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The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-18
SUICIDE OF AN ARMY OFFICER
Lieutenant Thomas F. Howard Dead b,

Lieutenant Thomas F. Howard Dead by
 His Own Hand at St. Louis.
 St. Louis, April 17.-Lieutenant Thomas F. Howard, a retired officer of the United States army, and graduate of West Point drew razor across his throat at the Missouri Baptist sanita- rum to-day. When found by an at tendant he was dead. Howard left a letter to his mother, Mrs. J. H. How ard, Boerne, Texas. He also left note for the sanitarium officials, directing them to notify his mother and the war department at Washington.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-18
AT THE ARMoRY.

The Naval Militia, the Machine Gun battery and the First Separate compa- ny held their regular drills at the arna- r,ry last evening
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-18

Mrs. J. P. Catlin and daughter Ada of Northfield are spending few weeks in the City of Films. MT. ,Catlin is the postmaster of Northfield.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-18

Washington, April 17.--Lieutenant Howard, who committed suicide in St. Louis to-day, entered the military acad- emy from Texas, graduating in 1896. He was retired in 1899 for disability.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-18

The Stimulus of Competition Ut is a great mistake. Mabel, to trifle with the affections of man who loves you bJ encouraging some one else''
 Well, he's 8 little slow, Auntie. think he needs a pacemaker."-Puck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08
IRA D. sANkEYs CONDITION.
Evangelist Has Had an Operation Per
 formed on His Eyes.

New York, March 7.-The family of Ira D. Sankey today issued the following statement prepared by Dr. Kalish. the eye specialist. who has been attending the evangelist:
 MT. Sankey has been suffering from an attack of congestive glaucoma caused by physical exhaustion from overwork. An operation was performed as soon a, the condition of the eyes permitted. MT. Sankey rallied at once. the pain and suf- fering being relieved, but It is too soon to express definite opinion as to the result of the operation.
 "In the right eye the existing conditions are not unfavorable to the recovery of moderate amount of sight. which prob ably will be accentuated by improvement in his general health. The left eye has not responded to treatment as the other has done and at this time any anticipa- tion that sight in this eye will be re- stored is hardly fustihahls-'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08
CURIOSITY CAUSES
 DEATH AND INJURY
Hundreds of Persons Climb on Freight Shed to Watch Fire Montreal When the Structure CoIapses Under the Heavy
 Weight BurVng Scores of Spectators in the Ruins,

The flames attracted an immense crowd and it was in the eager quest for a point of vantage that resort was had to the shed of the Allan Line. The freight shed was flimsily constructed building built that 1t could be removed from the wharf during the winter months. When q large number of people clambered on the roof attention was drawn to the dan ger and the police had begun to order spectators off the roof when the collapse came.
 There was not much of a crash, and it was not until the screams of those who went down with the building and were held pinioned by the timbers rent the air, that the big crowd realized that the accident had occurred. Then other spec tators and the police rushed to the shed to aid in the rescue. Willing hands pulled off the heavy corrugated iron roof ing and removed the broken timbers. Am balances were called from all the hos pitals, but it was fully two hours before the last of the victims had been carried away. Many were able to go home The dead bodies of man and boy were recovered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08
NEW COINS FOR PHILIPPINES.
Colonel Edwards Hopes to Supply the
 Islands With Money By July 1.

Washington. March 7-colonel Ed wards chief of the insular division Of the war department. who made preparations in advance to carry out the provisions of the Philippine currency act with a view to relieving the financial strain in the islands, has just procured from the Philadelphia mint the first of the new silver money to be used in the Philippines in the shape of a peso.
 The new coin is simple and chaste in design On it's face is an emblamatic female figure representing a Filipino working out the destinies of her home on an anvil. Behind her is the smoke cone of a volcano and around the picture are the words "One Peso and 'Filipi- mas"
 On the reverse of the coin is slightly modified representation of the United States coat of arms, with the words United States of America" Colonel Edwards hopes to supply the islands with the new currency by the beginning of the f1zeoi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08
NINETEEN MEN
 ARE DROWNED Ferry Boat OVeIturns Causing Heavy Loss of Life HUDSON IS BEING DRAGGED Dozens of Dinner Fails, Hats and Coats Were Found, But as Yet Few of
 the Bodies Have Been
 Recovered.
HUDSON IS BEING DRAGGED

Glens Falls, N Y. March '. - Nineteen men were drowned today by the capsizlng of a ferry boat used by workmen at Spier Falls on the Hudson river. More than 1000 men are employed on the construction of the power dam of the Hudson River Power company. The laborers and many of the masons are Italians The main portion of the work Is carried on at pres- ent on the opposite side of the river. The men have been in the habit of crossing small bridge where the river flows through the unfinished portion of the dam, but the river has been rising for several days, and the company fearing that the bridge was unsafe, destroyed It with dynamite.
 Below the work ls a ferry. The boat ls scow-shaped affair. 30 feet long and IS feet wide. and is operated oy means of cables 1t is large enough to carry heavily loaded team. and as many as 150 men have been taken across at one time.
 Italian Boy Fell Overheard.
 Yesterday while the men were being ferred across an Italian boy known as Cigarette" became frightened and feli
 
 This morning seventy or eighty men got aboard and the boat started, leaving big crowd on the bank waiting for the next trip. When eighty feet from shore the water splashed against the rail and the Italian boy who had fallen overboard the previous day seized one of the tackle ropes which ran from the overhead cable to the stern of the boat. Some of the men startled him and instantly the boat ca reened and filled, every one being thrown into the water.
 The Hudson, swollen by the freshet. bore a score or more of the struggling men down the stream. Many others suc- ceeded in catching hold of the boat, which had righted itself and they clung there until pulled ashore. Teams were quickly harnessed and loaded with skilled los drivers and sent down along the river to points where the bodies would be likely to land Dozens of dinner pails, hats and coats were found, but it was nearly dark before the first body was found. This was found in a log jam two miles below the dam and was recognized as that of Fred Forran. an Italian interpreter
 Dragging the River.
 For miles men are watching and drag ging the river. There were two or three Engllsh-speaking men on the boat. The Italians were all designated by numbers. The roll of the men was called and this evening everybody dead or alive had been accounted for. except sixteen men. and 1t is certain that these were drowned. Those recovered are Michael Kennedy. Fred Forrran. Italian interpreter; "Cirgarette,n the Italian boy, who started the panic.
 It is unlikely that all the bodies will recovered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08
Epss About the statue.

The action of the Virginia legislature in making an appropriation for the erection of a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee in statuary hall in the capitol continues to cause unfavorable comment among cer- tain republican members of congress.
 Speaking today of the suggestion that Kansas might want to place John Brown s statue in the hall, Representative Curtis of Kansas said: q do not know about Brown, but I do know here Is one man who will fight putting Lees statue in the hall I think it will be disgrace He was a traitor to his country and I will not sanction an official honor for a traitor''
 Representative Miller of Kansas, who accompanied MT. Curtis, added that these sentiments were his own, and that he, too, would fight the placing of the statue. Representative Cooper of Wis consin thought 1t would be unwise to of- f1cially honor the memory of a man who had tried to destroy the government.
 Livingston Sizes 1t Up.
 Representative Livingston of Georgia holds an opposite view. He said: This talk against the Lee statue is all mis- directed. Virginia has been given the right to place the statues of two of her sons in the hall and that right can- not be taken away although there may be great deal of fuss and feathers about the acceptance of the statue by congress. The Marquette statue was never accepted by congress, but it re- mains in statuary hall all the same Georgia has a statue of Alexander Steph- ems in the hall. He was vice president of the Confederacy. If hatred of the Confectionery is at the bottom of this movement why any more objection to Lee than to Stephens. Both represented principle, and each in his way did all he could to make that principle perma- nept. If Kansas wants to place John Browns statue In the hall no one can object. If Kansas thinks he was one of her great men nobody can object to her ideas of what great men are. The re- fection will be on Kansas the same as it will be the case as to Lee if there is any reflection
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08
GOV. JELkS SAYS WE HAVE
 NO NEGRO QUESTION HERE

Atlanta. March 1.-The governors of two southern states declared today that they would not take part in any conven- ton to be held in Atlanta with the pur- pose of discussing the race problem as proposed by the Wisconsin state senate.
 Governor William D. Jelks of Alabama, who is in the city to spend Sunday said:
 T don't think we have any negro ques- ton down here that we cannot settle # we are only let alone.'
 In a dispatch to the Constitution Gov ernor Duncan Hayward of South Caro- lima said he thought such a convention would be productive of more harm than good, and that he would not appoint dele gates to such a gathering.
 Governor Joseph M Terrell of Georgia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08

declined to make any statement, inas- much as he had not received any com munication regarding the matter from the governor of Wisconsin.
 Former Governor William J. Northen of Georgia said:
 "The best solution of the whole thing is to let it alone. The agitation of the question is the only thing that is creat- Ing any trouble"
 James M. Henderson, president of the Morris Brown college, colored. a we'll known negro educator, takes practically the same view as does former Governor Northen.
 What we want in the south is peace" he said. T do not believe anything can be accomplished by such a convention as is proposed. We are getting along very well at present, and I believe, with oth- CTS, that the least said about the race problem the better it will be for all"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08
w. R. MERRIAM RESIGNSA AS
 DIRECTOR OF THE CENSUS

President knew nothing definite of the matter until he was informed by Gov ernor Merriam personally of his inten- tion. He expressed regret that Governor Merriam had concluded to leave the gov ernment service, and wished him a large measure of success in his new field
 President Roosevelt, of course, has given no intmation of his intention re- garding the appointment of Director Merriams successor. Representative David IT. Mercer, of Omaha, already has been recommended to the President for the appointment and several other men are said to have been mentioned for the place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08

Washington, March 7.-Wilam R. Mer- riam, director of the census and former governor of Minnesota, today rendered his resignation to President Roosevelt. The resignation is to take effect on May 15. He will remove to New York to ac- cept the vice-presidency of the 1nterna- tiona Mercantile agency, a corporation organized for the purpose of rating credits In the United States and Canada
 that Director Merriam intended to rein- quish his present office to accept q busi- ness engagement in New York. but the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08

one convicted of taunting another on ac- count of his religion shall be blown from a cannon's mouth. This punishment has already been inflicted. Robbers are placed in cages which are hung prominently others. Another proclamation of the Ameer, evidently aimed against those who attempt to corner grain, decrees that everyone possessing grain in excess of that is absolutely necessary for the support of his family for four months shall sell it. If he fails to do so the whole supply will be taken by force.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08
AMBER DIVORCES ALL BUT
 FOUR OF HIS MANY WIVES

London, March 7.-Mail advices re- ceived from Kabul say the Ameer of of his wives. The divorced women are allowed to remarry at their pleasure and the Ameer has promised lifelong sup port to those who do not marry again. He has also decreed by beat of drum that none of his subjects shall hereafter have more than four wives, and that all in excess of this number must be di- vorced. The Ameer is also suppressing evil doers with an iron hand. In re- cent proclamation he ordered that any
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08
SON OF. PRINCESS LOUISE
 PRAYS FOR HER RETURN

archy appears to have been considerably heightened.
 The carriage of Princess Mathilda, sis- ter of the crown princess, was surrounded the principal shopping streets of Dresden. one day last week and cries of Give us our Louise" were raised. Princess Ma thilda was so frightened that when the police reached the scene she was escorted into a shop and eventually went out by a rear door. Several similar instances have occurred since the agitation caused by the elopement of the Princess Louise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08

Dresden, March 7-Little Prince George, eldest son of Crown Prince Frederick, was missing from the palace yesterday and for several hours his tutors and the household were in consternation. The fa- vorite rumor was that the prince had been abducted by agents of his mother, the former Crown Princess Louise. The boy was found praying In the cathedral that his mother might return.
 The socialists are using the crown princess episode for political agitation, and the unpopularity of the Saxon mon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER DROWN.
Rising Waters Rush Through Cabin and Carry Bodies Down Stream.

Scottsboro March 7.-During A hard storm last night Mrs. Ferguson and her little daughter were drowned in Big Coon creek. They lived in cabin on the bank of the river and during the night the heavy rains caused a rise and over flow of the creek, the rushing waters run ming through the cabin, sweeping the floor away and carrying the woman and her daughter down the stream. The bodies have not been recovered. MT. Ferguson, the husband, escaped.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08
Hot Day In March.

Atlanta. Ga, March 7.-Today was the hottest March day experienced in the south Atlantic states since 1878. On March of that year, according to the local bureau, the maximum for this region was 7S degrees. Today the maximum was Fl degrees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08
Navl Assignments.

Washington. March 7.-capt G. F. Wilde has been detached from the Portsmouth navy yard and made captain of the Bos- ton yard. Capt. Thomas Berry has been detached from the Iowa and made cap tain of the New York yard. He win be succeeded in command of the Iowa by Capt. Henry B. Mansfield, who has been detached from recruiting duty at the New York yard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08
Means Much for Birminuham.

Representative Underwood today se- cured from the postoffice department an additional allowance of $4700 for the Bir- mingham postoffice. Three thousand of this amount will be used in the embloy- ment of five new clerks at $500 each.
 Postmasters appointed: Drycove, Jack son county, E. D. Hollis; Hytop, Jack son county. William A. Massburn; Rash. Jackson county, P. H. Coffey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08
MORGAN SAID TO HAVE
 BOUGHT OUT FLAGLER

New York. March 7.--varlous reports concerning the Flagler hotel system in Florida. were circulated in the financial district today. One report was that the hotel and the Florida East Coast railway had been. turned over to J. P. Morgan.
 presumably for the Southern railway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08

Another report was that the properties would be owned jointly by the South ern and the Atlantic Coast line. Wall street believes that 1t Is J. P. Morgans plan to build up a large tourist business into Florida and Cuba, and In this con- nection an up-to-date line of steamers between Florida and Cuba is looked for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08
NH oNTREAL, March 1.-Two per
 M sons were killed and seventy-five were injured some probably

oN 1hEAD, mdTcl i.--4 WI p0i .
 M sons were killed and seyenty-five were injured some probably fatally. tonight, by the collapse of a steamship freight shed, on which hun dreds of persons had taken place to watch the burning of the steamer Mon treal in course of construction for the Riehelieu and Ontario Navigation con- pany. The steamer, valued at s40OO0O, was burned to the water.
 The fire broke out in the after part of the vessel on the main deck, Within d few minutes the boat was a mass of flames from stem to stern. Working men engaged in putting in the interior fit- tings of the craft had left behind them fine material to feed the flames. The civic fire department responded quickly, Eut considerably delay ensued in getting the water turned on. By the time the brigade was able to get in full work ing order, nothing remained but to ex- tinguish the embers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08
Member of Parliament Dead.

London, March 7.-Henr' Ncs. Leigh Bennett, M. P die Windlesha, Surrey, follow ion for appen .icitis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08
WEATHER FORECAST.

Washington. March Flor Ala bama: Rain and colder Sunday. Monday fair; fresh south winds, shifting to west.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08
Heyward Right.

The Washington Star Republican, says, editorially this evening:
 The governor of South Carolina de- clines the invitation of the Wisconsin legislature to appoint delegations to at tend a national convention for dis cussion of the race problem. He holds that nothing of benefit would result from such a meeting. He is probably right. South Carolina would return. home un- convinced by Wisconsin, and Wisconsin would return home unconvinced by South Carolina. And so on through the list of states. There would be great deal of talk-some of it intemperate-but nothing more. And talk about the race problem has grown to be the idlest of talk''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08
SOUTHERNERS GENERALLY
 AGREE THAT HE'S RIGHT
Washington Star EdltorialIy Thinks Plan of Wisconsin Legislature Would Prove Failure-Many Oppose
 Putting Lees Statue in Capitol.
BY PATTERSON sTEALEY.

Washington, March IT. Especially = southerners In public life in Washington praise Governor Hayward, of South Car olina for refusing to appoint delegates to attend a convention in Atlanta for the purpose of discussing and solving, if pos sble, the race question. The legislature of Wisconsin passed a resolution asking the governor of that state to request the governors of other states to appoint dele gates to such a convention. The view taken here is that a convention of this kind at this time would only lend to ac- centuate the race question, and no pos- sible unanimous conclusion could be reached.
 Southern congressman generally agree with Governor Hayward in his statement that "the interference and ignorance of a long-range. would-be philanthropist, has done more to create race question where none exists, than all other com bined agencies that have ever come with in my observation"
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-25
TUESDAY, AUGUST Is, 1908.

The Enterprise proposes to
AXE up the fight for a daily mail
aeryice between Fitzgerald and
ne county seat, with the promise
ever to let up until we get the
ervice. We do not want to lay
claim to any honors or any par
ticular credit, but simply wish
~ cooperate with others who
pre- willing to make some sacrifice
and some strenuous effort to get
this most reasonable concession
from the government. A petit
zion by many citizens and en-
aorsed by the postmasters at
Zach end of the line has been
lied with the postofice depart
ment, but for some reason no
action has been taken.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-25

The Fitzgerald Enterprise
says that another case of small
pox is at the cotton mills, out
side the incorporation, and that
no attention is being paid to it.
The only white case in Berrien
this year came from these same
mills. For three years the in
difference of the county authori-
ties of Irwin to this scourge has
been a source of danger to their
neighbors, and caused great ex-
pense to Triton and this part of
Berrien. 1t is hoped the state
board of health will remedy this.
Gazette.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-25

Democrats, stand by your
principles" is a head line en-
blazoned across a page of last
weeks Commoner, which re-
minds us of an incident witnessed
by the writer in small town in
Southwest Georgia: NIcGregor
had cut cross-ties from PAGES
land; they disagreed about the
count or settlement. Pace came
to town to see McGregor, bring
ing along his son James, just
about grown. On the way to
town they had evidently agreed
TO do up McGregor, who had
something of record for be1lig-
erency. The row was raised in
due and ancient form, and PAGES
voice soon became fatal to the
hush; the irritation resulted in
an occasional demonstration on
the part of McGregor. The old
gent, who was testy, found it
necessary more than once to ad-
monish his son to stand by
your father, Jimmy" don't let
him scare you, Jimmy" stand
by your father" etc. We believe
Bryan's sixteen to oners need en-
couragement now as much as
Jimmy" then did.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-25

If Editor Mercer was sanitary
inspector of this county the com.
missioners would have been put
on theinformation docket longago
and found guilty of barbarian
neglect We shudder to think
of the sharp edge that would
have been put upon his knife had
he known of the filthy condition
of our jail.-Courier.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-25

Col. Ryman takes his defeat
for the county solicitorship like a
man, and seems proud of the en-
dorsement he received from so
many of Irwin. The governor
followed custom in giving Col.
Kennedy a second term.-Dis-
patch.
He also followed good judg-
ment, sound advice and strong
endorsements of one of the best
men he has yet had the honor of
honoring. There was much to
recommend Col. Kennedy to the
governor.
If the second term theory is an
ointment to the disappointed, we
have no objection to it's use by
them, but it must not be con-
strued as an excuse for the re-
appointment of Col. Kennedy.
We know the governor was ac-
tuated by a desire to give the APP
pointment to the best man, talk
ing his worthiness, his qualifca-
tons and his endorsements into
consideration and he at least
thinks he did that, and we think
so too.
Now, we are loadedand cooked,
and warn all persons not to mon
key with the chair trigger"