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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-05-18
FIVE PLANTS DESTROYED.
Fire Of Unknown Origin Does Great
Damage AZ the Smoky City.

Pittsburg. May 17.-Two firemen
were injured. five manufacturing
plants destroyed and number Of small
residences badly damaged. early Fri.
day by fire OF unknown origin. which
started In the Brush & Stevens com
pany pattern and metal plant While
the fire was at It's height there was
terrific explosion followed by several
smaller ones. and when the smoke had
cleared away Il was found two fire
men had been injured. They are Cap
tain Joseph Schloss. of No. 30 com
pany: caught In debris after the ex-
plosion and seriously hurt: Captain
William Miller. hoseman OF same CON-
pany. burned by the explosion and
hurt by falling timpers. Throughout
the fire the firemen fought in the face
OF great danger. as In one OF the burn
ed buildings quantity OF dynamite
was stored and In another were many
barrels Of oil. The loss Is estimated at
500. 600.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-05-18
PASTOR SORRY.
Apologies For Performing Corey. GIL.
man Marriage Ceremony.

New York. May i7.-Rev. Or. John
l. Clark. pastor Of the Bushwick Av.
enue Congregational church. Brooklyn.
who recently officiated at the marriage
In this city OF W. f. Corey. president
OF the United States Steel corporation,
and Miss Maybeli Gilman. submitted
10 tle credentials committee OF the
church letter In whiah 80 minister
begged forgiveness 70 'r-- rcrsorm.
ed the marriage cercm =. n question
Dr. Clark said he realized he had
done n great wrong. both TO the con-
gregatlcn OF his church and 10 the
Christian conception OF the marriage
relation In marrying a divorced person.
and he said he would humbly receive
whatever censure the committee might
impose. The committee decided 20
recommend In its report 60 the congre-
cation that. In view of the pastors In
tegrity and Righteousness. together
with his letter Of apology. no further
action in the matter be taken.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-05-18
CONDENSED NEWS

Five miles south Of Burleson. Tex.
a farmer named Reagan hanged him
self
Terrell. Tex. oil min VIII supply
farmers cottonseed AZ IS cents per
bushel
North Texas insane asylum. at Ter
rel. has e.osf paticnts-the largest
number in Us history.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-05-18
TOOK NINETEEN DRINKS.
Negro Wins His Wager. but Expires
Seven Hours Aferrard.

ST. Louis. May Ito prove his
capacity for whisky. Thomas Taylor.
q negro, cab driver. wagered that he
could drink a large quantity Of liquor.
lie consumed nineteen drinks without
. break. according to the wager. and
died seven hours later.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-05-18

Dickson. Tenn. May 1.-THE seven.
tyseventh session OF the general as.
sembly Of the Cumberland Presbyter.
Ian church perfected its organization
by the election Of Rev. A. N. Eshman.
president OF Radner college at Nash.
VILE. but commissioner from the
Mississippi synod, rs moderator.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-05-18
ANOTHER ROBBERY.
In This One Five Thousand Dollars
Was the Sum Secured.

In This One Five Thousand Dollars
Was the Sum Secured.
Warsaw. Russian Poland. May IL
A band OF Terrorists held up the city
office Of the vistula railroad on Pluga
street at 10 O'Clock Friday morning
and sot away with $1,000. after a
severe fight. in which four persons
were killed and nine wounded. The
office was fun OF people al the time
and soldiers were guarding the ap-
pruaches. bu the Terrorists attacked
them with rc"1lvers. killing two and
injuring four OF the guards before they
reached the place where the money
was kept. Then snatching up a bag
containing 5000 a man ran out Of
the office. The soldiers fired volley
at the fleeing Terrorists. hut only sue
ceedcd In hitting some bystanders. two
Of whom were killed and five wounded.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-05-18

Columbus. O.. May 17.-Presbyter.
Ian general assembly was opened by
Moderator Roberts. Governor Harris
welcomed the 1,ooo commissioners and
wives In behalf Of Ohio and Mayor
Badger for the city. Many overtures
were presented.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-05-18
2ia Barn Burns.

waxahachie. Tex. May 17.-Beach
Bros big barn on their farm near
Avalan burned. Loss. which foots up
over $1,000. includes 200 bushels OF
corn. eleven hogs. a valuable COW. sev.
eral vehicles and harness. II Is thought
20 have been the work Of an incen.
diary.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-05-18
Flood Of Overtures.

Birmingham. May IA flood OF
overtures from various presbyteries
was read and referred at Fridays ses.
sion OF the general assembly Of the
Southern Presbyterian church.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-05-18

Kate White. white woman. and Re
fugio Margarcio. a Mexican. were
found dead In 4 shack IN that section
Of San Antonio known as Little Mex
Ice"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
Strenuih of New York Banks

Affairs in money circles are becom- ing satisfactory, and they would be- come normal at once if the New York banks could secure the reserve of 25 per cent required by law. That is all that stands in the way of cash re- sumption and normal condition of business.
 The bank statement of December 21 in New York city is assuring and 1t gives promise of a speedy return to a cash basis. The banks were, it will be remembered, short about $55 ,000, ,00O of the reserve required on deposits, but the deficiency has been cut down week by week until 1t now stands. or rather did last Saturday, at $31, ,751 ,O00. The gain last week was $S,360,175. A like gain will restore the reserve in the New York banks in about three weeks, and then the abnormal condi. tlons that have prevailed since Oc- tober 23 will be ended. Borrowers in New York are meeting their obliga- tions. Deposits are falling off as a result, and this aids the banks in get ting back to the legal reserve.
 Just as soon as the reserve in the New York banks is 20 per cent of their deposits, the clearing house certifi- cates will be cancelled, and the eff feet of the October panic will be dis missed so far as the banks are con- cerned. This really means a steadily brightening new year, year in which caution and enterprise will go hand in hand, but probably a year of good round achievement and, let us pray, of good crops.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
AUTOlNG IN JAMAICA.
An Amateur Drivers Trip.

From the New York Sun.
 There Is no greater contrast between today and yesterday, the new and the trip through any of the West Indian lsl- ands." remarked an amateur driver. "Ja- macia has the most miles of road of any of these islands, and they are very good roads, as a rule, of smooth white shells as hard as adamant
 "On the mountainous roads the rarifed air of the high attitudes makes trouble for some machines, for the gasoline won't sink properly In the carbureters on the nights. Gliding through the tropical for ests you pass many houses of palms and thatch roofs.
 ''The natives are always friendly and have fruit to sell, or a fresh cocoanut from the piles in their sheds, where they are heaped up as corn ears are in the farmers crib here. The streams are crossed by lords, and the car will some times cross in company wif, native bullock cart
 We stopped the car on the shore of Anatto bay, some 40 miles from Kingston, 10 Wdtcn Q nOVel form or dQudtlc VOyaB- ing, A Hindu had his wife and household goods on a raft and was polling the outfit to seek a new home
 "The primitive craft was as sufficient for his needs as the newest turbine liner would be to an automobilist There are many Hindus In Jamacia who are under indenture to the planters. They bring their wives, and sometimes more than one apiece.
 Serene In his caste and condition, the Hindu fioated slowly past the car. and after a brief glance turned his back on the touring vandals. What were they to Nirvana?
 Further along we saw a native black navigating a precisely similar raft. It may have been moving day in Jamacai.
 This chap had the grin of minstrel end man and posed for a photograph that would include the car, so our camera fiend went out on the bay III a boat to snap the picture. Some bedding and clothing filled box amidshps on the bamboo raft, while the mans bandanna coifed wife and a pickaninny in red calico were the first cabin passengers.
 The black punted the raft along from the stern, which his weight put under water, but the bow and deck were as dry as bone.n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24

Dor, railroads, and transportation routes to the seaboard.
 Senator Johnston has been assigned to these committees: Interoceanic canals, the Philippines, District of Columbia, mines and mining, national banks, Indian affairs, Indian depreda- tions and woman suffrage. The last named Is a select committee.
 There is work enough for both our Senators on these committees. And besides committee work they will no doubt be found standing right behind Senator Culberson, the leader, who was born at Dadeville, when he de- mands, for example, that the finance committee report some measure to re- lieve financial conditions. The repub- licans rule the Senate and the re- sponsiblllty rests on them. If they fail to act the country will hold them doubly responsible, inasmuch as the distressing conditions arose when they were in power and they did nothing to relieve the distress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
White House Dictation

Hitchcock no longer travels the southern circuit rounding up post masters, but Cooley does--A. w. Cooley, Assistant United States Attor- hey General, and a favorite member of the tennis camarilla. The tip Is being given out that the White House expects every man to do his duty to William Howard Taft. All along the line from Chairman Herbert Parsons, author of the fusion fiasco in New York, to the referees and postmasters in Dixie, the word goes out that Taft is the choice of the White House.
 With one possible exception thu, country has never permitted a Presi- dent to dictate the succession, and it remains to be seen whether 1t will permit President Roosevelt, who has served nearly eight years, to say who shall take his place. Andrew Jack son, in measure, effected the nom- ination of Martin Van Buren, but the later was kept out of second term because the people resented Jackson s part in naming his successor in 1886.
 There may come big kick against White House dictation in the present campaign. But the kick, to be ef- fectual, must come from states that have no referees.
 This, however, Is a matter that need not concern democrats. It Is strictly a piece of business that pertains to, the republican party, and it Is inter- esting to democrats as an incident only of the campaign. If the republicans prefer White House dictatlon, they certainly should be given plenty of rope.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Visit of Popular Man.

"Col. A Fl. Stevens, formerly a citizen of Birmingham, but now a resident of Denver where he represents the Central of Georgia as commercial agent, was here on visit a few days ago. said a rail- road official He was always happy hearted and is as bouyant now as ever.
 "Colonel Stevens was agent of the Gen. tra1 of Georgia in Birmingham and was at one time chairman of the police com mission. He served on the staff of Gov ernor Oates and also on the staff of Governor Johnston. No one who ever lived in Birmingham was a more ardent prophet of the district than Colonel Stew ems, and he Is as enthusiastic about this city today as he was in the past.
 Colonel Stevens removed to Denver for the benefit of his health. He now looks well and says that he feeles we'll It had been four years since Colonel Stevens visited Birmingham and he was greatly interested in the growth and general inn provement of the city. He did not mar vel, because he had predicted great things for Birmingham and knew that It's substantial development was sure to come He likes Denver and says 1t is one of the most attractive cities in the land. Colonel Stevens is an Alabamian and will never be entirely weaned from Birmingham. The chances are that he will spend the declining years of his life here"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
Death Rate In Coal Mines

The disasters at Monongah, w. Va, Yolande, Ala, and Jacobs Creek, Pa, all coming in space of 10 days, have recalled public attention to the man. ner in which coal mines are operated in this country. It Is probable that all three of the recent disasters were due to gas or dust explosions, but coal dust and fire damp are not given to spontaneous combustion. Ignition comes from some source, generally from a windy" shot. Illinois and per haps other states have a shot-flrer's law Such law is intended to com pei the proper tamping of all holes filled with explosives, thus preventing windy" shot, but perhaps the bet ter safeguard is law modelled after those of countries across the sea call ing for daily tests of a mine for ex- plosive gases before the miners go into it. The presence of gases can be detected by instruments devised for that purpose. A daily test of that nature would perhaps render a windy" shot harmless, for if dan gerous gases were found the law would require the mine to be cleared of them before the miners could enter them.
 The coal mines of the United States are not troubled by fire damp to any greater extent than the mines of most other countries, but our laws are so defective and our miners and oper- ators so careless that the death rate in our mines is yearly increasing. It exceeds that of European countries two or three to one. All gas explo- sions are no doubt caused by naked lamps or windy shots, and it becomes a question whether 1t is not easier to compel daily test of mine for dan gerous gases than to depend upon the enforcement of measures to prevent ignition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
ONCE UPON A TIME.

By Eugene Field.
 My little child comes to my knee, And tugging, pleads that he may climt
 Into my lap and hear me tell
 The Christmas tale he loves so we'll A tale my mother told to me, Beginning, "Once upon a time" It is a tale of skies that rang With angel rhapsodies sublime;
 Of that great host serene and white,
 The shepherds saw one winter night And of the glorious stars that sang An anthem, once upon time. This story of the hallowed years Tells of the sacrifice sublime
 Of One who prayed alone and wept And how his blood and Mary's tears And how his blood and Mardy's tears Commingled once upon time. And now my darling at my side, And echoes of the distant chime,
 Bring that sweet story back to me
 Of Bethlehem and Calvary, And of the gentle Christ that died For sinners once upon a time. The mighty deeds that men have told In ponderous tones or flowing rhyme,
 Like misty shadows fade away
 But this sweet story bides for aye. And. like the stars that sang of old, We eing of "Once upon time"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
About Parsons.

President George G. Crawford of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com pany returned yesterday from New York, where he had been to attend the regular monthly meeting of the presi- dents of the constituent companies of the United States Steel corporation.
 L. Sevier, vice president of the Sea- board Air Line railroad. spent several hours in Birmingham last night. He was accompanied by his family. lis private car was carried over the Ala bama Great Southern. early this morn- ing, into Mississippi, where the Severs will spend the holidays.
 Mir. and Mrs. Al H. Reynolds of Hot Springs, Ark, pa ssed through Birming- ham yesterday en route to Montgom- cry, where they will spend the holidays with relatives. MT. Reynolds is pro- prietor of the Waukesha hotel at Het- Springs and has friends all over the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
SPEAKING OF BEARS.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer,
 These people that are always talking about bathing" began the brisk little man with the slim cigar who does not say much, but notices things, T always look on them with suspicion. You've bumped into em, haven't you? You've known the man who prefaces everything he has to say with I was just about to take my bath or I took off everything and took a good bath or. perhaps, 80, I jumped on, through the thousands of remarks tn a nice bath-sure you've heard him. And if by any chance you haven't heard him get off that bath conversation, perhaps you've listened to his wife while she kept dragging in such opening remarks as this whenever she starts to tell anything: I bath at the time. or, Yes, I was just bathing the childrep' or maybe 1t was, AS soon as I had had my bath,'-and so on, through the thousands of remarks they run in about their bath
 ? Yes" went on the little man, "you'll easily recognize the man or woman The mans the same one who thinks when he s In the train lavatory that he ought to ad- vertise the fact that he's washing his face, and make noise when he splashes the water over his features like the ex- haust of a locomotive. or the final death struggles of the water running out of the bathtub.
 And the fact is,' concluded the brisk little man, people that are always get ting off that bath talk are the ones that are superstitious about getting into a bathtub except on Saturday night. and in cold weather don't see. the need of it then
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
Has Much 10 Answer For

Those esteemed papers that are dis playing tables of electoral votes and raking up records of past popular votes are trying to induce their readers to forget that no election was ever held under circumstances like thoso that will dominate 1908. Never before has a panic occurred just before a presi- aential campaign, throwing hundreds of thousands out of employment in the presidential election year, and stagnating and confusing many precedent no guide, and no one knows how any state outside of the south and New England will vote. Even Connecticut and Rhode Island may be placed in the doubtful" list in such year. The man does not live who can tell how New York will vote under such circumstances, or any state in the middle west, or In the far west. All is conjectural, and the most that Is plain is that the republicans are nearly scared out of their boots. They know they have got the fight of their party's life on hand.
 They know they have got much to answer for. They adopted the Ding ley tariff which robs the many to en- rich the few. They have filled the land with monopolies. They have per mitted these things to bring on a money panic, and now it appears that they have built at enormous expense a fleet that has no adequate protec- ,tion at the water line. Can that party on it's record hope to win in year of inactivity and discontent? Surely not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
Committee Assignments

While Senator Bankhead is bravely endeavoring to regain his accustomed health he cannot go to Washington to be sworn in. He cannot be officially assigned to committees until he is sworn in, and he will have to accept the junior place on committees. But the Senate is controlled by the re- publicans. His friends have reserved for him places on these committees: Privileges and elections, postofnces and post roads, agricultures and for sstry, public lands, education and la-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
INTRODUCING THE MAID.

Tn the Editors Easy Chair of Har- per's for January, MT. Howells, in com menting generally on the relation of em- ployer and servant. tells an amusing anecdote of well known American gen tleman with liberal ideas:
 "One of the nobest and wisest of our economic reformers. now gone to the account which any might envy him, had a usage which he practiced with all guests who came to his table. Before they sat down he or his wife said, look ing at the maid who was to serve the dinner, This is our friend, Miss Mur- phy, and then the guests were obliged in some sort to join the host and hostess in recognizing the human quality of the attendant. It was going rather far, but we never heard that any harm came of it. Some thought 1t rather odd, but most people thought 1t rather nice.
 And you advocate the general adop- ton of such a custom 2 our friend asked. getting back to the sarcasm of his open ing note. Suppose larger dinner, a fashionable dinner, with half dozen men walters? That sort of thing might do at the table of a reformer, which only the more advanced were invited to: but 1t wouldn't work with the average re- tarded society woman or club man.
 What good thing works with them? we retorted, spiritedly. But no, the GUS tom would not be readily adopted even among enlightened thinkers. We do not insist upon it. the men and the maids might object they might not like know ing the kind of people who are sometimes asked to quite good houses. To be sure, they are not obliged to recognize them out of the house..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
Amusing Curfew Agitation.

q have been amused at the curfew agi- tation in Richmond remarked a citizen who reads 8 Richmond daily. "A curfew ordinance was introduced in the City Council of the Virginia metropolis sev- eral months ago, but its consideration by the judiciary committee had been de- ferred month after month. Finally, at a meeteing last week the author of the ordinance demanded that the matter be taken up. It seems the women had or ganized a movement in advocacy of a curfew law and they naturally asked for a hearing before the committee. Mem bers of the committee opposed to the or dinance took the ground that parents should regulate their children and that orphans should be sent to homes estab- lished and maintained for the care of children without guardians or relatives to look after them. There was a lively discussion as to whether the women should be heard and when a recorded vote was taken the proposition was off cially stated as follows: TO hear the women:' and then It's alternatives Not to hear the women Of the Il members present SIX NUIeu III LHc hcbatiNC. hc chairman accordingly announced that the curfew ordinance was dead.
 .sThe citizens of Richmond in general, from what I gathered from the press, were opposed to curfew lag Such a regulation might be well enough in a small town, but large city would make itself ridiculous by adopting anything of the kind.
 "A prohibition agitation has been start ed in Richmond, but the question will not come to a vote until next summer. In the meantime the city authorities are busy regulating the saloons. Some years ago the dive was almost unknown in Richmond, but now 1t is considerably in evidence. The city was noted then and is today for It's good order. Up to 10 or 12 years ago 1t was practically a wide open town on Sunday and even now saloons are allowed to keep open all night. But early closing will soon be the rule, as result of the anti-saloon leagues agitation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-24
FORGOT HIMSELF.

Herbert Corey in the Cincinnati Times
 Star
 New York-Up in the vaudeville belt they tell of the husband of one of the English music hall singers. who have been making such a hit in the two-a-day shows here. On removing to a Harlem theatre, the orchestra leader wished to rehearse with the singer, to make cer- tain that there should be no error at the performance. The singer waited the call in her dressing room, while the husband sat on the empty stage. watching the others who would appear on the bill go through their turns. He fell into reverie.
 "Your wifes next. Mr. Long," called the orchestra leader.
 "'Ow, quite impossible" said that startled gentleman, suddenly awaking. 'Ive been too blooming careful, down't ye know? Er-aw-haw-haw"
 And he called his wife.