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New-York tribune., 1903-03-22
TWELVE JUMP IN ACCIDENT.
at Grade Crossing in Elizabeth Trolley Car
Strikes Engine.

Elizabeth y. J.. March 21.-Another grade cross
ing accident occurred here at an early hour this
morning Trolley car No l58 of the ,efferson-aVH.
line ran through the gates at the broadway cross
ing at First-st. and struck switch engine lh"Te
were about a dozen passengers in the car but theE
were warned in time and saved themselves ny
rushing 70 the hack platform and jumping. Some
Of them were badly shaken up. but nobody was
severely hurt. The motOrman also saved himseif by
t1IrnDins The front the demollshe'l
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22
LEAVES MINISTRY; PAY TOO SMALL

Roston March 21-The Rev. Y. A. Thurston
pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church at
Jamaica Plain. announced to-day that he would
give I'D his pastorate and leave the active min
istry His reason is that ministers salaries are
too small and g only support but ndu-
cate his children. He will not leave the "onfer"nCe
however but will retain his membership in it lie
will become secretary for large secular corpora
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22
STRIKE AVERTEO.

Shamokin. Penn. March 21.-The threatened
strike OF the eight hundred men and boys en-
Moved at the Natalie Colliery, which was sChed-
rIIcd - begin tonight because the workmcn said
+h,t tkay were not paid promptly, called off
to-day The United Mine Workers were informed
tv the. Shamokin Coal Company that the employees
would get their back wages next Thursday, and
that hereafter the semi monthly pay law would be
adhered
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22
EDGAR SCHIEFFELIN.

Edgar SchefeIn. of III" late Judge Efing-
ham SChieffen, and descendant OF the founder
Of the firm of wholesale druggists Of that name,
died yesterday afternoon in the Hotel BalmOral He
leaves a widow, two and two daughters.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22
MINES TO WORK FIVE HOURS A DAY.

WIIkesbarre Penn. March 21.-Notices were post
ed at the coIlieries of the Delaware. l-ackaWannh
and Western Company to-day stating that all the
mines operated by the company will work FIVE
hours a day until further notice. Officials or the
company state that this order is general with the
company and that II is entirely due TO glut in the
coal market and the warm weather.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22
CLARA BARTON TO RETIRE.
In Washington It Is Said She Will; She
Denies It.
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WASHINGTON March 2l.-Miss Clara Parton is to
retire as the active head % the American National
Red Cross Society. She is TO be succeeded by Rear
Admiral William X Van ReypTu. retired formerly
surgeon general OF the Miss Barton is to be
made honorary president for life. meeting of the
board Of trustees Of the organization i to be held
in Washington before the end OF the present month,
when these changes viii be put into effect.
memorial presented to Congress shortly before
its adjournment. signed by many prominent mem
hers Of the society and protesting against the
changes which had been made in the bylaws at the
last annual meeting These changes practically
elected Miss Barton the president of the or
ganizatiOn for life and gave her the power 10 ap-
point the acting head in case Of her indispositlon
Nanv Other changes voted in the bylaws
which were declared to he preiudiCial 70 the well
far, of the society, and done with the use OF
proxies obtained without explaining what was IN
tended 10 re done At the meeting BY the terms OF
TIE rev bylaws adopted this meeting the Presi-
don't and mis- Cabinet made ex-OfiCo members
q the board % trustees. The President and Cahi-
TCt declined in this capacity. setting forth
the reasons in public letter. To this memorial
Miss Barton made an elaborate answer. but it is
understood that the decided lack Of harmony IN
the society since the change in the organization
has induced her TO agree Ia the plan proposed
al
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22
MRS. SARAH TUCKER.

Florence. March 21.-Mrs Sarah Tucker. OF Provi-
dence r. l. died here to-day. She seventy
Years Old She had been nursed by her daughter.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22
WILLIAM GIFFARD.

Asbury Park y. J.. March 81 (SpeCaD.-William m
Giffard collector of the township OF Neptune and
one of the Republican leaders in this section. died
to-day from 1nhammatory rhFuma tism. lie was
thirtT-three years old
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22

Miss Barton said last evening. when asked in
regard to the report from Washington: The state
ment is utterly and entirely false, and l do not
know where came from. There is no foundation
for such report Miss Barton's secretary. Mrs
Hines said: AT the annual meeting last December
Miss Barton was elected president for life / do
MT know how such action ty the society can be
annuIled except by two-thirds vote There IS
no such ho5v as 4 board Of trustees. and there Is
no lack Of harmony the working body of the Red
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22

notes and certificates Of deposit 10 the value OF
between rn and SSHn. He has a sister at Mid
dIctown ~ y and a brother at Wilcox. Penn
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22

GOOD BUSINESS CHANCE
is often advertised under the Little Ads
of the People,
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22

ONLY PEOPLE WITH APPETTTEs WANTED.
several restaurants that OEeF tempting
dinners are tc-day advertised smORG the
GI,tttIe Ads. OF the People,"
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22

In part Old Dutch MarquPtcrie. COIOniaK
md RosrsY OOd Furniture. China Cabinets,
High Boys. Low Boys, Desks. etc. etc.
old IfaI Iian I6th Century Gems of every de-
IptIon many China pieces formerly
owned by the best families in the country
Old GsobeIfn and Aubu~>on Hpr%trirs, An
tIque Paintings
Very old Louis NNI. parIor suite In Beau-
NhiS Tapestry.
Colonial ChippendnIe boards,
Chairs and Tables. Louis NV. w, NHI. Re-
repttOn suites, DiSunS. Ottuman~ and Side
Chairs, Old SIIs ervyurr und the very hneHe
sheffield Plated SpinRete
adams DerOraTIOnb and Empire Mahogany
PinnO by BOi-SeIOt a sons. Paris.
NOW on ENHIBITIDN
and will continue until days of Sale
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-29
PLANS PROVED TO
 BE PRACTICABLE
sEWALLs DEMONSTRATED THAT THEY COULD CLOSE THE LYME. LA cREvAssE-ToNeUEp AND GRoovED PILES ACROSS IT.

N. H. Sewall has returned to Birming- ham after an absence of several weeks in Mississippi where he has been engaged with his brother in the work of closing the Hymeia creyasse.
 While the Sewalls did not build all the way across the crevasse they demonstrat- ed to the satisfaction of everyone that their process is practicable and is much cheaper than anything heretofore tried.
 The Sewall Bros process consists in driving successively, tongued and grooved piles across the opening gradually form ing a solid water-tight wooden wall. It is braced and strengthened as the work proceeds to meet the requirements of the special case.
 They built a wall 25S feet long in the Hymelia crevasse, keeping back a great deal of water, and preventing a great deal of land from being overflowed that would otherwise have sustained great damage.
 Their process has met with much oppo- sition from the government, because 1t is 60 different from the regular way adopt ed by the government engineers. More than $20o 600 was spent on the Hymelia crevasse before the Sewalls went to work. MT. Sewall states that the money spent saved a great deal of property, but that their plan is less than one-tenth as expensive and is much more effective.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-29
KINDERGARTEN TO
 HOLD EXERCISES
CHILDREN WILL GIVE CLOSING EVENT OF YEAR AT KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HALL THIS MORN ING.

The Free Kindergarten association will close a successful year with the exercises that are to take place this morning at 10 o'clock at the Knights of Columbus hall, corner of Twentieth street and Fourth avenue.
 The Rev. J. W. Canty Johnston will deliver the address and present the diplo- mas to the four young ladies who have completed the two-year course of train ing The graduates are Miss Bessie Boyd Nabers, Miss Maria Humes, Miss Ida Gelders, Miss Alice Hale Walters. Miss Edna Snyder, the efficient superintendent of the kindergarten, will conduct the ex- ercises this morning, assisted by the teachers and graduates.
 About 100 children ranging from to years of age, will take part in the ex- ercises, which will consist of the daily work of the kindergartens.
 The annual meeting of the association will take place at 3:30 o'clock this alter noon in the parlors of the Morris hotel.
 Joseph Jefferson. in a recent letter to one interested in the kindergarten work, said:
 "To develop the youthful mind in that new and blessed institution known as the kindergarten, seems to me to be divine mission"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-29
KEY TO THE SITUATION
At BoyIes-chanqe of Plan.

It is well known to those who have looked into the real estate conditions at Boyles that what are known as the Bar ton lands really and truly hold the key to the situation. They join the strip of land on which the Louisville and Nash vile Railroad company are building their new shops, roundhouse, etc., and extend back about half mile eastwardly, there by furnishing the most desirable locations for business buildings and for homes.
 Owing to the advantageous location of this property, it was at first decided not to subdivide 1t for the real estate mar ket at this time. But it was soon seen that this would greatly hinder the growth of the town and interfere with the con venience of the people. This, coupled with the numerous requests for business and residence lots, caused a change of policy, and corps of engineers are now busily engaged in sub-divlding the very choicest of the property into lots. The work will be completed in about a week.
 The lots will then be fer sale by F. M. Roof & Co.,, rooms 202-2o4 Jefferson bank building
 This will afford a splendid opportunity for investment and for those who want homes convenient to their work at Boyles. sss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-29

register. and scratching out his name, wrote the name of John Jones instead. l asked what he meant by this action, and he told me 1t was all right and to let 1t remain that way"
 The proprietor further stated that one of the men who stayed at the hotel had told him that he had overheard conver- sation between Bennett Bibb and John Blob in which they referred to the rob- bery at the depot.
 MT. Wallace said that Bennett Bibb frequently came to the house with his brother and sometimes stayed all night, going to another room. Sometimes wil- liamson came to the house, but not very often.
 It was rumored yesterday that a state ment had been made to the detectives by one of the men under arrest and that a fourth party had been implicated. The detectives refuse to say that a statement was made, or If made, what 1t contained and this is largely rumor.
 Detectives Bodeker. Hamilton and Pat ton are still hard at work. It was through their efforts that the recent develops ments in the case have been made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-29

were found Wednesday morning by the detectives and that Bibb claimed not to know anything about the robbery.
 After John Bibb. The status of the case remains as 1t did yesterday morning. There will probably be no other developments until John Bibb Is arrested, The detectives think he is the main man in the robbery and are leaving no stone unturned to capture him
 A conductor on freight train com ing in late yesterday afternoon from Newcastle is said to have informed the officials that while the train was pass ing near Warrior he saw John Bibb, or a man answering to his description, walking rapidly in northerly direction and away from the dirt road. When ask ed If this report was true the officials said they had nothing to say.
 However the impression now prevails that John Bibb will be captured in a very short time.
 The detectives are confident that when John Bibb turns up something of the WheredDO bouts or lDe SofVV OA ihOittJ Wiii bO known. As yet the money is still miss ing.
 Pathetic Scene.
 There was a pathetic scene at the city prison yesterday morning when young Williamsons mother went to see her son. She is now Mrs. Henry Gamble, having been married twice First she went to the law office of Shugart & Bell and then In company with Mir. Bell went to police headquarters. Through the iron bars of his cell young Williamson saw his mother. She cried nearly all the way from the law offices to the prison and broke down completely when she saw her son. The young man told her not to cry, that he was not guilty of the charges against him and would come out all right.
 After the visit of Willlamson's mother, young BIbb's father. J. M. Bibb, and his brother, Dr. Carter Bibb of Warrior, went to the lawyers office and then to the prison to see their son and brother. They talked together for a few minutes and left headquarters.
 The room at the Frisco house, in which the burglars tools and stolen articles were found by the detectives Wednesday morn-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-29
MEN ARE CLEARING AWAY THE DEBRIS Death List in Southern Wreck
 Stands at Eight NO TRAMPS ON THE TRAIN The Father and the Brother of En- sineer johnson Arrive and Take
 the Body to Zenith,
 Ga.
NO TRAMPS ON THE TRAIN

The work of clearing away the debris of the Southern wreck near Bryan was continued all day yesterday, but the main line has not yet been opened up. A side track was built around the wreck so that traffic is not interfered with.
 At the time of the wreck about 200 feet of the main track was torn up and this will have to be relaid as soon as the wreck is cleared away. The only bodies recovered were those of Engineers Henry Acton and W. L. Johnson, which were brought to this city. A. Johnson, father of the dead engineer and J. W. Johnson, the brother arrived in Birmingham yes terday and took the body to Zenith, Ga, where the interment will take place. Acton lived at Avondale and leaves a wife and five children. His funeral will be conducted from the residence on Sunday
 Death List.
 The death list still stands at eight. A part of another body was recovered yes 
 it. It was reported yesterday that several unknown tramps had also been killed in addition to the eight employees. but Superintendent M. M. Richey stated last night that the conductor looked over the train carefully at Corona. which was the last stop before the wreck and that there were no tramps on 1t at the time.
 The Operator.
 It was also reported that the operator who went to sleep and was the cause of the wreck, had been arrested. The report grew out of the fact that the young man was crazed with grief and at first refused to come to Birmingham to give an ac- count of his nights work to the superin- tendent, and came yesterday only after being threatened with arrest.
 He Is said to be completely unnerved and has not had any sleep since he got news of the wreck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-29
WELL KNOWN LADY
 DIES OF PNEUMONIA
MRS. JAMES B. DoNELsoN PASSES AWAY, AFTER AN ILLNESS OF TEN DAYs-LARoE FAMILY CON- NEcTloN.

Mrs. James B. Donelson died last night shortly after o'clock at the family resi- denee. No. TIA North Twenty-fourth street after an illness of about ten days of pneumonia. Mrs. Donelson was 67 years of age, and with her family has resided in Birmingham for nearly twenty years. Besides husband, Capt. James B. Donelson, two sons, John E. Donelson and James B. Donelson, Jr., and four daughters, Miss Susie H. Donelson, Miss Augusta F. Donelson, Miss Margaret B. Donelson and Miss Emily H. Donelson are the members of the immediate family who survive. Frank V. Evans, formerly of Birmingham but now of Meridian, Mrs Carey W. Styles of Stephenville, Tex, Mrs. I. H. Duke of Cuthebert and Miss Elizabeth Evans. are the sisters and brothers of the deceased. e
 The funeral arrangements have not yet been completed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-29

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-29
RECORD OF COURTS.

Lula Almon was convicted in the first division of the Criminal court yesterday on a charge of assault with intent to murder on another woman at Pratt City several months ago. It was claimed the woman fired at the other woman with pistol
 Will Ross, charged with burglarizing a freight car, was found guilty.
 Will Stephenson, charged with bur- glary, Is now on trial.
 Mn the first division of the City court the case of w. c. Spencer against Thomas D. Parke was tried and the jury returned a verdict for the defendant.
 The case of R. H. Adams against the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company Is now on trial.
 The case of West against Fies Is still on trial in the second division of the City court.
 No cases were tried in the Circuit court and the juries for the week have been dismissed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-29
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following real estate transfers were recorded yesterday:
 A. c. Baird to S. W. Beasley, the southeast quarter of section 20, township IS. range l west. 5000
 R. Roberts to Leo K. Steiner. an un- divided one-third interest in the south west quarter of the northwest quarter of section IS. township 17, range 2, 5000.
 Bessemer Savings bank to the Bank of Commerce. lots S1. 32 and ss. block 22s, Bessemer. s75Oo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-29
No New Developments in the Depot Robbery Case
 Yesterday
ROOM 1T FRISCO HOUSE
James Williamson and Bennett 6lbb, Who Are Under Arrest, Refuse to Make statements-Frisco
 House Proprietor Talks.

There were no new developments in the depot robbery case yesterday, and the officers are still exerting every effort to apprehend John Bibb. the third man who is wanted.
 The detectives worked all day yester- day and until an early hour this morn ing. They are exceedingly reticent about talking of the case, and would not speak of it to anyone except those directly in terested in securing Bibb's arrest.
 Bennett Bibb and James E. William
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-29
BAccALAUREATE SERMON.
PoIIock-stephens Institute Has Pro-
 cured Services of pr. Byrd.

Next Sunday morning at Il o'clock the baccalaureate sermon of the Pollock Stephens institute will be delivered at the First Methodist church by the Rev. Dr. Byrd of Atlanta, and the following mu- sical programme will be rendered: Festival Te Deum ....... Dudley Buck
 Chorus. Duet, "Art Thou WearyT'. Schubert Miss Bessie Cunningham and Madame
 Marie Kern Mullen Solo, Crossing the Bar ...L. Carter
 Madame Kern-Mullen. 'The Heavens Are Telling .Haydn
 Chorus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-29

ing, is just as it was when opened by the officers.
 The room is a very small one, shaped like triangle The only articles of furni- ture are small dresser in one corner, an oil lamp and a small iron bedstead. One mattress is on the bed and one pillow. The linen of the bed appeared to be very soiled.
 In the middle of the floor is the hole where the stolen articles and burglar S tools were discovered In the ceiling is still another hole. This hole had been covered with paper carefully pasted over the opening and 1t showed signs of not having been completed.
 There is not a window to the room and at midday light is necessary to see any object in it. The door is a very low one made out of white pine. The room Is number S7 and is not more than ten feet from the head of the stairway leading from the street to the office The Frisco house is on Twentieth street, at the corner of Morris avenue, and the sign Rooms for 20 cents" on the front is a familiar one.
 Bibb's Room.
 The room occupied by John Blob was not over 250 feet from the safe in the office of Ticket Agent Jack W. Johnson at the depot The officers are inclined to think that the money was taken to this room after being taken from the safe. How long 1t remained there Is not known, or course and 1t was probably carried away by degrees.
 This is a remarkable feature of the robbery if It proves to be a true theory. The safe just across the street, at least a dozen detectives and officers searching for clues and the money not 300 feet away.
 Reverting to the room, here was found the instrument said to have been used to magnify the figures on the safe combina- ton while 1t was held over the hole in the ceiling above. It is understood that 1t has been identified by the owner, but his name has not been divulged The de- tectives say it was evidently taken from a surveyors stand. The telescope Is long one and is now in the possession of the officials. This instrument was found In the hole in the floor. It was also in this hole that the burglars tools were found, and some clothing and a pistol.
 This room was occupied by John Blbb.
 The Frisco house is operated by c. T. Wallace. MT. Wallace said yesterday:
 5lbb a Genius.
 John Bibb has often talked about the robbery since it occurred. When mem tion would be made of 1t he would say that he thought 1t was a smooth piece of business
 'Bibb was regular genius. One day he took all the furniture out of his room and l thought he was tearing the house down with saws and hammers. did not think anything of 1t at the time but I guess he was making the holes that have been found in his room.
 At another time I went into the room and found eight or ten incandescent lights hanging down from the ceiling. It de- veloped that he had connected a wire with main electric wire running near the outside of the building man from the electric company came up here to complain about the bleeding of the wire,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-29

son, the young men who were arrested Wednesday morning. are still in the city prison. Judge Feagin has fixed the amount of their bond at $SOOO each. It is probable that the prisoners will have a preliminary trial next Friday. Williamson and Bibb would not talk about the case to news paper men yesterday. To a reporter Will lamson said:
 we have nothing to say. We have not talked to anyone since we were arrested and do not intend to do so. We have em- ployed attorneys to represent us, and any information or statements will have to be made by them"
 The accused have employed Shugart & Bell to represent them. In discussing the case MT. Bell said that the men claimed to be absolutely innocent of the charges against them, that Williamson did not have a room at the Frisco house, where burglars tools and stolen articles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-29
SERIOUS ACCIDENT TOA
 WELL KNOWN R. R. MAN

sisted him to the office of his brother, Dr. Shropshire, where the wound was sewed up. MT Shropshire was wearing a felt hat at the time of the accident, and the chisel cut a hole through it. If the hat had not somewhat lessened the force of the impact. it Is thought the wound would have been much more se- were.
 He was taken to his residence, 17S1 tenth avenue, South, whete he was rest ing easily last night. He Awas very weak all day from loss of blood as the wound bled profusely.