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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-16
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-16
AMERICAN TRUST AND SAVINGS

1923 First Avenue. c. B. Mccormack, President. H. L. 6adham, vice-President. H. B. urquhart, ashler. Geo. D. Reynolds, Asst Cashier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-16

ASHEVIBLE, N. C.. and Return-s1l.eo 90; tickets on sale July 22 and 8. also 26 and 27. limit August 2 1903
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-16

BALTIMORE. M. D., and Return-S2s.25; tickets on sale July 19 and 20. with final limit July 25. Privilege of extension to July 31, via rail routes. and August 5. via Norfolk and boat.
The daily sentinel., 1903-05-11
DELIGHTFUL MUSICALE.

Miss Anna Zerwas and her pupils
held very pleasant and successful
musicale at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
@. E. Buckius Saturday afternoon
from to 6. The program was inter-
esting and was interspersed with songs
by Mrs. De La Mar, Miss Stoeckley
and Miss Zerwas. which were great
ly enjoyed by those present.
A recitation by Mrs. Fuit was very
enjoyable as was song by Miss Ger
aldine Drummy. Little Margaret Pur
cell sang very pleasing selection and
was loudly applauded. Master Rollo
Hilbert played some very excellent
violin selections, accompanied by his
sister Hazel on the piano.
At the conclusion of the program
refreshments were served by Miss
Buckius and Miss Zerwas. The af-
ternoon was one OF delight for teach
er. pupils and guests.
The daily sentinel., 1903-05-11
WANTS $4,000
Damages for Being Made g
Cripple for Life.

A suit in which the damages are
laid at 50. 000 90 was begun in the
District court of Mesa county. ON
Wednesday last by Jeremia Perrier,
through his attorney ]. S. Carnahan
against the Rio Grande railway.
The complaint charges that through
the setting of the bones of his leg.
by the company's physician. DR.. H.
r. Bull. the leg is at least an inch
shorter than it was originally and
that it will cripple him for life.
On the 10th day of last October,
while the plaintiff was day laborer
and was in the act of performing his
duties and was standing in and upon
fiat car near the station of Rhone,
that car was bumped into by an
engine being run bv fireman and
that the rails with which the car was
loaded were thrown up against him,
knocking him down and pinoning him
to the sides of the car and crushing
the bones of the left leg.
The complaint states that he was
brought to st. Mary's hospital and
that while there the bones of the leg
were set as described as follows in the
fifth charge of the complaint:
''That the said physician so in the
employ of the defendant company and
without any fault or want of caution
ON the part of the plaintiff whatsoever,
so set the bones in the plaintiffs said
left Ieu that the said broken homes
were caused and allowed to be Tapped
over and in said false position were
allowed to knit and grow together
thereby and in said manner and by
reason of the carelessness. recklessness
and negligence of the said defendant
company, its agents, servants and em-
ployes the said plaintiff was injured.
wronged and damaged, and his said
left limb was made shorter than it's
rightful and natural length almost
one full inch.'
The daily sentinel., 1903-05-11
intsead of requests for conside

mands intsead of requests for conside-
ration.
He was not warranted in the least in
making the attack on me, and 1 had
nothing to do with the agreements
that had been made in relation to the
matter. save that 1 made promise
to which Downing readily acquiesced
and because would not agree to an
other matter which had not been mem
toned when the first agreement was
made. he attempts to kill me for so
trivial a cause.
The Whites so L am informed, were
at all times ready to care for the girl
after she had married their son, but
it looks as if money and not honor,
was the ruling matter in the whole
affair.
The daily sentinel., 1903-05-11

According to the Grand Junction
Sentinel the Denver and Rio Grande
is going to build new depot in that
city. The place certainly needs it
and if the chamber of commerce of
that city would take the matter up
and urge the road to build a good de-
pot while it is about it. it would en-
courage the growth of the place more
than anything else at present. A
town is usually judged by its depots.
and a dingy, dinky depot gives the
impression to the traveller of a slow
going, sleepy town. .-Leadville News
Dispatch.
The daily sentinel., 1903-05-11

Pete Nix, of Ouray. was spending
the day in the city yesterday.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-13

will you state what part you think the
trusts and tariff will play in the cam
paign of 1902"
Sae ex-president said in reply:
"You may say for me-that Mr..
Cleveland gave it as his opinion that
the question would not be eliminated
from tie nett presidential canvass
and expressed himself AS being en-
tirely unable to see how the questions
could be wholly divorced from the tar
i'll ISSUE"
Then he added:
ITO say nothing of the absolute nee
essity of a good old fashioned insist
ence IN tariff reform for it's own sake
and what it would do for the people
of the country"
Mr.. Cleveland was asked if he
thought silver would figure at all as
an issue within the democratic party
and he said:
Il did not know that anyone thought
about silver nowadays"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-13
WRECKED GASOLINE TANK CARS EXPLODE
Men and Boys Breathed Flame and Died Where They Stood and Bodies Were
lncinerated= -Others Ran Till Overcome, Their Clothing
Blazing--On Blown Into Creek.

broke in WI on the hill two miles
north OF the city. At first the for
ward part of the train released of all
the weight behind, sprang forward
with increased speed. Brakes were
APPLIED and the first portion was
brought almost to a %standstill at the
bridge across Olean creek.
The rear cars, gathering momentum
as they ran down the hill. crashed
into the front cars.
Most of the cars were tank cars fill
ed with refined oil or gasoline. They
weighed thousands OF tons and the
impact was terrific. One of the tank
cars caught fire soon after the col
lision.
The exact cause of the fire is noI
known but it is supposed to have
started from a spark struck from the
grinding pieces of iron in the wreck.
In a few minutes another car of gas
olene caught fire and burst into flames
with a terrific report. Portions of
the iron domes of the car were hurled
4 distance OF several hundred feet.
The flames shot high in the air. In
this early accident, so far as can be
learned, no one was injured. Hundreds
of people from the surrounding coun-
try gathered to watch the brilliant
flames.
For two hours the people stood
massed together, and as the heat be-
came less intense, the crowd began
to edge a little closer to the wreck
age, until about II o'clock some ven
turesome boys approached to within
a few hundred feet.
Suddenly there was a terrific ex-
plosion. Great masses of flames shot
into the air and literally rolled down
the banked sides of the track into the
gully where the spectators were
standing. Men and boys fell before
the wave of white light to rise no
more. Huge pieces of iron were hurl-
ed through the air, moving down the
human beings by the. score.
Some managed to scramble to their
feet and get away, but others lay still
iL death. The scene of agony and
horror at that moment was beyond
description.
A veritable rain of fire came down
upon the crowd. Men and boys, with
their clothing a mass of flames, ran
shrieking down the track, some OF
them falling to the ground unconsci-
Gus. while others rolled in the ditch
OF jumped into the creek in an n
deavor to put out the fire that was
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-13
BROOKS TELLS STORY.
Slayer Of Barber Gives Details of the
Fight for the Pistol.

Butte, March 9.-The proceedings
ir the Brooks murder trial this morn
ing were marked by two notable pro-
ceedings.
The wife of the accused told the
story of her shame and her husband
who shot the man that violated his
home told the story of the killing of
him.
The scene in the courtroom, espec-
tally when Brooks was telling his
story, was dramatic in the extreme.
He was given the revolver and de-
scribed how he and Chevrier strug-
gled for it's possession.
A woman, apparently about % years
OF age, stylishly dressed and hand
somely gowned, told of her shame as
an u%nfaithful wife on the witness
stand in Judge McClenan's division of
the district court this morning. In
contrasting her shame the woman was
self-composed. She has dark hair,
beady black eyes and an expression
less face.
On the witness stand she wore a
brown hat, a box coat and a black
skirt. She gave her name as Bertha
Brooks, and testified with the con-
sent of her husband, who is on trial
for the murder of Emory Chevrier, a
barber, in whose room and sitting On
whose lap the wronged husband found
her,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-13

b%attleship Texas, the cruisers San
Francisco and Albany, and GOLFERS
and supply ships.
In the lee of the Azores the fight.
ing ships will be coaled and provision
ed so that they will reach Portugal in
readiness for action. The fleet will
proceed as though war was actually
on. The cruisers will scout in ad-
vance, and the supply ships will be
protected by the battleships.
While the operations are intended
as a lesson to all Europe, it is known
that the navy department is especial
ly anxious to let the kaiser see just
what it's ships can do. Whel Prince
Henry was in Washington last year
he asked Chief Constructor Bowles as
to the relative efficiency of German
and American warships.
I'VE build our ships to carry coal
as we'll as to fight replied Bowlesa
They can cross the ocean,, and some
Of them can return without re-coaling.
Your ships cannot do that"
The kaiser has regarded this as
something of a boast. He is to be
shown that it is not.
Naval attaches of European coun-
tries are displaying great interest in
the transatlantic m~aneuvers, and
many of them have asked to be allow
ed to accompany the fleet. Their re-
quests probably will be granted, as
the navy department wants to make
the case complete.
The department is constantly work
ing to increase the coal capacity of
the warships and extend their steam
ing radius.
The Texas IAN steam only 1900
miles. The Kearsarge can steam
more than 5000 miles without recoal-
ing. which is half as far again as the
Iowa, Indiana and Massachusetts,
while the latest addition-the Maine
1000 tons Of coal as compar-
ed with the 1,645 tons of the Kear-
sarge.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-13

the congressional record, or as a pub
lie document. Members Of the COM
mittee later discussed the PROPOSE
ton with other senators, and the con-
census of opinion seemed to be
against granting the permission.
Some of the remarks heretofore made
by Senator Morgan reflected rather
severely on the Colombian govern.
ment and especially on the president
of Colombia, and senators do not think
it would be advisable to give official
sanction to such u%tterances by allow
ing them to appear in the record of
the senate. 1t is also feared that the
Colombian government might take Of
tense and fail to ratify the treaty,
and it is ascertained that ratification
of the treaty can be accomplished
if no agreement is reached.
Senator Allison, chairman of the re-
publican steering committee, has sent
notices to all republican senators re-
questing them to be present at the
sessions of the senate in order to
maintain a quorum. No definite line
of policy has been agreed on in the
way of pressing the treaty, but the
question to keep it before the senate
and under consideration as long as
possible each day. While little oppo-
sition has been shown aside from SEN
ator Morgan's democratic senators
have said that they do not intend that
the Alabama senator should be sub
to undue physical strain in pre-
senting his views.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-13
VIEWS.
The Trusts and Tariff Reform as Ma
tional Issues.

New York, March 10.-Former
President Grover Cleveland today de-
MED that he had come to New York
for any political purpose, as was ru-
mored yesterday. He said:
81 came solely for the purpose Of
addressing the meeting in Brooklyn
last night. The reports that | had a
talk with Edward Shepard are untrue.
l am not in politics. l am out for
good. l saw Mr.. Shepard last night
for only two minutes and politics did
not figure in our conversation. Poll
tics is furthest from my thoughts at
present, although l am always ready
to act in an advisory capacity if SO
desired. AS for taking any active
part in politics, that is not to be con-
sidered."
In an interview by a representative
of the Times this question was sub.
mitted to Mr.. Cleveland:
1--WE have a situation now in which
the republicans r claiming to be
able to eliminate trust evils by public
ity measures and by the enforcement
of certain actions regulating COM
merce, while the democrats and some
part of the Independent voters on the
other hand claim that the only ade-
quate remedy is the reform of the tar
if which gives to the trusts the mo-
nopoly they enjoy and hence enables
them to endanger the prosperity Of
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-13
MAY ADVISE SLAMS KING.
Professor Bemis Of Harvard Slated
for Position.

Boston, March 10.-The Transcript
says: 1t has become public from au-
thority which cannot be doubted that
one, and possibly two, professors of
the Harvard Law school have been
selected for important positions in the
royal court of Siam. One of the posi-
lions is that of legal adviser to the
king, a place of great responsibility.
The MAI who is named for this posi-
ton is Professor Edward Henry Stro-
bel Bemis, professor of international
law. The name of the other cannot
as yet be learned.
Professor Bemis has had much eX-
perience in diplomatic affairs and is
considered an authority upon inter-
national law. He has been secretary
of the United States legation at Mad
rid, third secretary of state in the
second Cleveland administration, min
lister to Ecuador and minister to Chile.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-13
BLOCKADE May
BRING ON TROUBLE
EMBARGO ON oRINoco COM.
MERGE WILL NOT BE RECoG-
NlzED BY GREAT BRITAIN.

Washington, March 10.-Details
have been received at the state de-
partment of the conditions Of the
blockade declared by President Cas-
tro on March Z OF the Orinoco river.
1t provides that the following terms
of entry shall hold for vessels dis
patched for the blockaded ports after
the decree Of blockade has been com
municated to the various govern
ments:
Steamships from Europe one month,
sailing vessels two months, steam
ships from the United States Is days,
sailing vessels one month.
Vessels from the West Indies,
whether sailers or steam vessels, shall
be allowed 10 days with the exception
of those from Trinidad and Grenada,
which shall have but two days.
The question of the Orinoco block
ade is receiving the careful attention
OF the officials here as it is realized
that in it lies the basis for further
International complications.
Great Britain already has indicated
that she will not recognize the block
ade and Germany and other foreign
countries probably will follow the
same course.
On the other hand the United States
il the blockade of the river is found to
be effective, will probably recognize
it and insist that its terms be COM
piled with. This move by the Wash
ington government probably will be
strongly protested by American
steamship interests in Venezuela.
1t is upon Great Britain that the
blockade will fall most heavily be-
cause of the great amount of Brit
ish trade on the upper Orinoco. Upon
Mr.. Bowens' return to Cara eas, the
Orinoco blockade problem will be
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-13
COMMITTEE REACH AGREEMENT
ON COLOMBIAN TREATY.
NO DOUBT OF RATIFICATION
Morgan Delays Action for the Day to
Secure Spanish Copy Of :
the Agreement.

Washington, March 9.-The senate
committee on foreign relations today
agreed to f%avorably report the Colon
blan canal treaty to the senate. No
action was taken on the Cuban or
other reciprocity treaties. The Co
lombian treaty was reported as in the
former session, without amendment.
When the senate went into execu-
tive session, Senator Cullom report
ed the treaty and it was read at
length, as the rules of the senate re-
CURED.
Under the rules an objection car
ried the treaty over for one day be-
fore it could be considered.
Senator Morgan objected to it's on
celebration today. He stated hat he
desired to have the Spanish copy of
the treaty SO as to compare it with
the English text. 1t is expected that
a draft. in Spanish will be sent to the
senate by the state department to-
Members Of the committee on for
eign relations express the opinion that
there will be no delay in the ratifica-
ton of the treaty.
At the meeting today Senator Clark
of Montana, who succeeded Senator
Bailey as a member of the commit
tee, was present.
During the session of the commit
tee on foreign relations today Sena-
tor Morgan offered to consent to Il
vote on the Colombian canal treaty at
2 o'clock on Saturday. provided the
senate would consent to allow him to
print such remarks as he wanted in
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-13
AMERICAN BATTLESHIPS WILL
PLAY TO MoNARcHs..
BIG FLEET TO VISIT EuRvPE
Admiral Barker Will Engage in Real
ly and Truly FrienIy Block
ade Of Lisbon.

Washington, March 1O.-The plans
for sending the powerful b~attleship
squadron into European waters next
May contemplate a more impressive
object lesson on the growing strength
of the United States navy than has
been supposed. Behind the shield OF
a practice cruise" with the most
friendly intentions, it is proposed to
demonstrate forcibly the ability OF
the government to carry a wal to the
doors of any country in Europe. To
prove this in emphatic style the port
OF Lisbon, Portugal, is to be .'blockad-
ed" at the end of the long trip across
the ocean.
Portugal was selected for the unique
test because the impossibility of the
United States We becoming inyolv-
ed in a wal with that country is well
recognized. Representations will be
made that will prevent any Portu-
guese suspicious Of any Interior mo-
tive. Rear Admiral Barker, who will
command the feet, will entertain the
nobility and naval officers of Portu-
gal in lavish style on his flagship, and
visitors will be allowed on all the
ships. The feet will be grouped off
Lisbon long enough to prove that
United States warships can cross the
ocean and take sufficient coal along
to assume offensive operations on an
scale. Europe has consid-
cred this impossible.
The fleet will consist of the Kear-
sarge, Admiral Barker's flagship; the
Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Iowa, Massa-
chusetts and possibly the secoDd-class
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-13
"The Allen strengthening Machine

"The Allen strengthening Machine
company" of Chicago has opened an
to furnish any information to wool
growers through their agent, in room
8 Belknap block. A machine will be
shown in the office, in operation. A
depot where all supplies will be kept
constantly on hand will be establish
ed. Call upon or write for terms and
particulars to A. C. Logan, local
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-13

Many of those overwhelmed by the
flames dropped where they stood and
never moved again.
AS soon as the phone could be
reached all the doctors in the city
were summoned and the ambulances
We're called out. Express wagons
and other vehicles were pressed into
service. In the meantime those in
the vicinity of the wreck who escaped
injury made valient efforts to rescue
the wounded who were still lying
within reach of the flames. Boys
were burned 10 death before their
fathers eyes, while the latter stood
helpless to save them. Men so badly
injured by the flying iron that they
could not move lay in the gully with
flames rolling down upon them until
they persisted.
Nothing could be done to check the
flames which began to die out about
midnight. A short distance west of
the iron bridge a line was established
beyond which no one was permitted
to pass as one of the burning cars
vas still thought to be in danger of
exploding.
1t was about 1 a. m. when Deputy
Sheriff Ostrout called for volunteers
to remove the dead and injured. Three
times as many as were called for
stepped forward and the gruesome
work was begun.
In a short time Is bodies had been
recovered and laid beside the track.
Some of them were so badly burned
and distorted az to be scarcely recog-
niZable. Several bodies were found
in the ditch. The body of one. boy
was seen too close to the flames to
be approached and in a short time it
al burned to cinders. 1t is believed
others were also incinerated.
When the last body had been res
cued the stretcher-bearers formed a
procession and started down the
track toward the ambulance and car
riages. The crowd fell back and open
ed a passage-way for them. The only
soNnd that broke the stiffness. while
the procession filed past was an &C.
casional sobbed or shuddered "Oh!"
The remains of the dead arrived in
the city about 3 o'clock and were TAX
en- to undertaking establishments to
be prepared for burial.
A canvas of the city and adjoining
villages will be taken to ascertain
the names of the missing. 1t will be
dead, and it is likely they will all
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-13

Clean, N. Y, March 10.-From IS
to 90 lives were lost and fully twice
that number burned or bruised by
an explosion of oil late last night, fol-
lowing a wreck on the Erie railroad
north of this city. Owing to the fact
that some of the bodies were inciner-
ated or blown into the creek by the
explosion, the exact number of the
dead will probably not be known for
several days. The number of injured
is uncertain, as many of them were
able to reach their homes. The
known casualties are:
The Dead.
NORMAN BROWN.
JOHN TOBIN.
JOHN M'CREARY.
JOHN M'MAHON.
All four are boys and lived in Clean.
M. V. DRISCOLL. North Clean
WALTER SWIFT, Clean.
JOHN STEMLINGER, Broadman-
vile.
HARRY Golden, Broadmanville.
RICHARD CONNELL, North Clean.
Six unidentified bodies at Wood
wards undertaking rooms; boy, blown
into creek and drowned, body not re-
covered; two or more unknown per-
sons, bodies in~cinerated in burned
w~reckage.
The injured at the general hospital
are: James Mcdonald, 16 years old;
limbs badly burned.
Richard Mcdonald, badly burned,
leg fractured.
James McCready, Is years old; burn
ed about face and legs.
Walter Jackson, II years old, burn
ed about body and hands, inhaled
flames; may die.
Son of Yardmaster Glen Cole, East
Olean, struck by flying splinters, burn
ed.
Two Blackwell boys of B~ordenville.
Bert Miller of ~Bordenville. serious
~ burned.
Three men, badly burned, did not
leave names at hospital; sent home.
Dozens of others were burned, but
nom seriously.
At the hospital n of the patients
said a young boy was blown into the
creek near him. He tried to save
him, but was unable to do so.
The scenes following the explosion
will never be forgotten by those who
saw them. 1t al about 8 o'clock in
the evening when the train was
R--f-AA ---kA-.-A
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-13
A Battle in Honduras.

Panama, March "a cablegram
from San Salvador states that the
Honduran government forces under
command of General Ezequiel Fer
rera and General Lopez have been de-
feated by the revolutionary forces
supporting Senior Bonilla. General G.
Ferrera was killed and General Lopez
and his staff were taken prisoners.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-13
Pursued by Nemesis.

New York, March 9.-The World
will say today that Philip Doblin, who
figured prominently in the charges
made by Representative LESSER that
an attempt had been made to bride
him to vote for contracts for subma-
rine boats, was found yesterday
wandering in Central park in a condi-
ton bordering on mental and nervous
collapse.