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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-31

some OF which is now occupied by
farmers, but will be purchased by the
government.
The dam is being built by John A.
Rourke 4 Co. of Galveston, who re-
Gently built the big sea wall that Is
to protect that city from future floods
His contract calls for $l.467 900 worth
of masonry, the grading is being done
by Sherer l. Co of Los Angeles and
the tunnel is being bored by John Tut
tie OF San Francisco-all under con-
tracts. The canal, which is to carry
the water to the main irrigation ditch
es, requires the excavation of 5000, 900
cubic feet of earth, and the severa,
tunnels will require 5000 feet OF Dor
ing through solid rock. The machin-
cry was all built in Chicago, much
of 1t being designed for this especial
purpose.
About 100000 barrels of cement will
be required which would cost In the
market, with transportation added, not
less than u barrel. Fortunately,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
ELIOT POINTS OUT
HARVARD DEFICIT
FUND OF $2,53o,ooo is NEEDED To
CARRY OUT PLANS CONTEM-
PLATED AT THE BIG UNlVER-
SlTY.

Cambridge, Mass. February 1.-Presi-
dent Charles w. Eliots report for the year
1904 of Harvard university states that
there was a deficit of $4,000 in 1903. and
he predicts an inevitable deficit in spite
of considerable economies during the cur
rent fiscal year. lie names the two OBJ
vious :. esourees-raising tui.ion and PRO-
curing a larger endowment. The former
resource he believes, should be held in
reserve. A larger endowment he declares
to be the pressing need of the university.
The best form of endowment, President
Eliot says, Is that for salaries. Two mil
lion five hundred thousand dollars Is
named by the president as a moderate
estimate for the accomplishment of these
reasonable objects now plainly in view
for the school Regarding football, Presl-
dent Eliot says the main objection lies
against its moral quality. He says
ITO surprise, to ambuscade and de-
ceive the enemy and invarlarly to over
whelm a smaller force by a great one, are
the methods of war. But there Is no jus
tification for such methods in manly
game of sport between friends. These are
unessential and no sport is wholesome in
which dangerous and mean acts are cas-
lily escaped, and contribute to victory
where such are detected"
President Eliot acquits the average
player of any liking for these football
CNilg
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
SVlATOPOLK K>MIRSKY
WILL SOON RESIGN
IIl-HeaIth Is the Cause Assigned for
Release From His
Duties.

ST. Petersburg February 1.-The retire
ment of Interior Minister Sviatopolk-
Mirsky was officially announced today,
ill-health being assigned as the reason.
NJ. Durnovo. former minister of posts and
telegraphs, becomes acting minister of
the interior. M. Bouligan, former gov
ernor- general of Moscow, seems likely to
be Prince Svatopolk- -Mrsky's successor,
but no decision has yet been reached.
The gossips are saying that Emperor
Nicholas has offered the portfolio to M.
Witte, president of the committee of min
isters.
Prince opolkMirsky' decision to
retire had been known for weeks, but the
manner in which 1t was announced was
unusual the retirement of the minister
being generally accompanied by an i'm
perial reseript. For this reason the form
of announcement is popularity accepted
as a reprimand. Among The extreme re-
dictionaries and even among some of the
more moderate conservatives. Prince Svia-
topolk- -Mirsly has been blamed for hav-
ing from the very outset of his career en-
couraged all sorts of liberal aspirations,
which being irNpossible of immediate
realization, brotiEbt the present storm
about the head ofsthe government.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
MUCH GOLD FOR PARIS.
Second Largest Shipment on Record
viii Leave New York Today.

New York, February 1.-The heavy de-
mand for gold at Paris. Supposed to be
due to thy plans of French bankers in
connection with Russian government
finances, has resulted in the second
largest engagement on record for a single
shipment from New York to Europe The
steamship La Champagne, which will sail
tomorrow, will have on boaru s9,13o, 900.
all in American eagles except $Gs0,O0O in
bars. The largest days export on record
was 80, 100000 to Paris on May u last year
in connection with the Panama canal
payment. Tomorrow shippers are as fol-
lows:
Lazard Frefes. 50. 10000; Goldman.
Sachs e Co, 81, coo coo; National City bank,
81 SEQ, 900; Royal Bank of CanaCa. $, 100000;
Rarng, Magoun e. CO., $4,000; Trades
men National bank of Philadelphia. $780,
COO, and Heidelbach, Ickelheimer & Co.,
81 600 900.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
SWEARS MIRACLE
WAS BROUGHT ABOUT
Miss Hanson Says on the Stand That
Her Sight, Speech and Hearing
Were Suddenly Restored.

Chicago February /. - A miracle
brought about by Il prayer. was sworn to
in court by Miss Inga Hanson. a former
member of the Salvation Army, who Is
on trial here. charged with perjury in
connection with a personal damage suit
brought By her against the Chicago city
Railroad company.
Under oath today she testified that the
alleged miracle restored her sight, speech
and hearing. This remarkable explana-
ton came from the lips Of ,le young
woman as the answer to charge that
her ailments had been conceived TO fur
ther conspiracy the. had been adroitly
simulated through five years Of litigation,
and which suddenly ceased.
The scene Of the alleged visitation was
in Richmond, Va, and, according 10 the
girls claim. was produced by prayer with
an itinerant missionary, who visited her.
Miss Hanson lost her suit against the
street railway company.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
Warsaw is More Quiet and
Business is Resumed
.HO0uGAN ELEMENT LOOTS
Outside of Warsaw the Strike Move.
ment Seems to Be Growing, But
No Disorder Is Reported
In tn: City.

Warsaw, February 1-S:22 p. m.-War-
saw at present is quiet. Traffic and busi-
ness have been partially resumed. The
shops in the principal thoroughfares are
still boarded up and but few soldiers are
visible in the streets. Public ard official
confidence, however, is not restored, and
there is a degree of uncertainty regard
ing the situation
Tomorrow is the holiday for the puri-
fication and demonstrations are feared
No settlement of the strike is expected
before February g. 1t is certain the
strikers will not return to work before
then. The most serious trouble of the
police is with the Hooligan element,
which is responsible for the recent loot
ing. The strikers are remaining quiet
British Pro-Consul Mucucain, who was
injured during the recent disturbances
has nearly recovered and is expected to
leave the hospital next V, *. The Gov
ernor- General is making daily inquiries
at the hospital about the pro-consul.
Outside of Warsaw the strik movement
appears to be growing, but while great
number of workmen are out at LODI, not
a single case of disorder has been re-
ported there.
1t is rumored tonight That thousands
of workmen in the extensive coal district
of Dombrova, near the frontier, will
strike tomorrow.
This would be extremely serious, as the
mines would Immediately be flooded II
the pumping ceased.
Other reports coming in say that fresh
strikes have broken out in the outlying
districts, but the rumors are not con-
frned
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
GREAT DAM FINISHED.
Masonry Is Second Only to That of
Egyptian Pyramids.

New York, February 1.-After ten years
of labor and the expenditure of $1,000, :
COO, the new Cornell dam near Croton
on Hudson, in Westchester county, frorn
which the city will draw largely for
water supply, has been practically COM
pleted. 1t is the largest piece of masonry
in the world except the pyramids of
Egypt The flood gates have been shut
down for the first time and the dam has
been filing with water.
1t is estimated that it will require about
two years for the dam to fill. When the
water reaches the base of its coping. it
will make lake sixteen miles long.
For the first year New Yorks prin-
cipal supply of water will come from the
overflow of the old Crotop dam. The lat
ter will then be flooded and the water
will rise thirty feet above it. The new
dam will hold S0oO0,0o000O gallons of
water.
The original contract price for the dam
was 400. bu. the contract was broken
aud the work was done by the cubic yard.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
The HOUSE.

Washington. February 1.-The postoffice
appropriation bill occupied the attention
of the House the major portion of today.
The usual annual fight on special mail IA
cilitles on trunk lines cropped out Mr..
Moon of Tennessee arralgned those demo-
Gratis supporting the bill, charging them
with favoring a subsidy which would ben
eft their sections, while at the same time
inveighing against the republican party
for its attitude regarding subsidies in
general. The bill will be further con-
sidered tomorrow.
For an hour or more the House dis
cussed proposed legislation looking to the
regulation of railroad rates. the principal
remarks being made by Messrs. Shirley
of Kentucky and Sibey of Pennsylvania.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
1 KILLED; S INJURED
In GENERAL QUARREL
Dispute Arose Between Two Families
In Georgia over Land
f5!.s4 Line.

Abbeville, Ga, February 1.-One person
was killed and five wounded as the re-
suit of dispute over a land line near
Rhine, five miles west of this place last
evening. The dead:
w. P. Livingston bailiff.
Wounded: NJ A. Burnham, w. B. Bry-
ant w. 7. Bryant, Tom Coffee and Mrs.
Georgia Ray.
Livingston and one of the Bryants, it
is reported, attacked and seriously beat
a son of NJ A. Burnham last Friday.
Burnham met Bryant the next day and
thrashed him. When the aggrieved men
and their relatives met yesterday, pre-
pared for trouble, the snooting began.
Mrs. Ray, a sister of the Bryants, rush
ed to the scene and was wounded by
stray bullet. There is no information as
TO the nautre of the wounds received by
those who were not killed, but it is re-
ported further trouble is expected.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
PITTSBURG PHIL DIES.
Succumbs to Consumption at Sani-
tarium In Asheville.

Asheville, n. c., February l-George
e. Smith, better known to the racing
world Throughout the country as Pitts
burg Phil" the turf plunger, died here
today at the Winyah sanitarium of con-
sumption, aged 43.
His mother, his brother, W. S. Smith,
and a nephew, j. C. McGill, were with
him at the time Of his death. "Pittsburg
Phil' came to Asheville some four months
ago In an almost hopeless condition, men
tally and physically. For time he raj
lied, but the end vas sure. His DEATH
though expected came suddenly. The
body will leave here tomorrow afternoon
for Fittsburg
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
JAPS MAKE NEW RECORDIN
HANDLING SICK SOL DlERS

General okus Headquarters. January
20, noon. via Tien Tsin, February Jap
anese field surgeons and field hospitals
have accomplished a triumph, according
to statistics obtained by the correspond
ent of the Associated Press from the
chief surgeon of General Okus army.
There have been in the entire army
since the landing on May 6 only forty
deaths from diseases.
The figures show that up to December
1 there were treated 24,Gl2 cases of disease.
OF these 40 resulted fatally, 1s.57s patients
recovered. 56o9 were sent to Japan and
the remainder were undergoing treatment
when the figures were compiled.
1t is believed that these figures are un-
equaled in the history of warfare.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
DOROTHY is CHIP
OFF THE OLD BLOCK
DAUGHTER of Lillian Russell Is Seeking
Divorce From Mr..
Einstein.

Chicago, February 1.-The runaway
marriage of Lillian Russell's daughter,
Dorothy, has ended in the divorce courts.
In a petition filed in court here today Abb
bot 7. Einstein. the husband is charged
with being extravagant lazy and brutal.
'IIe refuses to work and / am COM
PEELED to support him." is one of the
plaintiffs petitions. Failing to get money
from his wife, it is declared Einstein
took s2090 worth Of her diamonds and
spent the proceeds in gambling. Six
weeks after marriage Einstein is alleged
to have beaten his young wife severely.
lie is alleged to have attacked her many
other times Twice, 1t is declared, he
threatened her with a revolver In their
disputes about money.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
MR.. HINTON WOULD BRING
COOLIE LABOR TO SOUTH

Washington, February 1-tSpecial.)-
Said Mr.. Eugene II. Hinton. traffic man
ager of the Tennessee Central railroad
today:
''The south is busy the south is pros
porous. but the development of our
country is but the superficial scratching
of the earth as compared with the ulti-
mate possibilities. A certain prominent
professor in a we'll known southern un-
iversity, gentleman with a turn for
figures, estimates that if all the coal
mines in the world were to suddenly
cease working and humanity were sud
denly forced to depend on the coal stor-
ed in the celebrate Cumberland plateau
in Tennessee, there is a sufficient sup
ply stored in the vast reservoir to sup
ply the world for one hundred thousand
years. What is true of coal is equally
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
Agricultural Bill Reported.

Washington. February 1.-The agricul-
tural appropriation bill was reported to
The Senate today by Senator Proctor. 1t
carries appropriations .aggregating sG.7S7-
170 and increase of s20,G74 over the bill as
passed by the House. The principle items
of increase OF $7l540 for the bureau OF
animal industry, $4,000 for the bureau OF
plant industry. s27 200 for the bureau of
forest service, and $4,000 each for the
bureau Of chemistry, the weather bureau
and public roads.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
COLD WAVE
COMING

Chicago, February AT 1 o'clock this
this city registers 10 degrees below zero,
fall of s degrees since o'clock last
night.
The weather forecaste- says that be-
fore morning the temperature will reach
15 degrees below zero.
Reports from many points in the west
and northwest say that the coldest
weather of the winter prevails early this
morning. Miles City. Montana. reports
80 below, with the mercury rapidly fa:-
ing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02

There were only 1873 cases of typhoid
and "a of dysentery. while of beri beri
there were 500. The other cases of dis
ease were not serious. The casualties in
General Oku's army from May 6 to De-
cember 10 We're as follows:
Killed-Onicers. 210; men. 1907.
Wounded Officers. 7iS, men, 20337.
Missing Officers. 4; men, 402.
Sixteen per cent of the wounded died,
10 per cent recovered In the field hos
pitfalls and Go per cent were sent to Japan.
Eighty-five per cent of the wounds were
inflicted by rifles. per cent by artillery
and per cent by cold steel. The largest
percentage of recoveries was in the cases
of chest wounds. Most of tho recoveres
were due to the small ealibre of the rifle
bullets.
The percentages of the other Japanese
armies are believed to be about the same.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
AFFAIR HAS TAKEN
ON NEW COMPLEXION
British Proconsu Was Not Delber-
ately Attacked BY cossacks
In Warsaw.

st. Pc. ,rsburg, February 1.-The pre-
liminary official report of the attack
made on the British consul general, Mr..
Murray. and Pro-Consul Mucukain at
Warsaw. has put another complexion on
the affair.
According to the report which has al
ready been communicated to Sir Charles
Hardinge, the British ambassador, the
consuls were in a crowd in a street while
it was being cleared, the pro-consul re-
ceivlng cut on the forehead but whether
from Cossack sabre or club in the
hands of one of the rioters has not yet
been made definitely known. The consuls
were not attacked, since the action of
the Cossacks were not especially direct
ed againstNthem
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
Ten Women are Killed in the
Catastrophe
FOUR OTHERS BADLY HURT
Party Was Returning From Church
and the Sleigh Was Knocked to
Splinters BY Terrific
Impact.

Hornellsyille n. Y, February IA pas
senger train on the Pittsburg, Shaymut
and Northern railroad tonight crashed in
to a sleigh containing twelve women, kill
ing seven of them. and so seriously in
juring the remaining six that three of
them died after being removed to the
hospital. The other three are in a serious
condition. The accident occurred near
Arkhort. The sleigh was one of three car
rying a party from the Universalist
church of this CITY, The dead:
Mrs. Mary Gillette.
Mrs. Charles Thomas.
Mrs Eugene Shaw.
Mrs Joseph Hallett.
Mrs c. c. Graves.
Mrs Bert Moore
Mrs. Fred Bopghton
Mrs Ruth Batchen
Mrs Coates.
Mrs Green.
The occupants of the leading sleigh saw
shawmut crossing and passed over the
track in safety. The women in the first
sleigh then attempted to warn those in
the one following of the darger, and they
did succeed in directing their attention
to the rapidly approaching train. The
driver pulled up his horses but he could
not check the heavy bob-sled quick
enough, and wnen it came to a stndstill
the box of the sleigh was directly across
the railroad track. The pilot of the en-
gine knocked the sleigh to splinters.
Mrs j. Coates and Mrs. Frederick Green
died at the Mercy hospital late tonight
Mrs. Fred Boughton died shortly after
midnight, bringing the death list up to
ten.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
COLD WAVE STRIKES.
Thermometer Goes Below Zero In
Many Lakes States.

Chicago, February 1-Reports tonight
from the lake region, the middle west
and the northwest, show that a cold
wave extends over a wide territory in
Guiding Illinois, Kansas. Nebraska,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Da-
kotas, Montana and the northwest ter
ritory.
The temperatures range from , degrees
below zero in Chicago to 2S below in
Havr e,Mont Among the points where
the temperature was below zero are the
following: Chicago .; Milwaukee 10; St.
Paul 16; Kansas City 4; Omaha IA; Des
Moines -; Bismarck 20; Havre 2S; Cal
gary 26.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
STATEHOOD BILL
STILL DISCUSSED
IN THE HOUSE THE PoSTOFFlCE
BILL BROUGHT OUT THE AM
NUAL FIGHT ON SPECIAL MAIL
FACILITIES.

Washington, February 1.--Messrs. Clark
of Montana, Dillingham; and Teller to-
day continued the discussion of the joint
statehood bill, Mr.. Dillingham; supported
the measure as 1t stands, and the other
two senators contending for amendments
and the right of the four territories to be
admitted as SO many states.
In his reply to Mr.. Dillingham; Mr..
Teller charged that Vermont had retro
graded and quoted figures to show that
there had been falling off in the value
and number of farms in that state. Mr..
Dillingham; replied that this condition was
due to consolidation of small farms.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
SUBWAY CONDITIONS DISCUSSED
Employees Hold Conference With Man.
ager Hadley.

New York, February IA delegation Of
representatives. of the employees in the
subway appointed at a meeting held in
the Bronx last night had long confer
ence this afternoon with Manager Hadley
OF the Inter Borough company.
At the close of the meeting Mr.. Had
ley announced that general discussion
OF the conditions in tho subway had
been held; that a definite conclusion
would be reached at another meeting to
be held tomorrow. This was confirmed
by William j. Jencks. chairman of the
committee of employees
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02

true of iron. of timber, of textile man.
ufactures and above all, 1t is true of
agricultural development. But what We
need is labor. The negro can no longer
be depended on with certainty
"If it were left to me to settle the
problem as a native southerner and as
the son of a former slave holding cotton
planter. and therefore showing some-
thing of the needs of my country, [
would wipe from the statue books our
absurd laws against Chinese immigra-
tion and l would supply our needs in
the south with coolies. / lived five years
in California and l have no hesitation
IN saying that but for the Chinese labor
in that state its great fruit industry
would have been seriously crippled If not
paralyzed What the Chinaman has
done for the Pacific coast he could do
for Mississippi, Alabama, and the lower
Mississippi valley"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
Would Reoreanizc Navy Personnel.

Washington, February 1.-Representa-
tive Foss, Illinois, introduced bill to-
day to .reorganize and increase the eff
cheney of the personnel of the fleet of
the United States" The bill shortens
the course at the naval academy until
1913 to three years. One years sea duty
after graduation is required instead CT
two, as al present. The age of midship-
men entering the academy Is fixed at
from Is to u Nears.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
Nicholas Gave $4,000 tothD
Families Of Those Killed
RECEIVES GROUP OF WORKMEN
Car Addresses Them at Tsarkoe.
Selo, Saying They Allowed Them
selves to Be Led Astray
BY Traitors.

st. Petersburg, February IAN official
proclamation conveys the heartfelt sym
pathies of the Emperor. the Empress and
the Dowager Empress to the families of
those killed in the street fighting Of
January %.
They have placed $4,000 at the dis
posal OF the governor general, Trepon.
for the aid of the families of the suf-
iefers. An order by the Emperor places
the police of all the establishments under
the ministry of the imperial court and
fsarskoe-Selo, Peterhof. Catehlna and
Pavlovsk under the jurisdiction of Gov
ernor General Trepon with a view to a
uniformity of measures for the preserva-
tion of order and security.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
William Wants Lese Extravaganza.

Berlin. February Upon Emperor
williams request the so-ealled equestrian
festival planned by aristocratic society OF
Berlin, has been given up. The costumes
were to be of so rich a character that
the Emperor thought it would be too ex-
pensive for those participating. He IS en-
deavoring to lessen luxury in the army
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
Instructions Are voluminous.

Roanoke, Va, February 1.-The in
structions in the Fishburn murder
trial, argued by counsel yesterday
were revised today and read to the
jury by Judge Aiken. The instructions
are pronounced the most voluminous
ever known in a trial in this state,
and under them the defendant cannot
either be set free or given the ex-
treme Denalty.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
Engineer Killed on Southern.

Atlanta, Ga, February las the re-
suit of head-on collision at McDon-
ough, Ca, early today between two
freight trains on the Southern railway,
Engineer r. c. Wilhelm of this city,
was killed instantly, and Fireman CAL
vim Archer. also of Atlanta. received in
juries which proved fatal few hours
later. Misunderstood orders, it is report
ed, was the cause OF the accident,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
Torpedo Boats Arrive.

London, February Ia dispatch from
Brussels to the Times says: There Is
curiosity in shipping circles at Antwerp
over the arrival in a steamer from New
York of ten torpedo boats whlch were
shipped in sections by an American firm
fer transshlpment to seYastopol The
Japanese consul has asked his govern
ment for instructions.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
cabIearam From Panama.

Washington, February 1.-The fol
lowing cablegram was received at the
Navy Department from Commander
Niles of the Boston, at Panama: Mar
blehead to Chane Bay for record tar
get practice. Boston pronounced free
of infection. Danger new cases passed.
All four cases convalescent."