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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-29
South Will Enter Yacht Race.

New Orleans May 2S.-The Southern Yacht club awarded contract to Small Brothers of Boston to build yacht to participate in the German American trial races there. This is the first time the south has entered national contest. It's boat will probably be sailed by Comodore S. F. Hesslip. president of the New Or leans club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-29
Throws the Switch Ouen.

The locomotive and combination bag gage and mail ear passed the switch In safety but d flange on the forward truck of the smoker broke, throwing the switch open. The rear trucks of the smoker ran in on the switch, followed by the ladies coach and two sleepers The smoking car did not break loose from the front of the train and was dragged two hundred feet along the ties, until the side of the car struck a string of freight cars. The front of the smoking car was uninjured, but the right side of the car was demolished and the roof torn off. The front end of the ladies' coach which was vesubuled, was stove in for twenty rect seats being torn I'D and all the windows smashed out The hot water heater which was Tn the forward end - lis car was torn loose from it's fastening and hurled to the middle of the car, killing MT Cole man in its flight.
 The bodies of the dead were so badly disfgured that Identification was not made until late today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-29
FIVE ARE KILLED IN
 A DISASTROUS FLOOD
Biq Dam Breaks in Nevada Town and the Water Catches Sheep
 Shearers.

Reno, May 2s.-The most disastrous flood that has occurred in Nevada in many years occurred this morning in Golconda, a small town about 200 miles from here. It was caused by the break ing of the large dam in Pole Creek can yon. three miles above the sheep-shearing corral of the Golconda Cattle company. Five men employed by the company were drowned and several are badly injured.
 The dead are three Mex;cans a Chi nese cook and an Italian boy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-29
Writ Granted In Arkansas Case.

Washington. May 2s.-The supreme court of the United States granted petition for writ of ceriorari in the case of the Ozan Lumber company vs. the Union County National bank of Arkansas. The case involved the validity of an Arkansas state law rendering invalid notes given to secure patent rights.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-29
SHERIFF j. F. SHIP
 STATES HIS ATTITUDE
Chattanooga Official Says He Is Not Alarmed at the Steps Taken By
 Attorney General.

Capt. John r. shlpp of Chattanooga. sheriff of Hamilton county, whom with several others the United States govern ment has taken steps to punish upon the grounds that they were responsible for the lynching of the negro Ed Johnson in Chattanooga last March, returned nome last night af.er spending two Gays in Bir- mlngham. shoriff Shipp says that his visit 10 Birmingham was purely one of pleas ure He came here Sunday morning and returned home at $50 o'clock last night.
 The sheriff of the east Tennessee coun- ty said yesterday that he was not the least bit alarmed oyer the news which came from Washington yesterday over tho Associated Press wires.
 The negro. Ed Johnson who was lynched in Chattanooga on the night of March l9, had been convicted by a jury on the charge of criminal assault upon . white woman. and on the day of the lynching the United States supreme court had granted a stay of execution upon an appeal by the condemned negro.
 Moody Files information.
 Tn the supreme court of the United States yesterday, Attorney General Moody 1ilen all lDI0IHdtloD requesting lndl m consideration of the acts committed by the parties named, rule be allowed upon each of them to show cause why they should not be punished for con tempt of the court.
 The persons named as defendant are John r. shpp, Frank Jones. Matthew Galloway. c. A. Baker, T. B. Taylor. Fred Frawley, George Brown, Jere- mlah Gusson Marion Perkins. Joseph Clark Nick" Nolan, "Shenie" Warner. Luther Williams Paul Pool. William Marquette, William Beeler Claude Pow ell Charles J. Powell, Bart" Justice, John Jones' A. J. Cartwright. R. F. Cart wright Henry Padgett William May. Frank Ward John Varnel and Alfred Hammond.
 Statement of Sheriff.
 q have known for sometime past that secret agents of the government have been in Hamilton county Investigating the lynching there" said Sherin Shipp last night.
 "rhe first I knew of the mob was through a telephone message I receivcd from the Chattanooga Times office for they had cut the wires at the county jail immediately upon their arrival. I dressed as quickly as possible and went to the jail and found a crowd of about seventy-five people around It. most of mem DelnS III ulsBulScs Hldut my way through the crowd into the jail and be- gan remonstration with them against talk. ing any drastic steps. They seized me and took me upstairs, locking me up in a bath room The members of the mob told mo they meant no violence to me. I argued with them against doing anything at all. since the law had so far taken its proper course. [ am frank to say that did not attempt to hurt any of them. and would not have made such an attempt if I could. In the first place I could have done no good as I was overwhelmed by numbers.
 Continued on Eighth Paoe.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-29
ENA HAS CAPTURED
 HEARTS OF SPANISH
ParIiamentarlans Pay Visit to
 the Future Queen
KING SHOOTS AT AN EAGLE
Alfonso Takes the Princess In Auto mobile to the Escurial, Where Wreaths Were Placed on
 Royal Tombs

Madrid. May 2S.-A delegation of the foremost men in the chamber of deputies and senate without distinction of party visited the Pardo palace tonight and pre- sented Princess Ena of Battenberg, the future Queen of Spain, with an address of welcome on behalf of the Spanish nation. This action Is significant of the sincere cordiality with which Spain has received the foreign princess.
 King Alfonso with Princess I1na received the visiting statemen in the grand salon of the Pardo palace Senor Canaljes pres ident of the cortes addressing the prin- cess, said:
 Madame, we come before your royal highness both as representatives of the parliament of Spain and as representatives of the nation to convey to you the assur- ance without the slightest semblance of nattery, that if the nation had chosen spouse for it's King as our august soverign has seen fit to select for q Queen for his people, the aspirations of Don Alfonso XIII would have coincided most happily and completely with the wishes of his people. His majesty has been a model son and a model brother which inspires us to conclude that he will be model husband.
 As to parliament we will do our utmost that your hghness may be happy in Spain and may not regret parting from your native land.
 Your hghness in aiding the task of the King will work for the good of Spain and to this noble purpose let us all concen- trate our best efforts.'
 Lopez Domnguez. president of the sen- ate, spoke in a similar strain.
 Later in the day the municipality of Madrid extended It's salutatons to the princess and presented her with an ad- dress
 During the afternoon King Alfonso took the princess in an automobile to the Escu- rial where wreaths were placed on the tombs of Spanish soverigns buried there.
 King Shoots at Eagle.
 The feature of todays festivities in hon or of the wedding of King Alfonso and Princess Victoria as the Spanish term Princess Ena of Battenberg was an auto mobile parade in which a royal party par tlcipated. Two hundred cars beautifully decorated with flowers and flags and filled with pretty women in gay costumes defiled through the streets, which were packed with holiday crowds. On passing the royal palace King Alfonso. Princes Charles and Ferdinand and the Infanta Isabel joined the procession. the King and Princess driving their own carriage. The route was to the Pardo palace where Princess Victoria reviewed the parade.
 During the afternoon the King and Queen were received by parliament and later they drove in an automobile through the Palace park. During the drive, the King observed a soaring Eagle, called to the game keepers for rife and fired, but missed
 MT. Whteridge, the special envoy of the United States, will arrive here at midnight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-29
Canadian Bookmakers Arrested.

Toronto, May S.-Summons for twenty book makers doing business at the Wood blne track were served today and the men will be brought to court tomorrow charged with violating the criminal code referring to keeping of gambling houses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-29
Sheriff Shipp Who Spent day in Birmingham Says He
 is Not Alarmed
OID ALL IN HIS POWER
 10 PROTECT THE NEGRO
Attorney General Would Have Lynch. CTS Show Cause Why They Should Not Be Punished for
 Contempt.

Washington. May Especial. After more than two months delay, the United States supreme court today took cogni- zance of the lynching of the negro, Ed Johnson, by d mob in Chattanooga, and ordered the sheriff of Hamilton county. Tennesse, and twenty-four members of the mob to show cause at the first meet ing of the court in October why they should not be punished for contempt.
 The action of the court came as sur prise here, as it doubtless will be in hat tanooga. Immediately after the lynching there was every reason to believe that the court would bring the offenders be- fore 1t for contempt, but as nothing was said by the court in reference to the case it was generally presumed that all pro- ceedings would be abandoned. Johnson, who had been convicted for criminal as- sault, was granted a writ of habeas cor pus upon application to Justice Harlan. The same night he was taken from the jail and lynched.
 Case Attracted Much Attention.
 The case attracted considerable atten- ton, and the President at once called his attorney general in conference with him in order to see if there was any way in which the President could take a hand in the proceedings The President regret fully learned that is was entirely a mat ter with the state authorities. and theEa was no chance for him. At this point the supreme court got in communication with the attorney general todays motion be- Ing the result of that officials investi- l gaton
 There is said to be a strong conviction | among certain members of the court that Johnson primarily was really not guilty of the crime. though, of course. this does not enter into the d ermination of tho question before the co,tre>in October.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-29
Broken FIange Causes L ( N
 CaIs to "Sido SWipe'
TWENTY-TWO ARE INJURED
Train Was on Time From Knoxville and Was Approaching Union Sta tlon When the Accident
 Occurred.

Louisville. May 2S.-Eight persons were killed and twenty two injured by the derailment of two coaches of a passen- ger train on the Louisville and Nashville railroad today The train left Knoxville last night, was on time and was near ing the union station In Louisville at a moderate speed when a flange on wheel of the smoking car broke, throwing open a switch and causing two of the coaches to side swipee d cut of box cars on a siding.
 The Dead.
 Howard B. Coleman, Stanford Ky, salesman.
 T. W. Thorpe, Broadhead, Ky bridge carpenter for Louisville and Nashville. George W. Ponder, Broadhead, Ky" bridge carpenter
 William Prultt, colored, Lebanon, Ky, overseer of railroad farm.
 John c. Black of Louisville, coal mer- chant.
 Francis Weaver, Broadhead, Ky, care penter.
 Martin FTilton Broadhead, Ky, bridge carpenter for Louisville and Nashville. Unidentified man, white. about 30 years old. laborer supposed to be Lee Miller of Broadhead, Ky
 The Injured.
 George B. Cooper. Stanford, Ky. John McCord of Lebanon, Ky, brother of State Railroad Commissioner c. C. McGhord; 1 Charles Speiss, New Haven. both legs fractured; Josie Spiess, New Haven both legs crushed, not expected to live; Boyd Burford. Mahon, student at Male High school injured about the body; Murray Samues, Lebanon Junction, right leg broken and internal injuries: Samuel 11l- ford. Crab Orchard, arm and head bruised; C. Frances Price. Pineville, Ky; ] S. B. Buchanan, Crab Orchard, Ky. Eugene Ray, Louisville. 1,ews agent; Har- " Price, colored. Pineville, Ky, Mrs. Frances Price, colored, Pineville, Ky Henry Buttram, colored, Pineville, Ky. Lucy Buttram colored, Pineville; John Boone, Lebanon, Ky; K. Carpenter mail clerk, Louisville; G. II. Shredder. mail clerk. Louisville; l.. A. Spaldlng Leb- anon leg hurt; Miss Lena Meyer, Louis vine bruised about legs and hips; two children of J. j. Schneter, Louisville, 1 slightly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-29
Opens Cash over sritt,s Eye.

McGovern opened up gash over Britts right eye with a left hook in the second round. and in each succeeding round the cut was reopened with jabs or hooks. Britt was bleeding from the nose and McGovern's right eye was puffed up at the end of the sixth round. It was hur- ricane fight all the way with both men giving and taking plenty of punishment.
 There was a lot of elinching and hold ing in the opening round, and the referee had hard time pulling the men apart McGovern got in a hard left on the body and Britt hooked his left and right to the head. In the ciinches McGovern had the cali n landing short arm biows. Britt off, set these with left jabs, and the round was even.
 Britt opened the second with short left to the body. Britt had the better of some exchanges on the body. Terry swung right to the head and landed two right hooks to the head and neck. They were Clinched al the bell,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-29
CITY OF OCOS CAPTURED WITH LITTLE RESISTANCE Whole Population Is Dissatisfied With Oppressive Regime of Cabrera and
 Welcome Change In the
 Government.


 this afternoon from Tapachula and Ton alta in the Mexican state of chapas, show that a revolution against the eX- iting administration of the president Es- trada Cabrera of Guatemala, broke out yesterday and Guatemala was invaded from four points by as many bodies of armed men, all equipped with the best modern rifles.
 Gen. Manuel Leandro Ba1ilas, former ly president of Guatemala, with two hum dred rifles crossed the Mexican border at a point near Motozyta and is aiming at Quetzatlango, a large town garrisoned by Guatemalan regulars.
 Has Great Coffee Estate.
 Barrilas has great coffee estates in that neighborhood where he is very popular and whence he was driven four years ago by President Babrera- It is believed that Quetzatlango will be taken without much lyloodshed Barillas successfully eyaded the search of the authorities. He will recruit new men on his march across the mountains many of the people being loyal to him as he has reason to know.
 Gen. Jose Leon Castillo captured Ocos yesterday without much resistance be- ing shown He took that point with five hundred men and was received with en- thusiasm by the people
 The steamer Empire State from San Francisco left that port May 14 with 200 desperate fighters recruited in that city and with some aOoo rifles, reached Ocos thus enabling the disaffected citizens to be armed.
 Rival Candidate for Presidency.
 General Castillo was q rival candidate for the presidency seven years ago against Cabrera but alleges that he was counted ont and he has a long series of scores to settle with the Guatemalan president.
 Ocos Is the most important point for revolutionists as 1t gives them base on the sea.
 General Pineda, with a large force of good fighters crossed into Guatemala Sun day from British Honduras and invaded the province of Pelen
 Pineda is a stalwart soldier and typi- cal Guatemalan revolutionist. He expects to rally the Indians in Pelen.
 Nicaragua Aids BariIlas.
 Nicaragua takes part in the revolution by sending a war ship from New Orleans to Puerto Barrios, the sea terminus of the tIudtenldldD 4NOIliltll jtiii otib tO iii- tercept President Cabrera should he try to elude his pursuers and escape in that direction.
 The revolutionists are recruiting all on the way of their respective lines of march and all foreign planters in Guatemala are disguested with the oppressive regime of Cabrera and the onerous taxation and are rallying to the support of the revolution.
 German planters offered drilled body of men. Americans and British are simi- larly disaffected.
 Guatemala is reported honeycombed with seditlon. so high runs popular senti- ment against President Cabrera who for a long time has had to make his public appearance with an armed guard to pro- tect his person.
 The Mexican foreign office gave prompt warning to the Chiapas state officials to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-29
GUATEMALA IS INVADED
 FROM FOUR DIRECTIONS
DEBATE BEGUN ON
 TYPE OF THE CANAL
SENATE CHAMBER IS LINED WITH
 MAPS SHOWING THE VARIOUS $ TYPES WHEN SENATOR klTT-
 HEDGE OPENS DEBATE.

Washington, May 2S.-The walls of the Senate chamber were surrounded with maps of the various types of the canal proposed to unite the waIers of the At lantic and the Pacific oceans today, when Senator Kfttredge opened the debate on this subject now pending. The South Dakota senator spoke in favor of a sea level water way.
 Senator Gallinger asked if it was not a fact that the great Gatun dam for the lock canal would be founded on mud
 Absolutely a fact replied Senator Kit tredge.
 Senator Hopkins denied the statement saying that the dam would be built on rock except for two points.
 What would happen If the Gatun dam were swept away" asked Senator Bacon.
 "The canal would be ruined for that dam is the key to the integrity of the entire lock project" replied Senator Kit tredge.
 Senator Dryden contended that the same might be said of the Ganlbo dam proposed by the majority for a sea level canal.
 At 4:45 o'clock the canal bill was laid aside for the day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-29
BarllIas Is ResoIute Soldier.

Barillah is about 50 years of age and strong resolute soldier. He became pro- Visional president of Guatemala in April, 1885. and was elected to the presidency in his own right and began to serve a six year term in 1892 when Jose Maria Reina Barrios took office Barillas retired to his coffee estates and even took minor of fees. setting an example of disnterested patriotism.
 He has the record of being the only President in Guatemala who did not en- deavor to prolong his term of office.
 The revolutionists have ample funds and have spent a large amount of money in preparing for this coup. They will be able to pay all their recruits as they ad- vance into the interior. If the revolu- tion has foreign support, as is shown by the amount of funds available. and It is well known that it's object is to com pletely modernize that country, which promises to make well governed re- public.
 Railways will be built. banking systems reorganzed and taxes reduced so planters can exist.
 It is the first Guatemalan revolution or ganized for general reform and in the interest of the people.
 Barillas will. in the event of it's suc- cess, be President. with support from abroad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-29
Third Round About Even.

After an exchange of lefts in the third round they clinched and when they broke away Britt sent right and left to the head and body. A hard left to the head shook up Britt who ducked from two wild swings Terry rushed him to the ropes, landing right and left to the face and three body punches. Britt jabbed left to the face and Terry rushing in, sent both hands to the body. Britt sent in a straight left to the face at the bell.
 They fought at close quarters in the fourth and a left hook from Terry re- opened the cut over Britts eye. Britt up- percut Terry over the heart with his left in the fifth round Terry rushed and miss ing a left swing slipped to the floor but was up in a second Britt landed three lefts to the face without a return and after another clinch sent in two more. McGovern landed a light right on the head but Britt jabbed him twice In the face and they exchanged lefts on the body and were clinched at the bell. This was Brltts round.
 The sixth was fought pretty evenly and at the end of it Britt was bleeding from the right eye and nose and Terry's right eye was swollen. In forcing the men to break. Hurst got a. blow in the stom- ach.
 The fighting was very fast Tn the seventh and Terry forced Britt across the ring landing left, right and left on the head and body.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-29
Dodges Wicked Swing.

In the eighth Terry lodged wicked swig and shot his left to the face. They exchanged rights and lefts. Britt jabbed at long range and Terry hooked his left to the head again. Terry rushed to clinch at the opening of the ninth and worked his right to the ribs and head. Britt iabbed his left to Terrys injured eva and rushed but McGovern stopped him with right and left ito the head. Terry had the better of some hard uppercuts and jarred Britt with a right to the head at the close of the round
 The final round Terry forced the pace. After a clinch both sent right and left to the head and exchanged rights far back on the jaw. There were several clinches during which Terry had the up- per hand in short arm work. Terry miss ed right swing but landed left hook on the face. They were fighting at close quarters when the bell ended the fight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-29

send Barillas back to Tonala as soon as the news came that he had left this city, where he had been quietly sojournng since leaving San Francisco. s3arillas and Castillo went down to tn eborder dis guised as Yankees and prospectors, but had previously through other parties ar ranged a base of operation on the Mexi- can side, opposite Ocos.
 They had sent to mining men their arms boxed as mining machinery. and had as- sembed men in their confidence at that and other points The movement was su- perbly organized. as is seen by the partic- ipation of Salvador and the promised aid Of Nicaragua Cabrera had an inkling that trouble was brewing on the Salvador frontier but had no suspicion of invasion from other points. He had garrisoned four thousand troops at Guatemala city. but 1t was reported today al Ocos that his gen. erals are mostly dsaffected, and will sur render to Barillas on his appearance The latter wishes to avoid bloodshep as far as possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-29

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-29
Officers of institution.

"Of officers of instruction and govern ment there are thirty-four. The academic, engineering and law departments are To- cated here, while the department of medi- cine and pharmacy are at Mobile The enrolment for Sthe current session is 491