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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-07
STEEL MAKING PIC
STILL HOLDS UP
Republic Company Buys 10000
Tons for August Delivery
BIRMINGHAM MAKERS FIRM
Although Associated Makers Hold Out
for $14, Outside Makers Are Said
to Be Shading This
25 Cents.
BIRMINGHAM MAKERS FIRM

New York. June 6.-The Iron Age will
say tomorrow:
The market for steel making pig iron
in the central west remains stiff. the
largest transactions having been the pur
chase by the Republic company of an
additional block of 10000 tons of Bessemer
pig for August delivery at $l7. % Valley
furnace. In the Chicago district negotia-
tions are pending which may divert two
merchant furnaces of the district from
foundry iron to Bessemer In the east one
structural mill has purchased 1900 tons
of basic pig for the second half and a
plate mill has taken 5000 tons at $17 50, de-
livered.
The associated Birmingham makers are
firmly holding iron at sl4 but outside
makers are shading this % cents. In the
central west SIG at furnace is barely main
talned The trouble with the molders
In many sections are causing consumers
to hold up shipments.
The shapes and plates for three lake
vessels for 1907 have been contracted for,
amounting to 1900 tons.
The largest contract for structural work
1000 tons for the Erie railroad. mas been
divided between two shops.
Moderate sized orders for rails for this
years delivery are still being entered.
For 1907 there have been booked 35O00
tons for the Rock Island; 1000 tons for the
Raleigh and Pemlico Cound, and 1000 tons
for the Atlanta and North Carolina rail-
road.
Tomorrow the trans-continental railway
of Canada opens bids for $1,000 tons Of
rails.
The leading interest has secured the
work of supplying sixty-ive mills of IL
inch pipe for the Eastern OIL company
and forty miles Of 10-lnch for a gas line
to Cumberland Md.
An advance of 81 per ton on sheets has
been made effective at once. The price
of picked and galvanized sheets has been
put up 10 cents per square.
There are reports that concessions on
bars are being made by very large in
terests.
Heavy business in old material is re-
ported at Pittsburg, including 1900 to 49,
coo tons OF re-rolling rails and about 10000
tons of melting scrap. Heavy offerings
in Chicago and in the east have caused
sharp decline in scrap.
Japan has again appeared in our mar
kets as a buyer of bridge material and
of rails.
German iron and steel makers have been
putting up prices rather sharply lately and
reports from England have been more
encouraging.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-07
PANAMA PARTY MEN
SEEKING FAIR PLAY
THEY URGE SECRETARY TAFT TO
TAKE STEPS TO SEE THAT
THERE is NO FRAUDULENT
VOTING.

washington. June 6.-Secretary Taft
received the four representatives of the
liberal party In Panama at the war de-
partment today informally and discussed
conditions on the isthmus very briefly.
The delegates Vice President Arosemena,
Erisbia Morales, Belizario, Poriias and
Domingo Diaz arrived in Washington last
night from New York.
The liberal party's views of the political
situation in Panama were fully present.
ed to Secretaries Root and Taft with a
request that they use their influence to
have disinterested witnesses in Panama
at the time of the approaching election
for the purpose. of seeing fair play at
the polls. Seven disinterested witnesses.
that is one at the capital of each of the
seven provinces of Panama would be suf-
ficdent to satisfy the demands of the
delegation, although Mr. Morales and his
associates said they would like to have
disinterested man stationed in each
voting precinct. This would require
total of fifty-f1ve witnesses. The election
of municipal boards in Panama will be
held June "a and the election of deputies
to the national assembly will be held
July o. President Amador was elected
for four years, and his term will not
expire until September. 1905 Although the
approaching election is not to select a
president, the liberal party fears that
the conservative party which is now in
power will endeavor to run the coming
election in such a manner that 1t can
perpetuate itself. Secretary Taft greeted
Vice President AroSemena and his aSSo-
ciates very cordially, and assured them
that they were heartily welcome in Wash
dngton. In regard to this government
appointing agents to supervise the cleo
tions, the. state department issued the
following:
'SThey were told that it appeared to
both the secretary of war and secretary OF
state that this would be an infringement
upon the independence of the republic OF
Panama, and they We're authorized TO
present in writing any reasons which oc-
CURED to them to the contrary
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-07
KILLED ON PICNIC
TRAIN in ATLANTA
REAR END COLLISION WITHIN
FOUR BLOCKS OF TERMINAL
STATION KILLS ONE AND SERI-
oUsLY INJURIES SIX.

Atlanta, June 6.-As a result of rear
end collision between a Central of Geor-
gia train and a picnic train on the At
lanta and West Point railroad, four blocks
south of the terminal station, tonight,
Roy Cook was nilled. six persons were
seriously injured, two 1t is believed fatal
ly and a large number was badly shaken
up. The excursion train on the West Point
road, carrying sixteen cars crowded with
picnickers of the Junior Order of Me-
chanics, had just returned from Pearl
Springs when the Central train from Ma
con crashed into the rear car, telescopng
it. The fire department was called on 10
cIt into the car so that the dead and in
jured could be removed
Ambulances were summoned and sew
eral persons were removed to the city
hospitals and two were taken to their
homes. The cause of the disaster has not
been definitely ascertained.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-07
TORNADO VISITS TOWNS
IN THE NORTHERN STATES

La Crosse. Wis. June 6.-One man, H.
j. Halversen. fatally hurt, four were
seriously injured and ten buildings were
levelled by a tornado near Stoddard,
Wis. tonight. The storm swept over La
Crosse.
Halver Halversen, injured by flying
timbers. is fatally hurt. but Is not yet
dead. With five other injured people he
was brought To La Crosse.
Several others are more or less Sc
riously hurt The tornado centered ap-
parently one and one-half miles east of
Stoddard, Vernon county. 1t passed up
Coon valley and Mormon county. striking
Stoddard and Brinkman most heavily.
Telephone communication Is crippled and
telegraph wires are down toward the
south. In La Crosse there was consid-
erable damage, though no one was in
Jured. Washouts are reported on the rail-
roads in this vicinity.
bridge on the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy road near Stoddard, was car
ried out and Burlington passenger train
carrying 200 passengers was tagged at
the brink of the gap by a farmer named
Miller and many lives were saved. MANY
FARMS are reported to be completely
devastated
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-07
Shoots and Kills Rival.

Richmond, KY. June 6.-Mrs. Nanny
Nickols of Guntersville shot and in
stanly killed Mrs. Vina Black of Con-
way at Berea college today. They were
attending the commencement exercises
and the shooting occurred on the
campus in the shadow of the new me-
mortal chapel. Jealousy Is said to
have been the cause. Mrs. Nickols was
arrested. The shooting caused panic
among the 10000 people In attendance,
and several were badly injured. Both
women have large families.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-07
Work for Quarantine Bill.

The Louisiana delegation In the House
accompanied by several prominent ousi-
ness men OF New Orleans, went TO the
Senate chamber today and had an inter-
view with Senator Spooner concerning
the quarantine bill. which Is now hung
up In conference. Spooner Is the chair
man of the conference committee ana
no call will be issued unless he says so.
Representative Dovey, one of the menu
bers of the delegation. believes that
Spooner will shortly issue call for am
other meeting. He thinks the prospects
a little more favorable for a final agree
ment upon the bill.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-07
Knights Dedicate New Quarters.

New Haven, Conn, June 6.-The
Knights of Columbus dedicated their
new national quarters today, the exer-
cises taking place on the green oppo-
site the building. The principal speaker
was Justice Morgan ]. O'Brien of New
\ ork. The address on Columbus was
delivered by Justice Victor ]. Bowling
of New York, and an address on the
church was made by the Rev. J. L. Bel
ford of Brooklyn The meeting was
taken up entirely in the discussion of
certain proposed changes in insurance
rates for the order. but it was stated
afterwards that nothing definite had
been decided upA
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-07
Blackburn to Succeed German.

The democrats of the United States
Senate will meet In caucus on Saturday
or Monday and in all probability Senator
]. c. S. Blackburn of Kentucky will be
elected the democratic leader to succeed
the late Senator German of Maryland.
This decision, 1t Is understood tonight,
has been practically reached by the lead
ing democrats in the upper branch of
Congress- The death of Senator German
leaves vacancy as chairman of the DEM
ocratlc caucus which carries with 1t the
floor leadership Senator German will be
buried tomorrow and shortly after that
time call will be issued for Il caucus
and the democrats Will select a new
leader. Senator Blackburn has for sew
eral years been vicc-chairman of the
caucus and during Senator Gorman's Ill
ness has been in charge of the demo-
cratic side. His long service In the upper
branch of Congress and his intimate
acquaintance with the details of legisla-
tion as well as the position he occupies
at once suggested his name to the demo-
Gratis for the leadership.
The KentucAan's term expires next
March and his colleagues believe that the
honor Is due him not only on account OF
his high personal worth but because he
is directly in line for the promotion. The
name of Senator Bailey of Texas. who
has so splendidly acquitted himself dur
ing the present session WAS also talked OF
but the Texas Senator himself Is under
stood to be among the first to advocate
the selection of Senator Blackburn Owing
to the fact that the death of Senator
German is so recent, the Senate demo-
Gratis are averse to discussing the selec-
tlon of his successor until after tonlor-
row, but a number of the leaders did
not hesitate to say that the honor should
go to the senator from Kentucky and
this view is expected to be ratified by
the official action of the caucus.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-07
Train DeraIIed in North Carolina.

Asheville, n. c., June Ga train on
the Knoxville division of the Southern
railway was derailed this afternoon
west of Alexander on curve, and the
engine and express car fell into the
river. The mail car was destroyed,
but only one person was injured. Har-
ley Goode, the mail agent, who sus-
tanned laceration of the scalp.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-07
SPOONER FAVORS
SOME EXCEPTIONS
Would Let Railroad Employees
Ride on Passes
MORGAN Is HEARD FROM
Alabama Senator Says Railroads Will
Give Passes From cne State to
Another Under the Pro-
posed Law.
MORGAN is HEARD FROM

Washington, June 6-When the confer
ence report on the railroad rate bill was
taken up today the anti-pass conference
amendment received the attention of Sen
ator Spooner. In the main he endorsed the
prohibition of passes, but he contended
that there should be exceptions, includ-
ing railroad employees. Congress had no
right, he said, to step between employer
and employe.
He said there are many reasons why
the railroads should carry their employees
free and none why they should not.
.There Is no sense in the provision as
1t stands he said. -'the railroads should
be allowed to perform the acts OF com
mon humanity; it should be elastic"
Senator Knox suggested that the law
OF 1895 is inadequate. Thereupon Mr. TIL
man asked why the senator had broken
out in new place and had run amuck
on the pass question: but Mr.. Knox re-
piled that mot having INDUCED in that
pastime he could not reply"
Favors Non-lnterference.
Senator Cullom. one of the conferees,
said he had not advocated the stringent
provision reported, and favored non-in-
reference with the present law. Mr..
Spooner also spoke on the Importance of
including the members of the railroad
"Y M. C. A." as persons entitled to
passes, and Mr.. Tillman suggested that
it was necessary to draw the line some
where. He would have the exceptions
limited to railroad employees and their
families and Senator Hale presented the
same view.
Senator Lodge criticized on other
grounds the action of the conference COM
mittee In emitting the words "wilfully
and knowingly" from the penal clauses of
the bill. saying that to leave the words
out would work great injustice to rail-
road officials through lnadyertence, care
lessness or malice on the part of others.
Sleeping Car Monopoly.
Senator Bailey found fault with the
omission of sleeping car companies from
the bill. saying that the cleeping car
company Is the only absolute monopoly in
the country.
Mr. Morgan contended that under the
proposed law the railroads would give
passes from one state to another.
According to that reasoning" sug-
gested Mr.. Tillman, Congress is power
less to suppress the abuse"
at is not an ISSUE" retorted the Ala
bama senator, who added that Congress
has no more right to deny to a street
car company the right to entertain a guest
than to say the same thing to a hotel
proprietor.
Senator Tillman gave notice that he
IL To-. tt,s.
conference report tomorrow to the ex-
clusion of all other business, and that he
would make an effort to get vote before
adjournment tomorrow
Senator Hale presented a resolution in
structing the conference that 1t Is the
sense of the Senate that railroad passes
should be confined to actual employees of
the railroads, but 1t had not been acted
upon when the Senate adjourned at 6:25
IA
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-07
To Amend Antl-Pass Provision.

Members of the Senate and House are
inclined to believe that the provision in
the railroad rate bill preventing the is
suing of passes to the employees of rail-
roads will be stricken out before the
measure Is enacted into law. Senators
and members of the House are receiving
anywhere from twenty to 800 kilograms
from their constituents protesting against
the measure becoming a law in this pres-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-07
DEATHS FROM HEAT.

Chicago, June e.-This was the
hottest day so far experienced this
year, the mercury reaching 30 de-
grees at 2 O'Clock In the afternoon.
Three deaths were reported to the
police as having been caused by the
heat and there were many prostra-
tons
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-07
odessa Strikers Menacinq.

Odessa, June 6.--The strikers at this
port are assuming such a menacing atu-
tude that the authorities are acutely ap-
prehensive of repetition of the appalling
confagratlon Of last June. Fifteen hum
dred infantry with machine guns are sta
toned at the harbor and in its vicinity.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-07
Blackburn 10 Succeed German
as Caucus Leader
WORK FOR QUARANTINE BILL
Map of Territory About DadeVille 10
Ready for Distribution-Anti-
Pass Provision May Yet
Be Amended.
BY WATTERsoN sTEALEY.

Washington, June 6.-(SpeciaL Repre-
sentative Burton of Ohio. tile chairman
Of the rivers and harbors commit ee,
stated today that he expects to visit
Alabama this summer The primary OBJ
ject of his trip will be to look over the
Chattahootchle river territory, but hav-
ing gone that far it is not unlikely that
he can be prevailed upon to visit other
rivers in the state. Representative Bank
head, who is a member of the commit
tee as we'll as Representative Underwood
and Representative Burnett. have been
alive to the Importance of having the
chairman spend few days in Alabama
and their efforts In this direction seem
in a fair way to be rewarded accord
ing to the statement of the chairman.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-23
CLEARING STREET DERS OF COUNCIL IN REMOV-
 ING SEYMOUR FENCE.
nue, Between Main and Pine Streets. Removed.

Acting under orders of Chief of Pc lice A II. Stewart, workmen began Monday to remove the Instructions on Fourteenth avenue between Pine and Main streets, opening up the ave nue between the streets named. These Instructions consisted of q fence and a house. owend by Mrs. M. F. Seymour The fence was torn down and the house removed.
 The Fourteenth avenue trouble is of long standing, and has an inter- estng history It has been aired in the press on several former occasions.
 The council ordered the obstruc- tons removed at it's last session. The owners of the property recently ap- piled to Chancellor Elliott for an in junction, but were refused, and asked the council to delay action in order to permit them to appeal to the high CT courts, but were again refused.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-23
OFF FOR REUNION BIG CROWD OF LOCAL PEOPLE LEAVE CITY ON SPECIAL
 TRAIN MONDAY. Sleeping Car Reservations Exhausted Here, and Many Others Picked
 Up Along the Line.

The special Cotton Belt train for the Confederate reunion at New Or. leans left Pine Bluff Monday after. neon, with Gen N. r. Roberts, com manding the Arkansas division, his staff and other members of U. c. V. camps and their friends.
 The train started from Paragould Monday morning, With a sleeper fill ed from that place, another was pick ed up at Jonesboro, and when the train reached this city it consisted of four sleepers, five chair cars and | cafe car. ..
 Col. Thoflas Green. quartermaster on the staff of Gen Roberts, has had charge of the arrangements, especial ly the sleeper ear reservations, and it i5 largely due to his efforts that so large number of veterans and their friends have gone to the reunion.
 Col. Green furnished a list of the following members of the party: Gen. N. T. Roberts and wife, John S. Bell, adiutant general and chief of staff i;
 Monsg. John M. Lucey, Dr. and Mrs.
 Junius Jordan, Miss lola Philpot, sponsor for J. Ed Murray camp; Miss Anna Dickinson, Little Rock; Mrs. Norris and daughter. Mrs. Jones, w.. S. Jeter and wife, A. H. Joblin and wife. T. T. Daniels and wife, T. E.. McEwen and wife, Will Nichol and
 daughter, MT. Herrin, wife and daughter, Chas. Haycock and wife,
 M. s. Hastings, w. P. Dorch, Scott;
 Thos. Green. The following people, of Camden ! joined the party: Col. B. w. John son. Mrs. Felsenthal, Col Asa Nor gan, Capt Reeves, Eli Wagoner,
 mother and wife, John Stinson and
 wife.
 The following out-of town people also joined the party at this place and other points along the line: Ed. 1 Lytle. Altheimer:: Robt Finley and 1 wife, Fordyce; Lloyd Mullins, Magno- 1 la; T. c. Monroe. McNell; MT. Gra- 1 ham, Fordyce; MT. Somers and bride, England.
 l The train was in charge of MT. w. l c. Peeler, district passenger for the
 Cotton Belt, and MT. J. M. MOrrissey, travelling passenger agent for the Hi nois Central, and is scheduled to reach New Orleans at 10 o'clock Tues day morning.
 The headquarters of the Arkansas division will at the St. Charles hotel.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-23
NEW STATION
West End sub-Postoffice lnaugurated
 With H. 2. Morgan in Charge.

The west end postal station was opened for business Monday morn- ing. The station is located in the store of the Sawyer and Austin com. pany, and is in charge of H. 7. Mor- gan, former money order clerk in the Pine Bluff postoffice. This station is an independent office, dispatci,ng and receiving its own mails, being serv- ed by six trains, and Is authorized to transact any business that can be transacted at a regular postoffice. The office is also supplied with a carrier who will serve that portion of tho city, G. H. Moore being assisnY to that duty.
 Changes in the force of the posi-, office have resulted from the transfec of MT. Morgan to the west end sta. tion, B. C. Wallace succeeding that gentleman as money order clerk, and Miss Minette Weller succeeding Mr. Wallace as stamp clerk
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-23
PROPOSES BENEFIT MANAGER DRAKE OF THE EUKS WOULD HELP THE SAN FRAN.
 CISCO SUFFERERS.
gether and Raise Funds by Per, formance at the Theater.

Manager Jas. Drake of the EIks the- atcr proposes that the business men of Pine Bluff get together and help the San Francisco sufferers bN giving q benefit performance at the Elks the ater The only thing MT Drake asks al the hands of the public is that he be given a reasonable compensation for the use of the theater.
 MT. Drake is willing to give a min strel, dramatic, musical or vaudeville performance, but seems to prefer the musical, since quick action is neces- sary, and musical performances can be given quicker than any other kind.
 "The people here could easily raise from $1,000 to s1,5OO" said MT. Drake. "and we should do something about the matter at once."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-23
Harry Daniels Here

Harry Daniels, who was recently rardoned from the penitentiary by Acting Governor Lee, where he was serving sentence for killing Dr. Magness at Mena, was a Monday wis ilor to Pine Bluff. The killing of Dr. Magness created a great sensation a' the time. on account of the proni nence of the physician, as we'll as thn popularity of his slayer, who was on
 of the best known railroad mon il the state. The trial of Daniels oc- cured at Lockesburg, Sevier county, CT a change from MeDa, and was one of the most notable legal fights in the history of the state, many es the ablest lawyers of Arkansas and Missouri being retained on both sid
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-23
Applicants Arriving

MT. A. M. Searles of Mississippi, a civil engineer, arrived in the city Monday to interview the bridge com missioners upon the proposed con struction of combination railroad and highway bridge across the Arkan sas river a this place. A meeting of the commissioners was had, but no definite conclusion was arrived at as a number of other gentlemen have notified the commissioners of their intention to submit propositions, all of whom are to arrive in Pine Bluff Tuesday. These gentlemen are: MT. Scwab of Chicago, MT. Thatcher of San Francisco, London Hill of Little Rock, and O. Q. Alexander of Charles. ton, III.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-23
GOOD WORK
Rev. S. w. Rainey Makes Excellent
 Showing at Hawley Memorial.

Perhaps not a minister in all Pine Bluff has made a better showing, at least from financial standpoint, than Rev. s. w. Rainey, pastor of Hawley Memorial church, during the brief period of his residence in this city
 Key. Rainey was assigned to the Hawley church at the last session of the Methodist annual conference, and during the brief period of four months he has been here he has succeeded iii settling a $500 open account against his church, ,jn addi ion to pay ing $500 on the mortgage on the church property He has $500 more ir good subscriptions to pay on the church indebtedness, and it will be a matter of but a short time until the church is entirely from debt, if Rev. Rainey continues his activity.
 The Woman's Home Mission so- ciety has succeeded in securing all Iut $200 of the necessary funds for erecting the new parsonage at this church. located at Eleventh and Cy- press. and the foundations of the new building have been laid The contractor hopes to have it complet- ed in thirty days
 In speaking of the progress made in this work, Rev. Rainey said:
 ''We cannot say too much in praise of the noble Pine Bluff people who have made it possible for us to make this progress. They have responded most liberally to our call for assist ance, and I want particularly to em- phasize our thanks to them.'