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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-26
CHRISTMES TRIAL
SHEA CASE DOESN'T STOP FOR
 HOLEBAY, .sg
President of ChIcas0 Federation of Labor Says That Teamsters' Union Made OvertuFes Fer AbrilrR@
 1I0n With Company.

Chicago, Dec. 25--For the first time in many years a trial was hell on Christ mas day In the Criminal Court. The case was that of Cornelius P. Shea and other lahor leaders who are charged with consl tracy.
 At the opening of the court. the at- torneys engaged in long arguments re- garding the admissabill.y of testimony pertaining to the controversy between Montgomery Ward and Company, and the Garment Workers. which preceded the strike of the reamsters. The court ruled that the defense would be allow ed to introduce evidence regarding the controversy. but not as to ths merits of the controversy. The decision of the court was considered a victory by the defense.
 Charles Dold. president Of the Chi cago Federation of Labor. at the time of the Tsamstcrs' strIKa, then took the stand and declared that hefors the TeamsterS went on strike, he and Pres ident Shea and other labor leaders had visited the oface of Montgomery Ward and Company and had sought to have the trouble settled by arbiLra ton. This was refused, he declared, the officers of the company saying that there was nothing to arbitrate.
 The witness then cold of other sf- forts that were made to secure arbi- tratiCn. and said that Mayor Dunna was asked to use his good offices to bring 1t about The Mayor did all that he could. the witness declared. but was unsuccessful
 It was contenaed bV the defense that these efforts of the labor ieaders tO bring about arbitration showed that they were not in a conspiracy to wreck the business of Ward and Company.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-26
TROUBLE BREAKS OUT ANEW BETWEEN THE RACES AT SCOg6A,
 MISSISSIPPI; VARDAMtt ACTIVE

a r " $ y 4T
 are reported to have been killed by white people yesterday. afternoon be- fore che arrival of troops under com mand of Col Samuel McCants At 0:30 o'clock this morning. firing was heard in the center Of the town. but after q few scattering shots. quiet was re- stored and no explanation has been forthcoming. Leland Suarkman. a white man. was wounded by the acci. dental discharge of 9 pistol about the time of the other shooting. Colonel Mccants announced that he will place a GattIiug gun in position and use f' if necessary.
 A special message to The Morning Dispatch at an early hour today says
 "one company of infantry and bat" tery of artillery are In charge. Two negroes have been killed by citizens. Troops are now guarding the town. A body of negroes. said to be armed. are fortified about two miles from the town
 wahalak is twenty-five miles north of Meridian. on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. and was the scene. on Sun- day. of desperate light on al train. which resulted ln the death of two men and the serious wounding of another. It Is reported that the town had been full of negroes. who threatened to kill the white people. When appealed to for aid. Governor vardaman despatched two companies of militia to Wahalak.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-26
4 PITCHED BATTLE
THREE MEN KILLED IN KENTUCKY FIGHT.
Guards Employed by Coal Company Al SfurKis and strilking Miners Ecm- gage In Rifle, Duel With
 Fatalities,

owensboro. ny. Dec 25s--Three men were killed and four probably fatally wounded in battle late last night be- tween guards ern loved by the West Kentucky Coal Company at Sfurgfs. Union County. and the striking miners at that place. The dead are
 (. J. Dougherty. mine guard.
 BiIl Malloy, minor.
 VIII Gray. miner.
 The wounded are;
 !, | Moore. nins guard. four wounds. will die
 Sam Barneby. miner. three wounds. dying.
 William Gnch. miner. shot in fine arm.
 Henry Delaney. minsr. shot in the
 The fight occurred in a down town street about s1e mile from the mine, hut just what precipitated the 6ght Is not known. It broke out suddenly and continued until about twenty shots were exchanged
 Tho members of the miners union have been on a strike for the past year. The coal company has been wcrk- Ing ncn-union men under guards zltuost constantly, and serious trouble has long been expected The fight occurred in front of a billiard pSrlor. panic ensued and a reign Of terror existed for nearly an hour There ia only one offlee. in town, but the sheriff of Uu. lon county and deputies have arrived at Sturgis.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-26
SITUATION IS
 UNCHANGED Await Arrival of Com
 missioner. TRAINS HAVE BEEN MOVING NeiII Will Endezvor to Settle the
 Differences. Absolutely Every Passenger Train on Southern Pacsac Has Been Moved Bat Freight Tramc ia
 Tied Up.

Houston, Tex. Dec. 25.--rendinB the arrival of Commissioner of Labor C E. Neill who is en route from Wash ington, D. C., to this city under fin- structions from Chairman Knapp. of the Interstate Commerce Commission to offer his friendly offices in teaching a settlement between the Southern Pa- cifc and it's striking locomotive iire- men and engineer members nf the Fire mems Brotherhood. there have been no changes In the strike situation today
 Mir. Neill Is expected to reach Hous- ton Thursday, when he will offer his services to the contend!ns parties.
 Vice. President Thornwell Fay cf the Southern Pacifcs Louisiana and Texas lines authorised the following statr- ment to the Associated Press, tn con nection with the strike.
 "A large percentage Of the firemen belonging to the brotherhood discon- tinuod work at 5 o'clock Sunday after noon. Since the strike occurred we have moved about absolutely every passenger train on our lines. A nuni- Der of them were run In several sec tions and all practically made their schedule.
 ''Anticipating the possibility of ad- ding to the congestion which Is general m all the lines In this section at Lfis time, we gave notice to connecting lines that temporarily we would dis continue receiving freight from them in carload lots. and also discontinued the receipt of live stock and perishG- lleE on our own lines. We have, how ever heen moving a large percentage of iour freight trains, giving prefer. ence to the movement Of local freight so as t. minimize the inconvenience to local communities The situation Is exceptionally favorable, and hourn growing better
 -1he trouble was caused entirely by the feeling and controversy between the two organizations running lOoo- motives, and no question Of wages. hours or any indlVadual grievance Is at tssue." Z
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-26
HAVE THIRD MESSAGE.
sarEent's Report NiII Cast New Light
 on Situation.


 on Situation.
 Chicao, Dec. 25.--A Cespatch to The Tribune from Washington says:
 There is to be new and indepen- dent report on the Japan.l5e lmmigra- ton question and when 1t Is completed the President will transmit f. to Con- gress with another messasY, making the third on this subject.
 Frank Sargent, the commissioner general Of immigration. was at the White House yesterday and gave Pres- ident Roosevelt q summary of hls in- vestigation of the Japanese tide Of im- m grafton into California through Hawaii. As he has but just arrived here and has not begun preparation o' his official report. the commissioner general was unwilling to give an out line of his conclusion.
 His report will have great bearing upon the settlement of the Japanese difficulty on the Pacific coast. howAv- CT, because all of this oriental imml- grafton now comes from the Hawaiian Islands and if the flow from Japan to Honolulu can be stopped tite fear o' CAlifornians of an inupdation of Jap ancse will disappear, violation of law and order will cease and normal Iaboi conditions on the Pcitic slope will he restored.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-26

Meridian. Miss, Dec. 25.-The two com. anIes of state militia sent to WAn- aiak last night returned t0 Mer dian tOuay, their presence there belng ap- parently unneecssary.,
 After their ArF4val at Wahalak, no disturbance occurred although 1t is be- I!eved that three negroes including George simpson, one of the principals of the disturbance aboard the Mob ie and Ohio train last Sunday has been lynehed just before The arrival of the troops.
 The citizens of wahaiab while not admitting the fact say that the men were captured by & posse but We're Host in the swamp" while on Their way to town.
 Two sons of Simrson were shot to death yesterday afternoon. As near as can be ast ertained at this time. the casualties as sent from the seat of the trouble are as follows:
 Unknown nt. TO shot by Conductor Cooper. on the Mobile and Ohio train.
 Constable o'Brien killed by precipi- tator of the trouble, George Sinlpso, when an attempt at arrest was made.
 George Simpson, lynched
 Tom Simpson, son of George Simp- son, shot to death by white citizens near Wahalak.
 Jim simpson. another son.. shot to death.
 TWO unknown nGBIuGS lgNGuGQ
 Conductor Cooper, srrio1sIy Injured by being cut and stabbed seven tlnies by George Simpson on he passenger train: not fatal
 Leland sparkman, soldier. flesh wound In left knee; accidental dIs- charge of h!s own pistol
 OfFicers of the companies state that on their arrival at Wnhalak no county ofieials were On hand 10 which they could report and that during their stay there none of the county officials ap- peared among the troops. Colonel Me- Cants, who was i7 charge or the troops. soldierS were always ready t5 reply to a call for assistance. a real need should be apparent before they were called on He forbade armed bodies u: men riding through the 1untry and would permit no acts which indicated violence
 The soldiers state they found armed men from otter places in charge whei, they reached the scene
 At midnight ton ght the local troops had not succeeded in getting away be- nause nf an insufflciant numhsr r,-- mpdnding. It was amour ed tlat a company of infantry and a ba t ry' or artillery would leave on the raZ,dlr train at :95 o'clock reaching he scene of the trouble. Scooba. about 3" o'clock a. m.
 The hest Information obtAinable ~n" firms the report of rioting and D acer the killed at siv negroes and me wa '- man. with another man bel'evei to ns fatally injured. sh rtly after mia night. however. it was sta e that the white dead reached four. m kiag a Tn. tai of ten. This. howe, CT. is not con flrmed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-26
DpslAEss TIED UP.
onIy Seven Ffelsht Enaiaes Workiaw
 fs,f .,f v.vw st s.aa

Out of Sew U.I.aan.
 New Ur4Gslns, lsa-, Dsc. z,. The iCLat ofiioes of tls souInern Acinc 4saIIay were clOsed today and no ohiciat sV0,d be Iound 10 dlseuss the striAe situation.
 It IS understood. howe .er, thA. loo men were brought in r.Om ths North last night, nttS' of ti4eln to be rstained Iers and the others to De seat ah LO hodston to tuAe the blaces o. str kiDE nfe.Iien.
 General Superintendent Cushing Eaiu AHst n.gnt that a.l hs kI4ew IS tnHt the nien are here, having been brought Oy Mir. lIyan.'
 No freight. local or thr0uSh was re- ceiVed yesLerGay by the Southarn fa- cInc.
 The oniclals Of the tirsmsns' unIon maIntain H policy ot sileace and HUme could be found to discuss the sienaIloh today.
 The result of the strike here so Tar has been to cause frei-ht tat ch.ns originality through tn.s gateway for Louisiana anu Texas p1ILts Lo be rOut- ed via shreveport, Ghe4nphIs, Cairo. and East St. Louis.
 All ii. emen here who. have thus jar been cahsd upon to take their runs nave reused to dc sO. Last nI<ht qua or sixteen switch engines in the New Orleans termina.s. seven were wo.k. ing as usual, the remainder being tied uI' on account O. the strike
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-26
HOME FOR room.
Work Soon to Begin on thP Gift d
 SaruttOn Estate.

Work Soon to Begin on the Gift o4
 struttOn Estate.
 Chicago, Dec 25--A dlsaptch to The Record Herald from Colorado Springs. Coo. says:
 The executors of tho estate of Wln- field scott StrattOn announced that . final closing report will be made early in 1907. when work will begin imIne~ diately on the million -GoIlaF Myr9 Stratton Home for the POor.
 Stratton died four years ego. but settlement has been delayed by lltiga- tion. The total Involved In suits ag. Eragated e52.OOO. 900. although the es- tate Is appraised by the court at Ss,- 000,0o0. Nearly all the suits have been dismissed or disbarred excepting that of the State of Colorado for s335.0 in- heritance tax. Contention Ia over the interest only.
 The executors are Dr. D. IT. Rice ana Carl Chamberlain of Colorado Springs, and Tyson S. Dimes of Denver.
 They are also trustees of the Home. Buildings costing S1.000.o00 will be built and the rest of the bequest. be. tween &4.00O.0oo and SS.O0O, 00o will he- come an endowment. The home VIII probably be erected IT Stratton's Park. near Cheyenne Canyon. in Colorado Springs suburbs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-26
GAVE AWAY MONEY.
Kaiser Preaeata Perscns With New
 Gold Pieces.

Kaiser Preaenta Perscns With New
 Gold Pieces.
 Potsdam. Dec. 25--Emperar William took his usual Christmas morning walk In the envtrona of the palace today and chatted with chance passers-by.
 According to the time-honored GUS tom of Prussian soyereigns, he gave at parting to such as were Of the lower ranks in life freshly minted gold piece. which. like all money for the Emperor's personal use. was highly pol ished by the mint Returning to the palace, he received deputatlons from various bodies, who brought gifts. such az a huge cake resented yearly by the second guard regiment.
 Among the trees at the Christmas Eve celebration at the palace, was a tiny one for the imperial grandchild. who took part in the family reJoicings. Their majestiee conducted each unem- Der of the family to the lighted Christ mas tree, beneath which the presents lay for distribution.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-26
Troops Rushed Back to ths Scene. NUMBER OF NEGROES AND
 SOME WHITES KILLED Two Days of Terror in Little
 Town. H-rdly Haa Disorder of Christine. Eye at wahalak Ceased Before NeaSh- RortHE village Is plansea in
 Blsedshed.
puLLETlN.
rIvr NEnRnEs Kll.I.En.

yacksaB. atInn.s Dee. s5.-Laae to. night GeveFnor vqrdaman received . teIeFam iron, ]. M. auarira.s preBai~ neat cItisen of scOoba, Sisss statinS that a further uprisinE aad occurred in which ave tnaocent heroes bad been ln whGch ave innocent negrOes had been captured and asking Ghas twenty-nVt trGapers be dispute he'd to that psncs to help hold the prisoners.
 Governor vardaman promptly iusiS- ted lhs CoiOneI cOmmsndIpg at Merid- tan sO ank for special .raiR over the sIeblle aad Ohio Railroad mad to go 10 the scene of tue trsHhle as quickly as poAAIbIe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-26
ANoTHER soNTHERN WRECK. !
Neers Fireiaan Laaea l.sge na .gaeksoa-
 valYe, Fla.

Jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 25.--Sauthern Railway. passenger train No, g from Washington. was wreckei at Moncrtef. i've miles from Jacksonv'Ile. at 5 o'clock this mornin$.
 naad--John Holmes, colored firaulan.
 Seriously in. u ed:
 Engineer Uraphart, of Savannah, scaIded by escaping steam.
 Slightly injured
 J. A. Kramer. white. express mos sSnRer. s
 J. D. Ruben. coiored. express heiper.
 None of the passen gers were injured.
 PhS'sicians were scnt out and he ir- iuFed were brought here for treatment.
 Through some unexp aimed CT or the 'wttchman in the tower turned on the deTail!ng switch In front Of the ia moving train which caused the engine to turn turtle and threw the expreRs ar from the track.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-26
NEGROES lx F.GAT.
Fifty kansas city Blaek~ S1aaI Eaei.
 o. hxr Un

Kansas City, Mo, slcc. 2s--Fitts negroes engage ed in q drunken h.sht to. night using clubs, kuiyes anu stopaA. Beside the injuries suntHi.4ej b. the participants, wdich consisted ol broken heads. and SC ere brnlsea policeman and spectator were hurt.
 Patrolmsn .. M. LArrahee arrived m the ssene just as s n. Johnson. 2 negro. was in the act of striRing an other negro wi h a baseba bat Lar rAbae in .erfered and Ioh.a0n knocAei the officer down vita the ba. and was about to strike htm again when James Hully. white bartender h a near by saloon struck Johns j with l stone ana knocked him senseless. James c. Mt- rtcoi, a whlte rlan. who wa witness. ing the fght. was strIck nn tha head with stone and severely hurt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-26
ACCIDENT oN sOIuTngRN.
Rear Ena oellI..sa .,.l sAsIss. l, .. Up ra..e.

Rear End Collision shNkea Up Passen-
 gers ia S0akh Carolina.
 Atlanta. Ga.. Dee. 2j--A special from GreenvilIe, s. C.. says thst rear end collision occurred there last nignt be- twean passenger, trains numbers s and 40 on the Southern Railway. resulting In large number Of passengers beng bruised and cut by the Jmr of collision ana failing glass.
 Train number 40 was standing on he main line. awaiting orders. when train number sS, both bound to Washington. crasned into, the rear of the standing train. So badly were all the cars of both trains oamaged that hoth had to be equipped with other cars before The northDuund' Journey coula be resumed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-26
striI.e Rrenkern onlt.

San Antonio. Tex, Dec. 25.-Many of the men who took the places of the striking hremen on the san Antonio division of tho Southern Pacific sys- tenn, have been induced by the strikers to stop work and their places are be- ing filled with imported men. IL is understood here tonight that the Brotherhood of Bremen ls contem- plating the calling cut of II It's mem bers on the Hartman lines. The local Southern Pacific officials say they are moving all tho trains. passenger and freight, they desire to cn this division.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-26
KILLED 5 rNn FATHEll.
Fought P3rgcI With Money intended
 For Christmas Present.

HuUHWN E-IFNUI WNW MWueF IuttmWtU
 For Christmas Present.
 Cincinnati, Dec. 25.-with money -ha had saved to give his mother d Christmas gift. Henry SIebeie, 16 yeas old. boueht a revolver with which ne shot and fatally wounded h's step- 's'Her. Henry Brinker A years old. today.
 According to the boy. his steo fathe~ had threatened to kill his bother and he bought the revolver to protect h-. rh,s morning Brinker attacked hls wife with a hatchet, when the boy rulled the revolver from his pocket and fired
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-26
WRECK ON TIE RIo oRANOE.
Passenger Train Runs Into Cars ou
 Siding.

PassenEer Train Runs Into Cars on
 siding.
 Salt Lake City, Dec. 2S.--A dispatch to The Herald from Price. Utah. says that ARio Grande passenger train h3. 8, wesfbound, was wrecked at Mound. seventeen miles east of Price, last night. ~
 Engineer McGrath was killed and Fireman w. 5. Vaughn was seriously injured. Two wreckiug trains have gone to the scene. The wrecked train was running as the hrst section of No. 8. It Is believed that it ran Into A train which had taken the siding but failed to clear. So far as known the passengers escaped Injury There Is no wire connection with Mounds. and details of the accident are diGicult to secure.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-26
RnaNO-,Inn Confereuce,

St Petersburg, Dec. 25. The iasL conference before the Christmas fts- tivities of the questions pending be- tween Russia and Japan wds nele al the foreign office today. Dr. MonO:J, the Japanese minister, Is going to Paris to spend the holidays and the conference will be resumed Cn his rec turn and a detailed report of the pre-
 Hress of the negotis tiOns for the con clusion of Russo-Jap4nsse conner al treaty Is expected to appear short.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-26
ARE alAKINe sTATnMENrs.
RO0seveIt'a Act in tbe BrownsvalIe Case
 Has Good Effect

RooseveIt'a Act in the Brownsville Case Has Good Effect.
 I4eavenworth. Dec. 25.--A full invea- tigation In the reported riot on a Fort Leavenworth bound street car Christ mas eve is being conducted by Cap. tain Walsh. commanding the squadroP of the 9th cavalry (colored).
 Ta~fain Walsh said tonight:
 E Three men are under arrest. am told that there were no sho:s fired ID The car by the soldiers. The conductor claimed SO. hnt an old sergeant Of the 18th infantry says that bricks broke
 he windows There was argument over CT an4 the conductor. which led to the trouble. There ls no desire on the ~arf of either the white or eoIored sol- diers who were on the car to sh'eId their comrades. they are making state- ments voluntarily of what they know
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-26
PnEsrpHNT-s cmnlsrMAs.
Dny Was Obssrs.a wIsA Tree sr

Dny Was Obserbed With Tree ama
 Dinner.
 Washington. Dec. 25,--A general stiB- pension of business marked the relebrn- tino of Christmas in this city. Only matters Q fthe most urgent nature were attended to and in consequence the army of government employees and of- fieials were free to give themselves over 10 the enIoyments Q fthe day.
 As has been the custom in the past simplicity everywhere surrounded the events at the White House The Pres- ident was an early riser and. trahsncts ed considerable business.
 The presents were many and beau- tifui. Early in the morning. the entire family, including Representative and Mrs. Longworth assembled upstairs and the gifts were passed around. 4 large tree was on conspicuous exhibition. Toe night at 8 o'clock the family ate their Christmas dinner.
 Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks spent the day quietly in thelr homes as did the various cabinet members and their families.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-26
R,.Ine.. BI,ck Deatroycd.

Meridian, Miss. Dec. .25.--As a result of strenuous Christmas celebration last night the principal business block of State Line. Miss, sixty msles below here. was destroyed by fire along with several dwelling The fire originated in the rear of pr. Gernado's grocery store, and caused damage of $iO.000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-26
Church Is CIOs-d.

Paris. Dec 25.--Ihe first instance of the closing of a church under the sep aratlon law has occurred at Azay Sur Indre. where the mayor in writing ar- dered the cure to leave both the pres bytery and church edifice which he de ciared the communal authorities would take over in ursuance of the law. The cure consequently quilted the edifce which was closed. The question of the legality of the mayors action is arous. ing considerable controversy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-26
NFerrlment as Whits Home.

Washington, Dec 25.-The White House was brilliantly lighted today for the annual Christmas dinner. Presi- dent and Mrs. Roosevelt had as their only guests Representative and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. The doors Iead- ing Into the State dining room and the blue and red rooms were thrown open and the Roosevelt children had a merry time until nearly midnight. A detach- ment of twenty members of the United States marine band furnished music for the occasion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-26
sITuATloN UNcmANaRD.

FiFemen Say SOu.heTn Pacific To Hav-
 ing It's Troubles
 Houston, Texas, Dec, 25.-There Is practically no change in the strike sit- udtion on the Atlantic division of the Southern Pacific system.
 Officers of the striking firemen's union claim that the company Is ex- perieneing great difficulty In moving trains. and especially reight traI4lc. Railroad officials announce that pas- senger trains are mas::na good tneir schedule while freight trains are be- ing operated. It Is reported that the strike order may be extended to the Pacific division of the Southern Paci- fic.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-26
BODY or BEREsFoRD.
Lord High Admiral to be Notiaed of Death fa

Lord High Admiral Co Dc Nodded 0f
 Death.
 Minneapolis, Minn.. Dec. 25.--Ar- arrangements were made by the 500 Line to have the body of Deiaval J. Beres- ford, which was taken from the wrecked car at Enderiin N D.. em- balmed in Minneapolis today
 Communication with the English ambassador at Washington has been started through the Vice Consul at st. Paul It is expected In th's way to notify Lord Charles Beresgord, real admiral in charge of the British Medi- terrean fleet. of the death of his brother. The body VIII be prepared for Transportation to Engtsrd. await. ing orders from the admiral.
 Mr. Beresfords financial agents at El Paso. today suggest caolinE Lord Marquis Beresford at Eondon, who Is undoubtedly a relative.