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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-05
Four Fatalities in Indiana.

Indianapolis, July, 4.-Reports received tonight from all over the state show four fatalities and a large number of persons injured as the result of today's celebration of the Fourth. The dead:
 Roy Browning, 12 years of age, at Elk hart, blank cartridge wound
 John Hager, at South Bend, died of over excitement
 Clarence Cant, 20 years of age, at Mt. Carmel. drowned at picnic.
 George Hempers, at Mt. Vernon, drowned in Ohio river.
 Fatally injured: Miss Anna Pahrman, IS years of age, La Porte, shot in side.
 Mrs. William Snyder at Bluffton, struck by piece of bomb.
 It will probably be a day or two before a complete list of today's victims can be tabulated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-05
100 SIGHT SEERS
 DUCKED IN LAKE
Iowa Resort Is the Scene of an Accl. dent In Which Two Persons May
 Have Lost Their Lives.

Omaha, Neb. July 4.-Nearly 100 persons were preciptated into about sixteen feet of water at Lake Manawa, a pleasure resort on the Iowa side of the river, by the collapsing of landing dock tonight, Mary Doersler. 20 years of age, is mis- sing.
 Len Rosenbloem was unconscious when taken out and had not recovered con sciousness at late hour. and Miss Cham blim is thought to be fatally injured. The crowd was watching display of fire works on the water, and bathing by electric light when the dock suddenly sank into the lake. All the victims live at Omaha.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-05

pie, but it is not very strong, nor does 1t last"
 He declared that the national republl- can party had no use for republican who believes in the right of virtue, and intelligence of the people to rule.
 Speaking of political contributions of in- surance companies, he said the peoples money was taken to elect Roosevelt and Mckinley.
 Continuing, he said:
 Hear me. all the money that the in- suranee potentates have. will not be able to buy the election of 1908 against William J. Bryan"
 ''l tell you more. my countrymen," Senator Bailey continued, unless the re- publican party shall recognize the proud and indignant judgment of the American people, and pass law making It a crime to buy an American President, Bill Bry- ans vote in 1908 will be more unanimous than McKinley's election was in 1896"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-05
BLIND MAN HEADS
 SOCIALIST TICKET
Georgia Convention Puts Out Full List of Candidates for State
 Officers.

Atlanta. July 1.-The socialists of Geor- gia assembled in state convention here today after extending an unheeded invi- tation looking to a union of interests to the populists state convention today nom- mated full state ticket, headed by J. B. Osborne of Atlanta for governor. The other places on the ticket were filled by the following nominations: Secretary of state. Dr. George H. Ehrhorne, Augusta comptroller, Max Will<ie, Atlanta; treas urer, F. P Branch, Augusta; school com missioner, Mrs M. A. Thomas, Augusta; attorney general, J. Allen Metze, Au- gusta Commissioner of agriculture to be appointed by the executive committee
 MT. Osborne. who heads the ucket IS blind and is known as an orator of un- usual ability.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-05
ROOSEVELT IS INVITED.
Hoee Wants Him to Preside at Recep-
 ton to Bryan.

New York, July 4.-Willam Hoge, president of the Commercial Travellers Antitrust league, today sent a letter to President Roosevelt inviting MT. Roosevelt to preside at the reception to be rendered to William J. Bryan in this city upon his arrival early in Sep tember.
 MT. Hoge explained in his letter that the Commercial Travellers Antitrust league is not democratic or a parti- san organization in any sense and that the organization regards MT. Roosevelt as much being opposed to trusts as Mir Bryan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-05
Louisiana SOOns Play WithPOW-
 der to Their Sorrow
FOUR DEATHS IN INDIANA
But One Fatality In New York, Al though the List of Minor Casual ties Ran Up Into the
 Hundreds.

wilkesbarre. Pa, July At Wanamie' a mining town five miles rom here' hNe boys were killed tonight, and nine others injured by celebrating the Fourth of Juiy'
 Two of the killed were brothers, named Pachuns, two other brothers named Shukawicz, and the fifth named Long. They had placed powder in pipe and 1t failed to go off. They then forced a stick of dynamite into the pipe and be- gan pounding it. A terrific explosion fol- lowed. Four of the boys were badly mangled and the fifth died on the way to the hospital
 Some of the injured are so badly hurt that they may die.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-05
WOMEN ELECT TO
 BECOME MARTYRS
English Suffragists Say They Would Rather Go to Prison Than Put
 Up Bond.

London. July 4.-Miss Kenney and other women suffragists arrested In Cavendish square. June 2l. for creating distur- bance outside of the house of Asquth are proving more embarrassing to the magistrates by insisting on maryrdom. Three of them were surrendered by their bailers today. The magistrate almost begged them to promise not to repeat their performance before Mr. Asquith's residence. but they all positively refused and the court finally ordered them to furnish bail in S250 each for their good behavior for a year or in default to un- dergo six weeks imprisonment
 All elected to 60 to prison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-05
Others Plead Not Guilty.

The other defendants, including Captain Hecolongue, chief of Admiral Rojest- vensky's staff, and Captain Baranoff, com mandant of the Bedovi, pleaded not guilty
 The little courtroom in the marine head quarters at Cronstadt afforded place for a small audience most of whom are con nected with the navy.
 Among the spectators in the first row was the widow of Vice Admiral Makaroff. who lost his life on board his flagship at Port Arthur in 1903, when the vessel was sunk by a Japanese mine. All of the accused officers. except Admiral Ro- jestvensky, were in uniform. The admiral, who was placed on the retired list at his own request, was dressed as a civilian The admiral appeared to have quite re- covered from the wounds he received In the battle of the Sea of Japan After he had entered his plea the taking oi testimony began. Members of the crew oi the Bedovi will be examined to determint who ordered the surrender, the condition of the vessel, and the incidents of the capture. The taking of testimony vii occupy several days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-05
Three Dead in Chicago.

Chicago, July 4.-Three deaths and ninety-seven persons injured was the penalty Chicagoans paid for the celebra- ton of independence day, according to the police reports at midnight. The three deaths were those of children under 10 years of age. who made the second at tempt to discharge cannon crackers. Sev- eral of the injured were severely hurt. but 1t is not believed that any of them will die.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-05
Union Jack Causes Trouble.

Lincoln, Neb., July 4.-Miss Anna Tomp- sett of 630 South Twentieth street today hoisted. the Union Jack over her cottage. She came recently from Canada and did not understand the full meaning of the Fourth of July celebration. A largo crowd gathered and were threatening to haul down the flag when the matter was reported to the police and Miss Tompsett was compelled to haul down the flag.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-05
Congressman Sullivan Also Says Some Unkind Things About
 the Naughty Trusts
TAMMANY INDUCES IN BIG DEMOCRA TIC P0W- W-W0W
John Sharp Williams Says People of United States Are Tired of Re- publican Party as at Pres
 ent Organized.

New York July 4.-'rhe annual cele- bration of the Society of Tammany, or the Columbian order. took place today in honor of the 130th anniversary of Ameri- can independence. The exercises, which were held at Tammany hall, were attend ed by prominent men from many parts of the country.
 One of the principal addresses of the day was delivered by Congressman John A Sullivan of Massachusetts, who spoke of what. he regarded as the evils which
 Trusts Can Now overcharge.
 He said:
 "A few days ago the republican majorl- ty in both branches of Congress forced upon the country a law compelling the canal commission to purchase it's supplies from American manufacturers whenever the prices of the latter were not unrea- sonable or extortionate. Within a week after the time that law received the Presidents signature, the Maryland Steel company was awarded contract for two oredges at s362 00O each. The foreign con- cern offered to build them for $70.00 less over 10 per cent. At that rate In $1000O,0J0 worth of supplies which would be purchased next year, American trusts will overcharge us s1,OoOOOO. which, ac- cordng to the majority in Congress, will not be extortionate or unreasonable. The sale of American products in the canal zone next year will represent s11 100000 of plunder The sales of American manu- facture to the people of the United States next will surely be s16, ,000 900, 900, and will therefore, at the same rate rep resent sixteen hundred millions of plum der.
 Evils of Tariff System. Not only has the tariff system destroy ed equality of taxation, closed the door of usual opportunity and praceticed ex- tortion on our people, but it has also been and must continue to be the rotten center of an ever widening circle of eruption. The Chicago Packers paid into the Span ish campaign treasury the price of the duty on hides and felt safe in poisoning communities; the insurance companies of this state made contributions with whicn they purchased peace at Albany; the Pennsylvania railroad purchased immuni ty for years from the law forbidding the railroads to engage in the business of mining coal And the ship subsidy gang will pay their money to help elect a re- publican Congress which will pass a ship subsidy bill.
 "rhe Speople reason that they must fight the giant with a greater giant. And thus they seek new laws In the nation without exhausting their remedies in a state. A bureaucracy is being established which maintains it's lobby in the halls of the congress and which In the future will completely overshadow that body. And this government. by it's great size. has become unwieldly and threatens to break down, 1t will fall easy prey to the 
 (continued oa Seventh paesl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-05
Wants to Bear All Blame for
 Surrender of Ships
VIRTUAL APPEAL FOR DEATH
Among Spectators at the Cronstadt Courtm artial Is the Widow of Vice Admiral Makaroff, Who Per
 ished Before Port Arthur.

Cronstadt, July 4.-In manly effort to save the surviving members of his staff and the other officers who he believed surrendered the gunboat Bedovi, on ac- count of their affection for their wound ed commander and their desire to save his life. Admiral Rojestvensky today pleaded guilty before court martial.
 In short speech to the court the ad- miral declared that he took all the blame on his own shoulders, and asked that he alone be punished to the fullest extent of the law, virtually an appeal for con- demnation and death, which Is the penalty for hauling down the St. Andrews cross to a hostile vessel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-05
KILLS HIS CHILD.

Blanket. Tex. July 4.-While ly ing on the floor and romping with his children today J. w. Nelson broke the neck of his 12-year-old daughter. He was holding her with his leg around her neck and sud denly she ceased to struggle and ex- claimed:
 "Oh, papa, you've killed me"
 It was found that the child's neck was broken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-05
Dies From Lockiaw.

Elkhart, Ind. July 4.-Ray Browning F years old, died today from lock-Jaw re- sulting from a wound caused by the ex- plosion of a blank cartridge. Frank Beach lost an eye on account of giant fre- cracker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-05
President Takes Linco|n'S Tenet Without Malice" as Text
 At Oyster Bay
NATION IS NOT DOOMED
 BECAUSE SOME ARE BAD
Congress Must Curb Certain Heartless Corporations, But 1t Must Be Done In Spirit of the Utmost
 Fairness.

Oyster Bay, l.. l., July f.-tresioehe Roosevelt was pleased to justify his stew ardship in a review of tho year for the
 benefit of his neighbors today. He spoke in the open air and nearly all his inde- pendent utterances were delivered durlhg a heavy downpour of rain.
 When he finished both himself and his
 thousand or more auditors were drench-
 cd No one deserted the celebration. The
 rain came suddenly and there was no
 shelter in sight, and when the President paused while umbrellas were raised, he remarked good naturedly:
 "I am sorry for you ladies, but ashamed of you men, because you are afraid you
 will melt"
 President Enjoys the DoWnpour. There was no doubt that the President
 enjoyed the downpour. After the first
 shower came he allowed himself to be
 covered with rubber cape. but just as he
 had thrown it off 1t poured again and this
 time he took the wetting. To emphasize
 that his acts as President had been free
 from malice. he begged pardon of the doninies and took text illustrating
 this point from Lincoln.
 The sentiment of this text ran through
 his entire speech and when he said he
 would "curb the trusts he emphasized that in doing this duty he would act
 without fear, favor or malice He spoke for nearly an hour. He was cheered on bv the waving of wet flags and cries ol | approval
 No incident marred the festivities which were held In Locus Grove, a natural am pitheatre in the outskirts of the village. Mrs. Roosevelt and the children were present at the ceremonies. The President spoke as follows:
 MT Chairman, and You, My Old
 Friends and Neighbors-It is real and
 great pleasure to have the chance of be- ing with you today, to say few words of greeting to you, and in sense to give an account of my stewardship. l say in sense. friends, because after
 all the stewardship really has to give an account of itself. If a man needs to ex- plain over much what he has done, 1t Is pretty sure proof that he ought to have 1 done it little differently. and so as
 regards most of what have done I must 1 let it speak for itself
 Takes Text From Lincoln. But there are two or three things l about which I want to talk to you to- | day. and if in the presence of dominies ! I may venture to speak from text ] I shall take from the words of Abraham Lincoln which he spoke in a remarkable 1 little address delivered to band of people who were serenading him at the , White House just after his reelection to , the Presidency. He said:
 ..0 quote from memory only). Tn any great national trial hereafter, the men
 (ContInued on Second Paae)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-05
His Repartee With Ambassador Reid Causes Merriment
 Amongthe Americans
WHITE MANS BURDEN"IS
 THEME TAKEN BY BRYAN
Patriotic Sentiments Are Cheered With the Peculiar Fest Born of Exile By Five Hundred
 Americans.

. London, July 4.-John l.. Griffiths, & the American consul general at
 : Liverpool, answered for the guests
 . at the Bryan banquet tonight, and
 . won rounds of applause when he
 . compared the financial and meat
 [, packing scandals of the United . States to spots on the sun, ana
 . paid his respects to those persons : who could see the spots but not the . sun.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-05
No Deaths In St. Louis.

St Louis. July 4-Statistics gathered by the police indicate that while more than hundred persons were injured there were no deaths here today as the result of the celebration 0 the nations birth AaYs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-05
FIRST BALE SHIPPED.

New Orleans, July 1.-The fiest
 } bale of cotton to be shipped from } the 1906 crop in the United States : was tonight reported on its way , here from Brownsville. Tex. It was ; consigned to the New Orleans , Charity hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-05

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-18
Burning of a Town.

The town of Seneca, s. c., was visit
ed by FIRE early yesterday and property
worth SIS, 900 was destroyed.
The fire originated in the Oconee Inn,
new brick hotel, which was totally de.
stroyed. The Palmetto Hotel, recently
completed. together with the stores of
Hunt & Harper, Luther Moore, aud
Stribling's Pharmacy were burned.
Both hotels were we'll filed with guests,
and there we're several narrow escapes.
The doors OF several rooms we're forced
10 order to rescue the occupants.
Rumors were circulated that the fire
was the result of incendiarism and was
started by negroes in revenge for the de-
struction of negro college by dynamite
at that place on Sunday night last. In
vestigation, however, showed that there
vas little on which to bsse the rumors.
The negro population Of the town did
everything 10 its power to stay the prog
ress of the flames. As the town had no
fire apparatus it was necessary to use
dynamite to check the FIRE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-18
Married Men Better Kisses.

Chicago, Oct. lS-Dces married man
know how to kiss better than single
mani Can you tell married man by the
way he kisses? These two questions were
answered today by Mrs. Katheryn Doelle,
the pretty S2-year.old widow OF North
Central avenue, who is suing Frank E.
Dooling, a Springfield politician, for
$500, which she claims she lent him,
and for kisses which she confesses
blushingly, she gave him outright.
"Few single men know how to kiss, "de.
clared the pretty widow. 81 should have
known Mr.. DoOling was married by the
way he kissed me. Married men know
how to kiss better than single men. Their
kisses are longer and more heartfelt"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-18
PoIieyhoIders Voting.

New York, Oct. Is From today un-
i'll December Is, when The polls close,
voting oo whether Wall street cliques or
the policyholders shall control the $780,
900, 600 of assets of the Mutual and New
York Life Insurance companies will con-
tinue. There are $50, 900 policyholders
in the Mutual and about 875, 900 in the
New York Life. 1t is, of course, i'm
possible to tell what percentage OF the
total will vote, but today's Indications
are that it will be large.
There are three tickets 10 the field in
the Mutual. They are the ticket nomi-
mated by the present administration; that
nominated by the international Policy
holders Association and the Mutual Life
Policyholders Association; and the fusion
ticket nominated by the MutuaPs agents
as protest to the Peabody management
and its attempt to re elect the McCurdy
old guard.
There are two tickets in the field in
the New York Life. They are the tickets
of the administration and the Interna.
tional Poicyholders Association.
The ballots will be received by mail
a. the Offices OF the two companies and
carefully guarded by employees of the in
surance department.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-18
A Blood Thirsty King.

The mail advices which reached Mar.
settles, France, yesterday from lido
China brought another more revolving
story of the doings of King Thanh Thai,
of Anam, showing that he went to the
extent of cannibalism. After killing
one of his wives, he caused the body to
be cooked and served up tor dinner,
forcing his encourage TO eat it under pain
Of death.
Some of the kings wives we're bound
and burned with boiling oil and subject
ed to other cruelty, while naked women
were thrown into the cages of wild beasts.
where they were deyoured before the
eyes of the king.
Finally, the French authorities stepped
in and made a prisoner of Thanh-Thai,
who has been adjudged insane by DR..
Dumas, OF the French colonial staff.
Pie s'Toyal guard" has been disbanded,
the palace has been placed under the
protection of 100 native soldiers, and
The ,s,ro-strieken ippstes Of the palace
have tse s'i hssn rs.cust. ttam further suffer
ing,
The msjority OF the latter were women
who bore the marks OF revolving tor
lures. Some of them were terribly mu-
tiIated, their faces being slashed aud
tongues cut out, while Others bad b en-
suspended BY pinchers attached to the
aeshy parts OF heir legs to increase their
agonies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-18
TELECRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

Two men were killed and third
probably fatally injured by the collapse
OF the stone arch bridge over Linesville
Greek, Pa, today. The men we're en-
ployed with several Others in tearing
down the structure.
Arthur rize. aged %, had both legs
cut of by Pennsylvania Railroad train
at Newark. N. j., today. He was found
unconscious, near Hamilton street. He
was removed to st. Michsel's Hospital
where it was said he would probably die.
The customary quarterly dividend If u per
cent, aud an extra dividend Of half per cent.
was today declared by Amalaglmated Copper
In New York. The previous extra disburse-
ment was of one per cent and declaration
today is at the rate of per cent. per annum.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-18

IT HAS been learned that some OF the
"hand.carved mahogany" in the new
$lS, 900, 900 Pennsylvania State capitol
is painted putty. A wood carver who
worked on various parts Of the capitol
lob went through the building yesterday
and pointed out many pieces of orna-
mental work which he declared are
moulded of composition" and then
glued and nailed to a mahogany back
ground. The excessive cost of furnish
ing the new capitol has caused scandal
in Pennsylvania but Gov. Pennypscker
when questioned concerning the matter
said:
What if we did spend 50, 600, 900 in
decorating aud furnishing a "a, 600, 600
building?" 1t is large sum, but this
is a wealthy State. We did not aim at
economy, but a, the acme of beauty, and
we have achieved 1t. The people OF
Pennsylvania are entitled to the best.
aud they have it. The capitol is the
most magnificent public building in the
world. 10 every detail the costliest ma
terials have been used. Even at $lS,.
900, 900, the taxpayers have received
their moneys worth.
Such are the replies of those who de-
fend "boodlers" if they are not "bocd'
Iers" themselves.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-18
Russian Affairs.

Kief, Russia, Oct. 1S.-Anti-rural
districts are having their inning now Ia
the congress of Russian reactionaries
being held 10 this city. The purpose Of
this organization is to uphold the old au.
tocrscy and combat the forces of reyolu-
ton in every way possible. Plans will be
outlined at the present congress for bes;
carrying out its program Ct opposition to
their revolutionary movement. Just
how serious is the oppositions TO the re-
dictionaries to any concessions being
granted the people which would tend to
overthrow the ancient order of things in
Russia is shown by the displeasurs with
which q communication from Premier
Stolypin, in which he speaks of reforms,
was received. The premier in his mess
age expressed the hope that order will be
restored 10 Russia and the proposed re-
forms carried out successfully. Reac-
tionaries openly declared that any at
temp at reform was blow to aitocracy
and religion.