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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-18
ALABAMA BONDS FOR SALE

Advertisement for bids for Renewal
bonds OF the State of Alabama":
Bonds to be renewed: Glasses A and B,
aggregating T.347,6O0. maturing July /,
1906; Class c. aggregrating $s66.O00. matur-
ing January ]. 1906
Character Of bond: Fifty year gold
bonds. in denominations OF either 500.
$500 or $1,000, said bonds to be coupon or
registered. at option OF bidder. interest
payable semi-annually in MONTGOMERY.
Ala. or New York City. state of New
York Bids for entire issue, or any mart
thereof not less than for s1c9, are In
vited upon following terms.
!. Upon bonds bearing per cent per
annum.
2. Upon bonds bearing s1k per cent per
annum.
A certified check. payable to the order
OF the governor OF Alabama, for s per cent
OF the amount bid for must accompa n v
each bid. For the bids that are accepted
other security approved by the governor
may be substituted for the certified
check. The certified check ACCOMMODATING
rejected bids. will be returned with notice
of rejection. The per cent of each ac-
cepted bid WILL on failure of bidder to
cody with terms of his bid. ne forfeited
to We state.
The entire amount OF each accepted bid
or so much as may remain unpaid must
be paid in lawful money OF the United
States, or In lieu thereof an equal amount
CT Alabama bonds which are being re-
funded, sixty days before the maturity OF
the present bonds. into such depository a
nay be designated by the governor. or in
Leu of the above designated payment
such guaranty as the governor may APP
prove.
The state will exchange with accepted
bidders. at any time after acceptance OF
bid. new for old bonds. credit being given
the bidder for difference in interest to
date of maturity OF old bends. No bid
offering less than par will be consid-
cred. The state reserves the light to re-
tire present bonds to an amount not ex-
ceeding 100000. Bids will be received at
the governors office at Montgomery un-
til II o'clock m. April 4. 1905 and will be
opened at once. Notice of acceptance or
rejection will be given each bidder by let
ter mailed in Montgomery not later than
April 10, 1905 Envelopes containing bids
must be addressed to the governor of
Alabama, and have conspicuously written
thereon. bids for renewal bond :. state
OF Alabama" The state reserves the
right to reject any and all bids. For fur
Their information. apply to the governor Of
Alabama r. M. CUNNINGHAM.
Lieutenant and Acting Governor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-18

Norfolk. Va. March 17-At meeting
of the North Carolina Pine association
held here today. it was agreed that the
prices of the higher grades OF manufae
tured lumber be allowed to remain as at
present. Capt. John T. Rohr was re
elected president and John Rualker was
elected first vice president.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-18
KNOCKED OUT TWO
OF THE BOYS TEETH.
Gus Gray is Given Full Limit
OF the Law
DOGS PUT ON THE TRAIL
Fall to Locate Negro Burglar Seen at
Residence of Mrs. Hooker In
seIma-PineappIe Me-
groes Again Escape.
DOGS PUT ON THE TRAIL

Selma, March 17-(special)-In mayors
court this morning the full limit of the
law was visited upon Gus Gray. a young
white man. lineman by profession who
on Tuesday threw brick striking Ern
est Lutz, white boy in the mouth
and knocking out two of his teeth.
It seems that Lutz while passing
through the eastern portion of the city
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which is the same practically as illumi=
Mating gas. which when it explodes forms
water by the union Of oxygen With hydro
gen and carbon dioxide or black damp BY
the union Of oxygen with carbon.
End Carbon oxide. which when Il ex.
plodes forms carbon dioxide. or black
damp. The third has fine particles Of
coal dust The dangers Of IN explosion
Is first the mechanical effect. such as
being struck by yimbers, etc, and by be.
Ing thrown against the wall of the mines.
etc. and the third: The after damp or
carbon dioxide, which Is not poison.
but which excludes oxygen. The latter
being largely consumed In combustion OF
the gases. It appears from the report of
the examiners that the explosive ma
terial In the Virginia City mines was
coal dust caused by what the miners
call windy shot" In mining coal 1t
is the custom to drill a hole in the face
of the coal and in the bottom of this
hole to place dynamite or a powder cart
ridge and set It off by a fuse. the hole
to be tamped so as TO get the full effect
of the explosion of the powder or dy-
Mantle upon the coal. and If the hole is
not properly tamped there IS a posi-
bility of the dynamite or powder after
the explosion shooting straight out OF the
hole as though 1t was a gun BARREL thus
forcing for a considerable distance isinit-
ed particles of coal which, e course. IS
liable to act as an explosive agent upon
explosible materials in the mine
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DR.. Y. E. HOLLOWAY.
SPECIALIST
PRIVATE DISEASES,


= > aaL dntcA
you a perma-
nent cure OF
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and that you
may know my
guarantee is re-
liable ] refer
YOU with per-
mission. to the
First National
oank. Alabama
National bank.
Steiner Broth
crs. bankers,
Jefferson Coun-
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Investigation Ordered.


Just after the accident Private Secre-
tary Jackson wrote Chief Inspector Gray
as follows:
1.-THE governor desires that you and
the other inspectors make most thor
ough examination of this disaster and rem
der a full report thereon"
Another letter was also written on
February %, 1905, to Mr.. Gray in which
the governor said: II congratulate you
on your prompt attention to the matter
after hearing of the explosion and that
you had already summoned Messrs. Hill
house and Huffman for the purpose OF
making the most thorough examination
possible, and also that you had wired the
entire board of mine foremen examiners
to come and assist you in the examina-
ton. / feel that you should bring to
bear upon the investigation all the evil
dence possibly obtainable that will throw
light upon the nature of the explosion,
and the cause of the explosion and the
responsibility, If possible. You have the
authority under the law to examine wit
nesses and while the law makes no pro-
vision for the payment of these witnesses,
will approve so much as may be nee
essary for the payment of these witnesses.
as provided by law for the payment of
witnesses In other courts, to be paid out
of the appropriation for the expenses of
your department.
II will further allow, If that appropria-
ton Is not sufficient. sl00 to $50 of the
contingent fund to go to the expenses of
this investigation. If that is not suf-
ficient please advise me to that effect |
think 1t good idea to get the testimony
of the Board of Mine Examiners, and the
testimony of such other witnesses to tes-
tify as to the facts and to give expert
testimony as in your Judgment you may
deem necessary. / desire that you make
as thorough an investigation. and to as
certain If possible all the facts in con-
neetion with the explosion"
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Bound over in Sum Of $1,000.

In the mayors court this morning VIII
Carroll, the negro, who presented orders
purporting to be from w. H. MCGEE for
a quantity of groceries to c. w. Hooper
& Co., was found guilty and bound over
to await the action of the grand jury on
the charge of forgery. The negro put
up a lame excuse. Mr.. MCGEE declaring
that he never saw the order nor signed
it. The negro was given 90 days for carry
ing a concealed weapon and there is still
another charge against him of forging
an order with the name of c. A. Patillo
from the same section of the country. the
latter case being tried Monday morning.
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An Illustration

To those who do not understand coal
mine imagine Dexter avenue to be the
main slope and the streets running off
to the right and left as the entries and
the houses fronting on these streets as
the rooms, gives a very fair idea of the
topography of a coal mine. 1t appears
from the report that the windy shot was
in the first room opening on the fifth
left entry, which is the last entry in
the coal mine. In this room was found
the drill hole funnel shaped at its outer
end, showing that the explosive instead
of blowing down the coal was fired out
of the hole like the powder of a gun bar
rel and in this way acted as the causa-
tive agent in gniting the explosive dust.
An examination of the report shows that
the inspectors had made examination of
this coal mine according to law and that
they had discovered many conditions
which they regarded as dangerous and
had advised their correction many of
which it appears from the report had been
complied with.
BY reading the reports of the inspectors
and the letters of the chief mine in
speetor to the mine officials the facts in
detail can be observed. 1t will be observed
that they had advised that the coal be
undermined before the shots were fired;
that fuse of sufficient length to reach
the cartridge from the outer end be used
and that the hole be tamped with clay
or rock. and that the dust In the mine
be sprinlSled. Altogether think the mine
inspectors have made a thorough exam
nation and that they had previously dis
charged their duty in inspecting the mines.
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Docs Took Trail.

Last night about 8 O'Clock Mrs. Alex
ina Hooker, who resides on Dallas street
heard noise on her back porch and
investigating saw the form of a negro
disappearing through the door which
evidently had not been locked. She hasti-
ly called to her son-in-law, ]. G. VIII
kins, who came with his pistol, but the
negro had fed. The police headquarters
and the Jail were notified and two Off
GERS and two dogs responded. The latter
were put upon the trail and followed the
scent out of the alley in the rear Of
the house, down Mabry street and out
Dallas to Union and to 1.-The neck along
the side of the river. The dogs then trail
ed back to Walter Bells store and
through the cemetery to the quarters
known as Liberia" Here the trail was
lost owing to the crossing and recross-
ing of many negroes who live in that
section.
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covernc Talks.

Such accidents as that which occurred
at Virginia City are of the greatest
consequence and excite. of course uni
versal interest and sympathy. Such acct
dents occur in coal mines and, of course
are only explained by the explosion Of
some explosive material. OF these there
are three OF special Importance.
1st. Firt damp. or corbonated hydrogen
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was gnyed by the small boys. one Of
them singing after him in the manner Of
the mischief boy, Gus Gray ate a bale
of hay and died next day" Gray be-
came angered and started after the boys
with a rope, but could not catch them
and picked up a brick bat and threw
it at Lutz, striking him in the mouth.
The mayor thought the offense one that
merited much punishment and fixed the
fine at 500 or ninety days on the street.
Gray appeared IN Justice Chip Avery's
court yesterday and was fined the nomi-
nal sum of s1.0O, having plead guilty and
the costs being made cent. This court
has been the subject of considerable
criticism and when 1t was found that
the offense had been committed in the
city and not in Valley Creek precinct,
where the justice presides, warrant
was sworn out for Gray before the
mayor.
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as instructed him." was the close Of
the report.
Mr. Graz then instructed the company
that the mine foreman must get a GER
tificate at once.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-17
States In Concert on Divorce Legislation

This week Governor Penny
packer expects more responses to
his action in seeking uniformity Of
divorce legislation from Governors
throughout the State. 1t is said
that the Governor is assured of the
cooperation of the Governors of all
the States in the Union in his efforts
for the holding of a national con-
gress to draft legislation for the
correction of the defects in the
existing divorce laws.
On Saturday he made public
letters from the Governors, in re-
sponse to communications sent by
him to the Executives of the vari-
Gus States, setting forth that the
Legislature of Pennsylvania, under
the terms of law passed at the re-
cent session, had authorized him to
take the initiative in carrying out
the suggestion of President Roose-
welt in his message for a national
congress on divorce legislation. Not
one unfavorable reply was received.
The Governor explained that the
Legislature had authorized him to
appoint three commissioners to
represent Pennsylvania in the pro-
posed congress, and to request each
of the other States to do likewise,
with view Of subsequent adoption
by each State Legislature of the
divorce bills agreed on by the con-
gress.
The commissioners from Penn
sylvania are William H. Stake
and Walter George Smith, of Phila-
delphia, and c. Larue Munson, of
Williamsport. The Legislature APP
propriated 5000 to this commits
sion to deiray its expenses.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-17

1lace among the worlds great dip
omats, says New York Sun.
But little over 8 feet in stature
nd slight and apparently frail in
,roportion, he gave little promise of
uture distinction or even of very
ong life when he left Cambridge In
877 and started for Japan by way
4 Europe.
In Europe he remained a year,
wing the simple life and studying
ard while he was there. He went
rome to Japan, and the world did
.ot open very brilliantly to him at
be outset. Extreme modesty COM
dned with a very robust article of
Independence was a handicap in the
,egtnning Of his career. He had
cen government student sent out
America. He knew he had done
rs duty; he knew that he knew a
ood deal of law, particularly inter-
tational law.
Baron Komura's rise in the world
II statesmanship was no gradual
,rocess, unless the years of hard
;tudy in obscurity be counted a part
Il the process. All he wanted was
he opportunity to show what was in
rim, and the opportunity came.
When he was first Secretary Of
legation to China the Minister was
allied away, leaving Komura in
;harge, and he had hardly gone be-
ore the complications that led to
he war with China came on swiftly.
through all these complications Ko-
AURA conducted the japanese inter-
sts with the skill of a past master
a diplomacy. 1t was said of him
hat from the time the troubles be-
an until he closed the legation and
rent back to Japan not a single err
or was made not a single thing left
lndone that ought to have been
one, not single thing done that
,ught not to have been done.
From China he was sent to Co
"a, from Corea to Washington as
iinister, from Washington to st.
petersburg, from st. Petersburg to
nina during the Boxer troubles,
md then finally to the highest seat
n that Department Of Foreign At
airs where he had so long plodded
t rendering unimportant foreign
documents into Japanese.
For years Baron Komura had
aade a study of the Chinese East
IN question. With the rare pa
lence of his race and his own in
sefatigable persistence of research
10 had explored every ramifcation
II 1t until he had an all but pro-
lhetic vision Of problems far ahead
yhtch were bound to come up on the
solution of which grave issues hung
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-17
Advice to Country Girls
Speaker Deplores the Tendency to Deser
the Farms for the City.

"There are many young women
in reach of my voice who are yearn-
ing to leave the farm and become
typewriters and stenographers in
somebody's Office in the large cities.
l think it is the greatest mistake
ever made. The young woman
goes to the city and enters al, Office
where her employer not only owns
her clerical services, but in many
and very many instances he de-
grades her."
This was the statement made to
the farmers of Northern Chester
county at their annual picnic on
Thursday by DR.. William II. Mos
teller, former practicing physician
of Philadelphia.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-17
Beef Trust Under Fire
Futile Pressure 10 Prevent Prosecution as
Meat Poisoner

A Harrisburg dispatch says:
The beef trusts supply department
in this state will be under fire in a
short time, when suits will be in
stituted in rs counties in the interior
Of the state, and possibly some in
Philadelphia, by Pure Food Com.
missioner Warren for using meat
preservatives injurious to the pub
lie health.
DR.. Warren has been in confer
ence with his deputy, Oliver d..
Schock, and Special Agent Ban
shoff, of Pittsburg and details of
the suits have been arranged.
The names of the alleged offend
ers are withheld at present, but
they are said to represent Armour
& Co.; the Schwarzchild-S -Sulzberg-
er Co.; Swift & Co.; Nelson, Nor
ris & Co.; the Cudahy company
and the Hammond company.
1t is expected that the packers
will stand by the individual repre-
sentatives, and lorg legal battle
is looked for.
The supreme court has decided
that the individual seller is respon-
sible for adulterated food, whether
or not the adulterant was placed
therein by himself, middleman or
manufacturer.
1t is alleged by the departme nj
that meats have been colored by
marking with poisonous coal tar
dyes; dipped in formaldehyde solu,
ton: busted with sulphite, and
washed with powerful boracic acid
solutions.
Since the recent announcement
that DR.. Warren contemplated these
suits the trust has been very busy
and has brought all sorts of pres
sure to stand them off, withou,
success
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-17
Patterson Grove Camp.
The Meeting Opens August 22 at ihis
Popular Resort

The Patterson Grove meeting will
open Tuesday, August 22 and close
Thursday evening August 3Ist. Rev
J. Grimes will preach the opening
sermon, w. Buckley will preach on
Wednesday morning. Thursday
will be Sunday school day. At 10. 80
a. M. Mrs. Elizabeth N. Gregory,
of Wilkes Barre, will speak on
primary methods in Sunday school
work. At 3 p. m. DR.. r. S.
Meixell of Wilkes Barre, will
speak on the aim of Sunday school
teacher, and in the evening Deemer
Beidleman will tell about soul
winning in the Sunday school.
Friday, August IS. will be the
anniversary of the Woman Foreign
Missionary Society. Sunday, Au-
gust 27, Rev. E. H. Yocum will
preach at 1890 a. m, Rev. V. T.
Rue at 3 p. m. and Rev. r. M.
Snyder at 1880 p. IN.
Monday will be "Old Folks"
day and Rev. P. F. Eyer will preach
the morning sermon. Tuesday will
be communion day Sermon and
service at 1890 a. III.
Rev. c. NJ. Barnitz, of Osceola,
will have charge Of the children s
service at 1890 each day. Rev. G..
F. Boggs, Of Hazleton. will have
charge of the singing. He comes
we'll recommended.
The regular order of services will
be prayer meeting at 8 a. m. and
preaching at 1880; childrens meet
ing at 80 and preaching at 3 p. nj. e.,
young peoples meeting at 4:3o and
preaching at 1890 p. m.
The water is good, the air is
pure and the grounds never looked
more beautiful. J. M. Ipher will
conduct the boarding hall and will
try to furnish ample accommoda-
tions to all who come.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-17
A CRISIS Is NEAR.
New York District Attorney Says Political
and Social Unrest is Growing.

William Travers Jerome, district
attorney of New York, addressed
1000 people at the Chautauqua as
sembly Saturday afternoon on THE
Patr otism OF Peace"
Mr., Jerome declared that condi-
tons OF political and social unrest
are fast approaching a crisis in this
country. He attributed it to pre-
valence of selfishness and dis
honesty. He referred to the Equit-
able investigation. Has any one
brought to light any intent to pro-
tect the widow and the orphan ?"
exclaimed MIR. Jerome.
He referred to the building OF
Carnegie Libraries in New York,
which he said, are not used and
never can be.
81 for ore believe it unwise to
take millions from the pockets of
the toilers down in Homestead and
build useless libraries," he said.
Better forget the name of Carnegie
and leave that money with the men
who earned it and make their homes
happy. l believe in law and order,
but if l lived in one of those miser-
able novels III the iron and steel
district and needed mopey for a
loved one l should not view the
founding of these libaries with COM
placency."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-17
The Tax on Poles

The Nescopeck borough council
has levied tax against the Bell
Telephone Company of one dollar a
pole year, and propose to enforce
the collection. The matter will
likely be carried to the courts and
the question there again determined.
Time and again have the courts
decided that no municipality has the
legal right to single out any kind of
property not designated by the
legislature and tax it for revenue.
The Nescopeck council may per-
suade the courts to change their
previously expressed opinions.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-17
Speed of Automobiles,
Law Provides That 1t Shall Net Exceed
Eight Miles an Hour.

The law, we believe, says the
Milton Record restricts the speed of
automobiles within the city limits to
eight miles an hour. But this law
or regulation is ignored by some,
who dash through the streets at a
very much greater speed. There
are some who do not take the pre-.
caution to slacken up at street
corners, and others do not blow
their horns or give signal upon
approaching street corner. A team
driving around a corner is in i'm
minent danger of being struck.
There is no excuse for this. The
automobilist has his rights-the same
rights any other vehicle has on the
streets or public roads, but the law
prohibits him from fast and reckless
running, because it endangers life
and limb and property. The track
at the fair grounds is good place
to speed, neither the town streets
nor the country roads should be
turned into race tracks. 1t is sure.
ly reasonable to ask them to respect
the rights of others to use the streets
and highways, and to pay a proper
regard for the safety of the public.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-17
The Causes of Emigration,

There Is double stream Of emil
grafton from England" says a wri-
ter In the London Graphic, "Our
poor emigrate to the United
states or the colonies to improve
their circumstances, but there are
every year some thousands of COM
2aratively rich families among us
that remove to the continent to live
cheaply. This second stream Is grow
Ing In magnitude every year, for
prices In England are continually in
creasing. 1t was from the ranks of
the moderately rich that we used
to get some Of our officers for the
army; but the sons OF these 'emi-
grants now become acquainted
with foreign languages and find bet
ter employment in commerce and
often on the continent"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-17
| Had Stone IN the Bladder,

and my kidneys were affected.
None OF the means taken for relief
produced any lasting benefit until !
began the use Of DR.. David Ken
nedy's Favorite Remedy, of Rond-
out, N. Y. The pain Ieased-the
calculus or stone having been dis.
solved by the medicine. l am ready
to testify that my recovery was due
to DR., Kennedy's Favorite Remedy,
e. d. w. Parsons, Rochester.