The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-31
STEARNS AT WHARF
sEHxm FISHING SMACK RETURNS
 TO PENSACOLA.
Florida vesseI was Taken by Mexican Government on Charge of P0ach- ing and Casnsed an Inter-
 national Dispute.

Pensacola Fla, Jan. s0.-lSpecial. } The fishing schooner Sflas stcarns, seized over six months ago by the noachins airngsis in Mexisan upom Waters reached Pensacola this morning and the own, CTS. the Warren Fish Company, VIII immediately proceed to fit out the vessel to resume fishing for red snap pers.
 The Stearns, with vessel from Mobile and one from Galveston were taken into custody by a Mexican gum Sesse,s Sea. shs elaim i'm ii that @ they we're mot not poaching. but that they were from hf- teen to thirty miles off the Mexican coast. The Mexicans. however, swore differently and the courts held that
 The fishing firms, however. appeal ed to United States Senator Mallory, and as soon as the Congress was con vened he introduced a resolution call- ing upon the Secretary of State re- garding the seizure. This had the ef- fect of the Mexicans deciding to re- lease the smacks upon bond, but this was placed at a large sum, and the owners refused to give 1t.
 The bond was then so placed that the schooners could be released upon the attorney for the fishing firms sign. n. that the matter has been dropped en7 urely. and that in future vessels from gulf ports will not be molested when they are engaged in fishing at what
 Big Bankruptcy Petitions.
 Two voluntary petitions in bank ruptcy were filed this morning in the court, The first was that of W. E. Jordan. who scheduled his liabilities at $z0,6SS, with assets of $500. The heaviest sss creditors of the bankrupt are fay. ss,5oo; Pensacola Lumber Com pany, s5,0oe. w. c. Dewberry. $5,00o.
 The other voluntary bankrupt Is John G. Welsh, former county treas- s2.es6. 46. with assets of about $500. Y He was engaged in the manufacture and repair of wagons and buggtes, having recently embarked in business on West Romano street.
 Buys Big Hay Farm.
 The Southern States hay farm, con- sidered one of the finest hay farms in Florida, has been purchased from the Southern States Lumber Company by James M. Muldon. At the same time. MT. Muldon purchased fro the company 11.000 acres of land in Baldwin county. Ala. where he anticipates establish the two properties cost the purchaser approximately S65.000,
 The hay. farm. which consists of about 4,0Oo acres, a large amount of which Is under fence and cultivation, also carries with. it a large number of farm buildings. including the largest hay barn in Florida. and also farming implements. cattle, etc. It will be maintained by the owner, as it Is con- sidered one of the most valuable tracts Of land for the purpose 1t is being used. in this section.
 Attorney Reese Returns.
 Hon. R. Pope Reese. who has been appointed as assistant United States Attorney-Generai, has returned from Jacksonville. where he has been for the past four weeks assisting in the prosecution of parties indicted for peonage. The United States court will reconyene in about two or three weeks when MT. Reese will return to Tack- sonvilie to continue the prosecution of these cases.
 He states that there are about ten indictments against various persons yet to be heard and that the Govern ment intends prosecuting all of these cases. In addition to these cases there are cases of similar nature in other States. where the attorneys will go after the conclusion, of these trials.