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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-21
HITS UNKNOWN SHIP
RED STAR STEAMSHIP sEELAND IN
 C0fhISI0N.
Pats Into southampton in a Badly Damaged Condition, After strik- tng Vessel An1idshtp Du-
 ring Heavy Fog.

Southampton. June 2o.-The Red Star steamship Seeland. from Antwerp for New York, put in here this evening in a badly damaged condition as a result of collision last night east Of Dover with an unknown vessel.
 The Seeiand was proceeding slowly through dense fog, when she struck the vessel amidships. Boats were im- mediately lowered from the steamer, but no trace could be found of the other. It Is impossible to say whether 1t was a warship or a merchantmen.
 After remaining in the vicinity of the accident for a considerable time without seeing vestige of wreckage, the Seeland proceeded to Dover and thence to Southampton. She has a big hole in her starboard bow and the fuke of an anchor was forced com pletely through a hawser pipe.
 One of the passengers on the See- land says that the accident caused no great alarm as the coolness of the off, cers and crew treasured the passen- gers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-21
FIGHT WITH THUGS
AGEr~ CONSTABLE FINALLY DONE
 TO DEATH.
Killed One AnsaiIaRt and Terribly Beat Up Another, Who Managed to Escape Despite
 Wounds.

oxford. Mass, June 2o.-Albert E. Miller. 43 years old, constable and keeper of a waiting station news stand at Oxford Heights. was shot to death early this morning by thugs. who. it Is supposed. were robbing a building adjoining the station.
 A man identified as Frank Harding. of South Milford. was found later in the waiting room with bullet hole through his heart. Miller's hand cufrs were tying at Harding's feet.
 The pistol of Miller was missing. and the police say this fact indicates that another man was concerned In the af- fray. As If bearing out this theory. Milier's club, covered with blood and hair was elutched in his right hand and the dead man bore no scalp wounds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-21
VESSELS COLLIDE
4 NAVAL DISASTER IS NARROWLY
 AVERTED.
A Liner Crashes Into 8 Protected Cruiser. and the Lives of a Crew of gre Men Are
 Placed in Peril.

Dover, June 20.--A serious naval dis- aster was narrowly averted Saturday night when, in a dense fog, the Wilson liner Sappho collided with the British thiad class protected cruiser, Sapph0 off pungenness. The blow struck by the liner was at an angle. or the cruiser probably would have been eutlin tive. The liner was practically undamased and proceeded on her voyage. The cruiser was seriously damaged and has beached here.
 The cruiser had just been commis- stoned for manoeuvres. She carried a crew of 270 officers and men. When it was discovered that she was making water rapidly, the bulkheads were closed. signals were sent up and min ute guns were fired. Two lifeboats from Dungenness, aided by the cruis- CTS boats safely transferred 200 of the crew to the shore. The others, with their officers. remained aboard.
 Gradually the water flooded the cruiser, quenching fires and extiri- gushing the electric lights. The cruiser lay helpless, until o'clock in the morning, when tugs arrived from Dover. By the aid of the pumps and collision mats the Sappho was put into condition to weather the trip to Do- yer, to which port she was successful ly lowed and beached in the naval harbor. None of the crew was in- jured. The warship will be patched and refloated after which she will be taken to Portsmouth for repairs.
 Except for the fact that there was no loss of life, the accident to the war vessel bears marked resem blance to the cutting down of the British cruiser Gladiator by the American line steam ship St. Paul off the Isle of Wight in April, 1908 On that occasion, the ves- sels were steaming through a snow storm.
 The Wilson liner came upon the cruiser without warning, appearing suddenly through the dense fog. The crew displayed remarkable discipline, even when anxiety was increased by the pIunging of the cruiser, in total darkness, due to the failure of the electric lights The liner tore away the port sea boat from the cruiser, and rebounded. She passed by the cruis- CTS stern and was swallowed by the fog and was not seen again. The na- val officers say they saw the liner as she came alongside, but nobody seemed to think there would be collision.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-21
A TRIPLE TRAGEDY
CAT THE INNOCENT CAUSE OF OHIO
 AFFRAY.
Man Quarrels With NeighbOr-GOea For Gun--Finds Another Man
 With His Wife-The Shooting Begins.

Steubenville, Ohio. June 2O-Melor osman shot and killed Mike Demick shot and seriously wounded his wife. and then attempted to commit suicide by shooting himself here today
 osman quarreled with neighbor, Joseph Benitski. over a cat. and ran into his house to obtain shot gun. with which to shoot Benitski. In the room where osman kept his gun. he found Demiok. a boarder. caressing Mrs. Osman.
 Securing his gun, Osman shot and al- most instantly killed Demick. Mrs. Osman was shot In the back. Osman then turned the gun upon himself and fired. but failed to infiict dangerous wound.
 He upbraided an officer for arresting him, saying if he had delayed a few moments, there would have been no ne- cessity of trying him for murder.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-21
JURY IS DISCHARGED Could Not Agree on Yer
 dict.
 s WAS OUT FOR 24 HOURS Stood Ten For Acquittal And Two
 For Conviction. Reported Unanimously it. Inability to Agree and by Consent of Counsel of Both Sides.
 Was Discharged.
WAS OUT FOR 24 HOURS

San Francisco, Cal, June 20-Termin- ating in a. disagreement of the Jury. with ten men for acquittal and two for conviction in the trial for bribery. of Patrick Calhoun. of the United Rail- roads. ended at noon today Five months and a week had passed since the wealthy street railroad owner, descendant of Patrick Henry, made his first appearance in court to answer to 00O to supervisor to obtain an over. head trolley for hls corporation.
 Not until each juror had pronounced as hopeless the prospect of verdict. was the order for their dismissal made by Judge Lawler. prosecution and de- tense giving assent to the discharge.
 The trial ended quietly. The defend. ant and his attorneys, as well as The chief officers of the prosecution, re, trained from comment on the disargee- ment
 Five ballots were taken. three short- ly after the jury retired. On the rirss vote the jury stood eight for acquittai and four for conviction. Two Of the four joined the majority on the second ballot and one of the remaining two announced his determination to remain out a month if necessary.
 After ordering the discharge of the jury, Judge Lawler addressed tle jury some informal remarks, criticizing the law and usages that made possible the expense of three months in the ern- paneling of a jury. He declared the court were utterly helpless to prevent such occurrences and recommended that the Legislature be informed by the people to change the laws that gov erned court proceedings. The attor- neys are expected to fix a date for an- other trial on the indictment. tomors row.
 T am ready to try this case again. and ! will go ahead tomorrow if nec- essarx," said Prosecutor Heney
 Mir. Calhoun tonight said:
 "Of course am disappointed with the failure of the jury to acGuit me of the unjust charges against me,
 sTfe g1dge was nostties tise assasta ut district attorney bribed, and the ad- snlnstration of the, law of this state disgraced. purpose at the proper time and in a proper manner, to sub init formal charges against Assistant District Attorney Heney for receiving bribes. and against Rudolph spreckels and James D. Phelan. for having paid them"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-21
BLACK HAND ARREST
IMPORTANT CAPTURE IS MADE IN
 PITTSBURG.
POstOniee Inspectors State That More Arrests WIlI Re Made in Pitts burg as Result of In-
 veRtigatlOn.

Pittsburg, June 20.-A second im- portant arrest in the Black Hand in- vestigation in Pittsburg. took place to- day when Pettinio Galbo. aged 3s. was arrested by postofiice inspectors.
 Galbo is alleged to have been closely allied with Salvatore Lima. the Ma rion tohio) leader Of the Black Hand organization. Papers found in Galbo's effects bear out this assertion. 1t Is said. Postoface Inspectors OldfieId and Hutche said today that more arr rests will follow.
 Galbo, with Orazio Rumfola, who was arrested last night, will be taken to Cleveland tomorrow for 6 hearing be- fore a United States commissioner.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-21
PROF. de MARTENS DEAD.
A Priyy Councillor and Member oi
 t;ouscfl of Ministers.

A
 Council of Ministers.
 St. Petersburg, June z0--Fdererick de Martens, late Professor of InIernation- al Law in the University of St. Peters burg, died today. He was taken Ill on his way to his estate in Livonia and died in the railroad station at Yak.
 Frederick de Martens was Privy Councillor and a member of the Coun- cil of Ministry on Foreign Affairs since 1gs2 He was Professor of Interna- tional Law in the University of St. Pe- tersburg from 1871 to 1907. He was born in 1845.
 Edinburgh, Cambridge and Yale uni- versailles made him an LL. D., and OK ford and other noted institutions con ferred upon him the degree~of ID. e. L. < Professor de Martens was Russian delegate at many diplomatic con gresses and conferences at Brussels. Paris, The Hague, Rome. Geneva and Vienna Several times he was chosen by European and American powers as international arbitrator. He was Pres- ident of the Court of Arbitration in 1899 between Great Britain anu venezSela; arbitrator between France and England; England and Holland and the United States and Mexico. He was a member of the permanent court of arbitration at The Hague; Russian delegate at the peace negotiations De- tween Russia and Japan, and plenipo- tentiary of Russia at the Geneva con- ference of 1906 for the revision of the Geneva convention ef 1867.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-21
FARR SURREY .Rs;
 HAS GIT SEEN BOYD

Meadville, Miss. June 20.-virgil Farr. who, with W. L. Boyd, Is alleged to have first fired upon pr. A. M. Newman in last Mondays deadly street duel here, came into Hamburg, in this county, and surrendered to the authorities today. Contrary to suppo- sition, Farr was not wounded in the duel He declared that he had not seen Boyd since the day of the encoun- ter. He said he would have surren- dered sooner, but feared that his life. would not be safe in the excitement which followed the battle. He was released under bond of $500. pending preliminary hearing Monday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-21
STORM SWEEPS THE
 MISSISSIPPI COAST

New Orleans. La, June 2O.-Reports received here tonight state that A storm of considerable intensity swept the Mississippi eoRst today AS a re- suit the watera of tho Gulf reached e height of from three to five feet against the ahoro above the normal tide inflow, A number of anall boats were beaehed and minor damage done to property along the shore, It Ia not thought that any vessels have been sunk or that loss of Nfs has resulted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-21
MRS. GOULD LEARNS
 THINGS IN PHILADELPHIA

Philadelphia, Pa, June 2o-Mrs Katherine cIemmons Gould, who came to this city yesterday with one of her attorneys, returned to New York today.
 "rhe trip has certainly been worth while, for have learned acme things that will help my case. but cannot say what they, are." she said. as she left to take her train,
 While here. Mrs. Gould and her at- torney visited the hotel where. accord ing to witnesses for her husband in the divorce action now on trial. sine haAl entertained Dustin Farnum. the actor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-21

City reached him and rendered surgical aiu, he refused 1t, instructing the phy- sician to give his time to others, more seriously injured than himself,
 My legs are broken, he said. but my head Is all right and guess can stand 1t for whiie.p Mrs. Guy StutznIan of Mishawaka, who sufrered deep gasn in\the back of her head, was holding small baby at the time of the acident, but the in- fant escaped withou a scratch.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-21
MURDERED ON TRAIN
TWO MEN KILLED BY NEGRO IN
 APPRECIATION.
Conductor Finds Victims on an Oil Car. In the Rear of Train--A
 Suspect is Ar
 rested.

Des Moines, Iowa, June 20.-A negro early this morning shot and killed Brakemen Lee c. Warner and olva c. Bechtel, both of Boone, during an all tercation on train at Vail.
 Conductor Mccartney found the two men on an oil car in the rear of the train.
 Before Brakeman Bechtel died. he described the negro wh6 committed the assault as wearing blue sweater This evening a negro answering Bech- ters description was arrested at Dem nison.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-21
PAINS WE'RE UNENDURABLE.

Washington University Professor Kills
 Ulmmelf After Diagnosing Ailment.
 St. Louis, Mo, June 20--BeIieving he was suffering unendurablo pains from a disease of an artery. pr. Justin Steer . member of the faculty of Washing ion University, killed himself today with prussic acid. He left 8 note diaR- nosinE his ailment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-21
laAIkns NEW LANDING
Early ArrfvaI h London for Waite
 Star PassenRerS.

Star PassenKerS.
 London, June 20-The White Star steamship Cedric. from New York, June IF. arrived at Holyhead at 1l'23 a. TS.. today. The first of these specials ar rived at Euston Station at s:4s D. ra-. so that the passengers were comfort. ably seated in the London hotels about the time the Cedric arrived on Lty@e' pool.
 White star oficialE state there Is no intention at the present time to etm. mate Queenstown as a port of cali. but the experiment will have an important bearing on Liverpool trade, because 1t is quite possible that the White Star Company's outward steamers may, in the future. call at Holyhead to embark passengera. V
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-21
TO PROTECT NEGRO
SPECIAL TRAIN CARRIES GUARDS
 MEN TO TRIAL.
win Mack Ia to Be Put 0a Trial mS Brandon, NEiss., for Criminal
 Assault on White Girl

Mobile, June 1o.--A special from Me- rIdian, Mss, says A special train ia to leave that place tomorrow morning for Brandon, Miss., with forty guRrdsmen, who viii protect the negro VIII Mack. during his trial on charge Of criminal assault upon 2 ts-year-oid white girl at PeIahatehie,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-21
sCHooNERs COLLIDE.
Head-on Crash Disables Two on Nau-
 set.

set.
 Boston, June 20.--As the result Of a head-on crash off Nauset last night in a thirty-mile southwestern, the schooner Mary A. Hall, Captain Haskell. Jack sonville for Boston, laden with 1um- Der, and the two-masted schooner Hun ter. Calais. Tor New York, also Wttn lumber. were lowed into port today by the tug Joshua Love,G The Hunter had her bows stove in and the bow spirit and all headgear carried away. The Hall escaped undamaged. The cause of the collision is not known. NO one was hurt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-21
XVeIImnn,u T1artv Lenveu,

Paris, June zUs-WhIter WeIIhlan, who Is about to undertake another North Pole expedition. and his party. left this afternoon for Tromsoe, Nor way, where they will embark on the steamer Arctic for spitsbergen. They are due at the latter place July i,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-21
CHIEF PLENTY HORSE KILLED.

Snowman Meets Death in Front of 6
 Train. Boston. June 2O--Chief Plenty Horse. A Sioux Indian. 30 years old. eonnect- ed with a Wild West show, was killed by c train at the South station last night.
 He was from the Pine Ridge agency. and married
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-21
Mvlns Wrichsen. the

Mylns Erichsen. the leader of the Denmark Greenland expedition. and Lieutenants Hagen and Broenlund, per. ished in November. 1907, in trying to return from the north coast of Green land by way of the inland fee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-21
PRISONER CREMATED
 IN BURNING JAIL.

} Beaumont. Tex. June 2o.--Tom '
 } Bowen. the only prisoner in tb>
 } Kirbyville, Jasper County, js .% } was crernated In fire which .
 ! stroyed the building today ~ is ' } thought the ire was 2 .s acen- . } diary origin. .
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-21
Pianeer Mini.ter bond.

Guthrie. Ok. June 2o.-Rev. D. W. Baker, D. D.. ST years old. a pioneer Methodist minister of the Central Illi- nois and Missouri Conference. died here today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-21
SON KILLs FATHER.

Claims He sAot in Defense of Exia
 Wife.
 Benton HRrbor. kfich.. June s0--Du- ring a quarrel at his home today. Fer dinand riley, c farmer, waH shot and killed by hia son, Emil riley. The son asserts he shot in defense of his wife. whom hls father had ess tackled with Q stick,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-21
WOULD PURCHASE AIR sHIP.
EnxIanh Paper Proposes Raising
 @fOO.0OO Fund.

London, June 21-In the absence of government action. The Morning Post has started a public appeal for fund of s10o,OOO to purchase and place at the nations disposal a dirtgtble air shin Field Marshal Roberts, Lord Mil. par and Lord Charles Beresford have consented to act as an advisory com. rntttea
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-21
SECURE LETTER TO LEON.
Authorities at Washington Have One
 That Was Undeiivered.

Authorities at Wnshington Have One
 That Was Undeiivered.
 Washington. June 2o.--supplement- ing scores of clues bearing upon the appearance in this city of Leung Ling. alias William Leon. the Chinaman sus- pected of the murder Of Elsie Siegel and the events that transpired during the two or three days he is supposed to have remained here, about the time of the murder, was the discovery to- dayfthat on June 12. letter addressed to William Leone, care of c. F.. schutt, National Hotel. Washington. D. C., special delivery" was received here from New York. The reverse side of the encelope bore the name of Mir [. Sam Wing. s5 Bayard Street, New York City. MT. Schutt IS proprietor of the hotel.
 Owing to the departure, it is be- lieved. early on June i2 of Ling. for whom the letter was evidently intend- ed, 1t was not delivered. It was post marked at New York st p. m.. June II.
 The police say the envelope has not been opened. It Is now in the hands of the postal authorities The local police tonight, after another days unceasing labor in tracing down all sorts of rumors, many of them con- -fiicting, are firm in the belief that Elsie Siegel did not visit Washington. although a young woman said to have borne likeness to the murdered girl, was seen about a Pennsylvania Ave- nue Hotel, the Capitol and other build ings in company with the man believed to be Leon.
 Attention was directed to the couple because of the unusual sight of pret- ty American girl, in company with a Chinaman.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-21
AERoPLANE WRECKED.
Shot From the Ground Before It's PlIes
 Had Intended.

New York. June 2o--The big aero- plane of Wilbut R. KimbaIl was wrecked this evening at Morris Park. when. in tuning up the engine, the ma chine rose from the ground before it's pilot intended that 1t should. and crashed into an embankment.
 The frame was crumpled up and took fire immediately from escaping gas. The fire was extinguished.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-21
DIES IN WHIRLPOOL.
Chef at Catholic InstitutiOn Meet
 Death.

Charlotte. N. C., June. 20.-Martin IInesin. chef at St. Mary's College, the Catholic institution at Belmont, near here. was drowned in the Catawba River this afternoon while bathing. Linesin was formerly private in the German army and was considered an expert swimmer, but it Is presumed he was caught in a whirlpool. The hodv has not been recovered.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-21
ALABAMA. JUNE 19O9.-EIGHT PAGES

anonymously threatened. that both he and the giri would be killed. While Gnu Gan continues stolit, the police believe he knows more about the case than be has told.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-21
CHARGED WITH CARLOS DEATH.

WOrkmeM HeIW EOF 2As8NH8EHatlWM WA
 POrtuEese Monarch.
 Lisbon, June 20-The newly appoint cd chief examining magistrate has caused the arrest of several workmen in connection with the assassination of King Carlos and the Crown Prince ou February 1. 1908.
 After a lengthy examination the men were placed In close confinement.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-21
May Capture Chinamen.

Chicago, June 20--The police today secured information which may result in the capture Of the two New York Chinese who are wanted in connection with the murder of Eisfe Siegel.
 W. ]. Conley. an empioye of the Par malee Transfer Company. said that two Chinese answering the descriptions of Leon Ling and Chung Sing. arrived at the Grand Central Station over the Ball. timore and Ohio Railroad from Wash- ington at s:45 o'clock last Friday morning. They departed. it was said. almost immediately for St. Paul on the Wisconsin Central Railroad. Con1ey said the men had tickets over the Ca nadian Pacific Railway for Vancouver, B. C., but refused to allow him to check their two trunks. One was we'll dressed and travelled first class, while his com panion travelled second class.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-21
AGED WIDOW SHOOTS SELF.
Mrs. Mary Brown. Of New 0rlean
 Tires 0f Life

Tires of Life.
 New Orleans, La., June 20.-After suffering with acute neuralgia for sew eral days Mrs Sarah Brown, e widow, aged s5 years, shot herself tonight and Is now in a dying condition. She re- sided with her son at 6215 Tchoupitou- las Street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-21
TO SEARCH FOR BODIES.
Arctic Explorers PeFished on Return
 From Greenland.

Copenhagen, June 20-The govern ment expedition under Captain Elms Mikkelsen, the Arctic explorer, sailed today aboard the Danish steamer Ala bama for Greenland. to search for the bodies of the Erichsen partS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-21
sHowMAN NOT HELD

Verdict of seIf-Defense for san Wne
 Killed Two.
 Fairneld. Ill, June 20.---A coroner's {ury held Albert o. Pinnick. of French Lick Ind. blameless for the deaths of Dr Charles L. Leininger and Frank Mccullough today. The verdict was ona of self defense.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-06
FAILS FIFTEEN FEET
FROM TOP OF LADDER
Tumble at Shipyard-Strikes
n Feet.

While repairing some telephone
wiring at the shipyard yesterday after
noon, b. A. Nash, lineman employ
ed by the Bell Telephone Company
of this city, fell from the top Of a
ladder to the ground a distance of
about fifteen feet anu struck feet first
He escaped with severe shaking up
and some rather painful bruises.
Nash was standing on the next to
the top rung of the ladder, which was
placed against the walls of one of the
Office building in the yard, when the
rung broke. precipitating him to the
ground. He struck feet first with con-
siderable force and after remaining
poised on his feet for an instant fell
to the ground unconscious.
DIR. Aaron Jeffery was Immediately
called TO attend the injured man and
after ascertaining that he had not
fractured any bones, had him convey
ed in the ambulance 10 the Elizabeth
Buxton hospital. en- the Boulevard. He
was reported last night to be doing