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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-07-11
DECREASE IN CORN CROP.
Returns to the Bureau of Statistics
Show Acreage of ss,soo,ooo.

Washington, July 1O.-Preliminary re-
turns to the chief of the bureau of sta
tistics of the department of agriculture
show the acreage OF corn planted to be
about s9,S00oo0 acres decrease Of about
100000 acres from last year.
The average condition Of the growing
crop on July / was 79.4, as compared
with s4.5 on July 1. 1902. and a ten-year
average of 1913.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-07-11
Postoffices Established.

Washington. July f0.-(Special.) POST
offices established: Laura, Fayette coun-
ty, Thomas H. Martin postmaster; Stock,
Fayette county. William M. Stock, post
master The postoffice at Jacksonburg,
Lauderdale county, will be discontinued
after July IA.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-07-11
News Is Reassurlng.

ConstantinopIe, July iO-onicial news
received from Sofia yesterday was more
reassuring. Bulgaria has abandoned the
intention of reinforcing its troops on the
frontier. In diplomatic circles a calm
view of the situation is now taken, and it
is believed the storm has passed away
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-07-11
Prisoners Escape.

Williamsburg. KY, July 1o.-Eleven
prisoners escaped from Jail here last
night by prying out the iron crate in the
foor. Five were charged with murder
and other serious offenses. Six prisoners
refused to leave the Jail
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-07-11
No Boxing Allowed.

Baltimore. July lO.-Mayor McLane an
nounced tonight that he would not during
his four-year term issue permit for
boxing or sparrlng contest
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-07-11

bulletin consular report, which admits
that a high tariff may be the Mother of
Trusts"
Though for party reasons the Iowa
Idea" and all other ideas admitting pos
sible evil in the protection system have
been sand-bagged by the republican lead
ers, this report which was issued, per-
haps incautously, makes the positive as
sertion that high tariff in Germany has
built up a trust in that country which
enables the manufacturers to sell abroad
cheaper than they sell at home. This is
in exact parallel to conditions in this
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-07-11
EIshty-fIve Deaths From Heat.

New York, July 10.-Thirty-six deaths
New York and Brooklyn, tell the story
Of todays heat The temperature was
"a degrees and the humidity 4s per cent
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-07-11
Warmest Of the season.

Louisville. July 1o.-This was the warm
est day OF the season, the government
thermometer registering 81. There were
several prostrstions.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-07-11
Two-MIIIIon Mark Passed.

Chicago, July 10.-Chicago has
passed the two million mark. Its pres
eak por .lation is 2,23l 900, according
t =, now citv directory.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-07-11

w cussed but little in Kentucky"
said Representative James of the First
Kentucky district tonight
"About the only thing tangible is that
Grover Cleveland will not have the sup
port of any democrat In Kentucky. 1
doubt If he could carry a precinct south
of the Mason and Dixon line. Both Cor
man and Parker are being talked of In
connection with the democratic nomina-
ton, but so far as 1 can learn there Is
really no decided expression Of feeling
on the subject. We feel that the party
in the nation is getting in good shape
for a victory next year, and the question
of candidates is secondary. All of us want
to win and to do so it will be necessary
to get together. This we are doing and
next year the fruits of a reconciliation
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-07-11
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Alabama: Occasional showers
Saturday and Sunday; light south
west winds.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-07-11
Hot In Massachusetts.

Springfield. Mass, July 1o.-Thermorn-
eters today registered 1o2 degrees.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-07-11

\ ~ ASHINGTON, July 1O.--(Speeial)
WV The department of commerce
w and labor today issued as
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-07-11

- AsH1NGToN. July 1o--tspeoial)
AEoV National politics are being dis
w cussed but little in Kentucky"
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-04-15
BEST SHIP AFLOAT.

NEW YORK, April 14.-Larger than
eny vessel ever built in this country
and only excelled in size in all the
worlds fleet by the Celtic and Cedric
of the White Star line, the Mime
sofa will be launched at New London,
Conn, on April Is.
Miss Hill, daughter of James J.
Hill, president of the Great Northern
Steamship company, for whom the new
ship was built, will christen her.
The Minnesota will have features
and conveniences to be found in no
other vessel, until her sister ship,
now building, is launched.
She is $50 feet long, 73 feet, in
ches beam and 90 feet from keel to
upper deck. and has nine decks in
all.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-04-15
EVIDENCE INCREASING
Murphy and HanIOn are Get
ting in Deep Water

Murphy and Hanlon, the two men
arrested and Jailed, the latter on a
forty-day sentence and Murphy on
eighty days are strongly suspected OF
being the men who stole o. Crossfeld's
trousers and underwear out of a
sleeping car the night before their
arrest. Mr.. Crossfeld is in the city
today. and identified the trousers, un-
derwear, a rule and knife as being
the property stolen from him.
The men were unable to explain
their possession of the articles. They
were taken out of the chain gang to-
day and returned to Jail. Sheriff Lamb
will subject both to a critical exam
ination tomorrow in the belief that
they are a pair of notorious Grim
inals, whose presence in various cities
they have visited is very much de-
sired.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-04-15

laws house until he heard the voice
of his child at play with other chill
dren. Bursting in the door he knock
ed his wife against the wall and grab
bed his daughter by the legs as she
flew to her mothers arms. Mrs. Joeger
fell upon her knees and begged him
not to injure the child.
Shouting curses at his wife, and
still holding the child by the legs, he
swung the little body around his head
and brought her head down with
crushing force upon the stove. He
dropped the child then and shouted
at his wife. 1T is your turn next"
Then he ran away, and going to
friend handed him S. and told him to
hurry and get doctor as his little
girl had been hurt.
A doctor was called in. said the
childs skull had been crushed In
many places and she could not live.
Joeger was caught shortly before
midnight hiding in the home of his
brother. He said he did not know
anything about the injury to the child.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-04-15
GIVE UP THOSE ITEMS
Help Your Local Paper BY Civ
ing the News

When the newspaper reporter sallies
forth from his lair with his little note
book and pencil, and starts in to do
the pumping turn for the day, as a
rule he runs up against this kind of
a proposition about three times every
hour: why oldn't you mention the
new baby down to our house?'
Didn't you know Will Jones was in
town yesterday" What's the rea-
son you never said anything about us
having company last week." ETC., etc.
Now, these queries come from the
very people who never suspicioned for
a minute that they owed 1t to their
home paper to tell the reporters of
these things while they were news; it
never occurred to them that If they'd
drop in on the poor editor and give
him a real live item, he'd fall on their
necks and weep for joy. Too many
people have the idea that all a man
has to do to get out live, readable
newsy paper six times a week is to sit
around and take life easy, and tha;
the news will come to him by inspira.
tion. Don't you think it, brother;
Just bear in mind that the editor isn't
going to find out anything unless its
told to him. Help out your paper by
giving it the news-youll get big re-
wards on the labor invested.
Phone us, drop us a postal, yell al
us when you see us-any way, JUS
so you convey the information tha
you've a bit of news; We'll do th'
rest.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-04-15
A NEVADA
MINE HORROR
One Man, and Possibly Two,
Burned to Death Yes
day Morning.

This mornings Journal has this ac-
count of a horrible catastrophe that
occurred during the early hours yes
terday morning at the Nevada Gold
and Silver mining company's property
near Pyramid lake. This is known
as the Norcross mine.
In some unaccountable manner the
shaft house caught fire and before
the off-shift miners could arrive on
the scene the building was completely
destroyed.
"Blackie" Short was in the building
and his lifeless remains were disc oov-
cred among the embers.
1t is said that "Chich" Johnson was
in the bottom of the shaft The blaz-
ing timbers fell down on him and he
was probably killed by them striking
him or was burned to death.
D. w. Cults drove in from the
mine yesterday and informed Coroner
Updike of the tragedy. He left i'm
mediately, accompanied by Mr.. Nor
cross and Mr.. Cults.
The mining company has sustained
a loss amounting to about thousand
dollars, but will proceed with the
work. This property is situated in
Pyramid lake district forty miles
from Reno. and about four miles from
the California Nevada Consolidated
Mining company's property.
The fire originated in a mysterious
manner. The building was not par
ticularly combustible and it is a mys-
terry how Mr.. Short met his death.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-04-15

will go out to the mines loaded with
freight and will begin hauling in bor-
AK, wool and other commodities.
w. H. Jenkins of Frisco is in town
today.
H. w. wistner, Manitou, Colorado,
is at the Lafayette.
H. Nofsinger came in from Carson
this morning on business.
o. Crossfield is registered at the
Lafayette, from San Francisco.
The local weather bureau promul-
gates a prediction of rain tonight.
Roy Bradshaw and ]. r. Bunch,
who were in the city over night, re-
turned to Paradise this morning.
Leone Pascal returned yesterday
from San Francisco. where he has
been spending several weeks visiting
relatives.
P. NJ. Ellis leaves on No this ev-
ening for a visit to his old home in
Nashville, Tenn. He will go via Ell
Paso and New Orleans and expects to
be absent at least thirty days and per-
haps sixty days.
Hermion Temple, No. 5, Rathbone
Sisters, gave an enjoyable dancing
party in the Silver State hall last
night, beginning at 9 o'clock, and last
ing until this morning. The general
public was invited. and were out in
force, particularly the Knights of
Pythias. Delicious refreshments of
great variety were served, and the oc-
casion made a most enjoyable and
memorable one. Not the least of the
pleasant features was the music, fur
nished by the Marino Bros orchestra.
The players were the recipients of
many compliments for the excellence
of the music.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-04-15
A THOROUGH
INVESTIGATION
Alleged Scandals in the Post
al Department Will Be
PrObed
AND WITHOUT FEAR OR FAVOR
A Big Quicksilver Mine Desl--
Spanish Flagship Raised--
Telegraphic News.

WASHINGTON, April 14.-Postmas-
ter General Payne has given out the
following statement:
During the months of January
and February information and reports
reached me which deemed it for the
public interest to investigate, and
personally gathered such information
and facts as would enable the proper
officers of the department to under
take a thorough investigation as to
the truth or falsity of these reports,
/ directed Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Bristow to take the proper
steps TO institute the necessary inquiry
using for that purpose the Postoffice
Inspectors Division and such other
methods as would thoroughly ascertain
the truth or the falsity of the charges
o. insinuations made, and he was in
structed to proceed promptly and with
vigor during my absence. Since my
return l have not seen General Bris
tow. so that | am not advised of the
progress.
THE investigation will continue,
and if any wrong doing is disclosed
the parties guilty of such wrong do
ing will be summarily dealt with. If
the system or method of doing bust
ness in the department is faulty the
proper remedies will be applied with
out fear or favor.
81 inaugurated the investigation
with the determin alton that it should
be exhaustive. 1t is proper for me
to add that l laid before the President
the information that l had in my pos
session, and that he fully approved
of the action proposed by me-"
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-04-15
BIG MINING DEAL.

SAN JOSE, April IA quicksilver
deal of large proportions was consum-
mated here this morning, when the
famous Chapman mine, located di-
rectly adjoining the city limits on the
south. was purchased by r. B. Har-
per. probably the best known quick
silver mining expert in the world.
Included in the property are 200 acres
of land
The mine has been acquired from
the estate of the late G. Promis, who
came into possession of it under fore
closure some years ago.
The Chapman mine was formerly
one of the richest producers in the
West Thomas Bell, the millionaire
took at least $5OO,OOO out of it in the
seventies. In 1873 Bell, owing TO big
drop in the price of the metal and the
fact that the mine was flooding, de-
cided to temporarily close operations.
He died before he decided to resume
work, and the mine has been idle
since.
R. B. Harper, the purchaser, is sup
posed to be acting in the interest OF
Boston or New York millionaires. He
is known to be the Coast representa-
tive of John Joyce, the multi-million-
aire of Boston, who acquired the
Santa Teresa mine on Harper's repre-
sentation some months ago.
The proposed work will involve an
expenditure of at least 100000. This
is the second big quicksilver sale in
this country within the past year
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-04-15
A HUMAN FlEND
Terrible Crime of a New York
Fdther--killed His Child

NEW YORK, April 14.-In conse-
sequence of threats made by her hus-
band that if she were not at home
when he returned he would kill her
and their three-year-old daughter,
Mrs. Charles Joeger. of Brooklyn.
sought refuge in the house of her sis
ter. When Joeger reached home last
night he found the rooms deserted.
Infuriated, he ran from the house and
hunted in different places for his wife.
Everybody denied having seen her, but
he waited and watched at his sister-in
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-04-15
THE NEWS IN
A NUTSHELL
DOings of the Day Reflected
and Condensed for Busy
Readers
THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD
Told in Short Paragra phs--The
Latest Intelligence from
All Sources.

Chief Engineer Hood of the South
ern Pacific company denies the state
ment concerning the Salt Lake cutoff.
He says that no men were killed, no
engines were lost and that the sink
of the fill has been slight.
In the town of New Cambria. Ma
con county, Mo-, a Roosevelt club has
been orgfanized with sixty-seven
members The example thus set shows
that the young voters of Missouri are
hot on the trail of the fossilized Bour-
bons.
While temporarily deranged Frank
Bush of Erieville, Ia, shot and kill
ed his wife while on the way to church
and then returned home and killed
himself Their little daughter star
tied the congregation by running in
and telling of the tragedy.
!
Each Indian, old and young, be-
longing to the Six Nations, will short
ly receive 1925 in cash out of the ST.
100000 voted by Congress to settle
the Kansas claims. Uncle Sam takes
liberal view of benevolent assimil-
alton at home as we'll as abroad
In nine months of the present fiscal
year customs receipts increased $780,
900 900 and internal revenue receipts
on account of the repeal of war taxes,
fell off $21 900 OOO Under all cir
cumstances the Dingley law has work
ed with margin on the right side.
William Mcdaniel, a young rancher
of near Lookout, Modoc county, died
few days ago and on his deathbed
confessed that he had taken part in
the lynching which occurred at that
place two years ago. The dying man
did not name any of his accomplices
A new process in making steel has
been discovered by which the finest
grade can now be produced at the
cost of a few cents per pond. The
method is chemical and is kept secret
| by the inventor, who is a poor man.
1t is expected that it will revolution
ize the steel dustry.
Louis Thomas an Indian medicine
man, of the Creek Indians, Burney val
ley, Calf, failed to cure sick wom-
an. The members of the tribe took
him out last night and riddled his
body with bullets and then beheaded
him. Some white persons found his
head lying half a dozen yards from
his body
Congress has granted a lump sum
of 81 900 to the family or every rail-
way mail clerk killed while on duty.
There is no other occupation in the
world so perilous as that Of the rail-
way clerks. They number about g.
900; ordinarily they get something like
81, 200 a year. There were 900 acci-
dents last year and nine were killed
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-04-15

At Shreveport, La, Mrs. Alice Mat
thews, aged As years, wife of Frank
Matthews, a well known engineer, was
brutally murdered in her bed by a
negro. The woman's little daughter
Alice, aged 10, was fatally wounded
All AK was the instrument employed
in both cases. Ed. Porter. negro,
strongly suspected of the crime, was
shot to death by two police sergeants
while attempting to escape. He had
been run down at a point about five
miles from Shreveport.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-04-15

RAWLINS, Wyo., April 1.-THE
annual meeting of the Carbon County
Wool Growers Association, compos-
ed of eighty members, representing
$4,000 sheep, was held yesterday. The
trustees were instructed to release the
Red Desert from the Union Pacific,
the old lease expiring on May /. The
voice of the meeting was unanimous
in protesting against the setting aside
of forest reserves and the extension
OF old ones in this State A COM
mittee was appointed to confer with
the Union Pacific and other carriers
with relation to the increased tariff
on wool shipments. Local sheepmen
say they are being Disseminated
against and will seek to secure the
old rate. which has been restored in
the case of Idaho. Nevada and Utah
wool growers. If the committee fails
in its effarts to have the old rate
restored the matter will be brought
to the attention of the interstate COM
merce commission.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-04-15

Gentlemen desiring the finest grade
of underwear should call at f. Rein
hart & Co.'S and examine the latest
thing in this line-the popular
"Ramie" brand imported from Stock
holm. 1t has unexcelled wearing quail
ity, and never fails to give satisfac-
ton. l4-u
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-04-15
Late News Notes Gathered
From Many Places in
Nevada
ABOUT WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
Accidents and Incidents Told In
Our Exchanges--Notes on
the States Growth.

Washoe county is entitled to fifty
notaries under the new law.
The Humboldt lake is dryer just
now than it has been before in fifty
years.
Ground has been broken for a new
hotel at Tonopah The hotel will cost
$50 900.
James Green. a resident of Yering-
ton for the past thirty years, died at
that place last week
Laura Anderson, aged IS, committed
suicide by poison at Birch creek, Lam
der county, last Saturday.
George Kane, a native of Wiscon-
sin, aged As, committed suicide by the
morphine route at Tonopah, April Z.
Tonopah Commissioners have or
dered curfew to toll at p. M, at
which hour all children under the
age of 16 will be jailed if found on
the street unaccompanied by parents
or guardians.
The grand jury of Nye county found
two indictments for embezzlement
against F. H. Maxwell Maxwell is
accused of appropriating money and
jewelry belonging to his employer,
Frank Golden.
Eugene Mesple who had been a res
ident of the Comstock for forty years,
died Saturday afternoon from dropsy.
Deceased came to the Pacific Coast in
1S4S and at one time was in affluent
circumstances. He was a native of
France, aged 79 years.
The Lovelock postoffice is doing a
big business these days, says the Tri-
bune. The water outlook gives every
one confidence The past years shows
ar increase in the business done at
the Lovelock postofice of over twelve
per cent. This, too, with box rents re-
duced one-third.
While working in a drift on his
claim at Pine Nut last week. Ben Mar
tin struck a pocket that made him
$500 richer than he was week ago.
The rock was fairly lousy with gold,
and the owner believes that there is
lots of it there. The claim is near
the old Zirn mine. which gave up
such rich pockets a few years ago.
Gardnerville Record.
Nevada is already reaping the finan-
cial reward of having passed liberal
incorporation laws. For example, a
corporation whose papers were filed to-
day, dug up SIS fee, and they have
averaged one a day recently. What
ever else may be said of the new law
it appears to be a good thing for the
State treasury.-Carson News.
f. H Northmore, a cook at the Vine
yard ranch, about fifty miles north Of
Wells, went hunting last week and
when nearly four miles from home
fell on the ice and broke his leg. He
was alone and started to crawl and
drag himself back to the ranch and af-
ter an all-night struggle reached a
point near the ranch. where he was
discovered. From contact with the
rough and frozen ground he had worn
both hands to the quick and the pain
from his broken and swollen leg was
fearful.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-04-15

We desire to thank the neighbors
and friends who so kindly helped us
in our time of need. We wish espec-
tally to thank the organist and choir
for the sweet music rendered at the
funeral. MALNDA ROBINSON.
IDA KNOLES.