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The age-herald., 1902-02-16
FROM TUSCALOOSA
 TO THE OPEN SEA
Warrior River Coal Company Will op- crate Line of Barges From Druid
 City to New Orleans.

New Orleans, February 15.-It is stated that President W. J. Kelly of the Wer- flor River Coal Company of Tuscaloosa. Ala, who has been in this city during the past week, has secured one million dollars capital to start his proposed line of barges between this port and the town of Tidewater, on the Warrior river. at the Tuscaloosa coal mines, to be operated through the new Lake Borgne canal. Prominent local capitalists are said to be interested, including M. J. Sanders. agent for the Leyland line of steamships here, and Messrs. M & R. Farther, agents for the elder Dempster line. MT. John Hays Hammond, it Is said, will be the engineer of the corporation. He is expected in this city shortly to begin the working out of details A number of New York capitalists have subscribed.
 John Hays Hammond is the celebrated American engineer who played conspic- uous part in the Jameson raid on Johan- nesburg, South Africa.
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return for the securities liberated by the payment of the unfunded debt and other assets now almost entirely unproductive. said sum to be expended in Iiqudating the unfunded debt and on completing the electrical equipment of the Metropolitan syst em, and to be paid as required for those purchases.
 The stockholders of the Metropolitan are under the plans to be accorded the privilege of subscribing at par for an amount of the stock of the Metropolitan Securities Company equal to 45 per cent of the par value of the Metropolitan's stock. which would amount to $23 100000 out of a total of $30,O0O,OOO.
 It also was announced in connection with the plan that the Metropolitan will create a refunding mortgage to secure an authorized issue of $65OO0.0O0 of per cent 10O-year refunding bonds, of which about $54,0O0.0O0 would be reserved to re- tire and refund the twenty-seven issues of existing bonds secured by lien upon various parts of the Metropolitan system. exclusive of the Third avenue line. as they mature, and also for refunding in advance of maturity such bonds as can be advantageously acquired by purchase outright or in exchange for new refund- ing bonds.
The age-herald., 1902-02-16
BOER AGENT COMES
 UNDER AS UMED NAME
pr. Mueller Is Anxious That Nobody In Europe Knows When He Sails
 for the United States.

Brussels, February 15-1t Is said that the desire to keep secret the departure of pr. Mueller, the former consul or the orange Free State in Holland Tor the United States was so keen that the Boer emissary booked his passage under an assumed name.
 According to information from respon- sible Boer quarters, Mir kruger's letter to President Roosevelt, of which MT. Mueller is the bearer, does not appeal for intervention. but expresses regret that he Is unable at present to personally con gratulate President Roosevelt on his sue eession to office. and concludes with q gratifed allusion to the numerous invi- tations to visit the great Republic, which arrived and are still arriving
 Besides reorganizing the Boer propa- ganda in the United States, pr. Muel- Ter will direct his efforts principally to obtaining government prohibition Of the exportation of articles regarded by the Boers as contraband of war. thus indi- rectly eliciting an opinion on the war from the United States government.
 pr. Mueller is supported by wealthy Boer sympathizers in Europe and has great hopes regarding the result of his mission.
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SOLDIERS FIRE
 ON TRIESTE MOB
WAVING BLACK FLAGS, THE MEN MARCHED THROUGH STREETS, SMASHING WINDOWS AND AT HACKING PEDESTRIANS.

Trieste, February 15.-Many black flags were flying this afternoon and mobs pa raded the streets smashing the windows of those who did not display mourning The result was that there were repeated encounters between the rioters, soldiers and police and many arrests were made. One company of troops which was attack ed retalliated by firing on the mob. Three rioters were killed and four were wound cd
 The Burgomaster, who is president of the Arbitration Tribunal announced that it had been decided to comply with the dem ands of the striking stokers.
 The government has applied special regime to the Trest district and has sus- pended the ordinary civil rights.
 The announcement that 1t had been de- cided to concede the demands of the stok- CTS had tranquilizing effect this even ing.
 The total number of persons killed is six and a score were wounded.
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SEES ADMIRAL BOB EVANS.
Commander of the Hohenzoliern h.
 spects the Emperor's New Yacht.

New York. February 15.-Rear Admiral Count Roudissen commanding the Ger man Imperial yacht Hohenzollern, ac- companied by Commander Clifford West, aide to Admiral Parker visited the battle ship Illinois this morning on whose deck he was received by Admiral Evans. A salute of IS guns was fired as the foreign visitor boarded the battleship. Admiral von Boudissen with Rear Admiral Evans then went to Shooters Island, where the party inspected Emperor Williams new yacht.
 It Is learned today that Admiral von Boudissen had received a dispatch from Emperor William directing him to express the sympathy of the Emperor and Elm press to Mrs. Robert Goelet on the death of her daughter Beatrice which occurred a few days ago to place a wreath on Miss Goelet's grave.
 The admiral immediately sent telegram to Mrs. Goelet and gave directions to- ward procuring an appropriate wreath
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MRS. DAVIS TEARS
 OVERPOWER HER
Broke Down When Referring to Her amened Husband and Concluded Her Speech Before Mississippi LegisIature-0d Veterans Crowded Around Her and Scene Was Affecting

that the name of Mississippi will be writ ten in my heart when I die and 1 always shall tenderly love the people of Misss- sippi who clung to the cause of defeat ed. I can say no more
 Mrs. Davis was assisted from the speak CTS stand and the old veterans, citizens and little children crowded around her. The scene was very affecting.
 Although Mrs. Davis came to Jackson to offer for sale the famous residence at Beauvoir she was too much overcome to mention the matter today It is belev- ed the offer will be made in a few days.
 Vicksburg Miss, February 15.-Mrs. Jefferson Davis. who arrived in Vieksburg this afternoon, authorized the correspon- dent of the Associated Press to deny the story that her mission to the south was for the purpose of offering to sell Beau voir to the state to be used as a soldiers home. She has never intended nor will she offer to sell the old place.
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Jackson. Miss, February 15.-Mrs. Jeff ferson Davis appeared before the legisla- ture of Mississippi today. She was es- corted to the capitol shortly before noon and introduced to the joint session by Senator Cayce, who spoke of her lament ed husband of his distinguished services to his country and of the undying love of the people of Mississippi for the only President of the Confederate States.
 Mrs. Davis broke down completely when she attempted to reply to Senator Cayee. She had been invited here by the legislature, she said and made the long journey that she might once more see the friends and comrades of her husband in the historic old capital of the State that delighted to honor him. When she came to express her feeling she burst into tears.
 Gentlemen. said she. "All can say is
The age-herald., 1902-02-16
Leaders in Senate and House
 Called in by Roosevelt
SOMETHING OF IMPORTANCE
conferees Would Give No lntmatlon of Cause of Meeting, But 1t May Have to Do With Cuban Mat
 ters and Schley Case.

Washington, February 15.-A very i'm met room of the White House today. At met rom of the White House today. At there shortly after 10 o'clock this morn ing by Senators Allison, Aldrich and Spooner; Speaker Henderson and Repre- sentatives Cannon ard Cr0svenor, and the conference lasted until a few min utes after 12. It Is something of a coin cident that those at the conference today were, with the exception of the Presi- dent himself and Senator Spooner, the same men who took part in the famous conference few weeks prior to the Spanish war. which resulted in the final conclusion that Congress should appro- priate $50, O000 900 to be placed at the dis posal of the President to prepare for war. Not since that momentous occasion until today have the same men been formally summoned for conference at the White House. Previous to the conference the President breakfasted with Attorney Knox. Postmaster-G Payne and Senator Hanna. Those who participated in the conference were extremely and unusually reticent.
 The facts that the Senators are on the steering committee of the Senate, and Speaker Henderson and his two lieuten- ants, who were present today, practically control legislation in the House, gave rise to the belief that the conference re- ferred to the legislative programme in Congress. and might have bearing upon the shaping of Cuban, Philippine and war revenue repeal legislation. There also was an intimation that the President talked with his party leaders regarding the Schley case, and color was given to this surmise by remark dropped by one of the Senators. Nothing definite as to the purpose of the consultation could be ob- tained.
The age-herald., 1902-02-16
MERCHANT SHOT
 AND ASPHYXIATED
A NEW YORK GIRL IS IN JAIL CHARGED WITH THE CRIME. THE BODY WAS FOUND IN Ho- TEL ROOM.

New York, February 15.-Walter J. of this city was found dying in a room in the Glenn Island Hotel last night, and after his death several hours later in a hospital the police were notified and took in charge Florence Burns, a handsome Brooklyn girl, with whom Brooks had for some time been keeping company. She will probably be arraigned in court to- morrow.
 A negro bell boy identified the girl as one who came to the hotel with Brooks. but Miss Burns denies she was the Der son and declares that she met Brooks at his place of buNness early Friday evening. but she left him at 6:D o'clock to go to her home in Brooklyn
 Certain it is however, that Brooks and the woman went to Glenn Island early Friday morning registering as U. Wilson and wife" It was midnight when the bell boy smelled gas in one of the hall ways.
 Brooks room was broken Into and he was found lying across the bed uncon- scious and gas pouring from the burners. Dr. Sweeney was summoned and noticed what he thought was simple cut on the back of the head Later he discovered it was a bullet wound and Brooks re- mo val to the hospital followed.
 The girl was arrT-:ed at her Brooklyn home At the police tation she did not finch at the examination through which she was put, maintaining she did rot spend the night with Brooks. The bell boy, however, picked her out from three women lined up as the one who had been at the hotel.
 Dr. Sweeney and the police put aside the theory of self-murder because there was no powder marks around the spot where the bullet entered the head or Brooks. Counsel has been engaged by the girls father, who is A. Red Burns well known in sporting circles as the an nouncer at big sporting events. Brook s father is a compositor and friends of the family say the young man was infatu- ated with the girl, and that the family was using every endeavor to have the intimacy cease Brooks was 20 years old and known as an amateur athlete.
The age-herald., 1902-02-16
VOLCANO IS THREATENING.
Smoke Can Be Seen Pouring From the
 crest-PeopIe Frightened.

Chilpancingo, State of Guerrero, Febru- ary 15.-Great alarm prevails here as well as in Chilapa and 1fxtla at the discovery of smoke issuing from the opening in the summit of Temalacatlalco, on the road between this city and Chilapa. There are seven openings about 150 meters from the crest of the mountain from which thick smoke pours, clearly of volcanic origin. Residents of the towns named threaten to immigrate to distant parts, so alarmed are they at this new indication of sub terranean disturbances.
 Governor Mora has visited this spot and has detailed a commission headed by Miguel Miramon to make an investigation and report.
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SUES COTTON FIRM.
Sent False Message to Europe, caus-
 ing Furry in Market.

New Orleans, February 15.-H. & B. Beer, one of the largest cotton future firms in the South was made defendant today in a suit filed in the United States Circuit Court by John Hyde, statistican of the Department of Agriculture, for s3O 900 damages. The suit Is the outcome of a cable passing between New Orleans and Liverpool some three weeks ago, which, it is alleged caused a furry in the cotton market in both cities. The cable was from H. & B. Beer to their correspondents In Liverpool. and said: Congressional investigation irregulari- ties EIyde's department confirms suspi- cion regarding bureau estimate.''
 Mir. Hyde declares that the cable for warded by the Beers to Liverpool was untrue and that 1t has seriously injured his reputation.
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Yerkes Will Investigate Stock Case.

Washington, February 15.-Rudolph Keppler. President of the New York Stock Exchangee and H. K. Pomeroy, vice-president. had a conference today with Commissioner Yerkes of the internal revenue bureau on the subject of his re- cent decision to the effect that the memo randum which accompanies stock depos- ited as collaterial security for loans is subject to stamp tax. The commission was requested to suspend operations un- der the ruling until the law questions involved in the case could be determined by judicial authority. The commissioner granted the request and will investigate the matter. It Is probable that the ques- tions will be submitted to the attorney general for an opinion or an agreed case submitted to the courts.
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ATTEMPT TO MURDER
 AND BURN WOMAN
She Was Left In Isolated Cabin Which Was Afterwards Found Burning.
 Stabbed Several Times.

Rome, Ga., February 15.-What is be- lieved to be an attempt to murder a young white woman, nam ed Estelle Swann and afterwards burned her body occurred her tonight. A man named Barnes. who says he is the womans hus- band has been arrested.
 Just outside of the city this evening Barnes left the girl in an isolated cabin. saying he would go to town and get q carriage for her. Shortly afterwards the burning cabin attracted attention. The woman was found inside badly burn ed and with knife wounds on her body. She was semi-conscious, but could give no details. It is believed she wi~~iie.
The age-herald., 1902-02-16
cRokER A DAIRYmAN.
Will Introduce Some Fine MlIch Cows In Great Britain.

New York, February 15.--Richard Cro- ker's plans respecting the future of the Moat House property are now being de- veloped. says a World dispatch from Vantage, England. The extensive dairy plant he has established Is for the bene- fit of his son Bertie. who is to be made dairy farmer. and large returns are ex- pected from supplying milk and butter to the London market.
 The land around Moat House is ad- mirably adapted to cattle feeding and cattle r>ising, and MT. Croker intends to introduce some of the best strains of miich cows obtainable as we'll as fat cattle.
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TOOK TWELVE MEN
 TO GARRY COFFIN
Man Weighed 700 Pounds, and Before Death Moved Close to Cemetery
 to Make lnterment Convenient.

New York. February 15.--lt required the utmost strength of twelve men to carry to the grave the casket containing the remains of Dennis Leahy whose funeral has just been held The dead man weigh ed 700 pounds. Leahy's enormous weight has been acquired within the past ten years. When he turned the 800 pound mark two years ago a physician pro- nounced his increase of size to fatty de- generation of the heart and told Leahy his death was only question of time
 Approaching the trouble his interm ent might cause his friends. Leahy hunted up a place of residence close to a ceme- tery and it was necessary to carry the casket only a short distance.
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TRAIN KILLS MAYOR ALLAN.
Had Gone to the Station to Meet His
 Daughter When Run Over.

Texarkana Ark, February 15.-H. w. here to meet his daughter, was run over and instantly killed in the Cotton Belt yards by switch engine attached to sev- eral cars,
 MT. Allan was crossing from the union station to the Cotton Belt depot at the time ne was run down. He fell on the platform just opposite the waiting room. and many passengers and bystanders wit messed the accident. The body was man gled in a frightful manner. MT Allan was 50 years of age and a prominent citizen of Red River County.
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TO SUPPORT JOHNSTON.
Weekly Newspaper Company Organ
 ized at Huntsville for Purpose.

Huntsville February 5.-tSpecial)-The Weekly Herald Publishing Company was organized here this evening for the pur- pose of conducting political weekly newspaper. The Herald will, it is pre- sumed, support Joseph F. Johnston for Governor.
 Ed L. Pulley. Douglass Taylor, Ben P. Hunt and others are interested in the enterprise.
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An,obe ,, Prisoners Dolnq Well.

Washington, February 15.-secretary Root has received a report from Captain Ferrand sayrc. Eighth eavarly, who is in charge of Geronimo and the other Apache prisoners of war at Fort Sill. Okla, say ing that the Indians arc progressing to- ward self support. No clothing was is- sued to them gratuitiously during the past year and their rations probably will be reduced this year.
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Will Meet All Obligations.

Macon. Ga. February 15.-An officer from Sanford. Fla, arrived here tonight for the purpose of returning to Florida Dr. D. M. Melton, alias Smith, alias Clay who is wanted upon several charges of forgery in that state. Melton declares he will meet all obligations. claiming he has a wealthy mother in Seattle. Wash, who furnishes him with money It is alleged that Melton also committed Tor gerjcs in Texas, Mississippi and other
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GENERAL vAsougz RELEASED.
Has Been Granted Permission tc
 Leave Nicaragua.

Managua. Nicaragua, February l5.-- President zelaya has released from prison General Vasquez. former pfesi- dent of Honduras and has granted him permission to leave Nicaragua.
 General vasquez was arrested early in January while on board tho steamship Tucapel Of the South American Com pany. a Gillian concern. charged with attempting to incite revolution In Gen. tral America against President zelaya-
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Mexican Police Recover JeweIry.

Mexico City, February 15.-The police have recovered q large part of the jewelry of the late Robert Remuel, who was murdered at Tultepec, State of Mexico. some months ago on the eve of his leaving for his home in England. The robbers had an accomplIce in this city who pawned the iewelry. The accomplice has been arrested.
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s1oo,ooo FOR SELMA.
Senate Passes Bill Introduced By Sen
 ator Pettus.

Washington, February 15.--tSpeciai.)- The Senate today passed the bill intro duced by Senator Pettus appropriating s1OOOOO for a public building at Selma, Ala.
 A similar bill has been introduced in the House by Representative Bowie, and will probably be passed at this session of Com Qress
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CAR FAMINE HAS
 PITTSBURG TIED UP
Freight Congestion Reached Serious Stage and Thousands of Tons of Coke Lie in Railroad Yards With No Early Pros poets of Being Moved-Furnaces Will be Banked.

Pittsburg, February 15.-The Dispatch tomorrow will say:
 The freight congestion in the Pittsburg district has reached a serious stage, and according to prominent shippers. has never before been so bad The present trouble seems to lie in the lack of mo- tive power. The situation may be ex- pressed in figures about as follows:
 In the Conways yards near Rochester are 4000 loaded cars west bound between
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Parry Rumor Denied.

Washington. February 15.--Senator Bev- eridge today made denial of the report sent out from Indianapolis that President Roosevlt had recently in the senator's presence asked D. M. Parry of Indiana how he would like to be on the ticket with the President as vice-P Presidential candidate for 1904. Senator Beveridge to- night received q telegram from MT. Parry stating that the Indianapolis story re- gareling his visit to the President was without foundation.
The age-herald., 1902-02-16
NEGRO MURDERED.
Taken From House and Killed by un-
 known Persons.

Fulton, Ky. February 5.-Bell Dooley, a negrorailroad section hand. was taken from his home near here by three men and shot to death in front of his house at Il o'clock last night.
 The men entered Dooley's cabin. and placing rope around his neck dragged him out of the house into the snow, and then shot him five times. killing him in- stantly.
 Ther Is no clew to the identity of the three men and no cause for the deed Is known
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800 and 1000 cars of coke consigned to the Illinois Stock Company are on the road; the Prick Coke Company has 1900 cars Of coke tied up at Connelville and 100000 tons of product stored. One half of it's ovens will have to be drawn if the con gestion continues. Eight or ten furnaces are banked for the want of coal in the Shenango and fleming valley and twice this number must bank soon unless re- lief comes. Seven out of eleven Pennsyl- vania Steel Company furnaces are badly in need of coke.
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POST SAYS IT WAS
 WAR TAX REDUCTION.

Washington February 15.-The Post to- morrow will say concerning the confer ence of the President with Republicans of the House and Senate at the White House that the chief topic was that the ways and means committees bill for the reduction of the war revenue taxes. The Post will say that Speaker Henderson and Representative Grosvenor explained the reason for pushing the measure through the House without permitting amendment, the reason being that they feared that re-opening of the whole tariff question should any other course be adopted. The Post further will say:
 ''rhe conference, it is understood, re- suited In the President consenting to the plans of the House leaders and informing them that he desired to have the war revenue reduction bill disposed of as quickly as possible. He shared the be- lief of the Speaker and MT, Grosvenor that delay was menacing to the chance of the bill passing.
 ''It was decided that a conference of the Republican members of the committee on ways and means should be held imme- diately after the war revenue bill passed the House for the purpose of ascertain ing how the members stand on the Presi- dents proposition for a reduction in the tariff on Cuban sugar. It was agreed that this should be the next important matter taken up in the House"
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Discussed schIey Case.

The Post will also say: The Schley case was also under discussion at the confer ence, the President being anxious that his disposition of the case should not be followed by action in Congress Speaker Henderson was able to assure the Presi- dent that legislation could be blocked in the House but 1t was pointed out to him by the Senators that the position in the Senate was different.
 The Presidents views regarding the Schley case became generally known last night as the result of the conference. 1t is said that he will not undertake to review any of tie events which occurred prior to the battle of Santiago on the ground that if Schleys conduct was rep rehensible. 1t was condoned by the Navy Department and by President Mckinley when Schley's promotion was recom- mended. As for the battle or santiago, the President Is inclined to the opinion, according to his visitors, that the victory was won by all the captains.
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