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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-19

The following special from New York
tells of the loss of a watch by J. S. b.
Thompson, general agent of the Southern
in Atlanta and secretary of the Birming-
ham Terminal association:
When the American Line steamship
New York reached this port yesterday
from Southampton. 1t was learned that
two of her passengers who are on the
ships list as ]. S. B. Thompson of At
lanta. Ca, and j. Carroll Payne of the
same city, had been robbed.
From Mr. Thompson was stolen a gold
split second-repeating watch, valued at
$1,000 and Mr. Payne lost $3.50 in bills. Mr.
Thompson's watch bears the initials ~.
s. b." and a record of its presentation
to the owner by some railway men In
1884
The men are old friends. and had been
on a trip in Europe together. On the
voyage home. they occupied the same
state room Thursday they had occasion
to leave their cabin for short time,
and when they returned discovered their
loss. They reported the matter to the
purser Immediately, and search was made
for the missing property, but no trace of
1t was found.
Saturday when the vessel was off Nan
tucket, a wireless message was sent to
a local detective agency 10 have repre-
sentatives at the pier when the New
York locked. When the steamer arrived
the detectives consulted with the men
who had been robbed and with the
steamers officers but declined to say
whether they suspected any one of the
ships company or thought the thefts had
been committed by passengers. No ar
rests were made and the detectives re-
fused to say If they inteded to cause the
arrest of anyone. Mr. Thompson adver-
tised in this mornings papers that he
would pay reward Of 800 for the return
of his watch.
w. T. Tyler, general superintendent of
the Frisco system, and A. D. Lightner,
SUPERINTENDENT of the southeastern d.
vision. as well as other officers of the
Frisco system, arrived In Birmingham
last night and will be in the city to-
day. They are on tour Of inspection.
w. A. Garrett, general manager of the
Queen and Crescent Route. VIII arrive IN
birmingham at noon today and will re-
main in the city until tomorrow night.
He is on a tour of inspection.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says:
One of the big Improvements in the
bottoms, the terminals Of the Queen and
Crescent Route, are completed The out
bound house on Commerce street will
be occupied by the railway company on
Monday The inbound Front street, house
and the office building will be completed
and occupied Monday, October s.
The property on which the new depots
and the bulk yard are located were pur-
chased by the trustees of the Cincinnati
Southern railway at an expense OF over
81, 300. 600. The terminal buildings cost oveS
$4,000. The buildings occupy the space
between Commerce and Front streets.
The team tracks will be across the latter
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-19

first lieutenant W. l.. Perdue first lieu-
tenant, T. J. Thagard; second lieutenant,
c. S. Ripley; first sergeant. j. l., skin
ner; sergeants, T. c. Smith, II. II, Schom-
burg, ID. Mcdonald. ID. j. Meador.
To Company Il: Captain, w M. Lacey;
first lieutenant w. s. Farley; first lieuten-
ant, b. o. Childsi second lieutenant, ].
D, Sample; first sergeant, b. T. Sims;
sergeants, c. l.. Chambers, o. Lay, r. T.,
Hodnett
To tho Band Lieutenant r. II. Drake,
Lieutenant n. A. Burgess.
To Company X: Captain L. W. Thorn
ton, Sergeant ]. I. Moore.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-19
The Ree.StIna Cure.
Rogersford PENN Cor Philadelphia
Record.

hOgefSIoru lfeHHJ IOr. Inllddelpnlh
Record.
Councilman NJ. l.. Buchanan of Spring
City, who was stung on the arm a few
weeks ago for the cure of rheumatism,
took two more stings today on the left
leg. Yesterday he had a severe attack in
his legs. with the result that he was as
sisted to the Jesse Mosteller Bee farm.
at Spring City, whore his leg was barred
ard stung by bees. Within fifteen min
utes afterward he declared that rheu-
matlsm had left his leg.
Philip Weaver, neighbor and helper
Of NJ. Mosteller, in using the bee sting
on patients tried sting on his black
mare, and the way the animal acted and
carried on In the stable can never in
duce him to try the cure again on HIM
self The horse had fallen, and It's front
legs were so sore and swollen that
Weaver thought perhaps she had con-
tracted rheumatism. Therefore bee was
placed on the horses foreleg. below the
knee and when the bee stung her the
animal became frantic. and nearly tram
pied Weaver under her feet. The swelling.
however, has been reduced and when
driven this afternoon the animal showed
little signs Of lameness or soreness
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-19
Funeral Yesterday.

Huntsville September S.-(SpeciaI)-
The body of Mr. John Rodgers, brother of
Sheriff Rodgers. who died in Birminghln
was brought to Huntsville yesterday and
taken to his former home at New Market
for interment. Mr.. Rodgers is survived
by a widow and several children.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-19
Death at Hatchechubbee, Ala.

Columbus, Ca, September 1s.-(specisD.
News has reached Columbus of the death
at Hatchechubbee. Ala, of John s. Nc
Maxim. prominent citizen of that place.
He was 81 years of age, and a member of
the board of county commissioners Of
Russell county. His funeral took place
yesterday afternoon
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-19
Negro Delegate Arrested.

Huntsville, September 1s.-(special) -
Robert Douglass, a negro, delegate from
Decatur, was arrested at the Baptist as
ISOLATION last night for drunk and dlsor-
derby and disturbing public worship. He
had to be thrown. roped and tied by the
officers before he would submit to arrest.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-19

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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-19
RAILROAD WORLD.

The report of the Alabama Car Ser
vice association for the month OF August
show a decrease of nearly 1000 cars han
died from the report of August of last
year.
Last month 1896 cars were handled by
the railroads In Alabama and in August
of 1905 the railroads handled G., 4o7 cars.
Following is the report for last month:
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-20
REVOLUTIONISTS SEEM
 DISHEARTENED FOR TIME
LITTLE PROSPECT OF ANY DIS- ORDER ON MONDAY
 NEXT

Memory of III-Starred Followers of
 Father Gapin to be Observed by n
 Simple Cessation of Work--sRed Sum-
 day" to be Day of Mourning In-
 stead of Strife-No BlOodshed Ex-
 pected in Moscow.
 St, Petersburg. Jan. 19.-There Is lit- tie prospect of any disorder Monday next, though the revolutionist labor or ganizations and vast mass of the lib- erals of Russia are determined to honor the memory of the ill-starred followers of Father Gapon by the cessation of work and pleasure on the anniversary of their death.
 'The anniversary of Red Sunday will be observed as day of mourn ing and not of strife," said a leading member of the revolutionist commit tee to the Associated FICss to-day. He disclaimed all idea O. collision with the troops, who, he said. after the events of Moscow and elsewhere, must he considered as loyal 10 he goveln- ment, In view of the preparedness of the government and its evident desire to provoke a conflict" he continued, i've even have decided to abstain from peaceful demonstrations, to remain at home and to manifest our sympathy only by drapipg our windows in black. We have assurances that fully half of the proletariat in St. Petersburg will cease work, including the electric light ing operatives, though the printers and many others say they desire to devote ther earnings for the day to the bene- fit of the widows and orphans of the slain.
 A dispatch to the Associated Press from Moscow says that no bloodshed Is expected there.
 Another manifestation of the aban- donment of open revolution was given at to-day's session of the convention of the constitutional democratic party, when proposition to boycott the elec- tions for the douma, though urged by some of the intransigeants, met with scant favor, and when hearty applause greeted those speakers who urged the fullest participation in the elections. The general sentiment expressed by a host of speakers under the ten-mnute rule was that in no douma, even though the government Tssorted to the manip- ulation of the elections, should the lib- erals sulk in their tents, because by so doing they would simply turn over the lawmaking body to the hands of the retrogresslonists and thereby abandon a brilliant opportunity to secure a. con- stitution,
 The convention resolved to send a greeting to the liberal and labor par ties in Great Britain on the victory achieved by them, which the delegates looked upon as the dawn of new and better era for that country.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-20
BRIDCEPORT'S TOWN
 CLERK FOUND DEAD
COMMITS SUICIDE BY MEANS OF GAS IN UNION
 HOTEL.

Had Just Entered Upon His Second
 Term-Believed to Have Been WOr-
 rying over Ballot Box Stmfiing In-
 vestigatiOn Now in the COurts-One
 Theory is That He Was Restless Over
 Family Troubles.
 Bridgeport. Jan. 19. - Town Clerk William s. Schrieber was found dead tonight in room filled with gas in the Union hotel on Water street this city. Schrieber, who, with his wife, had been living at his brothers home on Hamil- ton street, left there last evening, and when he did not return his relatives began a quiet search for him, but had not informed the police of his disap- pearance. It now appears that he went to the Union hotel at 10 o'clock last night and there registered under his own name, and took room for the night Nothing was thought of his non- appearance this morning and 1t was only some time during the afternoon that one of the attendants in the hotel went to his room to see whether he was still there or had gone out The att tendant received no answer to his knocking and went away Later in the evening, when the hotel people failed to get a response to repeated knockings at his door 1t was determined to force an entrance. When the door, which had been locked, was finally forced, Schrieber was found lying in bed with the room full of gas and the windows all closed tightly, The medical examin- CT declared he must have been dead at least ten hours.
 MT. Schrieber, who was forty years old, had just entered upon his second term as town clerk, having been re- elected last November. Two theories are advanced regarding the death of Mir. Schrieber. One is that he had been worrying over the ballot box stuffing Investigation, which is being conducted by Judge Elmer, and the other is that he had had some family troubles. As all the ballot boxes were for time stored in the office of the town clerg after the recent city election, and as Judge Wheeler in his finding in the contested election case of Donnelly and Gotthardt had declared that the ballot boxes were tempered with either while in the town clerks office or while in the city hall, and some IA democratic bal lots substituted for the same number of republican votes, 1t is believed that the matter had preyed upon Mir Schriebers mind,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-20
DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATIONS.
Reform tn Them Occupies Attention of
 of the House.

Washington, Jan. 19.-Reform in the matter of making deficiency appropria- tions occupied the house to-day.
 The urgent deficiency appropriation bill was being considered under the general debate order and MT. Littauer of New York in charge of the bill set the pace by pointing out the failure of the legislation of last year to curb heads of departments in their demands for deficiency supplies. He said that several requests for money had been refused by tie committee.
 The one specific illustration of the need for reform which was cited was the appropriation of $2615 for a por- trait of ex-Attorney General Knox, which Attorney General Moody had paid for out of the contingent fund of the department of justice and for which the bill makes provision to re- imburse.
 Under the new Limitations this use of the contingent fund will not be permit ted. Debate will continue tomorrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-20
PoU1rNEH B1cELo W's CASE
His Defiance of Senate Committee Will
 PrObaly Go Unpunltshed

Washington, Jan. 19.-Poultney Bige- lows defiance of the senSlte committee on interoceanic canals in refusing to divulge certain information in connec- ton with his Panama canal charges probably will go unpunishled. This was made apparent to-day by the postpone ment of consideration of, his recalcit- rancy until after he has gone on with his testimony, which will be Monday or Tuesday. The committee has set Mon- day as the date for his examination, but MT Bigelow has asked that it go over until Tuesday. While no definite action was taken, it is generally under stood that proceedings against the wit ness will not be begun.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-20
PRINTERS JUSTIFIED.
Methodist Book Concern Will Probably
 Grant their Demands.

New York, Jan. 19.-A joint commit tee of Methodist ministers and striking printers was appointed to-day to con- fer with the managers of the Methodist Book Concern, which, as member of the Typothetae, is opposing Typograph- ical union No. 6 in it's demand for an eight-hour day and the closed shop The joint committee was an outcome of an appeal made yesterday by the strik- CTS to the ministers to use their infu- ence to induce the Methodist Book Con- cern to yield to the demands of the strikers. The clergymen announced to- day that they believed the printers were justified in their demands.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-20
BROOKLYN "Lu ACCIDENT.
Dropping of Car to Street and killing
 of One Passenger

New York, Jan. 19.-The middle coach of three car elevated train on the Cy- press Hills branch of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company was derailed to-day at an uncontrolled' switch and plunged thirty feet from the overhead structure to vacant lot. The forward end of the car struck a heavy boulder, and the crash of breaking timbers could be heard for blocks. For an in stant the car stood on end, then fell heavily to one side, splitting from end to end and collapsing into mass of wreckage.
 Of the twelve passengers who went down with the car simon c. Wilson, 9 Brooklyn real estate dealer, was killed and the others more or less seriously injured. A guard named Samuel Ros- enthal, standing on the front platform, was probably fattally hurt
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-20

Will Succeed Him in Philippines in
 Turn
 Washington, Jan. 19.-Luke F.. Wright of Tennessee, governor general of the Philippinese, is to be the first American ambassador to Japan, if the senate approves the nomination which President Roosevelt will next Monday submit to 1t. The announcement was made to-day by Secretary Root Cow ernor General Wright will be succeed ed in office at Manila, first by Henry c. Ide, tfre senior member of the com mission and vice governor, and at pres ent acting governor general while General Wright is on leave of absence to this country. When MT. Ide retires on June l. James F. Smith of Califor- mia, member of the Philippine com mission, will succeed to the office of governor general.
 General Wright rendered his reslg- nation as governor general of the Phil- ippines several months ago.
 It is understood that the Japanese government has indicated its willing ness to accept General Wright as ann Ibassador.
 General Wright has not decided yet when he will go to Japan, having or iginally planned to remain in this coun- try until June, but may hasten his de- parture, as America Is represented at Tokio Automatically only by MT. d 70 legation.
 Commissioner Ide, who will immedi- ately succeed Governor General Wright, has a record of distinguished services. He was one of the American commissioners to Samoa, and was chief justice of the islands. He has been Philippine commissioner for the past six years, and being well along in years desired to retire, and rendered his res ignation to take effect June 1 next.
 Mir. Smith was commissioned colonel of the First California regiment of vol unteer infantry May 6, 1898, and served with his regiment in the Philippines He was made military governor of Ne gros in 1899, and in October of the fol- 1 lOWllS year He WdS dppulllIeu COlleClOr of customs for the Philippines and Manila. Tn April 1899 he was promoted to the grade of brigadier general of volunteers. Tn June, 1901, he resigned as brigadier general and collector of customs to accept the appointment of associate justice of the supreme court of the Philippine Islands, and on Jan uary i, 1903, he was appointed a mem- Der of the Philippine commission.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-20

New York, Jan. 19.-Steamer Maine. London for New York, in eommunica- tion by wireless telegraph with the tor- pedo station at Newport, R. l., to-day No time or distance given.
 New York, Jan. 19.-Arrived: Steam- CTS Republic, Genoa and Naples; Neck ar, Bremen.
 Lizard, Jan. 19.-Passed: Steamer Statendam, New York for Boulogne and Rotterdam.
 Lizard, Jan 19.-Passed: Steamer Southwark, New York for Antwerp.
 Hamburg, Jan. 1S.-Arrived: Steamer Graf Waldersee, New York via Dover
 Dover, Jan. 19-Sailed: Steamer Deutschland (from Hamburg), New York via Cherbourg.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-20
MANY NEGROES ARRESTED.
Hunt for the Murderer of Florence
 Allison.

Moorestown, N. J., Jan. 19.-More than dozen negroes were arrested to- day at different places on suspicion of knowing something about the murder of Miss Florence Allinson, who was found dead yesterday in the stable on the farm of Mrs. Edward Strawbridge The negro who is suspected of having committed the crime is described as having worn. when seen on the farm, a long coat and a slouch hat, and ev- cry colored man taken into custody to- day was so attired.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-20
CONFERENCE WITH ROOT
French Ambassador Discusses Vcnezue-
 Ian Affair With Him.

Washington, Jan. 9.-Ambassador Jusserand, of France, had a conference lasting more than an hour this after noon at the department of state with Secretary Root relative to the Venezue- Ian situation, the interview being by appointment. At it's conclusion Secre- tary Root and the ambassador left the department, and, dismissing the ambas- sadorial carriage which was in waiting, the two, declining to make any state- ment whatever for publication, left in the secretary's automobile for MT. Roots residence.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-20
MOTHER AND CHILDREN SAVED.
Escape from Burning Building by
 Means of Ladder

Bridgeport, Jan. 19.-Mrs. Elmer Dew hurst and her three children were res cued by means of a ladder from the third story of the building at 96 Bank street this afternoon during fire. The mother had become so scared that she was about to drop the children one by one from the window, when Robert Hawkins and Leland Lownes got a lad der and made the rescues. The fire loss was small.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-20
HEPBURN RATE BILL.
Will Probably be Reported to House
 Next Week

Washington, Jan. 19.-The republican members of the house committee on in- terstate and foreign commerce held a caucus at the capitol tonight at which the Hepburn rate bill was discussed at considerable length. The bill, 1t is be- lieved, will be reported to the house next week in slightly modified form. Senator Deliver of Iowa attended the conference and joined with the repre- sentatives in reviewing the provisions of the measure. The caucus was held in MT. Hepburn's committee room.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-20
ANTHRACITE MATTER,
Significant Statement Made by Presi-
 dent Mitchell.

Indianapolis, Jan. 19.-"It is my opin- ion that the anthracite matter will not come before the convention" said Pres ident John Mitchell, of the United Mine Workers of America, to-day.
 The statement made by President Mitchell has unusual significance, be- cause it is known that many, if not all, of the anthracite delegates have been maneuyering to bring their cases before this convention and throw it on the na- tional body to carry.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-20
Crnsh Near Hartford.

Hartford, Jan. 19.-While the south bound train on the Connecticut Valley road, leaving Hartford at 6:O5 was at- tempting to make a siding to wait for the northbound train to pass at Colts dyke just outside of the city, the latter train came along and colliding with the smoker of the southbound train tore off one of it's trucks. and tossed it off the track derailing the two coaches which followed. No one was hurt
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-20
LIBERALS STILL GAIN.
Two More Former Ministers Go Down
 to Defeat.

London, Jan. 15.-The election re- Two more former ministers were de- feated to-day-Wiliam Bromley -Dav- enport, financial secretary to the war office, for the Macclesfield division of Cheshire, and Sir Robert Finlay, attor- ner general for Inverness, Scotland. Another prominent unionist, Sir Fred erick Miner, was unseated in the Bas- setlaw division of Nottinghamshire.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-20
TO STOP POOL SELLING.
Governor Utter of Rhode Island Notl-
 fes Narrngnnsett Association.

Providence, Jan. Ex-Governor George H. Utter announced to-day that he has notified the Narragansett Breeders as- sociation, which controls Narragansett park in this city, that no more pool selling will be permitted at the track. This action affects the two big annual running events at Narragansett Pier, as we'll as the local circuit light-harness events. Attorneys representing the Narragansett park management an- nounced that they will at once petotion the legislature, which is now in session.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-20
International Yachting Conference Ends

London, Jan. 19.-The international yachting conference ended it's session to-day and tonight the delegates were entertained by the Royal London Yacht club. The new measurement rule adopt ed yesterday. if it should be ratified by the countries concerned, will remain in force until 1919.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-20
Mnn a Rridgenort Girl.

Bridgeport, Jan. 19.-The young wom- an who attempted to end her life by taking carbolic acid in Baltimore Tues day night, and who claimed to live in Bridgeport, is the daughter of Patrick H. Mcclure, of 147 Berkshire street.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-20
BAD RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Two Men Instantly Killed and Another
 Missing,

Atlanta, Ga, Jan. 1s.-Two men were instantly killed, another is missing and a fourth fatally scalded as the result of head-on collision between north- bound through freight and a switch en- zine on the Seaboard Air Line railroad near Nina, small station about eight miles from Atlanta, tonight. All the dead were railroad employees.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-20
FOOTBALL IN WEST.
Objectionable Features Discussed by
 the "Big Nine."

Chicago, Jan. 9.--Obiectionable feat ures of football and of the college ath- letic system in general to-day were subjected to severe criticism at the first days session of representatives of the "big nine" colleges of the middle-west. The professors. devoted the entire day and the greater part of tonight to a discussion of athletic reform, but no definite action was taken. The confer ence will not announce it's action until the meeting adjourns finally.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-20
For Alaskan Delegate in Congress.

Washington, Jan. 19, = The senate committee on territories to-day ordered favorable report on Senator Nelson's bill providing for delegate in con- gress from Alaska.