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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26
INDEX TO TODAY'S PAPER

The Weather. Washington, November 25 = Weather forecast for Alabama: Fair and cooler Wednesday. Fair Thursday; fresh west to northwest winds.
 Page One. Bride from Anniston killed. Strike settlement is off. Havana strike Is settled. Mrs. Cores death accidental.
 Page Two. Commissioner Yerkes makes report. Independent operators make protest. Governor Jelks in city.
 Page Three. pr. Heacock on the poorhouse. General state news. Dent will succeed Lcmax.
 Page Four, Editorial comment. Gossip heard in hotel Hobbies.
 Page Five. Gompers makes a speech at city hall Coffman and Armstrong arrested. Postmaster Hughes believed to be safe.
 Page Six. Social notes and personals.
 Page Eight. Distiilers want lower insurance. Labor trouble in London.
 Page Nine. Local and foreign markets
 Page 10. Both football teams confident. The baseball situation. Racing and general sporting news.
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RIoTINe IN HAVANA.
Delegates on Way to Santiago to Or
 ganize Sympathetic Strikes.

Santiago, Cuba, November 25.-The To- cal papers issued sensational extras at noon today giving alleged Havana dis patches stating that serious rioting was taking place in that city. The publica- tion of these reports caused considerable excitement, but little sympathy for the stsilserse pressed here. The leaders of the labor organizations say that not being aware of the conditions of work at Havana, they do not criticize the strik- CTS. but they are satisfied with the con ditions at Santiago. The stevedores who recently demanded certain concessions had their request granted.
 It is reported that four delegates of the Havana strikers are on their way hither to endeavor to organize sympathetic strikes.
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FIRE IN GREENSBORO.
Six Stores and Opera House, With
 Contents, Destroyed.

Selma, November 25. .-tspecial)-Fire broke out this mor ming tt o'clock in the business. portion of Greensboro, Ala, and destroyed the majority of the business section of that place. |. The Selma fire department was tele- graphed for but before 1t could leave on a special train word was received that the fire was under control Six stores and their contents with the opera house of the town were completely destroyed. The loss will reach in the neighborhood of $50 900 which is partially covered by in- surance.
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GOVERNMENT FIRM.
Conditions in Havana Being Watched
 With Close Interest By Officials.

Washington, November 25.-A cable gram received at the state department today from Minister Squiers at Havana reports that the government is taking firm stand, and that the strike situation Is better.
 Senor Quesada, the Cuban minister. talked over the situation with Secretary Hay today. The conditions in Havana are being watched with the closest interest as it is believed that the ability of the Cuban government to maintain law and order and adequately safeguard the heavy investments of foreign capital at Havana is about to be subjected to severe test
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Flood Situation Relieved.

Dallas. Tex. November 25.-The flood situation in Texas generally relieved to- day. Many of the railroad lines that were suspended by washouts and flooded tracks have resumed operation and all of the other damaged lines are expected to resume tomorrow. All of the over flowed rivers are subsiding and the end of the trouble is considered at hand. The damage to railroads and country roads from the recent flood is estimated at S1O0,- 900.
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pepartment of Commerce.

Washington, November 8.-President Roosevelt today informed Representative Hepburn, chairman of the house oom- mittee on interstate and foreign com merce that he would appoint at once representative from each of the govern ment departments to confer with his committee as to the creation by congress of department of commerce and to fur nish any information desired. MT. Hep- burn is confident that a bill creating the department of commerce will be passed at the approaching session of congress.
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VIII Stop the Bull Fight.

Kansas City, Mo. November 25.-Con- vention hall directors and all concerned with the bull fight advertised to be given on Thanksgiving night, are to be arrest ed the moment the fight begins, Is the statement made today by County Mar shal Maxwell. Notwithstanding popu- lar protest against the fight and the pos tive statement of Chief of Police Hayes and the police board that it would not be permitted. the hall directors are go- ang ahead with the arrangements.
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Root Called to New York.

Washington. November 25.-Secretary Root left Washington for New York this evening on receiving news of the very serious illness of Mrs. Roots father, Salem Wales. MT. Wales, who is jour nalist and prominent citizen of New York, has suffered stroke of apoplexy, and owing to his advanced age, Y years. the case is regarded as critical Mrs Root is still in Europe with her two sons, but is expected to sail for New York Satur- dav
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Ships Report Bad Weather.

London. November 25.-The White Star Line steamer Oceanic and the American line steamer westerland which arrived at Queenstown tonight, both report hav- ing encountered terrific weather during the past three days. Heavy seas pounded the vessels and swept over their deck with awful fury. but both steamers be- haved splendidly and reached port with ont damage
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Married iu AnnistOn Friday and
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Yukon Wildly Excited.

Seattle, Wash. November 25.-A special to the Post Intelligencer from Dawson says that the Yukan is wildly excited over the election of member of parlia- ment, the first in the history of the country. Former Governor Ross and Joseph Clark are the candidates. The fight is close one and is being hotly
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oompers Stops at Montgomery.

Montgomery. November 25.-(Special)- President Gompers of the American Fed eration of Labor will stop over here for two hours and half in the morning en route from New Orleans to Birmingham, and was entertained by the trades council with a breakfast and a drive around the city.
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Reported Much Better.

Washington, November 5.-Nfidshipman Aiken, who was injured in the Annapolis Bucknell football game ten days ago. was reported better today and hopes are now entertained for his recovery.
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HerIIska ResIqns.

Washington, November 25.-Charles V
 Herdliska. United States consul at Callao Peru. has rendered his resignation. He is unwilling to expose his family to the great climatic change from Ohio to Peru.
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General Breakdown.

New York, November 25.-At the resi- dence of MT. Wales 1t was said tonight that MT. Wales was suffering merely from a general break down in health
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VIII Attend the Ball.

Mexico City, November 25. President Diaz will attend the thanksgiving ball of the American colony. The American ladies will send dinner to the English speaking prisoners in the city Jail.
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General Hood Retired.

Washington, November 25:-Brig. Gen. Charles Hood has been retired at his own request. His successor will not be ap- pointed until after congress meets.
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Julian a Railway Mall Clerk.

Washington, November 25.-tspeciai.)-- James s. Julian, Montgomery. Ala. has been appointed a railway mall clerk,
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State Appointments.

Montgomery, November 25,-((Special) The governor today appointed Caroline A. Heath to be a notary at Gadsden, and M. M. Nicholson to be notary at Nich- olson in DeKalb county.
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Crude oil Advances.

l~ Lima, Ohio. November 25-There was
 an advance of 2 cents in the price ot
 Lima crude oil today and cents in the
 price of eastern oil.
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Alfred cluyssnar Dies.

New York, November 25.--Alfred Cluy-
 senar, the artist is dead at the age of 65.
 says Brussels dispatch to the Times by way of London.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-20
LEGAL.
Original Notice.

In the district court of Wapcllo county,
Iowa. March term, A. d.. 1902.
Mary Feehen, plaintiff, vs. Thomas
Sword, Helen Sword. w. B. Wycoff Moses
Nussbaum, defendants.
To Thomas Sword, Helen Sword, and
Moses Nussbaum, non-residents of the
State of Iowa.
You are hereby notified, That there is
now on file in the clerks office of the dis.
trict court, in and for said county and
state. the petition of the plaintiff. Mary
Feehen, in which she states that she is
the owner in fee simple, of lot number six
go of Hammond's subdivision of out-lot
Iowa, to which you make some claim of an
interest in or lien thereon.
She asks that the title to said property
be quieted in her. and that you be forever
barred and estopped from having or claim.
ing any right or title thereto. adverse to
the plaintiff; and that n certain mortgage
dated June Goth, 1883, and filed for record
thirteen G3) page tifty-three t53), of Wa,
pello County Records, to secure the pay.
ment of three thousand one hundred and
fifty (S3,150.00) dollars, due in three (3)
years from said date, and secured on the
lot above described, be cancelled of record
and held for naught, for the reason that
the same has been paid, and asking equita
BILE relief, with costs.
Now, unless you appear thereto and dc
fend before noon of the second day of the
next term of said court, the same being
the March term of said court, which will
commence at Ottumwa, Iowa, on the oath
day of March, 1902 default will be entered
against you and Judgment and decree rem
dered thereon, as prayed
Dated February 18th, 1902.
w. w. EPtPS.
Attorney for Plaintiff
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"a CONGRESSIONAL FREAK.

The recent speech of Mr.. Wheeler,
of Kentucky, in congress, is unduly
magnified in Importance. 1t was sim.
ply the ebullition of mind that is not
well balanced. It's lack of dignity be.
trays congressman who is not famil-
lar with the courtesies of great rep.
resentative body, and Notwithstanding
the plea he sets up to be considered a
gentleman, he has so grossly violated
the rules that usually regulate the con.
duct of men in his official position that
he will henceforth be regarded with
suspicious dislike by his own constit
uency. 1t is evident that Mr.. Wheeler
is not even well acquainted with re
cent American history. 1t was only
when member of the house called
his attention to the reception of the
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OriuinaI Notice.

State of Iowa, Jefferson County, ss.
To Daniel Altman and wife or thei un.
known heirs. Also George w. Gibbs and
wife or their unknown heirs, defendants.
You are hereby notified that on or before
the 22d day of January, A. D., 1907. there
will be on file in the Office of the clerk of
the district court Of Wapello county, state
Of Iowa. the petition of Jacob B:lldoser,
claiming to be. the owner in fee of the
following described real estate situated in
said county, to-wit: The west ten acres of
the southwest quarter of the so nthwest
southeast quarter. of the southeast quar-
ter of section No. fourteen 1D all in
township scventy-one up north Of range
lei Altman and wife sold and conveyed
said ten acre tract unto James w. Hunt,
and that their deed was lost or des froyed.
and never filed for record. And also alleging
conveyed said 40 acre tract to said james
w. Hunt and that their deed was hist or
destroyed and never filed for record And
that said Hunt and wife and their grant
described real estate unto Alex ander
Shields who remained in the actual and
peaceable possession Of the same it'll date
of his death in 1896, and his heirs since
that date until they sold and conyes ed to
plaintiff.
And praying that said Daniel Allmsfn and
wife, and Geo. w: Gibbs and wife, aHd the
unknown heirs Of all said parties lie for
ever barred from making any claim to said
real estate adverse to PLAINTIFFS right and
title therein.
Now unless you appear thereto nd de-
fend on or before noon of the secorsd day
of the March term, A. d., 1902, &C said
court. to commence and be held at ,bttum-
wa, Wapello county, Iowa, on the 24ihl day
of March, A. D., 1902, default will be en-
tered against you and judgment re ndered
thereon, as prayed for.
Attorney for PlaiRtiff.
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Public Sale,

I will offer at public sale at my resi-
dence, eight miles northwest of Fairfield,
one-half mile north of Brookville, and four
miles south Of Packwood, on Monday, Feb
ruary 24th 1907, sale to begin at 9o'clock
a. m.,. the following property, to-wit
Cattle choice mich cows; 40 head high
old. corn fed and in good condition; 20 high
grade ShorthOrn steers, coming years old
corn fed and in fine condition.
Horses colts, one year old; heavy
years old; draft colts, years old; 2 Nor.
gan colts, years old ;roadster filly, 3 years
old; bay, ,gelding, years old; draft mare, Z
years old; gray mare years old; gray
Hogs.yI Poland-C China brood sows, 2, to
years old; 20 young brood sows, coming
year old; 40 head stock hogs; thorough
bred Poland-Chi boar.
IS head thoroughbred Shropshire ewes
About 20 tons Of good hay in barn; about
30 acres shock corn, II nor sold before sale;
500 to 1000 bushels corn in crib; 300 bush.
els oats in granary; 200 bushels rye insbin,
sets farm harness, double buggy harness,
set single harness, top buggy, farm wag,
ons, bobsled, fodder sled, 2 good hayracks,
Deering corn harvester, broadcast force
seeder, corn planter, 2 J. !. Case cultivat-
ors, 2 1s-inch stnbble plows, 16-nch stub.
BILE Gplows, sulky plow, tiger disc, 18foot
dozen full blood White Leghorn hens, 1900
egg size Des Molnes incubator, nearly new,
household and kitchen furniture and other
articles too numerous to mention.
I have sold my farm and will leave the
country. The above property must be sold
regardless Of price.
Terms.-Amounts Of So aud under cash
on amounts over SIS ~ MONTHS credit on
note with approved security; per cent
discount for cash on time sales; notes will
draw s per cent interest from date Of sale
| III not paid when due; no property to be
| removed until terms Of sale are compiled
with. II, S. MITCHELL.
| Col VIM. Brown g. Sons, Ahttioheers.
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VERDICT is MANsLAueHTeR.
Matt Hunter is Found Guilty at Mt.
Ayr.

Mt. Ayr, Feb. 19.-(SpeciaD-The
jury in the Hunter murder trial report
ed at 1880 o'clock this afternoon. The
verdict was murder in the second de-
gree. They were out twenty-six
hours. Judge Parrish will sentence
him Saturday forenoon and will prob
ably give him Imprisonment for life.
Hunter let a glance fall but did not
move muscle of his face.
He slept well last night
Motions for a new trial and appeal
will follow.
The verdict comes as near meeting
general approval as would any deci-
sion.
The first ballot stood eight for first
degree murder, three for second de-
gree and one for acquittal
After half day one juror came ur
to manslaughter. Six of the eight
never left the first degree until to
agree upon compromise verdict. The
last man to give in was Juror Mobiles,
the oldest man on the jury, who voted
first for acquittal and later for man
slaughter.
Matt Hunter killed Homer Holland,
a noted college athlete, November
8, after quarrel over the profits of a
gambling game.
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SheriH,s Sale.

Notice is hereby given, that by viltue of
a special execution to me directed Ey the
ty, Iowa against the goods. chattels, lands,
tenements, ETC.. of NJ. c. White and Mary
e. White, defendants, In favor of Pspple's
Bldg & Savings Association, plain liff, l
best bidder, for cash, at the front dtior of
the court house in the city of ottunnwa.
Wapcllo county, Iowa, on the Sth day Of
March, 1902, between the hours of o oS.lock
a. IN. and 4 o'clock p. M on said day, all
of said NJ. c. White and Mary Il. White
right. title and interest in and to th fol-
lowing described property situated In Wa
pello county, Iowa, to-wit:
Lot six (G) block thirteen d3) in Smiths
fourth f4th) addition to the city Of Oh.um-
wa, Iowa.
Sale to commence at the hour of As
o'clock p. m Of said day.
Witness my hand this 18th day of Feb
ruary, 1902. j. II. CREMEIh
Sheriff of wapello County, Io,Ia.
By JOHN ID. STEPHENS, Deputy.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-20

Prince of Wales by President Buch-
anan, that he heard of that pleasing
episode in the administration of the
Sage of Wheatland. At that time
1S59) the memories of the Revolution
and of the war of 1912 with Great Bri.
tain still dwelt in the minds of the
people and were referred to with bit
terness in every Fourth of July ora
ton but the people of that day, as
they are now, were hospitable and
generous enough to extend hearty
welcome to the Prince who is now
king Of England. The democratic
President of that day did not lose pub.
lie esteem when he met the prince at
the door of the White House and gave
him the warm hand of greeting. Mr.
Wheeler had not heard of this Incl
dent. This ought to illustrate the in
significance of his paroxysm He is
an accident, whose performances
should attract no more attention than
I'll ApiSSoioii VI dlSSuSI liOlll every
we'll informed American, without re-
gard to party.
1t must be matter Of deep regret
to the state of Kentucky that boasts Of
its chivalry, that a Kentucky con
gresham should criticise and object
to the proposed journey of a young
American woman to Europe. Miss
Roosevelt would probably have been
invited to make the journey had her
father not been President. 1t would
seem unjust to deprive her of that
pleasure because President Roosevelt
is her father. Mr. Wheeler's inaccur.
ate statement in regard to Prince
Henry, designating him as a Little
Dutchman" is the fault of the con.
CHEESEMAN'S limited education. He did
not know that the difference between
Holland and Germany, is that in the
one place citizens are proud to be rec
ognized as Dutchmen, and in the other
the people are proud to be known as
sons and daughters of Deutschland.
Germany will take no notice of his
attack on German prince nor will
his speech have the slightest influence
on the people of the United States,
who will extend hearty welcome to
the coming visitor.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-20
Mr.. BUCHANAN'S AUTOMOBILE
MEASURE,

Mr.. Buchanan has had serious oppo-
sition to the bill he introduced in the
house regulating the speed of automo.
biles, but after all it passed the house
in a form but slightly amended from
the original bill. Opposition came from
those who had not studied we'll the
subject. They referred to the opposi-
ton of the country people in England
nearly century ago to the railroads
that were then first introduced, and
the reasons applied, that the swiftly
moving cars would scare the cattle
and horses to death. Mr.. Buchanan
showed that the cases were not anal
ogous; that the railroads had their
own right-of-way, but that the automo-
biles were supposed to travel on the
high, common road which belongs to
the people in common, and that the
rights of all should be preserved. The
provisions of the Buchanan bill are
not restrictive within the limits of
safety. The speed in cities and towns
is limited to eight miles an hour and
in the country to fifteen miles an
hour. Their arS also wise regulations
rs to signals. The person driving aut-
omobiles will be compelled to stop
and remain stationary upon meeting a
FESTIVE horse, either in harness or un-
der the saddle. Provision is also made
for registering each automobile for
the purpose of identification.
The proposed law is intended as
safeguard to prevent accidents and for
the benefit of those who do not own
automobiles. The rights of the people
who use the ordinary methods of trav-
ell upon the highways will be very well
preserved by the Buchanan measure.
Il The bottom principle is this: A ma
chine guided by the hand of man may
be controlled; an animal may be ordi-
narily controlled but not in every in
stance. A large majority of the peo-
pie use animals instead of machines.
The rights of the majority and the
safety of all must be considered.
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TRIO OF WRECKS.
Eldon Railroad Men Are Breathing
Easer-Believe Worst Is Over.

Eldon, Feb. 17.-(Special.)- Satur-
day as a freight train known as No.
first "a, east bound, was pulling into
the yards here three cars in the rear
part Of the train left the track and pill
ed up, throwing the brakeman to the
ground and bruising him considerably.
The right-of-way was blocked for two
hours. The train was pulling up the
hill at a rapid speed when the engi-
neer saw the open switch. He immedi-
ately APPLIED the air brake. The sud
den stop broke a fiat car in two. The
damaged car was thrown across the
track and three box cars on top. of it.
The same day an extra freight, train
west bound struck a broken rail at
County Line and four cars were
thrown into the ditch, delaying traffic
for a short time.
This makes trio of wrecks in a
flew days. Railroad men now feel
easier because they claim there will
be no more for awhile because their
experience has been that such acct
dnts comes in threes.
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THE IRRIGATION PRoBLEM.-
HOMES FOR THE HOMELESS.

President Roosevelt seems resolved
on giving irrigation to the west, on the
arid plains of Arizona, New Mexico
and Colorado, complete and fail test
and if he will push it forward to sue
cess he will be entitled to the thanks
of the country. These are but simple
words, and do not express all that an
American can mean, in regard to the
success of irrigation in the great
southwest. Those who have been ov-
er that great domain and have seen
what. water means to a land, NAV
have some idea as to what a regulated
system of irrigation will be to those
arid regions. Wherever trees or YER.
duTeJ are seen there is water and there
is fertility. But the springs of the
desert are monopolized by the few and
are of no value to the home-seeker.
There are thousands and millions of
dollars appropriated from the public
treasury each year under the guise OF
river and harbor improvements that
are perhaps justly appropriated Tin
some instances )and if these thous-
ands and millions are taken from the
general fund for these special pur-
poses, to benefit few, why Should
not a few millions be appropriated to
irrigate the arid regions of the west
for the benefit of the young men of
the country who are seeking home
steads wherever they can find them.
1t is inspiring to know that Presi-
dent Roosevelt has taken the matter
in hand in his earnest way; he is IA
miliar with the western region and
knows all about irrigation processes.
President Roosevelt seems to have
the matter well at hand and in heart,
and the congressman who get in line
with him on this subject will be in
line with the people whose hearts
throb for a homestead.
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Mr.. Lacey, as chairman of the COM
mittee on public lands, is looking after
the big trees of California There is a
tract owned by a Duluth lumber man,
who is asking price for the land far
in excess of its value for commercial
or any other purpose. Mr.. Lacey,
however, has offered a bill providing
for the acquisition of the tract by the
United States through condemnation
proceedings which will head off" the
ayaricious owner.