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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29

had been said that Operator Clough at Vails learning of his fatal error when the limited departed, told the dispatcher's of flee at Tucson that wreck would occur. Soon after the Pullman car ran into Tue son, a brakeman arrived from Wells bring ing news of the wreck.
 Relief Train Made Ready.
 A relief train was quickly made ready and with Dr. Fenner, a railroad surgeon, and two assistants, hurried to the scene of the VI eek 0s Men and women were running to and fro .excitedly, some clad only in their night clothes Many of these were sur- fering from painful injuries. The cries of the imprisoned passengers could be hearc coming from the wreckage. Sixteen of the more severely injured were put aboard the relief train and taken to Tucson, where they were made as com fortable as possible at the railroad hos pital. Six of these are not expected to recover.
 The work of searching for the dead be- gar as soon as the fire suDslded. Engi- neer Bruche's charred remains were found at the side of the locomotive, partly under the oil tank. The only means of | Identification was his watch.
 His fireman, Joe McGrath, was found with his head under Bruce's body, Bruce s
  gineer Wilkie of the Crescent City ex- press was found under his cab his body burned to crisp.
 One body pulled out of the burning wreckage held in the charred hand a pocket knife with the name of Morris r. Willard" on the handle.
 Two burned women were taken from the wreck but they could not be identi- fled. One had the hands clasped as if in prayer The body of a man, evidently a soldier was found crushed on the trucks of the smoking car.
 Twenty Collins Filled. Twenty coffins were taken to the scene of the wreck, and by o'clock fourteen had been filled with charred bod l fes. They were taken to Tucson. The searching party continued its work. The
 bodies of four tramps were found later under the wreckage.
 | F. s. Gldden and H. H. Hilton a cap | italist of Cambzridge, Mass, were sitting l together In the smoking car when the | collision occurred The force of the im- | pact threw Glidden through glass | window and two feet from the car. When | he recovered his senses he went in search l of his companion and found him pinned in the burning wreckage with no possi- l ble way of escaping. Efforts at rescue | were unavailing and Giidden was forced 1 to stand by and see his companion per. | ish in the flames.
 ! One victim of the wreck was found
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
JOHN MITCHELL DECLINES.
Will Not Accept Position on the II
 Iinois Arbitration Board.

Indianapolis Ind, January 2s.-John Mitchell today declined an invitation of Governor Yates of Illinois asking him to accept the place allotted to represent ative of labor on the Illinois state board of arbitration.
 Colonel John Oglesby, representing Gov ernor Yates, called on Mir. Mitchell in his office in the Stevenson block just before noon and rendered the position to him.
 Mitchell declined on the ground that the United Mine Workers organization demanded all of his time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
TWENTY PERSONS
 DEAD AT GRACELAND
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE Dls- AsTER ON THE CENTRAL OF
 NEW JERSEY MAY BE PLACED ON ENGINEER OF ROYAL BLUE.

New York. January B. Revised figures tonight show that the total number or persons killed in the collision on the Central Railroad of New Jersey last night. at Graceland, N. J., is twenty. En- gineer Davis and Fireman Mccarthy or the Philadelphia and Reading express who are in the hospital at Plalnfield, and several of the injured passengers, may die. The number of known injured is upwards of fifty, but only thirteen re- main in the hospital.
 The revised list of dead follows:
 Chandor, Rowland; Currid, Edward; Cunning, Thomas A.; Flynn, Edward; Giles, Elias; Hallet, Joseph R.; Hand, Horace G.; Happerson. Rs w.; Hard ingha, Fred Hogan, Henry; Linbarger, Lena; Hahan, Henry L.; Patterson, liar vey M; Reed, Charles B.; Smith, F. A.; Thayer c. T.; Tomlinson, Harold; Wald- ron, Craig; Williams Edwar w.; one unidentified boy; James Beekman Of Plainfield and Harold LeDeateaux of New York city are missing
 Of the wounded, it is probable that four or five will die.
 Blame Engineer DaVls'
 The blame for the disaster is placed by the railroad officials on Engineer Davis, who, according to a policeman who took him from the shattered cab of his loco motive, admitted that he had seen the red and green danger lights displayed, but expecting to see them suddenly changed to white, rushed on ntil it was too late to stop No statement has been obtained from Davis in the hospital, but who in his bed and only half conscious. in delirium means, q saw nothing"
 John Flick, station agent at Cranford said today that a minute before the acci- dent he received orders to hold the ex- press at Cranford. He could hear tho train coming, and, without waiting tc answer that he understood instructions he grabbed his lantern and rushed out on the platform. As he emerged from the station the train flashed by. Engineer Davis was leaning out of the cab window looking straight ahead and apparently attending to his duty. Flick rushed tc his key to warn Westfleld, but the trair had passed Westfield and plunged into the other train three-quarters of a mile beyond before a message could be sent Flick says that he saw the clock when he took the order for the express anc also when he warned Westfield and that the elapsed time was only a few seconds over two minutes, showing that the ex- press was really travelling at higher speed than sixty miles an hour.
 A jury was called at Plainfield today to hold an inquest and adjourned until tomorrow morning, when an exhaustive investigation will be begun in order to fix the responsibility for the disaster.
 The grand jury, which was to have been dismissed tomorrow, will be held in recess in order that the evidence taken at the inquest may be submitted without delay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
School Building Dedicated.

Chicago. January s.-In the presence of an assembly of educators and alumni from all parts of the country. Northwest ern university's new proresslonaI school building at Lake and Dearborn streets. in the business center of Chicago, was formally dedicated. The celebration com memorating the ffty-second anniversary of the founding of Northwestern univer- sity. was held at the Auditorium tonight. President Hadley delivered an address on ..the place of the professional school in the modern American university"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
TWENTY PERSONS MEET DEATH
 IN AWFUL WRECK IN ARIZONA
WRECK IN A FOG
 KILLS STOCK MEN
FATAL REAR END COLLISION BE- TWEEN TWO STOCK TRAINS ON THE CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN NEAR LAFAx, ILL.


 Chicago, Januayy 2s,-rhree persons were killed, four seriously injured and eight slightly injured in a rear-end colli- sion between stock trains on the Chicago and Northwestern railroad near Larox, H., this morning. The dead:
 A. A. Amery, Scranton, Ia.
 Coe, Woodbine, Ia
 Lane, Vail, Ia.
 Seriously injured:
 v. Johnstone, Clinton, la.
 William Jochimes, Schleswig, la.
 Evers Nelson, Scheswig, Ia.
 Ebert Playman, Dunlap, Ia
 The trains came together in a dense fog. the engine of the rear train crashing into the caboose ahead without warning tc the passengers. The latter were Tor the nest part stockmen In c-arge of stock on she way to Chicago and the east
 Special Train Wrecked.
 Fl Paso, Texas, January 2s.-A special train consisting of a locomotive and a cf.snose which was sent out last night te secure from Alamagordo the body of the Mexican robber killed yesterday while resisting arrest for participation in the hold-up of a bullion train, crashed into a freight train. One engineer, Coroner Phillips and Fl. H. Major of Alamagordo were hurt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
INDEX TO TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.

Washington, January 29.-Following Is the weather forecast for Al<oama: Thurs day rain; Friday fair and much colder; fresh to brisk south winds.
 Page One. Six men killed in explosion at Annls- ton. Negro lawyer severely criticizes Sena- tor Morgan. Lie passed in committee room at state capitol. Ambassadors seek to raise the venezue- Ian blockade. Awful railroad wreck at Tucson, Ari- zona.
 Page Two. Chancellor refuses to remove injunction against machinists. Sharp debate In the United States sem ate.
 Page Three. Coal operators gather at Indianapolis. General state news. Senator Pettus honored by the legisla- ture Meeting of educationalists at Mont gomery.
 Page Four. Editorial comment. Gossip heard in the Hobbies.
 Page Five. Live Stock association meets. Preparing for production of Ben Hur. Dr. Murray pleased with church In Ball. timore. City politics grows more interesting.
 Page Six. Social notes and personals.
 Page Seven. Local and foreign market reports.
 Pags Eight Van Hoose speaks to grocers at New Orleans. Senator Quay works smooth scheme on senators. Racing and general sporting news.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
SIX MEN KILLED AND
 TWENTY-FIVE INJURED

they blame for putting the men to work on a boiler in the condition of the one that exploded
 The explosion was felt ins all parts or the city, and several glasses in buildings nearby were broken by the shock and the flying debris.
 The dead were put in charge of the un- dertakers in the city and prepared for burial.
 A large force of men are working on the debris tonight looking for bodies Of the missing. Two negroes are still unac- cnhnten for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
[ 7 AsHrNeToN, January ss.-rhe

x~r AsHINGToN, January 2S.-The
 Aj British and Italian ambassadors
 and Count Quadt, the German charge daffaires.. tonight called on Min ister Bowen. Venezuelan representative in the negotiations looking to the raising of the blockade, and a settlement of the claims against Venezuela, and were stfi in conference with him at midnight. The conference was by appointment and at the request of the representatives. It is believed that the purpose was to present the claims of the allies to preferential treatment in payments over those nations which have not exerted physical pressure on Venezuela
 The conference broke up at ralr past 12 o'clock and the representatives of the allies proceeded at once to their homes. It was made known that no agreement had vet been reached for the raising of the blockade and that further word must be awaited from Europe berore this stage of the negotiations is passed. Details re- specting payments still remain to be ad- justed to the common satisfaction of all concerned and as under the instructions of their governments each diplomatic rep resentative of the allies must report to his own country these reports in turn be- ing the subject of cablegrams between the allies In order that the concert be- tween them may be preserved. it will be at least twenty-four hours longer before the blockade can be removed. By com mon consent the duty of giving the press a statement of the conference as far as it was deemed polite to make any an- nouncement was devolved upon MT. Bowen. That gentleman's statement was as follows:
 We have been discussing tonight cer- tain points which need to be clearly un- derstood. These have been referred to us for consideration and our views are now to be communicated at once to Rome, London and Berlin"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
l. 1, Jones, Lawyer, Severely
 Criticizes Senator Morgan
OPPOSES HIS "SOLUTION"
Says History of White Race For 5000 Years Has Been One of Raplne, Robbery and Murder-Answer
 to Courteous Letter.
BY PATTERSON sTEALEY.

Washington, January 2S.-(Special.)-T. L. Jones, a negro lawyer of this city, be- fore the Bethel Literary and Historical association has delivered an address se- verely criticising Senator Morgan of Ala bama for his suggestion that a solution of the race problem was to be found in the emigration of the negroes to the Phil ippines Lawyer Jones recently wrote to Senator Morgan, asking for his views on the subject The senator dignified Jones by replying at length in courteous let ter, of which Jones says In his speech that the senator, although protesting to be the friend of the colored citizens and denying the intention of introducing a bill for the exportation, the whole tenor was desire for the expulsion of the race to Africa, the Congo-Free State or the Philippines "The so-called civilized white man." says Jones, has never hesi- tated to enslave or destroy any other race for his own selfish purpose, and his whole history of six thousand years has been one of rapine, robbery and murder, more heartless than the tigers of the jungle in crushing and deyouring weak humanity"
 Jones described Senator Morgan's let ter as "platitudes infused with philoso- phic sugar and vinegar, soft soap and sand"
 Attacks Morean's Letter. He attacked the letter vigorously, and pictured glowingly the negros right in America and the necessity for the ballot.
 If the congress of the United States will pass" said he, "a law granting sixty acres of land and $500 in gold to any male citizen, black or white. who migrates vol untarily to its new possessions, then l will join hands with the illustrious sen ator and his compeers and no doubt many | of my race will be glad to get rid of the sardonic society that now tolerates oI tortures us on account of our color, whicf was forced upon us by the Creator, and | not an act of our own volitlon."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
Explosion at AnnistoR in the Plant of Southern Gar &
 Foundry Company
BIG FACTORY IS MADE
 4 TEMPORARY HOSPITAL
Accident Was Caused by a Leak In the Boilers Which Was being Re- paIred-Englneer Whitaker Is
 Blamed by Employees.

Anniston, January 2S.-(Special.)-At o'clock this morning boiler in the foun- dry department of the Southern Car and Foundry company exploded, killing six men and injuring about twenty-five.
 THE KILLED.
 THOMAS BIRCH, white. pipefitter.
 I. E. HARDY, white, car maker.
 J. A. FooTE, white. boilermaker.
 JAMES TURNER, negro, laborer
 CHARLES STRONG, negro fireman.
 JOHN MITCHELL, negro, coal handler.
 THE INJURED.
 John Sheppard, white, internal injuries; will die; J. R. Levens, white. throat cut and head cut, compound fracture of left leg, will probably die; c. F. Hall, ne- gro, head and face badly cut; Andy Me- Kinley, negro. back of head laid open, skull fractured; Clyde Price, white, in- jured about head and neck; Sam Peak, white, head cut in several places; Sam Miller, white, both bones in left forearm broken; Robert Haynie, white, neck cut by flying glass; J. S. Manly, white, struck by flying brick; Bancher Brozier, white, head cut by flying debris; William Wright, negro, head cut; Will Jackson, negro, injured in right eye, cut about head. oth- CTS who received small injuries, but re- quiring the services of the physicians, were: Jesse Kilgore, E. L. Clancy, Harry Kilgore, Joe Faufassen and Howard Col lins, white car-makers; Will Edwards, Henry Hudgins, Lewis Brooks and George Green, negroes. A large number of other workmen were injured by falling debris but were sent to their homes without medical attention.
 Scene Was Narrowing.
 The scene enacted at the plant was the most narrowing ever witnessed in Annis- ton. Soon after the accident the large ma chine shops and foundries were convert ed into hospitals, where the doctors dressed the wounds of the suffering men. The explosion was caused by leak in the boilers which was being repaired by Birch, Foote and their ne1pers, when the boiler blew up. Birch was on top of the boiler and was blown through the roof to pile of pig iron sixty feet away. Foote's head was crushed against a brick wall and hole made through which his brains oozed out. Hardy, with twen- .y-five other white men, were working car room close to the boiler. The ,oom was completely wrecked and all in he room received more or less injuries. Besides the room in which the boiler vas located the car room and one end f the car wheel foundry was wrecked. me piece of the boiler weighing about 300 pounds was thrown nearly two blocks away. The boiler was installed In the plant Sunday and was pronounced all right by MT. Lee Whitaker, chief engf- neer, who came here recently from Pitts burg to accept the position.
 There was some talk among the ma chinists, with whom Birch was intimate, showing feeling against Whitaker, whom
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
Peary an Examiner.

Washington, January 2s.-A board of five officers, of which Commander R. F. Peary, the Arctic explorer is president, has been appointed by Secretary Moody to conduct the examinations that are to be held in New York and Chicago, be- ginning February 23 to fill vacancies in the cops of civil engineers of the navy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
, Frank Lee of Paint Rock Dead.

Paint Rock, January 2S.-(SpeciaL)- Frank Lee. well known young man of this place. died today of pneumonia. The deceased leaves a young wife whom he married only four weeks ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
AMBASSADORS CALL ON
 BOWEN UNEXPECTEDLY Y
Negotiations Begun Looking Raising the Blockade of vene zuean Pors-Certain Powers Are Evidently Seeking
 Preferential Rates Regarding Claims.

The further statement was made after the conference that there was absolutely no foundation for charges that Germany was delaying the signing or the prelimi- nary protocol. The representations con- sidered tonight emanated from the Lon don foreign office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29
Will Oppose crum.

The commerce committee meets tomor- row to take action on the nomination of w. D. Crum, the negro apointed by Pres ident Roosevelt for the Charleston col- lectorship. It appears to be evident that Crum will not be confirmed at this ses- sion as the southern senators will dis cuss the subject fully if 1t Is brought up in executive session. The President will therefore have to send In the name as a recess appointment. 1t is understood that in addition to the democratic mem- bers of the commerce committee two re- publcans, Gallinger of New Hampshire and Perkins of California, are against Crum as they believe he is not compe- tent to hold the position.
 The bill introduced by Representative Wiley authorizing the purchase by the Southern oil company and others, for of no acres near Montgomery, known as the Beebee property. has passed the house and senate and is now before the Presi- dent for his approval, which will be given.
 Speaker Henderson has notified Repre- sentative Kluttz of North Carolina that the committee on rules will not report a rule allowing time for the consideration of the Appalachian park bill, which pro- vided for the purchase of ten million acres for a national park In Alabama, Tennessee and other states.
 Postmasters appointed: Grady, Mont gomery county, Wilson A Hayes, vice William J. Haynes. resigned; Isney, Choctaw county. Albert J. Scale, vice A.. P Mason, resigned; Mossboro, Shelby county, w. H. Soper. vice Wilson k. Work, resigned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-29

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The Washington times., 1903-01-03
CONGREGATIONAL

First Church, corner of Tenth and G
Streets northwest. the Rev. s. II New
man. D. D.. Pastor-Sunday. II a. m,
public worship, with address by pastor.
reception of members. and Lords Sup
per; p. m, public worship, illustrated
service. History OF the Church in Great
Temples of Worship" music by quar-
tet and chorus choir led by DIR. J. w
Bischoff, organist: Sunday school, $50
a. m; Christian EHdeavor, 6:f5 p. n.
Fifth Church. corner Eighth and I
Streets northeast, the Rev David "
Montgomery. pastor-Sunday school at
$3.50 a m; morning worship at IL
o'clock: sermon by the pastor. subject.
Beginnings; Christian Endeavor pray
er meeting at $50; union officers VIII
take part In services; evening worship
at 1880; sermon. subject. God. the Holy
Spirit" Strangers are welcome.
Mount Pleasant Church Columbia
Road. near Fourteenth Street, the Rev.
N. Ross FishbUrn. pastOT-PFeaching
by the pastor at II a m and D. -;
evening sermon, next IN Portraits from
the Bible Gallery" series; subject. "A
Nameless But Ideal Wife," Sunday
school al $50 a n Junior En5savor at
$3.50 p. N; Senior EDdeavor at p NJ
The Washington times., 1903-01-03
BAPTIST.

Fifth Baptist Church. E. between Sixth
and Seventh Streets southwest, DIR. c. c.
/ Meador. pastOr-PTeaching II a. 10. and
T.45 p. N.
Second Church, Auditorium, Fourth
and Virginia Avenue southeast, the Rev.
r Hez Sven, pastor-''The Queercst
Passenger I Ever Saw on Railroad
Car" 7:45 p N. Morning service II a. N.
Calvary Church. Eighth and H Streets
nOrthWest-Thc Rev. Samuel II. Greene.
D. D.. pastOr-Sermons Il a. m and 100
p nj.
Metropolitan Church. Sixth and A
Streets northeast, Rev. G. 5. Williams.
D. D.. pastoT-PubIic worship with ser
mons by the pastor at II a m. and :: 80
p. m.
Temple Church. Tenth and y Streets
northwest the Rev. DR.. J. J. Muir. pas
tor-Preachfng services. II a. IN. and
7:45 p. M pastors subjects. "A Retro
spect" and Searching Questions; Sun
day school. $3.50 O. m; Christian En-
deavor meeting, 6:45 y. N: prayer meet
ing Thursday at 1:45 p. m Strangers
welcomed.
Centennial Church. Eighth Street. be
tween and G Streets northeast. the
Rev. II. NJ. Geren, pastor-Sunday school
$50 a. m; preaching at II a m and 7.20
p. m. by the Rev. z. W Bliss; prayer
meeting Thursday, 7:30 p. m; all cor
daily invited
First Church. corner Sixteenth and O
Streets northwest. the Rev Charles F.
Winbigler pasJOr-F-eaching services
II a. N. and 100 p. m; Young People
meeting, 6;45 p. m; Sunday school $50
a. M, Dr.. George c. Samson. supeTin-
tendent. Strangers welcome.
Brookland Church. BrookIand. D. c..
the Rev ". E. Gibson, pastor-Sunday
school. $3.50 a. m, c. G. Lynch. superin-
tendant; preaching by the pastor, II d.
N. and 100 p. m; morning subject,
The Bread Of Life evening subject.
An Evening with Jesus" Baptist Young
Peoples Union meets at 6:30 p. m =
cordial welcome TO all services.
Maryland Avenue Church. Fourteenth
Street and Maryland Avenue northeast.
the Rev. J. ". T. McNieI. pastor-Sun-
day school. $50 d m; preaching, II a.
m and 7-30 p. m Junior. $3.50 D. m.
Christian Endeavor Society, $50 .. IN.
prayer meeting Thursday at 7:3O D. m.
All are cordially Invited
West Washington Church. corner Thfr-
ty-first and NJ Streets northwest. the
Rev Cornelius c. Coleman, pastor-PuB-
lie worship, II a m. and 5:30 D. m. with
sermons by the pastor: Sunday school.
$50 a IN; Young Peoples Society of
Christian Endeavor, $50 p. m; annual