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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01
BIG LEAGUE CLUBS
 WILL PLAY HERE
NEW YORK, CLEVELAND, DETROIT AND OTHER AMERICAN AND NATIONAL LEAGUERS WILL STOP IN BIRMINGHAM.

Clark Griffiths and his New York Amer leans will train in Birmingham this year. The Highlanders will arrive about March 15 or 20 and remain until the last day of the month.
 The lovers of the national game will have an opportunity to see some of the big league players in action. Cleveland will be here April 9, and and Detroit will follow the next three days. Cincin- nati. Chicago, Philadelphia and other Ma t,onal league organizations will in all likelihood exercise out at Mount slag. The acquisition of Molesworth will add to the strength of the Coal Barons ''Gladys' Is a 300 hitter and as a fielder he has few equals in this league. His one drawback has been lame whip" Last year he gave evidence of regaining pos session of his arm.
 Manager Vaughan will be in Birming- ham probably during the present week and will be able to 'fhand out the real live article in the dope line to the fans.
 It is known that Birmingham will have new men in the infeld. The only two
 
 Niles and Montgomery. It is no sure thing that Vaughan will be able to secure possession of Niles. The speed man" was soll to Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Athletics last season. Mack, if Niles does mot make good is willing to return the player to Birmingham. St. Louis objects to this and refuse to waive claim to him. If Manager McAleer pressts in his stand Vaughan must secure another second baseman.
 President Baugh believes that Vaughan will gather a strong team. No pennant winners are claimed. It is believed that the ability of the players will tell their cal1bre instead of talk
 Manager Vaughan writes that he is negotiating with several good men and he hopes to land at least three good in fielders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01
WAINWRIGHT ENDORSED.
Will Begin Campaign for Speakership
 of New York Assembly.

New York, December 31.-With the en- dorsement of twenty-four members of the state assembly, nearly all of whom re- oeived the support of the Municipal Own ership league in the last election, Assem- b;yman J. Mayhew Wainwright was again placed in the race for the speakership in the NeV York state assembly today.
 The assemblymen who took this action at a meeting of the Independence league, the organization which succeeds the Municipal Ownership league, at the Gilby house this evening notified MT. Vain wright by telephone of their endorsement of him. After thanking them the assem- blyman said he would start for Albany t. tLmorrow where headquarters will be opened. 1wenty-four assemblymen at to- days conference are listed among the III republican members of the assembly.
 MT. Wainwright announced his inde- pendent candidacy some time ago but had not been pressing it actively. At Albany night Assemblyman Wadsworth. Cover nor Higgins candidate and Assembly, man Merritt, commonly known as former Gov ernor Odell's candidate, each express ed his confidence of election.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01
TODAY A HIGH FEAST
 IN CATHOLIC CHURCH
Solemn High Mass at Two Churches. Dean Meurer to Celebrate Thirty
 Eighth Anniversary.

In the Catholic church New Years is celebrated as the feast of the circumcision and is holy day of obligation. At St. Paul's there will be three masses-6 o'clock, 7:30 o'clock and o'clock The last service will be solemn high mass
 At the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows the masses will be at o'clock and 10 o'clock. The latter will be a solemn high mass, at which the Very Rev Dean J. A. Meurer, the pastor of tho church, will be celebrant, the Rev. Father Galand will be deacon, the Rev Father Canepa, sub deacon, and the Rev. Father Tobin, mas ter of ceremonies. Today will be tho deans thirty-eighth anniversary as priest He was ordained by the late Bishop Wheelan of Wheeling, w. Va On the occasion of Father Meurer's anniversary celebration Father Galland will preach an appropriate sermon.
 The services at all the Catholic churches in Birmingham and vicinity were largely attended yesterday. At high mass at St. Pauls the Rev. Father Kitrick was celebrant and the Rev. Father Coyle, the pastor, filled the pull pit. The pastor announced that begin ming with next Sunday there would be four masses at St. PauPs-three for adults and one for the Sunday school. The Sunday hours will be- 6:30 o'clock, 7.3O o'clock, 9:So o'clock Sunday school children) and 1O:30 o'clock.
 Father Coyle delivered an eloquent ser mon from the gospel appointed to be read on Epiphany. The text was as follows: And opening their treasures they of fered Him gifts-gold, frankincense and myrrh."
 After the high mass at St. Pauls the benediction of the blessed sacrament was bestowed.
 At the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows high mass was sung at 10 o'clock. The music of the choir was beautifully ren- dered under the direction of Mrs. O'Leary.
 The ladies of St. Anne's Altar society met at the residence of the dean to make arrangements for bazar to be held in February.
 Last night St. Josephs society was or ganized.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01
BECKHAM HE MAN
 ID END DEADLOCK Interesting Situation in State
 Politics of Kentucky LITTLE CHANGE NOTED
Senator Blackburn and Judge Paynter About even, While Hademan Men are Standing Firm.
 Fight Is on Today.

Frankfort, Ky. December S1.-With the democratic senate and house caucuses only twenty-four hours away, Governor J. w. C. Beckham is being frequently mentioned as the man whose nomination would settle what promises to be one of the most memorable and stubborn sena- torial deadocks in the history of Ken lucky.
 During the past twenty-four hours the situation has changed but little, there being no perceptible variation in the strength of Senator J. c. s. Blackburn and Judge Thomas Paynter, the leaders, nor of w. B. Haldeman, the man who with the smallest number of votes ap- parently holds the key to the situation. The Haldeman men are apparently stand ing firm. Both sides are still claiming suf- ticient strength to nominate the speaker of the house. but as the Blackburn and Haldeman forces have apparently com bined to organize the house, the poll of their announced supporters seems num- erically the stronger. However, the speak ership race is complicated by the fact Athat some of the legislators are not fol- lowing the lines of division which pre- vail in the senatorial fight.
 Lieutenant Governor Thone has an- nounced that in case Governor Beckham should be put forward as a candidate, he will resign, thus allowing the presi- dent of the senate pro tenn to become governor. The lieutenant governors an- nouncement was made following publish ed declarations that the leaders of the democratic party would oppose any move whereby he would succeed to the gover- norship. This opposition, it was stated, on alleged abuse of the pardonihg power by Thorne while acting governor during the absence of Governor Beckham from the state. Those who look to Governor Beckham as a passible factor in the sen atorial fight do so on the ground that he is the logical man to inherit Judge Paynter's strength in case the struggle should be prolonged to a point where 1t became apparent the latter could not win
 Governor Beckham has several times declared that he is not a candidate, and has as far as he could consistently do so, supported Judge Paynter. The Governors 8 friends declared there would be a stam- pede to him in case Paynter should find it necessary to withdraw.
 Senator James B. McCreary, Senator Blackburns junior colleague arrived to- day, and tonight gave out statement an- nouncing that Senator Blackburn would have his hearty support during the com ing contest. Half a dozen congressman are also in Frankfort watching the situ- ation.
 Congressman Ollie M. James, who thus far has expressed no preference, and taken no hand in the struggle, may be voted on as candidate, although he has requested that his name be, not used. Several legislators from Western Ken lucky have Expressed their determna- ton to place him in nomination and sup port him as @ compromise candidate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01
DUELING STILL COMMON
At St. Pierre, and One Man Has
 Fought Ten Times.

From the Chicago News.
 There Is one place in North America where dueling is still common. That is St. Pierre Miquelon. Among other prac- tices peculiar to the mother country France. Is that of settling affairs of honor by appeal to the pistol or the rapier From d recent publication in the Pierrois journal, La Vigie (The LookouD, it is learned that seventeen duels have taken place there the last four years, or an av- craze of one every three months. In ten of these M. Paul Louis Lesasse, the fish cry merchant. who represents the little colony in the French chamber at Yer sailles, has figured as a principal. It is evident, therefore, that he lives a stren- uous and dangerous life, though as mo- body has ever been seriously wounded in these encounters the peril must be less than would appear at first sight. The lit- tie town has only $500 people, and what may be termed its aristocracy is very lim- ited. M. Legasse, who is the leading fish cry butftter, owning over sixty vessels that ply in the Grand Banks and whose wealth far exceeds that of any competi- tor in the place, has to find his adversa- ries among the officials who conduct the administration among the candidates who contest his seat when the biennial elections take place.
 His latest duel was with M Caperon the retiring chief justice of the little col ony. Between the two there had been fued since last summer. when M Legasse being charged with complicity in some al- legged marine scandal was arrested by or- der of this judge. bail being refused until M. Legasses friends appealed by cable to the minister of justice in Paris, who ordered his release. M Legasse being un- able to insist upon a meeting while M. Caperon was actually holding his exalted office. had to wait until his transfer to another post was ordered. Then he promptly challenged the chief justice. They fought with pistols at forty-five paces, but neither was hit NJ Legasse's previous important duel was with M Du- mont, creole from St. Pierre. Marti- nique all of whose relatives were killed by the tragic explosion of Mt. Pelee. NJ.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01
CITY JAIL STATISTICS.
First Arrest in the New Year for
 Firing Pistol.

During the past year 71O4 cases were filed against persons lodged in the city Jail.
 These figures do not include the total number of arrests during 19O5 Bonded cases where the accused were not locked up are not among the number. There were about 24o0 of this class. which makes the nusaber of arrests slightly over $500 for the year.
 Night Desk Sergeant Mullin estimates that the total number of cases tried in the police court during the past year were about 12,000. and may reach 13O00. Several of the persons arrested had more than one charge against them, and some- times as many as three or four.
 The first man arrested by the police in 1906 was Fleming Harris, a negro, who celebrated the coming in of the new year by the discharge of a pistol in the city limits. The arrest was made by Police men Williamson and Perkerson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01
Eieht-Hour Day in Chicago.

Chicago. Decembsr 31.-The S-hour day was given New Years salutation by 2508 union printers this evening in a demonstration at Brands hall. Tuesday. after eighteen weeks of strike, the 8-hour day will go into effect in approximately three-fourths of the book and job print ing shops of Chicago. The large estab- lishments controlled by the Typothetae, however, stand solidly for the old order with 9-hour working day. Figures were offered to show that out of 3500 members of the union. 24oO are to come under the 6-hour day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01

Dnmonf. who Is lawyer ran against M Iegasse for deputy in the last election and special interest attached to his candl- daey because many of lis followers ad= voeated the annexation cf the island ta the United States
 It was an outcome of scme violent lan= guage that the Legasse-Dumont duel took place. Previous appearance of M. Ie- gassee on the field of honor were made iwth other officials and with one or two rivals in the commercial line. officers of the gendarmerie on the island and the naval squadron which gathers there ev- cry summer, figured in some of these 'af- fairsff
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01
Strike In New York.

New York, December s1.-Typographical Union No. 6 of New York, the largest aggregation of wage-earning printers in the world, today formally declared a strike in all book and job printing offices within it's jurisdiction, and tomorrow not a line of type will be set or cast by union man in any of the great printing establishments, unless the employers shall agree to make eight hours the length of tho work day, and at the present scale of wages paid for a 9-hour day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01
Factory Building Destroyed.

Detroit, Mich, December a.-Fire to- night in the four-story brick factory building at the northwest corner of Fort and Fourth street did approximately s100- 0c0 damage The loss on the building own ed by the Cowie estate of Detrolt is est- mated at s20,000. The remainder of the loss is about equally divided between the Seely manufacturing and Wolverine leath- CT speciality companies, who occupied the building The loss is partially covered by insurance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01

upstate. to have a day or two of rest before meeting in Albany on Wednesday to begin preparing their report to the legislature
 Charles E. Hughes, wearied with his labors as inquisitor. left his home today Co rest in the country until Thursday. He will go to Albany Thursday night un- less his programme is changed in prepara- tion of the committees report. and in framing remedial legislation resulting from the investigation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01
Southern Railway Co.
Schedule ln Effect JuIy 23. 19o5.


 Trains leave Birmingham as follows: 6:35 a. m.-No &, for Atlanta, Washing ton, Baltimore. Philadelphia, New York and the East. Pull man Drawing Room Sleeping Car. Birmingham to New York. Dining car. Birming- ham to Atlanta. SEQ d. m.-No. 19 for Montevalo. Ma plesvile, Selma and way sta- tions
 12:25 D. m.-No 35, for Columbus, West Point Wnona, Greenwood and Greenville; also Sheffield and Florence and North Ala bama points. $40 D. m.-No 15, for cordova. oakman. Corona and way stations; also Blossburg.
 5:45 a. m.--No. 22 for Anniston, Hefin and way stations; also Rome. Ga G:50 D. m.-No. 36 for Atlanta, Charlotte. Richmond, Washington. New York and the East. Pullman Sleeping Car Birmingham to Richmond, Va. 4:05 D. m.-No. 24. Anniston, Atlanta and way stations also for Jack sonville and all Florida points also Talladega, Ala Pullman Sleeping Car Birmingham to Brunswick, Ga. f0:2O D. m,-No 37, for Columbus, West Point, Winona, Greenwood and Greenvlle. Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car Birmlng- ham to Greenville. 1O:35 D. m.-No. 21, for Selma. Mobile and way stations Pullman Draw ing Room Sleeping Car Blr- mingham 10 Mobile. II 80 D. m.-No. 9S. for Atlanta, Anniston and way stations. Pullman Sleeping Car. Birmingham to Atlanta. Sleeping Car can be occupied at Union station 9:3o D. m.
 For detailed information and sleeping car reservations apply passenger office, Morris Hotel Building. Telephone 3061 Bell and 6I7 Peoples.
 J. N HARRISON, Dist. Pass. Agt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01
50, 900 SHARES INVESTMENT STOCK.

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01
Protest from Rome.

Rome, December 31.-Seventeen senators and thirty-eight members of the Chamber of Deputies, who formed themselves into committee to organize a manifesto tion against the massacres in Russia, to- day published a manifesto in which it Is pointed out that the slaughter in Rus sa had done greater damage to that na- ton than she had suffered s- her mill tary reverses in the far east. The pro- test Is without religious, political or so- cial distinction
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01
PERSONAL

J. L. Dozier of Columbus is at the Morris.
 Robert P. Morrow of York is at the Morris.
 Lewis E. Meyer of Demopolis is at the Hillman.
 Dr. c. c. Brown of odensville Is at the Hillman.
 D. D. McGee oftDalton is registered at the Hillman.
 T. W. Woodward of Atlanta is stopping at the Morris.
 R. A. Hanson of Fayette is registered at the St. Nicholas.
 c. A. Newsome of Montgomery is stop ping at the Hillman.
 H. H. Anderson of Lynchburg, Va, is at the Birmingham
 Charles S. Grave of Alexander City is registered at the Morris.
 W. w. Dungan of Blockton is stopping at the Birmingham hotel.
 J. C. Coperton of New Orleans is reg istered at the Birmingham.
 C. H. Webster of Gadsden was among the arrivals at tho Morris last night.
 w. P. O'Connor of Tuscaloosa Is among the late arrivals at the St. Nicholas.
 George G. Brantley of the Chattanooga Medicine company Is at the St. Nicholas. Frank H. Turner and A. D. Turner of Richmond, Va, are at the St. Nicholas. J. w .Scruggs, a well-known business man of Huntsville. is stopping at the St. Nicholas.
 Mayor George B. Ward has returned from Franklin, Tenn, where he attended a house party.
 John T. Land, business manager of the Meridian Star, spent yesterday in Bir- mingham with old friends.
 Charles H. Thacker, well-known young business man of Eutaw, was reg istered at the Hllman last night.
 Theodore Alexander, travelling repre- sentative of the Knoxville Journal and Tribune, is visiting friends in the city. Thomas P. Grasty of the Manufacturers Record is in Birmingham on his way to Sylacauga, where he will spend a few days hunting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01

FAMILY REUNION-Nfr. and Mrs. T. S. Pound, their daughter, and their neice, Miss Emma Belle McNeal have re- turned from Atlanta, where they wSSt to attend a family reunion of the Pounds family The party was at the old home of Mrs. Thursia L. Pound, mother of Mir. Pound, who is over 80 years of age. All the children and grandchildren were at the reunion, forty-one In number. and this was the first time in twenty years that so large a number had gathered at the same time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01
Fire at Fort Worth.

Forth Worth. December 31.-At midnight tonight fire destroyed seven stores In Jef- ferson. Tex. entailing loss of S75.ooo. The burned out firms are John Heimer. dry goods; Sam Marron. dry goods; L.. Goldstein, dry goods; two restaurants, and Sunset saloon. Insurance cannot be learned tonight as exchange burned. and news was sent by operator perched on top of telephone pole
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01
STRIKE IS ON.
Herr Dircktor Conreid Faces an Or
 aanized Chorus With Grievance.

New York, December 31.-The Central Federated union, composed of delegates of all the labor unions, endorsed today the demands of the Metropolitan Opera House Chorus Singers union, and Di- rector Heinrich Conreid will be visited by a committee tomorrow, which will present the unions demand for an increase of wages from Sl5 to s25 week, and if that demand Is not complied with, 1t Is de- clared a strike will be immediately or dered Efforts made today to secure pledge of cooperation from the members of the orchestra and stage mechanics failed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01
TO MERCHANTS.

Effective Wednesday, Nev. 18th, 1O:25 a. m. Bessemer freight train will ge to Bes- semer via South Bessemer line and return via North Bessemer line.
 Birmingham Railway, Light
 & Power Company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01
Steamers Collide.

Dover, December 31.-The arrival here of the Red Star Line steamer Vardeland from Hamburg for New York was de- layed owing to a collision with the Buck nall line steamer Barotze from Hamburg for the far east The Barotze was dam aged about the water line and the Varde- lands bulwarks were smashed The lat ter took timber on board here for tenn norarY repalrs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01
Bomb Wrecks MacaronI Factory.

Scranton, Pa, December Sl.-A dynamite bomb was thrown against the front door of Givanni Fazzi macaroni factory at 22S Franklin avenue at o'clock this morn- ing, and the whole front of the building and half the storeroom were wrecked. The Arlington hotel adjoining was badly dam aged. Fazz has received several letters lately signed '"rhe Iron Head" demand ing money and threatening his family and himSalf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01
carroII.RrantIey WeddIna.

William Howe Carroll and Miss Fran eis Elizabeth Brantley were married yes terday afternoon at the home of the Rev. J. A. Hendricks at North Birmingham. Mr Carroll was formerly connected with the Gray-Dudley company in this city. but Is now resident of Nashville. The couple will leave for that city tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01
Block Gutted.

Brockton. Mass, December 31.-The four story city block at the corner of Main and Ward streets was gutted by fire late tonight The loss will exceed s1O0.000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01
Foundry Burned.

Chattanooga, December 31--(Special.)- The Price-Evans foundry was partially destroyed by fire here at a late hour last night. All the frame work of the foundry was destroyed and the loss will run we'll up into the thousands of dollars. There was some insurance. The cause of the fire Is unknown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01
BoudanovItch Dies.

London, January LA dispatch to a news agency from St. Petersburg says that General Bogdanovitch, vice governor general of Tanboff, central Russia, who was wounded three times with revolver shots December 2S, has died of his wounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01
Andrews Declines.

Cleveland, December 31.--Horace b. An drews, president of the Cleveland Electric Railway company. today announced that he had declined the recent offer to him to become President of the London Un- derground Railway system.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01

NOT WANTED-The negro arrested in Ackerman. Miss, on suspicion of being Henry King. the murderer of Policeman James Mullin, proved to be the wrong man. In company with Officer Mcclure the negro arrived in Birmingham yester- day. He proved that his name was Allen Neblitt, and he was released. In order to convince the officers of Alderman that he was the wrong man Neblitt paid his own fare to Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01
Thirty Persons Killed.

Kharkoff, Russia, December a.-In collision today at the Ilndbetin railroad station, between soldiers and railroad strikers, thirty persons were killed and many injured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01
Garaico Appointed.

Guayaquil Ecuador. December 31.-Pe- dro Fable Garalco has been appointed Be- uadorean consul at New Orleans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01

SOCIAL EvENT.-Fallon O'Byrne will give dinner this evening for the visit ing boys from tho Kentucky Military school. After dinner the boys will be ten dered box party at the Bijou by their young host.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01
phillln Reid Dead.

Rochester, N. T., December g.-Phillip F. Reid. once well known tenor singer died here today after long illness. He was born in Hesse Darmstadt Germany, 5s years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01
CITY ITEMS

PASTOR RESIGNS.-The Rev. E. Lee Smith. the pastor of the West End Bap- list church, has rendered hls resignation, The resignation has been accepted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01
Mrs. Fanny Field Andrews Dead.

London, December 31.-Mrs. Fanny Field Andrews. daughter of the late Cyrus w. Field, died at Richmond yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01
Purity at Parker 8.

HLOWERS breathe wishes for a
 Happy New Year more elo- uuently than words. They are ap- propriate. too. at the last minute.
 A box of superfine confectionery is also a graceful expression.
 We have the vogue in such things.