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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-28
UNIONISM NOT PART
 OF PARKS TRIAL
ATTORNEY ANNOUNCES THAT THE WALKING DELEGATE IS NOT ON TRIAL AS A UNION MAN, BUT FOR ExToRTION.

New York, October 27.-The trial of charge of extorting $500 from Louis Schmidt In connection with the, Tiffany studios, was resumed today with the ex- animation of talesmen Parks seemed to be in particularly ugly mood today and cursed the newspaper man sitting near him, who was looking closely at him.
 When recess was taken ten jurors had been chosen and the defense had exhaust ed it's last peremptory challenge.
 As soon as the jury was secured by the acceptance of two more talesmen Assist ant District Attorney Rand opened the case for the prosecution. He prefaced his remarks to the jury by saking
 'We might as well understand each other at the beginning and thoroughly trying. We are not here to antagonize the cause of labor unions, nor to voice the cause or the rights or wrongs of labor, or the rights or wrongs of capl- tall say this to disabuse your minds of any idea that Parks, a walking delegate of labor union, is on trial as walk ing delegate The term walking dele gate is by no means term of re. proach. although some persons have brought 1t into disrepute. Parks Is here charged with a crime, a statutory one. known as extortion."
 At the conclusion of Rand's address Mir. Osborne for the defense made two formal motions to dismiss the indictment. Both motions were overruled by Judge New berger. and the trial was adjourned until tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-28
NO NEW CARDINAL
 FOR UNITED STATES
Report That Pope Intended to Have More Red Hats in This Country is Denied at Vacan-n Referring to America
 Canada and South America Were Included

ie nopulation of over 5o,o0000O. never had one.
 Brazil. the largest of the latin American countries, has repeatedly asked for a cardinal, not only through clergy. but di- rectly and through the government. This the United States has always refused to do. It is probable that the archbishop of Rio Janeiro will be the first American prelate to be raised to the purple sur plice, but if this is done it will then be difficult to refuse the same favor to Mexico which has a catholic population almost equal to Brazil and even more difficult not to extend the privilege to the Archbishops Bassinosa and Cassanova. re- spectively who have been rivals for the red hat for years, and il mas peen sug- gested in order to make room for new cardinals, to reduce the cardinals in coun- tries which do not seem to be sufficiently appreciative of the privilege, for instance, France, which normally has seven car- dinals. The suggestion also has been made to continue the system inaugurateo by Leo XIII to bring about a better bal ance between the numbers of foreign and Italian cardinals.
 The Pope, especially in the matter or nominating cardinals, can make an ex- press decision at any moment, but accord- ing to opinion prevailing at the vatican' it is not likely that in the next consistory or in the one following, will red nat DC sent to the United States
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-28

Chattanooga, Tenn, October 27f-A spe- cial to the Times from Bristol, Tenn. says that the report that the body of Ed ward l.. wentz. the young millionaire who disappeared some weeks ago has been found, is an error.
 The whole territory within many miles has been searched by organized bands, urged on by large rewards. The belief that wentz was kidnapped and is being held for ransom has gained general ere dence as no trace can be discovered.
 Philadelphia, October 2L-Sull searching the mountains of Virginia and Kentucky for some trace of Edward L. Wentz, the hunt is now being broadened out into the big cities. The case developed local end yesterday, when a representative of the Virginia Coal and Iron company came to Philadelphia from Big Stone Gap to in- vestigate several clues.
 For a week man who spoke English imperfectly has been asking if there had been any news from the Philadelphia millionare's missing son. Yesterday he varied the inquiry by saying that he could
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-28
JAMES L. BLAIR
 MAY YET RECOVER
FOR THE FIRST TIME PHYSICIANS SAY HE HAS AN EVEN CHANGE TO GET WELL-No INDICTMENT FOUND.

St. Louis, October 27.-The physicians attending James l.. Blair, who has been In a very precarious condition since his fall down a flight of stone steps at his home last Saturday evening, as the re- .sult of a physical collapse, stated tonight for the first time since the accident that Mir. Blair has now an even chance for recovery. During the early part of to- day the physicians had practically given up hope for their patients recovery, but as the day progressed he began showing signs of improvement.
 It is generally believed at the four courts that the grand jury has not secured sufficient evidence on which to base an indictment against MT. Blair. Roberts the accuser of MT. Blair, himself has stated that the grand jury could not in- dict without the testimony of eastern wit nesses, but it cannot be learned that any effort is being made to secure the pres- ence of MT. Dick or other persons from the east for examination by the grand jury.
 Percy Blair tonight stated that his mother, who is president of the board of lady managers of the worlds fair, had called a meeting of the board for Novem- Der Il at which she would state her po- sition regarding the worlds fair.
 MT. Blair would say nothing more, but 1t is regarded as signifying that Mrs. Blair will have something to say regarding her incumbency of office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-28
T Ew oRLENAs. October 27.-Re

EW oRLBNAs. October 27.-Re-
 M solved to appeal to the federal government for adequate aid to levee both banks of the Mississippi river, and to maintain such levees at maximum grade, thereby making possible the re- clamation and protection of the alluvian lands and improving navigation, the larg- est and most influential 1evee convenron yet held in the valley convened here to- day when President Charles Scott called the Interstate Mississippi River Im- provement and Levee Association to order
 The occasion was otherwise a notable one for the direct announcement by the President of the United States of his sym pathy with the movement which the con- vention proposes to inaugurate. The delegates represented fifteen states of the Mississippi and Ohio valley, and included governors, senators, members of congress, high railroad officials aud representatives of commercial exchanges and levee boards. President Fish of the Illinois Central railroad, Vice President Thorne of the Texas and Pacific, lesser officials of the other trunk lines entering New Orleans, ex-Secretary of the Treasury, Charles Fairchild Secretary of Agricul- ture Wilson, Judge Robert s. Taylor of the Mississippi River Commission, Gov ernor Longino of Mississippi and Cover nor Heard of Louisiana, Senator Berry of Arkansas, Senators MeEnery and Fos- ter of Louisiana, R. H. Edmonds, editor of the Manufacturer Record, and oth- CTS were present.
 In calling the convention to order, President Scott defended the levee sys- tenn and urged the constitutionality, the expediency and the commercial and mili- tary necessity of government charge of the river. Mayor Capdeville and Governor Heard made addresses of welcome F or mer Congressman Wilkinson of Louisiana nominated for temporary chairman of the convention ex-Gov. E. O. Stannard of Missouri. In taking the chair Cover nor Stannard laid great stress on the necessity for such aid to the river as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-28
SYRIAN SAYS HE CAN FIND
 LOST MILLIONAIRE WEN1Z

give some information. He met repre- sentative of the Wentz family by ap- pointment, giving his name as Salim E. Mohaoyig and his business address as 4232 Market street. He is Syrian, dealer in rugs and not long resident Of America.
 Mohaoyig's story was to the effect that, although he personally knew nothing about Wentz, he knew a Syrian fortune teller in this city, who, he says, can tell where the young man Is if the Wentzes will give him the name of the father and mother and q photograph. Before divulg- ing the name and address of the fortune teller, Mohagoyig insisted upon prom ise that, in case the occultist is success ful, Mohaoyig shall receive portion of the reward.
 Weird as the offer Is, it will be sifted carefully Mohaoyigs business and fam fly relations in this city place him above suspicion, but the fortune teller Is a stranger.
 'I believe firmly that Wentz has been abducted and is being held for a ransom" l" said the agent from Big Stone Gap. yes terday If our theory is correct, it is more than likely that the abductors would make overtures to us In some such roundabout way as this.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-28
WANT SPECIAL RIVER BUREAU.
Members of Weather Bureau Will Ask
 Congress to Pass Special Act.

Chattanooga, October T.-Members of the United States weather bureau state that congress will be asked to pass a bill establishing a separate bureau for river foreeasting It is intended to develop the work and in a measure separate the weather observation from the other de- partments.
 The invention of oberver Fulton at Knoxville for recording various stages of the river has proven a perfect suc- cess in it's experimental trials here. and it is stated that 1t will be adopted for all of the river work. MT. Fulton has presented it to the government.
 The government intends to place these apparatuses at various sub-stations along the rivers. so that the rise, fall and dis charge will be registered at the main offices, and the accurate predictions sent out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-28
- ONE. october 27.-some time aft,

H ONE. October 27.-Some time after N recent conclave, the vatican was surprised at a report from the United States that a high prelate of the church there had spoken repeatedly of the possibility of several Americans be- ing nominated cardinals As the good faith of the prelate in question could not be doubted. it was supposed that he was laboring under a misapprehension. His apparent mistake can easily be explained. Europeans generally, and Italians in par ticular, used the term "Amefican" as ap- plying to Canadians, as citizens of the United States, and South Americans equally.
 According to this custom, therefore, even if the pope who does not speak Eng fish, mentioned his intention to create several American cardinals, he did not mean that they should come exclusively from the United States.
 The argument has been made that the United States, considering its 12,000, GOO Catholic inhabitants, has not a sufficient number of representatives in the sacred coliege that Canada has been without a cardinal since the death of Cardinal Tas- chereau in 1868, and that the whole of Central and South America with a Cathol-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-28
CoRBETT LIckS MURPHY.
'r'shman Puts Up PIucky Fight, But Is
 Beaten By Champion.

Boston, October 27.-For ten rounds and minute and half in the eleventh, Hughie Murphy of New York stood up against Young CorDett tonight, putting up strong defense and landing many blows on the feather-weight champion. Then came three blows in succession. and although Murphy came back be- fore the count he was so "groggy" that Corbett refused to continue the fight ing, and was awarded the decision. Al. though Murphy besides evading many of CorDett's blows landed frequency, his punches had but little weight be- hind them and Corbett scarcely noticed them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-28
CORMAN ST|RS
 UP THE ENEMY Administration Striving to Defeat
 Maryland Senator REPUBLICANS ARE ABUSIVE
Pay Out Thousands of Dollars In Ad- vertisina Their Campaign Docu- ments Throughout State.
 Democrats Rally.
BY wArTERsoN sTEALEY.

Washington, October 27.-(Special)- Senator Germans recent interview on the negro question, followed by his speech in Howard county, Maryland. Saturday night, critleizing the people for bringing Booker Washington dinner. has served to stir things up at the White House and in Maryland republican ranks.
 The administration is using every effort to encompass the defeat of the Maryland democratic ticket in order to even up with the Maryland senator and discredit him before his party. It is safe to say that the Maryland situation is getting more attention from the White House than all the other state and city elections combined. It is even reported that the republican national committees advice is being used in the management of the campaign. The republicans seem well supplied with money and are paying out thousands Of dollars in advertising their campaign documents in papers through out the state.
 German Abused.
 In most of these paid advertisements Senator German is made the central fig ure and is referred to in such terms as This crooked and odious boss" Grover Cleveland is quoted as saying that Cor man is a traitor" and this opinion of German from others close to the Cleve- land throne appears at so much column. The senator, however, has taken one fling at the republican party, national and state, and seems to be through.
 The abuse of German means fear and hatred and is rallying the democrats of the state as no other thing could do. It makes the democrats feel that they have a leader who knows how to lead
 Representatives Cooper and Sheppard. two members of the Texas delegation have arrived in Washington for the ap- preaching session of congress- MT. Cooper x just from New York, where he spent several days. George B. Mcclellan, the democratic nominee for mayor of that city and MT. Cooper have been colleagues on the ways and means committee during the last two congresses and the Texas member Is naturally taking lively in- terest in the progress of the campaign in the big city.
 Mcclellan Will Win.
 T think" said Mir Cooper tonight. that Mcclellan will win his fight and be elected mayor of Greater New York. I saw MT. Mcclellan several times and he expresses the utmost confidence in his election. Talks with other leaders also convinced me that the democrat ticket will pull through.
 Tn Texas we are not talking politics to amount to anything. German and Par ker both have many friends. Personally It seems to me that it is about time the south was heading the democratic ticket and in this connection Senator Joseph W. Bailey of my state is about as big a man as the party can place In the White House.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-28
EXCITED MEXICAN TRIES
 TO SHOOT PRESIDENT DIAz

Guanajuato, Mexico, October 27.-Great excitement was caused here today by an attempt on the life of President Diaz, who was a guest of the state government dur. ing the festivities here.
 The President his staff and guests were passing by the Cantagor Garden in a street car, when man of the lower class named Ellis Toscano, approached the car shouting and fired five shots from re- volver at the car, finally doing no harm.
 Paola Escandon, of the Presidents staff rushed out of the car and caught the man, wrenching the revolver from his grasp The police took Toscano to prison. He is man with bad criminal record, and was but recently released from pris- on at Greanditas, where he had served term for homicide.
 The matter will be investigated.
 The President remained perfectly cool
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-28
Train Wrecker Convicted.

staunton. Va, October 27.--In the coun- ty court today John Kenny, alias Craw- ford, charged with wreckIng a Norfolk and Western passenger train near Green vile, Va, last December, and with the murder of Engineer Bailey of Roanoke, who lost his life in the wreck was con- victed of murder in the first degree Sem tence will be imposed later. Kennedy pleaded guilty to the charge. He is only 19 years of age and intelligent His al- legged accomplice, James Bailey, will be tried tomorrow, and the trial of Mrs. FL len Bailey, the aged mother of James Bailey, who Kennedy claims planned the wreck. will be tried.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-28
ROOSEVELT FAVORS
 LEVEE MOVEMENF
Writes Letter to the Convention at New Orleans in Which e tx presses Sympathy With Movement Govern
 ment Will be Asked to Help Maintain System"

would make 1t navigable from it's head waters to the gulf and Col. J. l.. Vance of Ohio supplemented the remarks of the chairman with q strong presentation ot the claims of the people of the Ohio val ley for the joint improvement of the Ohio with the Mississippi. John NJ. Par ker of Louisiana was appointed chair man of the committee on permanent or ganization which reported in favor of Charles Scott for permanent chairman Of the convention, and John W. Bryant of Louisiana and w. A. Everman of Mis- sissppi as secretaries, and for a com mttee on resolutions composed of two delegates from each state represented, and ten at large.
 Secretary of Agriculture Wilson was welcomed with great cordialty. He said the question of government control of the levees was a new one to him. It inter- ested him deeply and the people of the lower valley had his deepest sympathy in pushing it. It was a source of gratitica- ton too, that there was man In the White House broad enough to sympa- thize in a great movement of this kind, and who also would give his help in its promotion The secretary spoke of the new policy the government had entered upon in the matter of irrigation in the vest and referring to forest destruction he said this and a greater Mississippi river In the future were problems which the people of the south would have to face. The secretary urged the imperative necessity of forest preservation and of dam construction for the dual purposes of aiding agriculture and reducing the volume of water poured through the great river. He hoped gratifying results would follow the work of the convention.
 Wilson Addresses Convention.
 New Orleans. October 27.-Secretary of Agriculture Wilson arrived here today and tonight addressed the levee conven- tion. The secretary is on his way to Texas. He will spend Thursday at Crow ley, La, where he will inspect the Crow ley canal system and study the produc- ton and marketing of rice at the center of production of the most important rice milling center in America, During the day the secretary visited the cotton ex- change and became quickly the center of both bulls and bears.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-28
SCHOOL FLoURISHlNG.
Freedman's Aid Society Appropriates
 Money for the South.

Cincinnati October 27.-At a meet ing of the Freedman's Aid and South. ern Educational society of the Meth odist church today twenty delegates were selected to represent the society at the meeting of the general commis- sion at Lincoln, Neb, November 4 and 5.
 An appropriation or $o00,000 for the forty schools in the south was recon mended. It was shown that the schools are in flourishing condition, have an enrolment of about 11,000 pupils and an increase of 800 over last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-28
To Consolidate Southern Schools.

Atlanta, October 27.-A special to the Constitution from Memphis, Tenn, says: The Tennessee synod met to- night. and during it's sessions will take up the plan for consolidating the Southwestern Presbyterian university at Clarksville. Tenn, and the Columbia Theological seminary at Columbia, S. C.. and establishing a million-dollar university at Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-28
ANOTHER BIGCROWD HEARS CHAMBERLAIN
FORMER COLONIAL SECRETARY RECEIVED A TREMENDOUS ovA.
 TON FROM 5000 WORKING PEo-
 PILE AT LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND.

Liverpool, October 27.-Joseph Cham berlain addressed another monster meeting here tonight. The meeting was held under the auspices of the workingmen's eonserv- ative association and the 5000 persons present gave the former colonial secretary a tremendous reception.
 Mr. Chamberlain devoted the first por- ton of his speech to the dumping" of the manufactories of the United States and Germany in this country, and said 1t must result in depression after the pres ent prosperity With regard to the cry of "dearer food he pledged himself that his proposals would not add anything to the cost of living; on the contrary, they would decrease the cost of living to the poorest families in the country.
 The speaker devoted the greater part of his speech to a powerful argument ad- dressed to the working classes of the United Kingdom, to whom he appealed against their leaders. He pointed out the fact hitherto overlooked by his oppo- nents that when the movement for free trade was carried the working classes were neither represented nor consulted, but it was a mo nnent of the manufactu- rers and the ni@ T. class people.
 Mir Chamh f3ssn d-ve't especially up- on the shippI tG '1u, 1, he referring pointedly to c Il Britain's loss of trade with Cuba, where he said British condi- tions of trade had not been respected.
 Perhaps the Americans do not under stand them in the same sense as we do," he continued. Tn any event all our rep- resentations have been fruitless and Am erica proposes preferential arrangements treating Cuba exactly as I want you to treat Canada. This will result In no more British goods going to Cuba. all the traf- fic between the United States and Cuba being in American bottoms. Not only that. but the large quantities of rice now being carried between England and Cuba by British ships. will henceforth go to New York thence to Cuba in American vessesls."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-28
SEVEN KILLED IN WRECK.
Overland Passenger Train Runs Into
 Work Train at Palisades.

Sacramento, Cal, October 27.-Word reached this city tonight that the sec ond section of an eastbound overland passenger train had run into work train at Palisades station on the Cen tral Pacific in the state of Nevada and that seven section men were killed and several passengers injured.
 The engineer and fireman of the pas senger train also were injured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-28

and was acclaimed by the crowd of citi- zens showing their joy al his escape.
 Toscanos evil record renders the the- ory of an anarchists attempt at assassin ation to appear probable.
 The President received the congratula- tions of the citizens and diplomatic corps.
 President Diaz came to Guanajuato to inaugurate the electric power plant, the Juarez thatre and other works of public improvement.
 Mime. Diaz accompanied the President and the reception given the chief magis- trat has been most enthusiastic. Decora- tions are magnificent and the city Is in gala attire.
 President Diaz is in excellent health and naturally much gratified at the sponta- neous welcome extended by the populace who heartily cheer him whenever he ap- pears in public.
 Several state governors are here with their suites
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-28

New York, October 27.-About 1000 per- sons attended the regular morning meet ing of the restoration when Dowie talk ed on Christian Science and especial ly on Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy. and her book. He declared that Christian science was never Christianity nor science.
 Mrs. Eddy's book, he declared, was ''inconsistent with the first elements of good sense.''
 The only charm in the book, he con- tinued. seems to be it is impossible to understand. If there is one grain of truth in Christian science, it teaches that disease does not come from God.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-28
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE IS
 ALL BOSH, SAYS DOWlE

As for the argument of scientists that there is no such thing as feeling, tast- ing or smelling except in the imagina- tion of persons, 1t is all bosh.
 Dowie continued by saying that Chris- tian science undermined all common honesty and veracity in the human mind"
 The evening meeting was largely att tended and perfect order was maintained Dowie talked on theocracy, which he predicted would in ten years sweep the country meaning that the rule of God would then be supreme In conclusion he invited those in need of comfort to re- main and talk with the elders. Some hundreds stayed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-28
stern's Bond s5ooo.

Washington, Octoter 27.-The pre- liminary hearing in the case of Leo bold J. Stern of Baltimore, indicted for complicity in postal frauds, was con cluded in the police court today and Stern was held in $5Q00 bail to await the action of the grandtjury, which was furnished and he was released.