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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-16
PRINTERS ENDORSE
10 PER CENT LEVY
NATIONAL BOARD OF ARBlTRA-
TIoN is CREATED TO CONSIST
OF THREE MEMBERS OF THE
UNIONS EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

Colorado Springs, Colo. August b.-By
a unanimous vote the delegates to the
international Typographical union con-
vention today adopted a resolution ex-
pressing full confidence in the officers and
executive council. congratulating them
upon the wisdom and prudent fore
sight shown in the conduct of the con-
test Tor an eight-hour day" and es-
pecially endorsing the action of the levy
of the 10 per cent strike assessment
The arbitration arrangement with the
American Newspapers Publishers asso-
citation was accepted assurances being
given by Frederick Driscoll, labor COM
missioner for the publishers, that they
will ratify it next February.
The new agreement is but slightly diff
ferent from the one which expires May
/, 1907, and insures the newspaper pub
fishers against walkouts, strikes, or boy
colts, they agreeing to arbitrate all dif-
ferenees respecting wages, hours and con-
ditions of labor. A national board OF arbi-
tration is created to consist of three
members of the unions executive council,
and three of the standing committee or
the Publishers association.
indianapolis, the national headquarters,
and Hot Springs were placed in the race
for the 1907 convention, the vote to be
taken tomorrow morning.
Seattle invited the union to hold its
1909 convention there, and St Joseph
Mo-. also made bid for the 1909 conven-
ton. Atlanta, Ca, announced its candi-
dacy for the 1910 meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-16
VANDERBILT STATUS
TO BE DETERMINED
Eminent Council In M. E. Church
Work to Ascertain Exact Legal
Relationship.

Nashville, August 15.-The commission
of lawyers, created at the last general
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church. south. at Birmingham, for the
purpose of ascertainlng certain facts with
relation to Vanderbilt university and the
church, met here today. The commits
sion is composed of five of the abest
attorneys who are members of the chuch,
as follows
Creed f. Bates of Tennessee. Judge
orear of Kentucky; John Mccullough Of
South Carolina. John A. Rich of Missouri
and Judge Newman of Virginia.
1t is the intention of this commission
to ascertain just what the legal relation
ship is between Vanderbilt university and
the Methodist church, south. The mem
bers will take all the facts into consid-
Grafton and then construe the law as
applicable TO the facts just as an appel
late court would In civil litigation.
Another interesting question which it is
the duty of the commission to determine
is the relationship which the college of
bishops bears to the board of trust of
Vanderbilt university. This has been IA
mooted question in church councils for
several years, and is one about which
there has been some disagreement among
the high officials both of the church and
the university.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-16
GENERAL SHOOTING
At NEGRO MEETING
FOUR WILL PROBABLY DIE AS A
RESULT OF A FUSILADE THAT
WAS TURNED LOOSE IN FRONT
OF A CHURCH.

Anderson. S. c.. August 15.-This after
noon at a negro religious meeting. which
is being held at Shiloh church, nine miles
south of Anderson negro boy cursed
a negro man, and a fusilade of bullets
followed Several negro men were shot.
II IS probable that three or four OF the
negroes will die. Anticipating trouble,
Sheriff Green sent two deputies to the
scene last night to keep order.
This afternoon, however, a fight COM
meneed on the public road in front OF
the church. which resulted In the shoot
ing Fully 1900 negroes are in attendance
at the meeting, which was to have been
a three days session, but which now will
probably be broken up. The deputies re-
turned here tonight to secure warrants
for those connected with the affair. and
numerous arrests will follow tomorrow.
Al lease fifty participated in the shoot
ing Leading negroes OF the association
furnished the officers with names OF the
participants.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-16
MANY RIFLES WERE
LOADED WITH BALLS
investigation Shows That Recent At
tack on Grand Duke Was Preceded
BY Other Signs of DisloyaIty.

St. Petersburg, August 15-The investi-
cation into the attempt on the life of the
Grand Duke Nicholas on August 10 at
the guards camp maneuvers, at Krasnoye
Selo, has developed that ball cartridges
were used in 96 rifles of the sharpshooters.
The Krasnoye selo incident was pre-
eeded earlier In the day by two sensa-
tional occurrences directly due to dis
loyalty among the troops. Some men Of
the White Sea regiment fired at one of
their officers from ambush and sergeant
of the onerslke regiment, who had evi-
IDENTIFY become aware that the plotting
was taking place among the men, was
killed.
1t turns out that the police made a
mistake when they presumed they had
captured Captain Kock, commander of
the Red Guards of Finland. The captain
is now in christiana, Norway whence he
writes that he escaped disguised as a cab
driver and actually drove two detectives
who were searching for him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-16
FATAL FIRE ALONG
BUFFALO LAKE FRONT
Veteran Lake Master Is Burned TO
Death and a Sallmaker ls
Fatally Burned.

Buffalo, n. Y, August 15.-Capt. James
Robinson, a veteran lake master. was
burned to death; Charles =Johnson. a sail
maker, was fatally burned. and a score of
other persons had narrow escapes in a
fire at the foot of Main street, near the
water front today.
The fire started on the top floor of No.
Il and No. 10. Main street, occupied by the
Buffalo Ship Chandlery and Supply COM
pany. and is supposed to have been caused
by an explosion. The alarm was given by
johnson, who rushed to the street envel-
oped in flames. Many of the sailmakers
escaped by means of ladders and by jump
ing to adjoining buildings. Captain Rob-
inson's escape was cut off by fire. The
fire spread to the st. Charles hotel at
No. 9 Main street, but was brought under
control before much damage was done to
the hotel
The loss of the building and stock of the
ship supply concern is estimated al $1,000.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-16
CHICAGO TO TAX ALL
PULLMAN PROPERTY
THE FACT THAT CARS MOVE
ABOUT THE COUNT DOES NOT
ALTER THE FACT THAT THEY
ARE OWNED IN CHICAGO.

Chicago, August 15-That Chicago is the
home of all Pullman cars. and that they
should be taxed here, was the claim made
today by Corporation Counsel Lewis,
when he attacked the valuation of the
Pullman company before the board of
review. He contended that the fact that
a car iourneyed from state to state on
regular or irregular trips did not exempt
it from taxation in Chicago
In addition to demanding the taxation
of the cars, Colonel Lewis insisted that
the company pay taxes on s22,OOo,oO0 of
capital stock; s2O.00oo0o surplus and back
taxes on $1,s50,0Oo He also took up the
company's real estate. some of which is
held by the Pullman association. When
the Pullman case was called by Presi-
dent Upham of the board of review, coun-
sci for the company, were unable to an
swer questions put to them by Colonel
Lewis, and the case was, therefore, con-
t.nued until Friday.
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TICKET IN FIELD.
Republicans Re-eIect Cecil Lyon as
State Chairman.

Ell Paso, Texas, August 15.-The repub-
lican state Convection completed It's
work today by re-electing Cecil Lyon of
Sherman state chairman and nominating
the following state ticket:
Governor-Dr. Carrie A. Gray, Fannin
county.
Lieutenant Governor-Frederick Hoff-
heinz. Guadaloupe county.
Attorney General-Charles w. Ogden,
San Antonio.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Manning. VAN
sandt county.
Treasurer-George NJ. Booth. William
son county.
Commissioner General of the Land Of
fice-Henry c. Harding Amarillo.
Railroad Commissioner-W. F. Connor.
Dallas.
superintendent of Public instruction
Vandervoot, Carrizo Springs.
Justice of Court of Criminal Appeals
A. G. Foster, Ell Paso
The resolutions condemn what is re-
ferred to as the wasteful extravaganza
of t.he state democratic administrations
eou1mends the Roosevelt administration;
condemns Nepotism in Texas, and con-
demns the Texas congressman for oppos-
ing the republican national administration
from whom aid comes to Texas.
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With Tears in Eyes Judge
Orders Prisoner Released

New Orleans, August 15.-Peter Manale,
charged with the murder of his wife, was
today set free by order of Judge Aucoin.
who was trying him. When the Judge
pronounced Manale's release. spectators
in the court room elapped their hands
and stampeded on the flood in applause,
and nearly every person present shook
hands with the released prisoner.
Manale had testified that on the MORN
ing of July s, when he entered the room
occupied by his wife and baby. he had
found a man by the name of Addie Rove
kissing Mrs. Manale, and that when he
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-16
English Military Critics Describe
Recent ManeuVefs
MODERN WEAPONS A FACTOR
Thinks Lees Position Was stronger
Than AlIenbys-EneIlsh Com
mander Held Strongly to
Entrenched Line.

London, August 15.-Lieut. Gen. Ian
Hamilton, the umpire in the reproduction
of the battle of Antietam, which was the
feature of the British army maneuvers on
salisburk plain, August g. has given a
teachnioal and detailed report of the op-
erations which occupies a newspaper
column today
General Hamilton notes the remarkable
similarity between the Terrain of the
Salisbury plain and the scene of the
American civil war battle. He says the
range of modern weapon and the differ
ence of conformation of the ground, forced
Brigadier General Allenby, who COM
manded the British force representing the
army of Gen Robert E. Lee to take
position almost resting on the river.
AlIenby's Position Dangerous.
In some ways Alenby's position was in
fntely more dangerous than that which
Lee, with all his boldnes-. actually occu-
pied, because it was so difficult to with
draw from.
Behind his Sharsburg position, Lee had
excellent communications which enabled
him to move his reserves in comparative
safety On the other hand his flank was
SO close to Antietam that the northern
gunners posted on the left bank of that
stream were able to rake it, and the angle
which his left made with the center Offer
ed a much more dangerous salient than
that which Allenby included in his de-
fense.
Allenby certainly minimized the danger
by holding strongly his entrenched line
where he kept his supports under cover
until a moment before the assault by
Major General Franklyn, who represented
General Mcclellan was about to be made.
Franklyn's weakness in artillery General
Hamilton says, must also be taken into
account It is concentration of artillery
fire on a salient prior to assault that
paralyzes its defense. In this case there
was no such concentration of fire.
Discusses Local Counter Attacks.
General Hamilton draws attention to the
great difficulty in deciding how far local
counter attacks are to be pushed, and
SAYS that manifestly If anything can be
arranged to draw them on far enough,
a well-tirned movement at another point
will cause destruction to the counter at
tack and possibly in the capture of works,
In this connection he compares one of the
Salisbury movements to the fortuitious ar
rival of Smiths division after the repulse
of Sedgwicks division at Sharpsburg.
General Hamilton says McLaws carried
his attack too far and it lost cohesion
owing to broken ground and when he was
suddenly confronted by Smiths division,
he was thrown back in confusion, the
northern forces thus regaining the foot
Ing they had previously lost on the 'sest-
ward
General Hamilton concludes his report
with high praise of the work of the volun-
teers In larger war operations under regu-
lar officers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-16
FIREMEN AT ROANOKE.
Close Relation of Flremen to Insur.
anoe Companies Is Emphasized.

Roanoke, Va. August 15.--At today S
meeting of the National Firemen's asso-
citation Mark H. Kessler of oklahoma City
was appointed sergeant-at-arms The re-
ports of the committees on credentials and
special legislation were brought In and
adopted. In speaking to the report on spe-
cial legislation, President McNeilI crit
icised Virginia for its treatment of fire.
men.
1t was the object of the convention to
make a law allowing the fremen 3 per
cent on all insurance general
President MCNEIL read his annual re-
port. He said the interests of the in
surance business and the iremen are
Identical, and that the former could not
exist a day without the services of the
latter.
A committee on insurance was named.
Oklahoma City probably will get the
next convention.
A barbecue was extended the firemen
this afternoon by the chamber of COM
merce.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-16
THIRTY MEXICANS
KILLED BY DYNAMITE
PIECES OF HUMAN FLESH ARE
PICKED A MILE FROM SCENE
OF THE DISASTER ON MEXICAN
CENTRAL.

Ell Paso. Texas. August 15.-It is re-
laborers and bystanders were killed this
afternoon ~at Chihuahua, Mexico, by the
explosion of carload of dynamite on the
Mexican Central Railroad.
The car was being transferred for the
Robinson mine at Santa Eulalia. The
bodies, and pieces of human flesh. were
picked up a mile distant. Windows were
broken In almost every house in town.
and many walls were cracked. Several
American foremen are reported killed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-16
Virginia Accepts POY1Yait
As an Omen Of Victory

cleaned with the utmost care. The re-
suit was that out of the dim, dingy
smoked and grimy deeps of the ancient
painting looked when the process was
finished and elean-eut features Of Thomas
jefferson as done by catlin, the great
portrait painter. It Is declared to be the
best portrait of Jefferson ever made, and
was supposed TO have been lost or de-
stroyed during the civil war There IS
great rejoicing over the discovery of the
extremely valuable portrait.
1t will be hung in the Virginia state
house Democrats are wondering If this
rescue is not an omen of a coming re-
vival of the principles which Jefferson
beaueathed to their party.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-16

Pittsburg, August 15.-The Chronicle
Telegraph tonight is authority for the
statement that Paul o. stensland the
defaultlng president of the Milwaukee
Avenue state Bank of Chicago, was In
this city today, and is now thought to be
in the east.
According to this statement, stensland
was seen aboard a train at the union sta
ton by Oscar Holmer. mechanical ensi-
neer, who used to be close friend of
Stensland, but had not seen him for two
years. Holmer had gone to the station
to meet a friend. and while talking in
the Pullman car, his attention was at
tracted to a man seated near In tell
Ing of the Incident Holmer said today
II walked up to him and said: Hullo
stensland, what are you doing here?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-16
SIX CANDIDATES
ON The PLATFORM
EIGHT MILES FROM A RAILROAD
IN SHED ERECTED FOR THE
PURPOSE MIssIssiPPlANs OPEN
THEIR CAMPAIGN.

New Orleans, August 15.-specials from
Philadelphia, Miss, say that speaking to
the same audience, six candidates for the
democratic nomination for governor of
Mississippi today formally opened their
campaigns. The place chosen for this
political event was eight miles from a
railroad, in shed constructed for the
purpose at the Neshoba fair. and the
speech-making occupied nearly all day.
Jefferson Truly, one of the candidates,
in outlining gubernatorial issues, attacked
the importation of Italian immigrants into
Mississippi to take the places of negro
laborers.
t. u. Sessions. another candidate. took
the ground that there are no issues until
they are made for the candidates by the
party.
The other candidates were E. N. Thom-
as, Charles Scott, Earl Brewer and E. F..
Noel
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WORDS OF .s:.JTION
FOUvEss}lECESSARY
Pig Iron Market is in Excited
Condition
PRICES STILL ADVANCING
Present Tide of Buying Is Withut a
Parallel In August-Stee Corpora
ton Is Unable to Get
Enough Iron.

Cleveland, o., August 15.-0Special THE
Iron Trade Review tomorrow will say:
The pig iron market has been in a rather
excited condition in some centers during
the past few days. and words of caution
from conservative interests. frequently
heard of late are now spoken of with pro-
nounced emphasis
There are already signs that some con-
sumers are buying, or trying to buy,
ahead of their real requiren ents.
While interest in finished materials is
not SO great as In pig iron. the mills are
extremely busy and orders are coming in
satisfactorily, while specifications are of
record breaking proportions. Prices in
pig iron are still advancing. especially for
spot shipment. On southern grades 1t is
doubtful whether iron can be bought at
less than s15 Birmingham for this year S
delivery.
The principal sales of the 1vssls were
about 10000 tons Of various grades IL the
Chicago district some 60. coo tons of basic
In the Philadelphia district and 100000 tons
of Bessemer in Youngstown and Pittsburg
for delivery in the first quarter and first
five months of next year, the price of all
but 10000 tons of the Bessemer being
SIT 70 valley furnace. Many foundries are
being compelled to buy spot iron in ad-
vance of prices, as high as 1895 being
paid in Philadelphia. The supply of Bes-
semer in the valleys is extremely small
and is being held at SIS to 1925 at the
furnace for this years delivery. The
scarcity of crude steel continues but steps
are being taken to increase the production
of sheet bar and relief is promised at an
early date. The principal manufacturer
of sheets has increased its production at
Sharon and Muncie and will soon put
other mills In operation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-16
GEORGIA SOLONS
DEPART FOR HOME
Several Important Measures Have
Been Passed by the Legislature
Which Has just Adjourned.

Atlanta, August 15.-The Georgia legis-
lature, which has been in session since the
middle of June, finally adjourned late to-
night after holding three sessions today.
Many measures of Importance TO the state
have been passed during the session.
The most important Of these are the
child labor bill. bill creating state
court of appeals and the Boykin anti
bucket shop bill, prohibiting the dealing
in futures on margin in the state.
A joint resolution was passed appropria-
ting $4,000 for an exhibit at the James
town exposition.
Today the senate passed the house pure
food bill. making 1t unlawful TO NJ nufac-
ture or sell any article of food, drugs or
liquors which are in any way adulterated
or nisbranded or containing any poison
Gus substance.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-16
SURROUND NEGRO
IN THICK SWAMP
BOB DAVIS MuRpERousLY AS
SAuLTED YOUNG WOMAN AND
LATER MADE AN ATTACK ON A
NEGRO GIRL.

Columbia, S. c.. August 15.-Bob Davis,
the negro who yesterday murderousy as
saulted Miss Jennie Brooks, daughter of a
prominent merchant and farmer, near
Greenwood, and who a short time after
wards crimnally assaulted a negro girl,
IA years of age, in the same neighborhood.
Is surrounded by posse of more than a
thousand men in a swamp near Ninety
Six, in Greenwood county.
At IL o'clock tonight a report was re-
celved from Clinton saying that the ne
gro had been lynched, but this was later
denied by long distance telephone mes
sage from Spartanburg which stated that
the negro would not be captured tonight.
Although Sheriff MeCaslin is with the
party, 1t is hardly probable that he will
be able to prevent lynehing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-16
WHIPPINGS CAUSE
NEGROES TO FLEE
PRACTICAL RACE WAR is PREclP-
ITATED AT SlLEx, MO-, AND NE
eRoEs ARE ORDERED TO LEAVE
BY NEXT SATURDAY..

Whiteside, Mo-, August 1b.-Following a
series of whippings which has precipitated
a race war, the negroes of Slick. six miles
from here are selling their property and
fleeing. Any negro found in the place
Saturday night Is to be fiogged, it is said.
The trouble is the outgrowth of a whip
ping which negroes gave James Edele-
mans e-year-old scn-last week. Last Sat
urdav a party of whites In retaliation
seized a negro and whipped him.
Later the boys mother was whipped in
a warehouse.
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W. ashington. August f5.-speciaD.-y
gini democrats are predicting the cleo
tion Of a democratic house this year. They
say they base their claims on more than
the recent view of the democratic con-
gressional committee.
In one of the historic old houses of
Richmond has been hanging for years an
aged oil painting which had been unpro-
teced and uneared for so long that there
was uncertainty as to whom it represent
ed. Absolutely nothing was known as to
the painter. Interested people got hold
of the painting. believing it was one of
Thomas Jefferson. They turned 1t over
to experts, by whom 1t was treated and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-16
WEST VIRGINIA BANK
OFFICIAL IS SHORT
Cashier George C. cIammer Is Charged
With FasIfylns Books to Extent
of $4,000.

Parkersburg. Va. August 15.-The bank
of Smithville, Richie county, was closed
today by state bank examiner, and
Cashier George c. Clammer is under ar
rest charged with falsifying the accounts
of the bank. The shortage Is alleged to
be $4,000 C1ammer was arrested on a
warrant sworn out by the directors. He
waived examination and was sent TO jail
In default of a bond of $1,000.
The shortage is said to be due to the
cashier permitting overdrafts in good
sized amounts.
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Contractors Held for peonaee.

Columbus, Ca. August 15.-united States
Commissioner Brown today held A. q.
Campbell, A. B. Bradshaw and w. c.
Matthews under bonds of $1,000 each on the
charge OF peonage. The men are superin-
tendent, foreman and commssary respect
lively of the Atlanta Birmingham Con-
struction company, contractors Tor the
Atlantic and Birmingham railroad. The
charge was preferred by A. j. Hoyt, spe-
cial agent of the United States. Com
plant was made by a number Of laborers
who were brought from New York some
time ago. alleging that they were unlaw-
fully detained by threats and abuse.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-16
PITTSBURG MAN TALKED
TOSTENSLAND YESTERDAY

:" For Gods sake he said, Is 1t you?
Don't give me away.
Il told him that he and his affairs were
none of my business. He declared that
he was almost out or his mind with
worry. He did not say where he had
been. He told me that he was going east
and said that he had plenty of money.
We had time to exchange only few
words when the train began TO move, and
I had to jump off.
My friend. who came from Rochester
via Buffalo, told me that Stensland had
been on the train from that city.
The train left here a. a. m.
Captain of Detectives Egan tonight said
he had heard nothing of Stensland pass
ing through here. and was indignant that
Holmer had not reported the incident
to the police.
The police have taken no action in the
matter. TIolmers name does not appear
In the city directory.
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Burton coming Next Month.

Montgomery, August 15.-Congress-
man A. A. Wiley. has received letter
from Congressman t. e. Burton, chair.
man of the House rivers and harbors
committee, announcing that he will
start south about September 13, first
visiting South Carolina, then Georgia,
arriving in Montgomery between Sep
tember 20 and September 25. From
here trip will be made by steamboat
down the Alabama river to Selma
Several members the House rivers
and harbors committee will accompany
the chairman.