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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-23
For Road Supervisor.

To the Democratic Voters and Citizens of Jefferson County:
 am a candidate for reelection to the office of Road Supervisor, subject to the action of the democratic party.
 J. ED HAIGLER.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-23
WEDDING IN PULLMAN.
Mrs. Lettie Hipp Is United to J. N.
 Smith of South Carolina.

Cullman, February 2.-(Special. .)-Mrs. Lettie Hipp, mother of late Senator R. L.. Hipp, was married Wednesday afternoon to J. N. Smith, of Penleton. S. C., Rev. w. H. Aufdehaar, of the Lutheran church, officiating. The wedding was quite a sur- prise to the friends of the contracting parties, as the couple are nearly relate l by marriage and matrimonial intentions were not thought of. MT. and Mrs. Smith will leave Saturday for Penleton, S. C.. where they will make their home.
 Miss Corrie R. Schaufer, a popular young and attractive girl, was married Wednesday morning to Morris Barrett, of New Decatur The couple left at noon on an extended bridal tour
 Miss Susanna Graves and William H. Clark. of this city were married Tues day morning at the Catholic church.
 Mrs. B. M. Kinney is in Birmingham attending the wedding of Annanias Kin ney and Miss Sidna Roddy.
 Rev. Father Charles, business manager of St Bernard college, and Rev. Father Ignatius, of the Catholic church, spent Thursday In Birmingham, where they went to present St. Vincent's hospital with life-size painting of the late Father O'Reilly. The painting was done by Rev Father Placldus, a noted artist at St. Bernard's college, and is a superb work, valued at 5000.
 The ladies of the Methodist church gave a George Washington party at the church Thursday night The affair was quite artistic, depictin~ characteristics of the father lntry.
 Found N dll Crushed.
 Huntsville, February 22-(special.)-An- drew Birdsong, a teamster, left the city wit ha friend yesterday morning and lat CT in the day was found beside the road on the mountain in an unconscious con dition with his skull crushed. Birdsong is delirious and has not been able to give a coherent account of what happened to him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-23
DR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY
 SPECIALIST
 PRIVATE DISEASES,
guarantees

you a perma- nent cure of srivate troubles and that you may know my guarantee Is re- liable l refer you with per mission, to the First National oank. Alabama National bank, steiner Broth CTS. bankers, Jefferson Coun- [ y s a V In ' . bank and the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-23
William R. Blythe.

The body of William R. Blythe. who died last Wednesday, will be sent to Pinson this morning at S25 o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-23

E. T. Shaw 6 sons, Undertakers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-23

Green Undertaking Company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-23

To whom it may concern: This Is to certify that I know Dr. '. G. Mason and wife. and have lived next door to them as neighbor for four years. Nor ally. they are above reproach. I consider them an honor to their race
 A. PORTER LEWIS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-26
ENGLISH STAGE IN BAD STATE.
Conditions Made Hopeless by Managers and
Authors, Says Giddens.

George G!ddens the English character comedian,
WAo s 10 appear here in the support of Miss Ellis
Jefreys. under the management OF Liebler & Co.,
declared yesterday that the English stage is in an
almost hopeless condition and that the actor-an-
aseF has killed the stage assisted by the authors.
III Giddens and Miss Jeffreys came in yesterday
on The steamer 81. Louis Miss Jeffreys said she
Tas anxious TO begin rehearsals Of The Dear In
fir Sex. with which she opens her engagement
q he Liberty Theatre next month She IS par
teu.arly pleased with the company that has been
gathered TO her support She went to the Hotel
Majestic ard Mr.. GiddeEs TO the Darlington. His
last appearance here was with Sir Charles Wynd-
ham When told what Charles Cartwright had to
say about the decline of the English stage. Mr..
Giddens said
The condition OF the English stage is almost hope
less may be criticised for saying what intend
e r4t ! can't help that In London, and conse-
quently England, the actor manager has killed the
stage, and in This he has been assisted by the
authors. Nowadays there is way in which the
young actor gain the experience that is abso-
lctely necessary TO him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-26
NEW LINE TO SOUTH AMERICA.
Sailing Of Goyaz from Rio Begins New York
Service of Brazilian Company.

ship line owned by South American capital and con-
Meeting the United States and South America
began its service to-day with tho sailing of the
steamer Goyaz from Rio Janero. Brazil. for New
York This new line, connecting North America
and South America, is to be operated by the Lloyd
Brazileir2 Company. corporation controlled by
Brazilian capital, which now has several coast
lines operating In Brazil
The GOyaz left Rio Janeiro with ceremonies ap
propriate to the opening of the line. and upon
her arrival in New York on September is Mr.. De
Amara the Brazilian charge in Washington, will
greet the ship. thus giving the recognition Of the
Brazilian government TO the completion of the first
sailing of the line.
This will be the fourth line operating between the
United States and Brazil.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-26

-drrested IN Tombs While Yisiting
Husband Gang .SusDected.


MRS Thomas Mccarthy. alias Brown. was ar
rested as she was visiting her husband in the
Iombs yesterday morning, on a charge Of
forging and uttering check for $3.50 When
she was arrested she tried 10 swallow something
winch court officer took from her 1t proved
TO be a visiting card bearing her real name.
wnich she wished to conceal to avoid becoming
known as McCarthy's wife
The check alleged TO have been forged bears
signature purporting to be that of George NJ
Coiah. The woman was held by Magistrate
breen in the Tombs court in $500 bail for
examination Monday. Assistant District Attor-
ney Lockwood was in court and said that he
understood that the police records showed the
woman TO be a notorious badger" woman. who
rs out on bail on another charge He said that
me pond on which she had been released on
less after her release
Inc womans husband and Thomas Schaad
VINO was clerk in the Bank of New York We're
arrested iast week on a charge of forging and
uttSFlns cneckS, and it is said that these men.
M Win mrs. McCarthy and another man named
eeAulIWeler nave been operating as a gang of
forgers Mr.. Lockwood said that Schaad had
confessed that he had furnished the others with
of the work
Schaad was messenger of the bank and
ielt checks with others of the gang to COPY sig
LidluIeS- among those whose signatures were
LOISed are Henry S. Van Beuren David Barnes.
WiIlam A. Boyd and John A. Drake. The last
named sent a check To a newspaper fund for
tne San Francisco sufferers, which was pub
nshed in facsimile. thus enabling the gang to
reproduce the signature
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-26
GERMAN POLICYHOLDERs MEET.
Decide to Endorse Candidacy for Directors of
Countrymen in New York.

Berlin, Aug. ga meeting of the policyholders of
the Mutual and New York Life Insurance
panies, Of New York. called Under the auspices of
the German branch Of the International Policyhold
ers' Committee. was held in Berlin TODAY and
attended by about two hundred persons. It was
decided not 10 recommend a German candidate for
membership of each board. the international
committee recomme lded. owing to the inconveni-
ence in attending meetings, bit the meeting advised
the German holders to content themselves with
voting for the two German candidates resident in
New York.
Director wiegand. of the North German Lloyd
Steamship Company. chairman of the committee.
assured tie policyhoders that there absolutely
no ground for uneasiness. Director Dernburg, of
the Darmstaedter Bank, W no recently visited New
York, said that the American life insurance com
panies were solid basis and that the German
policyholders were not mourning any risks i'll con-
tinung their policies
A representative of the Imperial Insurance Office
who present said that the New York and tho
Mutual had m 1le satisfactory deposits in Germany
safeguard their German interests.
1t announced that the New York Life Insur-
ance Company has i2,2oO policyholders in Germany
and that the Mutual has from 5000 to 1000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-26
PoLICYHoLDERs REPLY TO PEABODY
International Committee Says Mutual
Sought to Prevent Passage Of Bills.

The international policyholders' COMMITTEES gave
out yesterday reply sent by President Peabody
Of the Mutual Life TO California farmer on Marca
81 in which Mr.. Peabody declares that his company
has not opposed the Armstrong legislation. On this
contrary says Mr.. Peabody. it has taken the
ground that nearly all the provisions wise and
sound
Referring apparently TO the Truesdale commit
tee Mr. Peabody says in his letter:
The fact that there was a difference Of opinion in
the committee as to the method Of doing one par
ticular thing has been used by a lurld press as
evidence of the fact that only one honest man eX-
listed in the organization.
AS a parallel to Mr. Peabody's statement, the
committee declared that the company. by every
means in its power sought to prevent the passage
OF the Armstrong bills, and that Mr. Peatcdy
oDposed the committees mandamuS suit to compel
the company furnish correct list or pollNy-
holders as required by the Armstrong law.
The committee also gave out copy of q ietfGr
writer, in February. 1902 by Warren F. Thumn,sl
to the company's Massachusetts legislative agent,
e-nbOdying incidentally invitation to MI Holder
TO attend the launching of the ''I<isars yacht"
Mr. Thummel says the committee, is still connect
ed with the Mutual ife's legal department. al
though President Peabedys feuilleton to policy,
was directly indirectly responsible for the condi
tons that existed in prior TO- the year 1900, re-
mains in the service of the company. .
Mr. Thummel was interesting 'legls!atlVe'
witness before the Armstrong-Hughes committee
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-26
THE PRINT CLOTH MARKET.

l8y telegraph to The TrbunC !
Fall River, Mass, Aug. 25.-Trading in the print
cloth market has been quiet this week With prices
in the cotton market going down. buyers have
shown decreased interest, especially in contracts
The demand has been mainly for nearby deliveries.
buyers generally calling for only such goods as
they absolutely needed Frequently the En-, mills We're
ton is well sold for two months ahead, and it is
still much below normal, owing to the weather and
scarcity of help combined
The total of sales is estimated at about $4,000
pieces yViue goods were mainly sold. and the de-
iiveres are generally near by. Manufacturers here
are inclined to hold for prices the basis Of
S3sc for regulars and 5I4c for standard wide goods
The market is firm at those figures.
Current quotations continue unchanged and are
as follows: Twenty-eght-inch. 64x6i Sac; 2S-inch
64xGO gao; Z-inch 64x64 3l6c: 2-inch, 56x56 25c;
3Slb-inch 64x64 5l4c S9-inCh, 6Sx72, 524c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-26
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Harry Clark, the alleged yeggman. who was ar
rested few days ago. turned over to the
federal authorities yesterday, arraigned before
United States Commissioner Ridgway and remand
ed to the Tombs in default of 5000 bail. He is
be taken Boston. where the postofice inspectors
want him on a charge OF breaking open q postoftice
Ell PonkapOag. Mass George McNaughton, James
Hunter Adam Wilhelm and Walter Owens said to
be members OF the gang that broke open the post
Office are already in custody.
The New York Telephone Company opened a new
building for its fremont exchange. at l7Sth street
ana Webster avenue last night. The telephones
sn slllscribeTs' stations will at once be changed to
the common battery type, making IL unnecessary
to ring a bell when calling.
Representatives OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company announced yesterday that the places OF
all the rock drers who went strike for the
eight-hour day and closed shop conditions have
been filled. open shop conditions now prevail in
the tunnel" they said. I'VE paying the regu-
lar paid rock drillers but the interference
Of walking delegates is objected to-. The company
does not want It's work delayed by constant
Strikes"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-26
HIGH RECORD PRICES.
Big Sales on Stock Exchange
FdUorites Doomed.

The speculative favorites on the Stock En-
change opened with whirl yesterday. Union
Pacific with simultaneous sales of 10000 shares
at from 1904, a new high record, 10 1894; South
ern Pacific with 5000 shares ranging between
49, also new high record, and s2E4; st. Paul at
1874 and Atchison at 1O4h The general list
opened above Fridays close with a few excep-
tiOns. The trading very large scale.
the total sales during the two hours Of business
being In excess of 100000 shares.
The report that ST. Paul was 20 be taken over
by the Southern Pacific was again circulated,
despite the denials from semi official sources On
Friday. and the stock In the last hour made
rapid advance to 1913, at which figure it closed,
ga points above the preceding days close Union
Pacific sold off toward the close to 1879. and
cent; while Southern Pacific, after having
reached 9SlA. closed full point below that fig
ure, and only Is abovs Friday. Atchson at the
beginning of the second hour stood at it's open
ing price, 1O4k. but soon thereafter rose sharply
10 the new high record level of 107, closing only
Is point under that figure. United States Steel
common advanced to 4794. it's highest price since
1901
The bank statement proved rather better than
had been expected, although it showed a de-
crease of more than $780, 600 in surplus reserve.
winch, at the time when the crop moving drain
is beginning, stands at only $4.2S0,075. The
cash item showed loss of 81 800, instead OF
about sS.000.000 as had been figured from the
known movements of money during the week.
On the appearance of the statement the market,
which had shown halting tendency, developed
fresh strength, some of the best prices of the
was irregular, with fractional net changes in the
majority Of the issues dealt in.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-26
GOOD SUM FOR sEAMENs BUILDING.
Almost 100000 Received-sS 100000 More
Needed.

The seamen's Church Institute OF New York an
bounced yesterday that 1t had received almost $780,
20 for the proposed seanen's building, which, with
ne site, Is to cost nearly Sl.o00.OOo Up TO May 1
mere was triie over 100000 received, and since
tat date the subscriptions have almost doubled.
The institute expects that six wealthy New York
efs viii subscribe $4,000 each to the fund. j. +.
Morgan has sent MS check for $1,000 and another
person. whose name is not given. like amount;
andrew Carnegie, Frederick w. NanoeTDlit ana
E-aLilnd L. Baylies have subscribed 5000 each;
Nork the construction of the building Is 10
completed in 1898 II is 10 be ten story structure
40 viii accommodate 100 persons. In me nonln
- july the institute handled Sll,2S6 or me sailors
money and sent TO the homes Of sailors S.50s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-26
WILL SMOKE RAILROADS OUT.
Railway Commission to Fix Coal Rates Be-
tween Hastings and Duluth, MINI.

St Paul, Aug. 25-The Minnesota Shippers AS
ISOLATION and the Hastings Mailing Company filed
a motion with the State Railway and Warehouse
Milwaukee & St Paul Railway furnish a copy of
the secret agreement between that railroad and
the Northern Pacific Railroad TO the coal rates
between Hastings, Mimi. and Duluth. The rail-
roads had refused TO allow the two companies to
inspect the agreement
The Railway Commission asked Attorney Cen
eral Young for advice as to whether or not man
damus proceedings should be begun against the
railroads. The Attorney General advised the com
mission to establish a rate on coal between the
two points near the commission could guess
as what the rate in the agreement was as by
doing 1t would bring the railroads into the open
with less delay than mandamus proceedings would
entail The commission will follow the Attorney
Generals advice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-26
CANNOT STOP SUNDAY BASEBALL.
Injunction Served on Police to Allow Game
At stapleton To-day.

Az injunction was served yesterday on Police
apain Crowley. Of the Gtapleton Staten
1slaHd) station. restraining him from inter
iering with Sunday baseball players. The writ is
ieturnsble before a Supreme Court judge in Brook
.yn "a Tuesday next TIE injunction was issued
~ County Judge Stephen d. Stephens. OF Rich
t9ono the application of Aldermen Bendt and
SSseDh Barth, directors OF the Stapleton Athletic
NiEo who appeared before him to-day.
., There have been Sunday baseball games on
SlateD Island where admission was charged since
yegge Blatchford decided that such games were
.42!suons Of the law. An attempt was made 10
.lave game at StspIeton Park last Sunday but ID
%ss prevented by the police. Tickets of member
sllr in the club sold for d each and IL
vas thought that in this way the law might he
esaded, bUa Captain Crowley took a different view
u tie matter and just as the game was about IN
eesln he announced that he would not allow it to
- on, and the crowd. numbering 900 spectators
vent Ect1e disappointed u IS said thai CAPTAIN
towley acted under the Instructions Of Inspector
q game to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-26
Army and NAVY NEWS.

IFrom The Tribune BureauI
Washington. August -
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
been issued:
7 Lieutenant Colonel THADDEJS w. JONES inspector
general from inspector generals department. de-
tailed member General Staf corps.
Following assignments cavalry announced: Colonel
NJ OCONNOR Major PARKER w. WEST. Cap
tain WARREN w. WHITEsIDE.
NAVY
Lieutenant J. J. RABY. the South Dakota san
Francisco.
s;eshipmen J. A. VAUDEVILLE and !. NJ sMEAIIE
70 the Maryland.
MOVEMENTS OF VESsELS-The following
movements Of vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
August 24-The Brutus, Shanghai: the Paducah at
Santo Domingo city the Hannibal. Sanchez; the
Newark, the Cleveland, the Denver. the Des MOnes
the Arkansas. the Florida and the Nevada. An
napohs the Celtic. at navy yard, New York;
Princeton Bremerton; the eapOlis, at New
Haven the Charleston, at Punta Arenas
August 24.The Tacoma from Tompkinsvile to
Point for Newport: the Dubuque from SantO Do
mingo CITY for Sanchez the Charleston from
punta Arenas for Valparaiso: the Princeton from
Seattle for Bremerton.
August 25-The Dolphin. from Boston for Tomphins-
VILE the Glacier. from Singapore for Colombo
The collier Sterling merchant eomplemenl placed In
service yesterday at navy gard. League Island
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-26
HOLY ROLLER SEEKS FIERY DEATH.
California Woman POurs Oil on Clothes and
Sets Them Afre

san Bernardino. Cal. Aug 25-In an excess Of re-
hgious zeal, following the advent OF the Holy
Rollers" in Southern California, Mrs. Josephine
Burton Young yesterday set herself on fire. hoping
by tie martyrdom Of flames to reach Heaven. She
drank oil from lamp. poured It on her hair and
dress touched q match to her skirts, and soon was
~rtaing IN flames Screaming, she ran through
lae yard her cries being tinged with prayers such
as the Holy Rollers use.
Her husband caught her and smothered the
lanes, but she is IN a critical condition. MIS-.
Young is one of several women in the com
haunty who have become fanatics after attending
The meetings of the strange sect. which teaches
hat sacrifices like those in biblical days are still
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-26
BLACK HAND LETTERS ALL A JOKE.
Magistrate Breen Holds Prisoner in $4,000
Bail, Just the Same.

Magistrate Breen. in the Tombs court yesterday
held Charles De Giuseppe, thirty years old. of No
40 Catharine street. IN 5000 bail to await the ac-
ton of the grand jury charge of attempted
extortion.
Mrs vicoleta CapizzItti. OF No 21O First avenue
out of 500 by means of BLACK Hand letters. De
Giuseppe according 10 an Italian inteTPretfeTf ~
Hand letters all Joke De GiqseppSe for
discharged by her Her friends in court said De
Giuseppe had tried TO scare Mrs Capizztu. out
OF revenge for having lost his job
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-26
EXCURSIONS TO THE ACKNOWLEDGES.

Special inducements being offered by the railroads
and hotels. Lake Placid. the centre of Adirondack
attractions. will probably the largest number of
tourists in it's history on Labor Day To visit the
Great North Woods is to nature beginning
TO don her most brilliantly colored attire. which
with the nvigorating air. the grandeur of the sur
rounding mountains and diversity of outdoor
pleasures, make a brief visit at Lake Placid one
of the most beneficial and delightful of outings
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-26
MAY INCREASE FERRY EMPLOYEES PAY

Official representatives of the Long Island Rail-
road Company said yesterday that the petition of
the Long Island ferry employees for an increase
in wages in the hands of the general
superintendent of the company and that action
the application would be taken early next week
1t was stated that amcable agreement between
the MANAGEMENT of the company and the ferry
employees was expected The application for a
wage Increase was submitted to the management
by II. L. Des Anges. superintendent of floating
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-26
.IoRD" sCULLY TO QUIT BUSINESS.

Bloomington. ILL.,. Aug. 25.-LOrd William
scuy. who is one of the largest individual land
owners in the United States this week transferred
TO his wife ali his lands in Logan County. ILL.,
amounting to about thirty thousand acres.
scully is ninety years old, and. owing TO his in
firm, condition is putting his affairs shape.
that he will be relieved Of all business cares
peOple in the West of his continued acqui-
sltion OF land and for his introduction of the old
feudal spirit in dealings with his tenants.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-26
CUT LAND AGENTS FROM PASS LIST.
Western Railways Interpret New Rate Law
as Forbidding Such Favors

Chicago Aug. 25-Thousands Of land ard immi-
grafton agents throughout the West will be de-
prived of passes on Western railroads by the pro-
visions of the rate law. The railroads inter
pref the statute as meaning that the issuance of
transportation to these agents is discrimination.
The Wisconsin Central Illinois Central Great
Northern and Minneapolis ST. Louis already
have announced that they will suspend the passes
and other railroads will take similar action. Every
Western road has been accustomed to carrying
from 500 to 5000 land agents its books. The
benefciares scattered from the Canadian to
the Mexican line.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-26
PlrrssuRe POLICEMAN KILLS YOUTH.
fBy Telegraph to The Trlbune.l

[By Telegraph to The Trbune.l
Pittsburg Aug. G.-Herbert GOwland twenty
years old was shot and killed tonight by Patrol
man David Boles who OF squad of Off
GERS engaged in cleaning up the Tenderoin. Boles
placed Gowland and a companion under arrest for
foaing Gowland ran, and Boles fired at him.
shot striking him in the back and passing through
his body He ran two blocks ana fell dying. Boles
Is under arrest. He appointed 70 the police
force last week ia married and has six children.