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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-22
SPAIN AND UNITED STATES.
New Spanish Minister Declares Object
of His Mission. I

Washington.-"My mission to the
United States is to help cement new
ties of friendship" said Senior, Don
Ramon Pima, the new Spanish minis.
ter, in an interview.
II have not come here to remind
the American government that it de-
feated us, but to help both countries
to live down the unpleasant past"
please do not consider me irrev-
erent; but If Admiral Dewey won his
victory over u navy in Manila bay
by divine aid,' I think 1t must have
been the God of Wharf.-The aid that
iron gave him in co%nquering wood"
Senior Pima said that his country has
prospered since the war, and intimat.
ed that defeat by America developed
into a benefit.
1T caused the people to awake to
the realization" he said, that they
must be up and doing to keep pace
with the times, particularly with
American progress. Following this
both political and commercial condi
tions have greatly improved"
Senior Pima is the first Spanish min
lister at Washington since the retire
ment of Senior Ojeda in 1905. Since
then the legation has been in charge
of Louis Pastor, first secretary.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-22
NATIONS FIGHTING OVER MULE.
Stolen Animal Said to Have Caused
Nlcaragua.H honduras Trouble.

Washington, d. Ca mule was
the chief object of dispute between
Nicaragua ana Honduras, when they
began the quarrel which finally end
ed In the war that is threatening the
peace of all Central America, accord
ing to official communications ex-
changed by the ministers Of foreign
affairs for the two republics.
The controversy began when Senior
Augusta c. Coell>, the Honduran min
lister for foreign affairs, wrote a note
to Senior Jose d. Gomez, the Mica
raugan minister for foreign affairs, on
Jan. 20, protesting against the theft
Of a mule from Irenio Salgado by 35
Nicaraguan cavalrymen, who were
charged with entering Honduran ter
ritory.
In reply Senior Gomez said the
Nicaraguans did not quite enter Hon
duras, although they passed near to
the little town of Los Manos, in that
republic. This note brought a spirited
/ reply. Dispatches grew longer as the
| controversy waxed warmer. Other
| questions arose. Then the arbitration
tribunal was opened and finally the
| break came when President Zelaya
| of Nicaragua withdrew his member of
the arbitration and war between Hon.
duras and Nicaragua actually began.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-22

and which required one hour and is
minutes in the reading. DR.. Flint again
said without qualification that Thaw
knew his act was wrong, and is there
fore liable for the murder in the first
degree under the statutes of the state
of New York.
Jerome's Prophecy Goes Wrong.
Mr.. Delmas indicating that he would
cross-examine each expert searching
~, Mr.. Jerome's sanguine prophecy
that the taking of testimony will be
concluded by this evening has been
abandoned, and those concerned in the
case again look to April l as the
earliest moment of closing the trial.
Abraham Hummel Again.
Abraham Hummel was on the stand
again, and before Mr.. Delmas could
object to a question put by Mr.. Jerome,
the witness had got into the record
the statement that Evelyn Nesbit had
told him that she had informed Harry
Thaw In Paris, in 1903, that Stanford
White positively had not drugged or be,
traye her. Mr.. Delmas at first moved
to have the question and answer strick
en- from the record, but as the dis
trict attorney seemed about to consent
to this plea, he insisted that the an
swer stand.
HummeI Was Halted.
HummePs further testimony was
halted until Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
again takes the stand to testify as tc
whether or not Hummel was acting a:
her attorney when she made the state
ments to him, which were afterward.
embodied in an affidavit.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-22
SPRING TRADE
SATISFACTORY
IN VOLUME, IT is MAKING AN Elk.
CELLENT COMPARISON
WITH LAST YEAR.
LEADING INDUSTRIES BUSY
Cotton Factories and Steel Mills Have
orders Reaching Well Into
the ~Future-Grain Prices
Are Firm.

New York;. G. Dun & Co.'s week
ly review of trade says:
Spring trading is making a most sat
isfactory comparison with the volume
at this time last year, except in a
few sections where the weather is still
unfavorable, and mercantile collections
improve steadily, despite the high
money market. Leading industries
have orders covering production well
into the future, especially cotton fac
tories and steel mills, while the out
put of pig iron when the month opened
was close to the largest on record.
Prices are well maintained in all
sections of the iron and steel industry.
There is a nominal difference of about
81 per ton between spot and third
quarter business, but scarcely any
sales are made at the higher figure
because little iron is available for
prompt shipment. Domestic steel rail
business is supplemented by large re-
quirements by South America and
Japan that may be filled in this mar
ket If satisfactory deliveries can be
arranged.
Textile mills are producing at a re-
markable rate without threatening any
accumulation of stocks and advanced
prices for cotton goods have not
checked demands. Premiums above
regular quotations are willingly paid
for early shipments. Most jobbers
have not provided for all of the spring,
but others will not be able to meet
the requirements of customers. This
is especially the case with western
jobbers, who still receive liberal or.
ders. Leather is more quiet, stocks of
some varieties being larger than at
any recent date, and the situation now
depends upon the development of trade
in fall shoes. Domestic hides are dull
prices showing a downward tendency,
Prices of grain were well maintained
in view of the official report of the
farm reserve on March l. There was
no change in the cotton situation. AID
vance in price started liquidation that
caused a sharp decline.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-22

treasury department have been flooded
with appeals for President Roosevelt
and Secretary Cortelyou to take some
action to avert the threatened disas-
ter in the financial and railroad world.
1t can be stated, authoritatively, how
ever, that President Roosevelt will not
change his attitude toward the rail-
roads, though it is admitted that the
administration has no intention of en-
tering on an extremely radical attack
on the railway corporations.
"Panic" Follows Morgan's Visit.
1t is known that the visit of j. Pier
pont Morgan to the White House, to
induce the president to issue a reas-
surfing statement to the country in re-
gard to the administrations attitude
toward the railroads, and the apparent
failure of the financier's appeal has
had much to do with the panicky con
ditions that swept over Wall street.
President May Issue Statement.
While it has not been definitely de-
cided, the president may issue a state
ment outlining his attitude, after he
has conferred with Presidents McCrea,
Newman, Mellen and Hughitt, on the
railroad situation. The conference with
the four railroad magnates, which was
granted by the president, at the
earnest request of Mr.. Morgan, will be
held in a few days. 1t is generally I'm
derstood by those close to the presi
dent that the railway officials will
urge Mr.. Roosevelt to take some steps
to "allay the public anxiety now
threatening to obstruct railroad in
vestments and construction, and as It
the relations between the railroads anl
the government"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-22
JAPS SWARM INTO TEXAS.
They Are Replacing Mexicans as
House Servants.

Ell Paso, Tex.-So great has been
the influx of Japanese through this
port that hundreds have stopped in Ell
Paso, readily securing employment as
house servants, d%isplacing Mexican
help. The result is that the Mexican
authorities are taking cognizance of
the matter and protection looking to
the abatement of immigration unless
the new amendment to the United
States immigration law brings relief.
An immigrant inspector stated that
every vessel from the continent and
the Hawaiian islands arriving at Man
z~anillo, Mex, brought from 500 to 1900
Japanese, and that since Mexico had
facilitated the entry into this country
it was not a matter of much surprise
that they should suffer Inconvenience
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-22
TAFT PROMISED PROTECTION.
Knew of Expressed Willingness OF
NEGRO to Confess. o.

Washington, D. Gu. s. Senator
Overman, of North Carolina, VINO Is
a member of the senate committee on
military affairs, which Is investigating
the shooting up" of Brownsville, Tex,
said the committee received. informa-
ton two weeks ago that a former
member of the Twenty-fifth infantry
had expressed a willingness to make
a full confession IL he could receive
some assurance from the government
that he would be protected. Senator
Overman says this information was
forwarded to Secretary Taft, with the
suggestion that it be Investigated by
the wal department.
All the discharged troops who tell
the truth about the affair."" said the
senator, will certainly be protected
by the government.
Neither the senate committee on
military affairs nor the war depart
ment had received n official report
regarding the alleged confession of
the discharged negro soldier.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-22
DOWie Promised to Return
and Smite His Enemies

Chicago, Illinois.-SiX weeks be.
fore he died John Alexander Dowie
prepared his own funeral sermon. 1t
was decided not to permit it to be
read at the funeral, however, lest it
should bring greater dissension in Zion
City. The religious settlement is now
torn asunder by religious factions.
In an effort to bring the warning in
terests together, Judge Barnes
preached a simple sermon, in which he
extolled the good qualities of the dead
man.
The sermon prepared by Dowie was
given out for publication. This SER
mon makes it plainly evident that
Dowie did not forgive his enemies be-
fore he died, as he lashes those who
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-22

DISCHARGED NEGRO SOLDIER AD-
MITs PARTICIPATION.
ATTACK RESULT OF ALLEGED INJURY
After Encounter with White Man,
He Returned to Camp and
Armed Himself.

Galveston, Texas - The deep
mystery surrounding the alleged rad
of the negro soldiers from the Twen-
ty-ffth infantry upon the people of
Brownsville, Tex, on Aug. 10, last
year, has been cleared up, according
to u story printed Sunday by the Gal.
weston News.
After seven months of investigation
by federal authorities, what appears to
be the true version of the crime has
been secured from d. C. Gray, one of
the discharged soldiers, who admits
that he partially participated.
The man has been living in Gal
weston a large portion of the time
since he was discharged from the
army o o after the outrage.
Attack Mo- Pr%emedltated.
According to his statement, the at
tack was not premeditated, but was
the result of an alleged injury done
one OF the soldiers by a white man
in Brownsville half an hour before the
raid.
The negro, returning to the bar
racks, seized his rifle and announced
that he was going to kill the white
man. Several other negro soldiers
volunteered to go along and see the
work well done and to wipe out old
scores which they had against the
citizens OF account of the injuries
which they claimed to have suffered.
The negroes returned to the barracks,
after committing the assault on the
town, and many soldiers assisted in
the hurried cleaning of the guns for
the inspection, which followed soon
after the shooting in the town ceased.
Thought Reporter Was Detective.
Apparently the soldiers from only
one company participated in the raid,
although practically the entire battal-
ion knew soldiers had done the shoot
ing.
The negro soldier, 1t is said, gave
out the story believing the reporter
was a United States secret service
detective.
Gray says he was formerly a private
in Co. B of the Twepty-tlfth infantry.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-22
JEWS ADOPT SEVERE MEAoUREs.
Want to Prevent Repetition of Recent
Anti-Jewish Disturbances.

Yelisavetgrad, Russia-Measures OF
especial severity have been adopted
here to prevent a repetition of the re-
cent anti-Jewish disorders. Gov. Ma
laeff has been ordered to investigate
the recent disturbances personally and
then to report in person to Premier
Stolypin.
The Jews here have received a re.
assuring telegram from M. Perga-
ment, member of the lower house OF
parliament from Odessa, in which
praise is accorded the premier for the
the local disorders.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-22
CHICAGO sUB-TREASURY cLEW.
Absent.Minded Clerk May Have Taken
the Money!

Chicago-It having proved impos-
sible up to the present to obtain any
trace of the s173,0 600, which mysteri-
ously disappeared from the Chicago
su%b-treasury, the secret service Off
GERS are now working upon a theory
which they believe may bring tangible
results. This theory is that an en-
ploye of the ~sub-treasury is subject to
periods of mental alteration. He has
been examined and has admitted that
he is subject to attacks when his mind
is blank and he can not remember
what occurred during this time. 1t is
thought that the man, who, in his
normal condition, is careful and thor
oughly honest, may have taken the
money and has now forgotten where
it was placed.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-22
ROOSEVELT
WON'T CHANGE
WHITE HOUSE FLOODED WITH APP.
PEALS TO AVERT "THREAT-
ENED DISASTER"
"PANIC" FOLLOWED MORGAN
The President May Issue a Statement
Outlining His Attitude-Will
Confer With Railroad
Magnates.

Washington.-The following are the
efforts made by the government to re-
lieve the monetary situation:
Order of Secretary of the Treasury
Cortelyou postponing the withdrawal
of 100000, 600 of national deposits in
banks, put in last October.
A further order of Secretary Cortel-
you that the SIS. 600, 900 currency taken
by national banksScould be held with.
out substituting federal for state
bonds as security.
The offer to redeem $685. 00, 900 A
per cent bonds, with interest to
July /.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-22
LEGALITY OF THE EXISTENCE OF
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
is DOUBTED.
SAY OFFICIALS GOT $450,OO0
Also Charge That s2e 1000 Was Raised
by the Prize-Fight Promoters
for a Monopoly Of
the Permits.

San. Francisco-The action of the
grand jury in bringing before it the
members of the board of supervisors
aroused the greatest interest in the
proceedings of that body, which has
been forced to suspend its sessions
on account of the doubts thrown upon
its legality of existence by the attor-
neys of Mayor Schmitz and Abraham
Ruef, indicted for alleged extortion.
When it was announced last night that
the grand jury would probably re.
main in session all night, it was con.
coded that extraordinary results might
be looked for. To add to the public
excitement, the Bulletin last night
published an extra declaring that
further exposures of municipal cor
ruption had been made and that many
indictments would soon be made. In
certain circles the statements were
given credence because of the knowl
edge that the Bulletin people have
been openly securing evidence to aid
Assistant District Attorney Heney in
his prosecution of public officials. The
Bulletin says that a plot involving the
granting of valuable street railway
privileges were laid bare Monday.
Grating Is Charged.
1t is charged that the sum of $780,
600 was paid to high officials to per-
NIT of the conversion of street railway
systems into electric lines, and that
the bulk of this money was retained
by "a mysterious man." and that small
sums of money were parceled OF to
minor city officials to secure enough
votes to permit of the granting of the
required franchises. Another story IL
that rival telephone companies eacl.
paid large sums Of money, one to shut
off competition and the other to secur
the right of competition for public
patronage. Another charge is that d
corporation fund of $26, 900 was raise!
by prize-fight promoters to secure a
monopoly of fight permits. The rail
way franchises and the telephone fran.
chise were passed by the supervisors
in the day of confusion Immediately
following the earthquake in April. The
supervisors were directly concerned
with all of these legislative acts.
Believe Someone Confessed.
1t has been believed by persons close
ly associated with the district attor
ney's office that some confession:
have been obtained which have direct
bearing on charges privately and pub
licly made. Assistant District Attor
ney Heney, a few days ago, whet
asked for a candid personal opinion o
his evidence against officials indicte:
and about to be indicted, said:
Il have stronger evidence agains
these people than l had in the LAM
fraud cases in Oregon, and where thu
juries convicted"
Commissioner Wilson, an eX-super
visor; H. NJ. Owens, an attorney; Ru
dolph Speckels and a mysterious youn!
woman, whose name is given by Burn
as Miss Smith, and who is said t.
have been employed by the board O
supervisors as stenographer, were ais
before the grand jury during the day
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-22

ousted him from control as dogs of
he'll"
Il shall return, and with ruthless
hand shall / exterminate the vipers
and the dogs of hell that now hold
the high places in the City of Zion.
They dreamed, and in the grossness
of their dreams they thought they had
prevailed over the First Apostle" said
Dowie in the
And now, priests and elders of
Zion, shall return to strike We down.
| shall return in another form, bright
er and more beautiful, and ten thou
sand times more terrible, to cut We
off in the midst of your sins, and to
win back Zion for the truth and for
them that held to the word and did
no evil"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-22
P~iTTSBURG HARD HIT.
Ten oquare Miles Inundated During
the Recent Flood.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Ten square miles
were inundated during the recent flood
here. The loss is summarized as fol-
lows: In output of steel mills, 3d.
100000; other industries, 5 1000, 900;
in wages of employees, 81, 1897, 900; esti-
mated damage to industrial plants,
q, 800. goo. Total loss, ~s9,337,0o0. Vari-
Gus other estimates are being made,
ranging from $40, 000, 900 to s28, 000, 900.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-22
BECAUSE HE LOVED HER so.
Discarded by Object of His Affections
Cleveland Man Shoots Self.

Cleveland, o. Repulsed by the
woman with whom he was in love,
Henry De Burt, a prominent contrac-
tor, fired a bullet into his head. while
standing in the doorway of the wom-
ans home. 1416 Prospect avenue one
of Cleveland's fashionable residence
streets. De Burt was removed to a
hospital in a dying condition.
Mrs. Florence Patterson was the OBJ.
ject of his affections.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-22
BARS cooLIE LARoRERs.
Provisions Of the immigration Bill Put
Into Force.

Washington. = President Roosevelt
has issued an executive order directing
that Japanese or Korean laborers,
skilled or unskilled, who have received
passports to go to Mexico, Canada or
Hawaii, and to come therefrom, be re-
fused permission to enter the conti-
mental territory of the United States.
This is practically the Anal chapter 10
the California case.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-22
SINCLAIR FOUND DYNAMITE.
Quantity of Explosive In Cellar Three
Weeks Ago.

New York-Upton Sinclair, whose
cooperative colony house, Helicon
Hall, near Englewood, n. j., was de.
stroyed by fire early Saturday morn
ing, has admitted that three weeks
ago enough dynamite was found in the
cellar to have blown the structure to
fragments. This statement has spurred
the authorities to more vigorous ef-
forts ON the theory of incendiarism.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-22
JAPs IN FRISCO SCHOOLS.
The Bars Having Been Removed, They
Are Admitted.

San Francisco.-The admission of
Japanese children followed the action
of the board of education, resembling
the resolution which barred Japanese
pupils. from the schools. In accord
ance with instructions from Washing
ton, U. S. Attorney Devlin had a for
NAL order of dismissal of the Japanese
cases entered. Similar action was
taken in state supreme court.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-22
TALKED TO DEATH.
Bill to Extend Suffrage to Women In
Great Britain.

London.-The bill to extend the
right of suffrage to women was de-
feated in the house of commons, where
1t was talked to death without coming
to a vote. Supporters Of the bill made
a very determined attempt to secure a
vote, but the speaker declined to ac-
cept a motion~of closure. The bill is
thus killed for the present session of
arliament.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-22
Want. More chaplains.

Washington, d. Can effort Is
to be made to have the number OF
chaplains In the navy increased.
There are practically three times az
many ships in the navy o as dur
ing the civil war. but the number Of
chaplains has not increased"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-22
Macon (Mo.) pepo, Robbed.

Macon, Mo.-Three masked men en-
tered the Wabash passenger station
here and, while mi held up two coal
miners who were in the waiting room,
the others dynamited the safe, taking
about 5000 in cash and a draft. They
escaped,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-22
MIssIonarIes Reported Killed.

Shanghai.-It is reported from Chi
nese sources that a Wesleyan mission
has been destroyed near Ningpo, and
that their missionaries are killed.
The report is not confirmed from for
eign sources.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-22
Six FataIlties at Minuo Junction.

Steubenville, O.-At least six and
perhaps ten members of two foreign
families we're drowned in the food at
Mingo Junction, according to reports
received here. The houses foated
away with their occupants.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-22

U. s.. Supreme Court Takes Recess.
Washington-The chief justice has
announced that the supreme court of
the United States will take a two
weeks recess from Monday until
April s.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-22
Hard Week on the Hourss.

Berlin. Germany-"The worst week
the bourse has had in 80 years is the
verdict of one Of the financial review
ers In summing up last weeks move
ments on the stock market
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-22
constitutional Convention Adjourn

Guthrie. Okla.-The only state cou-
stitution to be produced under modern
conditions has finally been drafted
here. The constitutional convention
has finished its work and adjourned
after lit days N session.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-03-22

Commercial wal with Germany will
be avoided by renewal Of present
modus vivendi rather than negotia-
lions toward reciprocity treaty.