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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-26
ADS MUST NOT BE
 OBJECTIONABLE
DEPARTMENT WILL TAKE UP PATENT MEDICINE
 ADVERTISEMENTS AND ELIMI-
 NATE ALL THAT VIOLATE LAW.

Washington, May 3.-In connection with the decision of the postoffce depart ment to take steps to eliminate objec- tionable patent medicines and other ob- jectionable advertisements from the news papers, as announced some weeks ago, 1t was stated today that all these cases VI oud be taken tip Individually on their merits Each case will be considered care fully hy the law officers of the depart fnent. and when the case is found to give violation of the law governing such mat ters the American Newspaper Publishers association will be notified.
 That body, according to the present plan. is to notify all it's papers who are members of the organization that the ad- vertisement is contrary to law. It Is ex- painted at the department that no gem eral crusade has been initiated, and that each case will be given individual atten- ton by the department
 The postmaster general has been in correspondence for a long time with the Publishers association and with medical societies and others on this subject, and they have pledged their thorough CO., operation. The papers that are not rep resented In the Publishers asocia ton will be notified drectey by the department and wherever papers so notified refuse to eliminate the objectionable matter the rostohice department will exclude them from the mails.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-26
RussIans Destroy shrlnes.

Seoul, Korea May 25, Il a. m.-A tele gram has been received here from Ge.. sen, or the east coast of Korea sayir, that the Russians after the engagement with Korean troops at Ham Heung on May D, burned the shrines on the royal mausoleum, which were erected there by the founder of the present Korean dynas- ty In the year 1864, and which were re- gar ded by the Koreans as sacred This ap- parent wanton desecration of tombs in a land imbued with the spirit of ancestor worship, has caused excited denuneiaton of the Russians on the part of the Seoul officials. Ham Heung is on the coast of --orea, and about fifty miles north of Gensan.
 The Cossacks, who are believed to be at Kiansong, have, according to Korean accounts about thirty guns with them. This artillery probably is composed of -Bakai horse batteries, several of which were attached to the first corps at Vladivostock before the war.
 A Japanese who returned here from Yongampho reports that there are only a few Japanese troops there. The people are quiet. but they do not welcome the Japanese occupation because of the sever ity of the military authorities
 There are not more than eight or ten hundred soldiers at the garrison in Seoul. The barracks, which have heretofore been filled, are now vacant the troops having gone north to Anju.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-26
TYNER-BARRETT
 CASE IS ENDED Jury Returns Verdict of Not
 Guilty AGED MAN BREAKS DOWN Famous Case Has Been Before the Court Nineteen Full Days, and
 Mass of Testimony
 Was Offered.
AGED MAN BREAKS DOWN

Washington, May 25.--within twenty two minutes of the rtirement of the jurylin the case of James N Tyner and Harrison J. Barrett. held on charges of conspiracy in connection with their du- ties as law officers of the postofnee de- partment a verdict of not guilty was re- turned. The throng which filled the court room through the arguments to the jury hardly had time to leave the building be- fore the jury was back. and the fore man announced that a verdict had been reached. General Tyner, expecting a lon- ger wait had been wheeled from the room and his nephew and co-defendant hastened to give an order which caused him to return.
 General Tyner appeared greatly ex- cited as he attempted to face the jury, and when the verdict was returned he broke down completely. Several of the jurors wept with him and all of them shook hands with him
 The Tyner- Barrett case was given on May 2 and has been before the court nineteen full days. A great mass of tes- timony was offered. The prosecution brought forward an army of witnesses. a majority of whom were former officers of bond investment companies, through which Harrison J. Barrett the junior de- fendant, was alleged to have prohted after he left the postofhce department by practicing before his uncle, who re- maned In the department
 The principal arguments delivered today were by A. S. Worthngton for the de- fense, and Maj. Holmes Conrad. special counsel for the government. for the pros ecution. The latter directed his efforts almost entirely to an attempt to counter act any influence on the jurors verdict which might result from sympathy for General Tyner He told ithe jury that they had no right to entertain sympathy for General Tyner or the young wife of Mir. Barrett, who was witness in the defendants behalf.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-26
UNRESTRICTED DELEGATION IS SENT TO ST. LOUIS BY THE
 DEMOCRATS OF ALABAMA
RESOLUTIONS OF CONVENTION.
oNTooMERY 25(special)The democratic M assembled M the following resolutions:

 " following resolutions:
 confidence the
 
 platform based the imehonored pn which all unite victory hereby convention questions relating to conventions.
 Resolved further That do however emPhatay protest against United of the land in setting his discretion in opposition to national to himself imperialism either the executive which this treated years the republican administration.
 while this not instruct the held shall be at delegation decide with the Alabama the situation before recognizing fitness the and Alton Parker available acceptable candidate of party the sentiment of the democracy of this favorable to his nomination.
 the vote of the Alabama delegation the coming may majority all mited convention
 legislature isfactory primary general
 
 white lawful Iandcon
 instructed all of the dele 5000 population for majority fraction thereof"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-26
THE OPPOSING FORCES MEET
 ) TEAR OALNY. P!jy}'. of Fight Between Rus- sians and Japs is Not
 Yet Known RUSSIANS DESTROY THE SHRINES OF TIE KOREANS Great Care Is Being Taken to Prevent the Spread of Epidemics Among
 Troops Now In the
 F.eld.

Che Foo. May 26. Il a. m.-A junk which left Dalny on the night of the 2Srd and arrived here to- day reports that the Japanese army had then reached Sansuripo. which Is north of Dalny, and southwest of Nangalien. The Russians offered a stubborn resist ance to the advance of the Japanese and a battle was fought at noon on the 22d at Sansurpo. The result of the battle was not learned by the bearers of the news.
 The advance of the Japanese indicate that they have recovered from the re- ported reverse at Kin Chau. The Rus sians at Talenwan have prepared to de- stroy the town upon the arrival of the Japanese. The Russian plan is to have the troops on the Liao Tung peninsula fall back to Port Arthur after harassing the invaders.
 From the best information obtainable 1t is learned that the Japanese have landed near Kin Chau and are advanc- ing along the railway to Port Arthur Those landed at Pitsewo are travelling down the east side of the peninsula to Dalny and those that landed at Takushan are going to reinforce the Feng Wang Cheng army.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-26
Mother of the Candidate Cui- ting Down Expenses
SALARIES OF POSTMASTERS
Representative sulzer of New York Says the Empire State Will Cast Electoral Vote for the
 Nominee.
BY wArrERsoN srEALEY.

Washington, May Especial. )--drs. Phoebe Hearst mother of William Ran dolph Hearst. candidate for the demo- cratic Presidential nomination.. has decid- ed to withhold further money supplies from the Hearst kindergarten training school of this city which she founded. Mrs. Hearst gives as her reason the shrinkage of values of her property but the report is that the expense Of her sons White House boom Is the real cause of the step she has taken. Mrs. Hearst Is also understood to have withdrawn her support from a number of other educa- tional and charitable institutions and this fact has been seized upon by persons hos tile to her sons Presidential aspirations as showing what great sums of money he Is spending In pursuit of the democrat ie nomination.
 II is said that the young publisher convinced his mother that with liberal allowance from her and with the support he could obtain from other sources he had very good chance of capturing tho nomination. Mrs. Hearst it is understood advanced a large amount and the Hearst boomers got busy all over the country. Later on Hearst 1t Is understood endeav- ored to have his mother again loosen her purse strings. Report says he asked million of her
 In the meantime. however. friends had told her that Hearst had no show for the nomination and that whatever money was expended in that direction might as well be thrown away So the candidate received no more funds from that source Then his working force in tho different states was reduced in numbers and sala- ries. until now his henchmen are but a corporafs guard of the army they once were.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-26
Getting Literature Ready.

Chairman Cowherd of the democratic congressional committee hopes to have the hand book for the use of democratic speakers ready shortly after the national convention meets at St Louis. He talked over the matter informally with Senator Culberson of Texas this morning, and 1t Is expected that by the time Senator Car mack. who is now in Tennessee attending the state convention, returns to Wash ington. the work will be well advanced.
 Senator Carmsck is chairman of the lit- erary committee and will be here by next week The two main features of the book will be the tariff and postoffice frauds. The present intention of the committee Is to send out quite number of copies of the Bristow report on the postoffice stealings to supplement democratic speeches which have been made demand- ing an investigation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-26
Guarding Against Epidemics.

St. Petersburg. May 25.-(9 D. m )-The greatest precautions are being taken to prevent the outbreak of epidemics among the troops in Manchuria. Men specially trained in disinfecting are despatched to all the big camps by the Red Cross so- ciety, and according to reports received the sanitary conditions are fairly good Some sporadic cases of typhus and small pox were reported early. Apparently there is no danger of an epidemic.
 Letters received here from Liao Yang say that the conditions there seem much improved. dry weather prevailing in April and early in May Harbin was being closed up. The conditions in Korea on the other hand, are described as terri ble. and doubtless are responsible for the sickness prevailing in the Japanese army. The Red Cross society has established over 10000 beds in Manchuria for the purposes of the war
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-26

could win with a man who now stood between congress and the looters of the department. If the democratic party stands together it can win a glorius vic- tory this year.
 Delegate Grahsm of Montgomery moved that a committee on resolutions be named two from the state at large and one from each congressional district. Mr.. Graham also offered a resolution for a committee on credentials. Jones Moore of Jefferson moved that committee on permanent or ganization be named All committees were to be composed of two from the state
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-26
Comes Back on President.

The acquittal of General Tyner of con- spiracy in the postal frauds is generally commended here. The evidence through out the trial clearly showed that he was guiitless of crimnality. The most inter- esting phase of the trial was the severe criticism passed upon Tyner by the Pres ident.
 When he, with other postoffice officials. were Indicted, the President declared that Tyner was a ringleader in frauds and 1t was evidently the intention of the admin istration to make him the scapegoat. The acduital of General Tyner puts the Presi- dent in q rather unenviabIe position.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-26
Representative suIzer Talks.

Representative Sulzer of New York city was in town today and q caller at dem ocratic headquarters. Mir. sulzer, as a delegate 10 the St. Louis convention and instructed for Judge Parker and Is, therefore, unable to discuss presidential candidates. In common with all the New York city democrats he Is engaged in closely watching the situation and prob ably regards with equanmity the pres- ent downward tendency of th, Parker boom.
 T will say. however" said MT Sulzer. that New York wil' cast her electoriai vote for the St. Louis nominee. We ex- peet to roll up one of the biggest demo- cratic majorities in the history of the state. l think the nominee of the con- vention will be man we can all units upon and for whom every democrat In the country will vote"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-26
Senator Cameron Confident.

State Senator Cameron of Charleston, w ". was in Washington today.
 "The democrats of my state, said he "are confident of not only electing Henry c. Davis governor this fall and carrying the state for the nominee of the dem ocratic party at St. Louis but we will also elect a legislature and send democrat to the senate to succeed Scott. Our party Is in splendid shape and in great deal better condition than we were in 1892. The republicans are badly split and there is not the slightest prospect of their being able to get together before the electlon.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-26

Parker of New York as fit man for the presidential nomination.
 Representation in future conventions will be based on the population of the various counties as in the past.
 The readjustment of representation will be left to the state executive commit- tee with full power to act The basis w1ll be one delegate to every 5000 votes. If the population of Jefferson county in- creases at the same rate as in the past and reaches l50,o00. the county will be en- titled to fifty delegates.
 The executive committee decided that the game cock shall be the emblem of the democratic party Above him will be the word White supremacy" and be- low For the right"
 A striking figure on the convention floor was Capt. Richmond F. Hobson, who was frequently called on to address the assemblage. He was elected as cleo tor from the state at large by fiatter- ing vote and made strong speech in which he predicted democratic success and pledged himself to lend his best ef- forts to assist the ticket to victory.
 Convention Called to Order.
 The state democratic convention was called to order just after noon by State Committee Chairman H. $. D. Mallory in the auditorium of the city hall short ly after II cloch tHc utiS6"NSS 'S6ei' " assemble standing about Ill groups ana engaging for the most part in animated conversation. The First Second, Sixth and Ninth districts were assigned places immediately in front of the rostrum- Just before the session opened it was an- nounced sub rosa that MT. C. C. Whtson of Talladega would be presented Tor per manent chairman. At exactly 2;lo o'clock Chairman Mallory rapped Tor order.
 He said that since the last assembling of this convention the government or the state had been wisely administered ana that if a man of proper sentiments were nominated at St Louis by the delegates in the national convention he thought the democrats could win. He then announced that he had been instructed by the ex- ecutive committee to present as tenn porary chairman Mir II. B. Gray of Jef- ferson and for temporary secretaries MT. w. w. Brandon of Tuscaloosa and R. D. l.. Neil of Selma.
 Chairman Gray Spaeks.
 MT. Gray said that it was a momen- tous time in the history of the democratic party and that he felt that with the proper man at it's head the party could be led to victory in the fall He said that he would be ungrateful If he did not fully appreciate the honor the committee had shown him.. The convention had assembled for al serious and patriotic duty. He said there would be this year reunited party, but thank God. not a leorganized party
 He did not believe the republican party
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-26
Celebration at Shrine.

Mexico City, May 25.-The two days celebration at the historic shrine of Our Lady of Guadaloupe began this morning, the occasion being in honor of the erection of shrine in the basil iea Pontificial documents were read in the presence of the great assembly. All the doors of the basilica were opened by the archbishops of Oaxaca, Michoacan and Guadaiajara A cable gram announcing the event was sent to Plus X at Rome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-26
Arrested While in Pulpit.

Ocala, Fla, May 25.-Rev. A. J.. Boyd negro preacher, was arrested by deputy United States marshal to. night at Orange Lake. near this place. while in the pulpit preaching to largo congregation. lie Is charged with rob ping the United States mail b. cut ting open a mail pouch and appropriaf- ing the contents. the pouch having been lost by a mail carrier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-26
Salaries of Postmasters.

Under the annual establishment these increases in sRlaries of Alahama postmas- ters become effective July i: Alexander City Blocton. s1400 to $l5oa. Andalusia. $l2O0 to $l400. Athens, Culman. sl500 to sl600. Bessemer. S2200 10 s2SO0. Citronelle. Montevalo, Sl100 to Sl20Qr Livingston. S1900 to sli00. Mobile, s3s0O 10 s3400
 New Decatur, $1S00 to Si900. Ozark. $13O0 to $1400.
 Prattvllle, sl2O0 to $500
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-26
Miners suffocated By Gas.

Wilkesbarre. Pa, May 25.-Ten men were suffocated by gas from small locomotive in a mine tunnel near Will liamstown. Fifty others were brought out unconscious, but will recover. The dead include Michael Golden, the gen eral inside foreman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-26
One Case of Yellow Fever.

Mexico City, May 25-The superior board of health reports there is one new case of yellow lever on the isthmus of Tehuantepec, V9'4N' reports no new cases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-26
Chair Announces Committees.

Permanent organizations, Jones Moore chairman, Jefferson; J. M. Foster, Tusca- loosa; A. s. Lyons, Mobile; N E. Gam ble. Butler; T. M Espy, Houston; E. J. Caldwell Calhoun; w. NJ Gray, Talla- poosa; A. Y Glover, Green; J. H. Meigs. Marshall; J. C. Eyster. Morgan; George P. White, Perry.
 cry, chairman; R. B. Spraggins, Dallas; D. J Meador. First district; J. N Miller, Second; c. A. Ritch, Third L. E. Jef- fries Fourth E. W. Thompson. Fifth;
 
 (Continued on Second Pauel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-26
Mississippi Town is Almost Wiped Off the Map by
 the Flames ONE MAN IS KILLED BY
 THE FALLING OF WALLS Financial Loss Caused By the Con flaeration Is Greatest the State Has Suffered Since the
 Civil War.

Jackson. Miss. May 25.-With every business house of any importance Tn ashes, together with a large number or private residences the pricipal hotel ana the passenger depot, Yazoo City, town of 5000 inhabitants, forty-five miles away, is tonight resting after one of the most exciting days in its history The ire started at S:3O o'clock this morning and burned until O'clock this afternoon, destroying a total of. 200 houses The fi- nancial loss will be the heaviest in the history of Mississippi since the war.
 The fire was three blocks wide and twelve blocks long. The city was put ting in new system of water works, as the old system, which had wooden mains was wholly inadequate to meet the de- mand Pipes burst all over the city, and it was impossible to get the water even to the first floors of buildings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-26
Starts in Residence.

The fire started in the residence of MT. Wise, and though there is some dispute as to how it originated the general be- lief is that 1t had it's origin in defective electric wiring Early in the day the authorities of Jackson were called on to render assistance and did so by send ing hose wagon and one of the large engines, the run of forty-five miles being made in forty minutes. The Jackson fire men worked bravely but could. do but little good. A man by name of Cham bliss, citizen of Yazoo City. was killed by falling walls and Mayor Holmes was very badly hurt Information from Yazoo City tonight Is that he is in a precarious condition. He had been in office but three or four weeks.
 In the afternoon the fire jumped ba- you and reached Latonia, a residence su- burb, where 1t destroyed some of the finest homes in the town
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-26
Sixty Families Homeless.

Tonight about sixty families are home- less. This afternoon Governor Varda- man ordered out the Greenwood militia company, directing them to go to Yazoo City to protect property. He and Adju- tant General Bridge followed on the next train and are there tonight doing what they can to relieve the situation. The only communication with Yazoo City tonight is by means of a long distance telephone which District Manager Raff rigged up on a fence.
 Insurance adiustors will leave in the morning for the stricken city Among the buildings which were not burned are the Yazoo county courthouse and the Kicks Memorial library. both, however, in the path of the fire but for some reason es- caping According to advices received tonight, the banks succeeded in saving their money and securities. The, vaults of the banks in which they were locked being fire proof, no damage was done The effects in the postoffice were saved in like manner.
 It is impossible tonight to place an ac- curate estimate on the loss entailed by the fire, but 1t is thought that the total will be between $2.000,0Oo and 2.5OO, ,0O0 Some estimates are even as high as & : 0O0000 The total insurance Is between $800 900 and s1 ,000.000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-26

at large and one from each congressional district. On motion of MT. Graham of Montgomery all resolutions were referred to the resolution committee. The chair then announced the committees as fol- lows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-26

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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-10-20
KING GEORGE.
Entertainment-New Teacher
COMING Marriage Personals.


King George {. H., Va, Ger. Is, 1901
Ms. j. =. Mason. Of Soeburne, il Wis
ting her mother, Mrs. X ate h. Henry
IN " ashingtOn.
Mr.. James II. Boggs has rented the
store house at King GeOigeC ii recent
IN occupied 10y Mr. H. Il. COgblh. who
goes TO Port Conway % open business.
Mrs Allen Smith, of Gaming, enter
tanned the Ladies Aid Societies OF En-
manuel and st Johns +. +. churches
with a delicious and daintily served lunch
at her home ON Tuesday, the lth.
Miss Flora Mason. daughter OF Judge
J. +. Mason. of Shelburne, will spend the
winter in Washington.
The district school board has appoint
ed Miss Ella Strachan ~ teacher OF pub
lie school of which Mr.. Jamts H. BOggs
lately resigned as teacher
Mr. b. t. Grymes, who has been spend
ing the summer with his daughter, MTs.
Wysung near Belair, Md, Is visiting Mr..
+. l. hunter, al King George {. ii.
Mr. j. K. Baker, the prosperous and
popular merchant AT E1ge HUI, has re-
turned from business trlpt" Baltimore.
The Colonial Danes OF Virginia are
preparing u erect a stone over the grave
~ Gen. Geo Nasbin9 toms father, at
Wakefield. estmoreland county.
Mr.. Lewis h. Rollins aud his briie
hove returned from their bridal trip eno
are living 10 Ms handsome new residence.
recently erected near the DOgue.
The engagement OF Miss R1bertH l.
Berry and Mr. H. VI TeDnent has bee
announced, the wedding to take place or
the 2ud of November. at ST Paul r.
church. King George county.