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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-04
NEW MINISTRY HAS
BEEN FORECASTED
GoREMYklN, LIKE COUNT WlTTE,
is TO BE PREMIER WITHOUT
PoRTFoLIo-OTHE MEMBERS
OF MINISTRY NAMED.

EFT. Petersburg May 4, $3.50 a. m.-The
Novoe Vremya, which under the regime
resumes its old relations with the gov
eminent prints this morning what pur-
ports to be an authoritative statement of
the Goremykin ministry, coupled with
an intimation that as has been predicted
by the Associated Press, the official an
nouncement may no be given out before
the convocation of the national parlia-
ment The ministry, however, which con-
tains several unexpected names. is apt to
find far less favor with the liberal ma
jority in the popular branch of the parlia-
ment than the White cabinet. The object
of postponing the announcement of the
new ministry is hard to fathom.
A remarkable feature of the slate is
the selection of Count Ignatieff as pro-
curator instead of M. Shirinsky Shakoat-
off, as anticipated, and M. Stishinsky, an
arch reactionary and notorious aide to
the late Minister of the Interior Plehve
as minister of agriculture.
These two names alone are enough to
put the ministry. under eternal ban with
the liberals The additional names are:
Goremykin. who like Count Witte,is to
be premier without portfolio; Stolypin
Galitzin. minister of instruction; Ko-
kovsoff, minister of finance; Izvolsky,
foreign minister; Rukloff, a former aide
to the Grand Duke Alexander Michaelo-
witch, trade and industry; Schwanebach,
former minister of agriculture, control
ler:a Nemechaieff, who during his tenure
OF office has kept his fingers out of poll
tics, and Birileff, Rodiger and Fredericks.
who are not responsible to the premier.
retain their portfolios, according to the
Novoe Vremya.
Even the Novoe vrmya gives the cab
met not over a month of life.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-04
APPLICATION FOR RECEIVER.
Does Not Want Assets to Fall In Chi
cago Hands.

st. Louis, May 3.-Application was made
in the circuit court last night for the
appointment of receiver for the Amer
lean Reserve oBnd company in Missouri
to prevent the Missouri assets of the COM
pany falling into the hands of the West
ern Trust and Savings bank of Chicago,
which was yesterday appointed receiver
for the company.
Clarence t. Case st. louis attorney for
the company, who made an answer to the
application, entered the appearance of the
company and consented to the appoint
ment of the receiver. Circuit Judge Fisher
today appointed the Mississippi Valley
Trust company receiver and issued an in
junction to prevent the bond company
from interfering with the receiver. The
bond of the Mississippi Valley Trust COM
pany as receiver, was fixed at $l,2oo'Ooo
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-04
GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETS.
Cumberland Presbyterians Will Fight
Consolidation.

Decatur. May 3O.-Judge William Refs
ter. Evansville Ind. is here to get a de-
scription of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church property in this part of Illinois
In preparation for an application for an
injunction to restrain the Cumberland
Presbyterian general assembly of the
United States from effecting consolida-
ton with the Presbyterian church. The
Cumberland Presbyterian general assem-
bly, meets in Decatur May II. The propo-
sition to unite the Presbyterian church
will come up In favorable report of the
committee of twenty-one that has been
in conference with similar committee
from the Presbyterian church. The propo-
sition is expected to carry.
Judge Reister says application for an
injunction against the union will be
asked in the Macon county circuit court
at Decatur May IA or 10. He says also
that the purposes in asking for an In
junction before the general assembly
meets is to get a decision at once from
the courts in a few test cases. thus
avoiding the necessity of about 5000 suits
all over the country after the union is
effected The injunction will be asked on
the ground that the Cumberland Pres
byterian church properties were bought
with money given for teaching and
preaching the Cumberland Presbyterian
faith and doctrines, and that no board
of trustees or other officers have right
to transfer to the Presbyterian church
any more than to Jewish or Catholic
churches. Cumberland Presbyterian adj
vocates of the union claim about 1S dele
gates for the union and ITO opposed OPP
ponents to the union, known as loyalists,
claim l47 for the union against 1913 OPP
posed and say 20 per cent of the church
members are opposed to union.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-04


reference to the punishment of refractory
children. Physical chastisement is most
repugnant to this lady's mind, but she
has evolved a unique system that has
proved most successful
On one occasion friend was visiting
her when one of the boys had surrepti-
tiously appropriated an orange belonging
to his younger brother. The misdemeanor
was discovered before the culprit had dis
posed of his spoil; so the two youngsters
were summoned to the judgment seat.
James" was the stern command OF
the mother, take this seat; and you
Thomas, that one. Now, Thomas. give
James the orange you have stolen from
him..
When the lads had done as they were
ordered the mother added;
James, | want you TO take as long as
possible to eat that orange. You, Thomas,
are to sit there and watch him eat it.
Under no circumstances are you to leave
the room. ~
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-04
BISHOPS IN SESSION.
esterday's Proceedings Held Behind
Closed Doors.

Chicago, May 3.-Today's session OF
the semi-annual meeting OF the board
of bishops of the Methodist Episcopal
church was held behind closed doors,
and with the exception of a report by
Bishop Isiah B. Scott OF Monrovia,
Africa, none of the proceedings were
made public Bishop Scott went into
detail of the Methodist work being
accomplished in Africa and stated that
everywhere on the continent great
progress was being made.
Governor Hanley of Indiana presided
and made the opening address at the
mass meeting. "Evangelization" was
the keynote of all the speeches.. At
the close of the rally plans were formu-
lated whereby permanent evangelists
will be provided for Chicago. Arrange
rangements were made to raise $780,
900 by subscription to defray the ex-
penses of these workers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-04
Great Churches of the World.

with the Procession" in Everybody
Magazine.
A Roman journal gives list of the
great churches of the world. The esti-
mate allows four persons to every square
yard of space available Milan Cathedral
stands at the head, with capacity for 81
900; st. Peters holds $1,000; st. PauPs
25 GOO. The capacity of San Petronio, Bo-
logna, the Florence cathedral. and the
Antwerp Cathedral is about $4,000 apiece;
that of st. Sophia, Constantinople, Is
2S.0O0; that of st. John Lateran. Rome,
about the same (22.900); that of Notre
Dame, Paris, 21,000. These are the nine
great churches of the world The Pisa
Cathedral comes tenth with a capacity OF
13.00O The cathedral of the City of Mex
leo and that of Notre Dame in Montreal
are two largest churches in North Amer
lea, though they belong to the second
class with st. Stephen, Vienna Q2,400).
and st. Dominic, Bologna Q2,000).
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-04

follows: Aldrich Allison, Burrows, Spoon
err Hale. Money and Bailey.
The chairman stated that the commit
tee, would take up the matter Immediately
and that as far as he knew, all the MEM
bers of the committee were in favor of
the widest use of alcohol in the, use of
art and industries and for other purposes
indicated in the House bill, free of tax
so far as 1t could be done for safety to
the revenue.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-04
Evidence for Patrick.

New York, May 3-George p. Biggs,
pathologist who has made an affidavit
in support of Albert 7. Patrick's motion
for a new trial, was called as witness
today at a hearing on this motion. He
declared that the presence of embalming
fluid in the lungs would prevent path
logical diagnosis of death from chloro-
form poisoning.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-04
Struck the Wrong Crowd.

From the Chicago Tribune.
What's the matter with Chicago!' ex-
claimed the after-dnner orator.
Instead of the enthusiastic "Oh, she's
all right which he expected, however,
these were the responses:
1.-THE new postoffice''
1.-THE river tunnels
Mayor Dunne!''
"Hoodlumsv'
'Hold-up men,
"Crimei'
Smoke nuisance"
1.-The police force!'
1.-The north side cable."
1.-THE First ward.'' ff
81. NJ. Or
All of which so Mustered the orator that
his speech died then and there.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-04
A Family Affair.

From Harper's weekly.
"Once upon a time there lived good
man of New York who was soliciting
contributions for the erection of an or
phan asylum" said the story-teller. HE
had been to many rich people and re-
ceived liberal contributions, which were
entered in a book he had for that pur-
nose. Among these many names there
appeared Mrs. Russell Sage $25.' The
good man went to Mr.. Sage's office. and
showing him the contribution entered in
the book by Mrs. Sage, asked If he
would not give a like sum. And what
do you suppose he did,
well. | suppose he at least doubled
It," remarked listener.
DOUBLED it! Not Russell!' exclaimed
the teller of the story. ''Why, he simply
took his pen and wrote Mr.. and before
his wife's name and handed the book
back to the good man."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-04
Absolute Divorce.

Newark, N j., May S.-Vice Chancellor
Pitney today advised that a decree of
absolute divorce be granted to James H.
Duke president of the American Tobacco
company, in his suit against Mrs. Lillian
Duke He said the evidence was. over
whelmingly in favor of Duke and that
he could do nothing else than recommend
that Duke be given his decree.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-04
FREE.ALcoHoL COMMITTEE
In Favor of the Widest Use for the
Arts.

Washington. May Ex-senator Aldrich.
chairman of the committee on finance. to-.
day appointed subcommittee to take
testimony on the free alcoholic bill a.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-04
Refined Torture.

From Harper's Weekly
The wife of a well-known official in
Washington holds some novel IDEAS with
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-04

Attractive ads. arc illustrated. Let
the Gawk make your illustrations.
AQe-Herald Building.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-05-10
PROMULGATES
HATED WHITE LAW
Fundamental Law Is Officially Made
the Basia Of the Russian

st. Petersburg, May 9.-Another Of
the Kaleidoscope changes in the politi-
cal situation to which Russia is be-
coming accustomed occurred late last
night when, with utter uneXpectedness,
the draft of the fundamental law,
which was supposed to have persisted
with the White regime, was officially
promulgated and made the permanent
basis of the Russian state, unalterable
except on the initiative of Emperor
Nicholas or his successors.
Though the draft of the fundamental
law has undergone considerable editing
and numerous changes have been made
in it, in essence it remains identical
with the project telegraphed to the AS
ISOLATED Press on April "a, which
evoked a storm Of anger and condem-
nation by the dominant liberal party.
Published at the present instant,
i when the people had been led to be-
lieve h a the unpopular draft had
been dropped, and when the dismissal
of the old cabinet was accepted as an
indication of the desire on the part of
the government to join hands with the
national parliament, the news will
ous still greater Indignation and
threatens to undo all the work of Pro-
fessor Milukoff and the other constitu-
tional democratic leaders in the cause
of moderation.
LiS oiiS III NllN 'oll-
stitution,' as published, which meets
with favor is the inmate of the pro
vision empowering the emperor to fix
salaries and pensions Of officials. there
by subiecting even the judiciary to the
possibility of undue financial influence.
This other changes are in the direction
of further buttressing the imperial pow
er, protecting the crow lands and
properties from interference by the par
lament and giving the emperor power
to conclude loans independently should
the parliament refuse to pass the bud
get.
The retirement of seven members OF
Count Whites bin and the appoint
ments of M. ~Schwanebach, to be con-
troller of the empire; NJ. Kaufman,
to be minister Of education; NJ. Sti-
chinsky, to be minister of agriculture,
and M. Chtcheglovitoff, to be minister
Of justice, are gazetted this morning.
Ministers ShIpoff, Nemechaieff, Mix
olsky, Obolensky and Tolstoi, whom at
the last moment it was decided to re-,
place, will remain attached to their for
mer departments, an unprecedented oc-
%currance in Russian bureaucracy and
perhaps an Indication that the present
ministry is not expected to be of long
1uratiGn.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-05-10
LESE MAJESTE Is THIS
GERMANS LIVELIHOOD
insults the Emperor and Is Imprisoned
Repeating the Plan to
Avoid Work.

Potsdam, Germany. May S.-George
,choene, formerly a resident Of GeorlitZ.
Germany, and now in the Potsdam prison,
makes a business of insulting the Ger
nan emperor. and he has met with I'M
varying success for the last ten years.
Schoenc received an excellent education
n the Pruss.an state schools. At Is he
was apprenticed to a shoemaker. After
SIX years Schoene came to the conclusion
that it was unjust for him to be obliged
TO work hard fOr ten or eleven hours a
day i'll order to earn a weekly wage of 81
Of So. Why work at all?
One day he stood in the street in front
pf the principal police station in Goerlitz
and shouted Il long and vehement denun-
ciatiCn Of the German emperor. He de-
clared that the kaiser was a lunatic, a
2Windler. a brutal tyrant and a general
public nuisance. A crowd gathered.
SchOere was arrested and indicted on a
charge of lese majestic. At his trial he
offered no explanation of his conduct and
he court ordered two months in Jail.
This was What Schoene desired. He
had concluded that it would be an ex-
tremely clever thing to live at the ex-
penSe of the community in one of the
state prisons. His two months expert
enc6 in prison convinced him. He had
% work only three of four hours a day
ana lne occupation was or a light nature.
He was we'll fed, we'll housed, comfort
ably clothed, enjoyed free medical attend
ince and received the earnest ministra-
ions Of a most benevolent pastor. Schoene
thought that prison was a great improve
nent on the hard life which he had lived
as I swcated shoemaker.
When he was released from the prison
at Goer1ltz he walked straight through
he town to the exact spot where he had
committed his first offense, and proceeded
once more to bawl out at the top of his
voice insults aimed at the kaiser. This
being the second offense he was sentenced
20 six months imprisonment which he en-
loycd as much as the first period.
This process was repeated time after
lime until Schoene had spent ten years in
prison except for those brief intervals re-
CURED to perpetratc the crime of lese
majestic.
The authorities have made several vain
attempts to cvade the necessity Of send
Ing Schocne to prison for this offense.
Physicians declare that he is perfectly
sane. The My way to prevent SchoeDe
from living the life which he has chosen
would be to reform the law relating ia
'cse majestic.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-05-10
JEROME WILL NOW
Be ENERGETIC
Special Grand Jury Sworn in to
Investigate Political
Contributions.
JUDGE Q PREslDEs
SCOTT PREslDEs
He Tells the Jurors They Are to Havs
the "Active and Energetic Sup
port of the District
Attorney"

New York, May Especial Grand
jury which is to investigate Insurance
matters and especially political cam
paign contributions was empanelled to-
day.
District Attorney Jerome who asked
for this jury, was present with several
of his assistants when it was sworn.
Justice Scott of the Criminal Branchj
of the Supreme Court in his charge
said:
Your attention will be called to Sc
ries alleged crimes which have occa-
stoned much discussion in the public,
press and in various financial circles,
The legislature has passed laws REM
edying so far as it can all past mis-,
takes. Your duty is to inquire If any
crime has been committed under the.
law as it stood befors legislative action
"You will have the active and ener-i
getic assistance of the district attor-
ney and you are entitled at all times
to call upon him for assistance and adj
vice. You are not to be swayed by sus-I
picion or clamor in any of your work"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-05-10
OCTOPUS NOW HAS AN
A PRESS AGENT
Gtandard Oil Changes Its Attitude To.
ward Reporters in All Except
Real Information.

New York, May 9~.-Standard Oil ha,
r. press agent-a clever, thoroughly
man, n dramatist withal-Joseph I.
=. Clarke.
He is installed in the office of M,
f. Elliott, general counsel Of the oil
trust. and the man at the door of the
Rockefeller headquarters has lost his
e~agerness to throw newspaper men
into the street. He deferentially di-
the young woman at the typewriter
sr-iles pleasantly and says: Walk
right into the next ROOM"
There, at a desk, sits Il portly, ur-
bane gentleman.
He swings around in his swivel chair.
greets the reporter cordially, motions
him to a comfortable seat, and is at
the service Of the press. Standard Oil
now spells it with a capital "P."
Harking back, the reporter thought
Of the years when the oil trust con-
sistently scorned the press. never
leigning to notice its attacks or an
swer its accusations, until a frail wom-
an, Ida NJ. Tarbell, provoked a defense
from General Solicitor Dodd, some two
years ago. Then the octopus elapsed
once more to the taciturnity of a clam.
But times have changed, and as
Charlie smiles b~enignantly, but not
pa~trOniZingly, the reporter feels Stand
ard Oil is at his service.
He is the soul of good humor-this
Standard Oil press agent. Ne re-
porter leaves him with the impression
! that Standard Oil Of all things is most
; anxious to disclose everything the press
wants to know, but when this same re-
porter tries to pound out his story he
discovers he has learned absolutely
nothing of the inner secrets of the
trust.
Mr.. Clarke was born sixty years ago.
He became q member of the staff OF
the New York Herald in 1868. Later
he was managing editor of the Jour-
nal, before w. r. Hearst bought the
property. Then he published the Cri-
terion, a weekly journal Of art. mu-
sic and the drama. In 1902 he returned
to the Herald as editor Of the SUNDAY
magazine. He later toe to writing
o1nS-S
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-05-10
TALKS OF
Woman Who Turned On Gas, KILN,
Son, Is Sure She Is Crazy,

Woman Who Turned On Gas, KILN,
Son, Is Sure She Is Crazy.
Los Angeles, Cal. May S.-"Thc gallows,
the penitentiary or the insane asylum con-
fronts me-" said Mrs. Kate +. Raymond.
formerly Of Washington, from her bed in
the insane ward of the county hospital.
The distict attorney has said that if I
am not proved insane l will have to face
{. murder charge. If such is the case I
will become insane for certain If l am not
already in that condition"
Mrs. Raymond is the woman. who, while
her fnurteen-year-old son Frank slept,
turned on the gas In their Hollywood
home. Frank was dead the next morning
aid the mother was so nearly so that she
did not regain consciousness until next
morning.
DO you believe that you are ~insane?'
she was asked.
Does an insane person ever believe that
they are insane?' she quericd in turn.
1T is generally supposed she went on,
that d person is insane who attempt his
or her own life. I loved my boy. but my
fear was that 1 would be sent to the
asylum. leaving him to fight the wicked
world alone.
Il feel all right now. but naturally. in
View OF the terrible charge which might
be brought against me, I would rather be
proved insane than to face i criminal
trial"
Mrs. Raymond is quite calm and her
condition is improving.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-05-10
SENATE TURNS DOWN
SAN FRANCISCO
NeWIand's Plan to Have Gov,
eminent Guarantee Bonds
Not Favored.
CITY HAS HARD FIGHT
'early a Quarter of a Million People
Are Still HeaanIep+ n Cb,ri%v-
CITY HAS HARD FIGHT
iearly a Quarter of a Million People
Are Still Dependent on Charity
!. Concentration Camps Are
Proposed.

Washington, May 9.-The senate
committee on finance today authorized
an adverse report on Senator New
lands resolution looking to a national
guaranty of credit to San Francisco.
San Francisco, May 7.-After a quiet
Sunday the people Of San Francisco
today resumed the work of relieving
the distressed and planning for recon
Struction of the city.
One great problem with which the
officials, military and civil, feel they
now have to deal is that of collecting
the refugees, getting them into the
smallest possible number of large
camps. incidentally the question of
sanitation is involved, for with people
scattered everywhere, and some of
them with far from clean habits, it is
practically impossible to prevent them
from violating the regulations, where
as If they can be centralized all can
be carefully watched and the ~slovenly
ones an be forced to properly protect
their habitations and ground immedi-
ately surrounding the sites Of their
shelters.
To Prevent Waste.
Distribution of clothing, cots and bed
ding to the needy will be conducted on
a more equable basis hereafter. The
authorities having control Of supplies
have every reason to believe that un-
ueE TIE new regime now DelrS u
rated there will be no waste, and no
reckless distribution of clothing to per-
sons not in need of it.
In the Croker hoo building nine
separate departments have been estah-
lished each in charge Of a department
head and the whole in charge of captain
Bradley of the army.
100000 Are Fed.
Washington, May 7.-Telegraphing
from San Francisco yesterday, General
Greeley advises the war department
that conditions are steadily improving.
Approximately a quarter Of a million
Of persons were fed Saturday and Sun
day. Methods calculated to largely re-
duce this number are proceeding salts
factorily. He intimates the number OF
/ persons living in camps at fifty thous-
and, their number being augmented
daily. Rations are plentiful as far as
Jour and potatoes go but extremely
limited as to other articles.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-05-10
MOB In CONTROL.
United States Sends a Warship t.
Guadalupe to Protect Amer
ican Interests.

Washington, May 9.-Gaudaloupa
French West Indies. is under mob rule,
according to a dispatch received at the
state department today from American
Consul BOWens at hat point. He says
the mob is in control and the authori-
ties are unable to restrain it. Election
troubles are the cause of the disturb
ance. There are few Americans at the
place.
The navy department has ordered
Commander Switzerland, in command
of the fleet at San Domingo, to send
a WarShip at once to GuadalOupe TO
protect American interests from riot
erS,