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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-09
In THE INTEREST
OF THE UNIVERSITY
ASSISTANT PUBLIC EXAMINER
RUTEEDGE CHECKING UP STATE
UNIVERSITY COAL LANDS WITH
VIEW TO COLLECTING REVENUE

T. J. Rutledge, assistant examiner of
public accounts, from Montgomery is
now In the Birmingham district visiting
the various mines operating the state
university coal lands. He is checking up
the amount of coal mined to see that the
university gets its share of the revenue.
The university at present receives from
cents to cents for each ton Of coal
mined off their lands, but in the past
have simply taken the contractors re-
ports for the amount mined.
Some of the mines have been operated
for six or seven years and have never be-
fore been checked up.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-09
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-05

gress from 1875 to 1895. He was once
chairman of the ways and means COM
mittee and held various other impor-
tant positions in connection with the
lower legislative body.
William NJ Springer was born in
New Lebanon. Ind. on May so, 1896,
going to Jacksonville. H.. with his
family in 1S4S. Educated in the pub
lie schools, he later took a law course
in the University of Indiana, from
which college he was graduated in
1858, and in 1859 he was admitted to
the bar. In the same year he married
Miss Rebecca Ruter. of Springfield.
He began his political career at once.
being chosen secretary of state at the
constitutional convention in 1862 Aft
er serving in the state legislature for
one year he was sent to congress OH
March 4, 1875. which post he retained
for twenty consecutive years. When
he left congress he was appointed
chief Justice of the United States court
of appeals for Indian Territory. retain
ing that post until 1899. In 1900 he
resumed the practice of law. and was
counsel for the state of Illinois in the
litigation with Missouri over the drain
age canal pollution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-05
COTTON, EGGS AND
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Have Made Sharp Advance-Dun
Says Business is
Fair.

New York, Dec. 5.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade says:
Trade is seasonably quiet except in the
lines affected by weather and those en-
bracing holiday goods, which are in
good demand. Activity is especially
conspicuous among foot wear jobbers
and retailers. Commodities are geneF-
ally lower in price, although few i'm
poFtant articles, such as cotton, eggs
and dairy products have risen so sharp
Iy that Dun's index number on Dec. I
was 9S.223, against 97.S25 a month
previous. For the year there is a de-
cline of about 2 per cent. Manufactur-
ing conditions are still irregular, the
best symptom of the week being the
steadiness of iron and steel.
Several encouraging reports are re-
ceived regarding the iron and steel sit
uation. In most cases the proposed re-
duction in wages have met with no op-
position, and such business as comes
forward is handled without Interrupt
ton. Another good sign is that the past
week has brought no further reductions
in prices.
Failures this week were 331. against
258 last week, 249 the preceding week,
and 204 the corresponding week last
year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-05
100000 FORTUNE
INVOLVED IN SUIT
Cincinnati Woman Accuses Brother
of Using Undue In
fluence.

indianapolis, Dec. >. - In a suit
brought in the federal court here Mrs.
Opehlia Fowler Duhme, of Cincinnati.
accuses her brother, James NJ. Fowler,
of having obtained 100000 of the es-
tate of the mother, Eliza Fowler, by
undue influence. Mrs. Eliza Fowler
died without will, and Mrs. Duhme
claims for herself and Moses Fowler
Chase Il share in this property. She
AYERS that James NJ. Fowler became
the confdant of the mother in her iso-
lated old age and obtained the property
in various ways before her death.
She alleges that he had farm worth
$4,000 transferred to himself for $3,-
500; that he had three Benton county
farms worth $4,000 each transferred
to his children; that he had bonds
worth $227. .362 transferred to his chill
dren. He also, she AYERS, had $4,000
of Continental bank stock transferred
to himself and kept his mother in igno-
rance of the fact by paying her the div
idends.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-05
STIMULATES PARALYSIS TO
RECOVER FOR INJURIES

Chicago, Dec. 81 defy you to go
on the witness stand and ptDve that
the Chicago City Railway company
ever offered you a cent in this case.
If you go on the witness stand and
testify to that l will send you down
the road. Mr.. O'Brien-down the road
where your last client has gone.
dare you to go on the witness stand
and testify" Such were the words
hurled at Attorney Quinn O'Brien in
Judge Chetlain's court by Attorney
w. j. HyneS, who is defending the
case brought by Miss Inga Hanson
against the Chicago City Railway COM
pany for $4,000 damages for alleged
personal injuries.
Attorney HyneS arose in the cross
examination of Mrs. Jennie c. Nara
cen, a private detective for the COM
pany. and shouted his challenge at the
plaintiffs attorney. Miss Hanson ap-
peared in the court room at the be-
ginning of the trial on a stretcher.
Mrs. Naracon alleges that while the
woman appeared in court as nearly a
sightless paralytic, she spent her even
ings comfortably at the Sherman
House, reading to her physician the
evidence of the day or loUnging about
in a chair or combing, her hair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-05
SIGHT OF BLOOD STAYS
HAND OF WOULD-BE SUICIDE

Flint, Mich, Dec. 5.-Clarence Dia-
mond the young fellow sent to Ionia
recently by Judge Wisner for term
under the indeterminate sentence act
of not less than five years nor more
than fifteen years, attempted to commit
suicide at the reformatory. Diamond,
who is not considered very bright and
who at the time of his examination for
sanity was found to be unable to read
readily and to be of weak mentality.
has been employed in the chair depart
ment of the refOrmatory.
IN his work Diamond used a small
knife for cutting the rattan used in
seating chairs, and it was with this in
strument that he sought death. Dia-
mond asked to be allowed to go to the
toilet room and carried his knife w it'll
him. He was gone for long time and
when an attendant looked him up Dia-
mOnd was found with several small
gashes on his wrist. He had not lost
much blood. for the sight of the blood
on his arm scared him and he grasped
the arm above the wounds and held it
until found.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-05
NOT TO INTERFERE
United States to Have No Hand
in Affairs of Santo
Domingo.
EVENTS MUST TAKE COURSE
Gen. Wos Y Gil Said to be Soliciting
Reinstatement in Authority
on Island.

Washington, Dec 1.-The appear
ance in Washington of Senior Galvan.
minister of finance of the defeated
Wos y Gil administration of Santo
Domingo, has led to Il revival of the
report that the eX-preSident is trying
to secure reinstatement with the as
sistance of the United States, under
taking in return to allow the United
States TO assume Il full protectorate
over SantO Domingo. 1t may be an
nounced, however, that the state de-
partment entertains no thought of es-
tablishing a prOtectorate over Santo
Domingo or. of annexing it.
Probably on HIS Way Here.
IL Is learned from trustworthy
sources that Wos V Gil. the deposed
president, is on his way to the United
States. He will come to Washington
and will see SenOr Galvan. Advices
have reached Washington that there
are three revolutions in Santo Do
mingO-that led by Morales; reyolu-
ton at Monte Christie, led by the fol-
lowers of JimineZ, and third and
stronger revolution in the south of the
island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-05
SUBMARINE TORPEDO BOAT ADDER SAVED
BY BRAVE DEED OF SAILOR ON TUG PEORIA
Boun Deery Responds Call
the Drifting CrafW1 to

marines unuer tons OF water. The
Adder was being tossed about like a
cork one minute. and driven far be-
meath the surface the next, rolling and
wallowing in suchl manner as to
make it almost impbssible to retain IL
position upon her seanty decking. but
Deery held on and accomplished this
work. Then he went back TO the tug
hand over hand on the hawser. 1t is
said at the navy yard that Boatswain
Deery will be commended at once to
the president for bravery The Adder
is leaking and her electrical machinery
is badly damaged.
Lieutenant English, commanding Of
ficer of the Peoria, says the little boats
towed very well until they were just
off the Virginia capes. There the
heavy seas running at the time proved
too much for the frail towing bits of
the Adder. which was towing first,
following the tug. They snapped short
OF and two submarine vessels went
adrift. The Peoria sought to carch
them. hut they drifted southwark be-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-05

Norfolk. Va. Dec. 5.-The naval tug
Peoria towing the submarine torpedo
boat Adder has arrived at the navy
yard here. The Peoria, towing the
submarines Adder and Moccasin. was
out in a storm Thursday and had a
thrilling time Both submarines broke
their tow lines and went adrift, and
now the Moccssin is high and dry,
but otherwise uninjured. on the beach
near Currituck life-Saving station. She
had not leaked drop. The Yankton
and Vixen have gone to see what can
be done with her. The Adder was
saved by the heroism of Boatswain
Deery, who responded to call for
volunteers and swan 100 yards with
line to the Adder srom the tug and
then pulled hawser after him. The
Adder is leaking badly.
At this time there was thirty
four-mile gale blowing. with seas
mountain-high crashing over the Pc
oria and burying the drifting sub
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-05

rore the wind rapidly. The seas were
running entirely too high, the lieuten-
ant said, for the tug to run along
side the boats, and it would have been
suicidal to have lowered a boat. All
the Peoria could do, therefore. was
to keep the boats apart.
All Wednesday night this continued,
and then the line between the boats
snapped. 1t was then that Boatswain
Deery, who comes from Brooklyn, per.
formed his heroic act IL a last attempt
TO save the boats. After he had made
fast his line to the Adder and succeed
ed at the risk of his life in regaininG
the tug consideration was given to
anchoring the Moccasin, but it was
seen that it would be impossible to
anchor her. The tug, it was found,
could handle only one of the boats in
the heavy seas, so the Peoria aban-
doned the Ioccasin and fought her
way up the coast with the Adder
Great seas swept her bows all night
and she had hard time reaching
port.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-05
Hanna to Withdraw From
the National Committee

was given to the president by Senator
Hanna at a conference at the white
house last night, which began at
o'clock and lasted until II.
The request of the president for the
removal from the secretaryship of
the national republican committee OF
Perry Heath in view of the revelations
made in the recent report of Bristow
upon postal irregularities is under
stood to be one of the causes for the
chism between Roosevelt and Hanna
The latter insists that he is still a
supporter of Roosevelt for the pres
idency and will not himself be can
didate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-05
COMMITTEES
ARE NAMED
Speaker Cannon An
nouCes Working
Bodies.
I'm THE LOWER HOUSE
Hit, FosS and Hull Are
Given Same Old
Places.
IN THE LOWER HOUSE

Washington, Dec. 5.-Speaker Can.
non today announced the house com
mittees. Chairmen of the most i'm
portant are:
ApprOpriat iations-Hemenway
Judiciary-Jenl(ins.
Banking and Currency-Fowler.
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Hepburn.
Rivers and HarbOrs-Burton.
Agricultural-Wad
Foreign Affairs-Hitt
Military Affairs-Hull.
Naval Affairs
Post ostoffices-Overstree
Public Lands-Lacey.
Pensions-Loudensla
Labor-Gardner (N. j..
Insular Affairs-C9oper Wis.).
Nominations Lapse.
The house and senate after brief
sessions today adjourned until Mon
day. As the house adjourned with
out any qualifications as to time this
will in effect merge the extra session
into the regular session. The result
will be to cause a lapse of the nomi-
nations of Gen. Wood and 167 others.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-05
VISITOR is FIRED
Wrath of Speaker Joe Cannon
Aroused by an lnsinu-
alton.
FATE OF K. OF L. sCHULTEIs
When He Undertook to Dictate a Com.
mittee Appointment-Scen in
the Speakers Room.

Washington, Dec. 5.-Speaker Can
non, resenting what he deemed an in
suit from John Herman j. Schulteis.
chairman of the national legislative
committee of the knights of Labor,
summarily ordered Schulteies from the
speakers room at the capitol with the
parting injunction to the labor leader
never to darken his door again.
Schulteies made his first call upon the
speaker several days ago with the de-
mand that Representative Lfvernash.
of San Francisco, be made chairman
on the committee on labor, and tlat
Representative Wynn, of the same city.
city, be made a member of that com
mittee.
Declares the Committee Packed"
AS both these men are LENDERS of
the minority Cannon explained to
Schulteies that their committee as
signments would depend on the rec
Ommendation of Representative Will
Jams, the minority floor leader. but
that it would be impossible to make
Livernash chairman of the committee,
as the chairmanshipS would go to tile
majority. When Schulteis again ap-
peared before the speaker he an
nounced in what was taken by that
official to be an Offensive manner that
the labor committee had been packed"
He renewed his demand that Liver
nash be assigned to this committee.
Where the Bounce Came In.
Then he alleged that he had defeat
ed Cannon for election to the Fifty
second congress, and unless his re-
quest in this instance was accorded
he was going into the speakers dis
trict in the net campaign. Schulteis
did not have time to finish telling
the speaker what he would do to him
at that time as Cannon at this point
gave his peremptory order for the
mans election from the room, stat
ing as he did so that there was no
chance of the committees being
packed by Schulteis.
Speaker Then Mounts a Gun.
Just as SchulteiS went out Sidney
BfebeT the fire marshal of the Dis
trict of Columbia, entered, bearing
miniature brass cannon. As he placed
the cannon on the speakers desk he
remarked: Mr.. Speaker, it sometimes
takes a little cannon to protect u big
Cannon" Representative Livernash
denies that SchulteiS has any authori-
ty. from him to make any requests for
committee assignments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-05
CASE OF TRUE LOVE
WITH ENGLISHMAN
Son OF a Knight Working Across
Continent to Join His
Inamorata.

Chicago, Dec. 5.-Henry G. Wright,
son of Sir Henry Wright. bart, broke
but cheerful-that is, the son is broke,
papa having much coin besides his
title-has reached the city and is look
ing for a job. Young Wright-he is
barely 21-is trying to reach San
Diego, where lives a girl whom he in
tends to marry. He has managed to
get this far from New York, and says
he will reach San Diego all right,
despite the distance
Wright went TO see the Buffalo Bill
show in London, and fell in love with
Susie Amerine, a California girl, who
was playing an Amazon in Bison
Wilyum's" enterprise. The young
couple came to this country, and
Wright had just enough money to buy
Susie a ticket to San Diego. Then he
proceeded to work his way west aft
er her BY getting odd jobs round
theaters and stores he procured the
price of railroad tickets from town
town, and here he is.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-05

New York, Dec. 5.-A dispatch to
the Herald from its Washington cor
respondent says;
Hanna have come to the parting of
the ways, so far as the conduct of the
campaign of 1904 is concerned. Sena-
tor Hanna has with great reluctance
declined to remain chairman of the
republican national committee next
year whether Mr.. Roosevelt is NOM
mated or not, and will not therefore
manage the campaign of Mr.. Roose-
velt should he be the choice of his
party for president. This information
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-05

New York, Dec. 5.-Denouncing
''Parsifal" as blasphemy. Bishop Bur-
CESS of Long Island has protested Wig
orously against the performance of
the opera annouced for Christmas
eve. 1.-The last supper" he said in a
sermon at St. PauFs church, with all
its sacred associations, is to be played
before our eyes. We cannot be blind
ed to the blasphemy of this by all the
grand harmony and fine language
that even great artist can give us.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-05
"Parsifal' Declared by a
Bishop to be B1aSpherny

Let them laugh at US, sneer at us
even. If they must, let them even
choose plots from the bible. but at
least let that story of our Lord re-
main sacred. Let them choose whom
they will for their plays from all the
characters in history, but at all odds
LET this man, our Savior, go through
time as the one whose being was too
holy to be profaned. Let us be spar
ed this chance for the scoffers on our
Christmas eve"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-05
DISAPPEARANCE is
STILL A MYSTERY
Reward offered For knowledge of
w. G. PralI, Alive or
Dead.

Chicago, Dec. 5.-The police depart
ments in 1000 cities in the United
States and Canada have been furnish
ed with circulars bearing the likeness
of William George Prall, the Elgin
National Watch company official
whose mysterious disappearance is
taxing the efforts of score of detec-
tives. a reward of $500 for informa-
tion of the whereabouts of the miss
ing man is made. The same reward
is made for legal proof of death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-05
PUT COREAN RULER
IN SERIOUS "STEW"
AT Loss for Reply to Our Reques
to Make Win an Open
Port.

Seoul, Dec. 5.-United States Minis
ter Allen had a long interview with
the emperor of Corea today on the
subject of the request of the United
States for the opening to commerce
of the world the Corean port Wiju,
on the Yalu river No definite decis-
ion was arrived at. The government
has been placed in a dilemma by the
demand of the United States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-05
Solar P1exus Blows Kills Him

Spokane, Wash, Dec. 5.-In mock
prize fight Harry Walton, aged IA,
was killed by q companion named
Mitchell The latter in illustrating Bob
Fitzsimmons' solar plexus blow gave
Walton a hard punch. The lad felt
very weak and sick after receiving the
blow, and died in the spasm which fol-
lowed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-05
STRIKE
APPEARS LIKELY
Chicago City Railway Employees Or
dered to Give Up Union
Buttons.

Chicago, Dec. 5.-Another strike is
likely to be precipitated on the
Chicago City railway line owing to
a rule promulgated by the company
forbidding employees to wear union
buttons while on duty. Union officers
instructed the men to report for duty
Monday wearing the insignia as usual
and declare if any are discharged
there viii be general strike.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-05
RANK THE HIGHEST
IN THE GOVERNMENT
the Army and Navy of
China.

Tein Thin, Dee. 5.--Yuan Slli-Kai,
governor of Chill province, received a
telegram this afternoon promoting
him to entire command of the imper-
fal army and navy, the highest rank
i'm China
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-05
BANKS OF IOWAN WHO TOOK
his OWN LIFE ARE CLOSED

Des Moines. Dec. 5.-The banks at
Ira, Baxter and Mingo, owned by
George ID. Woods, who committed sui
eide at COlfax yesterday, have closed
their doors temporarily.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-05
New Premier for Spain.

Madrid. Dec. 5.-Senor Maura. for
mer minister of the interior, consented
to undertake the formation of a new
cabinet, but failed, and Marquis Vii.
iaverde was called upon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-05
Looking for an alleged Embezzler.

Waukegan, ILL.,, Dec. 5.-Three Chi
cago detectives were here looking up
G. H. Shelton, local manager of the
Tontine Investment company, who dis
appeared last Saturday. 1t is said he
is short in his accounts with the COM
pany between $400 and $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-05
Editorial Suppressed.
CAREER OF W. NJ. SPRINGER:
BURIAL AT SPRINGFIELD

Washington. ID. C.. Dec. 8
Hon. William NJ. Springer. who died
at Washington yesterday. was one of
the most prominent democrats in con-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-05
Re-Elected PresidentNDf Reichstar.

Berlin, Dec. Count Won Bale.
strem has been reelected president Of
fhe reichstag. virtually unanamously.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-05
Mechanical improvements.

In the line of improvement in the
speed and lasting power in cruising
vessels, the experiments that are be
ing made with steam turbines are re-
ferred to. The report says:
THAT there has been marked inn
provement recently in the efficiency
and endurance of the turbine is
shown by its successful introduction
into various classes of steamers of
the mercantile marine, as well as by
the fact that the engineer experts of
the principal naval powers are en-
deavoring to substitute this form of
motor for fast reciprocating engines
in torpedo boats, destroyers, and
small cruisers. The efficiency and en-
durance of machinery is increased by
the use of a propelling motor which
not only reduces vibration and lessons
liability to impairment, but requires
less care and adjustment in its main
tenance, and can be operated by few
er men; and when such motor of
fers at the same time remarkable
possibilities in the item of speed, its
Importance is obvious.
while the installation of marine
turbines involves no radical changes
in the general arrangement of the
motive plant, the use of this form of
engine in naval vessels presents diff
ficulties growing out of limitations
as to weight and the structural ar
rangement of a vessel of war.
Turbine development represents
the distinct and special advance that
has been made in naval engineering
during the past few years. Great
Britain, Germany and France are pre-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-05
Censorship Established
in Colorado Strike
Region.
PROOFS ARE EXAMINED
Editor Informed Only
Ordinary News May
be Printed.

Victor, Col, Dec. o Maj. Naylor
has notified the editor and proprietor
of the daily Record, the only daily in
Victor, that a censorship has been
placed upon the columns of the Rec
ord. Editor Kyner was told he must
not publish anything but ordinary
news matter, and was compelled to
show his proofs.
Editorial Suppressed.
NaylOr prohibited the publishing of
a leading editorial Kyner had written
commenting on the situation, or the
official statement of the miners ex-
elusive committee.