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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26

Coal Is only rs cents Z ton In China
but unfortunately that u . little too
far to carry the coal scuttie whom ~
furnace gets low.
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Senate Committees Chosen from
Political Family
CUT OUT JELKg NOMINEES
Twenty-three Supporters of Gray Get
Chairmanshps and Work viii
Go Ahead Without
Adjournment.

Montgomery, January 10.-(Special.)- ,
The third legislative day of the present
session of the Alabama legislature saw
the cold political steel put to the fell
lows on the ousde of the family in a
way to make the unsophisticated
politician or onlooker cringe. The senate
was the amputating surgeon and used the
instruments of torture to the queen s
taste. The particular places where the
fight came was in the selection of COM
mittees for the senate and the refusal OF
the senate to confirm a number of nomi-
nees of the present governor, which have
been made within the past few months.
1t was noised about early that the COM
mittees of the senate would be made up
today by Lieutenant Governor-elect Henry
B. Gray and submitted to the senate for
approval and adoption. 1t was said by
the Gray forces that this would give the
senators opportunity to go ahead with the
work without adjournment If they so
chose. 1t having been charged that the
naming of the committees by the lieuten-
ant governor would delay the session for
several days this action was taken as
a consequence.
When the committee lists were read it
was found that the twenty-three men
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FIRES ON HUSBAND
ASSAULTS WIFE
POLICE INSPECTOR WHITAKER OF
NEW ORLEANS TAKES ARMED
OFFICERS ON SPECIAL TRAIN TO
FISHING VILLAGE.

New Orleans, January 10.-An alleged
case of frontier ruffianism developed to-
day when Police Inspector Whitaker, with
special train and a dozen armed police
ment went to the Rigolets, fishing viii
lage in the gulf coast marshes, to arrest
Anthony Morgan, a saloon keeper. the
police expected resistance, which, how
ever, did not develop.
Brought under arrest to court here,
Morgan was charged by Mr.. and Mrs.
Matthew Lawrence with having fired on
and driven the man away from the set
tlement and then having outraged Mrs.
Lawrence.
The husband and wife are hardly 20,
and arrived at the Rigolets recently from
Carmi, Ill. Morgan alleges that Lawrence
robbed him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-11
HESTER'S WEIGHTS OF
OVERLAND COTTON
e,475,53s BALES TO AMERICAN
MANUFACTURERS OUTSIDE THE
BELT AVERAGE 522.e4 POUNDS
AGAINST 518.21 LAST YEAR.

New Orleans January 10.-Secretary
Hester has issued statements of weights
of 6,475,5SS bales of cotton handled at
out ports and across the Mississippi, Ohio
and Potomac rivers overland to Ameri-
can manufacturers outside of the cotton
belt for the four months from September
to December, inclusive, showing an aver
age per bale of 22.64 pounds, against
51S.21 for the same period last year.
The details by states are as follows:
Texas ports. 534.52. against 531 81; Louis
lana ports, 526.S1, aaginst 522. 43; Alabama
points. etc, 527.7s. against 52S; Georgia
ports. 5O7 25, against 5o6 As; South Caro-
lima ports, 49S, against 4S5; North Caro-
lima ports, sos 90. against sos; Virginia
ports, 5O2, against 1857; Tennessee. ETC.,
SIT 56, against 5.4.14. These averages are
based on official returns of the secretar
les and superintendent of the exchanges
an Idexperts at ports, etc, in the states
named.
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PACKING HOUSES CASE.
Four Companies Convicted of Accept
ing Rebates.

st. Louis January 1o.-Arguments in the
cases of four packing companies convicted
OF accepting rebates were argued on ap-
peal today before the United States cir
cult court. The action of the packing
companies in carrying the case to the cir
cult court is regarded as a precedent, and
the outcome is awaited with interest by
legal, railroad and industrial authorities
throughout the country.
The Swift, Armour, Cudahy and Morris
companies We're convicted in the district
court on an accusation that they accepted
rebates from railroads and each were
fined $4,000 by Judge Mcpherson. Similar
cases had been tried in the United States
district courts. but none had ever been
carried forward on an appeal.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-11
Senate Passes Bill for Sixteen
Hours Work
.PETTUS CAST NEGATIVE VOTE
N
LaFolIstte substl% Goes Through
BY 20 to 1, and.SS rcement of the
Law Is In So of Interstate
Conn . cOmmission.

Washington January 10.-By a vote of
20 to /, the Senate today passed a bill
providing that railway employees engaged
IN the handling of trains, shall nat work
more than sixteen consecutive hours.
which period is to be followed by ten
hours off duty. The one negative vote
cast was by Senator Pettus.
The bill finally passed was a substi-
tute offered today by Senator LaFollette.
1t was amended in several respects by the
Senate. The bill provides that under cer-
tain contingencies and in case of accident,
the time fixed may be exceeded. The en-
forcement of the law is placed in the
hands of the interstate commerce COM
mission and the federal courts, the penalty
provided being a fine of not less than
$1OO nor more than $1,000.
The act is to apply to trains doing an
interstate or foreign commerce business.
The original bill and substitute hereto
fore reported by the committee were first
taken up for amendment. Many amend
ments were accepted and many rejected,
and when this had been accomplished
Senator Brandige offered an entire sub
stitute, which muddled the parliamen-
tary situation to such an extent that
half an hour of explanation was neces-
sary before 1t was finally decided that
1t could be voted on.
This vote resulted In rejection of the
substitute by 23 to As.
Senator LaFollette then presented his
substitute which on roll call was ac-
cented, SO to 49, 1t was then in order to
offer amendments to this substitute and
many were presented. Roll call followed
roll call as these amendments came for
ward But three of them were adopted,
enc by Senator McCumber, making an
exception to the time limit in the case
of trains delayed l1ecapso Of unexpected
deIays4ln malSing xs& eoi.7eetions; an
other Senator Nllly, modifying the
penalty and the third BY Senator Gallin-
ger, substituted the words "off duty"
for the words "for rest" in the provision
regarding the rest period.
Among the amendments rejected was
one by Senator Bacon excepting from the
operation of the laws railroads wholly
within state. This was defeated upon
roll call, the vote being 16 to 36. Senator
LaFollette failed In his endeavor to add
a new section to his substitute fixing the
liability of the roads In case of accident.
The final vote was then taken on the
bill
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Asks for Information.

Washington. January 10.-Representa-
tive Robirsoh of Arkansas introduced
resolution today asking that the Presl-
dent of the United States be requested to
inform the House whether he wrote u
communica to Thomas c. Drake, su-
perintqendent bf insurance for the District
of Co tumbia, 'condemning as invalid and
impre (per legislation limiting the amount
of 50 tlaries Which life insurance COM
panies may Jay their officers; and IL he
wrote such a}etter he furnish the House
with a copy 4 the same also whether he
author lized sgd Drake to send copies of
said dPmmuTFcaton to insurance COM
panies Tor offtehs in any state; and II so.
whethe r he eqdested said Drake to send
the sa lfne Oh condition that it be re-
ceived and hid conhdentally."
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Souabble in Schmitz Case.

San Francisco, January 10-Just before
the supreme court convened today to near
the petition of Mayor Schmitz for an or
der releasing him from custody on
write of habeas corpus, Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Henri and Charles Falrlla'
one of the attorneys for Schmltz nearly
came to blows over what Henri terms an
interference on the part OF
Schmitz's attorneys in the work OF ols-
trict attornev's office. Other witnesses
rushed between them and prevented trout
BILE. The case was continued until Janu-
arv 81
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ARCHBISHOP MONTGOMERY DIES.
In State of Coma After Operation-He
Was Born In Kentucky.

San Francisco. January 10.-Archbishop
Montgomery died this afternoon. He
was operated upon for appendicitis few
days ago He rallied after the operation
and was believed to be recovering when
a relapse occurred and he remained In
a state of coma most of the time until
death.
Archbishop George Montgomery was
born in Davis county, Kentucky, Decem-
ber 9O 1S47. One June 10. 1898, Bishop
MONTGOMERY succeeded Bishop Mora at
Los Angeles, where he remained for seven
wears and in October of 1903 was trans
ferred to San Francisco as coadjutor to
Archbishop Riordan.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-11
DEAF DEVICE Is
HEARD In SENATE
SENATOR PETTUS' ELECTRIC AP-
PARATUS GETS MIXED IN HIS
POCKET AND LOUD BuzzlNG RE-
SUITS.

Washington. January 10.-(Special.)-
Senator LaFollette, of Wisconsin was
making a speech In the Senate today and
was getting the best possible attention.
~ of a sudden theye was a br szing
sound resembling the discharge of an
alarm clock with the bell Off
Senators looked from one to another
and the pages tried to locate It,
One of them finally declared that it
came from Senator Pettuss desk An in
vestigation revealed the trouble The Ala
bama senator had a new device which
would enable him TO better hear the pro-
ceedlngs in the Senate.
The equipment resembles the head-gear
worn by telephone girls and is connected
with small storage battery which
fastens under the coat. In placing the
apparatus away in his desk the senator
had the battery and ear-piece In contact
and the buzz was the result.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-11
INTERSTATE COMMISSION.
Complete Investigation at Chicago of
Hartman Roads.

Chicago. January 1O.-The Investigation
by the Interstate commerce commission
into the traffic alliances and other busl-
ness deals Of The railroads controlled by
Il. H. Hartman. was completed today, SO
far as Chicago is concerned, and the COM
mission adjobrned to meet In Seattle jan
uary 81, when the case win be resumed.
James HilAand, third vice president of
the ChieagoI Milwaukee and St Paul;
Julius krutsichnitt, director in charge of
maintenance land operation; f. A. McCor-
mick, assistant traffic director, and j a.
Munroe. freight traffic director of the
Union Pacifif, testified today
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RENOUNCE AFFlLlATION.
President Harper's Plan ImpracticabIe
for Lack of Funds.

Chicago. January 1o.-Affiliation With
small colleges-one of the late President
Harper's plans by which he hoped to see
the University of Chicago in touch with
mnior institutions-was renounced by the
authorities of the local school today
The action affects the John b. Stetson
University, Deland, Butler college. lndi-
ana, Des Moines college and Kalamazoo
college, The University of Chicago has
ruled that these four colleges shall omit
from their future publications all refer
ence of aniliation with the local insti-
tuition.
Affiliation is impossible, it ia declared
owing to lack of special endowment to
carry out the original plans in full.
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Mutual Life Election.

New York, January 10.-The ballots cast
for President Peabody, OF the Mutual Lie
Insurance company and Richard olney'
representing the policyholders committee
at the annual meeting of officers oil the
company will be counted under ruling an
nounced by the inspectors of elections.
who have charge of canvassing the votes.
The votes cast by President Peabody ana
Mr. Olney were protested on the ground
that they had not been received In the
nrnner WAY
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New York, January 10.-The steamship
Ponce of the New York and Porto Rico
line, which sailed from Porto Rico De-
cember 26 and was due at this port Janu-
airy /, is still missing, and the belief that
the vessels delay was due to some mer-
chanical accident is giving away to the
fear that she is lost She was lost seen
on December 2S by the ship Shenandoah.
The most disquieting report that has
reached here today was a message from
Governor Winthrop of Porto Rico, who
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Railroad Men on Bond.

Washington, January 10.-All the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad employees held
by the coroners jury to be jointly re-
spcnsble for the disastrous wreck at
Terra Gotta, except Harry II. Hildebrand,
the engineer of the extra which caused
the wreck, and Frank Hoffmeier conduc-
tor of the extra, both of whom were re-
leased on bond late night, were brought
before Justice Barnard in Criminal court
today. Acting District Attorney Given
consented to the release of the men on
bond, awaiting the action of the grand
iurV
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Prize Fighter Arrested.

New York, Janury 10--Just after he re-
ceived knockout blow in boxing bout
here tonight Charles Sinclair was arrested
by the police at the instance of the fed
eral authorities on the charge of being
a deserter from Company III, Goth infantry,
United States army. The regiment is now
stationed at Fort Cook. Neb., but was In
the Philippines when Sinclair is alleged
TO have deserted in 1902
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Foreian Mission Conference.

Philadelphia, January lO.-The confer
ence of foreign mission boards OF the
United States and Canada, which began
here yesterday, adjourned today to meet
in New York next January. The report
of the Congo committee calling attention
TO the atrocities was presented. 1t recon-
mended the condition of affairs to be
called to the attention of the President
of the United States, to the United States
Senate and House of Representatives and
King Edward. The report was unani-
rlously adopted
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-11
PRINCIPAL KILLS
SCHOOL TEACHER
COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER SHOOT
ING MISS MILLER ABOUT A
BROKEN MARRIAGE ENGAGE
MENT.

Rigby, Iowa, Janury 1o.-Miss Corine
Miller teacher in the public schools at
Lewisville. near here, was shot and killed
last night by Prof. l. f. Couch, principal
xf the school. who then Committed sui
eide. The underlying eadse or the itagedy
was a broken marriage engagement Miss
Miller was a member of one of the old
Mormon families of Utah.
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sunken Gunboat Raised.

Pensacola, Fla, Janury 10.-The gun
boat Machias, which was sunk in the
stone basin at the navy yard during the
September hurricane has been raised and
today was taken in the steel floating
docks for repairs. The vessel is badly
damaged by coming In contact with the
sides of the stone basin.
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RaisuIi Holds Elksar Range.

Tangier January 10.-The representa-
tive of the Sultan has requested the dean
of the diplomatic corps to notify the Eu-
ropean residents of Tangier that 1t is
dangerous for them to pass outside ne
limits of the town owing to the unsettled
conditions among the tribesmen. 1t is de-
clared that Rasuli, the bandit leader who
fed to the mountains after the lombard
men of Zinat by government forces mas
reached the Elksar range, where pursuit
is almost impossible
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-11
Mccreary Goes to santo Domingo

washington, January 1o.-The Senate in
executive session today confirmed the
nomination of Fenton r. McCreary to
be minister and consul general to Santo
Domingo. Joseph w. j. Lee to be min
lister to Guatemala and Honduras, Will
liam C. Fox to be minister to Ecuador.
and Thomas c. Dawson TO be minister
IN Colombia
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-11
HUNDLEY CASE PUT
OFF FOR TWO WEEKS
SUBCOMMITTEE OF SENATE Ju-
DIClARY CANNOT PASS ON At
ToRNEY FOR B'RAM DISTRICT
TILL DILLINGHAM; RETURNS.

Washington, January 10.-(Special)-
committee of the Senate judiciary
committee appointed to consider the case
of Oscar Hundley, who has been named
by the President for the district attor-
neyship of the Birmingham district will
not hold a meeting for ten days or two
weeks owing to the absence of the chair
man, Senator Dillingham;
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DENOUNCED AS MuRDERERs.
Judge Kelly Instucts Jury to lnvesti
gate Lynching of Cullen.

Charles City, Iowa, January 10-De-
nouncing as murderers the men who last
night stormed the Charles City Jail and
hung James Cullen, slayer of his wife and
stepson, Judge C. Fl. Kelly, today nj
structed the grand jury to conduct rigid
investigation with a view to placing the
blame
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Denies Report Concerning Vatican.

Rome, January 10.-The Tribuna has
published a semi-official communication
saying that the statement to the effect
that the vatican is o be represened at
the next The Hague conference only with
the permission of the Italian government,
are without foundation.
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India, Investigation.

Wash 4ngton.A January 10. - Senator
Clark select committee on affairs in In
dian teirritory today held its first execu-
tive session for the purpose of beginning
the forl1lulati0n Of its report on condi-
tions as revealed by IT'S recent investga-
tion of iaffairs In that territory. The re-
port will be PRESENTED to the Senate next
week.
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Captain LytIe Dies.

San Antonio, Tex, January 1o.-Capt.
John r. Lyle, general manager and Sec
retary of the Texas Cattle Raisers as
sociation, died here tonight at o'clock.
Captain Lytle was one of the best known
cattle men in the United States. He had
been in Ill health for some months.
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OF the more important increases in the
production of gold as compared with 1905,
Alaska stands first with gain of $685.
600; Nevada with s4,500,000 and Arizona,
sE32. 600 Colorado shows a loss in gold
production of $2,9O0000 and California a
loss of S564,000.
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jenkins Acquitted.

Savannah, Ca, January 10.-Henry w.
Jenkins, proprietor of the Marshall house,
of this city, was acquitted in the superior
court tonight of the murder of his uncle,
Samuel j. Jenkins. who died three weeks
ago following the infiiction of a wound
by his nephew. a.
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Indorse Presidents Action.

Nashville, Janury 10.-The Tennessee
House Of Representatives today under a
suspension of the rules unanimously
adopted a joint resolution endorsing the
action of President Roosevelt In discharg-
ing from the army the battalion of negro
soldiers in connection with the roiting at
Brownsville, Texas. The resolution re-
quests the Tennessee delegation in Con-
gress to support the President in this
ms tier
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$4,000, 900 Corporation.

City Of Mexico. January l0.-A $1,000
009 corporation headed by Enrique Creel
has been formed to take over an electric
power and irrigation enterprise about 2
miles above Santa Rosa, Chihuahua.
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FRIGHTENED TO DEATH.

Philadelphia, January 10.-Albert
Lindsay was frightened TO death
and two men were severely burned
by an explosion OF molten metal in
the finishing plant at the Baldwin's
locomotive works today.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-11
ALABAMA GOLD WAS
$35,900 LAST YEAR
Director of Mint Makes Preliminary
Statement of Production of Gold
and Silver.

Washington January 10.-The director of
the mint today made a preliminary state
ment of the production of gold and sill
yer during the year 1906 as follows:
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FEAR Is GROWING THAT
STEAMER PONCE is LOS 7

says that the steamer Caracas reported
sighting a derelct $50 feet long near the
location the Ponce was sighted by the
Shenandoah December 2S. The dimen-
sons, however, do not agree with the de-
scriptlon of the Ponce, which is 3l7 feet
long.
Savannah, Ca, January 10-The wealth
er operator here tonight stated that he
had received a message from the steamer
Carolina at Porto Rico saying: mo news
of Ponce"
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Bishop Duncan Critically II.

Nashville. January 1O.-Information has
reached Nashville THAT Bishop Duncan Of
the Methodist Epik~opal church south,
is critically III at spS-tanbure, s. C., aft
neck. ~ sA's
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to name the committees over the conten-
ton of President pro tenn Thomas that he
had the right, had been given chairman
ships, the best In the lot. The only ones
of the Thomas following to get such
honors were Moody, of the enrolled bills,
and Spraggins of the engrossed bills 1t
was also noticed that Mr.. Thomas was
not on the rules committee, as many
thought he would be. 1t was clean case
of providing for friends In the taking
over of the fruits of victory.
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Governor Turned Down.

When the senate reassembed after the
recess to count the vote of the state Of
ficers, Senator Thomas moved that the
body go into executive session to act on
a message from the governor. This was
combatted by Senator Lusk. who won his
fight to postpone executive session. Mr..
Thomas insisted that the message was
one that had to receive attention in
executive session and urged that it be
taken up at once. He said that to post
pone 1t would take 1t over to another adj
minstration. This seemed to be the ex
act desire of the dominant majority of
the senate, led by Mr.. Lusk, and he won
out ON a motion to postpone action until
next Tuesday.
The effect of this move is to make 1t
possible for the new governor who comes
ia next Monday to recall the nominations
and make others of his own liking. Some
OF these were made within the past month
by Governor Jelks, but others some time
ago. Among the old ones is that of Louis
v. Clark, of Birmingham, to be brigadier
general of the Alabama National Guard.
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