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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-28
DENIES HE WAS HELD
NEGRO TEsTIFIEs IN THE PEON-
 AGE CASE.
Jim McCants, Alleged To Have Been Kept fin Peonage By the 6rahams,
 swears It's Net

Pensacola. Fla. Nov. 27--(SpeciaI)- was concluded in the United States Court this afternoon. and the argu- ments commenced when court had re- convened after the supper hour.
 The chief witness for the defense was Jim MsCants. the man. who, 1t is alleged. Is peon. He swore that he was not forced by any means to return to the Graham camp, but that he had done SO of his own free will, and fur ti,erinore, siiat tl1e prosecution had en- deavored to persuade him to say that he had been held against his will.
 The government in rebuttal presented testimony taken at the preliminary trial
 It is hoped that the case will be concluded tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-28
THANKSGIVING PROGRAM.
RooxeyeIt Will Visit Home of Former
 President Madison.

Washington. Nov. T.-President Roosevelt. accompanied by Mrs hoose- welt. Miss Ethel and Quentin. will go by special train tomorrow morning to Montpelier. Va, arriving there, call will be made at the former home of President Madison. located near Mont peIier and DOW occupied by William Dupont.
 The trip was arranged by the Presi- dent to complete his visits to the homeo of former Presidents who resided in the South. The call at the Madison home will be purely informal and brief The trip Is to be made by special train over the Southern Railway and will oc- cupy several hours in the middle por- tion of the day. The White House will be reached in ample time for the fam fly Thanksgiving dinner in the even ing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-28
TO RESUME oPEr .ATroN.
Republic Iron Company To Start Up
 It's Plants.

Republic Iron Company To start Up
 Its Plants.
 Pittsburg. Nov. 27--Announcement was made today at the general offices of the Republican Iron and Steel Com pany. in this city. that orders on the books and the present situation war rant resumption in all plants shut down on account of the financial strin- gency. M
 The Valley Iron Works and the Brown Bonnell Iron Works. Younes- town, Ohio. plants of the Republic Company, resumed with full forces to- day, and will not be idle tomorrow in recognition o fthe holiday. semi-oficial announcement was also made that the company's immense plant at Youngs- town, Ohio, will start early next week.
 The Shenandoah Steel i.nd Iron Com pany's. big plant at wheatIand. Pa. resumed today with full day and nj ght forces.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-28
HORRIBLE BUTCHERY.
Yaaui Indians kiII Four Men and In-
 lure Two Others.

Fl Paso, Tex. Nov. 27.-Members of a prospecting party who have been in the State of Sonora, Mexico. bring a story of butchery by Yaqui Indians. in which four persons were killed and two injured.
 The Indians attacked pack train and scattered provisions over dis tance of several miles. At Monte de Lena. the prospecting party met two badly frightened Mexicans who told of a Yaqui raid that had just occurred a few miles ahead. investigation dis closed the dead and badly mutilated bodies of four men and the horribly wounded
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-28
TAFT IS WELL.
War Secretary Is speeding Over Sibe-
 rian Railway.

War Secretary Is speeding Over Sibe-
 rian Railway.
 Petropvlosk. Asiatic Russia. Nov. 27. The train bearing Secretary of War Taft and his party over the Trans-Si- berian Railway from Vladivostok to Moscow, arrived here today. All the members of the party are well and the train is Keeping to it's schedule.
 Secretary Taft has been officially requested 70 spend one day more In St. Petersburg and this he has agreed to do. Consequently he will leave Mos- COW next Sunday night instead of Mon- day, as at first planned. All the sta- tions along the route are decorated with flags in honor of the distinguish ed traveller. and the Secretary re- ceives calls from officials of the army at nearly every stopping place.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-28
RiIlinrd Championshin.

St. Louis. Nov. 27--H4rry r. Cline, of Philadelphia. tonight took the lead in the nationa lthree cushion billiard tourney by defeating John G. Horgan, of Elmira.. N. Y, 50 to .35 Cline and Lloyd Hevne, of Chi caeo. having been tied for first place for several days. Cline's high run was Ave and his average 0.52: Horgan's nigh run was four. and his average n
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-28

tionaI political conventions was killed at midnight last night by the lower House of the State Legislature. The bill was opposed by friends of Speaker Cannon, as being inimical to his can for President of the United State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-28
VETERAN WHO CAPTURED
 JEFF DAVIS IS DEAD

Detroit, Mich., Nov. 27--A special
 . to The Free Press from Dansviile, . Mich.. says:
 . Charles Paddock, veteran of . the civil war. died at his home . here today. He was 64 years of . age. Mir. Paddock was one of . those who helped capture Jeffer- . son Davis. President of the Con- . federacy, for which he received ' his share of the reward.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-28
NAN PAVED TO DEATH.
 BY FAMOUS RACE HORSE.

( Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 27.-John
 ( Moser. An employe on the stock
 ( farm of R. c. Brien. near here
 ( was kicked and paved to death q there today by MT. Brien's race q horse Kercheval, winner of the q Burns handicap in California q the Cumberland Derby here. and
 A other notable fixed events of q various tracks East and West. q The mans head was mashed and q bruised almost into a pulp and c his skull broken so that the brains c oozed out. He died In the city ( hospital here five hours after q being hurt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-28
Judge Jones Eyoins State Fr/m
 Enforcing Reused Railrola Bills;
 Sueeping Order Susp nds Code
SUMMARY OF JUDGE JoNEs's ORDER.

CUN11HzAHx JVO0E JVNEO ONOEn -9
 Restrans court official shipper traveller and private individual of Alabama from enforcing attempting to enforce the provisions of the the Alabama Legs aure at the recent special session applies railroad
 The order affecting Central of Georgia made retrnabe De cember 16
 The order affecting the Louisville and Nashville and allied lines made returnabe December 2.
 Restraints we'll known business firms of Montgomery pecialy from attempting enforce statutory regulation of rail- road rates
 All persons attempting to trains of the railroads opera ing Alabama restrained from using attempting the at rates specified in the bills passed at the sion of the legislature.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-28
RESUME CASH BASIS.

New Orleans Banks are Waiting on
 New York.
 New Orleans, La. Nov. 27.--It was announced at the New Orleans clear ing house today that all banks here will resume cash payments just as soon as New York does.
 Clearing house returns show that New Orleans banks have cash baf- ances on deposit fin New York amounts ing to more than two and half mif- lion dollars.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-28
WEATHER FoRECAsT.

;, washington, Nov. 27s-For Alabama. Rafn Thursday, Friday colder and probably fafry light to fresh variable winds beeomfng north.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-28
No Direct Primary.

Springfield. H., Nov. 27.-The ogles- by direct primary bill which incident ally would have changed the method of choosing Illinois delegates to na-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-28

GcOntinued on Page Five0
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-28

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Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-09
WILL REVISE MINING LAWS
Claim on All Discoveries of
Coal and Salt
BY Associated Press.

BERLIN, Jan. S.-Chancellor Won
of the emperor king at the opening of
the PruSsian diet. After referring to
the excellent financial condition of
Prussia the speech announced the gov
ernment's intention to propose fresh
legislation to meet the difficulties en-
countered in Poland, lin carrying out
the historical task of strengthening
the German elements there"
The diet will be engaged until Satur-
day with the first reading of the bud
get, after which it will adjourn until
the ~reichstag elections have taken
place, as many members of the diet are
also candidates for election to the
reichstag.
The speech from the throne an
nounced the purpose of government to
bring in a bill to revise the mining
laws in such a manner as henceforth
to give the state a prior right to new
discoveries of coal and salt
1t is said the government does not
intend to effect a monopoly in mining,
but that it's right to prevent an undue
opening of new mines beyond the needs
of the country will be secured and that
it will also take possession of such
mineral deposits as the interests of the
state demand. This new law, it is eX-
pected. will set forth that the state, in
proclaiming new mining laws, will re-
serve the right to acquire the said
lands within a specified time, in the
meanwhile allowing private owners to
operate the mines.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-09
QUEND CATHOLICS PUNISHED
Parish Priest Is Withdrawn and Public
Worship Suspended by Mgr.
Dizien's Order

By Associated Press.
PARIS, Jan. Sin order to punish
the Catholics of the canton of Quend,
seventy-four miles from Amiens, who
are proposing to form cultural as
sociation under the new law, Mon
seignor Dlzen, the bishop of Amiens.
has ordered the withdrawal Of the
parish priest at Quend, thus compelling
the suspension of public worship there.
Minister of Education BRAND an
nounced today that the bishops man
sions and rectors' seminaries taken
possession of by the government will
in future be devoted to educational
purposes.
Finance Minister Caillaux has direct
ed the authorities of the mint to sub
stitute on all coins the words Liberty,
Equality and Fraternity" for the old
device of God Protect France" in
accordance with the amendment to the
budget appropriation for minting coin
adopted by the chamber of deputies.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-09
COOO|NC DEMANDS
RAILROAD CONT TR0L
ldaho's Governor Recommends Crea-
tion of State Commission of Three
Members to Establish Max
imum Rates
BY Associated Press.


BOISE, Idaho, Jan. S.-Gov. Frank
Gooding, in the message which he to-
day sent to the state legislature, urges
radical legislation for the control of the
railroads operating in Idaho. He recon-
mends the creation of state railroad
commission of three members to be ap-
pointed by the governor, clothed with
full power to establish maximum rates,
enforce entire publicity in relation to
railroad transportation within the state
and correct railway abuses of which the
people have complained.
Gov Gooding urges stringent anti
pass legislation. He reviews at length
the legal proceedings following the ar
rest of Harry Orchard, Steve Adams,
Charles Fl. Meyer William d. Haywood
and George A. Pettibone, charged with
the assassination OF former Governor
Frank Steunenberg; deplores the fact
that many labor organizations have
criticised the action of the state ofil-
GERS i'm taking up the prosecution.
The governor states that the course
of the prosecuting officers has been ap-
proved by the state courts, the federal
district court and the supreme court OF
the United States.
Gov. Gooding urges the enactment OF
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-09
COLORADO IS IN
PREACHER HANDS
REV. HENRY a. BUCHTEL IS
lNAUGURATED
Ceremony Held in a Church for the
First Time in the States History.
Governor Demands Rail-
way Legislation
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
DENVER, Jan. S.-Rev. Henry A..
Buchtel, chancellor of Denver univer-
sity, was inaugurated as governor of
Colorado at noon today and for the
first time in the history of the state
the inauguration took place in Il
church.
In Difference to the governors wish
the oath of office was administered
to him and he delivered his inaugural
address to the legislature in Trinity
M. f. church. which he aided largely
in building while he was pastor of that
congregation. The governor concluded
his address with a prayer. followed by
the Lords prayer in which many of
the audience Joined.
About $500 persons attended the in
augural ceremonies. the church being
crowded. Following the inaugural GER
emonieS the governor and other state
officials We're escorted from the church
to the capitol by a military and civil
procession, the students of Denver
university marching along with the
governors carriage.
Governor Buchtel devoted the great
er portion of his address to the uues-
tions of railway legislation and edu-
cation. In treating the former he said
that the weak parts in the national
law referred to in President Roose-
Velt's message to congress must be
omitted in Colorados progress. Moth
ing would be done to drive capital
away from Colorado but instead every
thing would be done to invite both
capital and people to the state. He
said:
"All our people and all railway Off
cials and all investors of capital and
all prospective citizens of Colora 10
must come to understand that the day
of political vagaries has passed for
ever in this state and that men of
practical sense, with breadth of view
and moral integrity, are now in con-
troll of the legislative, the judicial and
the executive departments in Colo
RADIO"
The governor characterized a local
option law as the application of the
principle of the square deal to the ques-
ton of open saloons.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-09
Senate Seeks Harmony
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S-The Re-
publican leaders of the senate were in
conference at various times today on
the terms of a resolution relating to
the presidents discharge of negro
troops that will harmonize the differ
ences between Senators Lodge and
Foraker.
The indications are that provision
will be determined upon directing an
inquiry by the committee on military
affairs into the occurrences at Browns
willie without specifying whether it shall
zeal only with the facts or shall include
the legal problems as well. In view of
this prospect Senator Foraker today
further postponed the presentation in
the senate of his views on the subject.
1t was announced that Senators Till
man and Daniels and other senator's de-
cided to be heard, and that Mr.. Till
man could not proceed today on ac-
count of illness.
Discussion in the senate Of the presi-
dents course in discharging the negro
troops was resumed. Senator Daniel
was the first speaker.
I'm the main he supported the presi-
dent.
Practically all of today was given
over by senate leaders of both parties
to AN effort to bring about harmony
between opposing views COlttIhlIl5
the proposed investigation Of the af-
fair an Brownsville, Texas. What
amounts to an agreement between
Senators Foraker and Lodge has been
attained by their friends, but inasmuch
as il was decided not to present the
compromise until all of the senators
desiring to do SO had made speeches ON
the subject of the dismissal of the
negro troops it is not absolutely GER
tain that the peace plans will not be
upset 3
The compromise is not greatly differ
ent from the resolutions presented by
Senator Lodge and a similar resolution
which Senator Foraker had intended to
offer as a substitute for his original
resolution. 1t provides for the investi-
cation by the senate committee ON
military affairs Of the affray at Browns
willie and to this is TO be added provi-
sions that subcommittee be sent ia
Brownsville and that the expenses of
the Investigation be paid out Of the
contingent fund Of the senate. Such a
resolution would ignore the constitu-
tional aud legal questions that have
been debated for several days
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-09
PRESIDENT RIPLEY
GIVES TESTIMONY
is ONLY WITNESS PUT ON
STAND
Interstate Commerce Commissions
Inquiry Into Hartman Railroads
Fails to Bring Out Any,
thing Startling
BY Associated Press,

BY Associated Press
CHICAGO, Jan. S.-The inquiry of the
interstate commerce commission into
the management and methods of the
Hartman railroads, begun in New
York, was resumed here today.
The commission was occupied most of
the day with testimony as to cattle
from Texas points, and it was not until
late in the afternoon that the Harri-
man lines were brought before the
body.
Only ne witness was examined, Pres
ident Ripley of the Santa Fe railroad.
He declared he did not know until he
had read it last week in the paper that
the Union Pacific was the holder Of
nearly $10,000,000 of Santa Fe stock. He
asserted that when approached by rep
resentatiVes of this stock for the right
to name members of the Santa Fe di-
rectory he refused to consider the prop
ositon until it was distinctly UNDER
stood that the directors to be named
were not officers of the Union Pacific
or of any other line competitive with
the Santa Fe. The directors elected
We're II. H. Rogers and II. c. Frick,
both of whom We're directors of the
Union Pacific at the time of their cleo
tion to the Santa Fe directorate. Pres
ident Ripley testified that their connec-
ton with the Union Pacific had in no
way impaired their usefulness to the
Santa Fe.
President Ripley was examined at
considerable length as to whether the
Union Pacific and the Southern Pacific
were competitors of each other and of
the Santa Fe.
The substance of his testimony in this
respect was that while competitors i'm
some things they were not so on all
classes OF traffic nor from all parts of
the country.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-09
FLASHES FROM THE WIRES
By Associated Press.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan, S,-Busness
houses generally, including the cotton eX-
change, were closed today in honor of the
anniversary of the battle of New Or
leans, which is a legal holiday.
MANILA, Jan. S.-W. A. Sutherland
agent for the Jamestown exposition, is
preparing a Filipino industrial and ethno-
logical exhibit as private enterprise.
NEW YORK, Jan. S.-That control Of
the Mercantile National bank of this city
has passed from the hands of Edwin
Could and the interests he represents 10
those of f. A. Hein2e was shown today
at the election of new board of di-
rectors.
SAN FRANCISCO Jan. S-The bank
commissioners have issued a license to
the Montague Banking company to en-
gage i'm the banking business at Mon
tague, Siskiyou county, The bank has a
capital of $4,000.
CHARLEROI, Belgium Jan. S.-The
coal miners strike is extending An
overseer was murdered today and two
miners were badly injured
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8.-The light
ship Armerla arrived today from New
York after a voyage Of 75 days,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-09
HOUSE CONSIDERS
MILITARY BUDGET
SLAYDEN WANTS NO MORE
NEGROES
Senate Seeking Some Means of Brine=
ing About Harmony Between Lodge
and Foraker Over Browns
willie Affair
BY Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-The house
Immediately after the approval of the
journal today began the consideration
of the military appropriation bill
Chairman Hull began the debate by
comprehensive statement of the con-
tents of the army budget, which car
ries S2,5OO,OOO more than last year.
Other speeches were made by Slayden
of Texas on his bill to discontinue the
enlistment of negroes in the army of
the United States; by Mr.. Zenor of
Indiana against the ship subsidy bill,
and by Mr.. Gaines of Tennessee, who
spoke in commemoration of the ninety
second anniversary of the battle of
New Orleans. Without finishing gen.
eral debate. the house at 4:50 ad-
journed.
The bill limiting the hours of railroad
employees was the unfinished busi-
ness" before the senate and was dis
cussed for an hour, and many amend
ments suggested.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-09
AMENDS CHINESE
EXCLUSION LAWS
BY Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.-The Perkins
subcommittee of the house committee
on foreign affairs today agreed on a
bill for amendment to the Chinese ex-
clusion act The chief feature is a pro-
vision that inspectors under the de-
partment OF commerce and labor shall
inspect Chinese laborers at the port
from which they embark as well as the
American port of arrival.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-09

the first named of these matters is in
no sense inconsistent with its constitu-
tional declaration that the league, as
SUCH shall not adopt any measures or
discrimination against any chinese,
Japanese or Korean now or hereafter
legally resident In the United states,
but on the contrary is merely an eXer-
else Of the unquestionable right or our
citizens. acting individually or collec-
lively, to secure the enforcement of all
laws of the state designed for the
regulation of the relations between the
respective races further,
Resolved. That the allegation that the
league has formally and officially par
ticipated in boycott on the japanese
restaurant keepers is contrary to fact
and based chiefly upon q misinterpreta-
tion of press reports of the league s
proceedings; further,
Resolved, That we deny and protest
against these and other features of Sec
retary Metcalfs report to President
Roosevelt as unjust, untrue and mis-
leading, further
Resolver. That the report of Secre-
tary MetCalf is utterly unworthy of
CredenCe i'm any particular, the same be-
ing an obviously one-sided and grossly
exaggerated presentation of incidents
which so far as they exist at all bear
no significance to the question at issue
between the governments Of the United
States and of Japan or between the
state Of California and President Roose-
welt; further,
object to Coolies
Resolved, That we hereby express our
lack Of confidence in Secretary Metcalf
as one who, having been houored and
trusted by our citizens, has sought to
betray our interests in matter vitally
affecting the welfare of the present aud
future generations, with the object Of
bolsteIing up assault upon our rights as
a self-governing commonwealth ana
with intent so justify a blow at the
most fundamental principle Of national
liberty.
Passed unanimously.
Whereas Bids have been called for
by the Panama canal commission tor
the supply of 2500 Chinese laborers
under conditions virtually amounting
to involuntary servitude, therefore be it
Resolved, by the japanese and Korean
Exclusion league, That we protest
against the proposed employment of
Chinese exclusion and alien contract
laws; further,
Resolved, That we especially object
to the terms under which 1T is proposed
to hold the Chinese laborers to their
contracts with the labor agents" said
terms being a violation of the thir-
teenth amendment to the constitution
of the United States, inasmuch as they
clearly imply and necessarily involve
state of involuntary servitude; further,
Resolved, That copies of these reso-
lutions be forwarded to the Panama
canal commission, the president of the
United States and the secretary of
state.
Passed unanimously.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-09
Nelson Returns to Senate
BY Associated Press.

BY AbSOUIdltU IIN77'
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 8.-The Re-
publican members of the Minneapolis
legislature in caucus this afternoon
named United States Senator Knute
Nelson to succeed himself. This is
equivalent to election on January %, as
the Republicans are in overwhelming
majority.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-09
SAY CHINESE ARE NOT NEEDED
California Senators See No Necessity
for Alien Labor to Dig
Canal
3y Associoted Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. S.-The congress
sional committee of twelve, headed by
Congressman Mckinley Of California,
which has been inspecting the work
on the Isthmian canal, arrived here
today on the steamer Panama from
Colon.
The members of the committee said
their observations were that work on
the canal is progressing favora bly,,
and that the employees were well sat-
isfied.
Senator Flint and Congressman Nc
Kinlay said they did not believe 1t
would be necessary to employ Chinese
to comDlet te the work.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-09
May Surrender Bandit

GV AseOCIated Ircss
PARIS, Jan. S.-The French minister
at Taugier telegraphs that the sheik
of the tribe with which Raisuli has
sought refuge is negotiating with the
Moroccan war minister with the view Of
surrendering to the government with
his whole tribe.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-09
Woman Is Reprieved
BY Associated Press.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Jan. $50
prevent complications should the SUI
preme court of the United States decide
to grant Mrs. Aggie Myers, now under
death sentence for the murder of her
husband, new trial, Governor Folk to-
night issued reprieve for ninety days.