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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-09

just returned from visit to her parents in Atlanta. her aged father accompany ing her home Mrs. Harry Wheelock entertained infor- mally at bridge whist yesterday after noon in honor of Miss Franklin of Att lanta-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-09
YOUNG WOMEN ASKED TO
 ASSIST AT CONVENTION
A MORNING LUNCHEON.

the same form. It was one of the pret tiest affairs given this fall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-09

maids were her sisters, Miss Nash and Miss Edith Johnston. They were gowned in pink and carried pink chrysanthemums. MT. Johnston's best man was MT. M. F.. German Mrs. and Mrs. Johnston have gone east on their wedding trip
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-09

whom are at the Davis infirmary, has been a matter of sincere solicitude among their many friends, who will be delighted to know that they are now much bet ter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-12
THE TOBACCO MARKET.
Prices Continue Low-New Crop Ex-
pected In Sixty Days.

pected In Sixty Days.
The sales of loose leaf tobacco at Dam
vile. Va. the past week were Of the walk
around sort. only few minutes being
sufficient at each warehouse for the dispo-
sition of each days offerings The re-
ce.pts consist of '.barn-ciearfng" stock,
more or less damaged. Very little desir-
able tobacco Is reaching the market Ap-
pearahces indicate that the 1904 crop has
about passed from first hands Prices have
been well maintained and noticeable ad-
vance has been made on bright lug grades
ana good wrappers. Some sales OF round
package lots of smokers and scraps have
been made during the week at satisfactory
prices. Stocks In the hands Of dealers are
smaller than for many years.
The receipts of tobacco at Lynchburg
continue quite light, only 1850 pounds
being sold there last week. The condition
and quality of the offerings were about the
ssme as for the past few weeks. Prices on
lrgs were fully up. but all grades of leaf
continue little low. The weather has been
crop of tobacco IL about all planted. There
Is. a general complaint of the cut worm,
which Is doing great damage by destroying
the newly set plants
Sales at South Boston Of leaf tobacco
grow lighter weekly. although some wrap
past few days Prices are shade higher
on this grade of tobaccos. The weather for
ten days has been much more favorable
for the new crop lately transpianted and
many fields are growing OF nicely
Little tobacco was offered on the ware
and not much more can be expected until
the new crop begins to come in, which will
probably be about sixty days hence. Sales
TO date foot up about 6.500. 900 pounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-12
DID NOT FANCY ROCKEFELLER.
Woman Who Refuses Fortune Knew
Him in Vassar DAVIS.

A dispatch from Los Angeles, Cal, says:
Miss Mary Barbeaux ian assumed name,
by the waO persists In refusing to 20 east
to claim $8500O0 left to her by the will of
her uncle. She has declined three written
requests from the law firm in Albany. N
T.. having the estate in charge, each time
more emphatically than before. In her last
reply she wrote:
1t has always disguised me when have
read of tndigents coming into large for
tunes. 1 have always said that would
have the womanhood to resist any such
temptations offered to me. To take money
that does not belong to you by right of
achievement-the sweat OF your brow-!s
too much like stealing"
Fifty years ago Miss Barbeaux, then just
out Of Vassar. did something just as re-
markable. She rejected the suit of John
d. Rockefeller. now the richest man in the
world. The woman Who now passes the
hours of sunlight in rocker In a glass
covered porch of the voman's ward of the
County Hospital, was an intimate friend Of
President Garfield.
Miss Barbeaux has arrived at that ago
when she admits that memory regarding
the date of her birth Is a superiority. Her
age Is hazarded at seventy. Her hair is
tty and she carries herself like an aristo-
crat. She Is graduate of Vassar College
and was instructor in the higher branches
of learning In some Of the best colleges of
New York state for years.
Miss Barbeaux prefers poverty almost to
humiliation to the great wealth which
would be thrust upon her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-12
NEWSPAPER MEN PRAISED.
Special Compliments Paid by the As
sociated Press.

The newspaper men Of this city are JUS
tilted in feeling proud of the record mace
by many of those who In the past have
been associated with them. The Associated
Press has recently paid special compliments
to some of the members of its stan In THIS
country and abroad for the excellent service
they have rendered. Mr.. Howard N
Thomson, chief of the st. Petersburg bu-
reau of the Associated Press. is mentioned
for the splendid dispatch he got out OF
VIadivostok covering the arrival OF the
remnant of the Russian fleet at that port.
The arrangements made by him for per-
forming that work are regarded as very re-
markabie in view of the difficulties encoun-
tered Mr.. E. NJ. Hood of the Washington
Office is also given special mention for Sc
curing the first definite news of the Russian
losses in the engagement
Mr. Charles T. Thompson. chief of the
Paris bureau. Is spoken of as having fur
nished remarkably intelligent sidelights
upon the scene.
Owing to the death of Walter Neef SUI
perintendent Of foreign agencies. Gen. Su-
perintendent Charles H. Boynton has left
for London to temporarily take charge
E. Kloeber of the New York Office, but
formerly of this city. Is appointed acting
general superintendent -
MI. Charles II. Meriilat, for many years
night manager Of the Washington office.
has resigned from the service to enter the
practice of law. He is succeeded by Mr..
Fred A. Emery, for many years a member
of the Washington staff
1t has been matter Of comment that this
city has furnished many of the most sue
cessful newspaper men now in the service
of the Associated Press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-12
TO BEGIN in SEPTEMBER
DATE FOR RUSSIA'S EXPERIMENT
IN PARLIAMENTARIsM

ST. PETERSBURG, June 1.-THE Rus
sian experiment in parliament arisen will
begin in September. The Associated Press
is now in a position to make this positive
announcement. The emperor has already
given his approval to the scheme now be-
ing finally but formally reviewed by the
council of state for a bi-cameral legisla-
tive body consisting of a lower house,
called the gosudarstvennaia duma l4fm-
perial duma"). and an upper house, gosu-
darstvennaia SOVIET, or the present council
OF the empire, with power to formulate
legislation, discuss the budget, Interpret
late ministers, &C. But reserving in the
emperor's own hands the final authority
The elections will take place during the
coming summer. Although the scheme
clings with desperation to the essence of
autocracy, it marks the beginning of the
end. The die once cast, there can be no re-
treat. and the quasf-parliamentary regime
which will be inaugurated will prove to be
only transitory bridge over which abso-
lutism must cross to constitutionalism
Peace and constitution appear stimuli
taneously the Russian horizon The
proclamation OF the parliament, either In
the form OF manifesto or as ukase, will
be promulgated within a few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-12
SUPPORTS MIR. LOOMS.
Asphalt Company Treasurer Tell
About the 50, 900 Check.

Before leaving the city today for West
Point, Secretary Taft conducted another
hearing In the Bowen-Loomis inquiry. Mr.
Clyde Brown. treasurer Of the American
Asphalt Company. was heard regarding the
check which was said to have been ex-
changed between Mr.. Loomis and the as
phalt company. Testimony Of Mr.. Brown
was confirmatory Of that given by previous
witnesses and OF the contention Of Mr..
Loomis to the effect that the transaction
was matter OF ordinary exchange for the
sake OF convenience. Mr.. Brown produced
the books Of the company showing the re-
ceipt OF Mr.. Loomis' check for 5000 and
the payment to him Of a check for the
same amount calling for American money.
Mr.. Ira Atkinson, an Official Of the as
phalt company, also testified this morning
before the Secretary. He was one of those
mentioned by Mr.. Harry Unwine as prob
able sources for information regarding a
rumor that certain check passing through
the Office was intended for Mr.. Loomis
Mr.. Atkinson was not able to throw any
light on the subject.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-12
RATE LEGISLATION.
President Peters Of Long Island Road
Makes Significant Speech.

Ralph Peters, president Of the Long
Island railroad and formerly general SUI
perintendent Of the Pennsylvania South
west system, was the guest OF honor Sat-
urday night at banquet at the Southern
Hotel at which were assembled $50 repre-
sentative business and railroad men, Gov
ernor Herrick was one Of the speakers
Mr.. Peters made an extended address, in
which he discussed the proposed federal
rate legislation. He said In part:
THE whole country seems to have gone
wild over the idea that the railways are
the worst enemies of the republic and that
every state and. the United, States must
Immediately enact laws creating commits
sions with power to control the operations
Of the transportation business. to az rates
to change by enactment OF human law the
infallible law Of commerce-that OF supply
and demand.
"The popular demand for rate legislation
grows out of an entire MISREPRESENTATION of
the real issue. The question is SO large
and far-reaching and involves such an Inn
mense amount Of detailed Information that
II Is not strange that the public mind
should be confused. There Is no real de-
mand for giving the Interstate commerce
commission the rate-hxing power. The real
evil Is unjust Determinations. such as re-
bates, in favor Of particular shippers of
particular localities.
The railroads will heartily welcome any
good law that win do away with rebates.
because q rebate Is always at the expense
OF the railroad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-12
tsBABIFs' m COURT.
Police Judges Discountenahce Their Ar
raignment ON Charges.

J
Both of the judges who alternate in hold
ing the Juvenile Court in connection with
the Police Court have shown in the past
week that they believe in discountenancng
the bringing of very young children into
court on charges 1t has been their ex-
pressed opinion that such offenders, If they
be Offenders. can be best and more effectu-
ally punished by the use of the rod or a
slipper at home, rather than by the IMPOSE
ton of fine by the court
.. One of the defendants brought into the
court today, Howard Dare, by name, was
only seven years old. He was charged with
making an assault on Mary Kraft by throw
ing a stone. Judge Scott heard the evil
dence in the case, and 1t indicated strongly
that another little fellow was guilty of in
ficting the injury.
AT the close of the case Judge Scott
spoke strongly against bringing boys of
this age into a criminal court. He stated
that the punishment should rest with the
mothers
Children are children and should be
punished as SUCH" said Judge Scott. in
Diminishing the case.
Another case of this kind came up be-
fore Judge Kimball last week in the
Juvenile Court Ray Houck. the defend
ant In the case. was only four years old.
and was charged with assaulting a little
girl OF older years. Judge Kimball look
ed over the defendant--what there was
of him-and asked his age. When the
he stated that he thought the four-year-
old boy too young to have criminal in
tent, and he advised that the case be
nolle pressed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-12
CONVICT FIGHTING FOR A MINE.
Companion Slain While Selling Claim
and He is Convicted.

A dispatch from Denver says: Bowed with
age and the sufferings of sixteen years i'm
prisonment in Sing Sing prison, New York.
Richard Morton Is In Denver endeavoring
to prove his ownership to valuable coal
lands now held by the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company and the Victor Fuel Com
pany. near Trinidad He IS stopping with
friends at No. y East 18th street.
Morton is accompanied here by his niece.
Miss Helen Morton, who knew him for
many years as a trusty at Sing Sing prison.
She knew that he had killed a man. but
during her visits to the institution, as a
member of the Episcopal Visiting Assocla-
ton of the prison town, she grew to like
the kindly faced prisoner, though she did
not know he was Of her kin until after his
relea Sc.
In 1880 flied with a desire to see the
west, he enlisted in the regular army and
was sent to Fort Russell. He served two
three-year terms and in 1886 was discharged
from the army in this city. Another private,
Henry Simpson. suggested that they try
prospecting, and the two having been old
pals in the army. he fell in with the prop
osition. Near Trinidad they found the coal
lands. They made regular filing, both OF
their names being affixed to the papers. and
then Morton. thinking that he could dis
pose Of the lands in New York, had his
partner accompany him to that city. There
a firm. whose name Morton refuses to d.
vulge for the present, purchased the claims.
$1,000 payment was made and the rest
of the purchase price was to be handed
over after the mines were in operation.
Simpson received the money The two men
went to cheap hotel on West street. and
shortly before midnight that night Morton
was awakened by his companion. The lat
ter was dressed and was standing at the
door conversing with somebody who was In
the hail. In the moonlight Morton saw him
pass the money out, and then he jumped
to his feet and demanded an explanation.
Simpson endeavored to get out of the
room and a fight followed. When the other
dodgers arrived on the scene Simpson was
dead. Morton declares that he struck him
with his first. but a man named Harry
Warner, who claimed to have seen the en-
counter through the open door. swore that
Morton killed Simpson with a heavy water
pitcher. Morton believes that Warner is
the man who received the money from
Simpson through the doorway. At any rate
there was no money found on the body OF
Simpson and principally on the evidences
iof Warner Morton was convicted and SEN
fenced to be hanged. Afterward this SEN
tence was committed to life Imprisonment
TWO years ago Morton was pardoned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-12
SEARCH FOR RELATIVES.
Dead Man Believed to Have Gone I'm
der Assumed Name.

Capt. Boardman is endeavoring to find the
relatives of a man who died in a hospital
in this city the Goth of last month. The
death resulted from an injury to his foot
that he received by stepping upon a nail
while working at the filtration plant. At
the filtration plant and at 1904 North Capt.
toll street, where the man boarded. he was
known as John w. Bell. This, 1t Is be-
iieved, was an assumed name Mr.. Talbert,
one of the foremen at the filtration plant.
called today at police headquarters, and in
an interview with Capt Boardman- said 1t
was believed Bell, as he was known, was
from Chicago or St. Louis, and the chief Of
police of each city mentioned was asked TO
make inquiry about the dead mans iden-
tity.. The deceased was about twenty eight
years old His remains were placed in the
vault at Glenwood cemetery by the con-
tractor at the filtration plant 1t is be-
lieved that he was here under an assumed
name.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-12

the court that the indictment charged Coll
with personally mIsapptyins funds Of the
First National Bank on three different oc-
casions, the amosnts In each instance being
large.
Aside from the three counts charging
Coll with personally using funds Of the
bank. ten counts charge him with making
false entries in aiding and abetting Frank
q. Bieelow in BigelOW's defalcation.
The counts contained Ia the Bigelow In
dictment are practically repeated in Coils
case with the exception that Coll in each
instance II accused with gliding and abetting
the former. bank president
Coils attorneys pleaded for a continue
ton OF the old ball, which was $4,000.
Judge Quarles said the crime charged
against the former assistant cashier was q
most serious one and he believed the court
could be justly criticised in allowing the
bond to stand at $4,000. He therefore in
creased the amount to $4,000 and Coll was
turned over TO the custody of the United
States marshal until the amount is fur
nished.
The case will probably not come up for
trial until the October term.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-12
UNCLE SANS GUNNERs,
Beat the Worlds Records Again
Thirteen Out of Thirteen Shots

Thirteen hits out of thirteen shots In
one minute with a five-inch gun at a sew
enteen by twenty-one-foot target, 1000
yards or almost mile, distant, Is the
marvellous record-breaking performance
OF one of the gunners on the battleship
Kentucky in the practice maneuvers off
Sandy Hook of Rear Admiral Robley B.
Evans fleet
That the wonderful shooting was not
merely luck on the part of the gunner is
shown by the fact that another gunner
made thirteen hits out of fourteen shots.
A trif1e over four seconds for each shot
was the time limit on all of the shooting.
l To one not familiar with the difiiculties
OF rapid firing with big rifles 1t Is fmpos-
sible to give an adequate idea of what
this means but even the layman can
understand it from the utterance Of
Fighting Bob" himself Saturday He
said: If We had been firing at an enemy
there wouldn't have been any enemy left
in half hour"
The performance has never been equal
ed In our own navy. and. so far as is
known. 1t Is the best five-inch gun shoot
Ing ever accomplished in any navy in the
world. The terrific execution of the Rus
slams by the Japanese fleet was achieved
through far less accurate work.
The shooting record was not the only
thing demolished by the fleet by any
means.
The fleet accomplished something in
wireless telegraph that has greatly elated
the admiral and demonstrated the great
practical use to which 1t can be put in
time of need. While the Maryland was Off
Cape Cod. Mass, and the main fleet was
Just passing out of Newport News, a dis
lance of 500 miles, communication was
opened up and eighty words OF message
We're sent without the slightest break.
Admiral Evans then ordered the Mary
land to give her latitude every hour to
see how long the communication could be
kept OPEN 1t was maintained until 225
miles was reached, and then the Sandy
Hook station caused a break.
In speaking Of the shooting done by his
fleet Admiral Evans admitted that he was
very proud of 1t. and said that II navy
regulations did not make 1t impossible
for him to speak freely he would tell
something about the shooting that would
astonish the country. He said the shoot
ing was done In a moderate sea and that
IL 1t had not been for several unaccount-
able things every one of the ffty-three
shots fired would have taken effect
Il have been forty-four years with the
navy" he said. "and during that time I
have never been engaged in as successful
series of maneuvers as the one just I'm
ished. Even the tests of the new device
for expelling smoke and gases from the
big guns were eminently successful"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-12
Austrian Consul Murdered in Morocco.

Moorish robbers entered the Austrian vice
consulate at Mazagan. Morocco. on June 9
and murdered Vice Consul Madden. a Brit
ish subject. who also represented Denmark.
and who had been established there for
many years. They also fired at and wound
ed his wife
The assassins escaped. The Austrian and
British authorities have sent energetic pro-
tests to the sultan's foreign minister.
The Tangier correspondent OF the London
Standard says that Vice Consul Madden
was murdered by man named Bennamy,
son of wealthy Moor. in revenge for
supposed personal wrong. Bennamy and his
slave. who assisted In the murder. have
been arrested
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-12
Woman Found Guilty of Murder.

jury at Liberty. Mo-. yesterday found
Mrs. Agnes Myers OF Kansas City guilty in
the first degree to the murder Of her hus-
band. Clarence Myers. Death is the pen
atty. Frank Hoffman. her paramount, and
Mrs Myers killed Myers May 10. 1901
SO that he and the murderess might be free
to marry each other. Hoffman Is under
sentence of death.
Mrs. Myers administered drug to her
husband to compel sleep and Hoffman
struck Myers with billiard cue This
aroused Myers. and he grappled with Hott-
ting the better Of the fight when Mrs.
Myers struck her husband with a bed slat
and repeatedly cut his throat with razor.
She then stabbed the ding man in the back
half a dozen times with pair of shears.
Hoffman testified voluntarily against tie
woman. and he was offered no immunity by
the prosecution
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-12
Subway Traffic Stopped by Flood.

break in the forty-eight-inch high-pres-
sure water main in Park avenue, near 42d
street. New York. Sunday, resulted in the
flooding of the block just below the Grand
Central station, the street car tunnel and
the subway. the stoppage of traffic in the
subway for many hours. serious damage to
the underground road. and great danger TO
many passengers.
Incidentally, Ii resulted In the caving in
of Park avenue over an area twenty feet
by eight, from which ran cracks that mean.
danger to adjacent buildings. If. by the ac-
cIdental appearance on the scene of a man
not connected with the water department,
the terrific Niagara of Croton had not been
stopped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-12
Identity of Niagara Falls s,,ic,d.

NEWs- YORK. June 12-Dr. SzentItimay
Eienier' who committed suicide at Niagara
FaHs' was lawyer in Budapest, Hun
gary up to short time ago. He was sent
10 TINS country by his parents. 1t WAS
learned today, to prevent his marriage tn a
WIDOW He came here accompanied by a
young woman cousin and both obtained
employment In a Broadway restaurant. On
saturday he asked the girl to acompanv
MN 70 Bunaio. but she refused to do SO.
IHe young man went away alone and Ia st
night MS body was found lying near In
spisauon Point, at Niagara Falls, where he
had shot himself AZ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-12
Bodies of Auto Victims Found.

The bodies of Mrs. Marian Kurtzman and
her husband. victims of Saturday nights
automobile accident were found Sunday
night about go feet from the spot where
the automobile plunged into the Chicago
river. at the Rush street bridge. Mr.. Nc
Cune. a wholesale grocer Of indianapolis.
father OF the dead woman. win take the
bodies of his daughter and son-in-law to
Indianapolis for burial The body OF Will
son A. BARLEY, the third victim OF the ac-
cident, has net yet been found.
William HI. Hopes. jr.. who was In charge
of the automobile at the time Of the acci-
dent. was arrested on a charge Of criminal
carelessness. When the automobile was
taken from the river II was found, 1t Ia
said, that the throttle was wide open. and
the brakes were in working order. Hopes
father secured the release Of his son on
800 coo bonds.