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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-20
MR. MORSE SQUIRRELS ABOUT
 TO RESTORE HIS FORTUNES

New York, Feb. 19.--In the incessant dowupour Of rain today, the automobile of Charles w. Morse scurred about the financial district, stopping now and then as the dethroned Ice King" push ed In some new quarter. the fight which his counsel promised he would make to restore his shattered fortunes. Where the advantage lay at the end of the day was not made clear. To all in- quiries. Nforse's counsel. P. J. Britt. replied: Better see the District At- torney--or his assistant, Kresel-or better still, wait and see what tomor- row brings forth"
 At all events, the involuntary bank ruptcy proceedings against Morse. the early institution of which by certain creditors had been rumored, failed to materialize and with the expiration of the day, the four months legal limit ceased and Justice Morgan J. O'Brien became a preferred creditor. Morse allotted certain collateral to the 0xI Justice who as a member of the, law firm of O'Brien, Boardman and Platt, was counsel for the financier.
 Morse's automobile drew up at the William Street office of Attorney Britt today. After conference with his at- torneys Morse hurried away, visiting a half dozen banks in rapid succession. His most important call. 1t Is believed. was at the National Bank of North America, where he was closeted with Receiver Hanna of that institution. It was Mir. Hanna who placed the many attachments on Morse's property. La- ter Morse conferred with other officials of the bank.
 Headings on the two grand larceny indictments against Morse will be re- turned next Monday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-20
GILLETTE HEARS NEWS.
Court of Appeals AAlrnaw verdict of tn,
 T.avwep Camrks

Lower CouFt.t
 Auburn, N. F., Feb. 19--Chester Gill; lette. under conviction for the murder of Grace Brown. has been informed of affirming the verdict of the lower court.
 Warden Benham has not been onl- cially notified of the decision but when he received a long telegram this morn ing for Chester from his mother in Denver. he decided to inform the con deFnned man. at once. The warden talk ed with Gillette In his cell The pris- oner did not show tlfs least emotion, but asked to be allowed 10 confer with his attoruEys as soon as possible to arrange sonic future action.
 After expressing sympathy Mrs. Gil- letfe in her telegram urged her son not to be discouraged as she had hopes of taking the case to a higher court
 T am of the opinion that there will be no use in appealing to Govern or Hughes for a pardon" said Gillette today to his sister, who visited him in the condemned cell at the prison.
 T believe" he continued, that the best policy would be to try to secure a stay of proceedings until 8 new Gov ernor comes into ofiice for I believe that Mir. Hughes seldom interferes with the working of the law.
 People may expect that l will sit down and cry after hearing that the Court of Appeals would not grant me a new trial, but I am not inclined to do any such thing. I am just as con- fident as ever that I can prove my fn- nocence if given another chance and I am going to keep up hope to the last minute"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-20
TO WELCOME FLEET
PERUVIAN GOVERNMENT MAKING ELABORATE PREPARATIONS.
4 Decree Has Been Issued Making saturday 4 Holiday in Honor The Fleets Arrisni--- Ad-
 nsiral Evans sun HI.

Lima. Peru, Feb, is-1The American battleship fleet is expected to reach Callao about o'clock tomorrow morn ing.
 Two wireless messages. one from the flagship Connecticut and one from the Peruvian Caronal Bolognesi. now conn ing up the coast with the Americans, were received hero today The first timed 12.45 a. m, conveyed the in- formation that the fleet was then 224 miles from the port. and the second. timed much later in the day. forwarded a message of thanks from Rear Ad- niral Evans.
 Tn his own name and those of the officers of the fleet he expressed his appreciation of the affectionate well come by the Peruvian nation and the President. Admiral Evans said he con- sidered the Peruvian escort to callao q great honor, and thanked the gov Aernment for its offer to transmit his hessages to the navy department at Washington, but saddsd that he had nothing at present to communicate.
 The government has issued decree making Saturday holiday in honor of Washfngton's birthday and the Americans visit and 1t has ordered the Peruvian war vessel to salute the American flag at noon. The banks and commercial houses will be closed to- morrow and great eroNf4 will greet the Fleet wheis tt ssea Ilsa l'sar Iei ila takes part in the later festivitfes President Pareo win give public re- ception tot Rear Admiral Evans ana the other officers at o'clock on Fri- day afternoon.
 The wireless message from the Con- necticut said that Admiral Evans had not yet recovered his health.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-20
WHO WILL COMMAND
NAVY DEPARTaEHNT HAS PROBLEM
 TO SOLVE.
Rear Admiraa Evnma Wili Probably Be PRecIuded From Commanding Atlantic natslsship Fleet en
 ats Return Voyage.

Washington, Feb.. i9--Heyond the statement that Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans. win probably be preciuded from commanding the Atlantic, battle ship fleet on its return voyage from the Pacific by reason of his retirement on account Of age August IS, next. the navy department officials decline to make any prediction as to who will be iap command of that fleet On the ilonseward voyage.
 With ffe axeeption Of AAnliral speery. who ie not in robust heaitii. ssUhS ok the slAet aaEnlrais with Aas nairai Evans has much more tfab . year of Active service in prospect. a fact which win probably operate to prevent their assignment to the sti- preme command. The President. 1t ia stated, has not yet made choice. but among the officers regarded as partic- uiarly eligible. as successor to Admiral Evans, are Rear Admiral Uriei Sebree and Captains Wainwright, Schroeder, Potter and Sutherland, some of whom will obtain tie rank of rear admiral very soon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-20
REBATES ARE SHOWN
INVESTIGATING CHARGES OF vIO-
 HATING HEPBURN ACT.
One Witness, Chief Clerk for Whole sale Grain House, Tells of Scheme Used by Chesa~
 pealke and OhiOs

Richmond, Va, Feb. 19.-In the in- vestigatfon of the Charges of violating the Hepburn act by giving and receiv- ling rebates, brought against the rail- ways centering here, which commenced before U. s. Interstate Commerce Com missioner Lane, today, the case Of the Chesapeake and Ohio was first taken mn number of witnesses were ex- amined whose testimony tended to show the splitting of rates by reconsign- ment without naming Richmond in the way bills, the shipper thus getting ad- vantage of the through rate and saving S15 per car on grain.
 one witness, chief clerk for large wholesale grain house. said that after an old scheme was broken three years ago. he suggested to Mir. Gilbert. then Assistant General Freight Agent of the Chesapeake and Ohio. a proposition for inc saving of cents a hundred on what is called Valley carriage. It nat
 uraIiv followed that the trade would 20 over the Chesapeake and Ohio, he said. in reply to 8 question as to what thes Chesapeake and Ohio got out of it. On blank expense bills of the Chesa- neslSe and ohio Railway, witness said he would prepare a showing of the way hil1 number, car, all station numbers, amount. and so on, all fictitious. Mir cuhert gave him authority to instruct the billing clerk to bill out the cars, and he did 1t by fictitious numbers that never appeared in the company's files. The whole matter was confined to the Chesapeake and Ohio office and no one outside could suspect that the billing x,as not genuine. Witness said the drm paid the Chesapeake and Ohio two ar three thousand dollars a month on its busiuess. Answering the Commits sioner. the witness admitted that the Southern roads were "defrauded" out of 8 cents a hundred amounting to about SIS a car. his firm shipping twenty five or thirty cars month.
 The different Southern roads were ..heaten out of this amount" under the old Lynchburg and Valley schemes. Witness could not say what the local competitors of his firm did to meet the competition.
 Agents of the Chesapeake and Ohio Freight Department testified that on orders from A. P. Gilbert, Assistant General Freight. Agent, they delivered to the Seaboard Air Line and Atlantic Coast Line shipments of grain which
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-20
IN DEFENSE OF EXCHANGES w. B. Thompson Ad- dresses Cotton Men. DECLARES AGAINST GAMBLING But Says Dealing in Futures is
 Necessary. substsnce of His Argument Was TAst New oheap. Cotton Exchange Is Iadi.pehsible te Cotton Rais-
 Ing Isdustry.
 
DECLARES AGAINST GAMBLING

Dallas. Texas, Feb. 1s.--The features or the first days proceedings of the annual convention of the Southern Cotton Association here today, was the address of W. B. Thompson, president of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
 MT. Thompson, whose subject was "the functions of the legitimate cotton exchanges" was frequently interrupt ed by questions from delegates. The substance of his argument was that the New Orleans Cotton Exchange is an indispensable adjunct to the cotton raising industry of the South in that 1t furnishes a market where the seller may post the prices he is willing to take and the buyer may post what he is willing to pay for the staple. He declared against gambling where no actual cotton was involved but favor ed dealing in futures, saying this was absolutely necessary.
 Several delegates responded to Mir. Thompson. B. W. Marston, of East Point. La. declared that Nhe distinction which Mr. Thompson attempted to draw between an exchange and a bucket shop twas the difference be- tween tweedle-dee and tweedle-dun." "
 c. H. Jenkins. of Brownwooe. Texas, author of tho Texas anti-buckat shop law, asked why the New Orleans Cot 
 to gambling in cotton. could not en- doree the Texas anti-bpcket shop law, which did not prohibit dealing In fu- lures, provided real cotton was invol- we'd. He declared that the New Or leans Cotton Exchange attempted to get through the Texas Exchange in place of bi1i which was actually passed what is known as the Watson bill and desired to have all the smaller ex- changes and the New York Exchange closed so 1t could have the entire fieid to itself. MT. Thompson denied that the New Orleans Cotton Exchange as an exchange had ever attempted to iri- fguenca 1egis1ation in any state and that the orgnaization ghould not DO held resp6nsahle for action of inasvi-- TT A M T@yior of euthris. okiahonsa. K. R. DAneAx. of hoaNon. Texas. and II U. Johnson of Cass station. aIso tctn- ed In the discussfoh D. Ds smith. of Columbia, g. C., declared that in going after the bucket shops. the convention was allowing itself to be switched from the real issue.
 Men get rich by attending to their own business" said he. Let us at tend to our bushes by proceeding to make arrangements to warehouse and finance the cotton. Let us get togeth- or and demand the price and no longer be deceived by . few Idle figures on tissue paper
 c. c. Clark, associate statiHtician of the United States department of agrt- culture. read . paper on the methods employed by the Bureau in relation to government cotton crop reports.
 President Harvie Jordan eaId to- night that by tomorrow, the delayed delegates will have arrived and e large attendance will be on hand.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-20
BUSY DAY FOR TAFT
sECRETARY OF WAR DELIVERS TWO ADDRESSES.
He neaIt Chiefly With the PhIIippineA and the Panama Canal--sees No
 Danger of q War

Lowell. Mass, Feb. 19.--Secretary of War William H. Taft finished two days visit to New Hampshire and Mas sachusetts this evening and left Low ell tonight for Washington.
 The Secretary delivered two ad- dresses. The first in Nashua, N. H., this afternoon. was devoted to the work of the Government in the Philippines and the progress being made on the Panama Canal. The second, this even- ing, was- to the members of the Low ell Board of Trade.
 Mir. Taft left the home of Governor Charles RI Floyd in Manchester, N. H. early in the day and accompanied bS the Governor, viewed points of inter- est about that city. He was then joined by a committee of Nashoa citi- xens, headed by ex-United States Dis trict Attorney Charles J. Hamblett and boarded a train for Nashua.
 After a luncheon and reception the Secretary spoke at o'Donnell Hall, dealing chiefly with the Philippines and the Panama Canal. before large audience, which greeted him with cheers.
 On the conclusion of this meeting. the Secretary left for Lowell.
 At 5 o'clock, he was given a recep- ton by the Board of Trade. prior to the annual banquet of the organization. He shook hands with 400 members of the Board and then made speech. He said, In part:
 within recent years the United States has advanced te the position of one of the worlds powers, although this advancement has been Nthe result fin part of a war which was practically thrust upon us as people.
 eThe possession of the Philippines and Porto Rico wields a far greater influence among the worlds nations than we at home suppose. The visit of sixteen battleships to the Pacific will have an excellent effect for peace rather than for war
 We are not going about tho world with a chip on our shoulder. We are moi hunting war. That Is the last thing that this country wants.
 i"As between Japan and the United states. my journey to Japan convinced me that there is not the slightest dan. ger of war"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-20
SERIOUS SITUATION
SWOLLEN RIVERS KEAVE aNCREAs-
 ED THEIR DEPTH.
Thousands of Additional Acres of Low lands are Submerged and Riv- CTS are sttil Rising-Dan-
 ser Line Reached.

Indianapolis. Ind. Feb. ls.-The flood situation in Southern Indiana is more serious today. Swollen rivers have increased their depth during the night, and thousands of additional acres of lowisnds are submerged.
 At Evansville the Ohio River gauge river Is rising at about one inch an hour. Rain and snow fell during the night, followed today by cold wind causing much suffering among those camped in temporary quarters among the hills Green River rose twelve inches during the night. At Terre Haute the Wabash rose four inches. reaching eighteen feet. At Hazeleton White River rose six inches and Is now twenty-tWo feet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-20
aETIREs ron DEOTsToS.
Court Martial yuases of Gen. stoes.eI 1. .- U r.xx...ufss. ushaiR lAAnrn q

Court Martial Judges of Gen. stoeszeI
 Complete Their LAbors.
 St. Petersburg. Feb. ls.--The court which has besn trying Lieut.. Gen. Sto- esseI for the surrender of Port Arthur to the Japanese. retired for . decision at noon today ordering General ,sto- essel and the other defendants in the court martial proceedings. Generals Fock and Reiss. to appear February 20 at II o'clock in the morning. when sentence Is expected to be pronounced.
 Sentries have been stationed at the door leading to the judges rooms. which has been provided with beds, etc.. indicating that the judges antics ipate quite struggle in their effort to reach a verdi,t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-20

originated here, but which were billed in such way that connecting roads re- garded them as through shipments from the valley of Virginia. In this way the cars took part of through and not the local rate a saving to the shipper of SIS car. Chief Clerk Chap. pell said he was ordered to correct the false billings and issue corrected ones.
 Billing Clerk Jones testified that the Chesapeake and Ohio records were de- stroyed. Commissioner Lane failed to secure from witness admission that E. D. Hotchkiss, General Freight Agent. was aware that there was false billing. Two orders to the station agent to rebill were signed @E. H. D."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-20
IN COD WE TRUST.

National Motto wfll Probably Be Re-
 taineA on CeiBe.
 Washington. Feb le.--President Roosveit was overridden today by the House Committee on Coinage. Weights and Measures, when, by unanimors vote. it was agreed to report favorabiy the Mckinley ullinois) bill requiring the restoration to gold and silver coins of the national motto. 'In God We Trust"
 : During the discussion, Representative Nolan (Cal.), being in q facetious mood, moved that the committee farther rec ommend the placing upon all clearing house certificates. the Biblical inscrip- tion, II Know that My Redeemer Lty- eth.n N
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-20
A VAGRANCY BILL
WASHINGTON POLICE CONDITIONS
 ARE RESPONSIBLE.
Senator TIIImaB Says Crime Wave Due to Over-Educat tiOn' of Negroes
 of Nations
 Capital.

Washington. Feb. 19.-A vagrancy bill prepared for tine purpose of sup pressing crime in this city. was intro duced today by Senator Tillman.
 "There is a clamor abroad" said Mir. Tflman, for an increase in our police force. I am sure from my knowledge of the negro race that widespread va Rrancy here Is the cause of this crim- inology. This is owing to the over education of some 'niggers' who are made to have higher aspiration than 1t is possible for them to attain D
 MT. Tillman's bill defines among oth- CT forms of vagrancy, "A man who lives on the earnings of his mother, wife or minor child" The bill, he said is in the form of Massachusetts law with some little elaboration to try to make the net a little more catch ing"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-20
SENATE GETS INFORMATION.
COrtelyOu's Report shows Numbers
 National Bank Failures.

COrteIyOu's Report shows Numbers of
 National Bank Failures.
 Washington. Feb. 1s.-As a result of a Senate resolution introduced by Sena- tor Tillman. Secretary Cortelyou today sent to the Senate. a report showing that 306 national banks were placed in charge of receivers between January 1, 1903, and January 31. 1908.
 The aggregate capital of these banks was S4S.736.520. Exclusive of the banks which have failed since October s1, I907.i the dividends paid on claims proved amounted to S65.469.0I2; the off, sets allowed and settled amounted to Sll,79S,sS2. while the loans paid and other disbursements amounted to 325,- 17l.16s. making t102.t3s.1e0 which was paid to creditors. There was returned to shareholders in cash and other as- sets $7.052.32s. Assessments made on shareholders amounted to 924,s97,24O, of which $l2,09S.32S was collected.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-20
TILLMAN's NAME USED.
In C0nuectloa With EGert to SeI
 Railroad Grant Lands.

In Conuectioa With EGerf to Sell
 Railroad Grant Lands.
 Washington, Feb. 19--RisinE in The Senate to a question of privilege, Mfr. Tillman today made complaint Of the use of his name in connection with ef- forts to sell railroad grant lands in the Northwest. which might be affected by the inquiry he has set on foot con- corning such lands.
 He said his attention had been called to a very adroft scheme of swindling in which his name was used as a decoy and that letters had come from Con necticut, Wisconsin, Virginia and Michigan. He declared that he had not invested one cent nor located a sim gle quarter section for himself or any one. Senator TiIlman has called the attention Of the post ofEice department 10 the matter with a view to issuance of fraud order
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-20
nIIz.ard in Indlana.

Evansville. Ind. Feb. 1e.--A severe blizzard is raging tonight in Southern Indiana and Western Kentucky and the coldest weather of the season pre- walls. The Ohio River has risen over a foot. Green and Wabash rivers con- tinue to rise. Hundreds of flood ref ugees along the Wabash. Ohio and White rivers were taken from the sub merged districts today. s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-20
LATIMER NO BETTER.
Practically no Change in the Senator's < Condition Yesterday.

|. Washington. Feb. 19.-There' prac- ticaIIy has been no change today in the condition of Senator Asbury c. I.atimer of South Carolina, who Is suf- fering from peritonitis following an operation at Providence Hospital Sun day.
 While the Senator Is critically i'll, the physicians say that he is holding his own. Tonight he was somewhat rest less but this condition is said to be not uncohlmon in such cases.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-20
vvhataIavx TReId speaI<n.

New York. Feb. 1s-Whitelaw Reid Ambassador of the United States to Great Britain, in a speech tonight at the dinner of the Pilgrims of the Unit ed states at Delmonico's dec1Ared that the talk of the obligation ot Great Bfitain to sustain Japan in var against the United States was nonsense'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-20
Actor Drops Dead.

Crand Junction, Colo. Feb. 9.-ETaI Newton Carlisle of New York. an actor of national prominence. filling one Of the leading roles in The Wheel of Love CompaTy, dropped dead here last night just as he was about to go on the stage for the second act, Heart disease caused his death. He was 65 years of age.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-20
BRYAN IN OHIO.
He Delivers an Address in Hamilton at
 Night

Columbus. O., Feb. 19.-William J. Bryan left Columbus today for IIamii- ton. O., where he made an address to- night. MT. Bryan breakfasted early at the Southern Hotel. where he re- tired after his speech at Memorial Hall last night.
 Many of his friends joined him in his room at the hotel today and bade him good bye
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-20
FOWLER BILL DEFENDED.
Lyman J. cage Address House Com
 u.,iaAes 0m Cwrremey

Lyman J. 6age Address House Com
 mlttee on Curremey.
 Washington. Feb. IS.-The principles of the Fowler financial bill were dee tended today by former Secretary of the Treasury Lyman J. Gage, Charles A. Conant of New York, and Prof. Jo- seph French Johnson of New York University, before the House Commit tee on Banking and Currency.
 Secretary Gage said that we had reached the most important period in the financial history of the country for the past forty or fifty years and that the solution of the problem depended largely on the men making up the Banking and Currency Committee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-20
4 ROYAL VISITOR.
sultan Uf MuIk Bahndeur of India, in
 New York.

New York. Feb. 1s.--After flying trip across the American continent, making no stops except to change cars. his highness Nawab Sultan LII Muik Bahadeur of Hyderabad India. accom- panied by q retinue of servants and two physicians. arrived in New York today and was hurried at once to the steamship Baltic, which sails tomorrow for England. His. hurried mission to England is to consult with specialists regarding an illness which resulted from a fall from horse fin India two years ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-20
FreiRhf Trafnn Ahandnned.

Peoria. Ill.. Feb. is.--Two passenger trains one on the Big Four Line and the other on the Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis Railroad are stalled in snow drifts south of Peoria. The passengers are at stations and comfortable. All freight trains have been abandoned and the freight terminal yards are idle. The fine snow has sifted itself into the switches.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-20
CantInuaner seenrea.

Lincoln, Neb.. Feb. 19.--Ip the Fcd- eraI Court here today the Missouri Pa eihc Railway procured a continuance of thirty days in the suit involving the validity of the 2-eent fare law. tie Railroad Commission act and the stat ute reducing express rates.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-20
CoId m Neyv Orlenu..

New Orleans, Feb. Is.-Tne effects of the blizzard in the North reached here tonight in the shape of freezing tenn perature along the Gulf coast. Yes terday was one of summer heat with the temperature close to 70. and the sudden drop has been keenly felt.