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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-28
WAR PROSPECT
FACES RUSSIA
BELIEF IN CLASH WITH TURKEY
PERMEATES ALL SlAV
CLASSES.
DUMA TAKES DOMINANCE
Majority Leader viii Raise Question
Of State Of National Defense
Siberian Troops Begin
to Move.

st. Peterseburg--The alarming re-
ports of possibilities of hostilities
between Russia and Turkey, which
have permeated all strata or
Russian society, have assumed the pro-
portions of a war scare. to which the
sensational press is devoting its big
gest headlines.
The situation is taken seriously, not
only in military circles, but also by
conservative politicians. NJ. Ouch
koff. the leader of the majority in the
duma, announced his intention Mon
day of raising at the next meeting Of
the commission of the national defense
the question of the nations readiness
for war, in view of the news from the
Caucasus and all parts of Europe. He
also proposed to i~nterpellate the min
lister of communications on the ability
of the railroads, particularly In the
Caucasus and Trans-Caucasia, to trans
port troops quickly to the southern
and southwestern frontiers.
The duma, according to NJ. Guchkoff,
will be guilty of criminal negligence
IL it permits the country again to be
drawn into war, for which 1t is wholly
unprepared. The surest means to
avoid a rupture, he said. Is serious
preparation for any eventuality.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-28
BREWERS RAISE FUND.
Edward A. Faust Of st. Louis Urges
Publicity as Best Means to End.

Chicago, Ill.--The United States
Brewers Association have united in a
common warfare against prohibition
and temperance movements. They
have pledged a big war fund" with
which to fight Sunday saloon closing
and to stop the wave of prohibition.
This action was taken Thursday at a
session of the executive officers Of
both organizations held in the Grand
Pacific Hotel. Rudolph Brand, presi-
dent Of the United States Brewing Co.
of Chicago, was selected chairman of
the conference. Edward A. Faust OF
st. Louis, vice-president of the Anheu-
ser-Busch Brewing Association, re.
viewed the movement of the prohibi.
tionists through the Southern and the
Western States, and asserted the time
was ripe for action on the part of the
liquor interests.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-28
KEEPS DEATH VIGIL
KEEPER DIES AND WEATHER PRE-
VENTS ASSISTANT LEAVING.
WALKS MILES FOR ASSISTANCE
Frustrated by Experience and the
Severe Exposure In Trip ove
Ice to Toledo.

Toledo. Ohio-Frozen and nearly
dead from exhaustion, Joseph Ber-
noer. assistant lightkeeper at the
Harbor light, twelve miles from the
city, dragged himself into his home
Thursday night, with the information
that Capt. Delos Hayden, l~ightkeeper.
died a week ago at the light.
Hayden made the trip from the city
to the light after visiting his invalid
wife on Feb. 8. He was stricken with
pneumonia and died Feb. 10. Since
that time it has been impossible 10
leave the light owing to the condition
of the ice in the lake.
Starts For City.
Bernoer placed the body In a cool
room and began his vigil, On Wednes-
day he thought the conditions were
right for his trip to the city. He began
the terrible journey, became lost in
the blizzard and wandered around on
the ice all night and day.
His clothing was frozen to his body
and his limbs were badly frosted. He
had fallen into air holes and escaped
death only by miracle. Bernoer de-
clared 1t was a most terrible trip.
A relief party was organized Friday
morning and an effort will be made
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-28
GUARDING POWDER
U. 8. NAVAL MAGAZINE AT IONA
ISLAND THREATENED.
MARINES WATCH EVERY APPROACH
Letter Forebodine Blowing Up Of over
Three Million Pounds OF Elk
plosives Is Received.

New York-In a letter signed
BLACK Hand" and addressed to Com
mander Brausrueter, In charge of the
United States naval magazine at Iona
Island, the threat is made that the
enormous stores of smokeless powder
on the island will be blown up unless
the married men discharged from en-
ployment on the island Jan. 1, 1908,
be put back to work at once. There
are 3,000,0 600 pounds of smokeless
powder and other explosives stored in
the lei magazines.
Secret service men are working t.
discover the identity of the writer of
the letter. Printed by hand, the let.
ter was inhaled at the Haverstraw
postoffce two weeks ago. 1t was as
follows:
IF the married men that were dis
charged from Iona Island are not
taken back again at once, all the mag.
azines on the island will be blown up.
The writer does not fear death.
(Signed) BLACK Hand"
On jan. L etWee oo ana AZ HeH,
civilians, who had been employed on
the island, were discharged owing to
delay In forwarding funds from Wash
ington to continue work. This delay
was looked upon at the time as tenn
porary and it was understood the men
would be taken back as soon as the
money arrived.
Among the men discharged, most Of
whom were laborers. were many Ital-
ians and Sicilians.
Since the receipt of the letter every
approach to the island has been
guarded day and night by marines, it
is said, and the civilians employed
have been kept under the strict sur
VIGILANCE.
Iona Island Is seven miles south Of
West Point.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-28
STORM KING RACES
WORST BLIZZARD IN MANY YEARS
STRIKES COUNTRY.
GENERAL IN SEVERAL STATES
Nearly Fourteen Inches, the Heaviest
Fall In Twenty Years, Re.
ported at Omaha.

Chicago, m.--Several deaths, many
Injuries and much suffering fol
lowed yesterday In the wake of one of
the worst billiards. experienced in this
section In several years. Traffic on
surface and suburban lines are practi.
cally tied up and downtown hotels are
filled with residents of outlying dis
tricts, who found themselves unable
to reach their homes. The storm
which broke early in the day ragged
with increasing fury until nightfall.
subsiding somewhat toward midnight.
One of the most tragic occurrences in
connection with the storm was the
wrecking In the harbor at Waukegan
of the fishing boat Anspach, two men
losing their lives and six others had
narrow escapes from death. The boat
left the harbor early in the day to
visit nets set ten miles out in Lake
Michigan. Caught in the storm on the
return trip, the vessel battled with
the elements until it regained the har-
Dor at 6 o'clock in the evening, only
to be blown against a protection wall
and crushed. Capt. Oliver Rubber, with
five men, composing the crew, we're
thrown upon an ice pack. Four of the
men succeeded in clinging to the ice
and were rescued. Two slid into the
water and were drowned.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-28
SMELL JURY DISCHARGED.
Final Vote Was 8 to 4 to Break Will
Of Millionaire.

Clinton, Ill.-The Smell jury was
discharged at 3 p. m. Monday by
Judge Cochran, after the jurors had
deliberated 48 hours without any pros
pect of reaching a decision. The ju-
rors stood 8 to 4 for the plaintiffs on
the final ballots
Had the will Of the eccentric mil
~lionaire been broken, Richard Smell,
his only son, who was cut off with $50
per annum, would have $4,000 900 and
the three grandchildren would each
have received one-third of the other
half.
The case will be retired in May.
The failure of the jury to find for the
plaintiffs caused general disappoint-
ment among friends of the contest.
ants.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-28

MISSING MAN NOT THERE.
Mrs. Fahey Is Puzzled by Failure to
Find Body Of Her Husband.

Kansas City, MOI don't know
what to do next. l wish some
body would suggest something" said
Mrs. John Fahey, the wife of the wa.
terworks employee who has been miss
ing since January 10, Monday night.
Workmen searched for her hus-
bands disappearance shrdlu etaouu
bands body in a trench at Twelfth and
Main streets Monday. Mrs. Fahey has
no theory to offer regarding her hus-
bands disappearance.
81 was certain he would be found in
that trench" she said.
THAT he was not, gives me new
hopes that he may be alive. He had
no money when he left home"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-28
KILLED FATHER; FINED $500.
Linn (Mo.) Son Used Gun Barrel
When Family Was Attacked.

Linn, Modulus Klebba, who
killed his father, Bernard Kleb
ba, last August, was tried ana
convicted in the circuit court and the
jury, after celebrating five hours, as
sessed a fine of $500. The facts in
the case developed that the elder
Klebba was on a protracted spree. and
at such times was very quarrelsome,
and often threatened the lives of his
son and family. He attacked his son
with a club and, being hard pressed,
the son seized a gun barrel and killed
his father.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-28
WILL USE MORE OPERATORS.
Rock Island and Santa Fe Will In.
crease Their Wire Force.

Topeka, Kas.-Both the Rock
will increase their force of operators
to comply with the new federal nine
hour law. At a meeting of Rock Island
superintendent here it was decided
to increase the operators in this, the
this action has been received from
Chicago. The superintendent of the
eastern grand division of the Santa
Fe met last week and decided on an
increase and are now working to learn
the number of new men allowed by
the officials in Chicago. Officials here
declare none of the smaller stations
will be closed.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-28
W. c. T. U. LEADER CONVICTED.
ohio Woman Faces Ten-Year Prison
Term For Advising Arson.

Norwalk, Ohio-Mrs. Martha j..
Campbell, 60, a w. C. T. U. leader
and Sunday school superintendent.
was Friday found guilty of "aiding and
abetting arson to prejudice Insurance"
The maximum penalty is 20 years.
Pending a motion for a new trial Mrs.
Campbell was released on $4,000 bail.
The arson charge against Mrs.
Campbell was made by Miss Loa Ma
thesr, a lifelong friend of Mrs. Camp.
bell, when Miss Mather was arrested
on a charge OF burning her own dwell
ing to get the insurance. On the stand
Miss Mather did not charge that Mrs.
Campbell had started the fire. but said
she had advised arson.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-28
R0BB I: GETS
$1,000 HAUL
WELLS FARGO G. CO. WORKING ON
THEFT BETWEEN ST. LOUIS
AND SULPHUR, !. T.
WASTE PAPER FOR BILLS
Nine Persons Known to Have Handled
Bundle Containing the Money
st. Louis Clerk opens
the Package.

st. Louis-Detectives working I'M
der the direction of superintendent
Charles r. Teas or the Wells Fargo d
Co. Express in st. Louis are investi.
eating the theft of 81, 900 in currency
which was extracted from a package
consigned to the National Bank OF
Commerce, st. Louis, by the Bank Of
Sulphur, /. T.
The robbery was well executed, for
when the package was delivered to the
st. Louis bank officials, it was appar-
emily intact. When opened it was
found to contain waste paper.
The package was forwarded from
Sulphur, February 16, and was re-
ceived in st. Louis two days after
wards, late in the afternoon. The reg
ular clerk in the National Bank of
Commerce, whose duty it is to open
mail and express matter, was absent
and a substitute was in his place for
the first time.
The sub opened the Wells Fargo
package in the presence of other
clerks. and to his CONSERVATION drew
out blank paper instead of the money.
Excitedly he called the attention of his
superiors to the fact.
The Bank of Commerce immediate
ly notified the Wells Fargo & Co and
an investigation was instituted prompt
ly. 1t was learned that nine persons
had handled the package, three con-
nected with the two banks and six
express messengers.
Investigation Is Begun.
The express company has an inva-
riable rule that every messenger who
handles money packages must register
and keep an account of them. First,
the bank officials at the ST. Louis end
were questioned in detail, and the in
vestigation was started at Sulphur by
wire. Detectives ven over the rec
ords of the messengers on the trains
carrying the package from Sulphur to
St. Louis and they were questioned.
The numbers of the bills, which
were of large denominations, had been
kept by the Sulphur Bank and they
were transmitted by wire to the de-
tectives to aid them in their search.
Supt. Teas Monday reluctantly ad-
mitted the money had been taken. He
declined to go into details. I'VE hope
to catch the thief and recover the cur.
rency," he said. ITO say anything
more now would prevent this"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-28

A speech by Senator Johnston OF
Alabama on the Aldrich currency bill
and a statement by Senator Hale,
chairman of the committee on naval
affairs, concerning the proposed in
vestigation of charges of defects in
the construction of ba%ttleships were
the chief subjects of interest before
the senate Wednesday. Mr.. Hale had
printed the reports of Rear Admirals
Converse and Caps, in defense of the
navy and incidentally expressed his
belief in the efficiency of the battle
ships.
The senate committee on foreign re-
lations Wednesday voted to report ia
vorably the bill classifying the consul
lar service. The committee also voted
to report the amendments to the dlplo-
matte and consular appropriation BIZ
The department of interior bill to
appropriate the receipts from sales o.
lands in a number of states to the m
struction of works for the drainage OF
reclamation of swamp or overfiowed
lands belonging to the United States
was ordered favorably reported by the
senate committee on public lands.
The bill providing for the taking OF
the thirteenth census occupied
of the time of the session of the
house Wednesday. Progress with II
was slow because of numerous amend
ments offered, but which in the main
were rejected. The bill was amend
ed in one important particular, how
ever, and that was limiting the GEN.
sus to the mainland of the United
States, Alaska, Hawaii and Porto Rico.
The measure will be further debated.
Previous to the consideration OF the
census bill, Mr.. Henry of Texas, taking
his cue from Mr.. Boutelrs remarks OF
Tuesday, lauding the speaker, urged
the republicans to bring in an employ
ers' liability bill and a bill requiring
notice before the issuance OF federal
injunctions.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-28
Aoed Woman Commits Suicide.

Cleveland, Ohio-Mrs. Augusta
Strey, 70 years old. committed sui
eide Sunday by setting fire to her
clothing. The aged considered
herself a burden on her grandson,
with whom she was living. He had
lost his position and has a large fam
lily to support. Mrs. Sprey arose early
and, going noiselessly to the street.
poured kerosene upon her clothing and
applied a match. Her body was
found later by a policeman.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-28
Six Inches at St. Joseph.

st. Joseph, Mo.-Northwest Mis-
souri, and Northeastern Kansas are
covered with a six-inch snowfall, the
heaviest Of the year. A, strong wind
accompanies the snow, which is badly
drifted. The temperature is a little
below freezing and falling. Trains
from all directions are from a few
hours to half a day behind schedule
time. The snow will prove Of great
benefit to wheat.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-28
What Congress is Doing

The senate in executive session rati-
fed the arbitration convention be-
tween the United States and France,
which was signed on Feb. 10. A natu-
radiation treaty between the United
States and Peru was also ratified.
The senate confirmed the nomina-
ton of John Embry to be United
States attorney for the Western dis
trict of Oklahoma. :.
Though consideration has not yet
reached the voting stage, there is the
best of authority for the statement
that it is the intention of the house
committee on appropriations to lop off
from $25, 900, 900 to $50, 600, 900 from
this years total estimates of $3S,443,-
600 for Notifications and that of the
approximately $4,000, 900 which the
committee means to o. K, practically
nothing will be recommended for At
lantic coast Notifications and very lit.
tie for Notifications on the Pacific
coast. Nearly all of it will be pro-
posed for Notifications and other de.
fensive works in the Hawaiian and
Philippine Islands.
An indirect recognition of Porto
Rico as a territory of the United
States was determined upon Wednes.
day by the house committee on insu-
lar affairs by an amendment to and
favorable report of the Cooper (Wis.)
bill. That bill as originally intro.
duced, provides that all Spanish resi-
dents of Porto Rico. with certain speci-
fed exceptions, shall constitute "a
body polite under the name off the
people of Porto Rico" The commit
tee amended the bill so as to read
under the name of the territory of
Porto Rico" And in that shape it was
%favorably reported.
The house committee on judiciary
has decided to grant hearings on bills
looking to the amendment Of the in
terstate commerce law.
to reach the light and bring the body
in. The ice in the bay is breaking
up and this will make the journey dou'
11x b,o o,.dN, =,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-28
q. G. o. Men Return to Work.

Cumberland, Md.-At the Balti-
more & Ohio shops and round
houses in this city near1y all the
furloughed men, besides a number of
a %repairers, have been called back
to work. Some of the men have been
required to work overtime in getting
out freight locomotives. work o.
which was suspended about the first
of the year.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-28
Politicians Indulge In Fist Fight.

Birmingham, Ala.-On the eve of
the meeting Of the state execu-
tive committee of the administration
faction of the republican party here
today, Chairman j. o. Thompson and
former Congressman w. F. Aldrich
engaged in a fist fight in the lobby of
a hotel last night. Aldrich received
a blow under the eye. Aldrich is the
leader of the anti administration forces
and feeling has been bitter between
the two men for several months.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-28
rhrows Himself Under train.

New York-The fear that he
was losing his mind, and worry over
the tying up of his money in the
Mechanics and Traders bank, which
closed recently. are believed to have
driven Harris Rosenberg, a pawn
broker, to throw himself beneath the
wheels of a subway train. Six ears
passed over his body.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-28
Rurnlars Greeted with Shot.

Paris, Tex.-When burglars entered
the store of Floyd & Mauldin at Hugo,
they found the proprietor armed with
a shotgun waiting. They were told
to surrender, and failing to obey, the
store owner fired, wounding two. One
of the burglars was a resident of
Roane.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-28
German Is Stillman Lecturer.

New Haven. Conn.-The Yale cor
poration has appointed to the Still
man lectureship for next year, Prof.
Albrecht F. X. Penck. professor of
geography in the University of Berlin.
Prussia. This is the most important
Yale lectureship of the year, endowed
with about s85. 900. the income of
which goes to the incumbent of the
year..
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-28
Milwaukee Traffic DemoraIized.

Milwaukee, visa forty-mile gale,
a swirling, binding, drifting mass
of snow and a temperature stead
lily falling toward the zero mark,
enveloped Milwaukee In another blizr
card Tuesday night which threatens to
be even more disastrous than the pre-
Nous storms of the winter. Traffic fl
again demoralized, the streets are
again piled with snow and business
is practically at a standstill. Trains,
both incoming and outgoing. were late.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-28
Names Cannon for President.

Springfield. Ill.-The republican
state central committee met Tues
day morning and adopted resolu-
lions indorsing Joseph G. Cannon for
the presidency, and fixed March 20 as
the date for holding the state conven-
ton in this city.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-28
Crows swarm Cemetery.

Milan, Tenn.-The superstitious are
predicting some disaster because thou.
sands of crows have made the city
cemetery their home. So thick are
the crows that several limbs have
been broken from the trees by the
birds weight.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-28
Trains Late at Omaha.

Omaha, Neb.-Following a con-
tinuous fall of snow lasting twenty
hours, accompanied by a wind which
heaped 1t into drifts and almost tied
up all kinds of street traffic, the mer-
curry began a downward course last
night. All railroad trains were late
and In some instances morning over
land trains did not reach Omaha until
in the evening. Nearly fourteen inches
of snow fell. the heaviest in twenty
years. There was a heavy run If live
stock at the yards Tuesday and much
suffering from the storm was the re-
suit. Several stock trains which have
been on the road since Monday have
not reached the yards. Livestock is
being hastily unloaded as it arrives
and rushed to feeding pens.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-28
EmbezzIers GET sIx Years.

Biloxi. Miss.-W. T. Smith and j.
w. Harper. charged with embezzling
$32, 900 from the First National bank
at Hattiesburg, Miss, were sentenced
TO serve six years in the federal prison
at Atlanta, Ga.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-28
Killed on Way to Church.

St George, Ga.-While on his way
to church at Baxter. Fla. Sun
day, Dan Crews, accompanied by his
nephew and two ladies. was shot and
instantly killed by James Patty. 1t
is said the killing resulted from trou-
BILE started several weeks ago. Patty
has not yet been arrested.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-28
Hatfield Dies of Exposure.

Louisa. Ky.-Tom Hatfield, who was
caught by feud enemies in the noun
tains along Trigg river. in West Vir-
ginia, two weeks ago, bound to a tree
and left to die of exposure, and who
was found by a traveller and brought
here, is dead.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-28
Two Men Killed in Riot.

Connellsville, Pa.-Two men were
killed and six others seriously in
jured in a riot at Dunbar, a
mining town near here, last night.
Two of the wounded are Americans,
the dead and other wounded being
foreigners. Forty-fiye persons were
arrested by the police, who we're
called to quell the disturbance.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-28
Rride PIeads pesertion.

Memphis, Tenn.-Alleging that she
was deserted by her husband, Rev.
Lee Conite. a Baptist, within two
weeks after their marriage. three
months ago, vina Conite filed suit for
divorce here "Wednesday. She is not
Is years old.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-28
sedalia Shops Closed.

Sedalia, Mo.-The Missouri, Kan
a & Texas railroad shops here,
employing 500 men, have been closed
until March 2. The shops of the
whole system are to be kept idle as
much as possible to reduce expenses.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-28
STAY Six City Officials:

Madrid-Several masked men en-
tered the town hall at Daimel,
Province Of Ciudad Real. during the
session of the municipal council, and
shot the mayor, and, according to n
story. six councilmen, killing them and
wounding others. The murderers es.
eaned.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-28
MIser Dies In HoveI..

Chattanooga. Tenn.-Possessing a
fortune of at least $150,000. John
Mcmillan, SO years old, died
Thursday Id a howell in the outskirts
Of Chattanooga.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-02-28
Bank. BULGE with Money.

Chicago-Deposits in the national
banks of Chicago are now the largest
in their history. The money panic,
so far as the banks are concerned.
has passed. and confidence has been
re,egtabIished.