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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-01
Miss Wood Talks.

Omaha, Neb., April 30-Miss Mae C. Wood, who yesterday filed damage suit for S35, GOO against Secretary William Loeb, Robert J. Wynne and J. Martin Miller, this evening talked to a representative Of the Associated Press of the events which led up to the filing of the suit. She was asked in what particular sense Secretary Loeb was connected with the matter She declined to answer the ques- ton directly, but had this to say;
 "Secretary Loeb should always use the telegraph or the courier It is remarka- ble fact that he knows so little or this affair. I rather think he should say he does not know how l happened to know what he knows of it. Really, l think l shall have to refrain from going into the details until l tell it in court.
 She said she had not the slightest ldea what any of the defendants would do, or whether they would accept or avoid ser vice In the suit She asserted, however, that if Secretary Loeb avoided service, she would have the suit transferred 10 the United States courts.
 She admitted that she had never seen Mr. Loeb. and that she knew Of no req son why he should take any part In the New York affair. but still refused to say in what manner she would connect him win If Miss Wood recites over again inc allegations filed in the district court To ]. Morgan Miller she gave the credit of jnstituting the intimdat and otner acts named in her charges. She spoke in detail with the alleged relations With Senator Platt and closed the interview with this significant remark:
 .They are looking for scandal ana no" they have it. shall show my hand when the proper time comes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-01
SERVICES HELD.
Joe Jefferson Honored in Little
 Church Around the Corner.

New York. April 30.-Services in memory of Joseph Jefferson, under the auspices of the Players club, of which he was the only president besides Edwin Booth, were held today at the Church of the Transfig- uration. to which MT. Jefferson many years ago gave the name of "The Little Church Around the Corner.
 The services were conducted by the rec tor the Rev. Dr. George c. Houghton' with the full choir of the church. David Risnham, member of the Players was inc soloist. The services were especially arranged. and besides portions of the us- ual Episcopal service, it was to an un- usual extent composed of anthems and hyms. The church was crowded to the doorc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-01
Japs to Enschrlne Names.

To<io. April SO-With elaborate cere- mony, beginning today and ending Frl- day, the homes of 30,S66 soldiers and sail ors of Japan killed prior to the battle of Mukden will be enshrined in the Spo- kansha Temple. Many kinsmen and kins- women of the victims of the war are as- sembled in Tokio to participate in the ceremony and are being shown special consideration They will be the special guests of the government
 The flag of the Russian cruiser Variag which was sunk in the first naval battle of the war, and a standard captured at Mukden are on exhibition In the temple. The Emperor and Empress of Japan will attend the ceremony on Thursday and the Crown Prince and Princess will be pres ent on Friday.
 The ceremony is based the national belief of the immortality of the soul and the homage due to ancestors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-01
HANFORD IS SARCASTIC. Social Democrat Leader Critieizes the United States Supreme Court.

New York. April 90-At the May day celebration of the social democratic party held today in Carnegie hall, Benjamin Hanford wha has been a candidate for governor of this state and later can didate for the vice presidency of the United States. reviewed the industrial sit- uation of the country.
 In referring to the decision of the su- preme court of the United States. MT. Hanford said that the court was divided five to four against the ten hour law. He said that was the usual way, the court always decided against the work men. Instead of the supreme court" he continued. i've ought to have an offiicaI dice throwfr; we ought to shake dice and then the workmen would get de- cislon once in a while. 1 suppose there is as mucb rascality in the members of the supreme court as you will find in any body on earth
 MT Hanford cautioned his hearers that while they might have contempt for the court they would do we'll to obey it's mandates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-01
JEFFERSON IS
 QUIETLY LAID TO REST

n LIZARDS BAY. MASS. April s0- h Following services that were im-
 pressive in their simplicity and sug- gestive of the character of the distinguish ed actor. the body of Joseph Jefferson was today laid away at the Bayview cemetery in Sandwich. Mir. Jefferson's five sons, score of intimate friends and a hundred or more villagers gathered about the open grave, while the commitment service was read. then all withdrew with the exception of Charles B. Jefferson, who alone watched the casket as 1t was lowered to it's final resting place. To- night police officer remained at the grave, and this guard will be continued for several days
 At Il o'clock this morning a brief ser vice was held at Grows Nest" the Jeff ferson summer cottage here. Only mmed- fate relatives and friends were present.
 The services opened with the reading
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-01

by Dr. Edward A. Horton of Boston. chaplain of the state senate. of MT. Jef- ferson's favorite poem, Tennyson' s Crossing the Bar
 Without attempting a eulogy Dr. Horton then referred briefly to the simply life and kindly deeds of the actor. 4 prayer concluded the service. and the easket was immediately placed in a funeral car rlage. preparatory to it's removal to Bay view cemetery, at Sandwich, distance of eight miles.
 The women of the family, greatly fa- tigued by the ordeal of the past few days, did not go to the grave. While the procession was on its way, a public me- morial meeting was held in the Sandwich town hall. at which all the elergymen of the town participated. At the close of this meeting those in attendance proceeded 10 the cemetery to await the arrival Of the funeral party, the approach of which was heralded by the bell in the belfry of the historic town hall, and upon which 76 taps were sounded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-01

M Ew YORK, April sO.-In a long
 NJ statement issued tonight II. II. Knowles, former superintendent or agencies of the Equitable Life Assurance society, gave his version of alleged re- bate transactions made by Second Vice President Tarbell. while the latter was connected with the Chicago agency of the concern. MT. Knowles statement follows several others which he has made since the present controversy was started. lie says tonight that MT Tarbell granted large rebates in Chicago on policies which he secured there, while he was manager and while he was a partner in the firm Of Crane & Tarbell. He alleges tfat MT Tarbell in four cases in Chicago granted rebates of 95 per cent on four SlOO,OOo policies, besides other rebates on policies ranging from 50 to s3 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-01
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IS CONFERRED BY
 THE RUSSIAN CHAR ON HIS SUBJECTS
KNOWLES SAYS FARRELL
 GRANTED BIG REBATES

In relation to his own suspension Mr. Knowles says that he considered this equivalent to dismissal.
 Referring to the letter passed by the executive and Prick committees sealing the lips of all employees. Mr. Knowles says he never received a copy, and he does not know what those committees have under investigation. This state ment is in reply to one that he had dis eussed Equitable matters after the Prick resolutions were passed. He continues:
 As to whether or et, as stated in the papers, MT. Hyde I,Sn~ or my dismissal. as per the presi5 o .eS' .tter of April 27, l have no inforp . 2. and this fact does not in any W. < V est me. l know MT. Hyde to be Q Q lorable man. and will perform WI co1 considers to be his duty to the grS .ss 6 ety founded by his fath- er irres' ~ e of whom it may hit"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-01
Many Attend Festival.

Paris. April 30-There was an immense audience at the Trocadero this afternoon when the jubilee festival of the World s Alliance of the Young Mems Christian Association was celebrated under the presidency of Dr. Charles Monod of the Academy of Medicine. Sir George Will Jams, who founded the association sixty lne years ago, was unable to attend. living to illness, but forwarded a messa ge yecalling with delight the work which .Eas been accomplished since the begin ming of the association in building up a lstrong type of Christian manhood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-01
After Other Trusts.

Kansas City, April 3O.-Herbert s. Had ley. attorney general of Missouri. an nounced today that in addition to the suit filed in the supreme court Of the state to annul the charters in Missouri of the Standard oil company, and tfe Re- public oil company, he has now investi- cations under way which will pfobably result in suits being brought to annul the charters of half dozen otser al- legged trusts which are doing business in that state What these alleged trusts are, MT. Hadley said that it would not be advisable at present to announcp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-01

Judge KohTsatt The names of the union men involved. it is said. have been secured. and they will be brought Into court tomorrow morning.
 William and Harry Grady, picture frame manufacturers, who were shot early today and seriously wounded. are said to have been the victims of Misunderstanding. Some time ago these men supplied Mont gomery. Ward X Co. with picture frames. but their contract expired several months ago. It is said by the police that strike sympathizers who were of tho belief that the Gradys were still connected with the Ward company made the attack on the two men. No arrests have been made. however. although several detscE. 'es have been put on the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-01
DASHKIFF SUMMONED.
Viceroy of caucausus Ordered to At
 tend Council of Empire.

St. Petersburg. April 30 An imperial re- script summons Count Vorontzoff Dash koff, viceroy in the Caucasus. to the council of the empire and appoints him a member of the council of ministers and charges Baron Nolde. secretary of state. to represent the viceroy in the eoun- cl's deliberations.
 Another rescript commutes the sentence of the officers concerned in the incident of the firing during the ceremony or the bj.ss;ng of the waters of the NeVa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-01
STABBED IN CHATTANOOGA.
We'll Known Man Killed in Fight on
 Street.

Chattanooga. April O-(special)-Alex- ander Higgins, well known white man, was stabbed to death by Charles A. Greene on one of the principal streets In the southern part of the city tonight.
 It is alleged that Higgins was drinking, had made threats towards Greene and had become otherwise abusive.
 Greene escaped immediately after the stabbing and at a late hour had not been aprehended by the officers.
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squadrons Meet May 5.

London, April S0.-The Daily Telegraphs s Tokio correspondent says:
 It is stated here that the whole of the second and third Russian Pacific squad rons will join forces on the morning of May ,.
 The fifth native loan of $500O0,000 has been oversubscribed five times, and the financial position now permits of re- sumption of the construction of the cen tral railway through Japan, which was stopped at the beginning of the war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-01
Day Without Incident.

Warsaw. April 30.-Easter Sunday pass ed without incident The authorities have taken all precautions against disturb- ances tomorrow. Sixty thousand troons are available, but the military command CTS have been ordered to use the utmost moderation should the services of the sol diers De required Ihe governor general of Warsaw has asked the foreign con suls here to recommend that foreigners keep within door4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-01
Russians Push Back Japs.

St. Petersburg. April 8o.-General Line witch in message to Emperor Nicvholas says:
 Two Russian forces on the night of April 29 simultaneously attacked the Ja- panese near the town Tunghusiang. driy- Ing them from2tiv consecutive positions and occupying Tunghupiang.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-01
Quiet at Moscow.

Moscow, April @-Easter Sunday pass- ed with the usual festivities. but not the slightest indication of disorder
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-01
SQUADRON
 IS NEAR HAINAN
REPORTED THAT BOTH DlVIS- IONS OF RUSSIAN FLEET WILL JOIN FORCES MAY D. THE LAPS FORGED BACK.

Tsingtau, Shantung Peninsula. China, May Lit is reported that the Russian second Pacific squadron is now near the island of Hainan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-01
Conditions Not Favorable.
Insurancs Rates Advanced.

Mexico City, April sO.-Fire insurance companies doing business in this country. principally German and British companies have agreed to advance rates from 30 to 40 per cent,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-01
THIRTEEN MEN ARE ENTOMDED IN MINE Disastrous Explosion Takes PIacs in Indian Territory ALL ARE BELIEVED DEAD Reseuers Are Hard at Work But Have Not Reached Any of the Vic
 tims-Accdent Hard
 to Explain.
ALL ARE BELIEVED DEAD

Fort Worth, Tex. April 3O-A special to the Record from Wilburton. I. T., says:
 The most disastrous mine explosion to occur in the Indian Territory since the Savannah accident in 1SS7 took place at 1920 o'clock this morning in the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Coal companys mine, No 19, four miles west of here. Thirteen men were entombed with little prospects of their bodies being recovered for sev- eral days. They were;
 B. F. Steiner, foreman.
 Mike Vim.
 Ralph Fisher.
 Ben Smith.
 William Atkinson.
 o. Golden
 Joe Morno. all white,
 Chs Phillips
 John Lynch.
 W. D. Byrd.
 Mike Duvall.
 R. F. Gates
 William Edwards, all colored.
 "Shot" Left Unexploded.
 The men went into the shaft at mid night. Foreman William Ray of the shift that left the mine at that hour stated that the mine was in a good con- dtion, and an explosion hardly possible. His shift left shot ready for eXplod- ing, which the new shift may have fired. It is suggested that the force of the ex- plosion, which could be heard for miles around, tore heavy timbers apart and piled tons of dirt into the shaft, may have resulted from a bad shot which had set off some dynamite stored con- veniently near for work in pushing the entries
 The shaft is 360 feet deep and it was 800 feet to the place where the men were working The men were supplied with air famed from the shaft, and by means of compressed air tubes. It is the general opinion that the air pipe was burst by the explosion. but air has been steadily pumped all day with the remote hope that some of the entombed men may have es- capped the force of the explosion and the after damp.
 Rescuers at Work.
 Rescuers began work within few minutes after the explosion. Four shifts '+gAfe and timbers. At 6 o'clock this afternoon, the workers were still thirty feet from the bottom of the shaft. It will be neces- sary to re-case the mine, in which event the bodies may not be reached before Wednesday or Thursday. It is the univer- sal opinion of experienced miners that all the men are dead Foreman Steiner was killed at the bottom of the shaft. He had returned to the surface a few min utes before the explosion to look after Engineer Bud Brown, who had leg cut off by trip. He had according to the Engineer, barely reached the bottom of the shaft, when the explosion occur red.
 The bottom of Steiner's shoes were blown to the top of the shaft by the force of the explosion. The mine Is newly opened one. operated by Dengen & Mcconnell It is the only shaft mine In the Wilburton district The entries are being opened rapidly. three shifts of men being set to work continuously, but they had not pushed far enough to nee essitate the installation of the air shafts, where the men are supposed to be-
 A negro named Palma reported for work at midnight but was discharged and con seauently did not go into the mine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-01
No Demonstration at od.s.,

odessa. April 3o.-Easter Sunday passed
 quietly. No demonstrations were attempt- ed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04
Modern Pioneers.
erom the sat irday Evening Post.

fsrom the tIrday Evening Post.
The best patrons of the public libraries
are the Jews; the best patrons of the public
81 hools the Jews; the best patrons of
the city and state colleges and universities,
are the Jews. And of the Jews the best
patrons of all the means offered for educa-
ton are those who have recently escaped
from the bondage of their European oppres-
sors. In this respect the Jews are to this
day what the western pioneers of the early
nineteenth century We're to that day
Those pioneers, with their indomita BILE pas
sion for Improvement. gave this nation the
tremendous forward impetus which is still
carrying it forward-and which will con-
tinue to carry ii forward despite the in
creasing number of full-stomdched super
Ciliously educated descendants of those pio-
neers who are advocating culture and
'aristOcratic repose.'
Keep your eye on our Jewish fellow citi-
ZenS. They are not in the habit of getting
too good for their business. They give a
wide berth to any scheme that tends to
make a man less energetic. less capa BILE
less alert. Above al, they don't put their
business out of minu when they are ANUS
ing themselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04

her poor old father and his Secretary of
State, John Quincy Adams, in rows over
the matter of social precedence. Mrs. Hay
had been educated abroad and was the
chum of Hortense de BeauharnaiS at ST.
Germans, and there is small matter for
doubt that this eldest daughter of the au-
thor of the Monroe doctrine very
high and mighty miss, who worshiped the
crown and the glitter and pageantry of
royalty and tried very hard to introduce
some of the forms into the White House
She seems to have succeeded in introducing
nothing but trouble and veXation.
But there difference when John
Quincy Adams, the only son of President
who ever followed in the footsteps of his
father, came to the White House in 1925
His wife was az truly American as her hus-
band. They had been born into official
life. The husband had been private secre-
tary to the minister to Russia when he was
but fourteen years old. Mrs. Adams was
born in London. the daughter of a United
States commissioner to England, a son of
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Van Buren, a Widower.

President Van Buren, was a wfdower and
his daughter-in-1aw, gentle cultured lady,
came to his aid when he entered the White
House
General Harrison lived but a brief month
having been the victim of the inclemency
of the inaugural weather. and Mrs. Harri-
son never entered the White House.
Mrs. Tyler. as the wife of the Vice Pres
Ident. at once came into prominence as the
wife of the President, but though she was
eminently fitted by birth and education for
official society. she shrank from it and
seldom took any part leaving 1t all 20 her
daughters, who were gentle and gracious
dispensing the hospitaities of the old man.
sion with dignity and grace.
Mrs. Polk was a lady of commanding
presence who felt very seriously the dgni-
~ of the position to which she had come
as the wife of the President and she lived
up to it. She had settled opinions about a
good many things. and among others was
an adherence of cards and dancing Both
We're banished from the White House She
IS said to have been fine looking. She was
certainly auStere, and generally quite dis
tant.' Under her the White House be-
came cold and formal to a degree
Then came Mrs. Taylor. She was a wo-
man VINO had lived most of her married
life in an army wagon or a tent Gen.
Taylor said, accepting the presidency, that
for more than a quarter of a century his
house had been tent and his home the
battle field and by his side through all
this had been his faithful. devoted wife.
She was entirely domestic in her tastes
and objected to her husband becoming
candidate. She had endured uncomplain-
ingly the campaigning from Florida to the
Rio Grande. and all her children had been
bern the great frontier. where she was
often in danger from the Indians and many
unnamed horrors, but no word of protest
had ever come from her lips. Strong
forceful, though plain, she had been a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04
Cheer UP.
From Answers.

Bright, cheerful, hopeful thoughts and a
strong belief in ones own ability to accom-
plish the thing undertaken, friends that
will insure success The ambitious person
should learn as early in life possible 10
pick out the friends and enemies of sue
cess, and in many cases it will be found
that the greatest enemy resides within
themselves. Morbid thoughts. for example,
are infinitely greater hndrances to success
than opposition from outside. and no health,
no beauty, no harmony, no real success can
exist in the atmosphere of abnormal melan-
choiy or morbid ideas. Overcome the enc
mics to success within yourself and you will
have done much toward reaching the goal
of your ambition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04

chairman of Committee on Street Decorations
MIR Frederick u. owen was appointed
chairman of street decorations, he was in
structed 10 go TO ST. Louis and select such
pieces he desired. The list selected
slightly modified. granted.
Mr.. owen organized a committee Of sixty
o-WUrkers on street decorations and i'm
mediately outlined a plan for grouping
the presents into harmonious whole 1T
first there was a proposition to have the
review take place from immense dmphi-
theater on the White Lot cllipSe, but this
plan was finally deemed impracucable, and
il was decided that the line of the parade
should pass along the old route in front of
the White House Tie decorating commit
tee was somewhat delayed by the settle
ment of the route. and later large part
OF the space on the avenue, previously
studied by Mr.. owen in connection with
the court of history, was withdrawn owing
to the necessity Of the committee on re-
viewing stands 10 occupy part of the
space between 18th and 18th streets.
Made Second Trip.
At this point Mr. owen discovered that
his original selection of pieces from the
St Louis exposition was not well adapted
TO the plan he had designed, and a second
trip TO ST. Louis was made necessary. Upon
arriving there he found that Il great many
of the pieces he desired had in the mean
time been given To other corporations and
institutions. the original request from
Washington having created numerous com
petitors for the statues, etc. Mr. Owen
finally decided upon the pieces he desired.
however. and these We're loaded into three
large cars and brought to Washington over
the Big Four and the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroads in the record time OF three days.
In addition to the statuary Mr. owen was
given several hundred bamboo poles from
the Philippine exhibit by the insular df-
vision of the War Department.
When the pieces from the Louisiana pur-
chase exposition arrived in Washington
they were Immediately taken in hand by the
group OF sculpt0Ts of which Mr. James
Eary is chairman. ably assisted by Mr. F.
\. Dunbar. and the defects caused by the
shipping were remCdicd The statues were
moved To their places under the direction of
resenting the genius OF ceramic art.
tee on transportation. the first part of the
display arri:ing al the site OF the court
of history last Monday. Mr. William Dyer
with a large force of men Immediately
set to work TO construct bases for the
statues and flag poles and the work pro-
crossed smoothly, although the time
limited. The bamboo poles which mark the
lines of the court were first erected and
then the work of placing, the statues was
begun, the task being practically finished
at about noon today.
As previously stated everything in the