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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-25
DAY OF SPEECHES
 AT LOS ANGELES
EPISCOPAL RESIDENCES ARE DE- cIDED UPON AND EDITORS ARE CHOSEN FOR THE VARIOUS METHODIST PUBLICATIONS.

Los Angeles May 24-The Methodist general conference held two long sessions today. The greater part of the day was taken up in speechmaking incident to fixing the places of Episcopal residence. At the morning sessions editors for ten church pubpcations were elected, the Ep- worth Herald being omitted from the list. It will come up for special action after the report of the Epworth League com mittee shall have been presented to the conference.
 Tn Southwestern Christian Advocate, published at New Orleans. furnished the only contest and 1t required two ballots to elect R. E. Jones to the editorship of that publication.
 The balloting for editors resulted as follows:
 Methodist Review. W. V. Kelly; Chris tian Advocate, J. M. Buckley. New York; Western Christian Advocate, Levi B. Gilbert; Northwestern Christion Advo- cate, D. D. Thopson, Central Christian Advocate, c. B. Spencer; Plttsburg Chris tian Advocate. c. w. Smith, Pittsburg; Southwestern Christian Advocate. H. E. Jones; Pacific Christian Advocate, D. l.. Rader Tacoma; Christian Apologist, A. J. Mast; editor of Haus and Herd, Feed erick Munse.
 There was a warm and prolonged de- bate against the fixing of Philadelphia as the place of residence of a member of the episcopal board, as was also the case in regard to Cincinnati. A strong effort was made to substitute Fort Worth, Tex, for Philadelphia and when this failed. the champions of the Texas city sought to have it substituted in place of Buenos Ayres. Both failed, however, and in the end the report of the episcopacy committee was adopted with cut change. The places selected are as follows:
 New York, Boston, Philadelphia. Nash vile, Buffalo, Cincinnati Chattanooga. St. Louis, Chicago, Minneapolis, Port land, Ore; San Francisco. Zeurich, Switzerland, Beunos Ayres and Shang- bai.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-25
PLAN NEW RAILROAD.
Charter Asked for New Line to the
 Gulf.

Augusta, Ga, May 24-A special to the Chronicle from Savannah, Ga, says:
 The South Atlantic and Mexican Gulf Railway company, organized here with capital of $3,000'000, with the privilege of increasing it to $5,000,0 seeks charter. It is proposed to con struct railroad of 325 miles in length, beginning at Savannah and running in a southwesterly direction through the the counties of Chatham, Bryan, Lib erty Tatnall, Appling, Coffee, Berrien, Brooks. Thomas and Decatur in Geor- gia, and the counties of Leon, Gads- den, Waukula, Liberty, Franklin, Cal houn and Washington in Florida, and thence to deep-water port on the Gulf of Mexico. The principal offices of the company are to be located at Sa- vannah, and the following are given as the petitioners for incorporation:
 D. G. Purse and D. G. Purse, Jr., John G. McDonough and E. M. Frank of Savannah; P. M. Comas and c. ". Dean of Appling county; F., L. Sweat and John Mclean Of Coffee county, and w. J. Rogers and J. w. Perdum of Berrlen county. It Is understood Captain Purse has interested Chicago capital in the plant to a considerable extent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-25

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-25
CONSERVATIVES : ARE IN CONTROL Are United in Their opposi-
 ton to Hearst
J. R. MILAN IS A FACTOR
Ohio Democrats Will Meet in conven- ton Today-McLean Is Expected
 to Succeed Himself as
 National Committeeman.

Columbus, O.. May A-The preliminary meetings today of the democratic state convention. which opens, here tomorrow, demonstrated that the conservatives were in control two to one on their opposition to Hearst, but divided among themselves on presi- dential preferences for James Kilbourne of Columbus and Judson Harmon of Cincinnati, and other propositions. These preliminary skrmishes also demonstrated that neither ''the old guard" known as the conservatives, nor the Hearst-Bryan- Johnson men, known as the radicals" ]" has a leader.
 Mayor Johnson of Cleveland, who has been the recognized leader in his party in Ohio for the past two years. was to- day unable to control the votes of the two state committeeman from his own city whom he lad put on the committee one year ago. end the same was true of other members of the state central com mittee whom he had selected.
 While there was no leader on the ground. there was much comment to- night that the old following of John R. Mclean, publisher of the Cincinnati En- quirer, was again in control.
 Mclean had previously declined to al- low his name to be used for either dis trict delegate or delegate at large, and te was said to be out or politics, but now he is expected to succeed himself as the Ohio member of the democratic na- tional committee and be a factor at the St. Louis. convention
 The Mclean men not only secured a majority of the delegates, but also con- trol of the so-called Johnson state com mittee The state committeeman from delegates from Cincinnati whose seat. were contested by Johnston men,
 The old state central committee was IT session all afternoon passing on contests by counties. instead of by districts
 The round up of these contests was as follows:
 Conservatives, Clermont ': Hamilton 1T Madison 4; Montgomery 24; Summit 13 Total 93
 Radicals Franklin 35 and Miami '. To. tai 42.
 Unknown but supposed to be radical Cuyahoga 73.
 If the seventy-three votes of Cuyahogs county, headed by Mayor Johnson, co operate with the radicals, 1t means twC congressional districts which, with the Twelfth, makes two districts that ths radicals secured in the temporary con tests while the conservatives secured six
 When the delegates met by congression al districts at p. m. the conservative: carried thirteen out of the twenty-on. districts for members of the new stat, central committee and other committees The radicals have reports on these com mittees only from six districts, the C1eve land district being classed as doubt | full
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-25
WANT ID ID WORK
 AMONG MORMONS
Presbyterians at Buffalo DiS-
 cuss Home Missions
WAR IN EAST DISCUSSED
Special Meeting Held to Determine It's Effect on the Church Ms slonary Work In the
 Far East.

Buffalo May 24.-The work of the Pres byterian general convention consisted of consideration of home missions, the report of the standing committee being presented by Rev. John F. Carson or Brooklyn. the chairman of the commit tee. The report dwelt upon the desirabil- ity of the Presbyterian church pursuing more systematic course in the matter of funds for home missions, and advo- cated union of efforts among the church to the end. The necessity of extending home mission work was emphasized with particular reference to strengthening the work among the Mormons As part of the report. pr. Carson stated that i've heart fly commend the work of the Christian women of all denominations in carrying on so successful a campaign against the iniquity of Mormonism."
 The afternoon session was devoted to the report of the standing committee on aid for colleges, and a discussion of the subject of college education. A special meeting was held to consider the effect of the war in the far east upon Christian missionary work.
 This evening there was a popular meet
  Presbyterian church.
 Dr. Coyle presented the report Of the college endowment committee and its re- commendati were the subject of the afternoons discussion.
 Among other recommendations was that the committee be changed to perma- nent establishment of the church work, to be known as "the college board of the Presbyterian church in the United States of America"
 It Is proposed to constitute the board equally of laymen and ministers, the whole to number twentyfour, one-third to be elected annually.
 The plans further suggested headquar- ters at New York and a permanent sec retary, under whom, with a correspond ing secretary and treasurer, the board will be authorized to hold annual confer ence with Presbyterian colleges and to organize an educational campaign through the church for the cause If higher Chris tian education.
 Debate on the report was still in pro- gross when the time allowed for discus sion expired. It was made the second or der of business for Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-25
Details of Tragedy.

Several important details Of the trage- dv at Lees Station, Ala, which were not given in the first account ot the Kill ing of MT. Reese Price, which occurred there on May 13, have just been re- ceived. According to the statement or MT. Johnston, the station agent, IL ap- peared that he alone guarded the pouy of Price during the night, but thls ac- count, given by a reliable authority, ID vouched for as correct:
 After MT Price was shot from the dark, MT. Fluker, who was In the store at the time of the murder, closed the front door and went out the back door to MT. Johnstons house. In few | minutes. Johnston, who was agent at Lees, left the office and joined Fluker. | Immediately Daffin Johnston's brother in-law came in. These three, with MT. | Johnston's family, blew out the lights and, fearing that the negro would Kill them. remained in the house all night, and the next morning sent word to Ne mill about what had happened.
 MT. Price lay In the store all night with the doors open, and was not exam ined until the next morning when the crowd came from the mill None or the negroes knew of this murder until the next morning. as MT. Johnston had mere " tDld nlS cOoh lilal iolll oiillAn bbct MT. Price, who thought as did her hus- band when she told him, that the white folks were merely trying to fool her. Any of the negroes would have come im- mediately to the mill and brought word of the deed had they been told to do so
 Was Entirely unprovoked.
 "The murder was entirely unprovoked. The negro seemed to have been full of the desire to kill some one and the first white man he saw was his victim. He is a dangerous man and should be appre- hended at once for 1t is only question of time when he will repeat with increas- ed horror the tragedy which has been en- acted here.
 MT. Pirce was a man of fine char acter and was a favorite among both, negroes and whites. He had been in the employ of Mir E. F. Allison for several years and MT. Allison recognized him as being a man worthy of the utmost con- f1dence. He has many relatives both in Alabama and Mississippi and came of one of the best families in the latter state. His friend and relatives have offered a reward of S250, which 1t Is hoped will be supplemented by like amount from the governor"
 The following description of the mur- derer is sent out by Sheriff c. M. Me- Cain of Sumter county: William Smith is feet tall, dark. ginger color, weighs about 1S0 to 200 pounds, steps long when walking, knock-kneed. high cheek bones, scar on side of face, lump on right arm, between elbow and shoulder, caused from arm having been broken, small head. stoop-shouldered. Had on red shirt and blue overalls when last seen, and carried a single-barrel shotgun. He is about 35 or 40 years old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-25
SULLY'S LIABILITIES
 ARE FILED IN COURT
FIRMS LIABILITIES AMOUNT TO $3,568,e36 WITH ASSETS OF $4,- 11s,e27-oF THIS SUM s1,ses, ,4e2 IS UNSECURED.

New York, May A.-The schedules filed by sully & Co. in the United States dis trict court today show the firm liabilities of s3,56S, ,sS6 and assets of si,1t9.627. Of the indebtedness s1,3e9, 462 are unsecured The schedules mention $50,000 of indebtedness which 1t is said should be paid by other parties The same $50,o00 Is mentioned in the assets as bills and notes held by the firm. There is due Sully Go. in states, stocks and bonds margined in the amount of s2s, 100 and unliquidated claims to the amount of s1,29s, 250 and $2,167, ,490. Deposited in the bank the firm has s445,- S4s, and three memberships In the cotton exchange of New York valued at s45.175.
 Sully, personally, has an indebtedness of $344,039 and assets of S2,074,429. Of the former. $25s,732 are unsecured
 The individual assets consist of real estate, s2eeooo; cash, s96s4; notes. s1o0o: due on account sl.475. SEQ; bonds and stocks $311,925; property in reyersion, s11,- coo, and s5O0o which he claims is exempt ed.
 In the case of the other members of the firm, the assets far exceed the liabili-
 
 ties.
 
 men have virtually been decided upon, so far as such thing can be settled prior to the actual selection by the delegates In session. The fourth place, therfore lies between Maj. w. w. Screws of the Mont gomery Advedtiser, Congressman Rich ardson of the Eighth district and Col. J. ". A. Stanford of Montgomery, so far announced with possibly others coming later on.
 There is considerable talk of an unin- structed delegation to the national con- vention tomorrow. Several leading men are known to be in favor of saying right out that the state Is for Parker and ordering the delegates to vote as unit for him as long as he is before the con vention. Among these Is Col. E.. l.. Russell of Mobile. who believes that in- structions from Alabama would have good effect on the pivotal states. Judge richardson of Madison is also inclined to the opinion that it would be well to instruct The same may be said of sew erai others but there is yet sentiment, that seems dominant. that the delegation go without instructions.
 Concerning the nomiantion of men who have been always loyal to their party Congressman Thomas Hefiin of the Fifth district said this afternoon: "I am for the men who hayes tood by the party. I do not think those who have gone off when their party needed them should come back and receive the rewards that should go to the faithful. In the nat ional convention I am for a man who can win, and platform upon which all good democrats can unite"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-25
LOOKS NOW LIKE
 NO INSTRUCTIONS
Continued from First Paoe)


 the Idea of instruction with all of his usual vigor Colonel Bankhead says if he had the naming of candidate today he might settle quickly upon MT. Cor man, but does not propose to stake his judgment against that of the representa- tive delegations which are to assemble at St. Louis.
 And, by the way, I find German with quite a following here today. Yet 1t is very plain that Judge Parker is far In the lead. If the convention tomorrow should give expression by resolution to its choice there Is not the slightest doubt that the great constitutional lawyer and conser- vative democrat of New York would be declared the choice by four-fifths of the members of the convention.
 Hon. Cecil Brown of Talladega was an early arrival in the city. He is stick Ter for rewarding loyalty to party cleo tions He is opposing no candidate. for the presidential nomination, but wants party service rewarded by the honors in the gift of this convention. He says he is opposed to an instru,tod delegation, unless perchance some boiters of the past should win way into position on the Alabama delegation-in which event he will declare for unmstaksble and posi- tive instructions.
 Barrett and Reynolds of Ninth.
 It is impossible today to forecast the result of balloting, for district delegates but 1t seems almost certain that Barrett of Jefferson and Reynolds of Bibb will be chosen from the Ninth.
 It really requires no prophet nor the son of a prophet to say that Alabama, the first state on the roll call, will cast it's twenty-two votes for Alton B. Park CT of New York
 Hon. A. O. Lane of Jefferson, who ran several hundred ahead of his friends on the White ticket for delegate. came in to- night. MT. Lane is well known for his friendship and liberality toward the ne- gro, both personally and officially. He suggests a plank in the platform of de- mocracy that will incourage the pro- lection of the negro before the law; that will afford liberal appropriations for his education In an elementary way, but deny to members of the race the right to hold public office
 Mir. Lane believes this would be a win ming card for democracy. both in the south and in the north. His idea seems to be that as the white man is the crea- tor of the American constitution and that the negro is but creature thereof. the former Is entitled alone to exercise its functions. This is the only expression heard today by this correspondent on the subject of a platform. The suggestion is surely worthy of consideration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-25
LIKED TO SEE THEM.
Negro Boy Thought It Fun to Call Gu,
 Fire Department.

Columbus, Ga. May 24.-(Special.) "A curious example of the effect of newspa- Ter publications upon impressiona ble minds has just developed here. Because he read in the local papers of how some unknown person had on the previous day telephoned two false fire alarms to the fire department, causing useless runs. a negro boy, Allied Moses, employed at a local hotel, telephoned two false alarms to the firemen and enjoyed seeing the horses, men and apparatus tear down the street at Lou Dillon gait
 He was detected when he sent in the last alarm through the cooperation of the telephone operators. He was fineo $50 or 90 days by the recorder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-25
ON BROTHERS GRAVE
Robert Mueller Blows Out His Brains
 In Cemetery.

Austin, Tex. May 24-Robert Muel- Ter. aged 53, a resident of St Louis, walked out to the city cemetery here today, sat down by the grave of his brother, J. c. Mueller, and blew out his brains. his body falling across the grave. where it was found few min utes Afterwards by one of the ceme- tery guards.
 Mueller left a note saying that he was driven to suicide by bad health. He was visiting relatives in this city, having come from St. Louis about two months ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-25
CONSIDER INSURANCE.
Engineers at Los Angeles Find Affairs
 In Good Shape.

Los Angeles. May 24.-The convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi- neers resumed consideration of its in surance report at today's session. The report shows that during the operation of the insurance plan s1250o.ooo has been paid out in benefits averaging at the present time s100OOo monthly to the bene- ficiaries and disabled members.
 According to the statement of several of the brotherhood engineers. Grand Chief Engineer w S. Stone will be elect ed to fill the position which he now holds by reason of the death of P. M. Arthur. There are two other candidates promi- nently mentioned for the place, D. L.. Mills and Matt H. Shaney.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-25
RESIDENCE DAMAGED.
House of Isaac Garry Was Seriously
 Burned Yesterday.

The residence of Isaac Garry at 2417 Fourth avenue was badly damaged by Ire yesterday afternoon about o'clock The fire had gained considerable head way before an alarm was sent in, and this caused the loss of the roof.
 The damage amounted to about $20O to the house and s1Oo to the furniture. A portion of the loss Is covered by insur- Ance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-25
ARRIVE IN KNOXVILLE.
Eight FiIIplnos Will Attend University
 of Tennessee.

Knbxville, Tenn, May 24.-William A. Sutherland, director of education for one hundred Filipinos sent to this country, visited President Dabney of the University of Tennessee today and made partial arrangements for placing eight Filipinos at the local institution.
 At President Dabney's suggestion he will go to Cincinnati and lay his claims before the trustees of the University of Cincinnati, of which MT. Dabney was recently elected president his supervision to begin next fall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-25
ouay's Condition Is Hopeful.

Beaver Pa. May 24.-Senator Quay has an excellent chance of recovery This is the statement of physicians who had a consultation. Dr. Max Einhorn, dis tinguished stomach specialist, arrived from New York today, and went into consultation on the senator's case with Dr. Wilson, the family physician. The above statement was given out after the consultation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-25
Policeman Shot By Desperado.

Knoxville, Tenn, May 24--While try ing to arrest some men charged with illicit distilling of whisky Policeman John Webb of Johnson City was shot twice in the stomach by Buck" Keys, a notorious character. Keys fled and a reward of $200 has been offered for his arrest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-25
Has Bad Fall.

Mir w Q. Fewell is confined to ms room at the residence of his father Judge John w. Fewell of this city with potn arms broken and ugly bruises on his head as the result of fall at his lumber mn at Savoy last Saturday. He was measnr- ing lumber when a big pile or Jumper topped over, throwing him to the ground with the result stated. His injuries are serious but not fatal and his recovery is eXpected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-25
AH Hun7OrS

Are impure matters which the skin, liver, kidneys and other organs can not take care of without help, there is such an accumulation of them.
 They litter the whole system.
 Pimples, boils, eczema and other eruptions, loss of appetite, that tired feeling, bilious turns, fits of indiges- ton, dull headaches and many other troubles are due to them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-25
Hoods Jdrsdpdriiid
 and Pills

Remove all humors, overcome all their effects, strengthen, tone and invigorate the whole system.
 "I had salt rheum on my hands SO that could not work. Itook Hoods Sarsapariila and 1t drove out the humor. continued its use till the sores disappeared" NRG IRA O. BROWN, Rumford Falls, Me.
 Moods sarsapariIla promleoo e cure and keeps the promise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-25
Mrs. Burgess Is Inferred.

Mrs. c. w. Burgess. aged about 40 years died at her home in this city yesterday afternoon after short illness Of erysip- elas. She was a consistent member or the First Baptist church and leaves husband and five children, a mother ana brother in this city. The funeral occur red this morning at the family residence at 10 o'clock with servies conducteu py Rev | R. venable and intorment at Rose Hill cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-25
Rumors Are unfounded.

Paris. May 24-The Madrid correspond ent of the Figaro says the rumors to the effect that King Alphonso intends to abandon his proposed trip to President Loubet, in order to lavoid friction with the pope, are unfounded,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-25
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