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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-21
LIES WITH AMERICA
UNITED STATES SHOULD TAKE
 CHARGE OF VENEZUELA.
French Semi-Oficial Journal Declares that Washington Government should Take Over Control of CastrO's
 Financial Affairs.

Paris, Jan. 20.--Ministerial circles this evening have no further informa- tion regs rding the Venezuelan situa- tion. NJ Jusserand's report of the con- ferences 1t Washington, has not yet arrived.
 The semi official Temps says it con- siders that the solution of the Vene- zuelan difficultiy lies at Washington. Frances best method of meeting Pres ident Castro's insults, according to the paper. would be to follow Great Brit aims example towards Bolivia thirty years ago in not noticing her affronts, and simply regarding Venezuela as a land of savages. whose proceedings placed It outside of civilization"
 The Temps adds
 The material damage, however, re- mains to be repaired and considerable interest must be safeguarded. Owing to the difficulties which would be aroused with other powers by block ade. the best means to adopt would be for the United States to assume financial control of Venezuela, thus as- surfing America and other nations the reparation snd satisfaction due them ''
 The Ere ch cable company has not had any com uunication with venezuela for two das ss, and 1t is not aware whether the rest of it's agents have been expelled.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-21
REFORM OF INSURANCE.
Results of the Conference Held in New
 York.

A0Fks
 New York, Jan. 20.-A general de- cisIon that insurance reforms should be lnaugurated immediately by State legislatures throughout the country was arrived at by the insurance com missioners of several States who con- ferred today with the New York leg islative committee which investigated life insurance. Conferences between this committee and the State commits sioners have covered q period of two days.
 Commissioner Folk. of Tennessee. said after today's deliberations that the prevailing idea seemed to be to await the report of the New York State committee. He expressed the belief that in each one of the States that was represented at the confer ence. insurance reform would be in- augurated by their respective Iegisla- lures.
 Senator Armstrong. chairman of the New York committee. said that there would probably be no more confer ences He said that the committees report would be ready for the legisla- ture in about two weeks.
 The insurance commissioners pres ent today were R. E. Folk. Tennessee; D. F. Carroll, Iowa; A. l.. Vorys. Ohio; Thomas OBrien, Minnesota; J. Brink erhoff, Illinois; Zeno Host. Wisconsin; and w. G. Hadley. Michigan.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-21
CAUSES GREAT STIR
EX-DELEGATE B. R. RODEY CRE-
 ATES A SENSATION.
Declares That the Corporations Of Ari- zona Have Suppressed Public Opinion in Favor of Joint
 Statehood Bill.

Washington. Jan. 20.-B. R. Rodey. former delegate to congress from New Mexico. created a furore at today's hearing on the joint statehood bill be- fore the House committee on territo- ries by announcing that corporate i'm terests in Arizona had suppressed pub lie opinion in favor Of joint statehood and declared that a popular vote on the question would show decided majority in favor of the admission of Arizona and New Mexico as one State.
 There has been intense persecution in Arizona MT. Rodey declared. "Spe- cial interests have perpetrated out rages and a scandalous suppression of public opinion for. the last six months. Thousands favor joint statehood who do not dare to say so."
 The members of the anti-joint state hood league who were in the committed room united in a protest against these statements, but in response to the chorus of 'No,' ''No" from the Arizon- ians. Mir. Rodey declared that the cor poration influences wno are opposing the joint statehood measure do not dare to submit the joint statehood proposi- ton to the people of Arizona.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-21
AWAITING OUTCOME
RUSSIA GREATLY INTERESTED IN
 MOROCCAN CONFERENCE.
If Peace Is Not DIcturbed by Action at Algeciras, St. Petersburg Ex- poets to Negotiate Loan In-
 terrupted i'm October.

St. Petersburg, Jan. 20.-A prominent official of the ministry of finance said today that the government was waiti, g for. conclusion of the Moroccan confer ence before resuming the negotiations for a loan which was interrupted in October.
 Should the outcome of the confer ence be peaceful the government an- ticipates little difficulty in obtaining a loan, even should the national as- sembly not be convoked when the financial negotiations are resumed.
 The prospects throughout the coun- try are much brighter with the col lapse of the armed revolt and the prog ress made in restoring order. The of- fcial admitted, however that Russia would probably have to pay q high rate of interest for a loan. but cash was necessary. The December receipts from taxes and customs over which apprehension had been expressed in the budget report were most encour- aging. The importations were heavy in order to escape the higher duties of the new tariff which will become ef- fective March 1, and the peasants from which the government during october and November received practically uo- thing are now resuming payments.
 An official of the department of po- lice said today that a new general uprising had been scheduled for Janu- ary 22, but the premature explosions at Moscow and elsewhere had found the military so loyal and effective that the revolutionists were discouraged and changed their minds. Minor rioting might be attempted, and in fact the police learned of an attack on several postal telegraph sub-stations in the suburbs and have taken measures to put down any such rloting with the utmost severity The police did not even except the day strike to be gen ereal in St. Petersburg as there were too many idle workmen and the others were afraid to risk losing their posi- tions in midwinter
 The authorities have evidence that the uprisings and terrorism in Russia were largely organized abroad. bomb thrower arrested at Odessa has been identified as a Parisan. who was under the surveillance of the French police on account of complicity in the interna- tional anarchistic movement having It's headquarters there. The agitators ar- rested and shot at Warsaw were most ly of foreign orig
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-21
LADY IS ROBBED
WIFE OF FAMOUS NOVELIST LOSES
 ez5,OOO IN JEWELS.
Master Key Used to Enter Her Room at the Hotel Carlton In LOn-
 dOn-Thief Traced to America.

New York, Jan. 2O.-The Herald to- morrow will say:
 That Lady Parker, wife of Sir Gil- bert Parker, was robbed of $75.000 in jewels several weeks ago in the Carl ton Hotel. London, has been revealed in this city since the departure of a representative of Scotland Yard for Palm Beach, Fla.
 For more than a week the London detectives worked in this city inde- pendently of the central office, visit ing pawn shops and following other trails.
 In the recent political campaign in England Lady Parker took up tenn porary residence in the Carlton. She was Miss A. E. Van Tine, of this city, daughter of the late A. A. Van Tine and wealthy in her own right Her jewels are we'll known and on this oc~ casion she had in a casket in her room part of her collection.
 There came a knock at her door one morning and a well dressed man was discovered At sight of Lady Parker, he apologized profusely, say ing he had made a mistake, having been called to the room of a friend
 Little was thought of the incident and Lady Parker went to make some calls. When she returned, she discov- cred that the case and its contents had been taken. Nothing else had been dis turbed. Entrance had been obtained by a master key.
 It was Lady Parker's description of the man who had rapped at her door that caused the Scotland Yard man to take the ship for this city. The de- tective authorities thought they re- cognized in it a man who had made a reputation as a sneak thief and hotel thief on two continents. It was learned he had sailed for New York He was not in New York when the detective arrived but there were traces of him here and after weeks in vestigation a clew was found which indicated that be had gone to Florida.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-21

political off1ce paying $1,000 should | resign his office and was aimed at William Dodds, secretary-treasurer of District No. 5, who has just been cleo ted clerk of the courts of Allegheny county, a position paying $6.o00 a year. By two amendments the provision as to the salary limitation was stricken out.
 After much debate in which Dele- gate Sherman. of British Columbia Vice President Lewis, of Ohio. and oth- CTS spoke against and for the resolu- tion. President Mitchell asked that he might express his views upon the ques- ton.
 T have never held a salaried pollti- cal office" said MT. Mitchell. T have held public office to which salary did not attach, but for preliminary expla- nation, let me say that there is no po litical office in the United States for which I would leave the presidency of the United Mine Workers of America to accept. Then l wish to use myself as an illustration of the benefit that would accrue to the trades unions if their chief officers were permitted. yea. encouraged, to seek and hold legisla tive offices l would make a distinc- ton between offices of purely political or legislative significance, and positions where reforms can be originated and carried to successful Issue.
 Thus would I not have more infiu- ence as a member of Congress If I were President of your union than If was merely a private citizen? (Cries of yes. 'yesO. The history of trades unionism in England for the last twen- ty years show that they have taken care to elect their chief officers to seats in Parliament and to maintain them in their positions. And the good they have thus been able to accomplish is incalculable."
 At the close of President Mitchelrs speech a motion was made to lay the resolution on the table and was adopted after division had been called for.
 The indications today were that the United Mine Workers scale committee which is now drafting demands to be made on the bituminous coal operators of Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Western Pennsylvania would report the draft to the convention Monday. The con vention today declared against the open door policy of this government for the immigration of Japanese and Korean laborers.
 The convention also declared fin fa vor of a plan to have convicts build good roads across the continent.
 National Secretary Treasurer VII son was instructed to communicate with all trades union legislative com mIttees with the farmers organizat tlons and the good roads associations of the country with a view to having bills drawn and presented to the various State and national legislative bodies in- cooperating the sense of this resolution.
 The convention approved the strike of the Kentucky miners.
 The thirteen delegates who represent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-21
ERwIN's OPENING ADDRESS.
Tells What He Hopes to Prove Against
 Gaymor and Greene.

Gaynor and Greene. Savannah, Ga, Jan. 2o.-The mos' l interesting session that has yet been held by the federal court in its two weeks consideration or the Greene and Gaynor case was that of today, when Special Assistant Attorney Gen eral Marion Erwin. in a long and de- tailed arraignment, explained to the jury the governments contentious as to the guilt of the defendants and in- dicated just what the prosecution would endeavor to establish with in- contestable proofs.
 Both defendants were present, as they have been every day of the trial, but they did not seem particularly moved by the language that charge them with the seduction of former Captain Oberlin M Carter from his duty and the embezzlement of hum dreds of thousands of dollars.
 The jury will find" MT. Erwin said in summing up, what he purposes to prove and referring to Captain Carter. that in 1891, as<er having been a bor- rover, a poor lieutenant, who had to get money from Greene and Gaynor to eke out his moderate salary, he became a capitalist. receiving monthly large sums. of which the Government was defrauded"
 On receiving the checks, Mir Erwin said. Carter would go to New York, make a fake report to his chief as to his whereabouts. There he would take his third in cash and deposit it with some broker. Getting too rich Tn time for it to look well, he began to deposit in the name of the late R. F. Westcott, his father-in-law."
 Carter's share of the illicit profits from the Government were the same as that of Greene and Gaynor, Mir. Erwin said, each of the three getting $722,00O.
 MT. Erwin spoke for four hours.
 Judge Speer informed the jury that they should not take the prosecuting attorneys statement as evidence, and directed adjournment until Monday morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-21
FOND OF HIS JOB
JOHN MITCHELL ARoUsES ENTHU-
 sIASM OF MINERS.
Declares He Would Not Resign Presi- dency of the Union tO Accept Any Political Job Of the
 Country.

Indianapolis. Jan. 2o.-"There is no poIiticaI office in the United States that would resign the presidency of the United Mine Workers to accept"
 Widest enthusiasm seized delegates to the United Mine Workers conven- tion when President Mitchell used these words in Tomlison Hall tonight. MT Mitchell had asked permission of the convention 10 speak on a resolution for an amendment to tn" constitution nrovidine that any snh-district, district ar national officer upon accepting any political office should resign his of- ficial connection with the United Mine workers and if he did not the resis- nation should be required and the of- flee declared vacant
 Tn it's original form tho resolution was to the effect that any officer Of the United Mine Workers accepting
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-21
ABUSES OF EXPENDITURES.
Manner of Appropriations Again Dis cussed in House.

M8mUGk 0A AVFFOPhs@htVnS Dts~ cussed in House.
 Washington, January 2O.-Abuses in the expenditure of appropriations was the text of the discussion in the House today during the consideration of the urgent deflciency appropriation bill. Little progress was made in the con- sideration of the bill, which will be the continuing topic for Monday
 The portrait of ex-Attorney General Knox, for which the Department of Justice has asked $2,G15, was again the topic of comment.
 The most animated discussion of the day took place on an amendment by Mir. Keller. of Ohio, to increase the amount for the transportation of sii- yer coin. Two well defined arguments were advanced on this question. One was that to cut this appropriation meant distress to the interior section of the country where silver money was used and the other that the appropria- ton was abused by the express com panies for whose benefit 1t was stated the appropriation was annually made.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-21
The Denver on Watch.

Washington, Jan. 20.-The protected cruiser Denver. which has been tenn porarily detached from the fifth division of the Atlantic fleet. has sailed from CuIebra for San Juan. The Denver will he detained in West Indian waters for tbe present awaiting the turn of events in Venezuela.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-21

at Columbia, s. C.. application for a charter of a company to be known as the Augusta and Columbia Railroad Company. It is the purpose to extend the Aiken trolley line, now twenty two miles long, on to Columbia, shortening the distance between Augusta and the South Carolina capital nearly twenty miles, Both steam and electricity will
 be used on the road. the first for freight and the latter for passenger
 traffic. Work will be started as soon
 as the charter is granted
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-21
GERMAN SOCIALISTS ACTIVE.
Excesses at Hamburg Give the Author.
 ftfea TrOuhle

Berlin, Jan. 20.-The Socialists meet ings to protest against the Russian election laws are giving the authorities greater concern on account of the ex- cesses at Hamburg.
 Ninety-three meetings have been call ed in Berlin and it's suburbs and will be addressed by Herr Rebel, the Social ist leader, and other members of the Reichstag. It is stated that the speak CTS have been instructed by the Social ist Executive Committee to use the sharpest language possible in order to cause the police to disband the meet ings this being regarded as excellent propaganda material for the Socialists.
 The military and police are making extensive preparations for tomorrow. when the Russian Red Sunday" of January 22, last, will be celebrated.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-21
,,,.. McI.nurIn,. Nnrrow Escnpe.

Jackson. Miss, Jan. 2O.-ln a hre which completely destroyed the resi- dence of State Superintendent of Edu- cation Whitfield early this morning, Miss Irene McLaurin, daughter of United States Senator McLaurin, who was a guest in the WhitneId nome hsreIv escaped cremation. as was the case with all the members Of the fam nv The loss is estimated at $1O.OO0 with insurance of S3,Ooo. Miss Me- I.aurin returned to her home in Bran don today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-21
EoIk spenks in noston.

Boston. January 20,-Five hundred of the leading business men of Boston. members of the Boston Merchants As- soclation. attended the annual dinner of the organization at the Hotel Som- erset tonight and heard addresses by Governor Joseph w. Folk, of Missouri Mayor John Weaver. of Philadelphia, and Gov. Curtis Guild. Governor Folk was accorded a hearty reception. He discussed In general way reform is politics
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-21

The mid-air interment was presided over by Attorney J. A. Nolan, executor of the will, who recited a few lines of original poetry as he poured the ashes from jar. William Burnside was once worth quarter of million dollars, but died in comparative poverty
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-21
HOT WEATHER ON
Remarkably Warm for the Dead of
 Winter.

Chicago. January 20.--Advices from various points in Pennsylvania, Ohio Kentucky. Indiana, Illinois. Michigan Missouri and Kansas show that the temperature today was the highest ever known in January for more than quarter of a century
 In PfttsburE the temperature was the highest, ever recorded in January. One of the hottest places in the coun- try today was Louisville, Ky, where the thermometer touched the 73 de- gree mark and established a record which has not been eaualed in January for 33 years.
 The following is the record today at some of the principal points: Chicago, GA; St. Louis, 72; Cincinnati II; De- troit, s4; Indianapolis. TO: Pittsburg. 6s: Wichita. TO.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-21
Steamer Lost in Fog.

Brunswick, Ga, Jan. 2O.-It is the report tonight that the Mallory Line steamer Comal, which sailed from nere went ashore off St. Simon, being lost in the fog. She succeeded in coming clear at high water but anchored and will not attempt to sail until the fog clears.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-21
SNOW SLIDE IN UTAH.
Latest Reports Say Seven Men Were
 Killed.

Salt Lake. Utah, Jan 20-Seven men were killed by a snow slide at the min ing camp at Alta today, according to the latest message received before the telephone wires broke.
 Efforts to gain further connection have been fruitless owing to the condi- tion of the wires and the deep snow in the mountains.
 The nearest approach possible. even m snow shoes. is three miles. Alta IS twenty miles from Salt Lake City.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-21
Wood to Succeed CorbIn

Manila, Jan. 2O.-Major General Leon ard Wood will succeed Major General Corbin in command of the military di- vision of the Philippines February |. Major General Corbin will leave for San Francisco February g.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-21
A.he. Cast Into the MIsslssippi.

st. Louis. Jan. 2O.-In obedience to stipulations in the will of William Burnside. who died recently. his ashes today were cast to the bosom of the Mississippi River from the Eads bridge.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-21
A.L Charter for Railroad.

Augusta. Ga, Jan. 20.--James U. Jackson, vice. president of the Augusta Aiken Railway Company. and others, saday hled with the Secretary of State
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-21
schooIship Joins ReheIlIop.

Guayaauil. January 20,-The School. ship Maracon has joined fin the rebel lion. A number of revolutionists from Daule. 22 miles from here, arrived here this morning and were enthusiastical- ly received.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-21
shontn snenI.n in cincinnnti.

SMUht8 speHH9 m CEncdnMNus
 Cincinnati. January 20-Theodore P. Shonts. chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission was the guest of honor and sole speaker at the January meet ing of the Commercial Club in this city tonight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-21

Guayaduii, January 20-Two hun dred persons were killed or wounded in the fighting here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-21

WEATHER FORECAST. | Washington, Jan. 20.--For Alabama
 Rain Sunday, Monday, clearing and
 much coidery fresh southeast, shifting s> northwest winds.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-01-27
CHAPTER Xxx.

= T was nearing II o'clock in the
morning when, after a hurried
conference in the patio with
the yiceroy and the others, AL
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-01-27

IN HE highway between La Quay
IA and Caracas was exceed
ingly rough and difficult and at
best barely practicable for the
stoutest wagons The road wound
around the mountains for distance of
perhaps twenty miles, although as
the crow flies 1t was not more than five
miles between the two cities. Between
them, however, the tremendous ridge
of mountains rose to height of nearly
10000 feet Starting from the very
level of the Sea- the road crossed the
divide through depression at an altf-
tude of about 5000 feet and descended
thence some 5000 feet to the valley In
which lay Caracas.
This was the road over which AL
varado and Mercedes had come and on
the lower end Of which they had been
captured. 1t was now barred for the
young soldier by the detachment of
buccaneers under young Teach and
L'Ollonois, who were instructed to
hold the pass where the road crossed
through or over the mountains. Ow-
ing to the configuration OF the pass,
those fifty could hold 1t against thou
sand. 1t was not probable that news
of the sack of La Guayra would reach
Caracas before Morgan descended upon
it, but to prevent the possibility or to
check any movement of troops toward
the shore 1t was necessary to hold that
road The man who held il was In
position to protect or strike either city
at will. 1t was, in fact, the key to the
position
Morgan, Of course, counted upon sur
prising the unfortified capital as he
had the seaport town. 1t was the
boast Of the Spaniards that they need
ed no walls about Caracas since ma
ture had provided them with the
mighty rampant of the mountain
range. which could not be surmounted
save in that one rlace. With that one
place in the buccaneers possession
Caracas could only rely upon the
number and valor Of her defenders
To Morgan's onslaught could only be
opposed q rampant Of blades and