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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-12
WABASH RAILROAD
ANSWERS employees
IN ITS BILL OF EXCEPTIONS THE
ROAD OFFICIALS ALLEGE IN
SUFFIclENcY OF PARTICULARS
WANT LETTERS PRODUCED.

st. Louis, March HIN the United
States District court the Wabash railroad
company tonight filed bill of exception
to the answer of the defendants in the
injunctions proceedings to prevent certain
employees and others from calling strike
on the system. In its Bill of exceptions
the road alleges insuffciency of four par
ticulars.
l. In that a copy of the minutes of the
proceedings Of the joint protective board
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men is made part of the answer and
1t appears In those minutes that former
proceedings were had. the minutes of
which are not shown.
2. Because the minutes of the proceed
ings referred to above, refer to numerous
letters which were received and sent by
the committee to the different lodges and
officers of the organization, none of which
letters are set out
3. The same complaint is made in regard
to the record of proceedings of the gem
eral grievance committee and to letters
referred to in the record of proceedings
last referred to-
4 There was also motion filed asking
that rule be entered requiring the de-
PENDANTS to produce on the hearing of
the motion to dissolve the Injunction or
next Tuesday various letters referred to
In the answer filed by the defendants, II
being asserted that the contents of such
letters should be known in order to allow
a full understanding of what was done
and the purposes thereof
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FRESHMEN BREAK
UP SOPH. DINNER
WORST RIOT IN HISTORY OF PER-
DUE COLLEGE OCCURS WHILE
UPPER cLAssMEN ARE AT
THEIR ANNUAL BANQUET.

Lafayette, Ind. March 1.-THE fiercest
fought battle in the history of Perdue
class fights occurred here tonight when
500 freshmen bombarded with stones and
clubs Columbian hall, where the sopho-
mores were in session at their annual
banquet, stormed the stairs and succeed
ed in temporarily breaking up the gath
ering. This was not accomplished until
about twenty of the attacking freshmen
were more or less hurt. riot call was
sent in, but the score of police who &c
sponded were unable to handle the crowd
of rioting students. Not until the city
fire department was called out and two
streams of water brought into play did
the freshmen disperse.
patrol wagon load Of the leaders have
been arrested. All were subsequently re-
leased except II. l.. Harmon. Most Of the
students injuries were received at the
hands of the police who charged the
crowo, using their clubs. half dozen
students with cracked hea Is we've pulled
out of the crowd by their companions and
led or carried away.
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MRS. PENNELL SUCCUMBS
TO INJURIES in ACCIDENT
She Never Reganed Consciousness After Awful Plunge Over Side
of Stone Quarry-ExpertS Say That Mr.. Pennel Did
Everything in His Power TO Stop the Machine.

New York. All callers at the Pennell
house this afternoon were denied admis-
sion. At o'clock J. Fred Pennell Mr..
Lamb and Thomas Penny. ex-district at
torney and former partner of Mr.. Pen
nell, went to the Austin building and
searched the desk of the dead man In
the presence of a policeman. A number
of documents were found, including a
will of recent date.
The automobile which carried Mr.. Pen
nell and his wife In the plunge to the
bottom of the stone quarry on Kensng-
ton avenue last night, was carefully ex-
amined today. The brakes and levers
were given particularly close attention.
Experts In the construction and manu-
faeture of automobiles were called in.
The result of the examination left no
doubt in the minds of any Of the men
present, that Mr.. Pennell did everything
in his power to regain control Of the
vehicle when it careened.
THE brakes were tightly set; the power
indicator pointed to reverse and the
track of the wheels in the soft earth on
the ridge between the street pavement
and the quarry showed that the wheels
were turning backward when the ma
chine sped forward to destruction"
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~ UFFALo. N. Y, March 11.-Mrs.
X Arthur Pennell died at the Sisters
- of Charity hospital tonight from
injuries received last night, when her
husband accidentally drove his automobile
into stone quarry, killing himself in
stantly.
She never recovered consciousness. A
faint twitching of tine eyelids or MUIR
mur of pain were the only signs of re-
turning consciousness pereeptible during
the twenty-four hours the injured wom-
an was m the hospital. Her brother ar
rived from New York this afternoon. but
before. he reached the hospital Mrs Pen
nells pulse ceased to beat. Except for a
few ineoherent words, uttered when she
was first taken to the hospital, Mrs. PEN
rell did not speak after the accident.
The remains of both Mr.. and Mrs. Pen
Tell will be taken TO Mr.. Pennells former
home, in Brunswick, Me-, for burial
Mrs. Abbey Y. Pennell, ]. Fred PEN
nell. mother and brother of the dead
man. and Henry w. Lamb. a brother of
Mrs. Pennell, arrived this afternoon from
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WORKMAN PROBABLY FREE.
No Evidence Sufficiently Strong to
Convict the Ensign.

Pensacola, Fla, March 1t-No witnesses
were examined before the general court
martial at the navy yard today in the
trial of Ensign Workman, the entire day
being consumed In the arguments of
Judge Advocate Wnslow and Lieutenant
Field counsel for the accused. upon
the admssability Of the evidence of Capt.
H. NJ. Manney commander Of the Massa-
chusetts. The question at issue is
whether a statement made to Captain
Manney by the accused when the former
examined him, Immediately after the ex-
plosion, should be admitted as evidence.
The court has ruled out all Of the rec
ords and evidence of the court of In
quiry. and as all Of the witnesses to the
explosion with the exception of the ac-
cused are dead It Is essential that the
prosecution have the statement of En-
sign Workman to the commander of the
ship, else he will have no convicting evil
dence After consuming the entire day
in arguments the court adjourned with
out rendering a decision.
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INDEX TOTODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.

The Weather.
For Alabama: Fair Thursday and Fri
day; light variable winds.
Page one.
Levees on Mississippi still holding.
Senate will vote on canal treaty Tues
day
Crum's confirmation doubtful.
Mrs. Pennell dies of injuries.
Bad wreck on Union Pacific
Page Two.
Mismanagement of Southern Pacific
charged.
Amusements
Page Three.
Cuban senate ratifies reciprocity treaty
General state news.
Page Four.
Editorial comment.
Gossip heard in hotel lobbies.
Page Five.
necessary.
Brigade encampment to be held.
Men arrested in Nashville released.
Elks to have horse show in tent.
Page SIX.
Social notes and personals.
Page Seven.
Local and foreign market reports.
Pag, Eight
Baseball, racing and generai sports.
The railroad world.
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STRIKE IN KANSAS CITY.
Two Hundred Machinlsts and Their
Helpers Lay Down Tools.

Mansas City, Mo. March 1.-Two hun
dred machinists and machinists helpers
employed in the shops of the Kansas City
Southern railroad at Pittsburg, Kan,
struck today because the company failed
to accede to a demand for an increase
in wages.
President Knott of the Kansas City
Southern, tonight said that the company's
superintendent at Pittsburg received the
demand for increased wages today from
one machinist and one machinists help
er, and was given only three hours In
which to answer the demand Before the
superintendent could communicate with
the officers of the road the strike was
declared
The machinists demand 35 cents an
hour and the machinists' helpers ask for
20 cents an hour. President Knott said
that he did not expect the backsmiths
or boilermakers to strike. He said that
all the shops would operate as usual to-
morrow and that there would be no ma
terial interruption In the work of the
mechanical department
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STORMY SCENES IN COMMONS.
Field Marshal Earl Roberts is Accused
of Being improperly Influenced.

London, March 11.-There were unusual
ly stormy scenes In the house of COM
mons tonight during the discussion of the
case of Lieutenant Colonel Kinloch of the
Grenadier Guards, who was placed on half
pay for permitting the hazing of junior
officers in his regiment. Colonel Kin
loch's brother-in-law, William Bromley
Davenport, accused Field Marshal Earl
Roberts of being improperly influenced.
Several remarks were withdrawn on War
Secretary Brodericks demand. The ma
tionalist members yelled and shouted with
delight especially when Winston Churchill
vainly attempted to speak.
Secretary Broderick in a wrathful
speech defended Lord Roberts and the
war office and denied that an aristocratic
pressure had been used to procure Colo
mel Kinloeh's dismissal. He asserted that
pressure was exercised on the other side
In that titled persons had threatened
every prominent member of the war office.
Broderick refused to submit the papers
on the subject to the house. but when
violently assailed by Lord Hugh Cecil
Broderick promised to give the papers.
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PHYSICIAN is KILLED.
Dr.. cavins Shot BY Riley Roberts Near
an Arkansas Sawmill.

Little Rock, Ark, March ia special
to the Arkansas Gazette from Eureka
Springs says:
DR.. E. F.. Cavins Of Cavlnal, this coun-
ty, was shot and killed by Riley Roberts
this morning. There was no eyewitness
to the tragedy, and the report was
brought in by Roberts brother who told
the sheriff that when the two men met
near a saw mill Cavlns drew a revolver
to fire but was anticipated by Roberts,
who fired first and continued firing with
fatal effect. Bad feeling which had exist
ed for a long time was aggravated by
the arrest last summer of DR.. Cavins at
the instance of Roberts on a charge Of
violating the postal regulations. The sher-
If has gone to the scene to arrest Rob-
erts.
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WARRANT FOR WEIsENBURe.
Member of Frankfort Milling Firm
Charged With False Pretense.

Frankfort. Ky, March 11.-A warrant
for the arrest of L. b. Weisenburg of the
milling finn of l.. b. Weisenburg G. Co.,
cf this city, charging him with obtain
irg money under false pretenses. was
sworn out tonight by A. d. Blanton.
Weisenburg has left the city. and is
charged with leaving behind notes of the
local banks for s52,5Oo. The notes were
secured by warehouse receipts for somc
$4,000 bushels of wheat, and by endorse
ment of A. d. Blanton, who 1t is said
was silent partner of Welsenburg in
the milling firm. II is said that the
Weisenburg mills, where the wheat was
supposed to be stored. hold not NOR"
than 1900 bushels of grain Weisenburg
was last seen at Cincinnati, and the po-
lice of that city have been wired to be on
the lockout for him.
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TO PROSECUTE MARSHAL.
United Mine Workers to Avenge DeatF
of Members of Union.

Indianapolis. March 1.-THE United
Mine Workers national organization has
formally taken up the recent killing Of
William Dodson. William Clark and Rich
ard Clayton at Beckley. w. Va.
1t is announced that the national or
ganization will open its million-dollar
treasury fund to prosecute United States
Marshal D. w. Cunningham, who il
charged by the miners with responsible
ity for the killing of the men in cold
blood
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Mrs. Shelley Dies suddenly.

Mrs Olivia Shelley, wife of ex-Repre-
sentative Charles M. Shelley of Alabama,
died suddenly last night at her home,
1920 Sixteenth street, as a result of an
attack of heart failure. Mrs. Shelley was
we'll known here and was a prominent
figure in social circles. She was a daugh-
ter of the late Representative Felix @.
Mcconnell. one of Alabamas dstln-
guished members of congress In the days
before the war The remains are to be
removed from this city at II o'clock to-
morrow morning to Talladega. Ala. for
lnterment
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TO STOP RoPINe CONTESTS.
Texas Cattle Raisers Think the Prac-
tlce Vicious and Brutal.

Ell Paso Tex, March 1.-THE Texas
Cattle Raisers' association today adopted
resolutions calling on the legislature TO
pass a law prohibiting roping contests,
which are denounced as vicious and
brutal
Jerry Simpson made strong address
against the alleged community OF inter-
ests existing between the packers and
advocated an alliance between the cat
tie growers and the railroads. His re-
marks were given much attention. The
pure food bill, so far as II anects oleo-
margarine, was denounced.
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DUE TO ovERPRoDucTIoN.
Former French Premier Says Euro
pean Industrial Crisis is Over.

Paris, March 11.-speaking at meet
ing of the Association of French Industry
and Agriculture tonight. former Premier
Meline said he thought there were some
indications of a termination to the long
European industrial crisis which had been
due to over-p production. the fall in the
price of silver, the American trusts, the
German oartels and other causes.
He declared If American trusts con-
tinued their operations. the European ma
ticns would be compelled to take defen-
sive measures against them. and he ad-
yocated as a remedy the formation of
small trade combinations like those which
served to unite German Industry, and
the establishment OF French business
houses abroad on German lines.
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Killed BY Her Nelghbor.

Orange, Tex, March II. : Mrs Ella
Russell was this morning shot and killed
by Dan Richardson. 1t is said that Mrs.
Russell had forbidden the use Of por-
ton of her lot for the passage of the
Richardson family to and from their
home.
When Mrs. Richardson attempted to go
through the lot 1t is said that Mrs. Rus
sell fired on her with shotgun. where
upon Richardson fired twice, infiicting fa-
tai wounds. The dead woman has four
sons.
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IndIctme ents Are Found Invalid

Arcadia. Fla, March 1.-THE jury try
ing the case of the state against l. e.
Cooper, charged with the murder of
Marshal Bowman of Punta Gorda, today
brought in verdict of murder in the
first degree. Judge Wall sentenced Coop
er to be hanged. but s--a afterward 1t
was found that all the indictments drawn
at the term, including that against
Cooper, were invalid. The county COM
mlssioners made a mistake in drawing
the grand jury. Judge Wall will hold
special term March q.
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kInIoch Meeting Guaranteed.

Chicago, March 1.-THE application in
behalf of the Florissant Valley Jockey
club of st. Louis for transfer of the
racing dates April 10 to May 1,-previously
assigned to the Kinloch Jockey club of st.
Louis. was withdrawn today at a special
meeting of the Western Jockey club stew
ards. According to Manager Murphy Of
the Kinloch track, this action guarantees
the spring meeting at Kinloch, and he
has postponed the closing of stakes until
March 49, Murphy left Chicago tonight to
personally solicit entries at all racing
nniuts.
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STRIKE AT SHREVEPORT.
Between 15o and 200 Employees Quit
Work at X. C. Southern Shops.

Shreveport, La, March 11.-Between $50
and 200 employees in the mechanical de-
partment of the Kansas City Southern
shops at this point laid down their tools
this afternoon and walked out, their de-
mand for uniform scale of cents ar
hour increase not having been complied
with Tonight only a few oilers are
working in the mechanical department
of the shops There are a number or
engines in the shops and traffic will be
seriously affected by the strike.
The striking mechanics include ma
chinists, machinists helpers, blacksmths,
boiler makers, coppersmiths, timers, pipe
men and boiler makers helpers. The
strikers say the walk-out will extend to
other union employees of the road and a
complete tie-up In the mechanical DEPART
ment of the road Is threatened.
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Machinlsts Strike.

Kansas city. Mo-, March 11.-Fifteen
machinists at the shops in East Kansss
city have struck. and 1t is reported to-
night that the machinists at the Kansas
city Southern shops at Mena, Ark. as
we'll as at Shreveport La, have also
gone out. The company's largest shops
are at Pittsburg and at Shreveport.
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Quarantine Declared.

Santa Fe. N. M. March n.-Governor
otero issued a proclamation today declar-
ing a quarantine against cattle from
Texas, Oklahoma and Mexico, on account
of the prevalence of Texas fever in
those regions and establishing an inspec-
zion fee of cents head.
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cigarettes. played piano with his left
hand. while holding the revolver in his
right. and when tired of his antics. turned
on the piano stool, placed the revolver to
his breast and sent bullet through his
heart. He was 26 years of age.
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Prominent Capitalist Shot to Death.

Paris, Tex, March 11.-A Mr.. McLaugh-
lin. capitalist. was shot to death today
by r. H. Moore, prominent cotton man.
who used a shotgun. Moore was jailed.
The trouble was Of long standing.
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AIdrlch Sees President.

Former Congressman Aldrich of Ala
bama, one of the so-called referees Sc
lected by the President to control the
patronage of the state, was among. the
callers at the White House this morning.
Mr.. Aldrch Is In Washington to attend
to some minor postoffice matters and
also to see the President about a recent
interview with one of the Presidents
visitors in which 1t was stated that the
President had ignored the referees n Ala
bama.
THE President" says Mr.. Aldrich,
denies ever giving out the so-called
Howland interview. He does not even
know who Rowland is, and very emphat-
ically restates his position that the ref
erees, ,Aldrich, Scott and Thompson, would
be consulted concerning all federal APP
pointments in Alabama. The President"
concluded Mr.. Aldrich. asks his friends
in the state not to believe such absurd
stories reputed as coming from the
White House."
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AMUSED HIMSELF BY
SHOOTING AT CITIZENS

Syracuse, N. Y, March 11.-After sit
ting IN a window Of fashionable apart
ment house tonight shooting with re-
volver at pedestrians ON James street,
Henry G. Friend held policemen at
bay for an hour, forced janitor TO roll
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Justice pay sim III.

Washington. March 11.-Justice Day Of
the United States Supreme court. who
hae been Ill for the past few days with
grippe, is still confined to his bed. He
was reported TO be resting comfortably
tonight
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Francis B. keene AppoInted.

Milwaukee. Wis, March 11.-erancis d.
Keene Of this city received notice today
Of his appointment as consul to Florence.
Italy Mr. Keene is a former member Of
the Wisconsin legislature, and a former
classmate at Harvard Of President Roose-
velt
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train is beneath the wreckage. Five
other trainmen are reported killed A
number of the passengers are reported
injured. Wrecking crew and a number
of doctors have gone to the scene of
the wreck
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TiIInan, However, Will Prevent
Confirmation by FiIibuster
LOOKS BAD FOR THE NEGRO
AIdrieh One of the Alabama Referees
Sees the President Who Takes
Occasion to Deny Certain Re-
ports-Mrs. Shelley Dies.
BY wATrERsoN srEALEY.

Washington, March u-(Special.) )-The
senate committee on commerce will hold
meeting tomorrow morning at which
the nomination of Crum, the negro APP
pointed collector of customs at Charleston,
will be taken up for consideration A
leading republican member of the commit
tee states tonight that the committee
would probably order a favorable report
upon the nomination He said that after
looking the situation over carefully he had
found that seven republicans upon the
committee will vote for a favorable re-
port, while only one of the party will join
the democrats In voting for an adverse
report This leaves the democrats with
only five votes, counting the republican
indicated, which means that Crum's NOM
ination will be reported with favorable
recommendation.
AS the committee is now constituted 1t
includes eight republicans and four demo-
Gratis. 1t has not been reorganized for
the special session of the senate and num-
bers among its membership only hold-over
senators.
Senator Perkins of California is ex-
pected TO emphasize MS attitude Oh oppo-
sition to Crum by voting with the four
democrats although It appears that Sem
ators Penrose of Pennsylvania and CALM
ger of New Hampshire, who have been re-
ported as being opposed to Crum will
stand by the nomination and vote for a
favorable report Notwithstanding the
prospect of such report being submitted
to the senate, however. 1t Is not regarded
as likely that any effort will be made to
secure Crum's confirmation. Certain
democratic senator's, including those from
South Carolina, assert that they will talk
till doonisday should the republicans at
tempt TO secure confirmation. Senators
Tillman and Latimer are said TO have sub.
stantial backing in this threat of a fili-
buster. In view of this fact the repub-
licans will probably consider 1t expedient
to allow the special session to close with
out vote on the appointment
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Omaha. Neb., March 12.-The "over-
land Limited" east bound, and freight
train on the Union Pacific collided head
on at Dilmore station this Thursday
morning The fireman on the freight
The Press., 1903-05-07

Students of household management
will learn with satisfaction that in 1868
many of the evils now to be complained
of were distinctly recognized. Some Of
the more curious fines which were Inn
posed by country gentleman upon Of
Tending servants were penny for leav-
ing a door open, missing prayers, leav-
ing beds unmade after 8 presumably
a. m.). and cooks could only have fol-
lowers at the rate of penny fine for
each one. A curious custom seems to
have then existed that entree to the
house was denied during the family
meals, and as the fine for allowing a
breach of this custom was heavy 1t may
be presumed that the sin was esteemed
great
The Press., 1903-05-07
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
Items OF local interest taken from the columns
OF The Press, thirty years ago.l
May 8. 1873.

Quite a brisk snow storm last Saturday
night and the children might have filled
their May baskets with snow had they
chosen so to do.
A petition is being circulated and quite
generally signed for the Incorporation Of
borough from the village of Stiff ord
Springs.
John Foskit will sprinkle the streets the
coming season having already commenced
G. B. Pomeroy has sold the Tolland
House, Tolland, recently purchased hy
him, to g. III. Olmstead, Jr., the landlord
for the two years past.
WEsTFoRD. Chaff 80 of this place
recently shot a black eagle which meas
ured seven feet from tip to tip of wings,
length of body three feet and two inches.
The bird weighed seven pounds. The
eagle was shot with rife which former
ly belonged to Col. Foster. 1t flew near
ly two miles with two bullet holes through
its body, but was finally found and killed
after desperate resistance.