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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-11
NEGRO FOUND IN BED
Is Dragged Out BY Officer at Auburn
and Placed in Jail.

Auburn, June cial)-Considera-
BILE excitement was created among the
citizens this morning when it was made
known that BIAS" Battle, notorious
negro and leader of the worst element
of his race in Auburn, was dragged out
of the bed in the residence of Col. S. S.
Scott about IL o'clock last night Shortly
before II o'clock a daughter of Colonel
Scott who was in the sitting room read
ing, heard door of the house open and
going to the room door saw a negro
passing noiselessly through the hall. She
at once telephoned Deputy Sheriff McEl-
haney to come over Immediately, and
when he arrived he found Battle lying in
bed in one of the rooms, his shoes and
clothes on the floor.
The deputy sheriff arrested him and
locked him up for the night, letting no
one know of it until this morning Battle
was tried this morning before the mayor s
court for disorderly conduct, after which
he was arrested on another charge and
carried to jail in Opelil1a to await his
trial next week. The negro pleads that
he was drunk, but circumstances strongly
support the general belief that he en-
tered the house with dastardly intent
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FOUR WHITE MEN
ARE UNDER ARREST
Are Charged With Larceny
from Railroad Cars
MANY ARTICLES MISSING
City School Board of Selma Meets and
Selects Teachers for the Coming
Year-Burns Has Large
Funeral
MANY ARTICLES MISSING

Selma. June 10-(Specal.) LAST night
Special Agent New of the Southern rail-
way, Deputy Sheriff Arthur Williams, L..
o. McKelvy and j. c. Moorer arrested
four young white men, employees or form
erly employed on the Southern, charging
them with larceny of sundry articles from
railroad cars during the month of May.
Mathews is at present Waterman for
the road and Crawford is car inspec-
tor. The young men were carried to jail
Clark being the only one that made bond.
The railroad authorities claim to have
sufficient evidence to secure a conviction
when the preliminary trial comes up be-
fore Justice Gayle on Thursday next.
The roads running in and out of Selma
have had considerable annoyance from
cars being robbed and the authorities
have been Systematically endeavoring to
apprehend the perpetrators. The officers
named above, after arresting the four
young men, went to the house of an
otker car inspector for the road who lives
two doors west of the coal shute, at
Paker's Switch. and there found a guam
tity of goods that will be identified as
having been taken from box cars. In the
lot of goods secured and brought to the
office of Justice Gayle were found seven
boxes of tobacco eleven boxes of cigars.
twelve shirts. two dozen linen collars,
fifteen bolts of calico, twenty-nine pack
ages of coffee and eight bottles of Duffy
Malt whiskey. The arrest of the car in
spector Is expected this afternoon, the
authorities having gone in search of him.
City School Board.
The city school board met last night and
after hearing the reports of officers.
elected teachers for the ensuing year.
Miss Azile Davis teacher of the sixth
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ing a sewerage system, and further
sum of $4,000 to build good streets, MAX
ing an issue of $4,000 worth of bonds to
be voted upon. All the bonds are to run
for period of thirty years and bear in
terest at the rate OF per cent per an
mum, There will be very little opposition
to the issue of bonds, and they VIII
carry by a good majority 1t is thought.
The matter OF the franchise of the We'll
r-Mitchell water works scheme came up
by a request Of the parties Interested that
the council designate the streets and al
leys for the mains. The council refused to
take any action on the matter, and when
the question came up about embodyng
the request in the minutes there was
kick and warm debate was indulged In.
which was: cut short by the council adj
journlng until next Monday night. when
the Weller Mitchell matter will me up
for disposition
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COMMANDER OWEN
LEAVES ON MONDAY
Prominently Mentioned for
Commander In Chief
SUPPORT Is FLATTERlNG
Board of Trustees of Girls Industrial
School at MontevaIo Will Meet
at the State Capitol
Wednesday.

Montgomery, June 10.-(Special0-
Thomas NJ Owen, commander of the Ala
bama division United Sons of Confederate
Veterans, will leave here Monday night
at 6:33 o'clock over the Louisville and
Nashville railroad for Louisville to at
tend the reunion of Confederate veterans,
which will take place from June IA to 16.
He will be accompanied by Mrs. Owen
and his son, Thomas M. Owen, Jr.; Miss
Catherine Shorter Jelks, SPONSOR; Miss
Annie Maude Dawson. maid; Col. Harry
R. Shorter and Division Adjutant VIII
T. Shehan Mrs. j. c. Lee, division mat
ron, with Mrs. Virgil Griffin, will leave
Monday morning. Miss Irene Wayne
Cicero of Ensley, the other maid, will
join the party in Birmingham.
DR.. owen goes a day in advance. arriv-
ing there June 10, in order to open head
quarters and meet his friends. Having
been put forward by the Alabama divl-
sion for the position of commander in
chief, he will look after that interest So
far there is only one other man mentioned
for the place-Prof. r. e. l.. Bynum of
jackson, Tenn. DIR. Owen was forced
into the race by his division and has
had a number of flattering assurances of
success. Letters have been received from
the camp farthest north to South Texas
and all seem to regard him as the best
fitted man in the organization.
Commander owen will take representa-
tives from forty camps to the reunion
and will break the record, in that there
Is not a camp in the state that is not
in good standing. His headquarters will
be at the Willard hotel, where he wants
every Alabama man to report immedl-
ately on arrival.
The committee of the Alabama division
appointed last November at Mobile, is
composed of Gen. William Brandon, adj
jutant general of the Alabama National
Guard; William B. Bankhead, Huntsville;
DR.. Clarence ]. Owens, Admission; How
ard Gilliard. Mobile, and viii Il. Shehan
Montgomery.
Industrial School.
The board of trustees of the Girls In
dustrial school of Montevallo will meet
at the capitol at noon next Wednesday
having been called by the Governor. The
board is made up of Jones G. Moore, DR.
A. j. Dickinson and s. w. John, Bir-
mlnBnam, NJ. A, Granam, Prattville; S.
d. Bloch, Camden; A. II. Aston, Eufau-
la; II. S. D. Mallory. Selma; H. Austill
Mobile; Virgil Bouldin, Scottsboro; w. r.
Dortch, Gadsden; F. S. Moody, Tusca-
loosa
Teachers Reelected.
At a meeting of the trustees of the
Fifth District Agricultural school at the
capitol this morning President Willing
ham and all his teachers who stood for
reelection were re-chosen. The following
is the list
President II. ]. Willingham; agricul-
turist. L. II. Mccullough: high school
Miss l.. l. Fielder and r. S. Howes; ele.
mentary grades. Misses Lucy Gaines and
Elizabeth Gamble and Elizabeth Hunter
music, Miss Wyllie DuPree; elocution, r
p McGary; art, Miss Kate Neville.
The school is in good shape and Presi-
dent Wilingham expects good year.
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HENRY LEE ACQUITTED.
He Set Up Plea of seIf-Defense and
Proved 1t to the Jury.

Gadsden. June 10-(Special)-The case
of Henry Lee. charged with manslaughter,
was disposed of in the CITY court this
morning Lee was charged with killing
John Jackson. colored, near the Alabama
Consolidated furnace last June Lee en-
tered a plea of seli-defense an nrofed
II the Jury rendering verdict of ac-
ouittal within twelve minutes after leav-
ing the jury box.
The negro Jackson, who was an Of
fensive negro. met Lee In the road and
refused to give part of the road. and
when Lee asked him to divide jumped out
of his wagon picked up two rocks and
knocked him down. and was upon MIN
beating him in the head, when Lee Sc
cured his knife and stabbed him in the
back. causing death in a few minutes.
Lee Is a member of splendid family ana
bears a good character The verdict gives
general satisfaction
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HOLD STORMY SESSION.
WeIIer-MitchcII Waterworks Franchise
Before Gadsden Council.

Gadsden. Jun 10.-(special.)-The city
Council held an important meeting last
night which at times was very stormy,
esnecially when the Weller Mitchell water
works franchise was mentioned, hut the
meeting passed off without airy hard feel
ings being engendered.
The councilmen passed an ordinance
calling for an election to be held on the
10th of July. 1906. for the purpose of CIV.
ing the voters an opportunity to express
themselves at the polls on the question OF
issuing 100000 worth of per cent thirty
year gold bonds for the purpose OF build
ing municipal water works; also 10000
worth of bonds for the purpose OF build
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A WISCONSIN PIONEER
Recommends Pe-ru-na as Being
Worth Its Weight in Gold" "
Pe-ru-na Is a Catarrhal Tonic
Especially Adapted to the
Declining Powers of
Old Age.

Hale and hearty old age means simply
healthy organs and healthy functions re-
tanned beyond the usual time.
As rule, at the age of 60 or 10 years,
the functions begin to wane and the va
rious organs to lose their natural power.
This need not occur. At least not In all
cases. Many a man and woman have
retained their health and vigor much
later in life.
We have on file several letters from oc-
togenarians who have found Peruna of
priceless value to them as their declining
years advanced.
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STUDENTS MUST GET
PRACTICAL LESSONS
Male Pupils Must Spend Two Hours d
Week in Practical Agriculture at
Experiment Stations.

Montgomery. June Especial 1.-THE
district agricultural schools have adopted
rule that all male pupils must spend
a. least two hours a week in practical
and theoretical lessons in horticulture,
Horticulture and kindred subjects
The schools elected officers and teachers
as follows here Today: Sixth district, Ham
ilton, H. o. Sargent elected to presi-
dency, e. f. Cawthong declining re-
election; Andrew Johnson and Miss Alice
Coleman to faculty; Seventh, Albertvlle,
j. b. Hobby and force reelected; Ninth.
Brownsville. j. A. b. Lovett president
reelected; r. E. Anthony, Hattie Finley
and Mamie Sims to faculty.
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Lock 10 to Be Opened.

Tuscaloosa, June 10.-(Special.) Both
the board of mayor and aldermen and the
board of trade are making extensive prep
arations for a celebration when lock No.
49, which is located several miles north
of the city on the Warrior river Is opened.
Mayor Blair has appointed the follow
ing committee which has already gone
to work to make the occasion one of
success: George A. Searcy. Charles
Weatherford and e. n c. Snow. All
places of business Will be asked to close
and two boats will be chartered to con-
vey the crowds. The Warrior Southern
will also run special trains.
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Charlotte Has Cotton Exchange.

Charlotte, N. c., June 10.-The Char
lotte cotton exchange aud board of
trade, with a capital of $4,000, was
organized here today by prominent
cotton dealers.
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REDUCED ROUND TRIP
RATES TO NORFOLK,VA.
by THE SEABOARD AIR
LINE ACCOUNT OF
SOUTHERN Who'll E.
SALE GROCERS' ASSO-
CITATION.
One first class fare plus
twenty five cents for the
round trip. Tickets on sale
June 18th, and 18th, limited
20 Ten days addition. to date
Of sale.
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Had catarrh Several Winters-Two
Bottles of Pe-ru-na Cured Him.

Mr.. Carl Sierks, Dale. ILL., writes;
For several winters | had catarrh and
coughed continually and as ! was eighty
three years oldA | thought my days were
numbered. l used different remedies
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REDUCED ROUND TRIP
RATES BY THE SEA
BOARD AIR LINE RAIL
WAY BIRMINGHAM TO
THE FOLLOWING PLA-
CES.
Week End Excursion rate
Borden Springs, Ala, 90. IT.
Ingram Lithia Springs [Ohat-
chic, Ala. 81. 10. Tickets on
sale each saturday and Sun
day good to return Tuesday.
Season Tickets Borden Sp'gs,
Ala, $500. IRgram Lithia
Sp'gs, [Ohatchie, Ala. ] 50 80.
Tickets on sale daily good to
return until Oct. 3lst.
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grade. resigned. having accepted a posi-
ton in the Misses Aliens private school
in Birmingham. Miss Mary Force, at her
own request was transferred from the
seventh to the sixth grade, and Prof r.
W. Wnstead of Tennessee was elected as
teacher of the seventh grade. Professor
Winstead is a graduate of Peabody Nor
NAL college and comes to Selma with
highest recommendations. He has an en-
Viable reputation gained as a teacher at
Abercrombie, Ala, and Franklin, Tenn.
His election as teacher in the Dallas
academy makes him the first male
teacher out side of the principal that has
been in the school in fifteen years, the
lamented Vrginius Jones of Camden hav-
ing last held the distinc -+s---
All the remaining faculty of the Dallas
academy, Baker school and the Clark
school were reelected except Miss Con
zella Byrne the teacher of writing, who
was not an applicant, having accepted a
position as vocal teacher in a large Vr-
gnia college. The department of writing
was placed under the supervision of Mr..
Harry Reid the manual training instruc-
tor.
Funeral Largely Attended.
The funeral of John F. Burns was large
1y attended this morning, the services be-
ing conducted by the Rev. J. L. Gross,
pastor of the First Baptist church. Camp
Jones' United Confederate Veterans, at
tended in body and the Dallas ORA
goons, Troop c, acted as special escort of
honor. Captain Burns was charter
member of the Dallas Dragons, and has
been with the company in practically
every encampment since its organization.
He was quartermaster captain of the
squadron for a while, and has always
taken deep interest in the company. He
has stated to the members of the troop
several times that he wanted them to act
as escort at his funeral. The pallbearers
selected from members of Camp Jones
were c. w Hooper. H. S. ID. Mallory, p.
II. Pitts j. n. Hasselvander, j. ]. Bah
cock d. c. Galloway and p. r Vaughan.
Death of Another Citizen.
Last night at his home in this county
at Eleanor occurred the death of P. w.
Milhouse, one of the most prominent cit
liens of the community. Mr.. Milhouse had
been III for a long time, but until his
sister, Mrs Kate Gardner, was summoned
on Thursday to his bedside 1t was not
known that his condition was critical.
7ne mat: stre br. eeh' to Selfra for
ini-rn.r. noon t.day the funeral &C
curing upon the arrival of the Southern's
train from Mobile.
Local and Personal.
On Wednesday evening of the coming
week the Dixie and Crescent clubs of the
city will give their annual moonlight out
ing, the two organizations giving the af-
fair jointly this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Thompson. who have
been on a visit to Birmingham. have re-
turned to their home in this city.
WHEN m NEW YORK STOP AT
Gregorian hotel. Thirty-fifth street, near
fifth avenue. Refined patronage solicited.
send for hooklet 2-1o-S0t- stI-ttl-t b
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A Man of 81 Years Finds Pe-ru-ns
Valuable.

Mr. Ameriah Hendrckson, Sc East Gay
St, Columbus, Ohio, writes the Following
interesting letter to The Peruna Drug
Mfg Co:
Il shall be ninety-one years old my
next birthday. My eyesight is good and
/ have never worn glasses.
II have, until within the last ten years,
enjoyed very good health. My illness is
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nothing special, but something resembling
the weakness of old age. find Peruna
great deal of use to me. 1t stre-Sthens
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my stomach and digestion and / have
never found any medicine as valuable as
Peruna."
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,"nEN M NEW YORK STOP AT
Gregorian hotel. Thirty-fifth street, near
fifth avenue. Refined patronage solicited.
Send for booklet 2-19-S0t- su-tu-tb
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This includes Mems, Boys and Youths
Suits, without any reserves or favors. A
bona fide reduction and no disappointments
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Has Reached Four Score Years an
Weighs 1856 Pounds.

Mr. Levi Kegg, Rainsburg, Pa, writes:
Your medicine has done me so much
good l intend to keep 1t on hand all the
time.
Il had all the symptoms of systemic
catarrh My eyes were red and intiamed,
my throat. stomach and bowels troubled
me. was nervous and had nervous head
aches. l am now entirely cured by Pc
runa e
II am eighty years old, and | nevsc
weighed more than 140 but now l weigh
1866 pounds
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SO YEARS
OLD AND STILL
HEALTHY.

many who had been cured by Peruna.
II purchased two bottles of Peruna and
took 1t according to directions. l was
much surprised, for ON the third day
was better and in a week l was perma-
nently cured.
Il hesitated to say I was cured. as I
wanted to test it, but winter went by,
likewise summer and part of this winter,
and / am still healthy.
II do not hesitate to recommend Peru
ma to all who suffer with catarrh."
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The Gawk Engraving Co. makes tbs
best cuts. Phone Peoples ZIG.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-20
SPANISH WAR VETERANS.
President of National Auxiliary to Be
Entertained

Mrs. Mary Gedney of Mount Vernon n
Y, president general of the national auxil-
larry to the United Spanish War Veterans
will be In Washington most of next week
During her stay in Washington Mrs Ged
ney will be entertained at several recep-
lions and dinners. principal among them
being reception which will be rendered by
the department of the District of Column
bla auxiliary to the Spanish War Veterans,
Mrs. Ida Galloway, department president,
and Mrs. Blanche HALEY Rausch, depsrt-
ment senior vice president.
At meeting held at Spanish War Vet
Grams Hall Tuesday evening all arrange
ments for the reception were completed and
committees appointed. The reception will
be held from $50 to IL pm. in Spanish War
Veterans Hall Wednesday evening, October
p. There VIII be no set program, but eX-
cellent music is to be furnished and ar
rangements for extensive decoration of the
hall have been made.
Among the specially invited guests are
Department Commander Smith of the de-
partment Of the District of Columbia
United Spanish War Veterans and staff:
Commander Tasker of the department of
the Potomac, G. A. r., and staff; Mrs Ida
j. Hart, president of the department of the
Potomac, w. r. G. and stan; Past Com
u.arders-in-chief S. S. Burdett King and
Black; Past Senior Vice Comman ier-In-
chief John McElroy, Commander
NILS. 11ofldlu MC1.San, president
general OF the Daughters OF the American
Revolution, and the heads of several other
patriotic organizations. AS the national en-
campment of the United Spanish War Vet
Grams and their auxiliary will meet In
Washington next fall the members of the
District organizations desire TO show the
president general that there is both interest
and enthusiasm in the matter of entertain
ing the highest officers in the organlzat ton
Mrs. Galloway, the department president
is receiving earnest support in her efforts to
make the reception a success, she declares
and in support of this opinion, spoke with
evident pride OF the large number of mem
bers of the auxiliaries who responded to
her hurry call'' last evening.
The following are the committees:
Reception committee-Mrs. Ida N. Gallo
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way. department president; Mrs. John A.
Logan and Mrs. Flora Lewis, past presf-
dents general; Mrs. Blanche HALEY Rausch
department second vice president; Mrs
Ruth NJ Griswold Pealer. president Mary
A. Babcock Auxiliary; Mrs. Kathryn Wood.
Mrs. Isabel Worrell Bail and Mrs. Harriet
L. Scribner, past department presidents;
Mrs. Anna H. Baden, past department IN
spector: Miss Harriet E. Hawley and Mrs.
Lizzie Calver. past auxiliary presidents;
Miss Cornelia Clay, past treasurer general;
Mrs Elmira Foley. past department senior
vice president, and Mrs. Eta Austin Of the
Mary A. Babcock Auxiliary, member OF the
national council of administration.
Decorations-Mrs. Ida NJ. Galloway and
Mr.. Jesse Langley, assisted by the MEM
bers of the auxiliaries.
Music-Miss Eta Austin, Mrs. Kathryn
Wood. Miss Title Roth and Miss Harriet q.
Hawley.
observation-disclosures Minnie Roth. Mrs
Rudloff, Mrs Lizzie Ashley. Mrs. Harvey,
Mrs. Cora Langworthy.
Invitations-Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball,
Mrs. Blanche HALEY Rausch, Mrs. Kathryn
Wood. Miss Harriet e. Hawley, Mrs. Anna
NJ. Baden
Press-Mrs Isabel worrell Ball.
The auxilaries will be assisted in receiv-
Ing by Capt Lyon King, Capt. Joseph May,
Capt Rausch, Mr.. Sheridan Ferree. Capt
Homer Locking and all other captains and
past captains of the affiliated commands of
Spanish War Veterans of the District. The
members of all the commands have been
specially invited through their captains to
be the guests of Mrs. Galloway and her
stan OF officers on the evening of the re-
ception and to assist In welcoming the
national president, who Is making her first
visit to the Department of the District OF
Columbia.
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PITTsBURG EXPRESS ROBBERY.
$4,000 Found in Suit Case-Balance
of Loot Burned.

Edward George CunIiffe, who was ar
rested at Bridgeport, Conn, yesterday as
reported in The Star, on the charge OF
stealing s1O1 900 from the Adams Express
Company in Pittsburg October 8, was taken
to New York this morning by detectives.
About midnight last night David c. Thorn
hill of a New York detective agency, who
assisted in the arrest of Cunliffe, had a
talk with the prisoner in his cell, and told
him that $4,000 had been recovered at the
home of his brother-in-law in Bristol, and
pressed him to tell where the missing 500
600 was hidden. Cunliffe finally said:
You'll never get it. L have destroyed
IT"
Detective Thornhill at first doubted Cum
liffe's story, but the prisoner stuck to it,
saying that he had burned the money in his
room in the hotel, where he stopped
He said that he was afraid that the bills
would give him away, as they were of large
denomination and practically Marked as
they were notes of the Allegheny National
Bank in Pittsburg, and that everybody was
looking for them. Cunliffe said that ra Their
than carry them around he burned them
If his statement is true, and the detec-
tives think 1t is, the total amount of money
stolen is accounted for.
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Chicago's New Post Office

The Chicago post office will be transferred
to the new building at noon on Saturday,
October 2S, ten years after work was be-
gun on the foundation of the structure.
The moving involves the continuous han
ding without moments delay of 1,sOO,
coo pieces OF first-class mail and 200 tons
of second, third and fourth class, hundreds
of thousands of registered packages, and
large amount of money. The ten Chicago
representatives and a number of other per-
sons will be invited to be present when
the change Is made.
The old building has been occupied for al
most eleven years, though 1t was believed al
first that three years occupation would be
necessary. The building was not con-
structed for such long service ana many
times has been propped up to prevent its
destruction.