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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-27
WAS NARROWED, so HE SUES.
Loss of the Era Recalls Her First
Mates Experience.

New London, August 1S.-The loss of the
off st. Pierre few days ago, recalls a
curious suit at law which involves this
boat and which will be threshed out in the
Massachusetts courts soon. This is the suit
of George c.. Cleveland OF Vineyard Ha-
ven, Martha's Vineyard, against Thomas
Luce & Son of New Bedford. The point
at issue is whether vessels owners can
with impunity leave a member of the
crew In the Arctic regions and fail to call
for him.
In 1899 the Era, with George Cleveland
as second mate. sailed for a cruise in
Hudson Bay. According to Cleveland he
went out on the boat with the under
standing that he was to establish whal-
ing station up there and with a compan-
ion was to remain over year the boat to
return for him in the second season.
When the Era reached her destination
his companions courage failed and he
sailed home with the boat. leaving Cleve-
land alone According TO the story of the
second mate, he would still be up there
in the ice II he had waited for Thomas
Luce & Son to send after him.
AS It was, he stayed until last spring
waiting for a chance to get back to CIV
ilization and during that time forgot even
his native tongue Now he proposes to
make the former owners of the Era, who
he says marooned him up there pay him
$4,000 for his hardships.
According to Cleveland's story he was
abandoned 1900 miles from the nearest
north end of Hudson Bay. lie built him.
self cabin ~ by "a feet and during the
first year or more he did not mind the ey-
perience, although his provisions ran
short and he frequently had to live on one
meal a day.
When the first spring came he did con-
siderable trading with the natives In
whalebone. At the end of the second
summer the Era had not appeared to take
him back home and he began to get dis
couraged and long for sight Of New
England He weatherd the second winter
and when spring appeared he looked every
day for some signs Of the Era
Then as the summer passed and winter
began to settle down again. to use Cleve-
lands words. ut was case Of either get
among the Esqulmaux or starve, and I
made for the Iwilliets tribe"
They received him cordially and virtu-
ally made him one of their number. In
speaking of this experience to his friends
here Cleveland said
1.-THE tribe consisted of about 300 persons
and, like others Of the race, was nomadIc,
seeking places where the game was most
plentiful During the summer we went to
the coast after walrus and seal, which we
usually found in fair numbers.
"At that season when moss and heather
were abundant we could cook our food;
but In winter cooking was oik of the
question, and the flesh, which was often
In a rancid state, had to be eaten raw.
Whenever billiards swept down on us we
began building our snow huts and | be-
came quite an expert"
He had a thrilling experience on an ice
foe for Ave days without provisions and
he and some Esquimaux companions had
a narrow escape from being carried out
to sea This happened on a New Year 4
hunt for game in 1903, and the American
with his two companions and dogs had
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-27

The great exodus of people from the
cltys heat and dust increases yearly in
number one indication of the prosperity
of the country. Birmingham adds her
share to these seekers of rest and pleas
ure
The incessant rains have made the
southern states unusually cool and COM
Portable. When the rain began the middle
of June, some hoary heads predicted 1t
would continue for forty days, but 1t has
advanced beyond that, and we cry OUT
with the Ancient Mariner"
Water, water, everywhere" but we
have plenty of drops to drink.
The clouds arise, the thunder roars,
lightning flashes and the rain pours dew
asting all hopes of ourdoor amusements,
still we have pleasure 90 in revolving and
re-revolving the Servant problem only
In our minds. however, for all the talking
does not eliminate in action, and why?
Because of the lack of moral bravery and
independence of spirit.
Indoor life is hard on the restless ma
lures but there are books, the very best
companions, and while the rain pours they
can find some consolation that no Noah
is building an ark or predicting a flood.
While the chief object of vacation is
to rest yet how few people know how to
rest; but at last, 1t Is a relative term.
What pleases one person is decidedly dis
tasteful to another. so runs the world
away to the hotels and boarding houses
In the mountains and at the seashore. The
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-27
New Rival of Panama Canal.

While Congress and the administration
have been trying to find out what kind
of canal they are going to dig at Panama,
the Mexican government has been quietly
putting the finishing touches upon an en-
terprise for inter-ooeanc traffic which
bids fair to become a very formidable
competitor of our own chosen route,
writes Rene Bache in Technical World
Magazine for September.
This fall It will open for business a rail-
road running across the isthumus of Te-
hauntepec from the port of Coatza Coal
cos, on the Gulf of Mexico, to Salina Cruz,
on the Pacific. Great harbors and docks
have been built at both termini.
The Tehauntepec railroad proposes to
compete for all traffic between our own
Atlantic ports and the Orient; also for
the trade between New York and San
Francisco, and between European ports
and the Orient-in word, for all OF the
traffic that is now moving around Cape
Horn, over our transcontlnental railroads,
and through the Suez canal.
AS compared with Panama, the average
saving of distance to all points In Europe
and on our Atlantic coast is no less than
1850 miles. An Urinary freight steamer
travels at the rate of ten miles an hour,
or $50 miles a day; so that she would save
FIVE days time by shipping her cargo via
the Tehuantepec isthmus. Surprising that
time is worth to her $500 day, this repre-
sents a saving of $500 in money.
Another advantage of the Tehuantepec
route is that IL is out of the region of
Gains and variable breezes. Sailing yes
sells which must always carry much of
the worlds commerce, are likely to find
Panama inaccessible.
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Birmingham g. Atlantic R. R


No. | daily leaves Talladega at
7:45 a. m, arrives Birmingham
(Southern Railway ....... .10:15 am
No daily leaves Talladegn at
ago p. m, arrives Birmingham
(southern Railway .........7:s0 pm
Leave Birmingham (Southern or
Seaboard) at 6;45 a. M, arrive
Talladega at. ..............10:44 am
Leave Birmingham (Southern or
Seaboard) at 4:05 p. m, arrive
TalladeBa at. no pm
For further information apply to o.
F. PATTBERG, G. p. A., w. M. TARP-
LEY, A. G. p. A.. Talladega. Ala.
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: in our support of Mr.. Hammer Of
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crossed the ice some distance when they
lolSed back and saw that the cake of ice
on which they were standing had broken
away from the mainland and was drifting
out to sea.
They made an attempt to get back to the
mainland, but We're unsuccessful Then
blizzard came up and for five gys they
drifted helplessly about. On the fifth day
they had almost abandoned hope when the
Ice foe grounded at Beach Point and they
had just strength enough to crawl back to
the tribe.
He had spent -four years with the Es-
quimaux when one day a Scotch whaling
boat picked him up. When he went aboard
he couldn't speak word of English and 1t
took him a month to learn to talk again.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-27
RAILWAY SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival and departure OF
passenger trains at the Union station.
Birmingham:
effective August 10, 1861
Iouisvilla and Nashville Railroad.
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Milking Cows BY Machinery.
Kansas City Star

From the Kansas City Star.
A test has been completed In the
dairy department of the Kansas State
Agricultural college which proves that
milking machines are success
The machines were installed and the
test conducted by Prof. o. Err, in
charge of the state dairy work. The
machines operate by means of vacuum.
A three-horse-power gasoline engine
runs a vacuum pump which exhausts
the air out of system of pipes. Those
pipes are along the sides of the cows,
and the milking machines are attached
to these pipes by flexible hose.
The vacuum created by the pump
runs pulsator on top of the can and
this produces an intermittent suction
in the cups attached to the teats of the
cows. The suction draws the milk from
the COW through the rubber tube and
deposits in the can. The milk Is not
exposed to the air, hence absolutely
sanitary milk can be produced.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-27

What is the use working your
life out for a job if promotion
is denied you? Vote for Strad-
ford for sheriff.
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No Chance for Norain.


From the Boston Transcript.
Mrs. Finnigan's Nor-rah must be nigh
to thor-rty now, and she not married'
"She says she amt met her mon"
"Huhl Her mon amt BORN yit, and
his mothers dead!"
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Mental Trouble.

From the Detroit Free Press
II hear Billy Brown is in the hospital.
What's the matter with him?p
He's got street-caritis from trying to
figure out how much money he can save
in a year by the new franchise
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Schedule In Effect April 20, 1906.
N. B,-Following schedule figures pub.
lished only as information and are not
guaranteed.
Evening journal., 1906-11-01
TRUST COMPANY
OPENS ITS DOORS

BY our own Wire. Publishers Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 1.-Early
without a discord Of any kind, the doors
OF the Real Estate Trust Company
opened wide at o'clock this morning,
and the institution which suspended so
sensationally on the afternoon Of Tues
day. August 2S, resumed its 'rightful
place among the big banks Of the city.
It was as il the banks one-time pres
ident, Frank X. Nipple, had not COM
mitted suicide as though Nipples and
AAdolph Segal's frenzied financing had
never come to light and the arrests OF
William F. North, the treasurer, and
NJ. S. Collingswood. as its treasurer,
had never been made.
George II. Earle, Jr., the institution
new president, whose great ability, en-
ergy and patience as receiver, brought
about I'm a very large measure, the
most remarkable financial rehabilita-
ton Of this or any other time. was
showered with congratulations. II
was happy occasion.
Evening journal., 1906-11-01
LENIENT
DRUNKS HAPPY
Offenders Told to GO and
Sin No More in City
Case
ATTEMPTED MURDER
CASE IS HEARD

wide diversity of offenses were heard
this morning IN the Municipal Court.
ranging from the common drunk. with iu
penalty OF II and costs TO assault ana
battery with the attempt to commit MUIR
der
The first person 70 be arraigned before
the judge was Louise Robinson. a comely
white woman OF about 30 years OF age
neatly dressed but with the unrhistakablo
marks Of dissipation upon her features.
She pleaded guilty TO a charge oil drunk
onness and was sentenced to pay 81 fne
and costs.
The same penalty was imposed upon
Frank Cloud, but Michael OTooi and
Robert Smith were discharged on account
Of this being their initial appearance az
the bar Of the court.
John Murphy and James Cabin two
husky looking persons OF mileslan extr4c-
ton. were charged with vagrancy and az
a result will sojourn for the next ten days
IN the workhouse.
Clarence Reddin, a colored man. pleaded
guilty to the charge of disordery conduct.
Harry Mannerly was called as a witness
and testified that while at Nintn and Wal
nut streets last evening the prisoner ac-
costed him In very insulting language. In
his own behalf the prisoner called Ella
Gray. whose complexion was about twen-
ty-hve shades darker. who testified that
bhe other witness was prevarlcating. but
despite this the prisoner was fined ys and
costs.
william Brice. ooiored was the next
defendant entering a plea OF guilty TO the
charge OF assault ana battery upon Mary
Carter Mary testified that while at Front
and Market street last night the de-
fendant for his own amusement knocked
her down and Kicked her about the body.
when she emerged from her state OF
coma she determined to have the festive
william gathered In. After listening at
] tcntiveIy to the evidence the learned iudee
told thep rsoner tat 1t would require s.
ana costs to appeaso te anger Of the OUT
ragged law.
Charles Mechman appeared as COM
plainant against a young man named
Demetrious. whose place OF business ia
restaurant at Fourth and Market
streets The complainant stated that
Demetrious had committed an assault
upon him and had cursed him when
ne went 70 his restaurant yesterday to
deliver a bag Of oysters He claimed
that the defendant was so anxious 70
be rid OF his society that he not only
showed him through the door, but half
way up an alley as well. This the
prisoner denied with vehemence. as did
also his counsel, Lawyer Hellings. But
the court took a different view OF the
matter and sentenced Demetrious to
contribute 50 and costs toward the
5 operating expenses OF the city.
Continued on Second Page.)
Evening journal., 1906-11-01
JURORS WERE
HARD TO GET
Kent Farmers Don't Have
To Sit in Capital
Court

~ Special TO The Evening Journal.
DOVER, Nov. 1.--There was a sensation
in Oyer and Terminer Court to-day when
after laboring nearly all the morning,
counsel failed to get a jury from the
regular and special venires TO try Juniper
Benson for shooting and instantly killing
Luther 7. NJ. Howell, white man.
The trouble appeared 70 be that the
case looked like a hanging case" as one
man put It, and an astonishing number
developed conscientious. scruples against
rendering a verdict where the punishment
is death. Sheriff Baker was called upon
for six jurors and the cold weather crowd
was locked in. Two deputies wended their
way through the crowd writing names.
Sworn on their voir dire. the enmeshed
spectators kept up the scruples excuse or
the exemption OF having formed an opin-
ion. Finally just before afternoon ad-
journment a jury was secured as follows
Daniel Johnson. Jr.. William S. Can't
well. Llewellyn Davis, Samuel f. Boyd.
Benjamin c. Collins. CalweIl w. johnson,
william F. Lurty. Homer Nickerson,
Thomas Slxillum, James II. Frazier, John
Bennett, Alfred smithers. In all seventy
three names were called
Juniper Benson. after a baseball game
at Frederick on June 2. got into an al
tercation in a hotel yard and shot a
white man who had umpired the game,
then shot and killed Luther Howell.
The State insists upon verdict Of
guilty Of hrst degree murder. Brinckley
Causey. who was first suspected Of COM
plicity. and turned states evidence, was
the first witness called.
Evening journal., 1906-11-01
PUBLIC SAW
PARADE IN RAIN
Firemen Turn Out in Down.
pour and Receive Splendid
Reception

In a downpour Of rain yesterday az
ternoon. the firemen. true to their word,
marched in review before an admirlng
public, at least before those hundreds
of persons who risked health to see the
parade.
Where there were hundreds who
turned out to see the afternoon celebra-
tion, thousands would have lined the
thoroughfares over which the parade
passed had the weather been more IA
vorable.
Every fire company that originally
agreed to turn out did so, with the ex-
ception Of the Union The members OF
No. II had intended to appear in the
old-fashioned uniform Of red shirts, and
for several weeks had been drilling with
Pioneer axes, to give the public a sur
prise. The rain, however, upset the
carefully prepared plans. as to have
walked over the route OF parade in the
downpour. with no more protection than
a red shirt, might have resulted fatally
for some Of the men. Consequently the
company requests the indulgence Of the
public for its non-appearance.
Lined Moved at 3 O'Clock.
1t was nearly o'clock when the line
moved from Ninth and French streets
down the former thoroughfare to Pine
street. thence to Fourth. to French, tc
front. to Market. 10 Tenth. to Madison
Fourth. and then dismissed.
Wilbur c. Sasse was marshal-in-
hief, and he was assisted by James G
rNeal George w. Bader and DAME
3uRoss. all OF whom did excellent work
d forming the divisions. It was origi-
.allly intended 10 parade in Delaware
avenue as far as the sailors and Sol
diers' Monument, but because OF the
rain, Chief Marshal sasse decided 70
turn in Madison street on reaching that
thoroughfare. and this he did.
Evening journal., 1906-11-01
SELECT SITE FOR DELAWARE'S
EXHIBIT AT JAMESTOWN

william Draper Brinckle returned
home last evening from jamestown,
va. where he selected the site FOR Della
wares historical xhibit al the proposed
exposition He VIII present a detailed
report Of his visit az the meeting Of the
Board OF Trade this evening. The
building will be erected at a point on
the grounds near the railroad station
and the landing wharf, and command
ing beautiful view of the James
river
To a reporter Of The Evening Journal
Mr.. Brinckle said to-day: The exposi-
tion grounds are beautifully situated
and tastefully laid out. THE exposi-
tion buildings are under roof. several
state buildings are nearing completion.
and the foreign countries will shortly
commence erecting their halls. Della
wares site is an ldeal one. command
ing a beautiful view Of the bay. where
the naval reviews win be held. An up
to-date fire department has been estab-
lished with a splendid water service.
The grounds are laid out in grass. well
dotted with very Old trees. Strawberry
beds predominate among the drives ane
walks. while a beautiful hedge over twt
miles IN length is around the expos
tion grounds. The In Inn vii be Z
largest hotelin the country. and will
frame structure near the centre
the gro nds.
After the meeting OF the Boar,
Trade tonight the committee WI
range an aggressive campaign. v
VIII meet next week and responses a.
now coming in from prominent people
in New Castle. Kent and Sussex coun
ties who have been asked to serve o.
the committee"
Evening journal., 1906-11-01
INVESTIGATING
SUNDAYS HORROR
Coroner Hears To-day That
81 Persons We're on III
Fated Train

BY our own Wire. Publishers Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., Nov. L.
That the forward car Of the electric
train wrecked on the drawbrdge over
Thoroughfare creek on Sunday was the
first to leave the tracks was testified
to at the coroner's inquest begun be-
fore a jury to-day to ascertain the
cause Of the accident. by James II.
Curtis, conductor Of the train. Curtis
also declared that the train was run
ming at between fifteen and twenty
miles an hour when II was wrecked
The speed limit for crossing the bridge
he said. is twenty-five miles an hour.
Similar testimony to the effect that
the forward car left the rails first was
offered by George B. Mccullough. He
was fishing near the drawbrldge. He
baw the right wheels OF the forward
car jump as though they had struck
something. Then the car toppled TO one
side, careened toward the edge OF the
bridge, and went into the water.
Previous TO the opening Of the hear
ing. Senator f. s.. Lee, foreman Of the
jury which Is hearing the testimony.
caused sensation by denying state
ments attributed to him which were
printed In a Philadelphia evening news
paper to the effect that the railroad
company would be held blameless for
the wreck.
Senator Lee declared every state
ment an absolute falsehood, saying he
knew as little as anyone about the
causes Of the accident. and had not
even expressed opinion In regard TO
the matter to members of his family.
"This is a serious matter OF world
wide interest" said Senator Lee, and
the public may rest assured it viii be
treated fairly"
George NJ. Bourger made a statement
In behalf Of the railroad company in
which he declared the company is
anxious to lend all possible assistance
to ascertain the cause OF the accident.
The first witness was William J.
Brennan, stationmaster on the Pennsyl.
yania railroad. He merely said the
speed Of the train at The time OF the
accident was about twenty five mile:
an hour.
Conductor Curtis, after testifying tina
the first car had jumped the rails wa,
question in regard to the number o
passengers aboard. He said there has
been ninety-five passengers in all oi
the train. Ten or twelve of these. how
ever. got on at Pleasantvine. He hxe,
the number in the cars when they wen
on the bridge at eighty-two. Curti
said he escaped from the car in whlcl
he was riding by breaking a window
When the car struck the water, he de
] clared In righted itself and 0oafnd ,
moment before it went down.
Evening journal., 1906-11-01

Acting Secretary OF War Oliver to-day
ordered that aluminium discs, inscribed
with the officers or soldiers name,
regiment and company be issued to
every regular soldier by the quarter
masters department.
PHILADELPHIA-Frank lie Elem,
a chauffeur. was found guilty OF man.
slaughter with a recommendation to
mercy. by jury in the Court of oyer
and Terminer this morning. His car
ran down and killed Joseph Oakes. OF
No. 1927 South Eighth street ON the
night Of June II, along the Old York
road.
PARIs-A violent storm has swept
over the south of France. accompanied
by heavy falls OF snow on the coast and
tidal wave at Toulon, which prevents
Admiral Touchard's squadron from
coaling. Many small craft were torn
from their anchorages and were wreck
ed and the quays were flooded. Nice
suffered most severely, the famous
Promenade des Anglais and the neigh
boring streets being under water a foot
deep.
PHILADELPHIA-A unknown man
attempted suicide by shooting himself
with a S2-calibre. revolver on Leithgow
street. In the rear OF No. AT Market
,ireet. shortly before 10 O'Clock this
morning. He was taken to the Penn
yivania Hospital in a dying condition
Fshe bullet having entered his head.
Evening journal., 1906-11-01
DIR. TOMKINSON
HELD FOR LIBEL

BY our own Wire, Publishers Press.
ALTOONA, Pa Nov. 1.-The Rev.
William e. Tomkinson, a Methodist
minister on the superannuated list Of
the Wilmington. Conference, was last
night arrested at JoJhnstown on a
charge Of criminal libel preferred by
John NJ. Reynolds, Republican candi-
date for Congress in this district. 1t
is said that the aged minister is cir
Iculating untruthful statements about
Reynolds and that it is hurting his can
didacy.
Mr.. Tompkinson's friends furnished
BAIL
Evening journal., 1906-11-01
LAST TICKS FROM THE WIRE
~ our Own wire, Publishers Press.

BY Our Own Wire, Publishers Press.
SALEM. GA car OF the Salem
Street Railway is out OF commission
owing to a collision with a sad-eyed
mule at the corner OF Garfield avenue
and Sixth street. The car has been in
constant service since 1855.
MILAN-William Marconi and his
wife have arrived here. They are on
their way to Coltano, near Pisa, to in
spect the buildings of the ultra-potent
station for wireless communication
with Argentina This station will be
ready for trial in few months.
COLUMBUS, Ind.--A newspaper item
telling Of man falling unconscious on
street corner was the means Of unit
ing Solomon Click. IS years old. Of this
city. and his family, from whom he
has been separated 55 years, and who
believed him dead.
JAMESTOWN. Island Of st. Helena
Tor the first time in its history since
became a British possession, st.
elena is without a garrison. All the
oops have been Withdrawn as a meas
Of economy. the guns and ammu-
'on have been removed and the is
md Is left entirely defenseless.
WASHINGTON-In future wars OF
he United States there via be no un-
fentlhed dead after battles. because
hereafter all officers and enlisted men
IN the American army win be tagged
Evening journal., 1906-11-01
CHILD SCALDED
BY HOT COFFEE

Louise. the three-year-oli daughter Of
James Myers. Of South Wilmington was
badly scaided yesterday by a cup Of hot
coffee.
The child attempted to lift the cup from
a table and spilled the contents over her.
self. The coffee ran down the side Of her
face and neck leaving big blister.