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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-08
R. B. MOLINEAUX
WAS ARRAIGNED
Under the indictment Charging
Him With Murder.
COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENSE
Moved That an Order be Granted Per-
hitting Him to Examine Minutes
of the Grand Jury Gardi-
ner Opposed This.
COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENSE

New York. March 7.-Ro,and B. Moline-
aux, under indictment for having caused
the death of Mrs Katherine J. Adams by
poison, was arraigned today to plead in
Part of the court of general sessions.
When his case was called his attorney,
Barlow s. Weeks, moved for an order per-
hitting him to examine the minutes of the
grand jury. Mr.. Weeks followed up the
motion with history of tho case in spite
of frequent interruptions by District At
torney Gardiner. Judge Blanchard sus-
tanned Mr.. Weeks. The latter said that he
demanded the right to know what evidence
was submitted to the grand jury, and If
this evidence was legal
Tho evidence before the coroner's jury,
Mr.. Weeks asserted was made up of sus-
picious opinions and theories. 1t was also
alleged by Mr. Weeks that there was a
vital omission in the coroner's court In not
having the jury see the body of the de-
ceased. Mr.. Weeks asserted that his client
was improperly forced to give specimen
of his handwriting in court, and that he
was also taken to handwriting experts
Office where he was made to give specimens
of his writing. Not being content with his
natural handwriting, the district attorney
pie given to him, and which Is on exhibit
tion In the case Colonel Gardiner inter-
rupted with a denial. In angry tones Mr..
Weeks shouted back: ut Is a. question of
word, and my word is as good as either of
them" referring to Colonel Gardiner and
Assistant District Attorney Osborne.
Mr.. Weeks declared that whatever EVIL
dence the defendant might have given
could not be used against him because he
had not been warned of his rights.
District Attorney Gardiner argued that
in murder cases of-great importance the
court had uniformly refused such permits
sion as asked by Mr.. Weeks. He instanced
the Carlyle Harris, DR.. Buchanan, DR..
Meyer and the Fleming cases, and declared
that no rights of the defendants were at
issue. After further controversy between
Mr.. Weeks and Colonel Gardiner, Judge
Blanchard took the papers In the case and
reserved his decision.
Pending judgment Molineaux was return
ed to the Tombs.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-08

lief and found only disappoint-.
ment in local treatment will find
it wise to waste no further timo'
on sprays, washes, inhaling mix
lures, etc., which are only tempo
rary and can not save them from.
Consumption. Catarrh is q deep.
seated blood disease. S. S. S. is.
the only remedy which can reach
the very bottom of the disease
and cure it permanently.
Books sent free by tho Swift
Specific Company, Atlanta, Ca,
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-08
ELECTION AT PRATT CITY.
The Hudnall Ticket Won By an Over
whelming Majority.

Pratt City, March 7.-(Special) 1.-The cleo
ton went off very quietly here, in fact, SO
quietly that the managers and clerks
played checkers and some of the voters sat
around the big stove in the hall and told
fish Stories"
The following ticket was elected with an
Overwhelming majority, as there was nc
opposition
Mayor-E. ]. Hudnall.
Aldermen-First ward, F. o. Harris and
r. F. Loveady; second ward, T. j. Culpep-
per and w. B. Shields; third ward, Or. D.
B. Stagg and Joe Tetlow; fourth ward,
w. ]. outlaw and C. r. Atkins.
The new board will take charge OF the
CITY business on next Monday night.
Joe Smith, the man who was Killed at
Thomas yesterday, will be buried at Green.
wood cemetery tomorrow. The funeral Will
be held at the Catholic church.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-08
BESSEMER.

Bessemer, March 7.-(Special)-F. N.
Reeder, farmer living two miles south of
Bessemer, died Monday afternoon at
o'clock after a lingering Illness of several
months.
Mr.. Reeder was 50 years Of age and was
well known and respected throughout Jones
valley He is survived by his wife and
seven children.
The funeral took place yesterday after
noon, the interment being In Canaan
cemetery.
Petitions are being circulated and are
being largely signed by the leading bust
ness men of BeSsemer requesting James
Trotter to stand as candidate for delegate
at large for the constitutional convention
from this senatorial district. 1t is believed
that Mr.. Trotter will run. He Is well
known and will make a strong candidate.
Captain H. w. Crook is Ill with pneu-
monia at his residence in Sixth avenue.
Captain Crook has not been well for several
weeks, but the claims of business have
kept him up. Saturday he was taken quite
Ill. but was much better yesterday. Last
night, however, he was stricken with pnue-
monia Captain Crook Is respected and
honored by all closes of citizens who will
hope to hear of his speedy recovery.
The Baptist Young Peoples union held a
meeting which was largely attended at the
Baptist church last night. Twenty-eight
dollars were raised for the cause of
missions.
Mrs r. W. Schofield and little daughter
OF Madison, Ind, arrived today and are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Winters.
Mrs. Schofield is a sister of Mr. Winters.
Mrs. E. ]. Mcdonald left today for Mem
PMS, where she was called by the serious
illness of her sister,
Mike Boggan, of Birmingham, was in
town today.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-08
TRIAL OF MRS. CODY.
Charged With Attempting to Blackmail
Jay Gould's Heirs.

Albany, N. Y, March Mrs. Marguerite
Cody. on trial for attempting to blackmaii
tbe heirs of Jay Gould was on the witness
stand all day. number of letter written
20 her were introduced to show that she
had not instigated the suit against the
Gould estate, but that she took charge
of the prosecution of the claim OF Mrs.
Angel in good faith, believing In It's
justice.
The prosecution offered as evidence pc
culiar letters written by Mrs. Cody relative
to the testimony to be given by her wit
nesses and the defendant endeavored to ex-
plain the letters consistently with her line
of defensef that she had been led into the
case by lawyers. Mrs. Cody's examination
was not finished today. Mrs. Angel, the
alleged wife of Jay Gould, probably will be
the next witness. During Mrs. Cody's tes-
timony, Mrs. Angel audibly expressed dis
approval of certain statements.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-08
SOLDIERS LEAVING HUNTSVILLE
Third Battalion of the Sixteenth Infantry
Departs for Fort Leavenworth.

Huntsville, March 7.-(Special.)-T
Third battalion of the Sixteenth infantry,
after several days delay, left Huntsville
today over the Nashville, Chattanooga and
ST. Louis railroad for Fort Leayenwor.h,
Kan. The detachment was ordered to
Fort Leayenworth, then to San Francisco
and again to Fort Leavenworth. Major
Ward commands the battalion, which is
composed of companies A, C and D.
Camp Forse is now almost entirely ADAM
doned,
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-08
Confessed Their GuiIt

Huntsville. March 7.-(speciaL)-A week
ago the grocery OF E. B. Brock, in Jeffer-
son street, was entered by burglars, and
over hundred dollars was taken from the
cash drawer of the safe. Yesterday the po-
lice arrested two 12-year-old negro boys,
Archie Fletcher and Peyton Fennell. for
the crime, and placed them In jail. The
boys confessed their guilt, and told where
they had hidden the money.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-08
Howard Thompson Ma rries

Asheville, N. c.. March 7-Howard N.
Thompson, of Washington, and Miss Marie
Louise Dressed, of Ashevile, were married
at noon today at ST. Mitchell's church, Bit
more. and left on the afternoon train for a
tour south. Mr.. Thompson Is a well-known
newspaper man of the nations capital, and
was one of the Associated Press corrc-
spondents in the late war. The bride has
lived in Asheville for year, is an accom-
plished violinist and is popular here.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-08
Eagan Gong to FRISCO

Washington, March 7.-Commissary-Gen-
eral Charles P. Eagan. who has remained
in Washington since the courtmartial sus-
pending him from the service for his at
tack on General Miles. has arranged to
leave Washington tonight for the west.
He will go to San Francisco and thence em-
bark for Honolulu, where he has a son
who is largely interested in coffee planta-
lions.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-08
Bonds For Sewerage Construction

Jackson, Miss, March 1.-The city coun-
ell of Jackson at It's regular meeting to-
night ordered the issuance of municipal
bonds in the sum of $1,000 for sewerage
purposes. The question of sewerage has
been agitated since the yellow fever cpl
demic last fall, and construction of the sys-
tenn will be commenced as soon as possible.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-08

touch ofCatarrh
will save endless
suffering by TAX.
ing the right.
remedy at the
outset. Others
who have for
years sought re.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-08

Yokohoma. March IA severe earthquake
shock was felt here at 10 o'clock here this
morning. the disturbance visiting the locali-
ties of the shock Of 1891. with some loss Of
life and property.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-08
Catarrf1 Leads
to Consumption.

'I had such severe case Of Catarrh'
that lost my hearing in one ear, and
part of the bone in my nose sloughed
off. l was constantly treated with
sprays and washes, but each winter
the disease seemed to have a firmer
hold on me. ] had finally been do
clared incurable when l decided to
try S. s. s. 1t seemed to get right at
the seat of the disease, and cured me
permanently, for have had no touch,
of Catarrh for seven years.
"MRs. JosEpHIEE PoLHILL, +,
Due West, S. c."
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-08

Huntsville. March 7.-(special)--Lena
Gray. white woman charged with robbing
Sergeant sidsli Of $500. was tried before JUS
tice E. B. Stewart yesterday and commit
ted to jail in default Of $500 bond.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-08
Putting In a Stream Draw

The Mobile and Ohio railroad is putting
in steam plant for the purpose of turning
its immense draw bridge across the Ala
bama river at this point. The work, which
is quite intricate, is being done by a Chi
cago concern, and is to be completed by
the first of April. Under the old hand
draw system from one to two hours were
required in making the draw, which caused
frequent delays of trains. The steam con-
tracts call for the opening and closing of
the draw within three minutes. Chief En-
gineer Merriwether was in the city today
looking after the work
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-08
An Old Negroes Cremat ted

The fire department has been kept busy
today answering several calls. One of
these was on Capitol Hill where a cottage
occupied by negroes was burned. An old
negress, perfect invalid, occupied room
in the cottage, and though there were
several hundred people surrounding the cot
tage, she was allowed to be cremated. No
one seemed to know that she was in the
building until her charred remains were
discovered after the fire had been
checked
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-08
A LIVING WITNESS.
Mrs. Hoffman Describes How She
Wrote to Mrs. Pinkham for
Advice, and rs Now Well.

DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:-Before using
your Vegetable Compound l was
great sufferer. have been sick for
months, was troubled with severe pain
In both sides of abdomen, sore feeling
zz, in lower part of bow
49, SA els, also suffered
] !. : !. J
AEzgT 51kE Nh with dizziness,
SY ESA headache, and
EA w kUs could not sleep.
a I wrote you a
letter deserib-
N ing my case and
~ ~ asking your
* advice. You
~ @ replied tell
~ - ing me just
SSds what to do. /
followed your direc-
lions, and cannot praise your medicine
enough for what it has done for me.
Many thanks to you for your advice.
Lydia g. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has cured me, and will recon-
mend it to my friends.-Mrs. FLORENCE
r. HOFFMAN, 512 Roland St., Canton, o.
The condition described by Mrs. Hof-
man will appeal to many women, yet
lots of sick women struggle on with
their daily tasks disregarding the
urgent warnings until overtaken by
actual collapse.
The present Mrs. Pinkham's expert
ence in treating female ills is unparal-
leled, for years nhe worked side by side
with Mrs. Lydia E. Pinlham, and for
sometimes past has had sole charge
of the correspondence department OF
her great business, treating by letter
as many as hundred thousand ailing
women during O single year.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-08
new RAILROAD
COMMISSIONERS
Meet in Montgomery and For
maIIy Organize.
V. C. GRIFFIN ELECTED CLERK
There Were a Number of Applicants,
But it Was Con fdently Expected
That j. Kirk Jackson Would
Receive the Plum.

Montgomery, March 7.-(Special 1.-THE
new railroad commission was formally or
ganized today, the full board consisting of
of President Crook and associates Caffee
and Kyle being present
The only business Of interest transacted
was the election of a clerk, and to Virgil
c. Griffin fell the honor. There were
couple of dozen APPLICANTS for the position,
but as the board was In executive session,
it is not known how the different members
voted. Eleven ballots were required for the
selection. The election of Mr. Griffin came
as a very great surprise to the public, as 1t
was geenrally believed that J. Kirk jack
son would be chosen. Commissioner Kyle
was the only man to vote for Mr.. jackson.
Commissioner Caffee championed the con-
test of Mr. Griffin, and finally secured the
cooperation of President Crook. Mr.. Crit
fin is citizen of Montgomery, and in
every way capable to fill the position. He
was for several years connected with the
Southern Express company. but has latter
ly been with a cotton warehouse here,
Thinks Wheeler VIII Not Resign
Congressman Willis G. Brewer, of the
Fifth district was In the city short while
this morning en- route from Washington to
his home in Hayneville. Colonel Brewer
said to a representative of The Age-Herald
that he did not believe that General
Wheeler would resign his seat as repre-
sentative from the Eighth Alabama dis
! trict. In case General Wheeler is sent to
the Philippines, which Colonel Brewer
thinks is quite probable, he expressed the
opinion that the general would resign in
time to resume his seat in congress next
March. Colonel Brewer was among the
democrats who voted with Mr.. Bailey for
hearing of the judiciary committees report
declaring vacant the seats of those mem
bers who had accepted commissions in the
army, stating that he did so solely to have
a precedent established in the matter.
Colonel Brewer thinks Congressman Bank
heads chances for the selection leader
of the minority in the next congress are
very good.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-08

Those who have had the first.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-06-29
The Man for the Work.

The appointment made yesterday by
Governor Otero Of Colonel Ralph E.
Twitchell, of Las Vegas, as a regent of
the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege at Las Cruces is a most excellent
one. Colonel Twitchell takes an active
interest in educational matters, and in
all public affairs affecting the welfare of
New Mexico. His recent address to the
pupils of the Ration high school was the
best that appeared in print in New Mex
commencement exercises. AS a worker
his qualities We're shown at Las Vegas.
His was the guiding hand in prepara-
tons in the publicity department for
the reunion last week. To Colonel
TWitchell more than any other one per-
son was due the success of the affair.
1t is to men of the qualifications of this
citizen, who are willing to lend their
thought and energy to the public serv-
ice, hat the affairs of an institution like
this college should be intrusted. Drones
and political posers are n. g. in such po-
sitions. Governor Otero is right in
choosing men because of their fitness
and public spirit to manage the terrific
rial educational institutions. He ap-
pears to have the happy faculty of Sc
lecting them and leaving u such as
might wish to secure the positions mere
~ for personal honor.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-06-29
Manly American Utterances.

The admiration shown for Governor
Roosevelt is not simply for the heroic
part he took in the Cuban war. Little
of 1t Is due to the fact that he is govern
or of a great state. New York has had
other governors, to see whom the people
would not travel a dozen miles. Many
volunteer colonies have led in attacks
upon an enemy, whose movements at
tract but slight attention. The people
Of America esteem Roosevelt because
his every word breathes of the robust,
manly spirit of the nation. He is the
type of American who believes in his
country, and hesitates not in seeking by
word and action to vigorously push it's
interests. When others in the navy de-
partment were arguing that there would
be no war, he holly declared there could
be nothing but war after the Maine was
blown up. 1t was Roosevelt who, while
acting as secretary of the navy, cabled
Admiral Dewey the laconic order, WAR
declared; find Montijo's fleet and de-
stroy it." He was among the first to
ask for the privilege of going into con-
fict and to resign Office that he might
do so. His utterances in favor of good
government show him to be an honest
statesman, as well as a fearless soldier.
1t is for the combination of good quail
tiles Of this manly American that he is
held In such high regard.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-06-29
Some Punctured Cuban Lies.

The liars of Cuba are now explaining
that the Cuban army is small by de-
claring that from $4,000 to So 900 of the
troops died. Until the fake pay rolls
We're shaken down by the United States
paymasters this mortality was not dis
covered. The yarn is on a par with that
foated by Estrada Palma, of the Cuban
junta at New York. After the val end
ed his associates in cub wanted to
know the whereabouts of the millions
of money which he had reported as
raised by subscriptions from exiled Gu
bans and sympathetic Americans. Pal
ma replied that as to the junta, he was
the whole thing, and that the small
amounts of cash forwarded or expended
for Cuba represented the collections.
The alleged donations were inventions
of the one-man junta, and reported to
keep up interest and induce sympathet-
ic suckers to send in shekels. The in
quiring Cubans had to take Palma's
word for it and let it go at that. If lies
send people to hades, there will be need
of a new census down there when all the
doings and sayings in connection with
the Cuban and Spanish wars are check
ed ID.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-06-29

All the rough riders at Las Vegas ex-
pressed their wish to enlist in a body
for volunteer service in the Philippines.
Governor Roosevelt and Governor Otero
will both ask hal the nov famous
squad be given an opportunity to go
among the 10000 troops the president
has decided to send to General Otis. 1t
is the plan of the war department not
to accept organized bodies of soldiers
until individual recruits shall have been
given a hearing. The reason for this is
not apparent. One hundred rough riders
who have seen service and had their
baptism of fire would be worth 200 raw
men from the shops and stores of the
east,
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-06-29
In 1897 congress passed an act provid-

In 1897 congress passed an act provid-
ing that a settler could hold and use
government land in trust by making a
reservoir on 100 acres and permitting
access to it upon the part of the public.
The regulations appear to have been
loosely drawn in that they permitted
the use of the land for two years before
completion of a reservoir, and did not
limit the number of sites which one
person may hold, nor specify the char
acter Of the reservoir. Until lately the
law appears to have been forgotten, but
recently stockmen in Colorado have
been grabbing good land by construct
ing fake reservoirs and claiming large
tracts in bodies by putting a small
square reservoir at the of quar-
ter sections, so as to hold several 1861
acre tracts. One cattleman applied for
eighty three sites. The department has
therefore given notice that a new set of
will be prepared, and all ap-
plicants for reservoir sites must make
new applications.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-06-29

The talk about the deadly climate of
the Philippines is growing less. The
official records show hat in a year only
one death per day resulted from disease
among the many thousands of soldiers
there. The death rate is less than that
of New York City. Of course, consump-
tives, women and babes are not among
the troops, and therefore the compari-
son may be misleading. But the NOR
tally rate is probably not greater than
1t was when the troops were encamped
at San Francisco before departure to
the islands,
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-06-29

The gross receipts of the post office
department are fast approaching the
500, 900, 900 mark. A chart recently is
sued by the government tabulates the
receipts since 1889, and shows that last
year they We're $S9, DOC, 900. The same
chart states that it was not until 1915
that the annual receipts were $1,000, 900,
and since then there has been wonder
full growth. The next great improve
ment in postal matters is undoubtedly
the reduction of letter postage to one
oapt
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-06-29
MEN WHO CAN RIDE AND SHOOT.

Chicago 1nter-Ocean.)
In presenting a medal from the people
of New Mexico to the governor of New
York last Sunday, Judge Springer said
that the people of the territory had a
kindly feeling toward Colonel Roosevelt
because he knew a good horse and a
good gun, and how to use them. More
than that, he knew the part hat good
horses and good guns had played in the
winning of the west. The people Of the
Territory of New Mexico, who were true
to the Union in 1851, and who furnished
so per cent more than their quota of
soldiers in 1898, Judge Springer added,
felt that they were often misunderstood
by the people of the east.
The people of the older states have in
fact failed to understand that, after the
far west was won from savage control
by the courage, fortitude and p%ersever-
ance of men who could ride and shoot,
any special honor was due to those who
had redeemed a rich domain from v
age hands. Too often it has been as
sumed that the newer west, which for so
many years was controlled by Indians
as hostile to civilization as are the reb-
els II the Philippines, was not worth the
saving. But as a matter of fact, the
men who could ride and shoot. as Judge
Springer pointed out, went forth from
the east to open a field, not Of fewer but
IF n,ora opnortunities.
New Mexico and Arizona came to us
very much as did the Philippines. 1t
was believed at one time that American
ideas could never prevail in these terri
tories. They had been dominated by
another race. AS far as they had been
trained in civilization, the training had
not been in sympathy with that of
American civilization. Had the anti
annexationists, or the mere sentiment
~talists, had their way, what we now call
the far west would have remained es-
sentially Mexican; but fortunately, the