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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
Mcclel1an for mayor the first time 1t was

Mcclellan for mayor the first time 1t was necessary for him to do 1t by main strength. More than half of the Tammany leaders doubted the wisdom of the step and did not believe that Mcclellan could be elected. But the election proved that they were wrong and that Murphy was right.
 Charles Francis Murphy began life m the Gashouse district of the East Side. He drove a street car and saved enough money to buy a saloon. This incident of Murphy's start recalls a story about an- other politician who began life as a street car driver. The fares on this politicians car kept dwindling and dwindling until finally he turned in for one day only one fare-5 cents. The board of directors of the road held a meeting and passed reso- lutions thanking him for returning the raj
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12

Tickets good on all trains. For further information. apply to P. SID JONES, Both phones s25. D. F. A. Birmingham. Ala.
 H-ABt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
ForestaIIlng Her.
the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 The great Dr, Johnson. as has been nar- rated, was discovered one day by Mrs. Johnson in the act of bestowing a salute upon one of the housefnaids.
 Why Samuel" exclaimed his wife. I'm sur"
 Stop right there'' interposed the doc tor, 'I know all the rest of it. You are supposed to say you are surprised; and I am supposed to answer that you are not surprised; you are astonished. Do you know, madam. they tell that same story on Noah webster?"
 Proving beyond all question the antiqui- ty of the anecdote by pointing. out to her In a recent number of the London Titbits he closed the incident triuin- phantly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
VIII Mcclellan Do It?

MT. McClellan's friends are certain that he will prove equal to the emergency. He is the builder of his own career and he has builded pretty well so far so it is not likely that he will make a blunder at this stage In connection with this something of Mir. McClellan's career may be inter esting. He began with an ambition to be- come soldier like his father. Governor Mcclellan interposed his veto, designing him for the profession of a civil engineer. But he had no head for mathematics and after his education was completed he took up newspaper work, drifted into poli- tics and qualified himself for the law. Politics proved to be his vocation and in that path he remained. But he had to work for success. It didn't come easy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
somethlnq About Murphy.

Taciturn forceful and unrelenting
 Murphy is as complete contrast to Nc Clellan as could well be imagined. MT
 McClelan's maxim is make friends and they will take care of your enemies Murphy believes in crushing your enemies so hard that they can't come back. The secret of the long friendship between the two men has been a puzzle to many per sons. When Murphy decided to nominate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
Murphy's Social Training.

As Murphy forged to the front politi- cally he yearned for social preferment
 What could an humble person from the gas house district-a saloon keeper-knov about social affairs? Murphy was big and awkward He was ill-mannered. not be- cause he wanted to be so, but because he didn't know how to act. About this time along came J. Sergeant Cram, the dawdler of rich family. who wanted to take his fling in politics. strange
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
Divorce Receptions Now.

From the New York Press.
 Accustomed as the printer was to all kinds of notices he got a shock when he read the item handed him by the woman in gray:
 Heavens bless us' he gasped. Then he read 1t aloudl
 MRS. JAMES ALEXANDER Requests the pleasure of your presence
 at the celebration of her divorce
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12

Murphy and Cram Murphy began to improve in manner and dress. Cram taught him how to walk, how to sit. and, in fact, how to conduct himself in polite society. In a short time Murphy had made his debut in the Fifth avenue clubs. He had learned to dress for dinner and to play golf Now he dimes at Delmon- ico's nearly every day with Cram
 In the campaign just closed MT. Jerome called MT. Cram 'the boss boss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
EXCURSION TO THE NORTH
Via Louisville snd Nashville Railroad
 November 12th.

On November 12 the Louisville and Nashville railroad will sell tickets to tho following points at the rates named. lim- fled for return November 20. 1905:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12

Hoods Sarsaparilla ensures good diges- ton and strength to the vital organs. In- sist upon Hood'A
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-05
PLAIN TALK TO CHINA.
Mr. Toft's Speech at Conton-The
Situation Greatly ImprOUed.

Hong Kong Sept. 4.-Secretary Taft and his
ps-tv arrived at Canton this morning, and pro
ceeded TO the American consulate, where they
were met by battalion of the Niceroy's guards.
After a reception at the consulate the members
of the party were the guests of the new Canton
Railway. covering its entire district. At
O'Clock the visitors were entertained at luncheon
by invitation of the Viceroy who, however was
Ill and unable to he present. His representa-
tive made a speech, referring to the friendly
relations between the Chinese nation and Amer
lea.
Secretary Taft. in his response. said that by
direction of the President he pleased 10
note the friendly relations Of the countries.
The United States did not want foot one
acre of the soil Of China. The Secretary thought
the boycott of American goods was an unreason-
able violation of treaty rights and conditions be-
tu,aen the two countries. and said that he
u.ss glad the Viceroy had ordered the boycott
stopped.
The partys trip 10 Canton has had an imme-
dtare effect for good and ii is believed that
within two weeks the boycott will end.
The Viceroy on Monday morning gave notice
that he had ordered the boycott to cease. and
IN If its leaders to be arrested aid punished
Ola residents of Canton say that they believe
-. ,gita+ors are using a boycott excuse
60, - demonstration against all foreigners. In
H. conrs.. of their stay III Canton a few men,
hers of Secretary Tafts party visited the old
IT, They made many purchases and We're
81 ,1-ifh great respect. there being eVi-
Ioao of III feeling The entire party returned
~ Hong Kong late tonight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-05
KOMURA WELL PLEASED.
He Thinks Treaty Made for Best
Interests of Both Countries.

Portsmouth. N H. Sept. 4-Baron Komura.
NJ Takahira and the members of the Japanese
mission held reception in the ballroom OF the
hotel tonight. At the close of the reception
Ba ron Komura said that he very well salts
fed with the result Of the peace conference. add
ing that what had been done here had been for
the best interests OF Russia and japan. He at
tached no Importance to the telegram from
Lidiapudze, saying that the Russians were ap-
prehensive OF a japanese attack. He regarded
II simply as an indication of the natural ner-
vousness and tension that existed on both sides.
and said he should not be surprised If a similar
telegram came from the japanese lines.
Tie reception exceedingly pleasant
affair marked by the most friendly exchanges
between the Russians and Japanese. Governor
McLane and his staff Rear Admiral Mead and
the naval officers in the harbor the newspaper
correspondents and all the hotel guests were
present.
In the midst Of the gayety, NJ Witte and Baron
Rosen accompanied by the baroness and fol-
lowed by the Russian suite. entered the room
and paid their respects to the hosts. The greet
ings and exchanges between the erstwhile foes
were very cordial NJ. Witte, after he withdrew
from the line finding that he becoming tha
centre OF throng who desired to be presented.
quietly left the ballroom. Supper was served
and there were many "banZaf toasts and toaSts
to President Roosevelt and peace.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-05
SAY HE STOLE PREMIUMS.
Police Charge Big Embe2zLement
from Insurance Concerns.

Acting on a request from the Pittsburg police
the police of this city have arrested a. G. Mar
shall wanted in the former city for alleged en-
bezzlement The man is accused of having
stolen the premiums on 100000 worth of fire
insurance
Marshall is broker, forty years old He was
found in a handsome apartment at No. Man
hsttan-ave
Several days ago Superintendent Mc9uade
TO Acting Captain McAuey. telling him
10 arrest Marshall as q fugitive from Justice
Superintendent McQuade wrote that he held
warrants for Marshall charges of alleged
ernbezzlement obtaining money under false pre-
tense, perjury. etc. He gave a detailed descTlp-
ton Of the man and said that he woIld l9e
found in the company Of his wife and Gaugh-
ter nine years old.
Marshall is said TO have been an active Official
OF the lafayette North American and Duquesne
Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Through
agents in New-York and the principal cities OF
the United States and Canada he is alleged to
have written S2.0OoO00 of fire insurance and
then TO have left Pittsburg. leaving assets
10 cover these and other claims
He left home on August II. Captain McAuey
traced him by means of his large baggage to
New Haven Springfield and other cities and
then TO the apartment here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-05

ablv informed Secretary Loeb when they asked
for their appointment that they wished to bring
up subjects of the gravest concern, and, as the
President never spares himself, he PROBABLY
convened word to them all to come ahead
Among the callers at the Hill this afternoon
was Robert Bacon. of New-York, formerly a
member of the firm of ]. P. Morgan & Co, and
simultaneously with his visit came the an
nouncement that he had been selected to sue
ceed Francis r. Loonis as First Assistant Secre-
tary of State Mr.. Bacon's appointment was
decided on by Secretary Root before he started
on his trip to Labrador. The exact time OF Mr..
Bacon's induction into office has not been an
nounced. but it will probably not be until after
October l. In the mean time, Mr.. Loonlts Will
continue to discharge the duties of the Office in
Washington.
Just what is 10 become OF Mr. Loonis after
Mr. Bacon succeeds to the Assistant Secretary
ship is a matter of animated speculation among
politicians and officeholders. For time per-
sstent rlIn2ors we're current that he was to be
made Ambassador 70 Brazil. Then he was sent
to Mexico in a similar capacity by the same
eossips To both OF these rumors official de-
malls we're made at the executive Office, and
when Mr. Loonais himself was down here the last
time only a few days ago, he admitted that he
did not know what his future assignment would
be II is believed by many that al the expira-
ton of Mr. Loouliss term of Office President
Roosevelt will find some place for him in the
Diplomatic service abroad.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-05
MANCHURIA'S FUTURE.
Chinese Hope for Open Door
Manu- japanese Settlers.

Peking Sept 4-Commerciel men Of North
China hope and believe that a complete opening
Of Southern Manchuria TO foreign trade will fol-
low the new status of the territory now occu-
pied by the Japanese troops. japanese coioni-
cation in Corea has been repeated in Manchuria
on a large scale. japanese civilians have been
pernittedto enter the country freely. and An
Tung. Feng- -Wang-Cheng Moukden. Dalny and
New-Chwang have become populous japanese
cities.
New-Chwang. where, before the war. there
were about hundred japanese. ard year ago
a thousand. now has six thousand, and the mum
ber is being increased by the arrival daily Of
from fifty to hundred immigrants.
The Japanese army department is operating
light railway between An-Tung and Feng-
Wang-Cheng and those places in the early sum-
nner had a population OF more than Eve thoI-
sand Japanese each. and they are still growing
Representatives OF many large japanese firms
engaged in various sorts Of enterprises have
been investigating the possibilities OF the coun-
Try, and are impressed by its wealth. Most OF
those there now were engaged in supplying the
army. but some OF the large firms. and many OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-05
STAGE COACH COLLAPSES.
FIFTY MEN IN WRECK.
SererGI Injured By Breakdo50n OF
Overloaded Picnic Fan.

A large stage coach. heavily loaded, collapsed
a. T2d-st and 22d-ave., Brooklyn, yesterday
and badly injured several passengers The stage
was filed with young men Of the Red Hook Ciup.
three hundred Of whom were on an outing. The
partv was Just going home when the accident
occurred The reserves of three police stations
and half a dozen ambulances were called out In
the excitement. Among the more seriously hurt
s4a 2 of and No 80 Eas
about the side. taken the Norwegian Hospital
MsPs ssn spnt Rse and Gd 2t q
the back: taken the Coney Island Reception Hos
FIsEsE IAoss % No No s2+ 1save Bath Beach,
suiivan-ss Brooklyn; right wrist broken. treated
WINTER. Michael. twenty-two years old. OF No Il
wrenched ana oontusions
Fifteen less seriously injured were treated by
ambulance surgeons. but not sent TO hos
pitals.
AS early as the weather permitted yesterday
the boys drove to the place where the accident
occurred later They spent the day there. Last
night as they were leaving about thirty young
men climbed into each Of four coaches This left
one coach TO carry fifty AS many could
packed themselves inside and those that could
not climbed on the roof and took every available
spot about the coach. The driver cracked his
whip and they started.
Hardly had the overloaded vehicle began to
move when the roof caved in. carrying twenty
men down into the coach. The force of the fall
was too much for the other parts of the wagon.
and the whole vehicle collapsed.
The driver was hurled several feet away from
his high seat and escaped with less serious in
iuries than some of those who were buried under
the ruins Those that were able at once climbed
out Of the mass but several were caught under
the heavy body of the coach and had to be cut
out.
Persons in the neighborhood were badly
frightened. and all sorts of wild stories were
circulated about the accident. The nearest tel
ephone was quarter of mile away. and some
one rushed here and turned in calls TO the Nor
wegian. the Coney Island Reception and the
Kings County hospitals and to the Coney
Island. the Bath Beach and the Fort Hamilton
police stations. At the Coney Island station it
injured Anbulances and patrol wagons with
reserves were at once rushed to the place.
In the mean time people who had seen the
accident were doing what they could to aid the
injured The occupants of several automobiles
alighted and gave assistance Several women
tore I'D handkerchiefs and clothing to stop the
fow of blood from wounds.
No s214 1Sth-ave, Bath Beach. The accident
would have been much more serious had not the
six horses attached to the coach stood quietly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-05
MR.. BACON's CAREER.

Mr. Bacon began his business career shortly
after being graduated from Harvard in 1880. in the
same class as President Roosevelt Coming TO this
city he entered the banking house OF z. Rollins
Morse & Co in which he made later di-
rector In 1899 J. Pierpont Morgan took young
Bacon into his firm and at the same time he became
associated with Drexel & Co. OF Philadelphia and
also with their foreign department in Paris
From the time he entered Mr. Morgan's firm until
he retired from active business in 1909 he
ga-ded in Wall Street a dominant factor in the
interests represented by the Morgan firm. Tasks
Of the most delicate nature were ntrusted 10 him
bv Mr Morgan His special field Of activity was
in matters of high finance. railroad and industrial
enterprises During Mr. Morgans absence in
yCurope In 1901 Mr.. Bacon head of the firm
and displayed remarkable qualities for a younS
nan in Wall Street.-The was only forty-two-when,
in Nav of that year the famous corner In North
ern Pacific which resulted in the panic. was en-
-neered In the critical periods proceeding ana foi-
lowing the panic James j. Hill and other neaVy
stockholders in the railroad companies cohcerheo
we're in daily consultation with Mr. Bacon
ITis next great financial work vas the directon
90 rhc British end OF the steamship merger whicn
os,,1ted In the formation Of the lnternatioaal
Nercan.le Marine Company early In lSz- MT
Morgan sent him abroad about a year p.ior 10 'He
continuation Of the merger. and he conferred ana
debated with the heads Of the great steamship
lines In Great Britain AMI on the SoaIheh'' IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-05
TROOPS BRUTAL ATTACK.
Charge ON Funeral Procession at
Kishinef-Many Injured.

Kishineff. Sept A funeral procession OF
Iau,ieb vorkmen following the body of a poor
..,-,,.,, ,,bo had been killed by roughs in
terrupted by shots. and the procession was
charged by troops and police. Many OF the
workmen were wounded and fifty Of them were
arrested. Several are missing and are supposed
to have been killed
The officers declined to give any explanation
of the cause of the occurrence, and refused to
allow synpathizers with the wounded men to
accompany them to the hospitals.
The Jewish hospital is surrounded by soldiers
and patrols are stationed at central points IN
the town Great alarm prevails.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-05
TO SIGN TREATY AT 8 P. NJ.
Il SIMPLE CEREMONY.
Russians VIII attend "Te Deum
Ser1ace 4fteracrd.

Portsmouth n. H. Sept 4.-The closing act
of the peace conference promises to be tame
AFFAIR There will be spectacular features
Final ARRANGEMENTS have been made for the
signing of the treaty of Portsmouth at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the conferences
room of the Naval Stores Building Besides the
plenipotentiaries. only Mr.. Peirce, representing
the President; Governor McLane, the Mayor Of
Portsmouth Admiral Mead and Commander
Winsow will be present. The ceremony will be
brief
After the signing the members Of the Russian
mission Will go to Christ Episcopal Church.
Portsmouth, where Te Deun1 service VIII %
held. The Russian orthodox Bishop at New
York accompanied by twenty priests and about
seventy choristers arrived this evening on q
special train. NJ Witte and the members Of his
suite will leave here for New-York at o'clock
on Wednesday morning. Baron Komura before
going to Oyster Bay, will visit Harvard. his
alma mater.
The protocol minutes of the historic ses-
sion of August 90 when peace arranged.
was still in issue to-day Both sides regard the
official record of that sitting Of the greatest
importance The agreement was reached in
cret but subsequently there was public re-
hearsal' in the presence of the secretaries, at
which the record made, the Japanese offer
ing their compromises meeting with refusal and
finally accepting the utimatum OF the Czar-no
indemnity and the division OF Sashalien.
The Japanese said in the morning that IL the
treaty was not signed this afternoon the delay
would be due to the Russians. as their copies
of the treaty ard protocol were ready. and Baron
Korura had the necessary authority to sign.
At II o'clock Mr. Plancon took the final draft
Of the Russian protocol Of the session of August
30 to the Japanese
The japanese say that they have no inforna-
ton of the reported revolutionary outbreak in
Japan Cable communication, which Is by way
of Formosa, is slow. but dispatches have been
received dated to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-05
HUNDREDS SHOT AT BAKU
BODIES LIE IN STREETS.
Conditions PreUaiing
Throughout the Caucasus.

St Petersburg, Sept. 4.-Dispatches received
by the Ministry of the Interior estimate that
fifty persons were killed in the fighting at Baku.
Caucasia, on September 2, with a relatively
large number of wounded, most OF whom are
Tartars
No official accounts Of Sundays casualties or
of the happenings of to-day have been received
this evening, but private dispatches say that
corpses are living about the streets, and that in
cendiary fires have already destroyed 101 build
ings.
Both factions after the former disorders OBJ
tanned full supplies Of arms, and they are no"
almost as we'll equipped for street fighting as
the troops.
Tho situation not only at Baku but throughout
the Caucasus has been exceedingly tense 1or
weeks The disorders at Shusha had just ceased
,b.n the streetcar strike at Baku furnished the
occasion for another outbreak
One nr,vate dispatch from Baku tells OF herce
encounters between troops and the Armenian
streetcar employees, whose positions had been
taken by soldiers. The disorders began at ABOUT
: u. m September 2. the Armenians nr1ns nrst
on the soldiers on board the cars Eight MUS
snIr7ans three Armenians and one Russian were
killed. The encounters continued until O'CLOCK
IN the morning of September 3. In the evening
Of September firing began again
ST Petersburg Sept 5.-Advices from Baku
saw that the Tartars Sunday attacked the
troops with greater desperation. Prince NlSher-
adzee was wounded
C;ori caucasia, Sept 4.-Police Commissioner
Ava1orf was shot and killed to-day. The a9sas-
sin escaped.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-05
KILLED IN FIRE SCENE.
Girl Plays Her Last Part Too WeH
Fails to Her Death.
1Rr Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Pittsburg Sept. TN the presence OF one
thousand people tonight Miss Jeanette Law
renee, of this city. jumped TO death from burn
ing building in an exhibition Of Fighting the
Flames at the Pittsburg Exposition
John Hearn. of No. 203 East 6sth-st.. New
York son OF instructor Of the New-York
Fire Department, the rescuer in the per-
formance He had complained to the manage
ment that Miss Lawrence was too forward in
jumping from the building, and the manager
had said that this to be her last night
Miss Lawrence had been substituted for an
other girl. who broke her ankle last Friday.
The Lawrence girl tonight jumped at Hearn,
and the rope sustaining him broke. She fell to
the pavement and crushed her skull Hearn
was rescued by two men through window.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-05
LOSS 1T 4DRI4NOPLE.
Damage by Fire Placed at 50 ,O0O,-
O0O-ThOusands Homeless.

Constantinople Sept. THE fire which broke
out Adranople on Saturday ragged until sun
day owing to lack of water The greater part
OF each of the six quarters of the city was de-
stroyed and the damage is estimated at $5,000.-
900. only about one-fourth of which is covered
BY Insurance Thousands OF persons are home
less
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-05
BACON IN LO0MIS'S PLACE.
MORGAN'S EX-P4RTNER.
Selection Made Some Time Ago
LOomis's Future Still in Doubt.


Oyster Bay, Sept. 4.-In spite of the fact that
it had been officially announced from the execu
tive office that President Roosevelt would de-
vote September to recreation and would receive
only visitors who came on affairs Of the most
vital Importance. Sycamore Hill was overrun
with callers this afternoon. Most of them prob
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-05

Sir Ernest Cochrane is greatly interested in
association football and has recently offered
$500 cup for a series Of international contests
between America and England. team of Eng
lish association football players landed in Mon
treal last Saturday. The team will tour the
Dominion of Canada and the United States.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-05
For THE AMERICAS CUP.
Sir Ernest COchrane Sad to Haze
Issued ChGlIenge.

London Sept. with reference to the re-
port from Montreal that q Canadian would
build a challenger for the Americas Cup.
the Dublin correspondent of The Daily News
says he understands that Captain Sir Ernest
Cochrane Bart. has already issued challenge.
Sir Ernest is member OF a wealthy firm OF
merchants in Dublin and Belfast