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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
TEACHERS OF THE
 p COUNTY TO MEET
QUARTERLY INSTITUTE TO BE HELD FEBRUARY 12, 13 AND 14- THE OFFICIAL PROGRAMME AS ARRANGED.

The Jefferson County Teachers quar- terly Institute and Reading Union asso- citation will meet on February 12, iS and fl. The teachers are required to attend. They will dismiss their schools on Thurs day the 12th earlier than usual in order to attend the opening session. The friends of the teachers and the cause of education are invited to be press ent.
 The official programme Is as follows' Thursday-Devotiona exercises. Address of Welcome-J. B. Cunningham. Responses-E. F. Bush and H. A. Nc Kinnon.
 Paper How to Teach Physical Geogra- phy for Jefferson County-Miss Floribel Brown.
 Address, Reading" C. A. Brown Paper Educational Value of Geogra- phy in the Common schools-Mrs. J. M. Richards.
 Paper. Why and How History Should be Taught Miss Kate Saulsberry. Paper How to Teach Reading in the Primary Grades" Miss Carrie Barber. Paper Number Work for Practical Use and for Ability and Skill in Reason ing Miss Claude Morgan. Paper, Essentials of Good Scnool Work" Mrs. M. A. Layet. Paper. How to Secure Attention ' primary grade, Miss Florence William son; grammar grade, c. R. Weston. Paper How to Conduct a Recitation" !" primary grade. Miss Susie Osborne; grammar grade. H. A. Little. Patriotic Exercises, "The Value of Hol- iday Exercises" "Arbor Day." Thanks giving Birthdays" etc, J. w. Han ehey.
 Paper Language Work in Compost tion Reading and Writing, as Fundamen- tai Instruments in Education" Miss Eliz- abeth Fridelle.
 Paper. Value of the Library to first, the Teacher, second the School, third, the Pupil" Miss Eloise Mckenzie. Dr. McF'enin will talk on education and behavior.
 Rev. J. w. Canty Johnson will deliver an adress on ''Westmlnster Abbey"
 F. J. PATTON.
 s. A. ELLIS,
 VIM. LOVEJOY,
 Committee. Saturday Morning: Reading Course. James talks,
 Chapter vi-"Native and Acquired Re- actions Principal c. B. Glenn. What the Natural Reactions Are,' chap. vii.
 "Seeley's Foundations" "The Basis of Promotion" chap. vi, Superintendent J. M. Dill. "Polteness," chap. vii, Superintendent W. E. Dickson.
 TTIos. R. WALKER,
 J. B. CUNNINGHAM,
 J. M. DAVIDSON,
 Committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
RECKLESS HACK DRIVER.
Negro Arrested For Driving Over
 White Woman.

Archie McVain, a negro hack driver, drove over a white woman at the cor ner of Second avenue and Nineteenth street last night shortly after dark, and was arrested by Policeman Rich ardson on a charge of reckless driving.
 Several hundred people gathered and there was considerable talk in the crowd about the negro driving as he did. Happily the woman was not hurt, or it is possible the negro would have been roughly dealt with.
 As soon as the lady fell E. P. Mo Donald ran out and grabbed the horses heads and held them until a policeman arrived The negro begged to be allowed to go, but Mr. Mcdonald refused, stating that he had run over a white woman. The woman walked away rapidly and her name was not learned.
 According to the statements of by islanders the negro was driving very rapidly and paid little attention to passersby.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
PRATT CITY.
Small Explosion Occurs at Thomas
 Furnace-Other News.

Pratt City, January 2S.-(Special.)- A small explosion occurred at Thomas furnace this afternoon which created some excitement, but no one was hurt and the damages were small.
 The ladies realized something over $100 last night from the entertainment and supper given for the benefit of the fire laddies.
 w. o. McArdle and Miss Maggie Travis were married in Birmingham yesterday afternoon. They are at home at the residence of MT. and Mrs. Sam Foley. MT McArdle is one of the most popular engineers in the employe of the Birmingham Southern at this place.
 The Rev. Dr. Mack, evangelist for the Home Mission department of the North Alabama Presbytery was in the city last evening conferring with the elders and deacons of the Presbyterian church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
SELMA.
Woman Found In Cabin With Bullet
 Hole in Her Head.


 Selma, January 2s.-(Special.)-Wo reached the city today of the finding of the body of a negro woman in a cabin near Marion Junction, this county The woman had a bullet hole in her head. which had evidently caused her death. Suspicion has falen on Bill Kinard and another negro. and both are being held pending an investigation.
 The case against P. J. Loughlin charg- ed with violating the new excise law In that he allowed other persons to enter his wholesale house on the Sabbath, was postponed this morning in Mayorr's court until Monday morning. The cause of the postponement was that in the original law 1t was found that the word ''dealer'' had been scratched where it had stated that such dealer, clerk or employe should not enter or permit any one else to enter the place." After the continu- ance of court reference was had to the files of the SelmaJournal and the law as published the afternoon after Its passage showed that the word had been left out when it was passed by the council Dealer being stricken out the proprie- sOA SeuAN eoht7 AhNO it'o picoc oh DuoaheSo whole regiment and no violation of the law be committed. The whole incident Is the talk of the city and may result in damage suits per and contra if a convic- ton does not follow.
 A rumor that B. H. Craig would oppose President of the Council Atkins Tor mayor was set at rest today by an un- qualified declaration that he was not a candidate and had no intention Of be- coming one.
 rhe Selma Chamber of Commerce has passed a memorial calling on the Dallas representative to vote against the odious stamp provision of the revenue bill and committee of prominent citizens will go to Montgomery to present the meas ure
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
ARRESTED IN HENRY COUNTY.
Six Men Charged With counterfeitine
 and Conspiracy.

P. P. McAdams, secret service agent returned to Birmingham yesterday from Henry county, where six white men were arrested as the result of investigations by the secret service men, on the charge of counterfeiting and conspiracy. The men arrested are Ivy Cutchens, D. H. Cutchens, Charles Richardson, Jap Evans, Hayden Yam and Reese Brown. They are now in Troy where they are being held pend ing trial
 It is charged that they manufac- tured counterfeit coins of cents de- nominations, and that they were used for the purpose of making false cases against persons, with the object of obtaining witness fees in court.
 It is said that Willoughby Smith was victim of the six men, and that he was arrested on a charge of pass ing counterfeit money on them. Smith was discharged, when the alleged con- spiracy developed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
GADSDEN.
CIV Line Kiln to Be Added to Large
 Plant at Lagarde.


 Gadsden, January Especial )-The Lagarde Lime and Stone company has added four large new lime kilns to their plant at Lagarde. The shells are now being lined with the necessary brick and will be in operation in few weeks. When complete the company will operate eight kilns and will produce more line than any other plant in the state. fine steel skip car was sent to the com pany Tuesday and was made by the Gadsden Car, Foundry. and Machine company.
 The Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron company was compelled to bank its furnace Monday on account of the linning giving away near the top of the stack. 1t was repaired immediately. The new stack is progressing rapidly and will probably be put in full operation by the middle of February.
 One of the young ladies of the Boaz seminary threatened to take her life Monday, and the school was thrown into much excitement. The young lady stu dent attended a sociable and incurred the displeasure of the school officials, who gave her five demerits. Several hours later she left a note in her room saying that she was going to commit suicide and started out for a high railway trestle two miles away. Before reaching the trestle she changed her mind and start ed back, when she met friends who start ed out to overtake her. She returned to the seminary.
 On Monday a deal was closed conveying eighty-eight acres of fine coal land on Sand mountain near Littleton to Atlanta parties. The price paid was $500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
WHOLE FAMILY POISONED.
Drank Coffee Which Is Believed tc
 Have Been Tempered With.

Louisville, Ky, January 2S.-As a re- suit of having drunk coffee containing powerful and poisonous drug admnis- tered this morning by some one whose ob- ject according to the members Of the family. was wholesale murder Mrs. Nancy Birch, Mrs. Laura Feaman, her daughter, Mrs. Birch Cooper, her grand- daughter, two guests, Mrs. Emma Wade of Louisville and Miss Frank Cannon of owensboro, and Rachel Davis, colored servant, are Ill at the residence of Mrs Birch in Birchwood. on the Shelbyville pike, east of the city. Mrs Birch and Mrs Feaman are not expected to live. The entire family, with the exception Of Birch Cooper. 20 years of age, Mrs. Birchs grandson, and Phillip Reagan, an- other grandson about 6 years of age. drank the coffee.
 Mrs. Birch is the widow of MT. George Birch, for years president of the Bour- bon stock yards, who left her an estati valued at between o,Ooo and $500, ,000 to be divided equally among Mrs Birch's children or grandchildren at her death Officers are now at work on the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
CHANCELLOR HAS
 0VERRULED MOTION
Refuses to Remove Injunction Against Striking Machinists.
A VERY LENGTHY DECREE
Judge Carmichael Reviews the Com paInt of Birmingham Machine
 and Foundry Co.,, Hardle-
 Tynes Go. and Others.

Chancellor J. C. Carmichael has over- ruled the motions to dismiss the injune- tions issued against certain striking ma chinists and moulders in the plants of the Birmingham Machine and Foundry company, the Hardie-Tynes company, the Caldwell ll-Watson company and J. Il. Hood In each instance the chancellor overruled the motions to dismiss the in- functions or to modify them in any way.
 This decision on the part of the court means that those who it is alleged have interferred with employees in the plants cannot in any way interfere with the operation of the plants of the complaln- ants"
 The decree of Judge Carmichael Is very lengthy. All of the eases are similar in character, and the case of the Birming- ham Machine and Foundry company was used as an illustration.
 The Contention.
 The complaint was to the effect that the company operated machine plant, em- ploying satisfactory men, whether they belong to a union or not, that the com- pany refused to sign working scale pre- sented by business agent of local lodge of the International Association of Machinists; that those who were dissat- isfied went on a strike and interferred with men who were employed by the company, In their work, and when they went to and from the plant. The com plaint also alleges that the strikers did certain deeds that tended to interfere with the business of the complainants.
 When the original complaints were filed injunctions against the strikers were issued, restraining them from in any way interfering with the operations of the plants or employees.
 The respondents then filed petitions seeking to have the injunctions dissolved. This has been refused by the chancellor, who, in rendering his decree everything the motion to dismiss, gave the following order to the register:
 chanceIlor's Order.
 The respondents then filed petitions submitted upon motion to dismiss the bill of complaint for want of equity, upon motion to dissolve the injunction in the cause and upon motion to modify the in- junction. And the same being duly con sidered and understood by the court, the court is of the opinion that said motions are not well taken.
 Tt is therefore ordered, adjudged and decreed that said motions be and they are hereby separately and. severally over ruled.
 Tt is further ordered that the respon- dents have leave to answer within thirty days"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
STATE CONVICT INSPECTOR.
pr. Bragg Finds No Smallpox at lief
 ferson County JalI.

Dr. Shirley Bragg, state convict in. spector, has been in Birmingham for several days and will go to the Flat Top mines today to inspect conditions there.
 Dr. Bragg has just completed an in spection at Pratt mines He said last night that the conditions there rela. tive to health were good.
 Yesterday he went to the county jail to ascertain if any smallpox cases were there. He is guarding against the spread of this disease and inyesti. gated the prison conditions to ascer. tain if smallpox existed and decide if it was wise to take any of the con- victs to the mines from there, in the event he found any cases. Dr. Bragg said that there were no smallpox pa- tients at the county jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
III I'LL 0LHhIL Hot WordS0Yer Cause of F ather AuguStine'S Death BEVERIDGE DEFENDS ARMY His Ire Was Aroused by Statement of Senator Rawlln That the Priest Was Murdered in
 Cold Blood.
III I'LL JLIIHIL
BEVERIDGE DEFENDS ARMY

Washington, January 2S.--A sharp de- hate was preeipitated in the senate today when MT. Rawlins called up his resolu- tion offered yesterday directing the sec- retary of war to furnish the senate with data and proceedings of a number of courtmartials in the Philippines. In the course of his remarks MT. Rawlins re- ferred to the death of Father Augustine and said he was murdered In cold blood. This aroused the ire of MT. Tieveridge, who demanded specifically 10 know who had committed the cold blooded murder. MT. Carmack entered the debate and characterized the charge, which he said repeatedly had been made, that the dem ccrats were assailing the army. as the meanest- end dirtiest' of ouy that had been made against the party.
 In the course of his remarks Senator Carmack said: Jake Smith Is no more the American army than the senator from Indiana is the American senate, and not half as much as he thinks he is."s
 MT. Proctor defended Capt Cornelius M. Brownell who had been mentioned in the Rawlns resolution as being respon- sible for Father Augustine's death.
 Statehood Bill Taken Up.
 The statehood bill was taken up at 2 o'clock. MT Lodge spoke in opposition to 1t for two and half hours and will continue tomorrow.
 MT. Aldrich sought to secure unanimous consent for the division of the senate so as to devote the morning hour to the business of the calendar and executive business and the remainder of the day to the statehood bill, whenever that measure would not interfere with appropriation bills.
 MT. Quay would not consent to the ar rangement unless an agreement for a vote on the statehood bill could be had
 Mr. Aldrich then moved an executive session. The point of no quorum was made by MT. Quay.
 A quorum not being present MT. Quay said he had no desire to send after ab- sent senator's and moved that the sem ate adjourn.
 At 5:15 p. m. adjournment was taken until tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29

The most important bill introduced being one by MT. Blackmon of Calhoun, to reg ulate child labor, a full text of which appears elsewhere.
 A bill passed the senate by which the code was amended so that father or moth CT can recover damages for death or in- jury to minor children.
 Debate arose over a bill to make 1t crime for a person to hire another who is already employed. It was claimed that 1T the law was a good one it ought to apply to all people unemployed. from railroad employees to bankers It was contended that no law could be passed to fit illfterate negroes that would not fit a higher class man. MT. Rogers of Sumter claimed that all laws should be made to bear equally upon all classes. He said this was measure to hold negroes on the plantation in the black belt.
 Pending the disposition of this bill the senate adjourned for joint session with the house.
 On reassembling the debate was re- sumed and the amendment was passed by a vote of 19 to f.
 The bill was placed on its passage and the merits of the bill were gone into, and it was made a special order for Thurs day
 The committee on rules, by its chair man, MT. Goldsby. reported that the clerk on the committee on commerce and common carriers shall have clerk, saie clerk shall serve also the committees on public buildings and grounds, and the committee on public health.
 The bill establishing a dispensary at Uniontown was passed.
 The senate adjourned until 10.80 o'clock tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
THE HOUSE.

Washington, January 25.-The house to- day made slow progress with the Indian appropriation bill, covering only about eight pages in over four hours MT. Bur ton of Ohio hung on the flank of MT. Sher- man of New York, who had charge of the bill, and Insisted upon an explanation of every item. He succeeded in having sev- eral appropriations cut down. In the course of the debate he furnished some interesting statistics on the subject of 1n- dian education designed to show that the more money the government spent the more helpless the Indians became An amendment was agreed to appropriating $4000 in settlement of the claim of the eastern band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina, against the United States.
 The senate amendments to the bill to amend the bankruptcy act were agreed to. The Speaker appointed Messrs. Hilde- brand, republican, of Ohio; Hughes, re- publican of West Virginia, and Bartlett, democrat, of Georgia, members of the temporary committee, on account of the next congress. Consideration of the tenn porary committee on account of the next congress. Consideration of the Indian ap- propriation had not been completed when the house adjourned at 5:05 D. m
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29

with only razor on his body by which he may be identified
 It is impossible to secure the names of all the dead passengers because there are in many cases no-means of Identification Eight cars of the Crescent City express and three of the limited were destroyed Most of the bodies were found in the smoking car, which was telescoped by the locomotive.- Superintendent Stoufe of the Tucson division exonerates Engineers Bruce and Wilkie, as well as Conductors Scriven and Parker, who, he says, did their duty. He places the entire respon- sibility upon Operator Clough. Bruce was a veteran engineer and hauled Pres ident McKinleys train across Arizona on the late presidents trip to the Pacific coast The loss to the railroad in roll ing stock is not less than sl0O0O0. A track has been laid around the wreckage and traffic proceeds. The locomotives of the wrec, trains burned oil and the oil from the tanks added. 1t Is said, to the casualties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
Situation In MazatIan.

Mazatlan, January 2S.-Many people now in the lazaretto will die. More fam lilies have taken out permits to leave the city. The steamer Limantour has brought a disinfecting apparatus It is now pro- posed to disinfect all money in circula- tion. A child sick with the plague and abandoned by its parents has been taken to the lazaretto Contributions for the relief of the sufferers continue to come in generously.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
Bail Denied to Lyneher.

Kosciusko, Misss January 2S. Judge Stevens this afternoon denied bail to Robert Milner, indicted with eleven others for the alleged lynch ing of two negroes last July. The twelve men asked for bail under habeas corpus proceedings and the pe- titions were to stand or fall according to the courts decision in the case of Miner. The trials will now proceed
 under the indictment. Governor Long ino has employed special counsel to represent the state in the prosecution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
DIED IN oPELlkA.
Sister of Judge D. A. Greene, Passes
 Away.

Mrs. Jones, a sister of Judge Dan A. Greene, junior judge of the Jefferson county Criminal court, died at her home in Opelika yesterday morning at o'clock. The deceased was formerly Miss Mary Greene.
 Judge Greene was called to opelilsa Tuesday by telegram announcing the serious illness of his sister and was in Opelika when she died.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
No Indictment Returned.

Frankfort, ky, January 2S.-The Franklin county grand jury resumed it's session today after a weeks recess but did not call any witnesses in the Goebel conspiracy matter. No indictments were returned in connection with it in today's report of the body. It is generally be- lieved now that no indictments will be returned at this session of the jury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
SENATE.

'"Then the rules are bad" said Senator Johnston, when he raised the point in the senate to know why all resolutions went to the rules committee and all bills went elsewhere. The speaker informed the senator that it was according to the rules adopted. Then" exclaimed the senator ''the rules are bad
 The business in the senate was routine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
Drowned In a Foot of Water

Hokes Bluff, January 2s.-(Special)- George Mays, lumberman employed by the Kyle Lumber company of Gadsden, was found drowned near this place this morning. He was returning home from Gadsden and was probably intoxicated He drowned in a small branch not over one foot deep. When found his dog was lying down by him and would allow no one to come near.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
Nashville Being Considered.

Indianapolis January B.-A special com mlttee arrived here tonight to look into the advisability of removing the national officers of the endowment rank of the Knights of Pythias from Chicago to h. dianapolis. Among other cities being con- sidered is Nashville
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
Secretary Long Is Better.

Boston, January 2S.-Former Secretary of the Navy John D. Long was reported in comfortable condition at St Mar garets hospital today All indications of pneumonia had disappeared. The patient who is being treated at the hospital for kidney trouble is said to show favorable progress,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
BuckIln Pleads Not Guilty.

New York, January 2S.-David B. Bucklin, the reputed manager of Can fields alleged gambling house, today pleaded not guilty to the indictment found against him by the grand jury of abetting in the maintenance of a gambling house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
MINERS KILLED IN UTAH. Snow Slide Sweeps Away Shaft House
 Killing Inmates.

Park City, Utah, January 2S.-A snow slide today killed three miners and in- jured several others. The snow swept down from the high mountain that over hangs the Quincy shaft house. carrying the structure to the valley below. The dead are;
 John Gaffney.
 E. J. Colter.
 Charles D. Frinlt.
 Injured: Con. Shay, foreman for the Quincy; George Burst. Peter Burt, Mike Vim, Bates Noble, David Coleman, Rob- ert Giles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29

The Ase-Herald will give to all new subscribers on rural routes, . rural mail box, free of charge, with ysars subscription.
 For partieuIars, address The Age. Herald or sec carrior.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
Fog Causes several Collisions.

St. Louis, January 2s.--As the result of very heavy fog that overspread the city for several hours today, there were sev- eral street car collisions; seven men were seriously injured in the two wrecks, and a number of others received bruises.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
carco On Fire.

Cadiz, January 2S.-The British steamer Sagami, from Norfolk January 1s for Ma nila, has arrived here with the cargo in the second hold on fire. Water is being played on the cargo in an eqffort to ex- tinguish the flames
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
Al BARGAIN

One block in Waverly Place near Glen Ivis on car line. Purchaser will double mon- ey in six months. Jemison Real Estate and Insurance Co, 6l0 woodward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29

Petitions in Bankruptcy-Petitions in bankruptcy were filed yesterday by R. Robinson, H. c. Caldwell, Charles Brown and Carroll B. Mount. MT. Mount conducted a shoe store. His liabilities are $S449.25 and his assets S2256.30.