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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-30
STRONG RUMoR OF COMBINE.
1t Is Said All Telephone Companies In
U. S. VIII Go In Trust.

Memphis, December pa strong ru-
NOR is current in the city announcing an
effort to form a gigantic combination
of the telephone interests of the United
States with the Memphis Long Distance
Telephone company, capital 100000 and
the Memphis Telephone company, capl-
tai $400, 900 as a basis. The rumored al
lance is said to be backed by the inter-
ests mentioned, the Stromberg- Carlson
Manufacturing company of Chicago and
Harvey Meyers, of Covington, KY The
scheme is said to be an outgrowth Of
the annual meeting of the Independent
telephone companies at Chicago on De-
cember s. The proposed plan involves
about 800. 10000. General Manager War
rem of the Memphis Telephone company
tonight admitted that the rumor was true
in so far as that the interests mentioned
were endeavoring to effect a consolida-
ton, but added:
Nothing definite has been accomplished
yet"
The proposed alliance of all the inde-
pendent companies is to be effected by the
organization of one great company, in
which the smaller members are to have
a pro rata interest.
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NEGROES DEAD AND
WHITE MEN WOUNDED
FATAL SHOOTING AFFRAY NEAR
THE NEWBERRY PHOSPHATE
MINES IN NFLoRlDA-GUILTY PER-
SONS ARE CAUGHT.

Williston, Fla, December pa shoot
ing affray between whites and negroes
near the Newberry phosphate mines, re-
suited in the death of two negroes and
the wounding of two white men.
There has been bad feeling between the
whites and negroes employed at the mines
for some time. Ulmer Flowers, N. Lam
dram, Roy Landran and M. Colley, whites,
drove to Newberry on business, fully
armed. When they started for home, a
gang of negroes. armed with Winches-
ters, met them In the road and opened
fire. The white returned the shots and
the battle was continued for some time.
When the smoke cleared away, II was
found that two of the negroes were dead.
Flowers was found shot through the
thigh and N. Landran sustained a slight
wound in the head. The negroes fled, but
two were captured and delivered to the
sheriff.
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MORE TESTIMONY
ABOUT THEOSOPHY
ONE WITNESS SAYS MRS. TiNcE-
LEY WORE A DARK BLUE ROBE
AND WAS KNOWN AS PURPLE.
SHE sPRINKLED ASHES.

San Diego, Cal, December 29.-The Ting
ley-Times libel trial was resumed this
morning. The defense presented more
deposition evidence The deposition nrst
introduced was that of Mrs. Lena Morris
of 10 West Sixteenth street, it's subject
matter covering a period about eleven
years ago, when deponant was Janitress
at II West Sixty-eighth street, where
Tingley resided. The plaintiff succeeded
in. excluding the answer to the question
concerning Mrs ringley's business at the
time the deponant knew her. and also
question was there a girl living With
Mrs. Tingley?'
. Only the formal portions of this deposi-
tion were admitted. The deposition OF
John M. Price, 3l7 West Goth street. New
York. was introduced next by the Defend
ant This deponant knew Mrs, Tingley
when she attended the Theosophical at
Madison street.
On cross examination Price said that he
had written to the Los Angeles Times tell
ing the publishers where they could OBJ
tain evidence. He was asked to tell waat
Mrs Tingley said when sne came out Gr
trance states. He said:
''She asserted that the late Madame
Blavatskey and the late William o..
Judge spoke to her while she was in
trance state"
The deposition of Mrs George F. Moon
of Los Angeles followed that of Mr.. Price.
She had been at Point Iona during the
congress of the Universal brotherhood
four years ago
Mrs Tingley she said, wore dark blue
robe and was known by the name of
Purple" Deponant attended a great
many early morning meetings and one
midnight meeting. This midnight meeting
was on a hill known as the Holy Hill.
The special ceremony was the laying OF
the corner stone of the school of the lost
mysteries of antiquity, earth, air, fire
and water, symbolized by various acts
and words OF Mrs. Tingley who sprinkl
ed ashes as she spoke. This ceremony
took about two hours when the return
was made two by two. The ceremony
was very largely in silence. Mrs. Ting
ley had her finger on her lips some OF
the time. Deponant testified that there
were guards about the premises.
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The Christians Are Safe.
MAscAeNps MANAGER SUED.
Booking Firm Ask Damage for Failure
to Make Good Contract.

Chicago. December pa suit was
brought today in the Circuit court against
Richard Heard, formerly manager of
Signor Pietro Mascagni, by F. w. Cham
berlain, Samuel Harrington and Charles
Kindt of the firm Of Chamberlain, Har-
rington & Kindt The action was brought
in assumpsit for $4,000 damages.
The suit according to Mr.. Heard. is for
the alleged violation of a contract to pre-
sent the Mascagni Opera company under
the Chamberlain. Harrington & Kindt
firm at Burlington, Muscatine. Davenport,
and Keokuk, Iowa. and Peoria and Rock
Island, ILL., The company was scheduled
to appear at these places, but on account
of the illness of the composer the per-
formances were not given. The suit is d.
rected against Richard Heard, doing
business as the Mascagni Opera COM
pany."
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JOHN j. DIckEY DEAD.
Was Superintendent of Fifth District
of Western Union Telegraph Co.

Omaha, December 29.-Col. John ].
Dickey, superintendent Of the Fifth dis
trict division of the Western Union Tele-
graph company, and one of the oldest
officials in the service of that corpora
tion died at his home In this city to-
night of pneumonia. He had been sick
only few days, having been at his Of
flee and in good health on Christmas
day. On that day Mr.. Dickey went to his
home suffering from la grippe, which de-
veloped into pneumonia. His condition be-
came critical early today and during the
afternoon, and after a consultation, his
physicians announced that he could live
but few hours. They resorted to every
means known to medical science to pro-
long his life, but he lost consciousness at
an early hour in the afternoon and
never rallied. His children, of whom
there are three, were summoned this
evening, but none was able to reach the
Dickey home before death came.
Colonel Dickey was born in Rushville,
ILL.,. April H. 1899. He was a promoter
of the first telephone company.
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sent their at the United States instance.
The Lokal Anzeiger prints an inspired
statement to the effect that nothing Is
known by the Berlin officials regarding
the intention of the powers to raise the
blockade, adding that the question has
not yet been taken into consideration.
The Neust Nachrichten says 1t hopes
the statement that Minister Bowen will
represent Venezuela's case is not true,
"since the United States action would
thus appear in bad light, after refusing
arbitration and keeping the biggest hand
in the game in an irresponsible way"
The Lokal Anzeiger's Caracas corre-
spondent asked President Castro II he
was ready to apologize to the powers, to
which the President replied:
General Castro has nothing to apollo
gize for"
The bystanders, the correspondent adds,
cheered and shouted, Bravo" when
thew heard the Presidents reply.
The German merchants of Caracas, 1t
is asserted by the correspondent, says
they are advancing President Castro the
money to meet the demands of Germany
although they know the President is
able to pay it himself"
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ALLIED POWERS
WAIT ON CASTRO
Venezuelan Negotiations Held
Up Until He Makes Reply
GERMANY SEEMS WORRIED
That Government Expresses the Hope
That u. S. Minister Bowen VIII
Not Represent the Republic
On the Commission.

Washington. December 29.-The Vene-
Euelan negotiations now wait upon Presl-
dent Castro Minister Bowen has peen
h1llv advised by the state department Of
the result of its exchange with the Tor
eign offices at London, Berlin and Rome
and he has been charged to take the
case in hand himself and arrange the de-
tails for the protocol, which Will pre-
rede the submission of the foreign claims
to the arbitration of The Hague tribunal
In so doing Mr.. Bowen is acting, not as
United States minister, but as Venezue-
las representative. The officials here
wish 1t to. be distinctly understood that
their functions ceased in the Venezuelan
difficulty when they brought the parties
to the controversy together. By the
latest Venezuelan advices it is noted that
President Castro is expected at Caracas
today and 1t is felt that he will not
consume much time in making up his
mind to accept the proposals held out TO
him through Minister Bowen by the
allied powers.
1t now seems probable that Minister
Bowen will come to Washington as Vene-
zuela's representative on the commits
sion which draw up the protocol provid-
ing for the submission of the claims Of
the powers to present The Hague tri-
bunal 1t has been decided that he may
so represent Venezuela notwithstanding
the fact that he is at. present charged
with the interests of Great Britain, Ger
many, Italy and other European powers
in Venezuela. AS soon as he leaves Vene-
zuela this charge will pass to Mr.. Rus
sell, the secretary and charge of the
American legation, whose reputation at
the state department is that of a thor
oughly competent and able official. The
selection of Mr.. Bowen will cause post
ponement of the ASSEMBLE; of the pro-
posed commission until he can arrive
here from Caracas.
Won HolIenben In Washington.
Washington, December 29.-Dr. Won
Hollenben, the German ambassador, who
has been in New York for some weeks
past on q business mission, called at the
state department today and talked with
Secretary Hay on the Venezuelan situa-
ton. The ambassador was unable to
throw additional light on the situation,
having received no dispatch from Berlin.
Indeed, he desired to inform himself more
minutely in regard to the negotiations
that have taken place in his absence. The
ambassador will remain in Washington
the remainder of the winter.
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A BIG MORTGAGE.
Papers to Secure on $1o,ooo,ooo Gold
Bonds.

Baltimore, December 29.-The Western
Maryland Railroad company today filed
In the recorders office mortgage to
the Bowling Green Trust company of
New York, to secure an issue pf $40. 900
of general lien and convertible mortgage,
four per cent 5O-year gold bonds.
This mortgage is subject to a prior
mortgage securing an issue of $50, 900 900
in gold bonds. Both mortgages are dated
october /, 1902 and the bonds in each
case expire October 1, 1852
All the property of the railway pledged
in the first mortgage is pledgedl in the
second.
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CAN SUE IN FEDERAL COURT.
Important Decision Regarding Rights
of Foreign Corporations.

Kansas City, December 2s.-Judge John
F. Phillips in the United States District
court here today held that a foreign cor
poration has right to sue In the Fed
eral court for an injunction. The Retail
Clerks union and the Tailors' union had
declared a boycott against the Schulz &
Jelly Furnishing Goods company because
that firm kept its store open after 6
o'clock and caused pickets to patrol the
sidewalk in front of their places of busi-
ness.
The firm, unable to secure an ir.unc-
tion N the state courts, Incorporated I'M
dar the laws of Colorado and applied to
the federal court as foreign corporation.
The unions filed a plea setting up that
The court mad no jurisdiction ana that
the firm was not bona iide corporation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-30
NAVAL MANEUvERS.
Fleet Retreats to subig Bay and a
Fertilization Is Seized.

Manila, December 29.-The naval man.
euvers have begun with the retreat Of
a fortification on shore to serve as ma
val base The feet entered the bay by the
west channel, which was mined by the
battleship Kentucky, the flagship, in
fifty-five minutes. In the meanwhile the
transport zafiro had landed 200 marines on
Grand Island at the entrance of the bay
The marines laid 400 yards of railroad
approaching the heights where their bat
teries and a camp were established. The
tug wampa Tuck mined the inner chan
mel.
The United States steamship Rainbow,
carrying Rear Admiral Frank Wlldes.
who has been ordered home to Hong
Kong, parted from the fleet last Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-30
THOUSANDS KILLED BY
EARTHQUAKE IN RUSSIA

st. Petersburg. December 29.-Further
advices from Andijan say the earthquake
victims number 4s0O, of which 1000 were
killed in the town of Andijan, where there
was a cleft in the ground, whence sand
water and mud were issuing. The first
shock lasted three seconds. 1t was re-
peated after half an hour when buildings
began tumbling. walls were flung down
and roofs collapsed, burying everyone
within and groans and shrieks filled the
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INDEX TO TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.

ne NCdtUCTs
Washington December 29-Forecast Tor
Alabama: Fair Tuesday; Wednesday
fair. warmer; light to fresh north to east
winds.
Page Ono.
Spain prepares for trouble with Mo-
rocco.
Serious fire in Louisville, Ky.
Venezuelan question up to Castro.
Tillman on the lecture platform.
Page Two.
Humbert family safely in prison.
Examining witnesses in the Canadian
wreck case.
New light on the labor question.
Cuban reciprocity treaty will have
trouble.
Page Three.
General state news.
Captain Carson dies of self inflicted
wounds.
Woman falls three stories at Selma.
Wildcat still found near Montgomery
Page Four.
Editorial comment.
Gossip heard in hotel lobbies.
Page Five.
United Mine Workers busy.
Municipal campaign will soon be started.
Firemen organize relief association.
Chief Austin on pistol toting'
St. Vincents auxiliary elects officers.
Page Six.
Social notes and personals.
Page Seven.
Local and foreign market reports.
Page Eight
mi m
baseball.
Peace seems rear in all leagues.
Races and general sporting news.
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Mcknight Allowed Bail.

Louisville. KY, December 29.-Judge
Evans of the Federal court today grant
ed a motion for bail in the case of J. M.
Mcknight. pending an appeal from the
decision of Federal jury sentencing him
to the penitentiary for six years on a
charge of embezzleing the funds Of the
defunct German National bank Of this
city, of which he was formerly president.
Bail was fixed at $4,000. Mcknight has
been convicted four times on this charge.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-30
PRIVATE CAR OVERTURNED.
General Superintendent Davidson and
Party Have Narrow Escape.

Memphis, Tenn. December 2S.-A Com
mercial-Appeal special from Wynne,
Ark, says:
The private car of General Superinten-
dent A. ]. Davidson of the Frisco, occu-
pied by Mr. Davidson AID a party of ST.
Louis and New York capitalists. was over
turned here tonight.
The car was attached to the rear end
of the Memphis, St Louis and Iron
Mountain passenger train. In passing
over a switch, 1t was thrown from the
rail and began to roll down the embank-
ment. A telegraph pole stopped it and
the occupants of the car escaped with
bruises and slight injuries. The names
of the members of the party could not
be learned.
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Trying to Compromise.

Vienna. December 29.-The meetings
which have been held here during the
past week between Austrian and Hun
garian ministers in an endeavor to COM
promise the question of the Ausgleich, or
the arrangement between Austria and
Hungary concerning governmental ex-
penditures, have ended in failure. Unless
the emperor succeeds in compelling DIR.
Won Koerber the Austrian. and Solomon
Deszell, the Hungarian premier. to agree
tomorrow, 1t is expected that both pre-
miers will resign.
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indianapolis, Ind, December 29.-The
bitumInous miners of the country are
preparing to ask for an increase of from
IS to 20 per cent in wages at the coming
session of the national convention. It is
admitted by the leaders in the different
states that an increase of about this
figure will be demanded
w. D. Ryan says his district will ask
for this amount of increase and the In
diana and Ohio leaders say they will
ask the same. Secretary Ryan of Illi-
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Thirty-one colleries at Work.

Philadelphia, December 29.-It was an
nounced at the office of the Philadelphia
and Reading coal and Iron company to-
day that for the first time in several
weeks the thirty-one collieries of the
company In the anthracite region are
working to their utmost capacity. Floods
and miners holidays have curtailed the
output of the mines since the strike was
declared off, but the officials say that
the scarcity of coal resulting from these
temporary suspensions will now speedily
disappear,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-30
ALABAMA SCHOOL BILL
RECEIVES ABLACK EYE
Commissioner of Land Office Decides Against the Measure
Which Burnett and Bowie Have Fought for and Its
Chances Are Probably Killed at This Session.
BY WATERS ON sTEALEY.

congress. The commissioner takes the
ground that 1t would create bad pre-
cedent to turn over the Alabama lands,
and one which other st;<es would be
quick to take advantage of. The commits
sioner suggests that If the bill Is to be
passed. it should be amended so as to
make provision for those about thirty
three in number, who have already en-
tered the lands under the homestead
laws.
Representative Burnett said tonight
that there would Re no objection to this
amendment and another bill will be
drawn up on that line, and introduced at
this session. Regardless Of the unfavor-
able report Messrs. Burnett, Bowie and
the members of the delegation will con-
tinue the fight in this congress and the
next for the passage of the bill.
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MINERS WILL DEMAND AN
INCREASE OF 18 PER CENT

nois was chairman of the miners scale
committee last year. The miners then
made a demand for straight increase
of 10 per cent on a straigl-t run of mine
basis but this was not granted and the
old scale was finally adopted The last
increase the lniners received was at Co
lumbus three years ago. 1t was from 10
to 20 per cent. The miners have work.
ed for months on statistics of what they
claim will be their demand. The cam
vassing board will begin canvassing the
vote on national officers tomorrow.
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To Manage New Steamship Line.

Honolulu, December 23-via. San Fran
cisco, December 29.-J. S. Van Buren, for
merly agent of the Oriental and Occident-
al Steamship company at Hong Kong, is
to manage new steamship line which is
to provide a monthly service between
Hong Kong and Mexico via Honolulu and
San Francisco. The line is the result of
a new treaty between Mexico and China
under which 1t is expected that there will
be a large emigration of Chinese to Mex
fcO
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air. The shocks were continued for ff-
teen minutes and were accompanied by
terrifying rumbllngs, torrential rain and a
hurricane. People in the streets were
hurled to the ground repeatedly. No re-
fuge whatever was available. The heart
rending appeals of friends and relatives
buried in the debris magnihed the horrors
of the situation. The natives worked
splendldly alongside the soldiers in disin-
terring the living and dead.
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intercollegiate Chess Tournament.

New York, December 2s.-The eleventh
annual intercollegiate chess tournament
began here today between teams consist
ing of four representatives of Harvard,
Yale, Colombia and Princeton, respective
Iy. At the end of play for the day, Co
lumbia was in the lead with two games
won and two drawn. The score was as
follows: Columbia, 8; Yale, 2h; Harvard,
~ prinoaton
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FIRE IN LOUISVILLE
CAUSES HEA VYLOSS
For Time the Louisville Nashville Railroads General Offices
Were Threatened and There Was Great Excitement
Loss of 100000 Thought to be Fully Insured

three floors of which were occupied by The
Bonnie Bros, and the top floor by the
auditors office of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad. Bonnie Bros. were
the heaviest losers, their stock valued at
about $4,000, being almost totally de-
stroyed. Wright & Taylor, wholesale
whisky dealers. whose house is situated
between the main building of the Louis
vile and Nashville railroads general Of
fees and Bonnie Bros. places also sus-
tanned some loss. The Louisville and
Nashville Railroads company's loss will
not be serious. The loss is thought to be
fully covered by insurance.
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, oUIsvILLE, December q

~ OUISvILLE, December 29-Fire
O which broke out about 11:50
- o'clock last night in the wholesale
whisky house of Bonnie Bros, at 1S9 West
Main street, In the heart of the whole
sale whisky district of this city, caused
loss of about 100000 and threatened for
a time to destroy the Louisville and Nash
Vile railroads general offices and other
property valued at three or four times
that amount.
The flames, however were gotten under
control after a hard fight, and the prin-
cipal damage was confined to the build
ing in which the fire started, the first
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-30
HoKE SMITH BELIEVED
THE NEW PARKER BOOM.

Washington, December 29.-(Special.)-
An interesting report which has reached
Washington is to the effect that Hoke
Smith of Atlanta is managing the Par
ker boom in the south for the democratic
presidential nomination in 1904. Smith is
way for the New Yorker and is said to
believe that German is the only rival
Parker has in the southern field.
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Married Man Commits Double Crime.

washington, December 29.-Chic Har-
ris, married man, aged sc, last night
shot and slightly wounded Sallie Ed
wards, a girl of IS, and then inflicted
mortal woung upon himself. Harris died
today. He was infatuated with Miss Ed
wards and had endeavored to induce her
to elope with him.
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saulres Begins NeaotIatiotl

Havana, December 29-Unitedi States
Minister Squires has formally begun me-
gotiations in the matter of securing a
coaling station on the Isle of Pints. 1t is
understood that the United States asks
for one naval and three coaling jstations.
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NENN AoI1INGION, December q. =
wv Especial 1.-The secretary of in
w terror today transmitted to
Speaker Henderson a letter from the COM
missioner of the general land office en-
bodying a decision on the bill turning
over ninety thousand acres of the min
eral lands of Alabama to the public
schools system of that state. The bill was
referred to the interior department by
the speaker with the understanding that
if the department reported In its favor he
would designate day for its considera-
tion by the house.
The land office commissioner In his
opinion reports against the bill, so there
is little likelihood of its passing this
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Praises the United States.

The Frankfurter Zeitung halls President
Roosevelt's refusal as good news and
praises the United States for having done
SO much to bring The Hague tribunal
TITO vogue referring to the cases already