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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-13
MISS TAYLoRs DEBUT.

One of the most prominent young wo- men who will make their debut in Wash ington this winter is Miss Hanna Will lard Taylor. the young daughter of Hon. orable Hannis Taylor, of Alabama, for mer minister to Spain. Miss Taylor was educated abroad and at the Notre Dame convent in Maryland. She is said to pos sess both beauty and grace and to have inherited brilliancy of mind that will draw to her bright circle in the na- tional capital
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-13
WILL NOT SUPPORT WHITNEY. Massachusetts Candidate Is Charged With TamperIng With Legislation.

Boston, October 12.-George Fred Will Hams, formerly state leader of the demo- cratic party, tonight announced that he would decline to support Henry M. Whit ney, nominee of the party for lieutenant governor
 In statement which will be published tomorrow, MT. Williams charged MT. Whitney with wrongfully influencing leg islaton at the state house fifteen years ago when the candidate was president of the West End railway of this city. Mir. Williams says he will support the other nominees of the party.
 Mir Whitney, when informed of MT. Will Hams attitude, said he woul dreply to the charges before the close of the cam paign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-13
RECORDS OF COURTS

This is dull week at the court house. All of the courts are in session but very little out of the regular grind of routine is occurring at the temple of justice. In the second division of the city court, Judge Charles H. Senn, presiding, a
 judgment was rendered in favor of the defendant in the case of R. L. Ashworth vs. the Birmingham Water Works com pany. In the case of Hattie McConnelly vs. the Morris Hotel company. a decision was rendered in favor of the defendant. The case of J. c. Hendricks vs. the ! Jefferson County Savings bank was taken
 under advisement by Judge Senn. The arguments was begun late yester- day afternoon in the case of Mrs. w. O. Miller vs. the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company that has been on trial in the first division of the city court for the past two days. The case will probably go to the jury this morn- ing.
 The following petition was filed in the city court yesterday: Maggie J. Mayberry vs. the Blrmlngham Railway, Light and Power company for
 5000 damages. The following cases were disposed of in the chancery court yesterday: c. S. Simmons vs. Frank V. Evans ct al; decree ordering sale of certain lands for division.
 John M Dupuy ct al. vs. Cochran Du- puy ct al; passed Gus Bradford vs. John B. Ware ct al. {;
 passed.
 Tennis snoddy vs. Edward snoddy; passed.
 William Bibby ct al. vs. Globe Coal company; passed. | In the circuit court the case of Mrs. Sarah E. Royal ct al. vs. Peter F. Goss ct al is still on trial. The following petition was filed in the circuit court yesterday: Hubert Stagg, a minor, by next friend. w. c. Stagg, vs. the Birmingham South ern Railroad company for s5000 damages. An injectment was filed in the circuit
 court by Emma Caldwell against Ellis Coldwell
 In the second division of the criminal court Judge Daniel A. Greene presiding, | the session yesterday was taken up in | the trial of misdemeanor cases
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-13
RAMSEY IN ST. LOUIS. Says They Were Badly Whipped at
 St. Louis.

St. Louis, October 12.-Joseph Ramsey. Jr., formerly president of the Wabash railroad, returned to St. Louis this even- ing, coming directly from Toledo, afte- his contest with George J. Gould for con- trol of the Wabash road.
 We were badly whipped at the meet ing" said Mir Ramsey, but the fight is not over There is very little to say further than the newspapers have al- ready reported on the contest at Toledo would have been elected director if the proxies I held had not been thrown out. But there is another fight stoll on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-13
Total
Money All Raised.

In a few minutes a number of speeches were made and the desired amount was forthcoming in short time.
 When all but a few hundred dollars had been raised Chairman Rhodes an- nounced that he would be one of the eight to guarantee the remaining amount need ed He was joined in this promise by John l.. Kaul, Robert Jemison, A. L.
 Fulenwider, Frank Nelson, Jr. and Gull
 pepper Exum.
 At the conclusion of the subscriptions,
 Maj. Frank Y. Anderson said:
 'I have been attending meetings of this
 nature in Birmingham for twenty-eight years and never in my life have l seen
 gathering of more patriotic and "Br- mingham-spirited' citizens than this
 meeting tonight.
 M. V. Joseph delivered a speech in which he took occasion to pay a high tribute to Rufus N. Rhodes He said: '1 move that this association and all the citizens present at this meeting return a rising vote of thanks to MT. Rhodes" The motion was carried unanimously. Mir. Rhodes in responding said; "Br- mingham has more generous men, more
 big-hearted men. more enterprisng men and more home-lovng men than other cities in this country. This has been | demonstrated tonight"
 | Many other speeches were made along the same strain. Major Anderson, chair l man of the reception committee on Pres- l dent Roosevelt during his stay in Bir- mingham on the afternoon of October "A. l President Fies announced that any who 1 were not present at the meeting last night | and who decided to subscribe to any of 1 the bonds that were not taken last night would be given an opportunity to do so provided they did put in their bids before l the remaining few hundred dollars worth were sold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-13
pr. Morris Weiner Dead.

Baltimore October 12.-Dr. Morris Weiner, physician, playwright and nov elist of note, died today. He was 94 years of age Born in Germany, he came to this country when a young man and lived for a time in New Orleans. where he did newspaper work. Removing to this city. he was one of the editors of Der Deutsch Correspondent until some time before the outbreak of the civil war. Dr. Weiner was A prolific writer in his younger days, and one of his plays had the honor of pre- sentation to the German royalty. Of later years he devoted himself to his medical practice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-13
MOSCOW SITUATION BRIGHTER. Gendarme Goes Insane and Runs
 Amuck With Revolver.

Moscow, October 12.-Aside from affairs at the Dobroff and Nabholtz factories between the strike and anti-strike fac- tions, and an incident in Troitsky street, where a gendarme made insane by tho strain ran amuck and emptied his revol- yer without, however, doing any injury, there were not special troubles here to- day, and the strike has take na peace full turn.
 Troops and police dispersed gatherings In the foundry districts several times dur ing the day, but they found no occasion for the use of force. The strike foment is spreading to factories both inside and outside of Moscow, and the pupils in the preparatory schools are threatening to strike. The bakers have resumed work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-13
AUXILIARY MEETING.

At meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary or the Young Mems Christian association yesterday morning, funds were raised to furnish the boys department of the association. A piano, and desk and other arucles will be purchased at once and the rooms will be made as attractive and comfortable as possible
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-13
Colonel Sharpe Is Promted.

Washington. October 12.-The President today directed the appointment of Co.. Henry G. Sharpe to be chief commissdry of subsistence with the rank of brig adler general, to succeed Gen. Joln F. Weston, promoted to be major general. Colonel Sharpe is a graduate of the miii- tary academy, and entered the commits sary department in 1883. He Is native of New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-13

fact that she will be in the south, the informal season there is to be prolonged
 The British ambassador and Lady Du- rand and other members of the diplo- matic corps, are to remain away during the absence of President and Mrs Roose- velt' and but few of the cabinet women Will return to Washington before the return of the Roosevelts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-13
Neoro Woman Died.

The wife of P. F. Clarke. prominent negro connected with the Penny Savings bank, died yesterday at her late resi- dence, e20 North Sixteenth street. The funeral services will be conducted tonior- row morning at Il o'clock from the Six teenth Street Baptist church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-13
FAIR BOND ISSUE
 INCREASED $25,OOO Stockholders Subscribed llber- ally at Meeting Last Night SEVERAL SPEECHES MADE President Fies Stated That $25,0oo Would Permit the Fair to Open
 Without Owing a Dollar, and
 the Money Was Raised.
SEVERAL SPEECHES MADE

The stockholders of the Alabama Fair association at smoker held Tn the private dining room of the Hotel Hillman last night purchased about s25,OoO second mortgage bonds to be issued by the asso- ciation which virtually means that the state fair will open It's gates on October 23 without any debt whatever.
 The stockholders authorized the direc- tors of the association to purchase the fair grounds property from the Fair mount Investment company.
 The meeting last night had been her. aided as a smoker of the Alabama Fair association. Invitations were sent out an- nouncing that the occasion would be more of a social than of a business nature, and that the members would be presented with season passes.
 On calling the meeting to order Presi- dent Eugene F1es of the association. read his report, setting forth the exact con- dition of the fair association. The re- port showed that after all expenses were
  like s25OO0 facing the association before the gates of the fair could be thrown open.
 Already Spent $44,ooo.
 "The sum that shall have been ex- pended" stated President F'ies, will be s44,OO0 Of this amount s24,OO0 was sub- scribed by the stockholders of the asso- citation and to meet the other expenses d. hnr yod
 ''The cost of running the fair will be 5000 per day. Of this amount we will get back $l200 a day from rents of booths and other privileges. The receipts must then come up to $500 day. Judging from the returns realized from the state fair in 1902 at Smiths park, the sum will cer- tainly exceed that amount by several hun dred dollars. According to the report of Secretary MacKnight. s30,000 was realiz- ed from the 1902 fair and of this amount about Sl0,00o was expended in repairing the old buildings
 General Rhodes Talk.
 Rufus N. Rhodes was requested by Mr. Fies to preside over the meeting. In assuming the chair General Rhodes in formed the members of the association that the debt must be liquidated."
 ''The logical plan" he said, "is for this association to issue $25,OOO second mort gage bonds, as I understand that the first mortgage bonds have been given the members of the association who have already advanced the money for com pleting the buildings and other improve ments. As business proposition the holders of the bonds cannot lose any thing. The association has five years option on the fair grounds for $5O,O00 The property, 1 understand, is now worth s1o,- 0o0. In three years the value will surely almost double.
 T have faith in Birmingham and in it's citizens represented at this meeting. will, for the interests I represent, agree to take 5000 worth of these bonds."
 Robert Jemison Spoke.
 Mir. Rhodes was followed by Robert Jemison, president of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company. He said:
 Already my company has expended SS0O0 in improvements made necessary by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-13
PERSONAL

w. M. odess of Blocton, is at the Nor ris.
 W. c. Porter of Atlanta, is at tho Morris.
 c. M. Jerome of Atlanta, Is stopping at the Morris.
 T. J. Smith of Pen City, is at the Metropolitan.
 Will T. Sheehan, staff correspondent of the Montgomery Advertiser, is in tho city.
 w. E. Christian, assistant general pas senger agent of the Seaboard with head quarters in Atlanta, was in the city yes- terday.
 A. B. McEachin of Tuscaloosa. former ly land commissioner of the University Of Alabama, was in Birmingham yester- day. MT. McEachin was succeeded as land commissioner by Robinson Brown of Tus- caloosa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-13
SONG SERVICE.

A song service will be given on Sun oay evening at the First Presbyterian church. Miss Schooar and the regular cholr will be assisted by several fine voices and the programme will be an- nounced later
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-13
Greeks Kill 1uIaarians.

Salonica, October 12.-A Greek band att acked party of Bulgarian peasants Co., tober 9 between vodena and Discoviaz. Twenty-three of Bulgarians were killed. The imperial troops then attacked the Greeks and killed their leader.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-13
Goes to Dallas,

Chicago October 12.-The Rev. Frank J. Mundy. for several years pastor of Jefferson Paris Presbyterian church in this city, has accepted call to become pastor of the Second Presbyterian chrch at Dallas. Tex. and will leave for the south to enter upon his new duties in a few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-13
CHURCH SOCIAL

A social will be given at Five Points Methodist church this evening from 8 o'clock to 10 o'clock A musical pro- srafnme has been arranged. The entire congregation is expected to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-13
Rubonic Plaque h Peru.

Lima, Peru. October 12.-Bubonic plague has agai nappeared in the republic. Several new cases in Lima and vicinity are reported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-13
Robert Jemison Spoke.

Mir Rhodes was followed by Robert Jemison, president of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company. He said:
 Already my company has expended SSOO0 in improvements made necessary by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-13

In the second division of the criminal court Judge Daniel A. Greene presiding, the session yesterday was taken up in the trial of msdemeanor cases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-13

T. J. Smith of Pell City. is at the MetrOnolitan.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-12-14
INDICTMENTS ARE SURE.
Federal Grand Jury Has Evidence Of
Rebates.

Chicago, Dec. 9.--Indictments are
expected within few days from the
federal grand jury involving railroad
officials and at lee one railroad
B. s. Cusey, traffic manager Of the
Schwarzschild & Sllzberger Packing
corporation was before the inquisi-
torlal body for several hours, and at
the conclusion of his testimony 1t was
said that certain railroat and Off
Gals would be indicted on charges Of
extending rebates to the packing COM
pany in violat. Of the law, which
provides tina one shipper shall not
be preferred above another by the
granting of rebates in the guise Of
damage claims. Last summer Mr..
Cusey was indicted and pleaded gull
ty to charge of accepting railroad
rebates, for which he paid fine Of
$4,000. Later Cusey testified in the
case Of the Interstate Comm rec Com
mission against several railroads to
compel them to comply with the or
ders of the commission. AT that time
he was asked concerning rebates al
legged to have been granted by certain
railroads. He presented figures show
ing that one railroad alone had paid
his firm more than $4,000 in damage
claims in three years.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-12-14

Roand Amundsen is the first man In
history to travel the northwest pas
sage from east to west.
In his cable message to Nansen
from Fort Egbert, Capt. Amundsen
says:
"Gjoa is wintering at King Point,
SO degrees, As minutes west. All well.
Left here Aug 10, at which time the
harbor was free from ice. On Aug.
rs sighted the first vessel, the schoon-
er Charles Hansen of San Francisco,
Capt. McKenna, twenty-five kilometers
south of Nelson Head, Barring Land
Land surveyed In the spring OF 1905
to " degrees and 10 minutes north,
magnetic observation, King William
Land, finished June /. Left Herschel
Oct. "a with dog sled and arrived here
to-day
The Norwegian government cabled
fluctuations to Capt. Roland Amund-
sen, the Norwegian explorer, who ar
rived at Fort Egbert, Alaska, after
making his way through the north
west passage and who found the true
magnetic pole on King William island
DR.. Fridtjob Nansen anticipates that
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-12-14

An art of sclf-defence approximately
equivalent to jiu-jitsu was known in
Europe in the seventeenth century.
It's principles are expounded in work
by one Nicholas Peters, published at
Amsterdam in 1874, and bearing the
lengthy explanatory title: "The Art
Of Wrestling, and how one can pro-
tect oneself In all kinds Of quarrels
that may occur; how one can with
agility and rapidity repel all unfair at
tacks and meet ones adversary with
science The author anticipated
many Of the characteristic grips of the
modern Japanese wrestlers.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-12-14
Hitchcock Says That Tho Department
N Employees are TOO Cd. Rs
ABOUT LAND FENCING CASES.
Tells Of Geological Surveys Reclaim
alton Work -- Congressional Dele
gate Recommended for Alaska ---
Land Subject to Homestead.

Washington, Dec II. - Secretary
Hitchcock, In his report for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1905, transmit
ted to congress by the president, de.
plores the advanced average age Of
the employees Of the interior depart
ment at Washington, and suggests
that 1t be Oslerized by the passage Of
a law providing for their retirement
from duty under suitable conditions.
He draws this conclusion from
various censures Of the department,
of which he says;
On July 1, 1903, the number Of en-
ployes Of the department in Washing
ton aggregated 4,166, Of which num-
Der 75S were between 50 and SO years
Of age, and $40, GO years and over.
The total number Of employees Of the
department on the first day OF July,
1905, was 1882. The most recent GEN.
sus among the bureaus and Offices Of
the department Is that taken In the
pension Office, which shows a total Of
1,G34 employees. OF this number there
are SIG over 60 years of age, the aver
age age Of all being so years and 9
months.
The public land service was rev.
enue producer during the last fiscal
year, and left in the treasury, after
paying all expenses, net surplus Of
$5,029,422.03. There were disposed
Of during the fiscal year public lands
aggregating 17056,622.27 acres, classi-
fed as follows: Cash sales,
1,C4G,G51.57; miscellaneous entries,
embracing homesteads, land war
rants, scrip locations, state selections.
swamp lands, railroad and wagon road
selections. Indian allotments, ETC.,
15,332,424.01 acres, and Indian lands,
77,54C.69 acres, showing an increase
Of 650,S0032 acres as compared with
the aggregate disposals for the pre-
ceding fiscal year.
There yet remains a considerable
area Of unappropriated and Ynreserv-
ed public lands in Kansas and Mis-
souri, and the territories, surveyed,
and most of 1t subject to homestead
entry. Missouri has 149,039 acres;
Kansas, 942,S43; Oklahoma, 1885, 249.
The lands Of the Indian Territory, all
reserved, amount to 19,714,560 acres.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-12-14
AusTRo-HuNGARY IN LEAD.
Furnished More New Americans Than
Any Other Country.

Washington, Dec. H. = The annual
report of the bureau of immigration
by Commissioner General Sargen.
shows the total alien arrivals report
ed for the year of 1,O26, 499, represent
ing an increase over the preceding
year of 213,629, of which the contin-
entail ports of the United States re-
port 196,940, as compared with arriv-
ais there at least year and the Cana
dian ports 1880. At the insular
ports the increase was 2,S49, although
the arrivals at Porto Rico were less
by ninety-four than in 1904. There
also was large increase in arrivals
at Southern ports, while decrease
is shown for the Pacific ports which
is accounted for in some measure by
the Russian-Japanese war.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-12-14
WOMAN is HANGED.
Maintained Her Sioclai Indifference
10 the end.

Windsor, VT, Dec. H. Without a
,tremor and without a word, Mrs.
Mary Mabel Rogers marched to her
death on the gallows at the state
prison here and paid the penalty for
numbering her husband, Marcus Rog-
ers, at Bennington, on August is,
1902. To all appearances Mrs. Rog-
ers was the calmest person in the
chamber of death. She faced her end
with the same stolcal indifference
that had marked her demeanor ever
since her arrest. more than three
years ago.
Greatly to the relief of those Off
Gals who were assisting in executing
the sentence, Mary Rogers last hour
was remarkably free from narrowing
incidents. 1t had been feared that the
woman's wonderful nerve would de-
sert her at the final moment, and that
she would be carried to the scaffold
in a state Of collapse Instead. Mrs.
Rogers met death b.aveIy.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-12-14

Henry H. Rockwell, conductor on
the New York Central railroad and
Tor forty years an employe Of that
corporation, has been appointed rail-
road commissioner of New York state
at a salary Of $4,000 a year, He was
Oh Ills way north with his train and
had reached Albany when news Of his
appointment was brought TO him.
Thank you for the information ho
said to bis informant "but ! must
take my train on to Buffalo Then
he raised his hand to the engineer,
swung Oh board ana was Of.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-12-14

the expedition has proved great sue
cess.
In round numbers the distance from
the magnetic pole to the geographic
north pole is 1000 miles, II the posi-
ton fixed for it by Capt. Amundsen
III degrees 10 minutes north--is cor
rect. According to Capt. j. G. Ross,
who investigated the subject In 1881,
the approximate position Of the mag
netic pole was farther south, or in lati-
tude 70 degrees, 5 minutes and II
seconds. The problem is one that
has interested scientists for years. 1t
has not been known with any certain
ty whether the point sought was fixed
or fluctuating or whether 1t covered
small or large area. The variation
Of the compass has been source Of
vexation to- mariners ever since the
instrument came into use, and II Capt.
Amundsen has cleared the mystery
he has not only made valuable con-
tribution to science but has given
practical aid to navigation and COM
merce.
Achievement Great One.
A Norwegian explorer has at last
achieved what daring men of almost
every civilized nation has been at
tempting for more than three cen
turtles. Capt Roand Amundsen has
completed the northwest passage
without change of cars" or ships.
The fact of the existence of a north
west passage was discovered long ago.
Earlier explorers succeeded in travers-
ing 1t. But to do this they had to
leave behind the vessels on which
they had entered the Arctic ocean,
walk some distance over the ice, and
get aboard vessels which had come
from the opposite direction. Capt
Amundsen has won the distinction of
being the first man in the history Of
the world to navigate the arctic re-
gion from Davis strait to Boring strait
in one and the same vessel He has
realized the dream Of ages
> When Columbus sailed from Spain
in 1892 1t was with the aim Of finding
toward the west shorter and safer
route to India than the one around the
Cape of Good Hope. He thought when
he reached America that he had &C.
complished his object. Years passed
before 1t became known that what
he had found was not a new route to