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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-22

Joe Chamberlain ought not to have
much difficulty in managing his party,
seeing how little of it there is left
to manage.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-22

Chicago housewives want four
feen-hour day, this being reduction
OF about ten hours from the time
many OF them are on duty.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-22

How we love to talk of TIE wonder
ful things we have not dole The
reason for this is that nothing is won
derful after 1t has been done.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-22

The government made only five sill
yer dollars in 1905. Still that was do
ing pretty well. Some men didn't make
even that much.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-22
Great Doings for victors.

Toxic, Feb. 1S.-A second grand re-
ception was accorded yesterday TO the
victorious armies OF Japan. The eel
eDrations We're very brilliant.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-22

y New Jersey turns against the trusts.
1t is The extreme and ultimate limit, I"
as the press agent says.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-22
PIERRE. SOUTH DAKOTA.

" BosJan announces that she is to be
come a great lobster center. Is to be.
come?
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-22

killed herself Miss Frazier CHANGED
to make a connection on the line her
sweetheart used in calling up her ri
val, and listened to the conversation.
Casualty List.
Geraldine Flynn, aged six years, of
1shpeming. Mich, was burned to
death while playing with matches.
Fire at Texarkana, Ark, destroyed
half city block, entailing a loss OF
about $75,00N. Total insurance is es-
timated at $4,000.
Mason City, Iowa, suffered a $40.
900 fire loss recently. The blocks
owned by l.. w. Ray and A. H. Gale
were badly Quilted.
Albert Johnson had his neck broken
by load of logs rolling on him while
he was driving to Fairchild, Wis.
Death was instantaneous.
Two persons were killed and twelve
injured last night when a Pennsylva-
MIA passenger train struck q crowded
street car in South Chicago.
Mrs. Teresa Hart, seventy-two years
of age, burned to death at Erie Pa,
while fremen unable to reach her
stood by powerless to relieve her
agony.
Former Sheriff Frederick F. Jahn-
Ike, we'll known throughout the state,
is dead at Fort Atkinson, Wis, as
result of having used match for
toothpick.
Henry c. Thiede of Glidden, Iowa,
while returning from a meeting at
church, was thrown from buggy as
the result of an accident to the gear
ing. She was instantly killed
Herman Reese, aged eighteen years,
accidentally killed his mother at Gu
thrie Center, Iowa. He WIS playing
With revolver and playfully pointed
the weapon at his mother and pulled
the trigger.
twenty-five persons on Wiscon-
sin Central limited train narrowly es-
capped death or serious injury at Mil
waukee when 4 broken wheel on the
engine threw six of the eight coaches
in the train over fifteen-foot en,-
bankment.. Six passengers were
slightly bruised. and the cook in the
dining car was injured possibly ia
tally.
Miss Hul6a Reeck was instantly
killed at Fort Dodge, Iowa, while at
tempting to hitch an unruly horse to
a buggy, She was standing behind
the animal and had hold of the reins.
when IL gave sudden jump forward,
jerking her violently. She uttered
cry, walked forward a few steps, tot
tered and fell dead at the feet of her
mother, who was standing near by
The coroner's jury found that her
neck had been dislocated.
One man was kille and seven 9TH
ers injured at the plant Of the illi-
nois Steel company In South Chicago,
when one of party of wcrkmen
struck with his shovel some dynamite
that had been left lying in the trench
In which the men were digging. The
man who struck the dynamite was In
stantly killed, his body being hurled
many feet into the air The other
men are all seriously hurt, but will re.
cover.
Tonic SABBATH and Zero Buvolch,
who had been imprisoned in the App
mine at Quartz by a caye-in. were res
cned after having been without food
for more than 100 hours. There was
plenty of water at hand, and they did
not suffer from thirst. They were ex-
tremely weak when rescued, but 9TH
erwise were In good condition.
The car barn OF the international
Railway cor pany. Niagara Falls, 10
Gated on the Canadian side near the
whirlpool. was burned, together with
|twenty-seven cars, the property OF
the international Belt line. Loss,
! 10000.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-22

Washington, Feb. 1S.-Nearly 5000
Americans, men, women and children,
are in peril of death at the hands of
Chinese mobs in the threatened Boxer;
uprising. To rescue as many of these
as possible from danger, and take
drastic action in every case where an
American is molested, is the purpose
of the president. through the state,
war and navy departments.
Activities in this direction have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-20
VON BUELOW FAVORABLE
 TO THE UNITED STATES

Berlin, February 19.-Chancei1or von Buelow is confident that the government will have an easy majority over the oppo- sltion to giving the United States reeip- rocal tariff treaty rights for sixteen months in order to see if the United States will not agree to new commer- cial treaty. The chancellor, Count von Posadowsl1y- Wehrner. the imperial secre- tary of state for the interior, and Herr von Delbrueck the minister of com merce, have talked over the subject with the conservative center moderate, radi- cal and national liberal leaders. and al- though the views of such men as Count von Kanitz, Count von erin-Loe- wltz and Herr von Oldenburg of the two conservative parties are by no means identical with those of the chancellor it is understood his policy will find amplo support. even among the mild agrarians The deciding reasons are those of policy as this is not regarded as a time to en- gage in commercial hostiities which would be likely to lead to a political estrange- ment of trade relations with the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-20
SUNDAY SCHOOL ORGANIZED.
Meeting at Shades Valley Baptist
 Church-Good Attendance.

In response to a call issued by Samuel D. Monroe, superintendent of the home department of the Sunday schools in Jefferson county, a large congregation of Sunday school workers. assembled at Shades Valley Baptist church last Sunday at o'clock.
 J. W. Reese called the meeting to order and introduced Samuel D. Monroe Of Birmingham as the principal speaker of the afternoon. MT. Monroe made very satisfactory presentation of the or ganized work; in fact before he was half through talking there were a num- Der in the audience who were ready and eager to organize the district. Speeches were made by the Rev. MT. Cook and the Rev. MT. oglesby, J. w. Reese, MT. Caver, Professor Garfield and J. H. Aid ridge, all of whom heartily favored MT. Nonroe's plans and organization. The following officers were then elected to serve the next twelve months: J. W. Reese, president; J. W. Durant, vice. president; Mrs. Ida Hunter, secretary and treasurer. Programme committee, Prof Garfield and Miss Pearl Jewel and Miss Ultrica Honeycutt The meeting adjourn ed to meet at same place the third Sun day in the month at 2:30 D. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-20
SHERIFF MURDERED
 IN HIS BEDROOM
HEAD IS CHOPPED OFF WITH AN AXE AND IS ALMOST SEVERED FROM BoDY-RoANoKE IS STIR RED BY THE TRAGEDY.

Roanoke, Va, February 19-F ormer Sheriff John B. Traynham of Roanoke City was murdered in his bedroom in this city Sunday night, his slayer crushed his skull and almost severing the head with an axe, which he carried away after com hitting the deed. The body was found ly- ing across the bed in a pool of blood.
 Traynham was not known to have an enemy and the tragedy is so far mys- tery, the police having no clue. It Is be- lieved he got out of bed during the night to answer a knock at his door and that as the assassin entered the room he dealt Traynham a blow on the head, crushing the skull The body fell across the bed and several more blows were dealt. one cutting the throat, and another splitting the chin and going through the neck. Other blows landed on the skull Trayn- hams hands were cut as If an effort had been made to ward ffthe murderers 8 blows The intruder washed his bloody hands and left the discolored water in the room after which he escaped. A gold watch and some silver money and currency were not disturbed, and nothing was taken from the room Traynham was an ex- Confederate veteran, and was 69 years of age
 Dr. Traynham of Pittsburg, Tex, is among his children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-20

The quite dominant subject of the day IS the governments bill which is printed in the papers today It favorably affected prices on the bourse here and caused bus mess animation in the large provincial cities, especially Hamburg and Bremen
 The governments bill to extend to the United States the German commercial treaty rates until June 30, 1907, was not debated in the relchstag today.
 Chancellor von Buelow. In memoran- dunn to the reichstag accompanying the bill. after mentioning the fact that the agreement with the United States eX- pires March l, the date on which the new commercial treaties go into effect, says
 "We declared ourselves ready NoVem- Der 29 to conclude with the United states new agreement which should take into account the changed circumstances The negotiations until now have led 10 no result, the American government not nav ing found itself in position to decide upon our proposition. It is however hoped that an understanding will hnaliy be reached and for this object 1t appears proper to create a provisional period during which measures for the furtheD development of trade between Germany and the United States may be arranged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-20
MORE RATE TALK
 AT WHITE HOUSE
CHAS. S. MELLEN THINKS SOME
 lEGIsLATIoN NECESSARY. BUT BELIEVES HEPBURN MEASURE DEFICIENT IN MANY RESPECTS.

Washington, D. C., February 19-Two important conferences on railroad rate legislation were held at the White House today at both of which the situation was discussed thoroughly. Senator Knox or Pennsylvania, former attorney gen. eral' who is credited with having in preparation important amendments to the pending legislation and Charles S. Mel len, president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, talked with the president at length. MT. Mellen was accompanied by T. E. Myrnes, his con- fidential assistant. While no definite de- cisions were reached at either of the con ferences they were notable contributions to the discussion of the rate question
 To a representative of the Associated Press MT. Mellen said that his own posi- tion regarding railroad rate legislation was reasonably well known.
 There is only one man in this uues- tion who is to be considered as an in- dividual,' said Mir Melen, 'and so far as the interests I represent are concerned I am with him. In my mind there can be no doubt that the people of the coun- try are back of MT. Roosevelt in his demand that rate legislation which really means something should be enacted. My DeleI mas been all along that Sucn 1eglS- lation ought to be put on the statute books. It would be the better not only for the people, but for the rairoadz
 Personally am inclined to the opinion that the pending Hepburn bill Is not just what ought to be enacted into law. Ia principle, perhaps, it Is very well. but I am satisfied that an OK team could be driven through it. at several points.
 President Mellen returned to the White House at 4 O clock in the afternoon, mean time the President had summoned by phone some of his advisers. Tn the con ference which followed besides the Presi- dent and MT. Mellen there were Sec retary Root. Attorney General Moody and Chairman Knapp and Commissioner Prouty of the interstate commerce com mission. They discussed very thorough ly the questions which were brought up by MT. Mellen but no definite decision regarding them was reached. Previously President Mellen and MT. Byrnes had spent about four hours at the capitol in consultation with various senators on the subject of railroad rate legislation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-20
PIANO CLEAR
 ANCE SALE February 18th to
 March 1St. .E.FORBES PIANO co. $ Entire Stock of Pianos, Organs and Players At a Great Re-
 ductiOn.
.E.FORDES PIANO co. $
Open Evenings Until 9 P. M.

The E. B. Forbes Piano Co. have placed all their Pianos, Piano Players, Organs and Electric Players in this great reduction sale. Come in and look over the two hundred or more in struments, all marked in plain figures with the regular price and the clear ance sale price. You may make choice of an instrument, no matter what make or price, and get a great reduction. If you are thinking about buying, now Is your opportunity.
 We are remodeling our store so as to care for the largest shipment of VICTOR TALKING MACHINES and RECORDS ever sent south. In order to do this 1t is necessary to reduce the piano stock in very few days, and we are now making most liberal terms.
 After the remodeling of the store is completed we will display the most up-to-date lines of Pianos, Piano Play CTS, Organs and Victor Talking Ma chimes this city has ever known.
 Call or write today for bargain list.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-20
PAINTERS AND DECORATORS.
Large Party Visited New Orleans.
 We'll Pleased With Trip.

Over one hundred members of the Inter national Association of Master House Painters and Decorators accompanied by their wives and daughters arrived in Blr- mingham yesterday morning after three days trip to New Orleans.
 The party occupied four cars, one of which went through to Chicago, another to Chattanooga and the other two stayed in Birmingham. Many of the visitors re- mained in Birmingham yesterday. leaving for their respective home last night.
 The visitors expressed themselves well pleased with the treatment received in New Orleans Their time was wholly taken up in sightseeing.
 The delegates were accompanied to and from New Orleans by City Passenger Agent Van Ostrand, who left Birmingham last Saturday with them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-20
BROWNS HER BABY
 AND FALLS IN WELL
MRS. BOHEMIAN, SEEING CHlLD'S CLOTHING ON FIRE, DEPOSITED IT IN A TUB OF WATER IN HER EXCITEMENT.

Luverne, February 19.-NIrs. Bozeman who lives at Searight discovered her baby in the cradle on fire. She carried the child in the yard and deposited it in a tub that was partially filled with water She then ran to the well, her own cloth ing burning, and in her excitement either jumped or fell into the well and was killed by the fall or drowning.
 Dr. Parker of Searight saw the trag edy and called assistance. Mrs Bozeman being very large woman, almost two hours was required to remove the body The mother and charred remains of the child were buried this afternoon near Searight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-20
ALLEGED WORTHLESS CHECKS.
o. L. Johnson Arrested as He Was
 About to Board Train.

On complaint of J. M Rice of Oneonta, O. l.. Johnson, white man 26 years of age, was arrested by Detectives Bodeker and Hamilton yesterday afternoon about 4;3o o'clock. as he was about to board a train at the Union passenger station for Chattanooga. The charge against John son is passing worthless checks to the amount of s4OO. which he is alleged to have drawn on the First National bank of Bir- mingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-20
Bid Mills Are Chartered

Chattanooga. February 19-A charter was filed here this morning for the in corporation of the Wachovia mills to manufacture cotton fabrics. The capi- tai stock is to be $l,5OO.OOO, of which sl,- eoo.oo0 is common and s5OOOOO preferred The names attached are those of Chatta- nooeans but eastern capital is supposed to be back of the movement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-20
POLO MATCH GAME.
Selma and Birmingham Will Play To-
 morrow Evening.

match game has been arranged be- tween teams representing Birmingham and Selma for tomorrow evening, at the Auditorium. The Birmingham players have been practicing regularly since their defeat by the Atlanta squad when the skating rink first opened. and are now in a position to meet almost any team from the southwest. The Selma boys have not yet suffered defeat this season, so a strong game should be witnessed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-20
Reported Robberles.

Henry Daniels of 59oe First avenue, Woodlawn an employe of the Postal Tele- graph company reported the loss of a bicycle to the police department yester- day.
 Mrs. S. A. Benton of 1907 Sixteenth ave nue. south. reported that five. nurses aprons and a jacket were stolen from her residence yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-20
CITY ITEMS

Fire Department-A joint meeting of snecial committee from the city council on the fire situation and the citizens committee will be held today at the city hall to discuss the matter of the election of a chief and com plete reorganization of the department. The Southeastern Tariff association has demanded among other things that Birmingham will be placed on first basis again in the matter of rates.
 Chief Issues Order.-Chief of Police Wier issued the following order yester- day which he says will be strictly en- forced: Captain Johnson: Give orders to the men to rigidly enforce all the ordinances pertaining to gambling houses. Have them go through all places on their beats and arrest all men who persist in staying around such places, as vagrants.'
 Church Social.-A social session and an informal musicale will be given for the benefit of the Twenty-seventh Street Baptist church Thursday eyen- ing at the residence of Mrs. L. w. Clark, at 2504 Avenue F. On the pro eramme will be: l.. G. Joseph, violin; John Peck, basso; Fred l.. Grambs, piano; Giles Mcqueen, cornet; ]. Fa- bian, violin; Mrs. Peck, eontralto; Mrs. Marscheimer, soprano; Miss Jo- seph piano. and B. l.. Michaelson, tenor.
 Laymen's AssociatIon.-There will be a meeting of the laymen's associa- tion at St, Mary's Sunday school room this evening at l o'clock. All male members of the Episcopal church and all men who are interested in the ex- tension of the church in this city and district have been cordially invited to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-20
Small Fire.

Sparks from chimney caused a fire on the roof of the two-story frame dwell- ing occupied by Mrs. Mary Donovan on Twenty-hfth street between Avenues F and c yesterday morning about Ii :25 o'clock. The blaze was extinguished by the firemen with small loss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-20
LOCK CANAL Is
 MOST IN FAVOR
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 closely the conclusions of the majority and minority, which respectively favored a sea-level and lock canal. He called attention to the fact that the act of Con gross in effect fixes the minimum dimen- sions of the locks and the width and depth of the canal prism by the require ment that the canal shall accommodate the largest vessels afloat or such as may be reasonably anticipated. Two ships now building which are 500 feet long, SS feet beam and 3S feet draught, can be passed through the locks proposed by the minor ity, and he says 1t is evident this require ment is met.
 The Secretary says: "In the high level canal. a vessel of the dimensions noted would have with the exception of AZ miles where the width is only 200 feet, ample leeway for safe navigation and good speed without objectionable current and without difficulties at the points where changes in course are necessary.
 But for the sea-level canal project, he makes this criticism:
 Critieises Sea-Level Project.
 with the proposed sea-level canal con- ditions are different. The depth is but two feet greater than the draught of the ship, not sufficient to permit her to pro- ceed under own steam except at great risk; twenty-one miles of the canal is not sufficiently wide for two such ships to pass. currents caused by the regula- ton of the Chagres and by the flow Of other streams into the canal and It's many curves, combine to increase the difficulties and dangers of navigation. In short, the sea-level canal recommended is not of sufficient capacity and depth to afford convenient passage for ves- sells of the largest tonnage and greatest depth and can be made so only by ma terially increasing the depth and width and at considerable increase of time and money. If the suggested width of 150 to POO feet is the greatest width, economically permissible for a sea-level canal, the cost of the enlargement re- quired must be prohibtive
 Tt therefore follows that the high level canal can more fully meet the re- quirements of Congress.
 "The estimated cost is $247, ,071, 900 for the sea-level canal and $139, ,705, 200 for the GOO, OOO .The isthmian canal commission and the chief engineers regard the estiI mate for the sea-level canal as too low by at least S25, 900 for reasons stated in their reports.
 ''The estimated time for completing the sea-level canal is stated by the majority of the board as from twelve to thirteen years. The minority report estimates the time for completing the high-level canal at eight and a half years. and this is regarded as conservative by the other competent authorities"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-20
E. T. Shaw 6 sons, Undertakers.
Green Undertaking Company.
Mre wlnsIow,s soothino svrup

Mrs. WInSIoWS ScOthTh9 syrup, The best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind. Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS It BOOTHS the CHILD. SOFTENS the GUMS. ALLAYS all PAIN, CURES WIND COLO. and is tventy-five cents a bottloL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-20
By Entirely Different Rules.

Now, if by the mere fact of purchas- ing and selling merchandise to be trans ported a carrier is endowed with the pow CT of disregarding the published rate, it becomes apparent that the carrier pos sesses the right to treat the owners of like commodities by entirely different rules. By interpreting the prohibitions of the statute as it is contended, they should be. 1t would follow that every individual would be bound by the published tariff and the carrier alone would be free to dis regard 1t. Thus the staute whilst sub jecting the public to the prohibitions, would exempt the carrier and would thereby enormously increase the opportu- nifty of the latter to 50 the wrongs which the statute was enacted to prevent"
 Concluding, Justice White said:
 "Concluding, therefore that both the contracts made by the Chesapeake and Ohio with the New Haven were con- trary to the public policy, and void be- cause in conflict with the prohibitions of the act to regulate commerce. it obvious ly follows that such contracts were not susceptible of being enforced by the New Haven and afforded no legal basis for claim of the New York, New Haven and Hartford. against the Chesapeake and Ohio, and therefore the court below was correct in so deciding"
 The cross appeal of the interstate com- merce commission was then considered briefly and the general conclusion reach ed that "the injunction below should be modified and enlarged by perpetually en- joining the Chesapeake and Ohio from taking less than the rates fixed in its published tariff of freight rates by means of dealing in the purchase and sale of coal And as thus modified, the decree below is affirmed.n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-20
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
William M. Mccullough.

The body of William M. Mccullough n years of age, who died Sunday, was sent by Lige Loy to Atlanta last night for burial.