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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-11
NEGRO SOLDIERS BEFORE COMMISSION Accused of Assault on Mrs,
 Tate COULD GET OUT BARRACKS Negro Knocked Down By Customs h. spector Before Brownsville Shoot
 Up Says He Would Deny
 If He Were Guilty.
COULD GET OUT BARRACKS

Washington, June 10-James w Newton, who was knocked down by a custom house inspector at Brownsville, by a blow on his head with q siX-shooter a short time before the town was "shot up," and F. J. Lipscomb who accompanied him on that occasion were both before the Senate committee on military affairs this afternoon Newton and Bipscomb were members of Company c, Twenty-fifth in- fantry, and Newton was one of the twelve men who were placed under arrest and held at San Antonio under suspicion Of having beeen implicated in the shooting.
 Both witnesses denied that they had given any affront to Mrs. Tate, wife Of the inspector who knocked Newton down, and said they were quietly passing along the sidewalk when attacked Both denied that they heard any expressions or re- sentiment over the affair, afterward, and said 1t had been allowed to drop so lar as they were concerned, after 1t had been reported to Major Penrose, who said he would investigate 1t and endeaVor to punish the offending man.
 Newton and Lipscomb were subjected to a severe cross examination by several members of the committee.
 Asked by Senator Taliaferro whether he had done the shooting, If he would plead falsely to conceal it. Newton replied:
 "Yes, sir, if l did 1t myself"
 He admitted that any soldiers could get out of the barracks enclosure into the town without being seen if he wanted to do so. He had heard shooting on the night of August 3, but could not tell in the excitement whether it was guns or pistols.
 Asked if he had eyer sworn falsely in his testimony in this case he replied that he had not. He was questioned about his record in the army, he having been fined $3 on one occasion and $1 on three other times for minor breaches of discipline.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-11
Report of Episode.

San Francisco, June 10.-D. s. Richard son, secretary to the Japanese consulate, was closeted with United States District Attorney Kelvin in a long conference to- day It is said the meeting was the out come of the reception by the Japanese consul of message from Tokio. Both the officials of the consulate and the dis trict attorney maintain the greatest JIG. crecy as to the matters discussed at the conference or contained in the dispatch from Japan. the district attorney con fining himself to the admission that ais report embodying the exhaustive evidence relating to the restaurant wrecking cpl sode had been forwarded and would be in the hands of the cabinet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-11
R.pass Bill for Recount.

Albany, June 10.-The senate tonight, by a vote of s2 to 1T, repassed over veto of Acting Mayor McGowan of New York As semblyman Prentce's bill providing for q judicial recount and recanvess of the bal lots cast at the mayoralty election of 1905 in New York City. The bill was re- passed practically without debate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-11

San Francisco, June 10-The Japanese Association of America emphatically de- nles the cable from TolSio, which indi- cates that the Japanese of the Pacific coast have entered into an alliance with the progressives to overthrow the present ministry of Japan A representative of the association said;
 ''The Japanese Association of America has no knowledge what the progressves in Japan are doing. Neither does 1t de- sire the overthrow of the present minis try. The Japanese of the Pacific coast are more interested in the immigration ques- tion and are opposed to any law or treaty that will tend to discriminate against them.
 ''The purpose of MT. Noda's visit to Washington was to see the Japanese am- bassador with regard to the recent at tempted anti-Japanese movement here and to present the real condition of af- fairs before him and to further plan the best ways and means for removing anti Japanese sentiment.
 "The preeminence of this mission by MT. Noda was eminently satisfactory to the Japanese of this coast, and the am bassador expressed the intention of soon visiting San Francisco and the coast with the desire of creating and establishing a better Japanese feeling there. It is un- derstood he will arrive shortly.
 "The visit of MT Yamaoka to Japan has no connection with the affairs of the arbitration"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-11
CAPABLE OF ADJUSTMENT
 SAYS AMBASSADOR AON
State Department Regards Conduct of Japanese Government Modest, But Semi-official Statement an
 International Plot.
NO WAR, SAYS TAFT.

. Milwaukee. Wis, June 10.-Secre- -~ . tary Taft in an interview tonight > . says there will be no war with ->- . Japan. He has faith that the United -< . States and Japan will continue their -< . way along most peacefully together. ' . The secretary said: % . War with Japan-don't you be- -<- ' lieve it. Never mind the news that . . keeps coming. It does not always -< . mean all that it seems on the sur -< face. We will have no war with = . Japan, you may rest assured of that. -> . You can quote me emphatically as e saying that l have an abiding faith : < that the United States and Japan < will continue their way along most ' . peacefully together. You can rest as- -> . sured of that. Never mind the scare . . head dispatches. ~- The complaint of Mrs. Ayres < . against officials at West Point and ' . the report that she has included me -% . personally in the affair? On this sub ' . ject l have nothing whatever to say ' . beyond the statement that the proper < . officials of the government have < . taken the matter up" <
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-11

of marked sympathy with the alleged vic- tims of the anti-Japanese sentiment in America, there Is no doubt that the pro- gressives will use the San Francisco troubles as weapon with which to at tack the government should 1t fail to ef- feet a speedy and satisfactory settle ment.
 The United States question is likely to afford the most popular platform for the progressives and other opposition parties that are preparing for the general elec- ton next spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-11
25 Per Cent Dividend.

Boston, June 10.-A dividend of 25 cents on the dollar of claims against the Con- solidated Ubero Plantation company, amounting to s5S,7O1 was authorized today by Judge Dodge, in the United States circuit court. The dividend will be paid by Receiver Smith. The company was promoted and managed by F. E. Boorges, who is now serving sentence in the state penitentiary on conviction of swindllng.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-11

Washington, June 10.--Thousands of dollars are being raised by the Japanese of the Pacific coast to carry out the compact they have entered into with the progressive party of Japan for the over throw of the Salonji ministry and ulti- mately of the exclusion clause in the im- migration bill. and the guarantee of the naturalization rights of the Japanese sub jeets residing in this country. These ad ational facts in the international plot were vouched foi in seini-officiaI circles to- night. The enormous fund which is being collected will be used to arouse feel ing in the Japanese empire antagons- lie to the American government.
 Notwithstanding the sweeping denial of the existence of the alliance between the Japanese of the Pacific coast and the anti administration party in Japan given out by Mir Takahashi of Seattle today, the Associated Press today secured the texts of certain reports which he forwarded to Yamaoka in Seattle and to the Japa- nese society of Seattle. In one of the reports, which it was authoritatively stated today was afterwards received by Yamaoka at d meeting of the Japanese in Seattle on the evening Of May b, he uuotes Ambassador Aoli's statements Tn regard to the relations between the U1h- ted States and Japan growing out or the recent disturbances in San Fran cisco and the adoption by the congress of the United States of the lmnlgra- ton law excluding coolie labor from con tinental Europe. Takahashi's report is in part as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-11
Takahashi's Report.

akanaSnIS hcPofl.
 My object in discussing the Japa- nese immigration limitation law with Ambassador Aoki was
 .,1. The notification of the present inn migration limitation law.
 70 Opposing the would be immigration law (proposed new treaty. said to be contemplated by Japan and the United States.
 ..3 Acquescence in the Japanese natur- alzation right in the United States"
 During the discussion Ambassador Aoki said
 Japan has ample grounds to oppose the limitation law, but if we go to the extreme 1 fear war. Regarding this Japa- nese limitation law, the Japanese gov ernment absolutely dsagrees with the united States and will ask naturalization ri.rhts for the Japanese people, which l.e United States government will have to eventually grant At present the re- election of a president is nearing, so we are he sitating at this time to bring up these questions Wnlcn are unpopuidr III American politics.
 Aftr thus quoting, MT. Takahashi says: What we must call special attention To is the fundamentally antagonistic state ments that the embassy made compared with those of Secretary Straus Qnterview on May D. We cannot ourselves be satis-
 
 tradctory statements
 Before the departure of Takahashi from this city he sent to Yomaoka, who had not then sailed for Japan, report 'h which he told of a conference with Secre- tary of Commerce and Labor Straus, on May 7 regarding the immigration law Tn this report Takahashi quoted statements made by Secretary Straus, which he said were directly contrary to those made by Ambassador Aoki, to the agreement of the two governments. on the clause excluding Japanese coolie laborers from this country.
 Statements Conflict.
 Secretary Straus," the report says, told us the exclusion clause in the inn migration bill, as well as the rule pro- mulgated by the department of commeIc ce the consent of the Japanese embassy and the Japanese government. Compare pre- vious telegrams and reports, and you can clearly see the difference and contradic- tion from what was assured to us by Am bassador Aoki and Counsellor Miyaoka of the embassy. The Japanese ambas- sador, as we have stated in our tele- grams and reports, assured us that the Japanese government, never for one mo- ment agreed with the limitation of immi- grafton as presented to us today"
 It was after the interview with Secre- tary Straus that Takahashi and Kawa~ kani received an invitation from Viscount Aoki to dine at the embassy. Takahashi's answer, it is stated. was:
 We did not come to eat, but to settle grave diplomatic questions"
 Just before Yamaoka's departure for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-11

Tokio on May IA, Takahashi sent him a telegram from Washington as follows:
 Depart for Japan instantly and arouse public opinion, as we understood before. There is no hope with the Japanese em- bassy here'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-11
Speaks to Editors.

On the reviewing stand with the Presi- dent and his party were Cardinal Gib- bons Gen. Stephen D. Lee commanders in-chef of the United Confederate Vet erans, Governor Swanson of Virginia
 Governor Terrell of Georgia. and a num- Der Of officials from that state: the Jamestown exposition state commission CTS, distinguished United States army and naval officers with a number of foreign
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-24
CAN NOT CLOSE
 BAD CREVASSE
Break in Levee Twenty-Five Miles Be. low New Orleans is Eighty Feet
 Wide, and Getting Worse.

New Orleans, Feb. 23.-The hope ol closing a crevasse in the Mississippi river levee at Jesuits Bend, about 70 miles below New Orleans, was prac- tically abandoned today. With the break eight feet wide and the water pouring through it about 10 feet deep. an area extending nearly 50 miles up and down the river front is overflow ing and running very valuable truck gardens and rich sugar crops. Thous- ands of farmers and villagers Will suffer. The overflow is expected to back up until it partly submerges some of the small towns which are op- posite New Orleans on the west bank of the Mississippi. There is no dan ger to life.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-24

DARWIN r. KINGSLEY. up through all the grades of the life insurance business. He graduated from the University of Vermont and was for several years engaged in news paper work. In 1887 he became state auditor and superintendent of, insur- ance of the state of Colorado, and in 1889 he joined the New York Life h. surance company as inspector of agen- cies for the New England states. He was then in turn made superintendent of agencies, third vice president ana in 1903 vice president.
 Client ito matrimonial agent- You 'aowed me this lady's photo last year and told me she was twenty five. but after making inquiries find she is sver thirty.
 Matrimonial Agent-Well, you see. her father died lately, and that aged her much.-Meggendorfer Blatter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-24
D0|NGS IN THE
 [EC|sLATU TURE Saturday Was a Busy Day In the House While The Senate Rested As Usual. Wanted Longer Session. GOOD ROADS BILL.
GOOD ROADS BILL.
Railroad Commission Can Now Estab. fish Depots and Stop Trains-De. murrage and Drumming Measures. The Finances of Arkansas.

Little Rock, Feb. 23.-The house was the only branch of the General Assem- bly, in session today. and that body was so intent upon business that an effort was made to hold a night ses- sion, but this was too much for majority of the members and the proposition was voted down. Con trary to the usual custom, however, the 1ouse remained in session this afternoon, to make up for the half holiday taken in honor of George Washington's birthday anniversary Friday. The senate again took ad- vantage of the fact that it is far ahead of the house in it's work and has not been in session since Fri day morning. Most of the senators left for their homes to spend Saturday and Sunday. The senate is at least two weeks ahead of the house and can afford to take life easy.
 Drumming Legislation.
 The house passed several important bills today. One of these was the bill introduced by Representative Quinr of Garland county, which will pro h:bit the soliciting of business by ho tels. bath houses, eating houses ol doctors on trains or at depots in thf state of Arkansas. While the bill if of general character and vii put an end to all sorts of drumming throughout the state, 1t is intende' chiefly to do. away with the drum ming evil at Hot Springs. MT. Quin1 explained that Hot Springs had beel offered a large sum of money to b used in advertising the resort if would secure the enactment of la'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-24
GIVES COMMISSION
 MORE AUTHORITY

An important measure introduce ed in the house yesterday by MT. Black of Sebastian extending the powers of the Railroad Commission was passed. It gives that body power to compel railroad corpora tions to erect depots whenever per- sonal investigation shall show their necessity. The idea of the measure is to take the "train stopping" busi- ness out of the hands of the Legis- lature and thereby give the mem- bers more time to devote to general measures.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-24
AFTER MOVING
 PICTURE MAN

Mayor John l.. Caldwell yesterday instructed Chief of Police A. J. Stew art to abate an alleged nuisance that was complained about at moving picture show on West Barraque street. directly in front of the Hotel Jeffer- son. Residents and other property owners made complaint yesterday against the "bally-ho" man who does the spelling" for his performance They declare that he is nuisance and that his nightly wells" disturb the slumbers of those in the immediate neighborhood. Chief Stewart stated that he would issue the orders that
 the noise be discontinued immedi' ately.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-24
BOMB THROWN
 AT RUSSIAN

Odessa, Feb. 23.-A bomb was thrown beneath the carriage of Chief of Police Colvon Gesseberg as he was driving in Center City, this afternoon. The explosion of the bomb wrecked the carriage, severely injuring the chief of police and shattered the wln- dows of all houses in the vicinity. The wOuld-be assassin escaped.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-24

providing for the working of the roads on the contract system under the direction of a county road con- missioner, and has rejected the Mont gomery bill providing for the working of state convicts on, the roads. The vote on the Montgomery bill has been reconsidered, however, and that meas ure will be taken up again later The members are rather at sea as to the merits of the various bills and it is possible that an effort will be made to draft a bill which will embody the best features of all the bills that are pending.
 States Money Affairs.
 An effort will be made Monday night to determine accurately the fi- nancial condition of the state of Ar kansas. This will be done at joint meeting of the senate committee on finance and the special committee ap- pointed in the house to make an in- vestigation along this line. The state treasurer and auditor will appear be- fore the committees and give statis- tics to show just how much money the state has and what it may expect under the present tax levies. The in- vestigation is the result of the con- flict between. the statement made by ! s,o hi paign that there was $3,O00,0OO in the state treasury, and the report of State Auditor Moore that there would he a deficit of $10O,OO0 in the general fund by July 1. It is likely that the legis lature will be governed largely by the report of these committees 1T making appropriations and fixing tho tax levy for the next two years.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-24


 will probably be two weeks or ten days at least before it is ropened.
 ''The plant of the Consumers company has capacity of one hun dred tons of ice per day, but that is not sufficient to supply the con- sumers of ice in Pine Bluff afHs3GW shipments are made" &tbXM
 Mr. Alexander seemed very n1Gch surprised to learn of the new price list adopted by the Arkansas and Texas company.
 Local citizens discussed the ac- tion of the Arkansas and Texas company in no light language last night. They stated that they were willing to pay an increase of ten cents per hundred pounds but they believe that forty cents per hum dred is an exorbitant charge.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-24

c. r. Altshute of Evansville, Ind. is stopping at the Antlers hotel.
 w. P. Hess of St. Louis is guest at the Antlers hotel.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-24
doing away with drumming. The bill passed without dissenting vote.
 Commissions Authority.

Another important bill passed by the house was one which will increase the powers of the railroad commits sion to considerable extent. It pro- vides that the commission shall have the power to hear and act upon pe- titions for the establishment of de- pots and the increasing of train serv- ice, the building of side tracks, spurs, etc. These are matters which now re- quire special legislation on the part of the General Assembly, and at every session, the legislature is flooded with local bills, providing for the erection of depots, the increase of train ser vice, the stopping of trains at cer- tain points and similar matters. It was contended in the discussion on the bill that one-third of the time of the legislature is taken up by the consideration of these bills. It was suggested that the bill might be un- constitutional as it gives the commits sion legislative powers, but on the roll call there were only six votes l cast against it. z.#'
 Demurrage Question.
 The indications are that the house
 will dispose of the much mOOted demurrage question during the com- i ing week, after having devoted much time to the matter during the past three weeks. The Coleman bill has been disposed of by a refusal to sub stitute it for the Barker bill this week. The bill has been made special ord CT for next Wednesday and it is like ly that final action will be taken by lthe house at that time. The senate has already passed the Wingo demur-
 rage bill, which, is similar to the Bar
 ker bill if it is passed by the house
 The General Assembly realizes that
 there is an ever increasing demand
 for some measure which will give the
 shippers relief and they are inclined
 to place demurrage bill on the
 statute books as soon as possible, al
 thougH the house has gone slow. re alizing the importance of the legisla tion.
 Good Roads Bills.
 Members of the General Assembl! are becoming rather confused in re gard to the good roads bills that ar , pending in the two bodies. There ar
 | ! , lleast. and while some of them are sim g liar in certain provisions. they al l differ in other respects. The autho :. of. each of the bill objects to the pass n age of any of the others, claiming n that there are certain features il e his measure that are better than thos 1t Iof the other bills. The senate ha V passed the Arnold good roads bill
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-24
The Literal Victim.

They stood pensively on the platform of the toy railroad station at the beau. tiful suburb BenSonville.
 II understand you clearly" said the victim You told me that the proper ty was but a Stones throw from the station. Where is it:'
 Its just up the road bit," replied the real estate man.
 But 1t should be right here. You said stOne's throw"
 "Yes."
 Now, see here. sir," cried the vic tim testify, "you know blamed well that a stone can't throw."-Harper's Weekly. +,~.>s
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-24

Will H. Rowland of Memphis spent yesterday in the city, the guest of relatives and c. E. Phil- pot, local agent for the Pine Bluff and Arkansas River Packet com- pany.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-24
Uncertain Future.

Aren't you going to usekeeping?" Isked the friends of the swell young Benedict.
 Mo-" he replied; 'I can't lease the house we wanted for less than a year, and we may be divorced in six months. you know" - Catholic Standard md Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-24
TWO COUPLES
 SECURE LICENSES

Marriage licenses were issued yes- terday by Deputy County Clerk Curran Nichol to M. L. McBurnett of Memphis and Miss Jamie Byrd Of Redfield, and B. E. Hart of Well come, Columbia county, and Miss Tenny Brown of Faith.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-24

l.. J. Cohn of New York is among those registered at the Antlers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-24

c. w. Greer of Thornton is in the city, a guest at the Hotel Jeff ferson.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-24

c. M. Carr of Memphis is stop ping at the Hotel Jefferson.
 Among the guests at the Jeffer- son is T. B. Hamon of Little Rock.
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DARWIN P. KINGSLEY.
Vice President of New York Life, Who ls Expected to Become It's Head.

Darwin r. Kingsley, Vice president of the New York Life Insurance com pany, who is expected to succeed Alex
 ander E. Orr as its president. is fifty years of age and has worked his way
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-24
Big Increase
 in Ice Prices

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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-03-05
CHINESE AND JAPS

DR.. James l. Good, of Philadelphia,
president of the board of Foreign Mis-
sions, gave an address at the Trinity
Reformed church last evening on
'The japanese and the Chinese" He
exhibited a number of idols and other
curios, and gave interesting accounts
of the habits and customs of the two
nations.
The Japanese. he said are brave
and progressive. Their nature is
'changeable. They are continually
making excursions to their sacred
places. Since the victory over Russia
they have become elated. There are
two prevailing religions in Japan,
first. Shintoism and second Buddhism.
Those who profess Shintoism worship
historical places and ancestors.
The Chinese are trustworthy peo-
pie. They are employed as cashiers
of banks in Japan because they can
be trusted. The Chinese are afraid OF
losing their faith. The Chinese ruler
worships the same idol he worshipped
1000 years ago and the people worship
their ruler. These people had the
compass and gunpowder before other
civilized nations.