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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-03
New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, February 2.-Cotton in fair demand, but prices are very firm and the supply limited. Sales 400 bales, inclding l2O0 to arrive and 225 f. o. b. Quotations 1-16c higher.
 Futures opened steady at an advance of 1 to points. The market then took an upward turn until they were from 10 to Il points above the opening, caused by shorts covering and heavy buying or ders from the country. A selling move ment followed the upward turn and prices were sent down to last evenings finals. In the trading March opened at 1o2, sold up to 713, declined to 697 and finally re- gained ? points to 699.
 The market closed quiet and unchanged to net points lower.
 New Orleans. February 2-Cotton fu- lures steady; February 69Sd7.O0; March 699Q7oa: April 6.9sa7OO; May 70@7o2; June 7.517O7; July 711G712 August 716n 71s; September 71Saz2o; october 722a 724
 New Orleans, February 4.-Cotton hrm;
 sales 400 bales ordinary 41z; good or dinary 1916: low middlng 9-16: mid ding 11-1G; good middling 7s; middling fair 77s. Receipts S7s2; stock S4s.5So
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-03
Eionds.

United States 3s. registered. d........,.lo o4Ha Tinted States os. coupon. o4N2 United States B. registered. .....,...l o3@4 United States 3s, coupon. oSS4 United Statei rew 4s registered. 3oIa United States new As, coupon. .....l3 3oHe United States old As, registered. ....lo5H2 Tinted States old 4g. coupon. .lo5Ha Southern Railway 5s ................l sH2 Mobile & Ohio ct. 4s................ e5Hs Central of Georgia Sd inc. ............ 5e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-03

Vulcan" the man who painted him is located at 219 N. 20th st. Eermitage. of eonrSe-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-03
Dry Goods.

New York. February 2.-Buying in the dry goods market continues indifferent, although prices remain practically un- changed and the attitude of first hands Is still firmly against reductions. Buyers, however. lack confidence in the situation. while reports of the retail trade are nor encouraging, especially rom thf sou.h. Local iohhers find trade improving slowly.
 Hester's Monthly Cotton Statement.
 Now Orleans. February 2.-Secretary uester.s New Orleans cotton exchange statement issued today, covers the monthly movement to the close of Jan uary.
 Compared with last year it shows de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-03
SIPS. eII.se

W. P. c. Harding. President Vice President; w. W. Crawford.
 DIRECTORS-T. T. Hnlman. B A. II. Woodward, William M. Wa Jemison. Erskine Ramsay, w. II. H. Barr, w. P. c. Harding, Jno.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-03

I. Woodward. Vice President; J. H. Barr. CT; A. R. Forsyth. Assistant Cashier. Moore, F. NJ! Tutwiler, w. s. Brown. ! D. Nabers, T. II. Motion. Robert nger. Walker Percy. P. M. Jackson. J.
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-07
mail WAGON DRIVERS STRIKE

Fifty went out at lo:so O'Clock last
night and the remaining one hundred
followed their example before day
light
Students Of the situation fear that
the strike will spread to ali the do
partments Of mail wagon service and
that the city win be shut on from the
outer world. save by telegraph ana
cable, within the next "a hours. Al
though the strikers and their sympa-
thizers offered no violence last night.
the police reserves Of eight precincts
were called out to guard the govern
ment property. Under the Federal
law Il Is a felony to Interfere With
the United States mails ana to dodge
this danger the strikers resorted to-
feIsned Illness N refusing 70 work.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-07
FIFTY OIL WELLS
ARE DESTROYED
BY RIOTERS
ENORMOUS LOSS cAsEo BY TAR.
TARS AND ARMENIANs IN
BAku DISTRICT.

ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. THE
troubles at Balku continue unabated
according to the latest reports receiv.
ed here, and the situation. II anything,
is growing worse constantly. Fifty
oil wells are now reported to have
been destroyed as the result of the
policy which has been adopted by the
riotfng Tartars and Armenians OF set.
ting iireito the tanks and wells and
the damage is enormous. II will be a
iong time before operations can be re-
sumed.
The heat from the burning wells Is
SO intense that the troops who have
been fighting the flames have been
Obliged to abandon their efforts to
extinguish the great blaze. workmen
living In the vicinity of the wells have
been forced to desert their homes on
account OF the heat, and the danger
of the flames spreading to their
houses. Reinforcements for the troops
who have proved unable to deal with
the fighting Tartars and Armenians
have been ordered from Tifiis to Bali,
by the ylceroy OF the Caucasus. but II
is exceedingly doubtful. owing to con
ditions In the district. whether the
soldiers, even with the assistance
which has been sent to them, win be
able to queii the antagonists, who
seem bent upon exterminating each
other.
Naptha refiners at Baku declare
that they have lost everything as the
result Of the firing of the oil wells
and storage tanks.
To make the situation worse Agra.
rian disorders have broken out In the
district Of Taganrog. where riotous
peasants and farm laborers have been
pillaglng and burning the estates OF
Landlords. The lack Of troops in the
district has laid the country open to
the rayages OF the rebels.
A telegram from Balakany, where
many Of the largest oil wells In Rus.
sia are located states that the entire
place has been reduced to ashes.
It Is feared that the disoredsr in
the Caucasus may lead to complica.
tions throughout other parts Of the
empire and the czar has teIegraphed
to the yiceroy Of the Caucasus again
giving peremptory orders that he
must stamp out the revolt there at
any cost Acting under these instruc.
tions the viceroy has ordered the
troops which have been dispatched to
reinforce the soldiers at Baku to use
rigorous measures.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-07
{ EXCURSION TRAIN WRECKED this morning
RIOTERS SET FIRE TO A RUSSIAN CITYWlL
THE SOLDIERS ARE POWERLESS

ment has been issued announcing that
the situation is serious. Among other
acts of violence the rioters fred on
the house of the Governor General
AT Balakhany the force of soldiers
is far from adequate to cope with the
rioters. 1t was necessary for the ar
tillery there to fire on the rioters in
the attempt to subdue them.
At Bieolstok. the son of factory
owner named Krikum has been arrest.
ed as the man who attempted last
night to assassinate Commissioner of
Police Samsonoff. A double attempt
was made upon Samsonoff, as after
throwing bomb at him the would.be
assassin fired revolver at the off,
clal. SamsonoT was badly wounded.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-07
SECRETARY HAWLEY FEELS ENCOURAGED

weeks from now it may be too late for
the canvass will be either completed
or indefinitely postponed. Subscrip-
tions ore being received daily by the
secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A., whose
temporary quarters are in the Jacobs
Building, room No. 301.
The following items show something
of the active and widespread interest
in Y. NJ. C.. A. building matters at
other points:
The 100000 fund for the Syracuse,
N. Y. Association. has been COM
pleted, thus meeting the conditions
made by Mr. Benz. Tousey and Sc.
curing his gift OF 100000. Lyman
G.. Smith gave $4,000; Frederick R.
Hazard, $4,000, and soiyay Process
Company, $4,000. The first $780,.
900 includes two gifts of $4,000, one
of $4,000, two of $4,000. ten OF $1,000
and twelve. Of $500. The gift OF the
sofyay Process Company is expected
to induce other large corporations to
give Iiberaily. The ground will be
taken that they can well afford to do
SO because Of the increased efficiency
Of Their employees when the enlarged
and improved Association becomes a
fact rhe sum of s1so,o0o Is yet to
be raised. The results are all the
more remarkable when IL is consid'
cred that $4,000 was raised by sub
scription in 1902 and 1903 to wipe
out the indebtedness of the Associa'
ton.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-07
AWFUL
WAS THE. WORK OF A FREIGHT
TRAIN WHICH DASHED INTO
CROWD OF WoRkMEN.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Sept. 7.--one
man was killed, another fatally in.
jured, ar d three others seriously hurt
by being run down by train on the
Pennsylvania railroad at Homewood
station at 6:21 this morning. The
men arc employees Of the westing-
house Company at East Pittsburg and
were standing. on the tracks waiting
for their train when run down by a
fast passenger train coming from the
opposite direction.
The dead:
WILLIAM GARDNER.
A man thought to be WILLIAM or
ROBERT MCKEE, fatally injured and
died "bile being taken In an ambu-
lance from the Union station to West
Pennsylvania Hospital.
The injured:
William Gundy. skull fractured and
left arm crushed. necessitating am.
putation at the West Penn Hospital
Robert Patton, aged 20 years, back
injured, taken to West Penn Hospital.
Harry Courtney. aged SO years, a
machin.st, No. "a Brushton avenue.
injured internally, taken to Allegheny
General Hospital.
About forty employees of the West.
inghouse Company are said to have
.Att k,x.. xl. .ze.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-07
POLICEMEN HAD
PITCHED BATTLE
WITH PAT GROVE
NOTED KIDNAPER GOT CAUGHT
IN A TRAP BUT SHOT HIS
WAY OUT.

OMAHA, Neb.. Sept. 7.-Pat Grove,
supposed kldnapper of Eddie Cudahy.
had desperate battle with eight
Omaha policemen last night and is
thought to be seriously wounded and
to have taken refuge in a block of
high weeds. Grove was assisted in
his fight by comrade thought to be
a horse thief named johnson, of Mis-.
sonrt Policeman Jackson is lying at
the hospital badly wounded with q
bullet through the body, the result of
a shot fired by Grove. After being
shot the plucky policeman lay on tie
ground, drew his gun and battled with
the two desperadoes until he fred all
his bullets and then tainted from loss
of blood. After the shooting Grove
and his companion escaped.
For three weeks Grove has been
known to be lettering around oma.
ha. For the past week twenty-four
officers have been detailed to watch
for the noted kdnapper. Jackson
who knew Grove by sight and Po-
liceman Lahey, who is known to
Grove met Grove and his partner In
the city. Lahey slipped into a door
way and was unseen. The two des.
peradoes boarded south Omaha car
and jackson did the same. first whis.
pering to Lahey that It was Grove
and that Lahey was to secure help and
follow. Soon Grove and his partner
left the car and entered a saloon.
JACKSON did the same and stood with
in few feet drinking. The two men
left tho saloon with Jackson close be.
Lind. Just then stree car stopped
and seven policemen jumped OF.
Grove saw in a moment that he
was trapped. He turned with a re-
volver in his hand and fired at jack
son. Ills partner also opened fire on
the police.
Jackson fell at the first fire and ly.
ing directly under an electric light
became the target for Groves bull
lets but answered bullet with bullet
until he tainted. Meanwhile Groves
companion and the police were firing
at each other and Grove Joined his
friend, both men backing toward the
weeds followed by the police, fusil-
ade Of shots being fired. Finally the
two frtitives gained the weeds and
disappeared.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-07

At Omaha, Nebraska, another
short, sharp and winning campaign
for building was brought to splen-
did conclusion on July 10, when the
$4,000; asked was received and sew
eral thousand more by $3.50 o'clock
that night. The plan that c. s. Ward,
field secretary of the International
Committee. laid out and carried for
ward in Washington and In Dayton.
worked here. Instead Of long,
drawn cut agony OF. canvassing done
by few men, professional men, min
listers, the press and every one who
could he enlisted, did their best. Hun
dreds CT men were in the canvass and
on Saturday evening when the final
roundup was made the balance ex-
ceedea the 500, 900 needed, the crowd
went mad" Never was college
football crowd more Wild. They
tossed" the directors, visiting and To-
cal sec-etaries,, and the building com
mittee. yelled, sang, prayed and made
speeches to show their unbounded en-
thusiasm. No convenient time was
selected, the campaign was crowded
through In the blistering heat OF q
red-hot Nebraska summer. Some of
the notable gifts were: Guy c. Bar
ton, $4,000; the fifteen Association
Directors, $4,000; Young Men, s1o,-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-07
Fair Friday.
ALL CLAIM TO BE SICK IN ORDER
TO PREVENT INDICTMENT
FOR FELONY.

NEW YORK, Sept. 7.-one hun
dred aid fifty mail wagon drivers
have gone on strike and Uncle Sam
had his difficulties to-day handling
the mail in this section south Of
Fortysecond street. Automobiles
manned BY a mall clerk and police
man, ace being used to handle the
mails between railroad stations and
the various postofiices. It Is thought
that the strike win soon spread all
over the city. The strike was ordered
by the wagon drivers employed In
the division south OF Forty-second
street after an all day conference.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-07
END
Friday
TEACHERS INSTITUTE
IS NEARING THE CLOSE

DR.. Arthur Call gave another OF his
highly interesting and deeply thought.
full talks to the teachers at the instl-
tute this morning. taking as his sub
tect Education In the Treatment or
Crime" His lecture consisted largely
OF an exposition OF the methods in
treating boys at the New York statc
Reform School, at Elmira. N. Y. Dr.
Call said he took this institution MS
an Illustration partly because
broad;minded. larse-soulcd maa. su.
perintendent Broclsway. had been
greatly malIgned, and his treatment
of prisoners grossly misreprcsentod.
TOR political reasons. by lypersen-
sational press: partly because he con-
sidered the Elmirn Reformatory QUO
OF the best Organized ana most en- 2
ciently conducted penal institutions
In the world; but particularly because
of the astonishingly gratifying re&ults
that are accomplished by superintend.
ont Broclsway's highly developed sys
tenn; and the system which IL Of val
s s.,,.. - s.sns - s, soo,a' es''s = neoes- S'e =
sari's ~ yaiue IN tne stuuy OF inc
best methods in education. 1t Is
found by investigation In reform
bv nbvs,ca, deseo. rhara,',s, ~ :, 4 y 4.
our duty TO provide gymnasiums.
Most prisoners are illiterate. There.
fora wa mist s,v. oh,,ssa., *. ..,,,'.' 80.
arost ~ =, ~.
he and iaz,rsss nsSa.s ,n,.s.. ~
Tbereyora la ~,
Manual tra,n,ns 4 ,ea,er y u, -
II bas ham ,,,,nd ,...,,,ss,.' Il :.
inp to action Thn,,.,,, ..,...,' - -. -, 4.
NOT ,eaa * oct,o,, ' q ,.,,-,,s,r-- -
ery ono has .,v.nt ~. ~, III.
awant tor mud dsvs,on ., rt,s.s.' - -
Icat,on n Z Ihov q .n,,,,,, ..-..,-. g..
becominp cr,v,,ra, ssa ~, - 49,. -
Itjon which nrev.rts cr,,na - ~.
cation most das,rsh,s
a, p.,..,3, :,
pa' ris'n'ns ~ me close %
. -. 's'.u'e spoke ot the neeJ
s,,,n.,a,,. :. '..s 9sa'e ior ING ~ s
,,n,a = 'o"n ana naounos
e
MISS Isabel Davenport. OF New
sork, training teacher at the Fairmont
normal, made her initial bow to the
ihstitute tnis morning and was most
el'tt'nusiasticaiiy received Miss Das-.
-. p'''~1 - 2
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-07
TENNIS
Tournament Closed Yesterday Even.
Ing After Most Success.
full Meet.

The second annual tournament OF
the Fairmont Tennis Club was brought
to successful conclusion yesterday
afternoon. The last thing on the
programme was the finals in doubles
and in this event some Of the fastest
tennis ever seen In this vicinity was,
played. 1t was Princeton versus Cor
nell, Grimes and Boyd being the
Princeton men and Drennen and
White both students at Cornell. y AL
the start of the match 1t looked like
Princeton all over. Drennen being as
tonishingly wild in his smashes, and
White making his returns too low.
driving the ball into the net time and
again. Grimes had played two hard
matches already during the dsy an
was evidently tired. He didn't help
much. but Boyd was everywhere and
did everything possible and impossi-
BILE. His hard and accurate work,
coupled with D,ennen's "off day..
gave the first two sets Of the match
to the Princeton contingent by com
Portable scores--6-2, Ga.
In the third set the 'Rang-outang"
must have whispered to Drennen,
however. and he began to sit up and
take notice. He began to show some
Of the form that gave him a '1eg'' on
the cup last year. His famous
smashes began to go under Crimes
feet, and bound over Boyd's ten
foot leaps. The gallery approved the
change and cheered Cornell to taking
the set 6.2. A still harder fight gave
them the fourth also Ga. and the open.
ing of the fifth, and rubber, saw every.
body thoroughly aroused to the fact
that great tennis was being handed
out. Every point was stubbornly con-
tested and there was no telling until
the last return. Grimes and Boyd
finally won out, Ga, but they knew
there had been a game all right. OF
the four Boyd was the man who play.
ed the game clear through, and to
Boyd must go the honors of the win.
He worked hard every minute-thats
his little secret. and he earned what
he got.
In the finals Of the singles, the re.
suit Of which was given in yesterday's
West yirginian. Morris proved run.
ner-up worthy the cold-blooded Crimes
metal. He was not in condition,
however, and weakened perceptibly
after the first set. A noteworthy fea-
ture of this contest was the fine ser.
vice Of both men. The first ball made
good almost every time. and there
weren't more than two or three dou-
ble-faults in the entire match.
Yesterdays results in the finals give
the singles cup TO James Grimes, Of
Pittsburg, and the doubles cups to
Grimes and Hunter Boyd. of cumber-
land.
The results by games yesterday
were as follows: (,
Singles.
Finals-Jmes Grimes, of Pittsbure.
beat Tusca Morris, of Fairmont, IS.
e-2. 60. i
Doubles.
Finals James Grimes and Hunter
Boyd beat Everett Drennen, OF Mar
tin's Ferry, and Ward White, of Park
ersburg. 81. 81. 2-s. 4-s. e-s. 4
Miss Sara Meredith has returned
from a weeks visit to Mt. I,alo park
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-07
| WO men
Are KILLED
ANDSMANY INJURED is
THE LATEST REPORT

NEW CASTLE, Pa, Sept. THE
Western New York and Pennsylvania
excursion train that left New Castle
ut 9:05 this morning was wrecked
shortly after that time at New vii.
mington Junction.
Accurate reports of the terrible
wreck did not reach this city until the
relief train arrived here at 1850
o'clock this morning. This was near
Iy three hours after the accident.
There were two killed. The en-
gineer and fireman of the southbound
train that is due here over the West
ern New York and Pennsylvania a.
1920 met horrible fate and were
crushed in the debris.
The engineer and fireman of the ex-
cursion train escaped with their lives,
but were badly injured.
The southbound passenger train,
No. 2s4, had the right Of way. The
excursion train crashed into it head
on a point a mile and half south of
Wilmington Junction.
:
Conductor Harry Hiles telegraphed
the following report to sthe Pennsyl.
vania officers in this city:
Train No. 2S4. Engineer Runner
met No. SO excursion train bound for
Stoneboro. Engineer Runner and his
fireman Popham were instantly kill
ed. Six excursionists- on number 2s4
were injured,
The special excursion train of ten
coaches on the Pennsylvania lines that
left the Union Depot at t-s: A. M. for
stoneboro carried three hundred New
! Castle people to the fair.
Hundreds Of people clamored around
Union station all morning. The news
of the wreck was received in this
city at about 10 o'clock and spread like
wild fire. Bulletins were posted all
over the city by the railroad officials
and 1t was not long before everybody
in the city was apprised that there
had been wreck.
In a short time hundreds of people
had congregated at the station-wait-
ing to receive the news of the
wreck. isli ~. ,ll
All medical men in the city were
summoned and were taken to the
scene Of the wreck and all ambulances
were summoned and backed up to the
station.
Tear-faced women and old men
anxiously asked IL any news had been
received of the wreck.
One woman walked up to the tick
aet Office at the depot with young
child in her arms. "Have you heard
whether my husband, John, was kill
ed or not?"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-07
Business Improvina.

Business in the local yards seems to
be picking up. General Yardmaster
Riggs put another engine on nights
this week and looks for a steady in.
crease from this time on.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-07

TIFLIs. Russia, Sept. 7.-Reports
which have reached here from vari.
GUS parts of the Caucasus in regard
to the disturbances which have occur.
red, say that at Baku the rioting was
resumed last night on greater scale
than ever before. An official state.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-07

Mrs. Thomas F. Hall went to Graf.
ton yesterday, where. she will spend
several days with relatives.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-07

The canvass thus far shows that 60
persons have subscribed the above
amount, there being: qt... ~, =,
EForty pledges at $4,000.
Thirteen pledges at $4,000.
One Hedge at $4,000. ~, s,,.
Six pledges at $4,000. y
Three pledges at s1,oooO0. z
Over $50 people have been inter
viewed on the matter and most Of
these will subscribe from 500 to $500
in a few days. The directors Of the
Association who are backing up this
canvass to secure building for Fair
mont's young men desire to urge
those who wish to see the success
full issue of this campaign to sub
scribe now for this public improve
ment TO our city. Now is the time
the canvass Is being made; few
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-07
SON OF A FACTORY OWNER HAS
BEEN ARRESTED FOR THROW
ING A BOMB AT CHEF
OF POLICE.

(BuiIetin.)
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 7.-The
latest adviees from eaku say that the
condition there Is hopeless. The
whole city Is now on fire.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-07

tcentlnusd on Fourth Page,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-07

loen.lnued on Elghth PACED
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-07
The 4. M. C. A. BUILDING FUND
IS GROWING DAlGY-NoW
REACHES $4,000:

Additional subscriptions to the Y.
NJ. G. A. Building movement bring
the total up to s1s, 900 to-day at noon.
Previously reported $4,000 90
New subscriptions:
G. L. Shaver ........... 100 90
w a. Leseur :. .a....... 100 90
Bishop and Mrs. C. C.
penick 200. 90,
Total to date. .2s13,000 90
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-16

men were out. Land hit hot liner to
deep right center and Donovan cap
tured II. The hit SHOULD have been
y double or triple az The least. Plat
grounded out from Cooper TO VIII.
kerson and McClain gripped his
willow hard aud swung twice The
fans hearts we're beating fast with
expectancy for little Mack Is hitter
and generally leads of when there Is
something doing Sure enough ne
connected and away went the bali
to right field. Mack stole second and
Gilllgan placed a liner straight to
left center and Mccain scored. Gil
llgan going to second on the throw
Taylor stung hot one to Coope,
who threw wild. Wilkerson losing The
ball and Gllllgan scoring Taylor
tried to make second but was thrown
out The scene in the grandstand
was Understandable In its wldness.
The Hoosiers had one more bat
and tried hard to even the lead but
failed through excellent fielding
Cooper hit a single to centerandHahn
duplicated Cooper's feat to right.
Barbour famed and Wilkerson put
hot one to Potts who picked II up,
touched Hahn and sept the sphere to
first. completing fast double"