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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
Santo DOMINGO Trouble.

The President will have one or two mat
ters with reference to Santo DOMINICAN
affairs to decide which will give about
as much trouble as the Loomis- Bowen
controversy. II was Santo DOMINGO which
absorbed the Presidential attention when
he went away and II has not settled IT.
self In his absence. though Secretary
Taft has kept good tight seat on the
lid We have established virtual pro-
tectorate over that country. Little or
nothing has been done In the way OF
collecting the customs OF that country
and turning over the revenue for the
payment of foreign claims. TIE arrange
ment under which the collections are TO
be made Is an evasion of the difficulties
discovered by the Senate last spring when
1t went to consider the treaty nego-
should take over the control of the GUS
toms Of the Island, pay the Dominican
government enough TO defray the expense
Of economical administration of its af-
fairs. and turn the rest over to creditors
The collectors chosen by the President
are simply American citizens selected at
the request of President Morales Presi-
dent Roosevelt Is trying to make II GER
tain that the Senate, when the extra ses-
sion cOnvenes In October will ratlfy an
agreement by which this government will
assume official charge of the revenues Of
the country. In far as they are de-
rived from import duties. He has a large
problem. and a difficult one. The senti-
ment of the Senate. without regard to
party was very strong against such
proposition when presented last spring.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
TEXAS VISITED BY
FIERCE TORNADO
One Woman is Killed and
Many Injured
VILLAGE HAS CLOSE CALL
One Texas Town Is Flooded BY Cloud
burst and Immense Santa
Fe Shops Are In
Danger

For Worth, Tex. May IA special to
the Record from Mount Pleasant, Tex.
says:
A terrific tornad, passed two and a
half miles sou hwest of here this after
noon. one person was killed ana many
were injured The tornado first struck
the earth at point southwest of the
city and for few moments it appeared
as IL the town would be destroyed but
the twisting funnel turned in an easterly
direction, and after proceeding mile
went northeast. The path of the tornado
was half mile wide and the country
for three miles was cleared of every
residence, barn and fence. The dead:
Mrs Gerald.
Injured Mrs Adkins, seriously; Miss
Sallie Bell, seriously.
Two sons of Mrs Gerald, fatally in
jured. Will Hefner, left leg broken; Sam
Harris, and several members of family;
w. II. Justiss, and three members of
family Mrs ]. r. Jones' seriously hurt
about head; Mrs A. T. Mcdowell, per-
haps fatally; l.. J. Suggs, skull fractured,
not expected to live; Mrs. Luther Tabb,
badly injured not expected to live.
Houses that were occupied by the per-
sons injured were entirely destroyed
Tonight every doctor who resides in
Mount Pleasant Is engaged in caring
for the wounded and clothing and food
has been supplied in large quantities by
citizens
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
YOUNG CROKER
WAS NOT ROBBED
SaS City officers Have Their
Own Theories
FATHER NOT COMING HOME
Colonel MuIhaI Says the Young Man
Had Gone West for His Health
and Intended Living
On Ranch.
FATHER NOT COMING HOME

Kansas City, Mo, May l3.-The coroner $
verdict in the case of Herbert v Croker
of New York, who was found dead on
Santa Fe train near Newton, Kan.,
Is that he came to his death while be-
tween Kansas City and Newton from
the effects of narcotic poisoning, taken
into his system at Kansas City, before
boarding said train, by means and man
ner unknown to this jury
Chief of Police Hayes of Kansas City
says that Croker's death was due to
over-indulgence In whisky and opium.
Chief Hayes says there is little to indi-
cate that the New York man was robbed,
and none TO show that he was drugged
except as he did 1t himself. The body of
Croker is at Newton awaiting the arrival
of his brother, Richard, from New York,
who Is expected to reach Newton Sunday
night. The undertaken who embalmed the
body saiys the young man appeared to
have been in fine physical condition
The two Cinnamon who conducted the
opium joint and the negro porter, Charles
Wilson, who took Croker to the place,
are in Jail
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such event. the German imports. from
which considerable revenue is derived
now under a low tariff. will be shut out
entirely. and the deficit will grow larger.
Cancellation Of the Kaiser will have to
be accomplished. The President will have
to spend n good portion of the hot days
Of July and August trying to discover
the means.
The republicans In various sections OF
the country are clamoring for revision
of tariff duties and along the Canadian
border there is a distinct demand for
tie resurrection of the body of reciprocity
which Undertaken Nelson Dingley buried
q decade ago But the standpatters of
the manufacturing states of the middle
north and the near west. are opposing
any change In tariff laws They are the
most influential men In the party. 1t is'
up TO the President TO stir them up and
bring them to see the need and the popu-
lar demand for tariff revision.
Then there are questions OF patronage
to be decided. The President has not
given as many places to supporters last
fall as was expected Why are there not
more changes? is the question. The boys
are hungry The President must find
way to satisfy them.
Taken all I'm all. the summer in which
so many people of the land will rest
from their labors will not be anything OF
a resting period for the ruler thereof.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
MAD DOG LOOSE
I'M MONTGOMERY
Bites Three Persons and Runs Amuck
Among Several Dogs of
the City.

Montgomery. May Especially mad
dog ran down Dexter avenue yesterday
afternoon and before 1t cotld be killed
well known citizen, a lady and a small
boy. 1t was finally killed on Monroe
street by Patrolman J. l.. Jackson. 1t
was of the cur family and bit, besides the
persons mentioned, a large number of
dogs. 1t was particularly vicious and was
hard to get at to shoot.
1t made a pretty wide range in its opera
tions, biting the boy in the arm on Court
street, Mr.. Nachman and the lady on
Dexter avenue and several dogs in other
sections of the city. 1t is not at all inn
probable that others were bitter as the
animal ran about consider before
killed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
CLAIMS HIS MAIL
IS TAMPERED WITH
immigration Agent in Austria is
Causing Trouble
Mr.. ROOSEVELT GETS BUSY
Report Is Made to State Department
and Inspector Braun's Complaint
Will Not Be Treated
Lightly.

Washington, May 13.-President Roose-
Welt Is manifesting a particular interest
in the case of Marcus Braun, a special
Inspector of the United States immigra-
ton service, who is having trouble with
officials of the Austro- Hungarian govern
ment, whom he charges with tampering
with his official mail. Inspector Braun
complained of his trea tment to Ambassa-
dor Storer, who cabled yesterday to the
state department some details of the
case. The cablegram was referred TO
the department of commerce and labor
with request for a statement of In
spector Braun's official status. Some ir-
ritation has been caused by the sugges-
tion of the state department. 1t is point
ed out that the state department officials
know Inspector Braun only as an Amer
lean citizen entitled to all the protec-
tion any other citizen of this country
ought to be given in foreign country,
but not as an American official, who Is
engaged in making certain investigations
under orders of a department OF this
government
Inspector Braun has made several re-
ports " the puledu VI iiAiiii5i avn - -
result of his inquiries in Europe, and
especially in Australia. One of these re-
ports was received by the department last
autumn, and another a few days ago.
The first is sensational in its statements.
1t contains allegations backed by az
fidaVits of the Austro- hungarian govern
ment's efforts to foist upon this country
immigrants who may not be desirable
from the viewpoint of the American peo-
pie The charge is made specifically that
the Austro- Hungarian government Is pay
ing the steamship companies large sums
each year to bring immigrants to this
country, and also that the immigrants are
being urged to become American citi-
zens. The reports of Inspector Braun
have not been published lest the state
ments might cause friction between the
United States and Austro-Hungarian gov
ernments. The officials of the latter gov
ernment have been cognizant In gem
eral way of the contents of Inspector
Brauns reports for sometime. and It is in
timated that that Is one reason for the
trouble in which he now finds himseir
involved
The President today called for the re-
ports of Inspector Braun, and will go
over them himself in connection with the
consideration of the inspectors present
difficulty. Tampering with the mall or an
official in a foreign country Is a serious
matter and there Is no disposition on the
part of officials of the department of
commerce and labor to treat the COM
plant of Inspector Braun lightly.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
BRIDGE COLLAPsES
INJURING 10 PEOPLE
Engineer Makes Dash for Bank With
Engine Only to Encounter
Soft Track.

Dallas. May 13.-Ten persons were in
jured by the bridge collapse on the Min
eral Wells and Northwestern railroad at
Dry Creek yesterday afternoon. Engineer
Wickland, feeling the trestle sinking
opened the throttle and the entire train
crossed the tottering structure before the
collapse came. A soft track on the other
side. however, dtched the engine and
combination car
The following were injured, more or less
seriously:
Crawford Witt. Fort Worth.
William Cohen, Dallas.
VIII Cooper Paris, Tex.
Two train baggagemen. names not
learned
w. f. Naber. Fort Worth
e. C. Sturdivant. Fort Worth
The engineer and firemen escaped unin-
jured
The wreck was caused by a heavy rain
which weakened the bridge support
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
Convinced of Foul Play.

Newton, Kan, May 13.--The authorities
here this afternoon are convinced that
Herbert Croker was drugged and robbed
at Kansas City. The clothing he wore
evidently was not his own, being of cheap
material. and badly soiled. The hat that
he wore had on 1t initials other than his
own and bore the trade mark of Min
neapolis, Mimi. firm.
His own clothing evidently had been
stolen, and other garments given him.
Physicians say that from the symptoms
Croker might have died from opium
poisoning, though they are not sure that
this was the drug used. They agreed,
however with the coroner that the man
had been drugeed, and this caused his
DEATH
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
WOODMEN TO ADJOURN.
Sovereign Camp at Chattanooga Fixes
Thursday as the Date.

Chattanooga May 1S.-The sovereign
camp of Woodmen of the World fixed
next Thursday as the date of final ad-
journment. An important amendment to
the constitution of the order was adopted
today when the sovereign commander
was given authority to appoint or re-
move general, special and local organ
izers, lecturers and assistants and to
establish their compensation on recon-
mendation of a majority of the head Of
ficers of the jurisdiction.
The convention decided to admit brass
moulders and fnishers in the future, this
class having heretofore been barred from
membership.
On May o. all the sovereign officers
will attend the dedication of a monu-
ment in Galveston to the Woodmen who
perished in the flood.
The Woodmen Circle, the women s
auxiliary of the order, decided to erect
an $4,000 office building in Omaha as an
investment of part of its surplus revenue.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
COY. JELKS ASKED
TO NAME OFFICERS
NILtTIAMEN ATTENDING SERVICE
SCHOOLS WILL RECEIVE REoU-
LAR ARMY PAY OF THEIR STATE
RANK AND TRANSPORTATION.

Washington. May 15.-(Special) )-The
military secretary has written Governor
Jelks inviting him to name officers of
the organized militia of the state. whom
n is desired shall attend the service
schools in a student capacity. Those
schools are the Army Medical school in
this city. the Infantry and Cavalry schools
at Fort Leavenworth. the Artillery
school at Fort Monroe, and the Garrison
schooIs at certain leading points. Ev-
ery state is invited TO send a certain
n,mber of militia officers to the ap-
,roachIng term, and the recommendation
of the governor Of Alabama are desired
at an early date. That there may be no
delav in the appearance of the officers
for instructions.
The militia officers will receive the
ras,,Iar army pay of their state rank
and transportation to and from the school
to which they are assigned
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
National COMMITTEES Formed.

Washington May 13.-As the result Of
the recent reunion in this city of a num-
Der Of former wearers of the blue and
gray, a national committee has been
formed which will take the place of the
body known as the st. Louis committee.
There will be assigned to each state and
territory a chairman. whose duty it will
be TO assist in addition to the member
ship Of the organization from the soldiers
of the civil war, the war With Mexico.
the Spanish-American war. and those en-
gagged in the Philippines and Pekin CAM
paigns Gen. J. A. Carr of Durham, n.
C.. is chairman of the national COM
mittee.
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Tariff a Live Issue.

AS interesting as any of the foregoing
matters. and of greater Importance to
the country. is the subject Of tariff re-
vision which the President Will have to
take up when he gets TO work again. This
was somewhat In the background when
he went away, but he did not know then
that instead of a treasury deficit this
year of about SIS, 900 900. as had been cal
culated by Secretary Shaw, It would
reach just about twice that amount. In
addition to this, the Kaiser has indicated
his intention of "monkeying' with his
tariff. and has given formal notice that
when the present tariff arrangement with
the United States expires next year he
will not renew II. This means that Amer
lean pork and beef entering Germany will
have to pay a good stiff tariff. We shall
be forced to retaliate. they say. and. In
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
BODIES RECOVERED
HAVE BEEN BURIED
ELEVEN MEMBERS OF ONE FAM
IlY WERE KILLED IN SNYDER
YCLONE-TRAINED NURSES
AID THE INJURED.

SNYDER Okla, May 13.-All the bodies
recovered of the victims of Wednesdays
tornado have been buried, shipped or
shipment provided for. The homeless
persons have found shelter, and the
wounded are being carefully attended
10. Eleven members of the Fessenden
family were killed. Trained nurses from
Oklahoma City and Lawton and Hobart
are leaving nothing undone to relieve the
suffering of the wounded. However. the
hosnital facilities are far from being
good. The daily rains are making mat
ters much worse.
The homeless people are still quartered
in the remnants of houses not rendered
wholly uninhabitable by the storm. The
town is well policed, a patrol of forty men
being kept on duty all the time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
Woman Fatally Injured.

Fort Worth, Tex, May ia storm
passed over Lamar and other Red river
counties today, destroying wires, roads
and crops The house of Mrs. Lesh, who
is Ill in bed, was destroyed, and she was
blown against a hot stove and fatally
burned.
Several gins and farm houses were
blown away A Cleburne, Tex, special to
the Record says the town is flooded by
a cloudburst The Santa Fe shops, the
largest south of st. Louis, are flooded,
and work has been abandoned Much
damage has been done to property
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
Went West for Health.

st. Louis. May 13.-Col Zach Mulhal
the live stocknan who had given letter
of introduction to Herbert V. Croker to-
take with him to ranch "101," Bliss. Okla,
said today that young Croker came west
at the request of Mrs Croker his mother.
who hoped that a visit on the ranch would
benefit his health. Mrs. Croker had con-
suited with Colonel Mulhal before the
young man started from New York, and
Muhal had given him a letter of intro-
duction. 1t was planned that young Crok-
er was to have horses to ride and light
employment to occupy his time Colonel
Mulhal said that Croker was of excellent
habits, and did not drink or smoke.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
Suits Against Wealthy Men.

St Louis. May 13.-Suit was filed in
the circuit court today by John S. Jones,
a real estate dealer, against George ].
Gould, Joseph Ramsay, Jr., and William
f. Guy for 100000 with interest from
January. 1903 The allegation on which
the suit Is based Is that Jones upon in
structions purchased 1900 acres of coal
lands in southern Ohio for which he adj
vanced the purchase price, and that he
has not been reimbursed, and therefore
s1Ies fo recover.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
Wind Storm Follows Rain.

Dallas. Tex. May ia special to the
News from Wichita Falls Tex, says
Terrific rain followed by heavy wind
storm, passed northeast of here today.
Great damage was wrought In the Thorn
bury neighborhood. sixteen miles north of
here near Red River.
The house of Max Waller was totally
DESTROYED. Mrs. Waller was killed and
Waller and three children were badly
hurt.
Mrs White was also seriously injured.
Several houses were badly damaged.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
President VIII Have Little Rest
During Heated Term
BAD DIPLOMATIC MIDDLE
The Loomis.5owen Affair Threatens to
Cause Considerable Trouble and
One of the Two
Must Go.

Washington, May S-tSpecial )-The
entire summer will be a busy one for Mr..
Roosevelt Presidents have been in the
habit of seeking seclusion and rest dur
in~ the heated term but there will be
little of this for President Roosevelt. lie
will go to Oyster Bay in June, or early
in July, but he will make no effort to
get away from business. and the atten-
tion which he will give governmental af-
fairs while at his home will be as close
as that which it receives when he is In
tn White House.
There is no doubt that Theodore Roose-
welt loves work. loves 1t better, it Is said
than any other President ever loved 1t.
Questions which predecessors would have
passed up to the Congress, or which they
would have allowed senators and MEM
bers to settle after conferences among
themselves, are grappled by President
Roosevelt, and decided. Many people be-
lieve they are not always decided right
IL, but he doesn't straddle on them,
ncr leave to others the duty and some-
times the odium of deciding. Indeed,
throughout the campaign last fall DEM
ocrats who opposed the reelection of
Mr.. Roosevelt, always said that one
thing about him which they admired
was that you never have to shell the
woods to find him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
Roller Cotton Gin Company.

Albany, n. Y, May 13.-The Universal
Roller Cotton Gin company OF Kerhonk-
son. Ulster county was incorporated to-
day with a capital stock Of s5.0O0.0O0. One
of the directors on the record Is r. f.
Uutchins Of Little Rock. Ark.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
cases Are pIsmIssed.

Cripple Creek, May 13.-District Attor-
ney Hamlin today dismissed cases on the
criminal docket against leaders and mem
bers of the Western Federation of Miners
charged with the responsibility for and
year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
Supplies for Manila.

San Francisco. May 13.-The transport
Warren sailed today for Manila with
big cargo of supplies for the government
stations in the Philippines, and at Guam.
She will call at Honolulu
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
Sentenced to Be Hanged.

Hobart. okla, May 13.-R- A. Wright,
convicted of the murder Of William siat-
terly. was sentenced today to be hanged
July 7.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
Loomis-Bowen Controversy.

Ihere VIII be as much popular interest
in the result of the Bowen-Loomis em-
broglio as any other of the matters which
will claim the attention of the President.
There has scarcely ever been such a fine
quarrel in government department
How those two young fellows must hate
each other. Each is young. ambitious
and able Each, too, Is resourceful when
II comes to a fight OF the character of
the one which will be fought to a finish
just as soon as the President gets down
to work and Is ebe to appear as referee,
and each has powerful hackers
1t will be a source of surprise to many
If both are allowed to remain In the
government service In plain language,
one or other must go But it should be
borne in mind that Mr.. Bowen has not,
1t Is understood, formally preferred
charges against Assistant Secretary
Loomis lie did transmit to the depart
ment of state the act that the ru-
mors to the effect that while the Amer
lean minister at Caracas, Mr.. Boomis. was
in the employ of a company which was
trying to make large contract with
tie Venezuelan government, were com
monty discussed at the capitol of
Venezuela. 1t is asserted with positive
ness by Mr. Bowen's friends that he
never said he believed the reports He
simply transmitted them because he felt
the duties of his position required him
TO 40 SO.
II IS believed the President will go in
to the investigation of the case with some
prejudice in favor of Assistant Secretary
Loomis Loomis is something of a net
of the Presidents and while there Is no
doubt Mr.. Roosevelt will try to do ex-
act Justice. he Is not of a judicial tenn
perament. and Is more or less likely to
allow his friendships to carry him to
extraordinary lengths.
Suppose Mr.. Bowen should not be able
to prove his charges? Suppose he should
even go so far as to say he did not be-
lieve them to be true and that he had
simply forwarded them to the department
because he thought they should be made
Known to the Secretary of state? In such
event the President would have a very
nice point to decide. 1t Is hard TO see
how the two men could remain i'm the
government service. In the absence OF Sec
retary Hay. whose health. while improv-
ing, Is not expected to be strong again.
Mr. Bowen's communications to the de-
p-rtment and tho departmental orders to
Minister Bowen, come directly from As
sistant Secretary Loomis