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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-24
WALKER MAKES
 A GOOD REPORT He Says Conditions Are Sat-
 SfactOTy in Panama TROOPS ARE NOT NEEDED 
Rear Admiral States That Marines Are Able to Protect the People And Arrival of Soldiers Might
 Cause Anxiety.

Washington, December 23.-Rear Admi- ral John G. Walker, retired, called upon Acting Secretary of State Loomis today and explained conditions on the isthmus of Panama when he left there week ago, his conclusions being that they were very satisfactory.
 The admiral had a double mission: First, to look into the condition of the plant and properties of the Panama Ca nal company second, to serve as the representative of President Roosevelt from a political point of view. While on the isthmus he has kept the chief execu- tive fully advised as to developments. Consequently there was little for the ad- miral to add to his preceding reports be- yond mere details.
 Rear Admiral Walker informed the President that in his opinion it would be expedient to leave to the marines the protection of the republic of Panama and that it was unnecessary to increase the force of marines already in Panama or in the isthmian waters. Regarding the health of the marines, Rear Admiral Walker told the President that it could scarcely be better He said that while the marines were welcomed and their presence realized to be for the best in- terests of the republic the sending of regular troops might cause a feeling of uneasiness.
 Despite the peaceful report made by Rear Admiral Walker, the probability is that two more battalicns of marines will sail next week on the Dixie from Philadelphia for Colon.
 It is felt at the navy department that it will be well to have a sufficient force in ishthmian waters to permit of frequent reliefs for the froce ashore. Between now and Monday the question will be definitely decided. The official announce ment Is made that General Elliott. com mandant of the marine corps will go to the isthmus, as the administration wishes him 10 make a thorough inspection of conditions there, both from a military and a sanitary standpoint. The Dixie will also carry a number of rapid fire guns. Commanding the two battalons will be Lieut.. Col. William P. Riddle and Lieut.. Col. l.. W. T. Waller.
 It is expected the Dixie will sail from Philadelphia on Monday.
 A long cablegram was prepared for Rear Admiral Glass today under the per sonal supervision of Secretary Moody. It was largely one of inquiry as to condi- tions or the isthmus and the probable need for more marines. On Rear Admi- ral Glass reply will depend to some ex- tent the departure of the two additional tattalions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-24
kAORA RETURNS.
Attempted Voyage In Yacht is olsas-
 trous Failure.

Wellington, N. E., December 23-The two and a half ton yacht Kaora, with its owner, q man named Buckridge. which attempted to sail from New Zealand to London by way of Cape Horn, has re- turned here.
 Bnckridge fell from the mast and was killed when the yacht was in the Pacific while a thousand miles from land. His mate and sole companion navigated the small craft back to Wellington and was in the greatest peril for three weeks. suffering from sem-starvatlon
 Buckridge was 25 years of age He had served in the war in South Africa and afterwards became member of the Ant arctic expedition on the exploring vessel Discovery which was fitted out by Britt ish scientific societies
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-24
RAILRcAD LIFE HAZARDOUS.
Large Number of Deaths in PennsyI-
 vania for Past Year.

Harrisburg, Pa, December 23-Haz- ards of railroad life are sharply empha- sized in the annual report of John l. Brown. secretary of the department of internal affairs. in which a parallel is drawn between the casualties among railroad employees in this state during the last year and the union losses on some of the greatest battlefields of the civil war.
 The casualties among steam railroad employees in Pennsylvania for the year covered by the report were 15.3S2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-24

N EW ORLEANS, December 23.-The
 M cotton market gets more and more excited as the Christmas holidays draw near. The volume of today's bus mess was colossal. and the ring was even more excited than yesterday. Prices tiuctuated rapidly and widely. May sold above the 1i-cent mark, Brown pushing 1t up to 140S cents. He took about 10000 bales of May around 1890. Brown was the central figure of the market during the morning. He bought heavily in several positions He forced March up to 1885 from 13.ds. and at 1888, bid for 10000 bales. He and his brokers bought almost every thing offered at the ring time and again.
 In the trading of the morning, May lost points from the close of yesterday at 1883. and then advanced 20 points to 14OS. Prices broke and recovered unceasingly during the morning. Brown, the bull lead CT, several times furnishing much needed support.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-24
BOYD MAY BE ATTACHED
 FOR HIS KEEN SARCASM

of the negro national committeeman, Judson Lyons. Shortly after this ban quet Judge Boyd was quoted in a Norti Carolina newspaper as saying:
 "Pll name national republican ticket that will carry with a loud whoop. Here it is For President, Theodore Roose- welt: for vice-president, eX-Judge w. S. Robinson of North Carolina All the fel- lows who would like to eat with negroes would support Roosevelt, and all those who wouldn't like to eat with colored brethren would be enthusiastic for Judge Robinson. That's the right ticket-Roose- welt and Robinson
 Judge Boyd's friends here are wonder ing if the above interview is going to be made the basis of the impeachment charges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-24
PREACHER RETURNS FIRE.
Rcsists Attack on His Home By Mum.
 Der of Rowdies.

Pueblo Col. December 23.-A number of rowdies tried to break into the home of the Rev. J. N. Sheridan of the Con- gregational church at Bessemer the steel works suburb near here. and when warned away, opened fire. Mir. Sheridan. who had armed himself in anticipation of an attack, returned the fire and number of shots were exchanged. No one was hit, and the rowdies soon withdrew
 Mir. Sheridan has been waging a severe war on a certain tough element and has shown much boldness in his efforts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-24
COY. TAFT IS GIVEN
 FAREWELL OVATION
MILITARY GUARD OF HONOR ES. CORPS HIM FROM PALACE AND THOUSANDS LINE THE ROUTE OF MARCH TO LUNATA.

Manila December Ex-Governor Taft was given an enthusiastic farewell today A military guard of honor escorted him from the palace to the Lunata. where from a stand he reviewed the parade of 5000 troops, who were followed by a pro- cession of civilian employees, accompanied by a dozen bands
 Thousands thronged the line of march Many delegations came from the outside provinces.
 Scores of boats accompanied Governor Taft's launch to the steamer on which the governor sailed at midnight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-24
Ouques0e Limited Crashes Into a Pile of Lumber While
 Going at Full Speed
CARS ARE TORN ID SHREDS
 AS TRAIN PLOUGHS ALONG
Frenzied Passengers Fall From the Windows And Many Rush Into the River While Strong Men
 Faint From Horror.

Connellsville Pa, December 2S-With terrible crash and grinding noise, the Duqnesne limited, the fastest through passenger train from Pttsburg to New York, on the Baltimore and ohio plough- ed Into a pile of lumber at LfsGfei Run, two miles west of Dawson, at 7;4o O o'cloek this evening. and it is estimated that fully sixty-three lives were lost, and ttir- ty persons injured
 The train left Pittsburg this evening, running a few minutes late, in charge Of Engineer William Thornley of Connells- vile. When approaching Laurel Run, which is a particularly fine piece of road bed, the train was running at high rate of speed. Suddenly the passengers were thrown from their seats by a lightning like application of the alrbrakes, and moment later came the crash. The train was made up of two baggage, two day coaches, one sleeper and one dining car, and was carrying at the tlme at the low est estimate, 150 passengers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-24

xxr AsHINGToN, December %
 M -(SpeciaL)-No details can be
 gathered here as to the charges alleged to have been filed against Judge James E. Boyd of the North Carolina federal district Boyd was a strong personal friend of Presi- dent Mckinley, and was originally ap- pointed assistant attorney general and was later appointed by President Me- Kinley to the federal judgeship.
 The charges are said to have been made during the past two weeks, or about the time National Committeeman Robinson declined to attend Chairman Hanna's banquet to the national repub- lican committee because of the presence
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-24
ACTRESS CHARGES sTEPFATHER.
Claims He Is Responsible for Her
 Mothers Death.

Des Moines Ia, December 23.-Mrs. Walter Halbach, the actress. who ar rived here yesterday, to find that her mother had been murdered. swore out an information today charging her step- father William Graves, with the crime
 Mrs. Graves charred body was found last Friday, and the coroner's jury has returned a verdict that Mrs. Graves was choked to death and an attempt had been made to burn her body.
 Divorce proceedings were pending be- tween Graves and his wife. He is in jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-24
HORSE DREW THE PAY.
Street Commissioner Works Smooth
 Scheme on Cedar Rapids.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, December 23.-w. L. Moore. street commissioner of this city, was this evening convicted of obtaining money by false pretenses from the city of Cedar Rapids by entering on the pay roll of the city horse as William Mar tim and drawing excessive pay for the horse in that manner for a period of ten months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-24
GOES TO PIECES.
Big Lumbermens Association Tn the
 West IS Disrupted.

The Call says:
 The organization known as the Pacific Coast Lumbermen's Association, which for two years has had control of the export trade of the entire Pacific coast has gone to pieces after a conference in mill men of California, Oregon and Wash ington.
 The disruption will mean a loss of fully s1,0000o0 year to the producers along the coast, as present prices canot be maintained
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-24
FRANCE IS READY.
Prepared to Sign Arbitration Treaty
 With Italy.

Rome, December 23.-M. Camille Par req, the French ambassador, has sent A to the Italian government which says that the French government is now prepared to sign an arbitration treaty between France and Italy on the lines of the treaty recently signed be- tween France and Great Britain.
 It is understood that such a treaty will soon be signed in Paris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-24
New Track Opens Today.

Los Angeles, Cal. December 23.--Ascot Park. new racing track. will be opened tomorrow for ninety days racing sea- son. There are now at Ascot Park sta bles between 500 and TOO horses.
 A. w. Hamilton of Mt Sterling Ky, who has for severalB years officiated as presiding judge at Haflem and Hawthorne tracks, Chicago, will act in the same ca- pacity at Ascot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-24
BIG ENGINE ARRIVES. Is the Largest of It's Class in the
 World.

St. Louis. December 23-The biggest stationary steam engine on earth reached the worlds fair grounds today on twenty one cars. It Is of 5OOO-horse power. The engine is to be installed in the machinery hall.
 The total gross weight of the shipment Is 720 tons, divided into POP packages
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-24
ANDREWS WILL TRY
 TO LIVE DOWN PAST
SAYS HIS LIFE WILL BE DEVOTED TO PAYING BACK EVERY PENNY HONOR.

Detroit, Mich, December 2S-Aceompa- nied by his attorney and several newspa- per men, Frank c. Andrews, former vice. president of the wrecked City Savings bank of this city, who was released from Jackson prison on parole at midnight last night, after serving one year and four months of his fifteen years sentence, arrived in Detroit today. He went imme- diately to his home, In a brief statement of his intentions now that he is released from prison, Andrews said: "I am not go- ing to make formal statement or say much. I will let my conduct and ac- tions talk. I am going back to work. This is the beginning, not the end.
 My first care will be to clear up the tiresome controversies and end the legal tanges and bring a stop to law proceed ings, the combined publicity of which is placing the banking institutions of the city oS Detroit in bad light all over the country and injurlng the commercial in terests of the town.
 I'll work night and day until I have paid every penny l owe. It is the ambi- ton of my life now to bring about the day when Governor Bliss, who has been like father to me- will take my hand and say to me, Frank, you have justi- fled my hopes and my confidence in you. I am proud of my action in unlocking the gates of prison to you.
 q got out equipped with good health, energy, experience and youth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-24
ROASTED TO DEATH.

The killed most of them foreigners, the baggage car were literally roasted to death. The baggage and smoking car telescoped the engine. The bodies of the men are lying under the debris burned to crisp in the depot of the Baltimore and Ohio. where they will be removed to the undertaking shops. The populace has turned out en masse to insist in car ing for the living and in disposlng of the dead. A peculiar feature of the ac- cident is the fact that not a woman was injured. except slightly.
 The wreck was caused by the breaking of a casting on carload of bridge tim bers on west-bound freight train, which had passed Laurel not more than fifteen minutes before the Inflated passenger train The wreck occurred on curve and it was impossible for Engineer Thornley to see far enough ahead to de- tect the obstruction on the tracks. The big Atlantic type engine plunged into the timbers at a velocity of sixty miles an hour The engine ploughed into the embankment and the baggage and ex- press car were thrown into the Yougho- gheny river. The smoker followed the engine and landed squarely on top of it. This allowed the escaping steam and hot water from the engine to fill the car. The smoker was packed to it's utmost ali
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-24
SOLDIER KILLED.
Trolley Car Strikes Sleigh Filled With
 Young People.

Detroit December 2s One of the United States commssary sleighs from Fort Wayne. bearing q slelgh-ride party of sol- diers and young women. was struck by Third avenue trolley car tonight at Wash lngton boulevard and Grand River ave- nuP.
 Sergeant James Flockwood. of Company
 First Infantry. a Kentuckian. was kill
 Miss May Williams of Detroit is like
 to die from internal injuries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-24
Iowa in Commission.

Washington, December 23-The navy department was advised today that the frst-class battleship Iowa has been placed in commission at the Brooklyn navy yard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-24
THE DEAD.

WILLIAM THoMLEY, engineer, of Hazelwood, Pa.
 G. HEATER, division engineer. of Ha- zIewood, Pa.
 THOMAS COOK, fireman, of Hazle- wood. Pa.
 HERBERT HOLMES. of EmmeIton Pa.
 JOSEPH HINES. Tarhoro. N. C., the Union News company's butcher on the train.
 CHARLES LIssFoRD, of Confluence, Pa.
 EDWARDS Plttsburg; wife in Cumberland.
 J. W. MARTIN. Hancock, Md EDISON GcLDsMITH. connellsville, Pa.
 REV. FATHER TIENELLo. pastor of the Italian Catholic church at Connells- vile.
 CHARLES E. sANGFoRD Of wiImen- ding.
 I. J. ENGERDl. Butler, Pa The other irty-three dead are mostly foreigners and negroes who were riding in the smoking car
 The work Of their Identification has not yet begun.
 THE INJURED. w. H. Hancock. Pittsburg, slight; John w Bromley North Braddock, Pa, Arpta Dnrua Cf~o.,c1o5 r,,k<~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-24

burg, slight: Thomas J. Dom, Hazle- wood, Pa. slight; Conductor Helgarth Of the limited, Elwood, slight; J. Martin Hancock, Maryland, slight; J. Alfurter Davn, Redwood, Pa, badly injured, will die; William Edwards, Cumberland, Md; Thomas Tippler. Philadelphia; Harry Delvin, Connellsville, serious; w. H. Stoddard. Connellsville serious; b. P. Keefer, Somerset, Pa, serious; J. K. man, Connellsylle; Aaron Verge, East Pittsburg
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-24
THE WEATHER.

Washington. December 23.-Fore- cast for Alabama: Partly cloudy Thursday; probably rain in inte- rior; Friday far, colder, fresh south winds, becoming northerIy Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-24
NOT ONE ESCAPES.

capped with his life, and it is expected that at least forty of the dead were in the smoker. Baggagemaster Thomas J.
 Baum of Hazlewood, who was on the wrecked train. proved himself a hero. With his head and bocy frightfully cut age, and, groping his way along in dark ness, fagged westbound passenger train No. 49 He had nothing with which to flag the train except matches and these he made use Of in his desperation by taking off his coat and setting fire to it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-24
ENGINE LIES ACROSS TRACKS.

"The engine lies across both tracks The baggage car is over the bank. The first coach is partly over the bank. The bal ance of the train is badly twisted l judge thrty-nve people killed. All the people killed were in the smoker. Escap- ing steam from engine went into the first coach. scalding the people. Very few of the other passengers were injured. The injured have been taken from the wreck and are lying on the bank Engineer and fireman can not be found"
 Details are lacking, but 1t is understood that as the passenger was passing a freight, some broken timbers fell down from a car directly in front of the pas senger, throwing the engine from the track. which was followed by the balance of the train.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-24
A FEARFUL SCENE.

The train ploughed along for d consid- to shreds,s passengers jumping. screaming, falling from the wreck as it tore along. and the coaches plunged down over the embankment to the edge of the Yough- iogheny river. The plinate the cars stop. ped rolling. there was scene of wild ex- citement Many were pinioned beneath the wreckage Many injured in their mad excitement, plunged into the river. Others, pinioned beneath the heavy tim bers, pleaded in agonized tones for re- lease. So terrific was the force of the wreck, that nearly every passenger suf- fered a moments inconsistencies, and many of the able-bodied men were unable to assist in helping the injured from the wreck, on account of having tainted.
 The official statement of Superintendent w. C. Loree follows;
 'No. 12 was derailed by running into some switch timbers, or timbers of about that size, derailing the engine and all the cars All the cars are badly damaged. Do not think any of the equipment will be able to go away from the accident on their own wheels. except, possibly, the Pullman cars and the diner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-24

'ake your meals at Gelders'.
 no N. Twentieth st. .t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-24
THE INJURED.

W. H Hancock. Pittsburg, slight; John W. Bromley, North Braddock. Pa. slight; Annie Reese Greenwood. Pitts
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-11-27

cotton factory, cotton seed oil
mill, cotton COMPRESS, planning
mills and all kinds of mercan-
tile business. Wood may
be had here for almost
the asking. Land is cheap,
and productive, and the way the
place is growing, Irwin county
will soon be a wealthy section,
with homes and land as highly
valued as anywhere else.
One truck farmer raised seven
ty- two bushels of shelled corn
on an acre; another trucker rails
ed and sold over 5000 worth of
Strawberries on four acres; an
other farmer makes his entire
family a living off his butter,
milk, vegetables, chickens, eggs
and fruits, while all Of his farm
products such as cotton, corn,
oats, potatoes, sugar cane, hay
and stock are money crops.
Several others are doing similar
to these farmers, but if a few
dozen can do this why can not
many do so? The climate is I'M
excelled and people may live as
cheaply here as anywhere, and
the only reason the people of the
North and West do not come to
this country is because they do
not know of its opportunities and
advantages.
The writer came to this place
IN 1896 from Indiana, and has
seen all this improvement and
progress and is convinced the
country-has a splendid future
before it.
E. H. WILKINSON,
FITZGERALD. Ga.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-11-27
Election Notice.

Notice is hereby given that on
Tuesday, the 15!h of Decem Der,
1908, at the hereinafter named
places, will be held the annual
city election of Fitzgerald, Ga, at
which time and places the follow
ing officers will be voted for, viz:
one alderman at large, and one
alderman from each ward of the
city, also one member of the
board of education from each
ward of the city. The polling
places for said city election will
be as follows: First Ward, at
Louis Keim's building on Oc-
mulgee street, near the n. s. B.
passenger depot; Second Ward,
at the city hall; Third Ward, at
the justice court house on Mag
nolia street; Fourth Ward, at
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-11-27
Notice. Trustees Sale.

Will be sold on the premises OF the Irwin
County Cotton Mills. about one mile from the
city of Fitzgerald, in Irwin County, Georgia.
on Wednesday, December 18th. \. D., 1903 be-
tween the hours of 10 q. m. aud p, m. at pub.
Tic sale to tho highest aud best bidder for
cash the following described property, to-wit:
All OF the property of the bankrupt Irwin
County Cotton Mills, Is acres of land near
the city of Fitzgerald; 20 cottages, factory
building, commissa1y building, machinery of
every kind, character and &, ScIi ptiOn. con-
shutting fully equipped Cotton Yam Mill
OF $500 spirdleS, together with suppli,s on
hand for operating said plant Said property
will be sold spb1act to confirmation by the
Hon. j. Fl. Merrill, referee, or by the District
Judge OF the United States Court for the
Southern District of Georgia. The successful
bidder shall be required to depoSite with the
undersigned Trustee, before the 81, Sc of
Ianking hours on said dare, cash t. the
amount OF 10 per cent of the bid. which de-
post ill be returned in the eve nj the sne is
not confirmed, and if the sale is rnDfit med
will be accredited On the purchase price
Said property TO be sold fee from mortgage
and all other hens and incumbrancsS
At said sale any holder of amy one or more
of the liens heretoftr r. proved against the
said bankrupt and Rtd with the ertree may
use said lien or liens rs cash 10 The amount
thereof, and upon confirmation give receipt
TO the amount Of the lien or liens then held
by him in lieu of cash, butthi ptivi'ege shall
not extend to or cispepsc with the deposit Of
the 10 per cent cash with the lrpktce. above
mentioned. Said sale will be made by the
undo rsigncc, as Trustee. OF the alb We named
Irwin County Cotton Mills, BANKRUPT under
and by virtue of an order Of the Hon. ]. II.
Merrill, referee in bankruptcy, made at
Townsville in the Southern District OF Geor-
g'a. Southwestern Division Oh November lS.
1908.
This 14th day Of November, 1903.
Z. X. FARMER,
Trustee OF the Irwin Coaaty Cotton Mills,
Bankrupt. ll-17-i4
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-11-27

VIM. McCormick's building on
the cornerof Lee and Pine streets.
The polls will open at nine o'clock
in the morning and close at four
O'Clock in the afternoon.
No voter not previously regis
tered will be allowed to vote. The
registration books are now open
at the city hall and will close at
five o'clock on the afternoon of
December 9.
This November "a, 1908.
Attest. THOMAS WILSON,
}. IL. RoUNTREE, Mayor.
City Clerk.