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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-26
Jury Finds Him Gully of Muf-
 der in Second Degree WILL TAKE AN APPEAL
Verdict Is Said to Have Been Some. what of a Surprise to the Pub llc-The Accused Was
 Calm.

''we. the jury. find the defendant guilty charged in the indictment, and fix his punishment at ten years in the peniten- tiary," was the verdict of the jury in the case of Hollis B. Parrish, charged with shooting and killing George s. Leonard on street car July 2s, 1902. The verdict was rendered at 10:20 o'clock yesterday morning and was read by Clerk Bradley of the Criminal court.
 The attorneys for the defense will at once make a motion for a new trial If new trial is not granted the attorneys will appeal the case to the Supreme court. Parrish has not been sentenced by Judge Dan A. Greene, before whom the case was tried, so that in the event the defendant desires to take an appeal he can file a petition before sentence is pro- nounced, and it is then held up, pending the result of such appeal.
 Will File Motion This Week.
 In the case of Parrish motion for a new trial will be filed this week.
 The jury was out for forty-seveh hours and fifty-two minutes
 Shortly after 10 o'clock the bailiff an- nounced to Judge Greene that the jury had reached a verdict. The different at torneys were summoned and In a few minutes had appeared in the court room.
 Parrish was brought in. His father and brothers were also present. The door to the jury room was unlocked and the foreman, T. l.. Parsons, was the first to enter the court room. He was followed by the others and they filed in front of the Jury box. The verdict was handed to MT. Bradley, who read 1t slowly.
 Parrish was calm, as were also his relatives. The prisoner was carried back to the county jail In the afternoon his brothers and father were allowed to see him and they conversed in low tones for some time.
 The jury was discharged by Judge Greene, who thanked the members.
 Somewhat of a Surprise.
 The verdict was somewhat in the shape of a surprise to the general public, who were inclined to think that the jury would either acquit or find for murder in the first degree. The opinion was strength ened when the jury remained out so long,
 The case of Parrish went on trial Friday afternoon, April IT,
 Parrish Is young man, small of statue and good looking. The man he shot, George S. Leonard, was a brick mason, who resided at Smithheld. His wife lived in Mobile.
 The court room was crowded every hour during the entire proceedings of the trial. On account of the plea of insanity and the fine distinctions drawn in testimony by the expert witnesses and the law re- lating to cases where such plea Is made, the case excited interest. not only in Birmingham, but in the state generally.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-26
NUMBER OF INDICTMENTS.
Frank TombrelIo for MansIaughter.
 True Bill Against Rawinson.

The grand jury returned a large num- Der of indictments yesterday afternoon among them being one charging Frank Tombrello with manslaughter. He Is an Italian and killed Percy Little at Little ton several weeks ago.
 Lee Nj. Rawlinson, who is charged with abduction and Is in the county jail, Is charged with "carnal knowledge of a child between 10 and IA years of age." by the grand Jury, which returned an indct- ment against him. It fig charged that Rawlinson ran away with and married a girl under age The young lady lives at Ayondale.
 The grand jury has taken a recess until May 25, when 1t will reconvene and take up its labors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-26
Are Charged With MudsrIng
 Elias M. Lathem
RUBEL WAS NOT INDICTED
Wise and Havls VIII Probably Be Tried Next FalI-They Occupy Cell Tosether-Meals From
 the Florence Hotel.

The grand jury returned an indictment yesterday afternoon against William Wise and Glen Havis, charging both men with murder in the first degree, and the ae- cused are now cut off from bail. The in- dictment was a joint one and charged that the two men killed Elias NJ. Lathem. It reads as follows:
 "Glen Havls, alias Hawkeye,' and Will fam Wise, unlawfully and with malice aforethought, killed Elias M. Lathem by shooting him with pistol.
 "The grand jury of Jefferson county further charges that before the finding of this indictment Glen Havis, alias Hawkeye' and William Wise, unlawfully and with malice aforethought killed Elias M Lathem by shooting him with a pis- tol or with a blunt instrument or weapon to the grand jury unknown.
 "The grand jury of said county further charges that before the finding of this indictment Client Havis. alias 'Hawkeye' and William Wise unlawfully and with malice aforethouGht killed Elias NJ. Latin cm by shooting him with a pistol or by striking him with a slungshot or by strik- ing him with some blunt weapon or in- strument, name and description of which is to the grand jury unknown"
 indictment Served.
 The indictment was served on the two men while they were in their cells in the county jail by Deputy Sheriff ". S. Cole.
 When the indictment was returned a capias was issued by Clerk Bradley as follows:
 An indictment having been found against Glen Havis and William Wise at the April term, 190S of the Criminal court of Jefferson county, for the offense of murder, you are therefore commanded forthwith to arrest said defendants and commit defendants to jail without bail The capias was sent to the office Of Sheriff Burgln
 There was no indictment against Jo- seph Rnbel who is in jail charged with the murder of Lathem.
 The grand Jury had been considering the case since Sunday. It was thought by some that an indictment would not be returned against Havis and Wise oe- fore the decision of Justice I. H. Benners, who presided at the preliminary hearing of the two men last week, and who will render his decision Tuesday at 10 o'clock in the morning.
 In Cell Togther. Havis and Wise are in cell together. They pass away the time in various ways Both smoke to some extent, Wise using cigars and Havis cigarettes.
 The two men get their meals from the Florence hotel and they are taken to them by waiter three times a day. It is not probable that Wise and Havis will be tried before the September term of the Criminal court. as the capital docket has already been made up and will last only one week longer during the present term. The men will be tried at the fall term unless the case is post poned from the date on which it will be set when 1t Is called.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-26
Camp Mckinley Celebrates.
INDUSTRIAL NEWS.

A large part of the clerical force of the Southern Car and Foundry company left Birmingham yesterday afternoon for An niston. The purchasing department. the auditing department and the lumber and mechanical departments will in the flu ture, be located at Anniston. where the company has extensive plants. Follow ing are those who left for their new headauarters: c. c. Lean,s purchasing agent; R. V. Graves, auditor; A. G. Brewer, E. A. Aldridge, Cook Pouncey, L. W. Morgan, s. w. catts. w. w. Thompson, L. wimberly and w. W. Smith.
 The offices of the president, general manager and treasurer will remain in Birmingham and will be located over Fox Sons and Smith company's grocery store as in the past
 Edwin Flynn, president of the Alabama United Mine Workers of America; Joe Hollier, district organizer. and J. L. clemo. secretary. went to Graves Mines last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-26
WISE AND HAVIS INDICTED
 AND WILL STAY IN JAIL
CAN ACTING CORONER
 HOLD LEGAL INQUEST? :?

The question has arisen in the city if an inquest Is held by Acting Coroner D. T.
 Shaw will 1t be legal7 It Is generally be- lieved that 1t would not, and last night Probate Judge Stiles and sheriff Burgin were asked their opinion. Both stated that to the best of their knowledge the inquest would not be legal, as they be- lileved the statute provides that In case of the coroner's absence the inquest should be held by justice of the peace,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-26
BOTTLE WORKERS ORGANIZE.
Officers Elected and the Local Starts
 Off We'll.

A local union of bottle workers was or ganized last night by National Organizer H. N. Randall of the American Fedora ton of Labor. The local starts aus piciously with quite large membership.
 The following officers were elected: r. c. Mack, president L. E. Walker vice president George N. Goodwin. financial secretary; J. c. Adams, treasurer; J. T. Wooley. warden; H. T. Buntyn, D. K. Delegates to the Trades council, l.. E. Walker, P. W. Buntyn, F. c. Mack, George N. Goodwin and J. c. Adams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-26
"DANCING."

Prof. Faulkners class meets every Tuesday and Friday afternoons and eve nings at Turn Verein hall 2021lA First avenue rof beginners in ball room and profpssit rai stage dances. Invitations or references required from those who at- tend
 Social boI every Tuesday night Class ioiree every Friday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-26
THE HAMMOND TYPEWRITER
TT IS SAID

That Birmingham is now one of the great est cities in the United States, and any one who cares to study human nature here concludes that whilst we have a great many who allow others to think for them, the greatest number. however, and for the great good of Birmingham, are men of brains, and they do as they see fit.
 Talk about fitting. this is in particular the feature with all men. who, even with a small amount of their large earnings. order their clothes to be made up in style, and for perfect shape and set, of
 ALEX |. KLEIN,
 Representative of Merchant Tailors 1s0a Second Avenue, Opposite Postoffice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-26
HOLLIS PARRISH GETS 10
 YEARS IN PENITENTIARY

or that any justice can hold an inquest at any time.
 Coroner Paris left the city yesterday for Dallas, Ga, where he has gone for his health. For some time he has not been in very good health, and was broken down nhvsicallv from nursing his wife, who has been very III, He was confined to his he'd several days last week, and thought that a weeks vacation would he of benefit He requested MT. Shaw to act in his place. and MT. Shaw agreed to do so.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-26
Son of Diamond Jubilee.

New York. April 25.-The first foal by King Edward WIS derby winner, Dia- mond Jubilee, dropped in America was born today at R. H. McCarter Potter s Request stud in Sussex county. New Jersey. The foal is a we'll formed bay colt. The dam is Pierrette by Mask Poe try.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-26

All kinds of cuts. Age-Herald Ep graving Department
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-09

lenge standing for debate with all corners
in the several public questions of which
she is brilliant advocate. 49,
AS a lecturer DR.. Shaw handles her
topics with the same brilliancy Of logic
and scintillating wit as she shows in de-
bate and it is in this field that she now
exercises chiefly her remarkable gifts. Be-
Ing an inimitable story teller with an mex
haustible fund of good Incidents, there is
never dull moment in either her lectures
or her sermons. She has az exceptional
equipment for dealing with the vital ques-
tons Of humanity such as that Of her
Minneapolis lecture, 1.-THE New Man. She
was brought up in the hard struggle OF
western pioneering. Having studied and
practiced medicine and served for long
term in the ministry Of the Protestant
Methodist church, she1ilas come ii contact
with humanity at many more points than
is given to many people in similar work to
know.
In the interests Of the various great wo-
mems movements she has visited and come
in contact with every section of the United
States and many European countries. Her
observations have been wide and have en-
riched a fine aid Wen disciplined mind
until few are more competent to deal with
the great problems Of living and better
able to look into the future and discuss
'"fhe New Man. in all his relations an6
! possibilities ..:. z~.s% 80 ..l.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-09

DR.. Anna Howard Shaw is one Of the
rare public speakers to whom is given the
combination Of twentieth century methods
Of calm dispassionate and convincing pre-
sentation of facts and arguments with the
persuasive eloquence and magnetic force
that made famous the orators Of the past.
DR.. Shaw's wit is so ready that she was
never known to hesitate for answer and
some Of her most famous epigrams and
retorts have been those coming like a
napier thrust in the midst Of debate.
Overlooking good nature and tmmeasur
able kindness of: spirit take all personal
smart out Of her verbal wounds. More
than any other woman in public life, per-
haps more than any American, she knows
how to use with. Overwhelming effect the
weapon of ridicule, but it is always direct
ed against the argument or the cause OF
her opponent. never his personality.
In spite Of her broad charity and good
nature, DR.. Shaw is a. fighter. Having
strong convictions she is quite as willing
as she is able to support them in aggres-
siye fashion. Much as she enjoys wordy
tits Dr. Shaw rarely has that pleasure,
for her fame has become SO great and she
has heaped ignominious defeat upon So
many speakers whose interests run count
er to her stancll principles that it IS very
difficult to find anyone who has. the cour-
age to stand before her in a forensic bat
tie. She is quite safe, In keeping a chal-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-09

road properties, he said would continue
for some times Considerable new work is
now In progress along the railroads ia
which%he< is Interested could not
see that the result of the improvements
made would materially reduce the Roperat-
ing expenses. On%7thc other hand, there
was a tendency to increase the operating
expenses I Of railroads in consequence of
the increase in the cost of labor and ma
terials. He said of the interstate COM
n1erce law 49,. .,---. .,,5 '.c5-s
II am Of the opinion that the interstate
commerce law ought TO be amended or
modified so as to legalize railroad pools v
G. $. Mellen, president of the North
ern Pacific Railway company said:
II believe the net earnings of the North
ern Pacific. road for the coming year will
be in excess Of the net earnings of last
year.
1.-The expenditures for betterment anc
equipment on this road are not nearing
completion; they y can never neal
completion on any enterprising road thai
operates through a growing country.
I'VE can stand very little increase in the
wages Of employees. sss,z,.5:
II do not know that the improvements
which are being made for the bettermen
Of the road will have the effect of reduc.
ing rates. In operating the Northern Pa
cific. during the present year we must
overcome advances in material and labor
| increases of taxes and reduction in rates
aggregating $4,000, OO0
| II cannot see that, the working Of the
| interstate commerce law has had any
| beneficial effect on the working of thi;
| railroad. So far as pooling is concerned
we do not care for it and should no
| avail Of it if 1t were legal. We have NJ
trouble with our neighbors and do not an
| ticipate any. = ~. .'<T'.-7-'
II cannot see anything at present tina
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-09
RAILROAD NOTES.

a. W. Clark, secretary to james J. Hill. has
been appointed clerk to General Counsel NJ D.
Grover II :.
The executive committee of the Western Pas
senger Association has reaffrmed the half-rate
ticket agreemnt. = - = -
The 500 line has sent out an attractive
pamphlet regarding its equipment for the year
1908, and that which is already in
The Omaha road Yesterday sent check for
$4,000 to the state treasurer to apply the
gross earnings taxes of the company for 1902.
R. F. Ycakum. president of the Frisco line.
which has just bought the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois, was made president of the latter road
yesterday to succeed E. NJ. J. Carpenter, recently
resigned
The Minnesota e. International has appealed
from the decision of the state railroad commits
sion that it must reduce it's passenger rates from
to ) cents. The appeal was made to the Cass
county district court. 49, 9%"-
Representatives Of the associations Of mer-
chants in Minneapolis and st. Paul in Chi
cngo arranging for excursions for retail mer.
chants to the two cities. 1t is expected to have
March. ,s~
Whatever plan may be devised for facilitating
the handling Of traffic i'll the future there is
but little prospect that anything can be done
to relieve soon the congestion which now exists
| in Chicago and must continue throughout the
winter months.
W. J. C. Kenyon, at one time general freight
and passenger agent of the Chicago Burlington &
Northern, now manager of the Omaha Union
stocky ards has patented a device to prevent
cars blowing on the main line from sidetracks
or from getting the line on account Of defec-
tive brakes. '.-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-09
Railroads. !
zig
BRIQUETTES STOOD TEST
Ignite in Brick Form Proves a Sat-
isfactory Locomotive Fuel.
Yesterdays Experiment.

Dr.. Rudolf j. schimper's, Ignite bril-
quotes were tested yesterday as fuel for
motive power. The test was made on
engine No. 80 of the 500 line under the
supervision of T. A. Foque, mechanical
superintendent of the road. The locomo
tive was under $50 pounds Of steam draw
ing eight loaded box cars. The test was
satisfactory.
The briquettes, 2x4x6 inches, black and
as hard anthracite, burned satisfactor
lily, did not give out much smoke did not
black the hands of the fireman, did not
clink and gave satisfa Glory heat. -
Fireman Hunter said he used about a
third as much fuel as would have been
required, firing with the soft coal from
the tender. The locomotive was driven
about twenty miles with 1900 pounds of
fuel. The cost Of mining the Ignite and
preparing the briquettes is $1.25 ton. s~,.%
DR.. SchIrnper said the success was a
great source of qualification to him. He
! added: Is j. III.
II can't say how the, fuel Is prepared.
I will say this, however. I do with my
chemical process for: Ignite in a short
time what nature would do in $500 or 5000
years. I hasten the process Of nature,
that's all. have been studying Ignite
for the last ten years. I nearly achieved
success three years ago, but it is only
recently that I have been fully prepared
to make public demonstration of my in
Vent1On. E..r -s-zs>.
"A company. of which ex-senator
works at Bismarck. N D. We will soon
be able to turn out any quantity of the
briquettes at the rate Of $1.25 a ton. This
| is much less than the cheapest soft coat
| can be bought for, and the work of the
| briquettes is much more effective. I
For instance, 1000 pounds Of soft coal
will carry the load we had to-day a dis
! lance Of fifteen miles. We estimate that
1000 pounds Of the briquettes will carry
! the same load thirty-five miles. Then with
! the soft coal the fireman has to be open
I ing the furnace every ten minutes and
sshoveling in the fuel. With the briquettes,
however, after the flames are well started
it is unnecessary to touch the fire more
than once In two hours. Then, too, the
Eriquettes leave no cl1nkers and very few
ashes. There is but little cleaning up tc
/ be done after the fire in an engine goes
! out. @-ss.E
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-09
PosERs FOR PRESIDENTS
Heads Of Railroads Answer Questions a.
-.lEE-Z. TO Next YEARS Outlook Z l..

to Next Years outlook. IT
Great railway presidents of the, ountry
have discussed in the New York Sun the
following questions:
Will, in your judgment the net earnings Of
the railroads of the country amount to as much
in the coming. year as in the past?
Are expenditures for betterments and equip
ment nearing completion
TO what extent can railroads stand further ad-
vance in the wages Of employees
To what extent will the result Of improve
ments made reduce the operating expenses?
IF What IS your opinion as to the working of the
interstate commerce law. and what changes In
this law or others affecting railroads, such az
legalizing pools, etc. would you suggest?
Do you believe that the tendency shown In the
past year of expenses of conducting railroad
transportation to increase Will increase or d.
sminish2 st gsss.5ssss i
Edwin HaWley of the Minneapolis & st.
Louis and The Iowa. Central says that in a
general way the outlook is exceedingly
good. AS to whether the net earnings
would equal those Of last year ne said
that would depend altogether on rate con-
ditions, as also would the ability OF the
railroads to make further increases in the
pay Of employees. improvements to rail-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-09
SCALED BY ROBBINS
The Surveyor General Of Logs Re-
ports for This District.

A. B. Robbins, surveyor general of logs
and lumber for the second district, has
made his report to Governor Van SAINT
for the year Of 1902. He shows for the
entire district scale Of 7,999,7S3 logs, or
595. 245, 800 feet, of which 576,575, 3o5 feet
were sawed making 729,363.449 feet of
lumber, S9,S04.SoO shingles. and 49, 93o 900
lath. There were 202, 7s7,57O feet Of logs
carried over.
The figures for Minneapolis were as
follows: Logs scaled, 5.O32 4S9: feet $50
966, $40; feet sawed, 800, 500, 900; feet Of
lumber manufactured, 451, 1858 10Y; shingles
80, 321 $50: lath, 91,O26, $50; logs carried
over 80, 900, 900 feet. 80
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-09
500 Roads Earnings.

The 500 lines gross earnings for No
vember were $742,1oo, as compared with
1884, in November, 1901; operating ex-
penses for the month, $316,724, as COM
pared with $244,14S in 1901. But the net
statement for five months Of the present
fiscal year from July i. to Nov. 80 is re-
garded as especially noteworthy. The
gross for that period of 1902 was s3,4s2,-
no. as compared with s2,SS2171 for the
corresponding five. months of 1901; while
the operating expenses for the same per-
iod Of 1902 were $3.50, 236, as against
$1,230.9S1 in 1901. The net earnings are,
for five months in 1902 s1,SS5,S74, as COM
pared with 81, 651, 100 in 1901.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-09
r. c.. r. T. DIVIDEND

Gross: Earnings For 1902 1851 ,45e-Good
Gain Over 1901.
The directors of the Twin City Rapid
Transit company declared the regular
quarterly L per centsdividend yesterday.
The gross. earnings for: the year were
So, 591, 459, an increase, over 1901 of IA per
cent = #z<
The company is paying 5 per cent on it's
common stock, and it is certain that
after all disbursements, there will be
left a comfortable surplus for the year.
It is believed that the annual report
will show earnings equivalent to Z per
cent on the common stock.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-09

will have the effect of diminishing the
expenses of conducting railroad trans
portation. These expenses must of neces-
sity increase.
1.-THE general situation in the west is
good. Business is not increasing as it
was during the earlier months of the year,
but there will be considerable increase
over the business Of last year. For a
single track road, the Northern Pacific is
handling a. very large business.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-09

$20,559,913 for the corresponding period
Of 1901, or SIS. 100, 7e7 for the same period
Of 1900. The increase from July 1 to Dec.
81. in 1901, was $4,799,146 over the same
period of 1890, as compared with but
So 242411 for six months of 1901 as COM
pared with 1901