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The age-herald., 1901-02-27
WHISKY "AD" IN
 SMASHER'S PAPER tnterprising Liquor Firm Takes Advantage of Mrs. Na-
 tion's Notoriety

Peoria H., February 26.-Mrs. Carrie Nation, the Kansas saloon smasher, ar rived last night and took charge of The Journal for today. In her leading edito- rial she says:
 q have never hurt a hair on the heads of my bad brothers, the saloon keepers, and hope for pity's sake none of them ever will get in the way of my hatchet, for 1t gets dreadfully reckless when 1t flies around smashing that which murders men"
 Aside from writing some eight columns Of editorials, Mrs. Nation has also writ ten an account of her smashing career in which she tells how she happened to di- rect her energies along this line. The pa per will be twelve pages instead of eight eight columns to the page as usual. The cartoons are those suggested by Mrs. Ma tion.
 Whisky firms advertisements are another feature, one concern having an entire page.
 Mrs. Nation will lecture here this even ing and may visit some of the distiller- les late this afternoon.
The age-herald., 1901-02-27

New Orleans, February 26-A Picayune special from Scranton, Miss, says:
 The murder of little Don Davis has been avenged At 1115 tonight crowd of about 100 men, fully armed and de- termined, gathered, and having caught the sheriff and his deputies, proceeded to batter down the jail door, and securing their prisoner, made their way quietly to the old oak tree near the Louisville and Nashville freight depot, where rope was placed around John Knox's neck and he was swung aloft. As he went up he raised his hands and gasped in most conyulsive way his breathing being heard a distance of forty yards or more.
 It was dark and the reporter could not see fha dying mans face, but 1t had no covering. After he had been suspended ahout three minutes, shot was hred into his body and in a few minutes fusillade was fired. Knox was then pro nounced dead.
 He was gritty during all the time ne ,,as going from the jail to the tree and never made a murmur, except to say "I did not mean to do It.
The age-herald., 1901-02-27

Cheyenne, Wyoming, February 26-The worst disaster in the history of coal min ing in Wyoming since the Amy horror
 eight years ago, occurred at Diamond vile last night, when fire broke out in mine No. 1 of the Diamondville Coal and. Coke Company attended with great loss of life and destruction of property. Twen- ty-six miners perished and their charred bodies are still in the mine. A list of names of the dead has not yet been com pleted. The fire was discovered shortly after the night shift commenced work It's cause is not known but the flames made such progress that only one man escaped from the two entries in which 1t was confined. His name is John An derson and he was frightfully burned in running the gauntlet of the flames. He Is unable to give any account of the ac- cident other than that he was suddenly confronted by wall of fire and smoke and wrapping his head in an overcoat he ran in the direction of the main entrance.
 The first intimation the miners had of the fire was when Anderson came rush ing into the upper level, his clothing in flames. He fell unconscious and was car
The age-herald., 1901-02-27
FEATURES OF TODAYS PAPER,

Pages: 1-Lentz Creates Sensation. Last Week of Legislature. Negro Burned in Indiana. Awful Mine Disaster.
 Negro Lynched in Mississippi. Mrs. Nations Paper. 2-Routine Report Legislature Slk Salesman in Trouble. J. p. Morgan's Statement. Patrick Nearly Free. "Wick" Hawkins Kills Himself. 3-Coosa River Appropriation. Politics in Anniston. Woman Burned to Death. +EditoriaI.
 In Hotel Lobbies.
 RepubIicanism in Alabama. 5-Hardie-Ty to Rebuild. .Bham gets Y. M. c. A convention Boys Sad Story.
 Filipino Treachery.
 Judge Kyle not Candidate. The Courts.
 Arbor Day to be Observed 6-SociaI News. 7-Markets. s-Police Stories.
The age-herald., 1901-02-27
DEMANDS OF THE
 BASEBALL PLAYERS
THEY WANT TO HAVE A VOICE ON THE QUESTION OF
 TRANSFERS.

New York. February 26.-Before the regular meeting of the National Baseball League began to-day the committee ap- pointed by the league to confer with the players organization, Messrs. Coden, Brush and Hart, were in conference with President zimmmer of that organization. The players ask that in all cases where a player is sold or transferred from one club to another the deal shall not be consumated without the players consent. They also demand that in case of a differ ence between player and magnate over a deal the matter shall be left to com- mlttee of arbitration, consisting of three members It is also stipulated that a player shall not be fined or suspended by his club for refusing to consent to his sale or transfer.
 These demands were laid before the leagues committee this morning
 That the National League has imposed
The age-herald., 1901-02-27
General Wheeler on Cuba.

Bridgeport, Conn.,, February 26.-Two hundred diners listened to General Jos eph Wheeler at the banquet of the Board of Trade tonight. General Wheelers sub ject was Patriotism" and his remarks referred at some length to the Philip pine question. He said the United States must keep the Philippines. the territory that Providence has put into her hands.
 In regard to Cuba the speaker advo- cated the retention by this country of a large measure of control until 1t shall have made certain that the government is stable.
The age-herald., 1901-02-27
SEVERE BLOW TO CLUBS.
Revenue Bill Contains Provisions as
 To Whisky Selling.

Montgomery, February 26.-(Special.)- The revenue bill, which comes in late and must be rushed through within the next few days, contains a severe blow to the clubs of the cities of Alabama It contains a stringent provision requiring. each club in which any form of liquor is dispensed to pay a retail liquor license the same required of any retail liquor dealer in the community in which it is locate
The age-herald., 1901-02-27
KILLED THE SHERIFF.
Was Pursuing Negro Murderer When
 He Was Suddenly Shot.

Live Oak, Fla, February 26.-Yesterday Henry J. Platt. a naval stores operator on the Suwanee River, was shot by an unknown negro. The murderer escaped Sheriff Mathis of Lafayette county or ganized posse and followed him. Last night the sheriff came up with his man. A demand to surrender was replied to with shots and the sheriff fired on the negro, killing him. The sheriff a few hours later died. Platt is still alive but cannot recover.
The age-herald., 1901-02-27
Thirty-six Men Entombed.

Thirty-six Men Entombed.
 Kemmerer, Wy, February 26.-There are thirty-six men entombed in Diamond vile mine.
 As soon as the fire was discovered by a boy driver named James Hetson, he bravely ran and told many men who were inside Richard Firn, 15 years old, also ran through the mines and notified the men. The lives of all the victims were certainly extinguished within three min utes of the fire gaining the ascendancy. At o'clock this evening the fire was believed to be under control. Recovery of the bodies will be begun tomorrow.
 An additional tragedy followed the main one today. Thomas Simpson and his 15-year-old son who are among the dead came here from Alahar'a about six months ago. bringing tde wife and moth CT, in the hope that the change of clim- ate would benefit her health The shock of last nights tragedy was too great for Mrs. Simpsons delicate health and today she died Thus every member of this family is victim of the disaster.
The age-herald., 1901-02-27
CANADIAN IS HANGED BY A
 MOB FOR MURDER OF CHILD

When the party arrived at the tree some one who had the rope was tagging and a wait was had until it was brought up, when one of the crowd climbed the tree and placed it over the limb, while willing hands adjusted the moose around the doomed mans neck. One of the crowd then sang out catch hold of that rope. and show your manhood" another said "help Knox up there" and some one caught hold of Knox and raised him up, while others took hold of the rope and began to pull. When about half way up the body slid back slightly, but at the command from the leader it was raised to the limb and then followed the firing.
 The body is still hanging.
 John Knox was a Canadian, a strong thinker and often in trouble through liq- uor. A month ago he married Mrs. David a widow many years his senior, who ran a boarding house. yesterday he quarreled with his wife, and in his anger he ran forward with a Springfield rifle in his hand and shot down his stepson and a delicate little fellow, 5 years old. He would have killed others but was prompt ly disarmed.
 Feeling ran high and lynching was deemed certain from the start.
The age-herald., 1901-02-27
LEGISLATURE
 MAKES SPURT
 ON LAST LAP All Kinds of Bills Being
 Pushed and Pulled BIRMINGHAM IN EVIDENCE Political Fish Frying in Various
 Kinds of Pans SENATOR MORROW HAS TROUBLES Ned Brace Writes The Age-Herald About the Legislative Muddle at the State Capital and What
 Is Being Done.
Political Fish Frying in Various
 Kinds of Pans
SENATOR MORROW HAS TROUBLES

Montgomery, February 26-(SpeciaL)-- under whip and spur. All sorts of bills are being pushed. and likewise opposed by all sorts of people in these closing days. Lobbies galore are here, pushing and pulling. The Birmingham poIiticians,~ lawyers, Aldermen, insurance agents and even the book agents are here. Mayor Drennen wears a calm and placid smile this evening, and Alderman Thach is laughing merrily over their good luck in the final passage through both houses of all the Birmingham Board of Aldermen bills. The veto bill, the bill making amendments to the city charter. provid- ing for street improvements. the reas- sessment of property bill, and the Jeffer- son County big sewer bill, have all pass ed both houses Senator Morrow amend cd the sewer bill in the Senate by adding two more commissioners to the nine pro- vided for in the House bill. There were claims that the nine, provided in the bill, constituted rather a close corporation, and to please those who made close cor poration claims James J. Smith of the Evening Ledger and Moses V. Joseph were added to the list The other nine already provided are N. F. Barker. W. J. Miner C. A. Nolan, James Weatherly, James Bowron, Chambers McAdory. J. M. Gillisple A. w Smith and F. l.. Am derson.
 With these full eleven commissioners the trunk sewer is now practically pro- vided for
The age-herald., 1901-02-27
Long Bill Fight.


 There are other bills pending here. driven under whip and spur, chasing wildly for either glory or the grave
 The Long insurance bill is the bill of bills for few days to come. This bill would smash the Southeastern Tariff As- sociation into fragments and cause every insurance company to do business in the State for itself and by itself It would smash the combine, 1t is alleged. At any rate, the insurance people are here In droves trying to smash the bill in the Senate. It has already passed the House by a tremendous majority. It went to the Senate today. President Jelks re- ferred it to the committee on revision of the laws, but it's opponents in the Senate apparently didn't like the composition of that committee, and by a vote of the Senate took 1t away from that commit tee and referred it to the committee on banking and insurance, of which Charlie Thompson, the present Senator and newly elected Congressman, is chair man.
 Thompson has called meeting of his committee for Thursday morning to hear ITOm IrleHuS ana opponents. Its friends to appear are John w Tom linson, representing the Birmingham Board of Trade; MT. Long, the author of the bill; Colonel Altman, of the Bir- mingham Board of Aldermen, and others Mayor Drennen and the other Birming- ham Aldermen have dropped the fight since the Southeastern Tariff Associa- ton has acceded to the demands of the city government of Birmingham.
 Against the bill is practically every in- surance agent and attorney for all in- surance companies in Alabama. They are coming on every train; and those who cannot come are keeping the telegraph wires hot with messages to their Sena- tors to kill the bill.
 John c. Smith, w. N. Malone and R. '. Manley are here from Birmingham in the lobby against the bill, and others are ex- pected. Senator Hugh Morrow is beink pulled from pillow to post. He is agreed with, pleaded with, fussed at jollied and threatened, so to speak, all within each and every thirty minutes
 Nobody can predict the result with ab- solute certainty but to an observer up . tree it looks rather like the Senate com
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The age-herald., 1901-02-27

a war measure" upon the players in re- turn for concessions was confirmed to- night when President Trimmer, of the Players Association, signed the follow ing and sent to the magnates
 AS President of the Players Associa- ton, hereby agree in return for the con sessions granted by the National League and American Association, of Professional Baseball Clubs this 18th of February, 1901, that all National League and East ern League players who may sign Am erican League contracts will be suspend ed pending action by the Players Pro- tective Association as a body"
 This agreement means that the players will stick to the League in its fight with Ban Johnson.
The age-herald., 1901-02-27
NEGRO IS HANGED AND HIS BODY CREMATED
 BY AN INDIANA MOB

Indianapolis special ndy
 today George  ing her and cutting her throat yesterday In few hours after his battered down the doors of the jail dragged the prisoner the Wabash bridge several and hanged him the bridge draw Not content with the hanging the crowd cut the down and laying ssndbar under the bridge kndIed fire and cremaed the remains.
 Ward was arrested at 10 o'clock at the car works where he was employed abOrer after being fully identified made confess on His only for the that Miss Fneen called "dfry nigger" slapped m
 Being advised of the threatening situation Governor pubn wired Thomas fully armed in sheriff.
 call mill prisoner the being taken the place arranged fol hanging.
 jail, numbering cudne but by
  slightly injured nobody in the crowd hurt de- tail jail and tried to dsperse the crowd but with poor
 The crowd kept on growing 12:s5 another of irresistible numbers attacked the jail piece thrve feet long and eight inches thick used as a battering
 The cell quickly opened and Ward dragged forth He real he fought with feocy He dragged out to the street still fighting with all his strength but bio" from heavy ham quickly adjusted hls neck and the mob started with it's victim toward the Wabash ose me wretchd creature after the blows with the queted by the savage blows " the mob Face the the ] 0uS" ps"ns ] t t m w dd bfo he sens of the hanging of the upper had swinging in that position suggested burning the stake as the nearest approach proper expation of the awful crime
 The suggestion Immediately knded body of fe piled it. The stake omitted The position, feet protruding end the started when arrived fed the flames After that toward ire and the eapd high while the body rapidly consumed There was no a he pa al
 The hends hand and pieces Of the burned
  knife his posk dash for the prize and quickly an" a
 crumbe and fall apart the fragments were At o'clock there nohng left of the body small section of the trunk and the back piled roasting  the ot the spec 
 years widow two children He statement he denied by his wife, He served n fol larceny.
 ynching, prosecutions pected.
 LYNcHING PROBABLE
 Of the IL
The age-herald., 1901-02-27

of mine No. 1 Is about 175,0O tons of coal per year and upward of TOO miners are employed.
The age-herald., 1901-02-27
City Jail vs. Big Brick Jail.

City Jail Vs. Big Brick Jail.
 The Aldermen lobby, in luck to date, has one more snag in it's path in the bill to give concurrent Jurisdiction to the Criminal Court and Inferior Criminal Court. This is the same old city jail and big rock jail fight. It is another and a new bill introduced by Senator Morrow. but it is practically dead bill already. The opposition to it on the part of the Birmingham city people is too strong to be withstood Tonight there are here fighting it Mayor Drennen, Aldermen Alt man, Gray, Jones and others It will take away much of the present revenue to the city of Birmingham derived from Judge Feagin's court, throwing the same into the lap of the county and State, and officials of the same, and naturally the smart city officials have their guns ley- elel upon it. They will kill it, too
The age-herald., 1901-02-27
ANOTHER LYNcHINe PROBABLE.


 of after lrVngton public feeling to fever heat
 
 of Miss Daer On throughout the cV police the entire city forceo to brought here
The age-herald., 1901-02-27

AHORT ST0RY-Full of facts-Ad-
 vertising is the foundation of success v and every dollar invested doubles in value at rapid rate.
The age-herald., 1901-02-27

THE WFATHER
 FOR ALABAMA: PROBABLY RAIN AND INCREASING CLOUDINESS ON WEDNESDAY,; THURSDAY FAIR; FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND.
The age-herald., 1901-02-27

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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-27
SENATE DEMURS
May Knock Out the Philip
pine Tariff Bill Of
the House.

From The Journal Bureau, Room 10, Pos!
Building, Washington.
Washington, Dec. 27.-It is not at all
certain that the finance commit tee of the
senate will follow the house program
fixing tariff rates for the Philippines and
Cuba. Within the last day or two
opposition to the Philippine tariff
bill has developed and it will not be sur
prising if the senate committee declines
to accept the house bill without amend
ment. Some of the most influential re-
publican senators are inclined to stand
firm for a reduction of the rates on i'm
ports from the islands into the United
States. The Philippine commission is still
insisting that the rates in the bill ought
to be cut one-half on staple products of
the islands and Governor Taft will be here
before final action is taken in the senate
to urge the adoption of the commission 8
views.
Developments the last few days Indicate
too, that the senate may stand by the
demand of the administration that Cuba
be afforded relief by a reduction of the
duties on sugar and tobacco. Chairman
Aldrieh of the finance commit tee is ready
to support the administration on the uues-
tion and other influential republican SEN
ators are reaching the conclusion that a
differential tariff ought to be supplied.
w. W. Jermane,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-27
BLOW Up THE
PHILIPPINES
The Thing to Do After Kill
ing Off the Natives.
ARMY OFFICERS IDEA
Weylerism Declared to Exist in the
Archipelago.
PICTURE IN VERY HIGH COLORS
American Array Said to Be Making
a Solitude and Calling
1t Peace.
OFFICERS IDEA
PICTURE IN VERY HIGH coLoRS


Atlanta, Ca. Dec. 27.-Reconcentratien
Weylers methods in their extremity and
desolation spread by American officers
and soldiers acting under specific orders,
is a charge made by Josiah Obi, the
Constitutions special correspondent in
the Philippines. In an article written
from Cebu and just received he says:
The highly civilized and altogether humane
methods that characterized the rule of the
gentle Weyler in Cuba are being resorted to
by the American army in It's efforts to sub
ject the Visayans of this island of Cebu, of
Bohol, and would be put into effect in Salnar
if the conditions were favorable. Whole viii
lagos have been burned by order of the gem
eral commanding the district and the recon
centradO policy of which we heard SO much
in Cuba is about to be put into operation
here-if, indeed, it cannot be said to have
already been instituted. General Hughes be-
heves that war is hell" as Sherman said
and he is giving the people of Cebu taste of
the birthstone. Only a few nights ago an
American officer boasted that he Is known as
the Weyier of the district where he is in
command. He also said-though il may seem
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-27
TN THE THRALL OF HORROR
Sir Henry Irving Puts His Audience Under Potent Spell by
His Oft-Played but Always Powerful Matthias
Miss Terry, Younger Than Ever, Romps
- Through 'Nance Oldied"
OPENING OF THE IRvING-TERRY SEASON

The thrall of fascination that horror has
for humankind was on the audience that
nled slowly out Of the Metropolitan last
night. There was none of the babble and
murmur of comment that usually fills the
air when the units in an audience that has
sat out a play, have opportunity for ex-
changing opinions and Impressions.
Nothing could be more significant than
this hush that fell upon everyone. The
terrifying power with which Sir Henry
Irving had impressed on every imagina-
tion the tragedy enacted in the guilt-bur-
dened brain Of Matthias had been over
whelmfng. Audiences are usually made up
of so many critics, each of whom is ar
raigning the performance and the play be-
fore the tribunal Of his Judgment; but
when the slow descending curtain finally
shut out from view the wide, staring eyes
of Matthias, the critics had been put to
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-27
"RED'S" DESIRE
Anarchist Would Kill Roose-
welt, but Attacks His
Wife Instead.

New York. Dec. 81 Rudolf Grossman,
editor of the Austro- Hungarian Gazette,
was arrested to-day, charged with as
saulting his wife with a knife Mrs.
Grossman declared her husband to be an
anarchist and said that he repeatedly
told her he would consider himself highly
honored if he could but do to President
Roosevelt what Czolgosz did to President
Mckinley. She alleges that her husband
on Dec. last addressed a meeting of
anarchists in this city where he was in
troduced to Emma Goldman
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-27
WORST STORM
FOR YEARS
End of Cable to Victoria Lost
and the Station Is
Wrecked.
Vancouver Shipping Damaged
500, o,ooo-LoSses on Sc
attic Water Front.

Vancouver, B. c., Dec. 27.-The worst
storm for several years struck Vancouver
at midnight Wednesday and continued all
day Thursday. Great damage was done,
especially to, small shipping the total loss
being estimated at about $1OO, 900. The
steamer Aorangi, coming in from Austria
liza, lay in English bay all night and got
her anchor foul of the Canadian Pacific
cable to Victoria, the end of which is now
lost. The cable station was wrecked by
the storm and logs piled against it,
The bark Elizabeth Nicholson dragged
her anchor across the harbor and went
broadside against the Hastings mill
wharf. She broke the copper sheathing
over her bows, but no holes were stove in
her. The bow of the steamer Active was
carried on the wharf and the vessel dam
aged. Fifteen small steamers were blown
adrift and all more or less damaged
Wreckage has been picked up in the gulf
including several cases of Alaska pack
ers company salmon marked Todd, Icy
Pass" These are thought to be either
from a southbound Alaska steamer or
from the Mainlander.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-27
"GOOD CATCH"
Hair-Raising Escape of a Man
Falling From a
Steeple.

Chicago, edo. 27.-John Kelly, working
on church steeple $50 feet above the
death here to-day. He slipped from the
top of the steeple and fell sixty-five feet,
where the edge of the roof interrupted
his fall in such manner that his hands
were thrown against a small projection.
Though almost unconscious, he clung to
this hold three minutes, until fellow
workman rescued him. He was seriously
injured internally, but it is believed he
will recover.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-27
WILSON WILL STAY IN
NO TRUTH IN STORY ABOUT coBURN
President Roosevelt Tells Gov. Shaw
He Is Glad of the Iowa Mans
Acceptance.

Washington, Dec. 27.--The most posi-
tive denials are given of the story that
F. D. Coburn of Kansas is to succeed
Secretary Wilson. When the fact that
Governor Shaw had accept ed the tender
of the treasury portfolio was made public
the announcement was made that Secre-
tary Wilson would remain in the cabinet,
and to-day the same statement was re-
iterat ed at the White House in the most
emphatic manner. The president is
anxious that Secretary Wilson should re-
main and the secretary himself has in
formed the president that he will be glad
TO do so.