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ORDER IN NORTH ALBANIA
PORTE SO INFORMED BY SHEMSHI
 PASHI
M. Zultovich Declares that the War Party in Constantinople Fear lnsunection if War Win Bi1gafia is N,t Declared

Constantinople-Shemshi Pasha has telegraphed the porte that order has been restored in North Albania and that the Albanians are dispensing.
 Paris-M. Zultovitch, the Bulgarian agent in Paris, made the following statement:
 "I can give the most formal assur- ances that Bulgaria has more than ever resolved to do nothing to com promise the peace. It is with great satisfaction we have seen the powers elaborate plan for reforms in Macedonia and we wish without any reservation, these reforms realized. Above all, at this moment, when the powers are following with anxiety the events in the far east, Bulgaria will avoid doing anything that would cause the relief that she proposes to profit by the crisis. The Bulgarian people have unanimously expressed warm sympathy for Russia.
 "It is unfortunate that Turkey per sists in her regrettable hostility. Be- sides the annoying police measures she has taken against our people our con- merce suffers serious obstacles; and finally, the continued concentration of Turkish troops along our frontier and the mobilization of troops at strategic points is menacing us''.
 M. Zaltovitch said that there is a war party in Constantinople which has preponderating influence, and quoted from consular reports to the effect that the Turks fear military insurrection if war with Bulgaria is not declared.
 ''In the light of these facts," M. Zultovitch continued, "it is natural that Bulgaria, too, should be prepar- ing"
 It is understood the powers are con- sidering simultaneous representations to Constantinople and Sofia to compel limitation to armament.
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Fears General Yaqui Uprising

Guaymas, Mex.-Captain Jose M. Maytorens, at the head of company of forty volunteers, left San Jose De Guaymas on Wednesday morning for Represo on San Carlos bay, where a band of Yaqui Indians have been com mitting depredations, the extent of which are not known definitely. A number of ranchers are reported to have been assassinated. Yaqui out breaks have been reported from three sections and a general uprising Is feared. The last serious Indian trouble started in similar manner.
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FEMALE RoBBER DIES
She Escaped from the Prisons of
 Siberia

San Francisco-Mrs. Mary Sanborn, once queen of one of the most notori- ous gangs of crooks that ever inft sted California, lies dead at the morgue, the victim of an accident. The police at first believed she had been mur- dered. Shortly after o'clock Tues day morning the woman, in staggering away from the scene of a drunken carousal, tripped on flight of stars and fell to the bottom, sustaining fractured skull, which caused her death.
 The death of the woman closes a life's tragedy. She was Russian and in her youth was considered hand some. She joined the Nihilists ID her native country and for conspiracy against the czar was exiled to Siberia.
 In the prison pens of that frozen country she met the men with whose careers she was afterward associated in California. She escaped from Siberia with Martin J. Schinsky, Alexander Schinkovsky and Asham Decker, three desperate criminals who had been captured by the Czar's police.
 The four arrived in California dur ing the early nineties and immediately began life of crime. The three linen were expert locksmiths and their burglaries of stores became the sensa- tion of the day. At Pelatuma, Sacra- mento, Santa Rosa and other towns their thefts were wholesale, and with apparent impunity they would enter stores and make away with as high as S3000 worth of stock without teing detected. At Santa Rosa a special force of police was sworn in to pro- tect the stores of that town but no clew was obtained to the thieves.
 Finally detectives of this city got on their trail and raided them in a house which was rented by Mrs. San- born and thousands of dollars worth of loot was found on the premises. For their crimes the three men were all given long terms in prison, but Mrs. Sanborn escaped conviction or the plea that she had no part in the robberies.
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brought to and the seas began to aweeD her decks

brought to and the seas began to sweep her decks.
 A boat was sent away from her in command of Second Mate Ingelson and manned by two sailors to take line to the shore, but the boat was capsized by piece of lumber which had broke from the Fulton's deck load and Ingleson was drowned.
 The sailors clung to other pieces from the deck load and were carried to the shore, where they were picked up in an exhausted condition. A raft with a line attached was finally fioated ashore and the rest of the crew were rescued on the life raft, two at a time. The Fulton now lies high on the sea wall and can be reached at low tide. It is believed she can be saved in fair weather.
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Schooner Emma Utter is Total Loss

Victoria-The three mast schooner Emma Utter, with 360,000 feet of lumber from Grays Harbor to San Francisco, which cleared from Aber deen February ', struck heavily on the bar and commenced leaking. Capt. Hansen and five of the crew abandoned the vessel on February Il, the schooner then heinz water logged, leaving on board Seaman Henry Byn- dall. Since that date the vessel has been drifting about the coast dis mantled, in fierce gale, helpless hulk. She was sighted drifting on the rocks in Barclay Sound entrance. Two Indians rescued Byndall and took him to Claqout. The Utter is going to pieces on Leonard Island and will be total loss. Nothing can be learned of the fate of Capt. Hansen and his men.
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WIND BROKE ANCHOR CHAINS
Particulars of the Wreck of Steamer
 Fulton

MarsEf1eld, Ore-The first authentic news regarding the wreck of the lum- Der laden steamer Fulton, which went ashore at Port Orford, Ore., last Thursday, was received here. The steamer was short of coal and had anchored in Port Orford harbor,
 where she hung for two days. The wind finally broke her anchor chains and her master, Captain Lee, seeing hope of saving her was lost, headed the Fulton for the beach, which she struck bow on. After striking she
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TRADE INCREASE IN PHILIPPINES
Statistics of the Bureau of Insular
 Affairs

Washington-The development of the Philippines, commercially and industrially, for the past nine months of 1903, was the subject of a special bulletin by the bureau, of insular affairs. It is shown that both in i'm
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-12
POLICE CALLED IN
TO RESTORE ORDER
BANKERS UNION OF THE WORLD
HAS A STORMY SESSION AT
oMAHA-TRoUBL AROSE OVER
ANNUAL ELECTION.

Omaha, May 1.-THE annual meeting
of the supreme council of the Bankers
Union of the World developed into a
stormy session, during which the police
were called to restore order, and the
sheriff served an injunction on Dr. e. c.
Spnney, restraining him from transact
ing any business. After the reading of
the report of President Spinney, Supreme
Banker Swartz secured the floor, taking
occasion to denounce Spinney and his
method of conducting the business of the
order.
Dr. Spinney who presided, called upon
the police to eject Swartz, but the latter
sat down and avoided trouble. AT this
juncture, and just as Chairman Spinney
called for nominations for president,
Sheriff Power appeared and served an in
junction on Spinney and number of his
associates, who were restrained from TAX
ing further action in the election Of Of
hcers and from the voting of proxies.
The injunction against Spinney will come
up for hearing Thursday
There has been considerable opposition
to Spinney by many who allege that his
management was responsible for the re-
cent petition of the state auditor to the
supreme court for a receiver, at which
time the sheriff was placed In charge of
the affairs of the order. The Banker 8
union Is a fraternal insurance order do
ing business to thirty states.
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Is an Atlanta Girl.

Atlanta, Ga, May 11.-Investigation de-
veloped the fact that the young woman
referred to In the above dispatch from
Paris is Miss Belle Crane of Decatur,
Ga, who went to London about a year
ago to give concert readings. Miss
Crane was well known here, having at
tended Agenes Scott institute, an well
known college for women. Her father is
b. S. Crane, who holds a prominent po-
sition with the Virginia Carolina Chemi-
cal company. He had heard nothing from
his daughter for several weeks, but about
eight days ago, In response to cable
gram from the American consul, General
Gowdy, that Miss Crane was in Paris
and wished to return home, he cabled
$500 to pay the expenses of her return
passage.
Miss Crane went to Europe In company
with a, party of friends freia Cincinnati.
She had contracted with a Mr.. Angel,
an American, who was going to Europe
accompanied by his wife. to give a Sc
ries of concert readings, but upon the
death of Mrs. Angel the plan was drop
ped, and Miss Crane went to live with
a Miss Leslide In London. Several
weeks ago she left London for Paris
The Associated Press brought Mr.. Crane
the first information of the sensational
incidents In Paris.
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WILL OFFICIALLY
INSPECT GROUNDS
WORK AT THE WORLDS FAIR iS
NOW PRACTICALLY CON-
PLETED-MORo ARE TO HAVE
ABlG WEDDING.

st. Louis May 11.-(Worlds fair
grounds )-Tomorrow the official tour of
inspection of the exhibit palaces will be
made by the officials of the exposition.
This tour will Indicate that the exhibits
are In the majority. fully installed, and
the remainder are almost completed, and
the exposition will be declared ready for
bringing In visitors from all parts of
the country. No effort has been made to
bring outside visitors up to this time for
this very reason, and no excursions have
been run by railroads.
Monsieur LeBaron Moncheur minister
of Belgium to the United States arriv-
ing today from Washington. He will pre-
side at the formal opening Of the Belgian
pavilion next Saturday.
The Llano Moros have started upon a
programme of steady praying and feast
ing in honor of the approaching marriage
of Sultan Pitilan. Assume, the bride to- be,
is one of the ninety slave wives of Sui
tan Asume. 1t Is stated. and the ceremony
will take place as soon as the Moros
are comfortably settled In their village.
The Moros began praying and continued
1t during part Of today, and devoted much
of the remainder of the day to feasting
Praying and feasting periods will be OBJ
served every third day until the cere-
mony takes place.
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BIRMINGHAM MAY
GET NEXT MEETING
SOUTHERN RAILWAY AGENTS.
ASSN COMPLETES ITS ANNUAL
MEETING Al MEMPHlS-OFFl-
GERS ELECTED.

Memphis, May 1.-THE Southern Rail-
way Agents association completed its an
nual meeting here today and adjourned
after electing the following officers: c.
l.. Gambler, Atlanta, president; ]. M.
Gray, Memphis, vice-president; w. G..
Crutchfeld, Mobile, secretary. c. H..
Lavender, Rome, Ga, treasurer.
The following executive committee was
named: B. l.. Brigg, chairman, Savannah;
j. T. Preston, Alexandria, Va; w. L.
Vandenburgh, Louisville.
The executive committee will select the
place and name the time for the next an
nual meeting, and while there are num-
ber of cities endeavoring to secure the
meeting. 1t is very probable that Bir-
mingham will be selected.
Many minor changes were made in the
rules Of the association and several inn
portant recommendations were made to
the executive committee, the latter, how
ever, being guarded with secrecy until
action shall have been taken thereon
The visiting members of the associa-
ton were rendered many courtesies by
local railroad men during the meeting OF
the association.
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GIRL is
HELD IN FRANCE
Funds are Sent to Bring Her
Home
ABDUCTION is CHARGED
She Went to Europe With Party of
Friends Under Contract to
Give Some Concert
Readings.
ABDUCTION IS CHARGED

Paris, May 11.-United States Consul
General Gowdy recently received a let
ter from an American girl, saying she
was locked up in a provincial Jail with
out any charge having been made against
her Tie consul general sent a represen-
tative to the Jail and secured the girls
release and return TO Paris. He then
cabled to her parents residing at De-
eatur. Ca. requesting funds for her re-
turn to America.
The girl related a sensational story. She
claimed to have been abducted by an
American seeking to marry her and said
she accompanied him on an automobile
tour, was locked up In room in a coun-
try hotel, escaped and attempted to
walk across the country but was arrest
ed as a wanderer by the French author
iues. Inquiries made by Mr.. Gowdy's rep
resentative established the correctness of
her detention at the provincial jail, but
the story of her abduction was not veri-
fed, except by her statement which has
been reduced to an affidavit before the
consul.
The names of the parties are withheld
as no legal steps have been taken against
the alleged abductor and owing to the
doubtful character of some of the aeeusa-
tons.
Pending the arrival of funds the girl is
being cared for by the American Y. NJ.
c. A.
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METHODISTS HAVE
UNEVENTFUL DAY
GENERAL CONFERENCE LISTENS
TO ADDRESSES BY FRATERNAL
pELEGATEs-A SOUTHERN MAN
ARoUSEs ENTHUSIASM.

Los Angeles, Cal, May 11.-Practically
no business was transacted by the Meth
odst general conference today. The
early morning session was devoted entire
ly to a consideration of the report of
the committee on rules as reported by
Rev. D. t. Neely, chairman. The read
ing and debating of the various sections
governing the manner of transacting bus
mess on the floor of the conference, and
the reference of motions and resolutions
TO committees took up the time of the
conference until recess, at which TIME
the report was left unfinished
After recess the duty of receiving and
welcoming fraternal delegates which was
not completed at yesterdays session was
taken up and addresses were made by
Rev. William Doson, fraternal delegate
from Canada, and Rev. ]. c.. Kilgore of
the M. f. church, south DR.. Kilgore
aroused the enthusiasm of the delegates
to a degree not before reached In the
general conference by his eloquent peoria
tion in which he asserted that no one
could love the stars and stripes more
than the people Of the south. At the con-
clusion of his address the audience rose
at the request of Bishop Andrews and
sang America
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NOT FOR JAPANESE.
Newport News Company Denies Re-
port Circulated About Vessels.

Newport News, Va, May 11.-Super-
intendent Walter A. Post of the New
port News Shipbuilding and Drydock
company today emphatically denied
that the local shipyard was engaged
in building submarine or other craft
for the Japanese government, either
directly or indirectly.
Mr.. Post said that it would be a
breach of international law, and that
the management of the yard had no
intention of doing work for Russia,
Japan or any other belligerent nation.
If boats were built for the Lake COM
pany they would be for that concern
alone, and any one desiring to find
out for what purpose they were de-
sired would be forced to go to the
Bridgeport inventor, who was the only
person known in the negotiations
which gave rise to the rumor printed
touay.
The contract referred to in the
Associated Press has not yet been
awarded
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Engage in Fusllade.

st. Petersburg, May 1.-THE general
staff has received the following despatch
from General Karkevitch, bearing today's
date:
According to reports from the region
of the Tayang river. sent on the evening
of May s, the Japanese had not yet occu-
pied Takushan.
"A solnia of Cossacks on the morning
of May 7 approached within nine miles
of Luang Mao and became engaged in a
fusilade with a Japanese company. The
latter soon received reinforcements, our
solnia finding itself opposed to a Japan
ese battalion and half squadron of cav
airy. Meanwhile, Japanese infantry ef-
fected a crossing of the river by turning
to the left of the solnia. Commander
saraieff withdrew his men but soon after
arriving within six miles of Seisekhoge
he encountered the enemy's cavalry
screen. which retreated under our fire.
I'VE sustained no losses In either en-
counter. The Japanese seemed to have
lost an officer and a soldier"
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ENGINEERS IN SESSION.
Seven Hundred Delegates Attend Ses.
sions at Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, Cal, May 1.-The
sixth biennial convention of the Inter-
national Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Engineers assembled in this city today
with between six hundred and seven
hundred delegates in attendance at
Turner hall At the same time the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the order assem|
bled In Blanchard hall
The convention of the engineers was
called to oraer by Grand Chief Ems
gineer w. S. Stone. who delivered
brief address The convention pros
ceeded with the work of selecting the
important committees. In the after
noon Mayor Snyder formally week
coined the delegates.
The work of the greatest Importance
before the present convention Is the
selection of a grand chiel engineer to
fill the place made vacant by ths
death of p. M. Arthur last July.
The present chief, w. S. Stone, who
was chosen To fill out Mr.. Arthur's
unexpired term, will be a candidate
to succeed himself Other candidates
are J. c. Currie, second grand assist
ant engineer, and T. S. Ingraham. first
grand engineer.
In the auxiliary Mrs. w. A. Murdoch.
founder of the order and its president
curing the entire eighteen years Of its
existence, will succeed herself.
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HAMMER Is KILLED
BY HIS OWN NEPHEW
REPORTS SAY THAT THE ELDER
MAN BEAT THE YOUNG ONE,
WHO STRUCK A FATAL BLOW
WITH A CHAIR.

Tuscaloosa, May 11.-(SpeciaL News
has been received In this city of q killing
which occurred on the Eddins plantation
some fifteen miles south of the city this
morning. the victim being Dee Hammer.
who Is well known here
Mr.. Hammer was In the city some three
days ago, and ii Is said that he found
eleven pages cut from HIS ledger, the
pages being the account OF Jim Hammer,
his nephew, who was employed by Dee
on his plantation. II is said that he
stated that he intended going down and
giving his nephew a licking.
The news received here Is that he beat
young Hammer up badly, who secured a
chair, striking his uncle over the mead,
which resulted In death a few hours af-
terwards.
Hammer will give himself up to the au-
thorities.
Jim Hammer was just released from jail
here last week. Both men, 1t Is said. have
led reckless lives.
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Believes He Was Murdered.

Philadelphia, May 11-Dr. John s.
Wentz, father of r. l.. Wentz, who was
found dead in Virginia, gave out state
ment today in which he expressed the
conviction that lis son was murdered. and
when later he was acquainted with the
verdict Of the coroner's jury, he refused
to change his belief but declined to dis
cuss the matter further. The following is
his statement:
MY son did not commit suicide. He had
no reason whatever for doing such a
thing Some people would like to snow
that he died in order to clear themselves
of his murder. But their plan will not
work. Edward did not have revolver
with him when he disappeared All the
weapons he owned have been found In his
home at Big Stone Gap.
'As for the statement that he had diff
ferences with me over business matters
and had given up his position. 1t Is equally
abs urd. There was positively no motive
whatsoever for him to take his life. He
was happy anu perfectly contented with
his position so far I know. II he had
decided to quit the business, he had an
independent fortune which he could have
lived on without work or worry
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BLYTHE Is OFFERED
VICE GUARDIANSHIP
PIE is RooSEVELT'S CHOICE, BUT
HAS NOT YET ACCEPTED-COR-
NELiUs BLISS HAS NOT GIVEN
HIS ANSWER.

Washington, May n.-(Special)-Ac-
cording to the present arrangement of
President Roosevelt, Cornelius Bliss is
to be chairman Of the national commit
tee and j. w. Blythe of Iowa vice chair
man. Although Mr.. Bliss a few days ago
stated publcaly that he did not want the
place. the President hopes to persuade
him to assume the office. Mr.. Bliss Is
In close touch with the great business
interests of New York and would be able
to raise a campaign fund without dif-
ficulty.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw viii
leave for Iowa tomorrow to attend the
republican state convention, and While
there will communicate to Mr.. Blythe the
Presidents wish that he become vice
chairman of the committee. Mr. Blythe
Is a prominent railroad attorney and
one of the most popular men In the
Hawlxeye state. He has always taken
lively inserest in politics but has al
ways refused to become candidate FOR
office. SO whether either Mr.. Bliss or
Mr.. Blythe will consent to accept the
position to be rendered them remains
TO be seen.
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HIS MOTHER TOLD
HIM He SHOULD GO
JOHN F. WALLACE WOULD NOT
ACCEPT POSITION AS ENGINEER
OF PANAMA CANAL WITHOUT
CONSULTING HER.

Wooster, o.. May HIT was Mrs. David
A. Wallace, his mother, who caused John
f. Wallace to accept the position of
chief engineer of the Panama canal. At
ter the place had been offered to him
by President Roosevelt, he left Wash
ington for Wooster to consult his moth
er, determined to accept only on con-
dition that she approved. Mrs. Wallace
is 72 years old. He told her of the Pres
ident's request that he take the engineer
ing post and spoke of what 1t involved.
Shall l accept?" he asked, adding, 'it
rests entirely with you"
Mrs. Wallace thought of the eight or
ten years. absence. of the disease and
dangers that the work involved, of her
own years, and of the probability that
she would never see her son again. But
she answered:
1T is your duty; 60"
Thereupon Mr.. Wallace wired his ac-
ceptance.
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FIVE MEN ARE KILLED BY
EXPLOSION IN ILLINOIS

button to the men in the morning. John
Miller, a driver. had charge of the distri-
button of the explosives.
Ten minutes after Miller was supposed
to have accomplished his task. the cleo
tric current which runs the machines
was turned on and the explosion followed.
It Is supposed that through some mistake
the current was switched on before Miller
had distributed the powder.
The body of Miller was literally torn
to pieces Evan Williams was found
only a short distance from Miller and
four of those whose injuries may prove
fatal were found in the same vicinity.
The three others killed were farther from
the pit and not so badly disfgured. The
injured men were found In all parts of
the mine.
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Carbondale, ILL.,. May lin an explo-
sion today at the shaft of the Big Muddy
Coal and Iron company in Herrin' five
men were killed outright, five seriously
injured and twenty others slightly In
jured
The dead
John Miller.
Dick Reins.
Fritz Seiberg.
Evan Williams.
Thomas Green.
Fatally injured: John Swofferd. Frank
Lazonia, Angelo Scaronia.
Six kegs of powder had been placed in
the mine during the time intervening be-
tween the night and day shifts for distri-
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Southern Vehicle Association.

Atlanta, Ca, May 1.-THE discus
sion of freight rates occupied most of
the time of the Southern Vehicle asso-
citation here today. The report of the
freight committee, composed of A. d.
Bellamy and j. B. Creighton, dealt al
most entirely with technicalities and
suggestions of interest to members of
the trade. officers will be elected to-
morrow and the convention will come
to close.