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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-26
TO BE CHIEF ENGINEER.
w. w. Mckee VIII Direct Operations
at Power House.

". w. Mckee, a man of recognized
ability, has been secured as chief engi-
neer in charge of tile power plant of the
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company. lie will take charge on the 1st
of December, and the company expects a
great Improvement in the service as a
result of his work
Mr. Mckee is at present with the Pub
lie Service corporations of New Jersey, an
immense concern, which is the result of
the consolidation of several large plants
lie has had a great deal of experience in
the management of power houses.
Mr.. Mckee spent a couple of days in
Birmingham last week inspecting the
power house, and has returned to his
home to get his family and bring them to
Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-26
NEGRO SWALLOWS SNAKE.
Reptile Seven Inches Long Alive in
Boys Stomach.

GAINESVILLE Tex, November GA num-
Der of prominent physicians of this local.
ity have forwarded to Austin with a
signed statement. a living water sraFe
seven inches in length, which was pumped
from the stomach of Tj-year old negro
boy living near Madres. 1t is thought
the boy swallowed Tie snake at a spring
when the reptile was III infancy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-26
How to Drive a Well.

In many sections of the country where
there is a gravelly sub-strata, the obtain
ing of water is a comparatively simple
matter by means of driven well. The
method is as follows: A section of pipe
IA convenient size being inch and a quar-
teri is fitted with a point of iron. This
pipe is bored full of holes, which are COW
cred with brass gauze. The point IS
driven into the ground by sledse ham,
mer, and five-foot sections of galvanized
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-26
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Mrs. Mollie E. Collins.

Mrs. Molly E. Collins died Sunday morn
ing at I o'clock at Avenue l and Twenty
seventh street after long illness. The
remains are lying at the family home, S17
North Forty-flrst street. and funeral serv-
ices will be held at st. Pauls church this
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock The body will
be laid to rest in the Catholic cemetery
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-26
Ten Barges Sunk.

Steubenvlle. Ohio, November 25.-The
towboats Raymond Horne and G. w.
Thomas, from Pittsburg, ran into the piers
of the Panhandle railroad bridge during
a dense fog here today. sinking ten barges
containing $4,000 bushels of coal. The
towboats and bridge foundation escaped
with slight damage. The sunken barges
of coal will be dislodged with dynamite.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-26
Bishop FITZGERALD Better.

Hot Springs, Ark. November 25.-The
condition of Bishop Fitzseral1 of the
Catholic church, who IS suffering from
stroke of paralysis, was today slightly
improved, but his condition IS yet Ct nsid-
cred by his physicians as critical Bishop
Fitzgerald is in his seventy. third wear.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-26
Christian Conrad.

Christian Conrandl, aged rs years died
Sunday afternoon at the home of Louis
Schillinger, 4oS South Twenty-first street
The funeral will be held at p m. today
from the residence, and the remains will
be sent to Cincinnati. Ohio, at GAS by
Lige' 10y. undertaken.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-26
Lottie Denohlv.

Lottie Denohy, aged AZ years. died at
2lS North Sixteenth street Sunday morn
ing The funeral services will be held
from the house this afternoon at o'clock
and interment will be made in Elmwood
cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-26

iron pipe are Joined to it as 1t is driven
into the ground. Frequent tests are
made with pitcher pump to discover
when water has been reached. This meth
cd of obtaining water is not altogether
satisfactory, because from the very nature
of things the work has to be done bifndly,
and very often one is obliged to give up
entirely after having driven twenty or
thirty feet of pipe through quicksand from
which no water can be obtained.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-26
Joseph n. Donovan,

The funeral of Joseph II. Donovan will
take place at st. Paups church with re,
QUEEN mass this morning at 10 o'clock,
and interment will be made in Oak Hill
cemetery
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-26

The following citizens of Montgomery
spent the day in Birmingham yesterday:
McGregor Snodgrass. f.. NJ Ragland. Will
liam Weber, w. NJ. Drum, Lee Beety,
NJ. p. LeGrand, l. +. Dester, r. e. Meal
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-26

+. NJ. Roof was operated on for ap.
pendicitis at Copeland's infirmary yester.
day morning and is resting as we'll as
might be expected.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-26

The friends of Miss Gertrude Hunting
ton will be glad to learn that she is
now convalescent and has returned to
her home after an extended illness at
St Nincent's hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-26

Try the Gawk fer nalf-tone and Tins
Illustrations. Ase-HeraId Building j
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-26

The Rev. Father Galland, who has been
critically ill for several days, was repol l.
ed slightly better yesterday
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-26
PERSONAL.

Governor Jelks spent yesterday in Br
mingham.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-26

AHu III the march OF human history
many an individual has been left be-
hind, and In certain periods has seemed
10 be completely absorbed In the work
that he accomplished. The great cathed-
rails preserve in many instances the
names of their builders, but they are
more monuments of art and religion than
of the men who devoted themselves 10
erecting them
SO men come and go. and no man seems
essential to the life or welfare of the
community. Our places for the most part
are quickly filled when we depart.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-14
TWO VOTES
 ARE IN DOUBT Stand of Ti1lman and McLaurin sot Clear.
 A FATE OF HE HEPBURN BILL Nsiths Faction Able to Line Up k ~ Its Forces. CulIom win Not Be on Hand When Vote Is Taken, and Deliver
 Cannot Arrange a Pair
 for Him.
FATE OF HE HEPBURN BILL

Washington, Feb. 13.-There were in- dications at today's meeting of the Senate Committee on Interstate Com merce that an amendment would be proposed tomorrow on which support CTS of the court review feature of the railroad rate legislation may agree. The phraseology of the amendment has not been determined, but may be de- cided upon at a conference of Senators Eikins, Aldrich and one or two others opposed to the bill as 1t stands.
 Senator Foster took an active part in the discussion today by asking ques- tions concerning the powers of the courts under the Hepburn bill and whether 1t would interfere with any fundamental rights. Senator Deliver explained the rate making section Of the bill, declaring 1t was the purpose to carry out the provisions of the con- stitution giving the Government the right to regulate interstate commerce between States.
 Neither faction in the committee IS able to line up its forces and know just where 1t stands. Supporters of the House bill have claimed all of the Dem- ocrats, but the speech of Mir. Tillman in the Senate yesterday is said to have made them uncertain as to his vote and so far as known MT. McLaurin has not made his position clear. If these Democratic votes are lost the bill could not be reported in its present form If one of the votes was lost the com mittee would be tied, as Senator Gull lom cannot get here to vote Friday and Senator Deliver has been unable to arrange a pair in the committee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-14
PREPARING DEMANDS
MINERS SCALE COMMITTEE MEETS
 IN NEW YORK.
Insistence Probably WiIH Re Made Up- on Change fn the Present Meth Ods of the Board of Com
 el1aatiOn.

New York. Feb. 13.--The special scale committee of the anthracite mine workers, numbering thirty-six men, to- night held it's first meeting since com ing to New York at which 1t took up the demands to be presented to the operators at the conference Thurs day.
 The subcommittee which has had charge of getting the grievances In shape for formal presentation to the emnloyes. held an all day session, but was unable to complete it's work. In order to save time. it was decided to call the full committee together to- night to formalIy go over the work that has been completed. leaving ltt- tie to be disDosed of tomorrow.
 President Mitchell and the other members of the committee remain sic lent as to the exact nature of the de- mands to be made. It is understood, however, that the miners will put up a strong fight for change in the methods of the board of conciliation The mine workers are dissatisfied with the present method of settling differ ences and say there will always be friction until a better method of set ting disputes Is found.
 There is a growing belief that if the operators will be liberal in granting concessions to the miners. the demand for the recognition of the union may not be pressed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-14
FAMINE IN JAPAN.
President Roosevelt Takes Official Cog
 nIzRnce of the situation.


 nixRnce of the situation.
 Washington, Feb. 13.-President Roosevelt today took official cogni- zance of the famine, which has grown to such serious proportions in north ern Japan. In an appeal to the Amer ican people issued this afternoon, the President requested that contributions for the sufferers from the famine be forwarded to the American National Congress.
 The appeal, which was made public hy Secretary Loeb. is as follows:
 February 13, 1906
 The famine situation in northern Japan Is proving much more serious than at first supposed, and thousands of persons are on the verge of starvation If is a calamity such as may occasion ally befall any country. Nations like men should stand ever ready to aid each other in distress, and I appeal to tbe American people to help from their shIndance their suffering fellow men of the great and friendly nation of T,nsn recommend that contributions For this purpose be sent to the Amer ican National Red Cross, which will forward such funds to the Japanese Led Cross to be used as the Japanese rovernment may direct. Contributions Ban he made to the local Red Cross traasurers. or sent direct to Hon. Sbar1es Hallam Keep, Red Cross Treas Urer limited States Treasury Depart ment, Washington.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-14
RAMMED IN FOG.
Vessel Cut in Two i'm the East River,
 New York.


 New York.
 New York Feb. 13.--At least three lives are believed to have been lost in the East river today, when one vessel was cut completely in two and two others had holes stove fin them by a tug boat which was running blindly in a fog and rammed into shipping at the foot of East Twenty-drst street.
 Immediately after the accident, river pilots and watchmen nearby heard mems voices in the river crying for help. Because of the fog rescuers were unable to locate the source of the cries which became more infrequent and faint until they ceased altogether.
 The loss of life is believed to have occurred from the hay barge Eastern. of the Lehigh Valley railroad, on which 1t Is known that at least three members of the crew were in the habit of sleeping every night The hay barge was moored at the dock as usual last night and was lying there when the tug boat Ganego. of the Lehigh Valley road. rammed her. In backing away the tug disappeared from view in the fog and was not seen again by those on shore The barge broke into two sections, one of which sank immediately. The other turned bottom side up and foated away. The force of the collision threw the barge against heavy lighter, staving n hole fin the hull of that craft, and knocked away part of the forward rigging of the schooner JamesA Garfield.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-14
RAsERALL coMMIssIoN.
Many Cases Considered at Meeting In
 New York.

Many Cases Considered at meehnB sn
 New York.
 New York, Feb. 13.-The National Baseball Commission was in session in this city today and considered the case of a number of players, most of whom were seeking reinstatement to ciuos acting under the national agreement. In nearly every instance adverse oe- cisions were rendered.
 The claim of the Memphis club against the New. York Nationals for the S75o purchase price of Short Stop Charles Babb was disaliowed. Babb Is now manager of the Memphis team.
 The Commission deferred taking ac- tion on the complaint of the New York Nationals against the Memphis club in the matter of exhibition dates. The New Yorks had made a date for an ex- hibition game March 25 next SuDse- duently it was learned that the New Yorks will not be able to play in Mem phis on that date. contract was made in the meantime by Memphis to play an exhibition game with Phila- delphia, an American League club. The New Yorks object to the American Leaguers entrenching on their train ing grounds.
 The case of Right Fielder. James &c., bring of the Chicago Nationals who jumped his contract to assume the man. agement of the Williamsport Club Of the Tri-state League, was one of the most important considered. The com mission decided to give Sebring twenty days in which to submit a aetehse oi the charge of contract jumping. The commission imposed a fine oi $25 on the Columbus tOhfo) Club for violating the rules in selling Catcher Brown to Boston when he had already been drafted by Cleveland.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-14
MCCALL NEAR DEATH
LAST RITES OF ROMAN CATHOLIC
 CHURCH ADMINISTERED.
Later There ia a Rally, But the Exc Preaident of the New York Life 5 Remains in Critical
 Condition.

New York, Feb 1s.-The last rites of the Roman Catholic Church were administered today to John A. Mccall. former President of the New York Life Insurance Company. at Lakewood. N, J., where he has been seriously i'll for some time.
 Father Healy of the church of Our Lady of the Lake, which the McCalls have attended when at Lakewood, offi- ciated Mr. Mccall had a sinking spell and the doctors had been hastily called. His condition was such that his family was advised to be prepared for the worst Subsequently Mir. Mo Call rallied somewhat, but his condi- ton Is critical. Beside Mrs Mccall, there are now in constant attendance three physicians and three trained nurses. pr. E. G. Janeway and John VanderpoeI of New York have been called in consultation.
 Other members of MT, McCalls fam iIy were summoned to Lakewood this afternoon. The exact nature of Mir. McCalPs illness has not been announced by his physicians. It is understood however. that he is suffering from liver complaint. The disease has pro gressed with great rapidity and MT Mccall has lost at least sixty pounds in the last three weeks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-14
Neither France Nor Ger many Will Yield.
THE POLICING OF MOROCCO
Point on Which May Hang the
 Peace of Europe.
France Contends for Free Hand In Preservation of order in sul- tan's Domains, Which is
 Opposed by Germany.

Algeciras, Spain, Feb. i3.-The re- ports circulating in European capitals that crisis has been reached at Ai- geciras are not warranted by the actual conditions here.
 The negotiations on the police and finance questions are proceeding un- interruptedIy, but have reached q ped- rock point on which neither the French nor the German delegates snow any disnosition to yield This ffrmness on both sides has caused some apprehen- sion of a deadlock, but the delegates. so long as the negotiations continue, will not admit that crisis has been reached. Inquiry today among the Americans and other delegates show they are confident of successful re- suit
 The delegates deprecate the alleged attempts of the Gereman press to per suade the public that if the conference falls It will be the fault of France and Great Britain.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-14
sMATHERs GETS CUP.
Makes Bond of S7,OOO and Secures the
 Trophy.


 New York, Feb, 13.-D. F. smathers' the trotting horse owner against whom A suit has been brought in the New York supreme court by Secretary Mur- ray Howe of the Memphis Tenn. Racing Association for the return of the gold championship cup awarded him by that Association when with Major Delmar he defeated Lou Dillon in October 1904, today recovered possession of the cup by depositing a bond for $7,0O0 with Sheriff Hayes.
 The cup had been taken from MT. Smathers room in his apartments on a write of replevin secured by Secretary Howe. Mr. Smathers will retain pos session of the trophy pending the set clement of the suit against him for It's return to the Memphis Racing Associa- ton. The rules committee of the National Trotting Association which was in session today preparing the program for the associations biennial congress beginning tomorrow took no action on the Memphis matter and 1t is said to be unlikely that the congress will do so.
 The members consider. and several | of them have told MT. Smathers that | the time since MT. Howe announced his suit and the beginning of the congress, | only a week. was altogether too short l for a fair investigation of the charges against him. The next action, if any. will therefore come from the board of review which meets in this city in May
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-14
FEAR OF BUREAUCRACY.
smith of Iowa Proposes vitalIzing oa
 Committees.

Committees.
 Washington. Feb. 13.--The fortifica- tions appropriation bill held the at- tention of the House today and was the text for considerable heated argu. ment, first over the tax methods oe expenditure of public moneys. and, sec- ond. over the location of the proposed $1 5 1000, ,O00 naval station for the Philip pines.
 Mir. Gillespie. (Texas), made an un- successful attempt to get into the rec ord statement of grievances of the coal operators and shippers of Penn- sylvania and the Democratic leader. Mir. Williams. lnauRurated a fillibuster over the question of the adjournment as d retaliation.
 Mir. Smith (Iowa). in charge of the Qualifications bill, advanced the idea of vitalizing ten of the committees of the House charged with supervision oe expenditures in the various govern ment departments. He advocated an amendment to the rules which will compel reports from these committees annually, these reports to be the re- suit of investigation regarding gov- ernment expenditures.
 He urged this as a preventative of bureaucracy towards which he saw present tendency.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-14
CoPPER wAs sETTLED.
PrOperty worth Many Million Dollars
 ChanRea Hands,


 Butte, Mont. Feb. 1S.-Arthur c. Carson. representing Thomas F. Cole of Duluth, today took possession of all mines and mining property ot F. Au- gustus Heinz and the United Copper Company in Silver Bow County. which have been in controversy or litigation with the Amalgamated Copper Com pany. This means that peace has come to the warning copper mines.
 The announcement that sale of the Heinz property had been made came in a telegram this morning from John D. Ryan, managing director of the AmaIgamated Copper Company, who Is now in New York, Mir. Ryan. with his attorneys, left Butte for New York early last November on the business deal which was consumated today. lie was closely followed by Mir. Heinz.
 The transaction involves property valued at many million of dollars. No intimation was received here today from official sources as to the terms of the deal It was known that Heinz has sold all his interests in Silver Bow County, and that he has been com pletely eliminated from the copper mining operations of this district. The deal settles for all time the litigation and disputes that have retarded the development of the district.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-14
GOLD CUP SCANDAL.
Bonner Declares That Prompt AetIOn
 should Be Taken.

Bonner Declares That Prompt Action
 should Be Taken.
 New York, Feb. 13.--Characterizing the Memphis Gold Cup case as the most deplorable turf scandal he had ever known. and calculated to work untold injury to harness racing, David Bon ner yesterday declared to Major F. K. Johnston, president of the National Trotting Association, that he deemed 1t the duty of that organization In re- gard to the charges made against E. E. Smathers to mete out a swift pun the accusations as false if found to be untrue.
 Speaking with all the vehemence at his command, the former vice-president of the National TrottIng Association, added:
 "As the guardian of harness racing, the National Trotting Association owes 1t to the sport to take cognizance of the case without warming of a trial in the civil courts, year or two hence. which will punish nobody and perhaps decide nothing except the legal title to the cup. In my. opinion, Mir. Pres ident, the importance of the case de- mands a special meeting of the board of review and hope you will call one as soon as the parties to the case are ready to be heard"
 ''So far as I can judge of the case from reading the newspapers, I do not see anything in 1t which requires the decision of either the courts or the board of review" replied Major John ston.
 ''The only evidence that has been disclosed thus far is from two men who are. by their own confession, discredited. I do not doubt that the board of review will deal with the case If requested to do so by either ot the parties interested, and we may de- eide to do so on our own motion"
 'Under the rule of the National As- sociatlon," continued Major Johnston, 'every member and everyone who makes an entry in race agrees to submit all disputes arising out of races to the judgment of this association, and I am rather surprised that the Memphis men have taken the case to the courts ["
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-14
LAWYER HUMMELL LOSES.
Attorney Jerome and Justice Davy Up-
 held by Court of. Appeals.

Attorney Jerome and Justice OAvy Up-
 held by Court of. Appeals.
 Albany, N. Y., Feb. 13.--The Court or Appeals today upheld the indictments against Abraham Fl. Hunnmell. the we'll known New York lawyer, charging sub ornation of perjury in tho Dodge Morse divorce case.
 The appeal was taken from an order denying Hummelps motion for an ab- solute writ of prohibition restraining Justice Davy and District Attorney Je- rome from proceeding against Hummel on the two indictments against him, charging subornation of perjury in connection with the Dodge-Morse di- vorce tangie.
 HummeIs attorneys contended that the indictments were null and void, owing to the fact that Hummel was forced to testify as witness before the grand jury, which found the indict- ments.
 In connection with the same case, but on other indictments, Hummel was tried and convicted on the charge of conspiracy and. was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary and to pay 8 fine of $500. An appeal is pending In this latter case.