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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04
SITUATION Is
STILL ALARMING
TROUBLE FEARED IN FLAT TOP
COAL FIELD TODAY-NON,UNioN
MEN ARE FIRED ON.

Bramwell, Va, September s.-The sit
uation in the Flat Top coal reId is yet
alarming. Tonight at Simmons Creek
as the nom union miners were leaving the
mines, a volley was fired at them by
strikers hidden on the mountain side. The
guard returned the fire. So far as Is
known no one was injured. The officials
at Smmon's Creek and other operations
in the Flat Top field have asked both
county and state authorities Tor pro-
tection but the county authorities neeo
officers at 80 many different points it
seems impossible for the snerim TO fms
men enough whom he can deputize to
pres order More than half the men
deputized In the past week or two by the
sheriff as deputies refuse to act in that
capacity. It is said that the wholesale
prosecutions will result from this when
the next criminal court convenes, as the
sheriff seems much enraged at the poor
support being given him. As yet Gov
ernor White refuses to SEND any troops
to this field, Notwithstanding many ap-
peals are made daily.
The fire In the Pocahontas mine con-
tinues to rage. although two large
streams of water have been pouring into
the pit mouth since yesterday. The mine
officials greatly fear explosions in the
mine as the result of the nre, and 1t Is
difficult to get men who VIII push far
into the interior to fight the fire. Advices
from the Elkhorn field are to the effect
that probably 100 strikers returned to
work there today, chiefly Hungarians
who cannot speak a word of English. 1t
is more than likely the strikers will en-
deavor to prevent them from again en-
tering the mines, and trouble may result
in that field tomorrow. The situation as
a whole is not improved today.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04
JERSEY TEAM WON.
Fine Shoot Yesterday on Seagirt
Range In Regimenta Match.

Rifle Range Seagirt N. J., September g.
Magnificent shooting marked the wind-up
of the regimental team match, one of the
two leading events of the fifth day of
the Interstate shooting tournament
The team from the Fourth New Jersey
won the match. Company A, Sixth Bat
talon, District of Columbia, National
Guard, landed first prize in the company
team match. The match was worth a
prize of $50 and a medal for each of the
five members Of the team. Second prizes
were gathered in by Company G. Seventh
New York.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04
KERMIT EMBRACED
PRESIDENT IN YACHT
Excused Himself From Making Any
More Speeches Yesterday-Trip
Ended on Board of syIph.

Bridgeport, September 3.-President
Roosevelt ended his New England tour
after his thrilling experience at Pitts
field. Mass. He excused himself from
making any speech because of the acci-
dent and at his request his carriage was
hurried away from its escort to enable
him to board the sylph. where Mrs
Roosevelt and his son Kermit embraced
him.
After bidding farewell to Dalton this
morning the President with Governor
Crane and Secretary Cortelyou went
across country to Pittsfield where he re-
ceived a hearty greeting. His remarks
were largely confined to a dissertation on
the spirit which actuated those who en-
tered the Union army In 1861 drawing
the lesson that If this same spirit was
shown now there would be citizenship.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04
COTTON INTERESTS WILL
COMBINE TO LOWER PRICE
BY wATTERsoN sTEALEY.


Washington, September 3.-(Special)-
The government cotton report issued to-
day will attract much interest in the
cotton growing states. Col e. S. Peters,
president of the Texas Cotton Growers
Protective association, was in Washing
ton today and in an interview on the
situation said 1.-THE drouth of June
stunted the plant and the July rains
started it to growing. The drouth since
has snapped 1t of all vitality and 1t
will be impossible to make anything
more than is now on the stalk.
'"The boil weevil has made 1t impos-
sible to make any more cotton in the
districts which 1t infests. The world will
soon known of this and will be shown
beyond the shadow of a doubt that the
Texas crop will be at least three hun
dred thousand bales shorter than last
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04
WILLIAM cRUMProN,

year. | renew my former recommended
ton that the farmers market their cot
ton slowly in order that they may real
ize the benefits to be derived from the
advance information given by the statist-
ician of the department Of agriculture.
Il am reliably informed that a COM
bination of large cotton interests and
bankers has been formed to depress the
price Of cotton and that every effort
will be made to reflect on the reliability
of the report of the statistician. The
fact that cotton is coming TO market
earlier and apparently In larger quantities
is only conclusive evidence of the short
ness of the crop. With a prospect of
less than nine and one-half million bales
to supply an admitted demand OF eleven
million bales, cotton at the present time
Is too low
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04
TICKET is NAMED.
California Democrats Put Out Several
Strong Men.

Sacramento, Cal. September 3. = Cali
fornia democrats tonight nominated thu
following ticket:
Governor-Franklin K Lane.
Chief Justice OF the Supreme Court
John X. Law.
Associate Justices-E. c. Farnsworth
Jr, N. K. Bolin.
Secretary OF State-Alex Roseburgh.
Comptrouer-F. w. Hartley.
Attorney General-W. A. Gett. ~
Treasurer--S. H Brooks
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04
Carnegie Honored.

Dusseldorf, September Sat the OPEN
ing session of the Iron and Steel insti-
tute. President Whitfield announced that
Andrew Carnegie had been elected to
succeed him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04

Montgomery, September s.-(SpeciaI y
Twenty-Five members of the democratic
state committee answered the roll call at
o'clock in the council chamber here to-
day. Chairman Lowe presiding. The first
business was the appointment of conf
nittee on order of business. which soon
reported, recommending the appointment
Of subcommittee on the count of the
vote and the hearing Of contests.
On the count of the vote the chairman
appointed D. NJ. White, Blbb Graves and
T. M. Jones. Mr.. Jones being a brother
in-iaw OF Professor Hill, one of the can
dicates whose vote was to be counted
osked to be relieved, and J. T. German
was appointed In his place. The only
Johnston man on the committee, Mr.
Graves, was given place on the sub
committee to cast up the returns
Messrs. Mallory, Steve Smith, a. P.
Smith. Mitchell and Saunders were aIA
pointed a subcommittee to near the con-
tests and report to the full committee
The full committee then adjourned until
4 o'clock.
o'NeaI Did Not Contest.
against r I. Simpson. from Lauderdale,
did not rnaterlalze for the reason that
it has not yet been heard by the county
committee. If it should be appealed from
the county committee, the state commit
tee will hear it when 1t meets to count
the vote On the second primary.
The three contests coming on to be
heard were those of Mr.. Otis against A
M. Tunstall from Hale, involving the
nomination for representative; r. W.
Miller against J. B. Espy, rom Henry
county, involving the nomination FOR
county superintendent or education,
George W. Porter against Paul Hodges
from Lauderdale, involving the place of
county executive committeeman from
Florence beat
The official returns as declared by the
state committee tonight are:
For Governor-Jelks 57.491, Johnston
31,745. Jelks' majority 25,746 The total
vote was S9,236.
Lieutenant Governor-Cunningham 54,-
399, Waller 20, Isl.
Secretary of State-Heflin 80, ESQ., Julian
q, lag, Tanner IL. .433.
Attorney Generalization. 29,61S, Gar
ber 26,154 Cobb 1902, Troy 10,003.
Auditor-Sowel 69,193.
Treasurer-Smith 1904.
Commissioner of Agriculture-Poole 6s,-
210.
superintendent Of Education-Hill, 2,-
1893. Harris A.S49. Cory 1900, Bulger, H.
| S75.
Wilson and CARRIER will run it over for
attorney general, and Hill and Harris for
superintendent of education.
A Breezy Time.
There was quite a breezy time over de-
claring the result for secretary of state.
Heflin's majority over all is II. The Of
| ficial returns from Conecuh county gave
him 492 votes. but Chairman Lowe and
Secretary Pugh were In receipt of the fol-
lowing duplicate letter:
| Evergreen, Ala, August 30, 1902.
! Mr.. John c. Pugh, Birmingham, Ala.
Dear Slr-In mailing you a certificate
of the result in the county 1 note that
| same showed that ]. Thomas He7n re-
ceived 402 votes. This was a mistake
made by the secretary in his addition.
the vote for Mr.. He1in being 1872. Please
| be kind enough to change the certificate
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04
JOURNEY TO
LENOX BEGUN.

After few minutes delay the journey
to Lenox was begun. Meanwhile the
mounted escorts of police officers and
carriages containing the newspaper cor
respondents who have accompanied the
President on his tour, had started off
ahead on the road to Lenox and were
some distance in advance of the Presi-
dents equipage. Three or four other
open carriages fell In line Immediately be-
hind the landau in which the President
rode with Secretary Cortelyou and Gov
ernor Crane. Secret Service Agent Craig,
who throughout the New England trip
has been almost constantly at the Pres
ident's elbow was on the drivers box
beside Coachman Pratt
Out through South street is a broad
smooth highway. The tracks of the
Pittsfield electric street railway are laid
In the center of the road with ample
room for teams on each side. and scores
of vehicles of every description followed
along this road behind the Presidents
party. Shortly after he left the park an
electric car. which had been filed with
passengers at that point started toward
Lenox well behind the procession. 1t
passed all of the teams and was about
a mile and a half out from the city at
the beginning of Howard hill and was
nearly up to the Presidents carriage
which was travelling in the west side
of the highway Just at the foot of
Howard hill the road bends little and
teams are compelled to cross the street
railway tracks to the eastside. The rail-
road then continues at one side of the
street instead OF the center. At this
point the upward grade of the hill be-
gins by a short distance beyond the
crossing. There is a narrow bridge SPAN
ming a small brook.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04
:. A. r. CONTRIBUTES
TO CONFEDERATE HOME

indianapolis, September 3-George
Thomas Post G. A. r.. at a meet
ing tonight. voted s25 for the fund
to assist In building cottages at
Mountain Creek, Ala, for a home
for INDECENT and infrm ex-con-
federate soldiers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04
TROLLEY CAR
GOING RAPIDLY.

The trolley car approached the road
crossing under a good head of speed
with gong changing, just as the driver Of
the Presidents carriage turned his lead
ers to cross tho tracks. On each side or
the chief executives carriage rode two
mounted troopers of the local cavalry
company and the horsemen on the left
of the landau had turned on to the track
with the trolley car Immediately behind
them. though some yards distance
Alarmed by the changing gong they both
turned In their saddles and waived Wig
orously to the motorman to stop his car.
Almost Aat the same instant Governor
Crane, who quickly perceived the danger,
rose to his feet and likewise rnotioned to
the motorman. The latter in great excite
ment desperately tried to stop his car,
but toe late. It crashed into the carriage
as loud moan went up from the frenzied
cnlookers who throrged the roadside, and
who but a moment before we're cheering
the President. The hcrsemen managed to
get their frightened animals out of the
way just ip .ine. and the car struck the
rear wheel of the carriage on the left
side and ploughed through to the front
wheel of the vehicle. which received the
full force of the blow.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04
ONE HORSE
Is KILLED.

The carriage was upset in the twinkling
of an eye, ard one horse fell dead on the
tracks. -he other three powerful grays
attached to the vehicle started to run
and dragged by them and pushed by the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04
FOR JELKS
WILL REACH 25,746
Trouble Occurs Over Declaring Who Is Secretary of State
1eAins Majority Is 71-Stae Committee Gives
Out Official Returns of Primary

to this effect and accept this as your au-
thority for 50 doing. I am writing the
same to Hon. Robert J. Lowe. Yours
very truIv
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Continued on Second Pase)
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-26
DIED or HIP DISEASE
Frank Lynch, Aged z, Passed Away
Yesterday Afternoon,

Frank y. Lynch, the 7-year old son OF
Rev. +. y. Lynch. pastor Of the First
Methodist church. died al 2:15 o'clock yes
terday afternoon of hip joint disease COM
plicated with malaTial trouble.
The friends of the family win be Al
lowed TO see the remains at the residence
today until o'cIock in the afternoon. The
funeral will be held in the First Methodist
church this afternoon at clock and the
services will be conducted by Rev. A. =.
Parker, pastor Of ST. Pauls Methodist
church, assisted by the Methodist clergy
men Of the city Music viii be furnished
by the church choir which will sing The
Beautiful Angel Death, from Gaul :
Passion The casket viii not be open
ed at the church
The honorary pail bearers viii be Rev.
Mr.. Wharton. Rev. T. 3. Case Rev. d. u.
Sweitzer, Rev. II. 5. Humfeldt, Rev. A
y. Parker and Rev. y. +. Harmon. the
pail bearers VIII be Otis Cove. Clarence
Reed, Richard Bird and Ray Torrey. The
interment will be in Maple Grove.
Deceased was taken i'll two years ago
with hip joint disease. At first it was
not thought that the disease would result
seriously, but a year ago the child was
sent to a hospital in St. Louis for treat
ment For time his condition seemed to
improve, but two months ago he began TO
grow worse. About two weeks ago he
was brought home in critical condition.
For several days he suffered untold agon-
les, but a week ago the pain almost en-
tirely ceased. He died easily.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-26
ASKS SIG DAMAGES
Two Gypsum Township Farmers Are
Mixed Up in Libel Suit.

a damage suit was fled in the dis
trict court yesterday by J. =. Schwartz
against Alex WIk5e Both parties are
NJ Gypsum township The plaintiff asks
for Judgment against Alex Nilkie be-
cause De alleges that the defendant has
siaR1cred him. SIR. Schwartz SAYS in
his petition that ~ has a wife and three
children who have he-n made On feel the
disgrace tiaat Mr Schwar-z claims h.,s
heeu hcanea upon him rs AR WHkio lIe
eIleges ther on March iU AR Wikie.
while talking 10 ar. John Brova5-ce On
she formers farm. eight arl hsi-
miles northwest ~ Derby ~tef 81 Mr
Rrowulee without any ga So 81 ftsf.tl
whatever and with Ihe rnese .n tiew
~ iu5url1E The sp-sL n1tus 81 nn...1tN
iie treferriag u this nlaiattTi s. thc
damned rascal thar stole mg slabs
And az another time a da. er two after
AE Schwartz alleges thaE the lff7-i b
ana s.tid o. Afr Tom Dllols t-d
Schwartz staie ms fraf- rrias 90 iae de-
fc..statsI slliEs. ana. - GeI- au 500
irc a. u-AS' hiEa hrlag fhsn hacs
Ar Schwartz tR eEuizna.i,l lf the
slabs Ssys ghst fha fef-1aau- LIS
saSv-r.in ar0 IL j. The siafs frUzi Gre
~ rhe sG1ed logs that the plaintiff SAYS
De h1s oeea accused - stealiuz The
last Instance against the defendant re
cited happened On March Is. - whicb
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-26
N0RMALS WON
IN FINE GAM {
Emporia Teachers and Fair
mounterS Played Good Ball,
WAS RATHER BAD DAY
But the Boys Showed the
Crowd Some Hot Playing,

During a high wind yesterday after
noon the Paramount and State Normal
baseball teams played through nine in
nings of as fine baseball playing as has
ever been witnessed in this city, and the
latter team were victors by a score Of
( to l. 1t was a battle royal in spite Of
the unfavorabie conditions and there
should have been a larger crowd out.
even If it had been a little uncomfortable
In the nine innings there were but five
errors made and but thirteen hits, and
the game was marked By the sharp field
ing of both teams. with the exception Of
Heinz, the Normal shortstop. He made
three errors, two rather rank ones, all
the errors marked up on the Normal side
Of the board.
Tanning allowed three men to parade
down to the initial bag, while Cook gave
only one man a base on balls. Tanning
pitched the poorest game he has played
in this season. He hit two men, allowed
three bases on balls and struck out but
five men. He lacked control of the horse
hide. Cook of the Normalites put up
first class game in every way. He
struck out eight men, passed but one
and allowed but three safe hits and he
ielded his position in most satisfactory
manner.
The Normal team started the ball roll
ing in the first inning, when the first
man up worked Tanning for a base on
balls, stole second and third on fans
ana came in on a fly to the field Fair
mount could not connect with the little
twisters that Cook tossed to them One
man got base on balls and the other
three famed out.
Both pitchers dished up goose-eggs in
the next inning. but in the third the
teachers got onto Fanning's balls and
lined out four safe hits and two men
crossed the homeplate before the side
was retired. 1t was another blank for
Paramount in their half IN the fourth
the Normals got another run and Lewis
for Iairmount slipped around the circuit
and FairmOunts only run was marked
up opposite his name.
Through the balance of the game it
was "one. two. three" for both teams.
Several times there were men on bases
and a safe hit would have added at least
one run to the NOrmal's score, but Fan
ming would settle down and the man at
the bat would fail to get the nit.
I'm the eighth inning the Emporia teach
ers started in with blood in their eyes
and a determination 20 get another man
around the diamond. They landed on
Fannings intended mystihers with great
force and did dire things until two men
were safe on bases and but. one out when
the next two men sent the ball high in
the air and tney dropped into the second
baseman's hands
The wind and dust became worse tow
ard the end of the game and it was very
uncomfortable sitting on the bleachers
and out on the side-Iines, but the sharp
playing by both teams in the last five
innings kept the crowd in a high fervor.
The score.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-26
MRS. ida L. R0sE.R,
Grand-Niece of Ex-President James
<. Polk, Writes to Mrs. Pinkham.
Thankful for Health Restored, by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.


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Think hat it means her; it means first that more lovely
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OF
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-26
pEATH cAME uNExPEcTEpLY
J. 7. Bailey Aged "a, Passed Away
NesferdaM AFfarnoon

J. 7. Bailey Aged "a, Passed Away
Yesterday Afternoon.
J. T. Bailey. aged "A. died at the home
OF his son. 375o East Douglas avenue. yes
terday afternoon at 800 o'clock.
He was taken ill last Tuesday, but It
was not thought that his condition was
serious. Yesterday noon he was able to
walk from one room to another While
the members of the family were out Of his
room. however. he went into a sinking
spell ana Ten OF the bed onto the floor.
Here he was found soon after Sdmu-
lauts were applied. hut TO no avail and
w'thin am hour The sick man was dead
AR. Bailey was bonn in AIiddleDort. o..
November y, 1877 Tn 1856 he came to
Wichita and has since made his home
with his son. w. =. Bailey He leaves
three children. ~. J.. Bailey 81 this city.
A. O. Bailey Of Phoenix. Arizona. and
Airs. II. X. Herbert OF IT. Dorado
The funeral viii be held at the resi-
dence az $3.50 o'clock this afternoon and
Tho remains VIII be buried in Maple Grove
cemetery
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-26
JUDGE STATIONS REMAINS
Were Taken to Fort Wayne, Ind,
Friday Morning

The remains of the late Judge Irwin
Stratton were taken TO Fort Wayne. Ind.
yesterday morning over the Rock Island
railroad They VIII be inferred in a ceme-
terry in that city today.
The remains have been in the receiving
vault in Maple Grove cemetery since they
were brought here from California about
four weeks az go.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-26

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-26
CAN DERAIL TRAINS
Rock Island and Santa Fe Roads Are
BUILDING a Semaphore,

The Rock Island and Santa Fe rail-
roads are placing a seTnaphore at the
crossing at Kellogg street. A signal
man will be stationed in a high tower
at the crossing of the tracks and give
the engineers Of approaching trains no
tice as to whether the crossing is clear.
If the red signal is displayed and the
engineer does not stop. the semaphore
operator will throw a lever and derail
the train.
This IS the first time in the history of
Wichita that a semaphore has been built
here. The railroad companies decided TO
do so so that 1t would not be neces-
sary for the trains to stop and whistle
when they approached the crossing. The
device is also much safer than the old
method
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-26
FLOWER SEEDS TO CHILDREN
Ingalls, School Teachers Reward Good
Attendance and Prom ntitude

The teachers Of the ingalls, school gave
all the boys who had neither been tardv
nor absent during the year garden seed
and all the girls whose attendance and
promPtness were perfect flower seeds.
After giving the seeds to those whom
they desired TO reward the teachers
in some of the rooms gave the seeds
to every other child present. The chill
dren are naturally enthusiastic over hor-
ticulture and garden-making and are
having great visions of their coming
success in those lines
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-26
ELEVATOR CABLE BROKE
Tenants of Biting Block Were tx
cited Yesterday Afternoon.

Considerable excitement was caused I'm
the Biting block at 40 O'Clock yester-
day afternoon, when the cable which
holds the weights which balance the ele-
vator. broke. letting the veiLNts fan
with a terrific crash about thirty feet.
Nearly every person on the three upper
floors of the building, rushed to the Gle
vatOr shaft expecting TO find that 4 had
fallen but instead found that the safety
appliance had worked loose and the Gle
vator had not fallen an inch. The ele-
vator viii no more be used A new one
was ordered some time ago and it is eX-
pected every day. The elevators cost
about 81 500.