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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-30
TALLADEGA'S FIGHT WITH
 DUST FULL OF INTEREST

Talladega, October Especial )-The city of Taladega, like many of the older towns, had it's beginning in a business way, around the court house Most of the original southern towns first built tenn pie of justice, then put up lot of hitch ing posts and the stores sauat,ed about on the four sides of a square-this happy ar rangement being convenient for witnesses. jurors, etc, and enabling each merchant to observe the actions of the general pub lis and the doings of his competitor. The public square in Talladega is laid upon a hard red clay soil covered with sev eral feet of broken limestone rock, and this soil dries quickly after a rain and becomes dusty very rapidly. The present dry weather has made the dust quite un- pleasant. The citizens purchased a sprink ling wagon a few years since, but it is constantly out of repair. Recently a pe- tition was filed before tne Board of AL dermen signed by a majority of the mer- chants asking that each occupant of a business house on the public square be taxed I cents per front foot for sprink- ling In the mean time the mayor has had the streets about the court house sprinkled from the fire hydrants, which tends in small measure to relieve the situation.
 There is great complaint as to scarcity of houses and room at the various hotels and boarding houses. Not day passes that some one is not turned away from the boarding houses because of lack of room Dwellings are all occupied, nor can new ones be built fast enough for the | demand. Hardly a dwelling has been | erected here for twelve months but that | 1t was rented before the first nail was driven. No stores are vacant. not a shed, | cottage or living room but is already oc- eupied, It is apparent that the population of the city has increased out of propor-
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here, has accepted a position as a clerk in the United States mail service. MT. Ward will be in Chattanooga, and will leave for that city next Monday.
 Mrs. Annie S. Pearson sold her two cot tages on Eleventh street Saturday to MT. c. c. Kilgore, the consideration belnS $2S00. Mrs. Pearson has purchased rom w. F. F'itts the residence on Queen City avenue, known as the old Pratt house.
 Mrs. Robert Moore of Jackson, Tenn, Mrs. Nelson and Miss Thorne Nelson Of Newbcrne are the guests of MT. Robert Cochrane
 Miss Mary Blackwell of Anniston is the guest of Miss Jessie Martin at her boarding place at Miss Donoho's.
 Mr. and Mrs. James Irvive of San Fran cisco are in the city, the guests of pr. and Mrs. J. T. Searcy. They are making a tour of the country, and stopped over in Tuscaloosa for brief visit to rela- tives.
 MT Waddy Thompson of Atlanta, Ga, son of the late Governor Hugh Thomp- son. is in the city. the guest of his aunt Mrs. Ellen Peter Bryce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-30
SHAW EXPLAINS
 HIS USE OF MONEY
SAYS HE DEPOSITED a2s, ,ooo, ,ooo BE. CAUSE HE FELT IT WAS NECES- sARY TO STEADY CONDITIONS IN THE, COUNTRY.

Minneapolis, Mlnn,. October 29.-seere- tary Of tho Treasury Leslie M. Shaw ar rived in Minnesota 10 assist Congressman McCleary in his campaign. The Seere- tarys first address was at Mankato to- day and tonight he spoke at Winnebago'
 When asked about his recent faellitalion of gold imports and deposits of public money without the payment of interest Mr. Shaw said
 Tt is surprising that any one should complain of the importation of this gold More than ten car loads, $10o'00O00o, were brought from Europe and Australia with out expense to the government, and 1t all entered into the channels of trade in the United States.
 q deposited S26,OO0000. Of this l gave New York city. 5000, GOO; Chicago, $s,0000o0 St. Louis S2,Oo0Oo0; New Orleans. s20OO, COO; Minneapolis, So, ,0O0. 00O, and distributed tho rest 10 St. Paul. Kansas City, Omaha, Des Moines, Milwaukee and all over the coun- try.
 Tt is due 10 say, however, that no effort was made to relieve the situation until these men, manufacturers, mer- chants. builders and others began to com- plain that they were compelled to pay excessive rates of interest. l keep in touch with the whole country and try to do what l shall again try to do if the oc- casion requires, 10 steady conditions. Dur ing the summer when money was ex- cessive and speculation was thereby in- vited, 1 withdrew money from the chan nels of trade and locked 1t up. When 1t was neded I released it.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-30
LIST OF THE IDENTIFIED
 DEAD AT ATLANTIC CITY

Atlantic City, N. J., October 29.-After a day of unceasing effort on the part of the city officials. the police and many civilians, the total number of dead in the wreck of the Pennsylvania electric train that yesterday plunged into the water way separating this city from the main land, Is placed at 5. Of this number 50 bodies have been taken from the wreck and one man who was injured died at the city hospital. Then there are two victims whose bodies have not been recovered.
 The official number of identifcations made at the temporary morgue, and at undertaking establishments. is 49.
 The identified dead are:
 Emmanuel Freed of New York an actor known as Nanny Bernard" nephew of Sam Bernard.
 Mrs Mary Benckert, Philadelphia. Clarence Benckert, F years. son. W. L. Carter. Philadelphia.
 Mrs ". L. Carter, his wife.
 James Paul Dempsey, Camden. Ida Dempsey. his wife.
 Mrs Walter Bradish, Eastport, Me. Mrs. Cora Bibber Brown, Eastport Me. Mrs. Selma Womfer, Camden.
 James Eagan Atlantic City.
 Mrs. Laura Laurence, Philadelphia. Samuel Ifell Germantown, Pa. Rachael fell, his wife.
 Waller Scott Atlantic City.
 pr. Alvin c. Hudders, Peterborough, Philadelphia.
 Mrs. Hudders, his wife.
 Dr. Paul Felsberg, Philadelphia. Mrs. Frances Felsberg his wife. Frank Monroe, Atlantic City. Eddie Mess, years, Philadelphia. Gertrude Hayes, colored, Camden. Mrs. Evelyn McI1lroy, Philadelphia. Olivia McElroy. years, a daughter. John Zimmerman, Philadelphia. B. Finklestein, Reading, Pa.
 Mrs. Ella Rittehouse, GO years, Phila- delphia.
 Ella Mary Rittenhouse, 19 years. daugh- ter
 Albert l.. Getman, Philadelphia Albert Kessel, Camden.
 Charles Kessel, a brother. Mrs. W. II. Stewart. Wenonah, N. I. William Stewart Klyne, adopted son of Mrs. Stewart.
 Martha Heisch. Philadelphia. William Edwards, Woodbury, N. J. Frank Merward, Philadelphia. Joseph Merward, a brother Constantine c. Veorado, Philadelphia.
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JUDGE RECOGNIZES
 LANGDON AS OFFICER
Less Than Five Minutes Were Re. quired to Settle Tanele in
 San Francisco.

San Francisco, October 29.-Unattended by excitement or disorder such as marked the proceedings of last Friday, the ses- sion of court held today was never the less of equal importance Superior Judge Graham was on the bench scarcely five minutes yet the time sufficed for the recognition of w. II. Langdon as district attorney defacto, and his announcement of a decision which will authorize Fran cis J. Heney to proceed with the exam ination of the members of the grand jury to determine their qualifications to serve
 S. M. Shortridge, as attorney of Abra- ham Ruef, was refused permission to address the court, supposedly in objection to the ruling.
 MT. Shortrldge was advised that he might submit his argument this after noon when District Attorney Langdon and Assistant Heney will begin the exam ination of the grand jury. The brief character of the proceedings surprised and bewildered many of those in the court room who had expected a long argument before the decision was rendered. The fact that District Attorney Langdon had been recognized by Judge Graham was not generally known until the police be- gan to clear the court room
 To an Associated Press representative, after the sitting, Assistant District Att torney Heney said: Tt must still be de- termined whether or not we have the right to examine members of the grand Jury for bias or prejudice. But Judge Gra- ham did right-perfectly right.
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TACKLE MANY SUBJECTS.
w. c. T. U. Adopts Strong Resolutions
 Denouncing Various Evils.

Hartford. Conn.,, October 29.-Resolu- tions denouncing King Leopold II. of Bel gium as the author of conditions in the Congo Free State, which are character ized as "atroclous;' calling for the ex- clusion of Reed Shoot from the United State Senate because of his relations with the Mormon church; opposing the sale of beer or other intoXieants at army posts; advocating the making permanent of temporary prohibition of the sale of beer at national soldiers homes; pro- testing against the issuing of liquor tax receipts in prohibition territory; declaring for the highest standards of purity for men and women alike, and declaring in favor of the right of suffrage for women, were adopted this afternoon by the Ma tional Women's Christian Temperance union.
 When the resolution dealing with the Congo Free State was introduced the Bel gian government was the object of de- nunciation. but after some discussion the name of Leopold II. was substituted for that of the Belgian government.
 A resolution was also adopted urging that state legislatures demand an anti polygamN'' amendment to the constitution of the United States.
 Tonight the diamond medal oritorica contest was held.
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LARGE CROWD HEARS
 CONFER AT TALLADEGA
Speaker Says Alabama Wants Immi- grants Such as Are on Sand Noun
 tain, at Culman and Thorsby.

Talladega, October 29.-(Special. )-There was an unusually large crowd of repre- sentative citizens gathered in the city court room today to hear Governor-elect B. B. Conner. The fight over Cunning ham and Conner was unusually close in this county the former winning out by small majority, and many were curious to hear what the governor-elect would say after being declared the nominee Mr. Conner was in fine fettle, smiling and debonair, as he faced the large audience after being happily introduced by A. M Garber The themes discussed by him second, education; third, local option fourth, railroad repression and super vision, closing with fervid pledge to do his duty when elected as the chief execu- tive Sandwiehed in between these themes he happily discussed emigration, taking the ground that the desirable class of emigrants wanted were settlers such as are on Sand mountain at Cullman and Thorsby, and accentuated the fact that those settlers who came in the natural course of events, the native born chil- uren or AlaDama, alter all furnished the highest type of emigrants. He confined himself strictly to discussing the doc trines set out in the democratic platform As whole his speech was a winner, far more foreible than many delivered during the canvass and at various intervals dur Ing the hour of it's delivery he was hearlly and spontaneously applauded.
 The register sodl at public outcry today some large and valuable tracts of farm lands in this county, known as the
 James Embry Estate lands" The sale was at the suit for partition and division of the heirs at law of Francis Embry and James Embry and attracted many bidders. The lands are mostly situated | in the northern portion of the county, near Coosa river, and brought a good ! price.
 | Mrs. Rena Duncan Hayes daughter l of a famous Methodist minister, and sis | ter of Mrs. J. Morgan Smith of Bir-
 mingham, died recently in Texas, and
 was buried here today. As girl she | lived here until her marriage. and was universally beloved.
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Recommendations for Yosemite Park

Washington, October 29.-The annual re- port of the acting superintendent of the Yosemite National Park made public to- day by the interior department makes several important recommendations con corning needed legislation. The super intendent asks that all patented land within the present limits of the park be condemned and purchased by the gov ernment, and also that permanent mil itary post be established in the valley. The latter is needd for tn protection of game which seems to b gradually on the decrease because of poachng. It is asked that Congress enact law dehninS what is prohibited in the park and fixing pen alties for violation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-30
MACHINlSTS STILL
 EXPECT VICTORY Leaders Think There Is Too Much Work for Anybody to Be
 Idle Long.

Washington. October 9.-(Special)-Ne- gotiations between the International Union of Machinists and the management of the Southern railway looking to an adjustment of differences which caused the present strike will probably be re- sumed this week. The officers of the International Union are moving to reopen the subject with the railway and expect to succeed. An official of the Interna- tional Union stated today that the men had excellent reason for hoping to win the strike.
 .sThe Southern is not making much headway in the matter of getting machin- lsts to take the places of the strikers. V he said. 'Men are scarce as compared to the number of jobs. The trunk lines of the country could give employment to every machinist in the shops of the Southern before the strike and still not have enough men. We shall win"
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Piles
Suffered for 23 Years-Tried Every thing Without Avail-"Pyramids'
 Doing the Work.
A Trial Package Mailed Free to All.

The rectum. like the mouth, is lined with that soft, satiny material known as mucous mebrane. Piles is a disease of that membrane and the blood vessels that lie under 1t.
 Fissure and Fistula affect the same membrane and belong to the same fam ily. Pyramid Pile Cure slipped into the bowel, melt and spread themselves over the diseased and painful surface and act just as a salve would if the trouble was on the outside of the body and could be easily seen and gotten at.
 The immediate relief they give even in the most agonizing cases will startle you, as it has already startled many thousands of "doubting Thomases'' before you. who have tried everything and sent for the sample package. firmly con- vinced that they would again be disap- pointed.
 But they weren't. Pyramid Pile Cure don't dsappoint. They cure. They are for sale at all druggists at 50 cents box and are worth an even hundred to the person who needs them.
 This is to certify that q have used three 5Oc boxes of Pyramid Pile Cure and it has benefited me more than any other nile remedy | have ever used. l used the sample which you sent me, together with the three 50c boxes, and I am so much better, but not entirely cured as my case is one of twenty-three years standing. I did not expect to be cured all at once. I had almost lost all hope of ever get ting any remedy that would help me until | tried Pyramid Pile Cure l believe they will entirely cure me If l continue their use which 1 intend doing so ion.. as can get the money 10 pay for them, I do not think any one ever suffered very much more than l have at times. Then would be so nervous I could not get any ease ilr any position l could place myself.
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ton to the dwellings, and if living apart ments are not soon erected some of the dwellers in our midst will have to occupy
 tents
 Recently the Louisville and Nashville railroad took up the matter of the over flow of Battle street across East street With committee of the City Council
 Messrs. Lamb and Crane and the super
 visor of the road, on the part of the
 Louisville and Nashville and Messrs.
 Bowie, Jackson, Bishop, John C. Williams
 and the mayor, on behalf of the city,
 made personal inspection of the cross ings, sewers, drains and waterways; from | Johnson avenue to the Talladega furnace
 and from the west end of South street to Chinnabee mills. Much that can be rem
 edied in the way of drainage was pointed
 out and discussed, and a better state of
 affairs during flood seasons can be looked Tor If the railroad carries out half the suggestions and Improvements agreed upon.
 The Eastern railway Is a short line from Talladega to Ashland, recently ac- quired by the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic railroad which from it's very first trip has had a wonderful passenger patronage Every train is crowded both going and coming, to such an extent that It Is difficult to obtain a seat. The wonder | IS, where all these people come from | Riding on this train is not at all monot- l onous, as the road Is filled with right | angled turns, and the engineer toots his | whistle at regular minute intervals from | arrival to departure.
 Street. Overseer Phillips has eighteen l hands at work grading and lining up the l sidewalks of the city in Stonnington and on Coffee street, according to grade lines
 and stakes given him by the city engi- | neer J. II. Lawson In some few in-
 stances MT. Lawsons survey shows that
 the property owner has slightly infringed
 on the street. Next week the street over. | seer expects to lay down 500 feet of l granite street crossings, provided the | stone arrives.
 The granite selected is from the Georgia 1 quarries at Lithonia, Ga, five inches | mick by eighteen inches wide. At the principal crossings there will be double
 paral llel rows of stone three feet apart the intervening space being filled with i ehert, furnishing a crossing six feet wide
 The crossing when put down will cost | about 30 cents per llneal foot
 After a lengthy correspondence with the | postoffice department, it has been sniff.
 ciently shown that Taladega has lettered streets, numbered houses, paved side.
 walks and local postoffice receipts fai
 more than sufficient to entitle the city
 to free mail delivery, so that at last we | are promised a visit from an inspector a,
 a preliminary step to daily free mail de. | livery
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Nineenzo Domable Atlantic City.
 George Turner, colored, Atlantic City.
 Thomas Culvence, Philadelphia
 Chnord Harris F years, colored, Phila- delphia.
 Sinclair Harris, 15 years, a brother.
 John kober, Philadelphia.
 Robert Brower Philadelphia.
 George Womfer, Camden.
 Mrs Annie Miller, Philadelphia.
 Lester Miller, her son.
 Samuel Kleinberger, Atlantic City.
 or the remaining bodies at the morgue, one was partially identified as that of Arman Alexis Tadeseo of New York. the fiiancee of Miss Heisch, who was killed. One other body in an undertaking es- tablishment Is that of an old key peddler, whose name no one seems to know.
 In addition to this. Joseph MeElroy, years of age, son of Mrs. Evelyn McEl- roy, is known to have been drowned, as is II. N. Bureh of Camden.
 A special car containing the bodies of the Philadelphia victims left tonight for that city.
 The day has been one of unceasng ac- tivity, of gruesome scenes, and pathetic incident. Wrecking crews with derrcks succeeded in bringing one of the two Submerged cars to the surface, and divers working in relays brought up bodies until their task was completed, and they re- ported that no more dead remained either inside the second car or anywhere in the vicinity.
 Interest now eenters in the work of the coroner's jury which today made careful inspection of the scene of ths wreck and the drawbridge at which the train left the rails. The jury sworn in hy Coroner Gaskill met at 1 o'clock and accompanied by the coroner, Prosecut- ing Attorney Abbott, City Solicitor Wooten and several other eitiy officials, proceeded to the scene of the tragedy.
 At the bridge they were joined by Mayor Storey and ". w. Atterbury, gen. eral manager of the Pennsylvania rail- road.
 After the forward ear had been hoisted to the surface and the divers who had been at work on the wreckage all day long had made a final examination of the second car without finding any more bodies, General Manager Atterburrg, who with several of his assistants had been on the scene since Sunday night, eX- pressed his belief that the total num- Der of dead would not exceed fifty-three.
 There is a bare possibility that one or two others may have been killed" he said, but I feel confident that the num- Der of victims will remain at fifty-three. l cannot believe that any of the unfor- tunates were carried out to sea by tho ebbing tide"
 On returning from the drawbridge MT. Atterbury discussed the accident freely, but when asked his theory as to the cause he replied that it is still a mystery to him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-30
Preserve Status Quo Over Persia.

London, october 29.-Replying to an in- terpelation from the government in the House of Commons on the subject of Anglo-Russian agreement in relation to Persia, Walter Runciman, parliamentary secretary of the local government board, said that no general agreement had as yet been arrived at. The two govern ments, it was explained had discussed recent events with the objects of avoiding a conflict of interests and were collect ing together with the view of preserving the status quo
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More Spanish Laborers Arrive.

Colon, october 29.-The Royal Mail steamer Atrato arrived here today with the second consignment of 100 laborers from Vigo, Spain. Very few laborers are coming in here from the West Indies, where planters and other employers of labor are doing their best to retain their men. A large increase of laborers will be needed when the contract work on the canal begins.
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Yeomen Desert With Money.

Havana, October 29-captain Nazro Of the cruiser Brooklyn has requested the police to arrest two deserters. Charles N Fernald, yeoman of Atlantic City, \. J.. and David A. Harman. yeoman of Hazle. ton, Pa. These men left the Brookly in charge of a mail pouch in which then were registered letters contaiaing slSd8 for transmission to the United States The crew of the Brooklyn had just been paid off and the men were sending money home.
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Florida Woman Assassinated.

Jacksonville, Fla, october 29-The woman murdered Sunday in Levy county was Mrs. Trucilla Horton, residing near Chiefland. The victim was alone at the time, but was not assaulted. as stated. The coroner's jury could find no clew to the assassin Mrs. Horton was sitting on her porch when fired on, the entire load of shot entering her neck and the back of her brain.
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Jap Student Calls on President.

Washington, October 29.-Asahi Ki- tasaki. the Japanese student who re- gently resigned from the naval acad- emy because he was deficient in his studies, was cordially received by the President today. He is not seeking re instatelnent in the institntion. kita- gaki is q personal friend of the Presi- dent and his family.
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Riot Case Goes to Jury.

Atlanta, October 29-The case of George w. Backstock, stonecutter charged with assault with intent to. murder Mat tie Adams, a negro woman, September 9, was given to the jury late this afternoon. The jury is still out, and no verdict is expected before morning. This is one of the cases growing put of the race riots here a month ago.
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Maaoon Would Stop pueIlina.

Havana, October 29-In consequence of the two duels fought here recently and because rumors that other such
 encounters are pending, Governor Ma goon has asked for a report on the Cuban laws on duelling, with the intep- ton of putting stop to the practice.
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Mitchell Day at WiIkesbarre.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, october Mitchell Day" was celebrated here today by large parade of mine workers. There was total suspension of mining in the Wyoming district, and every local was represented in the procession, which trav- ersed the principal streets of the city.
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British Steamer Is Eloated.

Mobile. October 2s-The British steam ship Dorisbrook, 1S40 tons, blown ashore on Danphine island near Fort Gaines dur ing the storm of September 2l was float ed today. and arrived up to the city this afternoon under her own steam. Sine was high and dry on the beach. She will be repaired here.