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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-25
OFFICIAL oRsERvANcy

Department at Washington the
 Earthquake Disturha
 Washington, Dec. 24.--A special bull letin issued by the weather bureau today, says:
 The Seismographs uf the weather bureau recorded two earthquakes Of considerable magnitude: the first short y after noon of the 2z and the second about twenty-three hours later, name Iy. after noon of December 2S. From led to conclude that the earthquakes originated at widely separated locAli- ties but this cannot be definitely told.
 The first tremors were recorded at i:5l p. m, of the 22 ana the maximum motion of very short duration, occur red at 2:22:40 ?. m, The record ended at about o'clock. The strongest mo- ton was recorded In S North-South direction and amounted co i.7 milli- metre displacement of the ground.
 "The second disturbance was record ed just after 13 o'clock. December 23. and the motion In both north-south and east-N est directions was greater In both components ana tasted longer than In the first earth quake. The first preliminary tremor began at l2:37:Sa D. m The strong motiUn beginning at l2;49 and lastlng from three to tour minutes
 "As far as can be judged from the records the second disturbance was st so great a distance as the first one, out both disturbances must have been At several thousand miles from Wash. sngton
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-25
VICTORY FOR WorKEFELLER.
Common Pleas Court Had No JursA-
 dfefgau i'm Gaze.

cAmmon PIcas Court Had No .JurfA-
 s< dIe4isn in CRse.
 rindIay. O.. Dec. e4--Iudge Duncan Of common pleas court today decided that the Information filed 'n iha pro- hnfa court against the Standard oil Company on the charge of violating the Valentine anti-trust law was illesal. and that the casa should have been filed tn the rornman pleas court
 Prosecutor David some time ngo flei' an information In the probate court avainst the Standard ehar~'n@ it with r,aIating the anti-trust laws of the state He raintaiued that he coliid gel action duirlser by this proceedins thsr thrnugh indictments tn the common nIeaa court.
 sNe Ssandard affnrnevs ~cnnteise @s khaf the rrnhate court had n" juriS- fictian in tho natter: thht if theYe had heAn viaiqtinn of the law the rrose- rutnr should have proreeded agasnr' ihH cnn,rany thrnugh In 1irtrnents. Th's point wns urneid by Judge Duncan and the case Is thus thrown out ct the probate court.
 Irdge Duncan. in rendering his oe- eIsinq. snid in rnrt:
 .Tha court ot eonnnner rl"as has mower to review rrnceedirgs and jud%- rnents of fhe probate court Tn mtsde mennor under section 1856. revised statutes. althnueb thH two courts may hove concurrent original Jurisdiction thcrein.
 .'Tbe nrohate crinh'nal code contain tne no nrnxisIonV whereby serNict mnV ha had on n eorporation. tho rTnh9t" court has m jurisdiction to try either an ind'v'duql ar a corrorst'on under fhn YaIentine anti-trust law.
 "Section 6742 revised statutes pro- vtdlng that nrovfsions governing cri'n' inai rrorAedings In the cousf ef corr roon pIcas shall as far as applicable govern ike proeeedinss in the prehatt court was not intended as an aid t0 borrow from the common pleas crim- inal code the provision therein contain ed. providing a way to get ccrpora- ton Into that court charged with q crIr-inal offense.
 s'T'hc court Of common pleas has ex- elusive original Jurisdiction in all ersminaI roseeutions under the Val entine anti-trust laws"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-25
FREIGHT ! IS TIED UP No Traffic Over South
 ern Pacific. STRIKE OF THE FIREMEN Both Officials and Union Express
 Great Confidence. when Trains were Made UR at New Orleans Ready to start Efforts
 to Crews sIet wIth
 FaiIure.

New Orleans, Dec. 24.--The New Orr
 leans gateway for trans-continental freight to western points was almost completely closed today by the South
 ern Pacific strike.
 Other railroads offered no through
 freight to the Southern Pacific. winch refused to accept even local offerings. Unlon officials claimed that fifty men
 are on strike in this city.
 Despite this tle-up, local Southern
 Pacific officials announced themselves
 as uncertain whether the strike wall prove serious. 1t was said that pas senger trains were moving about as usual. but that 1t may be several days before the company learns exactly what tt can do toward moving freight At the big freight terminals on the
 west bank of the Mississippi. consider
 able secrecy was maintIaned. admls- sion being denied to everyone except
 employees 1t was learned that as trains were made up and about ready to start. attempts were made to se- cure crews to ill vacancies. It was also announced today that much through freight which has here tofore been transferred in this city be- tween roads not affected by the strike,
 but which were compelled to use south
 ern Pacific tracks to effect the trans
 fers. will be temporarily transferred at
 Jackson. Mss.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-25
GENERAL DIAZ ACTS
WILL CAUSE sTOP OF COLORADO
 RIVER.
says iR FIOM of Water Does Not Cease, Franchise of the Company Wu Be ImmedlH;ely Re-
 Volxsd.

Washington. Dec 24.-The State De- partmant has been advised by Mir Thompson, the American Ambassador to Mexico, that the President of the Max lcan republic has taken p.ompt action looking to the remedsins of the dam age to property in ths Imperia, Val- ley, as the result of the overflow or the Colorado river into the Salton Sink.
 President Diaz, through the Depart ment of FomentO. Colonization and In dustry has advised the Compania de Rleros Y Terrenos de La Ba4a of Cal- ifornia. that in view of the trreparable damages which property Is hable to suffer In the Imperial Valley in case he overflow of tae Colorado river continues towards the Salton Sea, the present conditions must have prompt md efficient remedy.
 For this purpose the chief executive has ordered thas the company should demonstrate to the sat!Sfactlon or the chief of the Mexican Boundary and River Commission, within the peremp- tory term of ten days that the company possesses, has at it's amediate de- nosit and shall invest Si the proper way, the capital. implements, laborers ana all such clements as may be indis- pensable to (withln the term of three months designated for the purpOsel control the situation of the Cojorado rlyer, close the open gap on its bord- CTS. and definitely return the waters to theil old bed"
 Tho chief executive has ordered. be- sides. that the company be informed hat in case 1t does not give the dem onstration in question under the con dltions and terms fixed action will be taken to annul the accession to divert he waters Of the Colorado river
 This action was taken as the result of negotiations conducted by this gov ernment with the Mexican authorities
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-25
LAW IS UrHEED.
.Fuatiee McKepBa Decides With LoulH
 tana Supreme COurt.

FuAtice McKeBBa Decides With L0ulN-
 jana Supreme Court.
 washington. Dec. 24 --The supreme court of the United States decided fo the inheritance tax case cf Camille caneu and other le@atees under the will of the late Matthias Colby of New Orleans against the tax authorities Of that city.
 The state law providing for tax on beuuests was attacked as unconstitu- tional because of its retroactive fea- lures and it's lack of uniformity. Colby died a month before the law was en- acted but 1t went into effect before the estate was settled. The opinion in the case was delivered by Justice Mo Kenna and affirmed the decision of the supreme court of Louisiana, which up held the law.
 Tn passing upon the validity of the reasoning Of the Louisiana Supreme Court saving:
 "As we understand the supreme court made the validity of the tax de- peOd mon the var'ous acts which coun- eel attack as sn improper basis of classification. The decision of the court was that property bequeathed was pro- perty that they could tax until 1t has Tassad omf oP the possession of the festator. It was certainly not improper classification to make the tax depen aIpnn Q fact without it wou'4 have been invalid. Tn other words ti z who are suhjeet to he taved cannot complain that they are dcnicd the equal pro. tection of the law. because those who cannot be legally taxed. are not tax aN
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-25
The Race Trouble is
 Feared.
TIE BLACKS ARE KOBlIzING
People of Wahatak Call for State
 Aid.
Two white Men Are Reported KiII- cd In the First Clash and More Fatairaiss Are
 Expeesed.

a
 Meridian. Miss, Dec. 24.--According to reports received here tonight the negroes for miles around have con- Eregated in the town of Wahalak, forty niles north of tn s city and all durins this afternoon have paraded the streets threatening vengeance to tho whffeF because of the killing of one negro and the wounding Of another by conductor of asseuger train of the Mobile x Ohio railroad. yesterday morning while the latter was attempting to quel q disturbance aboard hss train.
 Al the town of Wnhalak scarcely more than twenty-five white persons reside and in response to plea for pro. teetion. Battery and Company D.. of the state militia stationed In this city has been ordered to proceed to the scene with all dispatch. They left aboard a special tra'n at 10 o'clock and should reach wahalak by midnight The battery by instructions carried gat- tlins gun and all the men are heavily armed.
 At s.30 o'clock message from Scoo- ba, the first station south of the scene Of the trouble states that a clash has occurred between the races with the result that two white men were killed This report however. has not been verined. although railroad ofic'als ad' mt receiving q message detailing some additional trouble.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-25
AGREEMEST REACHED.
Minimum Weight on FaarnituFe Fixed
 hy C0ImrnfBAlOn.

Minimum weight on Furniture Fixed
 by Communication.
 Washington. Dec. 24.--An agree mant has been reached by the Inter state Cor merce Commission with the railroads interested regarding the com plaint of the North Carolina Case Workers Association, filed with the Commission several weeks ego.
 The complaint was that on shipments of furniture from North Carolina and Virginia points to the Pacific coast. the railroads demand minimum weight of furniture ia thirty-six foo' cars of 10000 pounds.
 Thfs weight She association claimed was eKeesslye,. agai it was not posslbig to load thIrty-ix foot car with more than I6.O00 pounds Of furniture. Today It was agreed by representatives of the railroad to carry the furniture to Pacific coast points at the present low rate. with a minimum weight of le.. OO0 pounds to car.
 The agreement contemplates a read justment of the rates on furniture ans' it is expected that in about thirty dayS the new tariffs will be file dwith thS comml ssion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-25
NINE WERE KILLED
ESTIMATE OF OFFICIALS OF 500
 LINE.
Reported that Two OR Hnjnred Have Died at Hospital, Making the Total of Fatalities
 Eleven.

St. Paul, Dec. 24.--so far as the et- ncials of the 500 Line have been able to learn. they say that only nine were killed in the wreck at Endeiiin. N. D.. sunday morning.
 It was reported late this afternoon that two of the injured had died. Enak ing the total death list eleven. but the Associated Press was advised this af- teruoon that this was untrue The last report received indicates that fefty five parsons were injured and of tiieye twenty.four were cIassed among the seriously Injured, but 1t has been ai- most impossible to learn the extent Of their injuries, as the railroad officials are not very communicative, and 1t has been almost impossible to get any in- formation from that source.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-25
TRAIN IS sTONnD.
Flrut Act of violence in southern Paci-
 fIc Strike.

rlrut Act of Violence In southern Paci-
 fIc Strike.
 El Paso, Tex. Dec. E4.--Superinten- dent c. s. Marks, or the Galveston, HarrIsonburg and San Antonio railway. (Southern Pacific,) Atlantic system. IG formed the Associated Press tonigh; that all trains. both freight and pas senger, on hisa (Tsi Paso.) division are fully manned and that the strike Of the firemen has caused but little In convenience.
 Joseph Bedford, of the local com mittee of the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Bremen. stated that the firemen had nothing to say at present, but make a statement tomorrow. He stated that the number of local men affected was fIfty-five.
 There has been no change in strike situation here and no suggestion of disorder. Advices from Alpine on the Valentine -Sanderson division. state that the aastbound fast mall was stoned as if passed through there Windows of inc engine cab were broken out
 At sanderson a mob forced the fire- man to leave the cab, but hls place was filled without delay.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-25
ORANGES SAVED.
Cola weather. However. Destroyed

Cold Weather. However, Destroyed
 Tender Vegetable Crop.
 Tampa, Fla, Dec. z4.--Reports to The Tribune from points south indi- cate that the orange and pine apple crops were only slightly damaged by the cold wave. but Rll tender vegetables are practically wiped out
 Fort Meyers reports 6 minimum tem- perature of thirty-one degrees above zero, with thin ice. but citrus fruits and trees escaped. At Punta Gorda the minimum temperature was thirty above, and cueumbers and tomatoes were killed In the immediate vicinity of Tampa. with a minimum temperature of twenty eight above. considerable damage was done tn oranges still on the trees. Colder weather is feared to- night
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-25
REJECT NEW LAW.
Pope wn Forsla rrIeuts Holaina

Christmas Masses.
 Paris, Dec. 24.--The Associated Presa learns from a high ecclesiastical source here that it is certain the pope will reject the new religious law and at an opportune time forbid the parish priests to continue services In the churches, after which they will organize private worship. The informant of the Associate ed Press. added
 "The Vatican can pursua no other policy Having declined to retain the church property under the conditions laid down by the government. it can only logically vindlcate its action by proving to the faithful that they are the objects of persecution"
 The Republican organizations regard the order of the bishops suppressing Christmas masses tonight as being the formal inauguration of the policy out- lined above. The Aurore says lt Is q scheme d'ctated by the Jesults and that the cry will be- re-echoed by every beadle and verger In France.
 Yet" says the Aurore. there is not A singie thinking Catholic who does not know that the suppression of the midnight maEses Is the work of the head of the church and not of the gov ernment"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-25
HARLAN CLEvELAND DEAD.
Vas Cousin of President Cleveland Un-
 ... AArl.n... IIn Gnn...A

Was Cousin of President Cleveland Un-
 der Whom He Served.
 Cincinnati, Dec. 24.-Harlan Cleve- land, one of the leading lawyers of the Cincinnati bar died today at hls resi- dence in Glendale from Brights dis ease.
 MT. Cleveland served as United Stat es q strict attorney of the Southern district Of Onto by appointment of President Grover Cleveland. He was a cousin of the president. and a ne- phew Of Justice Harlan of the supreme court of the United States, a son-in- law Of the late Stanley Matthews of the same court and a brother-in-la of Associate Justice Gray, of the same court.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-25
coLD iN soUTm.
Freesing weather is Reported a.
 Tuuna. FsIm.

Atlanta. Ga, Dec. 25.--The Covern- ment thermometer here today touched 16 degrees above zero at o'clock thls morning the coldeSt by ten degrees Of the season.
 Freezing weather is reported as faT South as Tampa, Fla. where zs degrees Is reported jacksonville reported 2S early today. The cold wave extends over the eastern half of the Southern States and continued cold weather Is slredieted for today and tonight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-25
Bridgeport.

rural carriers appointed. Bridgeport, Route 1, John R. Loyn, carrier, Scott Tinker. substitute; Hamilton. Route l. William A. Bishop. carrier. William E. suliint, substitute: McFall. Route 2. Oscar Pitts. carrier, Uiman Wilson. sub stitute. The post ofIiees at Gaino. Bar bour County. and Hazel Green, Madison County. ordered discontinued after Jan uary IS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-25
o..,c,nI Ii.t nf nenn.

Minneapolis. Dec. 24.-The Mineapo- lis. St. Paul and Sault Ste. Mar'e rail way today gave out the official list of the killed Tn the wreck at Ender- lin. N. D., yesterday The dead:
 Charles Backus. BeFgin, N. D.
 H. J. Volkering, Anamoose. N D. John SatterburG. Anamoose, N. D. Tony Gleen, or Glenn.) ve!va, N. D D. J. Beresford, Medicine Hat Can ada
 Herman Rosebaum. re1va, N. D. w R. Danlelson. Sheldon. N. D. Neils F c. Hanson, Kenmare.
 Ole Thompson, Starpuck.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-25
ALL TRAINS OPERATED.
Vice-Preaident of Southern Pacific
 Makes q Statement.

Houston Texas, Dec. 24.-The toi' lowing official statement was Issued today from the office of Vice-President Fay of the Southern Pacific Railroad:
 "AT our trains are being operated on schedule time. There Is no delay whatever and the only trains out sinc@ the beginning of the hr~m"n's strike were half a dozen switch engines yes terday and last night"
 No statement has been issued as vet from the headquarters of the strik- ine. firenaeu
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-25
NInrn Trnnnn Neaarll.

Jackson Miss. Dec. 2l.--AccordinR to reports received here the situation ak Wahalak in Kemper county Is very see rious and while only two companies of State militia men have teen as yet ordered to the scene. additional tFsoSa may be necessary to oueli the dlakur- bance. Reports from Wahaiak was that two white men have been killed. but because of the scene of the riotin@ is far Inland. details are dlficnlt Co secure. The troops ordered out ara under command of Cosonei Mccants and Captain Bell. of Meridian.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-25
KuInll Twn arn

Macon. Ga. Dec. 2i--Gordon Ma- Donald ahot and killed coley Cheney and Harchei Burns at Cochran. Ga. yesterday. as a result of a quarrel MrDonald went to Burns's home and engEged in dispute ana whaa ssstsanei and Burns showed a disposition to Rght McIlbnaid whipped out weapon And killed both men. He has not been captured. All the parties are white.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-25
Blow for Bucket shops.

WasA ngton. Dec. 24.--Tn deciding the case of Gatewood against the state of North Carolina, in which Gatewood was prosecuted for kesomg a bucket shop in Durham, the supreme court of the United States. in effect held the state law prohibiting the dealing in futures to be not repusnant to the fed eral constitution. Justice White deliv- cred the opinion of the court, affirm ing the decision of the supreme court of North Carolina.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-25
EnrIncer bed aa bod.

Toronto. Ont. Dec. 24.--With the en- gineer dead at his post and his hand on the throttle, the Canadian Pacific Railway Hamilton Express tore through Parkdale Station yesterday afternoon. The fireman. alarmed at the increased speed. inado for the en- wIneer's box and found the man dead The engineer was John Paul. It is supposed he was struck by a sema-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-25
ECUADOR ELECTION.
General AIfnra VIII Be Very Popular
 Preuadent.

ouyaouil. Dec 24.-The national as- semhIv formally elected . neral Eloy Alfaro, the acting president. to be con- stitutional president for four years The election of Alfaro. whQ received a large majority of tho votes cast, Is very pol ular.
 The republic now seems to be en- tireIy pacified and the commercial out look it most favorable to the abolition of the import duty on sugar and the opening of this market to the sugar refineries of the United States.
 General EIov Alfaro was president of Ecuador from 1898 to 1901 and has bean a prominent figure in that re- purI'c for about fifty years In January last Alfaro revolted against President Garcia, caused him tn flee from tho country and re-organized the govern ment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-25
BUT SLIGHTLY FELT.
North Texas Not ScriousIy Affected
 By Strike.

North Texas Not ScriousIy Affected
 By Strike,
 Dallas Texas. Dec. z4.-Apparently the strike of firemen eu the Southern Pacific Railroad is but slightly felt lp North Texas The Houston and Texas Central Is not seriously affected and the Texas and New Orleans railroad has but few men located in Dallas. These two roads form part of the Atlantic division of he Southern Pacific system.
 Today's Texas and New Orleans through train was reported four hours late It was said that the train carried nothing but United States mai cars. Railway men declare that on Frld " about forty men were brought to Dal- has for the purpose of helping to beark the strike These men have already been given employment
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-25
nnhhtu In seaalnn.

Nashville Tenn, Dec. 24-The South. arn Rabbinical Association met in an- nual convention here tnniTht the ses- sIons to continue until Thurs iav. presi- dat Isadore Lew'nthal of Nashville is presiding and Nathan Cohen. of Nash ville. delivered the address of welcome, to which Rabbi Fl Barnsteln of Hous- ion, Tex, responded. The conference sermon was delivered by Rabbi Max Heller, of New Orleans
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-25
NEw YoRIk FREnEINa.

ThermOmefer Went Down to ElghG
 Above Zero.
 New York. D,se 24.--The coldest New York has known this winter came toe day, when the thermometer went down to degrees above zero.
 A keen northwest wind. blowing at the rate of twenty miles an hour added to the discomfort Of pedestrians.
 William Rellley was found uncon~ sclous by the police. Ills hands were frost bitten and he said he had been unable to find work.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-25

and the Rock Island lines In Texas has resigned, effective January 1. His resignation has been accepted. It Is unofflcially announced here he will be succeeded by Jesse Robbins, now sn perintendent of the Cuff, Colorado and Santa Fe at Cleburne- Colonel Hovey has been connected with tho RosA Island since 1876.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-25
EnrthnunIxe Renartea.

New York, Dec. 24,--The omori sies- mograph at the students observatory # the University of California, record ed earthquake waves vesterday. at 3 hours. 2e minutes. 2s seoonds RaeIae standard time. which indicates that q severe earthquaks has occurred at a distant point
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-25
ImMIGRArloN DLCRRAslNa.
Net Many Japapese LRboreFs Are En
 Gering Golden Gate

teFing Gelden Gate
 San Francisco. Dec. 24.--"The exu- dus of the Japanese laboFers from the sugar plantations of Hawaii to the United States is showing q ten. dsncy to decrease" said K. Ma.suba ra. the new Japanese vice consul al San Francisco yesterday.
 The Japanese immigration societles send the la1orers from Japan and ko- req to Hawai- and these societies, ac cording to Matsubara are directly in- terested in holding the iabarers to the sugar estates once they arrive there These societies have brought power full pressure to bear upon the Japaa- csc government to compel the eSoliss to stay out" and 1t is becoming ap- parent that the immigration societies are winning their light
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-25
wo DeIny of TrafnS.

El Paso Texas. Dac. 24.-About fifty aremen on the Atlantic division of the Southern Pacific arA striking here for < cents increase and for control of the switching engines. The engineers are dehting them in this and 1t is said other railroad men are with the en- ~ineera. There has been no delay to the trains and engineers are breaking
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