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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-08
HARMONIOUS CONVENTION.
Platform of Massachusetts, Democrats
AssaiIs the Protective Tariff.

Boston. October THE Massachu-
setts democratic state convention here
today was one of the most harmonious
in the partys history. The entire state
ticket, headed by William L. Douglass,
a manufacturer of Brockton. was nomi-
mated by acclamation. The nominees:
Governor, William l.. Douglass.
Lieutenant governor, John G. crosby.
Secretary of state, Henry L.
Schaefer.
Treasurer and receiver general, Ed
mund c. Goldman.
Auditor, Francois x. Tretault.
Attorney general, John J. Leahy.
The platform endorses the national
candidates and platform, assails the
protective tariff, charging that the sys'
TEN of protection is responsible for
the prosperity Of the huge Industrial
giant, otherwise known as infant In
dustries, basking peacefully in the
sunshine of the Dingley tariff, content
with the assurance that no republican
government agent will run amuk' or
in any way disturb their 'monopolistic
tranquility
The platform also declares in favor
of Philippine independence.
The proceedings of the convention
closed with the adoption of resolutions
in memory of the late Senator George
f. Hoar
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Women for Fairbanks.

Salt Lake City, Utah. October 7.-As the
special train was preparing to pull out
of Brigham, a number of young women
employees of an adjacent tomato cannery
came up to shake hands with Senator
Fairbanks.
How many Of you can voter asked
Senator Dolliver.
One confessed that she was old enough
to exercise the franchise.
'Be sure you vote the republican tick
et." said the senator.
you can bet your life on that" was
the reply as the train left the station.
At Pennington, Senators Fairbanks and
Dolliver made brief speeches from the
rear platform of the Edgemore, and Sen
ator Fairbanks shook hands with the
people there congregated.
The Fairbanks special train arrived IN
Salt Lake City at 1;25 p m. and headed
by brass band Senators Fairbanks and
Dolliver and the other members OF the
party were escorted to Salt Lake theatre
where Senator Fairbanks addressed one
of the largest crowds seen on the trlp
Governor Heber NJ Wells presided.
Besides the immediate members OF the
party seated on the stage with Senator
Fairbanks were Apostles John Henry
Smith and Lyman Of the Mormon churcn.
In the audience there were many MOT
mon leaders from all parts Of the coun-
try. who are here In attendance OF the
semi-annual conference Of their church.
In his address Senator Fairbanks spoke
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could for my comfort and they are all
perfect gentlemen. / tried not to give
them the least trouble.
Not Guilty of Murder.
Going back to the crime for which the
courts say l must hang, want to say
that | am not a murderer, and 1 wish
the newspaper men would not make it so
strong in the papers. c th night of the
killing, at the TIM - 3oting was
going on. I was i .S,> rs over Gel
der's restaurant ~ we're with me me
West, Fay 3 20 Red, Edwards
ana man sRSensy mSo to oSina%SG the poice IS
heard tP o 81 & all right, and one or
two.of n % walked down that way to
see - come off. The rest of us
made .ay out of town and caught
a train ) Chattanooga, where we were
caught. The only reason l know for
Sheeney Bugs turning us up is that he
got scared, and being left in town told
his story to the detectives.
$50 far as | know the statement made
by Frank Miller on the gallows was cor
rect All the men believe that 1t was
New York Harry who shot both men.
Miller told me that he was shooting but
that he did not hit anybody. No, | am
not murderer, and If hang 1t Will be
for crime that did not commit. hdNe
never seen nor heard of New York Harry
since that night.
New York Harry's name is O'Dowd
and his brother was in jail here some
time ago Miller insisted until the last
that it was New York Harry who did
the shooting and this must have been
true as he and Miller were the only two
of our crowd not in the room at the time
of the shooting.
"About that former escape of ours.
We were caught by accident negro
boy came around in the yard just In
time to see us and he gave the alarm
"Yes, | guess my wife will come to
Birmingham. She generally comes as
near me as possible when am In trouble
Unfortunate woman.( I have been IN
trouble near ever since we we're married
five years ago. The last time / saw
her was in Tavares while In jail at
that place"
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! named Jim Edwards, who ran gaming
house in Tampa. | became acquainted
with him through a fellow named Kid
Stafford, not my partner, and was intro
duced to him at his gambling house.
Later this fellow turned detective and
tipped off the police to me. When he
turned detective he had the name of
Aim and he is the fellow who figured
so prominently in my arrest at ST. Au-
gustine and later at my trial for safe
blowing at Tavares. He got hard up
and made a proposition to go in with
me, but l didn't think he would do me
any good and / turned him down. He
then turned on me and put the police
wise He did not know that l was Frank
Duncan but thought that l was the man
wanted for safe robbery. A reward
of $500 l believe had been offered and he
wanted the money. | was arrested by
Sheriff Pares and two other officers at
ST. Augustine as l was walking along
the street. l had no chance to make
a fight as they had me covered. They
walked alongside of me before 1 saw
them. When they told me to stop
reached for my gun, which hung in
scabbard beneath my arm, but | missed
it and | knew that it was all up. Staf-
ford, my partner, was arrested In a
saloon. Detective Ahn had told Chief Jones
of Tvares that l was the man wanted
there for blowing the bank at that place.
1t was said that the bank robbery net
ted about $4S. 900, but do not know about
that. Well, | was taken to Tavares in
company with Stafford and placed in jail
They still knew nothing about me being
Frank Duncan and being wanted in Bir-
mnyham. Some newspaper clippings were
sent down from Tampa, however, and
they spotted me in that way. Chief
Jones then came to Birmingham and
was recognized by the photograph. I
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Woodruff In Washington.

Former Lieutenant Governor Woodruff
of New York, who was turned down by
Governor Chairman Odell for the repub-
lican nomination for governor, was sum-
moned to the white house today to talk
politics with Presdent-Chairman Roose-
velt Woodruff's friends are naturally
not very well pleased with the machine
methods, which secured Higgins NOM
nation. This has been reported to the
President by Cortelyou, who as a last re-
sort has turned the pacification of the
Woodruff iatt faction over to the Pres
ident.
Mr.. Woodruff was too modest to tel
the Presi lent the deplorable situation II
Empire state. and was due to the failure
of the republican convention to nominate
him, but he did agree that something
has to be done in short order If ever
an impression is to be created in the
country at large that the state is going
republican next month. Woodruff prom
ised that le would do what he could and
before returning to New York gave out a
prepared typewritten statement, making
the usual republican claims.
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Fairbanks Among Mormons.

Brigham, Utah October 7-Senator
Fairbanks spoke here today before fair
sized audience. He came up from Ogden
In his special train, after remaining at
that place all last night. lie was ac-
companied by Senator Doliver of Idaho;
Senators Smoot and Keans OF Utah;
CONGRESSMAN Smith of Iowa, and a large
contingent of Utahs leading represen-
tative men.
In his address Senator Fairbanks made
an appeal for the support of the repup-
lican ticket, contending that by only by
keeping the party in power could the
highest degree of prosperity be main
tanned. He made no reference to the
differences existing among republicans In
this state, neither did he refer to the
question of polygamy. The anti-Mormon
wing of the party, however is quoting a
sentence from the Senator's speech at Og-
den last night in support of their position.
The passage Is as follows:
I'm the final analysis the American
home Is the unit of the republics strength
that home wherein presides one mother,
where there is gathered about the hearth
stone faithful hearts filled with love
for the American flag and with alteration
for the institutions of our fathers which
have been committed to our highest
and most loyal keeping
The reception was very cordial notwith-
standing the above, and Congressman
Smith, who followed was equally wei
received.
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LADY cURZoN WORSE.
Specialists Are Suddenly Summoned
From London to Bedside.

Walmer Castle, Kent, October s.
Lady Curzon was yesterday seized
with chilliness and rigors, portending
a crisis. 1t appears there was some
secretion that had possibly been over
looked in the first operation, or that
formed subsequently, which led to ap-
prehension that a second operation for
peritonitis might be necessary, and
hence the hurried summoning of the
specialists from London. Mr.. and Mrs.
Letter, who were staying at Deal, also
were summoned in the belief that the
end was not far distant.
No bulleun had been issued at 6
O'Clock. but early this morning it is
understood the condition of Lady Cur
zon continues grave.
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Cuts off All Chance Of News
from Port Arthur
RUSSIAN PAPER IS BITTER
Hopes An,srican Journals VIII Give
Up Discussion OF Unsolicited In
tervention In the Russo
Japanese War.

Continuance of the gale which developed
on the China sea and adjacent waters ON
October 4 precludes active operations by
the Japanese fleet blockading Port Ar
thur. The British steamer Sishan with a
cargo of cattle and flour. Shanghai for
Port Arthur has been seized by the Japa-
nese off New Chang. detachment OF
the Finland guards has been ordered to
leave st. Petersburg for the far east.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-08
LEROY Wins Championship.

Philadelphia, October 7.-Robert Le-
roy of Columbia university won the
intercollegiate lawn tennis champion
ship today. defeating in the final
round Ed Dewhurst of the University
of Pennsylvania by the score of 4-6.
6-3, rs, 2-6, so. The match was evenly
contested until the last set when Dew
hurst went to pieces, making several
double faults, and failing to win a
game.
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kerns Was Feeling Good.

Chicago October, 7-Among the callers
at the republican national headquar-
ters today was r. e. Kerns of Missouri.
He gave encouraging accounts OF the
political condition In the inter-mountain
and the Pacific coast states, and aston
shed Harry New national committee
man In charge of the western headquar-
ters, by saying:
"Just watch Missouri at the coming
election. Don't be surprised when | say
and | measure my words-it Is not un-
likely, In fact more than within the range
of probability-that Roosevelt and Fair
banks will receive the electoral vote Of
Missouri
Mr.. Kerns was a member Of the repub-
lican national executive committee dur
ing several Presidential campaigns.
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His Funniest Experience.


while l was in Jail at Tavares the
funniest think 1 have ever seen in my
life came off. That was my play with
the fake ntroglycerin bottle. AS soon as
was in the Jail 1 thought of this scheme
to make getaway. Now it would have
worked, too, if l had pulled it off in the
court house. There were so many people
there, including many ladies', that l fear
ed a lot of folks would be killed in the
stampede. In fact Judge Bullard said
that if l had made the play there he
would have adjourned court very alb
ruptly. | prepared the stuff out of mo-
lasses and water and had 1t in my pocket
all the time l was in jail. One time While
going up the court house steps the mo-
lasses and water fermented and the cork
popped out | then cut a crease in the
cork so as to let in some air. | waited
until the last day to make the play and it
was the funniest think | ever saw, or
anybody else ever saw. AS we got into the
corridor of the jail-there were five off,
GERS with mel jerked the fake bottle
from my pocket and, holding it aloft cried,
Here's bottle of nitroglycerin. Unless
you turn my partner and myself loose l
will throw 1t and blow all to hill to-
gether Just at that moment there was
quick getaway, those officers were the
limit. They spread in all directions. One
of them, however, was so scared he
couldn't move. | could have taken every
thing he had away from him. The officer
interfered with my plans by running
around the edge of the steel cages.
after they had stopped shaking one of
them yelled, shoot him, shoot him. They
had their guns leveled on Stafford, poor
unfortunate boy, and seeing that the
bluff had failed / told them to come back
and / would lay the bottle down. l told
them ii was a fake and laid it on the
stove. They then got awful brave and
talked about shooting me. / told them to
go ahead and shoot that / didn't care.
They put me into a cell, and as | turned
around Detective Ahn punched me in the
face with his pistol. You can see where
he cut my face. Before this great farce
| was placed in a strong position to
work it, as the Birmingham officers had
lust exploded a bottle of nitro-glycerin,
which it is claimed was found in my va
lise. 1t made an awful noise and blew
big hole in the ground. Everybody
heard it and it had the effect I desired
1.-The Birmingham officers all recognize
ed me and they treated me very nicely all
the way back They did everything they
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coRTELYoU IN WASHINGTON.
Goes Over Details of the Campaign
With the President.

Washington, October National
Chairman George B. Cortelyou, who
came to Washington from New York
to attend the funeral of Postmaster
General Payne, had an extended con-
ference with President Roosevelt to-
day. No details concerning the con-
terence were made public, Mr.. Cortel-
you declining to discuss them further
than to say he went over with the
President several questions relating to
the campaign.
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Situation In Illinois.

Washington, October 7.-(Special.)-
Representative Martin L. Rich of the
First Illinois district, was a caller at
democratic headquarters today.
"The situation In Illinois" said he, ''is
very similar to what it was in 1892. We
carried the state then and 1t need cause
no surprise If election day finds the state
in the democratic column this year. The
party is united. well organized and is
making determined fight.
Former Senator Butler of South Caro-
lima was n Washington today en- route
to West Virginia. where he will make a
number of speeches. He has just re-
turned from New York and says the out
look for the election Of Parker is excel
lent.
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imperial Guard Troops Leave.

st. Petersburg, October s. 1858 a. m. The
first troops of the imperial guard left st.
Petersburg tonight for the front. They
consisted of the second division of the
Finland guards, of which the infant
czarviteh is honorary colonel.
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Taft In Quincy, III.

Quincy, ILL.,, October 7.-Secretary of
War Taft addressed large audience at
Turner hall here tonight The secretary
was met at Hannibal, Mo, this after
noon and escorted to Quincy by COM
mittee of thirty citizens afterwards be-
ing accompanied to the place of speaking
by parade.
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Gale is stiIl Raging.

London, October s-The Daily Tele-
graphs Che Foo correspondent, cabling
under date of October Z, says that the
gale is still raging preventing commune
ication with Port Arthur.
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Colonel MOsby Discusses Re-
cent Htfin UttefaRces
WOODRUFF SEES PRESIDENT
Senator Fairbanks Spends Day Among
the Mormons and Is Warmly
Greeted-Taft Is In
Illinois.

Esopus NJ Y, October Judge Par
ker reached home from New York late
this afternoon. and at once drove over
his farm and inspected the progress
made in the fall plowing. lie then
worked on his correspondence until dinner
Washington, October 1-CspeciaL)-
Colonel John S. Mosby, former demo-
crat and a Confederate officer, who was
appointed by President Roosevelt as as
slstant attorney In the insular ana terri
torial bureau of the department OF JUS
tiee for which he receives 500 month,
Is out in column interview today man
ufacturlng campaign material for the use
of the republican party.
The recent Incorporate speech In rus
kegee of Representative Heflin OF Ala
bama furnishes Colonel Mosby the excuse
for showing his loyalty to the republican
party. He takes occasion to praise Judge
Jones, who was appointed upon Booker
T. Washingtons recommendation, and
refers to Hefin's condemnation of Judge
Jones for IS activity in the peonage
cases.
Colonel Mosby refers to the 'ashing-
ton-Roosevelt dinner as an alleged din
ner,' thus seeming to doubt that Presi-
dent Roosevelt gave a typewriter state
ment to the Press Associations announce
ing that he had dined with Washington.
Colonel Mosoy closes with short dis
course on social equality, saying:
'As for the talk about forcing the So
cial equality of the races that is non
sense. Nobody want to do such thing
and nobody can do it. Social inter-
course rests on sympathy In taste and
mutual consent. That law of nature is
the foundation of society and regulates
not only the conduct of men, sbut OF all
animals There is just as marked line
of division between different classes of
white people as between white people and
negroes"
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pleaded guilty to the charge of safe
blowing at --.e preliminary hearing to
keep the officers from Birmingham get
ting next to me. AS soon as the Birm-
ingham officers came | knew it was all
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St Petersburg, October while not
Withholding praise for the American spir-
it for desiring to do things the Bourse
Gazette today expressed qualification
that President l.oosevelts idea of calling
a peace conference to an accompaniment
of the thunder of cannon has apparently
been shipwrecked.
1--WE hope," the Gazette says. that this
viii induce the American journals to give
up the discussion of unsolicited interven-
ton in the Russo-Janaese war In any
shape or form.
are no longer in the same position as in
1897 when we had the open enmity Of
Austria and could not rely upon the
friendship of Germany. The attitude Of
Austria, Germany, France and Italy is
no longer cause for anxiety. No one knows
when the war will end There will come
a time when Japan will be confronted
with the might of the whole Russian
nation. Then she will meet the fate of
Gehghis Khan"
Baltic Fleet and Cape Horn.
The question of sending the Baltic sea-
fleet to the far east by way of Cape Horn
is advocated by strong party at the
admiralty on the ground that after pass
ing the strait Of Magellan, their passage
could not be dogged and reported by
cable. --.e Golfers could rendezvous at
the south sea and other smaller Pacific
islands. The main risk will be that In
the vast stretch the vessels might be
beaten off their track and the danger of
a serious break down of some of the
ships, although the transport Kami-
chatka Is equipped with appliances for
the making of extraordinary repairs.
The selection of this route would be
tantamount to a decision not to reach
Vladivostok in the spring, a long voyage
requiring economical speed for at least
four months
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No Chance for Mediation.

London, October 7-Replying to a letter
from the international Arbitration and
Peace association, suggesting that the
time is at hand when his majesty's min
listers, In concert with other powers, can
with good hope of success appeal TO the
governments Of Russia and Japan to
suspend the conflict in the far east, For
eign Minister Lansdowne writes as fol-
lows:
Neither of the beligerents having ex-
pressed any desire for meditation on the
part of the other powers, his majesty S
government does not consider that 1t
could, with advantage, take such action
as is suggested by your committee"
of the stability Of republican policies. say
ing they are the same under Theodore
Roosevelt as they were under Abraham
Lincoln. A republican congress as we'll as
q republican President was what was
needed. A luncheon was held at the
Knuttsford hotel. at the conclusion OF
which they left for Evanston. Wyoming
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could for my comfort and they are all
perfect gentlemen. / tried not to give
them the least trouble.
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Beoan Anew.

NV troubles in Florida began when l
made the acquaintance Of a gambler
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tcontInusd on Second Pace,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-04
WERE uNJusTLY SUSPECTED.
Stranger at Fort Dodge Thought H
Was Robbed and Wanted Men Ar

Stranger at Fort Dodge Thought He
Was Robbed and Wanted Men Ar
rested.
Special to Tlmes-Republican.
Fort Dodge, Nov. 4. - After having
warrants issued for John Doe and
Richard Doe, charged with having
something to do with the missing pock-
etbook containing $50, and creating a
general disturbance at the Merchants
hotel, the purse and the money were
found intact in the bed covering and
returned to it's owner, A. L. level,
and now the sensational episode is rel
egated to the past.
After making what was considered
thorough search of his room and the
contents of it, it was finally decided
that the purse must have been taken,
and warrants were issued for two
men who occupied rooms near by Lew
ellis, only to have them establish proof
sufficient that they had nothing at all
to do with the disappearance Of the
money.
In the evening the room was again
searched. The covering was taken en-
tirely from the bed and the missing
articles were found lying on the
springs. The theory is advanced
that level, after throwing the purse
on the bed had gone to sleep and
had moved around more or less during
the night, thus covering up the purse,
and the first search not being as thor
ough as 1t might have been the pock-
etbook was not found.