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The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-20
RECORD or RIRTHs.

Aaron ana Regina Gottesmsn. l124 worth
Armand and Celia Bouligny. 1871 Lefanswsl;
Josef and Annie Ffemmel. Ises South fnirti;
boy.
+. W. and Laura snoddy. AS, Esston: bcv.
Mr.. and Mrs w. H. Brennan. 1854 windsor,
girl.
+. J. and Lille .Bammert. 1sls Mississippi:
girl.
Morris and CIIlic safran, la25 Franklin; xirl
Robert and Lula Ellegoode. 2Sl8 Clark; boy.
Otto and Carrie Spinner. 4129 Wyoming; girl
g. A. and Florence Holthaur. $50 North Tay-
lor; girl.
Thomas and Caroline Gaus. IA South Tysn-
ty-third; girl.
Batista and Antonina Caita 1lis Foster; boy.
Emo and Zoe Carusa. 1lls North Ninth; girl.
Ellis and Regina Worrich. 312i South Comp
ton girl
L. and Caroline Thicker. 500 Michigan; E3rL
Philip and Frieda Applestein, SO Carr: girl.
sebastiano and Rosa Palatzolo. 7l2 North
Seventh: boy.
D. and Rosariono Donenica. ns1 Forster:
boy. -.f-
Martin and Margretts sieckman. So Mont
gomery: girl
John and Sylvia whitternore, 1ss: Cass: boy.
c. J. and Kate Smith, 4419 Maffitt; boy.
W. A. and Sybilly z. Dreyer. s03 Ann: girl
]. II. and Maria L Roneker. ssis Old Man
chester.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-20

The fight took place in front of strag-
ntti,s home. No. Ssos Hickory street.
Young lives at No 1886 Hickory street.
and The children of both men piay TO-
gether The children cuarreled and in
Youngs efforts to have Stragiitti correct
his Children Young says, the cutting had
its origin.
Straglitti and Louis Voltalfna who lives
with him. were arrested. Young is at the
City Hospital.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-20

The celebration Of the tenth anniversary
Of the Southwest st. Louis Turnverein. at
Ohio avenue and Potomac street, began
last night. The celebration will continue
this afternoon and this evening.
The programmes for all of the entertain
ments are being supplied by the singing
and turning societies of the organization.
The hall is decorated in brilliant colors,
and last night more than 200 members
took part in the exercises
Rehearsals for the events have been had
several times. and the programmes are as
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-20

near perfect as the instructors are able to
make them by careful coaching.
No particular prizes are offered, but
there was a dash and go to last nights
entertainment that indicated the great in
tersst the members feel In their society.
The Southwest St Louis Turnverein was
started in a modest, manner ten years ago
The membership at first was compare
lively small, and has steadily grown, un-
til now it is one of the representative tur-
ner societies Of the city.
The present officers are William H. Ia
cobs,- president; George Stark. secretary,
and julius Greber, treasurer.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-20
QUARREL ENDS in CUTTING.
Differences Between Children
Lead to Trouble.

Chiidren's differences. taken up by their
fathers, ended in a fight between Joseph
Straglitd and Charles B. Yong yesterday
evening. and the latter was severely cut
in the left side.
Young says he was demonstrating with
straglitti when the latter struck him.
Young says he returned the blow and they
grappied- In the struggle Young was cut
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-20
REMARKABLE INCREASE OF
POPULATION IN TEXAS.
Statistics Show That 1t VIII Prob
ably Have 4,5OO.0co Inhsbi-
tants by 1910.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Dallas, Tex, Sept 1a-There is no evl-
dence Of race suicide in Texas If such
a calamity is in store for this country
President Roosevelt and those who have
been echoing his alarms lest the human
family degenerate and disappear viii
have to cut Texas out OF the doleful cal
culation. for a few centuries at least.
The showing made under the first
months operaS n of the Texas Vital Sta
tistics law proves this. The County
Clerks of counties in every part of the
State were asked for their returns for
July.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-20
boy Dies From Iniurie..

Gus stratkamp. 13 years old, of No 7ec4
Canterbury avenue, died at the City Hos
pital yesterday morning from the effects
of injuries received on September Il. He
was working on a dump at the foot of
Cass avenue when switch engine
backed against his wagon, throwing him
to the tracks The wheels of the locu-
motive passed over his thigh.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-20
HALSBURY MAY RESIGN.
1t Is Said Finlay Will Become
Lord High Chancellor.

London. Sept 1s.-It is reported that the
Earl Of Halsbury, the Lord High Chan
cellor. will resign owing to poor health.
and that Attorney General F1niay will
succeed him.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-20
DOUBLE WEDDING AT VIENNA

Vienna. III, Sept, I9-FIora and Fora Guriey
eisters were ma ried in this city this after.
noon. Guy Bridges and Ed Kisner were the
young Iaen who led them to the altar.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-20
GUINN-LAMBERT.

MRS KATE MARMADUKE
Marshall. No, Sept. l9.-Mrs. Kate Marina
duke of st. Louis, wife OF Colonel Vincen.
Mar1na6uke. died at Sweet Springs yesterday
Interment viii be at Bellefontains Cemetery
Sunday.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-20
MNGAN+NuJ~

Evansville, Ind. Sept, Ia.-The marriage Of
Mr.. Frank Lngang of st Louis and Miss
Mary Miller Of this city took place this after
noon, Magistrate II. F. Schrader officiating
They will reside IN st. Louis.
GUINN-LAMBERT.
Poplar Bluff. No. Sept. 19-Georgs W Quinn
and Miss Elizabeth Lambert were married this
evening. The groom is q the bride but 10
They came to this city from Batesvile, this
county, AMI. to avoid any annoyance in secur-
ing the license, the bride had the written con-
sent of her mother.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-20
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Wedding Rings tsoIid Gold,.t =
Finest qualities, 50 to $50. Mermod q
Jaccard's. Broadway and Locust. al
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-22
ROOSEVELT SIGNS
 THE MILITIA BILL
FINAL ACT IN MAKING THE NEW LAW ATTENDED BY PRETTY cEREMoNY-Roo DELIVERS A SPEECH OF coNGRATULATloN.

Washington, January 21.-President Roosevelt this afternoon signed the mili- tia bill recently passed by congress. The final act in the making of the new law was attended by pretty ceremony. Gathered around the table Secretary Shaw, Assistant Secretary Sanger, Rep resentatives Dick, Parker, Stark, Wiley, Conroy, Gaines and Bristow, all of the house commission on military affairs; w.. F. March. secretary of the committed; Gen. B. H. Bvers, adjutant general of Iowa; Gen. Byrd s. Spencer adjutant general of New Jersey, and Col. E. J. Dimmick. secretary of the National Guard association.
 After the President had signed the bill Secretary Root delivered a brief speech of congratuation to the committee on ure. General Dick. the author of the bill, and the president of the National Guard association made a fitting response.
 President Roosevelt then spoke of the merits of the bill. He expressed the hope that no President would ever be confronted by such an emergency as would render 1t necessary for him to avail himself of the services of the troops provided for In the bill, but congratulated the committee and the country on it's en- actment and said he regarded the citizen soldierly of the nation as a most inn portant factor In the protection of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-22

Washington. January 21.-(Special)- The first test of strength between the sp- posing forces on the omnibus statehood bill occurred in the senate this afternoon and Senator Quay scored by ten majority the advocates of the bill voted down motion to bring up the Cuban reciprocity treaty and thus displace the statehood bill The bill, therefore remains before the senate and the chances for it's pas sage are more encouraging than they hkve yet been.
 This is for the reason that the Cuban reciprocity treaty was thought to be the strongest measure before the senate, and therefore more likely to injure the status O the statehood bill than any other treasure. The advocates of the state hood bill are angered tonight over the report that the President intends vetoing the bill if 1t is passed They declare that if the President vetoes the bill he will not get his Cuban reciprocity bill or any thing else of an important nature
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-22
MIR. ELKINS FRAMES
 ANTITRUST BILLS
COVERS FEATURES OF NEW LEG- ISLATIoN so FAR AS IT RE- LATES TO RAiLRoADS-HAS EN- DoRSEMENT OF MIR. KNOX.

Washington. January A-Senator El- kins today introduced bill which cov- CTS the features of antitrust legislation as far as 1t relates to railroads It con tains the provisions which have been recommended by Attorney General Knox as to the punishment of tlsose who re- ceive as well as those who give rebates. It provides for the punishment of corpo- rations by fine instead of Imprisonment of the officials, also for injunctions 10 prevent discrimination.
 The Elkins bill Is the result of a confer ence among various senators, most of them being members of the interstate commerce commission. Its purpose Is to separate interstate commerce and rail- roads from other trust legislation. The interstate commerce commission has been unable to agree upon measures which have been pending before 1t relat- ing to pooling and fixing rates by the in- terstate commerce commission. The new bill leaves these contested questions out and covers features which have been most conspicuous in the preparation of antitrust legislation. The bill was re- commerce, of which Senator Ell1ins Is chairman, and it Is the intention of the committee to take it up at an early day. Among those who have been consulted in the preparation of the bill besides MT. Knox were Senators Aldrich Collum, Foraker. Clapp and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-22
JAMES E. WILCOX
 IS FOUND GUILTY
JURY FIXES PUNISHMENT OF AL. LEGED SLAYER OF NELLIE CROPSEY AT 30 YEARS IN PENl. TENTIARY-WiLL APPEAL.

Hartford, N. C., January 21.-After be- ing out for twenty hours the jury in the Wilcox murder case at clock this aft ernoon returned a verdict of murder in the second degree and the defendant was sentenced to the penitentiary for thirty years, the full limit of the law Wilcox's attorneys gave notice that an appeal will be taken to the Supreme court. The pris- oner will be returned to jail at Eliza beth City where, his alleged crime was committed, to await orders of the court.
 The jury sent for the sheriff at Il o'clock last night and said that it desired the charge to be repeated to them. This was done this morning. Wilcox refused to be interviewed after the verdict. The crime of which James E. Wilcox was found guilty is alleged to have been com mitted at Elizabeth City, N. C., on De- cember 20 1901 He had called at the home of Ella Cropsey, and when leaving at Il o'clock at night. called the girl out into the hall This was the last seen of her alive. Her body was found in the river three hundred yards from her home. thirty-seven days later, and slight bruise was found on her head, which led to the theory advanced by the state that she had been hit with blount instrument and thrown into the stream. The evil dence against Wilcox was circumstantial He was convicted of murder in the second degree at the first hearing last March ir EliSe beth City, but on account of de- monstration in the court room during the trial, a new trial was granted and the case moved to an adjoining county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-22
LEssLER BEFORE COMMITTEE.
Report on the Alleged Attempt al
 Bribery to Be Made.

Washington. January 2l.-The sub- committee of the house committee on naval affairs which is Investigating the charge made by Representative Lesser of New York that he had been approach ed for the purpose of influencing his ac- ton as a member of the committee on the proposition to authorize the construction of submarine torpedo boats will make at least a partial report to the full com mittee tomorrow.
 MT. Lessler was before the sub-commit- tee again today and made an additional statement In his statement he IS said to have used the names of an ex-represen- tative from New York and another prom inent New York politician.
 The proceedings of the committee were secret and all the members were un- usually reticent. MT. Lessler himself also declined to make any statement for pub lication.
 MT. Lessler's charges are said to have lacked definiteness when he was inter- rogated by members or the sub-commit- tee. The substance of his story was not that he had been actually offered bribe of s5000 but that 1t had been intimated to him that he could get $oOVo II ne Wouiu vote right The members of the sub committee today continued to observe the nledee of secrecy they had taken and MT Lessler himself declined to make any statement for publication. It transpires that MT. Lessler's disclosure of the al- legged offer to brbe him in the full com mittee yesterday, came just before the final vote on inserting provisions for ad- ditional submarine boats in the naval ap- nroprIation bill. By vote of to the committee reduced the number of boats to be provided from ten to five when MT. Lessler asked to be heard. He Is describ- ed as having been somewhat excited in his opposition to the provision and as an argument against the provision, told of the attempt to bribe him. There was im- mediate demand for an investigation. pending which it was decided to postpone final action upon the proposition for sub marine boats.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-22
SALT SHIPS GO DOWN.
Many Lives Lost By Going Aground
 of the AbieI Abbott.

Atlantic City, N. J., January 21.-The bark Abiel Abbott, salt laden, from Turks Island for New York, went aground near Ship Bottom light last night, and Is fast going to pieces. Five of her crew of nine were picked up to- day, but 1t Is believed the other four were killed by falling wreckage. When the bark struck the strain caused one of her masts to fall. and it Is thought four of her crew were either killed by the wreckage or stunned and fell overheard and were drowned The rescued men were in dying condition when rescued
 One of them died of exposure at noon. The other four are unconscious and their condition is critical
 The Abbott struck about 1 o'clock last night. At that time there was a driving southeaster and tremendous seas were running. The life savers launched the life boat and started to the rescue After battling with the heavy seas for three hours they were forced to abandon the attempt. When the life savers reached the Abbott this morning 1t was found there was no sign of life. After cruising about the wreck for some time, they To- cated five members of the crew clinging to the top of the wreckage and almost dead. They were quickly taken into the lifeboat and brought ashore, but none were able to tell of the terrible suffer- ings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-22
GERMAN WARSHIPS AGAIN
 FIRE ON SAN CARLOS FORT

Maracaibo, January 21.-Three German warships supposed to be the Panther. Vineta and Fake, began smelling the fort of San Carlos at 1O:3O o'clock this morn ing. The fort returned the fire. The en- gagement was in progress at o'clock this afternoon.
 The correspondent of the Associated Press, in row boat, approached to with in three miles of the fort at noon The roar of the guns was terrific. The Pan ther appeared to be not more than 800 yards from the fort. Her guns were fired every few minutes. The fort could not be seen for the clouds of smoke, but it was plain that the Venezuelan gunners were answering the German fire shot for shot.
 At 1 o'clock In the afternoon an ex- plosion occurred, apparently in the fort. and a cloud of smoke covered part of the ramparts. A number of Indian fishermen were intercepted fleeing from the direc- ton of the fort in their dugout canoes. They reported that ths smoke seen was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-22
SULTAN'S FORCES
 POORLY EQUIPPED
ONLY ABOUT 2ooo MEN ARMED WITH MODERN GuNs-THE REST ARE MUZZLE-LoADERS.

Tangier, Morocco, January H.-No cour- fer arrived from Fez today. The roads between Tangier and F ez are flooded.
 An English drill sergeant in the service of the sultan has given the following in- teresting details of the composition of the sultan's army. He says the imperial forces number about 25, ,OO0 men, including Sherf1an body guard of 2000 picked men. all of whom are armed with Martini rifles. Of the remainder, 90 per cent are armed with imitation Martinis, manufac- tured in Fez, and the remainder of the sultan's soldiers carry old flint locks and muzzle loaders. The artillery consists of twenty breech-loading Krupps, twenty three brass muzzle-loaders, twelve Max inns firing Martini-Henry cartridges and twenty-one other machine guns. The lat ter, however, are decidedly unreliable.
 According to the sergeant, it is almost impossible to train the natives to handle artillery as they believe cannon to be the invention of the devil The gunners spend much time in prayer between the firing of each round. while many of the natives refuse altogether to serve the guns.
 The drill sergeant, who served through all the trouble with the army, does not consider the sultan's situation to be des- perate. He says that if the sultan brings together his entire army before advanc- ing the followers of the pretender are sure to desert and surrender in the face tf an overwhelming force. On the other hard the soldiers of the pretender evidently have been drilled in the European sys- tenn of warfare, and are decidedly su- perior to the sultan's troops. Any sudden decided success by the pretender, the drill sergeant says. would be equally likely to precipitate wholesale assertion from the sultan's ranks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-22
ALABAMA PosToFFIcEs.
Some Changes and Appointments Made
 By the Department.

Washington, January 2.-(Special)- The postoffice at Judson, Chambers coun- ty. has been ordered discontinued after January 31.
 Postmasters appointed ~a follows: Bear Creek. Macon county, Xorah F. Martin. vice J. F. Hammett, resigned; Charlton. Dale county, Daniel McFadden. vice E. K. Sanders, dead; Commerce, Conecuh county, Mary E. Etheridge, vice H. Hig- don resigned: Furman, Wilcox county. John H. Purefoy, vice Sarah L. Purifuy. removed; Highbluff, Geneva county, William J. Wells, vice J. c. Jones. re- signed; South, Covington county. w. F. Thomas, vice A. E. Powell, removed.
 Patents issued: John D. Hendrix Mont gomery. beer cooler; William s. Neal Brewton. cultiyator.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-22
CIVILIAN SCOUTS TESTIFY.
In Trial of Glenn Scouts Claim PrIs.
 oners Tried to Escape.

Manila, January 2.-Frank Remars and Harry Prescott, the civilian scouts who commanded the detachment which killed the native guides In Samar. testified to- day at the trial by courtmartial of Maj. Edwin r. Glenn of the Fifth infantry. charged with unlawfully killing prisoners of war.
 The witnesses said the guides tried to escape and they ordered them to be killed. Washington Corn. a scout, cor roborated Remar's evidence. All the scouts testified that Major Glenn did not order the execution of the guides. The prosecution showed that the testimony of Prescott and Corn connected with the statements they made when the inspectors investigated the affair. The presentation of testimony closed the day The argu- ments will be heard on Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-22

from the burning village of San Carlos, which had been shelled by the German ships and was in flames.
 The smelling of San Carlos has created much excitement among the German resi- dents of this port, who have protested against the action of the warships.
 The Vineta is a cruiser of the second class of 5900 tons displacement. She is 345 feet long, with a draught of 21 feet 6 inches. She was built in 1897. has three propellers and 10000 indicated horse- power. Her armament consists of two S.2-inch quick-firers and four machine guns. She has speed of 19.5 knots and a complement of 40 men, The Vineta has been in Venezuelan waters for two or three years.
 The Panther is the German gunboat that shelled Fort San Carlos last Sat urday afternoon for one hour and was obliged to retreat because of the fort s fire. She Is armed with eight 3.4-inch and six IA quick-firing guns and two machine guns.
 The Fake is protected cruiser with a displacement of 1850 tons and a length of 255 feet 10 inches. She carries eight e. inch quick-hring guns and four 1-pound revolving cannon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-22
QUAY NOW IN POSITION
 TO FORCE A FINAL VOTE

through and will be compelled to call an extra session.
 It is now the intention of Senator Quay to hold the statehood bill before the sen- ate until he can tire the opposition into agreeing to a time for a vote. By the end of the week he believes the senate leaders, realizing that congress will shortly adjourn, will be willing to have a final vote in order that there may be plenty of time for the Cuban treaty and trust bill legislation. The Cuban treaty has enough votes for ratification. It is only a question as to whether the oppo- sition will allow a vote As Tor the trusts, the administration will be satis- fled with any kind of trust bill which the Senate will pass.
 It is not a question of antitrust legis- lation with the administration, but 2 question of getting something, or rather anything through for republican orators to talk about in the next campaign. The significance of the statehood bill fight is that comparatively few republican leaders are turning down the administra- ton and the republican ring in the sem ate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-22
WILLARD LEE GETS RESPITE.
Man Charged With Murder of His Sweetheart Gets Fourth Respite.

Atlanta, January 21. Willard Lee, charged with the murder of Miss Leila May Suttles. his sweetheart, last May, has been granted second respite by Governor Terrell. Lee was granted re- spite of thirty days on December 23, 1902, in order that he might be retried on the charge of lunacy, and as the case Is now pending a second respite was granted to- day until February 27.
 This Is the fourth respite that Lee has secured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-22
HAYWARD INAUGURATED.
New Governor of South Carolina h.
 ducted Into Office.

Columbia, s. C., January H.-Hon. Dun- can Clinch Hayward, democrat, was in- augurated as governor of this state at noon today At the same hour James T. Sloan was sworn in as lieutenant gover- nor to succeed James H. 1inman.
 The quiet which prevailed throughout the day was noticeable. following the anxiety and suppressed excitement of the past few days.
 The inaugural ceremonies were exceed ingly brief and simple. Prayer was of fered by Rev. o. A. Darby. after which the oath of office was administered to Governor Hayward by Chief Justice Young Charles Pope.
 Governor Hayward then delivered his inaugural address.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-22
GoMPERs GOING TO ISLAND.
Will Try to straighten Out Labor Al.
 fairs in Porto Rico.

Washington January 21.-The execu- tive council of the American Federation of Labor today authorized President Gompers to proceed to Porto Rico to in- vestigate labor conditions in the island. and to aid the wage-workers in organiz- ing. He also was authorized to aid in preventing the enactment of an affirm ative injunction law in Alabama.
 The executive council decided to aid financially the Textile Labor union of Knoxville in its contest with the Knox, vile Woolen mills
 President Gompers was directed to make every effort to secure executive clemen,.v in behalf of F. w. Clark, who twenty five years ago was charged with mutinv. and who has been incarcerated ever since.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-22
THE HOUSE..

Washington, January 2l.-The house spent todal in debate on the Philippine coinage bill The minority offered a sub stitute providing for the introduction of the American currency system into the island, and 1t received powerful support from MT. Hill, republican, of Connecticut. who declared on the floor that the propo- sition for the extension of the American system had the support of Secretary Shaw and other high officials of the treasury department MT. Jones. member of the insular committee. explained the opposi- tion of the minority to the bill and Mir. Cooper, chairman of the insular commit