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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22
BODY OF KENNEDY
FOUND IN WATER
Theatrical Manager Disappeared in
December Last-RemainS Found
Off South Brooklyn.

New York, April 21.-A body supposed
to be that of Peter j. Kennedy, a well
known theatrical manager. who disap-
peared in December last, was found in the
water tonight off South Brooklyn.
The body was SO badly decomposed
that identification will be difficult. In
one pocket were found business cards
bearing the name "P. ]. Kennedy" and
a Masonic Identification card of Mecca
Temple No. 46S bore the same name.
Mr.. Kennedy disappeared December 20
last. His hat and overcoat were found
on a ferryboat which landed at Thir-
ty-ninth street, South Brooklyn, from
the Battery. Manhattan. The same
night Mrs. Kennedy received special de-
livery letter from her husband in which
he stated he was about to drown him
self
Mr.. Kennedy was one of the best known
of theatrical men. At one time he man
aged John l.. Sullivan, and later made a
fortune with the comedy Yony Yonsen
but lost 1t In his last venture, Ella
Wheeler Wilcox's "Mispah,'' with Mrs.
Kennedy as the star.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22
$4,000 BONDS TAKEN
BY TRUST OFFICIAL
w. G. DOUGLASS, LOAN CLERK OF
TRUST COMPANY OF AMERICA,
WHO WAS ARRESTED, ADMITS
THEFT.

New York, April CIV. G. Douglass,
loan clerk OF the Trust company OF Amer
lea, was arraigned in tho West Side po-
lice court today and remanded without
bail on the charge of taking from the
company $4,000 in bonds. He was ar
rested yesterday on the complaint Of
Oakleigh Thorne, president of the trust
company, who discovered the loss Of
the bonds and personally traced Douglass
to a hotel in Forty-seventh street.
air. Thorne today stated tl-at after
his arrest Douglass admitted to him that
he had taken the bonds which we're those
OF the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Railroad company about ten days ago,
ART also told where they were. He said
he had made attempt to dispose Of
them, and that he did not know why he
took them. Douglass had been with the
company for a number of years. His
salary was $1,000 a year. and he was
known to be in financial straits.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22
BRYAN ONLY ONE
IN THE RUNNING
Says Colonel Watterson on Re-
turn from Europe
A MILITANT DEMOCRACY
None Other is Being Considered by
Democrats for Presidency-Be-
Ieves Roosevelt Won't Run.
Hughes a Factor.
A MILITANT DEMOCRACY

New York. April 21.-Col. Henry Wat
terson and Mrs. Watterson arrived here
today on the steamer America Another
passenger was Frigate Captain Sembear
Poschwtz, flag adjutant of the German
navy, who is going to the jamestown
exposition.
Colonel Watterson said that W. ]. Bry-
an seemed to be the only man in the run
ming for the democratic nomination for
the presidency.
''Mr. Bryan is an individual man, with
a certain following" he said. "He is
not a law giver. He may be a law unto
himself. 1t remains to be seen if the
fragments of the democratic party lying
around loose can be united on a new pro-
gramme.
Il think that organized democracy at
the present time can see no other alter
native except Bryan. Nobody is being
seriously considered except him. Nobody
except him is seriously considering run
ming. l sometimes doubt whether he him
self cares anything for the presidency.
should think If he believed democracy
had a reasonable chance of carrying the
country, and that he might be nominated
he would be more crcumspect and would
show greater sense of responsibility
than he seems to be showing
Asked what he considered the most
vital issue to be recommended by the
democratic party Colonel Watterson said:
THE one thing TO constitute a militant
democracy is that we must think togeth-
er. So long S we don't. there is no use
in pressing issues. The relations of fran
chise corporations to the public and of
capital and labor are the great economic
problems to be worked out in the coming
Years. We are on the threshold of rapid
development.
II don't think President Roosevelt
wants third term for himself | know
ne recently stated that if the convention
nominated him and adjourned it would
have to reconvene, as he would never ac-
cept another nomination. l am willing to
take him at his word"
Mr. Watterson declared Governor
Hughes was a force to be reckoned with
in republican politics.
II predicted last June" he said that
Hughes would succeed Roosevelt in the
White House. At that time Horace White,
Mr.. Hughes and | were at Brown univer-
sity where the degree of Ill. d. was con-
ferred on each, and / told Hughes that
while some republicans might not like
him they would have to select him. |
believe Hughes will be to the republican
party what Tilden was to the democrats
/ have in my pocket ticket in the Paris
muturals calling for 800 to / that Hughes
will be the next President of the United
States"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22
CIGARETTE STARTS
OFF FIREWORKS
EXPLOSION DESTROYS LARGE
MEXICAN FACTORY-LoSS is
$500 CITY AND IN
JURES TWO FATALLY.

San Antonio. Tex. April a.-A special
to the Express from Chihuahua, Mex,
says:
An explosion which is attributed to
lighted cigarette stub carelessly thrown
aside totally destroyed La Sutana an
extensive fireworks factory, causing
property loss of 900 and fatally in
jured two of the employees of the plant,
shook the buildings of the city to their
foundation and spread terror among the
poems, who fell to their knees uttering
prayers to be saved from what they
thought was an earthquake.
or the injured persons, number of
whom cannot recover, are Juan Martinelli
and Gerturdio Barretan. Both had lin
gered behind the other employees who
had left the building but a few minutes
before they were obliterated by the ex-
plosion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22
RIOT IN CHURCH TO
DEPOSE MINISTER
FOLLOWERS OF FACTIONS COME
TO BLOWS, WOMEN FAINT AND
FLEE-PoLIcE REFUSE TO IN
TERFERE.

Portsmouth, O.. April 21.-A faction op-
posing their pastor, the Rev. Freeman
Chase, made an attempt to depose him
and hold services with another minister
and caused a riot in the Freewil Baptist
church here today. The followers of the
different factions came to blows; women
tainted while others fed screaming into
the streets. When the police authorities
were appealed to they refused to inter-
fere. Order was finally restored by the
new minister and elders withdrawn. A
majority of the church officers are op-
posed to Chase who has Withdrawn from
the conference and has been conducting
the church independently.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22
NOT MARVIN BOY.
standish Sees Child Held In GIovers-
vile on Suspicion.

GIoversville. N. Y, April 21.--Miles
Standish. a nephew of DR.. Fl. NJ. Marvin
Of Dover. Del. father Of Horace Mar
win, Jr. the kidnapped child. arrived in
GloversHlle this morning to see the
child held here on suspicion that he is
the kidnapped Marvin boy.
Mr.. Standish went at once to the place
wheer the boy was staying with the
woman alleged to be the wife of w. H.
Allen. a suspected kidnaper, and saw the
child. After making a thorough examina-
tion of the lad he became convinced that
the boy was not Horace Marvin. and SO
told Chief Smith, who accompied him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22
PROTEST AGAINST REPORTS.
consumptives Not Homeless by Thous
ands In Denver.

Denver. Col. April 21.-Meyer friedman.
president of the Denver chamber of com
merce, after conference with the OF.
ficers Of the National Jewish hospital
for consumptives today. with their ap-
proval, issued a protest against the ire
sponsible utterances made recently CON
cerning health conditions in Denver.
He said the efforts of agents to collect
funds by arousing through statements
that consumptives by the thousands wero
homeless in Denver and dying daily were
cruelty false and utterly unwarranted.
The conditions do not exist in Denver.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22
"Nexl FrieDd'' Makes PROPOSE
ton TO Her Counsel
WANT Commission OF SIX
The Attorneys For Plaintiffs in Suit
For Christian Science Property
Get No Answer to Their
Letter.

Concord, N. H., April 21.-Counsel for
the plaintiffs in the suit brought by rela-
tives as next friends of Mrs. Mary
Baker G. Eddy, against Calvin H. Frye
and others, including officers of the Chris
tian Science church to secure an account
ing of Mrs Eddys estate, made public
tonight a letter which is alleged to have
been sent by them to Mrs. Eddy's coun-
sci, Gen. Frank S. Streeter, on March
T. According TO attorneys for the plaint-
iff, no answer to this letter has been
received. The first part of the letter
refers to the claim made by the next
friends that Mrs. Eddy is of infirm
mind and unable to understand and pro-
tect her property rights, and contains
some quoted denials from General Street
er and others of this allegation. The
letter then continues:
Present and Past Condition.
I'm view of these denals we have the
honor to ask you to assent to certain
steps designed to ascertain the truth
concerning Mrs. Eddys present and past
condition, and to expedate litigation.
unfortunately we have not free ac-
cess to Mrs. Eddy's presence as you have.
force our witnesses into her house under
circumstances which might prove disturb
ing or injurious TO her, notwithstanding
the confidence of yourself Mr.. Baker
and other gentlemen that she is capable
of so much labor and endurance as you
have described.
But you have the free right of entrance
to Mrs. Eddy's house and can readily Sc
cure admttance and considerate inter
views with her if witnesses as to her
condition of body and mind is TO be es-
tablished in the legal proceedings.
To Be Witnesses.
I'VE therefore propose that you select
three competent gentlemen and we Sc
lect three others, and that at various
convenient hours tine six be allowed To
visit Mrs. Eddy and by observation and
conversation qualify themselves to be
witnesses for or against our contention,
no one but these six persons to be al
lowed to talk to her, and not more than
six additional persons selected in the
same way to be permitted TO be present
Shorthand writer's may attend to take
down all that is said or may be excluded
and nothing taken down as you prefer.
OF course, we do not suggest that other
proper persons shall not see Mrs Eddy
at suitable times.
I'VE are confident that you and the
counsel for the defendant will welcome
the offer of ours as purposng wise
and considerate method of expedltng lit
igation."
The letter is signed by William b.
Chandler. Martin & Howe and John w.
Kelley as counsel for the next friends.
General Streeter when asked tonight
about the letter said he did not care
to make any comment on 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22
Escane From italy.

Naples. April 21.-Details were OBJ
aimed today of the escape from Italy of
cnrico Alfano, known as "Enricone.
,ead of the secret society known as Cam
norra, whose extradition is souht for by
he Italian authorities. The police au-
horities who had long suspected him of
,eing connected with the Cammorra, or
lered a squad of gendarmes to arrest
lim. But Alfano, having associates
.mong all classes of the populace, was
lotified of the intent to take him into GUS
ody and succeeded in leaving Naples.
lie went from village to village under
aried disguises in efforts to elude cap
ure. At San Loucio. near Caserta, the
iendarmes surrounded a house in which
Ilfano was concealed. but the Cammorra
lhief succeeded in escaping and took
rain for Rome.
On arriving in Rome, Alfano consulted
| lawyer and remained hidden for week
It the capital. But lacking the certain
rotection of the Canmqorra which is a
ceapolitan organization, Alfano returned
lere. The gendarmes, however, began
losing in on Alfano, who eventually Sc
ured false passport and escaped to the
United States disguised as stoker.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22
REPORT USE OF DYNAMITE.
Pennsylvania Officials Deny Story of
TrackWaIker Flagging Train.

Cleveland, o.. April 2f.-There was a
report here tonight to the effect that train
wreckers dynamited a portion of the track
on the Pennsylvania three miles north of
Bedford near here, and that the Cleve-
land and Pittsburg flyer was saved from
possible disastrous wreck by an Italian
trackwalker who tagged the train with
a red handkerchief According to the
story, the trackwalker heard the report
of the explosion, but did not see the
would-be wrecker
The officials of the Pennsylvania rail-
road declare that the story is false and
that 1t became current when section
gang found a broken rail at the point
Indicated. which they repaired. The rail
was broken. 1t is stated, by heavy
freight train.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22
SNOW IN Ell PASO.
Latest Ever known-Rock Island Lin
tied SnoWbound.

Ell Paso, Tex. April 1.-Snew fell here
this morning at lively rate for moro
than an hour. This is the latest snowfall
ever known and the temperature. which
was So degrees, did much damage to the
small fruit and truck gardens in the val
ley. variously estimated at from $4,000 to
100000. Frost is predicted by the local
weather bureau for tonight.
The Golden State limited on the Rock
Island railroad is six and half hours
late on account of a snowdrift near Santa
Rosa, n. NJ.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22
Home Missions Convention.

Columbus, O., April 2l.-rhe church Sec
tion on home mission boards of the
United Brethren church will convene here
tomorrow for a four days session. Bishops
". NJ Weakly of Des Moines. Ia; G. NJ.
Matthews of Chicago, 4. Carter of Chat
tanooga. and William Bell of Berkley,
Cal, who are here to attend the meeting,
preached in local pulpits today.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22
Snow Storm in Denver.

Denver, Colo, April 21.-A sharp drop
in temperature was followed by snow
storm last night, IA degrees above zero
being recorded by the weather bureau in
Denver and Pueblo. Fruit of all kinds
in Eastern Colorado was effectually
nipped in the bud While damage TO the
fruit in this state may amount to several
millions of dollars. nearly all other crops
will be greatly benefited by the mois-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22
Falls Dead Reading Orphan Report.

Baltimore. April 21-During the progress
of the annual meeting of the board of
directors OF the Hebrew Orphan asylum
this afternoon it's president Moses ]. OPP
penheimer, began to read his annual re-
port He had furnished the first page
when he suddenly fell dead. a victim
OF heart disease.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22
Killed In Pistol Duel.

Lynchburg, Va, April 21.-In a pistol
duel at Eyington, Campbell county, today,
John Grossmann, a telegraph operator,
was killed, and a merchant named Early
received a flesh wound in his leg. 1t is
alleged the trouble was over Early's wife.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22
PRAY for Rain in Havana.

Havana, April 21.-Prayers were offered
in all the churches throughout the island
today for rain, which has not fallen for
six months. The country is parched,
many cattle dying, and forest fires are de-
sastatinz various sections.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22
Turning Out Of Office Those
Not With Him
MUST SUPPORT HIS CHOICE
Revenue Collector and Half Dozen
Postmasters Already Pay Penalty
of Differing From Chief Ex-
ecutive.
BY WATTERsoN sTEALEY.

Washington, April G.-(Special Pres
ident Roosevelts action in turning out
| of office the Rochester, n. Y. inter
national revenue collector and deeap apitat-
ing half dozen or so postmasters al
lied with the Wadsworth side sets a preo-
edent which, it is fair to assume. will he
carried out in other states of tile union.
All these New York men had good
records. No charges have been filed
against any of them. In other words
the merit system OF which the Presi-
dent was once such a valiant champion
is now receiving its hardest lcks from
that very same source. The New York
men were removed because they could
not be depended upon to support any
candidate the President desires to sue
ceed him.
White House Press.
Wide publicity has been given the mat
ter through the White House press and
1t is expected that federal officeholders
will be governed by the example set in
New York. If collectors OF international
revenue, United States marshals, district
attorneys, postmasters and other officials
are not wise enough to take the tip their
tenure of office is evidently of little
value.
The example set in New York will be
sufficient. If there is any federal office
holder in the country who last week
entertained ideas of supporting any other
than President Roosevelt's choice he has
probably forgotten these ideas by today
unless he cares to remain no longer on
the government payroll First Assistant
Postmaster General Hitchcock, who is In
the south ostensbly to see with what
efficiency postmasters are conducting
their offices in that section IS understood
to have had a long oenfe~auee With tic
President before his departure alt
Hitchcock WAS associated with Mr.. Cor
telyou as manager of the republican cam
paign IN 1904 He learned all about the
southern politicians and clques lie
knows the difference between a Lilly
White" and BLACK and Tan and Is
we'll posted on the various combina-
tions.
Hitchcock on Hunt.
What he didn't find ont by his connec-
tion with that campaign he has since
acquired in the postofhce department.
where he has handled and is still hand
ling all the postoffice departments in
the south. dealing with the referees and
all other elements lie has the records
of all the postmasters and all of the
applicants. If any OF them are in with
the conspiracy he knows about 1t and
will proceed to get busy
All in all. there Is every promise that
the patronage power of his office will
be threatened If not invoked by Presi-
dent Roosevelt I'm his efforts to control
the next republican convention to de-
gree never approached by any of his
predecessors
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22
Prison Governor Shot Dead.

Rostoy-on-Don, Russia, April 2i.-The
vice governor of the prison was shot dead
in the streets here tonight. His assassin
was arrested.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22
Romantic Story Of Head Of Cam
mora, Who FIets from Ar
rest for Assassination
FOUND IN UNDERGROUND
RESORT OF The EAST SIDE
NeapoItan Who is Held by Populace
to Be Demigod, impossible
of Capture, is in the
Ton1bs.

New York, April 2l.-A police raid on an
obscure resort iii the underground world
Of the East Side has brought to light
the romantic story of an Italian bandit
fantastic Neapolitan Rob Roy of great
secret power, who fleeing from his ma
live country to escape arrest for assas-
Eination came to America to WELD the
same power which was his abroad. The
man is Enrico Alfano, called 'Erricone,"
head of the mysterious "Cammorristi di
Napoli,' or Cammorra, an Italian organ
zation of terrorists.
When the police raided an East Side
Zen one night last week Alfano was dis
covered crouching in corner seeking
10 escape the glare of the policemen's s
lanterns. He has been held without bail
anti1 tomorrow on the charge of murder,
but unless the necessary requlsition pa
pers have arrived from Italy, or some
strong representations are made from
Rome to this government at Washing
ton, it seems likely he will be given his
freedom.
Kills Pretcnder.
Death was the punishment inflicted on
,ne Cuocolo, a pretender to the position
,f ruler of the Cammorristi, and Alfano is
declared to be the slayer of his rival. The
pretender was lured to a forest near
Naples where he was stabbed to DEATH
t is claimed, by Alfano and his conspir-
itors. Then the wife of Cuocolo was
condemned. Alfano and his men called
Ut Cuocolo's home, and when the wife
body pierced by a dozen slender shafts
If steel. The assassins spurred the gem
iarmes of Naples to extraordinary ac-
ivity. Alfano and the conspirators have
always been protected by the far-reaching
sammorra seeming immune from prose-
tuition. Indeed he was held by the popu-
ace as a demigod, possessed of mystic
,ower, and was free to roam the country
de unharmed at will, because they be-
ieved him enveloped with divine author
ty, invulnerable to bullets and impos-
lible of capture.
His Web for Victims.
With it's stronghold at Naples the Cam
nora stretched out in all directions car
ying on systematic terrorisms, robberies,
blackmail and other forms of crime,
huge and fine spun web to enmesh many
riotims which was a,wavs directed NV
Alfano, and which always safeguarded
nm from mlsadventure. Ihen suddenly
Alfano disappeared, the scene changed
uiclxly TO America. and To the Italian
quarter of New York. The Cammorra like
The Malta is feared here, too, all its sim
ster Vaccinations which BATTLE the police
Ind its wrecking of vengeance in mys-
erious wavs. causing great difficultv in
heir running down. Bv the new Cam
norra the chief was greeted with many
,onors A feast was nrenared i'm recoeni
ion of the coming of the leader and AL
ano was bauouetted at the Patriocha
gut this feast was his undoing. He was
pied unon nv a follower of the nur-
Tered nretender and the word was Dassea
M Petrosini and Archionolli. New yorl,
Italian detectives Their subseouent de-
icent unon the Fast side undergronnd
esort ended The handit,s liberty
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HAD AN AWFUL TIME
But Chamberlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy
Cured Him.

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NOTICE fOR PUBLICATION.
U. S. Land Office, Roseburg, Oregon,

May l6, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions Of the act of Congress of
June 3, 1878. entitled can act for the sale of
timber lands in the States OF California, Ore
gon, Nevada, and Washington Territory" as
extended to all the Public Land States by act
of August 4. 1892, mabel Mcbride, of Euclid
county of Lincoln, state OF Oregon has this
day filed In this office her sworn statement No.
sl7j, for the purchase of the Lots and and So
nw4 OF section in township Is S, range 10
W, and will offer proof to show that the land
sought is more valuable for its timber or stone
than for agricultural purposes and TO establish
her claim to said land before the County Clerk
and Clerk of the County Court of Lincoln
county, Oregon, at his Office ut Toledo, Oregon,
Monday, the 10th day of August, 1907
She names as witnesses:
Clarendon c. Mcbride, William +. Gray of
Euclid, Or; james \. Hodges OF Elk City, Or ;
J. II. Ross of Toledo, Or.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above decribed lands are requested to filetheir
claims in this Office on or before said 10th day
okAugnst, 1907. Fer ii1
ls BESJ.lalS l.. EpDy, Register.