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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-06
MANY REQUESTS ARE
 MADE FOR WILLIAMS
EVEN BRYAN IS NOT MORE IN DE. MAND FOR SPEAKING DATES THAN IS THE DEMOCRATIC HOUSE LEADER.

Washington, October 5.-(Special)- John Sharp Williams of Mississippi. proves easily the greatest drawing card in the hands of the democratic congress ional committee Demands for his ap- pearance on the stump are not exceeded by those for William Jennings Bryan. From Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, New Jersey. Rhode Island. Connecticut and Massachusetts requests are constant ly pouring in asking for a speech or two during the last month of the campaign.
 MT. Williams has placed his. itinerary entirely in sne lands of the committee and that organization Is having a dif flcult time arranging 1t. As fast as he Is put down for one date pressing telegrams are received, and a change is made with the result that the committee is still at sea as to MT. Williams speaking dates What is considered a favorable point by the committee Is the fact that nominees are daily expressing their willingness to take the stump in other districts, thus showing that they believe their presence in the home district not absolutely nec- essary. Unusually large demands for the democratic campaign book are coming in from all over the country and the com mttee will have difficulty in supplying all orders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-06
FIRST ARREST IS
 MADE IN ATLANTA
In One Indictment Sixty Negroes Sus- pected of Crime Are Charged
 With Murder of Policeman.

Atlanta, October 5.-The first arrest in connection with the riot of Saturday, Sep tember 22, which resulted in the death of eighteen negroes and one white man, was made today when Walter Edmonds, a butcher. was placed in jail on d grand jury indictment charging murder. Ed monds is charged with having killed Frank Smith, a negro messenger, while the latter was running across the For sythe street viaduct pursued by mob. The police say they expect to make other arrests shortly.
 In one true bill found by the grand jury today after an investigation of the kill ing of County Policeman Heard at Brownsville, on September 23, In connec- ton with the recent riots, sixty negroes suspected of being implicated, were in- dicted on the charge of murder. The grand jury today returned sixteen true bills, several of which, it is understood, are against white men charging rioting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-06
KIDNAPERS HOLD
 BOY FOR RANSOM
Send Lock of Hair and Say Head Will Come Next Unless S5000 Is
 Sent.

New York, October 5.-Renewed efforts were made by the police today to trace the kidnapers of Willie La Barbera. the s-year-old son of a Second avenue grocer. It was announced that the parents had received from the kidnapers a letter con taining lock of the boys hair, and a threat to send the boys head to them if a ransom of 5000 were rot paid by to- night.
 I he parents though willing to negotiate with the kidnapers are unable to do so as in thcir letters the writers fail to tell how to reach them. The boy was first missed by his parents just a week ago At first the police were disinclined to believe that he had been the victim of kidnapers but the several letters which have been received by the parents ap- parently have convinced them, and many detectives are at work on the case. They say the boy is probably held prisoner somewhere on Manhattan Island, and that they do not believe he will be killed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-06
TORNADO STRIKES
 M. & o. RAILROAD
Section Around kushIa Is Swept Clean of Trees, Fences and
 Houses.

Mobile. October 5.-At Il o'clock today a tornado over the Mobile and Ohio railroad tracks between Kushla and Mau- velle, about twelve miles from Mobile. So far as known no lives were lost, but the section covered by the storm was swept clean of trees, fences and houses. Trees were piled on the railroad tracks, de- laying traffic for over an hour; lumber was driven it's whole length in the ground large holes dug in the earth by the force of the wind, and telegraph wires prostrated.
 Mobile did not feel the effects of the tornado
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-06
Trains Strike Hiqh Winds.

Meridian, October 5.-(Special)- )-Reports from passengers on the New Orleans and Northwestern train this afternoon are to the effect that a tornado passed in front of the train as it passed below Hatties- burg and that the train had to stop to prevent running Into the storm, which carried huge trees through the air The passengers on the Mobile and Ohio train had to stop to remove trees and other debris that had been blown across the rails.
 A telephone message from Marion. five miles from town. tonight. states that the Sowashee and Malone creeks are out of their banks as a result of the terrific rains that have been prevalent, and all low lands are inundated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-06
Steamer Bermudian On Mud.

New York October 5.-The big new steamer Bermudian of the Quebec Steam ship company, running between New York and Bermuda ran aground on the Mud Flats off South Brooklyn while coming up the harbor on the way to her dock in the North river today. She had 1e0 pas sengers on board and they were taken off by tugs Tugs failed to pull her off the Mud Flats
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-06
Town Plunged In Sorrow.
William Rice Commits Suicide.

Anniston, October 5.-(Special.) )-News reached here today that William Rice, an old Confederate veteran, familarly known as Bill Arp" under which he was ac- customed to write, killed himself Wednes- day at his home on the farm of Col James Shied, near Schenk's Sulphur Springs by eating a quantity of paris green. which he admitted prior to his death was taken with suicidal intent. The cause is said to have been melancholy over crop prospects and general financial embarrassment He was well known throughout the county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-06

nolia street. At the gas works a stand pipe was blown down.
 Other buildings damaged included the St. Stephens church tRoman Catholic), market in process of construction at To- ledano and Saratoga streets and the two mills previously mentioned. About twenty-five small houses and cabins were either rendered untenabe or blown down completely.
 Illinois Central warehouse. No 2, blown down; New Orleans Pulley Works, prac- tically all razed: Bedell structural iron works. most of second story blown off; Charity hospital roof damaged
 Tower of engine house No. II blown down; Columbia cotton oil mills damaged and warehouses demolished, and Jeffer- son sawmil damaged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-06
Guzman's Insurgents Disarmed.

Palmira, Province of Santa Clara. Cuba, October 5.-The main body of the insur- gents, commanded by General Guzman, is now being disarmed in front of the city The remainder of Guzman's men at other points in the Palmira district will be disarmed this afternoon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-06
Secretary Shaw In Ohio.

Hamilton, O.. October 5.-Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw addressed a large audience in Becketts hall here to- night. The secretary arrived early in the afternoon and spent two hours at the Butler county fair, where he spoke brief ly. J. E. Harding, republican nomipAe for Congress, also made an address.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-06
ATLANTA MAN IN
 RUNAWAY MATCH
Russell F. Hopkins Marres Miss Vera Siegrist on Board Yacht Off
 PeekskilI.

New York, October 5.-Russell F. Hop kins of Atlanta, Ga, and Miss Vera Se- grist of New York were married on board the yacht Uno, while the boat was an- chored off Peekskll yesterday. The mar rage, it is stated, was a runaway one, the relatives of the bride objecting to her marriage because of her youth.
 Atlanta, October 5.-Russell Hop kins, who married Miss Vera Siegrist on board the yacht Uno, off Peekskill, N. r., yesterday, is the only son of pr. ;. k. Hopkins, and is prominent in social and club life of Atlanta. MT. Hopkins is 2l years of age.
 St. Louis, October 5.-Miss Vera Law renee Siegrist, who yesterday was mar ried to Russell F. Hopkins on board a yacht anchored in the Hudson river, off Peekskill, N. Y is the daughter of Hen " A. Siegrist of St. Louis. Siegrist and his wife separated some time prior to the death of Mrs. siegrst April 29, 1900 By the terms of the mothers will the daugh- ter. Vera, then or 9 years old, was made sole heir to a fortune. After her moth- CTS death. Vera went to live with her grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Law renee. who some years ago moved to New York. Dr. Lawrence's only child, Frank Lawrence, died a few years ago. The girls father H. A. Siegrist. Is president of a chemical company. At his home today 1t was stated he is in New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-06
postoffice Appointments

Washington, October 5.--(Special.)-Joh M Minter, appointed postmaster at Flea nor, Dallas county. vice R. H. Tuck, re- moved Benton M. Hanklns appointed reg ular. and James W. Duck substitute rural carrier, route ?. at Coyin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-06
Percy Pierce Is Winner.

New York, October 5.--Percy P. Pierce of Buffalo today was officially declared winner of the Glidden touring trophy. This is the second win to Mr. Pierces credit. ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-06
100000 Spectators to Sec Big
 Long Island Event
COURSE IS OVER 297 MILES
"Hairpin" Turn Is Regarded as Most Dangerous, and Incautious Drivers May Easily
 Come to Grief.

Mineola, N Y, October 5.-Seventeen hgh-power automobile racing machines will start tomorrow morning at o'clock when the first faint streaks of day ap pear in the east, in the third international race for the William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., cup
 The course, which begins at point near Westbury on the Jericho turnpike, leads over some of the best roads of Long ls- land, and is practically a rectangle meas uring 29A miles along the outer lines. The course will be traversed ten times, making the distance of the race 291l miles. There is great dip in the course leading down to the so-caIled "Hairpin' turn, which Is regarded as one of the serious danger points along the course, though there are a number of other es- pecally short turns at any of which an incautous driver may come to grief. Lately the American and foreign drivers have been taking these turns at speed of less than twenty-five miles an hour and there is a general belief that they will not hazard their lives or those of the spectators by a greater speed in the race tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-06
CAUSE OF SUBWAY
 EXPLOSION SECRET
Eight Killed By Accident in
 Quaker City
TEAM AND CART HIGH IN AIR
Horses and Cart Fall In Hole, But the Driver Is But Slightly Hurt. The Property Damage
 Is Large.

Philadelphia, October 5.-Eight men were killed and nearly two score per- sons were injured today by the explosion of Illuminating gas in the Market street subway at Sixth street High buildings were shaken by the force of the explosion and for a block on either side of the scene of the explosion nearly every win dow was shattered The street caved in, halting traffic, and resulting in d suspen- sion of business.
 Fire followed the explosion but it did no damage to neighboring buildings. The loss it is believed will exceed S3OO,O00.
 The Dead.
 John Lawless, timber foreman.
 Frank Leans.
 Cato Benigno, Pittsburg.
 John Scott
 Frank Beldelman
 Frank Crole"
 R. Capero.
 John Pacy.
 Beideman was passing when the ex- plosion occurred and was killed by flying debris. Leans and Benigno died in a hos pital. Crollers body was recovered from the excavation by searchers late this af- ternoon.
 Cause Is Undetermined.
 The exact cause of the explosion has not yet been determined. Yesterday work men in the excavation discerned the odor of gas, and the United Gas Improvement company whose conduits run through the tunnel were notified. Leans was sent by the company to find the leak and repair it. It was while he was making his in- vestigation at 685 o'clock this morning that the explosion occurred.
 The corner of Sixth and Market streets is one of the busy sections of the city. but there was fortunately little traffic when the explosion occurred. The force of the explosion wrecked the subway for half a block and all the heavy timbering and other structual work including tons of earth fell into the excavation. A heavy rain during the night had slightly weak ened the wall of the excavation and added to the damage.
 Team and Cart Blown Up.
 Just as the gas blew up double tram dirt car was driven across the covered subway by a driver of the Willard Con- structlon company, which is building the subway. The vehicle, horses and man were blown high in the air and the horses and cart fell into the hole.
 The driver landed in the street and was only slightly hurt Several of the work men who were standing near the derrick were blown across the street and either killed or injured and number of pedes- trians were hurt by falling glass and signs from the tall business houses on both sides of Market and Sixth streets.
 While the damage done to the subway to the city's gas and water mains and the electric light and telephone conduits is considerable 1t will not compare with the destruction wrought to surrounding property. From Fifth street to Seventh street on Market street and for half d square on Sixth street, both north and south of Market street. not a whole pane of glass is left. All the large plate glass windows were broken and thousands of dollars worth of goods in the show win dows were damaged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-06
POcohOntas Was Yesterday a
 City of Mourning
MINE DID NOT TAKE FIRE
No One Seems to Know How Many Men Were In the ColIiery at the Time of the
 Disaster.

Bluefield. w. Va, October 5.-Twenty- nine bodies have been recovered from the West Fork of the Pocahontas Col lieries companys mine at Pocahontas, Va and conservative estimate tonight places the total number of dead at sew enty.
 The rescuing party reached the scene of the explosion but the immense amount of debris and wreckage has hampered the search for bodies. There Is no evidence thus far of fire.
 Number of Dead Not Known.
 There is nothing authentic to be learn ed from any source as to the actual num- Der of men who perished In the disaster. Usually there are about 100 miners in the section affected by the explosion. ex- elusive of the drivers, trappers, prop settlers and trackmen. The only way to tell how many are missing would be to make a complete census of the company's employees but the excitement is so in tense that this cannot be done. On the streets of Pocahontas, on the railroad and wherever men can congregate, there are estimates made but they vary. It Is said tonight 1t will take ten days to clear the mines of wreckage and slate.
 The most fortunate feature of the catastrophe Is the fact that the mine did take fire. This mine Is equipped with every facility known to modern mining for the safety of its employees. Four bodies were recovered up to Thursday evening. During Thursday night eleven were brought out. This morning at 7:15 o'clock seven bodies were brought out, making a total of twenty-two. About noon relief party reported that seven more bodies had been found, and were being brought out It was learned from an official source tonight that the man. egement give the figures at twenty-seven already recovered and twenty missing, and believed to be dead.
 Town Plunged In Sorrow.
 The mining town of Pocahontas is plunged in mourning. In a score of homes relatives and friends are watching to- night by the side of dead loved ones.
 Half a score of men were put to work this morning digging graves in the same cemetery and close to the spot where in 1884 over 200 who had pershed in a sim liar explosion were buried.
 At the improvised morgue Hungarians, Italians and negroes thronged to identify the dead, and as fast as this was done the bodies were placed in collins and re- moved to their homes. Enormous crowds gathered here from all over the vast coal field and all the saloons of the little town were closed. This prevented any trouble.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-06
Thousands of Autos on Hand.

In anticipation of the race, thousands of automobiles came into Long Island. the roads leading from the Brooklyn and Long Island city terminals being choked with cars until late tonight. In Garden City where the Vanderbilt cup commit tee makes it's headquarters, more than POGO automobiles are parked in front of the hotel. Their throbbing machinery and horns made sleep impossible. even to those who could secure hotel accommodations. Tents have been pitched at various points along the cup course, and In these scores are sleeping tonight. Others are sleeping on the lawns or in their automobiles.
 Some 200090 persons are expected to witness the race.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-06
High Speed Can Be Made.


 There are numerous long stretches where the speed of the cars is expected to reach eighty miles an hour, or more.
 Originally eighteen cars were scheduled to start in the race, five representing America. five representing France, sim liar number from Italy and three from Germany. One of the German cars en- tered and scheduled to be driven by Fox hall Keene, was officially declared out of the contest today when MT. Keene did not weigh in" with the rest of the field Several days ago a pair of cylinders II Mir Keene's car were cracked and he was unable to secure another pair in this coun- try.
 List of Contestants.
 The cars will be sent away at one min ute intervals. Their time will be taken from the minute assigned to them whether they are able to start or not. The order, name of the driver, and team to which he belongs follows:
 No. 1, Leblon, American, 115 horse power.
 No. 2, Heath, French, 12o horse power.
 No. 3, Jeanitzy,- German, 120 horse power.
 No. 4, Lancia Italian, 120 horse power. No. 5, Lawell, American, no horse power
 No. 6, Shepard French 130 horse power. No. :, Lutgen, German, 120 horse power. No. 8, Nazzaro, Italian, 120 horse power. No. c, Tracy, American, 90 horse power. No. 10, Wagner, French, 110 horse power. No. H. Keene. German, 120 horse power (wil not starD.
 No, 12, Cagno. Italian. 120 horse power. No. IA, Harding, American, 50 horse power.
 No 15, Clement French, 100 horse power. No. 16, Weilsehoot Italian, 120 horse power.
 No F, Christie, American, 50 horse power.
 No 1S Duray, French, 120 horse power. No 19, Fabry. Italian 12o horse power. There Is no entry of No. 13, 1t will be noted, although the superstition was dis regarded in the races of 1904 and 1905 On both those occasions. however. car No 13 broke down.
 All of the seventeen cars that are to start tomorrow weighed in before the race committee here this afternoon. All proved to be well within the weight limit of 22O4 pounds,
Arizona republican., 1906-06-29

of practically every state has come
 about only after the most vigorous and persistent knocking.
 They wanted statehood with less
 thought for the immigration which
 would follow than for the benefits
 which it would bring to the inhabitants and interests already there. The people
 themselves unanimously believed that their condition would be benefited by admission. Outside investors and homeseekers not unnaturally believed
 so too. and so sought q share of the
 improved opportunities.
 But here is an entirely different con
 dition. Three-fourths of the people Of this territory believe that the state
 hood offered to them would be a curse rather than a blessing. This three fourths Is made up almost exclusively of property owners. The sentiment against jointure is more nearly solid among the farmers and is next more nearly solid among the business men
 They and the cattiemen and mine own CTS have widely advertised within the last eight months their belief that joint statehood would be Q blight on Arr zona.
 Prospective investors and homeseek- CTS know how Arizoniaus, those wh" own homes and mines and farms feel about joint statehood. They will nat uraliy be believed by outsiders to be better informed as to the probable ef- feet of joint statehood upon their homes and farms and mines and other enterprises.
 Tn this very natural and reasonable view of the case. homeseekers and cap- italists might be expected to halt al
 the boundar,es of a joint state in which the representatives of the great bulk of the homes, farms and other
 property would believe that they were 1 living under a curse
Arizona republican., 1906-06-29

Our neighbor, the Arizona Star, gets down to figures and shows that New Mexico has a population Of 3O0,OOO and that Arizona probably has a popula- ton of 100000. It further shows that Arizona has been growing much more rapidly than New Mexico during the last six years. It assumes that it will preserve the same ratio of increase during the next six years, in which case we will have the larger popula- ton. The Star thus concludes that our fear of being "all swallowed up" is groundless. Yes. but if New Mexico should choose to swallow us, just thinl, of the things she could do to us within the next six years.
Arizona republican., 1906-06-29
BIDS FOR CITY PRINTING.

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will received by the Common Council of the City of Phoenix. until the 2nd day of July, 1906, at 7:3O D. m. of that ady, for the following contract for the year ending April 30, 1907: Publishing ordinances, resolutions. no tices, advertisements, proclamations, etc, for the time and in the form re- quired by law and the council Bids to state prices to be charged per inch for each insertion, set in solid brevier. The successful bidder will be required to give bond, to be approved by the council. in such amount as the council may require, or as is fixed by law, for the faithful performance of said con tract. The council reserves the right to reject any or all bids All bids to be addressed to Frank Thomas, City Recorder to be marked "City Pro posaf' and have a copy of this adver- tisement attached thereto.
 By order of the Common Council of the City of Phoenix, made the 18th day of June 1906.
 C. w. BARNETT
 City Recorder Pro Tenn.
Arizona republican., 1906-06-29
PHOENIX, ARIZONA. JUNE 2s. 1906.

Don't leave the city for mountain or beach without having The Repub- lican accompany you. lt will be a long daily letter from home. You will be lonesome without it.