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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26
MILITARY MEN ARE
AT ST. AUGUSTINE
INTERSTATE NATIONAL GUARD
ASSOCIATION BEGINS SESSIONS
WHICH ARE TO CONTINUE FOR
THREE DAYS.

st. Augustine, Fla, January 25.-The
annual convention of the Interstate Ma
tional Guard association gathered here
this morning with representatives from
the United States army and the organi-
cations of twenty-five states. Owing to
lateness of trains arriving, General DICK
of Ohio, president of the association, was
not present. The morning session was de-
voted to routine business, so that upon
matters were taken up.
The first business before the conven-
ton was the selection of committee on
resolutions, one from each state, who
will take charge of and report all resolu-
tions. Among those appointed were:
Arkansas, Colonel Demming; Califor-
MIA. Colonel Bangham: Georgia, Captain
Colding; Illinois. Colonel Tanner; Indi-
ana, Colonel Mckee; Kentucky, Colonel
Williams; Minnesota, Major Lambert;
Michigan. Colonel McGuerran; Nebraska.
General Culver; Ohio, General Pritch-
field; South Dakota, General Conkling;
Washington, General Dean; Wisconsin,
General Broadman.
On adjournment this committee re-
tired to the assembly room of the Ponce
de Leon with Major Story of Massachu-
setts as chairman, to consider business.
Major Guilfoyle, of the adjutant gener-
ais staff. who is the personal repre-
sentative Of the secretary of war, was in
troduced and enthusiastically greeted. He
spoke half an hour on rifle practice,
and was listened to with close atten-
ton.
noon session and remained at work a
short time, when an adjournment was
taken to accept an invitation of the St.
Augustine board of trade for a carriage
ride through the city.
A brilliant reception was rendered the
visiting officers and ladies at the Casino
of the Alcazer tonight.
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BURTON GOES TO ST. LOUIS.
Will Insist on Charges Being Investi.
gated at Once.

Washington, January Ex-senator Bur-
ton of Kansas. against whom a federal
grand jury on Saturday returned an In
dictment for accepting bribe from the
Rialto Grain company, indicated to his
friends his intention Of waving all his
rights as United States senator and ac-
cepting service in the case at once.
He left for st. Louis last evening, ex-
pressing his determination to force the
matter to an immediate issue.
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WRECK ON CENTRAL
IS CAUSED BY COW

Memphis, January 25.-Illinols Central
passenger train No. 2, the fast mail train
from New Orleans to Chicago. was wreck
ed at Gates, Tenn, sixty miles north of
Memphis today. One person was killed
and two slightly injured. The dead:
John Harris, Gates Tenn.
The injured:
Mrs John Evans 222 East Fifty-fourth
street, Chicago.
ii. c. Hubbard, Russton, La.
The wreck was a most peculiar one. 1t
was caused by the pilot striking a cow
which was crossing the track. The animal
was thrown against a switch and in some
manner opened It. derailing the train and
overturning it entirely with the exception
of the engine and mail car. Harris. the
only person killed, was a resident of
Gates and was standing beside the track.
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CRIMINAL WEEK BEGINS.
Judge Speak Has Several Important
Cases at Athens.

Athens, January pecial.)-Crimnal
week of the circuit court began this morn
ing, and a number Of important cases
were set for trial Judge Speak will give
this week to criminal cases and will en-
deavor to get all Of the cases in jail tried.
Sam Stone, a white man who came to
this county some months ago as dctec-
tive from Tennessee and had a number Of
people arrested charged with arson, who
on trial were shown not guilty, and
who himself was arrested on warrant
charging perjury. Is now on trial. Marley
Hull who Is under Indictment for murder
in the first degree, will go to trial to-
morrow.
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Columbus, January 25-Lizzie Spoilers. a
negro domestic who several days ago
stole valuables from the home of Mr..
Albert Shepherd, in Wynnton. and then
set fire to the house. was today convict
ed Of arson and sentenced to twelve years
ID the penitentiary. She also received Il
months on the county chain gang for
theft. The house was saved, the fire
being discovered in time.
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WEALTHY PASTOR TO BE
HEAD OF NEGRO COLLEGE

Ltt,sport, ~ Vi. January 25. 25.-4Special.) y
The Rev. Benjamin NJ. Nyce, paAtor of the
First Presbyterian church here Aince 1885,
resigned yesterday, announcing to his
congregation that he had accepted the
presidency of a negro college at Talla-
dega.
Nyce is So years of age, and a graduate
of Princeton. He recently declined a call
to the Second Presbyterian church at Gin
cinnati and one from Grand Rapids. Mich.
The First church here has 600 members
and is quite wealthy.
To retain him last year the congrega ton
built an elegant parsonage. Mr.. Nyce
has a private fortune and his wife Is
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wealthy. lie said when he went recently
to investigate the Talladega college he
had no intention of accepting the presi-
dency, but what he saw there convinced
him that his field of greatest usefulness
was in the education and training of the
young negro.
He said that this step meant leaving a
beloved congregation and the denomina-
ton of his birth. but his decision was
irrevocabe. He will take charge of the
Talladega college April l.
Nyce Is a powerful athlete and played
on Princeton eleven and is skillful in ten
mis-. He has coached football teams here
and refereed many games, being exceed
ingly popular with the young. He is an
eloquent preacher.
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Big Glass Company Fails.

Pittsburg. January 25-S. Mckee & Co.,
the oldest glass manufacturers in Pitts
burg, filed petition in bankruptcy in the
United States district court this after
noon. The schedule of indebtedness of the
firm shows liabilities Of s274,O00 and assets
of $4,000. Daniel Mckee, surviving mem
ber places his individual liabilities at
s233,7O0. The Indebtedness Is mostly for
money borrowed.
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China Wants to Avoid War.
REPORT is WANTED.
House Committee on Rivers and Har-
bors VIII Cause Investigation.

Washington, January 25. The house
committee on rivers and harbors today APP
pointed three sub-committees to investi-
gate and report to the present session on
the following matters:
]. AS to the sufficiency OF the law to
punish the unlawful depositng of ma
terial IN navigable channels.
2. TO investigate rights of the gove.n
mert in bringing navigable streams.
g. To define the rights of private own
ers whose lands have been affected by
The river and harbor work.
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cLEvELAND's OPINION.

; Princeton. N. j., January e5.-'
, Former President Cleveland. who
; was asked tonight by the Associat-
; ed Press for his opinion on w. j.
) Bryan's statement that no man who
; voted the Palmner-Bucker ticket
; can be nominated by the democrats.
: smiled and said.
: II have not a word to say on the
; matter. except that Bryan has got
> the stage. let him go It. l guess
, that's definite enough
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ALEXI frs ILLNESS
MAY PROVE SERIOUS
One Report States That 1000 Chinese
Who Were Enlisted BY Russia
Deserted When Ordered to
Port Arthur.

London. January 25-The Toxic cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph has
sent the following cablegram:
"The official Gazette publishes an mpe-
rial ordinance empowering the govern
ment to assume control of all private
railways, etc. for military purposes.
"The situation is very grave and de-
velopments are hourly expected.
Reserves Are in Readiness.
London, January 25.-The st. Peters
burg correspondent of the Daily Mail says
that the first reserves resident there
have been warned to hold themselves in
readiness for service. This Is possibly
with the object of preparing the public
for eventualities, the correspondent
says, and for obtaining the support of
public opinion which the war party hith-
erto has lacked. Nothing approaching n
war fever. however. is yet discernible.
Daily Mail cables that Viceroy Alex
The Chez Foo correspondent of the
Daily Mail cables that Vceroy Alex
ieff's Illness Is graver than has been
supposed, and that his absence has caus-
ed a vast accumulation of matters with
,,, -, ,,,. ,, A..
cope.
Military preparations. the correspondent
adds, are only half completed
Cabling from Tien Tsin, correspond
eie Vi ene osa,luaru says ,nae 1,voo % IN m
l,a's laese VIZ llau pseh iis'eu ~ 'le nus. US
Arthur
Confidence Has Increased.
Iondon Iannarv o5A disna+cb IN
Peuter,s te,eor,ro agencv from 81 pa.
,erehuro sovs 7that x,biis ~ hoursc tharo
has neon ,ervo,,s ot,,i,,s, to tbo unbortair
~ of +ba s,t,,atio,, ~ ,ro,,,ass 20 ths
negotiations inspires increasing conf
oehce among those VINO are Wen IN
iorneo' anu III some quarters tnere is
conhueht pehel III laVoraole issue. me
prihclpai danger now, according TO tnis
uispatcn, Is SAID TO be confined TO the
disoroery element In Korea. The latest
news received mere reports great ma
Jority OF the Koreans as sympathizing
with Russia and hostile to Japan
other dlspatches say that the Japanese
Tien Tsin in order TO hasten the % connie m e.
tion of the Seoul-Fasan railway.
Some anxiety has been expressed in
ST. Petersburg regarding the military
movements of China.
hepiy VIII soon be Heady.
chance of sDus o.ay tot ne tSo
foreign office. the members of the com
mittee on the far east. Admiral AIexieff
and Baron Derosen, then Russian minis
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DIES IN SLEIGH.

Anoka. Mimi. January 25.-A
PARTY of young people. among whom
was Lewis Flicker a young farm
err started on sleigh ride to
Blaine last night The young lady
accompanying Flicker had her arm
around him and after long silence
on the part of young Flicker, she
discovered to her horror he was
dead. The coroner decided that
death was due to heart failure
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WOMEN AND CHILDREN
HASTEN TO THE SCENE
First lntimatIon of the Disaster Was
Sudden Rumble Underground,
Followed BY a Sheet of
Flame Up the Shaft.

~ ITTSBURG, January 25.-From all
that can be gathered at a late hour
tonight, between 1sO and 100 men are
lying dead in the headings and passage
ways of the Harwick mine of the Alle-
gheny Coal Company at Chenwick. the re-
suit of a terrific explosion today. Cage
after cage has gone down into the mine,
and come up again but only three miners
of all those that went down to work this
morning have been brought to the sur
face
One man is Adolph Gunia and he is
still alive but in semi-consclous condi-
ton at the temporary hospital at the rude
school house on the hillside above the
mine. Henry Mayhem, check weighman.
and George Waltman, tippleman, died of
their injuries.
In addition to the miners who were at
work when the explosion occurred, it Is
now believed by practically all of the men
of the rescue party who have come up
the 220 feet verticy shaft for a warning
and a breathing speel that Selwyn Tay-
lor, the Pittsburg mining engineer, who
plated the mine. and who was the first
to reach the bottom after the explosion,
is also among the list of dead.
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BAKED THE BABY.

Lacrosse. Wis. January 25.-
While Mrs. Edward Smith was
..hopplng wood today her daughter.
; FIVE years of age, placed baby
) brother In a hot oven, closed the
) door and baked the baby to death
; before the mother returned.
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THE BEST 25c meal in the city.
Gelders'. 10 goth Street.
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NINE INSPECTOR
MAKES STATEMENT.

T. w. Cunningham, the mine inspec-
tor of the 14th district reached Har-
wick about 7:30. When seen by an as
sociated Press reporter just after his
arrival. he said:
II went to Greensburg to inspect a
mine this afternoon, and when | reach
ed home / found bunch of kilograms
telling me of this disaster. The mine
where the explosion took place was in
spected, 1 think, about the first of De-
cember. There was some gas in there
then. but 1 never considered the mine
dangerous.
The last inspection blank hanging on
the nail in the mine company's office Is
dated July II. 1903. but it is evident that
a later report has been torn off.
An additional party of twenty has just
gone down. Three of the rescuers, Beck
er, Smith and Walkernertt, when they
returned to the surface. declared that in
their opinion all in the mine outside of
the rescuers' party, are dead. including
Taylor, the engineer.
H. F Hutchinson, who gave out the
lamps to the miners before they went to
work in the pit this morning said
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WOMEN AND CHILDREN
CROWD ABOUT ENTRANCE


All day long there was a jam of wo-
men and children, waiting about the
mouth of the pit. There were calls for
assistance and for surgical aid from the
men In charge of the mine. but it was
not until o'clock this afternoon that
the first attempt at rescue was made.
This was a failure, as the two men
who volunteered were driven back by
foul air.
Shortly after 5 o'clock, Sclwyn M. Tay-
ior and one of his assistants signalled
for the engineer to lower them into the
shaft. Taylor is still down there Three
times efforts have been made to reach
him, but so far without avail.
Thomas Wood, one of the first of the
rescue party hauled to the surface, told
his story of his trip through the mine.
He said:
Il was with Taylor and we clambered
over three or four falls. Taylor laid
out the mine and seemed to know the
way. There was one man alive at the
foot of the shaft. He was sent up and
then we took the mule path into the
south lever, where we saw two men
who were alive and notified those back
of u.s. and then we went on.
We passed the third, fourth and fifth
headings and through over drift into
the airshaft. l began to feel dizzy and
sick and then saw Taylor stagger and
fall His lantern went out We tried to
lift him but could not carry him, and /
made my own way to safety
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OF FLAME
SHOOTS UP SHAFT.

OF those in the mine all are probably
dead The explosion occurred at $40
o'clock this morning, and the first warn
ing was the sA'sen rumble underground
and then a sheet of flame followed up
the deep shaft. Both mine cages were
hurled through the tipple twenty feet
above the landing stage. and the three
men ON the tipple were hurled to the
ground
mule was thrown high above the shaft
and fell dead on the ground.
The Injured men were taken at once to
Pittsburg, where two of them have died.
As soon as the rumble of the explosion
and the crash at the pit mouth startled
the little village. the wives and children
of the men below rushed to the scene of
disaster. but to gain no encouragement
There was no way to get into the deep
workings The cages that let the men
into the mines and brought them out
again when the days work was done
were both demolished
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Reply viii Soon Be Ready.
cassini confers with Loomis.

Washington. January 25.-Count Cassni.
the Russian ambassador. had long talk
with Mr.. Loomis, the actig secretary of
state, today on the far easter situation.
The ambassadors advices gave some hope
of peace, though the'phase of the question
which received most attention was the
uncontradicted statements which have ap-
peared in certain newspapers regarding
the attitude of this government
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-14
SOME EXPLANATIONS IN HOUSE.
Liksly to Come When Possofiics Biii is
 Called Up Tc-day.

Washington, March 13.The postoffice appropriation bill will be called up Monday and an extended period of per- sonal explanation undoubtedly will oc- cur during its consideration. Monday rightTully belongs to the District of Co., lumbia, but as there are few local mat ters on the calendar Mir. Babcock will abdicate in favor of the postoffice bill.
 The necessity which many members of the house feel to have their alleged misconduct with the postoffice depart ment in regard to clerk hire, allow ances and rent of postoffice quarters in vestigated has led the managers of the house to adopt a most liberal policy with reference to general debate on the postoffice bill. Not until these state ments are all out of the way will the bill be disposed of
 The bill making appropriations for the support of the military academy will follow the postoffice bill, and as there are no special orders for claims or pensions to interfere 1t may be that both of these supply measures will be passed this week.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-14
PANIC ON A FERRY BOAT
PASSENGERS BECOME UNMAN-
 AGEABLE AFTER COLLISION
Boston Vessel Narrowly Escapes sink Ing by Being Run Full Speed Onto 8 Mud Bank-Her Deck ASash When She Grounds-wnd Fight to Get Aboard a Ltfeboat.

Boston. March 1S.-An accident on the Chelsea ferryboat City of Boston tonight caused a panic among the twenty-eight passengers on board which the officers and deckhands of the boat were unable to quell. Although no one was seriously injured, the steamer was badly damaged forward. While on the passage from this city to Chelsea the City of Boston struck water logged scow. The shock of the collision threw the passengers from their feet and a panic ensued.
 Captain Charles Phelps attempted to quiet the passengers, assuring them tha. no harm had been done, but just at that moment the engineer and fire men came on deck with the announce ment that the bow of the ferry was smashed in and the boat was sinking. Captain Phelps immediately ordered full speed ahead and steered his craft toward a mud flat near the Meridian street bridge.
 By the time the ferry grounded on the fiat her deck was awash. and the pass engers were in state of terror. Mean time the whistle had been summoning assistance and when the flat was reach ed one the Massachusetts Humane so- ciety's life boats was alongside. The passengers. with life preservers strap ped about them, fought wildly to get on board the lifeboat. With difficulty Few women and children were finally taken off and the police boat Watch man coming up soon after took off the except from slight bruises.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-14
TALK OF MEDIATION.
Exchange of Views Now said to be tn
 Progress in Europe.

Paris, March 14.-The Figaro this morning prints an interview with per- son of much importance in the diplo- matic world, who declares that although the recent rumors of probable media tion between Russia and Japan are pre- mature the positive denials of these ru- mors are equally baseless.
 II can assure you,' this person says, 'that favored by the comparative calm which prevails at this moment that a most active exchange of views is going on between European cabinets.
 "The chancelleries have begun to play the part of international firemen;' in other words, they are trying to re- strict the conflagration and to protect adjoining states"
 After referring to the wild rumors which have been circulated of late the informant of the Figaro said in conclu- sion:
 "One thing remains certain; namely the new and striking affirmation of the close friendship uniting Nicholas II and King Edward VII. Everywhere peace is desired and governments are work ing for it with all their strength.
 China is not source of danger. the empress and court hate Japan. The treaty of Shimonoseki has not been for gotten and moreover the race question in Asia has not the importance which Europeans attribute to it''
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-14
ADMITS KILLING FIVE HEN.
UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH MARX MAKES CONFESSION.
Convicted Car Harm Bandit Also Clears Up the Mystery of shs chicas se-Norsh- western Express Robbery whsn .hs Company Lost slos. s.oOo-he and Two Others Did the Job.
Others Did the Job.

Chicago, March 1S.-Gustav Marx, one of the three car barn bandits now under sentence of death, declared in a confession made to-day that he was one of three men who held up the Chicago and Northwestern express train at Tower W. near Dekalb. four years ago. The crime, which has passed into his- tory as one of the most desperate ever committed in or about Chicago. has never. been fastened upon. any one of the many suspects arrested, and the identity of the bandits has remained a mystery to the police until now.
 Marx says that both his confederates in the crime are dead and refuses to give their names. One of them, he de- clares, "died with his boots on The railway admitted loss of $l02,000 by the robbery Marx says that the rob- bers secured only $S.0oO. the rest of the money having been destroyed by the explosion of dynamite used to crack the safe.
 In a sort of foot-note to this startling confession Marx admits the killing of five men in his career of crime.
 Besides John B. Johnson. killed at the car barns; Detective Quinn, killed at the time of my arrest. and Otto Bau- der, whom Roeski is generally supposed to have killed, have killed two other men, said Marx.
 Eight years ago Niedermeier and ! went to Janesyiile, Wis, to rob train and hid our dynamite alongside the track. A track walker or railway de- tective-I have never learned which came upon us and asked us what we were doing there. shot him and we trrew his body into the Rock river The other man whom I killed had done criminal work with in Michigan. met him at Camp Coldfield, Col, when Me dermeier and I were there last fall. He knew too much about me and killed him and left his body lying in the stlb4 urbs of the camp. Both these crimes can be verified by the police.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-14
THE HARRINGTON PUBLISHING co
TO HUSH UP 4 CRIME.
New Britain Man Gives ss,OOo to Save
 His Grandson.

HIS OFA AHus0n.
 New Britain, March 13.-Francis Blinn, and Charles Hamilton, two young men of this city. will appear in the police court tomorrow to answer to the charge of burglarizing the sporting goods store Of Frederick Monier two months ago. The chain of circumstan- ces which led up to the arrest of the young men brought to light the fact tha. $2.000 had been paid to the pro- prietor os the sporting goods store in an attempt to settle the case, the money. it is alleged. having been paid by the grandfather of young Blinn, Levi Blinn. Ia wealthy resident of this city.
 Some time ago it was suspected that Hamilton was one of the men who broke into the store, and last Friday he was led into burglarizing the store again. Deputy Sheriff Cowles was on hand and arrested Hamilton in the act. He later confessed to the burglary of two months ago and implicated Blinn. The deputy sheriff and Hamilton went to the house of Levi Blinn, who opened up his heart to the officer and told him that he had given $500 in cash and a note eor s1.5O0 some time ago to hush the matter up. Monier refuses to prose- cute and now the elder Mir. Blinn will bring an action against the sporting goods storekeeper to recover his hush money.