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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-05
VETERANS FOR PEACE Old Cuban Soldiers Are
 Active, WILL PLEAD WITH GUERRA Government Still Refuses to Make
 or Accept Terms. Warriors of Fight for Independence However, Go Forward to Urge
 Insurgent Leader to Lay
 Down His Arms.

Havana. Sept 4.-Despite the gov- ernment's absolute refusal to make or accept any terms, peace talk eontfn- ues here but in half hearted way.
 Nothing definite has been proposed. :. The only actual effort was the start ing of committee of veterans for Pinar del Rio today to talk over the matter with Pino Guerra General MenocaI, who by common consent Of the public is regarded as the right man to conduct any negotiations ar rived here today from Puerto Padre. and held a long conference with Pres- ident Palma.
 He refused to make any statement after his interview with the President. General Menocal has no definite peace plan. but has already stated that he was not willing to attempt any nego- tiations without tho express authori- zation of the government.
 This positively has not been forth coming. The situation in the field Is unchanged except that the government is gradually sending out more men. The military authorities here are de- pending considerably on the arrival of horses from the United States in their efforts to clear up the situation.
 Senater Zayas, president of the Ldb- eral party, today published an open letter denying that he ever conferred with Vice-President Mendez Capote or others concerning peace negotiations but said he would be pleased and willing to do so as a party leader. as Senator, or as a private individual He does not believe, however. that the Liberals are expected to take the ini- tiative, 'fn view of the slanderous al- legations that they were the instiga- tors of the insurrection~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-05
LETTER FRoM TAFT.
Says Philippine Tobacco Culture vii
 Not Hurt America.

Says Philippine Tobacco Culture VIII
 Not Hurt America.
 New York, Sept. 4.--Secretary Of War Taft has sent letter to the manage ment of the Tobacco Exposition. now In progress in Madison Square Garden in which he wrote that 1t should be shown to the "rnenlbers of the trade at the ex- position what think can certainly be shown. that the passage of the proper Philippine tariff bill will not in any substantial way interfere with the to- bacco trade of the United States.
 MT. Taft added:
 'The demand for tobacco is so enor- nous and the capacity of the Philip- pine Islands to produce It under the conditions of labor, the irregularities .of tropical agriculture and the difficult ties of securing capital are such as to make any injury to the tobacco trade of the United States from the allowing the Philippine tobacco to come In at 25 per cent of the Dingley rate Tor three years and free after 1909. utterly impossible.
 "on the other hand. the tobacco in- terests are comparatively so small In the Philippine Islands that to give an : other market like that of the United States to the island would add some thing to the prosperity of the industry in the islands. but what is more in1- portant, 1t would give to the people of the Philippine Islands a visible and a tangible evidence of the interest of the country in the welfare of the people of those islands. This is the most import ant feature of the bill"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-05
JEsUITs BEGIN ELECTION.
Extraordinary Precautions Taken t
 Have SeaafOmm Perfectly Secret.

Extraordinary Precautions Taken to
 Have Sessions Perfectly Secret.
 Rome, Sept. 4.--All the delegates to the congregation of the Company of Jesus celebrated mass this morning, some in the chapel of the college ded- icated to St. John Berchmann and oth- CTS in special chapeIs erected in diff ferent rooms of the college.
 They then breakfasted after which the bell rang announcing the begin ming of the quadrivium. or election of a general of the society to succeed the late Father Martin and all the dele gates retired to the quarters set aside for them, where they will remain four days without any communication with the outside world. except under se- 'rtous circumstances when the vicar gives special permission for the rules to be relaxed.
 In a papal conclave, laymen are ad- mitted as doctors, chemists, but in a ouadrivium they are all Jesuits, even the barber being a Jesuit novice. The whole personnel of the college is for hidden to give out even the most in sienificant particular of what Is trans hiring in the quadrivium, under threat of immediate dismissal To such an extent are precautions taken that each Iav servant is overlooked by Jesuit servant
 Notwithstanding the strict secrecy imnosed on the delegates. who will moi make up their minds until the day ol election, what has leaked out leads tC inc conclusion that the new general Is not likely to be an Italian: that prob npi,, dip6iI he will be a German and that If ar Q e1reement on a German is impossible tha choice will most likely fall or Anosrica or one of the small nations like Belgium, Holland or Switzerland.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-05
THE BOSTON
 IS GROUNDED Cruiser in Serious Con-
 dition. SHE IS IN DANGER OF SINKING Strikes Reef on Coast Near Belling-
 ham, Washington. Jaclies Are Placed At Work Aiding the Pumps, and Lse Hoaas
 Are Ready For Instans
SHE IS IN DANGER OF SINKING

Bellingham. washn.. Sept. 4--Ths United States cruiser Boston. which struck Peabody Rock in Rosario Straits yesterday noon. is now lying in deer water in this harbor In order to giva the divers good opportunity to prose- cute their work. She has taken great deal of water and has listed i've de- grees to port.
 Seven cell compartments are filled. Although she has put out to deep water again after drawing in close to shore this morning in order that she might be run upon the sandy beach quick ly If necessary. All her boats are pro- visioned and swung out ready for in- stant use.
 The ships diver. who Is stili at work, has found a seam three feet in length which is admitting water, but haa not yet found any holes In the hull. The vessel Is believed to be badly wrenched. Commander Coffman is now awaiting the arrival of tugs to tow the Boston to Bremerton.
 The crusier foundered at low kide m A fog on the rocks of Peabody Islands i nthe Straits of Rosario. twenty-two miles from here at noon yesterday
 The torpedo boat Paul Jones. on pas- sing the stranded vessel was signaieo by the Boston, and an effort of an hour was made to pull her free. Flnaiiy. the rtSinK IlOe- WbANh siAtNED eddy from the Gulf of Georgia into th@ strait. forced the Jones to leave the Boston to her fate and proceed to Bel Iingham without her.
 The cruiser Boston reached HelnnG- ham under her own steam at 6fo'clock and at midnight was sinking two miles of shore The plan of Commander Con- man Is to beach the vessel If the water cannot be kept down.
 A line of blue jackets. with a string of buckets is working in conjunction with the pumps to prevent the boston from going to the bottom,
 At a late hour an effort to secure nrs tugs with strong pumping capacity was being made. Seven compartments are flooded and the. extent of the damage cannot be determined
 The cruisers Boston and Princeton and destroyer Paul Jones were directed to leave Bremerton from Blaine for tar get practice The Princeton has reach ed her destination The Boston and Jones planned to anchor here tonight and proceed early in the morning TOT the northern town. The order has been ccuntermanded and the future move ments of the craft depend on the out- come of the Boston accident.
 The Boston is the flagship or the Pacific squadron She has 4,000 tons displacement and carries 800 men.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-05
bank has been referred to the solicitor for the State department.
HERRING THE FoRGER.
stenaIand Says Cashier Got Most of
 Noodle.

StenaIand Says Cashier Got Most or
 Doodle.
 Chicago, Sept IA cable dispatch 10 The Tribune from Tangier says:
 Paul Stenslands confession. made to Assistant State Attorney Olson yester- day clears up much of the mystery surrounding the events leading up to the crash which involved the ruin or the Milwaukee Avenue Bank. He took much of the blame upon himseif, put declared Cashier Herring was the for ger and that Hef4ng got most Of the money.
 He exonorated his son. Theodore; and the bank directors. He deciared that he never spent more than s6,ooo a year himself. and that all the money he stole he put into real estate or m vestments in the hope of making good"
 He said he had made up his mind to flee on the third night proceeding the Sunday on which he left Chicago.
 All Wednesday night he wrestled with the problem whether to blow hls brains out or not In the hours or darkness he decided to kill himsell, but postponed the act till dawn, ana with the sunlight came the primal in- stinct to hold on to life, and flignt won over death.
 His preparations were hurried. ne vo policy for 5000 and had received sS,- 010 as commission on the sale or the property of the Cooperative store 10 the Northwestern Life insurance NvL Ido,, on the premises. He drew $1.500 as salary from the Mount Olive Cemetery AssocIation. This was all the money he had taken wn,,i,nn wit, nim' dollars of cash In the bank. did you not take more
 q could have taken quarter or 2 million dollars without trouole, salo he. but I did not want to. never took one cent of cash from the bank and nut 1t in my own pocket. l never took dollar belonging to other peo- pie"
 stensland made no attempt to deny his guilt and only tried to minimize it. His confession began with state ment that he was surprised to learn that the total loss involved in the banks failure would reach $2.ooo.oo0.
 "T cannot understand how the short age can be $2,00O, ,000. TO my certain knowledge my liability to the bank does not exceed $500,ooo.
 My indebtedness began long while ago. in 1896. It was a small affair. a small amount. and God knows l never intended to steal. was In a tight hole and needed money. I put my own note. genuine, not forgery, in the box. Then 1t was suggested to me that the bank examiner would stand for 1t and he did"
 Who suggested it?"
 Herring It was the beginning. He pointed out, in round about way as first, that 1t was easy to obtain money that way. Then when my own notes became too numerous, he suggested the forgeries.''
 How many of the forgeries did you do yourself?"
 Not one. Herring. I think. did all"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-05
WARSHIP FOR
 STENSLAND Application Is Made on State Department. BEST WAY TO BRING HIM Many Questions of Diplomacy
 Arise in Case.
No Extradition Treaty With Morocco Makes Matter of Bringing Fugi- tive Back Perplexing Issue
 -Blames Herring.

Chicago, Sept 4.-Assistant States Attorney Barbour today made a de- mand on the United States government for warrship in which to bring Paul O. Stensland, the fugitive banker now under arrest in Tangier back to this country.
 The request was today sent by MT. Barbour to Governor Deneen following series of communications between the State Executive Committee and Acting Secretary of State Adee at Washington. MT. Barbour urged the seeming peril of bringing Stensland across foreign countries where the prisoner might suddenly balk at the prospect of returning to the United States.
 Moreover, Mr. Barbour fears that Stensland may kill himself and points out with vigor the advisabiiity of hav- ing Stensland brought back to this country as a federal prisoner on board a warship.
 Attorney General Stead and Assist ant States Attorney Barnett were busy today preparing petition to Presi- dent Roosevelt asking him to see that the government of Morocco is asked to turn the prisoner over to the United States authorities without trouble.
 Governor Deneen at Springfield to- day received the following telegram from Acting secretary or state Auee'
 There is no extradition treaty with Morocco Do you wish us to request the Sultan to render up Stensland as a friendly act on evidence shown of his guilt?
 Herring Is Bitter.
 Cashier Henry W. Herring of the Milwaukee Avenue State Bank was filled with bitterness today when he read the statement cabled from Tan gier, in which Stensland accused him of being the author of the ruin of the bank Herring denied this with much energy and reiterated his statements of yesterday in which he declared that Stensland led him into the trouble in- stead of he leading Stensland. A telegram to Governor Deneen from the State Department at Washington late In the afternoon stated that nc .homing" warship was due by the way of the Mediterranean for forty or sflftl days. The contents of the message were forwarded to Assistant state'i Attorney Barbour here tonight Thii complication, according to MT Bar bour. will necessitate the sending of man from the States Attorneys of. | flee to bring back the defaulting banh president.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-05
ANOTHER SMACK SEIZED.
The Aloah Taken by the Mexican
 transport ProgresSO

1hG <AAO0M AAhEA " eA@S
 transport Progresso
 Galveston. Texas. Sept. 4.--A cable gram has been received by Manager J. w. Mum of the Gulf Fisheries Company of this city, from the captain of the smack Aloah. which states that that vessel has been seized by the Mexican transport Progresso, while lying at anchor, becalmed close Into Arenas Reef.
 The captain also stated that he and his men are in friendly hands and that there will hardly be a repetition of the imprisonment and cruelty prac- ticed on American sailors of the Gall weston, Pensacola and Mobile fishing smacks seized by the Mexican govern ment & few months ago. Since the seizure of three smaeks some time ago they have continued to fish in the same localities but have carefully ob served the three IniIe limit set out by Secretary Root as free water for all fishermen.
 In this case captain states he had become becalmed and drifted Into about one and a has miles of the shore and dropped anchor to await sufficient wind te move o2tto the fishing ground, when taken by the Mexican vessel. Manager Mum at once notified Secre- tary Root of the seizure ad the facts connected herewith as far as known here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-05
NO NEWS FROM GUMMERE.
The State Department Has No AdyIcea
 from the Minister.

ANc StAtG DGpAEEUnG1N kA8A NO A0S1cC3
 from the Minister.
 Washington. Sept. 4.--The State De- partment was without advices today from MT. Gummere. the American Minister 10 Morocco, who had been ca bled to ascertain whether the Sultan would surrender Stensland upon proof of guilt and in the absence of any ex- tradition agreement The Moroccan government is not under any obliga- tion to place Stensland in the custody of this government except that de- manded by courtesy. an obligation that has no lawful existence. but which Is no stranger to diplomatic negotia- tions.
 In the event stensland should be surrendered to Gn authorized represen- tative of the United States. it Is the opinion of high officials of the State Department that 1t would not be safe to bring the banker to this country as a passenger on a merchant vessel. A merchantmen probably would stop at ports of Spain, Portugal and France and in any one of these countries Stensland might make demands for protection on the ground that he was being taken to the United States with out warrant recognized by interna- tional law. Whether the claim was could prolong the proceedings beyond the patience of the owners of a mer chant vessel and it is likely that all parties to the complication would be left at port where resistance was made.
 The safe way to transport Stensland to the United States should he be sur rendered by Morocco is believed by of ficials of the State Department to be by some American vessel which would not touch at any foreign port. This might be by transports sailing for New York by way of the Suez canal or by armored cruisers of the Asi. . fleet which are now on their way noI..e from the Asiatic station.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-05
MEMORIAL AS ,rEDIAToR.
Cuban Veteran WnI Make Overtures
 to Pine Guerra.

Oun&m NGtEEaA NNhAA uA1t&& OVEHNMAC%
 to Pine Guerra.
 New York, Sept IA cable dis patch to a morning paper, from Ha- vana. says:
 General Mayo Menokal, who. It has been said. is the rebels candidate fo / the Presidency, and Is now In Santia- go says that he is ready to come to Havana and mediate for peace without any thought of personal ambition. The veterans of the late war are eagerly expecting him.
 The plan is now that Menokal and other leading veterans go to Pinar del Rio see Pino Guerra and induce him to surrender, accepting pardon as the only concession that President Palma will make. but Is not thought likely that Guerra will consent as he is sending letters to his friends through out the country, saying that he would rather die than except Palma's terms.
 General Rafael Montalvo. secretary of State, who is in charge of the war, says that if the government should compromise with the insurgents it would encourage endless revolutions.
 The real situation. he says, as re- gards the revolution, is that there are 800 men under Guerra and 400 under other leaders in the province of Pinar del Rio. soc in the province of Havana. and 1000 in Santa Clara. The total is only 4,S00, and not half of the in surgents are well armed. This Is why they avoid fight.
 Senor Canizares, ex-Speaker of the House of Repdresentatives. has pub lished a proclamation calling upon the people to join the revolutionists.
 Vice-Ppesident Mendez Capote has issude 8 call to the members of tho executive commission of the national assembly of the moderate party to meet Wednesday to consider means for ending the war.
 Policarpio Fajardo. a prominent Gu anes veteran left Monday on a secret mission. He represents the veterans
 It Is said that he has gone to treat with Pino Guerra. He is expected to return Wednesday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-05

Florence. Sept 4.-(special. )-In bloody tragedy fight near Pruitton' five persons. four men and one woman, were dangerously wounded at aoout o'clock yesterday morning, inc news was telephoned in to Sherin Hill from Pruitton, three miles from the scene of the difflculty, and only mea- gre details were procurable.
 The trouble occurred at the home of a farmer named smith and he and his young daughter are among the m fray are John and Charley Hine, IS and 20 years of age. sons of James HInA- a well to do farmer Of the Pru-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-05
APPEAL OF DIR. cRAPsEY.
Will be Heard by Court of Review Oc-
 tOber I0.

New York, Sept. 4.-The Court of Review which will hear the appeal of Rev. Dr. Algernon s. Crapsey of Roch- ester, N. r., who has been found gull ty of charges of heresy met today in the See House in this city. Edward M. Shepard, of counsel for Dr. Crap- sey, pleaded for an adjournment and this was granted. The court set Oc- tober 19 as the date of the hearing.
 The court was composed of Bishop John Scarborough of New Jersey, pres ident of the court Rev. A. B. Baker of New Jersey; Judge Charles Andrews of Central New York; Judge Frederick Adams of Newark. N. J.; Rev. John G. Moses of Long Island; Rev. Dr. w. R. Huntington of New York, and Cap- tain James Parker of New Jersey.
 Edward M. Shepard and Congress- mna J. P. Perkins of Rochester N. Y, appeared as counsel for Dr. Crap- sey, who was also present. John Lord O'Brien of Buffalo. appeared as church advocate representing the standing committee, which brought the charges.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-05
ROOT AT vALPARAIso.
American Secretary Views Ruins of
 Chilean City.

Santiago. Chile, Sept. 4-Secretary Root and his party. accompanied by Foreign Minister Huneus, the American Minister Mir. Hicks. and the Reception Committee, left Santiago today for Val paraiso to inspect the ruins caused by the earthquake previous to embarking on the cruiser Charleston for Callao.
 The feeling of friendship for the United States here Is strongly increas- ed by MT. Roots visit. At the recep- tion given at the American legation last night by the American Minister, in honor of MT. Root was attend ed by President Riesco and the diplo- matic corps. In addition to the nu- merous representatives of the American and British colonies present, many dis tinguished Chileans paid marked and kindly attention to the distinguished visitors
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-05
NOMINATED HoKE SMITH.
No Other Name Is Presented to Georgia
 Convention.

Macon. Ga. Sept. 4.-The unanimous nomination of Hoke Smith for Cover nor of Georgia and the endorsement of William J. Bryan for President in 1908 was the principal business trans- acted today by the Democratic State Convention. The names of other can didates for Governor were not placed before the convention
 The platform adopted contains many radical recommendations and substi- tutes the majority vote in primaries for nominating conventions in guber- material contests. The State Railroad Commission is severely criticized while two cent railroad fares, State railroad control, lower freight rates, negro dIstranchisemelt and increased size of the State Senate are demanded.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-05
so,a naO. O.nOO shnrea.

Philadelphia. Sept. 4.-Inauiry nav ing been made at the oinceS. or the pennsvlvania Railroad for the exact amount of stock of the Baltimore and Ohio and Norfolk and Western Rail- roads sold by the Pennsylvania to Kuhn, Loeb & Co.,. announced last night, the company today gave out the following additional statement;
 The Pennsylvania has sold about SOo,- 900 shares of B. and O. stock and about l6O. .OO0 shares of Norfolk and Western, thus reducing the aggregate holdings of the Pennsylvania system to about 2O per cent. on each of these com panies.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-05
ANNOUNCEMENT PREMATURE.
DfuIommtn Do Not Look for Anglo
 gnanfah Alliance.

SpnMANn AiAAaACGs
 Madrid. Sept 4.-It Is considered in well informed circles here that the announcements for the approaching conclusion of an Anglo-Spanish alh- ance are quite premature. if not alto gether unfounded-
 diplomat of high rank ntormeo +he Aseociated Press today that noth- ing was known here except the state ments contained in the press reports. should an alliance be formed, however, France undoubtedly would regard IL favorably. ner interests being closely bound m with those of Spain and Great Britain.
 The informant of the Associated Press did not consider 1t probable that written alliance would be con- oIuded while on the other hand a cor SjaI underetandIng amounting virtual iv to an alliance was quite possible in inc near future and this was fully con- sonant with French views.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-05
cour+ Mart,aI stoenmeII.

St. Petersburg, Sept. By order of the Emperor. unless Lieutenant Gen. eral Stoessel, former commander of Port Arthur; Lieutenant General Fock. who commanded the Fourth Eastern Divis- ion at Port Arthur. and General Reiss, Chief of Staff of General Stoessel. are either unanimously acquitted or are punished by the Ropp Commission, en- trusted with the investigation of the surrender of Port Arthur. the three ofi- cers mentioned will be tried by the newly appointed supreme court mar
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-05

involved in it's enforcement The working forces and the appliances of laboratories at Chicago, Baltimore and New Orleans will be largely increased while at the posts of New York and Boston, there win be erected new lab oratories for examination of all food products coming into this country.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-05
FIVE PERSONS ARE DANGEROUSLY
 WOUNDED N BLOODY ENCOUNTER

itton neighborhood and Calvin Glenn ons.
 The causes leading up to the desper- ate encounter could not be learned, but 1t seems that Clemons, who is an old man, was the aggressOr. The weapon he used was an axe. and both the Hine boys will likely die from their injuries.
 Clemons received fourteen gashes from knives at the hands of his antag- onists. and his condition is said to be no less serious. MT. Smith and hig daughter were endeavoring to separate the men when they were cut. Sheriff Hill was urged to go at once to the scene of the trouble. as further trouble was feared