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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-21
HARRIS WILL. HAVE
 BODY DISAPPEARED
Birmingham Man ls In
 Try to Idently
 Marshall

Little Rock, Ark. June rpN lieved that the man who jumped from bridge into the Arkansas river in this city two weeks ago. was W. J. Marshall. well-known contractor of Birmingham. Ala. s. H. Harris of the latter city ar rived here today to investigate the sup posed suicide, and he is confident that he will be able to identify the man as Mar shall He states that Marshall. who had previously made an attempt to commit suicide, disappeared June A. Two days later a letter was received from him writ ten at Little Rock on the day the ms jumped from the bridge, enclosing fol twenty dollar bills. and stating that 1 was going to the Philippines.
 His wife also received a package COT taining his watch, pistol and other a ticles.
 Harris will have the body disinterred.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-21
OIL BARGE LOST.
Diligent Search Is Made for the
 Gusher in the Gulf.

Galveston. Tex. June 20.-The United States revenue cutter Apache returned at noon today from fruitless search for the oil barge Gusher, which was set adrift 200 miles this side of Coatzacoalcos. Mex. in the Gulr by the tug Higgins Sunday, June 3.
 Captain Themason of the Apache this afternoon stated that his vessel covered 500 square miles in search of the barge and crew of four men but without avail. It 10 now thought that little hope re- nalns of ever hhding the barre and men
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-21
commencement Exercises.

Lexington, Va, June Washington and Lee university's final commencement exercises were held today in Lee me morial chapel, President George Denny presiding The address before the literary societies was delivered by United States Senator Carmack of Tennessee. The law class oration was delivered by Alexander Wallace Rutan of Carrollton, O.. and the valedictory by Basel Mawell Manly of Lexington, Va. A handsome oil life size portrait of Gen J. ". c, Lee, president emeritus of Washington and Lee, was un- yelled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-21
HAILSTONES AS BIG
 AS A MANS FIST
Thousands of Dollars Damage Results From Terrific Hail Storm In
 Fort Worth.

Fort Worth Tex, June 20.-Thousands of dollars da mage to residences and busi- ness houes was incurred today all over the city by terrific hail storm in which some of the hail stones were as large as mans fist Plate glass was shattered. skylights broken and the windows of street cars smashed. Scarcely a residence or business house in the city fails to show damage to glass.
 Reports from the outlying districts have not been received but the loss to crops Is great.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-21
Three Men Shot Down After They Had Killed Foreman
IRUSTY AIDS OTHER GUARDS
Prisoners Slip Up Behind Foreman In Louisiana, March Him to Skiff and Shoot Him to
 Death.

New Orleans, June 20.-The killing of foreman whom they overpowered, and the probable fatal wounding of prison guard, are told in a special to the Plea yune describing an attempt of convicts to escape from the state penitentiary farm at Angola, La, today.
 The Angola farm is on the Mississippi river. The white life convicts. Jim Sin gleton, a man named Byrd, and another known as Dutch were working at the pententiary saw mill near the river bank Capt c. H. Black, foreman of the mill, was sitting in a chair at the mill door reading a newspaper. Taking advantage of Blacks preoccupation, Singleton stole up behind him and snatched his revol- yer. The three convicts then marched the saw mill foreman off toward the river.
 J. W. Gibson. guard, oneped fire on the party. Singleton shot him through the heart and Convict Byrd took the unconscious guards revolver.
 Running Fight Ensues.
 The convicts then proceeded unmolest- ed to the rivers edge and had already placed Black In skiff when trusty named Deletti climbed upon the levee above their heads and shot Singleton dead. The third convict who had been unarmed up to this time secured Single tons revolver and a running fight then began with the two convicts on the other side of the levee, and the trusty, reinforce ed by one guard. armed with a rife on the inner side. Gradually the firing from the outer side of the levee ceased and investigation showed both convicts ly- flg dead. Captain Black was also found shot to death in the skiff.
 A report to state penitentiary officials says that Black was killed by the con- victs after they had threatened to take his life if anyone fired on them, and after their threat had been disregarded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-21
cabrera Wants TnterventIo on.

Mexico City, June 20.-Salvadorean ad- of the United States government toward the revolution in progress in Guatemala that it is believed President Cabrera fa- vors intervention by the United States. No news has been received as yet from Colonel Pinda, who is operating in Peten province
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-21
Cabinet Gathers at White House.

Washington. June 2o.-What amounted to a cabinet meeting was held at the white house this evening. There were five members of the cabinet in confer ence with the president Secretaries Root. Taft. Bonaparte and Cortelyou. and At torney General Moody. The occasion for the night meeting was explained to be the consideration of public business Be- yond this, and the statement that nothing unusual had happened there was nothing made public regarding the conference.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-21
PeTTus NOT WELL.

Washington. June 20. Special. J. Senator Pettus has been confined to his rooms for two days. He had hoped to be out today to hear Sem ator Morgan's speech. but was una ble to do so. His physician be- Heves he will shortly be able to re- sume his place in the Senate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-21
New Hearing for Jockey Club.

Jefferson City. Mo, June so.--The Mis- souri supreme court today sustained motion for new hearing in the case of the Delmar Jockey club of St. Louis. and set aside tho order made two weeks ago outsing the club and imposing fine of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-21

favor of the railroad rate bill" (Ap- plause).
 Mir Sherley of Kentucky said that the presidents trip to the south gave him a better appreciation of the people of that section than he could have possibly have had. had he remained at home. and the expenses of these trips, MT. Sherley said, should not be taken out of the private purse of the president.
 The bill was passed 176 to &. the yeas and nays being demanded by MT. Under wood.
 The following democrats voted with the republicans: Brousard of Louisiana, Clark of Florida. Cochran of New York. Davey of Louisiana, Fitzgerald of New York. Gouden of New York Glass of vir- einia. Granger of Rhode Island, Hunt of Missouri, Keliher of Massachusetts. Kline of Pennsylvania. Iindsay of New York. Meyer of Louisiana, Hansdell of I1ouisi- ana. Rupper of New York. Ryan Of New York. sherley of Kentuc1ky and Sullivan of NassachuGet1o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-21
Slemp Is RenomInated.

Roanoke, Va. June 2o.-The ninth dis trict republican convention met at Ma ron today and nominated Campbell slemp for Congress The nominee who 10 the present representative from the ninth district. had no opposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-21
coino Alter the RecaIcitrant.

South McAlester. I. T.. June 2o.-When MT. Peter Hanraty of District No 213. United Mine Workers of America. re- turned from Kansas City and the east this morning and learned that the mi ners had violated one clause of the Kan sas City agreement by refusing to go to work, he immediately left for Haileyville to insist that the union men stay by their treaty. which permitted the mine owners to retain the men who had been faithful to them during the great strike A con ference will be held at Haileyville with the recalctrant miners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-21
Underwood Leads Opposition to
 the Provision
HOLDS II UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Bourke Cochran Thinks the Democrats Should Favor IL Because the Pres ent President Will Go About
 Talking Democracy.

Washington. June D.-The bill appropri- ating $250O0 to defray the travelling ex- penses of the President for the next fiscal year was called up under suspension of the rules today in the House by Mir. Taw- ney' of Minnesota, chairman of the appro- priations committee. The sundry civil bill carried an item appropriating s25,OoO for the travelling expenses of the Presi- dent which went out on a point of order. Mir Watson of Indiana, then in the chair, and who sustained the point of order against the item, introduced the bill, which the House had under consideration today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-21
Canal Paragraph Passed Over.

Anticipating objection to the amendment striking out the provision that no part of the appropriation for the Panama canal shall be used for the construction of q sea-level canal, MT. Hale moved that it be passed over until after the Senate has passed on the question of canal type.
 The appropriation of $l.450,GO0 for the Jamestown Triennial exposition was agreed to without objection or discussion. as was the provision increasing the ap- proprlation for salaries and expenses of registrars and receivers of public lands, from $50O,0O0 to S573,000.
 MT. Nelson moved to strike out the pro- vision of the House bill eliminating can teens from any state or territorial home for disabled soldiers and sailors. but MT. Hale said the House had put this matter up to the Senate and the Senate should adopt it. MT Nelson said he was an old soldier and he knew that the men so un- fortunate to be in borough would be in sufficient if the provision was adopted. The amendment was passed over without prejudice.
 clusion of the reading of the amendments. endeavored to have the bill reported from the committee of the whole to the Sem ate The amendments in relation to the canal type. the canteen for soldiers and sailors homes. and the payment of the Presidents travelling expenses. to which exceptions were taken by certain sena- tors, prevented action tonight.
 At 10:20 the Senate adjourned until 1920 o'clock tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-21
McLaurin Objects to S25,OOO for Travelling
DEMANDS YEAS AND NAYS
Appropriation of $1,45o,ooo for James town Exposition Is Agreed to With out Objection or Discussion.
 Canal Business Passed.

Washington. June 20.-In an effort to bring about adjournment of Con gress next week. the Senate today held it's first night session and considered ex clusively the sundry civil appropriation bill, in addition to the committee amend ments providing aids to navigation. The reading of the bill proceeded smoothly and all of the committee amendments were agreed to until the one appropriat- ing s25,000 to pay the travelling expenses of the President was reached. Senator McLaurin asked if the amendment had been considered by any committee and whether there is any law to authorize the payment of the Presidents traveling expenses. In reply Senator Hale said tho amendment was considered and ordered reported by the committee on appropria- tions.
 Tt is new matter and I make d point of order against it. said MT. McLau- rim.
 T do not think there is any law au- thorizipg it, and It will put new law on the statute books"
 MT. Hale had reference to tlN provision prohibiting any person from receiving an interstate pass or free ticket. Continuing he said the amendment was not subject to a point of order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-21
Fairbanks Rules Against Point.


 In further opposition to the amendment MT. McLaurln started to address the Senate when Vice President Fairbanks said debate was not in order, and he was prepared to rule on the point of order.
 Let us have q ruling' said Senators Lodge Hale and number of senators in unison.
 The chair Is of the opinion that the point of order is not well taken and over rules the point of order,' said the Vice President.
 Then appeal from the chair and would Mir. McLaurin.
 Senator Clay asked MT. McLaurin to withdraw his demand on the ground that there was not quorum present. and q roll call would compel an adjournment. ''The amendment is of such an out rageous character that I do not think it should pass under any circumstances" retorted MT. McLaurin.
 When it became evident that his oppo- sition WAS unalterable, the amendment was passed over at the request of MT. Hale. who had the bill In charge. The appropriation for public printing and binding by the government printing office was increased from $5.000,000 to $5. coo. and the special appropriation for print ing and binding for Congress, including the proceedings and debates, was in- creased from $1993,b00 to &, 2,093 500
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-11-15
Cancel Bridge Contracts.

The Northwestern Bridge Co.
is in a peck: Of teOuble once more,
Commissioners Swanson, Tor
benson and Abbott voting to
cancel the contracts on twelve or
fifteen bridges in the county,
which were to have been COM
pleted by Nov. l.. Black and
Elliott voted in the negative. The
commissioners propose to ad-
vertise for bids to complete the
bridges. The Northwestern Co.
will likely put up a fight.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-11-15
STATE STORIES.

SIAlE SIONlESs
+. B. Chapman is opening the
First State bank at BufOrd.
Portal is rejoicing over the]
fact that the Great Northern
will build into that town in tn
spring.
The Portal International pub
lished an account of a wedding
several months after the happy
event occurred.
Fred Sorg, OF Surrey raised
twenty acres Of fine timothy hay
this year, and now has q lot OF
fine seed for sale at $3.50 a
bushel.
The Pierce County Tribune,
with sixteen pages is setting the
pace in that part OF the world
that is hard for it's competitors
to follow. A part OF the paper
is printed in German.
The Surrey Farmers Elevator
cleared about $1,000 last season.
A feed mill was erected at a cost
OF $500, and $500 stock was
issued for the same. About
$1,000 was paid in dividends,
and $4,000 was left in the treas
ury.
C. NJ. Loerch of Lansford rails
ed 2O66 bushels OF tiax'from l6O
acres Notwithstanding that hail
struck IS acres damaging it to
such an extent that he collected
$l.S5 al acre damage from the
Northwestern Fire and Marine
Insurance Co. He did his own
work with four horses.
In 1903 there was an attempt
made in the legislature to pass
a law prohibiting county and
state officers employing members
OF their family in their offices,
but it lost out. Such law
would not be out OF place.
The many friends of J. A. Pet
erson, formerly Of Grelland, will
be glad to know that he has en-
barked in the hardware and fur
niture business at Ryder, i'll con-
nection with Paulson Bros. Pet
erson is one of the squarest men
that we have ever had the pleas
ure to deal with, and we feel GER
tain of his success.
Edward schatz of Harvey, a
prominent machinery dealer,
says that collections are very
slow on account OF the shortage
OF cars. He was at Goodrich
one day recently when fourteen
teams arrived with grain, and
not another load could be taken
into the elevators. Some un-
hitched and hired buggies, driv-
ing back fifteen or twenty miles
and some even turned their
teams around and returned
home with their grain.
L. P. Levonovyez, a Stanley
farmer, expects his wife and chill
dren from Russia soon. He has
been in this country fourteen
years and now has his home in
such shape that he can take
good care Of his family. He said
that he never had a home in
Russia, and now he considers
himself richer with his 100 acres
OF North Dakota land, than
many OF the so-called wealthy
farmers Of Russia, who have on
the average but forty acres. On
his farm this year he raised a
couple of hundred bushels OF po-
tat0es which he expects to sell
for near a dollar a bushel and
his wheat averaged twenty bush
els to the acre.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-11-15
Men Wanted at Once.
F.B. Chapman is opening the
First State bank at BufOrd.

Builders, contractors, carpen-
tiers, masons and bricklayers
wanted at Palermo, N. d., at
once. Plenty Of work at first
class wages assured. &c. Hoff,
townsite proprietor, Palermo,
n y
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-11-15

Your stomach churns and digests the
food you eat and if foul, or torpid, or
out of order, your whole system suffers
from blood poison. HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea keeps you we'll. 35 cents,
Tea or Tablets. McCoY & Co., Drug
gists.
Farmers, bring in your fresh
butter and eggs, and poultry
to the Metropolitan Cafe, Miuot
and receive the highest cash
prices.
A cold is much more easily cured when
the bowels are open. Kennedy's Laxa.
tive Honey and Tar opens the bowels
and drives the cold out Of the system in
young or old. Sold by PAUL V. Mccoy
4 Co., Druggists.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-11-15
EDITORIAL COMMENT.


John Burke rising from farmer boy to the
position greatest state the United
Se his
with the work on the old Iowa the boy ad ice
grow He taught that not only the best policy 70 De
thing to do broad fields Of waving and wheat
the mind had an % what he ha
heard and read and evenings when the city
reviewing the Incidents OF the day spent Long
enngs given to reading perhaps a9oa great men ana as
chair as many boy has done When opportunity
6 5 e
ing Jokes the and the "old man. at home Burke
o""dso aH 10Y @ lawyers
Laid Bo had mot S On e Doy
have everything to be thankful for
The farmer who attempts get oag srt sphGn
the ters soil Ward have phones in their
they did realize Their until after heh they had in
kept posted the markets each day by this handy nstr
him good many dollars il giving cue his crop
co. Several neghbors have phones have sent
number OF farmers can telephone line
the The do their work and
good deal OF money in that manner.
More complete election returns do change materially
the in last weeks Independent There
resulting in whipng out the splendid Republican majority Of
years ago giving the Democrats majority OF
There has bee the entire country The
and country have made
denied The shortage Of the shipment grain one Of
the factors which defeat Governor The fact that
x h% and sst d
gained notable victory the last May they lay back
certain that would easily stem the tide and ride
x4 the or they 6egss
pan reading informing themselves OF the conditions IN the
er that proved enough learned
them that change the head OF the ticket would not be
c6ar that he wa: ent United for the POSITION
against him The insurgents to man voted with
years elected The Republicans Of the state have about
concluded that had better select for office thai the people
could have been easily elected But the people
machine The position prior the
primaries clearly defined The Independent felt that this
machine at the primaries This paper would rather
the Republican clean it's house but has
publican party will and sincerely hopes that it
will be cnsed and for ALL this done two years hence
publican by as large majority as ever
900 bushels OF flax raised in North Dako
this from ten to fifteen bushels This
lighter yield than usual but the price good around the
dollar mark North Dakota known the flax state and farm
have ad nor $50 to $50 T ~n 1
raising fax has resulted placing number Of insed oil mills
one Of them the business men will go after it. Flax may be
little hard the SOIL but as usually raised only on
it will be OF the main crops for years to come or until all thu
land will have been broken up
the the ttreat Golden Gra
State Minnesota Bread and Butte
erta state but gradually hope
that it will not be generally used long.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-01-05
nAs - Seaek ehsv

The meeting a the diGevsNs coa-
ventions in Denver the lest wesk in
January will be greatly hsIpsd out
by the Stock Show which 10 70 10
held vt that time The rxilrosds
have granted . very cheap rate, end
the attendance promises 10 he large.
Al this Slmk Sisow GuHaisoa county
cattle sse especially tesiPeA. 0sn-
"Isoss Castle sse tss~oss oil oves the
ieediaG bit, asA slsssdy the Gessssl
Cossnitses in Drawer 10 receiving
inquiries frsn 6sedess who sss in
tending 10 cosse TO the chow, sekine
whether tbere wiIl bs ssy II Gunni-
sons cattle st the show o. on ssle.
No doSbt. oil Of the csstle entered
for exhibitioR whether they win
prlscs or nos will coll tor fancy
prices. This paper is jssti6ed in
advising any one who hss . carload
II good native calves or yearline
steers Or two year old steers To send
them TO Denver for entry. At the
Chicago StH'k Show the Wyoming
calves entered there by T. W. Rem
in9ton, 20 head were sold for t37 %
aud ~ head for $3.50 and the
Texas calves from the l.. s. ranch
sold for $1,000 aud f2l.0O head
Similar prices are promised at Den
ver for show cattle. In addition 10
the cattle on exhibition there will be
some very fine horses shown. Que
dealer is bringing a special import
alton from Belgium, which horses
are expected to arrive about the 2Oth
If January and will be shown there
5 ,ine of these horses are famous H.
the country from which they orig
nate and have taken prlzes over
there and will attract great atien
tiun. A monster tent will be erected
ut the Denver Stck Yards frr tin
atcono alton of this show and all ol
the exhibils less than carload vii
be under cover and seats will be
provided.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-01-05
The Fairies of the Sock Yard

Womans Home Companion for
Decenler-R,wn in the great stock
yards distri,-t that holds q seventh ol
ChicSgos pop"ls,ion, every one
looks forward u the sll-the- week
festivities o the Chicago Universlt,
Settlement under the leadership Of
Miss Mary McIoweii. Christmas
eve is a,scialIy siRnalised by the
"Old Folks Grand March" when de
crepIt men and women in the curious
garbs Of many pationaIitn- shambe
around \ great Christmas tree To re-
,~'ve coffee, tea aud other comforts,
and gifts that Gil 10 tie brim tie
fright red three fcosed stocking
that they carry. The march is fol
lowed by dance in which Germans.
Rsss,Ans, Bohenians. Italians and
old folks Of many nations mingIe
Then the Christmas fairies. the thirty
little singing elves of the sto-k yards,
in long grcen capes and queer cars
Of red .,eal in, taper in hand; light
the 'andles of the great tree, and
dance about it singing Hail, O
Father Christmas" while Santa
Clans, rosy faced and kindly, comes
oat Of the door Of the snow ~-coverei
cabin beneath the green boughs
to give the greetings of the season
to all. And then these clear-voiced
fa'rfes scamper out into the night to
carol under the windows Of the sick
or crippled Of the neighborhood.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-01-05
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all clsssss Of cattle ut thss sisse
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eli fat sso,k shown aud large s~a-
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W. N. FULTON.