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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-29
NEW YORK'S FIRE
 CHIEF IS FIRED
cRoKER CONVICTED OF CONDUCT OVERCOMING AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN AND PRELUDE cIAL TO GOOD ORDER.

New York, November &.-Edward F. croker chief of the fire department who recently was tried on a series of charges, today was declared guilty by Commits sioner Sturgis. and was dismissed from the service, the dismissal to take place on December 1.
 Chief Croker was found guilty on the charges of failure to enforce the re- quirements of law for properly safe guarding the Park Avenue hotel;" of the conversion of public property to his pri- vate use;' of conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline in prosecuting and unjustly discriminating against certain i, members of the uniformed force" and of conduct unbecoming an officer and gen. tleman and prejudicial to good order and discipline"
 On the charges of "incompetency as chief of the department in the manage ment of great fires and of sending false reports he was acquitted
 Chief Croker declined to make any com ment on the sentence, but it is known he will fight the matter to the end. On being informed of Commissioner Sturgis ac- ton Mayor Low issued a statement sus- taining the commissioner and expressed the belief that he had acted in accord ance with the law and the dictates of his conscience.
 Deputy Fire Chief Charles D. Purrey, who will become acting chief, is a broth CT of Henry D. Purrey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-29
. .HILADELPHIA, November 8.-Af- " ter eluding arrest for several

N HILADELPHIA, November B.-Af- " ter eluding arrest for several
 months Charles F. Kelley, the former speaker of the St. Louis house of delegates, who is wanted in St. Louis, in connection with the bribery cases un- earthed there sometime ago. was arrested in this city this afternoon.
 Kelley arrived in New York on the steamer Celtic this morning from Liver pool and had just stepped from the western express in the Broad street sta tion of the Pennsylvania railroad here, when he was taken into custody by De- tective James Tate, Sr.. of the detective bureau of this city. He admitted his iden- tity and is now locked up in the central police station. He will be given a hearing tomorrow by Magistrate Kichersperger, and will be held to await requisition pa- pers from the state of Missouri.
 Kelley was crest-fallen when he reach ed the police station. T was on my way back to St. Louis,'' he said, "and meant to announce my arrival there Monday and give myself up to answer whatever charges have been laid against me. I had been absent in Europe for several months and spent most of my time in Ireland On my arrival in New York this morning I received word that my son had died in St. Louis. As soon as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-29
SUFFRAGE CASE
 BEFORE COURTS
ATTORNEY JOHN s. WISE IN BE- HALF OF THE NEGROES WHO WERE DIsFRANcHIsED IN VIR- GINA BEGINS ARGUMENT.

Richmond, Va, November 2S.-The case certain colored complainants, to restrain the state board of canvassers frem issu. ing certificates of election to the mem bers of congress elected in the last con- gressional election, and invalldate the new Virginia constitution, was called in the United States circuit court at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon, Chief Justice Full Ter presiding, and Judge Waddil sitting with him.
 Attorney General Anderson and Frank Christian represented the commonwealth. MT. Wise opened for the complainants and was still speaking when court ad- journed for supper. Up to that time the trend of the chief justices queries to counsel was against MT. Wise. The latter's contention that the constitution was vitiated by the refusal of the mem bers of the convention to take the oath, led the chief justice to ask If the conVen- tion was not a convention de faeto To the argument that complainants were without remedy as to certain matters, the chief justice asked if Virginia did not have a supreme court
 MT. Wise resumed his argument after supper, and one of his main contentious will be that the convention had no power to proclaim the constitution. At the con- clusion of his argument MT. Christian be- gan his reply for the commonwealth. MT. Christian devoted himself largely to the question of right of proclamation, cited numerous authorities, combating MT Wises contention. At the conclusion of MT. Christians argument, court adjourn ed until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-29
INDEX TO TODAY'S PAPER

The Weather. Washington, November 2S-Forecasi for Alabama: Rain and warmer Satur- day; Sunday fair and colder; fresh south east winds, becoming northwest.
 Page One. British ports close1 to our cattle Kelley alleged boodler, arrested. St. Louis grand jury submits report. Riotous scenes in the reichstag, Crumpacker delighted.
 Page Two. Pistol toter fined $50. General review of trade.
 Page Three. John P. Kohn acquitted. General state news. Venezuela may settle with England
 Page Four. Editorial comment. Gossip heard in local hotels.
 Page Five. Cresceus will try today to lower his record. Republicans deny that action as to ne- groes will be rescinded. Negroes condemned to the gallows,
 Page Six. Social notes and pers snals
 Page seven. Local and foreign markets.
 Page Eisht Atlanta in the new b lseball league Army and navy football game today. General sporting ntws
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-29
TO RESTRAIN SUGAR TRUST. Bill Filed Asking That They Be En- joined From Doing Many Things.

Trenton. N. J., November 2s.-Robert J. Trimble today filed in the court of chan cery a bill asking that the American Su- gar Refining company be restrained from dealing in coffee, that it be restrained from selling sugar at less than cost and that the directors of the company be compelled to distribute among the stock holders a portion of it's undivided profits, which the bill alleges amounts to about $5O,0
 This bill is an amendment to one filed by MT. Trimble in May, 1900 to accom- plish similar purposes, and that was dis missed on a demurrer on technical grounds with leave to file an amended bill. MT. Trimble charges in his bill that the companys charter gives 1t no au- thority to deal In coffee, and that as re- suit of the fight with the Arbuckles the company is selling sugar at less than cost It is also alleged that as a result of this fight some $50,0O00OO of undivided profits had been expended and that unless the order asked for is granted and the fight is discontinued the remaining undi- vided profits will also be spent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-29
.ST.LOUIS NEEDS
 CHANCE BADLY Grand Jury Submits a Ssnsa-
 ti0RaI Report SEVERAL ARRESTS 10 FOLLOW. Four Men Indicted for Fraudulent Voting-Greatest Exposure of Corruption the World Has
 Ever Known.
SEVERAL ARRESTS 10 FOLLOW

St Louis, November 2s.-The October grand jury submitted It's final report this evening and adjourned. The report is sem sational in the extreme, advocating @ change in the election laws and severely criticizing the city officials who have been connected with the poodle cases. Information charging fraudulent voting were issued against four men and num- Der of other indictments were returned against parties who, names are kept secret because they are not yet in custo- dy.
 The report in part says:
 Citizens of St. Louis have learned with shame how they have been mercilessly robbed for years. We have, for the past nine months been regaled with the great est exposure of corruption the world has ever known. We believe the people have been awakened and the public conscience has been quickened, anu we feel gratified that the law is being vigorously enforced and due and proper punishment Is being melted out to these public plunderers.
 ''We have spent some time in investi- gation of crimes against the ballot. While 1t is clear that many frauds have been perpetrated, the difficulty of pro- curing direct testimony is very great. Corrupt and incompetent men were ap pointed as judges and clerks of election in a number of the precincts, which are controlled by the baser clements of our community and the bargains made by the ward and precinct bosses were car- ried out by these plant tools. The Nes- bit election law should be amended"
 Circuit Attorney Joseph W. Foulkes Is congratulated by the report upon the en- inent services he has rendered in the bribery investigations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-29
KELLEY, ALLEGED BRIBER,
 CRESTFALLEN AND SAD
After Eudng Arrest for Several Months Former Speaker of St Louis House of Delegates Apprehended in Philadelphia.
 Says He Was En Route to His Old Home,

stepped from the steamer it was suggest ed to me by an old friend that I come to Philadelphia for a few days. l came here and now I find myself under arrest That's all there is to it.
 Was Badly Wanted.
 St. Louis, November 28.-Charles F. Kelley former speaker of the city coun- cil, known as the house of delegates, was the most badly wanted of all the members of the coterie now known as the combine" indicted on charges of bribery in connection with the passage of the municipal lighting bill Kelley was wanted because he, it was charged, handled the $47,50o bribe money which. according to evidence, had been distri- buted among the nineteen members of the combine" and 1t was thought he could tell where the money came from. He was in the four courts when the in- dictment was made against him. A dep- uty sheriff told him he was wanted. Kel- ley asked permission to run over to the council chamber to attend to an impor- tant matter, saying: If you need me be- fore I get back, telephone me at the house of delegates"
 That was the last seen of him by any of the officers of the law until he was arrested in Philadelphia today.
 The statute of limitations, covering the city lighting deal, becomes effective to- day and unless indictments are returned before midnight against those who are supposed to have figured in the alleged bribery, it will be too late.
 A reward of $500 from the state stands for Kelleys arrest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-29
MAD LOVER JUMPS TO DEATH.
Thought He Had Killed Woman He
 Loved and Leaps From Window.

New York, November 2S.-Believing the shot from his revolver had killed Mrs. Julia Gerber, who refused to elope with him. Max Sakawatsky, an Austrian, leaped through the window of her apart ments on East Seventy fourth street He fell seven stories to the sidewalk and was killed instantly.
 Before jumping to his death the man shot the young woman through the arm and shoulder. The weapon used was large calibre dueling pistol of fine make.
 The Austrian had made violent love 10 Mrs. Gerber, and about two months ago was arrested for threatening her life. This did not check his advances, how ever. and while the woman and her sister were sitting together he burst into the room.
 After pleading that she elope with him to Austria and receiving a refusal, he drew his pistol and fired one shot. The woman fell, in a swoon. Thinking he had killed her the Austrian rushed to the window, and before the wounded wo- mans frightened sister could check him, jumped into the street. Crowds of mas queraders were passing when the man fell, and much excitement prevailed for a time. Mrs. Gerber will probably re- cover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-29
LADRoNEs KILL INSPECTOR.
Reports Regarding the Death of Hen
 dirk are Very Meagre.

Manila, November 2S-Constabulary Inspector Hendrix, who has been station ed in Samar Island, was killed last Tues day by a band of Ladrones. The reports regarding his death are meagre and indi- cate that Hendrix was attacked by 0 superior force of Ladrones. His detach- ment of constabulary was routed and Hendrix. with one soldier. was surround ed and killed.
 The Sultan of Bacolod, after protesting friendship for the Americans, has written letter to Captain Pershing at Camp Wears in which he calls Americans hogs. hogs that eat hogs" and chal- lenges them to fight. It is probable that Captain Pershing will be ordered to take a column of Bacolod. The military men doubt whether the Sultan really will fight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-29
BLOODSHED OVER
 FENCE REMOVALS
COL. JOHN S. MoSBY EXPECTS TROUBLE IN NEBRASKA, BUT SAYS HE WILL BRING CAVALRY INTO USE.

Omaha, Neb., November 28.-Col. John S. Mosby, special land agent for the gov ernment, who has been called here to testify before the federal grand jury to- morrow in session, says:
 There will be bloodshed out in Ne braslxa over that fence matter before 1t is done with, but propose to have the fences torn down if have to send a cavalry force there to do it."
 'President Roosevelt" continued Colo mel Mosby, "has assured me that fences would be removed. He said, This thing must stop or there will be bloodshed over it. and President Roosevelt knows just as much about this western land ques- ton as any one in the country, for he lived in the west number of years. Just as soon as I get through this grand jury work here I go on to Alliance and will look after the Standard Cattle com pany."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-29
No Animals Gan be Imported
 from New England States
ORDER MAY EXTEND FURTHER
pr. Samuel E. Bennett, Inspector of U. s. Bureau of Animal Industry, Says Great Britain Was
 Anxious for Pretext.

London, November 2s.-The board of agriculture has closed the ports Of the United Kingdom against the importation of animals from Maine, New Hampshire. Massachusetts. Vermont. Rhode Island and Connecticut The orders take effect December 5. Cargoes arriving in the meanwhile will be subject to official Inc vestigation.
 The exclusion of American cattle has caused a feeling almost amounting to consternation in the shipping and meat trades. Fears are expressed that the interdiction may be extended to imports from other United States ports, which would result in great rise In the price of meat as only few steamers have large refrigeration space for dead meat. The board of agriculture is exercising the utmost precaution. The steamer Sachem, which arrived in the Mersey, from Bos- ton yesterday with cargo of cattle and sheep. was not allowed to discharge. The animals were all scrutinized by ex- perts and no disease was found among them, but they will all be rerexamined after an interval of 4S hours.
 
 Bennett, inspector of the United States Bureau of Animal Industry, says:
 "The British government would close her ports to all our ships on slight pre- text. All that they would look at is that there is foot and mouth disease in the United States. It was only a short time ago that Argentine republic was shipping a great many cattle over to Liverpool. Those ships were on the sea, but the word was carried ahead of them that there was a cattle disease in Argentine Republic, and when the vessels got there they found every British port closed against them. Those ships had to put to sea, slaughter their cattle in mid ocean and throw them overheard. The ports were closed to them for three years. In three years time that would mean the loss of upwards of 2,OOO 900 head of export cattle from the ports of the United States
 T don't look for any long period of this trouble"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-29
MINERS GET $2,ooo, ,ooo.
At Next National Convention Secre-
 tary Wilson Will Make Report.

Indianapolis, Ind, November @.-It was officially announced today at the national headquarters of the mine work CTS that when the miners meet in na- tional convention here in January, to prepare a new wage scale. Secretary Will son will report the amount of money given them for the strike. It is under stood the total was over $2,0O0O0O.
 The convention here last January changed the constitution of the organ ization so that the officers are elected by the referendum plan. The locals make the nominations and every member then gets a vote on the candidates. It IS not likely that President Mitchell, Secretary Wilson or Vice President Lewis will have any serious opposition. The assessment of miners for the strike stopped Novem- Der 15.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-29
MAY BE NATIONAL AFFAIR.
SwIndIing Case Against Mason and
 Richardson Grows Important.

Ell Paso, Tex, November 2s.-The case against Mason and Richardson, the al- ledged insurance swindlers. may assume an international aspect. In the event that the courts of the United States fall to convict them, it Is said the govern ment of Mexico will demand possession of them. Habeas corpus proceedings were resumed here today. The indict- ments already secured are:
 Conspiracy to murder w. J. Gray, con- spiracy to murder and unknown person, conspiracy to murder Marshal D. San guinett. Another indictment is for for- gerry.
 There is also an indictment for con- spiracy to swindle the New York Life Insurance company out of s10O,0O0 and still another conspiracy to unlawfully ob- tain the issuance and possession of life insurance policy of the value of $100,OOO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-29
To orqanIze Texas Society.

New York, November 2S.-Former resi- dents of the state of Texas will organize the Texas Society of New York John Lee Brooks acted as temporary chairman of a meeting held for the purpose to- night. An executive committee was named to elect permanent officers and prepare a constitution and bylaws. The committee consists of John Lee Brooks B. A. Judd, s. W. Slayden, John Me- Lean M. D.. P. H. Tansey and J. Reilly Gordon. Resolutions of respect to the memory of the late Col. Thomas P. Ochiltree were adopted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-29
oueIlka News Entertains Staff.

opelika, November 2S.-(Special.) = The Opelika News gave grand thanksgiving banquet to fifty of it's staff and corre- snondents at the Cooper hotel here. which marked an innovation in Alabama news paper circles. For some time the differ ent correspondents of the News through out east Alabama have received hand somely-engraved invitations inviting them to be present at the first annual banouet extended by the News to It's able staff" Yesterday found practically all of them here. Despite the snow storm they were all in glad and good humon and forty or fifty people thronged the parlors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-29
NEGRO WOMAN SHOT.
In a Critical Condition at St. Vim
 cents Hospital.

A negro woman, whose name Is Jones, is at St. Vincent's hospital in critical condition from three bullet wounds, said to have been inflicted by her husband. She will probably die one of the bullets having penetrated the lungs, another the jaw and the third being buried in her side.
 The shooting occurred last night near Avenue B and Twenty-first street. Po- liceman Norrell answered the call, but the person who did the shooting had es- caped.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-29
ENGLAND FIRST TO REPLY.
Only One of Powers to Answer Rus
 sian Note on Sugar Conference.

St Petersburg, November 2S.-It is off, cially announced that Great Britain Is the only power that replied to the Rus sian note regarding the sugar conference. Great Britain's reply hoped that the Rus sian government would still signify its adherence to the Brussels convention. but if not, Great Britain would be com pelled to impose retaliatory duty on Russian sugar. provided that the inter- national commission decides that a sugar bounty exists in Russia.
 The Russian government has replied to Great Britain's note declaring that such action would be an infringement of the Anglo-Russian commercial treaty of 1859. The Russian government maintains that it did not take part in the Brussels conference because 1t wished to assure it. self full freedom to adopt domestic meas ures for the regulation of the Russian sugar industry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-29
CRUMPACKER IS JUBILANT
 OVER ROOSEVELT LETTER
Says the Idea That Competent Man Cannot Hold Office Sim ply on Account of His Color is Absurd-Ihnks View
 Will Be Generally Accepted Later On.
BY wATTERsoN sTEALEv.

absurd. We may not all take this view of the matter at present. but it is only a matter of time when 1t will become gen. orally accepted"
 MT. crumpacker did not care to go into the details of his plans for southern legis- lation. He said the subject at present was in such a status that he thought 1t wise to refrain from discussing it. Fossil bly, by next week he will be in possession of the views of the house leaders and will know exactly what course to pursue.
 Before urging the passage of any dras- tic measure 1t is the purpose of MT. Crumpacker and his colleagues to ask for the passage of the bill providing for a committee to investigate conditions in the south. Upon the strength of this re- port legislation could be framed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-29
sHur WHILE HUNTING.
Hiram Russell, Young Farmer, Is
 Probably Fatally Wounded.

New Decatur November 2s.--(Special)- A telephone message from Trinity Ala, seven miles west of here, says that as result of a Thanksgiving hunt young farmer named Hiram Russell will per- haps loose his life.
 He and another young man, whose name was not given, went out on a rab- bit hunt early this morning. Their dogs treed a rabbit in pile of brush and as the rabbit ran out of the brush the young man with Russell fired but being ex- cited the load of shot missed the rabbit and the entire load of No. shot struck Russell in the shoulders, infiicting what is thought to be a fatal wound.
 Russell lives about four miles west of Trinity and is said to be from one of the best families of that neighborhood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-29
pR. JAMES PARKER DEAD.
Was One of the Most Prominent Min
 isters in London.

London. November 2S.-Dr. Joseph Par ker, minister of the City Temple, who had been seriously i'll for some time, died at o'clock this afternoon.
 Dr. Parker's end came peacefully. He had been in extremes for several days past and had taken no nourishment since Wednesday. He rallied on Thursday night, giving the doctors hope that he might live a few days longer. He re- lapsed to unconsciousness last night. Dr. Parker suffered from a complication of ailments, the most serious of which af- fected his heart and was the immediate cause of death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-29
Have Started Monument Fund.

Norfolk va., November 2s.-Confeder- ate veterans, survivors of Company c. Thirteenth regiment Virginia cavalry. have started fund at Western Branch, Norfolk county, to erect a monument in Richmond to the memory of Gen. U. S. Grant. The fund starts off with $16 $1 for each survivor, and contributions will be solicited until a sufficient sum Is se- cured to erect the. monument
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-29
TO REPEAL DUTY ON COAL.
Will Be One of First Resolutions to
 Be Introduced In Senate.

Washington, D. C., November 2S.-(Spe- cial)-One of the first resolutions to be introduced in the senate and house next Monday Is one repeating the duty of 67 cents ton on anthracite coal, now pro- vided for by the Dingley act.
 The coal situation in the east, especi- ally here and in Baltimore, is rapidly ap- preaching serious point, as has been disagreeably emphasized by the cold snap of the last two days. The repub- lican protectionists in the house would hardly dare oppose 1t, and in all proba- bility there will be strong enough public sentiment back of the resolution to see it through the senate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-29
TWO MEN INSTANTLY KILLED
Explosion of Boiler at LlzeIla Causes
 Death and Injury.

Macon, Ga, November 2s.-By the ex- plosion of a boiler used with a station ary engine at Lizella, small station on the Macon and Birmingham railroad, ten miles from this city. this afternoon, two men were instantly killed and two in- jured. one of them now being in criti- cal condition. The dead are:
 Paul Rogers.
 Walton Taylor.
 The injured are: James Witham, whose back Is supposed to have been broken and whose skull was probably fractured, and an unknown colored man.