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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
DRS. DOZIER & CO, PHYSICIANS. SURGEONS AND FIX.
 PERT SPECIALISTS,

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H. F. WILSON, JR.,

Civil and Mining Engine'r. Birmingham, Ala.
 Bell Phone S9l.
 Office. 416-417 Chalifoux Building. Railroad Reconnaissance. Surveys, Es- inmates and Construction. Coal and Ore Properties examined and reported and developed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
NOT RECOMMENDED FOR EVERYTHING
But if You Have idhey, Liver Bladder Trouble You Will Find the Great Remedy, Swamp
 Root, Just What You Need.

It used to be considered that only uri- nary and bladder troubles were to be traced to the kidneys, but now modern science proves that nearly all diseases have their beginning in the disorder ot these most important organs.
 Therefore, when your kidneys are weak or out of order you can understand how quickly your entire body is affected and how every organ seems to fail to do its duty.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
AT THE JEFFERSON.

Matinee and nlght-"Arizona." Thursday matinee and night-"The Banda Rossa."
 Friday matinee and night-"Black Paths Troubadours."
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Third term means machine control.

Gas for cooking, heating and lighting is only worth Sl. co a thousand cnbit feet.
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Doctors Prescribe Swamp
 Root

Gentlemen; "I have prescribed that wonderful remedy for kidney and bladder complaints, Dr. Eilmers Swamp Root. with most beneficial effect and know 0f many cures by its use These patients had kidney trouble, as diagnosed by other physicians and treated without benefit Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root affected a cure l am liberal man and accept a specific wherever l find 1t, in an accepted school or out of it. For desperate cases of k.d- ney or bladder complaint under treatment with unsatisfactory results l turn to pr. Kilmers Swamp-Root with most natter- ing results. l shall continue to prescribe it. and from personal observation state that Swamp-Root has great curative properties !"
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AT THE BIJoU.

All week with matInees Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday-Bijou Musical Comedy company in By the Sad Sea Waves"
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Sample Bottle of Swamp>Root Sent Free by Mail

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Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-31
PRESIDENT
KIMBALL DEAD

Frederick j. Kimball, president OF
the Norfolk and Western Railway COM
pany, died at his country home near
Philadelphia, about $50 o'clock Mon
day morning, July q.
Frederick j. Kimball was born in the
city of Philadelphia, Pa, on March 6,
1874, and commenced his bushes career
in the engineering department of the
Pennsylvania railroad. After four years
of this service he spent two years in
various railroad shops and industrial
establishments in England, the greater
part of the time in the shops of the
London and Northwestern Railway
company, at Crewe, and upon his re-
turn was actively interested in several
engineering and railway enterprises.
In the year 1878 he became actively in
terested in the construction of the
elected president of that road in May,
1881; in the same year he was elected
vice-president of the Norfolk and Wes-
2 tern railroad which position he held
until 1888, when he was elected presi-
dent of the Norfolk and Western rail-
road, and from that time until his death
he was closely identified with the Nor
folk and Western railroad and it's va
rious collateral enterprises, either as
receiver, chairman of the board, or
president, and during this period he
was also identified closely with many
of the enterprises intended to build up
and increase the prosperity of the
country traversed by his lines.
The death of Mr.. Kimball is public
calamity to the people of Virginia, as
he had been closely identified with the
progress of this state for many years of
his life, and few persons in the whole
history of the state have done as much
for it's upbuilding as himself. In fact,
since he became actively identified
with Virginia interests, he stands out
as the most prominent figure in her
industrial development.
An order was issued requiring all
trains on the Norfolk and Western sys-
tenn to stop for ten minutes during the
funeral of President Kimball.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-31
1888 KILLED and 64,662 INJURED
On Railroads of the United States Last
Year.

A terrible account is that of the kill
ing and manning on the railroads of
the United States. Last year 1890
S.58S killed and 1852 injured. Not a
large proportion of the total were pas
sengers. The majority of those killed
were neither passengers nor employees,
but the foolhardy people who persist in
getting upon railroad tracts in front of
the locomotive. The majority of the
injured were employees, the death list
in that section being smaller since the
general introduction of train breaks,
automatic couplers and side rods on
freight cars. To prevent the largest
loss Of life the remedy will be to fence
in every foot Of railroads and to impose
heavy fines upon all persons who tress-
pass upon the right of way. That
measure will cost something, but it will
lie less expensive than providing funer.
|als for the victims who walk the tracks
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-31
OEIO'S SMALL BABY.
Mouth Too Tiny to Permit 1t To Take
Nourishment.

Mouth Too Tiny to Permit 1t To Take
Nourishment.
Emma Butts, of Circleville, O., who
was born April 5, 1908, at the age of
three and a half months weighs only
2h pounds, and six weeks later had
lost eight ounces.
The child's mother was dangerous ill
from the effect of surgical operation
at the time of it's birth and died a
month later.
The first two months the baby was
fed with a spoon, her month being too
small to take nourishment any other
way
The midget is perfectly formed and
has the full use of her limbs and or
gans, with the exception of the third
finger of each hand, which is pressed
against the palm. Her present meas
urement is as follows: Height, IA
inches; length of arms, inches; feet.
~ inches; head, 19Rinches in circum-
ference.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-31
RAPE FIEND
SHOT DOWN

A negro was shot and killed near
Jarratt, Virginia, on the farm of
Luther Creath by a posse composed
of Constable W. H. Moore, of Ches-
terrified; J. H. Bate and G. M. Brown.
The negro answered fully to the de-
scription of the assailant of the Ches-
terfeld ladies. He came to that section
several nights ago and had been at the
home of Alfred Hill, colored. one of Mr.
Creaths tenants. He made it known
to one of Hills family that he was
trying to keep clear of officers, as he
had killed several men. He said he
had partner and was from Jackson
vile, Fla, but had recently been in
Richmond and that vacinity.
The party who sought to arrest him
drove to the house in top buggy and
was on him, before he was aware of the
vehicles approach. The negro. on see
ing the officers, sprang through a win
dow, ran into the house and jumped
from the rear door. He was ordered
TO hault, but paid not attention to the
command, whereupon Moore shot him
in the leg with shot gun. This not
stopping the fugative, Bate. while run.
ming, fired three shots with his pisto
and the negro fell He died shortly af-
terward
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-31
NEGRO BRUTE
RUNS FOR LIFE
Attempted TO Assault a Young Married
Woman Near Williamsburg,
Virginia.
man GLASSES HIM With AN AXE
Timely Interference saved White
Woman From Black Fiend's
Clutches Says He Meant no
Harm Story Vastly Diff
ferent.
ferent.

Mrs. C. E. Master, young married
woman, living short distance from
Williamsburg, Va, was the victim OF
an attempted assault several days
ago, and it is alleged that her as
iailant is Oliver Fields, a very black
negro, about 35 years old. Fields is d
section hand, and was captured as he
was preparing to go to work. The
story of the attempted assault follows:
Mrs. Masters, whose husband con-
duets a dairy, drove the cows to the
pasture, returning, she was met by
around the place before. He asked her
If she had any butter to sell. She re-
piled in the negative. Previously the
man had gotten some butter from Mrs.
Masters, which he then offered to pay
for When Mrs. Masters reached out
her hand to receive the money FieIdS
began making remarks about a ring on
the ladys finger, and talking in ia
niliar way attempted to take her hand.
The lady became frightened and started
away, Whereupon Fields asked her to
wait, as he wanted to talk with her.
Mrs. Masters brother, Mr.. Smith, was
IN stable nearby. Upon being inform
I'd of the negros actions, Mr.. Smith
seized an axe and started after the man,
Who ran towards this city when he saw
his pursuer The negro said, II meant
no harm" He was captured by F. H.
Ball and the husband of the lady.
Mrs. Masters and her husband are
northern people, who have lived here a
Number of years. They are highly es-
seemed. Fields is married, and pre-
yiously bore a good reputation. There
lave been no threats of lynching, but
here is much bad feeling against the
negro. Fields is considerably fright
ned. The case against him was ex
amined before Justice H. T. Armistead.
Mrs. Masters gave practically the same
account of the affair as that printed
above.
She says the man seized her hand.
Fields says he only asked to see her
ing and had no evil intentions; that
he did not seize her hand. He was sent
on to the grand jury and was taken to
Jail.
~. IL -.
ters the court room was cleared of the
large crowd present. There is no fear
Of any violence against the prisoner.
This is the fourth attempt at assault
IN this community within the past six
years. In the other cases all the as
sailants were strange negroes. One is
IN the penitentiary, but the others were
never apprehended.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-31
APPLICATION FOR INJUNCTION.


What is said to be the first suit ever
fled in st. Louis for damages resulting
from labor strike, by employers
against employees, has been instituted
in the circuit court. The suit was
brought by three firms manufacturing
bank, bar and Office fixtures, against
the great Union of the United Brother
hood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America for an immediate writ of in
junction restraining the defendants
from in any way interfering with the
operation of the plants of the complain
ants, and for Judgment of $4,000 for
damages alleged to have been already
sustained as result of the action OF
the defendants.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-31
SELF-BURNING.
AS Means of Salvation Tried BY Rus
sian Woman.

A st. Petersburg newspaper relates
that young woman was found lying
on the beach of the Gulf of Finland be-
hind the Sergievo monastery, IL miles
from that city, with terribly burned
feet and legs She had on monks
'cassock. She said she had been read
ing religious books and had concluded
that Standardization was the only sure
means of salvation. She attended re-
ligious services at the monastery and
then calmly prepared her funeral pyre.
She was unable to bear the pain of the
flames and attempted to return home,
but fell helpless and remained As hours
where she had fallen before being
found. Her life may be saved.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-31
JACKSON JURY ADJOURNS.

The Jackson, KY, grand jury has ad-
journed without returning any addi-
tional indictments.
The foreman reported that just as the
jury was about to take vote on one Of
the feud cases ex-senator Alexander
Hargis rushed into the jury room and
demanded that Riley Coliron, who had
testified against the alleged assassins
of Town Marshal Thomas Cockrill, be
indicted for perjury, and that this in
terruption caused the jury to close its
investigation.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-31
LUCKY MAN FINDS ICE CAVE.

A carpenter engaged in the building
of house near Academy, in Pocahon-
tas county. reports having discovered
an ice cave near that place. Although
it is difficult of access, he made fire.
quent visits to it, not for the purpose of
exploring, but to get supplies Of ice
for use during the hot weather. The
entrance is made along rugged des-
cent, ropes being used to render it less
hazardous He reports that, as far
as the eye could penetrate, walls, floors
and ceiling seemed to consist of ice,
piled in Irregular blocks and masses.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-31
PARENTS OF BABE FOUND.


Several days ago a young man ant
young woman registered at Hotel Car.
roll (Lynchburg, Va.,) as r. d. Will
liams and wife, from Radford, Va
The woman had an infant in her arms
They were assigned to room No. 70
and before retiring paid for the lodg
ing. About 7 o'clock next morning The
couple appeared in the lobby of the
hotel, and informed the clerk that they
were going out for short while, but
would return at about s o'clock. This
was the last that was seen of them.
Later in the day a chambermaid OF
the hotel heard the crying of an in
FAINT, and on making an investigation
she found in room No. 70 the little
child that had been brought there. As
1t was soon evident to the proprietor
of the hotel that the baby had been de-
serted, he had it turned over to the au-
thorities, and later on it was removed
to he city almshouse, where it received
every care and attention. The parent
age of the child was wrapped in mys-
terry for no one seemed to know any
thing about the origin, whereabouts or
destination of Mr.. and Mrs. Williams.
Mrs. Emma o. Walker, of Montvale,
Bedford county, went to Lynchburg.
and soon after her arrival she applied
to Mr.. Lumsden, president of the board
of overseers of the poor, for the infant
that had been left at the hotel, stating
that it was her grandchild, the child of
her daughter Mrs. Effie Woodson, wife
of G. A. Woodson, of Roanoke. Out of
4 spirit of abundant caution Mrs.
Walker was required to describe the
infant and this she did without hesita-
ton, giving detailed accurate descrip-
ton of its appearance, its clothing, and
the valise which the parents had leff
with it.
The parents of the father Of the child
live at the corner of Roanoke street
and Seventh avenue, S. W., Roanoke,
Va.
From Mrs. Walkers statements the
authorities learned that she had first
suspected the identity of the child from
what she had read in the newspapers
Prompted by her suspicious, she said.
she went to Roanoke, and on finding
that the child was missing she felt con-
frmed in her suspicious. At first, she
stated, her son-in-law and daughter
denied that the child found in Lynch
burg was theirs, and explained that
Their child had been taken by them to
Richmond and there turned over to a
friend to be taken care of for short
while. From her account, however,
Mrs. Walker was not to be satisfied by
such an explanation, and she declared
to the authorities that the couple finally
admitted that they had taken the baby
to Lynchburg.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-31
REAL Devils
IN HUMAN FORM
Stories Extracted From the Two Train
Wrecksrs Have Few Equals
In the Annals Of Crime.
HEAPT BEREFT OF HUMAN FEELING.
They Tell How They Planned to Muir
der Those Who Escaped Death
in the Wreck-C Charged With
Murder-A Woman Implicated
in the Crime.

| On the night of December 2Sth of last
year startling railway accident oc-
CURED and until a few days ago no
human being knew with absolute GER
tainty whose hands it was that tried to
accomplish the destruction of passen-
ger train No. 2 northbound from Roa-
noke, at Greenville, Va. in Augusta
Icounty.
The unfolding of the story as brought
about by the genius of the w. G. Bald
win Detective agency is remarkable in
the extreme. The derailing of the pas
senger train through the agency of
dastardly trio of train wreckers will
be recalled by all, and although the
passenger coaches and their precious
freight escaped serious injury, brave
soul in the person of West Bailey, one
of the oldest engineers on the road
went to his death. The condition in
which the rails were found Immediately
after the derailing of the train aroused
suspicion at once and an investigation
was started in a quiet way by detec-
tives. First and foremost in the work
of hunting down the perpetrators of
the crime was the Baldwin agency of
railroad detectives of Roanoke, and
with patient skill and untiring zeal the
hunt has been going steadily on for
evidence, which would wind a net
about the feet of the guilty parties
ever since the day following the wreck
itself. The men arrested were John
| Kennedy and James w. Bailey, the
one being apprehended by Baldwin men
near Shenandoah and the other five
miles from Greenville itself. Both were
brought to Greenville and at once
pleaced on trial before Justice of the
Peace Mckee. They pleaded guilty
and each made a sworn statement or
confession acknowledging their part
in the wrecking of the train. They
were sent to Staunton jail without bond
both being charged with the terrible
crime of murder
The tracing of the crime and arrests
were made by Messrs. W. G. Baldwin,
T. L. Fe1tz and H. M. Wright the lat
ter two being among the most skilled
detectives in this well-known agency,
the guilty to book.
A third party and the leading spirit
in this despicable gang of train wreck
ers is in the person of woman, Ella
Painter. On her the Baldwin detec-
ives throw the origin Of the whole dew
lilish conspiracy, and the confessions
of the two men Bailey and Kennedy
bear them out in every particular.
The stories extracted from the two
men have few equals in the annals of
! crime, and shows the Painter woman
up as she devil with heart bereft
of all human feeling.
Mr.. H. M. Wright, one of the Bald
win men who made the arrests, was
himself passenger on the train at the
time of the accident and next day the
crow bar with which the work was
done was found by him. 1t is stated
that Kennedy one of the prisoners,
has brother living in Roanoke at the
present time. Some three of four char,
ges are laid against the Painter wo-
man, and the trial of the men.is ex-
pected to prove of the most sensational
order +
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-31
INDIANS ATE MEXICAN MINERS
Six Natives From Tiburon Island, Cap
tured, Charged With Cannibalism

A party Of miners from Tucson Ariz.,
returning from Guayamas, report the
arrival of detachment of Mexicans
with six prisoners from Tiburon island
The Indians are charged with murder
and cannibalism.
A party of Mexican prospectors who
landed on the island two weeks ago
are said to have been captured and
killed and partly eaten by the Indians.
TherMexican government sent pun
itiveEpedition to the island. The sol
diers had fight with the Indians and
according to the story from Guayamas
killed number and captured six, who
are now in prison at Guayamas.
The Indians are. described as large
strong, of dark complexion and wear
ing long hair.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-31
KILLED WOMAN AND HIMSELF.

Charles Kent shot and instantly Kill
ed Mrs. Rensell, shot John Sawyer and
then killed himself. The shooting took
place at the Rensell saloon, near the
Pennsylvania depot,at Bucyrus, Q.
Kent. thinking he had killed both,
ran down stairs and into the alley at
the rear of the saloon, where he placed
the revolver to head and blew out his
brains.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-31
RAILROAD BUILDING.

w. H. Wells, chief engineer of con
struction of the Southern railway stated
that work had begun thirty miles south
of Knoxville, Tenn, on the construc-
ton of the Rabun Gap extension of the
Southern to the Georgia line, and that
in North Carolina new company had
been chartered, which is building to-
ward Tennessee to the Wallahalla
branch of the Southern. to connect with
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-31
SCRAPING THE BOTTOM OF TUR-
KEYS TREASURY.

The emptiness of the Turkish treas
Try is shown by the fact that the
finance minister has for several weeks
been unsuccessfully endeavoring to pay
months salary to the state officials
who have only received one months
pay since March. 1t is believed that it
will be possible to make partial pay
ment during the next few days.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-31

down, jumped upor and stamped to
death. A rope was placed about his
neck and his lifeless body was dragged
about three blocks. An effort was made
to hang the body to telegraph pole
but the rope broke The mob, which
by this time numbered 5000, then drag
ged the body to the Jail and burned it..
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-31
WATCH AND WAIT.

Japan has decided to observe the pol
icy of waiting and watching Russia, adj
vocated by Great Britain. In the mean
time she will urge China to carry out
the assurances given to the United
States respecting Manchuria and will
endeavor to obtain the opening of adj
ditional ports.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-31
FEVER DESTROYING BRAZILIAN
ARMY.

A letter from the Acre territory says,
according to the New York Herald's
Rio Janeiro correspondent, that the
Brazilian army is perishing under fever
attacks. Six hundred officers and men
are dead and four hundred are i'll.
Some detachments of troops are with
out medicine
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-31
WOMEN AIDED JAILa DELIVERY

Dennis and Latimore said by the
police to be two of the most expert
safe blowers and bank robbers in the
country both of whom live in Chicago,
escaped from Jail at Waukesha, Wis,
drought the cleverness of three wo-
men. it is believed.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-31
TWO STREET CARS DYNAMITED.
Serious Disorders Follow Removal of
Troops From Richmond.

IT00ps FT0H R1cnmOnd.
The first serious disorder since the
withdrawal of the troops broke out in
Richmond, July 2S. when two cars were
dynamited in different parts of the city,
cars were rocked in Fulton and mo-
torman shot at in Barton Heights.
A lady was hit on the ankle with a
rock, but not seriously hurt All the
windows in one car were shattered by
an explosion, and the floor or another
was ripped up No arrest have been
made.
kasssgessS
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-31

]. M. Keaton, farmer near john
som City, Tenn, is dead as the result Of
blow dealt him on the head with an
AK by his 16-year-old step son Joe
Pickens
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-31
TENNESSEE TRAGEDIES.

Jerry Jarnagin, collector for a
brewery company of Knoxville, Tenn,
was shot and instantly killed at La
Fayette, Tenn, on July "a, by John
L. Smith, who was shot by Jarnagin.