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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-08
ATTEMPT Is MADE
TO DERAIL FRISCO
FISH PLATE REMOVED FROM A
SWITCH AT ADAMSVILLE-THE
ENGINE TRUCKS GO OFF THE
TRACKING ONE HURT,

What looks like an attempt 10 derail
the Frisco passenger train which left
Birmingham last night at 1910, was dis
west of here when the train headed into
a siding and one of the engines trucks
had gone off the track. At the Dispatch
er's office in Birmingham it was said
that the fish plate had been removed
from the switch and other indications
were such as to point to design.
After a delay of about an hour the
train pulled out. No one was injured. The
police were telephoned to send out blood
hounds to get trace of the persons or
persons making the attempt to wreck the
train.
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Eioht Pictures Were Good.

San Francisco, September IAN i'm
preston which prevailed at GolnfielG
after the Gans-Nelson contest that the
films for the moving pictures were ex-
hausted before the end of the battle, and
that there was no Photographic record OF
the closing Incidents of the great strug-
gle, is declared to be incorrect. On the
contrary, according to the men who took
the pictures good results were obtained
even of the last round.
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organs Tendsred Reception.

Lincoln, September -Four hundred
neighbors and friends rendered Mr.. and
Mrs. Bryan a reception at the Methodist
Episcopal church of Normal, near the
Bryan suburban home. Mr.. Bryan made
an address treating in an interesting way
the religions of the old world He said
he returned to the United States a firm
advocate of foreign missions
Br Bryan was this evening a guest of
the management of the Nebraska State
Fair. He made short talk comparing
agricultural methods of this and foreign
countries
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DECLARE FOR FAIRBANKS.
Papers Believe He VIII Make the Best
President for Republican Party.

Indianapolis, September 1.-The Star
League of Newspapers, the independents
Terre Haute and Muncie STAR tomorrow
editorially will declare for Charles w
Fairbanks for President in 1908. Speaking
of President Roosevelt, the editorial says:
but for his CRoosevelts) voluntary ac-
ton in eliminating himself from the con-
vention reckonings of 1908, his nomina ton
or reelection would be accomplished with
an unparalleled unanimity."
Continuing, the editorial points out that
Fairbanks possesses the moderation be-
fitting in one charged with the vast re-
sponsibilities of the presidential office"
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Large Sugar Combine.

Saginaw. Mich, September THE for
NAL organization of the Michigan Sugar
company, which will take over six sugar
beet factories was completed today The
capitalization is sl2.5000O, s5,c0J,0O0 of which
is preferred stock and S,5000o0 common
The officers are Charles b. Warren, pres
ident A. w. Wright, vice president; r.
r. Hathaway secretary; w. II. Wallace,
general manager.
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Peonage Is Charged.

Valdosta, Ca, September I'd. b. Miller.
well-known turpentine operator at ba-
conton, was arrested yesterday by Deputy
United States Marshal Goodwin and
brought here for a commitment trial. His
bond was fixed at $1,000 pending a hearing.
Miller is charged with holding a negro,
FloYd Turner. in peonage.
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Nominated for CONGRESS.

New Orleans. September Judge
George X. Favrot was last night noml-
mated for Congress by the democratic
primary in the sixth district, defeating
Samuel Robertson, the present congress-
man from that district.
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RANDOLPH-MACON
WOMAN COLLEGE
Lynchburg, Virginia.

Classed by U. S. Commissioner of
Education as one of the fourteen "A
colleges for women in the United
States Have added this year, besides
four other buildings, a new dormitory
to accommodate 100 more students
giving, in all, homes for nearly 400 in
residence. There are now vacancies for
forty students who want the best ia
cilities Endowment reduces cost to
$500 a year for full literary course.
Four laboratories, astronomical OBJ
servatory. gymnasium, 90 acres of cam
pus. Application should be made at
once to
WM w. SMITH, A. NJ, LID,
9-S-11-13-17-19 President.
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Earthquake Shocks.

Kingstown, Island of St. Vincent, Sep
TENDER 7-Sharp shocks of earthquake
were felt this morning and at st. Lucia
and Granada In the latter place the
shock was strong and protracted. The
soufriere volcano is undsturbed.
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Goes Campaigning.

washington. September 7-Secretary
Shaw left today for a campaign tour of
virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Mis-
souri, and other states. He probably will
not return to Washington before cleo
ton.
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O'ReiIIy Reappointed.

Washington, September 7-Brigadier
General Robert NJ O'Reilly. who has been
surgeon general Of the army for the past
four years, was today by direction of the
President re-appointed to that office, MS
first term having expired yesterday.
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Criminal Assault.

Peter Peeches. white man, was locked
no in the city jail iast nigh OH the
charge of criminal assault on 12-year-old
willie girl.
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it had been taken out of the room in
which it had stood. And the people In
the parlor car were all interested in
this wagon, and they were all particu-
larry interested in the parlor organ and
they all wondered why 1t should have
been shipped in just that manner. But
the most interesting thing about the
parlor organ was yet to come.
There were two men with the wagon,
which backed up with its tailboard at
the side door Of the baggage car into
which they now began to unload; and
when they had got all the stuff but
the organ out of the wagon and one of
the two men was wrestling with the
last other package of the load down at
the end of the wagon in the doorway
of the car, the other man opened the
lid of the parlor organ up at the for
ward end of the wagon and began to
play upon it.
And when they heard the music
everybody in the parlor car came to
that side to see the eXpressman organ
list play an to listen to the music. This
was an incident of novelty and inter-
est; and as they looked and listened.
they felt a gentle bumb on their own
car, and a minute later they were fly
ing on their way on the end of a main
line through.
And if you had looked at the erst-
while somewhat inclined to be peevish
passengers in this parlor car, now you
would have imagined that while they
thought 1t certainly would pass for
tolerably hot sort of weather. yet there
might be worse days than this.
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A Card of Thanks,

I desire to thank the good people for
their kindness shown me during the death
of my dear husband,
MRS. ]. L. MITCHELL.
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WHO SHALL Be
OUR THREEOTHER
LEGISLATORS?

According to the official count. the Ave
candidates who are in the run-off on Sep
tember II received the votes here stated
uui
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Alabama" Brand Rolled
Oats-Crop 1906 now ready
for delivery. Sold by all first
class grocers.
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Che oawk make your illustrations.
Ane-HeraId Building. :
, 1906-11-23
HARTMAN IN A
BRAND NEW ROLE
MASTER OF TWENTY THOUSAND
MILES OF RAILROAD SAYS
PEOPLE WOULD CONTROL
Declares That He is Opposed to Own
ership of Roads by Few Men and
Favors Their Ownership by Peo-
pIe-Gross Earnings Now More
Than a Million Dollars a Month.

Chicago, Nov. 23.-E. H. Hartman,
the master OF $4,000 miles of railroad
who is regarded as the chief represen-
tative of the Standard Oil cash box in
the money market, in an astonishing
interview decries the position and aflu'
ence of the railroad king of today. He
declares the people should own the
railways of the country. This control
of the railroads by a few is to be re
GREETED, he asserts.
People Should own Roads.
81 am opposed to the ownership oil
railroads by a few men. am in favor
of the railroads being owned by the
people" declared Hartman.
Under the workings of the present
antitrust law, it is impossible for the
railroads to make reciprocal contracts
and the conditions compel owners of
railroads to buy up the stock of com
peting roads to get control Of them,
through boards of directors, in order
to protect their own interests"
, 1906-11-23
BOTH HIS RESOLUTIONS VOTED
DOWN BY THE TRANSMITS
SlSSlPPI COMMERCIAL
CONGRESS TODAY.
One Was Concerning Settlement of
International Questions by Court
of Investigations and Other Was
on Trust Question-Next Meeting
to Be Held at Muskogee-Officers
Chosen This Morning.

Kansas Guy, Mo. Nov 23.-The
resolutions committee of the Trans
Mississippi Commercial congress. in
session this morning, voted down Two
resolutions submitted last night by
William j.. Bryan. The first of these
resolutions favored the endorsement
of the resolution adopted by the Inter
Parliamentary union in favor of set
Ting international questions by a court
of investigation. The second was an
antitrust resolution.
Planned for Next Meeting.
At the morning session, after the
delivery of addresses on insurance,
the beet sugar industry, statehood for
New Mexico and good roads, the con-
gress was to decide upon a plan for
next years meeting. Denver, Lincoln,
Tex. Beaumont, Tex, and Muskogee
and Tulsa, l. T., made bids for the
honor. William j. Bryan last night
made an appeal on behalf of Lincoln.
Officers Elected.
The following nominations for Of
ficers for the ensuing year were pre-
scented and ratified without debate:
President-Colonel H. D. Loveland
of San Francisco.
First Vice President. Bradford
Prince of Santa "a, N. NJ.
Second Vice President-N. G. Lar,
imere of Larimere, N. d.
Third Vice President-C. A. Fellows
of Topeka, Kas.
Fourth Vice President. +. Call
breath of Denver.
Secretary-Arthur F. Francis of
Cripple Creek.
Muskoyee Gets It.
The Trans-MiBsissippi Commercial
congress this afternoon decided to
hold the next meeting at Muskogee,
I RI
, 1906-11-23

who bought the animals in Oregon.
The bucks will be taken to the Solder.
green ranch after they have been
dipped, according to the ruling of the
state board of sheep commissioners.
John w. Ernest today sold to B. A.
Hunter four cars of cattle, which will
be shipped to Denver, along with two
cars Mr.. Ernest is himself shipping.
Warren McCord of Denver, travel.
ing representative of the Chicago and
Northwestern, is in the city, superin.
tending the handling of the special
train to be sent to Chicago and east
ern markets from here. The train is
expected to leave for the east late this
afternoon, going by way of the Union
Pacific to Fremont, Neb., and thence
to the Chicago and Northwestern. Sew
eral carloads of the stock are intended
for the International fat stock show
at Chicago next month.
The shipments today included three
carloads by George R. Eykyn, seven
carloads by Vance and Kelly, five ar
loads by B. H. Hunter of Cowdrey,
sixteen carloads by Andrew Norell of
North park, two carloads by Payne of
Walden and four carloads by d. N.
Stickney of this city.
The Union Pacific today delivered
to the Laramie Plains line twenty-four
cars of sheep for e. j. Bell, which the
latter road unloaded at its western
terminal into the Bell corrals. The
sheep were taken out in three ship.
ments, marking the first handling of
stock over the Laramie Plains line.
Superintendent Stewart and President
Miller were on hand to see that the
sheep were properly handled.
1t is noteworthy that Warren Nc
Cord, who is experimenting the ship
ment of cattle to Chicago, watched
the departure of the first train of stock
over the Laramie, Hahns Peak and
Pacific railroad. Mr.. McCord made
the first shipment over the line, last
summer, when he had the Bell wool
loaded and brought to this city. He
declared the event today marked an
other epoch in the history of the Cen
tennial road.
, 1906-11-23
TWO LIGHT ENGINES AND PAS
SENGER TRAIN ON COLO
RADIO MIDLAND COME
TOGETHER.
Injured Men Are Enginemen on
Trains, One of Whom Will Prob
ably Die as Result of Accident
Thirty-six Lives Reported Lost in
Wednesdays Storm on Lakes and
List May Be Added To.

Leadville, Colo, Nov. 23.-Six en-
CINE men were injured, one of whom
will die, three engines were almost
totally wrecked and n baggage car
was demolished as the result of a
head-on collision on the Colorado Mid
land last midnight, between engines
Nos. 10 and so, running light, west,
and passenger train No. 6, e%ast-bound.
Passengers Thrown From Berths.
None of the passengers were in
jured, although a number were thrown
from their berths and seats and Sc
verely shaken up. The injured engine
men are Victor Bigelow, aged 23 years,
single; Thomas j. McNeal, engineer
No. 6, right arm broken; George
Morse, engineer, badly bruised; Jo-
seph Hall, engineer, seriously bruised;
fireman train No. 6, both legs crushed,
, 1906-11-23
Hartman Earnings.

San Francisco, Cal, Nov. 23.-For
the present fiscal year, consisting OF
the months of July, August and Sep
TENDER, the gross earnings OF the
Southern Pacific moun to ~S2S,671,714,
as against $25. 662, us for the same
three months last year. This makes
an increase of $3,OOS. 935 for the pres
ent year, or a little more than $1,OOO,CO0
a month. If this rate is maintained
the earnings of the Southern Pacific
will easily reach $4,000, 900 at the end
of the fiscal year.
increase on Union Pacific.
For three months in the present ifs
cal year the earnings of the Union Pa
cifc are $1,4S9, 693 greater than for the
same three months of last year, II this
rate of increase keeps up the earnings
of the two Hartman roads will have
an increase of about SIS, OOO, 900 over
last year.
, 1906-11-23
WOUNDS PHYSICIAN, LAWYER
AND COLUMBIA COLLEGE STU
DENT IN WILD SHOOT
ING LAST NIGHT.
Claimed Physician Had Wronged Her,
and She Shot to Attract Crowd,
Intending to Give Him spectac-
ular Horsewhipping Afterward,
Whip With Five Lashes BEING
Found in Her Salvation Dress.

New York, Nov. ga pretty young
woman, Ottilie Schneider. was for.
mally committed this morning for in
dulging in wild shooting last evening,
when three well known men were
badly wounded.
The girl first shot DR.. Frederick
Beirhoff twice, then Otto Droege, a
lawyer, who was trying to disarm her,
when a wild bullet struck Paul Shee.
han, a Columbia college student, a by.
stander. The men are all seriously
wounded, but it was announced this
morning that no fatalities will occur.
Was After the Doctor.
The girl charges that the doctor
wronged her and then performed an
operation which ruined her health.
She said she did not intend to shoot
him, but merely purposed firing her
pistol to attract a crowd, then give him
a good horsewhipping.
Dressed as Salvation Lassie.
A wooden handled whip with five
lashes was found on the girl, who, for
purposes of disguise, wore a Salvation
Army dress. All the parties are pros
porous and rather prominent people.
, 1906-11-23
SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION AT OPEN
MEETING OF LARAMIE LIT
ERARY CLUB AT CAR
NEGlE HALL.
Principal Brown of Normal College of
University, superintendent Knight
of Albany County, Principal Filler
zee of Board of Education and 9th
ers in the Discussion.

AS was in a large measure antici-
pated by the Literary club, the meet
ing last night, at which methods of
improving the public school system was
discussed, was productive of so many
ideas and suggestions that it was unan-
imously agreed by all present, mem
bers as well as visitors, that the mat
ter be not allowed to drop, and that
another meeting be held under the
auspices of the club, at which some
particular phase will be brought up for
thorough discussion before the public
The meeting was a most interesting
one from every point of view, and
there was a fair attendance OF yisl'
tors, all listening to the speakers with
great attention. c. p. Arnold, presi-
lent Of the club, presided, and intro
duced each of the speakers with a few
characteristic remarks.
Fiaures of the Cost.
DR.. Brown, principal of the normal de
partment of the University, opened
the discussion with a most interesting
paper, dealing with figures, the require
ments of successful teachers nj other
interesting phases of the subject. Thls
paragraph is quoted:
In the common public schools of the
United States there are enrolled TO-
600 900 pupils, 20 per cent of the total
population. They are taught by 455,oOO
teachers, It costs 1915 cents per day
per pupil for lat days in the year
s2414 per pupil, 1886 per capita Oh
population, and a total Of S2I5,Ooo'uou
annually. The aggregate is a large
sum. 1t is almost as much as We speno
for tea and coffee ($3OO, 600, OOO). 1t is
about one third as much as We speho
for tobacco. 1t is nearly one-htth az
much as we spend for spirituous AM
intoxicating liquors. We spend SS'S'
per capita of population on pubic com
non school education and $500 Oh
liquors and tobacco. The cost OF pun
lie education in effort and self-sacrlhct
and the returns in material weaitl
good citizenship, intelligence, worm
ambitions, high character and success
full achievement can not be statistlcaii
stated but one instinctively feels Una
they are greater than the figures |
any case the cost and the importanc
of the returns seem to make the SUI
iect worthy of careful considerable
Rooms overcrowded.
y Dr. Brown was followed by MT
Emma knight, county superintehael
of schools, who commented upon I'll
fact that the average expenditure N
, 1906-11-23
CASE TO BE HEARD
AT DECEMBER TERM.

Miss Edna Irvine and her mother
were in Sheridan today in consultation
with her attorneys in the case wherein
she is charged with shooting George
H. Knighton, foreman of the Big Red
ranch, says the Sheridan Post. This
case will come up for hearing at the
December term of the district court.
, 1906-11-23
To Strike at Noon.

Chicago, Ill, Nov. 2S.-outwitting
the bosses in forming a union allied
with the, Amalgamated Association of
street Car Employees of America, S25
men employed by the Illinois Tunnel
company, recently acquired by e. H.
Hartman and eastern associates, yes
, 1906-11-23

is READY.
Administration Preparing for lnVesti-
cation by Congress.

Washington, d. c., Nov. 23.-The
administration is getting ready for
an investigation by congress of the
act of the president in dismissing the
battalion of negro troops of the Tween
ty-fifth infantry. The war department
is aware of the efforts which are being
made in New York and elsewhere to
have the acts of the president chal-
lenged and verified.
, 1906-11-23
ARRIVAL OF
A BROTHER
COMES FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS
TO TAKE CHARGE OF COL
Inns REMAINS.
Passed Through This City Little More
Than Week Ago, En- Route to Po-
cateIIo, Not Knowing Joseph Col
Inns Lived Here-Saw Account of
Death in Laramie Dispatch.

R. II. Collins of Council Bluffs, Ia,
a brother of Joseph Collins, the sec
ton foreman who was killed in the
yards here Tuesday, arrived in the
city this afternoon from Pocatello and
VIII take charge of the remains of his
brother. He vent at once to the Of
flee of Coroner Fitch, where he was
seen by a reporter for The Republican.
His arrival had been but a few min
utes before, and at that time he was
not prepared to say what disposition
of the remains would be made.
Was Here Last Week.
Today's visitor lives at Council
Bluffs, where he is engaged in rail
road business. On the 18th of this
month he passed through this city, en-
route to Pocatello, Idaho, near where
his brother, George, lives. At Chey-
enn Mr.. Collins made inquiries for
his brother, but it was just at the
noon hour and the train waited but a
few minutes there. He found no trace
of him. He knew that Joe was at
work somewhere on the Wyoming di-
vision, and probably passed him as the
latter was at work in the yards here,
neither knowing of the presence of
the other.
Saw Special From Here.
At Pocatello a friend called his at
tention to an item in the Salt Lake
Tribune, a special dispatch from this
city, and asked him if he had a rel
alive by the name of Joseph Collins
He is my brother" r. H. Collins re
piled. At that time he had not heard
from his brother, George, whom the
coroner had attempted to reach, frs
at Twin Falls and then at American
Falls, near the latter place, at a little
station culled Bannocck, the other
brother resides. He fastened to this
city, arriving today.
Had Wife in Kansas.
Joseph Collins was sc years old last
January. He has a wife living al
Weskan, Kas., but they had agreed
to separate, n the Council Bluffs
man believed his brother had been
granted a divorce, but the corone hat
found no papers relating thereto. Mrs
Collins has three sons by a former
husband, she being much older thar
Collins. 1t is said that her elder sol
is living here, the two men boarding
together at the Turner home on the
west side. Each denied relationship,
that fact being asserted this morning,
however. by Ben Crice of Hanna, who
know Collins and his family history.
Sister Lives in Kansas.
The Collins have a sister living at
ogallah. Kas., named Mrs. Robert
Flannery, a letter signed Bob and Nan
Flannery having been found in the
pockets of the dead man.
, 1906-11-23
terday issued a strike ultimatum that
they will go out by noon today.
Will Tie Up Mails.

The direct cause of the strike is the
discharge of officials of the union last
Monday, whose reinstatement is now
sought. It's effect will be to tie up
transcontinental mail and freight
transferred through tunnels from the
various depots and the business of 10
cal merchants who have tunnel connec-
lions.
, 1906-11-23
Tenor Fined a Tenner.

New York, Nov. 23.-At the conclu-
sion of the hearing today the magis-
trate reserved his decision in the case
of Caruso, the tenor, accused of in
sulting Mrs. Hannah Graham in Cen
trail park. The case was very sensa-
tional. The tenor was deluged with
flowers from women admirers. Late
this afternoon the judge found the
tenor guilty and fined him $40.
, 1906-11-23
RANCHMAN LOSES
HIS RIGHT EAR,

Alex Sellars. the Laramie peak
ranchman. was thrown from a load of
hay on a railroad crossing last night,
suffering the loss of his right ear.
He was treated by DR.. Ballard.
, 1906-11-23
SITTING Up.

Trainmaster Let's is able to sit up a
part of the day now, and is eating
with some regularity, but is not yet
able to leave the house. His physi-
clan thinks he is getting better.
, 1906-11-23
Installing Hall Signals.

Workmen are today engaged in in
stalling the Hall block signal system
along the line of the east-bound track
through the yards here. All the
switches affecting that track will be
controlled by the system.
, 1906-11-23
AMONG THE

Hall & T~regoning have their sheep
in snug quarters for the winter.
The dipping watts at the stock yards
are not working today, and some
hror. for The s~odergreen ranch will
ho ahmed at the experiment station.
Oscar sodergreen was here from his
ranch today. receiving sixty pure bred
Rambouillet bucks from e. j. Bell,
, 1906-11-23
PEARY AT SIDNEY.
Lands After Sixteen Months Trip After
the North Pole.

Sidney, Nov. 23.-Peary arrived here
today from his sixteen months trip
to the Attic, where his wife was await
ing his. He goes to New York direct.
, 1906-11-23

DR.. C. P. Conroy of Denver is the
guest of DR.. c. A. Ballard today, in
tending TO return home tonight. He
came last night.
, 1906-11-23
SIX MEN INJURED IN
A RAILWAY COLLISION.

right arm broken and internal in
juries; he will die; A. Reed, fireman,
bruised; A. o'Neal, fireman, injured
about the face and body.