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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-14
ROOSEVELT UNDECIDED
ABOUT AN EXTRA SESSION
As Soon as Informed of Senate Agreement Referring the
Cuban Treaty to House the President Told Members OF
Congress He Would Hold Himself Free to IsSueCal

both upon the Panama and Cuban re-
eIprocity treaties at the present extraor-
binary session. Assurances to that effect
have been received from the leaders Of
the senate. The President believes also
that It can be said that this work of the
senate will have been accomplished by the
last of next week.
Further than that the President holds
himself free to call an extraordinary ses-
sion of the Fifty-eighth congress- nothing
has been determined
Senators who talked with the President
today believe 1t to be unlikely that an ex-
traordlnary session will be called next
autumn. They say many reasons might
be cited why such a session should not
be held. the principal one being that
some important state elections are to be
held In November and members of con-
gress will be busy with political affairs
in their own states. They point out that
on the eve of a Presidential campaign
1t is highly important that every effort be
made, especially in doubtful states, to
maintain the strength of party organiza-
ton. In such circumstances 1t Is said 1t
would be possible only with difficulty to
maintain a quorum of either branch OF
congress at an extraordinary session. II
the session were not called until Novem-
ber, they say II would be so close to the
regular session as practically to render II
unnecessary.
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WORKMAN STILL ON STAND.
Only Thing Against Him Is He Did Nee
See the Gun Loaded.

Pensacola, Fla, March 13.-In the court
martial of Ensign Workman today the
accused continued his tsteimony begun
yesterday. He relates to the court a de-
tailed account of the explosion on the
battleship Massachusetts. So far the only
point brought out against the accused
is the fact that he was not In the turret
and supervising the loading of the piece,
nor was he cognizant of the fact that
the gun had been primed for percussion
firing, instead of electrically, as ordered.
Workman was on the outside of the turret
and did not notice that one of the gunners
had prlmed and loaded the piece for
percussion firing until the gunner stepped
back. Then he ordered the man to change
to electrical firing and in attempting to
ease down the lock, the gunner allowed
1t to slip from his hand with the piece
partly open and the powder ignitod. He
had received orders to fire electrically.
The foregoing is the substance of Wort
mans testimony today.
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traces had been cut and the horses had
been allowed to run wild. The cover and
body of the stage were shot fun of holes.
1t is thought by the Guayamas authori-
ties that the perpetrators were some of
the bandits who have taken refuge in the
mountains back of the Yaqui river and
were watching for Alvarado. Friends of
the murdered ranch owner say he had
little money with him at the time. AL
varado had been married only two
months. With him were Senorlta Julea
Berdo and Senorita C. IL. Degonzales,
both of prominent families In that coun-
try and both of them were murdered.
Another Body Found.
Tucson, Ariz., March 13.-Advices from
Hermosillo, Mexico, tonight say that one
more body has been found near the place
of the hold-up and massacre of the pas
sengers of the stage running between
Torreon and Potam. The body found is
that of a woman. 1t had been terribly
mutilated and afterward dragged into
the bushes A rope around the neck
showed that the woman had been choked
to death. In all five persons were killed.
1t has been definitely confirmed that the
bandits were Yaqui Indians, numbering
fifteen or twenty They were evidently
well armed. as the bodies of the dead
were riddled with bullets. Two companies
Of soldiers are In pursuit of the Indians.
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WHAT WE SHOULD HAVE.
Department of Agriculture Shows Per
Capita of Food Products.

Washington, March 13.-The department
of agriculture has issued a bulletin on
the relations of population and food pro-
ducts In the United States, exclusive Of
Alaska and the insular possessions 1t
says that the tendency now Is to get the
most possible from the unit of land, the
climax of this policy being reached in
the glass rooted gardens, whose products
bring high prices in city markets. Tho
food resources per capita in the census
year of 1900 follow:
Wheat sc bushels, oats IL 40 bushels,
Indian corn 34.94 bushels. barley 1.57
busels buckwheat .15 bushels, rye "a
bushels, rice 1873 pounds potatoes 1868
bushels, sweet potatoes .5e bushels. cattle
6.54 pounds, syrup and molasses .5S gal
Ions, pulse 10 bushels, cattle SO head.
swine .S3 head sheep 81 head; orchard
products 2.79 bushels, onions .15 bushels,
market gardening, including small fruits,
100 semi-tropical fruits H. poultry
3.29 head, eggs II dozen, honey 80 pounds,
fishery products 1876 pounds.
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STABS HERSELF
WITH PENKNIPE
FOREIGNER TRIES TO KILL HER
SELF ON AN ATLANTIC COAST
LINE TRAIN NEAR CHARLESTON,
BUT CONDUCTORS INTERPRETED.

Charleston, March 13.-Guiseppa Capita
no. aged 46, attempted to commit suicide
on an Atlantic Coast Line train near this
city early this morning. With an or
dinary penknife, she jabbed her throat
six times and but for the interposition
of the conductor would have killed her
self. This evening the doctor reports her
condition very serious, but not hope
less.
She was en- route from Jersey City to
Tampa, Fla, and told an interpreter that
she had two sons working at the Charles
ton water works. but efforts to locate
them have been so far futile. The woman
was accompanied by 9-year -old boy.
Italian Consul Sottillo says that she has
two sons at Tampa and the passport
found among her effects is dated at Bo-
vino. Sicily.
After being carried to the city hospital
the woman made further efforts to COM
init suicide, and the physicians resorted
to the straight jacket.
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CAN ADJOURN NEXT WEEK.
Republican Steering Committee Says
Senate Can Finish by Saturday.

Washington. March 1S.-The republican
steering committee of the senate today
considered the general condition of busi-
ness in the senate. The opinion was ex-
pressed that it would be possible to fix
the day for the final close of the ses-
sion not later than next Friday or Sat-
urday. No resolutions to that effect, how
ever, will be introduced until an effort
shall have been made to name the day
for voting on the Cuban reciprocity
treaty.
1t has been arranged that Senator
Spooner shall make the last speech in
the Panama canal debate, which, under
the general agreement liking the time
for a vote, is to be made public.
The democratic senator's will caucus to
decide on a course to be pursued in the
senate with reference to amendments to
the pending treaties.
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CASTRO RAISES
RIVER BLOCKADE
OrinocO is Now Open to Traffic
BY All Powers
GREAT RELIEF IS SHOWN
While There Were No Outward sIgns
of Trouble, Washington Officials
Are Greatly Pleased at the
Action of Venezuela.

Washington, March ia cablegram
was received at the state department from
United States Charge Russell at Caracas.
announcing that the blockade Of the ORR
noco river. declared by President Castro
on March I, had been raised.
The action taken by the Venezuelan
government In raising the blockade waa
received here with great refief, although
there were no outward symptoms OF
trouble. 1t is now known that the ENFORCE
ment of the decree probably would have
resulted In serious friction, perhaps in
volving a renewal of hostilities. British
interests, next to our own, being predomi-
nant in the Orinoco section, the British
ambassador here was the first to move
after the announcement of the blockade
decree.
The United States practically had de-
cided to recognize the blockade II Ven
ezuela stationed a sufficient number OF
ships at the mouth of the Orinoco to
make it effective, particularly II these
ships were supplemented in their work
by certain shore batteries in command OF
positions But the British government was
not disposed 10 recognize the blockade,
as 1t would work particular hardship to
the British colonies in Trinidad and Guina
which already are in Strengthened nnan-
clal circumstances.
The Venezuelan government was given
to understand that II the blockade was
persisted in, Great Britain would recog-
nize, the beligerency of the rebels in Ven-
ezula and moreover applying the laws OF
neutrality with strictness, would close
all British ports to Venezuelan warshps
allowing them only the small privilege
of putting In, In time of stress, for very
limited period
Even during the enforcement of the
blockade last March the British gov
ernment never went to this length and
the threat dismayed President Castro II
the rebels were TO be recognized bell
llgerents, their cause would be strength
ened Immensely, for they might charter
privateers and be put In a position tC
borrow money and conduct war on {
larger and maybe successful scale. In
cidentally. the revocation of the ordei
has relieved the naval authorities hers
who had decided If the L-riakade was te
be re-established, that 1t y tuid be the
duty of the navy to watch dc eiopments
at the mouth of the orlnoeo anu mat we
should send three naval vessels nR that
locality
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INDEX TO TODAYS PAPER
The Weafher

Washington. March 13-Forecast for
Alabama: Rain Saturday; Sunday clear
ing with colder In northern portion; fresh
southeast winds.
Page One.
Flood situation is growing worse.
Morgan concludes his speech on canal
treaty.
Bandits kill all passengers on stage.
Castro raises the blockade on the
President still undecided about extra
session.
Page Two.
American battleships ordered to Hon
duras
Detective bureau to be organized.
Active work for Howard college
Page Three.
General state news.
H. C. and w. B. Reynolds get verdict in
school case
Man tries to kill whole family at New
market.
Page Four.
Editorial comment.
Gossip heard in local hotel lobbies.
Page Five.
Plans laid for horse show.
Jim Webb hanged.
Estes and Sims have joint debate.
Chappell Cory elected to important po-
sition.
Page Six.
Dun and Bradstreet on general trade.
Pages Seven and Eight.
New state laws.
Page Nine.
Local and foreign market reports.
Page 10.
Racing, basket bali and general SPORT
ing news.
Keene gets an order Of restraint against
Hartman interest
Cotton brokers on trial in New Orleans
are acquitted.
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Divorce suit settled.

st. Louis, Mo-, March 13-The divorce
suit of Annie Lee Rodgers Brockenhouse
Won Lowenheil against Harold Brocken-
house Won Lowenheil was withdrawn by
the plaintiffs lawyer, Frank M. Estes.
The husband and wife Eve become rec
onciled. The plaintiff in the case was
Dallas. Tex. girl who married Swedish
count. When the suit was filed seven
days ago the plaintiff said that she had
been separated from her husband sew
eral times. but that the Anal separation
took place last November. She asks for
the restoration of her maiden name.
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JUDGE DAY IS BETTER.
Family Now Believe He Will Recover
From Pneumonia.

Washington, March 13-The reports to-
night from the bedside Of Justice Day
of the supreme court, who has an at
tack of pneumonia, are encouraging and
the family are hopeful that despite his
frail health he will recover. His physi-
clan is endeavoring to confne the limit
Of infection to the locality where 1t now
exists and the fact that no unfavorable
symptoms have developed is considered
encouraging. DR.. Hardin, the attending
physician, made several visits to the
justice during the day and evening and
after his last call, about II o'clock to-
night, issued the following bulletin:
Justice Day has had a very comfort
able day and all symptoms continue IA
vorable."
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Falling at Evansville.

Evansville, Ind, March 13.-The Ohio
river is falling slowly here tonight and
stands at 409 feet. The indications are
for rain and this has caused consider
BILE alarm among the people living In the
bottoms The Wabash and White rivers
continue to rise, but will likely begin to
fall by morning The Wabash river below
Mount Vernon is over ten miles wide. 1t
takes in the Kentucky strip opposite
Mount Vernon and land cannot be seen
at any place. Farmers continue to move
their stock and household effects. The
scare seems to be over at Shawneetown
and the levees are sound.
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INQUEST OVER PENNELLs.
Justice Murphy Announces That lnves-
tqation viii Be Searching.

Buffalo, N. Y, March 13.-It was an
nounced by Justice Murphy today that an
inquest on the death of Arthur r. PEN
nell and Mrs. Pennell would be held soon
after the conclusion of the Burdick In
quest Justice Murphy said regarding the
Pennell inquest:
I'VE shall have to await the outcome of
the Burdick inquest.The interests of Bur-
dick and Pennel were so interviewer that
the final outcome of the Burdick inquest
may have an important bearing In the
Pennell.
''You may say. however, that the in
vestigation into the deaths of the PEN
nelrs will be fully as searching, thorough
and conclusive, as / hope to make that
into the death of Burdick"
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MONEY WANTS TO SPEAK
ON THE INDIANOLA CASE

Washington. March 1s.-Cspeclal.)-sen-
ator Money hopes to get an opportunity
to speak on the Indianola, Miss, post
office case Wednesday. but it is doubtful
IL he will have the chance. Some days
ago President Pro Tenn Frye announced
in the senate that 1t would be useless for
senators to Introduce bills and resolutions
at this special session of the senate. as
they would certainly have to be REIN
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TRAVELLED 1000 MILES
TO HAVE TOOTH PULLED

1t happened that there was a steamer in
port that day and another was not ex-
pected for two weeks. Mr.. Waddells wife
urged him to start at once and he went
aboard. 1t took eighteen days to reach
this port. Mr.. Waddell arrived yesterday
and went to the Presbyterian hospital.
II think you need a dentist" said DR..
Ellsworth Elliot, the visiting physician,
after a microscopical examination. You
have an liberated tooth"
DR.. Elliot recommended dentist, who
drew the tooth, and Mr.. Waddell said
yesterday that he was better.
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Rebels Are Defeated.

Coro, Venezuela, March 1s-The revolu-
tionary forces under General Riera and
General Penaloca, numbering about 1850
men, which during the course OF the An
glo-German blockade were reorganized in
the neighborhood of this city, were at-l
tackled last Monday by the government
troopssunder General Castillo at Cumare-
bo lS0 miles northwest of Caracas. and
after a fight lasting three days were de-
feated and their entrenched and fortified
position was captured. General Riera
ned in the direction Of Piratu.
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BEING TRIED FOR TREASON.
Jose Javler, a Noted Filipino Leader,
On Trial for His Life.

Manila, March 13.-As the result Of his
capture in Rizal province Jose Javier.
an irreconcilable and alleged head OF
the new Katipunan, is being tried for
treason and sedition Domingo Sakay, the
former head of the Katlpunan, and 9th
ers testified that Javier acted as minis
ter of foreign affairs In the alleged
government. ma,rta.ned by the irrcroH-
cilables. The testimony does not show
that Javiere contributed money or sup
plies TO the irreconcilaldes or bore arms
against the government.
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HEART TORN OUT
BY Big SPLINTER
WELL.kNoWN TIMBER MAN OF
GURLEY MEETS A HORRIBLE
DEATH WHILE CUTTING DOWN
TREE, WHICH FELL ON HIM.

Huntsville, March 13.-(Special.)-A. b.
Massengale, we'll known timber man
of Gurley met a horrible death In the
mountains today He cut down a large
tree. which, In falling, split and pitched
forward. a large splinter piercing Mas
sengale's body. His heart was torn out
and was found on the splinter. His neck
was also broken. He leaves a family.
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ohio Slowly Recedina.

Owensboro. KY, March 1S.-The river
here is still slowly receding. having
fallen four inches today. All fears OF
further rise have been dismissed. The
greatest damage is in the Green river sec
ton, and unless the water recedes shortly
the agricultural prospects will be
gloomy.
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Both Showed Up Well.

Philadelphia, March lS.-Andrew Tokel
Of England fought six fast rounds with
Danny Dougherty Of Philadelphia. Both
men showed up we'll in the first FIVE
rounds In the sixth however, Dougherty
was able to stand the pace and got a
shade the better In the wind up.
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troduced at the regular session. He let
1t be clearly understood that the senate
In its special session would consider only
the two treaties.
Then, too, 1t is anticipated that the
special session will adjourn by Thursday.
The Panama canal treaty is to be voted
on Tuesday and the remaining days are
to be taken up with the Cuban recipro-
city treaty.
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Refunees Arrive at Cairo.

Cairo H.. March 13.-The river gauge
tonight marks 5O.4 feet There is but little
change in the situation. The transfer
boats are now receiving the traffic of the
Iron Mountain and the Cotton Belt roads
at Hardy's Landing. A number of refu-
gees arrived today and more territory IL
reported under water.
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New York. March 13.-The Rev. William
Waddell, a missionary sent out by the
Presbyterian board. has Just ended a
Brazil, to New York, In order to have a
tooth drawn. though much more serious
consequences seemed to confront him.
Two eminent Brazilian physicians told
the clergyman that what he supposed was
an liberated tooth, was a well defined
case of epithetioma, or cancer, and adj
vised him to take the next steamer for
New York, where he could be treated in
hospital.
situation in the White, Black and Cur
rent rivers has materially improved
during the last forty-eight hours.
Relief Boat Picking Up Stock.
Natchez, Miss, Marcn 10. 1t will be
impossible to secure further news from
Ashland where the levee is overtopped
by the river before morning. The relief
boat st. Joseph is there now picking up
500 head of stock
Everybody in the soutr eastern section
Of Jefferson county Is ready to move out
on account or this wash.
The protection levee In front OF the
Texas and Pacific embankment at Bougre
has been torn away by the water, which
is now pouring against the embankment.
The railroad has large force of men and
a work train raising its roadDed, which
Is protecting a part of Concordia parish,
louisiana
The Betsy Ann arrived this afternoon
from Bayou Sara with her cabin full of
flood refugees and 300 head or stock.
She got 200 bales OF cotton at Black
Hawk, La, and Union Point on account
OF high water. She left tonight at 8
o'clock for Bayou Sara. She will get 500
head of stock from Artonish and Briers,
to be shipped here on account of the
flood. 1t has been raining since early last
night. The guage is 47.50 ana rising. The
danger line is A feet.
Arlington Levee Not Broken.
New Dreams, March 1s.-The rumor that
Rouge on the east bank of the Mississippi
river, had broken, is untrue. President
Leake OF the levee board of that district
In an interview today said
THE Arlington levee is four or five
miles from the nearest railroad and about
the same distance below Baton Rouge.
Inc only way the point OF Danger can be
reached is by boat. Last spring the board
decided that a new levee would have to
be built and early in the summer the
contract was let. The contractor went to
work, but his work was delayed by bad
weather so much that little work was
done. When IL seemed that the contractor
would not get through in time to prevent
danger from the spring floods an extra
force was put to work on the protection
levee behind the old one. The earth has
been kept constantly wet and spongy and
rains have interferred with the work. but
If we succeed in holding the old levee
twenty-four hours. or until tonight, the
new levee will be stout enough to stand
the rush of water that would be thrown
up against II, II the old embankment were
to break. We expect with the convict
force and the 20,0oo sacks sent there to
have things in good shape by tonight
If the old levee holds out until then, water
will be pumped between the old and new
levees with syphons and when the rush
comes from a possible break, the force
will not be so great"
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is coming over the levee at rapid rate
and is washing the levee away. The en-
tire country from Rodney, Miss, down TO
Coles creek a distance of twenty-five
miles and extending from the river about
nine miles. Is under water Much cotton
was still In the fields and will be lost.
This means heavy loss OF cotton seed
as well as of cotton.
There have been no fatalities attending
the inundation, but some live stock will
be lost.
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Ohio Reaches DANCER Linz.

Cincinnati March 13.-The river reached
the danger line of fifty feet here at 10
o'clock tonight The indications are that
1t will rise slowly until a stage of fifty
two feet is reached which is expected by
Sunday night. when 1t will begin falling
slowly.
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Beers ooinq to Mexlco.

Mexico City March 13.-General VII
joen has left for Kansas City. where he
will meet four other Beers who have
been travelling in South America looking
for lands suitable for colonization, but
without success. They are now coming to
Mexico to look for a suitable location,
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FLOOD SITUATION ALARMING
AND THE WORST IS FEAREDI
LEVEE AT ASHLAND Is
RAPIDLY WASHING AWAY

Natchez, Miss, March 13-The steamer
St Joseph returned about midnight from
Ashland with seventy-one head of horses
and mules, 500 head having been fiat
ooated from the various plantations COW
cred by the water into the hills nine miles
back of the river.
Two hundred head of cattle are on the
knolls in the flooded district and will be
taken off in hatboats today The water
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Washington March 13-Forecast for
Alabama: Rain Saturday; Sunday clear
ing with colder In northern portion; fresh
southeast winds.
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Little Rock, March 13.-The Arkansas
river is above the danger line
here, but is stationary. though it
is raining tonight. The Arkansas
lis falling at Fort Smith and Dar-
fdanelle The Red river is rising at Full
Iton and at Garland City, where 1t IS eight
4 miles wide, but the reports from towns
north of these places are encouraging
as the Red river is falling there. The flocd