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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22
ONE MAN LIVES
TO TAKE THE BLAME
Ensign Wade Directed Engln-
eering Dept of Bennington
MARTIAL SUGGESTED
Fireman shut Off Steam Valve Lead
ing to Gauge so That Pressure
on Boiler Was Not
y~-- Recorded
COURT MARTIAL SUGGESTED
g--., Recorded

washington, August 2.-Secretary Bon
aparte today received, and, as soon as
he had himself read made public the pro-
ceedings and findings of the court OF IN
quiry which investigated the explosion
In the gunboat Bennington at San Diego,
Cal. on July 21.-The findings were COM
plete surprise for they at once set at
rest the stories that had been circulated
TO the effect that the Bennington's boil
ers, and, perhaps, those of other naval
vessels of the same age, were defective.
AS a matter of fact the court found the
explosion occurred from the closing of
a valve which connected the exploded
boiler with it's steam guage so that the
pressure on the boiler may nave been
several hundred pounds to the square
inch when the accident occurred.
CourtmartiaI Is Suggested.
While praise was accorded to the Off
GERS and ships company for their con-
duct during the narrowing scenes follow
ing the accident, the officers and men
who were responsible, In the opinion of
the court, are pointed out and courtmar-
tial proceedings suggested In the case of
the only one of them surviving, Ensign
Charles T. Wade. The court consisted of
Commodore stevenson, retired, ana d, capt. APT,
-, H. D. aioole e'," s.fta tha arri,,ai ~ 'oe
ny rne nis 3D., raaao and savs.
Den,,iHs III, IL ,,as In az exoaiIent state
lne SinP -, a,,a ,e,,ote,,t
condition with the exception of her boil
ers. which were in fair condition, and
efficient considering their age, about
iour years. ai'u VIM" '"N'
hau peen supJec'eu.
The opinion oi tho coure ioio"s'
wronu Valve Was Shut,
-. ....,ta H.. A..
my go. 49,. oa,,sa,i ~, avcess,,,a nras~
eApiosioii "a' st,;a,, s,,,,a ah,,,t e.at
sure ~ % oonei - ,,a,,,o aI,,,antt,',, .ha
ny shuetins w s.a ,.,a.sss -
poiier WIN Vne ''eaAi euoe. i.''. y.
the vaiye on tle an, ef alo"e, as "us ',,1s
intended, 50 .iide ihe s'eaih suase aiu
not indlcaIe the piesSu,e ~ 'ie o'nie,'
second, by unusuai anu heasy nins IN
the boiler 10 get up pressure witch Ine
guage falleu TO SNOW .ia' peoause 'he
failure OF the sehe'hei ana SAFETY ValVes
to lift at the pressure Tor whlcn they
were set and the pressure Increased with
out relief until II was beyond the strength
of the boiler which gave way IN its weak
est part. afterward found to be the cor
rugated fue of NO. 2. the lowest or middle
i"rnace' ""''"
Three wen NegIigent.
"The court is also of the opinion that
d. N. Holland fireman second class, u.
s. n, who was the fireman on duty fir
ing boiler b before and at the time Of the
explosion. did, by mistake. shut off the
steam valve connecting boiler B with its
steam guage instead OF the air cock as
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22
Attaches Are Pessimistic.
Has Not Abandoned Hope.

Oyster Bay. L. l., August H.-President
Roosevelt has not abandoned hope Of
successful issue of the Washington peace
oonfereuce. Neither has he relaxed his ef-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

forts to prevent rupture between the
ccnferees, when they reconvene tomor-
row afternoon at Portsmouth.
Events of Importance succeeded each
other here today. On an early morning
train Baron Kaneko, a confidential rep
resentative in this country of the Japa-
nese government arrived in Oyster Bay
quite Unexpectedly. He has a general
invitation to visit the President at any
time and was received as soon as he ar
rived at Sycamore Hill. That he was the
bearer of important information is known,
but the nature of his message is not dis
closed. He remained with the President
three-quarters of an hour. At the conclu-
sion of the conference the baron declined
even to discuss his mission, although he
politely expressed regret at his inability
tc enlighten his interrogators.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22
Talked With Apparent Frankness.

Surrounded by a half dozen newspaper
men he talked with apparant frankness,
but his words were not luminous with
information. He expressed the opinion
which he was careful to note was simply
concession in the conference that a VIC
torious power could be expected to make,
and that the Japanese people would resent
any serious recession by the ENJOYS from
the position they had taken.
Following Baron Kanelxos visit, Pres
ident Roosevelt had his acting secretary,
Mr.. Barnes, with him for two hours In
addition to the matter which the baron
had presented TO him the President re-
ceived and considered an accumulation of
dispatches and letters Late in the day
important messages were received from
Portsmouth. the responses to which oc-
cupied the Presidents attention for a
considerable time.
President Refuses to Talk.
The President declines either to confirm
about the proposition which he submitted
to the Russian ENJOYS through Baron
Rosen. There is strong reason for the
statement. however, that the proposition
involved far more than a mere suggestion
that the matters In difference between the
ENJOYS be submitted to the arbitrament
of an impartial tribunal The statement
heretofore made in these dispatches that
powerful pressure, not alone from Pres
ident Roosevelt but from neutral powers
CONTINUED on Second Panel
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22
Proceed edlnas AeaInst EnsIgn Wade.

.'The court is of further opinion that
further proceedings should be had in the
case of Ensign Charles 7 Wade. u. 8.
n who was In charge OF the u. g. 8.
remington at the time Of the explosion,
and since October 22. 1905. In this, that he
the said Ensign Charles T. Wade, u. s..
n. did fail In his person to see that the
The Republican journal., 1905-08-10
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s' sssss ;e: Of &f4zzzzzx
MORTALITY BY LAND AND SEA.

In the first quarter of 1905, 1896 persons
were killed or injured on American rail
roads. This record bears damaging evidence
to the back wardneSS of our system of road
bed protection and to the insutfcency of
safeguards in operation on many of our less
Travelled lines of traasportation.-N. Y.
Tribune.
The foregoing statement is not re-
produced in criticism of the large num-
Der of killed and manned in three
months by the railroads of the country,
as it may be they were all unprevent-
able. Our desire is to call attention to
the fact that paragraph in one of the
most influential daily prints is all the
space that is given to this enormous
number of fatal accidents, and we have
since seen no notice of it in any other
paper, not even the journals devoted to
railroads and events in connection with
them.
In strange contrast with the report
of 1896 persons killed or injured in
the past three months of 1905 ON rail
roads, is that of the loss of only few
over ], 200 lives in the entire year of 1904
on steam vessels, and nearly 1000 Of
these were in the unfortunate Slocum
disaster, in connection with which the
newspapers were for months filled with
the narrowing details, the seat of gov
eminent disturbed to degree never
before known, and neither has yet fully
subsidized, or tried to convince the pub
lie, which should have been their first
duty, that this was an unusual lament
able disaster, caused wholly through
lack of an efficient crew to handle the
fire apparatus at their command.
Was there ever a more inconsistent
government, press, and public than that
of the United States? 1t goes into
Mysteries over a loss of a little over 900
lives by steam vessels in one year, and
is as dumb as an oyster over the killing
and manning of 1896 human beings
through railroad accidents in three
months. Such inconsistency is unpar-
donable, and viewed in it's true light
is facical-The Marine Journal.
The Republican journal., 1905-08-10
AROOSTOOK'S HAY CROP.

Among the staple agricultural products
Of the country the hay crop is we'll up to
the front in money value What is true of
the whole country in this respect, is true of
Aroostook. Hay in Aroostook is ID close
second to potatoes in point of profit to farm
ers, and its value and Importance have been
for years constantly on the increase.
Under the clover rotation system pursued
in raising potatoes, the quantity of Aroos-
took hay has been vastly increased and the
quality improved, until the crop now is an
enormous one and the big surplus over and
above what is required for use at home it
is practical to sell for shipment, without
any fear of reducing the fertility Of our
farms. 1t will be recalled by those who at
tended it or read the reports of its sessions,
that the burden of the speeches made at the
State Dairy Convention, held here last year,
was that Aroostook farmers were commit
ing suicide by pursuing the policy OF SELL
ing their hay and grain rather than consum-
ing them on the farm. you do not now
realize it, our farmer visitors said, "but
wait twenty years, and you will see that
you have been sending away your farms
with every carload of hay and potatoes
shipped to market
Neither past experience nor present con-
ditions in Aroostook will verify this state
ment On the contrary, good farms have
been growing constantly better and more
productive, and run out and exhausted
farms by the hundred have been restored
to the highest fertility by this system,
which the southern and central Maine
farmers so much deplored Indeed, the
Aroostook farming methods are not only
good for ArooStOOk, but if they could be
spread all over Maine, we believe the agri-
culture of the State would be galvanized
into new life, and that there would be a
revolution in the way of productiveness in
the old and staid farming communities Of
Maine.
To return to the subject of the Aroostook
hay crop, it is matter of congrathlation
this year that in getting one of the largest
and choicest crops in its history, the farm
ers of the county have scored big point in
settling the question of the seasons pros
perity. Whatever else the season may
bring in the way of crops or market prices,
Aroostook is sure of its hay crop, and that
goes long way towards settling the whole
question.
Next in order will come the potato prob
lem, and while this is not settled, present
conditions here and elsewhere are favor
able.-Presque Isle Star-Herald
The Republican journal., 1905-08-10
Bates to be Non-Sectarian.

LEWISTON, July 80. The Bates College
Corporation, doubtless influenced thereto
by the gift Of Andrew Carnegie, which pro-
vides fund to pension professors of non
to make that institution non-sectarian
President Chase has been authorized to
secure from the next Maine Legislature a
repeal of the charter which provides that
the president of Bates College and a major
ity Of the board Of fellows and Of the board
of overseers shall be members of some
church in the Free Baptist denomination.
As the charter of Bates college now stands,
the professors probably could not take adj
vantage of the Carnegie gift.
The Republican journal., 1905-08-10
NEWSPAPER NOTES.

nounced, in Portland and Bridgton. The
Portland engagement is that of Miss Winni-
fred Marsh Stephenson, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William Marsh Stephenson of
Portland, and Alfred Owen Eden of the
Portland Evening Express. Miss Stephenson
has charge of the society and social depart
ment OF the Portland Press and Advertiser,
and Nh Eden has been connected with the
Express about ten years and is now its
assistant managing editor. The other en-
gagement is that Of Henry A. Shorey, Jr..
the partner of Major Henry A. Shorey, as
associate editor and publisher of the Bridg-
ton News, and Miss Helen Mildred March:
Both are graduates of the same class OF
Bridgton High school, 1896, and Mr.. Shorey
is a graduate of Bowdoin College. Miss
March is popular school teacher, and since
her graduation from Pennington Normal
school has been a member OF its faculty.
The Republican journal., 1905-08-10
Apple Crop of Nova Scotia.

The Halifax Chronicle says that the ap-
pie crop Of the Annapolis Valley is not
likely to be as large as was promised
earlier in the season. In the review of
the fruit-growing industry which the Can
ming correspondent of the Chronicle gives,
it is pointed out that the severe frost in
June has reduced the earlier estimate, and
month may somewhat injure the quality
The present outlook, however. is that there
viii Re an average yield Of apples, one ex.
porter estimating the crop in the Annapolis
Valley at 100000 barrels, about the same as
the yield of 1904.
The Republican journal., 1905-08-10
BELFAST FREE LIBRARY.

NEW BOOKS. AUGUST. 1908.
Asakawa, karichi.
The RrI,so-IapaneSe conflict, its
causes and issues. 1904 ....... 947G9 AS
Baker. Ray stannar'.
Seen ia Germany. 1902. ..... I 49, B
Buchanan, Thompson.
judith triumphant. 1905........ Is So
The basis of this story is:the tale
OF the Hebrew maiden who riSked
her life to save her city from Hoo
ferneS and the ASSyrlanS.
Chevrillon, Andre.
In India. Translated from the
French by W. Marchant. ...,. T 81. 4
Doyle, A. Conan.
The return of Sherlock Holmes.
l9UJ -. ~ 'I-lo
Godfrey, Elizabeth. (pseud. of j.
Bedford.)
Home life under the Stuarts
1903 1919 Portraits. 1908. 06
Grimm, Herman.
The life and times OF Goethe
Translated by S. II. Adams. b g. G 7-3
Hamlin, Myra Sawyer.
Mans Chicopee children. 1901. j H 1888
Hlchens, Robert.
The garden OF Allah. A novel;. b 80
Hopkins, Albert A. and Bond, A. R.
Scientific American reference
book 1908. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 03O. II
An encyclopaedia up to-date in one
volume.
Hutton, Laurence.
Talks in a library with Lau-
renee Hutton, recorded by
Isabel Moore. 1905. 1924, II e7-2
Jamison, Cecilia Vets.
Thistledown. The story of a
young acrobat of New Orleans. j pa
jerks, Tudor
Captain John Smith. A biog-
raphy. 1904. ................. b SIN SO
I johnson, Charles and Spencer,
| Carita.
1reiand's story. A short his
| tory. 1905. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 94l.5 j 3
| Kendall, Elizabeth Kimball, editor.
Source book of English history.
| 1904....... .-................. 942. X i
| Lang, Andrew
Adventures among books. 1905. S24 L 90
| March, Francis Andrew.
A thesaurus dictionary of the
English language, designed to
suggest Immediately any de-
sired word needed to express
exactly a given idea. ......... 1914 NJ
| Morris, Gouverneur.
| Tom Beauling. A novel. 1901. 1922
| Sutherland, Wolf Won.
| Germany. The welding of a
world power. 1902. .......... I 43. Sc
| Schiller, Johann Christoph Fried
| rich Won.
| Poems. Translated by f. 7. Ar
mold Forster 1902. S31. Sch J
Scott, Leroy.
| The walking delegate. novel
| of modern labor conditions and
the rise of the grating" union
representative. 1905. .......... SEQ
| Trevelyan, Sir George Otto.
The life and letters of Lord Ma
caulay, by his nephew. q Nj 1922
Waddington, Mary King.
italian letters of diplomats
vile. 1913. Observation-Disclosures. 400 w
Wesselhoeft, Lily F.
Madam Mary Of the Zoo. An
animal story. 1901. ........... 335. 81
The winds, the woods, and the
wanderer. A fable for chill
0ren. 1902 .................... 35o. 50
Winfield, Arthur NJ.
Bob, the photographer, or a hero
IN spite of himself 1902 ...... w 725
\
The Republican journal., 1905-08-10
CLINTON.

CLINTON.
A disastrous fire between and p. m.
July 18th, wholly destroyed the finely
equipped barn of Alton Richardson. Jr.,
together with over 100 tons of this seaon's
hay crop. The house was saved by tearing
down a shed which connected it with the
barn. Mr.. Richardson is we'll known as a
horseman. breeding and handling irst-class
trotting stock, having had so horses IN his
barn last winter. At the time OF the fire
there was only small number in the barn
and all were saved. It is supposed the fire
originated from spontaneous combustion
caused by the heating of badly cured hay,
The loss Is estimated at $25OO. with partial
insurance on the hay.
The Republican journal., 1905-08-10
Aroostook Pop Corn.

A farmer in Aroostook county stored his
yield of pop corn in his barn. which took
fire. The corn began to pop, and filed a
sixteen acre field. An old horse, whose
oversight was defective, thought it was
snow, laid down and froze to death.-De-
trOit Free Press.
The Republican journal., 1905-08-10

Every man owes it to himself and his
family to master a trade or profession.
Read the display advertisement of the six
M orse Schools Of Telegraphy, in this issue
and learn how easily young man or lady
may learn telegraphy and be assured a
position.
dm21
The Republican journal., 1905-08-10
Fleshy Persons

often perspire profusely, suffer much from
Mrs. E. A. Goodwin of Lynn, Mass, is such
a person. She says: ''Comfort Powder is a
blessing to me. recommend it to all my
friends" It cures all skin irritations, ten
der, aching feet, and keeps dress shields
The Republican journal., 1905-08-10

If you are troubled with dizzy SPELLS
he adache, Indigestion, constipation, Hol
listers Rocky Mountain Tea will make you
we'll and keep you we'll. If it fails get your
money back. That's fair. 81 cents.-R. II.
Moody.
The Republican journal., 1905-08-10

A. lazy liver makes lazy man. Burdock
Blood Bitters is the natural, never failing
medy for a lazy liver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-24

as I sit in this office. will I cease TO fight
for It.
You have seen what I think of the gas
lease. Within tWenty-four hours after the
passage of that bill by the councils made
up my mind what I would do No living
soul but myself knows what l propose to
do, but I shall carry out my purpose
know your veto Of this bill viii be moth
ing It will be passed over your veto.
Cut of the heads of your DEPARTMENTS.
They are traitors to the city"
I know that. replied the mayor.
know my veto is useless. but / tell you
the gas lease will not be contaminated.
As to the methods have worked out to
next two or three days. 1 will use all Of
my power to prevent this great iniquity.
KEEPS BOTH SIDES GUESSING.
Then the ministers arose and crowded
about him. Bitter speeches were made
concerning the leaders OF the organization.
After more prayer the ministers departed
There is only one thing that the oppo-
nents of the gas lease can depend upon
Weaver for. He will veto the bill. The
organization can not depend upon him any
more than its enemies can.
Perhaps the mayor will stand firm, -
said one minister, obviously shaking his
head.
Not one of US knows what the mayor
will do, said a leader. What's more,
nobody cares"
At a mass meeting held later it was re-
solved to boycott socially and in business
the cOuncilmen who will override the may
Or's veto on the lease.
There will be a parade of protest and
every business and trade organiza ton in
the city will meet to take action on the
gas lease question.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-24
MARKETS TODAY.
Influenced byImprOved w Gather
Wheat Is Easier.
Decreased Receipts Have Bull
lish Effect on Corn.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Are Quoted About Ten
Cents Lower.
Hogs Also OFF Several Points in
Kansas City.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.

Chicago, May Influenced
by improved weather in the west and the
southwest the general tone of wheat to-
day was a triHe easier. Continued wet
weather in the northwest, however, Gre
ated considerable nervousness in the pit,
causing moderate buying by small traders.
Higher prices at Liverpool gave addition
al aid to the bulls. July opened 1sQAc
higher, at S0q901sc. In sympathy with the
strength at northwestern markets, the
price of July here rose to 903sQ901kc, but
reacted again to SS3zc. Minneapolis, Du-
Iuth and Chicago reported receipts OF 15S
cars, against 12S cars a year ago.
Final quotations on July were up 40
&c, at 9Ois6D903zc.
CORN-Decreased receipts had a bullish
effect on the corn market. July opened
AQ9se higher. at 48s4q4S5sc. and advanced
Toward noon a renewal Of urgent de-
mand from shorts caused May to jump to
65c on small volume of trading Just
before the close the price touched 6615c, a
gain of SIC from yesterday final quota
tons. The close was at the highest point
of the day. July also closed at the top,
with gain of %d7sc, at 1zQ49Ssc-
&c higher, at 297sQ30c and sold at 300t3O1sc
PRO VISIONS-July pork was off PIC,
at s12.55. Lard was down 215c, at S7.27
Ribs were 219c lower, at $7.2715Q7. Is.
No 3 red, S1.O501.OS No. 2 hard, $1O2GL1-O "a;
No. hard, $1.0061O3; No. 1 northern, $l.13
Ql141z; No. northern, $111Q112; No. 3
spring. S1.O3d110
OATS-No. 2, 303zc; No. 3, 301zc.
RYE-May, 78c; July, 60c; Sept. 60c.
FLAX-Cash: NV, $l.42; S.-W., SIPS;
TflloTHY-May. $3.50; Sept. $s16
CLOVFR-May, 81. 75d1225.
BARLEY-CaSh: 42q52c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-24
VIM. zIEGLER DEAD
Head Of Baking Powder Industry
Victim of ApopIexy.
Has Been Ailing Since Receiving
an Injury Last Fall.
WAS VERY WEALTHY.
Promoter of Several Arctic Ex-
ploratiOn Expeditions.
An Extensive Operator in Brook
Ign Real Estate.
WAS VERY WEALTHY.

New York. May 24-William Ziegler,
the capitalist and promoter of Arctic
explorations died this morning at his
country home near Noroton, Conn. He
was unconscious all of last night.
The funeral will be held Saturday.
Mr.. Ziegler had been an invalid since
a runaway accident in which he was in
jured last October. He sustained inter
nal hurts. and was so severely shocked
that the physicians were unable to do
little more than ameliorate his suffer
ings.
Mr.. ziegler's condition received a set
back a few weeks ago by the shock
which he sustained in hearing of an
accident to his son who fell on a sharp
hook, cutting himself severely.
Last Saturday he suffered a stroke
of apoplexy.
The interment probably will be in
Woodland cemetery, New York
Mr.. Ziegler is survived by a widow
and one son.
Mr. Ziegler was born in Beaver coun-
ty, Pennsylvania, September 1, 1913. He
was educated in the public schools OF
trade. He went into the baking powder
business in 1870 and made a fortune.
During the latter years of his life ne
operated in Brooklyn and other Long
Island real estate to the extent of mill
lions of dollars. He led the fight against
the purchase by the city of Brooklyn Of
the Long Island Water Supply COM
pany. the prevention of this purchase
resulting in a large saving to the city.