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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-07-20
VATICAN is QUIET.
A Catastrophe lie Not Expected Dur
Ing the Night.

Rome, July %, LBS a. m.--Although the
condition of the pope is unchanged and
coma continues. all about the vatican is
quiet, except the apartments Of the pom
tiff, 1t being thought that a catastro-
phe will occur but not during the night
A contributing element to the weakness
of the pope has been his inability to take
nourishment. When an attempt Is made
to administer restoratives. although they
are placed in his mouth, he does not
swallow them.
The vatican has asked prayers for the
august head OF the church at this SUI
preme moment.
May be Blood Poison.
Rome. July 20, 2:40 a. ma suspicion
has arisen that the change in the popes
condition is due to blood poisoning. as a
result of arrangement of the kidneys
Pope lie Overcome.
Rome. July 90 4:o5 a. m.-when the
pope is called by his attendants he still
makes great effort to arouse himself from
the torpor into which he has sunk, but
he is soon again overcome.
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CLERKS CONVENTION ENDS.
Salary of President and Secretary
Treasurer Is Raised.

GAINESVILLE, O., July 19.-The conyen-
ton of the International Association Of
Retail Clerks adjourned yesterday to
meet in Galveston in 1905. The last
acts Of convention were to raise the
salary of President O'Brien from $500
to $1,000 year, while Secretary-treas-
urer Max Morris salary was advanced
from $1,000 to $500 per year.
The per capita tax was also In
creased to 40 cents per quarter for
men and 20 cents for women.
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TROLLEY CARS COLLIDE.
One Man is Killed and Seven Are In.
lured.

Cleveland. o., July 19.--As the result OF
collision between electric cars on the
oberlin branch Of the Cleveland and
Southeastern railway tonight, E. Z. Garin
of Oberiin is dead and number Of per-
sons were more or less seriously hurt. The
injured:
d. C. Wheeler, Oberlin, serious.
William O'Bren Cleveland.
Charles Farr, Oberlin
]. Harris, Pittsfield.
d. Gordon, Columbus.
Robert Stahl Columbus.
Patrick Rowarke. Lorraine.
The cars met head-on and the cause
of the collision is supposed to have been
a mistake of orders.
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RAMPoLLA REPLIES.
Thanks Secretary LoomIs for Message
Of Sympathy for Pope.

washington, July 1s-ronight the fol-
lowing reply was received to the message
sent to Cardinal Rampolla by Acting
Secretary Loonms at the Presidents re-
quest:
Rome, July 10.
Francis B. Loomis, Acting Secretary Of
State washington, D. c.:
IT beg of you to present In his holiness
name TO his exceilency, the President, the
warmest and most sincere thanks for his
sympathy towards his holiness in this
hour OF dreadful surprise, and I am very
sorry to advise you that unfortunately the
condition Of the august sufferer is be-
coming very critical.
(Signed)
M. CARDINAL RAMPoLLA."
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FIGHT OVER GIRL.
Young Man Whips Eight Soldiers
Who MAZE Remarks.

st. Joseph, NO., July ia squad OF
militiamen at the Lake Contrary encamp-
mont made some remarks about girl
who had accompanied Marvin Winton to
the camp. He resented IT and whipped
eight men in uniform. Their friends rail-
lied and the man was driven almost into
the lake.
Winton drew a knife and cut several
soldiers before the row could be stopped
by constables. The prisoner was again at
tackled on a street car while in charge OF
the constables and badly beaten. A large
mob gathered and was dispersed with
great difficulty by the officers.
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ALDRIcH is PLATTs CHOICE.
Wants Rhode Island Senator for Vice
President.

New York, July 19.-The World tomor-
row will say that United States Senator
Aldrich of Rhode Island Is Senator
Thomas C. Platt's nominee for Vice Pres
ident; that the nomination was made to-
night at the Oriental hotel Manhattan
Beach, and that Senator Platt also named
Chicago as the convention city. After
remarking that Senator Plat is widely
known as maker of Presidents, and that
he named Mr.. Roosevelt for second place
in 1900 the World adds:
80 far 1t is generally known Mr..
Plat has not any i'll feeling against Sem
ator Aldrich and is not trying to side
track him, but really wants him as Vice
President because he thinks he would
make a good man for the place"
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Neqroes Attempt Lynching.

st. Louis, Mo-, July 19.-The Jail at
Brooklyn, a suburb of East St. Louis,
across the river from here, was broken
open tonight by a mob of negroes whose
desire it was to lynch one of their color
for an attempted assault on a negro wo-
man. William Carter, the negro prisoner,
was hurried from the jail by the mar
shall, who took him to East st. Louis for
safe keeping There were no other prls-
oners In the Jail.
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LOOMS CABLES.
Conveys to Rampola Expressions of
Presidents Sympathy.

washington, July 19.-Acting Secretary
of State Loomis yesterday sent the fol-
lowing cable to Cardinal Rampolla at
Rome:
ITO His Eminence Cardinal Rampolla,
Rome.
THE President directs me to convey,
through you, appropriate expressions of
his sincere sympathy with his holiness
in this hour of supreme suspense, and to
request that he be advised Of the con-
dillon Of the venerable sufferer.
(Signed) FRANCIS B. LOOMS,
"Acting Secretary of State"
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Yacht Race Ems.

Deal, Eng. July 19.-The yacht race
from Heligoland to Deal, which Was
started last Thursday afternoon at 3
o'clock, was completed today. The Ma
vahoe finished first, the Comet was sec
ond and the Empress yacht Iduna
third. Emperor Williams Meteor and
the Therese also started.
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lowing cablegram from Cardinal RAM
polla:
The condition Of the holy father is
grave. More depressed"
Mgr. Falconio late this afternoon re-
oeived a second cablegram from Cardinal
Rampolla. 1t said:
Holy father continues In grave state
of depression"
This is the second time since the pope
was taken i'll that Cardinal Rampolla has
sent more than one cablegram day to
the papal delegate here. The other &C.
CASTOR was when the pope was thought to
be dying several days ago.
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poatmaster Arrested.

Danville, KY. July 19.-Henry r. Batz,
postmaster at Houstonville. KY. was
lodged in Jail here tonight by postal in
spectors charged with embezzlement 1t
is claimed that he traded postage for
merchandise and is short in his accounts
with the government.
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Made Temporary Minister.

Vienna, July 1s.-'The emperor mas en-
trusted Count Goluchowski with the Tenn
porary conduct of the office of imperial
minister of finance. which was filled by
the late NJ Kallays.
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Bio Syndicate Dissolved.

New York. July 19.-The Kuhn. Loeb
Speyer syndicate, which underworld the
SEQ, 900, 900 Pennsylvania stock issue. has
been dissolved Members of the syndicate
received checks for their share of the
profits today. The syndicate was not
called upon to advance any money in the
deal.
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MAY CONTAIN BULL.
Believed That Leo's Papers VIII Al
wise Cardinals on Conclave.

Paris, July 2O.--A dispatch to the
Figaro from Rome says that well in
formed prelate told their correspondent
that he believes Pope Leo's papers will
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Yas coufued TO my room for several mouths
my friends aud neighhors had given up all hope
II my recovery until one day friend advised
me to take Dr.. Pierce's Golden Medical pdscqv-
,ry. aud AFTER had taken the eontents OF the
tx bottles was honestly believe, delivered
.m the grave and entirely cured am now
,rong aud hearty man.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets clesnre
ne clogged system from accumulated
anurities.
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A ride on the naphtha
launch, East Lake, will cool
you off.
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DEATH HOYERS NEAR COUCH
or AGED PONTIPF AT ROME
AND THE AND Is AWAITED
lowing oablesram from Cardinal Ran

CcontInued from First Pase)
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Nothing more romantic
than a boat ride by moon
light on East Lake.
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We make all kinds of cuts. The
Age-Herald Engraving Co.
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contain a bull relating to the coming con-
ciave. and advising the cardinals not to
shut themselves up within the vatican
grounds on account Of the age and weak
ness of several of their number, and the
unhealthfulness of the place in hot
weather.
The voting for the new pope will In that
case take place In the Sistine chapel, the
cardinals being sworn to secresy as to
their deliberations.
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deliberations.
Italy VIII Mourn.

Paris, July 20.-A special to LIE Gaulois
asserts that the Italian government has
decided to render royal honors, in accord
ance with the law which guarantees, as
soon as death Is known, the firing of
cannon at Fort st. Angelo, and the half
masting of all official flags.
Condition Stationary.
Rome July 20, 4:55 a.. mat this hour
1t is announced that the condition of
the pontiff is apparently stationary.
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Impaired Digestion

May not be all that is meant by dyspepsia
now, but 1t will be II neglected.
The uneasiness after eating, fits OF nerv-
Gus headache, sourness of the stomach, and
disagreeable belchlng may not be very bad
now, but they will be If the stomach is
suffered to grow weaker.
Dyspepsia Is such miserable disease
that the tendency to it should be given
early attention. This is completely over
come by
Hoods g0rsGpGriii0
which strenctbens thcwhole digestive system
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RFTHEL FENALE COLLEGE

~ TIOPKINSVILLE, Ky.
Select School for Young Ladies and Girls.
Faculty of Ten Teachers. Thorough training
under healthtu influences. Write for Information
and Catalogue.
EDMUND HARRISON, President.
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ONE years ago I
was almost a help
less victim OF that
dread diseasc-con-
sumption" writes
Mr.. chas, Prose,
p. NJ, Of eitka ,
txrfife 70 Ind AT
New-York tribune., 1903-07-21
MANY NEW POLICEMEN.
Major Ebstein Plans Change an
School of Instruction.

Acting Police COMMISSIONS" Ebsten announced
yesterday that he would ask the Civil Service Com
mission for a list of names OF four hundred candi
dates who arc eligible for appointment as patrol
men and from this list he would select the names
Of 307 candidates that number of vacancies now
existing in the department. The appointments will
not be made however. until the day General Greene
returns as he is the only who has the power to
appoint the candidates
Everything will be in readiness. however for the
Commissioner to appoint the men. and on the first
day of his return he assign the men to pre-
cincts. As the candidates have to undergo a phys-
cal examination by the Police Board of Surgeons
before they be appointed, they will be ordered
TO stand the test as the are selected
from the eligible list
Acting Commissioner Ebstein has planned a
change IN the school OF instruction where the new
appointees will be sent to learn the duties of a
policeman. He has slated Captain Stephen o Brien,
of the City Hall station. to he the head of the
school and has selected six SergeantS to assist nlm
This move of Major Ebstein, which Is deemed a
by many interested in police affairs, came
a surprise. although it known that he was
striving 10 increase the efficiency of the force, and
that he would first make an Improvement IN the
school of instruction But II was not thought he
would place captain at the head OF the school and
have six sergeants to assist him in the work of
teaching the young patrolmen their duties.
will take about six days, in which time the board OF
police surgeons will have passed upon the four
hundred candidates There now about eight
hundred names the eligible list.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-21
ART WORKS GENUINE.
General di CesnOIa Denies Reports
about Nine. EscOSHraS Gifts.

General Louis di Cesnola. the director OF tne
Metropolitan Museum OF Art. denied yesterday the
statement purporting 10 have come from MIN re-
garding the alleged spurious antiques owned by
Nine. EscOsura According 10 dispatches. a man
who was known here last winter as Louis Marcy
had been arrested in Paris and was said to be
Luigi Parmggiana, anarchist and art collector
General di Cesnola said yesterday:
Mr.. Leon y ESCosura elected a patron or the
museum in 1884. in accordance with the constitu-
tiOn of the museum (Artcle VI, Section o. he pre-
sented three oil paintings painted by himself Mrs.
Escosura last year sent gift another painting
by her husband and silver Statuette OF ST. Be
bastian both of which are genuine. and were ac-
cepted. Later she sent to me and TO Nr.
Samuel p Avery letters introducing Mr. LoulS
Marcy her brother. and as such recognized
him I do not believe Mr.. Marcy is an Italian
His type is different, and think he is Spanlafd
His manners are those of a refined man ana "a
gentleman. He brought me twelve OBJECTS OF ar
which Mrs. Escosura, in several letters: oegged
me to offer to the museum for sale. i did so, ana
the museum declined to purchase them because tIle
price asked for them was too high Their genuine,
ness was not questioned, and believe them all
genuine.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-21
RICH BosToNIAN DIED IN HOTEL.
Was on His Way to Arverne with Family
to Spend the Summer.

Adoph Paul Freed. ffty-three years old.
wealthy Boston merchant, died suddenly from heart
disease in the St Denis Hotel yesterday.
Mr.. Freed. who was a wholesale clothing dealer,
of No. 60 Bedford-st.. Boston, with residence at
No 81 Clifford-st.. in that city, came to New-York
yesterday with his wife ard two daughters, to meet
his son, Henry NJ Freed. The family the
way to Arverne Long Island, TO spend the summer.
All had luncheon at the Vienna restaurant, in
Broa dway. and returning to the hotel, when
just he about to ascend the steps Mr.. Freed
fell unconscious the sidewalk. He carried
to his and physician from the immediate
neghborhood summoned He said the man had al
ready died from neart failure and kidney trouble.
Mr. Freed's said his father had never been sick
a day I'm his life. He had just retired from bust
ness which he left in his sons hands.
Mrs. Freed and her two daughters were hysterical
after the death. The himself terribly de-
pressed. The family, however intended if possible,
to have the body shipped to Boston at once.
Mr.. Freed head of the firm of A. T. Freed &
Co., whose principal store was in Boston. The firm
had branches in Nashua, n. H; Lowell, Mass, and
No. 1,132 Columbus-ave., Boston Mr. Freed was
well known throughout New England. He was a
member of the Progress Club of Boston; the
Charles Sumner Council, Royal Arcanum, and the
Germanic Lodge of Masons He was born in Buda-
New-York tribune., 1903-07-21
PIN LED TO MURDER.
Wan Charged 5cith Its Theft KiIls
Lazoyer: Shoots Himself.

New-Orleans. July 2O-J. Ward Gurley. the Dis
tric Attorney of this city, assasslnated IN his
office in Canal-st. shortly after 10 o'clock this
morning by Louis w. Lyons who was formerly a
clerk The murderer. after shooting the District
Attorney. turned the weapon on himself and put
two bullets in his head. Physicians say that ne
will die grudge is the cause of the tragedy.
Lyons was arrested several years ago charged
with the theft of a diamond pin. The charge was
proved 10 be unfounded and he was acquitted.
Thereupon he sued the complainant for damages.
and retained Mr.. Gurley. at that time the United
States District Attorney. to represent him. Lyons
mortgaged his property to prosecute the suit, buI
lost the case He charged Mr.. Gurley with the
responsibility of his failure and since that time ne
has been brooding his misfortune.
Mr. Gurley was seated In his office engaged IN
conversation with a man and a woman WREN Lyons
walked in pulled out his pistol and fired Inc
murderer Immediately turned the weapon on nm
self The District Attorney died in a few minutes.
LYONS mortaIly wounded. was carried TO the nos
pitaI where il was said there was no hope for his
recovery. Mr.. GurIey leading lawyer az the
bar of New-Orleans. He was appointed UnlIed
States Attorney in Mr.. Cleveland's second adunn-
ietration and was elected District Attorney three
New-York tribune., 1903-07-21
SICK
FORCES GUSTAVESON OUT.
1rmOry Board ForestalIs ReSigna-
hOn of It's Secretary.

John P. Gustaveson. secretary Of the Board Of
ArmoTy Commissioners, who has been under
pension for some time on charges of misconduct in
Office. removed by the board yesterday. Coun-
sci for Gustaveson, L. Latin Kellogg, had Gustave-
sons resignation ready. but his client
moved before il presented.
The Mayor asked AIr. Kellogg if he had any
thing to say iH behalf Of Gustaveson. who was
present to which Mr.. kellogg replied that his client
did not for the position in view of the allie
cations made against him.
ADD FORCES GUSTANESON OUT
Mayor Low expressed the opinion tnat the Hnd-
ings of the Commissioners of Accounts were fair
and impartial
'On what ground will you remove him. then?'
inquired Mr.. Kellogg.
ON tile general ground of uselessness and dis
satisfaction replied the Mayor
Mr. Kellogg declared the report of the Commits
. soners not fair and impartial one, and that
the CONCLUSIONS were based testimony that could
u be impeached
Before get through with this matter" said
MI Kellogg, Il expect We shall go to the police
courts and make trouble for some people"
The Mayor said the board had decided not TO an
point successor TO Mr. Gustaveson Frank J. Bell
the assistant secretary will act as secretary
New-York tribune., 1903-07-21
TRIPLE COLLISION IN cENTRE-sT.
Trolley Car Hits HOrseear and Is in Turn
Struck-Passenger Shaken Up.

A triple collision occurred last night at Centre
and Leonard sts.. and the were all blocked
north and south for twenty-five minutes Several
passengers were more less hurt, though none
seriously, and after being treated by ambu-
lance surgeon went TO their homes.
About 10 o'clock a Bleecker-st- hOrsecar was
crossing Centre-st at Leonard. when of the
Madison-av line going north bowled along into it.
coming to sudden stop. The few passengers in the
Bleecker-st. unhurt. Before the excite
ment of this collision over. down the hill came
a car of the Second-ave. line and ran into the Mad
isOn-ave. car.
In the last named were Samuel Block who
cut about the by flying glass He refused
give his address: Mrs. E. Cohen of No. SO East
One-hundredth-st.. and her daughter, Lille, re-
ceived contusions of the heads and knees respec-
lively; Herbert Pearson. of Third-ave. and Twen-
tieth-st., suffered from cOntusiOns of the back
and Mrs. NJ j. Williams, of No. 325 East one
hundred and seventeenth-st escaped with con-
tuSons of the knees.
a hurry ambulance call sent in. and brought
Surgeon higgins. of the Hudson Street Hospital
All the sufferers attended by DIR. higgins
and refused to TO the hospital
New-York tribune., 1903-07-21
SUES BIG DEPARTMENT STORE FIRM
Fuller Company Claims $872,566, Alleged
To Be Due on Macy Building.

An action begun yesterday in the United
States Circuit Court by the George A. Fuller Com
pany against Isidor Straus and Nathan Straus,
trading under the firm of r. H. Macy & Co,
wherein the former asks the court to award it the
of $S72 $685. which it is declared is still due to
the Fuller Company for the construction of the
building Broadway and Thirty -fourth-st.
cupied by the Macy firm.
According TO the complaint filed by the legal firm
of Strong &c Cadwalader. of No. 40 Wall-st.
April u. 1901. the plaintiff agreed with the de-
PENDANTS to erect the building at Broadway and
Thrty-fourth-st., and to have 1t ready for
cupancy by August l, 1902 The plaintiffs charge
that the plans and drawings not delivered
until October I. 1901, months after it had been
agreed they to have been turned over, and
that by reason of the delay there many
changes and alterations in the plans which made
necessary delays from time to time so that it was
impossible, it held. for the plaintiffs to COM
plete the by the time agreed upon August
/, 1902.
The entire cost of the building. the complaint
charges. S3,992566. of which sum the plaintiff
has already disbursed obligated itself TO dis
burse the sum of 1880, ,4O5 The complaints also
charge that there commissions amounting to
$S2 161 to which it is entitled, and that, it has
received from the defendants the sum of S5040OO0
there is still due and owing to the plaintiffs the
sum of SS72 566. for which the plaintiff asks the
court TO award judgment.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-21
JUDGE AsPINALL WARNS MAFIA.
Sentences Young Would-be Murderer to Nine
Years in Sing Sing.

Judge AspinalI Of the Kings County Court in
Brooklyn, in sentencing Dominica Calabur Of NO
IN Sulliyan-st, Manhattan, to nine years in Sing
Sing for attempting TO kill Feice Amodei in
sackett-st, Brooklyn, on May 10, delivered warn
ing 10 all members Of the Ma1~ Society
Il regret very much to have to do this on ac-
count Of your youth" said the judge to Calabur
but because Of the gravity of your crime and the
manner in which # instigated, there is no
alternative. The Maha and kindred organizations
have no place in this community. and to strike an
innocent man DOWN. never having seen him before
as you did, is crime for which no mercy can be
shown TO the criminal
/ wish 10 give notice 10 the Mafa and other
criminal classes in Brooklyn that any man ac-
cuseo of the crime that you were accused Of if
conylcted after a trial by jury, Will receive no
mercy at the hands Of this court"
Amodei, who has now recovered from the at
tempt on his life. had been in America only four
days when Calabur tried 20 cut his throat with a
razor he declared that he was 10 do it"
The victim formerly belonged to the mounted con
stabulaTy in Italy. and il is supposed that the
Maha believed he had come to America in the in
terests OF the secret service of that country.