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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-09
SOCIAL FUNCTION
 BREAKS MONOTONY
OFFICERS ENCHANTED AT JACK SON, KY, ENTERTAIN YOUNG WOMEN OF ToWN--QUIET IN THE LAND OF FEUDS.

Jackson, Ky, June s.-The first social function to break the monotony of camp life took place tonight. when the officers gave dinner to the young women of the town.
 Benjamin Golden of Barbourville arrived today to assist in the defense of White and Jett. Attorney O'Neal expressed the opinion tonight that Jett and White would be tried jointly. The town is quiet to- night. though firing by drunken men on the outskirts of the camp Is expected as a nightly occurrence.
 It is anticipated that the additional venire from Magoffin county will arrive and the trials proceed tomorrow. The troops look forward to the time when a verdict is returned as an occasion for trouble, If an attack has ever really been in contemplation by friends of the prison- CTS, and extra precautions will probably be coineident with the close of the trials.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-09
SHOT BY A NEGRO.
Young Georgian Killed Near Fort Val
 ley and Murderer Lynched.

Macon, Ga, June S.-w Cope Winslow, Jr., whose father was one of the leading members of the Georgia bar, was instant ly killed by a negro named Banjo Peavy on the formers farm near Fort Valley, this afternoon. The negro owed MT. Wins low small amount of money and was asked to work out the debt. He refused impudently and shot MT. Winslow through the forehead Before Winslow died he fired twice at his fleeing assailant with out effect
 When the news was brought to town a posse was organized and the country searched. Peavy was soon captured and turned over to the sheriff At S:30 o'clock tonight the officer and guard were over powered and the negro taken to a grove within the corporate limits where he was hanged and his body riddled with bullets.
 The dead young man was the main sup port of his widowed mother and three sisters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-09
'------ Had to Bale Out Grave,

San Francisco, June S.-Two acts of vandalism have been committed by the striking gravediggers at Cypress Lawn cemetery, near this city. A grave which had been dug by the assistant superintendent and one workman fer a funeral was filled with water. The re- suit was that the funeral party had to wait while the grave was baled out. A more serious outrage was perpe- trated at the crematory. 4 body was to be incinerated, but when the furnace was lighted it blew up, seriously in turing two men and wrecking part of the plant It was found that crude oil had been spilled over the furnace so as to cause an explosion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-09
DOWNWARD TREND
 OF SOCIETY GROWS
In Address Before Young Ladies at VaSsar Wheaw Reid Says Marriage Has Come to be Looked Upon as Mere So-
 cia Arrangement to be Dissolved at Pleasure.

CT the demand for the conservative inter- est and the real refinement that come from high training of superior woman,
 "when higher ideals do return. the powerful influence of educated women will surely array as never before the best of their sex in compact, resistless phalanx against social evil, alarming, degrading or demoralizing which has steadily become almost too common to provoke surprise the transformation of marriage from a sacrament of God into a thoughtless and headlong business or social arrangement to be dissolved almost at pleasure. Six hundred and hfty-four thousand persons divorced in this country in the last twenty years, such is the deplorable record on which Catholic and Protestant clergymen are already appealing for a union of all moral agencies to resist this downward rush of the multitude'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-09
WIDOW ARRESTED FOR MURDER.
Father-In-Law Charges That She Gave
 Husband Poison.

Gainesville, Ga, June S.--A warrant for the arrest of Mrs. Onie Tanner, the young widow of Wiley F. Tanner, who died under suspicious circumstances at his home in this county, two weeks ago, was sworn out today by the dead mans father, charging murder by poi soning. The sheriff of Hall county left at once for the plantation of Frank Duncan, father of the young woman. to make the arrest. An analysis of the dead mans stomach by the state chem ist disclosed the presence of stritcn- nine.
 Young Tanner was taken suddenly i'll and died in great agony only two months after his marriage. The elder Tanner charges that his daughter-in- law confessed to him that she hal poisoned her husband. The young woman, however, emphatically denied tLis before the coroner's jury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-09
CHARGED WITH VIOLATING SCALE
President GIday Says Webster Coal and Coke Company Must Comply.

Altoona, Pa, June S.-President Pat rick Gilday of the Central Pennsyl- vania bituminous coal field charges the Webster Coal and Coke company with violating the provisions of the Altoona scale, and declares that the scale must be complied with in ten days or every plant owned and operated by that com pany will be ordered closed
 The Webster company employs 10- 900 miners and is the largest concern in central Pennsylvania. Thomas Wat klns, member of the anthracite arbitra- ton commission, is vice president and the dominant stockholder. President Gilday says that at the Big Mems Creek properties the cutters are get ting 30 cents day below the scale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-09
euIIdInq Boom in oadsden.

Gadsden. June 7.-(Special.) 1.-The build- ing boom on in this city is something re- markable. There is no section of the city but what from two to six new dwellings can be seen going up. chas. N. Afford has let the contract for some half dozen cottages in the northern portion of the city known as the Afford addition. while R. T. Todd has let the contract for three two-story brick tenement houses on Fourth street. Besides these half a hun dred new homes are going up besides fully dozen on the more pretentious or der, and still the cry goes up for more houses and in many instances people have to leave the city because they can not get homes fn live in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-09
Rules Made for Hot Springs

Washington, June 8.-The secretary of the interior today promulgated a new series of rules for the conduct of the Arkansas hot springs. They in clude provision requiring physicians prescribing the use of the Hot Springs waters to be registered, and a board of physicians was appointed to pass upon the qualifications of persons mak- ing application for license to practice. 4 large number of 'quacks" have made their way to the springs in recent years, causing many complaints to the secretary. The board consists of Lieut. Col. Blair D. Taylor, in charge of the navy and army hospital at Hot Springs, Dr. c. c. Greenway and O.. Travis Bren- nen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-09
Armed Men Assemblinu.

Topeka, Kan. June s.-Reports were received here tonight that large bodies of armed men are assembling at Good land, St. Frances and at the Berry ranch in Cheyenne county. The gatherings are considered a hostile demonstration against Chauncey Dewey and his two cowboys, now being escorted to St. Frances by a company of militia.
 Since the Berrys were murdered last week. there has been great excitement among the settlers. Resentment has been kindled against the other cattle men of the dstirct by the occurrence and it is now feared by the officers that other fights will berak out. no matter what may be the outcome of the movement against Dewey.
 Most bitter hatred exists between the two factions and tie feud Is one of long standing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-09
Kansas Legislature to Hold a
 Special Session
10. HELP FLOOD SUFFERERS
Members Asked to Serve Without Pay and Twenty Are Favorabie-Gov- ernor of State objects to Gen
 era Flood Appropriation.

Topeka, Kan. June S.--It is regarded be a special session of the Kansas leg islature within two weeks to appropri- ate money to relieve some of the damage caused by the flood of a week ago. Tel egrams are being sent to all the members asking them to serve without pay. Up to this time replies from twenty have been received who are favorable to the arrangement.
 If a special session Is called, 1t will be for the purpose of appropriating to build bridges which have been washed away by the flood.
 Kansas City Interested.
 Kansas City is therefore especially in- terested in the session because there were IS Kansas river bridges washed out in that city. Three bridges were washed out in Shawnee county besides the ap- breaches to the Melan bridge and the street railroad bridge. The governor is said to be opposed to calling a special session for the purpose of making a general flood relief appropriation on for the reason that if 1t became known that such action had been taken it would et- fectually prevent any further contribu- tions toward the relief of the sufferers.
 Mayor Bungundthal issued procla- nation today asking the merchants to close their stores tomorrow and that every able-bodied man should go to work for the day cleaning the flooded district. Mud is foot deep and it will require an enormous amount of work to get the streets clean.
 Railroads Taking Stock.
 Topeka, Kan. June s-The recession of the flood waters of the Kansas and tributaries is giving the railroads the long desired opportunity to take stock. ascertain damage done and resume op- eration of trains.
 The first line here to avail itself of the Opportunity to break through the bar riers to direct communication with the east, was the Santa Fe Even during the height of the flood this line was en- abled to operate trains to and from To- peka, connecting at Emporia and Quen- emo with through overland trains be- tween Chicago and California. None of the other lines were able to get in or out of Topeka.
 Tonight the Santa Fe got it's St. Joseph line open and for a few days will run its through California trains via that city, using it's own rails all the way Beginning tomorrow morning it will commence making daily round trips be- tween Topeka and Kansas City.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-09
THE TRIP IS BEGUN.
Cowboy Murderers In Charge of Posse and Militia to Ride Across Country.

Kolby, Kan, June S.-Under guard of sheriff's posse and a company of state militia, Chauncey Dewey. Clyde Wilson and W. J. Mcbride, alleged murderers of Daniel Berry and two sons, left here today for a forty-mie ride across the country to St. Frances, where the pre- liminary trial will be held. It is believed the march will continue three days and as telephone wires in the hills have been cut the guard is not likely to be heard from until St. Frances is reached.
 Dewey, who is a son of the Chicago mil lionaire, and second cousin to Admiral Dewey, refuses to talk but seems cheer full and in good spirits.
 Officers of the militia and others do not fear an open battle with armed set tiers but are afraid that as the party passes through the hills and wooden places efforts may be made by sharp shooters to pick off the accused prison CTS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-09
SERIOUS CHARGES MADE
 AGAINST ODELL COMPANY

which no certificate has been issued to him. He charges that on May 20 the Odell company was reorganized with $25,OO0 capital stock and the officers and principal shareholders in the Odell Com mission company were thereupon trans ferred to the Odell company, together with all the property ana assets of the old concern. Mcbride claims that the forms of law were not observed and that his shareholdings in the new company were not given him. Ever since June he has been asking for an accounting and 1t has been refused him. The Odell company has leased wires throughout the southern and middle states and do an unusually large brokerage business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-09
Guests for Hanna Wedding Arrive.

Cleveland, O., June S.-Many of those who will attend and participate in the marriage of Miss Run Hanna and Jo- seph Medil Mccormick on Wednesday at noon are already in the city. About all the bridal party is in town. Tonight Miss Hanna and MT. Mccormick were dined at the Union club by Mrs. L. G.. Hanna, an aunt of the bride. Several entertainments will be given tomorrow and tomorrow evening by the Hanna family and relatives. A number of beautiful presents have been received, that of the President being an after dinner gold coffee set
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-09
Comic Paper confiscated.

Mexico City, June S.-With an order from the first correctional judge the police today presented themselves se the office of the illustrated comic paper, s'El Padre Del Ahuizote," and confiscated the entire issue of the last number, which contained articles against and caricatures of the high officials of the government. The estab- Iishment was also closed up. The edi- tors have been imprisoned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-09

2 Cincinnati. O.. June s.-Thomas o. Mcbride of Savannah in the United States district court today applied for a receiver for the w. J. odell Commission Company of Cincinnati and for gen eral accounting. He also petitions that the officers and shareholders in the company be enjoined from interfering with the books or the management of the concern.
 The petition states that the Odell Com mission company was organized in 1899 with $25,00O of capital stock. Mcbride claims that he paid $5,2OO and holds twenty-five shares of stock. He also claims thirty-seven other shares for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-09
Turrets Damaqed.

Newport News Va. June s.-A few days ago while the new monitor Nevada was at target practice of the capes, the shock of the explosion of one of the big guns tore up the turrets with considerable dam age The monitor returned to Old Point Comfort and the navy department was notified of the accident. Orders are ex- pected directing the monitor to sail at once to one of the navy yards for re- hairs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-09
JUDGE PARKER OR
 SENATOR GORMAN
THEY ARE THE ONLY TWO cANDi. DATES TALKED ABOUT IN GEoR. CHA, SAYS SENATOR cLAY-PEo. PILE LOOKING 70 THE EAST.
BY PATTERSON sTEALEY.

Washington. June s.-(Special.) )-Sena- tor Clay of Georgia who is in Washing ton tonight, says little interest Is yet manifested among Democrats of his state over the party's candidates next year. We hear more or Parker and German than any others who have been mentioned" said the senator; lin fact I might say that they are the only ones spoken of.
 "The Democrats of our state are not tied to any candidate We want to win next year and are looking towards the east for some man who can carry us through"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-09
Four Thousand Men Idle.

Pittsburg. Pa, June S.-Four thoug- and men were thrown out of employ. ment today, and by the end of the week it Is expected that 25,000 mora will be idle as the result of the action of the Builders League in ordering general suspension of all building work until an adjustment of the difficulties between the ston masons and brick layers has been reached.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-09
Strike In Mobile.

Mobile, June s.-The boilermakers, handymen and helpers of the Mobile and Ohio at the Whistler, Ala, shops, a Mobile suburb, have struck work in sympathy with the Jackson, TenE !, strikers. Master Mechanic Enright gave notice that they could return without prejudice by l o'clock today. but they are still out. No complaint of ill treatment is made here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-09
FIFTY-EICHT DROWN
 IN PACOLET VALLEY
FLOOD SITUATION
 IN MISSOURI
suBsTANTlATED SUMMARY 0S THE LOSS OF LIVES AND PROP ERTY AT ST. LOUIS CANNOT BE oBTAINEp-BETTER AT K. c.


 St. Louis, Mo. June S.--So great an ex- tent of territory is covered by the flood so constantly changing are the conditions as the water creeps higher and renders the situation the more chaotic, and so unreliable arc the various rumors of the devastation, that substantiated sum mary of the loss of lives and property cannot be obtained. but tonight informa- ton from apparently reliable sources showed the situation to be as follows:
 River stage s7.5; stationary.
 Twenty lives known to have been lost
 Over 100000 acres of rich farming lands under water.
 All of Ven.ae aad the greater pa. [ of Madison and of Granite City under water.
 Twenty-Five thousand people homeless.
 Freight traffic paralyzed and passenger traffic crippled.
 The shipping and manufacturing dis trict of East St. Louis for three niles along the river front under from two to eight feet of water.
 Hundreds Of head If stock drowned
 East St. Louis threatened with inunda- tion.
 St. Louis flooded only along the water front
 Entire property loss estimated at s. o00,0o0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-09
H oUGHKEEPsIE. N Y, June S. Commencement week exercises at

D oUGHKEEPsIE. N. r. June S.
 Commencement week exercises at vassar college began tonight with the delivery of the annual address be- fore the Phi Beta Kapha by whitelaw Reid.
 In the course of his address MT. Reid said:
 "Outside the immediate and inestimable effect on the family. the conservative power of educated women will naturally show its influence on social life. They will surely help to cheik its degradation. They will certainly correct the prevalent conception of It's real scope. From this degrading conception comes the constant craze for newspaper publicity and every other form of publicity. If the conduct of the so-called inner circles of society has sometimes seemed to justify this bra zen uproar at their gates so much great
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-09
Root confers With Roosevelt.

Washington. June S.-Secretary Root had long conference with President Roosevelt today. They discussed at length developments in the Philippine situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-09
Contract for Montgomery Building.

The secretary of the treasury has ac- cepted the bid of $46,S $50 of Guide & Wal ker of Atlanta for the construction Of an addition to the Montgomery Ala, public building except heating and the omission of painting pIastered walls, ceilings and approaches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-09
THE WEATHER.

Washington. June s.-Forecast for Alabama; Showers and cooler Tues day; Wednesday partly cloudy, probably showers; light to fresh variable winds becoming northwest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-09
FLOOD REACHES CLIMAX
 OF DEVASTATING POWER.

The flood has probably reached the zenith of its devastating power and the situation is appalling. The climax came last night when by the breaking of a levee near Granite City well of water six feet high rushed down on Madison and engulfed the already stricken city, sweeping houses from their foundations and drowning fifteen refugees who were vainly fleeing for their lives.
 The report was current that fifteen workmen in the St. Louis foundry works had been drowned, but later it was found that while seven employees had lost their lives, thirteen others. men, women and children, had perished. Hundreds of persons were forced to roofs of their floating houses and an appeal was sent to St. Louis for assistance. Every ef- fort was made to force steamers against the heavy current four miles to the stricken town, but 1t was noon before the steamers Mark Twain and Annie Russell, lashed together, and their en- zines working under every ounce of steam, after five hours of battle with the current, were able to reach Madison.
 The Work of Rescue.
 For the remainder of the day and into the night, the work of rescuing refugees
 
 and various high places, proceeded and there being no place to take them nearer than St. Louis they are tonight pouring into the city by hundreds, wet hungry and dispirited. It is more than probable that the estimate of twenty lives lost is below the actual number. On all sides persons are found who tell of having seen men struggling in the water too far from land to receive assistance, or of women apparently drowned under various circum- stances.
 vacant houses.
 At East St. Louis today Mayor Cook ordered all business suspended and called on every male citizen to render service in preventing the inundation of the city Mayor Cook went about seeing that signs were posted offering men thirty-one cents an hour to build the levees. but the offers of employment were ignored by most of the throngs of unemployed negroes and white men.
 Citizens hurried to the work of saving the city and tonight the city is still dry, but menaced by the food
 At Kansas City.
 Kansas City, June S-All the laborers obtainable were put at work today in the region lately submerged. The rail- roads nave reclaimed only small part of their yards. Water was shut off from the city today owing to accidents to the pumps but the equeduct bridge across the Kansas river will be completed tomorrow, when there will be an abundant supply of pure water.
 The Western Union Telegraph company stretched a cable across the Kansas river tonight. The Missouri Pacific today be- gan to repair its Kansas river bridge and trains will cross late this week.
 Many of the animals thrown into the river from the stockyards lodged in Kansas City, Kan. Otherwise sanitary conditions are good. Many factories re- suned work today and others will start tomorrow. The Armour packing house was unable to begin killing today, repairs being still incomplete.
 The number of refugees in the several camps decreases steadily and the relief work need not be continued long.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-09
All But Three Bodies Have Been Identified and List
 is Complete
RELIEF FUND AMOUNTS
 NOW ID NEARLY $7OOO
Loss to Life and Property Is Very Great-Estimated Damage Is $3,-
 800 o,ooo-Thousands of
 splndIes Destroyed.

spartanburg. S. C.. June s.-The inter ruptfon of all means of traffic and com munication caused by the high water in the Pacolet valley made 1t impossible un- til tonight to secure anything like an ac- curate death roll of the floods victims. The following purports to be complete list of the drowned
 THE DEAD. Joseph Hall, his mother, wife and six children.
 Bud Emory.
 Oliver Johnson.
 E. Robbs, wife and two children. Julius Blggessetaff.
 Augustus Calvert, wife and two chll dren.
 Mrs. Hinson and child. Mrs. Williams.
 Eleven members of Lowing family Mrs. Massey and four children. Grenoblc Sims.
 Robert Finley and wife. Mrs. Owens and two children. Doc Williams.
 Roscoe Johnson.
 Maggie Kirby.
 Garland Long and wife. John SWearingen and wife. Miss Fletia Gosa.
 Mrs. William Kirby. The bodies of the above have been re- covered and identified. Three unidenti- fled bodies have also been taken from the river. making the aggregate of the death roll 5S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-09
ReIIef subscrlptIons s7ooo.

The relief subscriptions to date amount to nearly $7,00O in cluding $1, coo given by the American Cotton Spinners' associa- tion The relief committees have also secured great quantity of clothing and rations.
 The Mary Louise mill on Island Creek, operating 1000 spindles, and owned by B. D. and J. S. Wilkins, was totally destroyed. Portions of the Tyger mill on Middle Tyger river are also reported de- molished, with loss of $150O0. The dam age to the Tucapau mills will aggregate S10,000 and to the Fingerville mills SS,000. These losses are additional to the heav- Ter damage to the Clifton and Pacelet plants and swell the total in the flooded district to something like three and half million dollars.