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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-02
LOSSES WERE SMALL.
Fire Department Does Some Very Ef-
 fective Work During January.

Twenty-nine alarms were received by the fire department during last month. The entire loss on contents and buildings did not exceed $500 This record is considered by the department to be unprecedented.
 Fifty-five alarms were received by the fire department during the month of Jan uary, 1so5 entailing loss on contents and buildings of s55.000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-02
FUGITIVE ARRESTED.
Negro Said to Be Wanted In Eutaw on
 Charge of Murder.

Deputy sheriffs Courson and Cole yes- terday arrested a negro named Matthew Thomas alias 'Kid' Thomas, alias Mack Jackson, and locked him in the county Jail on a charge of being fugitive from justice. The arrest was made in North Birmingham.
 The officers made the arrest on a war rant from Greene county in which 1t is alleged that the negro shot and killed his step-father, Jim Hayes, at Eutaw some months ago. The negro denied that he was the man wanted but it is said he was identified at the jail by people from Eutaw.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-02
To Arrest violators.

In pursuance to an order Issued by Chief of Police Wier, Policeman Burke was assigned yesterday to street car duty, with orders to arrest anyone violating the ordinance against splitting on the floors of street cars. He will be in citi- zen's clothes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-02
- Wants Her Husband.

Lena Brown has asked. the police to To- cate her husband, Frank Brown, who was employed by the Hillman and who Is now missing. He is said to have had stroke of paralysis which left him very absent minded
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-02
Saving by System

Make an allowance for each class of your
 expenses and then plan to save some of each allotment This leads to keeping account, to careful buying and to many savings that are lost without such planning. And remember that this is the only strictly savings bank in Alabama, and is conse- quently the bestbank for savings account
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-02
THE WEATHER

Washington. February 1.-Forecast for Alabama: Fair Friday; showers at night or Saturday in south portions; fair In north; light fresh north to northeast
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-02
Local Weather Data.
Weather Report

Weather Report.
 Temperature and precipitations as re- ported at the weather bureau for select southern stations during 24 hours ending
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-02

Officers-J. B. Cobps, President; Charles NJ. Spencer Treasurer: c. G.
 Directors-J. B. Cobbs, B. F Roden, C. Donnelly. Harry Jones, J. Beecher Ad Bertram Jacobs. J. G. Whitfield. H. C. Charles A. Stillman, of Birmingham; c,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-02

II. II. Mayberry, Vice President; Davidson. Secretary and Auditor.
 o. Simpson, J. IT. Robinson D. D C. B. Spencer. Moses Levy, J. W. Iams. r. II. Aldrich, Jr.. F. B. Yielding. Abbott. w l.. Murdoch, A. W. Nelson. O. Burns, of New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-02

Among the cities visited was Vera Cruz. There I found everybody in linen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-02
eRITT-NELsoN FIGHT

w. E. LEHM AN.
 Official in Charge.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-02-15
URGED BY FATHER TO STEAL.
Young Girl Charged with Many Thefts
Arrested and RepentS.

Driven to life of thieving and
shame by the brutal commands of her
father, Leona Lucas, alias Ethel Beck
with alias Florence Miller, and with
many other aliases, after long period
Of servant girl life and systematic
stealing from houses in which she
worked, has been apprehended at Ne
ligh. She was arrested there because
Of many thefts committed in Norfolk.
and has confessed to her stealing and
returned the many valuable articles.
The girl for a month or more has
been working from place to place in
Norfolk, always disappearing suddenly
and taking with her many articles of
jewelry and the like. Last week she
stole many dollars worth of valuables
from the home of Frank Cummins and
was later found to be at Neigh. She
comes from Newport and says that her
husband, named Lucas, once a rail-
road man at Valentine, is dead. She
is repentant now and wants to be
good
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-02-15
STATE OF NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON.
DENSED FORM.
Prof. Lyon Plans Big Tour-Head OF
University Agricultural Department
Enthusiastic Over ReSults-SOil En-
riched and Crops Enlarged.

Prof r. L. Lyon, head of the agri-
cultural department of the University
of Nebraska, is in Omaha arranging
for the soil and crop educational spe-
cial which will be run for three days
Feb. IS, IA and 15.over the lines of
the Union Pacific in Nebraska.
1--WE will make a speciality of soil
preparation and seed selection on this
trip said Prof. Lyon, land will have
many illustrations to show the advan-
tages to be gained by care in both
soil preparation and seed selection.
We will have models which will show
the upward movement of the moisture
and the advantages of proper blowing,
a difference existing in fall and spring
blowing. Most of the farmers of Ne
braska can pillow deeper than they do.
On the experimental station we got the
best results from blowing about eight
inches deep.
1--WE lectured to 10000 farmers last
year by actual count on the trips We
made on the Burlington, the North
western, the Union Pacific and Omaha
road. About 100000 people are living
on farms in Nebraska and figuring that
one-fifth of these are adults we talked
to about one-fOurth of the farmers of
the state. On our trips this year we
have asked for experiences which were
actuated by our lectures last year and
find a great amount of good was ac-
complished. All said by following the
advice of the lecturers they had in
creased their corn crops from to Is
bushels an acre, and many very strik-
ing comparisons were made. We talk
to larger crowds this year, and when
we have finished will have lectured
to more than we did last year.
Zone renter who gave fifteen bushels
per acre for his rent, figuring on giving
one-half raised his crop from 30 to
As bushels, thus doubling his profits.
Large owners bring their renters to
hear the lectures, and w. H. Maxwell,
of Exeter, brought in tenants from
tWenty-Seven farms, entertained them
at the hotel and then offered prizes of
as high as 500 for the tenant who
would follow our instructions and get
the best results.
I'VE will have covered all sections
of the state, including the northwest
Sandhills and the southeast section,
going as far as Sterling, Colo, and on
the Union Pacific will go as far as
North Platte, where we maintain an
experimental station"
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-02-15
OPERATORS ARE FIRM
ANTHRACITE MEN REPLY TO
MITCHELL'S DEMANDS.
Stand by the Old acknowledgements
See No Reason for New Adjustment
Comparison OF Earnings-Illinois
Operators Also Stand Firm.

President Wilcox, of the Delaware
and Hudson Company. at New York
Friday made public the text Of the
letter which he wrote to John Mitch
ell, president of the United Mine
Workers of America, concerning a
conference between the mine workers
and the operators to discuss the wage
that practically all matters at present
involved have already been the sub
feet of arbitration by the anthracite
strike commission. He says that In
average hours actually worked pei
day did not exceed six for the miners
and. eight for the other employees. and
the present conditions are substantial
ly the same.
In the case of the Delaware and
Hudson Company during 1905 the av-
erage number Of hours worked pei
day by the employees other than min
ers was about seven and one-quartel
hours per day; the average number OF
hours worked per day by the miners
was slightly over six and one-hal1
hours per day. Any suggestion Of ar
eight-hour day for the employees by
the day does not therefore look to g
do not average eight hours per day
but merely to a change Of wages by
increasing the rate per hour so as tc
advance the wages about 1875 per cent
above the standard fixed by the strike
commission.
This advance would amount ap.
proximately to cents per ton of coal
nor on the entire product about s4,S00,-
1000 per annum.
Mr.. Wilcox devotes much space tc
an argument tending to show thai
conditions have not changed since the
award Of the strike commission.
At a meeting of the Illinois Goa
operators at Chicago, which was held
Friday at the Auditorium Hotel, il
was decided by a unanimous vote to
refuse the demands made by the Unit.
ed Mine Workers of America. The
meeting was executive in character
and was attended by 200 coal opera.
tors from all over the state. The re-
port of the national scale committee
was approved without dissenting
vote. The report covered the confer.
ence recently held in indianapolis be-
tween the coal operators and the rep
tresentatives of the United Mine Work
iers. The decision to refuse the de-
tmands of the miners was reached in
few minutes after the reading of the
report had been finished
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-02-15
SHOOT is AGAIN ON TRIAL.
Investigation is Resumed by Senate
Committee.

A Washington special says: The,
hearing in the case of Senator Smoot.
was resumed Wednesday before the
committee on privileges and elections.
The investigation Of protests against
Senator Smoot retaining his seat have
continued through two sessions of con-
gress, and Wednesday marked the be-
ginning of meetings which the COM
mittee is likely to hold intermittently
throughout the present session.
The first witness was Prof. Walter
NJ. Wolfe, former teacher of geology
in the Brigham Young College, Logan,
Utah, and an apostle of the church.
John G. Carlisle, of New York, con-
Quoted the prosecution. a. S. Worth
ington, of Washington, defended the
senator.
Wolfe testified he had been a Nor
mon until Jan. 1, this year, when his
connection was severed through fail
ure to comply with the demands of
the tithes He was asked to tell what
he knew of the alleged plural marriage
of Prof. Benjamin Cuff and Florence
Reynolds, both teachers at Provo. In
detailing what he knew of their rela-
tons he told of the Mormon expedi-
ton to Mexico. Wolfe said he had been
informed at the time by Cuff that he
was married to Florence Reynolds and
that they lived together on that trip.
President Smith, he said, referred to
Florence as SISTER Cuff"
Twelve times,'' answered Wolfe,
when asked how many times he had
been through the endowment house.
or temple.
Did you take any obligations or
oaths when you went through"
Every time" he replied. He said
there had been the obligations of chas-
tity, sacrifice and vengeance.
What do you mean by vengeance?'
asked Carlisle.
The witness said this oath had been
taken: you, and each Of you, do COW
enant and pray and never cease to pray
to God to avenge the blood of the
prophet on this nation
Inc oath, he said, was taken stand.
ing, and at the conclusion each one
taking it was required to bow their
heads and say, Il do
After giving many other details OF
the ceremony such as the manner OF
amounting, he was asked concerning the
trial had by the board Of Brigham
Young Academy as to reasons for the
expedition.
The witness said Apostle Smoot was
among those in attendance; that he
had heard the testimony given by the
witness himself that the reason for
living apart with a plural wife,
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-02-15
SAVED 100000 IN TIPS.
Now an Astor House Waiter May Re.
tire from Business"

Now an Aston House Waiter May Re.
tire from Business
Patrons of the Aston house restau-
rant and lunch counters at New York,
were surprised by a rumor that
Charles Miller, reported to be the
richest waiter in the United States,
had announced his intention of retir-
ing to the uninterrupted enjoyment of
his ample estate on Park slope,
brooklyn.
Although worth 100000, Miller
works for $50 a month, plus tips. He
has been putting in ten hours a day
since 1876. With his tips he has
bought Brooklyn flats and is sendir~
a nephew to college. There are tw
lother rich walters in the Astor house
lrotunda. Henry Briggs, at the oyster
3counter, and a man at the roast beef
icounter. Briggs is said to be worth
100000.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-02-15
PUBLIC SENTIMENT BITTER.
Mob Threatens Father Who Refused
to Bury Child,

Public sentiment is bitter against
Clarence Cave, of Beatrice, the man
who refused to bury the body of his
little child whose death occurred at
Conway Springs, Kan, recently. a
mob of about thirty gathered in front
of Underwood Bros cigar store Sat
urday night where Cave had taken ref
uge to avoid trouble with his brother
in-law. Threats of violence were
heard, but before any concerted action
was made the police arrived and dis
persed the mob.
1t is reported that Caves brother-in-
law, who lives at Tecumseh and who
paid the funeral expenses of the little
child, has come to Beatrice for the
purpose of garnishing Caves wages.
Cave has been in the employ of the
Union Pacific for severol years as a
brakeman on the southern division
with run between Beatrice and Man.
haitian, Kan.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-02-15
TELL OF MUTINY.
Men on the Cruiser Mablehead Allege
Ill Treatment.

Ill Treatment.
A San Diego, Cal, special says:
More details of the Marblehead mutt
ny leaked out Thursday. Although the
trouble is said to have been brewing
for some time, it did not become acute
until the United States cruiser arrived
at Pichilinque Bay. There the men
openly shirked work, and Commander
Mulligan was forced to read them the
articles of war covering mutiny. Ac-
cording to the stories told by the blue
jackets, they have had practically no
shore leave since the cruiser arrived
at San Francisco from Port Angels two
months ago.
When the Marblehead came to San
Diego three weeks shore leave there
was expected, but again refused. The
bluejackets complained because the
commander ordered what they termed
a "penitentiary hair cut" because
they did not have enough fresh vegeta-
bles and because their pay was not
forthcoming on pay day.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-02-15
MINISTER SEEKS DEATH.
An Illinois Pastor Throws Himself in
Front OF Train,

An Illinois Pastor Throws Himself in
Front of Train.
Rev. Justin G. Wade, pastor of the
First Congregational church of Wau-
kegan, Ill, who was Wednesday ar
rested by postoffice inspectors for
sending obscene letters through the
mails. Thursday made an unsuccessful
attempt to commit suicide by throw
ing himself in front of Northwest
ern train. He was severely hurt.
When arraigned Thursday before
United States Commissioner Foote the
minister said the handwriting of the
letters was similar to his, but he could
not remember writing those particular
letters. He also said that insanity ran
in his family.
The arrest of the minister was based
on two letters sent to Andrew Keno, a
boy living in Bloomington, Ill, and
invited him to come to Waukegan to
visit the writer.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-02-15
DEATH IN NINE EXPLOSION.
At least Twenty-Eight Men Killed in
West Virginia

Advices from Charleston, w. Va,
state that at least twenty-eight men
are supposed to have met death in a
terrible mine explosion in the Parall
mine of the Stewart Galleries Com
pany near Oakhill. Thirty-nine men
were employed in the mine and only
eleven have escaped alive. At mid
night six bodies had been recovered
near the mouth of the mine and it is
certain that all others in the mine are
dead
Among those known to be in the
mine and supposed to be dead are:
Mine Boss Miles Pratt and his son
(white); four negroes; David Wells,
James Swan, George Jones and Will
lam Madison.
The explosion occurred at 1870
o'clock Thursday afternoon and was
caused by a pocket of gas, which was
struck in a fault in the mine. The
explosion was terrific and it is thought
that many Of the miners were killed
outright by it.
The system OF fans was completely
wrecked and all air was shut off, leav-
ing the men who had not been killed
by the explosion to smother to death.
The mine is a shaft about 700 feet
deep and the unfortunate miners had
little chance of escape.
Most Of the entombed men are Hun
garians or negroes, who had little eX-
perience in mining. They were not
expecting the pocket Of gas, which Is
nearly always discovered in mines in
the Nanawah region.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-02-15
STORE AT EXETER is ROBBED.
Thieves Take Fine Silks and Clothing
and Escape.

The general merchandise store of w.
II. Taylor at Exeter was broken into
and robbed, probably between 4 and
5 o'clock Saturday morning. The work
was evidently done by professionals,
since they unlocked and entered by the
front door. They went to work leisure
ly, taking time to unlock the safe,
from which they secured about $40 in
silver. They took all the silks in this
store that had any real value. Mr.
Taylor has not been able to fix his
loss yet.
1t is believed they went toward Fair
mont from Exeter, as a party who
ives at the intersection of Tecumseh
Avenue with the section line, or main
road to Fairmont was awakened by
hearing a wagon driven rapidly from
the east on the section line road.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-02-15
CONVICT DRAWS BIG CASH PRIZE.
Man Held at Lincoln Lucky in World s
Fair Guessing Contest.


Fair Guessing Contest.
1t is reported that the winner of the
$4,000 prize for correctly naming the
attendance at the st. Louis exposition
in 1904 was a convict in the Nebraska
state penitentiary at Lincoln, who still
has about one year more to serve His
name is Frank Campbell, and he
comes from Webster County, where he
was convicted of embezzlement The
winner, however, will receive only $12,-
500 of the prize, as he, fearing that he
might have difficulty in securing the
money while imprisoned, agreed to pay
a lawyer half of the prize in case he
was successful in securing it. Camp
BELLS attorney had a conference with
him at the penitentiary in regard to
the disposition of the money, which
will be received in a few days. The
convict will be unable to use the money
until his sentence has expired.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-02-15
NEGRO ROBBED POSTOFFICE.
Large Quantity of Mail is Stolen in
Oklahoma

1t has been discovered that the Eu-
fala, I. T., postoffice has been robbed
of a large quantity of mail by some
lieved that Paul Carey, the negro who
robbed the Muskogee and South Nc
Alester postoffice, stopped at Eufala
on his way to South McAlester.
Carey, who was arrested at South
McAlester, and is in Jail there, has
made a full confession to robbing the
postoffice there and at Muskogee and
also implied that he robbed the post
office at Tulsa.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-02-15
GREAT RUSH FOR HOMES.
Over $4,000 People Now on Way t,
the Southwest

the southwest.
Between $1,000 and $4,000 home
seekers have started for the west and
southwest through the gateways of
Chicago, Memphis, st. Louis, Kansas
City and Omaha, according to declara-
tons by Chicago passenger men who
have been closely watching the move
ment, which has been going on ever
since the cheap rates were put into
effect late last fall. The movement "a
a record breaker and it is said more
people have sought homes in the
southwest in the last three months
than ever before during a similar Pc
Rod.
John Sebastion, passenger traffic
manager of the Rock Island at Chica-
go, just returned from the southwest,
said the movement of homeseekers in
that direction was almost beyond be.
lief.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-02-15
Harvesting Ice.

Frank Salts, an ice dealer of Beat
rice, has been harvesting ice from
II to II inches in thickness on his ar
tificial lake and Zimmerman spring,
northwest Of that city, the last week.
He now has stored 800 tons of the
product and has a large force of men
engaged in taking care of the crop
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-02-15
LOCAL MINISTER'S DECLINED.
Out of Town Divine Secured for SIM
mons Funeral.

After receiving the refusals of six
ministers who were invited to preach
the funeral sermon Of the late Dr.
a disruption in the church caused by
he announcement of some of the di-
rectors that the funeral would be held
in the church, the arrangements for
the services were completed.
DR.. John Wheating, Of Kewanee,
who CHANGED to be in Peoria, consent
ed to preach and the services were in
the First Baptist church at 10 o'clock
Friday morning.
The interment was in charge of the
Knights Templar.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-02-15
Sudden Death.

Miss Maud Shaw, aged II years,
dropped dead at the home of her
ter, Mrs. E. N. Moses, at Beatrice.
She had gone to call on her sister and
soon after sitting down in a rocking
chair fell to the floor and died almost
instantly. A physician was called and
pronounced death due to apoplexy or
heart failure.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-02-15
Hunters Stranded on a Reef.

Telephone messages received at Wa
co, Tex, state that Turner E. Hubby,
of that city, with two companions, is
in a stranded sail boat in Matagorda
Bay, in sight of land, but inaccessible
to rescue, owing to the position OF the
reef on which their craft is stuck.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-02-15
Nebraska Grain Dealers Lose.

A decision adverse to the Nebraska
Grain Dealers association was handed
down by the supreme court at Lincoln,
which orders the association dissolved.
1t has been alleged that the associa-
ton divided the state into thirteen dis
tricts and fixed prices. leaving the
farmers to take what was offered.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-02-15
Helen Keller is Ill.

/ A Wrentham, Mass, special says:
The physical and mental strain Of her
course at Radcliffe college, and the
subsequent work which Helen Keller,
"a deaf, dumb and blind woman, has
been doing to aid those similarly
afflicted, has caused illness on the part
of Miss Keller.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-02-15
Brazilian River Floods CITY.

The Parahiba de Sui has broken its
banks and inundated the lower part
tof the city of Campos GAO miles
northeast Of Rio Janeiro, BraziD to
the depth Of IL feet in some places
Many houses have collapsed. wide
spread damage has been done and
communication with Campos is imped-
led.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-02-15
Row Frozen tn Death

Guy Carson. of Edgar, aged Is years,
was found frozen to death beside q
haystack four miles east Of Edgar.
The boy had been visiting at Fremont
and started TO walk home. It 10
thought he lay down by the stack to
rest.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-02-15
Seize an Island.

Edinburgh, Scotland, advices say
the crofters Of the Barra island of the
Hebrides have seized the neighboring
island of Vatersay and declare their
intention to resist by force Of arms any
attempt to dislodge them.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-02-15
Anti Law Upheld.

A Salem, Ore, special says: The
state supreme court has upheld the.
constitutionality of a law passed by
the legislature in January, 1905, pro-
hibiting the reselling of or 'scalping"
of railroad tickets.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-02-15
Varsity Cadets Select Camp.

The cadets of the state university
Tuesday morning voted to go to Me-
braska City on their annual encamp-
ment. The commandant has the final
say where the encampment shall be
held, and Capt. Workizer said the city
which offered the best inducements
would be selected
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-02-15
Ban on Dice Game.

For some months a gang of Louis
vile young men from Is to 20 years
of age have. spent their loose change
and much of their time in shaking dice
and playing pool in the saloons there
Sunday. At the last meeting of the
village board orders were issued to
have the saloons closed Sundays and
to preYent the young men from visit.
ing them.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-02-15
Two Midshiprnen Dismissed.

A Washington special says: Third
class midshipmen George H. Melvin,
of Illinois, and Richard T. De Saus-
sure, of South Carolina, were dismiss
ed Tuesday by Secretary Bonaparte for
hazing.