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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-08
COMMISSION PROPOSED.
Congressman Hill and Roosevelt Talk
 Over Finances.

Washington, October 7--Representa- tive Hill of Connecticut had a confer- ence with the President today regard ing financial legislation. In view of the divergent opinions on the subject, Rep- resentative Hill suggested to the Pres- ident that he advocate legislation look ing to the creation by congress of a commission to investigate the subject and report on the need, if any existed, of financial legislation.
 The suggestion. it can be said, was entirely new to the President, but he said he would take 1t under considera- tion. It is thought the President will make some recommendation for finan- cial legislation in his message. but at this time no intimation is given of that recommendation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-08
NEGRO SHOOTS WHITE MAN.
Crowd Attempted to FIoe Him and One
 Is Killed.

Henderson, Tex, October 7.-Late last night a party of young white men went to the home of Bob Williams. a negro, for the purpose of fiogging him for some alleged offense not clearly stated.
 The negro had warned them not to approach, but they continued to ad- vance, when the negro fired, killing Charles Brown, young man recently from Georgia, and wounding a young man named Gersett. The negro is in the hands of the sheriff, who will prob ably spirit him away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-08
FLYING MACHINE IS
 TURNED INTO JUNK
Prof. LangeyS Machine Over Which He Has Labored So Long, Takes Short Spin and Dives Into the Potomac
 RVer-Puled It From the Water Total Wreck.

in the aerodrome and escaped with a ducking. At no time was there any sem- blance of flight, the initial momentum, the lightness of the machine and the sustain ing surface of the wings, furnishing the conditions which account for the hundred yards transit of the ar, bored from its 60-foot elevation to lhe water.
 Professor Manley gave out the follow ing statement:
 Tt must be understood that the test today was entirely an experiment, and the first of it's kind ever made. The balancing. upon which depended the success of the flight, was based upon the test of the models. and proved to be incorrect but only an actual trial of the full-sized ma chine itself could determine this. My con- fidence in the future work of the ma chine Is unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-08
PRoHlBITioNIsTS MEET.
National Convention Will Be Held In
 Kansas City Next Year.

Kansas City, October Lone hundred prohibitionists, representing Missouri, Kansas. Oklahoma. Indian Territory, Arkansas. Nebraska and Colorado, today unanimously decided in favor of holding the national prohibition convention next year in Kansas City.
 President Roosevelt and Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock were censured by res. olutions for carrying and permitting liquor to be consumed in prohibition To- callties.
 It is alleged by prohibition leaders that the President on his tour through Kansas last summer permitted liquor to be car ried and served on his special train. and that Secretary Hitchcock permitted the same thing on his special car In Indian Territory more recently.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-08
TYPoTHETAE WANTS PEACE.
Franklin Feeders Will Return to Work
 In Chicago Offices.

Chicago, October 7.-The Chicago ny pothetae sued for peace tonight when President Higgins, of the International Printing Pressmen's union. friled to live up to hls promise to fucnsh sufficient press feeders to maintain the presses Of the employing printers. The Franklin feeders will return to wesk tomorrow n all the Typothetae offices. except where girls are employed to feed presses.
 Members of the Typothetae acknowl- edge themselves routed, and lay the tlame for the failure of the lockout on the pressfnen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-08
Accused Men Surrender

New York, October 7.-H. c. Hallen- back of the firm of Wynkoop, Hollen- back of the firm of Wynkoop, Hallen- this city, and Norman B. Metcalf, the assistant manager of the firm, surren- dered themselves to United States Marshal Henckel today, in answer to indictments charging conspiracy in connection with contract made with the money order department of the postoffice. The men furnished $10,000 bail eachf for their appearance in Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-08
EMBARRASSED FIRMS
 GET AN EXTENSION
BOARD WHICH EXAMINED FlNAN. CIAL CONDITION OF WILLIAMS AND MIpDENDoRF DECIDES TO ALLOW SEVEN MONTHS.

Baltimore, october 1.-The advisory board of bankers, which have been in- vestigating the financial condition or John l.. Williams & Sons of Richmond Va. and J. William Middendorff x Co. o1 Baltimore, who last week for an exten- sion of time from their creditors, decided today to recommend to the creditors CT the two firms an extension of seven Fa,a- hs.
 The committee reports that at present market values the assets of the firms amount to $l,300000 more than their ha- bilities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-08
DEFENSE IN TILLMAN CASE WILL
 PROVE GONZALES CARRIED CUM
SUBMARINE BOAT RAMS
 TORPEDO BOAT DOHLGREU

who figured when sch would rise were be- coming alarmed when sne did not appear, when suddenly she arose less than twenty feet from the Dahlgren which was lying at the dock.
 Lieutenant Nelson signalied to reverse her engines, but her head was too strong and she crashed into the port side of the Dahlgren, lying at the pier. Water immediately rushed into the Dahlgren and she settled alarmingly.
 The steam pump was set working and after half an hours hard work got con- trol of the water.
 Lieutenant Nelson said afterward that the strong ebb tide made the Shark mo- mentarily manageable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-08
Passengers Shaken Up.

Greensboro, N. C., October 7.-The through vestibule train between Wash ington and Atlanta ran into a material train two miles north of here at ' o'clock tonight, badly shaking up a number of passengers, many of whom were at supper, but doing no serious damage to any one. V. w. Duvall of Hyattsville, Md; H. D. Baker of Wash ington, mail clerk, and L. A. Stone, ex- press messenger of Pilot Mountain, N. O., were slightly injured First re- ports stated twenty-seven passengers were killed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-08
DOCTOR KILLS POLICEMAN.
While Crazed By Liquor Pueblo Phy-
 scian Figures in Tragedy.

Pueblo, Colo, october 7.--While crazea from the influence of liquor pr. c. O. Rice, one of the most prominent phy si- clans in the city. tonight shot and almost instantly Killed Police Officer Martz while the latter was trying to arrest him In the Palace drug store. in the Ceatral block.
 Police Officer Slater shortly afterHard accidentally shot himself through the pelvis while attempting to effect an en- trance into the store. He will probably die
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-08
Archbishop kain Rests Easily.

Baltimore, October 7-Archbishop Kain of St. Louis was reported at midnight by his attendants at St. Agnes sanitarium to be asleep and resting easily. His physi- clans said tonight his enfeebled condition precluded all possibility of an operation for appendicitis. which they think will be essential before a permanent recovery is possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-08
DISAPPOINTING REPORT
 ON PANAMA CANAL TREATY

Bogota, Colombia, October 3, via Buena entura. October 7.-Senor Rivas Groot
 4ho was commissioned to report on the canal treaty says his report is ready and will be presented to the senate tomorrow. in secret session, he desiring first to know what impression it makes on the senate. Senator Groot believes the present treaty is unconstitutional because of the cession
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-08
No Strike to Be Called.

Chicago, October That a gen. eral strike of structural iron workers in the United States and Canada is to be called was denied emphatically to- day by Frank Buchanan, newly elected president of the Bridge and Structural Iron Workers union. He also denied the report that Samuel Parks has lined up the iron workers for a strike in connection with the New York Iron Workers local.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-08
China Must Comply With De-
 mandS Before Move is Made
EXPECTED IN WASHINGTON
Russia Insisting on the Very Demands Which Count Lamsdorff Assured
 Mccormick Had Never Been
 Presented-Stranqe Faith.,

Yokohama, October 7-Aceording to in- formation received here today the Rus sian minister at Pexin, M. Lesser, has in- formed the Chinese foreign office thae Russia will never evacuate Manehuria unless her latest demands are granted
 China, it is added, has appealed to the Japanese minister, NJ. uchida, for Japan. csc assistance.
 The Japanese residents of Jeff Wie-Ju have filed a petition with the foreign of- Ice at Toko. asking that Japanese warship and troops be sent to protect their interests in view of the menacing atti- not yet known.
 No Surprise In Washington.
 Washington, October 7-The state de- partment has not received direct eonfr- nation of the Associated Press informa- ton from Yokohama. but officials say they would not be surprised to receive such confirmation al any time from Min ister conger. They say they are fully pre- pared to believe the news that Russia has served natce on China that she will rot evacuate Manchuria until her latest de- mands are granted. Exactly what these demands are no official of the state de- partment is prepared to say, but the be- lief Is strong that they are practically the same as those reported by the Asso- cated Press from Pekin last spring. and delivered by the Russian foreign office.
 It was tonight stated on the highest au- thority that this government had reason to believe that Russia was insisting ths .l assured Ambassador Mccormick had Cassini, the Russian ambassador. told Sec retary Hay were merely presented as a basis of negotiations.
 Not Confirmed Officially.
 Yokohoma October 7.-Ta.z press which reported the fortiteatior Hy Rrssia of Yongampho, on the KJtean lank of tha Yalu river. considers this action ao Il ros- sble casus belli, and as being an infringe ment of Korean integrity The report, however, is not confirmed officially.
 The temporary Korean minister for for- eisn affairs has been relieved at his own request.
 Baron Von Rosen, the Russian minister to Japan. had another conference with Baron Kimura, the Japanese foreign mln- ister yesterday. The Japanese premier, Viseonnt katsura, had an audience with
 
 A rumor current this evening. says that definite Russian demands concerning Manchuria and Korea have been present. ed to Japan.
 Japan Has No Such Right
 London, October 7-Tne correspondent of the Daily Mail, Kobe. Japan. tele- graphs that Baron von Rosen on October 1 presented a note 10 the Japanese gov. ernment contendng that Japan had n right to interfere in the question of the evacuation of Manehurla, which solely concerned Russia and China The note of Russia proposed a partition of Korea and suggested that Japan should take ths southern half and Russia the northern provinces.
 The note was discussed by a council as ministers October ,, and the apanese government, adds the correspondents sent a reply to Baron von Rosen eeiIslng lhe Russian proposal A crisis IS possible at any moment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-08
Marriage in Army Circles.

Washington, October Miss Elizabeth Young the daughter of Lieutenant Gen eral Samuel B. Young chief of staff of the army and Captain J. R. R. Hannay of the Twenty-second infantry, were married here today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-08

of sovereignty: but he thinks the treaty could have been negotiated with slight notifications.
 Senator Rivas Groot, in his report. says he anxiously wishes the canal to be built, but in harmony with the actual constitu- ton of Colombia.
 He adds that the proposed changes in the constitution would meet with invnc- be resistance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-08
Zimmerman Don't Believe 1t.

London, October S.-Sir Henry Campbell Zimmerman, the liberal leader, in a state ment on Mir. Chamberlain's policy, which is published this morning, says he does not attach much importance to the stories of "Stagnant trade and tottering em- pire." Sir Henry writes:
 We ought to hold fast to the traditional colonial policy of friendly union combined with fiscal freedom"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-08
Boat Blows Out Cylinder Head.

Natchez, Miss. October 1.-The New Or leans and St. Louis packet, City of St. Louis on her first trip of the season blew out a cylinder head, lost her right wheel and is now in this port. She will remain two or three days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-08
Many Lost In Battle.

Salonica, October Tt is reported that Rediff battalions sent out from this town lost 300 killed in recent en- agreements near Neyrokop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-08
THE WEATHER.

. Washington, October 7.-Forecast . . for Alabama: Fair Thursday and . < Friday; cooler Thursday; fresh .
 < west to northwest winds. .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-08
MORGAN WAS TO
 HAVE FIRST SALE
AN INTERESTING STATEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH ILL-FATED U. S. sHIPBUILDlNG COMPANY MADE BY LEROY DRESSER.

New York, October Lone of the most the formation of the ill-fated United States Shipbuilding company told by Le- Roy Dresser, in legal proceedings today, was that after a pool of 100000 preferred and 250, ,O00 common stock had been placed in the hands of Harris, Gates & Co.,, 1t was agreed that none of this stock should be marketed until 250OoO preferred and 25, 900 common. owned by J. P. Nor gan & Co., and 75,0OO each kind owned by c. M. Schwab, had first been sold.
 MT. Dresser told also of his original agreement as president of the Trust com pany of the Republic to obtain the under writing of $3Oo0,00O of United States Shipbuilding company stock; how this was increased to $4,750,0o0 by the failure of the French subscribers to pay up; how MT. Schwab came to offer him Bethlehem works to the Shipbuilding company. and how J. P. Morgan & Co. then came into the transaction.
 Motion Is Refused.
 Newark N. J., October 7.-Supreme Court Commissioner John A. Miller hand ed down a decision refusing to grant the motion of Assistant District Attorney Parker for the discharge of the cruiser Chattanooga, which is in the hands of ;hs sheriff of Union county, who seized it some time ago in attachments Issued in favor of material and men who hold claims against 1t aggregating $34 1O2. The cruiser is in the Crescent ship yards at Elizabeth, under construction It vas part of the work in the hands of the United States Shipbulding company when that concern was turned over to re- ceiyer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-08
vxYIDB WATER. VA, october 2.

VXT IDE WATER, VA, October 7.-
 IVY The ffty-foot steel built ma
 chine, the climax of years of ex- pensive study in the effort of Prof. sam uel F. Langley. of the Smithsonian insti- tuition. to solve the pl oblem of mechani- cal flight in midair, was launched today. and the Experiment carefully planned and delayed for months. proved a complete failure.
 The immense airship sped rapidly along it's 7O-foot track. was carried by its own momentum for 100 yards. and then fell gradually Into the Potomac river, whence 1t emerged a total wreck. Prof. Charles NJ Manley, who has been Prof Langley's chief assistant m the work preliminary to the attempted flight. made the ascent
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-11-27
SECRETARY HARTLELL
Returns From Confer
ence With Memorial
Trustees. r

Assistant Secretary Frederic s..
HartzeN has returned from Washing
ton, ID. c., where he attended tho
meeting of the trustees of the National
Mckinley Memorial association. The
meeting was the longes. ever held by
that body, lasting nearly the entire
day The discussion of the extension
of the time limit for the submission
of designs occupied much time. Many
OF the members of the board were
against the proposition to Grant an
extension, claiming that 1t would he
unfair to those artists, architects and
sculptors who hastened to get their
plans in The supporters Of tho 9th.
err plan considered 1t would be equal
ly unfair to those artists who had
not succeeded in completing. their
designs. If the time were not extend
cd. The drawings were on exhibition
to the trustees in the par;or of the
Arlington hotel. l.ofnf sfa ~
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-11-27
RE|N|NGERNOT|F|EDOF
THE DEATH OF
ALBRIGHT
Learned 1t From Ennis
sary Of Prosecutor.
STERLING WAS ANGRY

Fearing that he would harm some OF
them, his fellow prisoners in the coun-
ty Jail placed Alvin Reininger, the al
legged murderer of Adam Albright, of
Mudbrook, Jackson township, In his
cell. News of the death Of tho victim
Of the shooting was broken to Reinin-
ger by DR.. ]. F.. Marchand, who visit
ed him at the instigation of Prosecu-
tor Day. Just what passed between
the prisoner and DR.. Marchand is not
known. Counsel for the defense,
James Sterling, is incensed at the ac-
ton Of the state, asserting that he
should have been called upon tc notify
Reininger OF the death Of Albright.
Since he Learned that the hullet
wounds had proved fatal, tho accused
has been sullen and morose. He was
so greatly feared by his fellow prison.
ers, who think him insane, that they
locked him In his cell without consult
ing the sheriff. Several days ago Rein
inger jumped head foremost from a
table in his cell. His instincts of self
preservation assorted themselves be-
fore he reached The ground and put
ting out his arms he saved himself
from injury.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-11-27
DYNAMITE FOUND IN
PENNSyLV LVANIAR YADS.
Hidden Under Bumper of Car in Gin
cinnati-Believed to Have Been
Placed There by Discharged
Ep,plova
Ennploye.

Cincinnati, Nov. 24.-Six sticks OF
dynamite were found in the Pennsyl-
vania yards at Front street and Broad
way this afternoon. They were found
hidden under bumper and taken In
charge by two policemen.
The dynamite was sent to police
headquarters and at once sent away as
too dangerous to be kept in the city
hall 1t was found by Frank Carr a
yard clerk who called in the policemen.
Detectives have been detailed on the
case aFrs -.gss
The police do not know what to
make of the matter but believe that
discharged employees, placed it there.
Railroad officials make light of it and
claim to believe the dynamite was part
of consignment sent to the new water
works. The tracks where 1t was found
arc used only for freight trains.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-11-27
BILL INTRODUCED TO
EXTEND BLUE LAWS
Representative Allen. Of Maine. Would
Like to Reform the District of CO.
'Smbia In Many Respects.


Washington, d. c., Nov. 24-Repre-
sentative Griffith, (Dcm. Ind), intro
duced in the house today bills to pro-
vide fractional coupon currency in
multiples of FIVE and ten cents; amend
ing the tariff schedule on steel and iron
products, wood pulp, paper and bitum-
the bankruptcy act and to erect mon
ument at the mouth Of I.uachery
creek. Ind, to commemorate the Loch-
cry Indian massacre.
Representative Allen (Rep. Me.), in
troduced blue law bill, applying to
the District of Columbia 1t commands
the closing Of all stores on Sundays.
Venders of books and drugs and under
takers are permitted to keep their plac-
es open. Football. baseball and all
other sports are prohibited. Persons
who observe any other day of the week
need not observe Sunday
Representative Wiley, (Rep. n. JD,
introduced bill to provide for clean
paper money by prohibiting the reis-
sue of used currency by the treasury.
A bill by Representative Hafdwick,
(Dem. GAL, makes 1t a misdemeanor,
punishable by Imprisonment of from
six months to five years to sell polit-
ical influence or to dispose of it for
gain or to purchase the same.
A bill to admit crude petroleum free
of duty is fathered by Representative
Wade. tDelE. LAY.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-11-27
NEW INDUSTRIES
Being Sought by the Can
ton Board of Trade.

Several large industries are being
sought by the board OF trade. A call
ed meeting of the directors of the
board was held in the mayors office,
city hail. Tuesday afternoon. To a
Morning News representative Presi-
dent William r. Zollinger refused to
make q statement regarding the fac
tories which may locate in Canton.
"The matter is in vague form as
yet and there is nothing for publica-
tion," said Mr.. Zollirger.
1t is understood that one of the
workshops sought will. If secured, use
the idle buildings of the Structural
Steel Car Co. The other factory is
said to be a very large concern, EN-
ploying many hands.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-11-27
may SING "PARsIFAL"
Judge laconbe Refuses Injunction
Asked for by Frau Wagner.

Judge lacombe Refuses Injunction
Asked for by Frau Wagner.
New York, Nov 24.-Having had the
matter under consideration for four
days, Judge Lacombe handed down a
decision this afternoon in the United
States circuit court refusing to issue
an interlocutory injunction which
would restrain the Metropolitan Opera
company and Heinrich Conreid, the
conductor. from producing Richard
Wagner's opera "Parsifal." The appli-
cation was made on behalf of Frau
Wagner, the great composers widow,
and other heirs.
This decision has been awaited with
great interest by the musical world, Tor
;ipCn it depended whether or not New
York was to witness the production of
what Wagner considered his MASTER
piece.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-11-27

to sprpoach the fatal tunnel.
s +. Dranckney, secre:a:y Of mine
district No. u, left here hurriedly with
medical aid. The physician at the
mine lad secured all In reach. how
ever, whel Mr.. Brackney arrived upon
the s'cne in his buggy
The OK, iosion occurred Just before
the men left the mine preparatory to
changing shift for dinner hour.
From otherwise meagre details 1t is
known that one of the miners careless
ly dropped lamp near some powder
at the entrance to entry X.
His action was seen and some miner
shouted a warning to his comrades.
There were between $50 and 175 men
employed in the shaft az tho time, all
of whom succeeded in making their
escape. All back of entry X, however,
were killed. that having evidently
been the point at which the gas fis-
sure was broken.
Many Of the others narrowly escap-
ed death and some of them received
injuries more or less serious; some
from the flames and some in the rush
to escape. The explosion shivered the
supporting timbers of portion Of the
shaft and it was only after hours of
hard work that the first of the badly
burned and mutilated bodies was re-
covered. After the disappearance OF
the choke damp every man who could
be used was put into the mine to dig
away the debris, and at the time tele-
phone and telegraphic communication
closed tonight they were still diggire g
for otter bodies. number still re-
naming unaccounted for.
This is the worst accident of its
kind that ever occurred in TIE extreme
western coal fields of Arkansas and
public interest here is at fever heat
An outbound train from here tonight
carried many people to the scene of the
disaster.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-11-27
SENSATIONAL REPORT
ABOUT MITCHELTREE
Blood Stained Cuffs Said to Have Been
Found in His Bedroom-They Be-
longed to Ciendenin, the Muir
dered Man.

Williamsport, Pa. Nov. PA SEN
sational report was circulated here to-
night that pair Of cuffs worn by
Clendenin, tine murdered telegraph op-
orator, had been found sTctted with
blood in the bedroom OF Arthur w.
Mitcheltree the man arrested on Sun
day at Cleudenin's euneral and dig
charged yesterday, there being no evi-
dence against him.
Chief OF Detectives Humphrey of the
New York Central railroad stated that
a pair of cuffs spotted with blood had
been found by Constable Meyer when
he searched Mitchcltree's house. 1T
developed later that the cuffs belong
ed to Mitcheltree and that the blood
spots found on them, Mitcheltree said,
were Caused by nose bleed.
Clendenin's mother stated that her
son did not wear any cuffs on the night
of the murder and that the cuffs OF the
shirt worn by him last Thursday night
were in her possession unsoiled.