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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-14
EXTRA SESSION
 SEEMS NECESSARY
SWAYNE CASE IS A GREAT TIME CONSUMER AND RAILROAD MAT TIERS MAY NOT BE REACHED DURING THIS SESSION.

Washington, January 1S.-tSpecial)- Among some of the senators who have talked with the President there is feeling that the threatened extra session on account of railroad legislation cannot be avoided.
 Besides the time that will be necessary for consideration of all sides of such an important question, In order that sen ators may determine the proper course. is the fact that so many other things demand time, it is impossible to set time when railroad legislation can be given a suitable share of attention. Be- sides the work that must be got out of the way by the Senate between now and March it is stated that the Swayne im- peachment case promises to consume much valuable time if 1t is finally pre- sented to the Senate by the House.
 The Swayne case Is regarded as the biggest time consumer now in sight. If the Senate escape that trial there is thought to be much hope of doing some thing in railroad legislation at this ses- sion,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-14
JORDAN HAS MADE
 OUT PROGRAMME
AMONG THE SPEAKERS OF NEW ORLEANS COTTON CONVENTION WILL BE COMMISSIONER POOLE OF ALABAMA.

Macon, Ga, January 1s.-A special to that President Harvery Jordan of the Southern Cotton Growers Protective as- sociation has announced the official pro gramme of the Southern Interstate Cot ton convention which will be held in New Orleans January 24-26. The organization will be called to order by MT. Jordan. Hon. M. J. Sanders, president of the New Orleans Progressive union, and Mayor Martin Behrman will deliver ad- dresses of welcome, to which responses will be made by Hon. J. Pope Brown of Hawkinsville, Ga, chairman of the rail- road commission of Georgia, and Walter Clarke, Clarksdale, Miss, state vice presi- dent of the Southern Cottongrowers Pro- tective association.
 The first day committees will be ap- pointed on resolutions regarding cotton acreage, and fertilization, state bureaus Of statis- -ics organization of producers. warehouse system, banking, state ex- changes and the present crop and sur plus. There will be a general discussion of the present situation.
 The second day there will he amone other features addresses by Hon. E. K Summerwell of New York, J. H. Dareain of Atlanta, M. H. Thomas of Dallas, L. w. Parker of Greenville, s. C.: L. P Hillyer of Macon, N. c. Murray of Kings ton, Tex. and E. D. Smith of Magnolia. s. c. The report of committees will be also received.
 On the third day there will be addresses by Hon. R. R. Poole of Montgomery. president of the Association of Southern Commissioners of Agriculture; T. B. Park CT of Raleigh. R. F. Smith of Sherman. Tex. and F. M. Miller of New Orleans
 Railroad rates of one fare, plus 25 cents, has been granted from all points in the south for delegates and members of their families. President Jordan urges all dele gates to reach New Orleans not later than 10 o'clock Tuesday morning January 24 and to report at once at the assembly hall of the Progressive union.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-14
SITUATION LOOKS
 BLUE FOR j. s. M'CUE
Unless Something Happens In the Meantime He Will Be Executed
 Next Friday.

Lynchburg, Va, January 13.-Three of the counsel for J. Samuel McCue, ex- Mayor of Charlottesville, who is to be executed in Charlottesville on next Fri day for the murder of his wife, con ferred here this afternoon, and mapped out a plan of procedure which will be carried out tomorrow In the hope of pro- longing the life of McCue.
 Just what will be done has not been made public, but 1t Is believed that the attorneys will go to Richmond to secure a respite from the governor, and then a subsequent effort may be made to have sentence commuted to life Imprisonment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-14
ABANDONMENT OF LOCKS
 WOULD BE VERY ABSURD

mission to have charge of tLe work and favored leaving the matter entirely in the hands of the War Department. Sem ator Morgan. in speaking of the canal status today, said nothing has occurred to change his views on the whole ques- ton The plan said to be decided upon by Engineer Wallace to abandon the lock system and build a sea level canal for which there Is no engineering authority. is, in the Senator's opinion, simply a confession of final failure of the whole project.
 Tt Is simply a contest between the gov ernment and nature" says the Senator. "Tt Is interesting to note in connection with the reported abandonment of the lock method of building the canal that the government paid $2,4O0,00o for the French surveys of this method of con- struction
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-14
CARR COMMITS SUICIDE. Prominent and Wealthy Citizen Shoots Himself in North Carolina.

Charlotte, N. C., January 13.-Dr. All bert G. Carr, one of the most prominent physicians in Durham, committed suicide to-day by shooting himself through the head. The suicide was probably caused by despondency.
 Dr. Carr was 54 years of age and was a brother of General Julian s. Carr, one of the wealthiest men in North Carolina. He was one of the best known physicians in the State, and aside from his prom thence in his profession he was man of wealth. He carried about $5OOoo life insurance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-14
BOY DIDN'T KNOW
 GUN WAS LOADED
Shoots His Little Sister While PIayino. Tearing Away One Side of
 the Skull.
1uary 1S.-A Register special

Mobile, January 13.--A Register special says:
 Adeline Cumbre, aged B. was killed to- day near Barboro postoffice. Perry coun- ty. by her 12-year-old brother.
 The boy and two sisters were playing in a room with shotgun, when the boy threatened to shoot the girls. One ran behind the door and the other jumped up on the bed. The boy. 1t is said, fired point blank at the latter. tearing away one side of the skull He did not know the gun was loaded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-14
ANNULLMENT IS DEMANDED.
Much Excitment in Hayti Over Action
 of American Minister.

Port au Prince, Hayti, January 13.-Mr. Powell the American minister has in formed the government of Hayti that the United States government refuses to rec ognize the validity of the sentence in contumacy to fifteen years at hard labor pronounced by the Hayten court against Jaeger Huber, an American citizen for alleged complicity in bond frauds charged against the administration of former President Simon Sam and officers of the Bank of Hayti
 The United States demands the annul- ment of the sentence under protection of energetic intervention. The demand had caused much excitement here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-14
DR. VIM. ], CAUTIER
 DIES AT TUSKEGEE
Well Known Physician Had Practiced Medicine There for Half a
 Century.

Tuskegee, January 13-(Special.) )-Dr. William J. Gautier a prominent physi- clan, died today of heart trouble after an illness of a week. Had he lived thir- teen days longer he would have been 80 years of age. He has practiced medicine in Tuskegee for more than half a cen tury.
 For a number of years he has been president of the board of trustees of the Alabama Conference Female college. The funeral will take place from the Meth odist church of which he was an official member. Deceased Is survived by his wife, son and four daughters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-14
THE SENATE.

Washington, January 13.-The Senate today passed the legislative. executive and judicial appropriation bill, and also a number of private pension bills. The questions of granting pensions for ser vice In the Indian police and allowing gratuities for injuries received by work men while in the employ of the govern ment was debated at length.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-14
PLATT IN TROUBLE.

New York, January 13-At the meeting of the Postal Progressive league in Cooper Union tonight Chairman Post of Battle Creek. Mich, said he had prepared and will ask the United States supreme court for restraining order to pre- vent Senator Thomas C. Platt from taking his seat
 He said he would take this action on the ground that Senator Platt subverts the interests of the people he has sworn to represent in the interests of corporation he really represents. The matter relates to the parcels post.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-14
FEEL MORE KINDLY
 TOWARD STOESSEL
JAPANESE CAN UNDERSTAND THAT HE WAS JUSTIFIED IN BLOWING UP PROPERTY AT PORT ARTHUR.

Tokio January 13-tEvening) There is a growing sentiment here to discourage further criticism of General Stoessers action in damaging the ships and fortifi- cations at Port Arthur after his letter locking to the opening of negotiations for equalization was sent to General Nogi
 The Nich Nichi today authoritatively says there Is no question as to the rights of the Russians to blow up their war ships and damage their guns while ne- gotiations were pending and points out that they showed good faith by stop ping the destruction of property fmme- diately after the equalization compact was signed.
 commission. the same as the railroads are now; carriers should be relieved of the anomalous position of being required to maintain uniform rates and prohib- tied from making arrangements as to what these rates should be. Traffic agree ments should be permitted in writing. and submitted to the commission for approval with power to annul the same at any time.
 Lastly. he said. nine-tenths of the whole necessity was something that would do away with the abuses of the rebate sys tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-14
New Auditorium Dedicated.

Nashville, Tenn, January 13.-At Wal den university for colored students to- day the splendid new Mahoney audi torium was dedicated in the presence of a large assemblage. The building replaces Rust hall, the burning of which cost a number of lives several years ago, and was erected with funds appropriated by the Freedmens Aid and the Southern Educational Society. w. B. Thierkfield, D. D., of Cincinnati, secretary of the so- ciety, delivered the principal address.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-14
SENATOR MORGAN SAYS THE PLAN SUGGESTED IS A CONFESS SION OF FINAL FAILURE OF THE WHOLE PROJECT.

Washington. January 1S.-(speciaI)- Senator Morgan and other democrats in the Senate who opposed the Panama canal are saying little these days about the friction going on Tn the Panama canal commission. and the evident doubt of the authorities in charge what step to take in the building of the canal.
 Senator Morgan himself opposed com
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-14
Wants to Stop Betting.

Nashville, Tenn, January 13.-In the state Senate today Messrs. Rice and Lo- gan introduced bill to prohibit gam bling on horse racing in Tennessee. The measure is the one recently prepared by the Anti-Saloon League, and makes it unlawful for any person to record or register by mechanical or other means bets or wagers or to sell pools. or in any way gamble on races.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-14
COAL COMING SOUTH.

Pittsburg, January 14-Nearly B. 100000 bushels of coal were shipped to southern points by river today. The Ohio Is now at a good boating stage. 14Iz feet and rising slowly. The shipping companies expect to get out between 100000 and 1o,000.- 600 bushels during the present rise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-14
Meyers for Registrar.

Washington, January 13.-The President sent to the Senate today the nomination Of Henry Meyers, Ark, to be registrar of the land office at Little Rock, Ark.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-14

lcentInued en Eighth Pasel
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-27
"Have Gained Twenty Pounds

1905.
testimony the curative tonic
NER-yO have suffered with back and kid
My aiment has been diagnosed by physicians
diabetes Bght disease; but though have good
relief
lack
Having taken but fow bottles
the pains have ceased and have gained twenty
flesh weigh 100 pounds, which
heartily NER-VO to all similar sufferers.
truly
FRED G STROUD, Manchester.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-27
Ner-Vo Was Certainly Magical. '

Dear Srs
About illness which left
and physical wreck indigestion impaired and hated the
sight Of food The remedies tried the weaker got began
take NEVO splendid appetite and by the time
had taken four bottles perfect health merry certainly
magical it others what It did
Gratefully sla n
MISS ELOIsE FRANCE Bensonhurst, Az.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-27
without an Equal. =

Dear srs May 20, 1906
let opportunity without Writing to thank for
NER-VO general
believe without For
the victim of dyspepsia Nothing could seemed
o.agree with trying doctors
benefit derived thus (and
bott satisfied merits Of this
medicine. Gratefully
HARRY A. RACKS, 404 Richmond, Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-27
will Do All II Promises to Do

all tired, appetite
BOTTLE feel much
better splendid Appetite NERVO will
8.a4@
J. a. CROSBY, 1919 Ashland St. Richmond, Va
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-27
Don't Know What Fatigue Means

Dear sirs May 10, 1905. i
hearth wreto having
NERYO ago had severe at
tack Grippe appetite, and rundown was
troubled fact Il say was
less months the use
sleep we'll haye~a Won
kno Isl &
cordially, MISS IL r. NEW.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-27
Entirely Relieved Him.


aching bottle
NERvO relieved cheerfuy recommend
it. r. SMITH, Norris Manchester,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-27

II utCI UT ~ WITS, IN q Il
MISS ELOIsE FRANCIs,,aBens
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-27
Entirely Recovered"

Richmond, May "a,
health pains
back
aggravated by hacking that
report entirely
covered You this If wish
Yours
AIoETEE A. JOHNSON tbs ST. John Street
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-27
Mrs, Martin Bears Testimonial.

WITS, IWaTt1n BeaTS Testimonial.
Dear Sirs: Roanoke Va. August as, 1905,
a invalid
healthy cannot your wonderful medl
always recommend II,
Yours very truly
MRS. M, b. MARTIN,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-27
Found Relief at Once.

Srs May 1905
troubled generally
condition OF
Through accident read
NEVO found relief my duty
write these few words o
Very yours,
TOM STROUD No. 81 ". Nineteenth ST., Manchester Va
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-27
advises Ner-Vo for Nervous Disorders.

Dear sirs May i, 1906.
BY its had been long
sufferer nervousness,
medicines but
tainly advise NER-VO any nervous
GEORGE TEBBs Henrico county
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-27
BANGS RIGHT
INTO JAPANESE
FLEETS GRASP
Chief Engineer of British Steamer
WyefieId Tells Story of
Capture.

japanese torpedo spring up all
shot fred bows and then knew
captured.
W Weton Chief Engineer of British steamship Wye
Vadivostok
hay, barley through passenger
:. Mongolia San Francisco again He
pressed of capture his above.
We north after leaving San Francisco and stopped to
port While there heard that Port Arthur
didn't take any stock it. If had prob
ably japanese fleet had scooted
lying prizes
known to be.
attempted Vladvostok between Saghaen
billiards. and
cold of ice but powed
through thick hundred
miles through until billiards. the like Of
which Then the thicker
when struck five feet in depth could further
II about hours around and then
and attempted through the
waited until night and then sapbang
Then torpedo boat alongside
follow the We went to akodae and
for Ukask which the eastern coast and
guard of fifteen japanese soldiers
held Uka
ska being permitted with We
days during which time prize court IN
permitted with the exception of the captain, to
leave for Yokohama and return home
In Ukaa harbor there trtynne captured steamers
nationaes which had attempted the Port
VIadvostok blockade Near the Austrian
NJ S. Dollar
and took fine picture OF her there
japanese vessels be in fine trim and they
in their
the Mongolia Messrs Webb
Williams md Reed, also officers of the Wyefeld
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-27
RUSSIAN ARMY AND NAVY
OFFICERS ARE SQUABBLING

PARIS Feb special correspondents sent to meet
Astraen having board General Stoesse
and others Port Arthur forwarded detailed
officers The army officers are
particularly feet habtuay calling the frightened
Loc1insky, commander OF the torpedo
lngthy quoted making bitter crit
Stoessel Admiral eXie and others The Man
quotes Locnsy caracterzng Admiral Stark and Rear
duties and seasick whenever atioat.
added that Vice Admiral Skrydof prudeny
NadivosO
blockade of Port Arthur ocnsy
declared Sydo and AeeH before
the court did intend let himself be made
scapegoat Admiral Ouomsky who trenbles with
fear in hospital cited instances the
and naval defences frequent concs OF
authority Generalization during critical engagements
account by four French news
papers which describe Stoesse Admiral Locknsy
each other The papers say the DIS
among foreshadow before the court
martial
The Petit quoted General Stoesse sarcacay say
ing Rosvensy better establish secure base along
the route Port Arthur will be lmpo
BILE o them se2FFard.'
The correspondent adds General Stoes
pardon navy failure him. while the navy
fully his hatred
The French correspondents conclude that the fortress fell
largely regetable quarres the officers
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-27
THE VOLCANO
VERY ACTIVE
ON SATURDAY

BY the steamer Maui yesterday morn
ing, President Wight of WiIders Steam
ship Co.. received the following mes
sage from the company's agent at HiIo
1t shows that the eruption was con-
tinuing with great violence on Satur-
day:
HiIo, Feb. %, 1905.
Mr.. c. L. Wight; Went TO crater
last night, and lcame back to Hilo this
morning.
Apparently the cone is very active on
the east side of the pit. The mass of
this cone is incandescent all the time.
1t spouts frequently and overfiows
molten lava. which covers d surface
which is apparently an acre in extent.
The fire is about 200 feet deep and, ac-
cording to the account of the guide,
has been more active each evening.
The first activity was slight, lava
beginning to flow on Wa,shington's
birthday
Several parties have already gone up,
including officers from the Patterson.
on receiving their report, will send
another message.
VIM MCKAY.
O-.O-.O-"O.OsO.O.Os-O-.O.-O.O.O-.
of-war Of different nations We're there
United States, British, Dutch, etc
"A fellow came to our ship and Of
fered us 5000 francs to take himself
and his family away He was not go
ing to wait for anybody else.
THAT eruption covered the whole is
land. Fort de France did not have
much of it before that day, but that
day it got six or seven inches of ashes
over everything. There were several
smaller eruptions after that, but we
never saw any fire-only plenty of
smoke and ashes
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-27
MAN WHO SAW
THE ERUPTION
OF SOUFFRIERE

L. b. Reeves, ! Rapid Transit con-
ductor, saw the Souffriere volcanic
eruption. Saturday he had his night
off and was indulging himself as car
passenger for a change, when an Ad-
vertiser reporter pressed him for an
account of his presence at the awful
happening mentioned.
L was on board the L. S. Navy col
her Stirling at the time" Mr.. Reeves
said. she was lying at san Juan,
Porto Rico, May 8, 1902.
a relief expedition was organized
when word of the first outbreak came,
and the L. S. tug Potomac started right
off. and the Stirling followed with
stores for supplying the needs OF the
sufferers.
we arrived off the island of Mar
Unique on May II, in the morning.
Everything was covered with a gray
ash. 1t looked like the forest back OF
Hilo, all blasted. All along the shore
steam was rising from streams of lava
flowing into the water.
Being unable to land there. we went
around to Fort de France. The ma
tives there refused to discharge our
cargo. They did not need the Supplies.
as the French authorities had already
relieved their necessities.
"On the morning of the 18th We saw
a big eru .an, when the top of the
mountain blew off. I was asleep at the
time the eruption started. My partner
called me at O'clock ana as soon as
I got up I turned to the mountain,
when [ saw a cloud of fine dust rising
about $50 the first of the lava ashes
began to fall on us, in flakes about the
size of your thumb-nail The shower
lasted until 10 o'clock
Everything was in an uproar, the
natives putting to sea in boats. Men
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-27
THE MARUS STEAMED
TO RED SEA MOUTH

The Japan Advertiser says:
The following report Shanghai published
cuar paper The japanese Nippon Aau and
passed Singapore Colombo approached the
They navgated in the South Sea
Their subsequent During their navga
they approached belonging the Rus
sian Second Squadron
Engineer of Steamship Wyefeld cap
ued by the Japanese through Honolulu yesterday
the Mongolia said yesterday that he the Nippon Maru the
the the outlook for
Ckaska
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-27

w Castle yesterday received the following wireless
from George W McDouga Agricultural
Company:
'lIookena Feb 26IIave been awaiting authorization
action Wind
Revenue just coming a Kalpa'
According the following Bishop Estate
distinct forest fires still raging:
''Kona Feb 25, 3:3O p.
dodge, Observation-Disclosures fire under
Ionaunau fire forest Your approval put
kaapuna forest burning fast. Immediately.
''WEITE'
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-27
TIDE OF WAR
GOES AGAINST !
THE RUSSIANS
Kuropatkin Sends Home Bad News.
Japanese Advancing Upon
Passes.

ASSOCIATED cABLFaRAas9
ST PETERSBURG Feb 27General Kuropatn reports that
the enemy occupied yet
ported
hospitals sanlunyu percentage killed large The
my is approaching the passes occupied by
JAPANESE ARE WINNING
NTUKDEN, Feb. 27-An in progress
Japanese advantage heavy
ATTACKS ARE REPULsED
TOXIC 27-Two infantry Mntonshan have
been repulsed.
GERMAN STEAMER CAPTURED.
TOXIC Feb 27-rhe German steamer Romulus has been
seized.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-27
NOTABLE BRlTON DEAD.
ASSOCIATED PRESS CABLEGRAM)
LONDON, Feb. 27.-The Earl of Morley is dead

Albert Edmund Parker third earl of Morley born IN Lon
chairman of committees and Deputy
Speaker of and had been
prominent British politics lie Libeal nionist- Under
Queen ordnwatng 1S6S74 Under Secretary Of
State Commissioner Of Works in 1856
besides holding resided Saltram. Pmpon De
von where owned his castle is famous
collection containing many pictures by Sir Joshua Reynolds e
will be succeeded by his Vscount Boringdon
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-27
CONDITIONS IN RUSSIA
ARE GROWING WORSE

ST PETERSBURG Feb 27-AH the railways have been pac
martial law.
increasing that the strikes of political org
The domestic situation worse.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-27
A DISTINGUISHED AUTHOR.
LONDON, Feb. 27.-sir Wemvss Reid is dead.

Wemyss Reid distinguished author publisher
of Cas Co and editor OF
Speaker until October 1899 well editor
of author of works of bio
graphy editor of the Life of w e. Gladstone He
knighted 1894 'for services to letters and politics
DIPLOMAT PASSES AWAY
LONDON 27The British Minister to Lisbon dead
In 1904 Sir Martin LIE c. g. British Min
lister to Portugal.
sFoEssEL WELCOMED HOME
MOSCOW, Feb 2-Genera stoesse has been welcomed here
BLOODY ANTIJEWIsH RIOT
ODESSA, Feb. 27An antJewsh riot at Theodore has
suited IN ten killed and sixty wounded
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-27
MILLION DOLLAR FIRE.

NEW ORLEANS 27-A fire has occurred the river
front causing a million dollars
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-27
FATAL COLLlERY EXPLOSION.

Virginia 27An explosion a coal mine
here killed twentythree