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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-13
ALL RUSSIA IS PLEASED Intense Satisfaction At
 Cars Decision. ZEMSKY ZAB0R'S REVIVAL Believed Nicholas Acts In
 Good Faith. Anticipated Trouble at St. Petersburg Yesterday Failed to Materaaiize.
 situation at Warsaw and
 Elsewhere.

St Petersburg, Feb. 12.-(MidnightD The news that Emperor Nicholas has endorsed the scheme for the revival of the xemsky xabor, or ancient land par liament, which the old Emperors con- voked Tn times of stress. has spread through the cfty and created intense satisfaction among the liberal class.
 The newspapers this morning were fiiled with articles descriptive of this ancient Russian institution. indicating that word had gone forth that the Gov ernment had decided to listen to the voice of the representatives of the peo- pic.
 Naturally there is some skepticism as to whether the Government frankly takes the view claimed, but the gen. eral verdict is that the Emperor has succeeded in shaking of reactionary influences and now proceeds in good faith to summon the zemsky xabor. He will rally to his support the moderate liberals and perhaps arouse a wave of genuine enthusiasm in the country. Liberals are convinced that a meeting of such, a conservative body must be followed by reforms.
 st. Petersburg Quiet.
 The anticipated renewal of trouble among worlsmen today was not real ized. Neither strikers nor students made the slightest attempt to demon. strate and throughout the day the city presented a normal appearance. The Emperor's creation of a joint commits sion of masters and workmen, chosen by themselves to investigate the causes of discontent among the laborers, has made an exceedingly good impression. being considered definite evidence of the Governments purpose to compel some of the rapacious masters who have paid starvation wages to do jus ttce to their employees.
 The imperial decree. ordering tho formation of the committee, reposes the presidency of the body in Senator ChidIowski, a member of the council of the empire, and instructs the committee to ascertain immediately the causes of diseontent of St. Petersburg workman ard dsvfse neasufoS to prevent such discomfort in future. The committed consists of representatives of the Gov efnment departments. the various in- dustries and the workmen. The presi. dent Is authorized to report in per- son to the Emperor and determine the number and mode of selection of the committee.
 NJ. Souvenir, in a sarcastic editorial article in The Novoe Vremya, suggests that the best egress from the present trouble is to invite an American syndi- cate to come in and take over the Gov | ernment ''as Americans make the best managers of big enterprises.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-13
FERROUS RIDE.
BaFgeS' Occupants Rescued Aft
 Thrilling Experience.
After

Bargea' Occupants Rescued After
 Thrilling Experience.
 New York, Feb. >12.-After a perilous, swift and enforced ride of more than three-quarters of q mile down the East River in a huge ice foe tonight, seven persons, including several women and children, were rescued by a municipal vessel The foe. which stretched from North Brother Island to the Bronx shore. drifted down the river with the tide, and in it's passage tore from their moorlngs the James D. Perkins and the Eureka, two coal barges, which had been fastened to the pier at Thirteenth Street with rope and steel cables. On the Perkins were Captain Henry Flood, his wife and their little daughter. Cap tain J. Kratzner of the Eureka had on board with him his wife and two sons. one a youth. During their dangerous experience. heavy rain fell, the river was a torrent, and the barges upon which they were surrounded by the Hoe which was headed toward Hell Gate.
 As the barges were loaded with coal to within a few feet of their decks, the ice became piled in them to such an extent that several times one of them nearly capsized. The captain of the steamer Franklin Edson of the depart ment of charities and corrections be- came aware of the bargess' predicament and, ordering full steam ahead. forced his vessel through the ice and rescued the endangered occupants.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-13
MCCORMICK LIKED.
St. PetersburE Regrets to Give the AmbassadOr Up.

St. PeteFsburR Regrets to Give the Ambassadors UP.
 St. Petersburg. Feb. 12.--11:40 p. m. The official announce of Ambassador
 McCormick's promotion to the Paris
 embassy is received with surprise and
 regret in diplomatic and official circles
 here, where 1t had been understood
 that MT. Mccormick probably would
 retain his present post during the looming administrations. Telegrarns of congratulations began reaching the embassy last night and today Mr. i. Mccormick received the Solicitations of
 many of his colleagues of the diplo-
 matic corps. ....,.
 While naturally gratihed by the
 manifestations of President Roose-
 velt's confidence contained in the pro-
 motion to France and although he is not personally averse to the changU on account of the climate. Ambassa-
 dor Mccormick is loath to sever his
 many pleasant relations here and
 withdraw from such an interesting field at this time.
 The post of ambassador to Russia
 at no time is a bed of roses, owing to
 the peculiar conditions existing Mere. and has been unusually difficult during
 the eventful two years of Mir. Me- Cormick's stay. requiring the exercise
 of tact and judgment of a high order. American interests clashed sharply | with those of Russia before the war,
 when Secretary Hay was earnestly fighting for the preservation of the in- tegrity of China and the policy of the
 open door; and since the outbreak of
 hostilities there have been disputes over contract and other questions.
 The difhculty of MT. Mccormick s position prior to the beginning of hos tilities was distinctly increased by the sentiment in America favorable to
 Russia's adversary, but largely by the
 maintenance of exceptionally cordial relations with Foreign Minister Lams-
 dorff and other officials MT. Mccormick
 was able to conduct the negotiations
 and resolve the various issues without
 friction. accomplishing at the same
 time the more difficult task of practi- ca1ly dispelling Russian distrust of the attitude of the American Government MT Mccormick also discharged the delicate mission of presenting the Kishineff position, although it was foredoomed to rejection; and last spring with better success he reopened the question of recognition without discrimination of passports issued to American Jews. a matter of which Russia has now favorably decided in prInclple, the nFst aclloH DeIhB the III corporation fin the recent German com mercial treaty of a claues specifically permitting freedom of travel of Jewish commercial travellers. He also nego- tiated the corporation treaty and within
 a fortnight has induced Russia to re- ced from counter proposition offer by her as a substitute for Secretary Hays original arbitration treaty.
 MT. Mccormick probably will leave for Paris the middle of March. Several weeks will be required to put affairs
 at the embassy in order for turning over to MT. Meyer, the new ambassador.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-13
BROKERS REPORT.
German Bank of Buffalo and Its Insol-

VGMGXs
 Albany. N. T., Feb. i2>-Attorney Genera Mayer tonight made public the report of Tracy c. Becker, of Buff falo. who as special deputy attorney general investigated the insolvency of the German Bank of Buffalo.
 The bank, according to the report of Mir. Becker. passed into the control of Arthur D. App1eyard. of Boston. on April 30, 1904 Mr. Appleyard then acquired 51,000 shares of the capital stock of the institution purchasing 1t in the name of Richard Emery. an em- ploye. who immediately transferred 1t to the Boston man. MT. Appleyard Is said to have been the promoter of steam and electric railroad corporations operating about Dayton and Columbus Ohio, and Is alleged to have obtained control of the banks in New Jersey and Pennsylvania before acquiring the stock in the Buffalo institution.
 Almost immediately after buying the German Bank stock Appleyard Is said to have borrowed money in large amounts from the bank. It is alleged that he ''kited" checks and drafts in it and through 1t with the various other bank swith which he was connected until when the bank was closed on December 5. 1904. AppIeyard, and the various street railroads with which he was connected were indebted to the bank in the sum of more than $682.0O0.
 The loans. discounts and drafts of Appleyard and his corporations pur- ported to be secured in part by the bonds of several railroad companies. Since the failure of the bank. nearly all these companies have been placed in the hands of receivers and the se- curities are alleged to be practically worthless, excepting bonds of the Chip pewa Railroad Company of Wisconsin, in the sum of S5o.0o0. which are said to be worth more than Jar. Mir. Becker says that the bank will realize only about 25 per cent on it's loans to Ap- leyard.
 The bank had. on April 30. 1904, G.. 100000 in deposits. It paid per cent on deposits and conseduently attracted the savings of thousands of 6eposi- tors.
 MT. Becker reviews the criminal prO- ceedings against Mfr. Appieyard, which are based on a grand larceny charge growing out of loan of $50.00 0on May IS. 1904, on securities the value of which he is said to have misrepresent- ed. Three of the directors. said to be under Appleyard's influence. are charg- ed with wilfully failing to perform their duties as directors.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-13
FOSTER DISAPPOINTED
STATEMENT AS TO sENATE's AC-
 TION REGARDING TREATIES.
President of the National Arbitration Conference Also Gives Out Telegram from Andrew
 Carnegie.

Washington, Feb. 12.7-Hon. John w. Foster. the President of the national arbitration conference. which has been conducting ap active propaganda in behalf of arbitration in international disputes, tonight made a statement bearing on the action of the Senate in amending the arbitration treaties be- tween the United States and eight Eu- ropean Governments.
 MT. Foster said he was greatly dis appointed at the result so far attained by the effort to commit the United States to the principle of arbitration. He had iabored to secure tho approval of the treaties by the Senate without amendment because he considered the word agreement" in Article 2 of the conventions as having the same signi- fcance In international law as the word treaty" but when this matter was brought into doubt, he regarded the Senate as justified in making this clear by amendment. as he never contemplat- ed the President would have the power under the treaties to make an agree ment to submit a case to The Hague court without the advice of the co-or- dinate branch of the treaty making power It Is most unfortunate, he said. that there should arise an apparent divergence of views between the Ex- ecutive and the Senate. The matter is now in the hands of the President, and MT. Foster said he had great confi- dence that the statesman who had shown himself the most ardent friend of arbitration and had brought the war ring nations in the Venezuela trouble to The Hague. and thus rendered the oausa oF cultivation the greafest sar- vice of any man of his generation, would find a way to reconcile the ex- isting differences and save the United States from becoming the most back ward of the nations in the cause of in- ternational peace.
 Mir. Foster said he was authorized to give out the following telegram from MT. Andrew Carnegie;
 New York, N. r.. Feb. 12. Hon. John W. Foster. Washington,
 D. C.:
 You can truly say that am forced to see that the Senate only did It's duty. I could not have done otherwise than vote with the majority, though with such reluctance as Senators Lodge, Spooner, Cul1om and others express ed. The absentees from voting are as significant as the overwhelming vote. I know the President and Secretary of State are just as clear and honest in their actions as the Senate; as the Senate might adopt a rule to give specihc treaties submitted instant con- alteration and then foreign powers would not have to wait. Sure Iv something can be done that will harmonize two parties anxious to pro- mote the same noble end.
 Carnegie"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-13
BELOW ZERO.
OkIahOnaa Has the cOIdest Weather ip

OkIahOms Has the coldest Weather ip s .s s., s4si Many TeaHss & ss
 Fort Worth, rex, Feb. 12.-A spe- cial to The Record from Guthrie. O. T., says:
 For the past t~enty-four hours Ok lahoma has suffered from the coldesb weather in many years The temper ature early today was below zero and ranged at zero all day. From all parts of the two territories come ac- counts of sufferings and death as the result of the sudden mortimer which be- gan yesterday noon. The last pre- vious blizzard of equal severity occur red six years ago when the thermon1- eter showed 1T degrees below zero The territory is covered with a coat Of ice and snow ranging in depth from three to eight inches and this will serve as a protection to the wheat and fruit crops, but the live stock and in some instances the people of the ter ritories are suffering severely.
 Sam Washington. colored, was frozen to death here during the night, be- ing found on a load of wood early to- day.
 Several additional deaths of people from exposure are reported. A six inch snow, accompanied the blizzard in the northern part of the territory and all traffic is indefinitely delayed. The snow is so blocked on the Denver. Enid and Gulf tracks in this County that a double-header was unable to blow through the drifts and was com pelled to return to Guthrie.
 All Santa Fe, Rock Island. Frisco and Katy trains are badly delayed
 Cattlemen here state that range stock will suffer the greatest loss in years and some places the loss will he as high as 30 per cent on the ranges in Beaver and Woodward counties.
 Great anxiety Is felt for the IndiaD tribes who are in no condition to with stand the storms and reports say that dozens of them will die as results or the blizzard.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-13
RnanInnn RennIaefl.

Tokio, Feb. l2.-(3 D. m. )--Japa- nese Manchurian headquarters tele- graphs that a company of Russians att tackled Waitaoshan village on Friday night and were repulsed. The Russian batteries on the western foot of the Ia Mountain sheIled Putsaowo on Fri day. A company of Russian attacked Liuchientun early Saturday morning and were repulsed. The Russian ar- tillery then slowly shelled LiuchientuD and vicinity.
 The Russians have continued their defensive works to Liuchientun and seem to have extended their right along the railway to Siaofangshen which Is about a mile and quarter east of Mentapao.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-13
nTmnv Erroxen tp Death.

Dallas, Tex, Feb. 17--The most bit- ter cold weather Of the year is re- ported from many sections of Texas. Blizzard conditions prevail, especially in the North and West. where the tenn perature range from few degrees above zero to ten below zero at Amar- lilo. Strong winds and light snow acc company the storm. Much suffering several persons freezing to death in the territories. Dallas thermometers at 3 o'clock tonight were three degrees above zero and rapidly failing, and similar conditions are predicted in many localities. Suffering among the poor and unprepared iA Intense.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-13
BREAKING OF ICE.
Much Damage Done on Ohio River by.
 GOrGeA

SOEES8.
 Cincinnati, O., Feb. 12.-Half a nlil- lion dollars worth of river property was placed in jeopardy. one steamer was sunk, another carried down tho river in the ice, 150 barges torn loose and sent down the river and several other steamers seriously damaged to- day from the break up of the ice korges at this point, in the Ohio riv- CT.
 The gorge at North Bend broke first. causing some damage when the ice in the local harbor passed out Soon af- terwards the gorge at the covington water works broke, sending tons of ice rushing toward this city. The crews of all boats in the harbor and extra men who had been employed for the emergency were on duty all night and a full head of steam was kept up on all steamers.
 The first accident was to the tow boat Relief which was sunk at the foot of Lawrico street. Captain Will Hams and two men on the steamer mar rowly escaped drowning
 The steamer New South. one of the best boats on the river. was torn from her moorings and carried down the river in the ice. She is somewhere below the city. lodged in the ice pack and 1t is feared that she will prove to be a total loss.
 The rise of ten feet in the river, which occurred during the day. probably caused by the regorging of the ice at some point farther down. forced the steamer Bonanza out of the water on the shore, near the foot of Main Street. where she is in a bad position and in serious danger in case of any sudden movement of the ice.
 At least 150 barges, thirty of them loaded with coal. were caught in the ice and have gone down the river. probably all of them being a total Ioss
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-13
IN HoAR's MEMORY.
EuIOgies and ResOIutiOn in House Of
 Representatives.


 Representatives.
 Washington. Feb. 12.-Tribute to the memory of the late Senator George Frisbie Hoar of Massachusetts was the occasion of a special session of tn House of Representatives today. aranS of the members attended the session which began at 13 o'cl Rck. The gaI- leries were occupied Eberally. Repro. sentative Lawrence of Aassachusetts presided.
 Resolutions expressing the sense oe bereavement and loss in the death of Senator Hoar were offered by Repre- sentative Lowering (Mass.) Speakers to these resolutions were Messrs. Glllett. Lawrence, Thayer. Sullivan. Green Roberts, McNary. Powers. Keliiher and TIrrell. all of Massachusetts. and Clark and DeArmond of Missouri.
 The eulogies occupied the House un- til 2:s7 p. m. when the resolutions were adopted and the House adJourn- ed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-13
Many Boats Freed.

Pittsburg. Pa. Feb. l2.-The passing out of the ice from the Monongehala River has vastly improved the out look for the coal interests and as a re- suit the freed boats have been busy all day clearing the pools of loaded harges in readiness for shipment south. The rain that has prevailed here practically all day Is expected to bring about a slight rise. but as the government weather forecaster predicts serious weather before noon tomorrow, a barge stage will not likely be reach ed.
 The Ohio River tonight at Davis Is- land dam registered 7.2 feet and fali- ing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-13
Cold and smevwInw,

Denver. Col. Feb. i2~-Reports of in- tense cold accompanied in sections by snowfall were received at the office of the local weather bureau tonight from Colorado. Wyoming and New Mexico. Tn southerIf Colorado and northern New Mexico the worst storm since 1886 is raging, according to dis patches from Trinidad In New Mexico the storm reached the propor- tlons of q blizzard ai great damage to stock is reported. Railroad men report the prairtes al6lsf Fae Iiye of the Colorado and Southern strewn with the carcasses of dead sheep and cattle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-13
Enrinaer KnIeh In Wrn.I.

Parsons. Kas., Feb. 12.-Missouri, Kansas and Texas fast passenger train No 21. from Kansas City to Oklahoma City, was wrecked at Moran water tank early today. The train was run ming as q double-header on account of the heavy snow and the water from the tank had formed a heavy coat of ice upon the rails which derailed the first engine. causing the second engine. two baggage cars and mall car to nila
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-13
DEAD BODY FOUND.
BIOodhOunds Trailing Slayer of n Mis-
 slsafnptan.

Memphis, Tenn. Feb. 12.-A Com mercial- Appeal special from New AL bany, Miss, says that the lifeless body of W. N. McCalllster. a prominent jeweler of thit city. was found in front of a business house across the street from his store at an early hour this morning.
 McCallister presumably had been shot last night after leaving his place of business by some one concealed in- side the store, as a bullet hole was found in the window of the front door. A sherifG's posse with bloodhounds which have found the trail of the mur- derer. is now in the bottoms in hot pursuit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-13

heels of the recent blixzards when snow lay on the ground for ten days, this spell of weather will infiict hum dreds of thousands of dollars on losses to cattle men. The poor in cities whose houses are not build for such weather. are suffering severely. At Corsicana Frank Brown wandered away from home last night and this stiff.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-13
worIxmen Resume Duties.

Tifis. Feb. 12.--The workmen here generally ara returning to work. The authorities are taking measures to pro tect those who are resuming their labors Trihlng disorders are report ed at other places in the Caucasus.
 The civil governor has ordered a meeting of the council 10 discuss means for the settlement of the labor troubles; but the councillors. finding that the order stipulated that the dis cussion be held in secret. declined to acquiesce. as it will be impossible to arrive at a settlement under such con- ditions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-13
The HOch Caae.

Chicago. Ill. Feb. 12.-Completion of the police investigation into the affairs of Johann Hoch was made today and the case will now be turned over to the states attorney. That Hoch is guilty of bigamy Is proved by his own ad- missions and now the states lawyer will seek evidence showing that Hoch murdered one or more of his wivsa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-13
Cold in sEenphis.

Memphis, Tenn, Feb 12.---After a brief respite from the rigorous weather conditions that prevailed in the region last week. Memphis today experienced a drop of nearly twenty-five degrees in the temperature and tonight the ther- mometer registers sixteen degrees above zero with a cold wind from the north swirling a mantle of snow over the city. Reports from Little Rock. Ark, says that tho tempetature Is rapidly nearing zero there. A light snow fell at Little Rock this morning and frequent fiurries were had during the afternoon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-13
CUptaIn James Lee Dead.

Memphis, Tenu., Feb. 12.-CaptaIl James Lee, President of the Lee Line Packet Company. and one of the most widely known river men south of st. (. Louis. died at his home here today. aged 72. Captain Lee became identi- fied with river interests in 1877 with his father and has been actively en- gaEed in the business since.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-13
svlrenter scoxeI pena.

Columbus, O., Feb. l2.--SyIvester scovel of this city who attained prom thence during the Spanish-American war on account of an altercatlon with General Shafter, died today at a hos pital in Havana, following an opera tion for abscess of the liver. ScoveI accompanied the Santiago expedition as a correspondent He was the son of former President seovel of Wooster Uniyersitx.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-13
RussIa Buying Steamers.

London. Feb 13.-The Times this morning prints the statement that the Hamburg rg-American Steamship Com panv's steamships Deutschland and Hamburg are to be sold to Russia for S3 800 900 and $2.OO0,00O respectively.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-13

up. Engineer C. W. Phelps of Deni- son, Tex, who was on the first engine. was killed. his body being badly man. gled.
 None of the passengers was hurt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-13
rnrELev Fenrn RevoIt.

London. Feb. 1S.-Spectsl dispatches from Constantinople report that the Minister of War has decided to call out all the reserves in Macedonia in antie- ipatIon of an insurrectinn To the RprlnE.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-13
RlIrEnrd in Texnn.

Fort Worth, Texas, Feb. I2.-The worst blizzard in ten years. with the thermometer at zero and below. pre- walls in north Texas coming on the