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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-11
MANY GO OUT TO
SCENE OF WRECK
CROWDS FROM PRATT CITY
EAGER TO SEE DESTRUCTION
WROUGHT BY FRISCO Accl.
DENT-REUNloN OF FRIENDS.


Pratt City February 10.--(special)-
Fully 5000 people were at the scene of the
wreck today. which occurred Just below
Blounts crossing yesterday. and the exc
dus from the town proper left it very
quiet. 1t being an ideal day. many fami-
lies spent the day in the woods near where
the wreck occurred, and did not return to
their homes until darkness drove them in.
Large crowds from Birmingham and the
adjoining towns came out. and friends
from the different places who had not
seen each other FOR quite awhile enjoyed
the day on this account, as well as having
seen the fearful wreelSage
An incident worthy of mention was the
meeting of two old friends who had not
met for twenty years, and probably would
not have recognized each other had one
not spoken to a man in the same group
of having been in wreck similar to this
one twenty years ago In Texas, and told
finished, one of the men walked up to
him and said that he was also in that
same wreck that he had just told Of and
they recognized each other at the same
moment, and there was a scene that at
tracted much attention, for, they were very
demonstrative in their affections, so I'M
usual among men. one was on his way to
Ala ALBANIA at the time, and the other only
recently moved here, and this accounted
for their not having seen each o. er for
so long a time.
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CONTEMPT CASE
WILL BE HEARD
Special Commissioner Maher of WASH
ington VIII Preside Over
Hearing.

Chattanooga, February 10.-(Special)-
All is ready for the hearing of the con-
tempt proceedings instituted against
Sheriff John f. Ship of Hamilton coun-
ty by the supreme court of the United
States, which will commence Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock in the federal build
ing.
Special Commissioner Maher. two stem
ographers and other special court officials
left Washington this afternoon and will
arrive in Chattanooga tomorrow after
noon. The subpoenas will then be issued
and served by the local federal authori-
ties. j. K. Penland, United States district
attorney, will assist in the examination
of the witnesses of the government.
Judson Harmon of Cincinnati will arrive
tomorrow at noon. He is chief counsel for
the defense of Sheriff Ship. Twenty-Five
local attorneys, one judge. an attorney
general and the balance lawyers expect
to put up a strong fight to save the TWEEN
ty-six defendants from a penalty OF a
fine at the hands of the supreme court OF
the United States.
All of Chattanooga is greatly interested
in the outcome of this trial.
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Personal and General.

Mr.. Dean Barber and Wife of Selma
spent the day with the Misses Llghtses
on Avenue Il.
Miss Ida Huey of Coal City is visiting
Miss Lucie Belle McWililams at Palmer
Terrace.
Mr.. b. Carter Adams came up from
Faunsdale last night to accompany Mrs.
Adams back to their home tomorrow.
Mrs. Adams has been spending several
days with her mother, Mrs. McWilliams,
at Palmer Terrace.
Mrs. Charles Lannigan, who has re-
signed his position roller in the rail
mill, has gone on an extended trip to
Montgomery Mobile, New Orleans and
other points, before leaving to take II
position with the New Patent Structural
Rolling mill at Bethlehem, Pa. Mr.. Lam
nigan has made many close friends during
the several years that he has lived i'm
Ensley, who regret very much to see
him leave.
DIR. and Mrs. j. II. Anderson of Gads-
den are visiting their daughter, Mrs. j.
j. Walker, on Avenue G.
+. c. Wilcox, formerly with the Little
Cahaba Coal company at Piper, has ac-
eepted a position with the Tennessee COM
pany, and will have charge of the office
of the foundry department.
John Ellis of Admission is visiting rela-
tiyes in the city.
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MoNTEvALLo NOTES.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Cary Move to
AvondaIe

Montevallo, February 10.-(Special) Mr..
and Mrs. Edgar Cary have moved from
Montevallo to Avondale. in order to be
more convenient to Mr.. Cary's work with
the Southern railroad. They were accom-
panied by their sisters, Misses Tabor
and Lucille Cary.
Mrs. r. F. McKibbon left this after
noon for two-weeks' visit to relatives
in oxford and Corinth. Miss,
Mr.. Burr Majors has returned to Mon
tevallo after several weeks spent In New
Orleans and Montgomery.
The people of Montevallo, irrespective
of denomination, are filled with regret
that the Rev. Joseph Dunglinson has ac-
cepted the call of the Presbyterian church
in SyIacauga, and will therefore resign
his passionate here.
The pupils of Miss Eleanor Parr gave
a pleasant violin and piano recital in the
chapel of the Alabama Girls Industrial
school yesterday afternoon.
Prof. Joel c. DuBose Of the Unlver-
shity of Alabama has been secured to de-
liver an address at the Girls Industrial
school on Washington's birthday.
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WELL KNOWN Man
HURT IN AN ARRAY
Jos, Gillespie Has Skull FraC-
tured at EnSley
STOLEN GOODS RETURNED
j. C. Jordan Receivers Horse and
Buggy at Gypsy Camp Near
CuIlman-Man Had Bought
Ticket TO Ohio.

Ensley, February 0-(speeial)-As Il
result of an alteration which Occurred
last night in Il restaurant ON Avenue
E and Seventeenth street. Jos. Gillespie
an ex-saloon man. is lying at his home
on Nineteenth street with fractured
skull and Tony Macon, who looks after
the importing of foreign labor for the
Tennessee company, is under bond await
ing trial, charged with assault with a
weapon
While the full particulars could not
be learned, one of the witnesses stated
that Macon thought that an old Next
can was being imposed upon by Gillespie,
and Macon, feeling that he was RESPONSE
BILE for this class of labor having been
brought here. demonstrated with him,
telling Gillespie that he did not pro-
pose to have these men imposed upon,
that he brought them here. and for him
to let the Mexican alone. This started
trouble between them, which resulted as
stated above.
DR.. w. D. FonVille removed the par
tieles of bone from the fractured part of
the skull, and while there is a hole in
the injured mans forehead about the
size of a half dollar, it is thought that
barring further complications lac viii be
able to be out in a few days
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-11
PEOPLE OF JACKSON
TO VOTE FOR BONDS
A DOUBLE-BARREL PROPOSITION
CARRYING TOTAL ISSUE OF
MORE THAN HALF A MILLION
DISPLEASlNG TO MANY VOTERS.

jackson. Miss, February 10.-This city
on waterworks proposition that has
been submitted by the board of mayor
and aldermen and which is to be voted
ON the 10Th of August
1t has been known all the time that
there were members on the council who
are opposed to municipal ownership, but
it was not believed they could control its
actions.
After the order for the election the
niger in the woodpile was found to crop
out in a rider TO the original proposition
to vote bonds in the sum of 100000 for
purchase of the waterworks plant. This
rider is TO vote $3.50, 900 worth of bonds
for street paving purposes, making more
than a half million dollars worth of
bonds the city is asked to vote at one
time. The board knew when the order
was passed that no such election would
ever carry in the city of Jackson, and
that is the reason the two propositions
were submitted for vote at one and the
same time. 1t requires two-thirds ma
jority for the advocates of municipal own
ership. The city has voted overwhelm-
ingly in favor of municipal ownership,
but those who led that fight two years
ago will vote against the two propositions
now submitted rather than see the city
burdened with such a debt as this would
create There are already outstanding
bonds for more than 100000. taxes are IS
mills and this half million dollar bond
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TO MAKE CHANGE IN
THE DEPARTMENT
Division of Correspondence VIII
Be Divided
WILL FACILITATE WORK
Changes viii Be Made February IS.
Plan Was Recommended by AS
sistant Postmaster General
Frank Hitchcock.
WILL FACILITATE WORK

Washington. February 1O.-An impor-
tant change in the administration of the
work In the postoffice department will
become effective on the 18th inst, when
the division of correspondence attached
to the office of assistant postmaster gen
eral will be divided and distributed among
other bureaus of the department.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Frank Hitchcock recommended the
change in his annual report and it has
been approved by Postmaster General
Cortelyou.
Commenting on the proposed change,
Mr.. Hitchcock said ut is of the high
est Importance to the people who use
the malls that this change should be
made. A considerable amount of purely
legal work devolving on the division OF
correspondence should be transferred to
the assistant attorney general of the post
offlve department. This work embraces
matters of the following classes:
4. The consideration of questions in
regard to the AVAILABILITY of alleged OBJ
scene, libelous and defamatory matter.
''2. The preparation of decisions to
the delivery of mail matter, the owner
ship of which Is In dispute.
% The formation of answers to inqui-
ries concerning the construction to be
placed upon the postal laws and regula-
tions.
''All of these cases require careful study
and applications of the law and an ex-
act and comprehensive knowledge of
many branches of the law. They should
fall properly within the province of the
principal law Office of the department
ment.
"One function now exercised by the
division of correspondence belongs APP
propriatey to the third assistant post
master general. This Is the enforcement
of the statute relative to the limit of
situation it is almost impossible to de-
termine where the jurisdiction of the
third assistant postmaster general ends
and that of the first assistant postmaster
general begins. Experience has demon
strated the undesirability Of divided
responsibility in such cases.
Another function of the division of
correspondence to be transferred Is the
management of the box rent and the
key deposit business. This will go TO
the division of salaries and allowances,
where 1t formerly was conducted
The distribution of the division of cor
respondence will relieve materially the
office force of the assistant postmaster
general and will enable. Mr.. Hitchcock
to devote a greater amount OF time to
consideration of the postal service.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-11
FORECAST OF THE NEWS
FOR THE COMING WEEK

The close of last week in Congress, the
naval appropriation bill was under con-
slderation in the House and the army bill
in the Senate, and both will be proceeded
with at the earliest opportunity by the
two houses respectively. The Senate will
continue its work on the army bill Mon
day, but the House will devote Monday
TO legislation for the District of Column
bia and will not resume work on the
appropriations until Tuesday.
When the army bill is again taken UP
in the Senate the first subject for con-
sideration will be the amendment author
izing army officers and the government
TO accept reduced or free transportation,
and it is expected that debate on that
point will continue. With that matter
disposed of the bill will be speedily
passed.
The general debate in the House on
the naval bill will give place on Tuesday
to speeches under the five-minute rule
and it is not expected that the measure
will consume much more time.
In the House, the postoffce appropria-
tons bill will be the next to receive at
tention. while in the Senate the District
of Columbia bill will follow the army
budget.
Monday morning the trial in New York
city of Harry X. Thaw will be resumed.
District Attorney Jerome will probably
begin his s-examination of Mrs.
Thaw ON Tuesday.
Lincoln's birthday, February IL, will be
observed throughout the country. A
number of notable dinners have been ar
arnged. Mr.. Fairbanks will speak at the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-11
THACKER CHARGED
WITH AN ASSAULT
FoUR-YEAR-oLD NEGRO CHILD.
DRIVEN FROM HOME BY IT'S
MOTHER, is KEPT FROM FREEz-,
ING BY A HOG.

Centerville. February 10.-(SpeciaI. l-Oni
yesterday Chief Deputy Sheriff ReddlcIe.
returned from Clanton where he hadl
been to bring back to this county Henry
Thacker, a young white man charged
with assault to murder and using abusiv,A
language, II is alleged that u few week.
ago Thacker was on a train on thei
Southern railway in the eastern part of
Bib county and shot at two well lxnown
white citizens, one Of the shots from hi<
pistol passing through the clothes Cd
one of the men. AT the time he escaped
but was Afterwards captured by the sher-+
if OF Chiffon county and placed IN jain
at Clanton. His trial will occur at the
approaching term OF the circuit court.
Yesterday morning when Tailor Sims
went into the lot near the jail he found
negro boy about 4 years. old nearly
frozen. The boy said that he had been,
there all night. But for the fact that
there was large hog in the lot whers
the boy slept which was lying near thea
boy he would no doubt have frozen to
death. The boy said that his mother hadi
driven him away from her home anR
had closed the door against him and he
was wandering around when he came to-
the lot and slept with the hog. lie waA
in pitiful condition and the authorities
will Investigate the conduct of this mosc1
unnatural mother
Several attorneys from Centerville wiz
go to Montgomery tomorrow TO attend the
call of this division in the supreme
court.
Active steps are being taken to erect
credtable school building at this place.
Circuit court will convene here on tho
25th day of this month for a session
of three weeks Many important cases
will come up for trial.
Mrs. Human Handley Nunnelee is on Il
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-11
A JAPANESE VIEW.
The Jill Discusses the San Francisco
Incident.

Toxic. February 0.-(Afternoon.)-rhe
Jill in a leading editorial, anent the San
Francisco incident expresses disbelief int
the possibility OF the adoption of a newt
treaty mutually restricting labor immi-l
grafton as a solution of the public SCHOOL,
controversy.
The Jill declares that 1t is aware that
a large number of Japanese are going to
San Francisco from Hawaii and that this
immigration is causing jealousy on thoi
part of white labor but 1t contends.
that this is due to the imperfect provis-'
ion of existing laws which might be
remedied by an agreement on the part
of both governments, but which should
constitute an entirely separate subject OF
discussion concerning the present San
Francisco dispute. in which latter Japan
stands upon her treaty rights
The Jill. judging by statements at,
tributed to officials Of botn governments. Z
draws a conclusion that II satisfac-l
tory adjustment of differences is reached
the credit Is solely due to the admirablet
efforts put forth by President Roosevelt.l
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-11
cHLOROFoRM BY MISTAKE.
Mrs. J. r. koonce, at Florence, Has
Narrow Escape.

Florence, February 1O.-(special.) 1.-The
failure OF a prescription clerk to prop
erly label a bottle of chloroform came
near having fatal results this afternoon
for Mrs. j. +. Koonce, wife of the SUI
perintendent of Lauderdale county,
Mrs. Koonce is subject to severe at
lacks with her stomach and a physician
was called in to see her He wrote a
prescription and besides ordered chloro-
form to be taken when the attacks came
on.
When the medicine came from the
drug store the chloroform bottle had no
label and Mrs. Koonce mistaking 1t for
the prescription. poured out spoonful
and drank it down before she discovered
her mistake. Physicians were hastily
summoned, but meanwhile antidotes We're
administered and after vigorous treat
ment she was pronounced out of danger.
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, Lincoln day banquet In Baltimore.
The British parliament reassembles
February 70 in the presence of King Ed
ward and Queen Alexandra, with full
state ceremonial The reopening has
aroused intense interest in London, as the
government intends to Immediately inau-
gurate measures to check the powers Of
the house of lords
The governments determination to
make the fight now is due to the defeat
of the educational bill by the upper house
last year and the prospective defeat Of
all other features of the ministerial pro-
gramme. King Edward has insisted that
the speech from the throne be kept strict
~ secret and while the address will
doubtless refer to the long list of pending
parliamentary measures, it Is probable
that some reference to the house of peers
may be included The Irish question also
is likely to occupy the attention of the
session, the government being about
ready to submit the proposed reform
measures. The modus vivendi arranged
last year between Great Britain and the
in the New Foundland legislature Febru-
airy II, Wnen premier Bono Will indke an
address on the subject of British sec
rotary for the colonies. The motion will
permit of a full discussion of the entire
issue, which includes the differences be-
tween the government and American
fishermen.
On Thursday the National American
Women's Suffrage association will meet
in convention in Chicago. On the same
day the national reform convention will
meet in Harrisburg, Pa.
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Mrs. Williams Burial.

Athens, February 10-The remains OF
Mrs. Marcus Williams widow of the
lamented DR.. Marcus G. Williams, for
many years president OF the Athens Fee
male college in this place, reached here
last night from Greensboro. Ala, where
she died and were buried today by the
side Of her departed husband. She was
a most excellent woman and had a large
circle OF friends. She was a near rela-
tive of General Coffee. who was one OF
General Jackson's chief supports In the
Indian wars. She was born and reared
in Lauderdale county, but after marrying
DR. Williams she spent the most OF her
married life with him in his itinerant
work. She leaves two daughters.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-11
COTTON DESTROYED.
Shed is Accidentally Set on Fire by
Boys at Play.

Gadsden, February 10-(Special) THE
cotton shed of the Etowah Gin and Fer
tilizer company was accidentally set on
fire by some small boys who were play
ing nearby and thirty-six bales OF cot
ton were damaged. the loss being 5000.
which was covered by Insurance. The
prompt work of the fire department saved
several hundred bales more from burn
aged.
Miss Grace Robinson. the young lady
who was sentenced to twelve days in Jail
by justice of the peace at Alabama City
for obtaining As cents worth of goods un-
der alleged false pretenses, was released
from jail last night friends having come
to her rescue. The case attracted unusual
attention.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-11
JOHN A. FINLEY is
HORRIBLY MURDERED
Body lis Found Near Montgomery
With Forty-five Gashes in
Face and Neck.

Montgomery, February 10.-The body of
John A. Finley, well known young man
of Montgomery, "a years old and unmar-
ried, was found dead this morning In "a
lonely spot in the southwestern edge of
the city. Ills throat was cut from ear to
ear and there were fertyfive terrible
gashes in the face and neck.
The crime was evidently that of fiend
or fiends. or person with terrible malice.
The knowledge that Finley had money
and that his pockets We're turned inside
out Indicate that robbery was a partial
motive for the crime.
Five negroes are held by the police I'M
der suspicion. The coroner's jury sat all
day hearing testimony and adjourned
without completing the work.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-11
TRYING TO SAVE SON
FATHER IS HURT
Alderman Tyson Of Montgomery Leaps
in Front Of Runaway Team.
Injuries Not Fatal.

Montgomery, February 10.-(Special y
Alderman ]. C. Tyson was painfully in
jured this afternoon in an effort to rescue
his little son from what seemed CERTAIN
death in front of a runaway team
The boy was in the street riding a pony
when his father saw the team of two big
horses coming. He ran to him just as the
animals dashed over man, boy and pony.
Mr.. Tyson had a rib broken and sus-
tanned internal injuries. but will recover.
Neither the boy nor the pony was hurt
seriously, though both were bruised
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-11
RECORD is BROKEN.
South Alabama Concern Makes Ear
liest Shipment Of Strawberries.

Atmore, February l0-tSpecial.)-Th>,
South Alabama Orchard company yester-
day shipped four crates of stra wberries.
thereby breaking all records for Southi
Alabama In early shipping. The four
crates were consigned TO G. W. Hender-
son, wholesale commission company Of
Knoxville, and were some of the finest
berries ever raised in this section.
Mr.. J. II. Philton, president of the South
Alabama Orchard company states that
had it not been for the severe frosts he
would have been shipping at the present
time 100 crates per day. The company will
also grow a large acreage I'm canteloupes
this season. The berries shipped yester-i
day are of the klOndlke variety.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-11
MRS. DONOVAN KILLED
BY WOULD-BE ROBBER
Neck is Broken by Blow from
Unknown Person Near
Her Home.

Memphis, Tenn, February 10-With
robbery as the evident purpose, Mrs.
Mercedes Donovan, wife OF Eugene V.
Donovan, an officer of the Memphis fire
department, was felled by an unknown
assailant last night with a blow which
broke her neck while she was returning
from a shopping tour. accompanied by
her 3-year-old daughter and several more
children.
The attack occurred within n short
distance of Mrs. Donovan's home In a
thickly populated section of the city. She
died within short time after being re-
moved to her home.
As to whether tho highwayman was
a negro or white man has not been
definitely established. Several suspects
were arrested today.
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MIDSHIPMAN RESIGNS.
Representative Wylie Has Vacancy to
Fill at Annapolis.

Washington. February 10.-(specal.)-
James w. Bear OF Troy, Ala, "A mid
shipman at the naval academy, has re-
signed. His place will be filled by Rep
resentative Wiley. to whom applications
should he made by those who have the
ambition to become a future Dewey.
1t is understood that Representative
Wiley has not yet decided upon whom he
will select. SO the fight is still open to
all the young men in the Montgomery
district