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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-20

Higdon will make a good sheriff. Ills administration will be fair and clean. Go to work and help elect him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-20

,here announce myself candidate for sheriff of Jefferson county, subject to the action of the democratic primaray August B. 1906 HUGH McGEENER
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-20

T hereby announce myself as candi- date for the office of sheriff of Jefferson county, subject to the action of the dem ocratic party. J. r. STILES.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-20
ANNOUNCEMENT
For Sheriff.

I hereby announce myself as a candi- date for the office of sheriff of Jefferson county, subject to the action of the dem Oeratic party in the forthcoming primary. ts ALBERT STRADFORD.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-20
For Representative.


 l hereby announce myself as candidate for the office of representative from Jeff ferson county to the lower house of the legislature, subject to the acton of the democratic primary.
 ". F. URQUHART. Col. w. W. Shr fridge of Ensey author tzes the announcement of his candidacy for representative to the legislature from the democratic party in primary to be held August 27, 1906.
 Jere Clemens King of Birmingham au- thorizes the announcement of his candi- dacy to represent Jefferson county in the next legislature, subject to the action of the democratic primary on August 27, 1906 The Age-Herald is authorized to an- as a candidate for representative from Jefferson county in the next legislature, subject to the action of the democratic primary August 27. 1906
 I am a candidate for the democratic nomination for representative in Alabama legislature from Jefferson county. N SAMUEL WILL JOHN. The Age-Herald is authorized to an- nounce H. A. Hagler of Warrior as a candidate to the legislature from Jeffer- son county subject to the action of the democratic primary, August 27. 1906.
 The Age-Herald is authorized to an- nounce " T. Newberry a candidate to the next legislature from Jefferson coun- ty.a subject to the action of the demo- sratic primary, August 2. 6-3-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-20
E. T. Shaw & Sons, Undertakers.

Green Undertaking Company
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-20
lfUuIt COufI.
 Ex-Justlce Fined.

In the city court this morning exJustce of the Peace W. c. Avery was fined $5' in default of the payment of which he was sent to jail. Avery was charged with obtaining money under false pretenses, and the particular instance from which the charge was made was that after re- signing the office of justice of the peace, under compromise to escape impeach- ment proceedings, he accepted fee of $1.50 and did pretend to lawfully marry a young white couple. The couple found out few days after the bogus ceremony that they were not legally married and pro- ceeded to be joined in due form. An in- dictment was found against the ex-justice, and this morning a jury returned ver- dict of guilty and fixed the fine at $75. There is pending a case against Mir. Avery of the larceny of COW. This case went over.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-20
$500 Fine In Two Cases.

In the city court this morning Charles Golson, who conducted mercantile busi- ness near Evansville, was fined $500 In two cases for illegally selling whisky. There was a disastrous business failure of the Golson's near Burnsyille last fall. in which many Selma merchants were hard hit. Among them were several wholesale whisky houses. This fact led to evidence conclusive of the selling of whisky illegal ly, and the juries in both cases returned R verdict of guilty and fixed the fined at $500. No exceptions were taken and the fines will have to be paid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-20
Preacher Threatened.


 Rev. W. W. crymes, who preached the sensational sermon against the blind tigers, has received word that a plot has been formed to waylay him. The report Is that burly negro has been paid $1O to perform the deed. MT. Crygnes laughs at the report, and knows that 1t is but an attempt to frtghten hdm, which will not deter him from his purpose of breaking up the blind tigers in the Fifth ward of the city. He proposes next Sum day night to pay some attention to gam bling, and will later take up the matter of the railroad shop officials compelling men to work on Sunday.
 Died This Morning.
 This morning occurred the death of c. W. Hughes, an old and well-known oh- zen. Mir. Hughes had been in i'll health for some time, but his friends and rela- lives had no idea that the end was so near. He is survived by four children. Webb Hughes and Mrs. Ernest Keithly of this city; c. F. Hughes of Louisiana and Mrs. James Broom of Birmingham.
 Local and Personal.
 This morning in the mayors court the negro by the name of Spears, who walked out of court yesterday morning while some confusion prevailed prior to calling his case was fined B for attempting to es- cape. He was also fined $10 for being a vagrant. Up on Oakmulge creek a party of about ten couples are playing gypsies. The crowd is chaperoned by Miss Kate Ed mund, and a jolly time is being had from the reports received in this city.
 IT. F. Reese has gone to Demopolis to attend the wedding of his niece
 Fourth District Committee.
 The Dallas county members Of the ex- ecutve committee of the Fourth con- gressional district of Alabama have re- ceived notification of the meeting to be held in Talladega Friday. June 29 at 1 O oclock.
 The purpose of the meeting is to make arrangements for the selection of a nomi- nee of the party in this district to sue- ceed Sydney J. Bowie. The following are the members of the district executive committee named two years ago in the convention held in Montgomery.
 J. A. Huey, chairman Talladega. Ala. R. D. Bowdon. secretary, Keystone. Ala. Calhoun-Fred l.. Blackmon; vacancy by death of J. W. McElreath.
 Shelby-William T. Smith, w. R. Oli- yer.
 Chilton-W. NJ. Adams. R. IT. Martin. Talladesa-J. K. Dixon. NJ. L.. Smith. C1eburne-W. B. Merrell, l.. F. Adams. Dallas-R. D. Walker. R. F. l.. Neil.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-20
Business Failure.

IT. H. Tarver & Co. doing a general grocery business fin this city. filed deed of sssignn1ent last night. naming F. s. Starr as assignee. The liability of the concern is placed at about $15,OO0, and an inventory Is being taken today of the stock on hand and other assets in order to find the total assets of the concern.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-10
$4,000 BLAZE
IN SAN FRANCISCO
SEVERAL LARGE FIRMS LOSE
ENTIRE STOCKS
Lives of Three Men in Jeopardy at
One Time, but All Are Saved.
Wholesale Stationery Firm
Wiped Out
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 9.-Fire to-
night in a five-story stone building at
321 Sansome street, between Cali
fornia and Sacramento streets, caused
a loss OF over $75O,0OO.
The fire started on the third floor
of the store room of Cunningham, Cur
tis & Welch, wholesale stationers and
book dealers, at a point near the ele-
vator shaft, and before the firemen
arrived the fire had spread to the floor
above.
In an astonishingly short period of
time the fifth floor was next ablaze
and the firemen had great trouble ow-
ing to the inflammable character of the
contents. When they would succeed
in controlling the fire on one floor it
would break out on another.
No Serious Accidents
There were no serious accidents and
so far as known every occupant
escaped from the building. Three men
who were caught in their rooms got
to safety after much difficulty and
peril.
The building was practically gutted
What was left untouched by the flames
was ny lliS SlCdt NoiuilS VI
water poured upon the building.
Cunningham, Curtis & Welcn esti-
mate their loss at 100000 with insur-
ance of $200,000
The Louis Roesch & Co., a ltho-
graphing concern, lost 100000, with
insurance of $37, 800
The Union Lithograph company lost
$100,000
The damage to the building, which is
owned by Sigmund Stern, is estimated
at 100000.
1t is possible that the walls may be
used again for rebuilding.
The San Francisco agencies of CHM
& Co., D. C. Health & Co., Silver Bur-
dette & Co.. and the Macmillan COM
pany, were located in the building and
were sufferers to some extent.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-10
NEW YORK WOMAN KEPT
PRISONER -FOUR YEARS
DISTRICT ATTORNEY JEROME
PROMISES SENSATION
Inmates of Houses of III Repute
Alleged to Be Confined Behind
Steel Bars Important Arrest
Made
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NEW YORK, March "A negro,
Robert H. Spriggs, was indicted today
for abduction, assault and running a
disorderly house.
When District Attorney Jerome was
asked about the case today, he said:
1T is one of the most important ar
rests made during my term of office.
1 think there will be some sensational
developments"
1t is charged that Spriggs abducted
white women and put them in houses
frequented by negroes. 1t is alleged
that one woman who came into the
hands of Spriggs was locked in house
for four years and never allowed to
leave it.
Another woman is said to have been
there three years. There are also SAID
to be innumberable cases where
Spriggs kept women locked in houses
for weeks at a time. The houses he
controlled were so guarded that none
of the inmates could get out. The
windows were barred and the doors al
ways locked.
Though the district attorney main
tains unusual secrecy, enough has been
learned to Indicate he believed that for
years revolving methods have been en-
ployed for the enslavement of white
women, who, when they die in their
moral and physical seryitude, are carted
away by night to secret burial places.
Still more startling is the information
that a slave markCt-"a clearing house"
exists for the purpose of distributing
women among disorderly houses.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-10
MEN MUST FACE
MURDER CHARGE
Judge Orders That Prisoners May
Have Newspapers and Correspond
With Friends-Four Attor-
neys Will Defend Them
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
BOISE, Idaho March 9.-Charles H.
Meyer, William D. Haywood and George
A. Pettibone were arraigned this fore
noon before District Judge Frank
Smith at Caldwell under indictments
charging them with the murder of
former Governor Steunenberg in that
city on the night of December 30 last.
On motion of counsel for the prison.
ers, who asked for time to prepare a
motion to quash the indictments,
further proceedings under the indict-
ments were postponed until next Fri
day, when the defendants again will be
brought into court to enter their pleas.
Meyer, Ha- -7ood, Pettibone and Jack
Smpkins are indicted jointly, being
charged with having murdered Frank
Steunenberg. There is in the indict-
ment no mention of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners, nor any charge of
conspiracy. So far as the indictment
shows each is accused of having per-
sonally participated in the crime
charged.
Three Counts in Indictments
The indictments contain three counts,
all of a similar nature. The gist of the
charges is that the accused men placed
a deadly box or bomb. filled with giant
powder, caps, sulphuric acid and other
explosives at the gate in front of Frank
Steunenberg's residence with the in
tention of killing him.
One count charges the actual mur-
Of h1y rr
the bomb to explode as Steunenberg
was entering his yard.
The names of twenty witnesses, in
Guiding Harry Orchard, who has con-
fessed to his part in the crime, are in
Gorsed on the Indictment.
After the indictment had been read
Judge Smith asked if the prisoners had
counsel.
Attorney E. F. Richardson of Denver
replied that himself, Clarence S. Dar-
row of Chicago, Fred Miller of Spokane
and John f. Nugent of Silver City,
Idaho, would represent the prisoners.
Attorney Richardson then entered his
motion for a continuance, which was
not opposed by the prosecution.
Mr.. Richardson complained of the
treatment which the prisoners were re-
ceiving at the penitentiary. He stated
that they We're denied newspapers and
were not permitted to correspond with
their friends.
Judge Smith agreed that these inhib!-
tons should be removed and so ordered
stating that if his orders were not car
ried out the prisoners should be
brought to Caldwell and lodged in the
Canyon county Jail.
At the conclusion of the proceedings
before Judge Smith the prisoners were
brought back to Boise and taken be-
fore the state supreme court of Idaho,
where arguments are being heard this
afternoon on the habeas corpus pro-
ceedings begun in their behalf several
days ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-10
AUTHORITIES OF TWO
COUNTIES IN CONFLICT
NEITHER WILL GIVE MURDERER
A HEARING
Because Tragedy Occurred Near Boun-
Diary Line Officials Cannot Agree
as to Who Should Stand Costs
of Trial
BY Associated Press.

WATSONVILLE, Cal, March O.
The killing of Bert Phelan by AL
Rather has resulted in an interesting
conflict between the authorities of
Monterey and Santa Cruz counties.
The crime was committed just across
the boundary line and the arrest was
made by officers of this city and the
prisoner lodged in Jail here.
This morning the sheriff and dis
trict attorney of Monterey county ar
rived in this city and stated that under
the law where a public offense is COM
mitted within 500 yards of the boun-
dairy line of two or more counties the
Jurisdiction is in either county, and as
the officers of this county had arrested
the prisoner and he was in custody
here they would have nothing to do
with the case and left for home.
Shortly thereafter District Attorney
knight of Santa Cruz came to this
city and said he did not propose to
allow an expensive trial of this kind
to be saddled upon the people of Santa
Cruz county when they are in no wise
concerned with the case except through
the matter of accommodation to the
Monterey officers and in the further
ance of justice.
In the meanwhile Rather remains in
Jail with the officials of both counties
refusing to give him a hearing.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-10
BOSTON IN GRASP
Of W|NTRY BLAST
SAID TO BE MOST DESTRUCT-
I'VE STORM IN YEARS
Three Men Killed at Salem and
CheIsea-Northeas Gale Blows
Sixty Miles an Hour
Gait
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
BOSTON, March 9.-In the most de-
structive New England snow storm in
many years, three men were killed in
Chelsea and Salem and two more SER
iusly injured by falling wires.
Miles of telegraph and telephone
wires were put out of commission and
many towns throughout New England
were darkened because of disabled cleo
trio light wires.
Street car service in a number OF
places was suspended; trains to Bos-
ton were delayed from two to seven
hours and shipping is cooped up in
the harbors Although the northeast
gale reached a velocity of sixty miles
an hour on the cape, it's violence was
not so great as that of the storm of
February 2S.
No serious marine disaster had been
reported here up to midnight. Business
received it's greatest interruption be-
cause of heavy wet snow which clung
to the wires. About three inches of
snow fell in Boston, beginning at noon
and subsiding about 8 p. m.
At many places horses coming in con-
tact with live wires dropped dead in
their tracks.
Two such were killed at Watertown
and one in Wareham. In other places
several were injured. At Rockland
shoe factories were closed because of
failing of electric lights. Telephones
throughout southeastern Massachusetts
are out of commission.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-10
CORPSE" COMES
BACK TO LIFE
WOMAN SIMPLY IN
A TRANCE
Those Who Watch Her "Remains'
During EARLY Morning Hours Are
Badly Frightened When
Shrek Is Heard
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LA CROSSE, Wis, March 9.-Con-
scious that she was being prepared
for burial, but unable to move a
muscle, Mrs. w. r. Sherwood of
Mabel, Mnn awoke from her death
like trance just In time TO avoid be-
ing buried alive.
She died of pneumonia, presumably,
and was laid upon the bier. The alb
sence of the embalmer from the vii
lage prevented her body from being
filled with poisonous embalming fluids.
Just before dawn two women, sitting
up with the corpse, were startled by a
wild Shrek and hurrying to the death
chamber, found the corpse" sitting up.
Mrs. Sherwood was delirious for
hours from fright, but later told the
details of her horrifying experience.
The women watchers are in a serious
condition from fright.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-10
TWO KILLED IN
ENGINE BLOW UP
SOUTHERN PACIFIC EMPLOYEES
MEET DEATH
Engineer Missing, Brakeman Dead and
Fireman Badly Standardization
Occurs Near Sacramento and
Details Are Meager
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SACRAMENTO, Cal, March "a re-
port has been received at the Southern
Pacific offices here that an extra en-
gine blew up about midnight between
Capron and Gold Run.
Brakeman Frazier is dead and Fire
man Austin so badly scalded he cannot
recover.
Engineer Doran is missing.
The railway authorities here have re-
ceived only the bare statement of these
facts and are awaiting a detailed re-
port.
No explanation has been received as
to how the explosion occurred. At 100
a. m. the wrecking train was sent out
from here.
AS the wires are down no definite
information is expected for several
hours.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-10
Uncle Sans Troops
Now Down Willy
FilipinoS
Battle Occurs on Island
of JOlO and Lasts
Over Two Days
Fifteen Americans Killed and Thirty.
two Wounded-Yankees Attack
Natives in Volcanic Strong-
hold and Disperse Them
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
MANILA, March 9.-Maj. Gen. Wood
reports from Jolo as follows:
A severe action has taken place be-
tween troops, a contingent of the naval
department, the constabulary and
body of hostile Moros at Mount Dajo,
near Jolo, opening on the afternoon Of
March and ending on the morning of
March 8.
The action involved the capture of
Mount Dajo, lava-capped cone 210O
feet high from the crater on the sum-
nit, extremely steep, the last 800 feet
being at an angle of sixty degrees.
Traversing it's slopes are fifty perpen-
dicular ridges covered with a growth
of timber. strongly fortified and held by
an invisible army.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-10
PORTE YIELDS TO YANKEES
Consienments for American Schools
in Syria Admitted Free
of Duty
BY Associated Press.


CONSTANTINOPLE, March 9.-The
porte has yielded to the American de-
mands and has informed the American
legation that orders have been sent
to Beirut to admit free of duty all con-
signments for the American schools in
Syria. The same note declares that
the porte is ready to accord the same
official recognition to American as to
other schools, if a request to that eff
feet is presented to the proper depart
ment for each institution separately.
This is not satisfactory to the Amer
lean legation. where it is considered to
indicate a further attempt at procras-
tination, as similar requests for the
recognition of certain schools pre-
sented to the ministry year ago have
not yet been granted.
The legation now proposes to apply
more urgent pressure for the recogni-
ton of the four most important educa-
tional establishments.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-10
JEWS FEAR MASSACRE
"6Iack Hundred" Bands. Are Aaitating
to Slaughter Hebrews
in Russia
By Associa ted Press.

BY Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 9.-The
fears of a renewal of Jewish massacres
on Easter, to which a deputation re-
Gently called Premier Whites atten-
tion, appear to have real foundation.
THE black hundred organizations in
the Pale and elsewhere in European
Russia are conducting agitation to
slaughter the Enemies of Russia"
Circulars have been prepared in st.
Petersburg calling for the extermina-
ton of the Jews.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-10
WOMEN AFTER THE PREMIER
Female Suffrasists Attempt to Storm
Residence of EngIand's
High Official
RY ASSOCIATED Press.

LONDON, March "a band of thirty
Jealous woman suffragists attempted
to storm Premier Campbell Banner
mans official residence in Downing
street today, and only succumbed after
determined resistance to the superior
strength of a large force of police.
Three ringleaders were taken to the
police station, struggling and scream
ing, and followed by their companions,
shouting "down with c. H. b.
c. H. B., otherwise Premier Camp
bell-Bannerman, was presiding at a
cabinet council at the time the women
called, and refused to see them.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-10
CHINESE GROW COURTEOUS
Animosity Between Viceroy of Canton
and Americans Replaced
by FeIcitations
BY Associated Press.

BY AsSoclateu PTeSS.
HONGKONG, March 9.-The friction
existing for some time between the
viceroy of Canton and the American
representatives there has given place
to more pleasant relations, which state
of affairs has been signalized by an
exchange of courtesies.
The viceroy gave a banquet in honor
of Rear Admiral Train March 6, while
the viceroy and a number of high Of
ficials attended a reception at the
American consulate, March Z.
This was the first function for some
months at which the viceroy had eX-
changed amenities with the Ameri-
cans.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-10
CROW INDIAN BURIED ALIVE
Kicks Up a Fuss in the Grave Over
Which His SquaW Is
Mourning
Special to the Herald.

special to the Herald.
BILLINGS, Mont, March 9.-Big
Rock. well known Crow Indian, was
buried alive yesterday. He had been
Ill for some time, and the medicine men
of the tribe declared him dead and he
was buried with full tribal honors,
which provide that the squaw of a
warrior shall mourn upon the freshly
made mound of her lord.
While complying with this require
ment Mrs. Big Rock heard her sup
posedly dead husband making terrible
efforts to free himself, shaking tie
shallow covering of earth and groan-
ing. Hastily calling assistance, the
grave was opened and it was found
that Big Rock had kicked in the top
OF the coffin. burst out the sides and
torn out his hair.
Life, however, was extinct and he
was reinterred in the same grave, and
the squaw resumed her mourning.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-10
Suicide In Family
Special to The Herald.

TRINIDAD, Col, March 9.-Ernest
Doss was So years of age and was born
here. His father, Samuel Doss, was
one of the wealthiest men in Las Ami
mas county, but after losing his for
tune Samuel Doss in 1898 threw him
self under a Rio Grande train. He is
buried here. Mrs. Samuel Doss has
been living in Los Angeles with Ernest
Doss and his wife, who was Miss Jessie
Jandin, a Los Angeles society girl.
Doss's friends here had letters saying
he was going to Nevada to open
store.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-10
SUSAN B. ANTHONY LINGERS
Temperature Higher and Her Exhaus-
ton Still Source of Grave
Dancer

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, March O.
Susan B. Anthony passed a fairly
comfortable night, though her tenn
perature is two degrees higher this
morning than yesterday. In spite of
this, her physician says the case shows
a slight improvement.
The patients exhaustion, however, is
still a source of great danger.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-10
IDENTIFY BODY FOUND IN BAY
Corpse of Ernest Doss Discovered
in Water at Long
Beach
Special to The Herald.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 9.-Word
has been received from Long Beach
that the body found in the bay here, off
Meigs wharf, is that of Ernest Doss,
recently OF Long Beach, to which
place he recently went from Denver
His wife and two children have left
Long Beach, but their present where
abouts are unknown. The Identification
was made by G. N. Neece, city marshal
of Long Beach, and NJ. Nordin, tailor
of that place, who had made clothing
for DOSS,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-10
WOMAN SAVED FROM GALLOWS
New Jersey Board of Pardons Estab-
fishes Precedent by Committing
Sentence t. Short Term
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
TRENTON, N. j., March 9.-The sem
tence of death imposed upon Mrs. An
toinette Tolla for the killing of Joseph
Sonta was today commuted to seven
and half years Imprisonment by the
court of pardons. The vote stood to 2.
Mrs. Tolla was to have been hanged
next Monday.
This is the first time the court of par
dons has ever commuted a death SEN
tence to other than life Imprisonment.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-10
ROBBERS MAKE A 5000 HAUL
Tonopah Store Held Up by Lone
Man - Woman Patron
Loses sis
Rv Associated Press.

TONOPAH, New, March 9.-The
store of H. A. Jewell was held up this
morning at 3 o'clock by robber who
wore a red handkerchief over his face.
He made the bartender open the cash
register, from which he took over 5000.
He then took SIS from woman drink
ing at the bar and escaped.