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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
PRESIDENT GAINS DAY
 ON HIS ISTHMIAN TRIP
Latest Word Indicates That He Will Embark From San Juan
 By Tomorrow.

Washington, November l9.--The latest word received at the White House from President Roosevelt before he left Colon on his way to Ponce. indicates that he will reach Washington on his return at least twenty-four and probably thirty hours earlier than the original itinerary of the isthmian trip contemplated.
 He gained day at Panama. leaving there Saturday night instead of Sunday night. and Is expected to finish his visit to Porto Rico, and embark on the Louis iana from San Juan by Wednesday night
 1t is expected the vessel will arrive at Hampton Roads and transfer the Pres ident to the Mayfower in the lower Poto- mac in time for him to reach Washing ton late Sunday evening or Monday morn ing next.
 The dispatch from the President an nounced his visit of inspection had been successful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20

REPUBLICANS NOW
 HAVE 5S MAJORITY
DEMOCRATS, HOWEVER, EXPECT TO ELECT FOUR AND POSSIBLY FIVE NEW coNeREssMEN IN OKLAHOMA NEXT YEAR.

Washington, November 19. 19.-(Speclal)- The clerks of the House of Representa- tives today issued their first official printed report of the membership of the Sixtieth Congress. 1t shows a republican majority of oS The republican member ship is 222 and the democratic member ship 16i. The change of increased member ship within the past few days is caused by the official count in the Eighth llli- nois district which sends to Congress Charles McGavin, republican, instead of Stanley Kunz, democrat.
 Next year five members of Congress will be elected from Oklahoma and they will take their seats in the House when the new Congress convenes. The demo- crats are expected to elect four and pos sibly five of them. hence. the new Con gress as officially reported will stand either 55 to 56. republican.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
lckert VIII Perform Duties of
 General Manager
.RICAEY GOES ID KNOXVILLE
General Superintendent Is to Be In charue of Each of Four Districts In the South and
 East.

Washington, Move mebr 19.-Several im- the Southern Railway company, were aa- nounced today to ts Ike effect immediately:
 c. H. Acket, fourth vice president, here after will perform the duties of general manager. with offices in Washington. H. B. Spencer is appointed sixth vice presi- dent, in general charge of the construe- tion and purchasing departments. The lines east and south of Hartman Junc- tion, Nashville Chattanooga and Mem phis will be operaed in four districts, With a general superintendent in charge or each. the districts to be defined by the fourth vice president and general mana ger
 Announcement is made also of the foi- lowing appointments to be effective to- morrow:
 F. Fl. Coapman, general superintendent northern district. with offices at Dan vile, Va.
 G. R. Loyal, general superintendent eastern district, with offices at Charlotte, N. c.
 w. N. Foreacre, general superintendent western district, with offices at Birmins- ham, Ala.
 NJ. M. Richey general superintendent middle district, with offices at Knoxville, Tenn.
 General Manager Ackert also announces the appointment of J, N. Scale as mana ger of transportation, with headquarters at Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
CHILD THROWN FROM
 SHIP INTO THE SEA
cRAzED GOvERNESS ON STEAMER
 NEW AMSTERDAM DRoWNS A
 BABY IN MID OCEAN--PASSENs GERS ARE lNFURiATED.

New York, November 19.-On arrival at New York today the steamer Nieuw Anl- sterdam of the HolandAmeriean line from Amsterdam reported to the police that while the vessel was in mid-ocean on Thursday Rosa Naegle, Swiss gover- ness, in d fit of temporary insanity grasped baby from a crowd of children at play on deck and threw it overheard
 Only the prompt interference of the officers of the vessel prevented other pas sengers led by the mother of the child, from inhicting serious injury upon the crazed governess.
 The steamer was stopped and search made for the child, but it was not found. Miss Naegle was locked up in the ship s hospital.
 The mother of the child Mrs. Gosyal- ski, was prostrated over the loss of her baby.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
POPE TO RECEIVE KING.
Holy Father Preserves a Nail From
 the Bomb Thrown Sunday.

Rome, November 19.-It has been of ficially decided that the Pope will. re- ceive King George of Greece, on Sunday next at , o'clock in the afternoon. The pontiff this morning received Cardinal Coulle. archbishop of Lyons and the bishops of Rennes. Nerdun and St. Die and conferred at length with all of them regarding the situation in France, giv- ing the impression he Is gathering in- formation for an allocutlon on the con- fct between the vatican and France to be delivered at the cousistoyy In Deccm- Der.
 The Pope has kept one of the nails which formed the charge of the bomj exploded yesterday in St. Peters as a souvenir of the explosion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20

thanksgiving service. thanking God that t.heir. lives had been spared and appoint ed committees to assist the needy and provide shelter for the homeless. lney have sent out an appeal to all outside places for help Anything in the way or food and clothing will be thankfully re- ceiyed. This is the first storm of this kind that has visited this part of the state in many years, and the most destructive in the memory of oldest citizens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
Damage in Three Towns Alone
 Will Reach $3OO,OOO
MEMPHIS IS IN BAD SHAPE
Railroad Traffic Demoraized, Street Cars Stopped. Levees Destroyed and Surrounding Country
 Is All Under Water.

Memphis, November 19.-As more de- tailed reports are received from those portions of Alabama. North and Central Mississippi and West Tennessee, swert by the wind and ranstorms Of the past forty-eight hours, the situation increases in seriousness.
 Following the windstorm of Saturday night rain has fallen almost continuqus- ly throughout this territory and pract,cal- ly the entire state is under water to a depth of several feet. Creeks and small streams are leaving their banks and many of the poorer white persons, as well as scores of negroes, have been forced from their homes by the rising waters seek ing refuge. in many instances In trees. Every effort is being made to remove them to places of safety. but because ot continued rainfall, tho work of rescue is proceeding slowly. The weather Is be coming bitter cold and much suffering Is anticiDated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
Huntsville Cut of.

Huntsville, November 19.-(Spcciai.) = Huntsville has been practically cut off from railroad communication with the outside world during the last eighteen hours The Southern railroad has had no schedule since Saturday afternoon, all trains being from three to twelve hours or more late
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
ROOSEVELT WILL NOT
 ACCEPT NOMINATION.

} Kansas City, November 19.-Sec- > retary of State E1ihu Root. during } an interview in which he alluded to } political conditions and Presidential
 > possibilities for 1908. was asked:
 } will Roosevelt accept a nomina- > ton if rendered him by the repub- } licans?''
 } "No.'' replied Mir. Root He
 } won't. His intention on tlat score } has been definitely and absolutely
 } given out. No, he won't accept it } again.
 } Your name is mentioned a great } deal" was suggested. } ''I am not a candidate and won't
 } be- was the Secretary's reply.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
First Discharges Made.

Fort Reno, Okla, November 1s.-The first discharges of the colored troops at Fort Reno were made today when twenty five soldiers were paid off and given trans portation to their homes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
Anti-saIoon League Meets.

St. Louis, November 1a.-The first ses- sion of the annual convention of the Anti Saloon League of America was held to- night at the First Presbyterian church. The delegates were welcomed to St. Louis by the Rev. pr. w. E. Palmer The re- sponse was made by the Rev. c. w. Young of I.olIisNille.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
PEARY IS COMING.

New York. November i9-The
 following telegram was received by
 , the Associated Press tonight. dated , Point Amour. Quebec. November , 1G' Announcing the passing Of , Commander Peary's Arctic steamer. , the Roosevelt: Roosevelt passing |, Point Amour p. m. Weather dull. strong east OPERATOR" Point Amour is q headland on the southeast side of F'orteau bay. } Labrador and at the southwest |, extremity of the Straits of Belle } Isle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
|STOP D|SCHARG|NG THE NEGRO. TROOPS
Military Se-.eiafy Issues Order
 Pending Taft'S Return
CONSULT THE PRESIDEN I
War Department DeIuged With Pro- tests Against the Discharge of the Three ompanies-OIiver
 Makes Statement.

Washington, November 19.--Acting un- der orders of Secretary Taft, Major Gen eral Ainsworth, military secretary, has decided that further discharges of the men of the three negro companies of tile Twenty-hfth Infantry, on account Of shooting at Brownsville, Tex, be suspend pending further orders. The action, 1t is stated tonight is in order to await the return of Secretary Taft to Washington tomorrow and is pending further advces from President Roosevelt. who has been communicated with on the subject The war department has been deluged with protests against the order directing the discharge of the three companies. It is reported tonight that a further investi gation will be made and that certain off- in connection with the movements of these men al the time the Brownsville incident occurred.
 Oliver Makes Statement.
 .The three companies of the Twenty fifth Infantry were ordered discharged because it is not safe to have them in the army. They canont be trusted, and
 
 preservation of the discipline of the army their discharge is necessary Acting Sec retary Oliver of the war department said today.
 "The idea seems to prevail that the men were ordered discharged because they s1c black. Nothing could be fur ther from the truth These soldiers shot up a town. All of them refuse to tell anything about the disgraceful affair at u-l,i ed in The companies are shielding murderers. There are men in the companies who are the criminals of the worst sort. Every effort possible has been made by the war department to find the guilty men, but without avail.
 '1f these companies were permitted to remain in the service and were to shoot up another town and again endanger the lives of citizens. the war department would be in an indefensible position. It is impossible to courtmartial each of the men in the companies. for charge can not be preferred against every one of the members of the companies. The govern ment has no means of punishing the criminals except by diseharging all the men"
 Roosevelt Arraigned
 New York, November 19.-President Roosevelt was arraigned yesterday from the pulpit or AlrO-hileiiea' chuiShco ii' this city for his order dismissing without honor three companies of negro soldiers from the Twenty-fifth United States in- fantry. Resolutions, of which the follow ing is an excerpt, were adopted by sev- eral congregations by a rising vote
 That the action of the President of the Tinted States is most heartily disap- proved by us, and is so much the more disapproved b. us because of the high regard we have hitherto cherished for him ''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
Neoro Killed By Live Wire.

Meridian. Miss. November 19.-tSpecial) ) Robert Paisley, negro. accidentally caught hold of a full charged guy wire in front of the Eagle oil mills this morn ing, and was instantly killed. He had called at the mills in search of work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
says It Was Done Hastily.

New York, November 19.-Resolutions disa pproving the action of President Roosevelt in dismissing from the army
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
Heavy Damage In Mississippi.

HeaVy Damage Tn MiSS1sSippi.
 From Winona. Maben and Mathson, Miss. more complete reports increased the damage to the three towns to $30D.0 Many small settlements have been de- stroyed, and historic plantation homes have been either completely wrecked or badly damaged. Wreokage of cotton gins, sawmils. and In fact every kind Of plan tation structure is strewn throughout this district What unharvested crops were in the fields are now believed to be total loss
 In Memphis the precipitation from Fri day night until this afternoon had reached a maximum of 742 inches Mles~of rail-
 way trackage and bridges have been washed away. telephone and telesraphic communication demoralized and street car traffic on several lines has been tcin- porarily suspended.
 Wolf river is out of it's banks. the over flow having already carried with 1t over
 ten thousand logs valued at sio0o00, Ross
 Ville small town oA ths stream .s
 completey submerged, Ii is believed fadt i fully 00O0 damage has been done 10 the
 road and turnpike systems of this coun l try by the foods Up to tonight fourteen
 bridges had been reported destroyed and
 about nine miles of levees washed away. 1 Monetary Loss Is Enormous. Ine monetary loss 10 the 1afmel3 throughout the submerged district will
 reach many thousands of dollars from
 the loss of live stock drowned and ,n- harvested crops destroyed. Besides ihc loss sustained by the county levees, t is | estimated that leVee outfits have been damaged to the extent Of S2j,0O0. Proba- bly, never before has traffic on railroads entering in Memphis suffered such com plete demoralizaton. On the Nashville. Chattanooga and St Louis railroad trains are being detoured over the tracks of thc Louisville and Nashville system via Me
 Kenze and Humboldt Tenn Southern railway trains are being detoured over the same route by way of Chattanooga. ] The tracks of the Illinois Central rail road near Jackson. Tenn. are covered
 with water and trains are being detou.ed via Holly Springs. Miss.
 Besides the collapse of the railroad
 trestle at Nonconnah creek near Mem
 phis on last Saturday night when two
 tranmen were drowned. no accidents nr
 wrecks have occurred. so far can be
 ascertained
 At Jackson Tenn. the lower yard of inc Illinois Central railroad has been prac- tioally destroyed and nearly q mile of trackage is washed out The Mobile and l Ohio railroad at this place also suffered considerably from washouts, the losses 10 the two roads being estimated a Si00.- DOC. Tonight the Nashville. Chattanooga and St. Louis railway succeeded In run
 ming q train to Paducah and Jackson but it will be several days before traffic gem orally can be resumed. A number of coun- tv bridges have been swept away by the flood. and the loss in the city of Jackson Is estimated at sl00,000.
 Hernando. Miss. November 19.--A com missary wagon was swept away in Patch | creek during Sundays storm and the
 driver, C. T. Walsh. was drowned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
Wires Heavily Damaged.

Decatur, November 19.-tSpecial.)-As a r--,,It of the storm, which did consider | Athens, early yes
 telephones and teIe- re badly damage ed.
 phone communication ,rld is practically cut .ta5 to the telephone com rt this section wlli reach lssnds No houses were .I- is section of tho state
 rhe storm did not strike ae gt there was a hign wind ar.y 8gaiy night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20

without honor three companies of negroes who were members Of the Twenty y-fiftn infantry. were adopted today by an or ganizaton known the "Colored Baptist Ministers of Greater New York and Vicin- ity." The resolutions declare that from all evidence the Presidents action was taken hastily. and the whole battalion was dismissed for not peachlng on thelc comrades when it is not known. and had not been made clear that they knox anything of it
 A copy of the resolutions will be fer warded to President Roosevelt and 70 the war department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
FINE RESIDENCES
 DOWN IN ATHENS
Most Destructive Storm In History of the County Inflicts Heavy
 Property Loss.

Athens. November 19.-(Special)-The storm which visited Athens early San- day morning was the worst in the history of the city. The property damage was large and some mera culous escapes from death were recorded The heavy wlnd lasted but a minute, but wrought havoc in the southern and eastern residence portion of the city. The business section was not affected
 New School Demolished.
 The worst loss is perhaps the handsome two-story state school building, which Is demolished. Among the meraculous es- capes was that of Norman Todd, who was left standing on the ground where his cottage stood with nothing left of the building, and he was not injured, not a bit of his furniture, house or anything to indicate that a residence had stood there P. G. Willia ms had just cont pleted handsome two-story residence. The entire lower part was blown away. leaving the building twenty feet from its original foundation and a total wreck. None of his family was injured. Three other houses belonging to him were r'- moved from their foundations. A couple Of brick residence buildings were destroyed. One room of one of the buildings was occu- pied by sleepers and they escaped from the debris without inju
 Handsome Homes In Ruins.
 Barns and shade trees were swept away, some cedars sufficiently long and largo enough for telegrap ph poles being wrenched off like riding switch and car ried across streets. The handsome new home of Mayor Clements, in course of construction, was demolished. causing T loss of more than one thousand dollars. The home of Dr. Westmoreland was seri- ously injured almost all his shade trees were destroyed The home of R. NJ. Rawls was seriously injured. some fine trees being swept away. The handsome new home of Berry Binford was severely in- jured.
 The wind was followed by heavy rains which did great damage. The destruction is the worst and most desolate that Athens has ever suffered. The path of the storm was only few hundred yards wide and people living within a block of the storm did not realize what had ha D. pened until the morning told the story. The fact that no one was injured seems remarkable The people who were in the path of the tornado will never forget the horrors of the storm and the apparant proximity of death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
Shot By Woman EmpIoye.

New York, November 19.-Gustave Sim mons. senior partner of the Queen Water company, was shot and probably mortally wounded in the offices of the company at 604 Broadway, today by Louise de- Massy, an employe of the company Miss deMassy went to the office to get her sal ary, and was told to return at 5:30 this afternoon, the usual hour for paying wages. According to the police, she then drew q revolver and shot Simmons three times. He was removed to hospital and the woman was arrested
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20

Hernando. Miss. November 19.--A com mssary wagon was swept away in Patch creek during Sundays storm and the driver, C. T. Walsh. was drowned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
Would Carry the Presidency.

Should any one state submit this plank with Il declaration of withdrawal In case 1t is rejected, it would carry through said the senator tonight. "More- over. 1t would carry the presidency. It would overtop every other issue. In the southern states the quest Qsite to- day and such a decfdfatfof on the part of the national convention would bring the negro situation immediately home 10 the people of the north, who sooner or later will have to meet it face to face. just as we of the south are doing to- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20

He states that citizens of Littletowl hold . mass meeting and offered ;
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-23
BOSTON MINING STOCKS.
GOLD IN THE MOONSHINE.
Rich Ore Encountered in Group Along
the Virgin River.
Special to Tho Tribune.

Special to Tho Tribune.
CALIENTE, Nov. May 22-George
Grclgner and Morris Flaack, leasers on
tho Moonshine group OF free gold mines,
on Virgin river, south OF Caliente, have
lust brought in over 100 pounds OF as fine
samples OF high-grade free gold ore as
has been taken from that district. They
struck 25-inch vein In tunnel at
breast, n distance OF 1l5 feet from the
mouth of the tunnel, just as they started
cross-cut, barely breaking through the
foot-wall Side when they encountered a
three-inch streak of clay, frozen to which
was two-foot vein of decomposed iron
oxide, carrying values up to s2435o In
FREQ gold. They have stacked about four
tons of this ore and are going TO Ogden,
where their associates live, to make ar
rangcments for more rapid development
Of these properties.
Lews Ratclffe& Bauer of New York
have purchased for British customers
the great Hidden Treasure group OF the
Upper Canadian and Virgin river juno
tion. The purchase price is not quoted
but 1t is stated by witnesses TO the sale
that an even three-quarters OF million
will be the reward which Hayward
Boyce, Morton and James, Its original
owners, Will draw down for little over
eighteen months work.
McEldowney and Webbcr, overs of tho
True Blue group of four claims, north Of
Moapa. have sold their properties this
for 5000 They have attained depth Of
but 40 feet but are already sacking ore
at $24 gold and 230 ounces silver They
state that the new owners VIII al once
huIId a three-mile road to connect their
claims with the county road. so as to
begin early shipments to Salt Lake.
Jordan and Dunn, owners OF tho Big
n track in their tunnel and Will begin
sinking a Wine OH their 4-foot vein at
breast of tunnel, which Is now In 23O
hive had assays from s45 to sl33 gold and
from i2 to Is per cent lead. while the
average of their vein at present work
inos Will 90 s2i gold and % per cent lead.
TSe contact is lime and porphyry. and
the properties give great promise OF be-
Ing steady producers and shippers.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-23
FA|RV|EW EAGLE IS
SACkING RICH ORE
Property, Finely Situated, Is
Making Show of the
Greatest Values.

property several times mentioned by
arrivals from the famous Fairvlew dis
trict is tho Fairview Eagle, which Is
classed among the best that tho district
affords. Adjoining the great Nevada
Hills property It naturally has called
upon Itself critical eyes to ascertain how
we'll IT conducts itself when compured
with It's prominent neighbor. The owners
of the Eagle aro losing no time In dem
onstrating that the hedges OF that group
arc as capable OF producing wealth as tho
Hills
Leasers Are in Ore.
Reports from the camp are to the cf-
feet that there ere four leassrs nt work
upon this group. two OF which uro In ore
at tho present time. The ore being cx-
tractcd and sacked by these fortunate
leasers will run 500 a ton and better.
The company Is not idle. however AT
tho flfty-foot level of their property they
are prosecuting for the ledge which left
them at twenty-five 1eet. .he nc ulp
was not overly great at that point INC
management expect to cut TINS vein
within a short time
Company Sacking Ore.
Already tho company has scventy'hNo o
sacks OF orc on tho dump. whieh huihoer
will be greatly augmented with the at
talnment OF tho vein now beng Driven
for. 1t Is stated by those who nave gone
over the property that this orc VIII go
better than $50 ton. The Eagle Is inc
property Of Senator Nixon and George
Wingheld. whose operations In EeNaua
have been inyariable followed uy sue
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-23
sciatica Cured After Twenty Years Of
Torture.

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