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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-08
RECORDS OF COURTS

novel suit has been filed in the city court by J. Levin against Hollingsworth & Frickhoeffer asking s5O0O for alleged in 5uries resulting from a brick falling from a building which the defendants were constructing and hitting the plaintiff on the arm.
 The plaintiff ayers that he sustained in juries which compelled him to carry his arm in a sling, and asks that he be all lowed $50O0 damages from the pain and mental anguish accruing from the in- Juries.
 The following cases have been docketed for hearing in the chancery court Mon Gay: A. Cohn ct. al vs. Royal Insurance company. ct. al; R. w. Francis ct. al. vs Jefferson County Savings bank Wilson & Brown, assignees, vs. Berney National bank; Highland Avenue Belt Rrailroad company vs South and North Alabama Railroad company; Lucy P. Hudgins, trus- tee, vs Tarleton L. Hudgins, ct. al; W, D. Paris vs. John R. Gaudin.
 A petition was filed in the chancery court yesterday by Douglas H. Gordon asking thak a receiver be appointed for the Ensley Development company. Chan cellor Benners appointed B. A. Thompson receiver and issued an order for him to take charge of the affairs of the com pany The bond of the receiver was fixed at $7500 which was made and ap- proved by Register in Chaneery John w. Altman.
 
 The following petition was filed In the chancery court yesterday: Martin Luther Rea asking that he be relieved of the disabilities of homage.
 Register in Chancery Altman filed re- ports in the following cases yesterday: Eugene F. Enslen vs. F. w. Durham, as- signee of F. w. Boggin. The case was first placed in the chancery court in May, 1S99 The court ordered F. w. Dunham, assignee, to file statement showing re- ceipts and expenditures of the assignee ship In March, 1900, decree of refer ence was ordered. It is said that Assignee Dunham immediately left Birmingham after the last order of the court was made, and so far he has been unable to be located by the court. This morning Register in Chancery Altman filed his report, which, when executed, showed a balance due of s31S7 by the assignee.
 The final report or the register was filed in the case of the Fidelity and Casualty company of New York. against the McAfee company. The register 5al- lowed the complainant .$937276.
 Chancellor Benners granted an injunc- tion yesterday to w. J. Milner to restrain w. T. Massey from building an enclosure around the Fulton Springs property.
 May Green Rose filed a petition in the chancery court yesterday against Hattie E. Madden and IT, Y. Hall, trustee, seek ing to have Hall give an account of the rents from certain lot on Third avenue between Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets and that Hall be ordered to give petitioner deed for one-half interest in the lot.
 Both divisions of the city court will take up the regular dockets for this week beginning Monday. In the first division,
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WEEKLY AVERAGES
 OF CLEARING HOUSE
DECREASE IN CASH SHOWN BY OFFICIAL STATEMENT CORRE- sPoNDs MORE CLOSELY WITH THE PREVIOUS ESTIMATES.

New York October 1.-The statement of averages of the clearing house banks or this city for this week follows:
 Loans, s15s64o.sOo; increase. al'sss'4oo.
 Deposits, s1.O5s,261,7Oo decrease sSl'- RO3, 400.
 Circulation, SALE. 400; increase, Hb.Soo.
 Legal tenders, s74.O6 200, decrease, sl'- ss7.10o
 Specie, s1s5,0sS, 400; decrease. se,4s7,e eOo
 Reserve. s2ss, ,1o1, GOO; decrease, sS454.7oo
 Reserve required, s264.S15,425, decrease, k,3OO,S50.
 Surplus, 4,26,17e; decrease, s3,159,S6o
 Ex-IJnited States deposits, $6,S9l, ,05o; de- crease s3172,75O.
 New York. october 1.-The financier says this week:
 The official statement of the New York Associated Bank last week showed a decrease in cash more closely corespond- ing than in the previous week, with tho estimates which were based upon the traceable movements of money; the loans partially reflected the contraction that was expected from the daily calls after the middle of the week, and the decrease in deposits, and consequently In reserve requirements were sufficient to limit the reduction in surplus reserve to an amount which left fair working balance for the banks. The cash loss was S, ,454,IOO or about s1, ,000,00 greater than the estimated sum, and this loss doubtless largely re- suited from the inter-bank movement, though the absorption of money by the treasury from the banks due to receipts in excess of payments, was contributory factor. The deposits decreased $2l, 203 400, / which was 300 greater than the sum of the contraction in loans plus the loss in cash; hence the statement was some what out of proof. It Is noteworthy that the average loans were S479000 in excess of the average of deposits, indicating that the banks are unusually expanded. The reserve requirements were reduced s5, 3O0.S50, through the decrease in general de- posits; deductions which item from the loss of cash leaves S. 153 $50 as the reduc- ton in surplus reserve to $4,2S6575. con- puted upon the basis of deposits less those of S, 300, the surplus Is $6,391 050. Loans were contracted $11SS9, 400 making SS6, ,432,S00 since August 5; in this interval cash has been reduced by s42, ,99S, 150 and deposits by $40, 4S3.2 200 The daily average of bank clearings during the week was 41,000.000 against s261, 100000 in the pre- yious year. Clearings on Saturday reflect ing Fridays business was $306, ,S95 426. Comparisons show that six banks de- creased loans $13,750, ,000; one institution contributed $S0OO.000 to this decrease Five banks lost seven and one-thrd millions net cash, and one of these five showed decrease of $11 ,00000
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or caretaker. In largN apartment build- ings this hausbesorger Is usually a uni formed porter. Every person entering the house between 10 at night and in the morning must pay to the hausbesor- ger twenty hellers -four cents).
 This gives rise to a curious condition. Naturally the man who comes home at early hours need not necessarily pay anything, while the man who habitually
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An Austrian Custom.
From the Outlook

One of the oldest of the Austrian cus- toms is the result of legislation. Ac- cording to law, every house must be closed from 10 o'clock at night until o'clock the following morning. During that time each house is in charge of an attendant known as the "hausbesorger,"
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gets in at 9 or 3 in the morning is fre- quent contributor to the hausbesorger 8 bank account. Inquiry of the hausbesor- ger concerning MT. A. may result in the startling information that he is q most disreputable, mean sort of man, while the night hawk MT. B. will undoubtedly be lauded as a splendid fellow of excel lent reputation. As a eonservator of the public morals, therefore. the haus-
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besorger can hardly be called q success.
 WANTED-Two young men
 want furnished room in steam heated house near
 business portion of city-Ad- dress New care Age-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-08

"Our Business is Moving" everything, large or small. Harris Fletcher Transfer Go. Phones 47. Office 21l7, 1st Ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-08

District Attorney Thomas R. Roulhac. Assistant District Attorneys w. II. Stan differ and N. l.. Steele, Maj. Charles J. Allison, clerk. and D. N. Cooper, marshal, will leave tomorrow for Huntsville, where they will attend the October term of the United States court. which convenes at that city tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-08

In the second division of the circuit court, Judge Samuel Weaver yesterday sentenced Albert Lacy. a negro who had been convicted by the jury on the charge of murder, to life Imprisonment.
 Judge Daniel A. Green, in the first di- vision of the criminal court, passed sen tence on the following prisoners yester- day:
 Carrie Collins, three years; Ben Dovine. ten years: Burrell Gray, two years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-08

Both divisions of the criminal court will be in session during the coming week. The following juries have been drawn in the first division:
 w. F. Payne, J. s. Vann, J. R. Pain. John Fix, w J. Outlaw, B. B. Hayes, W. D. Holmes, C. E. Hawley. H. G. Neal. C. M Burkhalter, J. l.. Bailey, John Smell, R. B. Brown, William Klein NJ. F. Herman, A. Wear, Joseph Goldwise. James w. Josey. William Franklin, Ernest Drysprins. c. W. Lynn, T. Walker, J. A. Crocker, w. J. Prowell, ]. H. Maul- din, I. J. Blanks, R. D. Kirkpatrick, c. w. Streit. N. D. Holmes, Oscar Garner, Rube Turner. 8. l.. Parsons. M. Cabot, James F. Gawty. s. V. Travis and Ira Belcher.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-08

Construction company. The incorporators are Max Blach, president; Sam Blach, vice president; Coleman Blach, secretary and treasurer, and Simon Blach.
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Both divisions of the city court will take up the regular dockets for this week beginning Monday In the first division.
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The following marriage licenses have been issued by the probate judge Hiram l.. Russell and Miss Mamie D. Day; John Patterson and Miss Ella Dalton; Robert E. Robertson and Miss Maggie Ward; i; Marion R. Collins and Miss Zura Parker; {; J. T. Ratchford and Miss Lola Bailey; J.. B. Mclaughlin and Mrs. Mary Hefiin, A. E. Bullard and Miss Carrie Self.
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May Green Rose filed a petition in the chancery court yesterday against Hattie E. Madden and H. Y. Hall, trustee, seek ing to have Hall give an account of the rents from certain lot on Third avenue between Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets and that Hall be ordered to give petitioner a deed for one-half interest in the lot
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Chancellor Benners granted an injunc- tion yesterday to w. d. Milner to restrain w. T. Massey from building an enclosure around the Fulton Springs property.
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-09
HOT FIGHTING or THE SEVENTH.
a. Draw Farther Turning
Movement.
(By the Associated Press.)

kBy the Associated GIGSS.j J
Mukden, Tuesday, March I'll y.
m.-1he chief objects of the bloody
Titanic combat west of Mukden to-
day were the villages df Ushuntun,
seven miles west of Mukden station
and Tatchekiao where the results
practically were a draw, but a fur
ther turning movement has developed.
The Japanese are extending their
forces still further toward Tie Pass.
At dawn today after a night broken
by irregular musketry firing and can
nonading the fight began at Ushuntun
and Tatchekiao both of which are
large villages nesting in groves of
tamarinda. now bare of leaves. The
houses are constructed with thick
walls and the villages are surrounded
by high clay ramparts converting
them into Notifications impervious to
rifle bullets. It was most difficult to
approach these villages and each
house had to be taken singly by
hand -to-hand combats. The Russians
who held USguntun for q night We're
forced to withdraw at dawn, the next
day By a fearful fire of Shrapnel and
shimose shells under which the viii
lagos seethed as if in a cauldron. Bur
reinforced byebrigades of rifiemen and
reserves the Russians again advanced
TO the attack. Under the eyes of Gen
eral Kaulbars who with his staff
moved about where the hail of iron
was thickest and who seemed to bear
charmed life. the rifiemen deployed
over the pioughed fields as if at man
ceuVers and without firing shot
though bespattered by the continuous
bursting of shrannel and lead they
pushed eagerly forward in close skir-
mishing order, captured the village
and advanced on the Japanese TANKS.
The fight then grew more bitter,
the Japanese attacking madly, but at
four o'clock in the afternoon the Rus
sian position became secure and Gen
eral Kaulbars who had spent most of
the day at this opint moved eff TO
visit the other Russian position. the
Janancse bidding him adieu with a
burst of shimose shells.
Opposite Tatchekiao the fighting
was of an equal desperate nature. The
Russians established themselves in the
villages of Tsunhuanche and Liudy-
aofan, but night fell with Tatchekiao
still in the hands of the Japanese.
Northward of Tatchekiao the cannon
also reared.
There a regiment under the COM
mand of Colonel Zapolsky clung ten
aciously to village under a shower
of sarapnei.
Toward evening General Kuropatkin
rode out of Mukden in an automobile
and examined personally the positions
of the second army At the close of
tho fighting this evening the infantry
on both sides were short of ammuni-
tion. and the night was devoted to re-
pleninshing supplies of individual SOL
diens.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-09
THE RUSSIAN ARMY ROLLS
NORTHWARD IN RETREAT
Under the Mantling Night the MuSCOYite
Host Crept From Its Extended Lines Along
the Shakhe and the Gloomy Flight
Was Begun.
sians beating OH attacks Of purguing

slams beating off attacks of pursuing
japanese.
The withdrawal was necessitated by
a heavy concentration of apanese west
and northwest of Mukden, whittier
they have transferred a large share
of the forces on the southern front
to reinforce the original striking
force of General Nogi.
The Russians still hold their posi-
tion at Madyapu, where a strong at
tack is expected at any moment. A
division of Japanese troops has APP
peared north of Mukden on the
heights west of Hushatai Station.
Except for fights at Ushuntun and
Tachekiao today was quiet compared
with the fighting on the previous
days. The Japanese evidently were
completing their transfer of troops.
The Japanese arrangement for fur
nishing ammunition along the enor-
NOUS front is acknowledged by Rus
sian officers to be admirable.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-09
REAGAN LAID TO REST.
A Special Train Run for The Funeral
Party.
(Bv the Associated Press }


Palestine, Texas, March S.-The
body of John II. Reagan was today
laid to rest in the family vault at
East Hill cemetery. During the
morning there was a driving rain
storm which put the roads in impassa-
BILE condition and prevented carriages
from reaching the home two miles
from the city General Manager Lee
roy Trice suspended all traffic on
the international and Great Northern
Railroad and ran special train to bear
the funeral party.
The casket was placed on one of
these trains which carried also the
family and the principal mourners
while others followed later TO the
cemetery where the trains were held
until the conclusion of the ceremony.
The floral offerings were profuse. The
service at the home was conducted
by Rev. H. G. Willis, D. Anderson,
and Isaac Sellers, representing the
Methodist church of which the dead
man was q member; the Christian
church, where Mrs. Reagan is MEM
Der. and the Confederate veterans. The
service for the Confederate veterans
was amplifed by Captain Allen, OF
John H. Reagan Camp, u. G. ", OF
Palestine, and there was brief SER
vice for the Daughters of the Confed-
eracy.
At the cemetery the Masonic fra
ternity conducted the ceremony, Gem
eral Henry b. Stoddard, of Bryan,
officiating.
In attendance at the grave were
, many of the distinguished men of Tex
as including Governor Lanham and
other State officials.
| In the great throng which braved
| the weather and stood in the sticky
mud were representatives from every
State in the South, scores of them be-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-09
YE ARE IDLE MEN
Roosevelt Lunges at the
Canal Commission.
He viii Probably Reduce 1t to Three
Members. Walkers Progress
Does Not Satisfy
Him.
Him.
(By the Associated Press

Washington, March S.-Radical
changes are to be made in the per,
sonneI of the Pqe 8ma Canal Com
mission.
While no authoritative statement
concerning the Presidents intentions
is obtainable at the White House. il
is known to be his purpose TO make
such changes in the membership OF
the canal commission as, in his judG-
ment Will facilitate work on great
waterway. His desire it is under
stood, is to reduce the commission to
three members all of whom shall be
practical engineers of eminence.
Under the Spooner act one of these
engineers must be from the navy and
one from the army Admiral John G..
Walker now represents the navy and
General George w. Davis. the army,
on the commission. 1t is said posi-
lively that Admiral Walker will not
continue long as member of the
commission. The achievements of the
navy under the direction of Admiral
Walker have not been satisfactory to
the President.
AS constituted now. the commission
is said to be unwieldly. 1t is re-
garded as containing too many ele-
ments which have to be adjusted to
another before anything definite can
be done To remedy this defet the
President, it is believed will reduce the
membership of the body and place in
immediate supervision of the canal
worllmen who will work in conson-
ance with the ideas of himself and
Secretary Taft. In doing this the
President will exercise his discretion
about appointing seven members OF
the body as provided for under the
Spooner act. 1t is very likely. indeed
that eventually he viii reduce the
commission to three members, simply
by not filing the places of those
whose designations shall have been
accented
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-09
A SECOND MESSAGE.
President Roosevelt Again Urges Rati-
fication OF the Dominican
Treaty.
(Rv the Associated Press. }

(By the Associated Press
Washington, March S.-The Senate
in executive session today made pub
lie the second message OF President
Roosevelt on the Santo Domingo
treaty. 1t says that the Dominican
interests demand action by the Sen
ate at the earliest practicable mo-
ment; that@the treaty is at the earn
est request of the Dominican republic
to afford her relief and will remove
apprehension. of foreign aggression in
that quarter. 1t says that the result
will benefit not only Santo Domingo
but also the United States by secur-
ing stability order and prosperity In
the island.
The message says the treaty Of
fers the only method for preventing
collection of fraudulent claims and
of protecting just claims of foreigners
and Americans alike. 1t adds that if
the treaty is ratified, creditors belong
ing to other nations will have exactly
as good treatment as creditors VINO
are citizens of the United States, and
at the same time Santo Domingo viii
be protected against unjust and exorbi-
tant claims. If it is not ratified, the
chances are that American creditors
will fare i'll as compared with those
of other nations.
The message declares that "our po-
sition is explicitly and unreservedly
that under no circumstances do we
intend to acquire territory in oppo-
sition of either Haiti or Santo Do
mingo."
This is the conclusion:
"Santo Domingo grievously needs
the aid of a powerful and friendly
nation. This aid, we are able, and |
trust that we are willing to bestOw.
She has asked for this aid and the
expressions of friendship repeatedly
sanctioned by the people and the gov
ernment of the United States, warrant
her in believing that it will not be
withheld in the hour Of her need"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-09
INLAND WATERWAY SURVEY.
simmons and Small Call on Chief En-
eineeP. He Promises to Have the
Work Well Done.
lsnecial to News and ObserverO

Especial to News and Observer
Washington, March 8.-Senatol
Simmons and Representatives Small
called on the chief of engineers of
the War Department today in the in
terest of the survey of the inland wa
terway.
They had a very satisfactory inter-
view indeed, the chief promised to de-
tail thoroughly competent men for the
work and to have the work thorough
ly done The former survey was not
we'll done.
Senator and Mrs Oyerman will take
dinner with the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt tomorrow evening.
Representative Small has the APP
pointment of a midshipman and three
alternates to the Naval Academy al
Annapolis. Applicants should com
municate with Mr.. Small. His APP
pointees viii be examined the third
Tuesday lin April and again on the
third Tuesday in. June.
Representative and Mrs Small leave
tonight for home. All the other mem,
bers of the house from the State hav-
ing already gone home, where your
correspondent would like to be.
Hon Claude M Bernard, of Ral-
eigh, is in the city returning from New
York.
Your correspondent learns that a
determined fight will be made to pre-
vent Collector Duncan's reappoint.
ment. 1t is said most of the leading
Republicans in Eastern North Caro-
lima are against him. On the other
hand it appears he is certain of re.
appointment.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-09
AN OLD TESTAMENT.
Union Soldier Seeking to Find Ownei
of Book Found After Fort Fisher.

Governor Glenn has received let
ter from one J. Z. Reid late of the lis
regiment of New York Volunteers,
asking information as to the where
abouts of H. A. Sledge, supposed to
have been a Confederate soldier at the
siege of Fort Fisher, near Wilmington.
Mr.. Reid's purpose in writing to the
Governor is TO offer to return to Mr..
Sledge, or to his relatives, if he be
dead, testament which was found
after the capture of the fort by a Un-
ion drummer boy and given to the
writer on January 10th, 1865.
Mr.. Reid says that the testament
bears the signs of blood stains, from
which he presumes that the owner
must have either been killed or
wounded during the fighting at the
fort. On the fly leaf are written the
words: III. A. Sledge, October 9th,
1864. A present given to H. A. sledge
by McKinnon, chaplain of 36th N. c.
Troops, Fort Fisher n. c., October
9th, 1854"
On another page is the inscription:
Miss 1900. D. in all
probability the sweetheart of the sol
dier to whom the book belonged.
Dr. Dixon. to whom Governor Glenn
turned over the letter. went over the
rosters of the State troops carefully
yesterday in search of some informa-
tion as to the Sledge referred to. Be-
yond the fact that in Company f.,
36th \. G. regiment, there was a Her
bert "A. Sledge," who was one of the
artillerymen who defended the fort,
DR.. Dixon was unable to ascertain
anything definite. The roster of the
seth regiment did not contain the
name of any McKinnon as chaplain,
The "Sledge' referred to in the roster
was stated TO have enlisted in the
Confederate army on August 4th
1862.
Mr.. Reid states in his letter that he
tried in 1880 to get the information
desired from Wilmington, failing in
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-09
TENpERED no 4 pEMocRAT.
United States District Attorneyship
for Northern District OF Georgia.
(By the Associated Press. }

Washington, March Sit is stated
that President Roosevelt has rendered
the office of United States District
Attorney for the Northern district of
Georgia to former Representative f..
c. Tate, of Georgia. Mr. Tate is a
Democrat. The office is now held by
e. A. Angler, Republican. 1t is said
by those who are familiar with the
circumstances that the appointment
of Mr.. Tate is personal, rather than
political Tate served in Congress
for six terms and was a member Of
the Committee on Naval Affairs when
President Roosevelt was assistant
Secretary of the Navy. He has been
close friend of Attorney General
Moody, who was formerly Secretary
of the Navy.