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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
FLEET ON LAST
HALF OF STRAIT
Most Dangerous Position
Yet To Come.
TORPEDO BOATS DE ROUTE.
If
VIII Not Face Ayy Seas, Take
Sh< Course.
Fleet WIN ss or valparaiso In a
Week.. ne--Now In Picturesqse
waterways Of south.
TORPEDO BOATS OE ROUTE.

Punta Arena, Straits of Magellan,
Feb. S.--The American battleships ac-
companied by the torpedo boat hotilla,
cleared from the harbor 1T o'clock
this morning on their way through the
western half Of the strait to the Pa
cific coast of Ameyies-
the western portion 81 Massiian strait.
navigating with extfenle caution, un-
til Cape Pillar. the western point Of
the southern side OF the strait had
been left well behipd ana the waters
Of the broad Pacific fairly entered,
the American battleshtp and torpedo
boat destroyer fotilla, now continue
|. their remarkable cruise.
From Punta Arenas their course lies
southwark to Cape Forward the south
ernmost point on the mainland OF
South America. From Cape Forward
the strait turns and extends 1b0
miles in northwesterly direction. After
Cape Pillar has been cleared the bat
tleships will be turned northward and
a course laid along the Chilean coast
to a point OF Valparaiso and thence
to -Callao.
Lieutenant Cones flotilla Of torpedo
boat destroyers will part company WITH
the battleship with Smyth Channel,
thirty miles from the Western end OF
Magellan Strait Is reached and proceed
north westward through this channei.
They will follow an inside route that
will keen the little vessels well pro-
tected from heavy weather and also
will shorten their voyage to Talca-
hunao, their next stopping place. 81
1870 knots from Punta Arenas
Following closely along the rocky
coast OF Chile. the battleships in .
weeks time, will find themselves off
Valparaiso. Here they will run IN
close TO the city and each will fire
the national salute Of twenty-one
guns, after which they WIN continue
their voyage TO Cailao. Peru.
That portion Of Magellan strait
through which the fleet IL now passing
Is one Of the most wildly picturesque
waterways in the world and the
American sailors will witnesn acenery
that q excessively grand ans Fxgged-
M0uutatnA ao5na af Whkeh attain 3
ffsi4ht 0f 1000 4aek border the strait
on both sides, the shores mostly are
steep and glaciers descend nearly 70
the sea In some places and frequently
crown prccipices in Others. The cur
rents are powerful and swift and the
depth of the water Is one OF its re-
naFkabie features. in some places
fedching $50 fathoms or about S,0O0
feet. The winds Of the strait are
never at rest. Pouring through noun
Gain ranges. they are sudden, power
full, uncertain indirection and usually
fraughted with the squalls OF snow
or rain. The gloom Of the place is
ever present, accentuating the rnaJes-
ty OF Its scenery. When Cape Pillar
has been passed the vessels will be
practically out Of the strait The only
other land remaining in their path will
be the Evangelist Islands. twenty
three miles northwest OF Cape Pillar.
They consist Of four rocky islets and
some detached rocks. named thus by
early Spanish navigators After
rounding the Evangelists the ships viii
have a clear track northward to VAL
paraiso and Callao.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

Actinx PnhIfc Prsnser Briaa Files Bond
with Comptroller Of
Treasury, s

Washington. Feb. s.--Acting Public
Printer Brian today filed with the
Treasury Department his bond for
sio0.o0o. and II, was approved by the
Comptroller.
Fer the nrst time in many months.
the government printing Office assumed
its usual quiet aspect. Mr.. Rossiter.
the President's special representative,
who Is conducting the Investigation Of
the establishment was given the assist
ance Of six experts In carrying on mis-
work.
Two OF these were from the Treasury
Departments which Is accepted to mean
that particular attention will be paid to
the financial AFFAIRS Of the office with
special reference to certain contracts
which have been criticised. An order
Issued by Mr.. Rossiter today continues
the operations Of the audit system
without the actual presence OF the pro-
fessional auditors who Installed It, The
statement WA made today by an off,
eiai of the biG printery that already the
purchasing ana supply system has been
found to have defects.
Mr.. Stillings. the suspended public
printer. was At the office today and IL
was stated NE was gathering data for a
communication to the President regard
ing the comparative cost OF printing by
the government and private concerns
about which 80 much has been said
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
CARDINAL GIBBONS
FAVORS HIGH LICENSE

New Orleans. Feb. S.-Cardinal Glib
bons, who is stopping here, in an in
terview on prohibition, published today
says:
II am persuaded that 1t is practically
impossible to put prohibition into eff
feet in any large community. and the
best means, therefore. to promote tenn
perance is to limit the number of sa-
looms by high license.
81 would be in favor of INJECTING Sc
we're punishment on the proprietors Of
saloons who violated the law. In the
first instance; and in the second in
stance of violation, / would withdraw
the license altogether.
I'm the country places 1 would sug-
gest local option an an excellent means
for the repression of intemperance, II.
in the judgment of the maJpority of
voters the sale of liquor should be en-
tirely eliminated.
Laws like prohibition that are GER
tain to be violated. had best not be
made, for incessant violation draws
down upon them disrespect."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

UNIQUE FUNERAL Is HELD IN KEN
lucky.
Son Of Dead Man shows First Emotion
when Allowed to View the
Body Of HIS
> Father.

Jackson, KY, Feb. Sat noon. the
hour when the sun shines brightest In
old Kentucky, the funeral OF Judge
James Hargis. who met death at the
hands OF his son. took place in the lit
tie family burial ground on the crown
of q knoll around which flows the
peaceful north fork OF the Kentucky
river.
The dead lay in e casket of steel and
mahogany, and the solid silver haAdles
gliatened In the. sun as II rested for a
few moments beside the upturned clay
willis the last words for the dead were
said, Nearby are the graves Of Judge
Hargig;s three brothers. all OF whom
died Of bullet wounds inflicted by Inn
placeble enemies.
The funeral corteEe of the murdered
leader was q unique spectacle. The
body was taken arross the town bend''
-ok tbs river via 8 bFtl@e. and thars
placed upon 3 pslslseear and rMalad
kJuNm Eiie tracks OF thA Lexington and
Eastern Raiiroad cor half mile. Thare
Il was Transferred to a pushscar on
the narrow-gausa road 81 lumber
company. anG rolled nearly mile more,
Handle side" Then ii was carried
about ae0 yards to the grave.
The attendants walked. forming a
procession on the track behind the car
which served as q hearse Could one
be used. there 10 no hearse In the town.
Neither il there. strange as it may
seem. professional undertaken in the
region.
: Beach Hargis, the murderer was
permitted to view the body Of his faith
or before IL was taken from the house.
He was greatly affected and. falling
upon his knees said: Lord, have
mercy"
He wae returned to the gloomy
Breathitt County jail Just about the
hour that the body OF his father was
being taken from the house and did not
see the procession as it started on it's
way.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
Premier. Admiral Ferreira. who refused
to assume any responsibility for such


Censorship Rigorous.
The censorship that Is being main
tanned at Lisbon over both commercial
and press dispatches IL rigorous. There
10 in operation q regular star chamber
to prevent any but the most rosy view
Of the situation from reaching the out
side world. Even letters mailed at the
postoffice are opened by the authorities.
The foreign newspaper correspondents
who fiocked into Lisbon after the trag-
edy were completely fooled for several
days. They were Informed by tele-
graph officials that the censorship was
virtually at an end. BY this means
they were induced to file their meg
sages III Lisbon. Blu. thousands of the
words written by the newspaper men
never got any further than the waste
paper basket. The senders became
suspicious that they were being tricked
and this belief was finally confirmed,
when sections OF news dispatches. ia
Ken at random In order completely to
destroy the sense OF the text were re-
turned to the writer's.
The censorship was applied In the
most stupid fashion. Not only was ev-
erything representing Portugal to be
IN other than a state OF blissful tram
guilty and deepest mourning sIimi-
mated from the outgoing press reports.
but whenevers q censor with a half
knowledge Of foreign languages saw a
word that looked dangerous he would
extract whole sentence. regardless
OF the sense and meaning. As an in
stance. a dispatch sent to the Associ-
ated Press denying the reports of an
uprising at Opcrto, was mutilated by
the arbitrary striking out of words like
revolutionary" rifles" .'pIet." The
use OF the words "regicide," dictator
ship" arms" 'fbombs.' plot" OF the
like. was usually SUFFICIENT to have the
message thrown away.
Statements that troops were on the
streets OF Lisbon were cancelled and
nothing regarding the financial situa-
ton was allowed to pass the censor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
PRIpn OF PIG IRoN.


lron Manufacturers want s1S Per Ten
Fer Ne. , Eeunary.
Cleveland. Ohio. Feb. S--WhiTe no
attempt was made to form binding
agreement. the unsntmous sentiment %
pig irnu manufacturers who met hers
today was In favor Of maintaining this
hasln ~ SO Al nAnhenkn& and EneaNngF
valley fufnacss fer No fouuaf$ tron
3 The whola subject Of pig iron rrieea
IN reIation 70 ere and nnihhed nsNssr'
ial was discussed and there was 4
strong feeling IN favor Of thu Soling
Of conciiiatlon and cooperation inaug-
urated By thelGary movement At recent
meetings held IN New York City. This
action OF the pig iron producers. fol-
lowing that OF the Representatives OF
iron ore interests. promises to have a
very beneficial eject upon the market,
~ IL aaid
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
PRISONERS IN PANIC
FIVE HUNDRED FEMALES IN WILD
DISORDER.


New York. Feb. S--Ffve hundred fe-
male prisoners on BlackweiI's Island
wore thrown into q state of panic to-
night when . prisoner saw steam es-
Gaping from an exhaust pipe and set
up an alarm OF fire. Immediately after
tho alarm was sounded the cell doors
in the women's ward were opened and
the frenzted inmates started In q mad
rush down the winding stairway TO the
doors OF the ward.
In the rush. some of the women were
thrown down. but none seriously hurt.
1t. took over an hour to quiet the pris-
oners.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

French mission, while the sixth car
rage held the royal princes Of Ger
many. Spain. Great Britain and Italy
As the procession advanced through
the guarded streets. the crowds became
denser. All stores and business estab-
lishments along the route were closed
and tightly suffered The funeral
cortege moved more slowly than had
been expected. and II was the middle
of the afternoon when 1t reached the
church. The pageant was a glittering
one. It was headed by section OF
cavalry followed by the municipal
guards. Then came SIX groorns of tho
chamber In gala dress, followed by the
carriages OF the Judges. councillors,
members of-the House of Peers, anibas-
sadors. princes, Government and pail
ace officials and ecclesiastical func-
tionaries. The hearse or coach, con-
tanning the body of King Carlos, was
drawn by ten horses: that containing
the body OF the Crown Prince by eight.
They were led by grooms and other
officials carrying flaming torches. On
of the Royal Guard The rear OF the
procession consisted OF the royal body
guard. the military household of the
King, mounted officers and company
Of cavalry.
Services mt Church.
The head of the cortege drew up be-
fore the stone steps leading to the
Church OF st. vincente, an historic edi-
fice bulk in the reign of Philip IL,
where. in an adjoining wing or pan
theon, are entombed members of the
royal family. Al group of clergy head
ed by the patriarch OF Lisbon awaited
the cortege at the steps. The collins
were carried from the hearses and en-
veloped In the national flag, were
placed on biers in front OF the church.
Troops formed about them in open
square and now occurred what seemed
the most touching incident of the day.
rom one sue siow.y marcnsa
robes and carrying lighted torches.
They were members OF the ancient
sacred fraternity OF the Holy House
OF Pity, organized In the thirteenth
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
BRIDGE AT wETUMPKA.
As Amended conEress Wiu Pass tan
RsIf

Washington. d. c., Feb. s. fSpecial
The bill which has passed the house
authorizing the construction OF 4
bridge across the Coosa river at We
ate committee with an amendment to
the effect that the bridge shall con-
tain a draw.
and Is done in order that the Chances
for future Improvement OF the river
shall not be impaired through the
erection OF a bridge which would fgn-
pede navigation.
In this the bill will be passed BY
the senate and the house viii concur
In the amendment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
FATHER GRAFTON SERIOUSLY
INJURED IN BIRMINGHAM

Birmingham. Feb. s.-(Special.)-
While attempting to board an incoming
Gate City car at 1885 o'clock Saturday
afternoon. the Rev. Father Grafton, Of
st. PauIs Catholic Church, was severe
ly injured,
He was thrown to the ground. re-
Ceiving scalp wounds and was knocked
unconscious. He was picked up and
hastily carried to St Vincent's Hospi-
tai. 1t was reported at the hospital
that his injuries were not fatal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

81. Louis, Feb. S.--Capt. William n.
Forrest. who died at Memphis today Ct
e,aralysis, was q levee and railroad
Contractor, and was we'll known in ST.
Louis During the pest Ave years e
frequently made his headquarters mere.
Mrs. Forrest. his second wife, wS,s
here visiting when she receissl a tell
egram from Memphis saying that her
husband had been stricken with. par
alsyis. She Immediately hurried to his
hedside.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
ITALIAN SHOT THREE
SAID HE WAS HxEmPr rRom
PAYENG BOARD.
CIaiIa Based On His Love for Dough.
ter of LnndIaay--Poitee
Now Lo0lxin9 For

Philadelphia. Feb. s--search is be-
ing made BY the police today for PAS
Quale Grassos young Italian, who yes
terday stabbed i9-ycar-old Marie CT
feali. shot her father, Gisseppi CifeiIi.
instantly killed her brother. Aifonzo,
aged Is years. and then made his es-
ca0e.
Tho father and the girl are In Sc
rious condition. The tragedy occurred
in the Cifellt home and is said to have
been the outconas OF q quarrel which
began over q Bill Grasso owed for
board.
It is said that Grasso was sutton
pay board on the ground that he was
exen1Dt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
DIAMOND NEcKLACE LOST.
Hfrs. Dominiek Reports MisfOrtune TO
Police.

Mrs. DOmiaiek Reports MisfOrtune TO
Police.
New York, Feb. s.-Loss of a dia-
rnond necklace, valued at $4,000, was
reported to the police last night by
Mrs. George F. Dominick OF East Fifty
seventh Street. wife of q banker.
It's owner believes It was either
stolen by a clever thief in the crowd In
front of the Metropolitan Opera House.
or dropped by her on the Ice pave
ment as she was alighting from a car
rage there, and picked up by some one.
Search in the vicinity failed to dis
close any trace of IL.
When Mrs. Dominick reached the
opera house. 1t is said. she had the
necklace on, having worn 1t at dinner.
and had not removed 1t on setting out
for the opera. She also had II, she IL
certain. when she a1ighted from the
carriage.
4 Entering the house among other
fashionabIy cloaked women. she me-
chemically put her hand to her throat
in an opening in her wrap and missed
the diamonds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

AtA@fn@E ODenmel&, Of the Uefmnma.
Spoke Duriag YESTERDAYS.
chicago. Feb, e--Cloaing arguments
for the defense in the trial 81 M
Dora Mcdonald. for the alleged uar-
der of Webster Gnerin, wer LAUNCH
ed today when Attorney r RI. open
nell, addressed the Jury His spesess
occupied most OF the Morning. and fhs
entire afternoon session. following An
eistant States Attorney Day, who com
pleted his argument begun YESTERDAY
attorneys Benjamin i. Shaffner ana
]. HaInlltqn Lesxins wifi speah enr 1ee
flsfefase MapdaH amd the 1MHf xssflIs
Tor the proaec0ffon are ecfiedtled fok
Tuesday ar O'DtnnAil'a sfguFta TODAY
we're dexeted cftiNfix - 81 appeal tx
the jury % consider the sex 81 ts,Nl
prisoner lie iikened her te tie wemmn
OF Jerusaleu1 and auatads -Whonoe,sr
is without sin. let him cast til6 flrhl
stone"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
italian are HeId

Pittsburg. Pa, Feb. S.--Six Italians
arrested yesterday in connection with
alleged Black Hand operations against
wealthy residents OF Sewielkly Heights,
fashionable suburb, were today held
for court. Two OF the foreigners.
known to the authorities. were held
in $500 bail. but the four others who
ere unk 1own, we're refused bail. W.
H Singer, the artist one of the men
threatened, has closed his home at S.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

bridget Stanton Reameathem E10mex 10
Young Men.
New York, Feb. s.--Bridget stanton.
who died Doc. 20. last. after spending
the greater part OF her seventy years
IN the employ OF the family Of the late
Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherartl, left
her entire estate. valued at 5000. WITH
the exception of two small requests to
relatives, to be divided between the
two sons Of Admiral Gherardi both 81
whom she nursed when they were chil !.
dren.
The old nurses viii. which was flled
for probate yesterday, recites the love
she had for the two young men, whom
she had seen grow to mans estate ana
the pride she took in their station.
The elder. Lieutenant Walter 81
Gherardi, U. s. NJ. Is now aboard ona
OF Admiral Evans battieshfps: the
younger. Bancroft Gherardi. living in
New York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

Raleigh. ~ c. Feb. S--Within half an
hour set for the hanging OF Frazer
Jones. of Greensboro. a negro convict
ed Of wife murder. Governor Glenn to-
dav renriyed him for ten days. This
was done at the request of the States
prosecuting solicitors, who desired to
further investigate the case and the
repriaye was sent over the telephone.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
RECEIVER ron BANK.


Providence. r. l.. Feb. s.--John 3.
Beagen, an attorney OF this city. was.
appointed permanent receiver of the
New England Trust Company after =
hearing before Judge Swaziland in the
Superior Court today.
In reporting to the court on the con-
dition of the Trust Company witch
suspended on January is, Temporary
Receiver Hilton stated that the prDs-
poets for an early dividend to depoai-
tors were not bright and that the az
fairs of the institution were very much
involved.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

Chicsgc, Feb. SAN Involuntary pc.
tftion In bankruptcy against Heath and
Afiiligan, one OF the Oldest and largest
paint manufacturing firms in this State.
was iIed in the Federal District Court
today following a conference OF credit
tors Of the concern. The petition is Of
q formal nature and contained no spe-
cine claims. W. c. Nibleck. p. O..
Day and w. g. sibili were named as
$1,000
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
rhieren smaah Wlnaovv.

Pittsburg. Feb. S.-IhFee thleFes
early today hurled a brick through a
window of a downtown jewelry store
at Liberty and Seventh. Avenues, and,
grabbing a dozen watches several rings
and other valuables, made their escape.
The robbery was witnessed by num-
Der Of personsS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
SEVEN MORE PRISONERS
ESCAPE AT BESSEMER
Total OF Fourteen Have Gained Their
Liberty In Eight Days.

Liberty in Eight DHga'
Birmingham, Ala, Feb. S.-Seven
more prisoners escaped from the jail
Tin Bessemer tonight. making a total Of
fourteen in eight days.
The prison is now empty and the city
has no one to work on the streets.
There has been considerable indigna-
ton during the past week at the man.
ner in which prisoners are allowed 20
escape and tonights delivery was the
culmination which will probably result
In spending some money for repairs on
the building.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

Moline, III, Feb S.-Frank W.
Gould, President of the Union Malleabie
Iron Company. and President of the
Board Of Trustees of the Western Illi-
nois Hospital for the Insane at Water
town, committed suicide today by
shooting. No motive is known,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
PISTOL DUEL AT MERIDIAN.

Prominent Farmer Killed IN crosyaea
Lobby Of Once BuI1ding.
Meridian. Miss. Feb. SIN pistol
duel here today between Oscar l. Hat
cher. a farmer. and Robert Taylor, 4
contractor, the former was killed in
the lobby Of n crowded once building.
Hamn, a bank clerk. was slightly In
jured by a stray bullet. Taylor's
wounds are considered dangerous.
The trouble was the outgrowth Of
family differences.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
HOLD UP A TRAIN
MASKED MEN TRY HAND ON A
FRIrGHT.

yuta5Ds After HflnA-f s9an
8 ehaxx ome Is Laae y
Anything.
Chicaeo, Feb. B.~-Two MASKED and
armed men boarded q through freight
train on the Chicago and Alton Rail-
road n the outskirts of Chicago today.
held up the Brakeman, conductor and q
stockfnan, and made their escape.
The robbers started to climb over the
car roof toward the engine. but We're
attacked by. their victims. In the
struggle. one. OF the robbers fell from
the moving train and the other leaped
after him. The train was rushed to
Lockport, the first telegraph station,
where the dispatcher notified the police.
A search for the men was made in the
viclnity OF the robbery, but 1t proved
fruitless.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
Rrxnn al PInttnhnrr

PlattsbHrg. N. Y, Feb. S--wilIIam J..
Bryan was given a cordial reception
here tonight. when he lectured on the
"old World and Its Ways" undar tha
auspices Of the local Y. NJ c. A.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
BON cOMMITTED suICIDE.
DespOndent Over Loss of Leg In Rail-
Nrnx Accident.

Passiac. N. j.. Fob. S--pespondent
noert because of the lnss of leg while
stealing a ride on a railroad train last
summer. Frederick w. Ross. q boy t6
years old. took his life by shooting
himself today after planning his death
10 the last detail. Ross's mother
found the body and beside It lay note
which read:
mother away to shoot myself"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
THE wEATHrn,

washlnnfen, Feb, s--For Alabama---
Inereasinx eIsadiness sunday, rain by
nights Monday rain and colder, fresh
possibly brisk east winds Sunday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

Frankfort, KY. Feb. s.--Another
sham ballot for United States Senator
was taken today and resulted; Essk-
ham. IA; Bradley ..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
CAPTAIN FORREST DIES.
Son Of Cavalry Leader Suceumbs
PuraIysfs.

Memphis, Feb. s.-Capt William NJ.
Forrest SON Of Gen. Nathan Bedford
Forrest, the Confederate c';va.=y lead
| err. who was recently stricken with
paralysis died today.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-18
WATER is STRUCK IN
WHIPPLE MOUNTAIN MINE
BIG FLOW BURSTS FORTH AT TO-
FOOT LEVEL
Is Charged with Copper, and Native
Ore Is Found at Bottom of
Shaft Near at
Hand

News has just been received from
J. ]. Donovan. superintendent of the
Whipple Mountain Gold and Copper
Mining company, that large flow of
water has been struck at the 179-foot
level and he was forced to stop work
and take it out This is good news
to Whipple Mountain people. Eighty
five buckets were hoisted out in
eighteen hours.
At the 17O-foot level they have COM
menced drifting earthward to strike
the big re-bearing ledge. The water
is pregnated with copper and at the
bottom of the shaft considerable ma
tive copper was found.
Donovan is an experienced mining
man, and his report shows that the
mine is destined to be dividend
payer before many moons pass. This
will be good news to the many friends
of the company in Los Angeles and
elsewhere. The concern is we'll
financed, and While the stock has
gone to so cents, it is not STOCK
iobbing proposition.
In addition to what Donovan says
in his letter to the company James l.
Brice, the president, says that he con-
siders the property one of the best
PROPOSITIONS he has ever seen. He
pins his faith and money to the Whip
pie Mountain.