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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-06
SHOT HERSELF, NOW
CUTS OWN THROAT
MRS. TUCKER OF HUNTSVILLE
MAKES SECOND ATTEMPT AT
SUICIDE WHILE IN HOSPITAL
FROM FORMER WOUND.


Huntsville, January 5.s~(Speai2t with
a desperation growing out of ici fIana
for suicide, Mrs. William Tucker, who
shot herself at Hazel Green a few days
ago, has cut her own throat and has
been removed to the city hospital where
she is expected to die. The physician in
charge of the case says the woman can
not live.
Mrs. Tucker, it will be remembered
made a sensational attempt at suicide
by going out into a cornfield with her
baby and shooting herself in the stomach.
She was found weltering in blood a few
hours later and at that time 1t was not
believed she would live more than a day
or two. However, she held her own in
spite of her unwillingness to live. Selling
the first opportunity, she secured a case
knife that accompanied her food given
her In bed and cut her throat.
The self-inhicted wound Is a terrible
one, extending from ear TO ear. The
jugular vein Is not severed, the knife
she used being too dull but she can
neither drink nor eat and her death is
expected at any hour. The unfortunate
woman was brought to the city hospital
last night. There Is said to be consid-
cradle feeling at Hazel Green against
the husband of the woman, as he is held
to be not altogether blameless in the
matter.
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Giant Powder Machine Thrown
Into Crowd Below
THREE SERIOUSLY HURT
Bomb Throwers Escape-outrage Was
Seemingly Directed Against Fruit
Stand roprletor-lnjured
Fall Unconscious.

New York, January "a bomb of giant
powder was dropped from an elevated
railway station into a crowd of people
at the corner of Second avenue and For
ty-second street tonight. In the explosion
that followed three persons We're injured,
and of these two probably will die.
The outrage was seemingly directed
against the proprietor of a fruit stand
on the corner and this man, Salvador Gin
oluca, aged 80 years, was one of the two
dangerously injured. The other was Mary
Bailey, 40 years old. who was making
a purchase at the stand. The 14-year-old
son of Cinoluea was less dangerously in
jured.
The bomb throwers escaped The bomb
fell on the sidewalk directly in front of
the fruit store and almost at the feet of
Cnoluca, his son and Miss Bailey. Many
persons were passing at the time, and a
dozen of them were thrown to the ground.
The crowd fled in a panic, leaving the
three seriously injured senseless in the
midst Of mashed fruit, broken glass and
splintered wood, and bleeding from many
wounds.
| Windows in stores nearby were shat
| tered. Police reserves cleared the street
while ambulances removed the victims TO
| n hospital. The woman was found TO have
received cuts and bruises all over her
| body. Cinolucas body was filled with
shot He had broken right arm. frac-
| ture of the left ankle, his face was cut
| and both hands and arms were torn as
| though by nails.
| His son, Giuseppe, was cut and bruised.
| Cinoluca later was unable to talk, but
| from residents living in this section 1t was
learned the keeper of the fruit stand had
been summoned by the district attorneys
| office as an important witness In a re-
cent Mulberry Bend murder. The case
will be called for trial next week.
Five Italians were seen in the vicinity
! prior to the explosion, and the police sent
out an alarm for their apprehension.
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OUTLOOK GLOOMY
FOR SUB-TREASURY
A CAUCUS SCHEDULED FOR MON
DAY AT 8 p. M, BUT ATTITUDE
OF cEoRGlANs MAKES PASSAGE
OF BILL IMPROBABLE.

Washington, January 5.-(SpeciaL)-The
ways and means committee had a brief
meeting this morning for the purpose
of considering bills introduced for the
aoo ament of United States treas
ury in the south, and adjourned until
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, at the
request of Representative Livingston, who
stated to the committee that he desired
an adjournment, owing to the fact that
the Savannah delegation, which also
wanted the sub-treasury. was not present
The caucus of the states constituting the
proposed sub-treasury district, is sched-
uled for o'clock Monday afternoon.
and the understanding here is that the
advocates of Atlanta Will not abide by
the decision of the caucus. especially If
1t should happen to. be against them.
Quite an effort is being made to have
the caucus called off, but most of the
members are insisting that 1t be held.
There is no change in the situation and
there is every reason to believe that the
attitude of the Georgians makes inn
probable the passage of bill at this
session which will allow the location of
a sub treasury in the south.
In addition to this, it Is reported to-
day that Chairman Payne of the ways
and means committee. is inclined to re-
sent the initiative assumed by Secretary
Shaw in the matter. and the chairman
declares that hs Is by no means assured
that the southern states comprising the
group need sub-treasury. All in all,
the outlook is rather gloomy one.
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EXPLOSION JARS
CITY MILES AWAY
Thirteen In Shaft When 300 Pounds
of Dynamite Blows Up and
None Killed.

El Paso, Tex, January 5.--The maga-
zine containing 800 pounds of dynamite
at the DEM, Arlz.. shaft In Lowell, Ariz.,
exploded last night. with terrific force.
Every window pane in Lowell was shat
tered and the shock was felt at Douglas,
26 miles away Rumors were current for
many hours that many were killed and
many imprisoned. but investigation shows
the report as untrue. Thirteen were at
work In the shaft, all of whom escaped.
The most seriously injured was Joe Collie
foreman of the mine. who sustained a
fracture Of the skull
Lee Wyatt carpenter at the mine. was
driving home in his buggy when the
magazine blew up. His buggy was de-
molished and his horse blown to atoms,
but Mr.. Wyatt escaped with trifiing In
turies Superintendent Pattison estimates
the damages outside the loss of the ex-
plosion, at $4,000. The cause of the explo-
sion is unknown. Nes~by towns were Sc
verely shocked. but escaped serious dam
age.
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Hearst Argument Denied.

Albany, N. Y, January 5.-Supreme
Court Justice Fits today, on motion OF
counsel representing Mayor Mcclellan
of New York city, issued an order for
bidding Attorney General Jackson to
hear the reargument on William Ran
dolph Hearst's application for leave to
begin quo warranto proceedings against
Mayor Mcclellan, pending hearing
before Justice Fits on January IL.
This will prevent the argument before
the attorney general which had been
set for next Monday. The writ was
asked for on the ground that similar
application for leave to test Mayor
McClellan's title to the Office of mayor
of New York had been acted on by
former Attorney General Mayer and
that the present attorney general had
no right to open the proceedings.
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E. Il. HARTMAN is
SERIOUSLY I'LL
OPERATION PROVED NOT ALTO
GETHER SUCCESSFUL, AND HIS
FRIENDS ARE MUCH ALARMED
OVER HIS CONDITION.

New York, January 5.-The Times to-
morrow will say:
1t became known last night that the
condition of E. H. Hartman has changed
for the worse in the last day or so.
His friends are now seriously alarmed
about him.
The operation which Mr.. Hartman un-
derwent about a week ago and which was
expected to give him relief, has proved to
have been not altogether successful, and
his condition at this time as bad, IL not
worse than it has been at any time pre-
viousy.
Mr.. Hartman had been expected to ap-
pear before the interstate commerce COM
mission either Friday or Saturday, but
a. the opening of the hearing counsel for
the Union Pacific railroad declared that
it's president had been unable to testify.
Late reports confirm the impression that
Mr. Harrimans condition is really more
serious than has generally been thought.
Mr.. Hartman is at his town house, Ii
East Sixty-second street.
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Facts Of Dividend Methods
Brought Out By Commission
ROCKEFELLER AGREEMENT
Sells Stock and Gets $1s7,5oo Fee-ln-
terstate Commerce investigation OF
Union and Southern Pacifics
Continued at Chicago.

New York, January 5.-The interstate
commerce commission concluded the pre-
lirninary portion of it's inquiry into the
Union Pacific and Southern Pacihc rail-
roads and allied Hartman lines In TINS
city today, and adjourned to meet next
Tuesday in Chicago.
The testimony taken tended further to
show the great scope of the power con-
ferred upon President Hartman by the
boards of directors of the various lines
under Union Pacific control.
Facts of Record.
All the facts of record as to the declar-
alton of dividends last August by the
Union and Southern Pacific were brought
out by the commission. The dividends
were declared August 1, but were not an
nounced until two days later, just be-
fore the stock exchange opened for busi-
ness. 1t was at Mr.. Harriman's sugges-
tion that the dividends were declared. 1t
was also at his suggestion that the an
nouncement was deferred. He explained
that a number of the directors of the
companies were not present, and he
thought it nothing but fair that they
should be advised before the matter be-
came public property.
The executive committees of the Union
and Southern Pacific were given authority
to announce the dividends at such time
as they deemed proper.
Mr.. Hartman is chairman Of both COM
mittees. The committees were also au-
thorized to designate the funds from
which the dividends should be paid. What
these funds were could not be learned
from today's witnesses but the commits
sion was promised complete statement.
Sale to Rockefeller.
From the minutes of the Oregon Short
Idne executive committee was disclosed
that March, in 1908, MIR. Hartman sold TO
William Rockefeller 100000 shares Of the
oregon Short Lines holdings of Southern
Pacific common stock. A letter from Mr..
Rockefeller referring to their agree
ment" as to this stock was next placed
in evidence. Mr.. Rockefeller, in Novem-
Der. 1903, asked Mr. Hartman to take
back the stock at that time. instead of
waiting for the expiration of the agree
ment in the spring OF 1lD4. The minutes
of the Short Line showed that the stock
was bought back from Mr.. Rockefeller,
and it was further shown that he was
paid a commission of $1S7,50O. Today's
witnesses knew nothing of what the
agreement between Hartman and Rock
efeller was.
A subpoena was issued for Mr.. Rock
efeller to appear at such time as the
commission shall designate. Mr.. Harri-
man. when he is able to testify, will also
be asked regarding this agreement.
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NEGRO TROOPS GO
TO PHILIPPINES
SECRETARY OF WAR MAKES SLAP
AT FORAKER AMI HEEpS, PRO-
TESTS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
COUNTRY.

Washington, January 5.-(Special. 1.-The
Secretary of War today ordered all the
negro troops in the service of the United
States army to the Philippines. The
Twenty fourth infantry is now there and
by the latter part of April It will be
Joined by the Twenty-fifth infantry and
the Ninth and Tenth cavalry For sew
eral years at least there will be no trou-
BILE in the United States proper with
negro troops.
The order means that the constant pro-
tests against negro troops has at last
had some effect upon the war depart
ment and they are to be used in the
Philippines. 1t is explained at the war
department that the three regiments have
been in the United States for four or
five years, and it is now their turn for
duty in the islands.
1t Is added that there Is only one other
regiment that has had longer furlough
from the islands. At the same time. the
order, following so closely the Browns
vile shooting scrape and resulting COM
ment and debate in the Senate, is gem
orally connected with that incident and
is construed as a slap at Senator For
aker of Ohio and others who are urging
upon the Senate a re-opening of the case
in the hope of securing the ultimate re-
instatement of the discharged Twenty
fifth infantrymen.
The order also comes in the nature of a
surprise to officials generally, inasmuch as
the former service of the negro troops in
the Philippines has been little salts
factory than in this country the i'm
preston has been that tb( >uld never
be returned there for Wherever
negro troops have By ssigned In the
United States proteT we been received
by the departing Only last MONTH
when one of the 4 ments was ordered to
Fort Sheridan, howl went up and even
the colonel of a regiment was called upon
to explain criticisms he had made Of
the departments course.
He denied the interview and that ended
the matter. Whenever orders are pub
lished assigning negro troops to any par
tlcular locality. 1t means a flood of tele-
grams of protest within the ensuing
twenty-four hours. and for weeks the de-
partment is kept busy explaining to con-
gressmen that the negro troops have to
be stationed somewhere and IL is only
fair that there should be a change around
The order transferring them TO the is
lands is q happy solution OF the who'll
affair as the Inevitable shoot-ups and out-
RACES will receive little publicity.
The movement of the department will
also put an end to the agitation for the
discharge Of all the negro soldiers in the
army. Representative Slayden of Texas.
at the beginning Of the present session OF
Congress. introduced a bill directing that
no more negroes be enlisted In the United
States army. There was, OF course. never
any chance for the passage OF the bill,
and the action OF the Secretary of War
today In fact makes 1t unnecessary
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LIBEL THREATS
PLEASE JORDAN
BY NEW YORK Ex-
CHANGE ON FRAUD CHARGES
WOULD BE ITS UNDoING, saw;
PRESIDENT OF COTTON ASSN.


Atlanta, January 5-"I sincerely hope
the New York Cotton Exchange will is
sue warrant for libel against me. as
1t threatens, for this will bring out in
the courts the charges 1 have made
against it and result toward its own un-
doing"
This statement was made by Harvie
Jordan, president of the Southern Cotton
association, on his return from New York
and Washington today.
Before / left Washington agents of
the postoffice department were authorized
to inspect the warehouses of the New
York exchange, and make an examination
of the grades of cotton stored there.
This Will disclose the truth of my allie
cations. 1 believe Secretary Corteyou will
Investigate thoroughly the charges have
made and the fraud order ] have asked
for, 1 believe, will be granted
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-06
NASHVILLE GIRL KILLED.
Two Bad Accidents on Street Railway
Lines.

Nashville, January 5-Two bad ac-
cidents occurred today on the lines of
the Nashville Railway and Light com
pany. This afternoon at o'clock Miss
Susie Smith, IL years old, telephone
operator, while attempting to board a
moving train at Twenty-second avenue
and Church street, fell under the Sec
ond car. She was horribly mangled,
and died In few minutes.
This morning. during an exception
ally heavy fog. through which lights of
the blocking system could not be seen,
two heavily loaded passenger trains
collided head on, at Ninth street and
Indiana avenue. Eight persons were
painfully injured, and several others
received bruises and cuts.
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Name Identical.

Des Moines Ia, January 5.-Robert
Steele. the man who bears a name identi-
cal to that found on the name plate of the
Philadelphia bomb-thrower, left Garner
six years ago. At that time he was smooth
shaven, about six feet tall, medium dark
with brown eyes, and weighed about 20t
pounds. Upon his removing to Garner ten
years ago he was engaged in drilling
wells Later he established a machine
shop and incidentally sold patent medi-
cines. going about over the country In
ar open wagon with his wares. He was
elected to the town council of Garner in
1898 and on the following year was mar
ried. Three children were born.
Steele failed in 1899 and removed with
his family to Chicago, and later on to
eastern cities. supposedly Philadelphia or
Boston. While in Chicago he was mem-
Der of the police force.
IN general appearance. steele was a
rather aged looking man. At Garner he
vas known as a fairly balanced fellow
although shiftless and slow at paying hfs
debts
- was % years of age when he left
Garner
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Volunteer REGIMENTS.

Washington, January 5.-Secretary Taft
will send to Congress next week the draft
of a bill for the organization of volunteer
regiments in time of war, similar to those
organized in 1899 for service in the Phil
ippines, which were differed by the Of
fcers of the regular army. The measure
Is most comprehensive and is intended to
eradicate the plan of having state yolun-
teer regiments organized and differed by
civilian officers appointed because of the
political influence rather than because of
any particular ability they have shown
for military duty.
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Purday at San Antonio.

San Antonio, Tex, January 5.-M. d.
Purdy, assistant to the attorney general,
will tomorrow conclude his examination
in San Antonio relative to the alleged
participation in the rioting at Browns
Vile. Tex, last August by the soldiers of
the Twenty-ffth infantry. Mr.. Purdy
will leave tomorrow for Houston, where
he will examine two Witnesses who were
in Brownsville the night of the raid. He
will then proceed to Washington. Mr..
Purdy's examination was today confined
to the testimony given by Lieut. Col.
Frank Baker of the ordnance department
and Capts. D. j. Baker and Hooly of the
Twenty-fifth infantry. Mr.. Pardy said
tonight that the testimony effcfted dur
ing the day was of an Important nature.
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MILITARY CEMENT
FOR PEACE BONDS
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION GOV
ERNoR REPLIES TO PROTEST OF
ADVISORY BOARD AGAINST
WAR-LlKE INSPIRATION.

Norfolk Va, December 5,--The protest
by eleven members of the advisory board
of the Jamestown exposition against the
diversion of the exposition to the service
of militarism, as issued from Boston
recently, was today answered on behalf
of the Exposition company, by Barton
Myers, governor of ways and means of
the Exposition company. In the state
ment he says:
so far from this exposition being q
warike inspiration 1t will be the greatest
peace congress that has ever assembled.
Representatives of all the nations are ex-
pected here to unite in celebrating the
birth of this nation; the assembling of
their ships and crack military companies
will be one of the prominent features
of the fraternizing, but they will also
assemble exhibits of their resources and
Industrial products of peace with histori-
cal documents and relics.
"Probably the most prominent feature
of the exposition will be the congresses
and convention of fraternal organizat tions
of which 104 have been engaged.
Among these are a large number of
religious organizations and churches.
zone or two of these professors have
been prominently identified with move
ments to universal peace and disarmament
of the nations. They are doubtless so i'm
bued with the Importance of the move
ment to which they have consecrated their
efforts that they are over-sensitive.
1.-THE exposition management had, here
tofore, received letters from some few
of them individually protesting against
the assembling of the ships and soldiers
here.
"While 1t will be exceedingly interesting
here to see the varieties of warships and
also of yachts. motor boats and other
specimens of marine architecture and to
have comparison of the crack military
companies of our own and foreign coun-
tries 1t will all be for the purpose OF
extending mutual courtesies and cement
ing the bonds of friendship and peace"
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AntI.Pass on Street. Car.

Chattanooga, January 5.-(Special.)-The
LEGAL street railway company is one of
the few systems of its kind In the south
that is affected by the anti-pass clause
of the new rate bill. The company has a
line extending from Chattanooga to Fort
Oglethorpe. in Chicamauga Park, and now
when the Georgia line Is reached news
paper men, public officials and others who
formerly rode on passes and free car
tickets are compelled to pay over to the
conductor a cash fare for the balance of
their journey, II they are going TO the
end of the street car line.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-06
BROWNSVILLE MUSS
Is INTERNATIONAL
MEXICAN BEATEN UP BY NEGRO
TROOPS IN SHOOT UP HOLDS
GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBLE
FOR ACTS OF SOLDIERS.

Washington. January 5.-tSpecial) Tho
latest development in the Brownsville af-
fair is the international aspect 1t assumes
through injuries inflicted upon citizens of
a foreign country. A claim has been filed
with the state department in behalf of
one Celayas, a citizen OF Mexico, who
was in Brownsville the night the negro
soldiers jumped over the walls of the
fort and shot up the town, killing one
man and injuring others.
Celayes was one of the victims, having
been pounced upon by the soldiers and
beaten into insensiblity, he says, without
cause Celayes under the advice OF law.
yers, holds the government responsible
for damages.
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-Four Killed BY Powder.

Racine, Wis, JanuS AN explo-
sion occurred this afternoon in the
grinding mill at the Laflin & Rand
Powder Mill company, located in Pleas
ant Prairie. Four persons were killed
outright, two fatally injured and two
otherwise. One of the dead is Ralph
Anderson. The other three are Rus
slams, whose names are unknown. The
damage is estimated at $4,000.
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For cooss Lock 5.

Washington, January 5.-(Special.)--A
subcommittee Of the rivers and harbors
committee heard Representatives Burnett
and Bowie of Alabama today make an
argument for an appropriation sufficient
TO build lock hve on the Coosa river.