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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-02
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-24
LUMBERMEN AFTER
 MANY RAILROADS
COMPLAINTS FILED WITH INTER- STATE COMMERCE COMMISSION AGAINST PRACTICALLY ALL THE THE ROADS IN THE SOUTH.

Washington, June 23.-A complaint was filed today with the interstate commerce commission by H. H. rift ". S. Weat J. E. Lee Ensign, J. s. Betts 6 Co.,, the Alpha Lumber company and the Southern Pine Lumber company, members of the Georgia Saw Mill association, against the Southern railway the Atlantic Coast Line, the Louisville and Nashville, the Nashville. Chattanooga and St. Louis, the Seaboard Air Line Central of Geor- gia. Georgia Southern and Florida, Ma con and Birmingham, the Southern Freight association and s. F. Parrott. chairman of the Southern Freight asso- citation. by reason of their increasing the freight rates cents per 100 pounds on lumber from points of shipment in the state of Georgia to Chattanooga and to points on the Ohio river, namely, Cincin- natl, Evansville, Henderson, Louisville East St. Louis and St. Louis and to points beyond.
 The petitioners allege that In promul- gating said tariff of increased rates and maintaining and enforcing the same the defendant companies have been and are acting in concert with each other and with other lumber-carrying roads, In pur- suance of unlawful agreements ana pur- poses for which the Southern Freight as- sociation was formed. The petitioners state that their rights and interests are vitally and injuriously affected by this increase, which they consider arbitrary, unreasonable and unjust, and destructive to their business, as well as defeating competition within a large territory. The further allegation is made that the ln- crease will impose upon the yellow pine industry a burden out of line with ana far more grievous than that sustained by the products of other industries of like weight and value.
 The compliments pray that the defen- dants be required to answer the com plaint, and after due hearing be directed to desist from continuing to enforce the increased rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-24
WEEKLY SUMMARY OF CROP.
Temperature Conditions Were Some
 what More Favorable Past Week.

Washington, June 23-The weather bu- reau's weekly summary of crop condi- tions follows:
 While still too cool in the districts east of the Rocky mountains. the temperature conditions for the week ending June 22 were somewhat more favorable in the central valleys and southern states. In the gulf states the conditions were very fair for cultivation. Rain Is now needed In portions of the central and east gulf districts. A general improvement of corn in the central valley is indicated. In the southern states early corn Is early laid by and is maturing in Texas.
 The winter wheat harvest has made favorable progress and is now general In the central portions of the winter wheat belt, with disappointing yields, especial ly in the southern portions of Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. In the middle Att lantic states a general improvement Is indicated.
 Spring wheat Is suffering for rain in North Dakota and is affected by rust quite generally in Nebraska.
 The outlook for oats is less promising In most of the states. Cotton continues small, but it's general condition Is some what improved Cultivation has made good progress and fields are clean except in portions of the eastern districts In Texas plants are healthy and have made rapid growth. but the crop continues two or three weeks late. Boil weevil are spreading in Texas, but so far have done little Injury. Lice are causing damage in the Carolnas. Arkansas and Missouri
 In New England tobacco needs warmth and sunshine, but elsewhere the crop has made favorable progress, except in North Carolina and portions of Virginia. Tobacco is growing we'll in Tennessee and Ohio valley.
 In Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois and Pennsylvania apples are unpromisine but the outlook continues favorable in Ker- lucky and the Virginias.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-24
At East Lake.

The Aquatic theatre is being well filled each evening now with Kendall Weston and Mona Carrington's admirable per formance of "The Ironmaster." It is an altogether superior performance that brings out the best qualities of the two stars. It is far and above the most suc- cessfa, effort they have given and 1t is meeting with It's reward by large, repre- sentative and appreciative audiences. The scenery of the various acts Is artistic and the company supports the leads in most capable way. The dressing of all the ladies is in the latest and best taste. This play will doubtless be seen by all the atre-goers.
 Special cars leave for the lake at B. $40 and S:20.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-24
NEGRO TO RECEIVE PARDON.
Roosevelt Exercises the Executive
 Power In Doubtful Case.

Washington, June 23.--The President to- day acted favorably on the application for executive clemency of Willie Johnson, alias Overton. who was sentenced in the Western district of Arkansas to be hang ed for murder committed in the Indian territory. This sentence was commuted to life imprisonment by President Cleve- land on account of the grave doubt of the prisoners guilt. The former United States attorney who tried the case recom- mended pardon on the ground that he had reason to believe the government witnesses had committed perjury. The prisoner will be released on July l.
 The President commuted to ten years the sentence of thirty years imposed on Thurmen Baldwin. who pleaded guilty in the Western district of Arkansas to in- dictments charging him with robbery and larceny.
 The sentence will expire November So 1904
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-24
SUMMER SCHOOL OPENS.
More Than 12oo Students Enrolled at
 Knoxville Institution.

Knoxville, Tenn, June 23.-The Summer School of the South opened it's second session here today under very suspicious circumstances. More than 1900 studeats were enrolled and more than twice that number are ex- pected before the end of the first week.
 President Charles w. Dabney of the University of Tennessee welcomed the students in Jefferson hall at Il o'clock and introduced the members of the faculty to tAeln. The faculty includes ninety members, educational experts gathered from all parts of the United States. This afternoon Dr. Charles A. McMurray of New York lectured on City Supervision" Prof L. H. Bailey O. Cornell university lectured on Ma ture Study" tonight
 A special train over the Southern railway brought more than 100 Georgia teachers to Knoxville tonight, while large delegations came from other states today and tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-24
TROUBLE IN RICHMOND.
Governor Orders Out Troops to Pre-
 vent Further Rloting.

Richmond, Va. June Ex-Governor Mon- tague this afternoon ordered the Seven tleth regiment, the Richmond Blues bat talion and the Richmond Howitzers, an artillery company on duty to aid in maintaining order as against the street car strikers and their sympathizers. The Seventieth regiment is to report tomor- row. Five of its companies are in Rich mond. The other seven will come from Danville, Farmville, Charlottesville, Staunton, Lynchburg, Alexandria and Roanoke There has been much rioting during the day as 8 result of the strike, and the situation Is ugly. Nobody has yet been seriously hurt
 All is quiet tonight at the car barns of the street car company in the eastern and western extremities of the city. Milf tia are on guard and they are patrolling the town, particularly along the various railway lines Some of the troops from outside points have arrived and all will have reached the city by o'clock to- morrow morning. No cars are being run tonight. It looks as if the night would pass without disorder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-24
CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.
Warm Debate Over the Question of
 Teaching In Certain Communities.

Paris, June 2S.-The debate in the cham Der of deputies on the government bill preventing secularized member of any congregation from teaching in commit nity wher he had taught as a member of congregation before the expiration of three years promises to be exciting. A counter proposal today simply forbidding former members of congregations to teach was referred to the educational commit tee by 462 to 122 votes, and Is thus buried.
 MT. Lery, (radical republican,, moved counter proposal merely requiring schoolmasters and schoolmistresses to hold certificates of competency, not men, tioning the congregational question. The chamber refused by 273 to 266 votes to refer this to the educational committee, thereby inflicting partial check to the government. Premier Combes though present in the house left the defense of the measure to MT. Valle, the minister of justice who insisted on the necessity of arming the government with a new weapon against the congregations be- cause the law was being evaded. Two- thirds of the unauthorized schools, he said, continued in operation and when the police appeared they were told that the members of the congregations were secularized and a letter from the bishop certifying to the fact was shown. In reality the only difference was that the teachers wore ordinary clothes instead of the religious garb.
 A noisy and disorderiy debate followed M. Valles speech and lasted until half past Il o'clock tonight. The majority finally succeeded in drowning the, voices of all who attempted to speak against the measure whereupon the entire body of the right left the hall but returned in time to take part in the vote which re- suited in the adoption of the bill by 329 votes to 66.
 The chamber also passed by SO9 to IA resolution authorizing the dissolution of such congregations as evaded the law by reopening their closed establishments with a new set of teachers, substituted for the original members or the congre- gations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-24
JOINT COMMITTEE
 DISCUSSING SCALE
Miners and Operators in Good
 Temper This Year
HOUR DAY CLAUSE
Operators Are Unanimous in Their De- termination Not to Sign for Eight Hours-comparat.veIy Early
 Agreement Is Predicted.

The scale for mining coal in this dis trict for the year beginning July has not been agreed upon by the joint scale committee, composed of an equal number of United Mine Workers and coal ope- rators, but the outlook for compara- lively early agreement is brighter than 1t was this time last year.
 The joint committee was appointed on Monday and held it's first business session yesterday morning. It was organized by electing Col. R. H. Pearson of the ope- rators' association chairman and J. H. Orange of the United Mine Workers secretary.
 After a general discussion of the de- mands of both sides the committee ad- journed for dinner. An afternoon session lasting several hours was held, at which the operators went over in detail the coal and iron situation and explained why they asked for reduction of the mini- mum rate for cutting coal from 45c, as 1t is at present, to a1zc.
 While the meetings of the committee are behind closed doors. 1t Is known that both the operators and the miners who are on the committee are in good tenn per.
 The joint committee will report to the joint convention this morning at 10 o'clock but as no agreement has been reached, Chairman Pearson will simply say so and ask for further time.
 AS there are a great many points in a miners wage scale to be considered. 1t is hardly probable that anything definite will be concluded before the first of July. The scale was not signed last year until July Il. Many operators and miners not on the committee are taking an optimistic view of the situation and are predicting that a scale will be signed this year be- fore the Fourth of July.
 The miners are asking for an advance of 7h cents ton on both the maximum and the minimum but 1t Is the opinion of many outside of the miners organization that they will not hold out on this de- mand, but will make their big fight for the eignt-hour day. And about this eight hour day clause 1t Is known that the oper- ators are unanimous in their determine ton not to sign 1t.
 An operator said yesterday that he thought the S71s minimum was perfectly reasonable, for as long as iron kept up to $l1 the miners would get the maximum of 5b cents if the present maximum were put In the new scale, and that the pres ent minimum of 45 cents would not be reached unless iron dropped to s9 But" remarked the operator, iron may drop to s or less and In that case we would want lower minimum than 45 cents"
 number of men who are familiar with the minning business said last night that he thought the present scale with very little change, would be finally signed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-24
ADJUSTMENTS.
At the BIIou.

There is hardly prettier or more fasci- mating scene on the American stage than the unfolding of the love of Beresford Cruger and his wife in the last act of .'An American Citizen" which Is being played at the Bijou by the Joseph Kill gour Stock company.
 The two have been married a year, but have never seen each other. their mar riage being for money. It develops that both had fallen in love with the other when they first met and that each was afraid to tell the other for fear the love was not returned
 In the last act the understanding takes place Miss o'Brien and MT. Kilgour play the parts as well as the most criti- cal person in the audience could desire. IL is a thrilling scene and the audience tdts as still as death watching the work of the two actors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-24
COUNCIL DISCUSSED
 MORE SCHOOL FUNDS
East Lake Board of Education Wants Larger Appropriatlon-There Is
 Possibility of Getting 1t.

The city council of East Lake met last night and discussed the matter of increas- ing the appropriation for the schools there. The board failed to reach any definite decision for or against the in- crease, but it was the sense of the body that it would appropriate the money as soon as 1t was in the treasury, or 1t could see from what source it was to come.
 The board stated that 1t would always be willing to meet the reasonable demands of the people, but that 1t was not busi- ness-like to make the appropriation so far ahead when 1t was not known wheth- CT there would be funds to meet 1t with.
 A sale was purchased in which to keep the papers and other valuables belonging to the ctiy. The matter of the mystic maze" at East Lake being run on Sun day was brought up, and on the final vote 1t was allowed to continue on Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-24
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS.
Examination for State Certificates Be-
 gIns July 6.

The following circular has been issued by County Superintendent of Schools T. w McAdory:
 Birmingham, Ala, June 22. The examination for state certificates to teach in the public schools of the state, will be held in the court house in Birmingham on the 6th 7th and Sth days of July, 1903. beginning promptly at 10 a. m. on the 9th.
 Applicants should be there not later than o'clock, so as to register and be ready to begin the examination, at 10 o'clock
 Teachers who hold second grade cer- thcates may apply for first by filing the second grade, and taking examination on algebra, school laws, physics theory and practice of teaching and geometry. Teachers holding second grade, and wishing to apply for first under this rule need not come before the morning of the third day. as, under the rule recently made by the examining board, the papers for this grade will not be opened until the morning of the third day, the Sth.
 l. W. M'ADORY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-24
euNBoAT BIDS OPENED.
Two Companies Want the Contract fos
 Building the Paducah.

Washington, June 23.-Bids were openel today for the building of the gunboas Paducah. Only two bids were receiveds as folows
 Gas Engine and Power company ana Charles l.. Seabury company. consolidat- ed. Morris Heights N. r., to construct one boat to be built in twenty months on departments plans for $355000.
 Townsend Ship Building company of New York, one beat in eighteen months for $S76,00O departments plans, or one boat eighteen months, departments plans ex- cept boilers for $37200
 Bids wer opened May 19 last but as there were no satisfactory proposals for the two boats the contract for the Dubu- due was awarded to the Gas Engine and Power company and the department re- advertised for bids for the Paducah.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-24
------- -9s ------------------ KNAPP TRIAL BEGINS.
seIf-confessed Murderer Wears Crepe
 as Mourning for Father.

Hamilton, O., June 23-The trial of A. A. Knapp for the murder of his wife opened today. Knapp, dressed in black and looking very well groomed. was brought into court by two deputy sheriffs. He wore crepe on account of his fathers recent death. Many seats in the court room were vacant. The questioning of ve- niremen continued throughout the ses- sion.
 At 3:30 o'clock this afternoon the spe- cial venire was exhausted and a, special yenire of sixty more names was ordered. At the request of Attorney Darby for the defense, court adjourned until Thurs day morning and Knapp was returned to jail So little success was encountered today in securing jurors that 1t is feared a week or more will be consumed in this task.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-24
eermans Study Bonanza FarmIna.

New York, June 23.-The delegation of German agriculturistsi whom the kaiser sent here to study farming conditions, returned from a six weeks tour of the western states tonight. They have ob- tained much information of methods or farming on huge scale and the peculiar ity of American methods of "bonanza farming" irrigation and freighting methods and will make. an exhaustive report to theS German emperor on their return.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-24
RATE MAY BE REDUCED. Insurance Men Here to Urge the Adoption of New Building Laws.

It is possible that a reduction in the insurance rate of Birmingham may be secured through the adoption of the new building laws which have been proposed, Members of the board of directors of the Southeastern Tarif association are in the city to urge the mayor and board of al- dermen to make the new ordinances con form with the regulations of the assocta- ton.
 If this is done 1t may lead to the re- duction of the rate. It vii also mean that building inspector will be appoint ed here and that all buildings Eill be carefully inspected while they are being erected. and those considered dangerous will be condemned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-24
WILL DEFEAT K. c. PLATFORM.
Opponents of Reafflrmatlon Feel Ger
 tain of Success,

Des Moines. Ia., June 23-Opponents of a re-affirmation of the Kansas City plat form claim they will control the demo- cratic state convention here tomorrow and the silver men, while not making any concessions, are not making any claims The attendance promises to be large and to include number of old-time demo- cratic leaders who have not been active in recent years.
 Two men are mentioned in connection with the gubernatorial nomination, Judge A. A. Vanwagen of Sioux City, whose friends wish him to run on a platform favoring government ownership of rail- roads. and J. B. Sullivan of Creston. who has the conservative support MT. Sulil- van has not consented to the use of his name.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-24

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-24
Can Choose Either Lanuuaoe.

London, June 2S.-Explaining the recent coup detat in the Island of Malta, Colo nial Secretary Chamberlain, in the house of commons today said the government was determined to give the Maltese the right to choose whether their children should be taught Italian or English. The elected members wanted to make Italian compulsory, hence the deadlock on the ed- ucation estimates, which neeessitated a reversion to the former constitution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-24
NEGRO THIEF SNATCHES
 WOMAN'S GOLD WATCH

from the pin with which It was fastened to the front of her shirt waist.
 The theft occurred on Fourth avenue near Twenty-seeond street. Miss Rogers is visiting at 251s Fourth avenue The watch contains her name engraved on the inside and the letter .R' on the out side. It was a very valuable time piece. The matter was reported to the police.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-24
Two BursIarles Reported.

Two burglaries were reported to the po- lice yesterday morning. One was at the residence at 109 South Twentieth street, where two suits of clothing and an odd pair of trousers were stolen.
 The other was the residence of Board man Robinson, at Sixteenth street and Sixth avenue, where a small trunk con- taning some clohthing were stolen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-24

A negro snatched gold watch from Miss Emma Rogers last night. She was returning to the home of the family whom she Is visiting here when the negro stopped her and asked to be shown the direction of Twenty-sixth street. She showed him and he snatehed the watch
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-24
Negroes Bound Over.

Two negroes were yesterday bound over to the Criminal court by Judge Feagin, and the bond of each was set at $200 in default of which they were sent to the county jail. Jim Williams one of the pair, was bound over for assault with intent to murder. John Robinson was sent up for grand larceny. He stole some money from Annie Wood, a negro woman, of Sayreton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-24
EXCURSION RATES
To Boston, Massy and Return Via the
 Southern Railway.

Account annual meeting First Church of Christ Scientist. Southern railway will sell round-trip tickets to Boston. Mass.., lime 25. 26 and 27 at rate one fare. plus @ oo for the round trip. Tickets limited Julv 2. By depositing tickets with icint agent. and by paying fee of 50 cents. an extension of final return limit may be obtained to leave Boston not later than August f. 1908
 Detailed information cheerfuliy fur n,shed upon application at passenger of- Ace. Morris Hotel building. Telephone sf7 J. c. LUSK,
 e-i5~1st District Passenger Agent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-24
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Miss Dora Ennis.

Miss Dora Ennis, aged 27 years, died early yesterday morning at her residence, 21O4 Eighth avenue. The remains will be sent to Lyerly, Ga, this morning. She was formerly in charge of one of the de- partments of Loveman, Joseph & Loeb, and had a number of friends in the city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-24
Board of Trade Organized.

Decatur, June Especially busi- ness men of Decatur have organized a, board of trade with a large list of char ter members. The board of trade will join the Alabama State Commercial and In- dustrial association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-24
James Bazemore.

James Bazemore, aged 27 years, died yesterday morning at Avenue and Twenty-seventh street. The funeral serv- ices will take place from his late resi- dence, 3l4 South Nineteenth street, this afternoon at o'clock. and the interment will be in Woodlawn cemetery.