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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16
D. D. WILSON ELECTED.
Birmingham Man Is Editor of the
 Machinists' Journal.

Milwaukee, Wis. May 15.-At the meet ing of the International Macninists today the following additional officers were elected this evening, and complete the ticket:
 Seventh vice president, Walter Aimes. Chicago; editor of the official Journal. D. Douglass Wilson. Birmingham. Ala: gen. eral secretary and treasurer. George Preston, Detroit. Mich; executive board Hugh Doran. Chicago; James Reynolds, Cleveland; M.. l.. Ford, New York; E. L. Tucker. Washington; Henry Garrett At lanta.
 Washington. D. C.. was selected as the official headquarters.
 Boston leads in the race for the next convention over Chattanooga. St. Louis and Baltimore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16
Unable to Bear Strain Missouri
 Senator COnfesseS
ADMITS BEING 4 BOODLER
He Says When the Bill to Create a School Book Commission Came Up the Book Trust Put Up
 Big Fund.

St. Louis, May 15.-Unable to bear the strain of mental torture which he has suffered since the grahd jury investiga- tion Into boodling was instituted, former State Senator Fred T. Busche went be- fore Circuit Judge Folk this afternoon and made a full confession of his connection with the deals extending over period Of eight years. Busches declarations in- volve several men of prominence and he names those who have been conspic- uous at the state capital as distributors of poodle.
 Later Busche was taken before the grand jury, where he remained an hour. When he emerged from the jury room tears were stBeaming down his cheeks. With his face buried in his handkerchief he hurried down the steps to the Eleventh street exit of the building.
 All Sorts of Money Used.
 Busehe prefaced his remarks by sayi:Ig that all sorts of money was used at that time to influence legislation.
 Money" he said, was offered on pretty nearly every item of importance. The steam and railway interests were all ways very active and their representatives paid us.'
 Busche proceeded to name several sen- ators who profited handsomely from legis- lation at the 1899 session. and included one or two who are members of the pres ent assembly.
 He broke down twice while confessing with Mr. Folk. and weeping bitterly. said:
 T am telling these things only to ease my mind"
 School Book Trust Put Up.
 Going back to the Thirty-eighth as- sembly, when the bill to create school book commission was one of the prin- cipal issues before the legislature Busche said that the school book trust put up a big fund. T got s10o0," he said, and others got just as much. and some maybe more''
 "On one occasion," he said there was a resolution presented to report on all bills held in committee. I got s250 for holding up the resolution"
 Killing bills by smothering them In committee was very common, he said Because of the statute of limitations, which prevents prosecution three years after the crime is committed one of the men against whom Busche has testified cannot be indicted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16

Louisville, Ky. May 15.-A special from LaGrange, Ky, says:
 Fearful that someone was coming to wreak vengeance upon him because of the part he had taken in a tragedy two weeks ago, J. P. Kelly living six miles from this place, and one of the wealthiest men in the county, fired upon man who had entered his yard last night, and who had not answered to his hall
 When he went to see who it was Kelly discovered 1t was his son Morris, aged 25 who had ridden out from Louisville, where he is attending a medical college,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16
MILES HAS GREAT
 RESPECT FOR ARMY
SAYS HE WENT TO THE PHILIP PINES AS AN OFFICER AND NOT AS A ToURlST-AGAlN REFERS TO CRUELTY.

New York May 15-The Army and Navy Journal will print tomorrow a let ter from Gen. Nelson A. Miles. in which the writer says he went to the Philippine Islands not as a tourist, but In an official capacity, and that the instructions ad . dressed to him as lieutenant general "commandlng the army" came from the highest authority, viz.: the President, in which he was directed to give especial at tention to the instruction, discipline and supplies of the army"
 In referring to his official report on the Philippines, General Miles, says:
 NO one can have more sacred regard for the honor of the army than myself"
 Coming to the subject of cruelties in the Philippines, General Miles letter reads as follows:
 Tt Is idle to assume that campaigning in the Philippines has conditions that warrant resort to mediaeval cruelty and that a departure from the honorable method of conducting warfare and that such departures as have existed should be overlooked and condoned.
 'It Is most gratifying that the serious offenses have not been committed by the soldiers, unless they were under the di- rect orders of certain officers who were responsible. Soldiers have withheld fire when ordered to shoot prisoners; pro- tested against acts of cruelty, and have written to relatives at home urging them to take action to put a stop to those crimes It will ever be one of the glories of the army that such deeds committed by whatever authority are abhorrent to the American soldier. The officers who are responsible do not by any means con- stitute the American army, and there must be a very unmistakable line drawn between the great body of honorable and faithful officers and brave soldiers, whose records have been commendable, and those of whatever station whose acts have received and should receive the earnest condemnation of all honorable men,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16
INDEX TO TODAY'S PAPER
The Weatk1er.

Washington May 15.-Forecast for Ala bama: Fair Saturday and Sunday; light variable winds.
 Page One. Race war on in Mississippi Poison mystery still unsolved. St. Louis boodler makes confession. Cotton market Is quieting down.
 Page Two. Roosevelt takes to the tall timber. Joe Chamberlain talks about trade. New York Harry arrested in Missouri
 Page Three. General state news. School book commission at Montgomery Judge Bilbro has interesting bill pre- pared.
 Page Four. Editorial comment. Gossip heard around hotels.
 Page Five. James Bowron talks of his trip to Egypt and the Holy Land. Alabama Dental association elects of- ficers and adjourns to meet In Anniston next year. Arrangements for Birmingham horse show progressing. Trains on the Alabama Great Southern collide, but no one is seriously hurt. Sons of Confederate veterans organize a camp.
 Page Six. Social notes and personals. Weekly review of trade
 Page Seven. Local and foreign market report.
 Page Eight. Baseball, racing and general sporting, news.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16
Tom sharkey Badly Injured.

New York. May 15.-Tom Sharkey, the pugilist. was badly injured in wrest- ling match at Perth Amboy, N. J.. last night with Hanson, the Dutch champion. Sharkey won the first fall and Hanson the second. Hanson got a leg hold on Sharkey, and slamming him on the mat
 pressed both shoulders to the floor Shar- key was dazed when he got up and a physician who examined him said a blood vessel in the shoulder had been ruptured and some of the tendons broken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16
ANOTHER COAL COMBINE.
Efforts Being Made to Form Company
 Similar to Monongahela.

Pittsburg, May 15-Efforts are being made by independent river coal operators of Pittsburg and Cincinnati to form a combine similar to the Monongahela River Consolidated Coal and Coke company, with a capital of S16.O 100000,
 Among the companies mentioned as be- Ing concerned in the new plan are the Marmet Coal company, Cincinnati; A. R. Budd Coal company. II. P. Dilworth Coal company, Clyde Coal company and the Flint Coal company. In addition to these nearly all of the companies in the Lawana fields probably would be in- cluded
 The new company, 1t is said. would own ninety steamboats, 25l0 barges and would mine coal from lands amounting to 5S,S50 acres.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16
WRECK ON ILLINOIS CENTRAL.
Engineer and Fireman Killed and sev-
 eraI Persons Injured.

Louisville, Ky, May 15.-A special to the Herald from Owensboro, Ky, says that northbound Illinois Central passen- ger train No. 102 was wrecked at Me- Henry, Ky, at 5:30 o'clock this after noon. The train jumped the track while going at high speed, and the engine and six coaches left the track.
 Engineer Matthews and Fireman John Keer were killed and the bagga gemaster and express messenger badly injured. A wrecking train has been sent to the scene, which is about forty miles from Owensboro.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16
sAWMlLL CASE RESUMED.
compIainants Deny That Organization
 Can Fix or Control Prices.

Macon, Ga, May 15.-The case of the Georgia Sawmill association vs the Southern Traffic association was re- sumed before Judge speer in the United States court today. Counsel for complain ants submitted evidence in rebuttal of statements made by defendant railroads. Compliments denied that the Georgia Sawmll association was organized to fix and control prices of yellow pine lumber or that 1t did control prices of lumber.
 Argument was then begun by coun- sel for complainants.
 It was contended that defendant roads could not impose arbitrary ratess as they were hedged in by commercial consider ations. It was said the railroads had voluntarily reduced the rate on lumber at time when business was in a depressed condition,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16
HARTMAN MUCH BETTER.
His Secretary Says the Report That
 He Has Appendicitis Is Untrue.

Cleveland, Ohio. May 15.-The special train bearing E. II. Hartman and party left for New York over the Lake Shore road at 8 o'clock tonight
 MT. Hartman was not seen, but hls pri- vate secretary, who spoke for him, said that the report that MT. Hartman was suffering from appendicitis was untrue: that no symptoms of that ailment had definitely appeared; that a slight pain in his abdomen had been so relieved as to warrant the conclusion that there was no probability now of appendicitis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16
COTTON MARKET
 QUILTING DOWN First Evidence That May Clique
 is Closing Deal
EXCITEMENT WAS INTENSE
At the Opening of the Market Yester- day a Broker Offered to Sell 1000 May at 11.4o, But Had
 No Takers.

New York, May 15-The cotton market continued excited today, making the fifth day that it has kept the cotton trade in furor, with prices fiuctuating Sl to " a bale on the largest volume of business in options transacted in many years. Since this excitement began last Saturday upwards of 450O,0OO bales of cotton options have changed hands in the New York market and prices have gone up about 100 points, or equivalent to $5 bale, with no material reaction of importance. To- day, however, there was evidence that the local clique is closing it's deal, and for the first time the market showed indica- tions that the worst of the present ex- citement and upheaval in prices is over, for the present at least.
 At the opening broker offered to sell 1000 bales of May at 11.40, with no takers and then offered July in thousand-bale lots from 10.97. last nights closing price, down to 10.94.
 Prices Steadily Crumbled.
 Despite the influence of an exceptionally strong market at Liverpool. with a fur ther rise in spot cotton there, equivalent to 60 cents a bale, to the basis of l2 a pound in our market, and the pit being again flooded with supporting orders from the New Orleans clique, prices steadily crumbled away under continued selling and general liquidation by commission houses. Later, continued selling of the May option forced down it's price 40 points amid great excitement to 11c per pound while July sold off "A points and August 1T points, and the rest of the list about 10 points; July sold down from 10.97 to 1o.7s, and August from 1070 to 105S. It was feared that the bottom of the market might drop out, but Liverpool houses were large buyers shorts covered free- lv. and there was a continuance of ag- gressive support from the New Orleans crowd.
 Later the market rallied twenty points on May and fifteen to ten points on the rest of the list, May quoting at l1.n, July at 10 S6 and August at 10.66.
 Cotton Men Meet.
 Manchester, England, May 15.-A large meeting of representatives of the cotton trade was held here today. Resolutions were passed urging cotton from American ports direct to Manchester, thereby frus- trating the attempts to drive Manchester s steamers out of trade, ana requesting the spinners to insist in their contract on the delivery of cotton at Manchester.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16
Young Lovers Fight.

valdosta, Ga, May 15-News reached here today from remote section of Echols county of the fatal shooting of James Rigdon by William Lewis. Both young men were suitors for the hand of Miss Rosa Johns, and. according to the accounts received. they met in her fathers house, quarreled and the shooting follow ed in the young lady's presence. It is said that the case was brought before local justice of the peace who exonerated Lewis of all blame In the matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16
EXCITED FATHER FIRES
 KILLING HIS OWN SON

to see his family. The young man was shot through the kidneys, and is fstally wounded.
 The deplorable affair Is the sequel of another, which happened May l. when Kelly and his son and two neighbors shot and killed man named Mansfield. Mans field, who lived near the Kelly and Wheeler places, insisted on driving through their land. though warned not to do so The Kellys were acquitted at their examining trials. The shock of the affair upset MT. Kelly, however, and he had been in an extremely nervous and excitable condition
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16
capt. s. D. eradwsII Dead.

Atlanta Ga, May 15.-Information was received here today of the death of Cap tain S. D. Bradwell. who was for four years state school commissioner of Geor- gia and for nearly five years president of the state normal school at Athens Captain Bradwell died at Sharpes, Fla. He was 63 years of age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16
Landham uses veto Power.

Austin, Tex. May Ex-Governor Landham today published his veto of various items in the general appropriation bill. cutting out $592,96l. Among other items vetoed was one to preserve the battle-ground of San Jacinto, where the Texas army won the republic by capturing Santa Ana.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16
Cotton Sells for 12 Gents.

Charlotte N. C., May 15.-A cotton mill man who was here today attending the meeting of the Cotton Spinners' associa- tion. sold 15O0 bales of cotton to New orleans firm. He got 12 cents a pound for the cotton. He furnished the l5o0 bales out of the stock which he holds in his warehouse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16
TWO MEN AsPHYxIATED.
Memphis Men Found In St. Louis With
 Gas Turned On.

St. Louis, Mo-, May 15.-William c. He's ter and Joseph Neighbors, who registered from Memphis Tenn, today, were found unconscious and in a critical condition In a room in the Burlington hotel. The room was filled with gas from two jets. which were wide open. No letters or papers were found in the room to indicate wheth- CT the asphyxiation was accidental or in- tentional.
 They were hurried to the City hospital, but both will probably die.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16
Letter Will Pay In Part.

New York, May 15-An attorney in this city made the announcement that Joseph Letter. who figured In the wheat corner of 1897 and 1898. had made proposal to his creditors to settle their claims against him for 25 cents on the dollar It is understood that Letters father will guarantee that this proposal will be car Tied out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16
spreadlna RalI Causes Wreck.

Louisville, Ky, May 15.-The Monon passenger train which left Chicago last night was thrown from the track by spreading rails near Salem, Ind, this morning. Asen Mcdonald of New Albany. the express messenger. and Stephen Smith of Decatur, Ind, were in- jured. None of the passengers were hurt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16
Three Persons Burned to Death.

Waynesville. N. C., may 15.-In fire of mysterious origin last night in a house occupied by c. J. Galbeath who runs a boarding house. F. w. Payne, telegraph operator, and negro woman and her daughter, servants of the house. were burned to. death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16
Asphalt Assets Purchased.

New York, May 15.-Henry C. Everdell, representing the reorganization commit tee. today purchased the entire assets of the Asphalt Company of America, and the National Asphalt company, paying therefor s6.006 900. The sale took place in Jersey City
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16
New York to Build Monument.

Chattanooga, Tenn, May 15.-General H. V. Boynton, chairman of the Chicka- mauga Park commission, telegraphed to- day from Washington that the state of New York had awarded the contract for the erection of the s5e.000 monument on Lookout mountain to commemorate peace between the north and south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16
Capt. w. F. Norton Dead.

Louisville. May 15.-A dispatch from Santiago announces the death there this morning of Capt William F. Norton. owner of the Louisville auditorium and other extensive properties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16
She is Accused of Sending the Poisoned Whisky
POLICE GET A NEW CLUE
Cincinnati Detective Takes the Wrap. per to Memphis, and an Examina-
 ten of the Writing Puts
 New Phase on the Case.

Memphis, Tenn, May 15.-The polict give out vague hints tonight of new de- velopments and possibly new arrest in the case of the poisoned bottle of whis- key which was sent from this city to Mrs. Kate Nobbe of Cincinnati, and in connection with which Mrs. Lizzie Me- cormick of Memphis is under arrest.
 close examination of the writing on the wrapper of the package which con tained the bottle, It Is thought has given the new clew which may change the en- tire complexion of the case. This wrap ,per was brought here by the Cincinnati detective, who arrived this morning
 It Is now quite evident that Mrs Me- Cormick will fight to the uttermost ths effort that Is being made to take her to Cincinnati to stand trial in the courts of that city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16
VIII Fight the cas..

Detective J. A. Sweeney of Cincinnati, , O., arrived in the city this morning with a warrant from the Cincinnati courts, charging Mrs. Lizzie Mccormick with the murder of the Adams Express employe who died at the hospital in Cincinnati from drinking whisky from a package ad- dressed to Mrs. Kate Nobbe of that city.
 The detective had scarcely made his ap- pearance in the office of Chief of Police Mason before Mrs. McCormicks attor- neys arrived and announced that Mrs Mccormick would not return to Cincin- natl without acquisition papers. The att torneys also announced that they had in- stltuted habeas corpus proceedings.
 Detective Sweeney immediately wired the chief of police at Cincinnati regard ing the prospect of legal battle, over the custody of Mrs. Mccormick, and asked the chief to wire Governor Nash of Ohio for requisition papers. and at the same time ask Governor Nash to wire Governor Frazier of Tennessee requesting that Mrs. Mccormick be held until the necessary papers could be secured and forwarded to this city
 Chief of Police Mason stated this morn- ing that no new facts had been secured. The police are making every effort to trace the fatal package and new develop ments are hourly expected
 F.5heas Corpus Continued.
 Upon request of the state the habeas corpus proceedings for the release of Mrs. Mccormick were continued until Tues day morning, May 19, at noon.
 The request was made upon the ground that acquisition papers could not be se- cured until that time. Attorneys for Mrs. Mccormick agreed to the continuance provided Mrs. Mccormick should be lodg- ed in the county jail pending the hearing.
 Immediately after adjournment of the hearing she was taken to the Shelby coun- ty jail. Since her arrest she has been at the police station.
 Tonight the widow of John B. Flicker, who died from the effects of the poison, swore out a warrant charging Mrs Me- Cormick with murder
 Governor Nash wired Chief of Police Milliken that he would issue requisltion papers to bring Mrs. Mccormick from Memphis to Cincinnati. The papers were at once made out and sent to Columbus along with the warrant sworn out by Mrs. Picker. Mrs. Picker will probably go to Memphis to appear at the hearing of Mrs. Mccormick next Tuesday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-16

Washington, May 15.-Forecast for Ala bama: Fair Saturday and Sunday; light variable winds.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-04-29

old one as the waste water can be dis
charged directly into large ditch
leading to Turkey Creek.
A number of Jurors for the second
week Of court are town men.
The spring chicken crop is late and
short this season and something like a
chicken famine prevails hereabouts.
The Elks, although the youngest
lodge in the city, are planning to have
their own lodge and club rooms.
Nothing has been heard recently of
the Seaboard's McBee, and Charleston
branch line which would pass through
Sumter.
The demand for houses increases fas-
ter than houses can be built, and
there are now building in this city
more than twenty-five residences.
Schwartz Bros, advertise exception
al values in seasonable spring goods
for their next special sale.
Chandler, the Clothier, has an ad-
vertisement today that is illustrated
with cuts of two of the latest style
suits.
The loop-the loop arrangement at
the skating rink is responsible for a
broken arm that Walter Ryttenberg
is carrying around in sling today.
The Atlantic Coast Line will sell
round trip tickets to Savannah on ac-
count of Baptist Convention for SIS. so,
and to New Orleans on account of
Confederate Reunion for SIS. So.
W. j. Dawsey, who had meat mar
ket in Sumter for a number Of years, is
now located in Williamsburg county
buying cattle and sheep for this mar
ket He was in town last week and
stated that he has already bought and
shipped to the butchers of Sumter
qlite a number of fine beef cattle and
about forty sheep in prime condition
for mutton. He says that while cattle
are not as numerous in Williamsburg
as they were a few years ago,
they are of better quality and are
worth more money.
: Testimony was being taken here yes
tefday in the contested election case of
Lever and Dantzler. Dantzler is an
Orangeburg negro who is a perennial
candidate for Congress in this district.
He is defeated each time of course, by
an overwhelming majority, but he
regularly contests the election and
carries the case before Congress, neces-
stating the taking of testimony
throughout the district. These con-
tests are quite expensive and were
it not for the fact that Congress pro-
vides lump sum to pay the expenses
of the contestor there would be fewer
contests,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-04-29

Information of a horrible accident
has been received from Savage. Swim
ton Dozier, we'll known resident of
that community was killed by the kick
of g mule on Sunday afternoon. The
kick was so strong that Mr.. Dozier's
abdomen was cut open and his liver
torn by the heels of the animal.
It appears from what can be learned
that the mule was sick and DR.. Dozler
went up behind him and tapped him
with switch to make him move about
and the mule let fly with both heels,
striking the man in the pit of the
stomach with the terrible result de-
scribed.
Mr.. Dozier was man of middle
age, and will be remembered as hav-
ing at one time had charge Of the
Florence and Savage mail route
Florence Times.