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The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
PART OF BUILDING FALLS
AND THREE ARE HURT
Stone Coping Drops to Sidewalk From
Eleventh Story of New York
Times Office.

NEW YORK. July 14.-Part of the
upper story of the old Times building
on Park Row, where repairs and addi-
tions IRE being made, fell to-day when
several workmen were on the scaffold-
ing on the upper floors and the streets
were crowded. Reports of serious loss
of life were circulated and the streets
became quickly blocked so that the
police reserves had to be called.
A stone coping, several tons in
weight, was being lowered from the
eleventh floor when the ropes and the
boom of the tackle broke. There were
many narrow escapes from death in
the crowd on Park Row below. Three
persons were seriously injured. The
coping crashed through fifteen inches
of planking and imbedded itself about
six inches in the concrete sidewalk.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
CLUBMAN's DISAPPEARANCE
CAUSES MUCH COMMENT
Mystery In the Departure Of ID. Percy
Morgan and His Children
From Home.

RYE, n. z, July 14-Mystery sur
rounds the departure Of D. Percy
Morgan, clubman and whip. from his
home on Boston Post road at Harrison
on-the-Sound on Sunday, May 20, when
he left there for New York with his
three youngest children, telling his
servants that he was going to take the
little ones for an outing. He has not
returned since then.
Members Of the Morgan household
to-day declared that they could not
talk about Mr.. Morgan's trip. but said
they knew where Mr.. Morgan was and
that Mrs. MorgaTI heard from her chill
dren every week
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
CALLS ST. PETERSBURG CORRESPONDENT SAYS REPORT
OF JAPANESE DISASTER AT PORT ARTHUR IS NOT TRUE

THEclS
dbymned mgana aupP
supposed cripple foe O he couarH b the An re m report
eam have from
is to hN Nen eepnedd m from
tn nnben
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
PRINCESS VICTORIA
SUBMITS TO OPERATION

LONDON. July 14.-Princess Vic
toria of Schleswig- -Holstein has been
operated upon for appendicitis at
Windsor Castle. She is not yet out
of danger.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
EMPEROR OF CHINA
REPORTED VERY ILL
Ruler of the Celestial Kingdom Is
Said 20 Be Suffering From
UY6enterV.
rnnnoN 1nlu -

LONDON, July 15.-The Shanghai
correspondent of the Morning Post, in
4 dispatch dated July Il, says the
Chinese Emperor is reported to be Sc
aousIy Ill with dysentery.,
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
False Rumor Circulated by Japan
csc With Hope of Enticing
Kuropatkin Southwark.



mile 'front.'
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15


Russians with difficulty
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
PARKER's MANAGERS CONFER.
Nominee Summons New York Leaders
to His EsOpus Home.

EsOPUS, N. Y, July IA. - The ex-
pected visit OF State Senator Patrick
H. McCaren to Judge Parker was the
only item Of interest at Rosemont to-
day, beyond the installation Of tele-
graph operator in the newly arranged
Office at the lodge beside the gates.
There were nearly 400 letters In the
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
THE THEArERs.

Aicazar@SsReartseaso.D
Caldfornia-AThe RonorahIe John
North"
Central-nA1ong ths Mohawk"
Chutes-Vaudevi1le.
Columbia-"Coustn Kate"
Fischer's="A Lucky stona.S
drand-'sMr. Barnes OF New
York"
Orpheum-YaudsvflIe.
Tivoli-HRobtn Hood"
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
THE wzArzz1,

Eoxecast made &C san Fran
cisco 3oT thirty hours ending
midnight July u, 1so4I
San TraaciSoo and vicinity
Cloudy, unsettled weather Fri
dayi possibly showers; Light
southerIy winds, changing 20
brisk westerly.
A. q. 1EcAD1E,
District RoEecaStsF.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS VERSION.

ST. PETERSBURG, July Is, 2:15
a. m.-The people of st. Peters
burg retired last night in a
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-09-15
A Clubs Good Work

In II paper prepared for the Sterling
'..an.t SuroSiS Il member Of the club
tells Low library was secured for
ts.ut town rs follows:
About Il Year ago an enthusiastic
rscu.hcr pro- oSed that we work for n
town library and each one give a
ilrGg,' To do what she could. Enthusi.
l. N l. just rs contagious as smallpox
- '',N one exposed is almost sure tC
r.l;.d i. y committee WAS appointed
Ia >"eC'" u place for the books and SO.
lNit subscriptions to buy them. these
,ENn ;,ii,-S lc.ng considered rs equally
ESSENTIAL 10 IL library as are the two
paris 10 II pair OF shears.
"A new city hall was in process OF
erection. and permission was obtained
FROM the city council to place the Ii.
brary there, fuel and rent free. and to
open il To the public two days each
week .\hout 5000 was subscribed.
aitu. the uncertainty of being able tc
found IL library being thus assured.
otscr organizations aud individuals
WEI" invited to cooperate. After Il
few preliminary meetings the Sterlin.
littaly association WAS formed The
hJrary has now upward of LOCO vol
h..tS II Es:-e proportion of which are
valuable I, ference Works, and the as
ss'i'tIion holds $50 in the bank for
t1rtlcr expenditure. The money has
hcen raised mostly lay subscription. but
partly lay membership fees and by en-
tcrtainmcn,S got up by committees
appointed ly the association for that
pGrro~e.
"Anpt,tcr Improvement undertaken
WAS Il :, RADIANCE of tobacco splitting on
the sidewalks. Posters We're pasted
Gil h" walks and also put up in con
si .cuuUS pl.lceS like stores and Offices
In some large cities Il tine of 81 and
even 5000 has been imposed At the
rate of 81 per espectoration, the ap-
la.rance of many places would ind
cate HAT II q man did not. as the ad-
vertiscneuts have 1t. tobacco spit his
life AWAY, he would spit away his for
tune in ii very short time. We thought
that an encouraging word from the
newspapers and Il bit of pleasantly on
our part now and then would accom-
plish our object less extensively and
quite as effectually. With this in view
one member of SorOsis facetiously
drew Il picture of the city in the future
with barrel-like cuspidorS on the side
walks for the accommodation OF to
bacco users. and another wrote a par
ody apropos of the poster. Our efforts
have resulted in decided improvement
and. as far ms I can learn. have been
as successful rs the dve dollar nne
met hOd."
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-09-15
Dash System is the Best

Universal praise has been accorded
the management of the grand circuit
trotting meetings in New York at the
Empire city and Brighton Beach
tracks for it's decision 10 make all the
purse races on the dash system. In
horse circles generally the feeling pre-
walls that proper move has been
made.
The horsemen seem TO favor the idea
of mile races in preference to any other
distance and most of the dashes will
be at that figure, although there will be
"A couple at half-mile and "a few at
one and one third miles and one and
one-sixteenth miles
The arrangement of the program is
such that horses can start four or five
times during the week by going "a sec
ond out of their class. This is certain
to Increase the earning capacity OF the
trotter. something that is of vital i'm
portance to the game in general
Such men as Ed Geers. Scott Hud-
son, Munroe Salisbury, Charles De
Ryder, Chas. Thompson. Jack Curry
and other notables in the turf world
believe that one of the pes, moves in
trotting-horse history has been made
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-09-15
MEXICAN war
VETERANS
East St. Louis Entertaining the
Old General in Royal
Style

Especial Telegram to Evening TellerD
ST. LOUIE. Mo, Sept. l5.-What
must be nearly the last of the national
conventions Of the Mexican war vet
Grams began in East st. Louis today.
There are only about $500 of the veter-
ans left. and they are dying at the rate
of several hundred "A year. About IA
hundred We're present at the meeting
today. coming chiefly from Kentucky.
Indiana. Texas and several states of
the east. Messages of good will We're
read from President Roosevelt. Presi :
dent Diaz. Governor Yates of Illinois
and others. The asso, iation has no
business to transact except to fix the
time and place of the next meeting
and the convention is entirely in the
nature of a reunion. The sessions to-
morrow will be held at the exposition
grounds in this city and ii is expected
lhat addresses will be delivered by
General Lew Wallace and other men
Of note.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-09-15
!: AthlctiCS---Othe Sporting News:
THE REALLY GREAT TROTTERS
ARE SCARCE THIS SEASON
Chances Very Slim That Single Horse Will be
Brought Out That Will Make the
Mile in Two Minutes

The present season - FIR has been
g remarkable one. from the fte, that
there are fewer of what 5uay be, -fuled
great trorterS than have been seen Oh
~ ta~f .n Years
There ara number II v-ry fair tiut-
tiers. ike Sweet Mare t-:o>i.) Dr..
Strong Gus. Aristo t2:oSi.l. consu-
ella :, and Others but Of the new
fight of trotters which are prominent
is season there does not at present
to be- a trotter capable Of mile
il 2ep3 or which looks like "a coming
hampton.
The grand circuit campaign is pretty
well advanced and the trotters should
show their best form. put or all the
horses being raced in the big ring
not a single champion capable Of
wrestling the honors from Lou Dillon.
Major Delmar and Cresceus * in sight.
So far the season has not been a
sensational one as far as speed is con-
cerned. and. while the racing as a
whole has been first class. outside of
the performances of Sweet Marie and
DIR. Strong among the trotters. and
Morning Star (2:05) and Gallagher
t2:03A) among the PAGERS. there have
been no really sensational doing.
among the light harness horses.
Major Delmar trotted a mile during
the Empire City meeting in 2:O2A.
probably the most splendid perform
ance of his great career. He trotted
the mile without the aid OF wind
shield or pacemaker In front. which
is really the only fair test of "A horses
speed. and the son of Delmar and Cres-
ceus now Jointly holds the worlds
trotting record without ,ne aid OF n
pacemaker in front.
Major Delmar may succeed in low
ering this record during the present
season, but II is extremely doubtful. as
to trot below 2:02A without the aid of
wind shield is very difficult task.
and. while no one doubts the extreme
speed and superb courage of the hand-
some gelding. he is not likely to tro:
He has been splenddly handled this
year by Alta Mcdonald there have
been no mistakes made by his trainer.
and the horse is just beginning to show
the result OF long months of careful
and patient training at the hands of IA
man who has no superior and few
equals as a trainer.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-09-15

Major b-l;Iar has thu makeup. Of a
r-ai hampton strong ana coura geouS
ne looks mar- lake The successor Of the
hon hearted 'reSyen> than any Of The
other tr"tteiS NOW before the publie.
Th~r- = great took of fast par4rs
being raced this year. and, while there
are scores IF s,de0 heel-rs capable of
: IL or better not ia the entire racing
field does There loom up a PAGER which
seems capable II egualing Dan Patch.
Prince Alert. John r. Gentry or any Of
the famous old champions.
The present outlook X that several
PAGERS may close the season with
record around ,. o.. but not a single
horse is III sight which looks capable
of mile in two inmates.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-09-15
Indiana Golf Tourney

Especial Telegram to Evening Teller
RICHMOND. Ind, Sept. 15.-The
state championship golf tournament
opened auspiciously today on the links
OF the Richmond Country club. The
contestants include representatives Of
the golf clubs of Indianapolis. Marion
Anderson and other cities of the state.
The play will continue through the re-
mainder of the week
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-09-15

On August eth and 2Sth and Sep.
TENDER l. z, 3. Is. 10. II; the q. r. 4
n. company viii sell hrst-class tick
cts I" San Francisco and return vio
Ocean or rail with final limit October
n for S35.S0. For berth reservation
and other information. apply to or ad.
.;ress. city ticket office
&. w. MOUNT. General Agent,
suly .s-SeU ~
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-09-15

Or. Bost0ns Dental Parlors in tine
cid mill are the most attractive In the
stats. both In their appointments and
ne e1nss Of Cork turned out iron, then
e v1Jsp ~ yeW - give the doctor = CAP
- 0zm0Do hAD w@k
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-09-15
Maine Plurality Grow

Especial Telegram to Evening TelicrD
PORTLAND. Me. Sept l4-Returns
from ten more small towns were re-
ceived today increasing the republican,
plurality To 25,,33
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-21
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
 CORPS IN THE FIELD
Believed That the Line Is to Be Built From Jackson, Tenn, to
 Jasper.

Jasper, August 2o.-(Special.) 1.-The town of Jasper is contemplating extensive im- provements on it's streets and if the plans as outlined go through there is d proba- bility that within a short while all the main streets in the town will be mac adamized and put In good condition. It Is learned that the purchase of % car loads of chert is being considered. The experiment which has ben made on Nine teenth street is proving very satlsfac- tory.
 The report from Tuscumba that the Illinois Central surveying corps is again in that vicinity will be received there with much interest in that the line as located when the party made the first survey touches at Jasper. It is now believed by many that the Illinois Central is talk ing up the matter of building a line from Jackson, Tenn, through to Birmingham via Tuscumbia, joining the Frisco at Jas per. The agreement between the Frisco and the Illinois Central as recorded in of fee of the judge of probate here provides for the use of the formers tracks by the latter from a point near Jasper into Birmingham. This would give Jasper three railroads. and it is estimated that great benefit would result to the town and county.
 Dry weather has prevailed over the town and county for several days and the cotton crop has been given an oppor- unity to continue it's growth. The pros peet for both cotton and corn in this county is better than it has been in many years past.
 MT. and Mrs. Scott Maxwell and Miss Maxwell of Cordova are spending a few days with Mir. and Mrs. J II. Gran ford at their country home, Clear Creek Falls
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-21
PULLMAN OPENS CAMPAIGN.
staIIInes and Lovett Address Parker
 and Davis Club.

 cnlIman August 20.z(Special.)-The camnaien in Alabama was formally open ed in Cullman last night With rinsine a., democratic speeches by lion Jesse osa,- lings of Birmingham and Pfol. J. A. p Iovett, president of the Alabama ,1,.i- asii- cultural college at Blountsvllle' inese speeches were made under the auspices of the Parker and Davis democratc clup of Cullman county and were at the court house in the presence of a very iafse ard .bsrusiasitc audience. There We're a number of ladies present. This IS the first campaign speaking in the state ana was pulled off under very favorable aus piees. MT. Stallings spoke first and for little more than an hour held the audi ence with unabated interest. His ar raignment of the republican admnistra- ton was strong but gentlemanly and full of sound, convincing argument.
 Professor Lovett's speech was equally good but the hour being late and the audi, Ice wearied it was delivered under difficulties. The people hope to have him at another time under more favorable circumstances.
 Professor Lovett Is considered one of the best campaigners in the state and has been invited by the national campaign committee to make a series of speeches through the northwest He has accepted tho invitation and will do good worI, fer demo- racy wherever he goes. The Parker nd Davis club has the distfnc- ton of Icing the second organized in the state and l., proud of the distinction as being the first to open the active cam- paign
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-21
AUDITOR FARQUAR
 GOES OYER BOOKS
HANDSOME SCHOOL BUILDING IS GOING UP IN coosA, BUILT BY POPULAR SUBSCRIPTION.

Corona, August 20.-(Special.) l.)-Mr Far guar of Pittsburg, auditor of the Corona Coal and Mine company is in Corona on his annual visit auditing the books of the company. Mr. Farquor is universally popular and his visits are looked forward to with much pleasure by the employees of the company.
 J. A. Huggins purchasing agent has re- turned from market where he purchased his fall goods fer all the commissaries.
 Active work on the outside entries of the Merremac mines has begun and they hope to be shipping coal within the next few weeks.
 Judge Peyton Norvell of Jasper was in Corona yesterday looking after his new mines in West Corona.
 Miss Estele Cunningham will leave Corona in few days to enter college in the city of Nashville.
 Richard Cain the popular manager of the Corona company will resign his posi- ton soon and enter the university at Tuscaloosa.
 The outside entries of the electric ma chine mines at Corona will be put to- gether on September l, and the company will be ready to employ 300 or more new miners.
 The citizens of Corona are building high school building that vii do credit to any town in Walker county. This speaks well for the little city Of Corona. InlS building is to cost several thousand dol lars and is built entirely by private sub scription.
 MT Whitson has sold out his mercantile business and will leave Corona.
 There is a movement on foot here to make new county. taking part Of ray cite Walker and Tuscaloosa into the new county This question Is a live one and vii be presented to the next legislature.
 The Corona Colored Industrial college will open September F, and it is said with four or five hundred students This scnooi of the negroes Is a most creditable ln- stitution and promises to be great fac tor in the due time in the education of the negroes of west Alabama. Many negro families are moving to Corona to get the benefit of the college
 ]. c. Cook of Savannah, Ga, has moved +o Corona and will take position with the company September 1. MT, Cook IS brother of Mrs. A. Mcintyre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-21

Hon. Laps D. Mecord, 1925 Street, Washington, D. C., Ex-Adjutant General State of Tennessee, and States Attorney at Nashville, writes:
 ''l consider Peruna the very finest invigorant and life-giving tonic, and l speak from ample experimentation. Laps D. McCord.
 Private W. P Wolfe, Co A, Fist Infan- try. Fort Smelling. Minn., writes
 I can highly recommend your Peruna. I had stomach trouble, and spent over fifty dollars for medicine, but no medicine did me any good. After l heard of Pe- runa. 1 used five bottles, and am In fine shape again. 1 have no more trouble with my stomach and have gained 22 pounds. If l should have any more sick ness, the only medicine that l would take Is Peruna.-'W. F. Wolfe.
 A course of Peruna never fails to bring relief. There is no other remedy like Peruna.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-21
Personal and General.

The little girl of MT. and Mrs. James Sparks of North Birmingham was buried today at the Pratt City cemetery.
 Joseph s. Crawford left today for Gull man tc spend a few days with his par ents.
 Mir and Mrs. J. J. Leonard have re- tuned from an extended visit to Meridian, Miss
 r. s. Irving who has been the guest of Alr. Sam Geary has returned to his home at Nashville.
 A number ..s miners from Pratt City attended the grand .slly of the mine w3raers at I'aiomite today
 The pIatt City lodge of Odd Fellows held an inie-,s.ng and largely attended meeting last night in their halll. Grand Master Meadows of Birmingham was present and delivered an address. A large number of candidates were given the second fegI.e.
 Mrs sam Foley and zen John have re- turned from several days visit to their former home in Vernon, Lamar county.
 A number of young people of Pratt City enjoyed a Delightful ride to Warmers last night where they were given a deli- cious wateril c.oi cutting by MT. and Mrs J. ". s>twberry
 Miss Lydia Ridgeway has returned from an cxtendto stay with friends at East Lake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-21
Thompson Won't Talk of steel.

From the New York Tribune
 President Thompson of the Republic Iron and Steel company Is in this city and has been in conference with represen- tatives of other members of the steel bll- let pool concerning the action of his com pany last week in contracting to convert into billets 10000 tons of pig iron for the Pittsburg Steel company at a price which would make the cost of the finished product about sl9 a ton. or s4 below the pool price. MT. Thompson declined yes terday to say anything about the mat ter. It Is said that a meeting will be held in Pittsburg tomorrow or on Sat urday with the object of reaching such settlement of the difficulty as will pre- vent the disruption of the Steel Billet as- sociation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-21
How Elephants Get Their Sleep.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
 That elephant" said the circus man, "has slept standing up for a year. He is ninety and what little sleep he re- quires he takes on his feet
 An elephant in his prime only sleeps five hours a night, and the older he grows the less sleep he needs. This good fellow here practically needs no sleep at all. At whatever hour of the day or night l come to him, he stands patiently In his place, rocking from side to side. I know he sleeps a little but for years now his maps have been so short that he hasn't bothered to lie oown for them. Nearly all old elephants are like this"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-21
BRIGHTON ID HAVE NEW WATERWORKS Supply Will be Furnished by
 Parker Springs PUSHING SEWERAGE WORK Connection of South Bessemer to the Trunk Sewer Is Begun-output at
 Mines Said to Be ln-
 ereaslng.
PUSHING SEWERAGE WORK

Bessemer, August 0.--(Special )-Prepa- rations are being made to begin work on the new waterworks system at Brighton. Arrangements will also be perfected in few days with the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company to furnish the town with electric light The population of Brighton has made some marvellous increases during the past year or two.
 The new waterworks company was or- ganized with a stock of $lO,000, all of winch Is composed of home capital. Brighton was incorporated about three years ago and since that time the popu- lation has grown until 1t numbers over 15o0 The present city administration headed by L. N. Buel as mayor has adopted q progressive policy and has taken several steps toward advancing the town industrally and otherwise.
 The Brighton Waterworks company will gets it's water from Parker Springs an unusually bold spring near the city. The elevation is higher than most of the town and a fine pressure can be gotten with out going to very much expense.
 Work Begins on Sewer.
 The work of constructing the sanitary sewer of South Bessemer to connect with the county trunk sewer at Twenty-fourth street was beun today and will be pushed rapidly to completion. In few days the cotractors expect to finish the work. The people of South Bessemer are very much pleased witht he plan as it will greatly aid in draining that portion of the city,
 Mine Situation.
 The work at Johns mine in the Blue Creek district continues uninterrupted. The number of miners and the output are said to be constantly increasing
 It Is reported that a number of miners