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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-29
CURRY STATUE WILL
 SOON BE SHIPPED Presented to Statuary Hall by
 State of Alabama HE IS FIRST CONFEDERATE Indications Now Are That the Appro. priations for the Present Session
 of Congress Will Reach
 $eoo,ooo, ,ooo Mark.
HE IS FIRST CONFEDERATE

Washington. June 2S-( cial)-1nfor- nation was received today to the effect that the statue of the late Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry will be shipped from Flor ence, Italy within few days for statu- ary hall in the capitol The statue is the work of the noted Dante Sodini aud Is said to be one of his best productions. It will be presented on behalf of the state of Alabama. the legislature of which state has selected Curry as one of the two men it will immortalize. The other is still open, but 1t is generally understood that Alabama's great senator. John T. Nor gan, will one day be honored through a similar gift to Congress.
 Curry is the first man who served In the Confederate army to have erected to him statue in the hall. On this account there has been talk from time to time of the possibilities of opposition to the resolution which formally accepts It. The statue will be immediately placed In the hall. and next winter d day will be set aside for appropriate exercises in connec- ton with its formal acceptance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-29
GENERAL DEFICIENCY PASSES.
Senate Puts Measure Through, Which
 Carries About $11,600,0O0.

Washington, June 2S.-The Senate at to- nights session passed the general de- ficiency appropriation bill carrying an ap- propriation of about s11.G GOO.
 An amendment offered by Senator Gal finger providing that the eight hour day shall not apply 10 superintendents and foremen of laborers on the canal zone was accepted
 Senator LaFollette criticised the pro- vision for the payment of the Cherokee removal claim of s1,134.24s, with interest at the rate of per cent per annum since 1898. bringing the total up to about $5,- O00.00O.
 He said the attorneys would get about s75O,00O
 Senator Berry explained that the ap- propriation is to pay judgment of the supreme court of the United States, and no further objection was made.
 Senator Morgan moved to strike out the House provision legalizing the tariff du- tics collected in the Philippine islands prior to 1902 The motion was laid on the table.
 The bill was then passed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-29
PULLMAN BALKS
 ON RATE REPORT
PASS PROVISION NAMES A LONG LIST OF PERSONS TO WHOM RAILROADS CAN ISSUE FREE TRANSFORMATION.

Washington, June 2s.-The conferees on the railroad rate bill formulated their third report today and it will be signed by Senators Elkins and cullom and the three house conferees. Senator Tillman again withholding his signature. The Me- Laurn commodity amendment was made to apply to railroad companies. the word "companies'' having been added to the previous agreement which changed the application from carriers to railroads in order to exempt pipe lines The pass agreement was based on the provision of the Senate bill but two or three of the exemptions were stricken out
 The pass provision is redrafted along the lines of the amendment as passed by the Senate. It prohibits broadly and generally the issuance of any free trans portation for interstate passage and then provides an excepted class which is as follows:
 NO common carrier subject to the pro visions of this act shall after January l, 1907 directly or indirectly issue or give any interstate free transportation for pas sengers except to its employees and their families, its officers, agents, surgeons. physicians and attorneys at law, to min isters of religion, traveling secretaries of the roads, V. M. c. A, inmates or hospitals and charitable and eleemosy- nary institutions and persons exclusively engaged in charitable and eleemosynary work; indigent, destitute and homeless persons and to such persons when trans ported by charitable societies or hospitals and the necessary agents employed in such transportation, to inmates of the na- tional home or state homes for disabled volunteer soldiers and of soldiers and sailors homes, including those about to enter and those returning home after discharge, and boards of managers of such honmes; to carriers of live stock, poultry and fruit, employees on sleeping cars. ex- press cars and to linemen of telegraph and telephone companies; to railway service employees, postoffice inspectors, custom in- spectors and immigrant inspectors to newsboys on trains, baggage agents, wit nesses attending any legal investigation in which the common carrier is inter ested, persons injured in wrecks and phy- sicians and nurses attending such per sOnS'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-29
WHITE HOUSE CROWD
 TALKS MATTER OVER
THE ANTITRUST PHASE OF THE STANDARD OIL PROSECUTION IS GONE OVER BY PRESIDENT AND MOODY WITH ATTORNEYS.

Washington, June 2s.-A conference was held at the White House this afternoon in which Attorney General Moody, As sistant General Purdy, Messrs. kellog and Morrison, special counsel in the case con nected with the investigation of the Stan dard Oil affairs, participated with the President. The antitrust phase of the question was under consideration.
 It was said that this question was stlli in the coafrse of investigation, and that no conclusion has yet been arrived. at In reference to the other phase of the aues- ton as to whether there has been any violation of the interstate commerce act by the Standard OH company, the several district attorneys summoned here b., MT. Moody have gone to their respective homes, and will be guided in their actions by existing conditions. It was said that they understood that the department of justice wants immediate action, and they will call immediate special grand jurors and file information in whatever course they think the most expeditions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-29
CAPTAIN WINNIE RESIGNS. But 1t VIII Not Be Considered In the
 Present Status of His Case.

Washington. June 2s-General Elliott, commandant of the marine corps, received A telegram today from Captain Robert F. Wynne of the marine corps rendering his resignation as an officer of that branch of the service.
 General Elliott submitted the telegram to Acting Secretary Newbury of the navy department, and 1t was decided to pay no attention to 1t in its present shape. It is stated that the resignation was sent before the receipt of the official letter of the navy department advising Captain Wynne that he had been convicted by court-martial of serious offenses, and sem fenced to dismissal, but that by direction of the President, the execution of the sem tence, which had been approved, had been suspended in order to permit him to resign, should he desire to do so; that clemency shown on the recommendation of the secretary of the navy, because of his service, and the provocation which led to his insubordnate conduct.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-29
SENATE MAKES CHANGES IN
 ALABAMA APPROPRIATIONS

900 and instead of a site at Gadsden Rep
 resentative Burnett managed to get a S6O,-
 0oO building The appropriation for Flor
 ence was cut from S50O00 to $4O,0OO and
 that at Dothan from $4O,000 to sS5.0Oo. The Tuscaloosa appropriation was cut down from $l50,000 to S125,0o0.
 New items were included as follows.
 Fernandina, Fla, S100OO0; Greenwood. S.
 G. $75,00O; Dalton, Ga, $500; Waycross,
 Ga, $75Oo; San Marcos, Tex, slO.ooo; Tenn
 pie. Tex, s10,000.
 The entire list in appropriations made
 by the House bill are as follows: Green
 vile, S. C.. sS0,0OO to S75,0O0; Florence, Ala,
 $50 O0O to $40,000; Tuscaloosa. Ala, $150,VoO
 to $125, ,00o; Ocala. Fla, $S5,000 to S65,0Oo;
 Dothan, Ala, s40,0o0 to $S5.00O Albany.
 Ga, $125,000 to s100,00 Owensboro, Ky.
 s175,0O to $l25,000; Lake Charles, La sl25,-
 900 to s1o0,oO0; Gulfport, Miss, si00oOO to
 $7500O Hattiesburg, Miss, sl5,ooO to SIoOo. The Senate committee made increases in the House appropriations as follows: For Gadsden. Ala, 0,OvOO to s6o,00o; Ma
 rietta, Ga, s5G0O to $50,O0O; Paris, Tenn,
 $1OO0O to $40,000; Greenville, Tex, $S000 to
 $70 600; Chattanooga Tenn, s50,0o0 to $l1O-
 900; Bessemer, Ala, $50000 to $60,oO0;
 Gainesville. Ga. s45,OoO to s50,ooo; Griffin,
 Ga, s45oO to $500; Newman, Ga. s5o0o to $75 GOO; Pales, Tex 5000 to s1O.0O0 IO tHe ecicidi ic6lSidtioii oA eiiS iioNSS is added a provision increasing pro- vision increasing the limit of cost for Houston Tex. from $35OOOO to s4O0,O00. The House provision was struck out,
 which directed condemnation proceedings ! for a building at Oklahoma City, Okla, and limiting the appropriation of s5OW9 heretofore made for improvements in that city.
 Representative Bankhead. who is a | ,,en,her of the conference committed will make a determined fight to have restored | the Alabama public building bill appro- priations, which were reduced by the Sen ate committee. There Is pretty good ground for the belief that he will be ! successful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-29
Willis Has No Dress
 Turns DODn he P

Washington. June 2S.-President Roose- welt had an unusual experience today An invitation. which he extended to a caller to dine with him tonight at the White House, was declined John Willis, of Glasgow. Mont, was the man who re- jected the invitation. He Is an old-time friend of the President. They formerly ranched together on the Little Missouri river
 Willis called on the President with Sem ator Carter to discuss what they main tained were the dilatory tactics of the en-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-29
PARTIES GET TOGETHER.
Clement, a Republican, Nominated for Governor of Vermont by Democrats.

Burlington, Vt, June 2s.-W. J. Clement of Rutland, who, four years ago, was an independent republican candidate for gov ernor, and was defeated by small mar gin, today was nominated for governor of Vermont. both by the democratic state convention and by the independent state convention.
 An agreement was reached between the two conventions whereby q fusion ticket was nominated for the various state off, cers Other nominations were:
 Lieutenant Governor. c. H. Pape, dem ocrat of Barre: secretary of state, s. R. Moulton independent, of Burlington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-29
DOWIE LIVED HIGH.
Bank Teller Says He Drew at the Rate
 of $84,000 Year.

Chicago, June 2s.-In the hearing of the Dcwie case before Judge Lands in the federal court, E. l.. Harwood, teller in the Zion City bank, was called as a witness. He testified the books of the bank show that Dowe's account in the bank Is overdrawn to the amount of s4s1 .237.
 He said that since 1899 Dowie had drawn money from the bank at the rate of sS4 000 a year. From the nature of the claims MT. Harwood said it appeared that this money had been used by Dowie for personal ex- penses. He produced further figures pur- porting to show that the overdrafts of the various Zion City industries since 1899 amount to s657,9
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-29
Sherman and Griqqs Meet.

Representative Sherman of New York. the chairman of the republican congress sionsl committee, happened to come over on the democratic side this morning and found himself sitting next to Representa- tive Griggs of Georgia, the chairman of the democratic congressional committee. Both chairmen have recently made trips to New York to see what could be done about gathering the sinews of war Both met with dismal failures, and the pros poets are that the committees will have little more money than enough to pay hostage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-29
KILLS HIM SELF.
We'll Known Texas Man Found Dead
 In Park.

Fort Worth, Tex, June 2s.-Judge Britain R. Webb, for the past eleven years reporter for the courts of civil appeals at Dallas, Fort Worth, Calves ton and San Antonio, lawyer of note and the author of several law books, shot and killed himself here today in a remote corner of the city park.
 A verdict of suicide was rendered by the coroner. the cause being given as continued i'll health. The body was found lying face down in the weeds, with a new revolver beside it. and box for the weapon was found in his buggy, which was tied near
 Judge Webb was born in Pontotoc coun- ty. Miss, fifty-four years ago. He leaves A wife. two sons and two daughters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-29

gineers of the reclamation Mlk river project in Mon
 When the President ext, his dinner invitation Willis could not accept it because have a dress suit The Presid, him that need not worry him, was obdurate. The President would be glad to entertain him in of buckskin, but Willis insisted tn. knew what was proper, and said whi would be glad to join the Presidei a horseback ride. he could not thin going to the White House for dime anything but dress suit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-29
German Captain Hangs Himself.

Pensacola. Fla, June 2S.-Captain Falk of the German bark Gesine which arrived in port today from Hamburg, committed suicide while the vessel was at sea by hanging himself in his cabin. The Gesine left Hamburg In March but went ashore on a reef. and 1t was necessary to unload her cargo In order to float the vessel After this tho captain became very de- spondent. and one morning was found hanging in his cabin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-29
BRYAN IS ENDORSED BY
 WISCONSIN DEMOCRATS

With few exceptions the original draft was adopted
 The plank which came in for the most criticism and considerable debate was that bearing upon municipal ownership.
 National Committeeman Timothy E.. Ryan fought hard against the adoption of the plank but when the deciding vote was called for the opponents were appar- ently very few.
 The platform adopted will be submitted as d recommendation to the candidates who receive nominations for the state ticket at the primary election in the fall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-29
Will Reach 5000, ,oo0, ,0oo.

In complete figures on the appropria- tions of the present session of Congress total close to the $900, ,0OO,0 900 mark. The fact that several measures which are still in conference may considerably ln- crease this amount prevents just at this time an accurate statement of amounts authorized. though there is little likeil- hood that the total will be much below the above figure. At the last session ss2O,- 1S4, ,635 were appropriated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-29

Milwaukee, June 2S.-William J. Bryan was today strongly endorsed as the stand ard-bearer of the democratic party in the campaign of 1908 by the democratic state convention, which adjourned sine die late this evening.
 Any mention of Bryan's name brought fourth tremendous cheering.
 The convention held two session today and spent several hours in deliberating over a platform on principles, which was prepared by the committee on resolutions after an all-night session last night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-29
Postoffjce Appointments,

Washington June 2S.-(Special. )-Joseph B. Bynell appointed postmaster at Ceredo, Walker county.
 Rural routes Nos 1 and o.dered es- tablished September 1 at Per City, Saint Clair county, serving sl4 people and i9i houses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-29
Sentenced to Be Hanqed.

Gaffney. s. C.. June 2s-Ed Rainy, a negro charged with criminal assault on the person of 13 year old negro girl was today sentenced to be hanged on September 14 This Is the first death sen- tence ever imposed in Cherokee county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-29
Senate Passes Cherokee County Bill

Washington. June 2s.-The Senate today passed the bill authorizing the diversion Of the waters of Little river from the public lands in Cherokee county. Ala, for light and power purposes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-29
Senator Pettus Better.

Washington June S.-(SpeciaI.)-s tor Pettus was able to be at the Senate for short time today. He will leave Washington tomorrow for Tate Springs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-29
Treated Worse Than Dog.
Aaree on Ship Canal Report.

Washington, June 2s.-The Senate today agreed to the conference report of tho Lake Erie and Ohio river ship canal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-29
HOUSE HOOTS AT FORENSIC TYROS DO Tired and Hungry to lis
 ten to Speeches ACCEPT RATE BILL REPORT Sherman Pays His Compliments to Senator Tillman for Refusing
 to Sign the Report of
 conferees.
ACCEPT RATE BILL REPORT

Washington. June 2s.-Once more the House has agreed to the railroad rate conference report. This action came just as the legislative day of seven busy hours merged into the evening session of general debate.
 Members were tired and hungry. and good natured but persistent applause cut short the forensic efforts of several mem- bers and a. general leave to print satis- fled every one who wished to set forth his position on the measure. But one mega tive voice was raised against the report iE the viva voce vote taken.
 Sherman Penetrates Applause.
 MT. Sherman of New York, penetrated the applause which had stopped other members with a few4sentences. After say ing the report was sound, he paid his compliments to SenEtor Tillman. The conferees. he said had not been scared by the lurid pictures of the octopus hang brands upon their brow.
 And I desire to say for the conferees who have signed this report" he con cluded. that they have manifested throughout the whole deiberation a de- gree of honesty and fidelity which is certainly equal to that which certain gentleman who has not signed the re- port, admits he possesses
 Richardson Opens Discussion.
 MT. Richardson of Alabama, the House minority conferee on the bill opened the discussion on the review of the confer. ence agreement to show that the measure as he had said was democratic in its essential features. and had been made more so In conference. He touched on the controversy over the pipe line amend ment sne said. he had given the subject honast study and believed the conclusion reached to be correct
 The point was made by Mir Bartlett o Georgia that the railroads had evidently Slipped up" on one point in the cour review revision. As 1t now reads. he said 1t nowhere provided for an appeal iron the refusal of the circuit court to gran Junction was granted that an appea would lie to the supreme court. MT. Gaines of Tennessee, MT. Gillespie of Texas. MT. Curtis of Kansas and MT Driscol of New York, were applauded SC liberally when they endeavored to speak that their words were lost, and the re- port was declared adopted, while tn, applause continued.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-29

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-29
Efforts Tell on Vale.

Yale's effort, however. began to tell on her men just before the end of the first two miles and Boulton dropped the stroke back to 29
 Filley saw this and he quickly put his stroke up to g. and at the navy yard he once more had his crew in the lead. Yale put her stroke back to 30. and held it over the third mile. As soon as Filley had taken the lead away from Yale. he let his nuoke down to 90, and at this gait both
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-29

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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-10-20

WASHINGTON, Oct. 49, President
James O'copnell Of the International
Association 9f Machinists, said with
regard to the dispute between the
Southern Railroad company and its
maehinists, who went out ON strike.
that he had not ordered the men back
to work pending settlement Of the
case. He said that certain PROPOSE
ton had been submitted to the men to
be voted on and that upon this vote
would depend whether or not the men
would go back.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-10-20

same general architecture aud vii be
found to be. / relieve. equally compre-
feusive and wonderfully effective Ia
preventing rebates and determinations
as between shippers and also as he
tween communities.
While this bill was pending aud for
a year or more after its passage il
attracted little attention. and public
comment INDUCED was generally ad-
verse This was possibly due to the
fact that the senator whose name it
bears has been for wears actively in
terested IN railroads, and tile public
took it for granted that no railroad
man would originals a bill TO prevent
Determinations. How wide OF the
mark this general impression isis best
seen by brief review of the actual
work ACCOMPLISHED by and through
the department Of justice during the
administration of Theodore Roosevelt.
Under the Sherman act six injunc'
tions have been obtained and five
suits therefor are now pending. One
criminal conviction las been secnred.
and three criminal PROCEEDINGS are
pending. Two contempt proceedings
for refusal to testify before grand
iuries have been successfully prose-
cused
Under the original interstate com
mere law eight iujunctions have
been obtained enioining deviation
from published rates, two injunctions
have been obtained enforcing orders of
the commission, aud three suits are
pending
Under the Eikins law twelve crimi-
| cal convictions have been secured
two Jail sentences imposed. and fines
aggregating more than $3.50. 00Q i'm
posed. and thirty four cases are still
pending. Six injuuctions have been
obtained enjoininQ departure from
Published rates. and two successful
proceedings to require defendants to
testify.
OF the twelve convictions obtained
during the last FIVE years all were
under the Elkins law passed only
three years ago. Of the SlS0,0O0 in
fines collected all were under the
Elkins law, and of the sixteen in1unc-
tons secured six were under the FL
kins law. OF The thirty four criminal
suits pending all are unde' the Eikins
law.
Let these who insist that the
United States senate will do nothing
to safeguard the interests of the people
against the aggression of capital I'M
til forced by the hand of public ap'
prevail, take note of this.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-10-20
TWO STRUCK BY ENGINE
Harvey Zepp Fatally Injured and
John Shade Hurt.
WORKING ALONG The TRACK
Approach Of Engine Drowned BY
q Passing Freight Train Both
Residents of Martinsburg.

Harvey b. Zepp. a member 81 the
Baltimore and Ohio transfer crew al
this paiut, was struck bs ffeiaht en-
gine 1T a point about one mile " astof
this city at s O'Clock Tuesday nn1
and received injuries from which he
VIII probably die. aud John ). Shade.
a fellow workman on the same crew
was strnek by the sam engine aud re-.
ceived injuries that Will probably
keep him in ~, hoSrital for several
days, bnt which are not cons i red
Of dangerous nature
They were working On the east
track when injured. A passing
freight train drowned the no, OF the
approach Of the engine that struck the
men. ard rs tie big mass OF steel and
iron was backing down The track.
uiether the enpineer nor the fireman
saw the men on track
| Zepp's injuries consisted of frac.
tured skull. the bones being mashed
IN two or three places. They are OF
such a nature tnat be can hardly re,
noyer Shades injuries arc Of a less
serious character, aud consist of SO.
we're commissions about the head. ard
bruises on the body.
Both men were drought to the
Kings Daughters hospital. where
their ininries were dressed by Dir.
Myers, DR. Henslaw and Or. Baker.
Both men are married aud have chill,
dren. They reside il the western par,
OF the city.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-10-20
COMMISSION ORGANIZED.
s tie For State Building at James
town to Be Selected.

s tie For State Building at James
town to Be Selected.
TIE commissioners appointed recent
" by Governor Dawson to have charge
Of all arrangements for representation
Of West virinia at the jamestown
exposition held their first meeting
in Charleston and organized by the
election OF Senator Stephen B. Elkins
as president, Elk Governor William A..
MacCorkle as vice. president. Virgil
A. Lewis as secretary and Frederick
M. Stanton as treasurer. Ex-Gover-
nor MacCorkle was appointed to
select site on the exposition grounds
or the West Virginia building and ex-
Governors G. w. Atkinson and A. B.
Fleming were appointed to ascertain
the cost of building and to secure
plans for the same. 1t probably will
he reproduction OF the famous old
Blennerhassett mansion on the histor.
ic island of that name in the Ohio
river II EAR Parkersburg. Other com
mittees were appointed to look after
the exhibits from this state.