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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
FATE OF BUELOW
CHANCELLOR HAS BEEN PLACED IN
 JEOPARDY.
If UnfaVOFabIe Majority is Returned to the Adjourned Relchstag, His
 String Will Have Been Played to End.

Berlin, Dec. 15.-The political for tunes of the Imperial Chancellor. Prince von Buelow, are regarded both among statesmen and other persons about the court as having been placed in jeopardy by his advice to Emperor William to dissolve the Reichstag.
 Politicians are already saying that if an adverse majority Is returned to the Reichstag, von Buelows chanceI- lorship will be ended. It may be sad that he took his political life in his hands December 13. and he evidently of taking great risks for he spoke As one transformed, his manner being wholly different from anything the Reichstag had ever seen in him.
 The Chancellor's smooth. diplomatic bearing, borne of the desire to please as many parties as possible In a house divided into fourteen groups, was dropped, and he spoke with such reck- lessness of the consequences that he created the impression that a new Von Buelow was speaking.
 Von Buelow appears to feel that he will remain in office few years long CT, at the best and he has determined to do something to secure the reputa- ton of being a bold, independent states man. The Chancellor showeJ a degree of passion In hls speech that no one supposed he was capable of, His face reddened and he shook with such en- ergy near one part of his address that a deputy of the Prussian Diet sitting in the gallery remarked aloud: Bis marck could not have done better"
 The Chancellor evidently felt that he was, for the first time in his parlia- mentary career, freeing himself of all trammels. Ills courage was the ucca- sion for an outbeak of spontaneous en- thusiasm His breach with the Cler- ical Party was planned beforehand. conditioned on it's continued opposition to the Governments measures.
 Colonial Director Dernberg's attack on Herr Boesen, the clerical leader, in the Reichstag, December 5. was made, according to the trustworthy author ity, with the express sanction of the Chancellor, who fully expected the par ty to use the first opportunity to re- taIiate. The fact that 1t Is not certain that the Government will secure a ma joriy at the coming elections and the uncertainty regarding its composition If a majority Is secured, throws a fa- vorable light on the Chancellor's cour- age.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
GETS SILVER sEnyIcE,
Governor Cox Delivers Present Co Ar-
 mOred Cruiser Tennessee.

Governor Cox Delivers Present to Ar-
 mOred Cruiser Tennessee.
 Newport News, Va, Dec. lo.--Tne United States armored cruIser Iennes- see, anchored in Hampton koads, was today presented wuh nanasome sIl- yer service, the gitt of the state, after which the ship Is named.
 Governor J. l.. Cox ot Tennessee and members of his staff with their wives were present. The actual presehta- ton was made by Miss Mary Cox, daughter of the Governor, assisted by Miss Annie Keath Frazier, daughter of senator Frazier of Tennessee.
 Miss Frazier christened the ship when she was launched at Philadelphia. Governor Cox made the presentation address and the gilt was received by Capt. A. C.. Berry on benalf of the of ticers and men of the cruiser Captain Berry was presented with an engraved set of plates made in France for the ship, this gift being from the ladies of the Hermitage Association of Nash vile, and the presentation was made by Miss Louise Baxter, its President.
 The party took luncheon aboard tho ship and then went to Norfolk where they were entertained at a banquet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
QARKS0N CALLED
POLITICAL WIRE FULLER WORK
 ING FOR HUNDLEY.
Hardly Thought That Huntsville Man win Land in Omce Before Holidays As Many Protests Are
 Received.

Washington, Dec. 15-(SpeciaL)- )--It can be stated on the best of authority that the nomination of Oscar R. Hund- ley will not be acted upon by the Sem ate Judiciary Committee until after the Christmas holidays.
 Additional protests are being receiv- ed from Alabama and there is not 6 member of the Alabama delegation who does not hope that he win fail of con- flrmation.
 Trouble must be brewing for Mir. Hundley when J. s. Clarhson, now of New York, formerly of Iowa, and powerful man with Theodore Roose- velt's administration, is now in Wash iugton to boost the claims of Hund- ley. General Clarkson, it will be re- called has been dipping extensively in- to Alabama matters for several years.
 When Referee Scott was having trouble in landing Parsons into the District Attorneyship for the Middle District of Alabama, he called upon CIarkson to come over and help him, and Parsons got the place. Now Clark son is on hand to do what he can for Hundley and it may be that he will have sufficient pull to bring about his confirmation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
ALIENS ARE BARRED
CHAIRMAN sHONTS ANNOUNCES AN
 IMPORTANT RULIG.
OnIy American Contracting Firms COm- pete in the Bidding for the COm-
 pIetIOn of the Isthmian Canal.

Washington, Dech 15.--Foreign con- tractors are to be barred from com Panama canal.
 Chairman Shonts of the Canal Com mission made this announcement today. Many changes have been agreed to in the form of contract to be entered in- to for the construction of the canal, but the most important is the limiting of proposals to American firms.
 The right will be reserved by the commission to reject all the bids sub mitted, in case none of them is satis- factory and the commission will then either throw the competition open to foreign bidders or proceed with the work witout contract. January 12 is the date set for the opening of pro- posals.
 A substantial reduction in the bond of the successful bidder was also made by the commission, in compliance with the requests of prospective bidders. The bond will only be $2,000.000 and the total liability of the contractor is to be limited to the loss of per centage and premiums otherwise payable to the contractor and $3,00O,000 in addi- tion.
 Chairman shonts indicated ether changes as follows:
 It was also provided that in case the government should decide to terminate the contract when the contractor is not in default, the contractor shall be paid the cost of the work performed by him to date and $25O,00O in addition to such per centage as may have been earned by him upon such cost up to that time.
 The responsibility of the contractor to the commission for all injuries or damages inflicted upon the plant, can al or its auxiliary works, it limited to negligence of himself or any of his employees or sub-contractors and of the employees of such sub-con tractors"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
PRESENT TO BATTLEsHIP.
GOverm9r Blanchard Says He FavOrs a
 Great Navy.

New Orleans, La, Dec. 16.-In warm torrential .downpour of rain and with the great man-of-war's sides wreatlaed in a white mist rising from the Mississippi river, the battIeship Louisiana was today presented with the handsomest silver punch set in three navies.
 The ceremony was performed under a canvass shelter on the aft deck, Gov ernor N. c. Blanchard In making the presentation spoke significantly of the fact that today two other Southern States are presenting gifts to men or war named after them. He said that while Louisiana did her part during the civil war this State is for the navy and that he himself favors a great navy Captain Couden of the Louis lana received the service.
 The battleship was also presented with a State flag by the Daughters of 1776 and the Daughters of 1873.
 The city of New Orleans is represen. ted in the service by the punch bowl.
 Captain Couden said today that he does not expect to sail ore Satur- day or Sunday, December 22, on ac- count of the break discovered in the battleship's starboard engine. He said that the damage is not serious.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
QUESTION or PASSES.
Members of National Press AEsoeiatien
 Appear Before CommlaaIen.


 Appear Before Commission.
 Washington. Dec 15.--Ah6ut fiftcen members of the National Edttoria, As- sociation had an informal hearink toe day before the interstate coihmsrea commission in regard to ruling w.fiea the commission has made declartn. sa effect that nader the ameAsea irter- state commerce law railreads cam st enter into contract with newspapers for advertising and give in return therefore railroad trausportaticn.
 They asked that revision of the commissions interpretation of the law be made with a view to the contin- uanee of the same satisfactory buSi- ness relations between the railroads and the press which they said have ex- isted for so long a time. To the re- marks made by' one of the members that the railroads preferred the old method Chairman Knapp declared that on the other hand prominent railrcaI men had commended the action of tha commission.
 The chairman declared that the law comprehensively, explicitly and unqmat- ifiedly prohibited the transportation by railroads of persons or property except in cordanee with the precise terms of the tariffs filed for that purpose anl that every tariff provided for the pay- ment of services rendered in money
 Expressing his own personal opinion the chairman said that if a raiiroa& were honestly and legally indebted e q newspaper for advertising or anything else he saw no reason why it should not issue transportation for it. buk that there could be no fake" contracta which contemplated merely the fpr- nishing Of transportation for adverals- ing.
 It was suggested to the members of the association that they were not pre- cluded by the ruling of the commission from making a test case of the matter if they desired to do so.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
Virwinfa Geta serytce.

Norfolk, Va, Dec. 15.--A silver ser vice, gut of the State for which the ship was named, was today presented to the battleship Virginia at the Nor folk Navy Yard. The gift was pur- chased by the State Legislature at cost of $5,000, and was presented by Governor Swanson in the presence of a large and distinguished party of State officials, including representatives of the Daughters of the American Revo- lution, Colonial Danes and Daughters of the confederacy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
sonthern Engineers.

Atlanta, Ga. Dec. 15.-The eigh teenth annual convention of the En- gineering Association of the South. was concluded hero this evening The officers elected were:
 President A V. Guide, Atlanta; vice. presidents. Cranberry Jackson and c. H. Harris, Birmingham. and R. M Clayton, Atlanta: secretary and treas urer, H. NJ. Jones. Nashville; directors Hunter Mcdonald. G. M. Ingland and C. B. wilson, all of Nashville. A banquet was rendered the visiting en- gineers tonight by the local members of the association. About eighty en- Eineers attended the convention.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
POPE REJOICEs.
Believes French People WiIl Win Out
 for Church.

Believes French People Will Win Out
 for Church.
 Rome. Dec. 16--The Pope is rejoicing this evening that the happenings in France are not so serious as had been feared
 good sense of the French people will end in their finding a way to triumph over the present difficulties. The pom tiff today received Cardinal Satolli, who formerly was papal delegate in the United States, where there exists real separation between church and State, stating the benevolent attitude of the State toward religion. resulting insthe complete and dignified liberty of the church.
 That" exclaimed the Pope, "is really Brogress"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
DIDN'T LIKE GUESTS.
Expert Steel Worker Killed For Being Decent Man.

Pittsburg. Dec. 15-Because he was decent. hard working man, and did not like the guests invited to his house, the coroner'a deputies believe Hugh Walker was murdered by his wife, Lena. and Robert Lloyd, board CT, whom the police say, has a bad re" cord
 Walker came recently from Indiana, and had been employed as an expert in the steel mills. Heg on Thurs day, his widow says. by Killing down stairs The coFoner's physicians yes terday found three stab wounds over the right eye that penetrated the brain and caused hts death.
 Walker did not like the guests in- yited to his home by his wife and the motive for the murder, if murder it be, is said by the police to be the de- sire of his unwelcome guests that there should be no friction. Mrs. Walker and Lloyd Are in jail pending further investigation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
TELEPHONE COMPANY WINS.
Courts Declare. Georgia Occupation Tax
 Act Unconstitutional.


 Act Unconstitutional.
 Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 15.--Tha occupa- tion tax act. passed under the general tax act of 1902 was declared unconsti- tutional by the State Supreme Court today. The decision was rendered in the csae of the state against the Southern Bell Telephone and Tels- graph Company.
 The decision, 1t is estimated. will cause a loss of S15O,O0O annually % the State The decision was based up- on a lack of uniformity in the opera tion of the law, which required all express, railroad, telephone or tele- graph companies doing business in the State 10 pay into the State treasury q sum each year, which added to it's regular property and franchise taxes. should make the entire amount paid equal to two and a half per cent on it's gross income.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS
Young C'rlests Control Church of the
 Caucasus.

Young Csrlests Control Church of the
 Caucasus.
 St. Petersburg, Dec. 15.-An impor- tant ecclesiastical movement, according to a despatch from the Caucasus, has just taken place in the famous Monas- tery of Etchmiadzin. the ecclesiastical capital of the Armenians. by which an association of the younger prelates have placed themselves in control of the Armenian church and changed it's policy, which will have a weighty bearing e.n revolutionary developments in the Caucasus.
 The aged Catolikos, or head of the church, was seized, imprisoned in cell and forced to sign certain decrees. Bishop Sukias and other sympathizers with the Catholikos were assaulted and badly injured.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

ceeded in losing the bunch when the red flag went out and his work re- suited in nothing gained. The crowd hissed and hooted at the decisien.
 walthour received a great welcome when he came on the track at seven o'clock, but he did not endeavor to try for the lap which his team was be- hind. All the foreign riders watched him closely and at the slightest indi- cation of an attempt to steal a lap, Georget, who closely followed his rear wheel, would shout warning in French and the others would rush ahead of the Southerner.
 The following men started in a mile sprint to decide the race: Folger, Dow ney. Macdonald, Mettllng, Downing, Rutt, Clark and Emil Georget.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

in the large and notable company 10 meet them were present SpeaKer GnI Miss Cannon, Justice ana ATS. bay. : ustiee and Mrs. Holmes. the 44mDas- sador to Great Britain and .Irs. heIo, Mir. anu Mrs. Albert Shaw oI New
 ork, Assistant secretary ol the Navy ana Mrs. Newberry, Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Houser of st. LOuis anu .Mrs. Cas- sIdy ot PiItsburg.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
EFFORT TO ROB.
Cashier of Candy Company Attacked
 By Five Men.

By Five Men.
 Chicago, Dec. 15.-Five men today made a desperate effort to rob Miss Margaret Gates. tke cashier of the Nor ris Candy Company, while she was re- turning from the bank to the offices or the company with $1,4OO. the amount of the weekly payroll, in her possess sion.
 Miss Gates was passing the corner Of Westlake and Halstead Streets, at time when tho walks were filled with pedestrians when she was attacked. One of the men seized her by the throat and pulled her into a passageway. while another knocked her down and snatched from her hand the satohel containing the money. The men then ran down the street, but were attacked by five detectives, who had heard the cries of Miss Gates.
 A desperate fight followed and two of the men, one of whom had the money in his possession, were arrested. The others escaped, although pursued for several blocks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
GET WOODSTOCK co.
Former President of SeRhOnFd and BtF'
 mlngham Capitalist Bay Property.

Former President of SeRhOaFd and Bir-
 mingham Capitalist Bay Property
 Birmingham, Ala, Dec. 15.--It was announced here this afternoon that J. H. Barr, former President Of the Sea- board Air Line; J. M. Darlington of Birmingham, and associates. had pur- chased the Woodstock Iron Company from the Lehmans, the consideration being about S2.O00.000.
 The woodstock Company has two furnaces at Anniston, Ala. and large amount of both brown and red ore lands us well as limestone fields in East Ala bama The furnaces will be complete ly overhauled and other necessary im- provements made in the property which had been allowed to run down to a considerable extent Mfr. Barr will he president of the new company and Mir Darlington will be general manager
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
MARSHALL CALLED DOWN.
Must Not Give Greene and GaynOF Any
 Special Privileges.

Must Not Give Greene and GaymOE Any
 Special Privileges.
 Washington. Dec. 15.--Attorney Gen- eral Moody today notified United States Marshall White at Valdosta. Ga. that the government would not tolerate any special privileges to Greene and Gas- nor, whom 1t was alleged had been al- lowed to leave the jail confines ana had. corded ordinary prisoners and that un- less the> marshal was willing to an- ouiesce in this Tt may become. neces- sary to take steps looking to the rec moval of these prisoners to anethaf place of confinement"
 The action of the department was based upon information received hera that tho defendants had been accorded many liberties not usually allowed prisoners
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
GOVERNMENT sTUPEFIED.
Doesn't Know What AmbassadOr Meant
 By Buttlng In.

Madrid, Dec. 15.-The Imparcial today said that the Spanish Government was stupefied to learn that Cardinal Merry del Val, the Papal Secretary of State, had induced the spanish Ambassador at the Vatican to telegraph the Span ish Ambassador at Paris to take over the archives of the Nunciature aban- doned by Monsignor Montagnini.
 The Ambassador at Paris refused to do so, and asked Madrid for instruc- tions. He was told not to interfere between France and the Vatican, and to take over the archives only with the consent of the French Government.
 The Marquis Ojeda was sent to Rome as Ambassador to the Vatican less than two months ago. Today he was strong ly reproved by the Government for his course in this affair. He has not yet been relieved of his functions, the Government preferring to give him an opportunity to resign.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
slnter of Charltx pAaa.

New York. Dec. 15.-sister Mary Catherine Seton, a granddaughter of the late Mother Elizabeth Seton, foun- der of the order of the sisters of Char ity in this country and a sister of the Very Reverend Richard Seton. arch bishop of Heliopolis, died at St. Cath crimes convent today of pneumonia. Archbishop Seton, who lives in the vatican, was notified by cable of his sisters death.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
Cnnfera WIth CnmnnInalnna...

Washington, Dec. 15.--Governcr win. throp of Porto Rico had a confsronc2 with members of the Intergtata Come merce Commission today regarainm railway affairs on the Island. Tha conditions affecting rates and 0thax features of the system on the Island arc unsatisfactory and it is charaed there are dlscrtmlnationA which hass given trouble to the United States odl{ cials on the lsland-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
DnIIaa FIlea ComnInint

Washington, Doc. l5.-The Dallas freight bureau of Dallas Texas in complaint filed with the interestate commerce commission today claims that the Missouri, Kansas and Texas and various other railroad lines are maintaining rates on agriculture! inn plements from St Louis to Dallas. which are unjust and discriminate against trade in the Texas city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
HARTgE TAKES APPEAL.
Millionaire Paper Manufacturer to Ca

MIIIIOnHIEe F-HptF NAUMUIacluEeE 70 Cur-
 Fy Case Up.
 Pittsburg, Dec. t5.-Augustus Hartje, the libellant in the recent divorce case against his wife, Mary Hartje, which Judge Fraser decided adversely to him last Wednesday, took an appeal to the Supreme Court today. Assistant District Attorney John S. Robb stated today that an information against one more person would likely be made Monday as a result of the evil ience developed during the divorce rial. The information and arrest, he taid. would be made in order to strengthen the conspiracy case against Augustus Hartje, John L. WelshOns and Clifford Hooe, the negro coachman.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
Kynr Oscar Improves.

Stockholm, Dec. f5.-puring the last twenty-four hours King oscars condi- ton has taken decided turn for the better His majesty passcd P good night and the morning fouh1 him much improved; he also passed a quiet day and this gives the physicians hope for further improvement
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
SIX MEN KILLED.
Fatally
Dynamite Explosion Results Fatally
 Near Newport, Tenm.

Near Newport, Tenm.
 Knoxville, Tenn, Dec. 15<--Stx men met instant death this afternoon in dynamite explosion about twenty-four miles from Newport, Tenn. and just across the State line in North Caro- lima.
 They were employed in building an extension to the Tennessee and North Carolina Railroad. A load of dynamite for a blast exploded while being tamp- ed,, tearing six men into shreds and seriously injuring a seventh. The Vic- tims, who were all white men of fam flies living, In the vicinity of Mount Sterling are:
 Hamilton Sutherland, Alfred Sutton, William Sutton, Harrison Price. VIII Brown, Tipp Hall.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
NEW IMMIGRANT LINE.
AOnther Company wII Open south To
 Europeans.

New York, Dec. 15-Another step In hte movement to bring intmi- grants to the South was announced last night by A. H. Hanson, Passen- ger Traffic Agent of the Illinois Central Railroad.
 He said that the railroads European steamship agent, Donald Rose, has arr ranged with a steamship line to run immigrant steamers between New Or leans and European ports. The name of the steamship line was not made public by Mir. Hanson, who said that the boats will begin running there as soon as the new immigrant station Is erocted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
HAAKON ALSO sTUNG.
Greeted by the Kaiser With Two
 Kisses.


 Kisses.
 Berlin, Dec. liking Haakon, Queen Maud, and Crown Prince Olaf, of Nor way, arrived at Potsdam this morning from England and were received at the station by Emperor William, the Elm press, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, the other sons of the Emper- or. Princess Victoria and a large mum Der of military and naval officials and courtiers.
 As the special drew up at the platform the Emperor advanced and warmly well comed King Haakon, kissing him on both cheeks.
 The Emperor then kissed the hand of Queen Maud, and both the Emperor and Empress kissed Prince Olaf. The program for the entertainment of the royal visitors consists of a dinner at the new palace at Potsdam tonight and tomorrow a lunch at the Norwegian Legation and gala performance at the opera, after which the visitors will leave for Norway.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
Increa.e For Cotton Opern,Ivc,

Lowell. Mass, Dec. 15-Notices were posted at all of the cotton mills of this city today of five per cent increase in wages to go into effect on Monday About 17,OOO operatives are affected
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
Rnld BrookIyn Fool Room.

New York. Dec 15.-Followlng a number of spectacular raids on alleg- ed pool rooms and gambling resorts in Manhattan in the past few days. the police tonight stOrmed an alleged pool room in Brooklyn. and arrested the proprietor of the establishment and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

fifty other persons found therein, all of whom was locked up at police station. The proprietor was charged with violating the law against the plac- ing of bets on horse races. The oth- CT men arrested were charged with be- ing gamblers.