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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-17
MISTRIAL RESULTS
 IN SHIP CASE
THE JURY REPORTS ITSELF HOPE LEsSLY DIVIDED AND JUDGE WEAVER BUSINESSES MEMBERS. CROWD TO HEAR REPORT.

After being out for more than 40 hours the jury in the case of the state vs. walter Shipp, charged with killing Clar- ence Gray in the vicinity of Warrior last June, reported to Judge Samuel L. Wea- yer yesterday morning at 10 o'clock that it was lhopelessly divided. consequently this hearing of the case results in mis- trial.
 The fight in the jury room was blt- ter one and there was little change after the first ballot was taken On the first ballot 1t is understood that seven mem bers of the jury favored acquittal and five stood for conviction, and that the final standing was nine for an acquittal and three for conviction.
 The shipp case occupied all of last week in the first division of the criminal court. There has been a great deal of interest in the trial and there was quite crowd in the court room yesterday morning awaiting a verdict from the jury when it reported its hopeless division.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-17
viIlisn EIlIs.

The remains of William Ellis, who died Sunday at St. Vincent's hospital, are being held at the morgue of the Green Undertaking company awaiting the ar rival Of the parents of the deceased from New Haven, Conn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-17
g A E. Fraternity Meetinq.

There will be a meeting this afternoon in the office of Dr. Kenneth Bradford. 519 First National bank building, of tho local members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. All members are urged to att tend, as matters of importance are to be discussed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-17
F, O. Daniels.

F. o. Daniels, age 5S years. died ysster- day at his late residence. 242S Fourth avenue, north. The remains will be sent to Bagart, Ga.,. this morning by Lige Loy for interment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-17
Mrs. BeuIah Mercer.

Mrs Beulah Mercer, age S years, died yesterday morning at o'clock at her late residence at Lewisburg- The re- mains were sent to Borden Springs yes terday afternoon by Shaw & Son for in- terment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-17
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-17
CHRISTMAS EYEGLASSES

Nothing more appropriate or would be more appreciated than pair of those dressy Eyeglasses. Eyes tested after Christmas Jas. H. Finder Manufacturing and Scientific Optician, 3o6 N. 18th street, Bell phone 56S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-17
E. T. shaw A Son. Undertaken.

Green Undertaking Go. Wallace c. Johns, Managsr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-17
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usually get what they go after, and we should have water route by canal to the Warrior river. This will give us cheaper rates to the sea, and our coal barges would fix the rate on shipping coal, iron, steel and coke to the outside world.
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-03-22
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-03-22

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bieiem 8lima. als iraeno elm anoe.
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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-11
OPEN SWITCH;
MANY KILLED
Sunset Express Meets Disaster
in California, Twenty-six
Lives Being Lost.
Trainmen Left Switch Open and the
Heavily Laden Train is Derailed
While Running Forty Miles
an Hour-Three Men Are
Arrested.

Cotton. Cal.-One of the most disas-
trous wrecks in the history OF the
Southern Pacific occurred one and
half miles east of this town Thursday
when wrstbound train No. 8, from
New Orleans for San Francisco, ran
into an open switch while going at
the rate of forty miles an hour, and
ten of the fourteen coaches were de-
rallied with frightful results. TWEEN
ty-six persons are known to have been
killed and the final list will probably
show more than this number. The in
jured number 100, many of whom will
die.
The wrecked coaches were hurled
in every direction. Four. of them were
smashed to fragments. Most OF the
dead were Italians from New York
and New Orleans going to San Fran.
cisco. They occupied the smoker and
day coach.
The derailment of the train was
CINE leaving a switch open at this
point.
L. r. Alvord, W. X. Davis and ]. G..
Guesenmeyer, members of the switch
ing crew who are accused of leaving
the switch open and causing the
wreck, were taken into custody and
held in $1,000 bail by Coroner Van
WE
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-11
LAND DISTRICTS ENLARGED.
Important Changes Made in Reorgan-
ixation Of General Land Office.

Washington.-In accordance with
orders issued by the president and the
secretary of the interior. the commits.
sioner of the general land office has
taken up the work of recognizing the
field and office force under his control.
In order to secure greater efficiency in
the field work of the special agents
the commissioner has found it advis-
able to redistrict the public land terri.
tory, changing the lines so that for
the most part the field divisions have
been enlarged. thus giving greater ter
ritory to the several chiefs. The chiefs
of divisions have been invested with
more authority and greater super
visory powers than heretofore. The
special agents will be detailed to the
several chiefs from time to time and
placed directly under the Jurisdiction
of the chiefs of the several divisions
In the field, each chief being held re-
sponsible for the efficient performance
of all work in his division.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-11
HAYWOOD TO Be
TRIED FIRST
State Will Decide Which Of
the Other Two Cases viii
be Called Next.
Labor Leader Charged With Com
piicity In the Murder OF Es-0over-
nor steunenbera OF idaho to
be Placed on Trial at Boise
on May .

Boise. Ida.--At the converting OF
Judge Woods court here Monday
morning the trial OF william ID. Hay
wood. secretary and treasurer OF the
Western Federation of Miners. who
Is under indictment jointly with
Charles III. Meyer, president OF the
federation. and George A. Pettibone,
former member of the executive COM
mittee for the murder of former Gov
ernor Frank Steunenberg. was set
for trial May ..
The case of the Western Federation
officials came 10 Judge Woods court
from Caldwell where Judge Wood
overruled the motion of the defense
for change OF venue to Washington
county, and gave the defense their OPP
ton for trial in Canyon county or at
Boise. Ada county. The defense chose
Boise and accordingly the cases were
transferred 10 the regular April term
of the district court II was agreed
that the defendants are TO be tried
separately. the case against Haywood
being FIRST called The state will de-
eide which of the other two cases Will
be called next.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-11
HITCH is ON NINE HOURS.
Railway Employees Determined to Sc
cure Shorter Workday.


Chicago.--The railway employees in
the train service of the western rail-
roads have reduced their demands to
IA nlne.hour workday and the govern
ment officials who came to Chicago
last week To bring about a peacable
adjustment or the threatened strike
are working hard to overcome that
obstacle. Commissioners Knapp and
Neil held an almost continuous SEES
sion on Monday with the general man
ayers and the representatives OF the
trainmen and conductors. The men
signified their willingness to accept
the wage icrease offered by the rail-
roads II the managers would grant the
demand for the nine hours work-day.
The labor delegates declared that the
wage increase asked for was minor
consideration, but that they could not
face their constituents without secur.
Ing improvements In the working con.
ditions.
II was learned that the nine-hour
demand OF the firemen was what was
preventing settlement OF that end
OF the labor difficulties the western
roads are experiencing. While acting
separately entirely from the conductors
and trainmen, the fireman are stand.
Ing out for the same demands. and, It
is said. In the event of strike being
ordered, they too. would walk out.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-11
BOSS RUFF CARRIED ON
THEIR PRIVATE PAYROLL
Secretly Received Twelve Hundred
Per Month From the Pacific states
Telephone Company.

San Francisco. sensational
pieces OF evidence In the bribery-graft
Investigation we're adduced before the
grand Jury Saturday. Three mem
bers OF the executive board OF the
Pacific States Telephone company, T.
s. Pillsbury, Homer s. King, and
Timothy Hopkins, testified that they
had no knowledge whatsoever OF the
alleged bribing Of supervisors TO vote
against the award Of competitive
franchise to the Home Telephone com
pany, and that II bribery was com
mitted II was up to" Wee President
Louis Glass, whom the grand jury al
ready has indicted on nine counts tc
explain. Another member OF the ex
exutiye board. Percy s. Morgan, made
the same denial of knowledge sever
al days ago when on the witness
stand.
The second sensation came when
f. s. Pillsbury, who Is director OF
and attorney for the Pacific States Tel
phone company, testified that Abra-
ham Ruef, the indicted political boss.
has been for more than two years
on the private payroll of that corpor'
alton and has been paid regularly
81, 200 month. This, said Pillsbury,
was more than the salary paid to
himself. Whe undiscovered this,
he testified, he objected to the COM
pany, and his own remuneration was
Increased
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-11
LEGALITY is QUESTIONED.
Forest Service Asks Attorney Gen.
eral for an Opinion.

washington.-The forest service has
submitted to the attorney general the
question of the legality of the prac.
tice of SO charging commercial com.
panies for the right of conducting
water through the reserves for the
development of power and other pur
poses as to cause them to contribute
TO the expense OF maintaining the re-
serve. The service has heretofore ex
acted payment for pipelines taking
water from the streams In the re-
serves. but the right to do SO has
been question. and 1t is now the pur-
pose to secure the attorney generals
view on the point. The forestry ad.
ministration takes the position that
the companies should pay something
for the service they receive. through
the conservation of the waters of the
streams on which they rely, and they
ind their only opportunity In the
charge Of right of way. Practically
all the water used by them is con.
veyed through pipelines for the pro-
duction of electricity and the demand
Is constantly increasing.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-11
CHILE WOULD
PUT ON AIRS
This South American Republic
Thinks She Should Have
al Ambassador
Otner Latin-Ameriean Republics Were
Jealous and Succeeded In Heading
or Such a Movement by Their
Hated Rival.

Washington.--C failure to send
n minister to Washington to replace
Walker Martinez, who did not return
home after the Pan-American confer.
ence at Rio Janiero last summer. has
caused much comment. The neglect
OF the Chilean congress to appropriate
sufficient money to maintain the lega-
ton has been given as a reason for
leaving the American mission In
charge OF Alberto Yoacham, secretary
of the legation. But 1t has just be-
come known that the real cause was
hidden deep In Latin American poll
tics.
Chile decided It would be a good
idea to have an ambassador In Wash
ington and steps were taken to dis
cover what the United States thought
of the proposed elevation of the Chill
can representative to Washington.
The suggestion that the Chilean en-
voy might be raised to ambassadorial
rank set all Latin.America on edge
and general movement was insti-
tuted by the southern republics to
head off such a movement. Argentina,
being unfriendly to Chile, was espec-
tally opposed to the plan, as Brazil
and Chile are always rated as allies
and Argentina did not want her two
strongest rivals to outstrip her in
American representation.
II has not been the policy of the
state department to send ambassadors
to any country which cannot be ranked
as world power, and when the hos
tility Of the rest Of South America
to such change became known. the
United States decided that the ques-
ton had better not be agitated further
at this time.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-11
WANTED TO HAVE SOME FUN.
Boys Set Fire to Clothing Of Lad as
He Lay Asleep.

Chicago boys. whose ages
range from 10 to IA years, were ar
rested Tuesday. charged with setting
fire to the clothing of Michael Lacoco,
a 12syear-oid boy, while the latter lay
asleep In hallway. The boys gave
the names OF Lester Hall. Walter
Leonard and Jam~ White.
According to the story OF one OF the
boys, they wanted to see some fun.
They first attempted to light Lacocos
clothing with match. but were unsuc-
cessful. They went to drug store
and secured a bottle of alcohol, the
contents of which they poured over the
sleeping boys clothing. AS the flames
enveloped his body, Lacoco was awak-
ened. and after q futile attempt 10
extinguish the flames he rushed into
the street. where he fell unconscious.
He was taken to a hospital. where his
condition was said to be serious.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-11
BUSSE BEATS dunno AND
WILL Be CHICAGO'S MAYOR
Az a Result Of Tuesdays Election,
Municipal Ownership In the Windy
City Receives a Severe
Setback.

Chicago. --The most intense mum.
cipal campaign Chicago has expert
enccd In many years closed Tuesday
night with the election OF Fred Busse.
tho Republican candidate for mayor.
over Edward r. Dunno. his Democratic
rival, and a candidate for reelection.
by plurality OF between $4,000 and
5000.
been largely based upon the improve
ment OF the local traction system. Both
parties were agreed that present condi-
tons were intoiarable, but differed as
to the best method to be employed IN
revising them. The Democratic party.
headed by Mayor Dunno, stood for
municipal ownership, through condem.
nation OF the street car properties, II
the result could not be obtained In
any other way.
The Republican party favored ordi.
nances which we're recently passed by
Democratic city council over the
veto of Mayor Dunno. These ordi-
nances provided for twenty-year fran
chises for the street car companies,
the city retaining the right to purchase
the systems for s30,000.000 plus the
amount to be spent for immediate re-
Mobilization OF the lines, six months
notice being necessary of the city's In
tention to acquire the property. The
ordinances also provide for universal
transfers throughout the city, a 5-cent
fare and So per cent of the net reven-
ne OF the companies to be paid 10 the
city. The fight for and against the
adoption OF these ordinances has been
exceedingly bitter. They were carried
by majority Of about 10000 votes.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-11
Subject to Awful Abuse.

Thun. Switzerland-Mlle latina
Leontieff, the Russian woman who
murdered a Frenchman named Null
Ter at lnterlaken in September last,
mistaking him for NJ. Durnovo, an en-
minister of the interior of Russia, has
onbeen sentenced to four years soil
tary confinement and to twenty years
expulsion from the country. The
prisoner complained that she had
been sentenced to four years soil
by the examining magistrate and the
prison wardens. who. when called to
the witness stand. were unable to
deny the charges
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-11
THE GOVERNMENT CAN
MAKE NO EXctPII
Range Fences Must Come powu'
gardIess Of Consequences, e.
Commissioner Garfield.

Washington.-In response Ia i
gram from Governor Brooks 81
ming, Secretary Garfield state
he cannot make any departure
the order requiring that fences !
public lands be removed. Coz
Brooks telegram was addressed =
secretary Of agriculture, and Is |,
lows:
Owing to the extent of cattle
in Laramie, Albany and Co
counties, Wyoming, it would b
dangerous to have all the feno
moved that President Roosevelt
ordered down, as cattle would
large and spread disease everyJ
A few months time should b
these cattlemen to dip infected
before the fence order is enforco
The communication was refer
Secretary Wilson to Secretasy
field, and the latter replied:
"As congress did not ames
fencing law as suggested by d
partment,. l cannot make except
garding special fences. The d
which you refer were fully knov
winter to the cattle ano sheep mi
affected, and ample notice was
of the result l. no legislation Wd
acted. No action other than d
forcement of the law can now
en- by the government.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-11
SCENT GRAFT IN BILL.
For Funding Debt of Big ce(
Strike.

Denver.-The bill to fund ID
incurred by the state through 4
erations of the state militia dunl
strike of coal and metalliferous
three years ago reached final !
in the legislature Friday II
received the twenty Republicaz
in the senate and the solid opI1
of the Democrats. 1t now goes
governor for signature The |
passed provides for a bond \
100000. Two years ago a
bill providing for an issue OF
the sum of 100000 failed Of
by reason of the adjournment
legislature. 1t was understoo
that supporters OF the meas1
offered to compromise with the
nents on a bond issue of $500
opposing the bill in the senate
a number of Democratic mem
vored unhesitatingly the pan
all legitimate Indebtedness COZ
during the reign of the militaH
eral mining camps three years
declared they were willing to
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-11
Railroad Day for Beatty.

Beatty, Nev.-Railroad day for Beat.
ty has been decided upon as April 10,
for on that date the first train over
the Brock line will reach the Bullfrog
district. Since the purchase of Beat
ty by DR. w. S. Phillips and asso-
ciates of New York the railroad has
redoubled its efforts to reach the Bull.
frog district before the beginning of
summer. and now the line is complete
to within five miles of town and trains
are running to the SpringGale spur,
which is but ten miles out
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-11
Tried the Gas Route.

San Francisco.-Sidney Salisbury.
son of Monroe Salisbury. one Of the
best known horsemen in this country.
is in dying condition at a local hos
pital from gas asphyxiation, as a re-
suit. is is said, of an attempt to COM
nit suicide. Young Salisbury was
found unconscious in a room in a
Hannah bath establishment with the
gas fully turned on. He was removed
to a hospital. but nc hope is held out
for his recovery. The young man
Is said to have been melancholy and
respondent of late.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-11
Armenian Runs Amuek.

AlexandropoL Russian Armenia.-A
series OF brutal murders was perpe-
trated here by a man named Kara
petyante, who lately had been without
employment and was refused further
board and lodging in the home of a
married sister. karapetyante with a
stilletto mortally wounded his sister.
killed her husband. mortally wounded
n nephew and niece, killed a neigh.
Dor who answered their cry for help
and MORALLY wounded the wife and
mother OF this neighbor. Then he
committed suicide
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-11
Successful Candidate Drops Dead
While Celebrating Victory.

Central City, Colo.--During cele-
bration in his honor. which was being
held in the rotunda of the Teller hotel,
after the announcement of the result
OF the election Tuesday. James A. Gil.
mour. Democrat. who was elected ma
yor Tuesday. dropped dead from an at
tack OF apoplexy. Mayor.elect Gilmour
had been resident OF this city for
thirty.tive years, and was one OF the
most prominent men In the district,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-11
Trial OF Ruef Begun.

San Francisco.--A legal battle that
promises TO last for weeks and which
Is expected to be In measure pivotal
OF all the criminal proceedings grow
Ing cut of the grand jury's bribery
graft investigation. was begun In earn
est on Tuesday when Abraham Ruef.
San Franchises indicted political boss,
was placed on trial in Judge DUNES
department OF the superior court ON
the charge of extorting large sums OF
money from local French restaurants
eurs under threat OF revoking their
licenses
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-11
City Plunged Into Darkness.

San Francisco. Tho destruction OF
the electric light and power house or
the San Francisco Gas & Electric com
pany at Twenty.second avenue South
and Georgia street by Are Tuesday.
plunged almost the entire city into
darkness. resulted In the injuring OF
ave firemen. at least one OF whom will
die. and caused loss estimated at
si,00o.oo0, Officers of the San Francis
Gu Gas 4 Electric Light company de-
clared tonight that the destroyed plant
could not be rebuilt and rehabllitatcd
under one year.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-11
Agree on Postal Rates.

Washington.--At a conference be-
tween Postmaster General I.emleux
of Canada and Postmaster Gen. Mayer
OF the United States, in this city.
an agreement was reached To amend
the postal convention existing between
the two countries IN SO far as II
Affects the transmission of newspa.
pers and periodicals. known as second
class matter. between the two eoun-
tries The rate now agreed upon Is
substantially the transient second rate
which the individual citizen OF the
United States now enjoys
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-11
TIED TO A cHINAMAN.
White Girl Deported from California
With Her Husband.

Los Angeles. Emma Culver of
Duarte. young California girl who
a month ago married zee Lung, a
Chinaman, started with the latter on
Monday when. with thirty.seven others
OF his race, he was loaded on board
q Southern Pacific train bound for
San Francisco enroute to Hogkong. on
nm order OF deportation from this
country. Miss Culver is the niece OF
missionary worker She met the
young chinaman in Monrovia several
months ago and finally they were
married. zee Lung was arrested later
and after trial In the federal court
was ordered deported His young
wife stayed by his side constantly
and when the order Of deportation was
made against her husband she an.
nonnced that she would go with him
10 China.