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Americus times-recorder., 1904-01-23
STORM DEALS DEATH
IN STATE ALABAMA
Many People Reported Killed
at Moundsvilleo
TOWN IS ALMOST DESTROYED.

Tuscaloosa Doctors Are Hurried to
the Soene to Render Assistance.
Death List Is Reported at Thirty
SO Far.
Birmingham, Ala, Jan. ga spe-
cial to The News from Tuscaloosa,
Ala, says:
Moundville, a town Is miles south
of here, was totally destroyed at 1
o'clock this morning by cyclone.
A great many people were killed or
fatally hurt. A negro section labor"
er, who arrived here on a handcar,
reports that the country is laid bare
for miles around Moundville.
He saw the bodies of many people
lying around. Every doctor In Tusca-
Ioosa, including the surgeons at the
state insane hospital. have gone to
the scene.
Reports received here by telephone
say that the death II so far 10 esti-
mated at 80.
The merchants of Tuscaloosa have
offered every assistance to the desti-
tute.
Limited Train No. on the Alabama
Great Southern railroad missed the
storm by only few minutes.
Thomas B. Allen, we'll known
planter, who lives at Moundville, has
arrived here and reports that A. H.
Warren, of Montgomery, travelling
salesman for the Alabama Grocery
company, of Birmingham; Robert
Powers; a small boy, name unknown;
the night telegraph operator at Mound.
vile Station, and the man In charge
of the railroad tank there, were among
the killed.
These bodies will be brought here
on the noon train
Birmingham, Ala, Jan. 22.-Officials
of the Alabama Great Southern rail-
road here have just received O mes
sage by the way Of Selma from Con-
ductor Caphart Of the Limited Train
No. 2. northbound, dated at AfHmrs-
saying that when his train reached
Moundville shortly before 3 O'Clock
this morning, he was unable to pass
because of wreckage on the track.
He says that the entire north end OF
the town of Moundville was wrecked
by tornado about o'clock this
morning.
Moundville is a town OF about 800
nIn NHnn lIwnO
loOsa counties.
1t Is 70 miles southwest OF here and
about Is miles south OF Tuscaloosa-
Every wire to the place is down as
the result Of the storm, but q wreck
ing train with 10 linemen on board
has gone from here to repair the dam.
age.
The wrecking train is In charge OF
Superintendent Griggs, of the railroad.
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Wide Sections inundated.

Dayton, o., Jan. 22.-Wide sections
of the Miami valley south of Dayton
are inundated. Traction traffic be-
tween Dayton and Cincinnati has been
suspended owing to damage to the
trestle work south of Franklin. The
immense ice gorge north of Dayton
flooding OF the city. The Miami riy-
er is still rising.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-01-23

Every man has at times 4 ss,a mt.
tne Ideal OF what he shosld ha sss-
not. oes bHte
Americus times-recorder., 1904-01-23

Columbus, o., Jan. 22.-'Fhe Scioto
river has passed the danger point The
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MADE A BREAK FOR FREEDOM
Albert E. Bell Wanted in Many Places for Various
Crimes. Led the Police of Tacoma
Lively Chase.

TACOMA. Wash, April 6.-Albert E.
Bell. alias James f. Butler, want
ed by the governments of the
United States, France and England for
the crime of mail robbery. and in Kan
sas for defrauding the Kansas City
National bank of 100000, who was ar
rested here today. made daring break
for liberty by jumping off sixty-foot
embankment. was recaptured and final
" landed safely in jail.
The police had received teiesraphic
information that Bell was in this city,
and after locating him placed him and
companion named Schribner under
arrest. Both men submitted peaceably.
but when just in front of the Jail Bell
broke away and jumped over the em-
bankment. landing in the railroad
yards below. In the confusion Schrib-
ner was released and walked off, but
was recaDtured later.
The police boarded a street car and
hurried to the foot of the incline to
head Bell off. and after a hunt among
the hundreds of cars the officers. as
sisted by about fifty other men, finally
caught him and took him TO the prison.
When searched a number of letters, all
addressed to Portland (Ore.) merchants
from points along the Seattle g. Inter-
national railroad i'm this state and
British Columbia. were found in his
possession, all containing checks or
money orders When closely ques-
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the two conversed together for some
time.
The Bill of Exceptions.
The bill Of exceptions which was
filed today is q voluminous document
comprising more than 800 pages of
typewriter matter IT is a complete
transcript Of the proceedings of the
trial. and win be used by the United
states court Of appeals in reviewing
the case. The bin OF error. which con-
tains the grounds for appeal. sets
forth in detail all adverse ruling by
Judge Elmer G. Adams. before whom
the case was tried in the United States
district court
One Of the principal points forming
the basis of the appeal OF the case is
that Judge Adams admitted as evidences
several checks received by Senator
Burton from the Rialto Grain & SecUri-
ties company while he was in Washing
ton. d. c The defense contended IN
the trial that if an offense had been
committed when Senator Burton ac-
cepted and cashed the checks. it was
committed in Washington and that the
St. Louis court consequently did not
have jurisdiction. Judge Adams sus-
tanned the arguments of the district
attorney, who held that the bank in
Washington at which Senator Burton
cashed the checks acted simply as his
agent, and that IN any event the QueS-
ton Of jurisdiction in that instance was
a matter for the jury 10 decide.
Prejudice Alleged.
Another point upon which Senator
Burton's attorneys laid stress in The
bill of error was the introduction of
testimony and documentary evidence.
which, ii is alleged, tended to prejudice
the minds of the jurors against the
defendant. while il had no direct bear
ing upon the merits Of the charge
against Senator Burton. A specific in
stance was the Overruling of Objec-
jeetions by the defense 20 the district
attorney reading several kilograms
which passed between Senator Burton
and W. D. Mahaney, former vice presi-
dent of the RialtO Grain & Securities
company.
1t is a coincidence that the amount Of
the fine, s.. 500, imposed upon Senator
Burton is Identical with the amount
which. according TO the evidence Re
received from the RialtO Grain & s.
curities company. The Iron county
Jail. to which Senator Burton was sem
fenced for six months. is located in the
county seat at IrOntOn, No. village
of 400 population. eighty-eight miles
southeast of St. Louis. on the Iron
Mountain railroad. The jail is a two
story brick structure. and in portion
Of il Sheriff Polk makes his home with
his family
According TO the rule of the jail,
which shortens each years sentence q
a prisoner by three months for good
behavior. Senator BurtOn's period or
incarceration there may be reduced 20
four and one-half months.
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Fire in the New York Subway Threatened Dire Disaster
For Time-Streets BIockaded and
Telephone Service Crippled.

laborers were penned in and In dire
peril. However. one block further down
the street. at the corner Of Dey street,
IL had been found necessary to open
the street and build a massive wooden
platform in place of the usual paving.
After few minutes work an opening
was made and the laborers were helped
out 10 safety.
Through the regular opening into the
subway beside St. Paurs chapel and
through openings made from the eel
lars OF the buildings adjoining the sub
way flood Of water was poured down
on the smoldering fire, and within a
half hour the blaze was extinguished
anss-tratfic on the street soon afterward
resumed. The telegraph and telephone
cables were exposed to the fierce heat
of the fire and the insulation was
quickly burned of. seriously Gripping
all communication during the burning.
Six thousand telephone wires in the
Cortland telephone exchange We're put
out Of business and both telegraph
companies suffered, communication be-
tween the down town and up town Of
fees being entirely cut off and out of
town service badly crippled.
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TRADING POST HELD UP
Two Masked Men Secure
ST 500 at Ross Fork, Ida,
and Escape.
Especial to The Herald.O

Ross Fork, Idaho, April 6.-The gov
eminent trading post az this point, run
by c. z. Thum & Co, was held up to-
night by two masked men, who secured
in the neighborhood of 1.50O, all in gold
and silver coin. The robbers enteced
the store just as Mr.. Pyke, a member
OF the firm. was transferring the cash
from the money drawers TO the safe,
ordering him 10 hold up his hands.
They riied the safe, which was un-
locked, tying Mr.. Pyke hand and foot
and stufing a gag of silk handkerchiefs
in his mouth, they ordered him not
TO make any attempt TO escape. and
then left the store. Pyke worked the
new rope loose and gave the alarm
He can give only a meager descrip-
ton Of theh rObbers-a tall and a short
man who looked Ike working men is
about all.
The hand car at this place is missing
and was seen going toward Pocatello
about 1880 tonight. II is supposed The
robbers have taken the car and gone
in that direction.
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M EW YORK. April 6.-For half an
hour traffic on lower Broadway.
near St Pauls chapel was
blocked today by fire in the new sub
way. the volumes of smoke that poured
through the few openings to the streets
driving pedestrians away and making
difficult rile work Of the firemen who
were called out in large force because
of the location Of the fire.
The fire was started by the fiarilig
up of a small banjo" lamp used BY
the laborers in their underground work.
The burIap that covered some Of the
pipes along the sides Of the SUBWAY
caught fire and the blaze spread 10 the
temporary timbering Of the Tunnel.
This was damp and a dense smoke re-
suited. soon filing all the nearby work
ingS of the subway and pouring out
into the streets above. The IRE broke
out near the corner of Fulton street
and Broadway, where, beside st. Paurs
chapel is the principal entrance TO this
section Of the subway. worknen enter
ing the tunnel at that point, so that
smoke shut off their usual means of
egress, and for a time firty or more
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RUSSIA ASKED TO
EXTEND CLEMENCY

washington, April 6.-Secretary Hay
will request Ambassador Mccormick OF
St. Petersburg TO use his good ofices
with the Russian government in be-
half Of the two japanese servants OF
the American correspondents, Wash
burn and Little. who were removed
from the British steamer Fawan at
New Chuang and thrown into prison
AS the United States has assumed the
duty of looking after and protecting
Japanese in Russia, there Is ample au-
thoritv for such an application. but
it is said that the coming of these Jap
anese to New Chuang, known 10 be
in Russian possession for a long time
past was certainly indiscreet. and they
cannot be saved from the conse-
ouences of their act except through
the cIemency of the Russian govern
ment.
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toned Bell stated that he and his COM
panion had stolen a mail pouch from a
truck in front of the Seattle depot last
Sunday morning and had secured $1,7OO
in checks and money orders, 800 Of
which they had converted into cash.
1t is alleged that Bell is' the same
man who was captured at Denver on
Oct. 3, 1903. and who made a sensa-
tional escape from the detectives as
the train was coming TO a stop I'm the
depot at Philadelphia. whittier he was
being taken. Under various aliases.
the best known being Hammond and
Crosby, he has operated from one end
of the country to the other.
1t was alleged when apprehended in
Denver that he had been guilty of rob-
berries in excess of 100000.
Kansas City, Mo-. April 6-AIbert E.
Bell is not accused of any crime in
Kansas City, but he served a term in
the Jefferson City penitentiary for dar-
ing mail pouch robbery in the union
station here. Bell is accused of mail
pouch robberies in various eastern cit
les. He gained notoriety last October
by a sensational escape from two dep
uty United States marshals who were
taking him from Denver. where he
had been arrested. 10 Philadelphia for
trial for an alleged robbery. When the
party had nearly reached their destina-
ton Bell jumped from rapidly NOV
ing train. Nothing had been heard of
him until today.
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SENATOR KEARNS' BILL
FAV0RABLY REPORTED
Especial to The Herald.1

Washington. d. c., April 6.-The senate
today. at the instance Of Senator Warren.
passed Senator Clark's bill to pay Rich
ard King of Evanston, Wyo. 5000 on ac-
count Of injuries received through the
carelessness % q United States soldier
King was shot by soldier Of the Ninth
cavalry near Fort Duchesne. Utah. in
1894. King was herding sheep. and the
soldier. mistaking him for an antelope
shot him. inflicting permanR;t injuries.
The senate public lands committee to-
day favoraby reported the Hansbrough
bill providing that settlers reinquishins
lands in forest reserves may be paid for
the same at a rate per acre to be deter
mined by the party relinquishing and the
secretary OF the interior. The bill pro-
vides that lands taken in lieu of forest
reserve lands shall be OF the same char
acter as 70 soil and timber as the lands
relinquished and that no lands in Idaho
shall be selected in lieu Of lands rein-
quished in other states.
The senate committee on library today
reported favorably Senator Kearns' bill
approprsting $4,000 to build in Washing
ton. u. c., a statue to Commodore John
Barry.
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ANOTHER CRATER
LANDED IN PRISON

y Detroit, April 6.-Charles c. y
= Bennett, alias S. Francis Jones, y
= was arrested here today by n 4
y spector L. Armour when he came y
= TO get a big batch of mail for y
= warded to him from Chicago. He 4
= was charged with using the mails =
y to defraud and was sent to jail y
y when he could not furnish 81 900 =
= bail for his appearance for hear y
y ing on April y. y
= It is alleged that Bennett had y
= advertisements running in New =
= York papers Offering positions in y
y California on the san Francisco y
y Southern & Gulf railroad The y
. authorities say that those who =
y applied for positions were told p
y that IL was a. cooperative con- y
y Germ and that a stock subscrlp- =
y ton of 800 was necessary before y
y the appointment could be made. y
y Bennett signed himself IS. Fran =
= els Jones. secretary to the first y
= vice president" y
: y = = y = ,
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CAR BARN BANDITS
FIND A SYMPATHIZER

Chicago, April 6.-The car barn ban
dts. sentenced to be hanged on April
%. have found a friend i'm N. r.
sherman of San Diego, Cal Beyond
giving his name and place of resi-
dence. the would-be benefactor does
not reveal himself.
Mr.. Sherman has sent out circu-
lar letter to a number Of newspapers
in Illinois. He says:
cit seems as though something
ought TO be done TO change the sen
tence of death to life Imprisonment"
Mr.. Sherman bases his plea solely on
an appeal to parental feeling and asks
all fathers how they would feel II
their sons were condemned TO die.
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ESCAPED CONVICT
STILL AT LIBERTY

San Rafael. Cal. April 6.-James NJ.
Phillips, who escaped from San Quen-
tin prison yesterday afternoon, has
not yet been found. Sheriff Taylor
and a posse were out All night, re-
turning today with no tangible clue.
Armed prison guards are stiIl search
inch. but from the latest reports have
found no trace Of the missing man.
A report comes from Tihuron that the
man succeeded in crossing San Fran
cisco bay on the California Northwest
ern freight ferry boat about midnight.
He was supposed at the time by the
deck hands to be a tramp. The des-
cription. however. tallies with that Of
the convict wanted.
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0GDEN'S MAYOR
UNDER CHARGES
Impeachment Proceedings Are
Started Against GIasmann.
COMES UP IN COURT TODAY
MALFEAsANCE IN OFFICE is
ALLEGED.
lsnecIal b The Heraldl

- GDEN. April 81. J. Shepherd has
III carried out his threat 10 file i'm
parchment proceedings against
Mayor Glasmann. and has petitioned
the district court to have him appear
and show cause why ne should not be
removed from office for malfeasance in
falling 10 discharge his official duties
i'm the enforcement OF laws and ordi-
nances.
The complaint, duly sworn to by
Shepherd, was offered tof the county
clerk to be filed, but was refused by
Clerk Hollingsworth, who gave as the
reason that the law said such mat
ter should be presented to the district
court.
Hearing This Morning.
He interpreted this to mean the dis
trict judge The document was then
taken TO Judge Hart, who accepted the
same and set tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock as the hour for discussion of
the time for hearing. 1t is understood
that the petitioner will rely on testi-
mony given by Glasmann at the re-
cent trial of Shepherd in North Ogden.
1t is claimed that in his evidence be-
fore Justice Burt and jury he ad-
mitted that gambling and the social
evil exist in the city. and that the pro-
prietors are regularly fined a certain
sum each month
Substance of Affidavit.
The affidavit. after reciting the fact
of Glasmann's official position, con-
tains separate allegations that gam
bling houses and houses of ill-fame are
VIGOROUSLY maintained in the city. and
that the mayor has "willfully and no.
tOriously advocated and encouraged the
violation Of the laws Of the state in
these regards.
Shepherds Career.
]. ]. shepherd. the man who demands
that the mayor be relieved Of his Of
flee. formerly conducted a gambling
establishment here in Ogden. He came
into prominence some time ago. alleg-
ing that the gambling houses of the
city were using loaded dice. marked
cards and other crooked DEVICES. For
a week or two he has been publishing
A little hand bill called the Daily
News. in which he has assailed the
gambling fraternity and the city adj
ministration. particularly the mayor
and the police department He was
tried last week on a charge of carry
ing a concealed weapon, and took a
change of venue TO Justice Burt S
court at North Ogden. His defense was
that his life was in danger and he was
justified in carrying the weapon. In
a jury trial he was acquitted of the
charge.
The statute which Shepherd invokes
provides that the district judge require
the defendant in such cases TO plead
within not less than ten days, and that
the case be set for trial within not less
than twenty days.
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PROTEST OF CITIZENS OF UTAH.

April
which
with mpenetrabe
n test-
a
the further
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NAVY WILL HANDLE
SUBMARINE BOATS

Washington. April 6.-While congress
has been wrestling with the question as
% whether the army or navy should
manage submarine torpedo boats used icr
harbor defense, the joint army and navy
board. composed OF the highest represent
atves of the army general staff and the
naval general board. have decided with
out a dissenting vote, TO entrust the man
agernent of the submarines entirely 70
the navy. This decision. will require ac-
ton by congress 10 become effective.
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MANUFACTURING PLANT
BLAZING IN MEMPHIS

Memphis. Tenn, April 6.-The y
4 large Cole manufacturing plant. y
= situated in the southern portion Of y
y the city is burning. y
= The plant of the Cole Manufac- y
= turing company is valued at S2e0, =
= 000 =
= At 2:20 O'Clock a. m. the fire is y
= burning fiercely and the entire y
y plant seems doomed The company y
= is large manufacturing concern, y
y house furnishings, sashes, doors =
> and blinds being produced. =
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QUINN COMING BACK.

: Sacramento. Cal. April 6.-Gov- I
%ernor Pardee today honored a requi- I
p s.t,on from the governor of Utah and I
? issued a warrant FOR the return OF I
= John Quinn, charged with robbery, :
> to Ogden. Quinn was a member Of I
= a gang Of robbers operating IN Og- I
= den. one Of whom. John Furey. was 4
, captured in san Francisco. and re- 4
. turned. Quinn Is at present con- I
= fined in the city prison
= = Z = Z 4 4 4 =
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CARPENTERS ON STRIKE.

Pittsburg April 6.--The Beaver CITY
Builders Exchange league recently or
ganized. commenced its rIrst battle to-
day with organized labol All the car
penters made q demand Tor an increase
from s. 10 S.25 day The league re-
fused. AbaIot SEQ carpenters struck,
throwing out OF employment 1000 un-
skilled workers. Other crafts will be af-
fected and by the end Of the week 900
men will be idle.
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TRAINS TIED UP.

Butte. April 6-Trains and 3, west
bound on the Northern Pacific. are
practically anulled. being tied up at
Glendive by foods just west Of there
on the Yellowstone river
It is reported that No. ) on the r. &
NJ. is tied UP east of CIendive by =
freight wreck There were no casual
ties, but the track will be blocked for
hours. Many wires are down, the poles
being washed out by the water.
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PROPOSED DUTY ON OIL.
Foreigner Doesn't Pay the Tax in
Great Britain

London. April 6.-Tbe report that a
duty on petroleum viii be one of the
new features of the forthcoming budget
is discredited here. The Standard and
Vacuum Oil companies representative
in London have heard nothing of the
subject, While the Scotch oil interests.
who would be most benefited by such
aduty, declare there is no foundation
for the. report. Those who are in the
trade do not believe that any chancel-
lor of the eXchequer would propose a
duty which would prove 50 unpopular.
They point out that the poor would be
the only sufferers, as the price of oil
would be Increased by the amount Of
the duty. This duty has long been sug-
gested, but the customs officials dis
countenance it on account of the great
difficulty Of levying and collecting the
duty. There have been no signs ie-
Gently that the officials have again been
investigating the subject
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ARRESTED on SUSPICION.

Santa Rosa, Cal, April 6.-Two men
were arrested here tonight on suspicion
Of having been implicated in the re-
cent hold-up Of the oregon express near
COpley. The men gave their names as
Daley and Welch. Early in the even
ing they disposed of a rife resembling
the rifles carried by express messen-
gers. at a saloon. A further investiga-
ton viii be made tomorrow.
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DANGEROUS COUNTERFElTS
Bogus Quarter and Half Dollars Flood
Pacific Coast

Seattle, April 6.-Counterfeit half
and quarter dollars are being manu-
featured in China and shipped through
Seattle into the United States The
imitation is very nearly perfect. The
coin is of the standard degree of fine
ness, the weight is from one to ten
grains short and the design is almost
perfect. The Irregularities are sO-slight
that some Of them cannot be detected
without the aid of a magnifying glass.
and none of them can be noticed unless
a bogus coin is placed side by side with
a genuine onc. The counterfeits were
first noticed about a month ago when
one of the Seattle banks sent a small
amount of money TO the sub-treasury
at San Francisco, and II was declared
to be spurious. The secret service Off
cials declare that there is no one On
the coast who is capable OF making
coin as nearly perfect as these and
that there is not the slightest doubt
that they are made in China.