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The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-24
NEGRO QUESTION WAS
CAUSE OF THE DEFEAT
of Proposition for Union OF Pres
byterian Churches.

Knoxville. Tenn, Sept. 2s.-Knox-
vile Presbytery of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church has voted against
the proposition to unite the Presbyte-
rian and Cumberland Presbyterian
churches.
The negro question played a promi-
nent part in the vote, the attitude Of
the Presbyterian Church not being suf-
hciently clear on that subject.
Chattanooga Presbytery OF the same
church also voted negatively on the
proposition.
Thus far. twenty-five presbyteries Of
the Cumberland Church have voted on
the proposition, seventeen voting for,
and FIVE against.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-24
SHARP ACTIONS ARE
RELATED BY JAPANESE

Toxic. Sept 23.-1:SO p. m.-An Of
aclal telegram reports that fights oc-
Cured at the towns OF Telling and
sanlungku. sixty miles northeast Of
Lao Yang. on Sept 90 The dispatch
says;
"Our detachment advanced through
I4einuchuangon Sept. 20, and attacked
the enemy. consisting of one company
chime Gun stationed az Telling, and a
battalion Of infantry 900 cavalry six
auirk firing and one machine gun sta
doned at saniunHku. which lies eight
miles north 0f Tiellng
Hfhr Russians. who we're driven on
10 ne horthNard lon nineteen dead
continued on Flnh Pars.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-24

Baltimore, sept ~. phllsdelphin
Jack O'Brieu knocked Out "Billy" sim
III ChicaRo in the second round ~ their
twenfy-r0und aparrlnF exhibition ~.
nlFht NBrien noored sfin twice dur.
ms fhe second round Later b. iandel
. right swing AZ the jaw fhat cont
sur down and out,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-24
BRAKEMAN CAUSED
A FATAL WRECK.
Two Trainmen Were Killed and An
other Injured.

other Injured.
Delmar. Del. Sept. PA north
bound passenger train on the New
York. Philadelphia and Norfolk Rail-
road last night ran into a southbound
freight at Bloxom. Va, demollshing
both engines, killing Engineer J.
Brown and his fireman, Francis Dom
oway. Of the passenger train. and Sc
verely injuring Engineer Clark OF the
freight.
The fireman Of the freight ecaped
injury by jumping.
The accident, Il II said. was due 10
the carelessness Of an inexperienced
brakeman, who threw the wrong
switch.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-24
"John =. Bowden. PreaIdent.


Huntsville. Ala, Sept g. James
Armstrong. q farmer, Was arrested 90
day on warrant charging him with
murder He is ihe eighth alleged
lyncher arrested N me tweuiy-tiF per-
cons indicted b. me special Erand
jury.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-24

Natchlfochea La, Sept. "a The
firsf lepal execution here since 1893 o.
curred to-day when Henry johnson. a
negro Nas banged for tho mHf1pf of
Louis Richards. hia hall brother. aat
April.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-24
OFFER OF OPERATIVES
DECLINED BY MINERS
Result VIII he n strike In the Ten
nessee Mines.

"H' VIII ne ~ Strtkc In the Te N
nessee Mines.
Knoxville. Tenn, Sept 23.-At dis
trict headquarters Of the United Mine
Workers the following telegram was
prepared and ordered sent TO each Of
the local unions throughout the district
this afternoon:
"Operators' proposition rejected;
practically three 10 one against accept
ing. This means strike IN sub-dIs-
tricts one, two and three.
(signed.)
John r. Bowden, President
-. s. Mecraken. Secretary"
Secretary Mccraken estimates that
between 1000 and $500 union men viii
go out and between 1000 aud 1900
non-union w0rkmen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-18
R. |. McKeIIar.

number of local railroad men are in- terested in the promotion of R. l.. Me- Kellar to assistant freight traffic man ager of the Southern. with headquarters in Louisville. He succeeds Lee McClung' who has resigned to accept the position of treasurer of Yale, the university from which he graduated.
 Mir. McKellar has been assistant gen eral freight agent at Memphis for the past six years, and he is well known among railroad men in Birmingham. MT. McClung Is also well known here.
 "McClung of Yale" was the way that he was known all over America for sev- eral years, during which time he was possibly the greatest athlete in this eoun- try. He figured in all of Yale's great football games during the latter portion of the sos and the early DOS. and for two seasons he played on the All American team. Mcclung was one of the most popular students in Yale, and in the rail road business he has retained his popu- larity.
 Mir. Mc<ellar is also a very popular railroad man. and one who Is said to be thoroughly capable of managing the heavier duties falling to him in his new position.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-18
Special Train Asked For.

Captain P. Sid Jones of the Louisville and Nashville has been asked to furnish a special train to be run to Spalding on November 2s. when ground will be broken for the $2o0oOo college which is to be built there by the Freedmen's Aid and Southern Educational Society.
 spaldlng is about four miles south of Birmingham on the Louisville and Nash ville. The special will probably leave Birmingham about 1;90 o'clock on the afternoon of the 29th and reach spalding in plenty of time for the exercises at ? o'clock. The train will return about 6 o'clock.
 large number of prominent white ed- ucators will be present, and many well known negroes will also go down on this train. The college will be for negroes, and will be complete and modern. The funds for 1t are in the hands of the so- ciety. the headquarters of which are in Cincinnati.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-18
SOUTHERN BEING DOUBLE TRACKED
Work to Be Done Gradually in
 Short Sections
GENERAL MANAGER TALKS
Ackert Says Southern Needs Double Track West of Birmingham In Coal DIstrict-Work Will
 Probably Begin Soon.

c. H. Ackert. general manager of the Southern railway, who arrived in Bir- mingham Wednesday will leave this morning. He called on number of promi- nent shippers yesterday and also spent some time in conference with Assistant General Superintendent M. NJ. Richey' who has charge of the southern's op- erations in the western district with head quarters here.
 q am well pleased with everything as I find 1t In Birmingham" said MT. Ackert last night. Business Is good and is being handled promptly and well by both the passenger and freight departments.
 Our double track from Washington to Orange Is giving great satisfaction, and where traffic Is heaviest we will from time to time double track our main track throughout the south. It would be imprac- tlcable to take a straight strech of rack and double 1t for a long distance, for then other places would suffer. but we are doubling wherever tho traffic is most pressing and the double track Is needed most
 speaking or the uouDle lEack, ohe VA the most important pieces of this kind of work which will have to be done Is west of Birmingham through the coal dis tricts. The traffic Is so heavy that double tracks are needed badly.
 We now have seven miles of double track this side of Atlanta. and will ex- tend the double track construction eleven miles to Auster Ga, which Is on the Southern between Birmingham and At lanta. This will give us eignteen miles of double track west of Atlanta.
 "The Southern is receiving new freight cars at the rate of forty a day, an order for $500 having been placed some lime ago Of this number ordered, 1000 are to be steel cars.
 "Yes, there has been great deal of talk of building a line from Rome, Ga., to Gainesville, Ga, and thus shortening the line from Birmingham to Washington by about eighty-eight miles. do not know what will be done about 1t, but there has been considerable discussion in regard to the matter. Such a connection would naturally be a great benefit to the road, and also to the public as Il would bring the east much closer to Bir- mingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-18
VISITORS ENJOY
 THEIR VISIT HERE
ALABAMA GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY THANKED BY SOUTH. EASTERN RAILWAY LAND AND INDUSTRIAL AGENTS.

The delegates to the annual meeting of the Southeastern Railway Land and In- dustrlal Agents association which has been in session in Birmingham for the Iast two Jays were carried through the Birmingham mineral district yesterday. The party travelled In a special train leaving hers yesterday morning.
 The following resolution was adopted ly the assaciation:
 Resolved, That the thanks of this as- sceiation are due and are hereby tender ed to the officers of the Alabama Great Southern lailroad for their courtesy in furnishing us special train conveying us through the manufacturing district of Birmingham, thus enabling us to in- Sestigate and realize the magnitude of the development of the varied industries of this growing section; also, to the of- fcers and members of the Commercial club for their courtesy and company In affording us such information in rela- tion to the industries of this section as enables us to carry away with us not only pleasant memories of our visit but a full realization of the marvellous ad- 7antages and growth of Birmingham, and furnish us with further arguments in our work of inducing immigration to the fouth; also, to Maj. F. Y. Anderson for lis hospitality and untiring and success ful efforts to make our stay in Brming- l am both pleasant and instructive.
 The meeting has adjourned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-18

of the Southern at Jacksonville. was in the city yesterday.
 The through sleeper from Kansas City to Jacksonville, put on by the Southern few days ago is doing practically a capacity business the movement toward Florida having commenced earlier than usual
 J. P McCuen. superintendent of the motive power of the Qdeen and cres- cent with headquarters in Ludlow. Ky was in the city yesterday
 H. E. Stout, right-of-way agent of the Southern railway with headquarters in Washington was in the city yesterday.
 W. l.. Henderson. land and industrial agent of the Southern railway at Mobile, was in the city yesterday.
 J. C. Sawtele southern freight and passenger agent of the sante Fe in Att lanta. was in Birmingham yesterday.
 Col L. B. Parsons. superintendent of the Seaboard Air Line. and Y NJ Mar tin trainmaster and travelling engineer of the same road with several of the. road overseers arrived in Birmingham yesterday. Colonel Parsons announces that the work of construction was be- Ing pushed as rapidly as possible, and that if the weather permitted the tracks would be ready for the first train early in December.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-18

W. S. Lang. who was superintendent of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad company at Blocton. died yesterday morning about Il 80 o'clock at St. Vim cents hospital from the effects of the bullet wound received last Saturday night.
 MT. Lang was shot from ambush by an unknown person at the mines at Bloc ton last Saturday night, and the follow ing morning was brought to Birmingham on a special train, which had carried Dr. Cunningham Wilson to Blocton some hours before to attend the wounded man.
 The remains were. sent to Mir. Lang s former home near Pittsburg last night on the Louisville and Nashville train, and the interment will take place there. The body was accompanied by his wife, his father and F. A. Burr, general purchasing agent of the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company.
 The immediate cause of death was gen eral inflammation which arose from the bullet wound in the leg. The bullet en- tered the thigh from behind and ranged downward and forward coming out just above the knee. On last Monday. ac- cording to Dr. Wilson, the first signs of inflammation appeared and 1t spread rap idly. The physicians were unable to check the spread, and blood poisoning set in.
 Mir. Lang was a very popular man and had a large number of friends. He came to Birmingham about three years ago to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-18
EXPRESS COMPANY MEETS.
Annual Meeting of Board Is Held In
 Savannah.

Savannah. Ga, November H.-The an- nual meeting of the Southern Express company was held here today. None of the reports of officers was given out, but the following announcement of directors and officers was made:
 Directors-T. ". Leary. Atlanta; c. T. Loop, Chattanooga; M J. O'Brien. New York; NJ. F. Plant, New York; O. M. sadler. Charlotte, N. C.; E. W. Sheldon, New York c. H. Tilley, New York.
 Officers-Chairman of the board, M. F. Plant; president, M. J. O'Brien; first vice. president, T. w. Leary; second vice-pres- ident. c. L. Loop secretary-treasurer c. H. Tilley.
 F. J. DuBignon of Atlanta was reap pointed general counsel and Robert Aston of Atlanta was made assistant general counsel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-18
PSORIASIS l AND ECZEMA MIX Crust, Scaled Head,
 Tetter, RIngworm
 and Pimples
COMPLETE TREATMENT. sI.OO
For TOrturing, Dis6guring Humours, From PimpIes to ScrofuIa,
 From Infancy to Age.

The agonizing itching and burning of the skin, as in eczema; the frightful sealing, as in psoriasis; the loss of hair and crusting Of the scalp, as in sealed head; the facial disagreement, IS in plmples and ringworm; the awful suf- fering of infants, and anxiety of woTn- out parents, as in milk crust, letter and salt rheum -all demand remedy of almost superhuman virtues to snccess- fully cope with them. That Cutieura Soap, Ointment and Pills are such stands proven beyond nll doubs. No statement is made regarding them that is not justified by tine strongest svi- dence. The purity and a8eesness, the power to afford immediate relief, tle certainty of speedy and permanent cure, the absolute safety and great economy have made them the standard skin cures and humour remedies of she civilized world.
 Complete treatment for every humour, consisting of Cuticura Soap to cleanse the skin, Cuticura Ointment to heal the skin. and Cuticura Resolyent Pills to cool and cleanse the blood may now be had for one dollar. A single set is often sufficient to cure the most tOrturiDg. disHgurlng, itching, burning and scaiy humours, eczemas, rashes and irrita- tions, from infancy to age, when all else fails.
 sla throughout, the wor1 cuheura Rssslvsnt Soc fin sra of ChocolAs Coated Plls 35c vtsi Of 6v Ont ssnt Soc. Soap, 2c. Depots London, ChHftsfheuss 5q. Paris Rue de Ia Paisi Boston lH Columbus Ave, Potter Drug Chem. Corp, Sole Preprietors.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-18
BULLET WOUND PROVED
 FATAL TO SUPT. WIS. LANG

aa.ant tha nosition he held with the Ten. nessee company, and he had grown in ea.,or steadily. He was an energetic man, and eapable of making all the mines un- der him nroduce to their fullest capacity.
 Last spring he had some trouble with the union miners engaged at the mines, and since then frequent threats had been made against his life. The miners sought to have him removed. but the company declined to accede to their wishes.
 On last Saturday night three union miners entered the property of the Ten nessee company and two of them were caught. MT. Lang accompanied deputy sheriff in search of the third man. and 1t was during this time that he was shot.
 The bullet was fired from the top of the dump, or pile of trash at the mines, and the deputy who was with Mir. Lang was unable to locate the shot from the sound. Mir. Lang and the deputy were walking down the railroad track at the time.
 A specia1 train carried Dr. Wilson to the mines and he gave medical atten- ton. The wounded man was brought back to Birmingham Sunday morning and carried to St. Vincent's hospital At first it was not thought that the wounds were serious, but Inflammation set in.
 The body was carried to Lige Lnys un- dertaking establishment yesterday after Mr. Lang died. and from there was shipped last night. The deceased was an active member of the Catholic church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-18

ception of the carriage that the freight should be transported to the ultimate point of destination at the through rate
 While this is recognized as general principle it is frequently difficult of ap- plication in large movements of freight, and the modern theory would rather seem to be that a general movement of product intende- in the necessary and usual course course of the market for ship ment to another state would be shipped under a thorou -h rate to that other state by each individual shipper of such product, although billed locally to point in the same state for milling pur- poses, there milled, and reeonsigned to the market. Under those circumstances, 1t Is easy to conceive that the local rates may be evaded and unjust determinations be made. The members of this associa- tion interested in this milling transit rate will find the principle relating to 1t discussed by the interstate commerce commission in Diamond Mills vs. Bos- ton and Maine Railroad Company, 9th Interstate Commerce Reports, page 3l1; Listman Mill Company Svs. Chicago, Mill waukee and St. Paul Railway Company, Sth Interstate Commerce Reports, page AZ and especially as to cotton in 9th l Interstate Commerce Reports, page 121. | The subject which your committee de- sires to bring before thls association this year in this report does not call for q I discussion of the reasons for the recent advance in freight rates or the results | of such advances or their Justification ! But the committee wishes to call the at
 tention of the association to more per- feet method, by which advances in freight | rates by railroads from time to time can | be brought to the attention of the state | commissions. be maoe the subject of in- vestigation and careful scrutiny by these l commission, and be unuer the final au- | thority of the commissions. so that the | advances shall not become effective in | any state until the commission of that | state has given It's consent thereto. In what manner can authority be best con- | ferred upon the state commissions in or der that these objects may be effected?
 An Instance.
 Take the following instance: A railroad
 company has on file it's tariff sheets with | the commission of a state, and 1t desires. | for reasons which it deems necessary for
 the proper operation of its road and fair
 to the public. to make advance on un- dressed lumber between two local points in that state. If the advance Is permit
 ted to be made as of right and the new rate only required to be filed with the | commission and an investigation had upon | the complaint of dealer in lumber after
 the rate has been advanced and a new
 rate sheet filed with the commission, 1t is plain that the railroad company has a great advantage over the shipping pub lie by enjoying the fruits of the advanced rate until 1t can be ascertained by the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-18
MARRIAGE LICENSE ISSUED.

Marriage licenses have been issued from the probate court as follows: T. ]. Reg CTS of Oklahoma to Miss Alma Bnrkei Charles F. Farley of Pensacola to Miss Mabel F. Bampkin A. J. Massey oi woodlawn to Miss Florence c. Cren- shaw; Walter Hill of Birmingham to Miss Lena c. Robertson; R. A. Agrimi of Bir- rningham to Mrs. lIsrgarita Romeo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-18
Judge Parker Gets Appointment.

New York. November 17.-Former Judge Alton B. Parker was today appointed a member of two commissions to acquire dock and wharfage rights for the city on the east river. The appointment was made by Justice O'Gorman in the su- preme court
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-18
Railroad Personals.

The private car of W. J. Murphy, vice president of the Queen and Crescent route. was attached to the northbound regular train yesterday. MT Murphy had been on tour of inspection and was well pleased with everything in this sec tion.
 I. c. Iusk, district passenger agent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-18
lCuHtInUeu on Tehth Fdue.J
 NOT ICE. s5,o0o REWARD /!

By authority of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Com pany, a reward of Five Thou sand Dollars is hereby offer ed for information that will lead to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who shot Superin- tendent w. 8. Lang, at Bloc ton, Saturday, Nov. l2th.
 Tenn. Coal, Iron & R. R. Go
 by D. H. Bacon, Pres't.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-18
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

A warranty deed has been filed in the probate court transferring from S. V. Blythe to the Salvation army, lots Nos. s, g and 10, in block No 1O5. Birmingham; consideration $3250.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-18
ANOTHER JUDGE
 IS BADLY NEEDED
Lawyers Want Additional U. $.
 Judge in Alabama
DOCKETS BADLY CROWDED
The Birmingham Bar Association Will Hold a Meeting Saturday to Con- sider the Matter-AIl Favor
 the Plan Proposed.

The lawyers of Birmingham have started movement looking toward the appointment of a United States court judge for the Northern district of Ala bama, and the following call for a meet Ing of the bar association has been is- sued:
 The members of the bar of Birming- ham are hereby requested to meet in the court room of the second division of the city court of Birmingham, Saturday afternoon. November 19, 1904, at o'clock, to consider measures for securing United States district judge for the Northern district of Alabama, and such other measures of relief for the courts of said district as may be proposed.
 (Signed) A. O. Lane, s. A. Wood, W. T. Hill Frank g. White. Hugh Morrow, James A. Mitchell E. II. cabaniss, J. T.. Glover, C. P. Beddow, William E. Fort, Benjamin s. Catchings, Frank Decd meyer
 Dockets OvercroWded.
 This movement Is the result of what is
  the docket and the placing of too much work on one judges shoulders. Alabama has three districts, the Southern, Middle and Northern districts of Alabama. Un- der the present system two judges pre- side over these three districts. Judge Toulmin is judge for the Southern dis trict and Judge Thomas G. Jones pre-
  Northern. The Northern district includes Birmingham Huntsville and the branch court at Anniston, and leading lawyers say 1t furnishes too much work for Judge Jones to attend to without making his iabors very arduous.
 According to the plan proposed judge is to be appointed for the northern dis- trict of Alabama and to take up the greater part of his time at Birmingham and Huntsville
 Very Much Needed.
 Another federal judge is needed in Alabama" said Hugh Morrow, whose name is signed to the call for the bar meeting land I think 1t very proper that the bar of Birmingham should start 1 than they how much judge is needed to take some of the work off Judge Jones' hands. The cases in the federal court are increasing every year and predict that in few years 1t will be impossible for one judge to dispose of the doclxets."
 Another federal judge is practically a necessity said Felix Blackburn land 1 believe the bar will express Itself unan- imously in favor of the movement" A. H. Benners, who was standing near, agreed with the statement of MT. Black burn.
 Before another judge can be appointed 1t will be necessary for congress to pass a bill providing for the new office. When this bill Is passed the President will appoint the man. So far there has beer no indication as to whom the lawyers would like to have appointed Most oi them say they have no candidates ana will be satisfied just so the new judg, Is thoroughly qualified
 In all probability a bill providing foi this new 1udgeship will be introduced a the next session of congress which be gins next month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-18
Bar Iron Is Adyanclnu.

New York, November 17.--The Eastern Bar Iron association today ordered an ad- vance of B per ton in the price of it's products.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-18
THE WEATHER.
Waathe& Renorf.

Washington, November 17.-Fair Friday and Saturday; high southeast to south -t..Ia