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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-09
MORAL PRINCIPLES ARE
The LIFE OF A REPUBLIC
If Understood and Lived Up to II
Would Be Impossible for a Re-
public to Die-Speaks of
Civilization.

New Haven. Conn, January S.-Jackson
Day was observed tonight by the New
Haven Democratic Club. William Jen-
| nings Bryan was a guest and chief speak,
er. More than 100 guests attended the ban
quet. which was held prior to a public
meeting in Music Hall. Many prominent
Democrats from over the state were pres
ent
At the conclusion of the banquet Mr.
Bryan was introduced He said he would
talk somewhat more freely of partisan
matters to the banqueting party than he
intended at the public meeting to follow.
In part he said:
IF formed my opinion by what read
in the daily press, l would come to the
conclusion that there are not many DEM
ocrats left. | cannot in that way find
out what is going on among the masses.
1t is extremely gratifying to me to find
by coming to you and to others that there
are bands of men who are not dishearten-
ed by defeat, men who think more of hav-'
ing their party right in principles than
to be merely successful. The Democratic
party has no right to exist except 1t has
principles to exist for, and no principle
justifies existence of party unless it Ia
great principle. A principle that is not
great enough to die for, Is not great
enough to live for
At music Hall Mr.. Bryan made a long
address In explaining why he frequentpls
comes here to speak, he said the city a.
University seat that there Is here kind
| of Democracy that he likes to keep In
! touch with, ''men who are Democrats for
principle, whether the principle is popu-
| lar or not"
! Mr.. Bryan discussed variety OF prob
! lens under the general head of ''civili-
| zation." He said he had studied the sub
| ject of civilization and had become deep
| ly impressed with the thought that the
moral element in civilization Is not only
| important but Is paramount. IL the moral
| obligation of government Is understood
| and is lived up to by individuals and by
| generations of individuals, he said. 1t
| would be impossible for a republic to die.
1t would be grander, greater and strong
er Thousand years hence than today.
How to Suppress Anarchy.
| Mr. Bryan spoke at some length Of the
application of morality to other ques-
tions. 1t is impossible to suppress an
archy, he said by statute. 1t must be
overcome he said, by teaching the ne
cessity of government and by making the
government SO benefcent that men will
| be willing TO die to preserve and protect
| 1t. He denied that the money question Is
| dead issue; assailed the Supreme Court
! decision in the Downs case and expressed
| the belief that the 'valor of the Beers,
despite reverses, had cost Great Britain
SO dearly that republics all over the
world, wherever situated, would be SAFE.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-09
BESSEMER HAS
SECOND Big FIRE

At 1:20 o'clock this morning fire was
discovered In the second story of the
Berney office building. corner of Second
avenue and Nineteenth street, Bessemer.
The fre ragged for an hour before 1t was
gotten under control, and at 2S0 o'clock
1t was impossible to estimate the loss.
The building is located in the principal
business section of the city. 1t is a brick
structure two stories high. The second
floor is occupied by offices and the first
by the Bank of Commerce, Sweets furni-
ture store. the new Vienna restaurant
chants
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-09
TWILL BE BELLE"
OF CHARLESTON
SOUTH CAROLINIANS PREPARING
A WARM WELCOME FOR THE
OLD RELIC OF AMERICAN LIB
ERTY.

Charleston, January 8.-Charlestonians
all and singular. will give the Liberty
Bell a warm welcome tomorrow when it
is due to arrive.
The Philadelphia escort and the bell
will be met at the railroad station by
the president and directors of the expo
sition company, Mayor Smyth and the
members of the City Council, the SOL
diers from the garrison on Sullivan Is
land, naval reserves, United States ma
rines from Camp Haywood at the expo
sition grounds, the military companies of
the city, and the Citadel and Porter
Military Academy cadets. Immediately
upon the arrival of the train a salute of
thirteen guns will be fired by the naval
reserves.
The formal ceremonies of welcome will
be held at the exposition grounds.
Among those who are. to speak are
Mayor Ashbridge of Philadelphia, Capt.
f. w. Wagner, president of the expo
sition: Mayor Smyth of the Gravenel,
descendant of one of the South Carolina
signers of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence.
All of the schools of the city will be
ClOSeO, anu every ScHoOl DOy anu SCHOOL
girl in the city will be given an oppor-
tunity to see Liberty Bell"
Thousands Greet the Bell at Savannah
Savannah, Ca, January S.-Ten thou
sand people greeted the liberty bell on
its arrival In this city this afternoon.
The train was met twenty-five miles out
of town by a delegation from the City
Council and at the depot by Mayor
Myers. the full City Council and many
prominent citizens. with carriages.
Mayor Ashbridge of Philadelphia and
the other members of the guard of honor
to the bell were taken in carriages and
driven through the principal portion of
the city After the drive they were taken
on special trolley oars to Isle of Hope.
suburban resort twelve miles out,
where fish supper was served In the
open air. There were number of inn
promptu fraternal remarks.
The liberty bell meanwhile remained
on exhibition at the depot Of the Plant
system, where 1t was visited by great
throngs of people all the afternoon and
far into the night At midnight the
party retired on the train.
The journey to Charleston will be re-
sumed at an early hour tomorrow.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-09
General Francis Heron Dead.

New York, January Seen. Francis
Heron died In this city today He was
a distinguished officer in the Union army
and a few years ago was presented by
the war department with medal of
honor for bravery at the battle of Pea
Ridge, Ark, March 7. 1862, where he was
wounded and taken prisoner. When the
civil war broke out he entered the army
as a captain, retiring as a major-general.
In 1868 he Joined General Grant at Vicks-
burg, and commanded the left wing of
the investing forces until the surrender.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-09
Judge Gordon still Stubborn.

Omaha, Neb.. January S.-Former Police
Judge Gordan attempted today to again
hold court in the room of the county jail.
but the police refused him to enter. He
then presented himself at a table In the
corridor and ordered the court to bring
in the prisoners This the officer refused
to do, and Gordon kept his post until the
noon adjournment Gordon says he will
bring proceedings in the court
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-09
Another carneaiel Needed.

London January s.-Mr. Chamberlain.
the colonial secretary, presiding at a
meeting of the governors Of the Unfver-
sity of Birmingham, today earnestly ap-
pealed to some British millionaires to re-
lieve the university of all financial DIFF
ficuIty and thus hand his name down to
immortal fame. as Andrew Carnegie
had done
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-09
A Passengers Description.


of the passengers on the Danbury train,
gave this account of the accident:
I'VE were sitting quietly in the next to
the last car, and there was only one or
two unoccupied seats. There was the
usual morning crowd. There were five
cars.
Several women were in my car and
also in the last car. We had been STALL
ed at Fifty-seventh street for some time.
Suddenly there came a terrific crash. The
lights In the cars went out. There was
roar of grinding steel and wood and
chorus of shrieks. looked back and saw
the car behind telescoping over the rear
of our car and through that mix-up a
roaring locomotive.
II was thrown on my face by the jolt
and l felt some blood splash over my
forehead Sitting smoke and steam SEEM
ed to rise all around and looking back I
could seen mangled persons crawling
about through the mist And then sud-
denly the car took fire where the locomo-
tive was
Our one idea was to escape, I found
a friend Of mine right In front Of me.
He cried: Open the windows for God $
sake turned to the window shattered
by the collision. We climbed out. 1 saw
several persons almost covered with
blood crawling about"
The tunnel in which the the wreck oc-
surred extends from Fffty-fifth street,
just above the Grand Central station,
and Is about two miles long. 1t is under
Park avenue and there is an airhole
in each block. Complaints have been
made for long time, however, that its
ventilation was insufficient and the New
York Central had been considering plans
for the use of electrical power In the
subway, SO as to do away with the smoke
and steam from locomotives
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-09

effort to strike him, the chief replied
las he said you are Cd d-m liar, he
pulled his pistol from his overcoat
pocket and held it in his right hand down
low at his side. From what l saw. from
the smell of his breath and from his
conduct there, l made my report. l call
ed Mr.. McCary up over the phone and
asked him to come up to my office that he
might see the condition of affairs. 1
would say from his actions that he was
under the influence of intoxicants or he
would not have acted the way he did.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-09
FIFTEEN KILLED IN
CLASH OF TRAINS

the chaplain gave her a stimulant The
policemen were cutting away a seat
which held the women down when a pipe
broke. The scalding steam drove them
back and when the rescuers returned
Mrs. Howard was dead.
Injured persons in need of immediate
attention were given temporary dressing
by the ambulance and volunteer sur
geons and then hoisted to the street.
Many Park avenue mansons were thrown
open to the suffering, but most of the
injured were at once taken to hospitals.
The dead were carried to morgues and
police stations.
snow that swirled through the street
gathered about the tunnel entrance and
shafts and watched the rescue work
Responsibility Unfixed.
Responsibility for the disaster is un-
fixed but Superintendent Franklin said
that so far as he had been able to dis
cover, John Wische. engineer of the
White Plains train, is to blame. 1t Is de-
clared that when the South Norwalk
train stopped a fiagrnan ran back into the
tunnel and besides placing a torpedo on
the track. endeavorea to flag the on
coming train. The tunnel was beclduded
with steam and smoke while the snow,
which fell through the air shafts tended
Fireman Christopher Flynn We're ar
rested. A signalman also was detained for
time, but was released.
Superintendent Franklin has issued .
statement as to the accident, in which he
declares that the block signals at Fifty
ninth street were obeyed by the New
Haven train, while the engineer of the
White Plains train disregarded them. The
torpedo on the track went off, said the
superintendent, but he did not stop, al
though the fireman called to him to dc
so. The system of block signals is such
that it is physical impossibility for a
signalman to make his light declare the
track free If the train is on the block.
District Attorney Jerome visited the
wreck and personally examined many
witnesses. The state railroad commission
also announced it's intention to make an
investigation. and similar intent was ex-
pressed by the general officers of both
the New York Central and Hudson River
Railroad and the New York. New Haven
and Hartford Railroad
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-09

CONTINUED on Second Pase.a
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-09
THE WEATHER

ALABAMA. FAIR THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY; LIGHT SOUTHHRLY TO
soUTHWBsTERLY WINDS.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-01-04
THE HANNA-FoRAKER FIGHT.
Desperate Struggle for Control of the
Republican Machine in Ohio.

Republican Machine in Ohio.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 2.-The fight
between the Hanna and Foraker fac
tons for control of the Ohio legisla-
ture became acute in Cincinnati to-
day, when it became known that two
Toledo members were here in consul
tation with Senator Foraker. They
were followed to the city by the chair
man of the central committee at To-
ledo and by Representative Demath
of Toledo, both Hanna men. The re-
suit of the days conference was in
favor of Foraker, in that the two To-
ledo men gave their pledge to sup
port the Foraker program.
AT meeting of the Hamilton coun-
ty delegation tonight the three sena-
tors and the ten representatives voted
unanimously to support the Foraker
candidates in the organization of the
legislature. After the meeting a state
ment was given out that the pending
contest was not one between Foraker
and Hanna themselves for supremacy
in Ohio; that the party would not
recognize the contest as factional, and
that the Hamilton county members
would give respectful attention to tie
advice of the local republican or.
ganization, in which George B. Cox
is universally recognized as the domi-
mating influence.
Mr.. Cox said tonight that the pres
ent trouble was due to tale-bearing
gossips, not to any leaders, and that
the result would have no bearing in
the future against anyone. He add,
ed:
Whatever figure Hamilton county
may cut. you may depend on it that
the question of senatorial supremacy
in Ohio has not even been consid-
cred"
Mr.. Cox said that he would leave
for Columbus on Thursday morning
and remain there until after the leg
islature was organized. Senator For
aker will pot 90 to Columbus until
after the election of senator on
January Is.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-01-04

was the best l eXer experienced, and
am much pleased with it,"
Missoula Mercantile Co.: "The
holiday trade with us was very gooc,
and considering the state of weather,
it exceeded our expectations"
George S. wilson: THE trade
throughout the holidays was very
good, far better tnan I anticipated"
Lyons Mercantile Co.: Consider
ing the decidedly unfavorable state
of the weather, the holiday trade was
excellent, and we have no complaint
TO make"
Bronson e Legitimate: THE holt
day trade was good under the circum-
stances and we have no kick COM
ing"
The City Meat Market: THE holt
day trade was excellent, and exceeded
that of last year. We are we'll salts
fed with it."
Bogart & Hollensteiner: The holt
day thade was very good; in fact, it
exceeded our expectations"
The Fulton Market: "The holiday
trade was very good, and was fully
UP to our expectations.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-01-04

ten days, and they expressed them
selves as follows:
James Conlon: Business was
very satisfactory throughout the holi-
days and we are very well pleased.
Our clerks had all they could attend
to, and if the trade had been very
much larger the present force would
have been unable to wait upon
them"
Cannon & Neu: ''The holiday
trade was very satisfactory with us,
considering the short time we have
been in business in Kalispell, and
we are well pleased with it."
Mcintosh Hardware Company:
Business was about the same as last
year with us and we have no COM
plant to make
H. S. Cannon: "The holiday trade
was very good and we have no kick
to make
The Fair, Harbert & Norquist, pro-
prietors: The holiday trade was
much better than last year with us"
and We are more than pleased with
it,
"Karcher G Smithers: The holiday
trade was very good, considering the
weather. and we are we'll pleased
with it."
Nathan Bros: I'VE have no KICK
to make on the holiday trade, as it
was fully as good as last year S."
Frederick & Walker: 1.-THE holiday
trade was better with lis this wear
than last and we have no complaint
to make"
D. A. Stocking, Manager Kerr said:
THE holiday trade was very good
and, considering the weather, was
much better than expected"
F. w. Merigold: Holiday business
good; f&i: y up to that of last year,
If not better"
Letter & Stocking: "Of course we
expect the holiday trade to cut in
en- the hardware business, but the
amount of business we did through
the holidays greatly exceeded our ex-
pectations."
The Eastern, Eckleberry & Bland:
I'VE have no kick coming on the holt
day trade. but, on the contrary, are
we'll pleased with it."
Brown & Robinson: I'VE are very
well pleased with the Christmas
trade and consider that we have
Jared firstrate."
knlip Jacoby: .he holiday trade
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-01-04
Get Ready For That Masquer-
AIDE Ball.

The prizes to be given at the grand
masquerade ball of the United Moderns
on January IT, 1902, in the opera house,
are now on exhibition at Mrs. Thomp-
sons millinery store. This promises to
be the most popular event of the season.
Costumes will be brought from Spokane
for the occasion, and as some very ex-
pensive prizes are offered for the best
costumes, some very costly ones will
probably be seen. See the prizes and
you will be sure to go in an elegant COS
tickets are $1.50 per couple. Remember
the date, January II.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-01-04

west of the broken rail, and the lat
ter was undoubtedly the cause of the
wreck. The brakeman stated that
he had made one trip before with
Herson and that in his opinion the
latter was an engineer who under
stood his business. He did not know
whether he had ever handled a train
on the west end or not, as his previ-
GUS experience with him had been
on the east end. He mad talked with
the engineer before leaving Kalispeil
and did not think he had been drink
ing or that he was in any way in
toxicated. At the point where the
wreck occurred, 25 or 80 miles Ia
hour would be the proper speed. He
was then excused.
Dr. A. r. Duncan was called and
testified that he had been called upon
by the coroner to make an examina-
ton of the body of James Herson,
and had done so. he had discovered
number of severe bruises on back
of head and cheeks, also found on
back of chest severe cntusion on
each side of the spine. The ribs on
right side of breast Wee fractured
and chest was bruised. Part Of the
right leg and foot had been mashed
off. 1t was the DOCTORS opinion that
his death was instantaneous and that
he never knew what hurt him.
Division Superintendent E. w.
Bowen was called. He said that he
was acquainted with that particular
portion of the track where the acci-
dent had occurred and that it was in
good running condition. He said
that from their experience with the
big engines he had issued orders 20
the engineers in charge of them not
to run over 80 miles an hour at any
place on the division. The other
trains were not specified as to time.
When behind time the passenger
trains run around the curve where
the accident occurred at a rate of As
miles an hour, and he considered
that safe. He had been over the
road Monday and had inspected me
roadbed from moving freight train
and it had appeared in good condi-
ton.
Engineer R. w. Larter was also
called, but merely stated that in MS
capacity of passenger engineer he had
often passed over that portion of the
track at high rate of speed On
the night before the accident he had
passed over it at a rate of 40 miles
an hour. Mr.. Larter was the last
witness and after he was excused the
| jury retired to deliberate. After a
short time they returned the follow
ing verdict:
I'VE, the undersigned jurors in the
case of the deceased, James Herson
| find according to the evidence in this
case that he came to his death while
running engine lila on special ex-
ira west No. lila on January LIST,
1902, on 40 Great. Northern railway
81 miles west of Kalispell, Montana
wreck caused by said Engineer Her
son running at too high a rate of
speed for the class of engine on said
train, in violation of bulletins of the
Great Northern railroad, and also in
violation of orders of Conductor Tay
lor, who was in charge of said train.
The coroner's jury were: Bruce
Howard, Frank Nichols, w. J. Blake
John Behmen, ]. w. Pattee and ]. B
Murphy.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-01-04
EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS.
Merchants of the City Well Pleased
With Holiday Trade.

Contrary to expectations, consider
ing rar favorable weather, the no;
iday trade in Kalispell was very
good. equalling, if not exceeding, that
of last year. Owing to the fact that
no snow had fallen and the bad con-
dition OF the roads making it almost
impossible to haul loads. the mer-
chants of the city were filled with
dire forebodings as to the outlook.
but. fortunately. the result exceeded
their expectations and. as whole.
they are well satisfied. A reporter
of the Bee called on the majority of
the leading business men of the city
and gained from them an EXPRESSION
on the trade conditions for the past
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-01-04
Bio Business at New York Store.

The clothing for the people is to be
had at the New York Store, prices to
suit. There is no questioning this fact;
no question can be raised against it as
long as the New York Store continues to
sell their goods at such low prices the
people will go to them in crowds.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-01-04

At johnson Bros store guessing
contest on the number of seeds in a
pumpkin which had been on exhibition
in the store for several days was closed
last night, the successful contestant
being Albert Berngien, whose guess was
$50, there happening to be just 351 seeds
He obtained the prize, which was Pat
terson hat.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-01-04

The body of Engineer James Her.
son, who was killed in the wreck of
the special New Years day, was ship
ped to Kansas City. Mo-, last night
The deceased was a member of the
order of Locomotive Engineers of that
city, and it was at their request that
the body was shipped Herson was un.
married and has relatives living lin
Bloomington, Ill.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-01-04

Wanted-Good deer or other game
heads, scalps with long necks, lynx,
eagles. certain hawks and owls in ex-
change for taxidermy. Write for par
ticulars. Bryant & Bowman, taxider-
mists. Columbia Falls. Mont.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-01-04

E. A. Wilcox, the injured fireman
who was hurt in the wreck of the doc
tors special New Years day, is doing
well, considering the exceedingly mar
row escape he had. his body is quite
badly scalded and he is suffering
from a severe scalp wound.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-01-04

Mrs. w. H. Ribelin, teacher of pi-
ano and organ; Diploma from To-
ronto (Canada) Conservatory of Mu-
sic. Rates, S5c for 80 minutes. Resi-
dence No. 81 Third avenue east.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-01-04
A Great Alteration Sale Is Now Go
ina on at the New York Store.

That Wilson's big sale is being a sue
cess is plainly seen bv the crowds of big
buyers that visit our stores daily. While
co upetitors know nothing like such bus
mess. nor can they command it so long
as Wilson's determination is to close out
his imm' nse stock. the reople will
cont, u to pour in in crow swine e they
know the greatest values are to be had.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-01-04
TO ADVERTISERS.

The Semi-Weekly Bee guarantees
to advertisers a weekly circulation
fully fifty per cent greater than that
OF all other papers in Flathead county
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-01-04

1.-THE Irretractable Way will be the
subject of the sermon Sunday even
ing at the Baptist church. A cordial
invitation is extended to all.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-01-04

j. A. Peterson, who has been visit
ing his old home in Min; sofa for
several months, returned to Kalispell
last night.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-01-04

Mrs. A. E. Cole, practitioner of
Christian Science or metaphysical
healing. Hours from 10 a. m to and
z to s p. m. Room 16 Ford block.