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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
capltai Docket Week.

In the first division of the criminal court of Jefferson county the capital dock ct will be taken up this morning, Jude Dan A. Greene presiding. The capital docket will last two weeks, and a number of important cases are set for trial.
 The trial of Dave Laws is set for to- day. The defendant Is charged with talk ing the life of Neill Mullins at Ensley about year ago. The defendant has been In the county jail since the homicide occurred. The indictment charges mur- der in the first degree.
 The cases against Will R. Adams and Walter c. Wright, trainmen on the Frisco are also set for trial today. The de- fendants are both white men and they are charged with killing a negro on Ninth avenue and Twenty-fourth street. north one night last June. ,.he defendant were bound over to the grand jury at a prelim- mary trial held before Judge H. B. Aber- nathy of the inferior court of Birming- ham, several months ago. The indictment charges murder in the first degree. They are in jail.
 The cases against Albert Henderson and Dick Morrow, charged with murder, and Will Henry charged with robbery are also or today's docket.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
REV. HATCHER DROPS
 DEAD IN GEORGIA
Was One of the Best Known Baptist Ministers in the
 South.
..The White House.

Columbia, s. C., January 15.-Rev. Har- vey Hatcher, D. D., of Atlanta, one of the best known Baptist ministers in the south, dropped dead in the lobby of the Sea Island hotel Beaufort, this state, at o'clock this afternoon. He had just en- tered the hotel from the street and stood near the office railing when he suddenly fell forward and remained unconscious for several minutes when he expired. He preached a sermon at the Baptist church this morning and intended to preach again tonight.
 In company with a party of South Carolina Baptist ministers Dr. Hatcher had gone to Beaufort on Monday last to participate in a deer hunt on Hilton Head Island. During the three days hunt the party bagged nine deeer, pr. Hatcher himself killing a fine buck.
 Dr. Hatcher was apparently in good health and had greatly enjoyed his out ing. He was an active preacher for fifty years and had charge of the Atlanta branch of the American Baptist Publish ing society He was 72 years of age and native of Suffolk county. Virginia. He was a brother of the distinguished Rev. William F; Hatcher, of Richmond, Va.
 The body will be sent to Atlanta to- morrow morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
Test Case Today.

Judge Charles A. Senn of the city court of Birmingham, will this morning hear the case of the State of Alabama, ex relatio R. L. Williams vs. H. B. Aber- nathy and I. 1T. Benners. This case Is brought against Abernathy and Benners who are judges of the inferior court of Birmingham. for the purpose of testing the constitutionality of the act of the legislature in creating the inferior court. Judge senn made an order, fixing the hearing of the test case as the first or der of business this morning. Attorneys are looking forward with considerable in- terest to the decision of the court, inas- much as the supreme court hasl re- gently held that similar acts of tie leg isature creating the inferior courts of Ensley and Bessemer to be unconstitu- tional If Judge Senn' holds the inferior court of Birmingham to be unconstitution- al, there will probably be no appeal to the supreme court.
 The inferior court of Birmingham has been established for fourteen months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
Contempt of Court Proceedings.

The contempt of court proceedings against certain officers and members of District No. 20, United Mine Workers of America, are set for hearing next Satur- day before Judge Thomas G. Jones of the federal court.
 The defendants are charged with violat- ing an order restraining them from tres passing on the properties of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company. the Sloss-scheffied Steel and Iron company and the Republic Iron and Steel com pany. The cases have been called sev- eral times and continuances made by agreement among the attorneys.
 There are about thirty cases against the members of the mine workers organ ization in the district to be tried in the city court of Bessemer, Judge B. O. Jones presiding, commencing next Monday. A majority of these cases charge trespass. The law firm of Frank s. White & Sons of Birmingham represents the mine work CTS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
NEGRO, COP AND
 HANDCAR IN RACE Cop and Handcar Combined to Catch Cork Legged Negro. NEGRO OUTSPRINTED COP Every Time the Cork Leg Struck the Ground it Seemed to Shoot the Me-
 gro Upward and Onward at
 Surprising Rate of Speed.
NEGRO OUTSPRINTED COP

A cork-leg negro, a cop and a hand car figured conspicuously in lively race for liberty late one afternoon in the week just past. The result of the com bination was that the negro is serving a sentence of one year on the city streets, using his cork leg to good ad- vantage in aiding him to sweep the streets.
 The negro fell a victim to the ''com- bine" of the cop and the handcar other wise he would still be hobbling around at liberty The negro sails under the title of Smith Thomas, without aliases. The cop was elected some months ago and is now Policeman Dickson. He had a reputation for his sprinting abilities, and that along with other good qualities secured him the election to the force.
 Anyway the cop was working on South Twent fourth street, the part of town known as "Buzzard's Roost." He was accompanied by Policeman Richardson, an old, tried and trusty member of the force. The two sighted a negro with suspicious looking wheel and nipped him right away He denied his guilt and told them that another negro stole the wheel and sold 1t to him, and pointed out the other negro who was standing on the corner of Twenty-second street. Police
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
IyZL First Ave.

man Richardson held the negro under arrest while Dickson started after the other one. The negro spied the cop as soon as the cop spied the negro, and the race commenced. Right up the street towards the furnaces they headed, and the cop couldf gain an inch. That negro semed to fly. In stead of the cory leg being "a hinderence. it proved to be a blessing from above, and every time it hit the ground it seemed to lit orally shoot the negro through the air to the next resting place for his foot.
 So the cop began to see his chances fading away. and was getting ready to give up the race. Block after block they footed it, the negro still well in the lead Finally the railroad yards were struck and the negro started up them.
 Then the handcar figured It was run ming ahead of a train and making fast time, as hard as four husky negroes could pump il. The cop saw his chance and swung the car as it passed, going alout twenty miles an hour, so he says.
 The cork leg did no good now The handcar overhauled the running negro foot by foot yard by yard, and the cop quietly sat on 1t and regained his breath. When almost on the negro, the cop drop ped from the ear, easily ran poor Thomas down and proudly brought him back to the station.
 Judge Feagin did the rest, $90 and 1S0 days for petty larceny,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
PRAISES
 WILLIAM WILLIAMS
RELUCTANTLY ACCEPTS THE RE- sleNATIoE OF THE coMMIs- sIoNER OF IMMIGRATION AT NEW YORK.

Washington, January 15.-Winiam Will hams' commissioner of immigration at New York, has rendered and the Presi- dent has accepted his resignation of tAat office to take effect February 10 next. In his letter accepting MT. Williams resig- nation the President says:
 .The White House,
 Washington, b. C., January 12 1905.
 My Dear MT. Williams:-Most reluct- antly have come to the conclusion that shall have to accept your resignation. In accepting 1t, let me repeat to you in writing what l said to you by word of mouth in endeavoring to get you not to insist upon it. I feel that you have rem dered a service of real and high impor- agement of the office under you. When l asked you to take the position real ized that I was asking you to do what meant genuine self-sacrifice on your part, and realize that your consenting to stay in so long has meant further loss to you. But surely you must feel reeompensed by the knowledge of the value of your work You have set q standard of un- ceasing industry. of untiring energy, of high administrative ability, and of sim gle-minded devotion to duty which your successor will find 1t difficult to equal no matter how good a man he may be. Thanking you most heartily for what you have done, and with profound regret that you are no longer able to serve, l am
 Sincerely yours
 THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
HIGHLAND AVENUE PAVING.
Nashville Company VIII Soon Start to
 Work on Contract

The Nashville Roofing and Paving com- pany will probably begin work within the next week or so on paving the east end of Highland avenue with bituminous ma- cadam. Several carloads of machinery for the plant of the company has already been shipped to Birmingham, and 1t will be unloaded and the work of setting up the plant started during this week.
 It will require some time to pave High land avenue. The btuminous macadam pavement thus for contracted for by the city on Highland avenue extends from the Woodward property to the eastern limits of the city.
 After the Highland avenue contract Is completed the work of paving Fifth ave- nue, Nineteenth and Twentieth streets will be taken up by the Nashville com pany
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
DEMAND IS BETTER.
Indian and China Advces Are Encour-
 aging in Manchester.

Manchester, January 15.-The demand for cotton cloths last week was better, though actual business has not expanded materially. Indian and China advices are encouraging, and offers are more frequent and buyers are disposed to arrange busi- ness to follow current contracts. Prices are nominally steady, but show conces- sions occasionally when business is suf- ficient for testing. It is stated that sop merchants who disposed portions of u December uncompleted contracts wished to withdraw, but makers re ad5
 Yarn supplies are short, causip ua inconvenience to manufacturers An ican product is irregular, with aa tendency, but 1t is suggeste t chants that it is still to hi j. cp'ul sa with the value of cotton, re restricted thereby.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
Sudden Death of Negro.

George Starks, :, negro fell in fit. broke his neck and died instantly there after at o'clock last night. on Avenue B, between Twentieth and Twenty-first streets.
 Starks body was taken to Warner & Smileys undertaking establishment where the coroner's investigation will be held today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
REWARD NOTICE.

A reward of $l, ,OOo is here by offered by United Mine Workers of America, of Dis trict No. 20, Alabama, for arrest and conviction of par. ty who waylaid and shot from ambush with murder ous intent. w. s. Swiney, a miner, at Johns, Ala, on the night of December 26, 1904.
 T9. Flynn, President.
 J. l.. Clemo, Sec'y- Treas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
MARTYRS BEATlFlED.
Last Function of Kind Incident to Ju
 biIee of Immaculate Conception.

Rome, January 15.-Three Hungarian martyrs. Poucrez. Grodeiz and Christine, were beatified today at St. Petersburg in the presence of 1000 worshippers, in- cluding many Americans.
 This Is the last function of its kind in connection with the festivities incident to the jubilee Of the dogma of immaculate conception. Pope PiuseX who participated in the ceremony. appeared fatigued and pre-occupied, although he assured his att tendants that he was feeling well.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
SMALL SUNDAY FIRE.
Forney's Roof Was Burning But Fire
 men Extinguished Blaze Quickly.

Fire, which was discovered about 10 o'clock yesterday morning, partially de- stroyed the roof of the residence of AL derman John c. Forney recent candidate for Mayor. who lives at 920 South Thir- tieth street, near Lakeview.
 The fire was discovered after 1t had been burning for some minutes, but 1t had not made much headway.
 MT. Forney speaks in high praise of the fire department. The apparatus from Five Points made quick time and the firemen extinquished the blaze in a min ute after they turned on the hose The damage amounted to between $100 and So0N
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
Drayman Struck by Engine.

Gadsden, January 15.-(Speeial.)-Th swith engine of the Nashville, Chatta- nooga and St. Louis road ran into a dray of the Caldwell & Spencer company yes terday afternoon. demolishing the wagon. bruising up the driver and scattering the goods along the track. The driver was just starting across the track when the engine bore down onto him and be- fore the engine could be stopped or he could turn around the accident occurred. Fortunately he was not killed but only slightly wounded
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
Miscellaneous Court Matters.

Juries for the week will be organized this morning in the circuit court and the first division of the city court of Bir- mingham, and the docfets will be taken up. Judge Charles w Ferguson will preside in the first division of the city court and Judge Charles A. Senn in the second division. There will be no docket in the second division
 In the circuit court the hearing of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
Completing Bridge.

The portion of the Twenty-second street bridge over the Seaboard tracks is being completed rapidly. For some time the street cars have had to pass around the regular tracks on surface tracks which were laid. The past week the regular tracks were finished and the cars have a smooth track over which to run. It will be several days yet before vehicles can go over the bridge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
Knights of Columbus.

Birmingham council No. 635, Knights of Columbus wiil celebrate it's third an niversary tonight at its hall. A varied programme has been arranged, but the feature of the evening will be lecture on poetry by A. Latady. After the pro- gramme is concluded there will be a dance. The members of the order are at liberty to invite their friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16

The coroner's inquiries into the death of Ora Dunn. or Kate Ansley, who was shot and killed Thursday night by man supposed to be Tom Shelton in house on Twenty-third street, have not beeen completed. The coroner will not give out any of the information regarding the affair further than that there are several witnesses to be heard before the jury renders a verdict.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
THE LEGAL RECORD.

the case of Crawford Battle pro ami vs. the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company. will be resumed Suit is brought for $15,0OO as damages for al- legged personal injuries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16

At the New Orleans convention I shall present what is known as the Waco plan for organizing cotton warehouse system, but should the convention or the three committees of farmers, merchants and bankers, acting jointly, decide that some other plan should be adopted, earnestly urge prompt action in having 1t executed on the part of the convention and these committees. and diigent work Immediately after the adjournment of the convention.
 The newspapers of the whole country have so generously aided this work that I here acknowledge their great help and again request their continued editorial support, addressed at present to the sim gle object of securing certain action at New Orleans. EUGENE WILLIAMS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
GRIP COLDS

Laxative Bromo Quinine the worldwide Cold and Grip remedy, removes the cause. Call for the full name and look for sigma ture of D. w. Grove. 25c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16

Mrs. William A. Holt and Miss Holt of Indianapolis. Ind, arrived Thursday to spend fortnight with Mrs. Rose Knight on. 922 North Thirteentn street
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
Very Cold in Huntsville.

Huntsville, January 15-(Special.)- .)-The temperature was lower here this morn ing than at any other time since the blizzard of February, 1899, falling to F degrees above zero at o'clock There was no wind and the cold was not so disagreeable as might be supposed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16

Miss Mathile Wolf of Selma and Miss Gerh Schwar2 of Mobile, will be the guests of MT. an. Mrs. Max Karples during the coming week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16

Dove shooting at 1clsson's Gap has been postponed until in February Watch advertisement later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
AT ST. PAUL's ecI
Coroner Still Investigating.

For Coughs, Colds, Throat and Lung affections, Piso's Cure is most effective.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
PERSONAL

Miss Mamie Curtis has returned from Columbus, Miss.
 Miss Florence Cohen of Sheffield will be the guest of Mrs. w. D. Gardner, No g24 South Thirteenth street. Tuesday.
 Miss Abble Fitch Searcy of Tuscaloosa, will arrive today to be the guest of Miss Margaret Nixon during the "Ben Hur' performances.
 Miss Mathile Wolf of Selma and Miss GerH Schwar2 of Mobile. will be the guests of MT. an. Mrs. Max Karples during the coming week.
 Mrs William A. Holt and Miss Holt of Indianapolis. Ind, arrived Thursday to spend fortnight wit Mrs. Rose Knight on. 922 North Thirteentn street.
 Mrs Jacob Forney of stringville, will arrive Wednesday to be the guest of Mrs Hubert Scruggs. Mrs. Scruggs will entertain Thursday evening at dinner in honor of Mrs. -orney.
 Douglass Taylor of Huntsville. has been in the city since Thursday visiting his sister, Mrs. William Wingo at Richmond Place. MT. Taylor 10 the solicitor of Madi- son county and is one of tho most highly esteemed young lawyers in north Ala bama.
 l.. H. Baker, who was formerly con- nected with the Birmingham Sand and Brick company, now has a position with the Alabama Sand and Supply company, agents for the Southern States Portland Cement company. Mir Baker is one of the most promising of Birmingham s young business men.
 William Wegener tho noted tenor who will sing in the Savage Grand Opera company's production of "Tannhauser, :" a the Jefferson theatre next Thursday night, is related by marriage to sev- era well known people of Birmingham. His wife Is a sister of Joseph B. Allen and a cousin of Mrs. Frank P. O'Brien.
 Miss Alice May Hanes of JacSson. Ga. who has been the charming and accom- plished guest of Misses Carrie and Row ena Alden for several weeks, left yes terday for Atlanta, Ga. where she will make a short visit before returning home. She has made many friends in Birming- ham who will regret to learn of her de- parture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
Known as Waco Plan.

and establishment throughout the whole of the cotton growing states and terri tnrieq
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16

Mrs. Jacob Forney of Stringville, will arrive Wednesday to be the guest of Mrs. Hubert Scruggs. Mrs. Scruggs will entertain Thursday evening at dinner in honor of Mrs. -'orney.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16

Miss Abble Fitch Searcy of Tuscaloosa, will arrive today to be the guest of Miss Margaret Nixon during the Ben Hur" performances
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16

Miss Mamie Curtis has returned from Columbus, Miss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16

Miss Florence Cohen of Sheffield will be the guest of Mrs. w. D. Gardner, No g24 South Thirteenth street, Tuesday.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-04
M

ships have been sent forth from time to
time. the George Pobiedouosts, the
Tehesure, the Sinope, each OF 1e, 200 tons.
The New York World gives the follow
ing information in regard to the ship
building energy now displayed at this
and other Russian ports
Among the great waships under con-
struetion OF soon to be begun iniRussIan
yards are the following. SIX battle
ships. each of 1850 tons displacement,
as follows: Imperator Pavel l., at the
Baltic works, st. Petersburg Andrea Per-
vosyanni, building at Galley Island
yards, ST. Petersburg; two ships of the
same type as these, building at sebasto-
pol; two battleships the Evstafi, IL, $50
tons, building at Nicolaieff; Ivan zia-
tousi, z 7323 tons, building at Sehasto-
poi; three armored cruisers, enc re-
ported to be of Is 600 tons displacement,
two of 13, 500 and Il 200 tons, three pro-
teeted cruisers of the Olchokoff type, 6,675
tons; one building at st. Petersburg. two
at Sebastopol, three of the Boyerin type,
5000 tons.
Last October a German shipbuiIding
firm resolved an order from Russia for
y torpedo boats, and it is known that
many vessels of this type are being con-
structed in the Nixon yards at Elizabeth.
1t is said that Mr.. Nixon when abroad
started work on ships of this character
in Russia, but that he insisted some of
the labar be carried on here. And evil
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-04

battleship, the forrnidableness of fts
appearance, its death-dealing power, one
realizes better the hard blow struck by
the Japanese at the very beginning Of
the RUssfa-Japanese war In the first
q hours Russia met with this result in
encounter with her puny foe-tf1e mag
nificent battleships Czareyitch. Ratzl-
van and Poltaya, the cruisers PaIfada.
Diana, AsEold, Noyink and VerIag. the
best Of her naval strength in the east.
We're disabled. The Japs, sore that Rus
sia should be Wrestling from them their
prize won in the war with China, rushed
oyerpoweringly upoA the enemy; the
Russians suffering temporary defeat be-
cause Of the failure of the navy.
How now does she purpose to make lD
for this defeat? We can do no better
than quote the graphic words Of he
World It is now Russfa's hope and
plan TO reverse the tide OF war and
triumph over Japan by pressing forward
with stupendous effort the work OF
creating a navy Of invineible power.
The conquest Of the sea will divide her
enemy on the Asia mainfrofn his friends
at home Russia will food Manchuria
with fighting men, subnerging the ar
mics Of the japanese. By hes power over
the sea and the vast number Of her ships
Of war she will surround tbs island en-
pire with a belt of fire and death. These
are the Muscoyite visions of the days to
come
CHRISTOPHER WEBSTER
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-04
LITTLE HINTS ABOUT DRESS
Odds and Ends of Finery That Ara
at Present Filling the
Feminine Eye.
Tabs finish many a bodice back.

LADS Hnlsn many q bod1ce. back.
Plush is much used in smart head.
gear.
Soft fabrics prevail for Afternoon
! wear.
That Frenehy little velvet bow is be
ing overWorked.
Warm colors reign supreme ii tht
complete wardrobe:
A curious red on the crushed straw.
berry order is favored.
Hand embroidery on treks is dainty
for the debutante's frock.
The tiniest fans are of peacock feath.
ers with tartoise-sheIl sticks.
Skirt fouaces caught down at the bot.
tom in puff effect are new-old.
Every gown has its own shoe or slip
per TO match and the stocking follows
suit.
Exquisitely lovely are the pale green
art noyeau combs with jeWeled floral
tops.
The blouse with strapped front ana q
long silk scarf pulled through is popu-
lar.
Hats Of moss, with clusters of red her
ries tucked in the green, are a lovely nov
city
Velvet blouses. both simple and elab.
crate. are 30 be taken into considera-
ton this year.
Gold and silver touches hereand there
act as high lights 10 most Of the even
ing gowns.
4 blouse that is different is Of black
taffeta with a tucked chemisette OF
white muslin.
There are brown bloHses= so aIluring
that one wants to buy a brown suit Just
to match them.
Fascinating things are shown in " arm
room gowns of eiderdoH.n, quilted satin
and cashmeres.
Mass creamy white roses on the back
Of your evening toque' where they viii
rest against the hair
To be chic the muff must be either big
enough OF little enough. between which
extremes lies medioerity
Such a pretty little frocy for a debu-
tante is a baby blue chiffon trimmed
with narrow black velvet ribbon
Very lovely are the Louis collars OF
lace and ribbon embroidery. with neck
band and long front tab bordered by
chiffon ruffies.