCIHTCU FTtEIs
TOXIC, Feb. 23.--The Japanese
government expects to complete with
In a year her new fleet Of torpedo
boat destroyers. Each vessel will be
of $50 tons displacement and capable
of making 20 knots an hour. The de-
stroyers will each be equipped with
two torpedo tubes besides the usual
armament. The ten torpedo boats re-
Gently completed are now being placed
in commission.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-23
Arbor Clubs Plant Trees

FRESNO, Feb. pa line of trees
reaching from Fresno to Kingsburg
distance of twenty-one miles, was
planted today by the Arbor clubs OF
About 2500 Carolina poplars and balms
of Gilead were set out. In April palms
will be alternated with the trees set
out today. The avenue is perfectly
straight and is the main highway OF
the county.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-23

to seek peace does not appear TO be
known here officially, but this court
has been aware that the emperor's
mind has been wavering between
peace and a continuation Of the war.
What Emperor Nicholas has so far
decided to do seems to be to request
OF France to ask the British foreign
office to inquire Of Japan what terms
might be expected were Russia to pro-
pose peace, that Is to say, the pre-
liminary steps are to be taken by the
seconds. Russia will thus be able to
refuse the open negotiations II Jspans
terms are exorbitant