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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-09
PEASANT MEMBEl
TO BE PROSECD
WAS CAPTURED REo.HANDED T
cRONSTADT-MlNISTRY WILL
TAKE IMMEDIATE MEASURES
TO RELIEVE FAMINE SITUATION

st. Petersburg, August S.-M. onipko
the peasant member of the late parlia-
ment who was captured red-handed at
Cronstadt after the mutiny there, will be
tried, it is said, according to the rules of
warfare for melting and participating in
an armed revolt the penalty for which Is
death.
The ministry already is beginning a fall
campaign. preparatory to the election of
more tractible parliament in Decem-
Der. The ministers insist on a programme
that will consist of PRONUNCIATION of def
mite reforms. and the nomination of can
didates who will represent these instead
of letting the elections go by default as
was the case in the defunct assembly.
They disclaim all intention of attempting
to throttle public sentiment. but it is
through the police who were asked to re-
port on the possible governmental candi-
dates for seats.
The session Of the cabinet today was
devoted to measures of famine relief
which is recognized as one of the most
urgent problems in the administration as
well being an eloquent campaign argu-
ment 1t was decided to recommend to
the Emperor an additional credit of s275,
0oO,Oo0 in addition to the $75O0OO0 voted by
parliament for this use, $3.50 100000 Of
which sum is to provide food and employ
ment to keep the stricken population from
starving and the remainder for the pur-
chase of seed
Among the public works recommended
are the construction of flood embank-
ments, ports and other improvements on
the Volga on which the unskilled labor
In the chief famine district can be em-
ployed and for which $550,OO0 was voted at
the recommendation of Premier Stolypn.
The cabinet also voted to extend the
state of extraordinary reinforced securi-
ty" to all districts of the empire where
the semi-annual limit is about to ex-
pire.
The official telegraph agency tonight re-
ports the formation at Yekaterinslav Of
reaetonary organizations. whose purpose
is to exact life for life for every official
killed by the revolutionists. The murder
of ex-Deputy Herzenstein is an example
of this procedure. The agency also re-
ports an encounter between police and
workmen at Kostroma, during which cos
sacks were summoned and dispersed the
crowd with a volley. No mention of the
casualties is made
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-09
IN PECULIAR POSITION.
Religious Education In England Is Af-
fected BY Court Decision

London. August S--A decision given by
the court of appeals today leaves the
question of religious education In Great
Britain in peculiar position. The educa-
tion act of 1902 was intended to compel
local authorities to pay for religious In
struction In the voluntary schools, and
led to the notorious passive resisters'
movement under which numbers of non
conformists refused to pay the rates lev
led to cover this expenditure for church
schools.
The education bill, which recently was
Under discussion in Parliament, is intend
ed to remedy this state of affairs. In the
mesn ntme the county council Of the West
Riding of Yorkshire, had refused to pay
teachers for time devoted to religious In
struction. The board of education then
sought the assistance of the courts with
the result that the court of appeals de-
cided in favor of the Yorkshire council.
II this decision should be upheld by
the House of Lords, whittier the case is
to be carried, 1t practically will accomplish
what Augustine Birrel, president of the
board of education, aims at, and further
more 1t may possibly enable large num-
Ser Of passive resisters' to bring action
for faise imprisonment
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RAMS HORN DIES IN
GRAVESEND STALL
WAS ONE OF THE BEST HORSES
OF THE YEAR AND BELONGED
TO MAN WELL KNOWN IN BIR-
MINGHAM.

New York August s.-Rams Horn, a
four year old colt by Butte-Aunt Tesca,
winner of this years $4,000 Brighton
handicap. and of last years Crescent City
derby at New Orleans died today in his
stall at Gravesend race track of inf1am-
nation of the bowels.
Rams Horn had been ailing ever since
the Brighton handicap and was too i'll
to be shipped to Saratoga.
In the early spring Rams Horn also
suffered an attack of sickness which in
capacitated for the Excelsior handicap
at Jamaica. and early stake engagements.
Rams Horn was generally conceded to be
the best horse sent out of the west in
many years. He was formerly owned by
Capt. Jim" Williams, a noted western
horseman, but lately had been running
in the colors of w. S. Williams, a son
of Captain Williams. Rams Horn was
second choice in the Brighton handicap at
to 2, being played down from to l..
He was the most heavily backed horse
in the race and his victory was popular.
RAMS Horn was the second high class
colt to die this year, the champion Syson-
by, belonging to James r. Keene, having
died recently at Sheepshead Bay.
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M'FoY IN TROUBLE.
After 2e Years In the Navy He Is
Charged With Stealing.

Norfolk Va, August Sat the United
states court house It was said today that
Chief Boatswalns Mate f. p. McFoy,
who after twenty-nine years In the naval
service was arrested on the charge OF
stealing government property, will not be
brought to trial In the federal court, but
will be held in the brig of the United
States receiving ship Franklin for trial
by courtmartial Alex Gordon. a negro
boatman. who Is alleged to hsve been Nc
Foy's confederate, carrying off rope. etc,
and selling the same at junk shops. will
be tried in the federal court. the naval
authorities only having the right to try
by courtmartial persons regularly en-
listed In the service.
Mercy Is a student of the old school and
would have been retired in December on
two-thlrds pay. His ability to always
produce cash in quantities that surprised
his fellows on ship board resulted In an
investigation which brought about the ar
rest of Mccoy and Gordon.
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SGhoOnefs We're Making Raids
on Sea ROOkeries
NO APOLOGY IS NECESSARY
Uncle Sam Regrets the Incident, But
II Is Not Looked Upon as Being
an international
Incident.

Washington. August,S.-Although taking
the position that the killing of the five
Japanese poachers within the territorial
limits of the United States in Alaska
was justified. this government in all prob
ability will extend to Japan it's re-
grets for the fatal clash between the
native lookouts of the North American
Commercial company and the Japanese
raiders. This statement was made by
Acting Secretary of State Bacon to-
night.
Meantime the district attorney for Alas
ka is making preparations for the speedy
trial of the twelve japanese taken pris-
oners. The prompt action of this gov
ernment in notifying Ambassador Wright
at Toxic offhe facts as reported by So
licitor Sims of the department of COM
merce and labor. was designed to give to
Japan first hand information of the oc-
currence. After careful investigation
by Japanese charge here, the conclusion
was reached here that the case involved
no international incident.
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BIG DENVER GUNS
COMMITTED TOTAL
Judge Sends Them Up Because They
Refuse to Be Sworn In the
Election Fraud Cases.

Denver. August s.-Refusing to be
sworn in the franchise election contest
case in the Denver county court, George
NJ Ordway, president of the city election
commission Henry L. Doherty president
of the Denver Gas and Electric company;
Fred Williams former chairman of the
republican central county committee, and
]. Cook, Jr, a real estate dealer, were
committed to the county Jail today by
Judge Ben B. Lindsey until they pay
fines of $500 each for contempt of court
William L. Lail and Theodore Griffin,
watchers appointed by the election COM
mission who formerly prevented Sheriff
Alexander Nisbit last night from getting
the ballot boxes which Judge Lindsey had
ordered him to bring into court. were
fined $25 each. These fines were paid.
The ballot boxes wanted were delivered
to the sheriff today after Justice Bailey
of the supreme court refused to interfere
with the contest proceedings in the coun-
ty courts. The ballot boxes were opened
and the ballots examined.
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RUSSIA HAS THEM
In DIRE STRAITS
PETRUNKEVlTcH FRANKLY CON-
FEssEs THAT HE DOES NOT
KNOW WHAT TO DO, AND OTHER
LEADERS ARE IN THE SAME FIX.

St. Petersburg, August S.-The constitu-
tional democratic leaders are undecided as
to what course to pursue. They appear
to be waiting Developments. Professor
Mlukoff has gone abroad and NJ. petrun-
kevitch frankly admits that he does not
know what to do. He thinks that con-
Vention Of the constitutional democrats
will be summoned to meet in September.
and decide on the future tactics of the
party. If the government declines to per-
nit the convention to meet at Moscow or
elsewhere in Russia, 1t will be held in
Finland or If necessary abroad.
Petrunkevitch says his advlces from the
country say the villages are in state
bordering on chaos. The peasants do not
recognize any authority, and talk of only
the distribution of lands.
The chief of police of ST. Petersburg has
completed the suppression of all clubs, as
sociations and trade unions by shutting up
their headquarters and those of the men
out of the work.
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OUTPUT ENORMOU2S
BUT IRON is ScScE
Production Cannot p Pace
With the Demand
DANGER IS IN HIGH PRICES
Specifications at Finishing Mills Are
Being Received In Even Greater
Volume Than During
July.
DANGER is IN HIGH PRICES

Cleveland, August S.--The Iron Trade
Review tomorrow will say:
All indications point to great prosperi-
ty during the remaining months of the
present year, and at least the early
months of 1907. Although the production
of pig Iron for the year ending July l.
1906, was "a. 49,, JOG tons. nearly 100000 tons
more than the entire calendar year of ls05
the production has not kept pace with
the demand, and there is now marked
scarcity of all grades. Seven new blast
furnaces having an annual capacity OF
SS0, 600 tons, have been blown in this year.
and others will be in operation at not
far distant dates. If the present demand
continues 1t is doubtful whether even this
added capacity will be sufficient. Prices
are advancing more rapidly toward those
of the boom period of 1902 than conserva-
tive interests like to see, and In this ten
dency lies the only danger which now
threatens a long continuance of prosper
ity.
A car famine is threatened Prominent
railroad men admit that in spite of the
immense purchase of equipment during
tle past lWfHlNt iiiohAhSf Ait ioAAAbei'7
will not be In much better condition than
they were last year to handle the crops,
which will be very large
There has been great activity in pig
iron, especially In the west and a promi-
nent feature has been the inquiry for the
future, some of 1t extending through the
first half of 1907 In the east the large
sales have been confined to basic, which
have aggregated about 125.0O0 tons, clean
ing up about all of that grade avail
able for this years delivery. In Chicago
about 100000 tons, including all grades,
have been sold, and the demand has not
been satisfied.
In the central west inquiries are now
pending for 100000 tons of basic for the
first quarter of next year. and the ruling
quotation is 81 so, while the quotation on
Bessemer for that period is $l7.75 at the
furnaces.
To Cleveland, Toledo and other cities In
which furnaces are located, iron is being
shipped long distances, and some fancy
prices are being paid Among the notable
transactions Of the week were 1900 tons
of Besserner, sold at S18.
Although interest has centered In pig
iron during the past week there has been
continued activity in the finishing mills,
and specifications are being received In
even greater volume than during July.
Many inquiries for heavy tonnages Of
steel rails are pending. The Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad company has
sold its entire tonnage of open hearth
rails for 1907 delivery. The demand for
track supplies is strong. especially for
spikes. owing In part to the double spik-
ing of tracks which has been inaugu-
rated by the leading railroads, in order
to secure extraordinary protection for fast
trains.
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BLOWS EXCHANGED
IN GEORGIA HOUSE
SOLICITOR HILL AND DR.. WHIT
LEY MEET AND INDULGE IN A
FlsTIcuFF AS RESULT OF THE
LATTER,s SPEECH TUESDAY.

Atlanta, August S-(SpeciaL)-There was
a lively fight on the floor of the house
of representatives this morning as the re-
suit of the speech made yesterday by DR..
T. R. Whitley of Douglas, intimating that
there had been good deal of lobbying
on the measure.
The participants were DR.. Whitley him
self, and Solicitor General Charley Hill
of the Atlatna circuit brother of BenJa-
min n. Hill, who represented the heirs
to these bonds in the effort to collect the
debt from the state.
Solicitor Hill was visitor on the floor
of the house this morning when Repre-
sentative Whitley walked in and passed
him. It is stated that in passing him Dr.
Whitley remarked in a sarcastic manner:
Good morning
According to eye witnesses it is said
solicitor Hill replied:
Don't you speak to me. If there had
been any money in 1t for you, you would
have been on the other side"
1t is said Dr. Whitley thereupon gave
the lie and Solicitor Hill truck him with
his stick. DIR. Whitley struck back, and
II Is Sdlu MT. tAnlBHl VI Dull iIiit wiz
was standing near. rushed up and said:
"Hlt him, Doc; I'll stand by YOU
The sergeant-at-arms was called on to
aueIl the disturbance and several members
assisted him. soon restoring order.
Speaker Slaton appointed a committee
as follows to 4-.yestigate the affair and
report back as to what should be done:
Representatives Flynt of Spalding. Holder
of Jackson, Davis of Burke, Lawrence of
Chatham and Mcmillan of Hart.
Soon after the committee had been ap-
poitned Solicitor Hill wrote letter to
the chairman, apologizlng to the house for
wnat mad TRANSFERRED SO far as he was
concerned, and explaining that he was so
incensed by the statements made by Dr.
Whitley yesterday that he could not re-
strain himself when the latter spoke to
him as he did.
The committee will take the matter up
at once and report to the house tomorrow.
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GOES TO OYSTER BAY.
But Man Who Wanted to See Presi-
dent Is Turned Back.

New York, August S.-Henry Miller. who
said he was formerly an engineer on the
Central Railroad of New Jersey, was
turned back from oyster Bay when he
went there today to see the President.
The town constable put him on the train
for New York. Miller first applied to
Sheriff Gilderseeve at Mineola and asked
him to escort him to the Presidents home
Miller said he had lost his pension pa
pers and could not draw his pension and
that his mail was kept from him by
unknown persons. The sheriff said Miller
admitted that he had been an inmate OF
a Connecticut insane asylum. Miller in
sisted on seeing the President and the
sheriff warned the oyster Bay constable
that Miller was on his way
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MITCHELL IN KNOXVILLE.
viii Represent Miners In Conference
With operators.

Knoxville, Tenn, August s.-President
John H. Mitchell OF the United Mine
Workers of America arrived tonight to
represent the miners in the annual con-
ference with the operators of district No.
10, comprising East Tennessee and South
eastern Kentucky.
The purpose of the conference is to
agree upon a new wage scale for the
district to go into effect September 1.
The miners seek an advance in wages
and an eight hour day. The operators
are willing to restore the 1903 wage scale,
an advance of 715 per cent over the exist
ing scale but decline to cut the hours.
Mr. Mitchell will address the convention
tomorrow
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New Trustees for New York Life.

New York, August Seth Millikin,
merchant. and John Reid of Jordon l..
Mott & Co. both of this city, were elect
ed trustees of the New York Life Insur-
ance company at a meeting of trustees
today George +. Stewart rendered his
resignation as trustee and requested his
name be taken off the administration
ticket for election as trustee next No
vember. His resignation was accepted.
but his withdrawal was held in abeyano>
until the courts have decided whether or
not candidate can withdraw after being
nominated.
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DIES BEroRE WEDDING.
Groom In Chicago succumbs While
Dressing for the Ceremony

Chicago, August s.-While preparing for
his wedding DIR. Samuel B. Crawford, 80
years of age, died suddenly today at the
home of his prospective bride, Mrs. Rose
Sykes. Mrs. Sykes was donning her we'd
ding garments when she heard a moan
from DR.. Crawford's room. Hurrying to
the room she found him lying on the
floor barely able to speak. A physician
was summoned by DR.. Crawford died
within few minutes.
On a dresser in the room a small vial
containing chloral solution was found. At
first it was believed that this might have
been used by DR.. Crawford in ending his
life, but later 1t was learned that he had
been Ill and was using the medicine TO
ease his pain.
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ISOLATE PORT DALNY.
Japs VIII Not Try TO Stop the Free
Entrance Of Russian Goods.

London. August s-In a dispatch from
Toxic the correspondent of the Daily Tel
egraph says 1t is stated with authority
that Japan will consent to the estab-
1ishment of a Chinese customs office at
Port Dalney to levy duties on goods pro-
ceeding inland beyond the Kwan Tung
peninsula only on condition that similar
system be inaugurated at the Russian
frontier railroad stations in Northern
Manchuria 1t Ia said that at present mer-
chandise is pouring into Manchuria over
the Siberian railroad from European Rus
sia and vladivostok in order TO rob Japan
of the fruits OF victory.
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NEGROES ESCAPE.
Use Locomotive at Georgia Camp to
Escape to Woods.

= valdosta, Ga, August s.-A special from
Miltown, Ga, says two negro convicts,
Bob Henderson, serving a life sentence.
and Pete williams. serving a twenty-year
term. escaped from the convict camps
there today by boarding a locomotive near
the camps, opening the throttle and DASH
ing down the track about four miles.
where they abandoned the engine.
They reversed the engine, sending il
back to Milltown at the rate of forty
miles an hour where 1t was stopper by
sending 1t against a row o. ssnpty freight
cars on a side track. a posse is in pur-
suit but the fugitives are still at large.
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VICKSBURG FINES
THE MEAT PACKERS
Swift & Co. Are Assessed 500 for Sell
ing Meat Which Is Unfit
for Food.

vicksburg. August SIN the city court
here today Swift & Co were fined $nO
on a charge of selling meat unfit for food.
Officer Mckee testified that the meat
in question was being delivered to a
grocer when he discovered 1t. The meat.
it is alleged. was bought with the under
standing that 1t was In good condition.
and was sold to the consumer at cents
a pound.
Judge Dickson. who presided at the
trial, after imposing the fine, agreed to
hold up the sentence until the arrival
of officials of the company.
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SITUATION
HAS UNIQUE FEATURE

Washington. August s.-tspecial)--'I
predict the election OF a democratic house
in the sixtieth Congress" said Repre-
sentative Bowers of Mississippi, member
of the democratic congressional commit
tee tonight. ''The committee" he added.
lis doing some systematic work and the
opportunity is before US to take advantage
of conditions that are causing the re-
pubncans much concern. In our state
politics John Sharp Williams has a fight
on his hands in his race for the Senate,
but believe he will be elected to succeed
seantor Money in 1911"
The conditions in Mississippi are peeu-
liar, and Mr.. Bowers would make no
comment beyond that quoted. The legis-
lature of the state meets quadrennially,
with the result that United States sen
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Five Children Perish In Fire.

Omaha. Neb, August s-Five children
of Thomas ODaniels Of Seymour Park.
a suburb of Omaha, perished this evening
in fire which destroyed the family resi-
dence Mrs. O'Daniels was seriously burn
ed and may not recover and her husband
was badly burned In an effort TO save
his family Three valuable horses were
burned to death in the stable
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ators are chosen three years before they
take their seats, Senator Money viii not
again be a candidate The contest for
the seat is between Governor vardaman
and John Sharp Williams, and both these
men are now working for the vote of the
people at the primary election that will
instruct the next legislature how 1t shall
vote. If the minority leader should win
the fight he would still have two terms in
the House before going to the other end
of the capitol. If the democrats should
control the House there would be nothing
to prevent John Sharp Williams from be-
ing elected speaker for two full terms
On March 8, 1911, his term as member
of the House would expire, and he would
then walk over to the other end of the
capitol and take the cath as senator from
the state of Mississippi.
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MEXICO TO BUY ROAD.
Rumor Has It That the Government
viii Acquire the Mexican Central

Torrean, Mex, August s.-The reports
that the Mexican government is pursuing
plans looking to the requirement of the
Mexican Central railroad system is arous-
ing a great amount of comment and in
terest. Parties who are in close touch
with affairs at the capital have given out
information here that officials of the Cen
tral are in favor of the plan
Among people here who are best quail
fled to give a weighty opinion the rumor
is believed to have a solid foundation
and developments are expected at no dis
tant date.
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stensIand Is Seen.

Duluth. Mimi. August s.-Two Duluth
men claim to have seen Stensland, the
Chicago fugitive within the past twenty
four hours, and in the opinion of the
police the much-wanted man is aboard
the steamer America. which left here for
Port Arthur, Canada, today
The Canadian officials have been notified
and before the passengers are allowed to
depart, thorough search will be made
for Stensland.
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Still investigating Rebate Cases.

jamestown, n. Y. August s.-The fed
eral grand jury continued its investiga-
tions OF alleged violations of interstate
commerce and Sherman antI-rebate laws
today Herbert Knox Smith, deputy COM
missioner of corporations of commerce
and labor. and Oliver E. Pagen. speciai
assistant attorney general of the United
States, arrived today and were closeted
with District Attorney Brown for sew
eral hours. f. T. johnson, division
freight agent Of the Pennsylvania road,
was the principal witness today.