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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-30
Postoffice Robbed at eordo.

Columbus. Miss. January 29.-(Special.) The postofhce safe at Gordo. Ala. a sta ton on the Mobile and Ohio Montgomery division about thirty miles east of here. was blown open last night and about s2o0 in stamps and money secured. Ne clue is held to the robbers.
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MRS. 4. [. BURNS IS
 DEAD AT BRIGHTON
Was Wife of Well Known
 Baptist Minister
CARREL-LAWSON WEDDING
Material for Second Avenue storm Sewer Is Arriving and Work Will Begin at once-Evans
 Still Improving.

Bessemer January 29.-(Special)- )-After an illness of several years. Mrs. Burns, wife of the Rev A. E. Burns, pastor of the Baptist church at Brighton. died at her home in that place this afternoon at 6 o'clock.
 She was very much beloved by all who knew her and her husband and three chill dren have the sympathy of the entire community in their bereavement.
 The remains will be carried to Six Mile for burial, the funeral taking place new Wednesday morning.
 carrel-LaWson.
 Miss Jennie Love Carrel and MT. Will liam Bethel Lawson will be married at the home of the brides parents. MT. and Mrs. A. S. carrel sr, in this city, to- morrow night at o'clock.
 The brbe-to-be is one of the most pop ular young ladies in this city and the groom is well known and highly re- spected employe of the Birmingham Rail- way. Light and Power company
 The marriage will be witnessed by a number of close friends and relatives of the contracting parties.
 Work on Storm Sewer.
 Material is arriving and work will begin on the Second avenue storm sewer in a few days.
 The firm of Sullivan & Long of Nash vile were awarded the contract for the construction of the sewer by the city council at the last regular meeting and they are making preparations to push the work through as rapidly as possl- ble.
 Evans Still Improving.
 J. D. Evans, who was shot at Johns last Thursday night, is reported to be stil improving at the Readers hospital near this city.
 The three men who were arrested on the morning following the shooting charged with assault with intent to mur- der in connection with the alleged at tempt at an assassination, are still in the county jail at Birmingham, but it is expected that they will be given a pre- liminary hearing the last of this week or the first of next
 Notes and Personals.
 Sam McIain. a well-known negro, liv- ing at Mobile Junction, was found dead in bed yesterday morning. He was very popular with the white people of Besse- mer.
 In the Bessemer city court this morn ing the case of Bennett vs the Central Foundry company was tried. The case was a. suit for damages and a verdict Of 5000 was made for the plaintiff by agree ! ment
 Mrs Mary A. Miller, widow of the late John R. Miller died at the residence of her daughter. Mrs. Mary A. Campbell 1705 Second avenue, this afternoon at 2l5 o'clock The funeral will take plRce to- morrow at 10 a. m. Interment will be in Elmwood cemetery.
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THE FARMER REAPs what he has pre- viously sowed. The human body reaps likewise the natural crop of weakness, pain and death If the seeds of disease have been sown by bad habits of careless ness in eating, sleeping and exercising.
 KEEP WELL IF YOU CAN and when you need a little help in keeping well use Ndtitre's remedies, that do not roughly stimulate but gently quicken the action of Natures functions in natural way. Natures laborat tory furnishes the follow ing plants which enter into the manufac- ture of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis covery: Golden Seal root, Queens root, Stone root, Black Cherrybark, Bloodroot and Mandrake root.
 If in doubt as to your trouble or need ing advice, you can consult, free of charge, Dr. R. V. Pierce, chief consulting physician to the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. r.. All letters are considered confidential and answers bearing correct medical advice returned in securely sealed envelopes.
 vI suffered for nearly eight years writes Philip A. Patch. Esq. of Mobile. Ala. Deputy entire system and deprived me of my 'vi- tality was cured in three months by using Dr. Pferce's Golden Medical Discovery. know 1t was largely due to neglect and paid little attention to my trouble until became 80 rundown and weak that knew had to do something at once to regain my health. I began to feel better within TOUT days after I used the Golden Medical Dis- covery. and after using nine bottles was restored 70 my usual health. feeling better than for years"
 Tho unoat valua ble hook for both men
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uNlouE VOLUME oF POEMS.
Was Picked Up From the Battlefield or
 The Wilderness.

Tanadega. January 29.-(special)-fhe chief of police is in receipt of letter from Dr. c. R. Massey, spottsylVama' Va. stating that pr. Massey has In ms possession book of poems taken iron" inc knapsack of sick soldier on the wilderness battlefield in 1864. The book has bullet hole in it and the following names; 70. W. Hines, Fifth Alabama Regt valley of the Shenandoah Va. NOV 1862; J. J. Sparks book Co. B 9th Regt' Ala Vol. R. E. Rodes Brigade D. H. uius Division T. J. Jackson's Corps Cant. w. T. Renfro Talledaga Ala
 pr. Massey asls the chief to niease e,,deaVor to find the owner, and
 return the book Haubtless Joh
 of this city Is th, l difficult and appendicitis - 1 Dr. .uH
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and women Is pr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Ad- wiser. A splendid l00spage volume, with engravings and colored plates. A copy, paper-covered. will be sent to anyone sending 2l cents in one-cent stamps, to pay the cost of mailing only, to Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. |. ClotS-bound, a1 stamps.
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THE STEINWAY PIANO

Has a reputation founded on the re- corded judgement of the worlds greatest artists of two generations and the combined opinion of the most eminent musical and scientific ex-
 It is ,knov 'Ary where as
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{ Porter, Neel & Go. Birmingham. { H. J. Porter Co., Qnc.) Augusta, Ga. | Jos. N. Neel Go, (lne.) Macon, Ga.

If the weather drops down around zero or comes raw and rainy during February and March, has the boy an Overcoat to keep him snug and warm as he trudges off to school2
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-05
italian Associated.

Salvatore GiuliauO, respectable ltal-
ian, wss shot TO death early yesterday
while bending oser the bed Of his iva
sleeping children in his home, l75
CHRISTIE street, New York. Tue asses
sin, supposed to be "a agent of the BLACK
Hand" placed a revolver to the window
near where GulianO stood and fired.
The bullet passed through bis body and
buried itself in the wall, foot above the
heads Of the sleeping childreI. Gnhano,
for the last five weeks, bad been running
a saloon at l79 Chrystie street, and
closed his saloon At | O'Clock yesterday
morning, He removed his shoes in the
Oh lldren's room and went 10 their bed !,
He was bending over the bed when the
shot was fred. When DR.. UTquh4rdI
came from Bellevue Hospital the wife
was sitting ou the floor. the dying bus
bands head 10 her Tsp and her own hands
ba he'd in his blood, When told that
G unauo was dead she dropped her hus-
bands head and she and her brOiher-in'
law arose to their Get Both stuck thelr
bloody fingers into their mouths, aud,
making ap pping sound, crl' 10 chorus;
Vendetta - Thst me4rs tbat they
are going 10 get justice IN Their own
way." explained D-teciive Botti, OF
PeirosinPs sis1 OF | allan detectives.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-05
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

Among the principal recommendations
By the President in his message to Con
gress yesterday are the following
A graduated tax on inherltances. so
as to reduce "swollen fortunes" and a
graduated income tax
Further extension Of federal power, 20
that the national government may SUI
pervise ali interstate corporations and
their business
A law to limit the hours Of work OF
railroad employees.
COMPULSORY arbitration Of serious dis
putes between employers and employee,
so as TO prevent strikes.
That Jspanese be put on the same
basis as other foreigners md given the
right of naturalization as American citl-
2n..
Law to prohibit corporations from
contributing to campaign iunds.
That entire control over divorce and
marriage laws be given the federal gov
eminent.
Currency reform, though be does not
commit himself to the bankers plan.
Extension of employers liability laws.
American citizenship for Porto Rlcans.
Building Of one ta,tleship year to
maintain the navy at its present strength.
Free trade with the Philippines.
Drastic laws to prevent child labor
That the government be given right Of
appeal 10 criminal cases, as it "has nov
definitely begun a policy of resorting to
the crimidsl Law in those trust and III
ters,ate commerce cases where such a
course offers q reasonable chance OF sue
cess
That courts be prohibited from setting
aside judgments and granting new trials
on lechnicalities wheio there has been
no miscarriage Of jnstice.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-05
Secretary ShaH,s Report.

Washington, d. O., Dec. 5.-Secre
tary of the Treasury Shaw's fifth and
lest annual report which was sent to
Congress todav, discussed the necessity
for currency legislation. He describes
the emergencies that have arisen in the
financial world during the last FIVE years
aud the various and, in some cases, un-
usual measures which the Treasury De
partment has adopted to afford relief.
After pointing out how narrowly the
country has escaped from financial psnics
on several occasions, and discussing sew
ersl ways of improving the currency
system, be says 'the failure 10 provide
some prompt mears of relief will most
Ger alnly invite disaster"
Describing tue acute condition result
Iug fom the harvesting of the euor-
nous crops of this yesr, the inability OF
the railroads to handle them, and the
necessity of providing money with
which to carry them IN storage nnrl
they could be exported, the Secretary
tells how Tie Treasury came to the re-
lief of the situation by facilitating the
importation of $50, 900, 900 Of gold and
distributing in nd lition 500, 900, 600
among lie banks all ever the Country,
Sensational writers told the people"
lie GAYS, "Ihat sll this was being done
for the encouragement of speculation on
Wall street. II those who recognizes
that q deposit Of money at Denver re-
lleves financial tension at Wall street
will also acknow ledge that deposit in
Ntw York relieves financial strIngency
at Denver, no material harm will eusue.
Money is almost as liquid as water and
finds its level about as quickly"
"It is never possible" the Secretary
continues, ''to measure the influence OF
Treasury transactions such as are here
described. nor to state what our expert.
ence would have been had The Treasury
failed to act in given crisis.
Urging tie need Of Congressional leg
islalion TO provide a more elastic cur
rency, the Secretary says despite diver
gent views as to methods, there is well.
nigh universal agreement in recognizing
the necessity of q Currency system that
will contract when money is redundant
"a promptly as it will expand when
money is scsrGe
AZ FIR the addition Of credit currency for
permanent maintenance he says: 81 woul
not view even with apprehension Of evil any
credit currency legislation so rostd tie as to
render impossible the permanent maintenance
Of more than 5 0 10000" The Secretary
does rot approve the uggeslion for The estab-
iishment of q central government bank. lie
says such q bank would be governed by q
board, the members Of which would doubtless
have outs de interests aud eaeh could shift
the responsibility from himselft) the board
as ma sggregdtiou. Remark ng on the utter
lack OF cooperation among the bsnks. the
-,cr tary urg.s tina: The Secretary Of the
Treasury shpu q BE- & ven authority TO- require
all anks, az certain times fixed By him, u
III hlly aud grmlua ~ incr' a.e their reserves
and uphold the same within theirOwn vsUlts
with corresponding auihori! 10 rele Sc til,
same ON tine 10 time as IN his judgmeft
will hest serve the business interests OF lh'
country,
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Virginia News.

Abram Gardner, Frederick county
farmer, died Monday night at his home,
a. GRIMES, sged 4S years.
DR.. William J. Lucke, a well-known
physician of Middleburg, Loudoun couu.
ty, died at bis home Mosdsy night, aged
II years. He had been i'll tor several
monthe His widow, who was Mss
Rector, and one son, 8 Preston Lucke,
survive.
The estimates OF the secretary OF the
treasury for public building approprIa-
lions embrace the following for Virginia
Clifton Forge, Sl5, OOO; Fredericksburg,
$40. 900; Petersburg. $25, 600; Roanoke,
$50, 900; Richmond, $3.50, 900; Win
chester, $40, 900.
Capt John G. Brown, 65 years old,
who for the past l6 years had been over.
seer of The poor of Warren county, died
yesterday at the parish farm. Captain
Brown served during the civil war 10 the
Forty ninth Virginia Regiment. DE
WAS a promn ent Mason.
The $40, 900 brick courthouse at Surry
was totally destroyed by fire yesterday
morning between -four and ak o'clock.
Ii contained two colored prisoners, and
on an attempt to release them 1t was
found that the sheriff had lost the key.
Citizens succeeded finally in breaking
the lock.
John Smith, the Princess Anne negro,
charged with criminal assault on Mrs
Mollie Leggelt in Princess Anne county
was placed on trial in the Corporation
Court 10 Norfolk yesterday. Smiths
alleged victim was in court an1 took the
witness stand. The jury was unable to
agree upon verdict and was discharged.
The Danvile grand jury was engaged
yesterday in investigating the alleged
combination among the wood and coal
dealers Of Dgnyile to control the prices
Of those commodities A sensation was
sprung when the foreman of the jury
asked the court for instructions regard
ing the SC called lawyers trust, which
"a an agreement entered into BY the
Danville Bar Association to regulate the
minimum charges for legal fees.
The Baroness Won ROuques, who is in
Richmond in the interest Of her suit
against David w. Armstrong, attorn y,
Tor the recovery of valuable timber and
mineral lands in this State, West Vlr-
ginia and Kentucky, which lands are al
legged to have been obtained from her By
Armstrong, who WAS formerly her sttor-
uey, by fraud, appeared 10 court yester-
day, accompanied by her daughter, Mrs.
Flor nco Maybrick, who. after being
condemned to death for the murder Of
her husband BY poison, succeeded in
having her sentence committed to lite
imprisonment and vas Inter released
from her English prison on parole. Toe
two women, who came in alone, were
the center OF attraction to the large
crowd Of curious people, % on yesterday
They were interested listeners to the
argument of the attorneys in the suit,
which will not be completed for several
days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-05

REPUBLICAN, members OF the Hou3o,
East and West, who favor tariff revision,
and expected the President TO say some
,hing in his message 10 show he was
heartily with then are said to be simply
dumbfounded att complete silence on
The snbiect. The Massachusetts, delega-
tSa il simply disguised. They don't
know what to think of the Presidents
course They had expected hin to give
encouragement to their movement Tor a
,epnblican caucus on the subject and to
mold ont hope that ho would call an
-xtra session Of The new Congress 10 the
sofinc 10 undertake revision il there
we're sufficient demand for such a conrse.
Pat the Presidents complete silence on
,bo snbiect of revision has driven the
Massachusetts delegation to desperation.
Tho southern republicans, while hoping
shat the President might recommend
iaril revision. did not expect him to do
40. notwithstanding his heretofore revls-
On talk so they were not disappointed
q, his silence on the subject in his mes
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-05
Beaten BY Burglars.

New YORK, Dec. Gins Asiel, mill
ionaire head of g Broadway firm, was SIT
upon aud badly beaten BY two burglars
in his home in tho heart of the million
nire section of the city to-day. The
burglars cut away iron bars in front of
a window to effect az entrance All the
silverware on the ground floor was piled
up ready to be taken away. Then the
robbers went up stairs to loot the sleep
ing rooms.
Asiel was awakened and he prompt
ly closed with the men, bat was Knocked
down and painfully injured. Drawing
revolvers the men told him to remain
quiet. Thsr they passed out OF the room
through tho front door and escaped.
Oaly about $24O worth of jawelry WIS
taken by the thieves
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-05
AntEsalonn league,

The sixth annual convention OF the
Virginia Anti-saloon League assembled
in Charlottesville last nigh; in the First
Methodist Church, President ]. w.
Mitchell, Of Richmond, presiding.
Addresses of welcome were made 10y
DR.. John B. TGrpin. on behalf Of the
city DR.. r. p. Smart, on 5ehslf Of the
churches of Charlottesville, and Dr
Charles Dent, on behalf of the UniVer'
sity Of Virgiris These we're responded
to by Or. r II. Bennett, Of Randolph
Macon College After the presidents
annual address, Dr.. George W. Nc
Daniel, pastor of the First Baptist
Church, OF Richmond, told the league
how the temperance forces nad won thei'
victory in Texas
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-05
T0day's Telegraphic News
Gnlette's Attempts on His Life.

dilitttcNs Attempts Oh hAi- AhiC
Herkimer, N, T., Dec 8. --Convicted
of the murder Of Grace Brown, his sweet
heart, Chester Gillette hopes TO cheat
the electric chair, to which the jury,
las! night, condemned him. Fearing
certain conviction, Gillette within the
week, according to report, today, made
en- attempt to commit suicide by gas
which, until few days ago supplied a
small stove 10 his cell. Two guards sit
at Gillet,e's door constantly and be @iIl
be kept under elise watch until he is
removed to Auburn prison some time on
Thursday afternoon.
Gillette has peculiar confidence that
be may not be executed.
He has recovered his composure today
aud manifested little concern over the
fate that hangs over his head. Gillette :
counsel told him today that they would
appeal the case to the highest courts.
They said there were many errors in the
ttisl on which they could get a reversal
aud a new rial.
Gillettr slept like top all night, aud
ate everything that WAS put before him
this morning at breakfast. Several
Jurors sited him this morning. After his
visitors left Gillette began playing
SOLITAIRE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-05
Attacked japanese,

Tacoma, Wash, Dec. 5.-rhe sheriff
will be asked to send deputies to Adl~r
to protect dozens of japanese who we're
taken to that village to work. Wheo
the Japanese left tho train they we're Sc;
upon by a mob who beat them with
clubs and threatened them with death if
they did not return to Tho coaches.
After the train left, the mob drove the
Japanese down the track and told them
If they returned TO Adler they would be
aho' Officers are investigating the case.
A meetrg was called 10 the public nall
at Adler to discuss the arrival OF the
Japauesc. Iuaammatory speeches we're
made
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WEDNESDAY EVENING. DvC. .. 1906,

As HAD been anticipated by nearly
every porson bat the indicted man him
self the Jury at Herkimer, \. T., last
night brought in a verdict of murder In
The first degree in the Gaze OF Chester
Gillette. who had been on trial for the
murder Of Grace Brown, young lady
with whom he consorted and by whom
ne should have stood in her troubles.
He however. chose another plan In or
der to relieve himself Of responsibility
and his companion from her anticipated
ordeal. and as the evidence shown in do
inc so committed dual murder This
case hss attracted widespread attention,
especially in our own state, where n
similar murder was discovered and the
perpsirator hanged twenty years ago.
The most charitable construction that
can be placed upon the case is to pro-
nounce Gillette a natural born degene'
rate. With q confding young woman's
blood upon his hands and with his own
life hanging in balance be has been
playing solitaire, while his reading hes
been exclusively Of the llghtest Literature
with which the market is continually
vluttei But few people outside his
family connections will sag that the yer
die. was not lust, as the blood of his vic
tim has been crying to high heaven
for vengeance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-05
CONGRESSIONAL.

Representative Rixcy, OF the Eighth
district yesterday secured consent Of the
House for an indefinite leave Of absence
because Of i'll health. He expects 10 re-
turn rs soon rs possible.
Representative Gaines, OF Tennessee,
introduced bill yesterday raising the
salaries Of members OF Congress to 81
800 annually, to become elective in the
5ixly.frs, Congress and relmbursing
them for money ac!uslly spent in going
to and from each session OF Congress.
Mr.. Siayden, Of Texas, yesterday
introduced q bill which provides that
ION or before the 30tb day of June,
1907. all enlisted men OF the army who
are negroes or of negro descent shall be
discharged from the service OF the
United States, and thereafter no negro
or person Of negro descent shall be en-
listed or appointed in the army OF the
United Stsiea
Fcrme, Representative Harry It.
G .orge Tucker, OF Virginia, president OF
the jamestown Exposition Company,
said yesterday that tue company would
ssk Congress for loan Of 81, 900, 600,
to be secured by mortgage on the gate
receipts. the same as was done at the st.
Louis Exposition.
The democrats eff the House met in
caucus last night and selected Paul ID.
Porter, of Mississippi, as special en-
ploye accredited to the minority, to ill
the vacancy caused by the death Of Col.
Isaac Hill. There we're seven candl-
dates in the race for the 81. 800 Job, and
five ballots were required to make Q
selection. Mr.. J. n, Browning, Of
Rappshannock county, Virgins was one
Of the candidates.
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Charge Against a senator.

Mitchell, :, D., Drc. 5-UniIel States
Senator Gamble of this Stste is the latest
member Of the upper house OF Congress
against whom serious charges of tapping
tho treasury have been made. Senator
Gamble ia accused by Chairman Harry
Wentzy OF The democratic Subcommittee
of receiving 81, 400 annually for his son
Ralph as his secretary, when tho young
man is attending Princeton University.