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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
ILL AND DESTITUTE.

New York March 1s-Jere K. Cooke, the deposed rector of the Episcopal Church at Hampstead. L. l., and Flor etta Whaley. with whom he eloped. are Ill and destitute In San Francisco. ac- cording to e telegram received tonight by Mrs. Keziah Whaley. the girls grandmother
 The message was signed Floretta. and asked that an answer be sent in care of the Western Union Telegraph Company.
 Mrs. Whaley later said that some Ss,- 900 belonging to Floretta was in trust at Hampstead, but that she would re- auire more definite information regard Ing the state of affairs before she gave aid to her granddaughter.
 The fact that the telegram was pre- paid influenced her opinion, she added. that the two were not in such financial distress as to justify nasty action op her part.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14

pany; c. c. Creecy, IT. ". Creecy and B. F. Sands. all of this city. and Frank B. Bond and August Erly. newspaper men. The names of all of these men were mentioned by Mir. Lilley ia his sworn statement.
 An importent development of the sit- uation tonight is that Secretary of the Navy Metcaif, the members of last years Navy Board. who sat in trial on submarine tests off Newport. and other high officials of the Navy Department, will be called on by the committees to testify and to produce Government rec ords of plans, specifications and con- tracts.
 Tn supplemental statement to the Associated Press tonight. Chairman Boutell said:
 T do not wish to place myself in the light of criticizing Mir. Lilley. for the committee and all of it's members are as friendly to him as to any other mem- Der of the House, but I will say that if Mfr. Lilley now proposes to step aside and no longer cooperate with the com mittee, the investigation of the charges he has made will go on nevertheless. These charges involve the honor and dignity of the whole House of Repre- sentatives. and they will be stfted to the bottom with his aid or without.
 MT. Liiiey, in his sworn statement to the committee on Thursday, re- tracted practically everything he had said before the Committee on Rules. He told the latter committee that he expected to prove that large sums of money were contributed to the cam. paign fund of certain Representatives. But under oath before the Investigating committee, he declared with emphasis that he never had charged the corrups ton of any member of the House. nor did he propose to make such a charge. He told the Rules Committee that it would not be surprising to hnd some dishonest person in a membership so large as that of the House of Represent tatives. and he spoke of the necessity of wedding out 'scabbies and rot if such moral diseases existed in the House.
 Very Strong Words.
 Those were very strong words, very vigorous expressions. They do not seem to have been backed up by Mir. Iilley in that part of his sworn state ment to the Investigating committee. in which he specifically dssavowed any charge of corruption against his col- leagues in the House.
 ''Inasmuch as Mr. LillSy, in his sworn charges averred that the Gov ernment had already paid to the Eleo- trIc Boat Company @i.00O 900 moro than that concern was entitled to, and that the proposed expenditures fin pending appropriatsons for ten more submarines contemplated similar wrongful profit of about S1. .000 for that company. the inference is very strong that in the mind of Mir. Lilley, at least, there is much that should be explained by the members of the Committee on Naval Affairs, the Secretary of the Navy and the members of last years Submarine Board. It will be highly proper to re- quest those gentlemen to appear before the committee and bring thesr records and testify. It will not be necessary 10 issue subponeas for them"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
GIRL IS RELEASED ON
 PROMISES 10 BE GOOD

Nashville, Tenn. March 1s--Miss Georgia warren. aged IS, a stencgra- pher, confessed today to having writ ten letters to Mrs. A. H. Pettlbcne threatening to poison her if s1.Ooo was not left in a black bag at a designated spot.
 Mrs. Pettibone's husband is agent for the United States Bureau of Animal Industry. and a former Congressman. The letters directed him to leave the money and "skoot" immediately after dapositing it In the proper place. Miss warren was arrested after having pick ed up e decoy bag. She said she owed money on her business education and had no other way of raising it. She was rsolased on promises to bs rood
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
Frve nllf Amenalea.

Senators from the Gulf and South Atlantic States think that they have succeeded in getting the Frye reev- luton fin regard to shipping mhteriai for use on the Panama Canal in Amer tcan ships, In a shape that will be sat- ssfactory to the business interesta of that section.
 An impression prevails, according to telegram received here today from New Orleans, that the amendment the southern Senators had made yesterday is not an effective one,
 Senator Johnston remarked this eve- ming that Mobile and Pensacola uli8ht alao complain along the same lines
 Tha other day the Senators secured an amendment to the resolution to aK- cluda inc Gulf and South Atiantic ports 50 that the material could Dc Shipped in any vessel, foreign oE e. nestie.
 Senator Frye accepted it, but ysater- day stated that he was sasssnea tne s,,,anasnan4 was uneonstituti6nal aa ths Conatitution pr0vtdes there should be no discrimination made as to ports qk any state Then the Senators who had insisted upon the exclusion, offered an- other amendment, which has been adopted. providing that the Frye reso. iution shall not apply to any post where American vessels are not avail. ahIe at the port for the business.
 Senator Johnston had put in the amendment the words "at the port go a a to exclude the idea as to their being available anywhere else.
 AI the Senators from the Gulf and south Atlantic States concur today n aavInw that this last amendment ex- cI,idas them as fully as they were named in the amendment.
 Ag the matter now stands. the seuth- arn Senators think 1t should be entire- Iy satisfactory to Mobile. Pensacola, New orleans and other ports m thc an,ttf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
wIlLErr scoREs ROOsEvELT.
New York Consreasman Declares He |
 . Menace.

MEMMCGs
 Washington, March lS'--DenunclA- +,or was heaped upon President Roose- yslt in the House of RepresentatiVes today by MT. WiiIett of New York.
 Mr Willett insisted that the dis trassine effects of the panic eof 1907 stilI were being felt.
 .sThere seems to be-" he said. "a con- spiracy of silence on the part or the Republican members of the House on inc subject of the cause and effect of
 These members, he declared. were afraId to attack the President for fear If his ''big stick" The President, he said, was "reaping the reward Of his own reckless misconduct"
 He referred to the ''imperialistic methods" of the President as evidenced by "the un-American discharge of whole companies of American soldiers without trial, without proof of guilt, and said it sounded more like the adict of an African chieftain or Rus sian despot than the command of an American President"
 Mr Willett charged that MT. Roose- welt had done more than all other Presidents and all other public men in fhe country to shake the confidence of the people In our form of government and has dono more than any one man in our nations history to destroy le- RIItmAI0 DuuAnS1rs bH4llOE SOnAOCACG among the people and bring utter pan ic into every counting room. factory. shop. ofice and home in the land and has exhibited a greater degree of self consciousness. which is the natural re- suits of power and fiattery. than any President who has occupied the White House."
 "Neverth eless," he said. ''the clarion tongues of the great Republican party are silent; the peoples rights may be trampled upon. but party interests must be protected"
 He characterized the President as "that great central Deity and said that If the usurpations of the Presi- dent passed unchallenged by the peo- pie. they would soon create the force of precedent.
 Now is the time." he exclaimed, ''and we are the people to watch with jealousy such beginnings. to indig- nantly attack them and if possible to destroy them"
 In conclusion he said:
 Remove the cause of the unrest, si- lenee the ceaseless, senseless clamor for spectacular effect on the part of the man in the White House and quiet will be restored"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
POISON PR0STRATES
 800 IN AN OHIO TOWN

Upper Sandusky, March 1s.-Five hundred persons were poisoned here last night at a social given by the ladies of the English Lutheran Church. by eating chickens and waffles.
 Many of the persons were not taken i'll until after they had gone home and by midnight all the doctors in the city were busy.
 Today some of the stores could not be opened because clerks were unable to appear. It is believed that no one will die.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
BLAZE IN MONTANA
THREE HUNDRED FAMILIES ARE
 RENDERED. HOMELESS.
Three-Fourthn of the Town of Bis Timber is Destroyed by Fire With Very Heavy
 Damages.

Butte. Mcht. March fs.--Fire today destroyed three-fourths of Big Tim ber. Mont. making 300 families home less and causing $t0O.000 damage.
 The fire ragged for seven hours du- ring gale and not infrcquently the flames would leap a block at a time. licking up dwelling after dwelling Early in the struggle control of the fire was lost and a special train with fire apparatus was hurried from Liv- ingston, about thirty miles west of Big Timber.
 The fire started in tho stockyards of the Northern Pacific Company and from there spread to dwelling in the out skirts of the town. Thence 1t was car- ried from house to house until the bus- mess quarter was reached. The flames cut swath more than g block wide through the business portion of the town. The wind then veered and the flames were driven back destroying the buildings which had escaped the nrst sweep. At one time the town was burning at three different places. Wa ter became exhausted. handleapping < the firS-nghters. Women joined in the struggIe and carried food to every man while t3ey fought the flames.
 The fire.hghters finally massed forces around the First National Bank where the blaze was finally extinguished.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
LABOR LEADERS CONFERENCE.
Important Meeting Will Be Held tu
 Washington Wednesday.

New York. March 13-Announcemept of what Is declared will be the most important conference of National labor leaders ever held, was made yesterday by the Executive Council of the Amer ican Federation of Labor.
 over a hundred National and inter- national unions, 1t Is said. will be rep resented at the meeting, which Is call ed to be held in Washington, wednesday of next week. Planning of new tactics on account of the many court decisions against the unions Is said to be the subject to be brought to the fore for consideration. General Organizer Herman Robinson, of this city. yesterday made this statement concerning the meeting:
 T expect the conference to be the most important in its results since the formation of the American Federation of Labor
 Matters so important will be dis cussed that President Gompers and the Executive Council want instructions from all of the unions before proceed- ing"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
PRISONERS TRY ESCAPE;
 SEVEN MEN ARE KILLED

oreI, Russia. March 1S.-An attempt made by five criminals under sentence of death to escape from jail here today. resulted in seven men losing thesr lives.
 The prisoners at given signal, att tackled the jail wardens and succeeded in disarming them. They then had the prison guards to reckon with and opened fire on them with the wardens' rifles
 The guards returned the fire and shot five prisoners to death. Two of the wardens also were killed in this fire and one was wounded.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
THAw " DIVORCE SUIT.
Harry Sends His Answer te Eveiym'm
 C0umaeR.

New York. March 1s-Harry x Thaw. through his counsel. tonight made answer to Evelyn Nesbit Thaw's suit for an annuliment of their mar riaae. Thaw's answer was delivofsa 10 Daniel o'Reiliy, counsel for AArss rhayv. who, after receiving the papers. announced that the case would pc pnt nn tha trial calendar of the Supreme Court next week.
 The answer of Harry Thsw ts brief ana eontains only the barest legal fof- nnaIities. A. Russell Peabody. Thaw's counsel, declared that the case would be resoiutely contested by his client.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
WORK AMONG INDIANS.
Wives of Rich Men Organize to I'm
 prove Race.

Reno, New. March 1S.--A group of millionaires wives. consisting of Mrs. Bayard Cutting. Mrs. w. H. Wander. bilt, Mrs. W. J. Sloane. Mrs. Potter Palmer, Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt. Mrs. Fl. Mckay Tombsy and Mrs. George Gould, have organized a society for mis- sionary work among the Indiana under the direction of Sybil Carter. Part of the work is to be done in Nevada.
 Mss Jessie H. Emenway, represent ing the society, arrived here yesterday from New York to start the work of teaching Italian lace making and Ro- man cut work among the Indian work inR women of the Walker River reser- vation. She says the education of the native races along these lines has been very successful so far and especially among the Moquis of California.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
Delawnre,. DemscratIe Convention.

Dover. Del, March is.--The Demo- cratic state Central Committee select cd April 1S as the date for the Demo- cratic state Convention for the eiec- ton of delegates to the Democratic Na- tional Convention. The primaries will be held April Ii. The convention iB expected to endorse Judge George 3. Gray for the Presidential nomination,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
Aldrich Accepts Amend
 ment of Senator.
BILL IS NOT YET APPROVED
Democrats Like It Better Than
 Fowler Measure.
southern Men Succeed ia AmendInx Frye Bin Sc As Ts sait Mobile and other Calf
 Ports.
nY AIFREn .. srnrrn.

Washington. D. C.. March 15--(Spa- cial) )-Senator Johnston was informed today by Senator Aldrich that he had decided to accept his amendment to the Financial bill in regard to iu- cerasing the amount of the cash fund to be kept in banks outside of the large reserve cities.
 This is the only amendment offered on the Democratic side that the Re- publican leader had yet accepted.
 Senator Johnston has not made up his mind to vote for the Aldrich bill. He thinks that some sort of emergency measure should be passed this session. but is not prepared to say now that he can support the Aldrich bill. He, how ever, has no hesitancy In declaring that the measure is far more preferable than the Fowler bill. as reported to the House. In other wordn. he is disposed to favor the Aldrich measure as the choice of two eviis.
 il will be some days before the Aid- rich bill is finally voted upon, and meantime. 1t may be amended so that it can receive the support of the Ala baKna Senatars
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
southern Railway Directors.

New York, March 1S.-Directors of the Southern Railroad Company held a meeting in this city today, but took no action on the matter of dividends The company paid per cent. dividends annually on it's prferred stock until last october. when semi-annual dividend of l1-2 per cent was declared.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
rIeet Hearn NevEa.

San Diego, Cal, Marcn AS'--NSWs that the American battieship neet IS to undertake tour of the Worio wish- tsI in two months after it's arrival at San Francisco on May 5. was flashed by wireless telegraph to the battleships of Admiral, Evans's command at Mag dalena Bay late tonight by the govern ment station at Point Loma.
 There Is every reason to believe that 1t was received on board the vessels by officers and crew alike with the greatest degree of satisfaction. It has generally been understood for some time In naval circles that the trip back to the Atlantic station would be made by way of Suez but the official an nouncement coupled with the early date of starting on the second half of the worlds greatest naval manouver, VIII give keen pleasure to the men al- ready proud of the notable achieve ments of their fleet.
 Admiral Evans who will relinquish command of the fleet during it's forth coming stay at San Francisco. and who goes on the retired list when he at- tains the age of 62 years In August, was expecting some otheial word from Washington on the subject of the fu- ture movements of the fleet and 1t was in view of this and to enable the de- partment to prepare it's program, that he sent his message the night of his arrival off Magdalena bay to the effect that the ships could start on any mis- sion at a days notice and were in far better shape as to machinery and eff1- eieney of crews than the day of sail ing from Hampton Roads.
 Some comment Is occasioned here by the fact that no mention Is made of the possibility of visit of tho battleships to Japanese waters. A formal invita- ton from Japan, 1t is said, might be compiled with during the stay of the fleet in the Philippines or after the completion of fall target practice.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
rnffnn nIIIIn Rurn.

Winston Salem, N. C., March 1S.-The pickers' building, warp and machine rooms of the Coolleemee Cotton Mills. in Davis County, were destroyed by fire today, entailing a loss of over s1O0, GOO, which is fully covered by in- surance. The origin of the fire Is un-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
Cobb sIgna Contract.

Augusta. Ga. March 1s.--Tyrus Cooo. who led the American League last year. has given up his fight against the Detroit Club and today signed a straight contract for $5.0O0 with that club for 1908.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
Deed Of JeaIousy.

Columhia. S. C.. Mach 1s-At Marion today, Luther Hewitt, 24 years old shot Arch stephens twice and then blew out his own brains as the result of a misunderstanding concerning the latter's attention to a young woman with whom Hewitt was said to have been in love. Stephens may recover.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
InHNsoN WILL CoME.

St. Paul. Minn.. March 1s.-oov- ernor Johnson today accepted an invitation to address the students of the University of Alabama at tuscaloosa. on May 26.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
THE WEATHER.

Washlnwtom, March IS--FoP AIabsmas Fair Saturday and sundayI fresh vsest to south winds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
ITINERARY OF BIG FLEET ,ecretary Metcalf An nounces Future Plans. WILL VISIT AUSTRALIA Also Hawaii Samoa and the
 Philippine Islands. while she Vessels Are Anchored on Msniia, the Annual Target Prae-
 tiee win Be Hela--Graad
 Review.
VISIT AUSTRALIA

Washington, March i3--Admiral Ev- ans battleship fleet, after leaving San Francisco. will visit Hawaii, Samoa Melbourne and Sydney. Australia the Philippines. and return to New York by way of the Suez Canal.
 Secretary Metcaff announced the future movements of the fleet after the cabinet meeting today. It will leave San Francisco on July S. flor Pacific possessions' as Mir. Metcalf styled 1t. The vessels will first touch at Ha- wall. where they will coal. After that they will so to Samao. following this up by trip to Australia. where they will stop at the cities of Melbourne. and Sydney, the invitation of the Aus tralian government to visit that coun- try having been supplemented by a more cordial one from the British Ann bassador. Mir. Brice.
 Leaving Australia, the vessels are to so to Manila, and while In the Philip pine Islands. the annual target prac- tice will be held. Thence the return will be made to the United States by way of the Suez Canal. stopping only at such ports as are necessary for coal- ing purposes.
 The date of their return to the States Is dependent entirely on the amount of time required for the target practice in the Philippine Islands. The visit of the battieships to Puget Sound will be made some time between the con- ciusion of the grand review in San Francisco Bay on May &, and the date of the sailing over the Pacific
 Secretary Mstcalf said that the bat tieships would remain in San Francisco Bay until about May 22. during which time they would fill their bun1xers with coal According to the present plan the entire fleet will go up to Puget sound and some of the ships may be sent over to Vancouver. all returning to San Francisco, however, before de- parting for home. Admiral Evans will retire in August by operation of the law Secretary Meteaif said that no decision had been reached as to who will succeed in command Of the fleet on its vcEagn hozuewnRd.
 It has not been determined by the Navy Department whether the torpedo boat fiotfiia now on the way from Cai- lao. Peru, north, shall accompany the battleships on their voyage around the world. The settlement of this question will depend on the condition of the lit- tie vessels when they reach San Fran cisco. The possibility is that the hos pital ship Relief will accompany the fleet, as also will the supply ships, the repair ship and some of the colliers.
 Secretary Metcalf today made pub lie copy of a letter addressed to Sec retary Root March 2 by Ambassador Bryce, supplementing the invitation ex- tended by Sir Alfred Deakin, on behalf of the commonwealth of Australia for the battleships to visit that country on their return the Unied States.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
COnRratuIatory TeIegram.

Washington. March 1S--The follow ing congratuIatory telegram signed by Secertary Metcalf was today sent to Rear Admiral Evans:
 "The Department congratulates you and the men and officers of the Atlantic fleet on the termination of the voyage to the Pacific in exact accordance with the itinerary and also upon the efiicien- cy of the ships and the time of the arr rival at Magdalena Bay"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
no Inuue subpoenag.

Chairman Boutell will tomorrow is- sue ordinary subpoenas for former United States Senator Marion c. Butler of North Carolina and g. S. McNeir of this city. both mentioned by Mir. Idlley as attorneys for the Electric Boat Com