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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-20
WITTE MAY RETIRE
OF PREMIER's HEALTH
 IS UNSATISFACTORY.
Probable that He WiIl Be Succeeded Ds N. KOkOvsoff, at Present the Minister of the
 interior.

st Pefersburg, March 19.-ln hlgh .asc5aI cfrcies fate tonight the rumor was current that Count Witte hao 9eh- nitely decided to retire from the 1nIership. The Associated Press ls un. able to confirm the rumor as CVuns ,. Witte had retired and the chaheeiieIy ch5iea, was closed when the correspohueH' called shortly after midnight.
 From an absolutely authentic source, bowever 1t can be stated that count Witte. at u session of the CouhcA VI inc Empire this afternoon, made an .enio-matical statement which IS inter nreted by many members of the Couu- eil as a virtual declaration that h's m career as Premier is ended ana that ne will be succeeded by Prtyy Sonisollot llill'LSn KoI,ovsoff. former Minister or Finance
 nroiect for the solution of the a s,rarian problems by the purcnase oA ,lands from the nobles and other laEse nroprietors through the peasant banks and thetr resale to peasants on long term installfnent payments was uhoeE dfseussion. As the treasury IS m no condition to advance the money t0 ane hanks for this purpose, count Wit.s WVt advocated scheme under when tns hanlxs should purchase the iand Wlth gTteen wears credit bonds instead or cash, - ,,, tha
 A Ha.n.a aNa.aI f,ahinat deV.loped Finance Minister sbinoff voposeds the Premier, sud denIv NJ Kokovsoff arose and m warm speech earnestly supported count witte,s views Whenl he had eonelua- ed Count Witte closed tho debate Tn a few words, rather apologizing TOT his seeming indifference and thanking M tSokovsoff for his support, saying;
 .I also might have made better de- fense had l been as much Interested ih tbe future as Alexander NieholaiVitch' meaning M. Kokovsoff. Russians even on formal occasions referring 70 per sons by their Christian name.
 On what is apparently reilapie .,,,tboritv 1t Is stated that the conoi- tion Of count Witte's health Ia quito unsatisfactory He is said to nave eN nerienced a rather alarming attack or heart trouble few days ago. HIS nbvsicians advised him some time ago to Five up work IL Is known thai Count Witte. believing that nc ha9 ,geatbered the political storm, formed |, deterrnination to relinauish the nremiership upon the netting of the national assembly. Recently, however inc strength of the reactionaries in- creased and the premier was obliged to keen up the fight against heavy o6as It may be that his endurance vvas thus exhousted and feling that his health was declining he has reached the decision to retire immediately.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-20
WILL MEET AGAIN
EoAL MINERS AND OPERATORS TO
 HOLD CONFERENCE.
'irrt Session will Begtn Tn fndianapo- lis This sgorninE at 10 OCiock. Robbins Relinauishes Lead
 ershIp of Owners.

Indianapolfs, March 1s.--That there
 kifl be 4 second joint conference or |ba' noay operators and nlinars of the |entrai competitive district comprising |he States of Ohio, Indiana, Hilnois Ind Western Pennsylvania was deIi- IifeIy determined upon this afterloon sa
 Ehan the operators Of the four Ssates Mi in convention and adopted reso- |ution setting forth their wiihngness |o meet the representatives, of the bhA- led Mine Workers. Subseauent arrangements petWspn H Winder, the newly elected cnalI- han of the operators, and Ftesses..f Fs.,ps ~ John Mitchell. of the mine Mot nS.s ssa.s, liked the first sese on Of tue 9oh.s Eo o'clockas Foiiowing the retirehasne ~ ! bf F. u. Robbins. president or the Pittsburg Coal Company, as cnalI Ipes 1s ss M ffaa ouerators and the aleetloh " IT winder of Ohio as hts successor. \ resolution was adopted pfovaaihs Ehat the operators of the four oeaees .s.s Ehouid elect their own spok an1 That there be no official repressaisasst..pns hf fhe four States collectively. elthe' X, soirt convention or joint scale com ie9ls When seen tonight, F. L. Robbins t-eFrsed to make statement regard ne his reasons for relinquishing the leadership of the operators. Ills IS sue lessor. MT. Winder, was equally re- kicant and neither would discuss khe attitude he will assume on the floor of the joint conference.
 m anticipation of the action taken bv the operators this afternoon look Ing to another Joint conference witn khe mine workers through ". D. Esvan. n. L.. Lewis, wellington O'Con- hor and William Dodds. acting respec- lively for the States of Illinois Ohlo, Endaana and Western Pennsylvania. an- heunced tho appointment Of members |pf the joint scale committee who Will Eact for the miners. Separate conventions of the national zonventfon of the mine workers and &he operators of the central competi- live district were held today. Beyond listening to an address by Mrs Langs- Edon of Denver on the Colorado sitGa- &ion and disposing of 8 number ot res *3lutions, among which was the Stanley Resolution prohibiting the signing oi
 gage scales not providing for q run Nj mine basis, the mine workers trans #cted no business of importance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-20
centlnaea fram page one.l

SIS received from Colonel Wiley could not pay the expenses of this election m this county.
 Now 1t was known to the committee and to Colonel Wiley that the cost or this primary, if held separate and apart from any other would be between S2,eo0 and S3,000. This matter was discussed in fine committee and the assessment was based on this amount. At nrst the Assessment was made by you as chairman at &l,000 for each candidate going upon the presumption that MT HaIl would qualify. And after MT Hall did not qualify, the committee or dered that the whole expense or the election should be paid by Colonel Wiley. he being the only eanaloaIs te x, qualify, Now, I am not to blame IT il Is a hardship for one man to have 70 pay the large sum mentioned to get his name on the ticket. called this mat fer to the attention of the committee at is meeting February 18th, and urged that as one reason for not holding tne election at so early date, ana the matter was called to the attention ol Colonel Wiley by wire before the com ~,,ttas adfourned. and if there is any hurden if was well known to all parties before the final action of the commit ice was had, and this assessment snoulo have been collected before the pallots 
 were prepared ,..... og
 That is the law and the resolution or the committee, and 1t should have peen complied with l wired you on yesseI. . day to meet me at Yung's Cafe Iast night so that l might talk with you about the matter, but you did not re- ceiye my message and hence I did no1 sec you. r. talked with you over fine 'phone and you stated that you nao wired Colonel Wiley to send me the amount necessary but that you hao not the funds, and that [ must iook to him for the same in the face of tne fact that you had stated in the com mittee that you held his check TOT s1 oO0. Now Icannot afford to go down in my pocket and pay money wnicn ought to have been paid by anotner, and hence do not care to assume that responsibility. a,I to
 am returning by todays mail to colonel wiley his check for $I5 aoovs referred to and am sending nim copy ! of this letter. o,,+ tbere For tho reasons above set out, theIs will he no primary election held m tnis county next Monday.
 eou"'s Yours truly. | A. F. Gamble
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-20
rGrrrEoN rN nANxnuPrcr.
Proceedings Go Against Lookenf Mountain
 Iron Company.

Birmingham. March 1s.--This morning through their attorneys. the firms of James and Company. Thotter Brothers. and Trigg. Dobs and Company. all of Chattanooga. filed an involuntary petition in bankruptcy in the Federal Court here asking that fhs Looiser Mountain Iron Company be adjudg- a bauklupt and receiver he appointed. 1hese firms Nave claims against the concern aEgregating tt is said. about s70o. 900.
 This proceeding was begun In connection with bill filed Saturday by two large stockholders of the company. j. c. Battelle of New York. and J. IL Frantz of colum- bus. Ohio aaixing that receiver be ap- pointed for the conpAny. ThiH bill was prepared and read before Judge Jones at Montgomery Saturday by E. H. Cabaniss who represented Measrs. BatteiIA and Frantx and Judge Jones at the sarne time appoint ed Charles A. stiiiman of Birmingham. re- ceiver. The latter this morning made bond in the sum of s7s.00o and filed 1t with chief clerk Charles j. Allison who approved it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-20
HAS CANCER or STOMACH.
william Rockefeller Is Desperately Ill

In Europe.
 New York. March 19,--The world to- morrow will say:
 Private advices received in this city yesterday said that William Rockefel- Ter, who has been in Europe since early Hast fall. has cancer of the stomach.
 The secret of William Rockefeller illness has been guarded with the greatest care for months,
 William Rockefeller is sixty-nne years of age. He was the speculative member of the Standard group of cap- itallsts and has engineered all of the vast deals of that combinatien tn the stock market. Next to his elder tsf'oth- CT. John D. Rockefeller. hetis proba- ply the richest man in the United States. .Is
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-20
p,hoocI< wIu Not Serve.

Washington, March 19.-Representa- tive Rabcock oi Wisconsin has again made if clear to Republican leaders that he will not serve fin another campaign as chairman of the Republican Con gressionaI Committee owing to the state of his health, He has urged sen- ator Allison and Representative Hep burn to agree on a date and call joint caucus to select a chairman. Rep resentative sherman of New York and Tawney of Minnesota are being freely discussed as probable successors to MT Babcoek
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-20
c.l, os orfrlnaI Doehet.

Washington, March 1s.--chfef Justice. Fuller announced in the Supreme court of the United States that April there would be q call of the original doekst, B the first since 1877. The purpose is to reuuire Iitigants of this class to explain delay in presenting their case, in the hone that some of them can be einlin- ated from the dockets.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-20
HAMILTON IS SERVED.
Suit to Recover Moneys from Legislative
 

New York. March 1s.--Andrew Hamilton, former legislative agent of the New fork Life Insurance Company was served with summons shortly after hts arrival In the city from Albany this afternoon in suit by the trustees of the New York Lifa in the Supreme Court
 Announcement that the suit had been brought was made by Keener Lewis aot- ing as attorneys for the trustees but the nature of the action was not made pubic, It is understood. however, to be shit Tor an accounting from MT. Hamilton Of moneys expended by him under tho direction or the late President Mccall The complaint in the case. 1t was stated. has not yet been completed.
 Hamilton accepted service and ihdlcated no surprise. He duerled the summons serVT er as to the nature of the complaint ana th" amount of money involved put could si'"" no information from the officer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-20
DentI, Of Dr. N. r. rlch,rd.on.

New Orleans, March ls.--Dr. T. Far row Richardson of the Marine Hospital Service, who was selected by Surgeon General Wyn1an to conduct the sanitary campaign in Spanish Honduras. died here tonight. He came here early fin February to recover from grippe be- fore sailing, but his illness developed into typhoid pneumonia. He had a iins service record and was one of the sur geons in general charge here durina the fever campaign last summer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-20

William H. Argo; Red Level. Coving- ton County, James F. Cheathan; sis Iuria, shelby County, Viola Duncan.
 william A. Howell has been ap- pointed regular and Warren p. How ell substitute rural carrier. Koute T. at Cordo.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-20
Eacmmbla.

Brewton, March 19.--(SpeciaI--W Wiz ley 52. Hall 4s is the result of the Con- gressional primary in Brewton today. No outside precincts have been heard from. It is thought light vote was polIed in the county as a large per cent of the voters never knew the primary was to be held today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-20
NH on the BurIIngton.

Ottuwma, Iowa, March. l9-Burlng- 2 ton passenger train No. was wrecked at Loekbridee. Iowa, today. Engineer R. Prick of Burlington was killed and ten persons were injured.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-20
Hnrlow Tn Appointed.

New York. March 19.--General Pas senger Agent R. IT. Wallace of the Erie Railroad today announced the Hp- pointment of H. T. Harlow. Assistant City Passenger Agent at Chicago, to be traveling passenger agent at Memphis. Tenn,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-20
AIahawa poatnI ARaIrs.

Washington, March 19.-tspeeial )-- Postmasters appointed; hig Cffek, Houston County. Joseph A. GaIrare i,l : curIev Nadlaon County, James w.
 Roberts; Mccullum. Walker County.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-20
DEMOCRATS NOMINATE
 SHERIFF AND LEGISLATORS

district primary. Bay Adinette box gave Wiley s5, Hill s. No. other boxes have been heard from. but
 the vote will be barely one-fourth of
 the usual number.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-20
Coneeuh.

Evergreen. March 1s.--(Speciall--- Evergreen box gives Wiley l1s. Hall. 7 A light vote was boiled and from meagre returns from county boxes Wi- ley will easy carry the county.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-20
Crenshaw.

,...,a. March 19.--(Special) )-To- a,.,,s LuN enn eressional Primary was marx K, gay aa .s, 2, 2 iirht vote in Crenshaw county, of which sn Gysrwhsimisnng Per A sgRiiIs Wiesy Was was cast .tay iol was very bad. It was eltns5 z. ,.le,st wind was blowing. The roaas were worse than the weather. n sae sne beats heard from Wiley receNea ,.oS soS and Hall S9. The vote so lar s1 ISsIi k Rrantley. Wiley AZ. Hall 5; Rut- ledge, wiley 2s. Hall 8; Highland Home Wiley s6. Hall 6; Luverne. Whey oi, Hall 5. No election was held m Fuller , Crossroads. Surles. Saville, Nernledse' and probably some others. The vote received is taken to indicate the gen. eral average in the county.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-20
PilEr.

Troy. March 9.--(Speciall--T cleo ton passed off very quietly here today. solid, getting 292 votes to Halls IS.
 The following are the only other haats heard from: Brundidge, which ,,ays Eau St and Wiley 2S. renniile. yyilev a and Hall none. Only one box from Spring Hnl heard from gave Hall a and Wiley 2S. Youngblood gave Wi- Save Wiley 90 and Hall 24. Other box es not heard from
 There was no election held at Lin- u,ood on account of the heavy rain. Henderson and Darby beats are re- ported to have given Wiley large ma iorities and Banks is reported to have voted pretty evenly for the two can dldates. Nothing has been heard at all from any of the other beats
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-20
oth companlsa were proaueed aa evl.

Dispositions in Cleveland and in Ok lahoma City were offered in evidence and objected to by counsel for the de- fense but the objections were over ruled and the dispositions admitted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-20
Baldwin.

Bay Minette, March iS.-lspeelal)- The iiGhtest vote ever cast in Baldwin Count " Tn the seeono
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-10
ROCKFORD SCHOOL BOARD
KNOCKED OUT BY COURT
Present System of Managing School
Affairs There Not Accord
ing to Law.

Rockford, ILL.,. Nov 10.-JudSe Frost
in the circuit court yesterday rendered
a decision declaring the present school
board OF the city is illegal and demand
ing that a new board be appointed to
conform to the law of the state and
also to the requirements of the state
superintendent
Rockford has been working under a
system similar to that used at Peoria,
and which was declared illegal Il year
ago, and the cItys portion of the state
school tax has been held up pending Il
compliance with the law as Interpreted
by the state superintendent and also
the attorney general of the state.
At present the Rockford board num-
bers five members. named by the may
or, and it is claimed the board should
consist of II, two from each ward and
one at large, and that they should
serve without compensation The pres
cnt board members received a salary
CT a stated amount per meeting and
is considered a subsidiary body to the
council. but under the ruling the
school board will become separate
body. and Will have to levy tax for
whatever is needed for new schools
and the maintenance of the old ones.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-10
Rebuilding San Francisco.

The more conservative citizens of
San Francisco have set 10 years as the
time necessary to rebuild their city,
and estimate the. cost at about 400
million dollars. If you are trying to
build up your system that has become
weakened as a result of imperfect di-
GostiOn and cOnstipated bowels we
would urge you to commence taking
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters You'll
find it a wonderful help, as it will re-
store the digestive organs TO their nor
nal condition and aid Nature in eX-
tracing all the health giving and sus-
taining qualities from your food. Thus
it cures headache. dyspepsia, indiges-
ton. biliousness. constipation general
debility, heartburn, poor appetite, fiat
uiency. chills, colds. female ills or ma
laria, fever and ague. Be sure to try
ii at once, but insist on getting Hostel
tcr's. Something else" won't do in
its place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-10
DEC0fS ALL RIGHT
fooled a Merchant and Alderman
From Rock island to a
Finish.
THOUGHT TAME DUCKS WILD
Fired Into Flock and Did Terrible Ex
ecution Before Mistake Was
Discovered.

That tame ducks crossed with wild
ones make good decoys. sufficiently 50
to fool not only the wise old brakes
that head migrating hocks, but human
beings as well, was demonstrated in
the vicinity of the Milan toll gate this
morning. incidentally somebody is in
fair way to get into trouble.
This morning a Rock Island alder
man driving south over the Milan
bridges on his way to the country to
get the first shot at the quail which
became ripe today. overlook a Rock
Island merchant with his team stand
ing on one of the bridges and the
driver in the last stages of buck aguo
As the alderman approached he saw
the cause of the strange phenomenon
"a flock of ducks near the shore on
the island side below the bridge.
The merchant had espied the ducks
and had been rooted to the spot for
no one knows how long. He was ner-
yously handling a shot gun. When he
recognized the city dad and was able
W Iilu NO!Nt Ilc lllpipIcu lllt ldllGI W
hold his team for a few moments. The
alderman's sporting blood being thor
oughly aroused, he readily consented
and the merchant took a sneak down
the bank, crouched low to avoid pre-
matuTely flushing the flock.
Ducks Were Easy
The ducks continued to feed appar.
emily unaware of the fate that impend-
ed. when suddenly bang" bang
came from the shore and the water
was covered with the dead and wound
ed. Excited and reckless. the mer-
chant plunged into the stream and
brought his kill to shore, after dis
patching one or two winged birds.
BY this time the alderman, who had
been an interested spectator. noticed
a cOmmotiOn down stream with several
persons running. shouting, and waving
their hands. When the merchant came
painting up dripping with the icy water
and loaded down with his game the
crowd was close at hand and from
their cries and gestures the two Rock
Islanders began to tumble to the fact
that a serious mistake had been made
ThereupOn both jumped into their rigs
and made the hest possible time down
the pike Both had been recognized
however, and if they ever come back
they are likely to be lynched.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-10
PODAN'S FOOTBALL GAMES.
WEST.


Chicago Minnesota ut Marshall field.
Illinois Wisconsin. at Champaign.
Indiana Notrc Dame at indianapolis.
Nebraska -Crcig hton at Omaha.
De Pauw- MiIliken at Grccncastlc.
Bcloit-Lakc Forest at Beloit.
Drake MorninEsidc at Sioux city.
Iowa Alumni at Iowa City.
Albion Michigan "Aggie" at Albion.
EAST,
Harvard Carlisle at Cambridge.
West Point-Priuccton at West Point
Galc-BrowH at New Haven
Pennsylvania Lafayette at Philadcl
1hia
CorHcll-IIoly Cross at Ithaca.
Navy -Swavthmorc at Annapolis.
Dartmouth-Amh at Hanover.
Williams Wesleyan at Williamstown.
LOCAL.
Rock Island at Des Moincs.
Kcwancc ut Davenport.
Moline at Clinton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-10
SEVEN QUAIL COST HIM S1O5
Heavy Penalty Imposed Upon Clay
County Man Who Was Too Soon.

It cost Jacob Bowman of Clay cOun-
ty $l05 to kill seven quail out of sea
son He was one of a score or more
who were fined during the past week
as a result of the vigilance of the game
officials throughout the state. Several
others were caught shooting quail be
fore the season opened. AS usual. how
ever, the greatest number of prosecll-
tons were of those who were hunting
without licenses. One fine of $50 was
imposed for killing two prairie chick
ems and two were sentenced to 10 days
i'm Jail for the same Offcnse.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-10

For years / starved, then | bought
a 30 cent bottle of Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure, and what that bottle benefited
me all the gold in Georgia could not
buy. | kept on taking it and in two
months | went back tony work as
machinist In three mshths l was as
we'll and hearty as ever was. l still
use a little occasionally. as | find it n
fine blood purifier and a good tonic.
May you live longkand prosper."-C. N.
Cornell, Rodine,l Ga. Aug. %. 1906 Ko-
dol is sold here by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-10
0PENHANDBAIL TOURNAMENT
Eighteen Contestants to Play So Match
es for Prizes at Y. M. C. A.

The handball tournament of the Y.
Nj. c. A. began this afternoon. There
are IS members entered at the pres
ent time apd more are expected to
come in later Two players consti-
tute team and in all SO games will be
played. Prizes for these games will be
awarded by the business men of the
city. The teams scheduled to play this
afternoon are: First and Wenger VS..
McCandless and Schiller, and Lien
hard and briggs VS.. Olmstead and
Ficken. Physical Director Franks will
act as referee of the matches The
basketball season at the association is
to be opened with two games this ev-
ening. the Tigers playing the Maroons
and the T. BIS cOntesting with the All
Stars
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-10
PLAY the MUSCATlNE TEAM
Tomorrow 260o Football Players Go
Down the River for a Game

Tomorrow the 1000 football team of
this city goes to Muscatine to meet the
Muscatine team. which is managed by
John Hall. The 2600 team will line up
as follows: Left end, Grotegut; left
tackle, BOag: left guard. Downing; cen
ter, Fitzsimmons; right guard. Mckay:
right tackle, Gardner; right end, Mars
den (captaim; quarterback. Larson;
right halfback. Runk; left halfback.
RUSSELL: fullback, Ritnour.
Moline is going TO clean up Rock
Island" says Manager H. S. Dickin-
son of the Plow city team. "Of course.
they may have a streak of luck as they
did last year he adds. but on good
straight football we will win. They
are scared, too. for ] have heard them
say so. We beat Springfield, which
hadn't been scored on this season.
There was no doubt that we beat them
fair and square and without any kind
of luck We are certainly going to
beat Rock Island
The Moline team went to Clinton
this morning over the l. & l. to play
the high school team of that city.
The Moline East Ends go to Peoria
to meet for the second time this sea
son the Social athletics. The previous
game was a tie and an interesting con-
test is looked for.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-10
AUTO WINS BALLOON RACE
President of Aero Club Chases Airship
in Car in Massachusetts Contest

North Adams, Mass. Nov. 10.-COrt-
landt Field Bishop. president of the
Aero club of America, won the Alan
x. Hawley cup i'll the balloon pursuit
race by automobiles yesterday, arriv-
ing at the point of descent not only
within the time limit fixed by the rae
ing committee, but in time to assist in
dragging the balloon to the ground.
Mr.. Bishop had 35-horse power au-