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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-24
MORE SUITS FILED IN
 LAND FRAUD SCHEMES
Indianapolis Suit Calls for Appoint nnent of Receiver and Judgment
 for $3oo,ooo.

Indianapolis, Ind, November 23.-Three suits alleging frauds in connection with colonization schemes in the southwest, in which $306,00O is involved, were filed today in the county courts against the Southwestern Colony company and the in which P. H. Fitzgerald. Frank N. Fitz- gerald and Henry A. Fenton are named as the principal defendants.
 The suit asking the appointment of a receiver and judgment for sSOo,O0O is filed in the name of Wallace Mackwell against the American Tribune New Colony com- pany, P. H. and Frank N. Fitzgerald, Harry A. Fenton and Luke F. Wilson. apolis. The complaint alleges that the defendants having collected from the stockholders s300,0O0, purchased from Luke Wilson 6O0O0 acres of Texas land at $3 contracts with the stockholders.
 It is further alleged that s10o.000 of the purchase price was never paid, and that the title was returned to Wilson in Jan uary. 1905, upon foreclosure of a mortgage for $5000O.
 Willard Wagner is one of the plaintiffs in the complaint directed against the Southwestern Colony company, in which Judgment is aked for $4000. In another suit Willard Wagner asks judgment for 5000 damages against the American Tribune company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-24
NEW KING AND QUEEN
 LEAVE WITH ECLAT
Haaken VII Leaves Copenhagen for His New Home as Ruler of
 Norway.

Copenhagen, November 23.-King Haakon VII, Queen Maud and Grown Prince Olaf started today in the Danish royal yacht Danneborg for Christiana. Great crowds gathered to witness the de- parture of the new ruler of Norway.
 King Christian and other members of the royal family were at the landing stage, as well as the cabinet ministers. diplomatic and court functionaries The town and water side were elaborately decorated. and the occasion was made a general holiday. The enthusiasm of the populace was intense. As the royal yacht steamed off the new royal flag of Norway was broken out at the main and the for tress fired a royal salute The Danne- borg was escorted by a fiotilla of war ships. On Saturday their maJesties will be transferred near Drobak to a Nor wegian warship, on which they will enter the harbor of Christiana.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-24
MANY INJURED BY
 DYNAMITE EXPLOSION
Stick Ia Set Off at Base of 70-Foot Shaft In Long Island
 City.

New York, November 2S--Seventeen men at work in the tunnel which the Long Island railroad is excavating from Long Island City to the foot of Forty second street and thence to the Grand Central station, were injured early this morning by the explosion of a stick of dynamite at the bottom of seventy-foot shaft near Third avenue.
 Six of the workmen were so badly hurt that they were removed to a hospital while eleven others suffering from cuts and bruises had their injuries attended to by surgeons.
 Fifty men were at work in the tunnel when one of the employees operating q drill accidentally struck a stick of dyna- mite that had been left at the base of the shaft. Immediately there was an explosion which shook many buildings in the vicinity and threw the men in all directions. It is believed all the injured Wiu pecover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-24
SHAW IN TAMPA.
Says Day Is Soon Coming When We
 Must Have More Markets.

Tampa, Fla, November 23.-Secretary of Treasury Shaw, accompanied by Mrs. Shaw, Chief Willis N Moore of the weather bureau, and Mrs Moore, visited the Florida State fair today. Secretary Shaw visited several big cigar factories in the forenoon, and in the afternoon ad- dressed an audience of 5000 people at the fair grounds. Tonight at the lobby of the Tampa Bay hotel he delivered an ad- dress on the Merchant Marine" saying in part:
 "One-fourth of our shipping goes to a single country; two-thirds to a single continent, and of our exports, aggregat- ing over four hundred millions, more than sixty per cent is agricultural products. I wish to impress that the time is fast approaching when we will need more mar kets. and I appeal to your patriotism rather than your partisan pride to join with those of every section in our com mon country In securing our just and ap- propriate. share of the countries trade to the south of us.'
 Secretary Shaw and party leave tomor- row morning for Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-24
SECRETARY WILSON PRESENT.
Southern States Commissioners HeaI
 Interesting Discussion.

Richmond, Va, November 23.-The feat ures of this mornings session of the con- vention of the Southern States Associa- ton of Agriculture were an address by pr. J. E. Watson of South Carolina on immigration; a paper by Prof. A. M. Soule of Virginia on the extermination of the cattle tick and addresses by Dr. Talt Butler of North Carolina. H. A. Morgan of Tennessee and pr. J. R. Mohler of Washington on the same subject.
 In the afternoon Secretary Wilson of the United States department of agriculture made an instructive address on the work of that department. He was followed by Col. John s. Cunningham of North Car olina, N. w. Winston and E. M. Mathi- son, who spoke on tobacco culture, and J. NJ McCandless, whose theme was the Best Method of Teaching the Farmer How to Purchase Fertilizers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-24
CHANGERS AIM AT
 THE LABOR UNIONS
Resolution stipuIates That It Is Every Mans Privilege to Labor as Many
 Hours as He Will.

Atlantic City. N. J.. November 23.-Be- fore adjourning sine die this evening the Natidnal Grange, Patrons and Hus- bandry, adopted a resolution declaring that We. as American citizens, believe it is every mans privilege to work as many hours as he will for pay, and that energy thrift and activity are entitled to encoura cement, and should command rightful compensation for services rem dered."
 This is taken as a direct aim at labor unions which fix on eight hours for a working day, and may mean a contest between the farmers and organized labor.
 Another resolution adopted provides that when a Granger is found to be dealing in liquor or conducting q saloon, he shall be dropped from the roll without notce.
 Another resolution endorses President Roosevelt and his conduct of office.
 Denver. Colo, was selected as the place for the next annual meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-24
SEA ISLAND MEN
 GET IN THE GAME
They Perfect an Organization to Main tain Prices and Elect Harvle
 Jordan President.

Valdosta. Ga., November 23.-The sea island cotton growers of Georgia and Florida met here today and perfected an organization to be known as the Sea Island Cotton association" and which is to be an auxiliary of the Southern Cotton association. Harvie Jordan, president of the Southern association, was elected president of the Sea Island association; J. Williams of Alachuba, Fla, vice-presi- dent, and F. c. Shell of Lake Butler, Fla, secretary. Resolutions were adopted pledging members to improve the staple as much as possible. The price of the staple was fixed as follows and the mem bers of the association pledged them selves not to sell for less:
 Fancy East Florida, "A cents; fancy Georgia, 22 cents; No. 1 Georgia and Florida, 21 cents No. Georgia and Flor ida, 20 cents; No. Georgia and Florida. IS cents.
 Resolutions were adopted asking the department of agriculture for fuller and separate reports on sea island cotton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-24
DAMAGING CASE
 AGAINST BURTON
JUDGE vANDEvANTER OVER RULES MOTION OF DEFENDANT TO DISMISS ALL THE COUNTS IN THE INDICTMENT.

St. Louis, November 23.-In a lengthy extempore opinion. United States Circuit Judge Willis vandevanter overruled a mo- ton to dismiss all the counts in the in- dictment against United States Senator J. Ralph Burton, charged with having agreed to accept, and having accepted, compensation to act for the Rialto Grain and Securities company before the post office department at Washington, which was filed by the defense immediately fol- lowing the close of the governments case today. Judge Vandevanter said that the definition of word agreement bore perti- nently upon this contention, and went deeply both into the legal and commercial meaning of the word.
 He held that the agreement was not . consummated until the representative of the Rialto company, who had conducted the negotiations with Senator Burton on the train en route from St. Louis to Chi cago, had returned to St. Louis and Sen ator Burton's proposition had been ac- cepted by the Rialto company. Attorney Lehman had held that the mere agreeing by Senator Burton to accept compensation was all that he (defendant) was account able for, and that had occurred in H. linois. Judge Vandevanter then denied the motion and allowed an exception to the decision.
 One of the most important witnesses brought forward by the government was placed on the stand today, and the testi- mony adduced was regarded as very dam aging to Senator Burton. The witness. Charles H. Brooks, did not appear at the former trial. His testimony was to the effect that Senator Burton had been in- troduced to him on the recommendation that to employ the senator would, if was said. be valuable for him in the light of a pending investigation by the postof- flee department of an investment con- cern of which he was the president.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-24
DEMOCRATS WONDER.
President Seems to Have Overlooked
 Senator Foraker's Statement.

Washington, November 23.-(Speciai-)- The Presidents resentment Is said to have-been displayed against Henry NJ Whitney of Massachusetts because he used this sentence in his campaign speeches:
 '1 tell you that the democratic platform regarding reciprocity with Canada is the Presidents platform" Democrats are wondering why the President does not show as little courtesy to Senator Foraker and others as he did to Whitney when the former alleges that the Presidents pres ent railroad policy Is democratic doctrine
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-24
A Hind's Necklace.

From Country Life.
 hind in Caithness had come to some crofters hut near the forest, and found an old tin pail lying in some corner. In went her nose and down came the handle behind her ears.
 Then, somehow, the whole pail slipped down her neck She was seen several times with her strange necklace, which prevented her from drinking or feeding properly The chatter when she got under way was tremendous, and the other deer were frightened for miles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-24
DISPUTE IS SETTLED.
Engineers, Bremen and Teamsters Can
 Withdraw From Brewers Union.

Pittsburg, November 23.-The dispute be-
 tween the Brewery Workers Union and the federation which has consumed the greater part of two days of tho Ameri- can Federation of Labor convention was finally disposed of shortly before adjourn ment today by the adoption of the Nor rison resolution. which provides that all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-24
Pigs Long Journey Home.
Kennebec Journal.

From the Kennebec Journal.
 A farmer living down toward Harward's had a most knowing pig which he sold to a little islander, who took his prize in boat to his home at the island. Safely shut up in the spacious pig pen was this new inmate of the family, and the farmer man went peacefully to rest much content with his new purchase.
 In the morning the pen was empty and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-24

across Big Little Island. trotted happily down the two miles of road on the Rich mond shore. and finally presented himself to his old master, footsore and hungry. but mighty glad to be home once moro.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-24

HIRsCH MILLINERY CO.,. Wholesale and Retail Millinery, 1912 Second Avenue. JESSE FRENCH PIANO CO.,, Pianos and Organs, 2018 Second Avenue. JoBE.RosE JEWELRY CO.,,
 Jewellers, 117 North Nineteenth Street kLOTZ GOLDMAN, C,others, Merchant Tallors and Fur
 nshers,
 1911 First Avenue. LovEMAN, JOSEPH C LOEB, Department Store, Nineteenth Street and Third Avenue. FERD MARX STORE, Dry Goods, Notions, Etc., 1920 Second Avenue. JOHN w. o'NEILL, crockery Store and Tlnware, 202o End Ave. and 2o21 3rd Ave. JOHN L. PARKER, Drugs, Flowers, Cigars, Candles, First Avenue and Twentieth Street. PoRTER-NEEL COMPANY, Mems and Boys Clothlere, 1922 First Avenue.
 ROBERTS SON, Printers, Statoners, Office Supplies. 1912 Third Avenue. sTEELE-sMITH CO,
 Dry Goods,
 1923 Second Avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-24

the engineers, f1remen and teamsters now members of the United Brewery Workers Union shall withdraw and join their re- spective unions without injuring their standing as union men.
 The jurisdictional fight between the wood workers and the carpenters were also ad- justed by providing for meeting of the two trades in Indianapolis on January 25. 1906, when a mutual agreerhent will prob- ably be consummated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-24
Free Fares to Birmingham and Return Every Day in the Year. on Any Train on All Railroads Do Your Shopping in Birmingham THE BEST MARKET IN THE SOUTH.
 PL.AN-ITS SIMPLE. O Bnigha W bernmn Aug n a n file iron Bgh up p o O u r from a bn al On ph n O 0h for a Bk In first e O a In through byi a rooms o h. n
 
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 vereans f a sraiI Wevey% line merha df o m Priv tag m If skymne away the Aht t mil of ways leaving co f only t m O members du hre d yar firms sol the tepua and nc


B'HAM STOVE & HARDWARE CO, Hardware, 2o12 Second Avenue. BIRMINGHAM TRUNK FACTORY, Trunks, Vaises Etc.,, 315 N. Nineteenth St. R. D. BURNETT CO.,,
 Cigars, first Avenue and Twentieth Street. CABLE PIANO CO, Pianos and Organs, 1916 Second Avenue. cAEEEN BROTHERS, Dry Goods, 1924-6 Second Avenue cHALlFoUx 6 CO, Mems and Boys clothers, First Avenue and Nineteenth Street. B. H. COOPER CO, Furniture Second Ave. and TwentyfIrst st COLLINS SHOE STORE,
 Shoes,
 1910 First Avenue. cox SHOE CO.,,
 Shoes, 1918 Second Avenue. FEEDER G BERK Ladies' Outftters, 1908 Second Avenue. HOOD & WHEELER Furniture and Carpets. 2O124 Third Avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-24

friend He's down to my house. came back the next morning"
 What had that homesick little pig done. but swan across the river, the Little Is- land river and the kennebec. walked
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-24

no little pig could be found on the island. Some time afterward he went again to town and here saw the first owner of the lost one. 'Tye lost my pig he gloomily
 announced "I know it." chuckled his
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-21

BY Associated Press


NEW YORK, April 2o.-The cloud of sus-
plcion and distrust which has been gathering
over the stock market during the whole #
the week broke today with some violence The
decline was contested in the early stages.
but gathered force as 1t was extended Tho
fuck % ssousI raes % was sufcent eyI
dence to the professional traders that the
speculative position was still Vulnerable.
They returned to the attack accordingly again
and again, and each successive slump the
weight of the offerings disodged was, greater
The market proved to be honeycombed with
stop-loss orders, which have been greatly in
creased as the confidence In the stability OF
decline was sufficient to wipe out some OF
the margins OF the more substantial classes
and in all classes of speculative holdings TO
impair the margin to such an extent as to
lead to a very general call for additional col
lateral.
The principal influence in the trading prob
ably the Northern Securities situation and
the great skepticism which has been aroused
regarding the swarm of rumors centering
about the dissolution of the company and the
plans which were expected to grow out of it,
The announcement made during the session
would be admitted to be traded in on the
stock exchange in the unlisted department on
Monday next regarded as danger to the
speculative position in that stock and in
the Northern Securities owing to the free
market that will be afforded for the stock.
Northern Securities on the curb fell to the
low level of Tuesdays break, and 1t will be
observed that the transcontinental stocks and
were the principal sufferers in the stock eX-
change market. The determination of opera
tors to get out of their holdings accent
uated by the three days holiday to be faced.
practically all the important exchanges of the
world being closed until next week with the
possibility of important political and military
events greater than under ordinary circum-
stances.
The diplomatic exchanges In progress be
tween Japan and France on the question of
neutrality, between Germany and France over
conditions in Morocco and the increasing
chance of a naval encounter in the east were
warning influences in this held; The sign
ing of the stock transfer tax bill at Albany
was offered as a professed reason by many of
the traders for their selling of stocks on the
ground that their operations would be greatly
hampered and restricted by this law which
does not go into effect, however, until June.
The embttered controversy in the Equitable
Life Assurance society was feared for its
disturbing effect confidence in financial
conditions at large. The furry in call money
and the slump in the wheat market aggra-
vated the weakness of stocks and opposed an
attempted late rally. The market closed weak
at about the lowest.
Bonds were weak in sympathy with stocks.
Total sales (par value), AO2OOOO
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-21
SLUMP
STEP BY STEP
MARKET CRUSHED WITH STOP
LOSS ORDERS
HEAVY CALLS FOR MARGINS
RNorthern Securities Situation Respon-
sibIe for the skeptlcism Aroused,
and Fell to the Low Level
Of Last Tuesday
HEAVY CALLS FOR MARGINS
STOCKS UNLOADED
IN LARGE BLOCKS

Securities were unloaded in heavy \
4 volume on the stock exchange yesterday. Z
4 At the opening Amalgamated Copper \
Z fell nearly points and Smelling g. \
( Union Pacific dropped 3h, with blocks !
Z Of 1000 to 1000 shares coming out. New !
+ Tennessee Coal fell SA Gloss Sheffield ;.
I. 3, Colorado Fuel 2N and United States !!
\. Steel preferred Ia. Illinois Central was !
Z off 2h, Northwestern 31s, Delaware & !.
!, Hudson 2%. while declines Of 1 to !;
/ were almost universal. Chicago, St. (
I. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha dropped I.
I Northern Securities on the curb sold off 4
Z over points.
& The apparent paralysis of the demand :;
made the bears bold and their attack 4
4 dislodged enormous stop-loss orders :.
4 Prices crumbed rapidly and holders be- :;
Z stocks. The break In st. Paul reached :.
+ 5h, Union Pacific 4Ss, New York Central !.
+ Az, Metropolitan Securities Az, Smelling, 4
I Colorado Fusl and Tennessee Coal and :;
I Iron AZ. Amalgamated Copper. Chesa- ::
I. peake &c Ohio, Norfolk G. Western and ;!
I. Reading were among those losing be- !,
\. tween and points. !
Z An effective rally followed st. Paul 3
|. and Atlantic Coast Line recovered &
l. points, Amalgamated Copper and Union !;
/. Pacific 1ls points, and many others (
! point
I Prices melted away again in threat :.
4 ening manner to about the lowest, when ::
= call money hurried. There strong :;
Z resistance which rallied St. Paul above :;
I 1S1 and lifted Louisville &c Nashville to :,
! 1iO Enormous blocks came out again :.
+ and prices went down. st. Paul, New :.
I. York Central and Amagamated Copper )
I broke through theev previous low levels, i
\. St. Paul losing 59s. New York Central !
I. 5Ik, Union Pacific 8 and Amalgamated J
|. Copper 49, !
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-21
Financial Record

BY Associated Press
NEW YORK, April 2O.-Close: Money on
call was steady and higher at 2% @61s per
cent: closing bid, per cent; offered, y
per cent
Time loans were slightly easier. Sixty and
ninety days, 81 h@4i5 per cent; six months,
8 u per cent.
Sterling exchange steady, with ac-
tual business in bankers bills at s4.S62O@ %
4.7625 for demand, and at $4.S445 Q4.S45O
for sixty-da bills.
Posted rates, S4.S5 and s4S7.
Commercial bills. $4.S41s @4.S4h.
Bar silver, SIC
Mexican dollars 44hc.
Bonds-Governments steady; railroads
weak.
LONDON. April 2O-Consols. 30 1l-16.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-21
GOOD ORANGES RULE FIRM
Special to The Herald.


The mark B o dnnish Of
$ brands
Royal KING IS; So 80; choice
La Orchard Mission
20 @
pa few
HSodL5o NGa2So;
gOas@; regular aSasSG
Bipds 3 5as havs
Extra ch0ce ii; dce sweet SdaB
Lemons Fancy T75a2G extra ' 'i'0ao"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-21
SUGAR and Coffee

NEW YORK. April 2O-sugar- Raw,
quiet; fair refining, 3-22c; centrifugal. sc
test. ( 1890; molasses sugar. 27-32c; re-
fined quiet; crushed, 6Sjc; powdered, 6'25c;
granulated, 6.15c.
Spot coffee quiet: No. Rio, 7Ssc invoice;
mild quiet; Cordova, 10m13c.
Sugar--Raw firm; refined quiet
Cofee-Futures closed firm unchanged to
1--WE poluts higher May, 61O@6.20c; July.
g. 630eDs35c: September, $500; December,
6.75dD6.S5c; March, 605d7c.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-21
ky, basis Of high wines, 'i.ss.
CereaIs of the World
By Assoclated presa.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, April Wheat
Steady; MAJ, s1.42% bid; December Sl.2SA
asked.
Barley steady; December, s7%c
Corn, large yellow, SL27h also.
Bran. S21 a Fl so.
LIVERPOOL, April 20--Wheat closed
May, 6s 7ihd. July, Sc sd; September, 6s
6Ad.
NEW YORK. April 20.-Wheat-Spot
weak: options closed sc lower for May and
&c lower for July; May, $l0i; July, 92lsc
September. S3Ac.
TACOMA. April 20.-wheat unchanged ;
bluestem 90 Mc; club. SEC
pORTLA ND. April 20-Wheat-Club, S6
q SIC; bluestem, 92M94c; valley SSc
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-21

Cash quotations we're as follows:
Flour easy.
No. 2 spring wheat. Sf.05@1.12; No. 3, 81
d1t2; No. red s1.0SM 61t3A.
No. 2 corn, 47c; No. 2 yellow, 49c.
No 2 rye. 7sc.
Good feeding barley. 37a39o; fair to
choice mailing. 4f047c.
No. 1 naxseod, $i27; No. ] northwestern,
ST. 40.
Mess pork per barrel, st2408f245; lard.
per 100 pounds. sL07M a7tO; short ribs
sides, loose, S6.756D7; short clear sides,
boxed, S6.875ka7
whisky, basis Of high wines si.23.
CIovar contract crade 9IA
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-21
Butter, Eggs and Cheese
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April O.--Butter-Steady. Cream.
cries, 25@3lc; dairies, 23a2Sc.
Eggs-Steady at mark, 152c.
Cheese-Firm. 14c.
SAN FRANCISCO April 2O.-Butter-Fancy
creamery. lSc; seconds, II; fancy dairy, lie;
seconds. l6c.
cheese-E Eastern, 1sQl7,sc; Young America.
Eggs-Ranch. lsa2Oc; store. l7q17hc.