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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-18
HAS WHIPPED FEM
GOVERNOR SAYS RAILROADS ARE
 ON THE RUN.
Tefiz H=atsyiIl4 Audience. While Speaking on Education, that the Last Legislature Was
 Best of All.

Huntsville. Aug. 17.-(speciaD- Governor B. B Conner arrived from Montgomery at an early hour this morning and delivered an address on education to the attendants at the edu- cational rally in the county court house.
 The Governor devoted the greater part of his address to the discussion of school conditions in Alabama. He told of the appropriation of hundreds of thousands by the last Legislature for the schools of Alabama, and challenged any man to say that this money had been wasted. At the conclusion of hls address. Governor Conner touched upon his fight on the railroads.
 T challenge any man to debate the question of whether these laws will not improve conditions in the State,' he said. T stand back of every Jaw passed by this Legislature. The last Legislature was the best we have had since the war. It put in propulsion things that will work revolution on this State and return benefit to every citizen.
 We are not going to tear down the pfopsperity of the State by enforc- ing these laws for the regulation of railroads. We are going to win this fight More than half of the railroads have been whipped into reducing their rates as has the Southern Express Company"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-18
LOCAL TTsAINs ExPrNsTyr.
Daley Gives Some Interesting Figure, In North Carolina Hearing.

Daley Gives Some Interesting Figures
 In North Carolina Hearing.
 New York. Aug. 17-J0hn ". Daley. of Chicago, an accountant, was a witt ness today before former Judge Aront- gomery, who has been appointed by Governor Glenn. of North Carolina. ta take testimony that wll determine the constitutionality of the I-4 cent pas- senger law of North Carolina
 MT Daley gave various rgures show ing the costs of running . railroad. He said 1t cc # three times as much for To- cal hauling as 1t does for hauling trains over direct one hundred mile stretch or longer distance.
 Former Congressman woodward. ona of the representatives Of the North Car olina corporation commission cross ex amined Mir. Daley. who said that North Carolina was one of the most expensive States in which to operate a railroad. there were few large cities in North Carolina and consequently there was no ver-' large volume of business either from a freight or passenger standpoint.
 Mir Daley said that in Illinois S0,- 900 pounds of grain. ( 100000 pounds of coal were loaded on a car. while in North Carolina 1900 pounds of tobacco constituted a car load The witness said that he thought about seventy DOT cent of the railrcad business in North Carolina was done in hauiing lumber The investigation was adjourned until Monday
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-18
THROWING OF EXPLOSIVES
 FROM BALLOON PROHIBITED
Peace Conference Decides That This Is
 Unfair War Tactics.

The Hague. Aug. 17.--At the plenary sitting of the peace conference today a resolution proposed by Sir Edward Fry. British. was adopted unanimously as follows .
 This conference confirms the reso- lution adopted by the conference of 1899 regarding the limitation of mili- tary burdens and as military burdens have been considerably augmented in almost all countries since 1899. 1t de- clares 1t is highly desirable to see the governments earnestly resume the study of this question"
 Several of the powers approved the amendments to the Jaws and customs of land war with reserve.
 The proposition to prohibit the throwing of explosives from balloons was approved by 20 yeas and s votes fin the negative. There were seven ab- stentions from voting on this proposi- ton.
 Sir Edward Fry announced that Great Britain adhered to the prohibition, of the use of asphyxiating gas and ex- banding bullets.
 The proposition to prohibit the bonn bardment of undefended towns was unanimously approved. though seven delegations made reserves.
 After the disarmament treaty be- tween Argentine and Chile had been read, the whole conference enthusias- tically applauded Senors Drago and Concha, who were chiefly Instrumental in drawing up that treaty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-18

for term of five years. according to the cemetery and location therein, about 50 francs: the same for thirty years, 317 francs, and for a perpetual title. 527 francs or a. little over $100. This Is for an ordinary space. meters in length by in width e f-2 by 1-2 feeD, in a cemetery outside the forti- fications of Paris. Cemeteries within the walls are reserved for permanent inhabitants of the city who require concession in perpetuity."
 On the subject of cremation, the Con- sul Generals report says:
 "The necessary expenses of .crema- tion at Pere Lachaise vary. according to class. from 50 to 200 francs ($10 to s40.) This covers simply the process of incineration. the placing of the ashes In an urn and If desired. its de- posit for five years in a niche of the Co., lumbarium, a mortuary building at Pere Lachaise which is specially de- signed for the purpose
 e Besides the charge for the incinera- ton, there is payable fee of 8 to the official in charge of the process and the same sum for the six bearers who car- ry the coffin from the hearse to the crematory. The coffin is of wood, and costs from s2 for a plain box to s1O for a casket grained and vanished to re- semble oak.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-18
GLOOMY OUTLOOK FOR
 PEACE IN FAR EAST
Impossible to Resfore order in Pekin
 Politics.

Impossible to Restore order in Pekin
 Politics.
 Tokio. Aug. 17.--Private dispatches from Pekin forecast a gloomy future owing to the unsettled state of politics there. caused by the absence of ruling mind powerful enough to cope with the situation. The Empress Dowagert who heretofore has been sole mistress or affairs, is now in a critical state of health. Her policy so far has been to play one minister against another in order to prevent the concentration or power in any single hand.
 Inasmuch as the Empress is incapa- ciated by an incurable disease. and as the historical animosity of Manchus and Mandarins Is increasing, the pre- vailing state of affairs in the Pekin Government constitutes baffiing prob lem.
 Whatever compromise may be ef- fected between the progressive Yuan Shi Bal and the conservatives there appears little hope of realizing the complete stability of PelSin authority so imperatively necessary to the tnteg- rity of the Empire and the peace Of the Far East in general. While fresn guarantee of peace has appeared in the form of the. Russian -Japanese entente, peace will be constantly subject to dis turbance until some decisive measures are taken to sre-establtsh order Tn Pekin politics.
 This, however, is deemed impossible of accomplishment so long as Manchu and Mandarin survive.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-18
sentence Deferred.

San Francisco. Aug. 17-Emil K Trimmer, vice president of the Pacific States Telephone Company. who was convicted of contempt of court in re- fusing to answer questions in the first trial of Louis Glass in Judge Law lers court. appeared before Police Judge Weller for sentence today When ed he was not prepared for argument on his objections to passing sentence, which with consent of prosecution Judge Weller postponed until next Tuesday. Attorney Fairall, representing zim- mer raised the point that the verdict of guilty can not stand as the jury was discharged before 1t was recorded.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-18
sITUATION IN MoNTGoMERY.
Both Sides Claim Advances in Local
 End of Strike.

Roth Sides Claim Advances in Local
 End of Strike.
 The teIegraphers' strike situation in Montgomery is practically unchanged
 Both the union key men and the Western Union. Postal and Associated Press claim they have made advances during the past few days
 We win be able to hold out in Mont gomery until the New Year" said J. L. Williams acting secretary Of the United Commercial Photographers -Four of our men, who walked out from the Western Union. are now in positions where they are commanding larger sal aries than they received from the Clowry company.
 ern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company and are ready and willing to help their brother telegraphers. Practically all of our men are well es- tablished in Montgomery and will not feel the strike for several months"
 The Western Union and Postal of- fees are also standing pat. They claim that business is picking up and that the offices are delivering tele- grams with but little delay.
 Manager w. A Sheppard of the Pos tai yesterday made tine following state ment:
 AS far as the Montgomery ofice of the Postal is concerned. business is picking up and we are now giving good service to many principal points The average delay to the business in general for the past twenty-four hours has not been any more than we would experience ip times where wires were temporarily interrupted by the ele- ments.
 We are furnished direct connection with New York. New Orleans. Nash vile. Atlanta. Mobile. Pensacola. Jack
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-18

sonvilie. Augusta and numerous oth i; rage points. which cuts out relays 9 enables us to move business with / z patch with small force
 The conditions are bound to inP~ e from now on each day as. .tlse con s iy shapes its facilities ips2ecordancf 2 ith the new conditionz
 c. A. FonvilleS manager the Montgomery office of the tern Union Telegraph Company, s . yes- terday that business of his .npany was moving on normal ba-
 We have had little trouble today" said MT. Fonyille. Tn fact may say that this has been the best day we have had since the strike began. We are receiving business now without am nouncing that it may be delayed in transmission. We have wires direct to New York and commercial mes sages are going through to the East with promptness and despatch.
 There has not been any delay to business for the newspapers. and we are able to keep our leased wires go- ing without interruption. So far as I can see. the strike is over. The Mont gomery office feels very little of It's effect. g
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-18
WILL UPHOLD
 JUDGE JONES Government to Sustain Federal Courts. ADVERSE RUMOR IS DENIED Department of Justice Makes an
 Announcement. Any Process sf Any Federal Court Re- auirins Executive Endorsement
 win Be Enforced Regard
 less of Cost.
ADVERSE RUMoR IS DENIED

Washington. D. C., Aug. 17-tspecial) Ut can be stated authoritatively that there is no truth in the report that the Southern Railway abandoned its con tentions in the courts of North Caro- lima because Assistant Attorney Gener- al sanford communicated to Judge Pritchard that the Executive Depart ment would not sustain him, if the matter was carried any further.
 This was directly the reverse of the facts. The Department of Justice has several times announced publicly that it would see that any process of any Federal court, requiring executive en- forcement. was duly enforced without regard to cost or consequences.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-18
No More Likely Before Middle of Week.
STATE ATTORNEYS TO CONFER
Governor to Spend Week End at
 Birmingham.
Ramor That Chief Executive May De- termine That His Attorneys Shah No Longer Appear Before
 Judge Jones.

While outwardly everything con. nected with the litigation between th. state and the Louisville and NashvilIs se.t Vad @ IS as calm as calm can be, poth rorces are moving and develon- ments are expected in a few days.
 Jadge Joness enlarged infuucfian ra- stIaInlng sheriffs and solicitors iron, Ihtertering in the operation of tha Louisville and Nashville 1Railroad In Alabama, as far as public expresslou goes, has not been noticed at the sfate Capitol.
 Governor Conner. the day after the s.ahlihg or the temporary writ Of in- junction, was busied with affairs milf tary' The next day he went to Hunts- Nille to deliver an address.
 Stii IL was well known that he had conferred with his legal and political advisers in reference to his move in Inc litigation. =. s''e
 No move will be made before the middle of this week.
 Governor Conner spends today in hia nome m Birmingham. It Is known that governor Conner will not rest antfrnlv during this day It Is said. and q, good authority, too. that Governor co- her Will take up the question of inc enlarged injunction of Judge Ianea with his legal advisers. Governor Ca. mer is not disposed to wait until the Eederal Courts rule on the oons<atu- tionality of the laws reducing rates t.rs ll0 commodities and reducing pasmeya~ ger fares 10 3 Ia cents He Is dla- posed to fight the mandates of the Fea- eral Court.
 He may not fight these mandates :. whether he will or not. possibly de- bends on a conference of the attorneva at Birmingham tomorrow
 A rumor that is being given credenca In Montgomery may develop to be trua and if 1t is true it will bring the iesua between State and Federal Authorities to a head in 2 short whiie This runaor has 1t that Governor coner may for bid Attorney General GarhAr and ffn specially employed attornevs of thn State in the railroad litigation from going Into the court of Federal yudme Thomas c. Jones.
 The rumor has 1t that Governor Co., mer has decided that Judge Jones' pronunciamento clearly indicated that the Federal Judicial ofIIcer had prs judged the case and was therefore ln- eligible to sit in Judgment on if
 This is mere rn1nor It may mean many things in the future--or nothina. That remains 10 be seen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-18
EMBARRASSMENT
NEGRO SUFFRAGE QUESTION SET
 TELED IN GEORGIA.
Failure of Legislature to Agree Re suited fin The Defeat of Antt-pass
 and Anti Lobby Bill.

Atlanta, August 17--The annual ses- sion of the Georgia Legislature expired by limitation at midnight. By Strenu- ous efforts on the part of conference committees the work of the Legisla- ture was brought to such a condition that no extra session will be called.
 The failure of the two houses to agree resulted in the defeat Of the anti-pass bill of the anti-lobby bill and the defeat of that section of the general tax bill which proposed a percentage tax on the gross Income of public utiIi- ty corporations. The number of rail- road commissioners Is increased from three to five.
 The negro disfranchisement bill was passed just before adjournment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-18
FRISCO HAS
 THE PLAGUE Three Cases Develop in
 Short Time, ONE DEATH IS REPORTED Whole Country is Terrified Over
 the Situation. Known Infected Buildings are Being ~ Disinfected and Campaign VIII
 Be Instituted Against
 Rats.
NE DEATH IS REPORTED

Washington, Aug. 17.-Bubonic plague has broken out in San Fran cisco and already one death has re- suited from it. The first intimation of the plague was received Thursday from San Francisco by the Marine Hospital service, The telegram read:
 Three cases and death, plague San Francisco. Diagnosis made clinically and by stained smears from spleen and glands. No reasonable doubt as to certainty of diagnosis of cases seen. Cases found within two blocks of old Chinatown"
 Surgeon Austin telegraphs that two foci had been discovered; that the lo- cal board has disinfected known in- fected buildings and had proposed to institute campaign against rats. He said that the deaths had been verified and that general disinfection of sus- pected districts would begin.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-18
WOMAN WAS KILLED
sHE JUMPED FROM 4 TROLLEY CAR.
I've Young Girls Also Jumped and Re- ecfved Fatal InfaFaes--rRse Cars
 Were In Danger of CnYffdlaw

Mauch Chunk. Pa, Aug. 17.--One wo- man was killed and two other persons were fatally injured this afternoon by jumping from a trolley car that was in danger of colliding with another on Flagstaff Mountain, near here.
 The dead woman is Mrs Herman Beissert. aged 45 years. of Newark. N. U. Those fatally injured are Mary Cunningham, II years of age, of this place, who sustained a crushed thigh, and internal2 injuries, and Alice Boyle, 22 years of age, a school teacher, of Mansford, near here. who lost leg and had the foot on the other crushed. |.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-18
OFFICIALS ARE SHORT.
Special Auditors Report shows Large
 Amounts Due County.

Amounts Due COunty. Columbus. O.. Aug 1T--The sum of $6S270 collected in overcharge in al- legged illegal fees, is due Ashtabula County from former officers, according to report filed with the Auditor of State by Special Examiner Fl. B. Sago, and made public tonight.
 Mr. Sago has been at work on the books of the county officers of Ashta- buIa County for nearly two years. The report of the Examiner has been placed in the hands of the prosecuting attor- riey of Ashtabula County with a view to recovering the money from the for- mer county officers or their bondsmen.
 Former Treasurer A. o. Haakins la alleged to owe the county $44,s4e. Hts large shortage is explained by the sta tAneuk In the report that he uunsla A ered all money remaining in the tFeas- ury over amounts with which he was charged by the county. as belonging to himself R. E. Harper, another for nier treasurer. Is said to owe the coun- ty s20,900,
 The report declares that none of the nldney was retained with any wrongful intent, but that the county officers were careless in construinK the law.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-18
RELATIONS RESTORED.
ecretary Taft Concludes Arrangements
 With Panama and Colombia.

Secretary Taft Concludes Arrangements
 With Panama and Colombia.
 Washington, August 17-Secretary Taft today concluded an arrangement with representatives of the govern ments of the United States of Colombia and Panama for the settlement of the issues between those countries and the United States growing out of the separation of Panama and Colombia and the creation of the canal zone.
 Secretary Taft has undertaken these negotiations at the request of Secre- tary Root, because of his familiarity with the questions involved It is understood the arrangement provides for the final settlement of the claims of Colombia upon Panama in eonnec- tion with the assumption by the latter party of the national debt of the parent State and for the restoration of com merciaI relations between Colombia and Panama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-18
PLEASURE LAUNCH BURNS
 AND PASSENGER DR0WNS
A Negro In a Passing sIOOp Reseues
 Those Aboard.

Norfolk. Va. Aug. 1Z-The gasoline launch Edna May. bound from. Manteo. N. C.. for Nags Head, with a large party aboard, caught fire from an ex- plosion today near Manteo and was burned to the waters edge.
 Miss Cora Midgett. one of the pas .sengers, was blown into the water and was drowned. and the engineer and fire man are reported fatally burned. A negro in a passing sloop rescued those aboard the burning ship.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-18
eeene !. shiftea.

New York, Aug. 1.-The early arri- val of President Small and the eonse- duent shifting from Chicago Co this cfty of executive direction of the strike k awaited by the fdie teIegta phers of the East.
 Just when Mir. Small will reach here the union men could not say tonight They have received no word from him. but expect that he will be here within a few days. They hope that the Pres ident will be able to bring about bet ter situation from this point. There were few developments today. One Wall street brokerage firm refused de- mands asked by its eight operators, and the latter quit immediately. Their positions were filled with non-union men.
 The Western Union and the Postal telegraph Companies reiterated to- night that they were doing business without serious inconvenience. The strikers for their part still insisted that the situation was satisfactory. The press and other leased wire ser- vice is fast reaching a normal basis.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-18
ALABAMA PosTMAsTERs.
Rural Mail Carriers Have Been Given
 Appointments.

Washington, Aug. 1T,-(Speclal.)- Rural carriers have been appointed to Ashvllle Route No. 3, homas B. Heald, regular. Walter F. Heaid. substitute; Chepultepec Route No. I. S. B. Allgood. regular. R. H. Major. substitute; Fay ette Route No. 1. Fked Jones. regular. Y. Hoffman. substitute; Phil Campbell. Route No {, P. NJ Wood. regular, c. S. Franks. substitute.
 Herbert McKerall has been appointed postmaster oat Tombigbee, Mareng county. vice T. B. Gaines. removed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-18
INSURANCE COMPANY NOT
 ALLOWED TO EXHUME BODY
Trial Judge Also Orders. Company to
 Pay Costs

Pay Costs
 Topeka, Kas., Aug. 17.-Judge Mo- Pherson of the United States District Court, today denied the application of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York for an order to exhume the body of the late L. H. Perkins of Lawrence, Kas.
 Perkins died in June last after a fall from the top of his residence. In De- cember. 1906. Perkins had taken out a policy for $100,000 in the Mutual Life Company. After his death this comF pany refused to pay his heirs and filed a petition asking the court for an or- der to exhume the body and to allow an analysis to be made. indicating that the deceased had died from poisoning. Judge McPherson in denying the appli- cation today ordered the insurance company to pay the costs of the suit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-18
A BIC FAILURE.
Curtis, Leggett and Company Will Be
 Placed In Hands of Receiver.


 Utica, N r., Aug 1T.-Application was made before United States Court Judge Day at Norwich today, for the appointment of receiver for Curtiss, Leggett and Company. manufacturers of shirts and collars and cuffs of Troy, N. Y.
 A petition is filed by three Troy cred. ttors who allege that the firm is insol- vent. The liabilities are placed at sl,- 100 900 while the assets are said to be nominalIy a2.0e0s00o. The company was formed several years ago by the com soIidation of other companies. It is said that the stringency of the money market has cramped the company.
 It Is said that there will be no oppo- sition to the proceedings and receiver win bc appointed who will continue the busness till the concern may be reor- ganized and put on stronger basis. The company employs about l,A00 op- eratives.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-18
DIFFERENcE or oPINroN.
Lawyers DisaRree as to Lerafaty d
 New Railroad Laws

New Railroad Laws.
 Decatur Aug. 1T.-(speciaI. l---AmonR the lawyers of the Decaturs there seems to be quite a difference of opin- ion as to the legality of the railroad laws enacted by the last State Legiala~ ture and which laws the Louisvills and Nashville Railroad has enjoined the State Courts from enforcing.
 However the County officials say they intend to enforce the laws affect- ing the railroads. as enacted by tho State Legislature, even though they are sent to jail for so doing.
 It is expected here that the matter is liable to cause some serious compli- cations and the outcome is being looked forward to here with much fn- tnrtSt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-18
FAST TRAIN WRECKED
 AND ENGINEER KILLED
Dead Engineer Was On His Way to
 Attend a Funeral.

St. Louis, Aug. 1.-The engine of a fast Iron Mountain passenger train from Little Rock jumped the track fourteen miles below St. Louis today, and with the mail car turned over.
 Engineer Aaron Platt was killed and the fireman was injured.
 Engineer Platt had expected to at tend the funeral here tomorrow of his friend Engineer Robert Johnson, who was killed by the explosion of an en- zine boiler on the same run Thursday night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-18
No More Delays.

St. Paul, Minn, Aug. 17.-"SubJect to deiay'' is no longer written across messages addressed to Chicago and New York in the St. Paul ofice of the Postal Telegraph Company.
 we have direct wires working with both cities,' was the statement made this morning. "and can handle the usual amount of business"
 At the Western Union office 1t was declared that conditions continued to improve.