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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-01
MYSTERIOUS WOUND
PHILADELPHIA LAWYER HAS BULL
 LET IN ABDOMEN.
People at His Hotel Say That It Was Received Accidentally, But Close silence is Maintained About
 the Affair.

Philadelphia. April SO-Henry c. Terry. for many years leader at the Philadelphia bar. was removed from a hotel to a hospital today, suffering from A bullet wound in the abdomen.
 His injuries. which the physicians say is serious in the extreme. is de- clared to have been received acciden- tally. MT. Terry. who is 61 years of age lives at the Normandie Hotel with his wife. Beyond admitting that MT. Terry had been removed to the hospi- tai and asserting that he had met with an accident, those in authority at the hotel, refused to discuss the case. MT. Terry's secretary told the hospital peo- ple that the injury of the lawyer was an accident
 MT. Terry put his suit case down on the floor of the elevator she is quoted as having said. Just as the car left the seventh floor, he lost his balance and stumbled over the bag The shock jarred the revolver and 1t was discharged, the bullet entering Terry's abdomen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-01
SHOULD GET PARDON
PRESIDENT WRITES TO DEPART
 MEN OF JUSTICE.
Throws His Influence In Favor of Es- caped Convict Who Became Model Citizen Before Being
 Again Captured.

Washington. April 30.--President Roosevelt in a note to the department of justice today expressed the opin- ion that John William January, of Mis- souri. should have his sentence com nuted at once. or be pardoned out right.
 < January ias conxicted sprae years ago of robbing a post offfce in okla homa and served the greater portion of 6 five year sentence at Leaven- worth. He then escaped and after nine years of liberty was re-arrested in Kansas City and returned to prison. Many petitions have reached the Pres ident asking for his pardon. He had lived in Kansas City under the name of Charles Anderson during the time he was at liberty
 der his assumed name, secured em- ployment and eventually established himself in business which he was suc- cessfuIly conducting at the time of his re-arrest. He married and has a child.
 President Rooseveft's action follow ed a visit of Senator Warner of Mis- souri to the White House early in the day, accompanied by J. M. Kennedy. private secretary to Representative Ellis, of Kansas City. Senator War
 
 written statement containing a synop- sis of petitions signed by persons rep resenting bakers, business men, doc- tors, lawyers and judges of his state.
 He also told the President there was a petition circulating In Missouri, al- ready signed by S7,200 persons, ask ing for January's pardon. After the matter had been explained to him. the President made the following endorse ment on the statement:
 Department of Justice;
 "In view of the statements of the judges, bank presidents and so forth. who know him. I think Anderson's nine years of life as an honest citizen. hard working, and of good repute. warrant us in committing his sentence at once or in pardoning him outright Which do you think ought to be done? are there sufficient reasons for not doing either2
 (Signed) T. R
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-01
START ON VOYAGE.
BaIoenists Leave St. Louis on Trip to
 Capital.

Hatoonlsts Leave st. LOUIS OH IT'D ID
 Capital.
 St. Louis, Mo, April 80.-Captain Charles Dc F. Chandler. of the United States Signal Corps, and Aeronaut J.. c. Mccoy. of New York city, started at 7:21 o'clock tonight on the long distance balloon trip they had been trying to take for three days.
 They hoped the wind would carry them eastward that they might land near Washington. D. C.. but immedi- ately upon leaving the ground the bal loon overlook southerly course, steering slightly to the west.
 Captain Chandler Is making aerial observations for the Government. which Is now interesting itself in balloons as aids to the army in case of war. < He carried instruments to show the Attitude and the speed attained. Ae- Fonaut Mccoy hopes to win the Lahm cup. offered for the longest distance cup flight.
 The air was not favorable for bal looming. the air being heavy with mois- ture and the temperature almost to the freezing point. But the flight was made in order to have the benefit of the moonlight. without which the flight would not have been attempted Several carrier pigeons were taken and messages will be sent back to St. Chandler said before entering the bas- ket that they expect to be in the air about forty-eight hours.
 The ascent was witnessed by a vast crowd. including members of the St. Louis Aero Club.
 The America, in which Mccoy and Chandler ascended, Is the second larg- est balloon in the United States. It has a displacement of 7S.00o cubic feet and lifting power of $500 pounds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-01
HOKE SMITH
 SUCCESSFUL Has Done Work For
 South. REMOVED MUCH PREJUDICE Received Great Encouragement at
 Different Ports. Governor-eIeet of Georgia Says Steam ship Companies Have Promised to Sail to Savannah-vis-
 ited British Parliament.

London. April 30.-After a tour of the continent during which visits were made to Hamburg, Bremen. Vienna and other places, with the object of h. ducing emigration to Georgia, Gover- nor Hoke Smith and party are making a brief sojourn here.
 Governor smith told the Associated Press today that his trip had been suc- cessfuI and that he had succeeded In removing much prejudice against im- migrations to the Southern States He said he had been promised that num- Der of ships would said direct from European ports to Savannah and that others would make Savannah a port of call. Some good work had been done in Scotland whence the stream of tm- migration to Georgia already had started.
 Governor Smith said 1t was his in- tention to appoint agents at Hamburg, Bremen, Vienna, Glasgow and other ports to encourage desirable immi- grants The Governor and his party will sail for New York tomorrow. The entertainments planned by the Ameri- can colony were not carried out. owing to the brevity of the visit here. but he met many Americans and was guest in the distinguished strangers gallery of the House of Commons today and also visited the House of Lords.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-01
ASKS FOR
 PREPARING Says Supreme Court is
 Crooked. TRAMPLE THE CONSTITUTION Justices Do What Powerful Persons
 Most Desire. DecIarea Judges in Direct violation of Their baths of once Knowinsiy and FalseIy Rule on LesaI
 Points.

Washington, April 3o.-Attorney Warren B. Wilson of Chicago. whose suit against Secretary shaw. by which he attempted to have declared illegal the payment of s6o.ooo,ooo for the pur- chase of the Panama Canal from the French company. was recently decided against him by the United States Su- preme Court, has filed in that court a petition for a rehearing which is some what remarkatIe on account of the manner in which the decision is char acterized.
 Referring to the Courts statement that amount of complainant's interest is not disclosed" he asserts that no bill of this kind ever alleged anything as to the amount of property the com plafnant owned.
 The only startling thing about the matter" adds the attorney, 'is that the Supreme Court of the United States should be startled at the idea that a citizen disclosing es the basis of his right only his citizenship and legal liabilities to be called on to contribute by taxation to the public treasury, should presume to think himself en- titled to demand from this court that the constitution should be obeyed by men in high places as well as by the lowly.
 whenever. in the judgment of the President or Congress, it seems neces- sary or desirabe that new power should be granted. the propey process to se- cure 1t Is not to apply for it to those for whose. benefit 1t Is to be exercised, but the powers should be made perma- nent by the court. The part in this fn- creasing process assigned the court is that from time to time the Judges should in direct violation of their oaths of office. falsely declare from the bench that the constitution means what they know 1t does not mean.s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-01
CALLS THE AUTHOR
PRESIDENT RETTERATEs POSITION
 ON RACE sUICII sE
Writes Letter to Editor of Review of Reviews TakfnE Exceptions to
 Article on Children fn Periodical.

New York, April 30.--In letter to the editor of The Review of Reviews. President Roosevelt takes exception to certain statements made in an article on "The Doctor in the Public Schools" published in the April number of that periodical, and makes occasion to re- new his expressions on the subject of race suicide.
 '"This writer states clearly" says the President, that 1t Is an erroneous idea to assume that the average family should have a larger number of healthy children than the present birth rate showed. The vital statistics of a State like Massachusetts show that the ay- craze native American family of na- tive American descent has so few chill dren that the birth rate has fallen be- low the death rate.
 This, of course, means race suicide, and 1t ought to be understood that If. after awhile there are no children to go to school. the question of their health in school would not even be nec- essary." Continuing, President Roose- welt says.
 '"The greatest problem of civilization Is to found in the fact that the we'll to-do families tend to die out; there results in consequence, tendency to the elimination, instead of the survival. of the Attest and the moral attitude which helps on this tendency, if of course, strengthened when 1t is apolo- gized for and praised in magazine like yours.
 our people could still exist under all kinds of iniquities in government; under a debased currency; under of- ficial corruption, under the rule of a socialistic proletariat. or wealthy oli- garchy.
 All these things would be bad for us. but the country would still exist. But 1t could not continue to exist if 1t paid heed to the expressed or implied teachings of such articles as this."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-01
THE MINERS
 ARE RESCUED The Result of Heroic
 Effort. MEN ARE IN GOOD SHAPE Were Imprisoned by Water for
 Hundred Hours. Brother of Contractor Who Was With Unfortunates Makes Desperate Attempt to Reach Them
 Rejoicing Was Great.
MEN ARE IN GOOD SHAPE

Johnstown, Pa. April 30.-After be- ing entombed since last Friday noon in the Berwind- White Coal Company Mine No. 38 at Foustweli, near here, the seven miners who were shut om from the world by a sudden rush of water caused by the breaking of wall of an abandoned mine. were ress cued at 10 o'clock tonight.
 The men were greatly exhausted Owing to their weakened condition it was decided not to bring them out until after the mine had been drained. The men were reached at 10 o'clock by Stiney Rodon and Charles Ream- who made a dash through fifty feet of wa ter filled heading.
 Earlier in the day. John Boyia, brother of one of the imprisoned men and three comrades made futile at~ tempt to reach the men. They cama back half drowned and reported that portions of the heading were still cons plete1y filled with water and that more pumping would have to be done before the imprisoned men could be reached.
 The efforts at pumping were then re- doubled. At 10 o'clock the water had so far gone down that 1t was decided to make one more attempt to break through to the overcast. where 1t was believed the unfortunate men were still alive. Stiney Rodon and Charles
  an hour elapsed before either man was heard from and then Ream came swim- ming back through the heading brings ing the first news from the imprisons ed seven.
 The effort had nearly exhausted Ream. He reported that the seven men were alive and all in good shape. but that until moro pumping was donee the passage to the place where theN had taken refuge was frnpassable to those who could not swim. Then 10 was decided to allow them to remain where they were until the heading had been pumped out.
 Ream and his comrade carried to tha imprisoned men simply a flask of that Mike Boyla had, since the break ing of the walls between the aban-. doned workings. been in charge of the movements of his comrades. BoylA "a acansinted with every turn of the mine in which he was imprisoned. When the hood broke out he led his comrades to the highest point in the heading where the "over-cast'' was sit- uated.
 Under Bolya's direction each man before fleeing seized his lunch basket. When they arrived at the overcast, every lamp but one was extinguished and one by one the lamps were each burned out until they were reached by Roden and Ream. there was but q single light remaining and that. in danger of running low at any time.
 Of the danger they faced. the dark ness was the most terrfbie
 When stock was taken of the avail able supplies of provision 1t was found that three baskets were but half empt- jed. This scanty store of rations was husbanded until Monday morning. since when the men had had nothing to eat. During the whole time they have gone without water, fearing to drink the water from the abandoned workings,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-01
RUSSIAN PRESS SILENT.
Hold AIoof From Commenting On Clash
 of DOuma.

Hold AIoof From Commenting On Clash
 of DOuma.
 St. Petersburg, April 30.--With the exception of the Novoe Vremya, which holds itself outside of the ordinary press restrictions, not one of the morn ing papers today Ventured to report yesterday's debate on the Govern ment's recruiting bill in the lower house of parliament. fearing suspen- sion. and in their accounts of the ex- ecutive session of the house referred only guardedly to the conflict between the House and Government.
 The Rech, organ of the Constitutional Democrats, summarizing the work of the lower house up to the present. says:
 Tn spite of enormous difhculties and much friction, the Douma has made considerable progress. having organ ized fifteen committees to handle the principle helms of social reconstruc- tion.
 "A number of projects arc ready for Dresentatfon to the House, including reforms of the court, providing for the tnviolability of the person and several official laws which will be taken up immediately after the Easter recess, while a measure providing for religious liberty and other laws will be pre- sented at the end of May"
 President Golovin is quoted in an interview. published in The Slovo today, as saying:
 "The conditions are now so changed that there is no prospect of an early dissolution of Parliament, and there Is ground to hope that the lower House will display creative activity resulting in the enactment of the necessary re- forms"
 The Rossia (MinisteriaD remarks:
 "The Douma is daily losing authority in the eyes of the people owing to the absence of working majority, but there Is an undercurrent of hope that the constitutional demands will be able to create a safe majority and redeem the situation. The greatest danger to the Douma is considered to be the pos sibility that the reactionists in the cabinet after last nights conflict be- tween the Government and the House. may appeal, over Premier Stolypin's head, directly to his majesty on the ground of the well-known devotion of the army to the Emperor"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-01
WEATHER FORECAST. Washington, Aprn 30. .--Fof Ala bams, and West Floridas Rain and colder Wednesday, Thursday fair and warmer, fresh southwest winds.

commission, there will be no opposf- ton in Washington.
 Moreover as the agitation in France in connection with the American tarin seems to be based in part on fear that Germany win secure certain sd- vantages over France in the matter or trade through the arrangements which were today acted on favorably by the upper House in Berlin. 1t may also pc announced that the state department is prepared to grant to France any concessions made to Germany provid- ed the concessions are even on both sides.
 Thus a twenty percent. reduction ol duties on German champagne is pro- vided for in the pending German American arrangement and the same privilege can be enjoyed by Frencn champagne if the government or France is willing to make concessions to America in return similar to those made by Germany.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-01
ls s ATTEMPT ON
 PRESIDENT Mine Under Guaternalan
 Executive. CARRIAGE WAS BLOWN UP Horses Were Killed and Chief of
CARRIAGE WAS BLOWN UP
Horses Were Killed and Chief of
 Staff Injured.
showed His Nerve After the Outrage And Remsined Perfectly Caims-- Has Reputation of Being
 Despotic Ruler.

Guatemala City, April 29.-Estrada Cabrera, President of Guatemala, mar rowiy escaped assassination today. lie left his private residence at 7:3o in the morning for hissScpstomary drive. accompanied by his staff While pass ing along Seventh Avenue, an explo- sion, at first supposed to have been caused by a bomb. occurredss killing the horses attached to the carriage, wound- ing the coachman and injuring several staff officers. including General Orel- lano, the chief of staff
 The President, who was not inJureo' displayed great presence of mind Alighting from the carriage, ne in- spected the surroundings and then re- turned on foot to his residence.
 A careful examination showed that the explosion had been caused, not by a bomb, but by mine. The conspira- tors dug a tunnel from one of group of houses rented by a man named Raf- ael Hodtf, placed explosives under the roadway and connected them by wire with a battery in RodtPs house ana from there discharged the mine. Many suspects have been arrested, but 1t IS not known whether the would-pe as- sassins are among them.
 The President has received many congratulatory messages on his escape.
 Peace prevails throughout Guata- maia and the Government officials say, they have the situation well under con- troll
 Cabera was elected president of Qua temala September, 1898, succeeding President Barrios and in March, 1905. he assumed the presidency for a second time. He was said to be yeiy unpcpu- lar, and reported/to have been shot at and wounded in April. 1905, and the fol- lowing month 1t wss again rumored that an attempt had been made to as- sassinate him. ~
 Later it was stated that the president had been accfdently shot in tie leg.
 In May. 1906. a revolution broke out against the administration of President Cabera and Guatemaia was invaded by the revolutionists from four points. Af- ter series of encounters in which the regular troops of Salvador took part and were Joined later by the armed fcfc1s s 1f klcfid dxsf Ss. lhs s 5odE 6sg of she United States were accepted by the beiigerents, hostilities ceased and a treaty of peace between Gu. .temala, Sal vador and Honduras was signed July 20 on board the U. s. cruiser Marble head off San Jose. Guatemala Cabrera is declared to have ruled dsspotically and to have appeared in public without an, armed guard.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-01
JANUARY APPRAISED.
Wife Bring Glad News of Presidents
 Action.

Wife Firing GAa0 NeWs Ot ENesAueutS V
 Action.
 Leavenworth. Kas., April 30.-Mrs. Charles w. Anderson and her 6-year old daughter, and Robert January of Chillicothe, Mo. came to the Federal prison here today to visit William January, alias Anderson, the escaped convict recently recaptured in Kansas City.
 Robert January is the prisoners brother The wife carried the news of President Roosevelt's note favoring the pardon of the prisoner in response to the appeals of 10000 petitioners.
 Mrs Anderson started from Kansas City early today and did not learn of the Presidents action until she reached here and read the Associated Press dis patch.
 Warden McLaughey warned Mrs An derson not to build up her husbands hopes too high. He told her the Presi- dents order was only a preliminary step.
 After an affectionate family meeting. Mrs. Anderson told the prisoner of tho Associated Press dispatch.
 January had previously been apprised of the great activity in his behalf. but he was mot prepared to hear so quickly such complete results. He believes now liberty is in sight
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-01
STRUCK HIS MOTHER.
Remorse Over Deed Caused Painter to
 Commit Suicide.

St. Louis, Mo. April So.-At the in- ouest today into the death of Edward Lime. 24 years old, who committed suicide last night by shooting himselt' if was developed that Lime had taken his life because of renorse in having hit his mother with his fist.
 He had been out of work as paint CT for some time and yesterday his mother chided him for not making fur ther effort to secure employment. In A rage, he struck her in the face. La ter, he returned and weepingly begged forgiveness, which she freely granted. Then he went into the cellar and shot himself.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-01
CLASH IN COURT.
Attorney In Prosecution Replies Hotiy
 To Reura COunnef.


 San Francisco, April 30.-Of the fifty talesmen composing the new venire is- sued yesterday by Judge Dunne for the completion of the Ruef jury, forty fve answered in court. The were ten- tatively accepted on qualification. but still subject to peremptory challenge by either side.
 Today's session was evidenced by a clash between Hiram Johnson. special counsel for the prosecution, and Attor- ney Ach, of counsel for the defense. Johnson called Ach's conduct "sIcken@ ing" Ach said Johnsons conduct was disgusting"
 Stung by Ach's reference to private counsel employed for public prosecu.i tion." Johnson hotly remarked:
 I've heard enough of these slurs against private counsel and am tired of it. would rather appear for the prosecution of a boodler. n rogue. d thief and a scoundrel--a man who haa shameiessly robbed his own city-than would against almost any other type of a citizen"
 Ach demanded that the Jurors be in- structed by the court to 'ignore utterly the remarks of counsel for the state"
 '"rhe jury" said Judge Dunne, will be instructed on all phases of the law at the proper time"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-01
MrrHopIsM IN JAPAN.
wesleyan Forces Organise Conferencs
 in America of East.

wesleyan Forces Organise Conference
 in America of East.
 Tokio. April 30.--The meeting ana organization in Tokio tomorrow of the first General Conference of the Mp pon Methodist Kyokwaf (the Metho- dist Church of Japan) marks an i'm. portant epoch in tho history Of Meth odism in the Far East. It means that Japan is no longer to be a missionary country in the organization Of the Methodist Church but Is to occupy place among the great English speak ing countries of the world.
 The change was first authorized by the General Conferences of the United States and Canada. and was In re- sponse to the practically unanimous conviction of the pastors and members of the churches in Japan. as well as the earnest desire of the foreign mis- sionaries working among them.
 The church begins its new life with A membership of 11.65o. with more than a hundred native ministers. The Met6- odist churches of the United States and Canada, while no longer having mis- sions here, will, however. still continue their active support of the work there by cooperating with the Methodist Church of Japan.