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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-24
WARRANT NOT SERVED.
Policeman Stokes Not Yet Arrested on
Van Duzens Charges.

Up to a late hour last night no action
had been taken on the warrant sworn out
by Don C. B. Van Duzen against Police
man Stokes returnable to the first division
of the criminal court, charging him with
assault and battery with weapon.
Mr.. Van Duzen charged Policeman
Stokes with striking him with the barrel
OF a revolver late Saturday night after
he had been arrested for driving an au-
tomobile at greater speed than the city
ordinance allows.
er cotton crops which have been raised
during the past few days, but also TO the
development of southern farms for other
purposes besides the growing of cotton.
Enormous strides have been made in corn,
vegetable and fruit growing. With the
introduction of diversified farming, which
has brought the gross returns from farm
ing operations in the fourteen southern
states up to between 81, 500, coo. 900 and ST.,
coz 600 600; the establishment of thousands
OF cotton and textile mills; the rapid de-
volopment of the iron and coal industries
resources upon which hardly beginning
has yet been made; and the investment
of millions of dollars of northern capital
in a hundred different industries; the
south has entered period of prosperity
ity can overthrow This prosperity will
go hand in hand with the prosperity of
the Southern railway, which must of ne
cessity benefit by anything which spells
advancement for the south a whole.
Industrial Traffic.
While the system Is being benefited
greatly by the gain in the production of
agricultural products, 1t is being more
benefited by the growing volume of man.
ufactures and the products of the mining
Industries. During the last fiscal year coal
furnished 20 per cent of the freight traf-
fic of the road, and there was about the
same percentage of manufactured prod
uets. The history of the northern coal
carrying roads illustrates the valuable
character of that class of traffic AL
though the extent of the property over
many miles of sparsely settled country
precludes very large earnings per mile
OF road, both the average earnings per
Ing increases in about the same ratio, and,
mile and the average train load are show
with the continued growth in population,
the cost of operation will doubtless be APP
probably decreased in a few years. The
company has recently placed orders for
10000 freight cars, which will also greatly
increase the earning capacity of the road.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-24
ADJUSTMENTS
Al IHE JEFFERSON.

Tonight-Sam Bernard and Hattie
Williams in The Rollicking Girl"
Curtain rises promptly at s o'clock.
Saturday afternoon and night
Creston Clarke in Monsieur Beau
eaire."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-24
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Mrs. oiIIard.

Mrs. Gillard. 81 years of age. died at
Powderly at noon yesterday. She will be
buried from her late residence in Powder
ly this afternoon.
Interment will be in Oak Hill cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-24
A Valid Excuse.

From the New York Sun.
Mother-Oh. Freddy. did you lick your
little brother?
Freddy-Yesm but | told him it hurt
me worse'n 1t did him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-24
Are Happy People?

Generally speaking happy people are
provdent people. People who are mod
crate in all things. People who plan ahead
and arrange their expenses according to
their income a word saving people.
The best way to save is to have saw
ings account with us.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-24
THE WEATHER

Washington. January 2s.-Forecast for
Alabama: Fair Wednesday and Thurs
day, warmer Thursday; light north winds
becoming south.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-24
AT THE RIJou.

Remainder of the week, with mat =
; inees Thursday and Saturday 4
, 1.-The Ninety and Nine"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-24

The gross earnings of the system up to
the end of the fourth week of December
show an increase of 81, sos, OGO. At this rate
the gain for the year will be well over
$3,000O00, bringing the earnings UP to over
ISL 900, 600, or more than twice the total
gross earnings of eight years ago. While
the showing of net earnings does not show
as large a percentage of gain as in the
gIoss on account of the grsat increase
in the cost of labor and material in the
past few years, 1t is nevertheless very
gratifying to stockholders of the COM
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-24

Wrlnkled purses are apt to
make Wrinkled faces.
And time it is-better to live
within ones income and save
a little than to spend more and
miss the enjoyment of it all in
worry over debts.
Put the saved part by in a
Savings Account.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-24
Local Weather Data.
Weather Report.

Temperature and precipitation as re-
ported at the weather bureau for select
southern stations during "a hours ending
a 10 a. M.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-24
Curtis Gray.

The funeral OF Curtis Gray Of years of
age. will take place from his late resi-
dence, 1916 Second avenue this afternoon
at D. m. The funeral services will be
conducted by the local Masonic lodge
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-24

K. T. Shaw & Sons, Undertakers.
Green Undertaking Company.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-24
Affiliated Lines.

Not only has the main system of the
company been exceedingly prosperous in
the past few years. but the affiliated lines
of the Southern railway have shown sub
stantial increases in earnings, which will
ultimately benefit the holding property.
During the six months ended December
81 last the latest reported gross earnings
of the affiliated lines, with comparisons,
was as follows
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-01
". NrRAfHER FORECAST.
 WqakA&Gten, March 31.-For Ala hanaag Faff ana warmer. Sunday and Nt11nvs fresh west winds becoming

Is z Constitutional Democrats. Social Democrats and other Progressives; 20 per cent of the members of the centre, consisting of Ocoberists and the Trade and Industry Party; l3 per cent of the right. made up of tho Law and Order Party and Autocrats and 14 per cent t. 'unclassified.
 A comparison of the classes of races of the second degree electors with the first degree electors chosen by them as delegates to the Provincial Congress shows significant diminution of the peasant element in the process of passing tho final stage.
 , For Instance. the second degree as- semblies. consisting of sss peasants, forty three Orthodox priests. thirty three Catholic priests. 11s noblcmcn and landowners. fifty-six merchants, burghers. twentyfour mu- ricipal employees, thirty.one village elders. seven teachers. six doctors. elev- en lAwyers. twfnty-four Jews, thirteen Tartars and ninety-five Poles and two Germans elected as delegates to Pro- vincial Congresses; thirtyfour peas ants, ten land owners. eleven mer- chants, eleven members of liberal pro- fessions. eleven employees. six priests, three workmen, one burgher and three iunclassified efectors.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-01
NO STRIKE ORDER ISSUED.
Contracts Wiu Be Signed if 1903 Scale
 k Paid.


 Indianapolis. March 31.-No general strike order was issued by the National Executive Board of the United Mine Workers as a result of the all-day meeting of that body here today. The meeting was held for the purpose of completing arrangements to carry out the policy committed to the board dur ing the national convention of the miners which closed Friday afternoon. This will be made effective by author izing the district and sub district of ficers to sign contracts wherever the operators signify their willingness to pay the 1903 scale, which provides Tor an increase of 555 per cent in wages.
 The district officers and board mem hers have notified the local unions that the miners may cease work al he expl- ration of the present wage scale adopt- ed at midnight and remain out until ordered back to work under new con tract
 IT was reported unohicially at tho national headquarters of the miners to- day that operators representing the totaI tonnage of Iowa have signified thnir willingness to sign the 1903 scale an Tuesday. The signing of contracts bv inc operators in Western Kentucky is accepted by tho miners officials as an indication nf what may be expected elsewhere. Application was received at the national headquarters of tho Tinted Mine Workers today for the signing of all the miners in that terri- torv and the authority was transmitted st once by telegraph. The 3,ooo miners in this region will continue at work
 Bennett Brown. representing several Iarae miners in Southern Illinois made personal application to Presi- dent Mitchell today to be allowed to sign the new contract. He was told that the papers would he In readiness for him on his arrival at Springfield and that the district officers there have power to act 'n the matter and order the men back to work.
 It was said also at national head
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-01
ELECTIONS IN RUSSIA.
The ConstitutiOnaI Democrats are Con-
 sfantIy Gaining Ground.

St. Petersburg, March 31.-The elec- tions are proceeding slowly. but the choice of delegates to the provincial conventions is scheduled to be com pleted before the Russian Easter. April Is. The conventions for the actual election of members of the lower House of Parliament begin April 37. The con stitutionaI Democrats are constantly gaining ground especially in the sec ond degree city elections.
 Yesterday they captured forty-six out of seventy-two delegates, In the land owners assemblies they are also forg- ing to the front. During the last three days the delegates elected by the land owners provincial conventions in cluded twenty-three Constitutional Democrats twenty three other Pro gressives. three Octoberists, eleven Conservatives and fifteen reactionists. Yarolslav, one of the cities which elects a member of the lower house directly, is the first to complete it's elections to the municipal convention, with seventy-five Constitutional Dem ocrats out of eighty-two delegates The returns as they are coming In are very confusing, but as near can be judged the first degree electors in the seven provinces where elections have been completed show A DOT cent of the members of the party of the left. that
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-01
COMMISSION DECIDES
 ON ADDITION TO CAPITOL

ing. While definite plans have not yet
 been matured it is understood that
 much of this win be devoted to en-
 largement of the capacity and cqnip-
 ment of the statc and Supreme Court Library, and necessary repairs on the several rooms and off1ces The scheme of Improvement will doubtIess include
 the beautifying of the halls of the Sen ate and House. As soon as the work has been let for the south extension. the Commission will in all probability
 take up the improvement of the old building. f'ts Architect Lockwood was instructed to prepare a working set of drawings, with specifications for the new build ing. and Secretary Owen was instruct ed to advertise for bids Advertise mants will be placed in The Manufac- turers' Record of Baltimore, The Amer ican Contractor of Chicago. and in three Alabama papers. April 15 has been fixed as the date for the opening of bids. As soon thereafter as possi- ble the contract will be let, and the work will proceed with all expedition.
 The Commission as well as the ar chitect are confident that the work of construction will be completed by De- cember 1.t.190s. thus giving all officers and others. an opportunity to get into their new quarters prior to the meet
 ing of the Legislature in January, 1907.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-01
Suit for s5.0OO.OO

New York, March 3l.--Suit for over $5,O0O, 900 against the Memphis El Paso and Pacific Railway Company, Texas corporation. was begun today in the United States circuit court by Charles D. Brown, of New York city. MT. Brown alleged that in 1887 he became owner of 1867 six per cent first mort gage bonds of the company. payable after January 1, 1890. and that no in- terest has been paid on these securi- ties since 1889 He asks judgment of his principal of s1,667.000 with interest at six per cent, not compounded. mak- ing a total of $5.367,740. No record of the Memphis. Fl Paso and Pacific Rail- road Company is given in any of the recent railroad manuals.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-01
MINERS WILL OBEY ORDER The Men Will Quit Work Tomorrow. AWAIT WORD OF MITCHELL The Anthracite Operators Hold
 Conferences. Notices Posted That the wage Scale Put In Enect By Strike Commission VIII Be Continued--Cassatt and Baer Confer.

Philadelphia, March 3l.--When the Mine Workers in the anthracite heid finished their weeks work at noon to- day there was every indication that the order of the scale committee Of the United Mine Workers of America. sus- pending operations pending the result of next Tuesdays conference with the operators. would be generally observed. Reports from every district received here tonight are to the effect that the large majority of mine workers intend to remain away from the mines until further instructions are received from President Mitchell and the members of the scale committee.
 Tn the lower field comprising the col- Iieries in Schuylkill county some inde- cision on the part of the men is re- ported. and the impression prevails that sufficient mine workers will return to work on Monday to permit the opera ton, short handed. of a number of the collieries.
 The men left the mines today as us- ual. making no demonstrations at any of the workings. During the afternoon many of the miners in the various towns congregated to discuss the situe- tion but there was no disorder.
 The lead taken yesterday by the Dela ware, Lackawanna and Western Rail- road Company in posting notices an- nouncing the continuation of the strike commissions award for the ensuing three years was followed, to a large ex- tent today, by other operators, especial ly in the northern field.
 Conferences Held.
 At Scranton today and tonight off cials of the companies whose opera | tions are located in the Lackawana and Wyoming districts held confer ences for the purpose of discussing he 1tt Tf AnA to all the mines in readiness for opera l ton should the men ignore the scale committees order.
 The most important feature of to-
 days developments in this city was conference between A. J. Cassatt.
 President of the Pennsyivania Rail- way Company, and George F.. Baer, President of the Reading Company, in
 the iatter's office. Neither would dis 1 cuss tho object of their conference. l President Baer stated. however, that
 the Reading Company would probably
 keep it's collierfes open on Monday in order to give any miners who desire opportunity to go to work.
 l MT. Baer stated also that 1t was | the intention of the Reading Com | pany to continue the existing coal prices. He said the company would
 make every effort to discourage spec | ulation on the part of the retail deal CTS, and ueclared thdt the cnarsihs ot exorbitant prices by retailers would
 result in the cutting off of their sup ply. The stock of coal on hand. he said, in the event of q strike will be ] judiciously distributed, special atten- 1 tion to be given to municipalities. n-
 sttutions and industrial establish
 ments.
 | In this city coal prices were advanc- cd 20 and 50 cents ton. All domestic sizes brought $I ton and pea coal brought as much as $6 in some cases.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-01
BRUTALITY OF SOLDIERS.
Georgian Asks Protection for Womei
 0f His Race.

s. Petersburg, March 3i.--M. Bolko- vadze. a prominent Georgian writer, has made an appeal to Russian women in behalf of the women of his own race, who. he says, are being ruth lessly violated by the brutal soldlery engaged in the "pacificafion" of the an- cient Kingdom of Georgia
 He declares that the tragedy or Mile, Spiridonovo. who after she had shot the chief of the secret police at Tam boff. was subjected to cruelties by mil itary officers. is nothing as compared with what his women are suffering.
 The troops. he says do not even re- spect age, Syear-old girls and old wo- men being forced to minister to their lust and that many of them who es- capped to the mountain forests were pursued to their hiding places and violated. He declares that number of victims of the soldiery died.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-01
QUARANTINE BILL AMENDED.
House Committee Completes Ne
 Draft of the Measure.


 Washington, March 31.-The House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce today completed it's revision of the bill extending the duties of the public health and marine hospital ser vice in the matter of yellow fever quarantine and the measure is now ready for the action of the House Tuesday when it is to be taken up as special order.
 The reconsideration of the bill by the committee during the past two days has resulted in several amend ments to the first section providing for the establishment of the coast quarantine stations.
 The new draft limits these stations to four, to be placed, with the excep- ton of the one at Dry Tortugas, wherever the Secretary of the Treas ury shall decide.
 Section of the bill has been entirely redrawn. It relates to inter- state commerce through States dur ing a quarantine, and its effect is to prevent interruption of through pas sengers or freight. and to give State authorities Jurisdiction to control or prevent the debarkation of passen- gers or unloading of freight contrary to the regulations of the local au- thorities.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-01
CHICAGO CAMPAIGN ENDS.
Chief Interest Centres in City Owner
 e ship Of Street RallwaxN. '. [.

Chief Interest Centres in City Owner e ship sf Street Railways. @
 Chicago. March 31.--Active campaign work incident to the election to be held in this city next Tuesday came to q close tonight. A few ward meetings are scheduled for Monday. but the larger part of the electioneering was finished with the week. sE 4
 The chief interest in the election centres in the votes on municipal own ersf1ip of the street car companies and the operation of the lines by the city. On this question three propositions will be submitted to the voters and the sec ond of them must receive sixty per cent. of the total vote cast in order to be adopted. A majority carries the others. &4 tS 2
 The first proposition is. Shall the city of Chicago proceed to operate street railways%'
 |. The second reads as follows:
 Shall the ordinance entitled An ordinance authorizing the city of Chi cago to construct. acquire, purchase. own and maintain street railways with in its corporate limits and providing the means therefor." passed by the city council on the 18th day of January, 1906. making provision for the issue of street railway certificates not to exceed in amount $75.o0o,00o. be ap- provedr tAi
 The third proposition is: Shall the city council proceed without delay to secure municipal ownership and opera ton of all street railways in Chicago under the Mueller law. instead of pass ing the pending franchise ordinance or any other ordinances granting fran chises to private cornpapiesg
 | z The Mueller 1ew4i& . s1act passed et the Legislature authorizing the city oi Chicago to issue certificates to the amount of s75.0o0,000 for the purchase of the street car companies, the city having reached the limit Of it's bonded indebt edness, under the existing city charter. Aldermen are the only can didates voted for and party lines have been obliterated to greater extent than usual
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-01
ENGLAND IS RELIEVED.
Pleased over Outcome of the Confer
 euce at Algeciras.

London, March 31.--Although antic- irated for a fortnight, the successful outcome of the Algeciras conferences on Moroccan reforms brought great relief to England. as during the past wear the Moroccan question was the only one causing serious misgivings for the peace of Europe.
 The agreement is considered to be victory for France. who retains the preponderance Of influence in the f. nancial affairs of the empire and loses little of what she demanded with re- spect to the policing of the country. for. with a majority of the powers supporting her policy. the diplomats at Tsngier are not likely to interfere much with the Franco-Spanish officials.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-01
-------------------- ------------------- Wreck nm fha 8nufhArn.

bound Southern Railroads Chicago and Florida Special was derailed at Holton today, between Atlanta and Macon. and dragged into a ditch and broken to pieces. The entire train but the engine and diner were overturned. No one was killed. but Will Smith, col ored porter. cannot live. A. C. Phil lips. baggage master at Atlanta was very seriously hurt. The railway off, cials are unable to explain the cause of the accident which occurred at a curve in the line. The train was not running at unusual speed. The wound cd were promptly taken to the Macon Hospital
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-01
NO STRIKE IN KENTUCKY.
Miners and Operators of District No.
 23 Agree.

Louisville. Ky. March 31.-The min CTS and operators of Kentucky district. No 23, in session here today reached an agreement on the wage scale and there will be no strike in this district.
 The agreement Is for the 1905 scale. with the conditions of that time. The scale is S2 t-2 cents ton and 25 cents an hour for all other labor
 At 2 o'clock this afternoon Presi- dent Wells of the Miners arose and moved that the wage contracts now prevailing between the Kentucky miners and operators be renewed as to conditions. hours of labor. etc, with the restoration of the wage scale which prevailed in 1903. His motion also contained proviso that if a contract is signed at this meeting II shall last from April 1. 1906, to March 31. 1908. This motion was carried unanimously.
 The operators then went into execu- tive session and agreed to the scale.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-01
DENIED BY MIcKLE.
New Orleans VIII Not Fail to Entertain
 the Veterans.

the Veterans.
 New Orleans, March 31.-Reports in circulation in various parts of the country that the annual reunion of United Confederate Veterans, scheduled to take place in New Orleans April 25, 2s and 27, might he declared off for the want of sufficient funds, were an- nounced today by Adjutant-General William F.. Mickle to be absolutely without foundation. To the Associated Press, General Mickle said:
 You may say to the people of the United States for our order embraces the whole country, that the reunion will positively take place on the dates already named, and it will be the grand est gathering of the wearers of the gray that has yet been held. The ca pacity of the city of New Orleans for entertainment will be put to It's sever est test, for all our advices indicate that great crowds are coming from all portions of the country, even from points most distant. Ample financial provision will be made by the people of New Orleans to make the reunion brilliant success.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-01

quarters that all the mines in Indiana, south of the Baltimore and Ohio South western Railroad have made applica- ton to be allowed to sign the new scale. The owners of these mines are not members of the operators in the central competitive field.
 President Mitchell refused to state the outlook and would not make any statement regarding his declaration in convention that fifty per cnt. of the central States mines will be signed up within ten days. He was closeted with the national executive board all day while his secretaries prepared for his trip to New York to attend the meet ing of the subcommittee of anthracite miners and operators. He will leave tomorrow afternoon and will be in New York in time to meet the miners members of the committee before the subcommittee meets Tues day.