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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-31
OMITS TRIBUTE TO
SOUTHERN WOMEN
Much Feeling Aroused BY Action Of
G. A. r. Commander In
Guthrie, Okla.

Guthrie. Okla. May 3O.-Much feeling
was aroused today when NJ l.. Mock,
adjutant Of Hartranft camp No. 3. G. A.
r.. omitted from the general order sent
out from Grand Army headquarters at
Washington for use on Memorial Day
that part which paid a glowing tribute
to the women of the Confederacy.
Captain Mock announced that In his
opinion tho camp would not have favored
his reading. II Is probable that Grand
Army headquarters will be notified of his
action by southerners here.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-31
Strikers Cause Trouble In Porto Rico.

San Juan. P. r., May 30.-Strikers are
seriously interfering with work on sugar
plantations in the Arecibo district. The
police are handling the situation with
much difficulty. President Gompers of
.ae American Federation of Labor is
sending financial aid to the strikers.
AS a policeman was taking a prisoner
to Jail today, he passed a labor meeting.
and the speaker urged the crowd to
rescue the striker. An attack was made.
and in the conflict the policeman was
wounded, and p striker was killed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-31
Called it National Inequality.
Will Oppose Regular Republicans.

Philadelphia, May S0.-The state COM
mittee of the Lincoln party here met to-
night to arrange a programme for the
convention which will be held tomorrow to
nominate a state ticket in opposition to
the one to be selected by the regular re-
publicans The indications are that Lewis
Emery, Jr, of Mexican county, former
state senator. will be selected as the gu
berna torial candidate.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-31
BRITISH SHIP SINKS.

Conception, Chill, May 0.-The
British ship Lesmore. Captain Co
we'll. from Melbourne April 21, for
Coronet, has been wrecked at Santa
Maria. Twenty-Five of the crew
were drowned, including all the Of
ficers except the first mate. who
with three members of the crew
landed at Ilico.
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viii Be Tried for surrenderina.

ST. Petersburg. May S0-The trials at
the court martial of Admirals Nebogatof.
Grlgorien smirnoff and subordinate un-
wounded naval officers for surrendering to
the japanese In the battle of the Sea OF
Japan will begin In June.A The accused
officers are liable TO death penalty.
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Death was due to blood poisoning which
followed two operations for necrosis of
the jaw bone and spread so rapidly that
all efforts to stay it's course were una
yailing. Mr. Davitt's Illness began with
an attack of toothache, to which he paid
no attention until John Dillon urged
him to have recourse to medical advice.
For some time there were hopes for his
recovery, but the state of his health which
was undermined by exertions at the re-
cent general elections greatly handicap
ped his progress.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-31
No proposition to siberian Railway.

St. Petersburg. May 3o.-The ministry
of finance states that it has not received
any propositions regarding satterlee Nor
gan's Siberian railway project.
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Famous Irish Leader Passes Away
Surrounded BY Friends
HIS WIFE LIES FRUSTRATED
Her illness Is So Serious That She
Has Not Yet Been Informed
of Her Husbands
Death.

Dublin, May S0.--A notable career closed
tonight when after long and painful
Illness Michael Davltt died peacefully and
painlessly at - o'clock in the presence
of his only son, Michael, and his two
daughters. who had devotedly attended
him through his illness, and many of his
most intimate frneds including John
Dillon.
Shortly before his death Father Hallon
had been with him. Mrs. Davitt, who has
been in constant attendance on her hus-
band, until few days ago, when she
herself was taken i'll. lies ptostrate in the
same hospital too weak to leave her room.
She has not yet been informed of her
husbands death.
1t is stated that Mr.. Davitt left a writ
ten message, but If so its purport has not
transpired.
Greatest Sympathy Displayed.
The greatest sympathy has been dis
played by all classes during Mr. Davitt's
illness Today the hospital was beseiged
by anxious inquirers. John e. Redmond,
leader of the Irish party in parliament,
was frequent inquirer by telephone from
the house of commons and gave up his
proposed continental trip owing to the
condition of his friend, the father of the
Irish Land league. After a rally last
night Mr. Davitt was able to speak to
those at his bedside, but soon showed that
he was losing ground.
Among the callers at the hospital to-
night was Lord Hemphil on behalf of the
Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland and the Countess of Aberdeen.
Mr.. Davitt retired from the representa-
ton Of South Mayo in 1899 but to the last
he took a keen interest in the politics of
his country.
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WOMEN WOULD DON
NUMEROUS BADGES
Remarkable Scenes at General
Federation Meeting
STORMY TIMES ARE COMING
Rulings of President Indicate That
Women Delegates in st. Paul Will
Take Part IN Some Tenn
pestuous Sessions.
STORMY TIMES ARE COMING

st. Paul, Mimi, May 30.-Women from
all parts of the United States are gather
ed in St Paul tonight attending the bien-
nial convention of general federation of
Women's clubs, which will last a week.
Judging from the initial day the con-
vention will be exceedingly busy and per-
haps tempestuous. The meetings will be
held in the National Guard armory with
section meetings and exhibits in the old
capitol building.
Today was spent principally preparing
for the business sessions which begin to-
morrow. The storm center was about the
committee on credentials and some queer
scenes were witnessed. Women jostled
each other and strove for badges and
tickets and many who had come without
credentials insisted on having tickets of
admission. The supreme idea of some ap-
peared to be to get as many badges for
personal adornment as possible.
Animated Talks Expected.
A meeting Of the council was held this
afternoon with Mrs. Sarah Platt-Decker
in the chair. and from the decisions which
followed the Introduction of several
amendments to the constitution it is evi-
dent that some very animated talks will
take place.
There was an agreement to appoint q
committee to collect funds to help out the
federation clubs in San Francisco When
an amendment to increase the number or
vice presidents on the general federation
from two TO five was reached, objections
came up at once. The proposition also
carried with it the plan of selection of
them from three sections of the country.
Mrs Decker is said to favor the idea.
The objections came from Helen Wins
low of Boston, Miss Pennypacker of Tex
as. Mrs Fox of Michigan, Mrs Buck
walter of Ohio and Mrs. Blount of the
District of Columbia.
Called it National inequality.
Mrs. Morrison of West Virginia said it
was sectional inequality which is likely
to make bitterness.
When the matter of placing represen-
tative from each state on the executive
board was reached there was much dis
cussion.
An attempt to sidetrack the proposition
by a motion to adjourn was lost and
the council went on record against it.
Mrs wiles of Chicago presented an
amendment to reduce the per capita from
10 to o. This was voted down.
Tonight the opening meeting of the con-
vention was held In the armory. Govern
or Johnson, Mayor Smith and others well
coined the delegates and Mrs. Decker
RESPONDED for the general federation.
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CONVENTION HAS
GROWN MORE SOBER
Another Storm May Break Out
in Nashville Today
TAYLOR SPOKE LAST NIGH T
Auditorium Was Packed to Hear the
Apostle of Sunshine, Who Declared
He Would Stump the State
for the Nominee.

Nashville Tenn, May 30.-Apparently
sobered from its riot of yesterday, the
democratic state convention was more
harmonious today. There is, however.
justification for the fear that a storm may
dentials is heard from, which may be
late tomorrow.
Two reports are being freely predicted
tonight, in which case battle royal on
the floor OF the convention is assured.
The committee sat until late tonight with
out completing its work of considering
the various contests. which will be re-
sumed in the morning. Meanwhile the
convention is so to speak. holding Its
Ia nds
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Renounces Right to British Throne

The marriage contract appears tonight
In the official gazette.
Article gives the bride an annual in
come Of $4,000 and in the event of the
Kings death $4,000 In article Princess
Victoria renounces all right of succession
tn the British throne. The other articles
relate to the marriage.
Preceding the signature to the contract
the Spanish journalists presented to King
Alfonso a golden pen with which to sign
the document.
The King laughingly accepted the gift,
declaring that he always had defended the
Spanish press against criticism.
Many receptions were held tonight.
among these being al the British embassy
to the Prince of Wales; at the Italian en-
bassy to the Duke of Genoa; at the Ger
man embassy to the Prince Albrecht of
Prussia; at the French embassy to Gen.
Dahl Stern, and at the American legation
to Special Envoy Whitridge. This latter
reception was attended by many promi-
nent personages in diplomatic and court
circles.
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Bradford Is Presiding.

The convention effected its temporary
organization without hitch this morn
ing, James C; Bradford of Nashville hav-
ing been selected as presiding officer by
the conference committee named by the
three gubernatorial candidates, Governor
John /. Cox, M r. Patterson and Judge
John r. Bond. The announcement of
the selection was received by cheers and
Mr. Bradfords brief speech aroused
much enthusiasm.
I'm deciding all questions he said.
"I expect to act as If l were judge on
the bench, under the sanctity of an OATH
After the perfection of Its temnorary
organization the convention almost imme-
diately adjourned until O'Clock. at which
hour 1t reassembled, heard a few
speeches, invited former Governor Robert
L. Taylor, nominee for United States
senator, to address the delegates at 8
o'clock tonight, and took a recess until
that hour.
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All Spain Joins in the HOIi-
day Festivities
CONTRACT HAS BEEN SIGNED
Princess Receives $4,000 Year, But
Renounces All Right to Success
sion to the British
Throne.

Madrid, May 30-All Spain is rejoie-
ing on the eve of the wedding of King
Alfonso and Princess Victoria, and the
capital has not seen such scenes of en-
thusiasm during the present generation.
Tonight the whole city is aglow with
fire works and electrical illumnations,
while the streets are thronged with dense
masses of people. All the central points
from the Puerta del Sol to the Pardo are
literally packed. As the decorations and
illuminations take on their most lurid
hues, it is a motley throng, with touches
almost of the barbarc swarthy Moors
wrapped in flowing robes and with red
turbans on their heads, Asturian dancers
performing their native jota gypsles
from Cordova and Seville, salamancan
gerders in red velvet and tinseled gold.
with many representatives of the clergy
and hordes of blind beggars singing mel
ancholy music. At the corners bands play
for street dancers. The municipality has
given free rein to the popular rejoicings.
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-09
sALLoONIsT FATALLY INJURED
Parachute Failed to Work and He Fell
TO Bottom Of Cliff.

Utica. N. Y. Aug. S.-William John
son. a balloonist, made an ascension
in connection with a street fair in
Little Falls In coming down with a
parachute the apparatus failed to
work. and Johnson fell upon the rail
road tracks. receiving injuries which
undoubtedly will cause his death.
Johnson went up to a great height
and it is estimated he was 5000 feet
high when he left the balloon to make
what he called a double parachute de
scent. The first parachute opened well,
and Johnson descended about two
thirds of the distance. Then he at
tempted to open the second parachute
and descend the remainder of the dis
lance with that He discarded the first
parachute, and as he grasped the han
die of the second one the strings be-
came broken, causing It To collapse.
Johnson shot downward very rapidly,
and the thousands who were watching
him were hOrrOr-strlcken. He attempt
ed to guide his descent so that he
would strike the wires running along
the railway which climbs the clin. He
partially succeeded in this but he
went through the wires and fell to the
bottom of the cliff. striking upon the
railroad tracks 100 feet below. His
spine was fractured at the base OF the
brain.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-09
GO TO THE STATE FAIR

The Virginia State Fair A--ociatiou.
which WAS organized 300 Richmond
about year ago. will hold IT, first an
nual state fair beginning October 9th.
the dates being the 9. 10. IL. -. and
18th During the nights of the fair the
Richmond llor-, Show will be- in full
swing. promising virtually "a carnival
week.
Preparations for this event ar pro-
crossing with rapidity and thorough
LESS which will mark 10 ~ the finest aud
most thorough exhibition OF the Kind
ever attempted within the state Of Viz
gina. The Board OF Managers and yari-
ou- committees are working tO the end
that the highest state of excellence viii
prevail during this fair
The work of buildings and heautiili ing
the grounds il progressing rapidly.
Thrty-fyc thousand dollars iSno small
sum of money; aud 10 offer 10 give away
such AN amount in premiums l. little
biz astounding Nevertheless that
amount will Boz distributed % winners oi
awards. races, etc.
The special features outdoor attrar-
tons. etc. will be- of the genuine Old NIr-
riuia variety There will be- no lack OF
amusement.
The exhibitors who have decided and
tho~e who contemplate sending exhibits
Of any kind to the iair should communi-
cate with the association M once.
Address all communication relating to-
exhibits. or for information of any kind.
To- the Virginia STATE Fair Association,
Inc Richmond Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-09
PRODUCE QUOTATIONS
TIE Latest Closing Prices In the
PRINCIPAL Markets.

PHILADELPHIA - FLOUR steady;
winter extras. SS.lOm3.2j. Pennsyiva
mia roller. clear, S3.35G $50; city mills
fancy. s4.GOm 4.65. RYE FLOUR hrm.
per barrel. $500 3.15. WHEAT firm.
No. Pennsylvania red. ia q !sc
CORN steady; No. 2 yellow local. 60c
OATS steady. No. ? white. clipped, I.
n 42l5c.: lower grades, Ale. HAY
steady; 80 timothy. -Sl75O4 us
PORK hrn; family, $3.50. BEEF
steady. beef hams $40 POULTRY:
Live firm, hens. IA l4lac.; old rOos
tors. 9G9i5c. Dressed firm: choic
fowls. l41ac., old ROSTERS, DC. BUT
TER steady; creamery, 24c. EGGS
firm. selected. pa pc, nearby l9c.;
western. 1910; southern. l6ih0 1Sr
ner dozen. POTATOES steady; now
her barrel, SL5ON l.7J.
BALTIMORE WHEAT weak; No
2 spot. 7SbM7Sisc.; steamer No. !:
spot. 72A ff723ac.; southern. 73lsG
77i4c. CORN quiet; mixed spot % }.
a 55Hc. steamer mixed. 52l@U pa.
southern. 500. OATS barely ste 4
white. No. ,, 49n4lc.; No. 3. 40l
4OIlc.; No. 4, 39G39isc.; mixed, NJ.
2gc'. No. ,. $50 3S We. No. 4, 81
37ibc. BUTTER steady; creamery
separatOr extras, 2Ola Die; held. IL
1Sc.; prints pa 22c.. Maryland an
PENNSYLVANIA dairy prints. l0M l6c
EGGS steady; fancy Maryland anf
Pennsylvania. 17i5c.; Virginia. 17iac.;
West Virginia lie; southern. l6h".
NEW YORK - BUTTER stca ~,
creamery. common to extra, ihlsN
2Olbc.; renovated do. l2n lSi2c.:
western factory, common 10 firsts. l.
M16bc.; western imitation creamery
extras. 1Sibc: do. frsts. 16ih017c
CHEESE firm; state. full cream lafre
fancy, 11lbc.; fair to good, l1d11Hc:
skins fun to light, 1NSAc. EGGS
firm: state. Pennsylvania and nearby
fancy selected white, 24c.; 10. choice,
22G 23c; do, mixed extra. pc. west
ern frsts. II n lSc.; seconds. il n
16hc.; sOutherns. 15ls n 16c. POUIe
TRY: Live, steady; western spring
chickens. nc: fowls. 13hc.; turkeys.
1Oc. Dressed steady; western spring
chickens, 19M23c.; turkeys, ia 13c.
fowls. II a lac. PEANUTS quiet:
fancy handpicked, Az n4%c.; other
domestic 2m4IAc. POTATOES steady;
I .ong Island. per barrel. S1.50M2: Jer.
sey and southern, $125G1.75. Sweets,
new. per barre. S2G3.5O CARRIAGES
ouet, Long Island and New Jersey.
per 100 head. $1.50M3.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-09
IOWA FOR BRYAN
Nominated State Ticket and Declared
For Tariff For Revenue Only.

OF arm OF NCNNIAC OIAys
Waterloo. la. Aug. S-The Demo
cratic state convention nominated a
full state ticket. headed by Claude r.
Porter of Appanooz county. for gov
ernor. adopted a platform and adjourn
ed sine die
The platform fayors a tariff for rev
enue only. the election Of United
States senators by direct vote of the
people. and demands the enactment Of
such legislation as will effectually de-
stroy all trusts
The platform expresses sympathy
with the purposes of national labor or.
PLANTATIONS as set forth in recers adj
dresses by Samuel Gompers, John
Mitchell and others. calling on labor
to assert its political rights at the bal.
lot box
A resolution was adopted pledgng
to William Jennings Bryan the sup
port of Iowa Democrats for the presi'
dency in 1908.
The ticket nominated follows: Gov
ernor. Claude r. Porter; lieutenant
governor. John d. DennisOn, Jr., Du-
buQue county; secretary Of state, G..
S. McLuen, Guthrie county; auditor.
c. f. Munroe Mahaska county; treas
urer. l.. f. Danforth. Calhoun county;
attorney general Fred A. Townsend,
Mmnroe county; superintendent public
instruction. w. s. Wilson. Lyon coun-
w: judges supreme court. w. S. SEQ
vile. of Scott county and E. NJ Carr,
Of Delaware county.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-09
HARTJE CASE ENDS
JUDGES Decision VIII Net Be Given
Until Late In Fall.


Piusburg. Pa, Aug S.-The now
famous divorce trial OF Augustus
Hartio has been closed With a brief
and impassioncd address by Attorney
J. Scott Ferguson the curtain dropped,
hut not before Mr. Ferguson word
was declared 10 Doc false in open court
81 Attorney John VI. Freeman. senior
counsel Tor Mrs HarUe the rcspon-
lent
Al tho close of Mr. FerGuson's brief
argument Mir Freeman advanced 10
the rail and said that he wanted to
correct Nj Ferguson's account of
conference IN Attorney Watson's Of
flee
What you say took place ala not
take place" he shouted at Mr. Fersu-
son. who colorod and cried ont.
That's matter of veracity be-
tween us. TIL put my word against
yours any day"
Gentlemen. VIC can't permit this
said Judge Fraser and this incident
closed the trial
As Judge Fraser stepped down from
the bench he said: I'm glad it's over.
When this case started ! thought It
would take no longer than a week.
had no idea it would be so long. ! am
going on my vacation now and won't
be back until the Saturday before the
lst of September will take up this
case after that My decision may not
be given until late in the fall"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-09
L0UDOUN REPUBLICANS
Instruct for Henderson - County Committee
Elected.

The Republican county convention held
at Purcellville. LOudoun county, elected
delegates to represent the county in the
Congressional convention at Alexandria
on August II. Resolutions were passed
indorsing the administration and in
structing the delegates to vote for the
nomination of John b. Henderson. OF
Alexandria county, for Congress The
delegates at large and their alternates
are George Hoge and William b. King,
". II. Sicott and r. Bruce Ogden; dele
gates, n. G. Nichols, of Leesburg; John
NJ Davis, of Lovettevills; George John
son, OF Ashburn; Cabt. A. b. l.. DiIeega,
OF Aide; J. W. Gregg, Of Purcellville, and
J. R.Walker, of Waterford. J. w. Gregg
"A lawyer, was elected chairman OF the
county committee to succeed John j.
Grim, resigned.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-09
BATHER MAY BE DROWNED
Woman's Clothing Found In Bath
House In Atlantic CITY.

Atlantic City. y. J.. Aug. s. - City
detectives and life guards are on the
lookout for the owner Of a full suit
of womans apparel found in the Lar
kins bath houses on the lower board
walk. On a chance that the woman,
whose name is not known. was drown
cd in the surf after the life guards
left the beach. the guardsmen have
searched the beach and breakers, but
the police scent another Mrs. ROddy''
case, and are looking for traces of the
woman in downtown boarding places.
The clothing was well worn and val
ueless. and it is the belief Of the po-
lice that the owner did not enter the
surf at all, but left the beach in the
bathing suit. with the intention Of Civ
ing the impression that she had been
drowned.
The case is similar TO that OF Mrs.
Susan g. Roddy. who mysteriOusly dis
appeared from the beach and for a
long time it was thought she had been
drowned. Later she turned up at her
home in Philadelphia.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-09
DEVELOPMENT OF SPOTSYL-
NANIA.

1t is high time we in Virginia were
awakening to the fact that this
country will never be what it could
and should be until we get rid of
these miserable makeshiit highways.
We were fOrcibly impressed with the
fact that in Spotsylyania county
there are many good citizens who
are anxious to see the county de-
veloped by the fact that one hun
dred and one property holders along
aud adjacent to the Plank road
signed petition addressed to the
court asking that "A right be granted
certain Pennsylvania parties to run
ali electric tramway along that
road. We were utterly surprised to
learn that the Board of Supervisors
had requested the Commonwealth
attorney to oppose the granting OF
the right, unless, as must be the case,
the action of the board was intended
not as antagonistic to its construc-
ton but simply to secure proper
safeguards. If for the latter pur-
pose, we take it for granted that the
,tion was unnecessary, as Judge
Mason would, in granting such n
right, see that it was properly re-
stricted. by all means let the road
be built. 1t would be long step in
the right direction 1t would give
not only rapid transit to this city,
but it would mean the improvement
OF the Plank road, and the wedge
once in would also mean the i'm
provement of other county roads.
We know nothing of the parties nor
are we interested in the matter per
sonally, but we do know that it
would be a great thing for Spotsyl-
yania if this road could be construct
o1