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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-22
ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY. A. Macknight Will Make Race Against Conner.

J. A Macknight. has announced his can didacy for governor. In a lengthy printed statement sent out yesterday. he sets forth his claims to the place. Among other things he states that he Is not a man tied down by business ties and is therefore free to give all his time to the duties of the office.
 The closing paragraph of Mir. Mac Knights address to the public is
 Eject me as your governor and no citi- zen will have to know twice in order to bring to my official notice any abuse or wrong l will give you an administration of which you will be proud, and which will advance the state in all lines and the personal interests of every citizen. l will show you how an Alabama man may be- come,President of the United States ere lonn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-22
Notes and Personals.
NEGRO GIRL BURNED.
Man Threw Several Gallons of Boiling
 Water on Her.

Julia Ann Redwing. negro girl, was badly burned yesterday afternoon with boiling water. which was thrown on her by Lon Brooks a negro The woman re fused to drink with the man, according 10 the statements of the witnesses. and he threw the water on her without any warn ing.
 The trouble occurred on First avenue carried to Hilman hospital and City Phy scian Hayes attended her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-22
HARDING IS NAMED
 FROM THE BANKERS
IS ONE OF A COMMITTEE OF FIVE TO ATTEND CONFERENCE ON IMMIGRATION TO BE HELD IN NEW YORK.

w. P. G. Harding, president of the first National bank, has been appolh'eu oi'" of A committee of five from the American Il Rankers' association to attend the coh ference on immigration to be held Ill New York December 6-s, under the auspices of the National Civic Federation.
 The committee of five from the Bank CTS association was appointed oy US nresident. John L. Hamilton, at the re- ouest of the committee in charge or the conference. The other members or the bankers committee are w. l.. Mayer president of the National Shoe and Leatn- CT bank of New York, G. $. Whitson' vice president of the American Bankers association and president of the Natlofa' City bank of New York; Homer w. NC Gov of Mcdonald, Mccoy Co.,, Chicaso' and F. H. Fries of the Wachovia Loan and Trust company of Winston-Salem' N. c.
 The committee in charge of the confer enee ia composed of capitalists and labor leaders. On it are August Belmont. Samuel Gompers, Oscar S. Straus, Andrew Carne- gie Bishop Henry C..Potter, John Mitch- ell Archbishop John Ireland, William D. 1 Mahon, Charles A. Moore. Warren $. Stone. Ralph NJ Easley and Samuel B. Donnelly.
 Among the questions to be considered at the conference are the following
 What Is the character of the net in- crease in population of the United States | from immigrationY
 | .J. 4tn.x Ian Ina fn at, ! elevation of it's character through the
 exclusion of undesirable clements be ex- | tended and made more effective; and If so, how?
 | Should there be any change in the sys- tenn of inspection. such as having 1t made | at ports of departure or at the home
 sources of emigration, or at both?
 Are there any external influences tend- 1 ing to stimulate the volume of immisra- | tion?
 | What are the nature, extent and locali-
 ties of the demands In the United States | for more labor?
 What domestic industries and what
 labor drafts are most affected by the in
 Aux of alien labor. and in what ways? i What percentage remains ip the the ' ports of arrival, such as New York, Bos-
 ton, Philadelphia and Baltimore? What practical method can be devised
 for agriculture, to points where it may l be needed?
 What will be the effect of the distrbu- | tion of a large number of immigrants in I the south upon the problem of industrial
 education and social betterment of the negro race?
 1 Should the exclusion of Chinese coolie i labor be made more rigid, and should il be extended to Japanese and Corean la | bor?
 How shall the admission of exempted
 classes of Asiatlcs, such as scholars, mer- | chants and tourists. be regulated?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-22
pR. wHARToNs SERVICES.
Preached Twice Yesterday at the First
 Baptist Church.

"The Home That Jesus Hovea' was the theme discussed by the Rev. Dr. Wharton at the first Baptist church yesterday morning. The church was filled and Dr. Wharton was accorded the closest atten- tion
 At the night service yesterday the large auditorium of the first Baptist church was filled to overflowing. Dr. Wharton preached a sermon on, "Glorifying in the Cross" At the conclusion of the sermon fifteen people came forward and said they would unite with one of the several churches of the city.
 This morning Dr. Whartons will preach on, The Friends of Our Home" The evening service will commence at 7:4j o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-22
RECORDS OF COURTS

In the case of J. A. Baker, ct al. vs.
 Bessie Anderson, seeking to gain posses sion of young child, in which case No- rah Scarborough, the woman who was killed himself, figures prominently Judge
 Charles w. Ferguson issued an order di-
 recting the sheriff to secure possession
 or the child and turn 1t over to the com
 plainants.
 It was averred in the petition that the complainants live in Chiffon county, and
 while ago Norah Scarborough met them at the train and on the pretext that the rightful parent of the adopted child de- sired to see the infant. secured the pos session of the boy. It was also averred that shortly afterward Rube Ellison took the child away from the Scarborough woman.
 In the second division of the city court yesterday Judge Ferguson disposed of the
 following business. M Marlborough vs. Atlanta and Bir-
 mingham Air Lii e Railway company, ] judgment for plaintiff by consent for
 s4O0.
 ham Air Line Railway company; dismiss
 ed by plaintiff William Jackson vs. Atlanta and Br-
 mngham Railway company; dismissed by plaintiff.
 S. J. Daw vs. Atlanta and Birmingham
 Air Line Railway company; judgment for
 plaintiff by consent for SIP. Mrs. J. C. Fielder vs. Atlanta and Bir-
 mingham Air Line Railway company; judgment for plaintiff by consent for sl25 Mary Hodgkins vs. Atlanta and Bir-
 mngham Air Line Railway company; Judgment for plaintiff by consent for $25O. Mutual Manufacturing company vs. T. w. Walker; judgment for plaintiff for s1S9.
 | Market and Fulton National bank vs. l H. F.. Perry ct al; judgment for pi sin- tiff for $57s | The only case disposed of in the first | division of the city court yesterday was l the dismissal of the case of Charles Eek 1 erly against Southern Railroad Co a. i pany.
 l The case of Rosenbaum Bros. against Samuel Lekovits ct al. is still on trial in
 the circuit court. | The following business was disposed of 1 in the chancery court yesterday:> l C. s. Simmons vs. Frank V. Evans ct ] al; decree confirming registers report and | ordering distribution of funds. 1 Marzell Hofer vs. Emma Daniel ct al;
 dismissed
 1 John Vary vs. T. A. Lacey ct all; dis , missed.
 | Peter Blau vs Eliza Hatcher ct al; , dismissed.
 l Adrian Secard vs. Catherine Glylon ct
 al; submitted for decree on demu rers
 of Catherine Guylon. L. c. Pettyjohn vs Edllda Paulley ct
 al; decree sustaining cross bill and al-
 lowing compliments twenty days to an- | swer.
 Today's chancery docket is as follows: I G. C. Ray vs. Robert D. Boyle. Alabama State Land company vs. War :, rior River Coal and Land company. | Cato Lane vs. Winnie Lane ct al. The following suit was filed in the city court yesterday 1 William Dowdell against the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad company Tor
 S1s9s damages for alleged personal injuries. Only minor cases were heard on the criminal court yesterday. number of important cases are billed for trial in the federal court today. The
 case of Frank Lockridge. charged with l-3Oth : ,: :::::: z; $: ::''.. :. i.'::: r:s:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-22
Wants $1o.ooo for Kiss.

Des Moines. Ia., November 21.-Miss Ella Hamilton Thinks the kiss she all leges Hayden Marquis, wealthy young man, stole from her is worth $10,000 At least that is the amount of damages she demands in a petition filed in the district court. The suit will come to trial at the January term. Marquis is the son of R. w. Marquis, reputed to be a millionaire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-22
Card of Thanks,

We hereby extend our sincere thanks to the banks, business men and friends gen orally for the kind offer of assistance in our recent fire. We are also glad to state, for the benefit of our patrons. that not a cent of our cash and not a single book was lost, and our building and fixtures were well protected by insurance Present quarters 11S Eighteenth street. north.
 ALA. PENNY SAVINGS & LOAN CO,
 By w. R. Pettiford, President
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-22

The court house officials and the bar of Jefferson county are making an ef- fort to have the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company run it's cars more slowly on the lines running near the court house. A letter has been ad- dressed to the company, seeking to have them enforce the rules regulating the cars running in front of the temple of jus tice
 About two years ago, before the pres
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-22
Will Be Received By Diaz.

Mexico City, November 21.-Presi- dent Diaz tomorrow will receive the members of the Union League club of San Francisco. with their families. at Castle Chabulfepec. The excursionists will be given banquet in the evening, al which Vice President Corral will ba the guest of honor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-22
FATAL SHOOTING
 IN AVONDALE SHOP Murry Christopher Charged With Killing Friend WILL NOT DISCUSS II Had Trouble With Murray Christopher and Shot Hm With Shotgun.
 Statements Made to
 Coroner.
WILL NOT DISCUSS T

Charged with the murder of George E. Mccormick. friend up to the time of quarrel which lead to the shooting, Mur- ray Christopher maintains an obstinate silence in the county Jail where he was carried yesterday morning, short while after the tragedy occurred at 1O4 Spring street. Avondale.
 "I have nothing to say was Christo- phers reply to queries put to him yes- terday afternoon after he had consulted d lawyer. It is supposed his reticence is due to advice of his lawyer.
 There were number of eye witnesses to the shooting, which occurred in re- pair shop of Christopher, the man held for the murder. When the coroner reach- ed the scene he found the dead body lay Ing in the open doorway of the building a one-story structure, and Christopher was standing on the front gallery of a two-story boarding house adjoining the shop. A number of people were attracted to the scene, including Policeman Frank lin of Avondale. After Coroner Paris learned the details he ordered Christo- phers arrest and summoned all the wit nesses to appear before him later in the day. The body of the dead man was re- moved to Gaudins undertaking estab- ishment where it was prepared for burial and sent to Athens, Ala, his former home, at g o'clock last night over the Louisville and Nashville. Orders for the sending of the body were given by J. D. Mccormick, a brother Of the deceased, who reached the city from Decatur yester- day afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-22
The JEFFERSON Thursday Ma Matinee H;ss, Nov. 23

The German Dialect Comedian
 AL. H. WILSON,
 Golden Voiced Singer. In the new comedy
 THE GERMAN GiPSY."
 It Is for Fun New Songs-"Under the Harvest Moon" No Love Like Thine, Gretchen, "The Love Trust" "The Girl for Me" My German Rose, Katie Krause."
 PRICES-Matineer to 75c. Night 25c to $1.50. Seats on sale Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-22
ATHLETIC CLUB TO
 MEET TONIGHT
Important Committees Win Make Re.
 ports and Other Matters of Interest Will Be Considered.

Pratt City. November 21.-tSpecial)- The Athletic club of Pratt City will meet at Foeys hall. on Third street, tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock This will be a very important meeting, as constitution and bylaws for the club are to be adopted
 The club was only organized last week, but already has more than seyenty-five members and Is growing rapidly
 At the meeting tomorrow night the com mittee appointed at the last meeting to take up the matter of providing suitable building for permanent headquarters will make report. The club hopes to arrange at an early date for a suitable building, which will be fitted up with baths, gym nasium library and other conveniences for the members.
 The officers of the club are Charles B. Comstock, president sam Foley. vice president; J. D. Hunter. secretary, and w. C. Mcdonald treasurer.
 Notes and Personals.
 Mike Kennedy is quite i'll at his home on the south side
 Hose company No. ? met at it's head quarters tonight and made final arrange ments for the grand ball to be given at the city hall on the night of November 29
 Louis Penfied, who has been at Cope lands infirmaryg in Birmingham, for some time, Is much improved at his home.
 Chief of Police ]. C. Hartstield is spend ing a few days vacation, hunting in Blount county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-22
Meyers Sails.

von L. Meyers, American ambassador at St. Petersburg, sailed for Europe to- day on the steamer Kron Prinz Will helm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-22
using mails for fraudulent purpose, is on trial in the United States court.

The probate judge has Issued the fol- lowing marriage licenses:
 Allen Tetlow and Miss Maude Fletcher; Grover Cleveland Dickey ai'd Mss Etta Lee Poole; Walter D. McGrew and Mss Lillian Howe, D. s. Curtin and Miss so- phia Retsch; John L. Davis and Miss la Tenderburk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-22

Cemetery lot for sale; Oakhill cemetery. Shaw & Son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-22
A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES

A 1OAhAN GGO OOHE fOh FILES
 Itching, Blind, Bleeding, Protrtidlng Piles. Druggists are authorized t) re- fund money If Pazo Ointment fails to cure in to 14 days. soc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-22
Went to Shop.

While the deceased and myself were standing there. Bob Murray and c. J. Compton passed us. and Bob Murray said to the deceased, Come on, 1 am going to get a gum About this time Murray Chris topher came to the corner with gun and told me to get out of the way. I saw the gun and told him not to shoot. He went back to his shop. I then tried to get Mc- Cormick to go home. He said he was go- ing back to Christophers shop and I went with him. When we got to the shop Murray Christopher, Will Christopher and C. J. Compton were all there. 1 went in the door first, Mccormick followed. Chris topher was standing stil in the shop with shotgun in his hand. Mccormick said to Murry Christopher: You have got the drop on me- Christopher replied You had it on me, and fired at Mccormick. When I saw he was going to shoot I dropped on the floor. There were two shots. Mccormick fell to the floor with a knife in his hand. It was open. McCor- mick died with the knife on his breast.
 After the deceased fell, Murray Chris topher walked to the deceased and kicked the body in the face or on the head two or three times and cursed the deceased C. J. Compton told the coroner that Mccormick was in the best of humor, and told Christopher to put up his gun. He said Mccormick acted as though he had no idea Christopher would shoot.
 The preliminary hearing in the case will come up before w. R. Starbuck. the mayor of Avondale and ex-officio justice of the peace, at 1 o'clock this afternoon.
 Mccormick worked in the Southern yards at Avondale and a number of those in the party are employed by the same COmpdnN.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-22

E. T. Shaw & ~o' ,plsr, akcrs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-22

number of important cases are billed for trial in the federal court today. The case of Frank Lockridge. charged with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-22
Result of Quarrel.

fTOnl WDhl Ine cb1bllcf tedIntu lIe klll- ing was the result of petty quarrel. C. II. Hutchinson. who occupies portion of the building used by Christopher, made the following statement to the coroner early in the morning, and reiterated 1t at the inquest held later in the day: "I saw the shooting. Murray Christopher shot Mccormick, and I did not see the latter with knife until after he was on the floor. The shot was fired before Me- Cormick had passed railing between him and Christopher"
 E. B. Bartlett, who resides at 3735 Third avenue, was another eye witness to the killing His sworn statement before the coroner tells of the beginning of the trouble and the result. He says that he and Robert Murray, B. F. Mauldin, c. J. Compton, John Turner Murray Christo- pher and Will Christopher boarded car together at Twentieth street and Second avenue When Thirty-ninth street was reached he says he and John Turner got off the car. leaving the others. After walking down the street short distance he says they met Mccormick at Morris drug store. He joined them and walked on down to the Southern railroad crossing where the balance of the party had got ten off the car
 When we stopped 1t the railroad cross l ing" continued Bartlett in his sworn statement, "McCormck walked up ant | said something to Will Christopher. at the same time striking him with his fist. He
 opened knife and grabbed Murray Christopher by the collar tearing his shirt. Murray Christopher withdrew from
 the party and started in the direction of his shop 104 Spring street. I walked be.
 hind him and saw him go in the the l shop and pick up pistol. I continued tc
 the next street, where I stopped and was
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-15
DID NOT INVESTIGATE.
Mids hipman Vandever Tells of HaziBg
 at AnnapOlfa.

Mount Holly, N. J., Dec. 14-Mid- shipman Warren A. Vandever, in a let ter to his parents, received here today states that he was not on duty Tuesday night at the time the hazing occurred at the Annapolis Naval Academy, for which his dismissal has been recom- mended by Admiral Sands. The mid shipman who is accused of failing to report the hazing which resulted seri- ously to a first-year cadet, Jerdone P. Kimbrough, says that the hazing was done In the watch before he was placed on duty and that he knew nothing of ii till the case had been investigated by the officer in charge That portion of Vandever's letters which deals with the hazing incident is as follows:
 They have been making investiga- tions into hazing and one 'plebe' told I came on duty last night on his floor, and when I inspected for absentees, an upper classman, who was in his room told me that this 'plebe' had nearly tainted and that he was trying to fix him up. I did not know why he had tainted and did not think 1t serious. so did not report 1t.
 The officer in charge inspected later. and on finding the 'plebe' in bed made an investigation and found out that some one had been hazing him. The officer asked me why I did not report the matter. I told him I did not know the cause of 1t and did not think it serious enough. He reported me to the commandant for deliberate neglect of duty and as being unfit to go on duty.
 T was up before the commandant and he said about the same things, and said he would recommend me to the superintendent for dismissal He re- lieved me from duty, and am under suspension. That is, I am confined to my room and not allowed to go out for drills or on duty.
 The hazing did not take place while I was on duty. and I did not know a | thing about it. The worst I thought they could do to me was to report me and give me fifty demerits. But they have gone ahead and recommended me for dismissaI"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-15
MUCH KILLING AND BURNING. Terrible Times in Baltic Provinces. LANDLORDS ARE BESIEGED No Headway in Stamping Out
 Telegraph Strike. Imperial Ukase Premising self-Govern- ment Means End of Policy For
 Identification of Lithunia
 Begun in 1887.

St. Petersburg. Wednesday, Dec. 13 (morning), via Eydtkuhnen, East Prus- sia, Dec. 14.--The government is mak- ing little headway in crushing the tel egraph strike. The wires of the few lines over which service had been tenn porarily restored, are constantly cut and not a single wire is working out of St. Petersburg this morning. At the present rate weeks will elapse be- fore the service can be really restored.
 The news from the Baltic provinces today is to the effect that many Tor eign landlords who have not fled are establishing a network of small forts and are standing u regular siege. There has been much killing and burn ing.
 Inhabitants of the Baltic provinces who are now residing in St. Peters burg were immensely gratified at the publication yesterday of the imperial ukase promising local self-government, which they say means the abandon ment of the Classification policy be- gun in 1867. to destroy the unity or the old provinces of Lithunia.
 The, ukase practically fnsures the re- storation of the status quo ante creating a deiiberative assembly, for the solution of the burning questions or reform of the peasant conditions, the institution of the local self-goyern- ment and schools and governor gen eral as the office existed before lsfe'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-15
STOCKS AS EVIDENCE.
introduced I'm Case of ImBoaen and
 EVflf

|
 Denver, Colo. Dec. 14.--Stocks of banks in Texas. Oklahoma and Indian Territory and other securities on which more than S500.O00 of Denver Savings Bank deposits was loaned were intro- duced in evidence today at the trial of Leonard B. Imboden and James A. Hill, on the charge of conspiracy to wreck the Denver bank some of these securities are declared by the States attorney to be absolutely worthless.
 Charles B. wilfley, formerlly presi- dent of the Denver bank. who was i'm dicted together with Imboden, Hill and others and who is a witness for the State. testified that Imboden forced him to make loan of $S0.000 to H. l. Hill, taking as security $50 shares of stock of the Mount Vernon National Bank of Boston.
 Wilfley also testified that Imboden forced him to make a loan Of $50,- 900 to be used in securing control of a bank at Enid. Oklahoma" He said that on January 30, 1904. he drew on the National Bank of Commerce of Kansas City for $25,000. payable to F. E. HiTl, but the money, he declared. was delivered to Imboden. The wit ness said that he was acquainted with Hilfs signature and that the tndofse- ment of Hill on the draft was not in HiIPs handwriting and that Hiii had told him the same thing
 Whitley declared that his signature on a certificate of desposit for $50.0o0 on the Bank of Commerce at Fort Worth, Texas, was a forgery. and he Identified the handwriting as Imbo- deu's
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-15
STANDING BY wITTE.
Emperor is UphoIding the Acts of the
 Premier.


 Premier.
 St. Petersburg. Dec. 14. midnight, via Eydtkuhnen. Dec. 14.--According to re- ports from Tsarskoe-Solo, the Russian Camarailla, headed by General Count Alexis Ignatieff and M Strenisky, formed to effect the downfall of Count Wltte and to create a dictatorship, has failed and his majesty is standing firmly by the Premier.
 NJ Mendhikoff, the well-known writer who is in close touch with the court. is out with a strong article demanding the inauguration of an aggressive fight against the revolution before it Is too late NJ. Mendikoff says the reYolu- tionaries, like the French convention, openly sent emissaries and do not con- ceal their intentions. They act in the full light of day. while the Government works in secret.
 The Government. it is true. has can non: but perhaps only for the present while they are not necessary. When they are needed none can guarantee that they will not be in the possession of the revolutionaries. The present anarchy and suspense are due to the inaction of the Government.
 M. Witte, like Kuropatkin, not only permits the enemy to arm and to con- contrate his forces. but to make his dis positions and to choose the moment for giving battle. Such tactics will no more win in Russia than they did in Manchuria.