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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-22
MISSOURIANS FOUND
GUILTY OF PEONAGE
TWO FARMERS AND FIVE TEN.
ANTS ARE GIVEN SENTENCES
AT CAPE GlRARDEAU IN CASES
ATTRACTING WIDE ATTENTION,

Cape Girardeau, Mo-, September 2l-The
jury in the Smith case today returned a
verdict of guilty against Charles NJ. Smith
and Charles NJ. Smith, Jr, and the I'VE
tenants of their farms on the eleventh
count in the peonage Sases
The eleventh count of the forty-four
indictments refers to John Reed, the ne
gro who was with President Roosevelt
in Cuba, and escaped from the shack on
the farm by saving his way through the
floor at night. He was the strongest wit
ness for the government. Judge Krum
filed a motion for new trial.
Judge Pollock overruled the motions FOR
a new trial and an arrest of judgment,
and then pronounced sentences as fol-
lows:
Charles NJ. Smith, three years and six
months in the penitentary at FIT. Leayen-
worth, Kas., and a fine of $4,000 and
costs
Charles NJ. Smith, Jr., two years in the
penitentary and a fine of $4,000 and COSTS
Ben Stone and Ben Fields. each one
year and six months, and 800 fine,
w Lee Rogers and William Moods. each
two years and six months and 500 fine.
Floyd Woods, two years and six months
and 500 fine.
james Smith and Rex Smith were ae-
quilted.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-22
SUBURB SHAKEN BY
BOMB EXPLOSION
1T TEARS AN ENORMOUS HOLE IN
RUSSIAN SOIL AND BREAKS ALL
WINDOWS IN THE VICINITY.
ACTION STILL UNEXPLAINED.

ST. Petersburg, September 21.-rhe SUI
burb of st. Petersburg adjoining the
Narva gate was shaken today by the ex-
ploson of a powerful bomb which was
thrown by one of three well-dressed men,
and which tore an enormous hole In the
ground and broke all the windows in the
vicinity. There was no loss of life
The bomb throwers disappeared before
the arrival of the police. As the bomb
was thrown In an open space from which
the throwers had previously warned away
all passersby, and cab drivers, the event
Is explainable only on the supposition that
the bomb had been intended for use i'll
connection with the terrorist plot which
was discovered at Peterhof at the time
of General Trepoff's funeral, and that
the conspirators finding that the police.
were hot upon their trail, decided to
be rid of discriminating evidence.
Since the first batch of arrests in con-
nection with the Peterhof plot. Septem-
Der 10, the police have apprehended
large number of suspects, but no state
ment concerning the nature of the plot,
nor as to how 1t was to be executed, has
been obtainable.
The Jewish New Year today passed
without any event to justify the widely
heralded predictions or anti-Jewish excess
at Warsaw, Kiev, Odessa and other cities
of Russia Up to midnight there had been
no reports received here of anti-Jewish
disorders anywhere In Russia.
Premier Stoypln and Agricultural Min
lister Iswolsk sailed today on board the
yacht Neva to join Emperor Nicholas in
the Gulf of Finland, and submit to him
reports requiring immediate action. This
is taken as an indication that the En-
peror intends to prolong his cruise for
several days
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-22
BIRMINGHAM WAS
ON GOOD BEHAVIOR
DURING MR.. BRYAN'S VISIT NO
CASES OF DRUNK OR DISORDER
LY WERE REPoRTED-FIGHT
WE'RE LACKING.

According to the police Birmingham
was exceptionally good during the time
that William Jennings Bryan was in the
city.
From 2;S0 o'clock, the time of Bryan's
arrival, until his departure, but five ar
rests were made, and in each case the
prisoner was a negro.
1t came as a surprise to the police that
Birmingham was so orderly. According
to their statements. 1t is generally the
case that when many thousand people
are gathered together, there are num-
Der of "drunks" and number of scraps,
some of them of very serious nature
The officers congratulated themselves
over the record of the city, and while they
were surprised that they had so little TO
do, the surprise was a pleasant one.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-22
NEGRO SLASHES
WIFE WITH RAZOR
WOMAN HORRIBLY LACERATED
BY ALEX HAWKINS, AND NOT
EXPECTED TO LWE-HUSBAND
WAS JEALOUS.

In the negro quarters of the city last
night, a jealous husband attacked his
wife with razor and inflicted such
wounds that her death is expected. After
cutting the woman, the culprit escaped,
and as yet has not been arrested.
The husband in the case is Alex liaw-
kins, employed at the Dimmck Pipe
Works, and Emma Hawkins is the wife
The attack was the result, so the police
report, of jealousy on the part Of the
man. 1t is said by witnesses that after
a quarrel the man fell upon his wife,
and after making several vicious slashes
across her breast and abdomen, ran from
the house The wounds are desperate,
and hope for the woman's recovery is not
bright.
The police are making efforts to catch
the negro. The charge against him pres
emily is assault with intent to murder
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-22
Mr.. BURTON CANNOT
VISIT BIRMINGHAM
CHAIRMAN RIVERS AND HAR5oRs
COMMITTEE SENDS REPLY TO
INVITATION OF COMMERCIAL
CLUB TO COME HERE.

I. =. Burton, chairman of the House
committee on rivers and harbors, and
probably the best Informed man on that
subject in the country, telegraphed Presi-
dept Robert Jemison, Jr, of the Commer-
ci4l elfb yesterday that 1t would not be
possible for him to visits Birmingham on
this trip south
Mr.. Burton is in New Orleans at present
and has been in the south for some time
inspecting the government work on the
various rivers and harbors. The CONNER
cial club invited him to Birmingham and
the reply to the invitation was received
Yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-22
BRYAN WILL LECTURE IN
JACKSON, MISS, TOMORROW

Jackson. Miss. September 21-(special.)
The people Of Mississippi are going to
hear Mr.. Bryan In a new role next Sun
day afternoon, when he will deliver his
lecture, THE Prince of Peace" in the
auditorium of the Mississippi exposition.
This structure has the largest seating
capacity in the city, it being claimed that
ten thousand persons may be jammed on
the inside at once while there are acres
of vacant space all around where the
less fortunate may stand and perhaps
hear few words now and then. The
lecture is under the auspices of the Y,
NJ. c. A. of jackson. No admission will
be charged, but boxes will be placed at
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-22

all the entrances where contributions to
worthy cause may be made
Mr.. Bryan will be introduced by Mr.
Chalmers Alexander president of the as
ISOLATION, but before that formality there
will be a service of prayer and singing.
On Saturday Mr.. Bryan is to be enter
tanned at dinner by Governor Vardaman
and in the afternoon he will speak at
the auditorium, the same place of the
Sunday lecture. Saturday night he will
be rendered a reception at the new capt.
toll, and where thousands will shake his
hand. The Nebraskan has been to Jack
son before, and is known personally to
all the leading citizens of the commun-
ity.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-22
Conductor Shoots FIaqman.

Salisbury, N. c., September 21.-Con-
ductor B. F. Hedrick of the Southern
railway shot and instantly killed Flag
man G. c. Whitaker of the Southern
railway at Spencer today. The trouble
arose over Whitaker's alleged init
macy with Mrs. Hedrick. Hedrick
surrendered
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-22
Mr.. Bryan's Regret.

Lam sorry the republican party did not
profit by this one example of the Presi-
dent in following democratic doctrine. l
believe, my friends, that that doctrine Is
sound, and that we ought to have board
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-22
The Trusts.

I deny, therefore, that a trust Is an
economic advantage; | deny that it Is a
gain to the public even from the point
of cheapness to have all these industries
under a few men. Today a man working
for wages has a hope of independence;
he hopes to make a little progress this
year, to stand higher next year, and ne
tells his wife that they will economic
and save and lay away, and that after
a while he will start plant of his own,
and be his own master But you put
everything under one head, and then the
man at the bottom cannot see as far as
the top He does not have the encourage
ment to save, he does not have the am
biton to strive, and I believe IL we took
this hope and ambition out of the heart
of our working men, we would degrade
our laborers to the condition of industrial
inactivity. (Applause). But II you could
convince me that | could buy cloth cheap
err If / would consent to the establishment
of these great monopolies, l would refuse
the cloth at the price, because you cam
not have this cheapness without having
a destruction of industrial independence.
I am not willing to destroy industrial
independence In this country, for If we
permit its destruction, the destruction of
political independence will follow Ten
years ago In our national campaign there
was an argument more effective than any
of the arguments made on the platform
or through the newspapers. 1t was the
argument made on the night before cleo
ton. when employers called their en-
ployes before them and told them to come
back on Wednesday and have plenty of
work IL the republicans won, but they need
not come back If the democrats won. And
l say to you I believe this coercion had
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-22
Business lntereata.

In the campaign through which we have
passed. many business men have been led
to throw their influence against our party
because they had been deceived into be-
lieving that the democratic party was
the enemy Of the business interests of the
country but many of them have learned
something in the last few years since they
have come in contact with trust methods.
They might furnish an excuse for ignor.
ance few years ago, but they can't ex-
cuse their ignorance now.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-22
Government Ownership.

I want to digress right here just
moment. in the discussion of this rate
bill, to say something that may not be
entirely pleasing to all Of you, but l am
going to follow this course Wherever |
meet a large number of representative
democrats assembled together. l am go
ing to explain for a moment a PROPOSE
ton to which exception has been taken.
am not starting out on a propaganda;
am not asking anybody to believe a
thing because l believe 1t but when I
landed In New York 1 made a sugges-
ton that in some quarters has been vio-
lently denounced l suggested that while
| didn't know that the country was ready
for 1t or that a majority of my own
party favored it, that l had reached the
conclusion that the ultimate solution of
this railroad question was to be found not
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-22

democrats 0bOOo ny TiSoidSHhs
The democrats in the House and Senate
stood by the President better than re-
publicans did. and all over this country
today the friends of reform are asking
themselves whether they cannot better
help the President by electing democrats
instead of republicans, for these demo-
Gratis pledged to reforms before the Pres
ident took his position in favor of them.
These democrats will stand behind him,
no matter how far he goes; they will walk
right behind him, and then If he gets
int-hearted and starts to back, he will
find the democrats pushing him, along and
encouraging him to go forward. Cap
pluase) Why, my friends, | have called
YOUR attention to some of the things that
have made the President popular. things
that he borrowed from our platform / say
TO you that there is not an element of
popularity in the President that is not
traceable to the adoption of the demo-
cratic idea. We have patent laws that en-
ables a man to patent an idea applied to
some invention and have a monopoly of
1t for seventeen years. and II they had
law that would enable the democrats to
patent their platform and keep the repub-
licans from infringing on their rights. We
could run the republican party out of bus
mess in a very few years. (Appause)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-22

the people up and exploits them, and we
have been driven to municipal ownership,
not because the people wanted 1t, but be-
cause they had to have 1t for their own
protection. (Applause) And as we have
the same kind of people 10 deal with in
regard to railroads as in municipal own
ership, l believe the result will be the
same.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-02
Oct. 1926. Nov. 2. 1876.
ORDER FOR HEARING APPLICATION
FOR APPOINTMENT OF AD-
MINISTRATOR.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
Earth.-sS. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate Of John
Harrington. deceased.
On'receiving and filing the petition of Mary
L. harrington. of the county Of WeStchesier.
New York., representing. among other things.
that John Harrington. late of the County of
Westminster. in the State OF New York. on the
Sth day of December. A. d.. 1906. at the s id
County of Westchester died interstate. and be-
ing an inhabitant of said County at the
time of his death. leaving goods. chat
tells and estate within this county, and that
the said petitioner is the surviving wife fsaid
deceased. and praying that administration of
said estate be to herself granted.
And all persons interested in said mat
ter are hereby required to appear before
said court. on Saturday. the 10th day of
November. A. d.. 1875 at IL o'clock a. m, at the
probate Office. in the court house. in Manka-
TO, in said county and show cause il any
they have. why said petition should not be
granted.
Ordered further. that notice thereof be Civ
en- to the heirs of said deceased and to all per-
sons interested. by publishing this order once
in each week for three successive weeks prior
to said day Of hearing. in the Mankato Free
Press. a weekly newspaper. printed and pub
liShed at Mankato, in said county. y
Dated at MankatO. the 18th day of OctO-
Der A. d., 1906.
BY, the Court. .
probate Court Seal WIN. +.
Judge of Probate.
George p. Breckenridge. Attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-02
n Personal

iting Mrs. Nelson's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Giryin, went to Minneapolis
on Saturday.
Major George Clarke came in from
Minneapolis last night. He made the
statement that of late several "big
uns" have paid Mankato a visit, and he
felt that his presence is necessary.
Mrs. +. a. Meher. who has been dan
gerously i'll with peritonitis for the past
seven weeks, is slightly improved.
J. H. Date. travelling representative
OF the Oriental store, and H. X. Boud,
lately of Kobe, Japan, arrived in the
city last evening.
S. d. Mills of Lake Crystal was in
the city yesterday afternoon.
Albert and Fred Lemke of Luverne
were in Mankato over night.
Aid. Wilmot and wife returned last
night from Virginia, Mimi, where the
former visited his daughter for a week,
and saw his grandchild for the first
time. Mrs. Wilmot has been there for
some time. Miss Pearl WlmOt, who ac-
c%ompanied her father to Virginia, will
return tomorrow night.
DR.. C.. s. Bugbee of Wells was in
Mankato over night.
Mrs. NJ. S. Ray of Greeley, Pa, is
visiting in the city.
Stanley Moore of WOrthington, So
%licitor for the Minneapolis Tribune, was
in the city over night.
G.. A. Cahoon of Worthington and C.
w. Morse of Madelia were guests in the
city over night.
w. G. Hoerr went north this morn
ING.
II. f. Hance returned yesterday after
noon from a two weeks trip to Column
bus, Ohio, where he attended a street
railway convention for three days, and
Philadelphia, Pa.
Mrs. Fred Kimball and boy left this
morning for Wenatche, Wash, to spend
the winter.
G. l.. A. Thompson of st. Paul, trav-
cling agent for the Pennsylvania line
vas a visitor to the city yesterday.
NJ. ANDERSON left today for Bemidii
Mrs. George Coy Kendall of Mime
arolis is in the city, the guest of hel
mother, Mrs. William Wasgatt.
c. L. Benedict took a trip to>Le Sueul
Center today.
p. S. Hayes of Vernon Center wa
in the city over night.
IA. Peterson of Window was in the
city this afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-02
WANTS RATES UNDlSTURBED.
Daniel Coushian Of Mankato Defends
the Transportation Lines.

~ WI = ICTiy
Daniel Coughlan, a we'll known resi-
dent of Mankato. has handed the fol-
lowing communication to The Free
Press for publications:
"We hear so much these days from
politicians who 90 about the state try
ing to gain votes by bounding the rail
roads, the corporations that have done
and are doing so much for this coun
try. / believe this is all wrong. The
railroads should be left alone and be
encouraged to 60 on and build new
roads and improve the old ones.
81 believe the railroad rates should
be left as they are for a time at least,
until they get their roads completed,
as the roads nave been poorly built all
through Minnesota and the Dakotas,
and will take millions of dollars to
%straighten their curves and reduce their
grades, so that they can pull heavy
loads, and when they get that done, I
have no doubt that they will cut the
rates themselves. / believe the govern
ment should appoint roadbed inspectors,
whose bsuiness it would be to 90 over
and the rotten bridges and t~restles,
and have the power to have them re-
placed with new ties and stone bridges,
and have the ~trestles tiled and the
#-.
roads ballasted, and heavier rails put
on, so as to make travelling safer. Cor
porations are like individuals, they
won't replace until they have to here
in Mankato. We would have the rot
ten board sidewalks yet only for the
sidewalk committee of the council, and
chairman of the board of public works,
who 90 over those sidewalks and con-
denim them, and have them replaced
with cement walks, which are much bet
ter and safer to walk on.
"Give the railroads a chance. Let the
rates be as they are, and see to it that
they spend their money in lettering
their roadbeds and rolling stock. We
heard a good deal this summer about
a 2O-cents reduction on coal from st.
Paul to Mankato. We expected some
benefit, but some time ago we got a
statement through the papers from the
coal trust that We would receive no
benefit this year. So that is the differ
ence whether we pay 20 cents a ton on
coal to the railroads or to the coal
trusts? For my part | think it would
BE- better to pay it to the railroads"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-02
INSTITUTE CLOSES.
Sunday School Workers Complete
Successful Meeting.

From Fridays Daily.
The Joint session ofS the Blue Eartl
County and Mankato Sunday school in
stitutes closed yesterday afternoon
They were held at the Presbyterian
church and were entirely successful, il
spite of the bad weather. The ladies
of the Presbyterian church served a
banquet Wednesday evening, in the
church parlors, that was well attended
and much enjoyed.
The program of the Wednesday aft
ernoon and Thursday sessions, as pub
lished by The Free Press, was carried
out, and the convention proved not on
ly instructive but interesting to the
Sunday school workers in attendance.
After the banquet Wednesday evening
several toasts were responded to.
The devotional service yesterday aft
ernOOn was led by Rev. Peter Clare. Rev.
+. NJ. Martinson read a paper on "How to
Awaken and Maintain Interest in Bible
Study and the discussion was led by
Rev. l.. III. Won Luebken. Sunday
School Music" was the subject of a pa
per by Mrs. II. /. Parry. and the dis
c~ussion was led by d. O. COate. Miss
Louise A. Emery read the final paper.
on the subjects: "The Training of
Sunday School Teachers" and Training
Lessons Taught. The convention closed
with a conference of primary workers,
led by Miss Grace Longfellow.
The following officers were elected:
Mankato Sunday School Institute:
President, c. Fl. Cooper; vice president.
DIR. j. S. Young; secretary and treas
urer, Miss Emma Firestone; executive
committee, DIR. Ida Osborn, Prof. J,
NJ. Mcconnell, DR.. J. A. Hancock, Prof,
George f. Nettleton and Airs. G.. NJ.
Palmer.
Blue Earth County Institutes: First
district-same as Mankato institute
second neutrality-suspicious., Mrs. G. w
Neff, Lake Crystal, secretary, 5. S
Sherwin, Lake Crystal; third district
president, H. C. Woods, Amboy, vice
president, Mrs. H. Fiske, Amboy; secre.
tary, E. w. Washburn, Vernon Center;
fourth district-president, Z. G. Art.
getsinger, Mapleton, secretary, Mrs. w
d. Davis, Mapleton; fifth district-pres'
ident, Ira d. Reynolds, Eagle Lake.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-02
STARTED SOMETHING.
Things WiHBe Doing In Blue Earth
County Soon.
IRON Friday Daily.

" i0t
A meeting of the democratic county
committee was held at the city hall last
evening. While the party leaders give
il out that it was merely one of the
nightly meetings of the committee,
Others say that it had to do with the
congressional situation and that it
started plans for the purpose of rails
ing funds to push Hammond's cam
paign in this county. The party lead
ers believe that if they had the where
withall they would elect their candidate,
but the sinews of war have been lack
ing up to this time. 1t is said that
the committee received assurances last
night that the funds would be forth
coming. Some of the subscribers are
said to be republicans who want a
Change in congressman.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-02
FOUND HIS GARMENTS.
Visiting Druggist Has a. Lapse Of
Memory.

Tlciil Il Hiudy - dily q. .-t... @
A druggist from New Prague or son
other small town has created a good
deal of trouble for local tailors and of
ficials the past day or two. He left a
coat and vest at one of the shops to
be repaired, but forgot at which one he
left the garments. Having seemingly in
dulged freely of mineral water and a
few other connections, he rushed from
shop to shop, Selling garments that
were hanging up and demanding to
know how much he owed. He went
through the stocks in several of the
shops, without success, until finally this
forenoon by the aid of a friend he found
the garments in a shop on South Front
street. His long quest ended, he prop.
ably returned to his home. 1t would
seem to be somewhat of a question
whether a man of his propensities ought
to be allowed to fill prescriptions for
Others.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-02
Oct. 26, Nov. 20. 1906.
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of William Larkin.
deceased. -.
Letters of administration on the estate OF
said deceased being this day granted unto
Albina E. Larkin. of said county;
1t is ordered. that all claims and demands
of all persons against said estate be presented
to this court, for examination and allowance.
at the probate Office in the city of Mankato i'm
said Blue Earth county, on the following day.
viz: Monday, the 10Th day of April. A. d..
1907, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon of said day.
1t is further ordered. that six months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors to pre-
sent their claims against said estate. at the
expiration of which time all claims not pre-
Sented to said court, or not proven to its sat
iSfactiOn. shall be forever barred unless for
cause shown further time be allowed.
Ordered further. that notice Of the time and
place of hearing and examination of said
claims and demands shall be given by publi-
cation of this order for three successive weeks
prior to the day appointed for such eXamina-
ton. in the Mankato Free Press. q weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato.
i'm said county.
Dated at Mankato. the end day of Octo-
Der. AID. 1906.
BY the Court:
probate COURT WM. HUGHES.
SEAL Judge of Probate.
BENJAMIN Taylor. Attorney.