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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-09
NEXT MEETING IN IOWA.
VIII Get Next General Conference Of
Latter Day Saints.

Kirkland. o., April SIT was decided at
today's general conference OF the re-or-
ganized Church of Latter Day Saints that
the next meeting should be held at La
monte, Iowa, 1905.
Charles Frye was elected for three years
as auditor. The greater part of today's
session was given over to the discussion
of the report of the Missouri district
relative to the relations the re-organzed
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints shall bear to the Mormon church.
The Modist reported resolutions that were
regarded as too radical and they were not
adopted, instead a committee of three
was appointed to revise the report, that
committee to report to the conference to-
morrow. In effect the Missouri district re-
port recommended that congress be petit
toned to legislate against the Utah Nor
mons and that they be disfranchised for
violations of the state and national laws.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-09
FIRE DEPARTMENT. CHIEFS.
Chief Mullin Will Attend Meeting OF
International Committee.

Chief Mullin of the fire department will
leave Monday morning for Chattanooga
to attend meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the international association of
fire department chiefs, which meets in
Chattanooga on Monday.
The committee is composed of w. r.
Joyner of Atlanta, president; j. 4. Null
lin, Birmingham; d. C. LarlSin. Dayton,
o.; Phil C. Tyson, Louisville and II. A.
Hill. Wyoming, o.. secretary.
The committee will name the date of
the international association and will also
make all the necessary arrangements. The
association Is to meet next fall and rep
resentatives from all parts of the world
will be present The meeting is to be held
in Chattanooga.
The members Of the executive commit
tee will probably be entertained extern
sively while In Chattanooga by the city
officials. The annual meeting of the as
sociation is big affair, and will carry
several hundred people to Chattanooga.
Chief Mullin will try to induce the asso-
citation to meet in Birmingham in 1906.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-09
WILL SOON BUILD
A STEEL FURNACE
THE BIRMINGHAM STEEL AND
IRON COMPANY TO MAKE I'M
PoRTANT IMPROVEMENT IN ITS
PLANT STEEL CASTINGS.

The Birmingham Steel and Iron COM
pany commences next week erecting a
ten-ton steel furnace in place Of one OF
the iron furnaces which now occupies a
portion of the building at Fifteenth
street and First avenue, so that in the
near future it may be prepared to make
steel castings.
C. H. Mcmillan, an expert in the cree
ton Of furnaces, will have charge of the
work. He will be ready to commence as
soon as Vulcan is completed and out of
the way. The furnace will be one of the
most modern of its size in the south, and
1t will greatly increase the capacity and
advance the class of work turned out at
the plant.
The old Hood Machine and Foundry
company was purchased by the Birming-
ham Steel and Iron company for the pur-
pose of converting 1t into steel fur
mace where steel work would be turned
out almost entirely, but the company
accepted the contract to cast Vulcan,
and for that reason has been delaying
the work of reconstructing the place and
building the new furnace.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-09
PROFESSOR BOVINE
is CLEAR OF CHARGE
CHURCH FAILS TO MAKE A CASE
AGAINST HIM-ONE OFFENSE
WAS THAT HE SAID SOME OF
THE CLERGY WERE PUSSY.

New York, April SIN the New York
East conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal church today, the committee to
which had been referred the charges Of
heresy against Professor Bovine Of Bos-
ton university, reported that they had
found that none of the five specifications
In the charge had been substantiated and
they had therefore acquitted him. This
closed the case eos the action of the COM
mittee was final.
The charges were made by the Rev.
George A. Cook of West Bedford, Mass,
and were based principally on certain
statements made by Professor Bovine in
his philosophical works which were al
legged to be inconsistent with the doc
trines of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Shortly after the report of the COM
mittee was read the Rev. w. C. Wynn,
presiding elder of the Brooklyn North
district announced that new charges of
a different nature had been lodged with
him by the Rev. Mr.. Cook against Pro-
fessor Bovine. These accusations were
three in number and in substance as fol-
lows:
l. That he was guilty of writing libel
lous articles in the Zion Herald In 1899.
These articles editoriaHy attacked Ed
win S. Schnell, d. D., general secretary
of the Epworth League and caused suit
of libel to be instituted against Charles
Parkhurst, the editor. Dr. Schell receiv-
ed q verdict for $4,000 and Parkhurst APP
pealed alleging that he did not write the
articles complained of. The case Is In the
Massachusetts, courts.
rI0k L. Of aolr fru efa
ments to the reporters of the Boston pa
pers defaming the character of others
when talking about the case just decided.
g. That he had a stirred up dissension in
the church. Writing in the Methodist Re-
view In May, 1898, on ethical legislation
In the church" he characterized the meth
DDS of some of the clergy as 'fussy."
The charges were placed in the hands
of committee of three, which subse-
quently recommended that they not be
considered and the recommendation was
adopted by the conference.
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REPORT ON INDIAN BILL.
From Conference 1t Is Submitted to
the Senate.

Washington, April S.-The conference re-
port Of the Indian appropriation bill was
submitted in the senate today. The bill as
passed by the senate carried an increase
of $2,877,53 over the bill as passed by
the house. OF this increase the house con-
ferees agreed to s1,605, 1888 and the senate
receded from s1.272,277. The bill as report
ed from the conference carries 1924, $3.50.
Among the senate amendments agreed to
are the following
Providing for an Indian exhibit at the
st. Louis exposition; authorizing the sale
of coal and asphalt lands In Indian Ter
ritory, providing for probate courts in
Indian Territory, provisions with refer
ence to various claims including those of
J. Hale sypher, and the late William L.
Springer.
The Quay amendment directing the Sec
rotary of the treasury to ascertain the
difference in the value of currency paid
to the Delaware Indians is changed by
authorizing the payment of $3.50, 900 in full
for all claims.
Several amendments stricken off the
house bill regarding the payment of claims
wers restored
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Empire Theatre Company.

Fay Davis comes to the jefferson thea
ire next Tuesday. Although her profess
sional life has been spent in England I'M
til last season, she is an American girl
a native of Maine. Known for several
years in and around Boston as a reader
in lyceum courses and similar entertain
ments, she had never considered the pos
sibilities of a stage career until during
a summer spent in England, the young
American was asked to recite at a bene~
fit to be given a noted actor at the
Criterion theatre, London. To the fact
that she consented to appear at this per-
Torrance is due the remarkable series of
triumphs she achieved during her seven
years stay in the British capital. Charles
Wyndham was in the audience the after
noon Miss Davis recited and so impressed
was he with the charm and evident tall
ent of the young girl that he sought her
out at once and offered her the role of
Zoe Nuggetson in his Forthcoming pro-
duetion of "A Squire of Danes" Miss
Davis will be seen in this city in Hem
ry Arthur Jones latest comedy, white
washing julia supported by members Of
the Empire Theatre company. The sale
of seats will commence this morning.
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Edwin C. Taylor.

Edwin G. Taylor, aged "a years, and
one of the oldest inhabitants of Birming-
ham. died yesterday at his residence,
Twenty street and First avenue.
The body will be sent to Baltimore this
afternoon, where the deceased has a
niece the only living relative. The re-
mains are at the undertaking establish
ment of Ed Warner The deceased had
lived in Birmingham 80 years, and had a
large number of friends. He owned con-
siderable property in the neighborhood
of Twenty-seventh street and First ave-
nue., where he conducted saloon for a
long time. He served as marshal of Biz
mingham in 1873, the year of the cholera.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-09

One of the Best-known Methodist
Ministers In the State Passes Away.

Gadsden, April s.-(Special) 1.-THE Rev.
Robert A. Timmons died today after one
year of suffering from complication of
Bright's disease and other troubles.
He was born in Heard county Georgia,
August, 1897. He was a member of Hill
ards Legion of the Confederate army and
was a Methodist preacher in Alabama for
forty-three years, Mr.. Timmons was a
presiding elder twenty years and lived
in Gadsden many years as pastor and
presiding elder. He was the first occu-
pant of the superannuated home here.
completed a few weeks ago. He is sur
vived by wife and one son, j. e. Tim
mons of Opelika.
Deceased has four brothers in Georgia,
all ministers except one, who is physi-
clan in Atlanta The remains will be In
TERED Sunday at Lafayette.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-09
"A Ragged Hero"


An attractive card is announced for
the BijouS next week. in "A Ragged
Hero" Maurice J. Fielding's melodrama
depicting life in New England. This
play scored a decided success last season
and the management, it is stated. have
Instituted many improvements in drama,
scenery and cast making 1t even more
entertaining and attractive than before.
The central figure OF the story Is Willie
Wildhower," who has become knight
of the road as the result of family mis-
fortunes; while he Is to all outward ap-
pearances an utter wreck, his sense Of
humor never forsakes him and his quips
and witticisms create no end of merri-
ment. He is, moreover, buoyed up by the
hope that he may one day effect the re-
demption of his hayward daughter and
this he finally accomplishes.
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FITTING PARTS OF
VULCAN TOGETHER
TROUBLE IN GETTING ALL PARTS
TO FlT-WORK PROGRESSING.
THE STATUE TO BE READY IN
TIME.

At the foundry of the Birmingham
Steel and Iron company portion of the
men are now employed in fitting the
various pieces of Vulcan together so that
there will be no trouble in setting the iron
man up In st. Louis 1t requires great
deal of work to get the joints to fit exact
ly right, as the iron at some places con-
tracted in cooling slightly more than at
other points, and this threw the fianges
out. A difference of even an eighth OF
an inch requires much work to adjust the
flange into the adjoining piece of the
statue. and the worlxmen are saving time
by doing this now and not postponing II
until the statue arrives at St. Louis.
In the meantime the figure is being
erected in the scaffolding and as soon as
it is completed the public will be allowed
to witness it. Admission will be charged
and it Is hoped that some money VIII be
realized from this exhibition.
The making of the core and mould OF
the head and shoulders Is progressing as
rapidly as could be expected. These are
the two largest and most difficult pieces
of the statue. It now looks as If Vulcan
would be completed in time.
The Vulcan fund has passed the $1,000
mark. The subscriptions are:
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Black Patti Troubadours.

The Black Patti Troubaours, with a new
budget of songs, stories, dances and
speclalties, are coming to the Jefferson
theatre Iext Wednesday. matinee and
night.
Nine. Sisseretta Jones, the famous
Black Patti and the most accomplished
singer of her race, will be heard In a
number Of new and popular ballads and
the operate review will include several
new and pleasing solo and choral num-
bers. There will be no lack of funny feat
ures and smart specialties.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-09
TURF WAR TO BE AvERTED.
Officers of Worth Track Have Agreed
to Accept Western Club Dates.

Chicago, April Solicitations tonight are
that threatened turf war In Chicago will
be averted and that the Worth track will
open for racing early in May Negotia-
tions were begun today which it is be-
lieved will result In a satisfactory adjust
ment of the controversy.
Officers of Worth track. it is said, have
agreed to accept the dates awarded them
by the Western Jockey club If the Worth
track is allowed % days of racing in
May, 1906 This proposal, it is said, will
be accepted by the officers of the other
tracks in Chicago. A meeting of all the
interested parties will be held tomorrow,
and 1t is expected that at its conclusion
the Worth people will announce the open
ing date of their spring meeting
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-09
At the Bilou.

The last performance of 1.-THE Pride OF
Jennico' will be given to night at the
Bijou, and it is expected that this will
be the largest performance of the week
in point of attendance. The play has
pleased the people who patronize the
Bijou, and 1t has been very success
full week.
Next week the management expects to
play to a very large business, as "A
Ragged Hero" is said to abound in new
and startling melodramatic effects The
play has been through the north this
season and has proven very popular.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-09
NO NEGOTIATION WITH VATICAN.
Pope Would Not Be Pleased at Visit
From Loubet.

Rome, April S.-The Osservatore Ro-
mano, the vatican organ, publishes an Of
fetal statement denying the existence Of
Negotiations between France and the vati-
can for an interview between Cardinal
Merry del Val, papal secretary of state.
and M. Delcasse, French foreign minister
during the visit of President Loubet to
Rome or to the end that the president and
his encourage and the vatican shall ig-
more each other as has been asserted in
the French press. The statement con-
cludes with these words:
THE only thing certain is that the
gravest offense would be given to the
pope by. a visit to Rome of the head of
Catholic state in the present condition
of affairs"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-09
BOGUS Book Agent.

Chief of Police Wier has received let
ter from superintendent Of Police O'Neill
of Chicago stating that a man going I'M
der the name Of C. r. Ray Is soliciting
subscriptions to a book in the neighbor-
hood of Birmingham. and that the book
and the man are both fakes The letter
says that the man claims to represent
the Progress Publishing company, and to
sell 'orhe Red Book" The concern, 1t is
said, does not exist, and there has been
much conslain lin Chicago, where Ray
claims the firm has It's headquarters.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-09
Killing In Lowndes County.

Selma, April S.--(Special. 1.-The meagre
details OF a shooting that occurred in
Lowndesboro, Lowndes county, yester-
day evening reached here this morning.
None of the particulars are obtainable
except that Ed H. Dickson shot, with a
double barreled shotgun, and killed W. R.
Polly. Both are prominent citizens of
their community and considerable feel
ing has been aroused over the killing. 1t
Is said that the two men had a falling out
over the collection Of some rents.
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Strike Is Now General.

Latrobe, Pa, April 8.-Headed by a
brass band. striking miners of the
Loyal Hanna Coal and Coke company
marched to the various plants about
Latrobe today and succeeded in maxi
ing general the strike begun on Mon
day. 1t is estimated that $500 men are
out tonight and operations at most Of
the plants have been stopped pending
settlement of differences.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-09
COLEMAN OF SOUND MIND.
Was Acquitted of Murder Charge on
the Ground of Insanity.

Selma, April ESPECIAL )-This morning
Judge, Moore of the circuit court held an
inquiry into the present sanity of George
w. Coleman. acquitted yesterday of the
murder of d. A. Calvin, the jury bring
ing In verdict of mot guilty by rea-
son of insanity" After examining two
physicians the Judge concluded that the
defendant was of sound mind at this time
and he was released.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-09
Bubonlc plague.

Lima, Peru, April S.-The Peruvian
consul at Antofagsta, Chile. cabied to-
day that there had been twenty-five
deaths from bubonic plague there and
that there were fifty-one persons suffer
ing from the plague. The consul adds
that steamers from the north and
south do not touch that port.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-09
Marie cahiII.

Marie Cahill will be the attraction at
the Jefferson theatre next Thursday, ap-
pearing in her successful play, Nancy
Brown"
AS comedienne Miss Cahilrs work is
unique and typical of herself alone. Her
first entrance in Nancy Brown" is char
acterstically expressive of everything she
does. Miss Cahill does not rely upon a
big stage picture to make her entrance
effective. She is individually capable of
occupying a stage and holding an audi
ence without other assistance.
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New Bank for Girard.

Columbus, Ga, April S-The Girard-
tnenix Bank will open its doors for bus
mess next week in Upper Girard, Ala.
The stockholders purchased site for the
banks home today at a cost of S112$.
Temporary quarters will be rented. W. E.
Holloway of Montgomery Is president OF
the new bank.
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Paris Also Pleased.
THEY LIKE THE COUNTRY.
Men Arrive In cuIIman Looking Over
Route for Railroad.

Cullman, April s.-(Special. FLAMES p.
Willoughby and J. c. s. Montgomery ar
rived in Cullman last night from Hunts
Vile looking over the proposed route for
a railroad between these two points
They express themselves as we'll pleased
with the country through which this road
may run. The proposed road would tap
one of the finest timber and mineral belts
in the state. This road or a road from
Huntsville to Birmingham has been a
mater Of speculation for some time. The
people all along the proposed line express
much interest in the enterprise and would
give it a hearty support. Messrs. Will
loughby and Montgomery left this morn
ing for Birmingham.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Miss Minnie Haynes.

Miss Minnie Haynes, aged q years. died
yesterday at the residence of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs A. L. Haynes, at Arlington
station, East Birmingham. The funeral
services will be conducted this afternoon
from the residence and the interment will
be In Woodlawn cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-09


number of lawyers OF the JEFFERSON
county bar who are supporting them,
calls attention to the following signed
endorsement:
w. C. Ward. VIM. K. Brown.
James Weatherly. p. IL. Moore.
Frank s. White. j. Il. Collins, Jr.
w. r. Houghton. John White.
A. C. Howe. John w. Cnamoiee'
Walker Percy Lee j. Marks.
lanes T. cole. l.. Galloway Pratt.
John l.. Chislom. G. w. Collins
w. 7. White. VIM M. Little.
Augustus Renners. j. L. Glover.
n M. Tutwiler. Jr. w. W. Shortridge.
T w A. Sanford. Jerre c. Dennis.
Frank White Jr. j. III. Ward
John G. Forney. j. ID. Parsons.
Alley Rirch. Richard II. Fries.
Jas. A. Mitchell. John f. White.
Oscar Floyd. j. Carter COOK
c. w. Hickman. M. J. Gregg.
Jas. M. Russell. j. B. Miller.
f. r. Mathews II. McClelland.
r. III. Rowe j. ]. Curtis.
Chas. r. Powell X. ID. johnston.
j. A. Dickinson. John G. Oglesby.
Sterling A. Wood. Nesbit Hanbaugh.
w. H. Carney. Henry R Howe.
Hugh C. Carson. G. p. Moor
George Bondurant Lee Cowart.
L. A. Keene r. e. Smith.
Francis NJ Lowe. r. B. Powell
Ed Smith. w. I. Ward.
John l.. Sims. VIM. M. Walker.
]. T. Stokley. w. t. Hill
Frank Deedmeyer. Geo. Huddleston-
e. c. Jones' Henry R. Dill.
M. o. Garner. ]. L. Drennen.
James O. Smith. M. L. Ward
r. l.. Leatherwood. Palmer Dougette.
NJ NJ. Baldwin. H. H. Golstein.
Chas. G. Brown. d. w. Crawford.
Edgar L. Allen. f. A. Fulgham-
Chas. S. Ellis. Joel F. Webb.
w. P. Whitaker. w. E. Erquhart
Winfield S. Lewis w. e. Martin
Charles Denegre. Vassar l.. Allen.
r. B. Watts. Lee G. Bradley.
II. Il. Carr. H. C. Mead.
In addition to those who have signed
the foregoing endorsement of Mr. Rudolph
states that he now has the personal as
surance of support from thirty-three law
yers of Birmingham who did not sign the
written endorsement because the political
interest of friends who are candidates for
other offices might be complicated there
by. Virgins Birmingham directory for
1904 shows go lawyers.
Mr.. Rudolph also states that in addi-
ton to all Of the above, there are a large
number of lawyers who were pledged to
others. before ne announced as a candi-
date, who II released from those pledges
would be found among his supporters
That he is impelled to publish these en-
dorsements by the fact that within the
last few days 1t has been claimed by his
opponents that a majority Of the bar did
not favor his candidacy.
Mr.. Rudulpr says that while he appre-
ciates the support of the attorneys who
practice In the courts and realizes the
fun value Of such an endorsement as he
has received, he fully intended. until this
publication became necessary to submit
his claims to the people without reference
to the preference OF the lawyers. ~
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KILLING In Kentucky.

Hazard, KY, April S.-John c. Combs
today shot and instantly killed John
Greasy Combs In 1876 John ]. Combs
was cut by Greasy Combs in fight,
Gripping him and causing partial par
alysis,
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Contract for Public Building.

Washington, April S.-The contract
for the construction of the public build
ing at Batesville, Ark, has been award
ed to the F. T. Stephenson Construc-
ton company of Dallas, Tex, at $685.
725.
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F0NERAL NOTICE..

The friends and acquaintances of Col.
Lemuel p. Dodge are invited to attend
his funeral Sunday afternoon at ? O'clock.
Services will be held at the residence of
H. Spurrier. South Park Station. Inter-
ment at Oakland cemetery.