The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-03
100000 Killed In War.


suits, 2; threats, 1; robbery, l.
100000 Killed In War.
Naturally the number of killed and
wounded in war during 1904 great ex-
ceeds that of 1903, because of the SAN
culinary conflict between Russia and ia
pan. The total loss of the year is about
100000 as compared with $4,000 in 1908, &c.
900 In 1902 and 5000 in 1901. OF these losses
Approximately 10000 were on Russo
japanese battlefields and seas Other
losses have been: Armenian massacres.
1864; Thlbet. 6492; Philippines, 3239; SUI
matra, 2S79 Africa, 3714; Uruguay, 2035;
Macedonia, $40; San Domingo, 24O; Bull
garia, $780, Morocco, 50; Arabia, 40.
Legal exceptions numbered 116, as COM
pared with 1923 the year before and 1874 in
1902 There were slxty-two exceptions in
the North and ffty-four in the South, of
whom sixty-nine were whites, forty-five
negroes, one japanese and one Chinese.
In 10 cases the victims were convicted OF
murder. Six were put to death for at
lacks on women. Pennsylvania executed
nineteen, Ohio ten, New York eight, Mis-
souri, three Alabama six, Arkansas seven,
California five and Indiana two. There
was marked falling off In the last three
months of the year.
Leaving out of the operations of Mrs.
Cassie Chadwick, the extent of which has
not been ascertained, the record of the
year shows that men intrusted with pub
lie and private funds are becoming more
honest At any rate the total of defalca
TONS entertainments. forgeries and bank
wreckings is s4742, 507, as compared with
&C. 562 165 in 1908. The figures for the year
are smaller than for any year since 1900,
one sixth OF those in 1904 and less than
half those In 1896, 1896 and 1897. The
tabular statement for 1904 shows:
From banks .........................$ 2, 44.374
Stolen by public officials .......... 22S,79f
BY agents ..........,................ IoS,SiS
Forgeries acknowledgements. 1873, 400
From loan associations ............ 311,000
BY postal employees ................ 1850
Miscellaneous stealings ............ 637,970
While there was a decrease of several
hundred in the number Of homicides, 1t
is a significant fact that there has been
great increase In the NUMBER or muir
ders committed by highwaymen, burglars,
"hold-up'' mep and all that class of
criminals. Chicago in this particular
makes a gloomy showing. The growth of
this variety of crime has been steady for
several years. There were AGA In 1904,
against 406 In 1903 1893 in 1902 and 1872 in
1901. Encouragement has been given to
this kind of human slaughter by the
great percentage Of guilty men who es-
cape capture and conviction The nang
ing of the boy bandits had apparently
no deterrent effect
Causes for Homlcides.
The principal causes for homicide fol-
low: Quarrels, 41s1; unknown. 1851 jeal-
ousy, 613; liquor, GAO; insane, 271; infanti-
eide 1853; strikes, 30; self-defense, 33.
In the list of great Disaster the burn
ing Of the steamer Slocum. when 1881 lives
were lost, was the worst. Six hundred
were lost in a storm on Lake Baikal. 500
by the collapse of dam in China, 100 by
an avalanche at Pragelato, Italy, 100 by
hurricane in Cochin. China; 100 by a
storm at Santiago, Cuba; 220 by ferry
boat wreck in Russia, 200 by flood in the
Philippines. The distribution follows
Fires, 1006; drownings, 2745: explosions.
$50; falling buildings and like casualties,
S06: mines, $50; storms and cyclones, 243;
lightning, 1870; electricity, 1876.
Steam railroad accidents caused the loss
of 1855 lives, a considerable decrease
from the number Of the year previous.
The seriously injured totalled 3S43 On
trolley lines 479 were killed and 3204 in
jured The most fearful disaster of the
year occurred August 7, on the Rio
Grande Railroad, when 116 lives were lost
on account of a broken bridge.
Donations and requests for the year
total SAG $50, as compared with $4,000
900 In 1908 and 1923 900, 900 In 1901. the rec
ord holding year. Mr.. Carnegie has not
given so much to public libraries and
many millionaires have decreased
the amounts Of their benefactions. Never
theless, Mr.. Carnegie has given 1,243, 600.
the big gifts being 100000 for the Hero
Fund and another 100000 for the Pitts
burg Carnegie Institute.
Mr.. Rockefeller's benefactions total
81, 4G1 900, one million of which was for
charities. DR.. d. X. Pearsons gave $685.
900 to small colleges. Ninety-six colleges
have been among the benefciaries, get
ting $21 ,235,0O0 in the aggregate.