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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-26
GOES To ARREST
DR.. CHADWICK
Sheriff Leaves for New York
With the Papers
MRS CHADWICK NERVOUS
She Weeps conyuIsIveIy and Implores
the officer to Treat Her Husband
kindly-she Refers Also to
Her stepdaushter.
MRS CHADWICK NERVOUS

Cleveland. o., December 25.-Sheriff
Barry left for Albany and New York to-
night carrying with him papers for the
arrest of DR.. L. s. Chadwick, who is ex-
pected to land at New York on the steam
ship Pretoria some time Wednesday
morning. This afternoon Mrs. Chadwick
showed unusual nervousness. She final
ly sent for the sheriff with the statement
that she wanted to talk over the trip to
New York. and the impending arrest OF
her husband.
The sheriff spent almost an hour with
the woman in her CELL during which time
she wept convulsively.
II know you will treat my husband as
good as possible under the circumstances
but please remember that he is innocent
of any wrong doing said Mrs. Chadwick
as the sheriff entered her quarters.
During the hour that the sheriff was
talking with her Mrs. Chadwick repeat.
edly asked him to be kind to DIR. Chad.
wick. To the sheriff the woman deplored
the indictment against her husband, and
said 1t was all an awful mistake
This is the worst thing that has hap.
pened during all the trouble of the last
few weeks" said Mrs Chadwick q
never thought my husband would be
dragged Into this affair; it is so unjust
for If ever an honest man lived it is my
husband
Mrs. Chadwick asked the sheriff to tel
her in ndetail of all of his plans. Sew
eral times she referred to the doctor.
daughter by former wife who is re-
returning with DR.. Chadwick to this coun.
try. The woman also has asked thai
the sheriff do everything possible tc
make the situation as easy as possible
for the young girl.
Remember all | have told you" call
ed Mrs. Chadwick as the sheriff wa.
leaving the jail. This is terrible, bu
there is one satisfaction / will see my
husband soon.''
Before leaving. Sheriff Barry telegraph
ed to Albany asking that the papers IL
the case be made out in advance, Sc
as to insure no delay. According t
his plans tonight, the sheriff expects Il
call upon Governor Odell at the stat,
house in Albany the first thing Monda,
morning, to turn over the requisitior
papers from Governor Herick, reoeivinl
extradtion papers from Governor Ofel
in return. From Albany he expected t.
go Immediately to New York, arriving II
the afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-26
SEVEN KILLED in WRECK
ON SOUTHERN RAIL WAY
Eight Persons Injured in Headon Collision Maud I-En-
gneer and Fremen Are Horribly Mutaod and Fire Breaks
0ut-0ne Victim Was Member of Birrg nam Lodge

charred bonfS re identified by a watch
and ring. ~ - ones were gathered into
a water blO Q by the rescurers. Only
the trunk * J body of Engineer Bowen
was recov g and it was found pinioned
beneath I 2 lrning tender Under him
was pc q of his tool box. The limbs
were bu off, and the head had been
burned the trunk. The body was
identifie,- means of a watch and an
Elk's badge.
E. l. MeNely, one of the injured, was
riding on the engine. He is a reporter
on the Princeton Gnd.) Clarion, and was
going to spend Christmas at his old home
at Fairfield, Ill. His wife was a coach
behind.
The cars of the eastbound train were
telescoped and caught fire. The cars of
the westbound train were only partially
telescoped, and the passengers escaped
without serious injury.
A wrecking crew and relief party left
Princeton, Ind, at once and began clear
ing the track and removing the dead and
injured. The hardest task was to ex-
tinguish the flames, which had broken
out among the shattered engines and
coaches. Water was carried in hats and
raincoats, and thrown on the flames by
the passengers before relief arrived. The
injured were uncared for urtil the relief
arrived from Princeton and Mount Car
mel. Several cars were burned before the
fire was extinguished. Each train car
ried day coaches, a chair car and two
sleepers The chair cars and sleepers
were not injured.
Fireman HUT was to have been mar
ried In April to Miss Jennie Husk of
Princeton, and the charred bones of his
body were partially identified by a ring
given him by Miss Husk. His former
L r-4Fla --f14-
member of the Birmingham Lodge of
knights of Pythias.
Engineer Bowen's mother, who is an
invalid, is not expected to recover. Be-
fore leaving here Saturday night he said
to her: Goodbye, mother, and a merry
Christmas to you. If l don't come back
1t will be all the same"
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Killing in Georgia.

Blackshear, Ga, December 25.-T. Il.
Altman, a prominent farmer is dead, his
son. Darling Altman. charged with In
voluntary manslaughter, and City Mar
shall Mcmillan, badly cut, is the result
of Christmas eve whisky drinking
Altman, his son, and young man
named Crews, came into town yesterday
afternoon. Later in the night as they
became disorderly Marshal Mcmillan
started to arrest them. Young Altman
drew his knife and showed Mcmillan,
who had T. B. Altman by the arm down.
Altman fell on Mcmillan and then COM
menced cutting. Crews also ran up with
his knife. Clubs were freely used and
when the persons were saparted 7. b.
Altman was found to have received two
gashes in the left arm, seyering the ar
teries, from which he died a few hours
later.
Marshal Mcmillan received three severe
cuts on the head and one on the back.
The evidence before the coroner's jury
showed that young Altman accidentally
cut his father while trying to cut Nc
MILAN. The jury brought in a verdict
of involuntary manslaughter. Marsha
Mcmillan will recover.
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KNABENSCHUE AGAIN
TAKES TO CLOUDS
"CALIFoRNIA ARROW" MAKES ITS
FIRST FLIGHT IN CALIFORNIA
AND THE TRIP is REMARKABLY
SUCCESSFUL.

Los Angeles. December 25-Captain
Baldwin's airship "california Arrow"
driven by Roy Knabenschue, who made
several successful flights in the same ma
chine from the worlds fair grounds at
st. Louis was given its first trial in
Califoria today and was successful with
the single exception of it's failure to land
at the starting point A landing was eff
fected half a mile away without dam
towed back to its anchorage.
The Arrow started from Chutes base
ball park grounds In the southeastern
part of the city at 3:17 p. M. sailed with
the wind northeastward for distance Of
between eight and ten miles, thence cast
ward for two miles anc returned in the
face OF a twelve-mile gale to a point di-
rectly above the starting place, but owing
to the supply of gasoline running short,
was unable to effect a landing at ex-
actly the desired spot.
From the time the airship arose from
the baseball grounds until it was safe
ly anchored at Pico and Stanford streets.
1t was inflight an hour and thirteen
minutes. and in that time sailed dis
tance of probably twenty miles. When
flying with the wind the Arrow trav-
eled at a speed of 20 miles an hour and
when returning directly in the face of
a strong southeasterly gale, was able
to make rate Of speed recKoned at be-
tween and miles an hour.
The airship maneuvered by Knaben-
schue in every direction, responding read
lily to its rudder, circling and turning
in any direction. sailing directly in the
face of the wind or at any angle. and
rising and dipping as the operator di-
rected.
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Postmasters Appointed.

Washington December 25.-(SpeciaD.-
Isaah s. Brothers has been appointed
postmaster at Clear Springs. Etowah
county.
Rural carriers appointed: Albertvilie-
Route No. 6, Lawrence Hearn. carrier:
Hiram Straten, substitute; Dothan-Route
No. 2 Hannibal C. Taylor, carrier. Theo-
philius r. Bryan. substitute; Horton
Route No l. James K Bradberry. carr
rier. Obadiah V. Arnold. substitute; Lin
wood-Route No. /. Clarence Bean, car
rier, w. o. Hughes. substitute: route No.
q Ebert ]. Edwards carrier, Wilson Ed
wards. substitute.
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FAvoRs LOANS.
Agricultural Banks VIII Advanc,
Money to Landowners of Russia.

st. Petersburg, December 25.-The spe-
cial commission appointed in 1909 to in
vestigate the question of the betterment
of the conditions Of rural enterprise and
the general revision of peasant laws. Of
which President Of the Ministerial Coun-
ell Witte is chairman, has decided In fay-
or of the extension Of the system of state
loans by the agricultural banks to land
owners especially peasants and commons
ers. for the purchase and Improvement
of additional lands. The emperor has
formally approved tine recommendations
rhe newspapers are warmly approving
the work of the commission. The Rus
sian declares the basis OF all reforms
must be the social and political emancs
patton Of peasants, az proposed by Mr..
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Delivers Farewell Sermon.

Philadelphia. December 25.-Bishop T.
b. Neely. who was elected bishop OF
Buenos Ayres at the last general con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church. delivered his farewell sermon at
Union Methodist Episcopal church here
tonight and will sail for South America
this week. En- route to Buenos Ayres he
will make eight-day stay at Panama,
where he proposes TO found mission.
The bishop will hold the North Andes
mission at Lima. Peru. on January Is.
and the Andes conference at Coquimbo.
Chile. on February 8. He will reach the
Argentine capital early in March and
will hold the South American conference
in Montevideo on March g.
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ope erations Restricted.

Manchester, December PA lower
price for cotton and the weather condi-
tions at this season of the year. COM
bined to restrict operations in the cloth
market last week to the smallest dimen-
slons Buyers showed indisposition to
operate before the new year. Prices, al
though easier. were comparatively
steady. Producers we're practically en-
gagged in Sxpediting unexecuted orders.
Yarns In occasional small lots were sold
to users who are looking for consider
able reduction in prices later.
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Fioht on Train.

Galliopolis, O., December 25.-At Ever
green, about five miles from Galliopolis,
yesterday afternoon, on the north-bound
Hooking Valley passenger train, Conduc-
tor James Mcbride was shot through the
left arm and shoulder, and Brake man
Harry Spencer was shot through the
breast and ankle by Edward Grover.
Grover and a colored companion named
James were drunk and boisterous on the
train, and Mcbride and Spencer threw
Grover from the train. When they
reached the platform. Grover fired sever
al shots and wounded both his opponents.
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REFORMS FOR RUSSIA.

= London, December pa dispatch 4
y to news agency from st. Peters I
y burg says it can be stated on re- I
= liable authority that the manifesto I
= on the subject of reforms ap- I
y proved by Emperor Nicholas will 4
y contain four points as follows: 4
= Each zemstvo shall send to the I
= council of state three representa- 4
= tives TO advise on the question of 4
= international affairs. 4
= That the press censorship shall be 4
= abolished and the press made free. I
. That freedom Of conscience shall 4
y be allowed. 4
= That elementary education shall be 4
= made compulsory throughout the =
y empire. Z
. The Daily Nails st. Petersburg 4
= correspondent says that the mani 4
= festo probably will be issued Decem- I
= ber 2e (
=
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-26

Louisville, KY, December 25.-The pas
senger train which left st. Louis at 8
o'clock on the Southern railway, collid-
ed head-on with the train leaving Louis
vile about the same hour, near Mauds,
ILL.,, today. One passenger and six en-
ployes were killed and two passengers
and eight employees injured.
The dead:
Charles Schmidt. Centralia. Ill.
Engineer Bowen, Princeton, Ind
Fireman Charles HUT. Princeton.
Mail Clerk H. D. Hogan. Georgetown.
Ind.
Section Foreman Underwood Princeton'
Ind
Employe Henry Oskin Tenneson, Ind.
Employe, Cyrus Hutchison, East st.
Louis.
Injured Alber. McNelly Princeton
Ind, bruised; Albert Oslkin Tenneson'
Ind, ankle sprained; Employe Eugene
Carlton, Dale, Ind, internally; Express
Messenger c. D. Minter, broken Leg Con-
drctor w. II. Beatty, Louisville shout
der dislocated; Mail Clerk M. g. MITCHELL
St Louis, hip injured; Express Messen-
ger J. A. McWilliams, st. Louis, slight;
Flagman Joseph Lowe and seeuon
Foreman Henry Austin.
The ST. Lous-Louisville- and the st.
Louis Knoxville sleepers were drawn by
both trains, but none of the passengers
In these four cars was injured. Both en-
gines were badly damaged, and four
coaches destroyed.
The collision occurred between mount
Carmel, Ill. and Princeton, Ind, and ac-
cording to the Southern railway officials
was caused by -le failure of the opera
tor at Browns, ILL.,. to deliver to the
east bound train an order naming
meeting point for the trains.
All of the employees with the exception
90 tha +rainmen, were in the combina-
zion ha geaee and smoking car.
Engineer Buchanan and Fireman rag
CART escaped by jumping. Nothing was
found of Fireman Hutt's body, but some
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-26
London Market Dull.

London, December 25.-The story OF
Christmas week on the stock exchange IS
short and uninteresting. The exchange
closed Friday night until Tuesday Busi-
ness was brisk early in the week, but on
Wednesday the holiday spirit became evil
dent, and little business was done. Here
and there business showed firm tone,
and complete confidence. Foreign bonds
gave way slightly under reports of heavy
sales of Russians at Paris The closing
throughout the list showed more cheer
full tone than during any of the Christmas
holidays of recent years.
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VIII be Total Loss.

Memphis, December 25.-Advices receiv-
ed here from Craighead Point, sixty-five
miles north of this city. where the
steamer Robert E. Lee was sunk Thurs
day Indicate that the vessel will be a
total loss. At the time of the sinking
of the steamer it was thought that it
would be possible to float the vessel.
Il has been discovered, however that
the damage sustained by the boat is more
serious than at first supposed. Rising
water adds to the difficulty of raising
her, and 1t is now considered very doubt
fult that the steamer will ever be raised.
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Mrs. 3. D. Smith Dead.

Opelika, December 25.-(SpeciaD. Mrs.
D. B. Smith, wife of Postmaster Smith,
died this morning, aged 81. She was the
daughter of ex-State Treasurer Arthur
Bingham, and sister Of ex-United States
Revenue Collector Julian n Bingham of
Birmingham and of Postmaster Thomas
c. Bingham of Talladega.
Her husband has just been re-appointed
postmaster for Opelika for four years.
She was high type Of American woman
mood and greatly beloved. The funeral
will be held to morrow.
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pose through the newspapers and other
CASE DECIDED.
Monterey G. Mexican Gulf Case Goes
Against Belgian County.

Mexico City, December B.-The case
which has been pending for number Of
years In the courts Of Mexico against the
bankruptcy of the Monterey and Mexican
Gulf railroad bas been decided by the
supreme federal court. About s2,0OO,O0O
was involved. The decision is in favor
of many Americans, as well as other
nationalists against the Belgian company.
1t is known that the funds for the pay
ment of these claims have been guaran-
teed by both the Belgian company and
the Mexican Central railway which some
three years ago purchased the Monterey
and Mexicanl Gulf Railroad company.
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Row in Atlanta.

Atlanta, December 25.-There was one
fatal shooting affray In this city on
Christmas day. Another man was shot
accidentally, whose death is only mat
ter of hours. One serious row was
threatened today and the riot call was
sent In to police barracks. Whites and
blacks had become involved in free-to-
all fight and a number of drunken men
defed arrest The riot was quelled upon
the arrival Of officers on the scene. The
man killed was Rich Pulliam, noted
negro.
Jim Christian, another negro, did the
killing.
The man accidentally shot was negro
There were no disturbances In the menter
There were no disturbances in the center
eggs in the suburbs caused these disturb
auppg
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Brings Many Passengers.

New York. December 2-The Ham
burg-American line steamer Patricia,
which arrived today from Hamburg,
brought 131 cabin and e435 steerage pas
sengers. The greater number Of those in
the steerage were from Russia, and came
here to escape conscription. The cabin
messengers were treated tonight to a
Christmas tree and dinner.
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Aued Editor Dead.

Lexington, KY, December 25.-Col. John
Givens Craddock, aged 80 years. of Paris.
Ky, is dead in a local hospital here. He
was editor of the Paris. KY, Kentuckian-
Citizen and the Oldest editor in the state
He was a medical student here when the
war with Mexico broke out, and yolun-
feered serving throughout the war. On
his return he adopted journalism as a
rrofazsian
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pIn Out of Prison.

Charleston, w. Va. December 25.-Eight
prisoners dug out Of the Fayette county
jail Friday night and escaped All are
white men charged with felonies This
makes thirty prisoners that have es-
capped from Sis Jail within the past year.
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DODGE GUARDED
BY DETECTIVES
Osborne Waits for Jerome ! to
lake Up the Case
WILLING TO BE WATCHED
Dodees Attorney Says Steps Taken by
Jerome Have Been Acqulesced In
by Defendant-Goes Before
Court Wednesday.
WILLING TO BE WATCHED,

New York, December 25.-Charles f.
Dodge, who was brought back to this
city from Texas on Friday to stand trail
on a charge of perjury in connection with
the Morse-Dodge divorce tangle, and who
was released on his own recognizance
yesterday at the request Of District At
torney Jerome. was guarded today by
several members of the detective staff
attached to the office of the district at
torney. He received no visitors. and did
not leave his hotel
His attorney. former Assistant District
Attorney James w Osborne said that
whatever had been done by Mr.. Jerome
in providing safeguards for Dodge, has
been wholly acquesced In by him. Il
shall do nothing further in the case until
Mr.. jerome takes up the matter, prob
ably on Wednesday," said Mr.. Osborne.
L have not seen Dodge since yesterday.
l don't think he objects to the guard
placed over him. In fact | know Ny
Jerome was aware before the detectives
We're detailed to keep Dodge in sight, that
Dodge acquiesced in the matter"
| 1t is said no movement will be made
in the case until Doge goes before the
! court, probably on Wednesday, and that
he will remain under guard until the dis
trict attorney no longer needs him as a
witness.
| District Attorney Jerome today stated
that he had not called on the Bar asso-
citation to take action against certain
lawyers in connection with the Dodge
Morse case.
II wish to deny the statement credited
! to me-" said he that | have asked
| the Bar association since the return of
| Dodge to take cognizance of the manner
In which certain lawyers interested in the
case have conducted themselves. l put
that denial blunty."
! Mr.. Osborne, speaking Of the probable
action of the Bar association, said:
ut is almost certain that the Bar as
sociation will take some steps in the mat
| ter, but not until Mr.. Jerome has COM
| pleted his investigation of the case.
do not think It likely that the Bar asso-
citation will make any move until Mr..
| Jerome is all through with the case: then,
| II there has been anything done amiss
| by counsel In the case, the Bar associa-
ton can feel that 1t has the right to act
II the district attorney does not act"
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pose through the newspapers and other
channels.
! Weather conditions are improved.
\ though the fog still hangs over London.
| interfering to some extent with shipping
in the rivers and channels. few minor
| railway accidents were reported late
| Saturday night.
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Quiet in United Klnadom.

London, December 25.-Christmas day
passed quietly throughout the United
Kingdom. The most notable feature Of
the day was the large amount OF charity
distributed as the result Of the generous
sums Of money collected for this pur-
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VIII Send Potatoes.

Greely. Colo, December PA mass
meeting presided over by Mayor Watson
was held here TO provide one hundred
carloads Of potatoes for the Irish famine
sufferers. A committee will be appointed
by the mayor to solicit potatoes for ship
Jnent. /.
The Glenwood post., 1904-11-12
Blackbirds at PRAYER.

Here is the latest from the Park
hurst correspondent: For the last
ten years millions OF blackbirds have
annually gathered in cedar swamp
near here.
~ was IN the swamp last week.
mending hedge fence. and made a
discovery. They were holding camp
meetings, the row of sleek. nne-look-
inging birds on the top Of the tallest
tree think were ministers. and as
l watched. one of them spread his
wings and talked in low. earnest
tones, and the multitude bowed their
heads.
"Then he said something to them in
blackbird and all the birds in one tree
began to sing and several In the audi
ence also Joined In. The services then
began and were conducted by an old
bird with part of his tail gone. There
WAS some flirting and tittering going
on in the back trees, but most of the
audience were quiet. 1t looked to
me as though many of the birds wero
asleep.
when the meeting closed, every
bird began to talk, and such chin
music | never heard before. Then
they flew away to field of grain and
destroyed an acre in ten minutes" -
Kennebec Journal.
The Glenwood post., 1904-11-12
Couldn't Hurt TilIman,

In Columbia, S. c., Senator Tillman
is not so popular as he is In other
parts OF the Palmetto state. A few
days ago young Columbian entered
the outer office of the citys leading
dentist. Coming out to meet his pa
tient. the dentist whispered excitedly:
Whom do you 'spose I've got In
side here? Old one-eyed Ben TIL
mani And II don't make him squGal
nobody can. l won't do a thing to
him-oh, my" And the dental sur
geon brandished his forceps gleefully
and returned to the pleasure Of tor
turing the Senator.
Next day the same young man came
again.
We'll. did you succeed in making
Tillman yell?" he asked.
The dentist shook his head sadly.
NO." he replied Ia disappointed
tone, Il couldn't make him finch. He
didn't make a sound, and dye know.
when he got out of the chair he
turned to me with smile and said:
Say. doctor, l didn't know before
that you ran a painless dental shop =
New York Times.