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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-27
March on Bucharest.

Bucharest, Roumania March 26-Four
thousand peasants from the districts OF
Teleorman and Nladshica have Joined
forces and are now marching on Buchar-
est. minor state of siege has been
proclaimed here and the military author
tiles have taken measures to prevent the
revolted peasants from invading the city.
Should the peasants refuse to retire Or
ders have been issued to the troops to
use shrapnel against them. Soldiers
and large bodies of police have been sta
toned in the Jewish quarters of Buchar-
est for the protection of the inhabitants.
Severe encounters, accompanied by
much bloodshed. are reported from va
rious places. The punderng usually ap-
pears to begin at the synagogues, wind
ing up with attacks on Christian prop
erty.
The district of Vlashica is overrun by
marauders who have cut the telegraph
and telephone wires. A band OF Zoo
peasants yesterday made a furious at
tack with hatchets and cudgels on de-
tachment of cavalry in that district. The
troops only dispersed the rioters after
killing or wounding many of them
Regular Battle.
Reports have been received here of
regular battle between peasants and
troops in the streets of Alexandria Wala-
cnia about fifty miles from Bucharest
sixty men were killed and 800 were
wounded before the rioters were repulsed.
Alexandria has been placed under mar
tial law.
An additional 1000 troops under the
command of General Cornisceano, have
been concentrated in the vicinity of the
capital for protection against a peasant
attack and In fear of such an occurrence.
the royal palace has been surrounded
with artillery. During the sitting this
afternoon of the chamber Premier Sturd-
ga appealed to parliament to assist the
government in the difficult task of pass
| ing the urgent measures presented for
! the purpose of quellng promptly the
| peasant disorders.
Minister of Finance Ionesco. on be-
! half OF the conservatives. then made r
| moving speech In which. in view OF
| the alarming state of the country. he
| urged the house TO unanirnity on this
| pressing matter.
| AT the close of NJ. Ionesco's remarks
| the chamber witnessed a dramatic in
| cident. NJ Sturdza and NJ. Ionesco. who.
| for many years past have been bitter
| noliticaI opponent, shook hands effusively
amid thunders of applause. The slttings
| today was one of the most import ever
| held by the Roumanan parliament and
| its close with the reconciliation of NJ.
| Stuardza and NJ Ionesco is considered
beAttIng the solemnity of the occasion.
At Galatz. Moldayia. a mob of peasants
| invaded the town, demanding the land
| and wrecking houses. They were fired
| upon by troops. who killed fifteen of the
! rioters A panic prevails IT Giurgevo.
opposite Rust Chuk, forty miles from
| bucharest. from whence urgent demands
for endorsements Of troops have reached
] the city.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-27
Wants Primary.

IF these suggestions do not meet ii
favor 1t should be provided that the ",
mary elections shall be. held at a ~ -
venient time, long enough after the -,
therefor has been issued, to enable =
who are interested in the work Off :
convention to appear before the pc
and discuss the public questions. ar
which we are all concerned, so thar :.
people who are interested may act int ~
gently in the selection of their delegI :,
thus bringing this selection as near1,, !,
a direct popular vote as is possible . :,
der the laws now In force.
"I have no opinions to conceal from, ;,
constituents and there is no point IN ;,
public record as to which l am not RI aa,
to render them a full account
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-27
1000 MARCH ON CAPITAL
ALARM AT ROYAL PALACE
Peasants, Led BY Students, Sack and
Burn Villages, and Cities Are
In a State of Wild
Panic.

Vienna, March o6-The rising of
the peasants in Roumanla is as
suming the proportions of civil war.
The movement is directed not only against
the Jews but also against the Christian
land owners. The trouble now extends
from one end of Roumania to another and
even the capital city, Bucharest, is in
fear of ans attack.
Reports of sanguinary encounters ara
received constantly. and each day shows
the disorders to be more deep seated and
far reaching.
There was sanguinary fighting in tho
streets of Petresou today when 2000 peas
ants led by the students entered tho
city and sacked and destroyed many build
ings, including the Palace of Prince Stir
hey.
Villages Burned.
In the districts of Teleorman and Vlas-
hica twenty-three landowners have been
killed and four villages have been burned.
Probably the most serious engagement
occurred at Alexandria, about nifty miles
from Bucharest. where sixty men were
killed and three wounded before the
troops succeeded in dispensing the rioters.
Four thousand peasants are marching
on Bucharest. Reinforcements have been
concentrated at the capital, the royal
palace is protected by the army, ard
orders have been issued to prevent the
revolving peasants from invading the city.
Serious Encounters.
The movement has extended through
the estre province of Wallachia and-
almost every hour brings a report OF
more or lesp serious encounter between
the soldier and the peasants. In tile
distrfet -f Zlmminiaa number of farms
most % i1@m beloIiEinE ttt= pai1nanians
have been ,piindered and 1t IS rppoTfr5
that the towns of Zimminica and Zara
and Ivojoi in Moldayia have been deVas-
tated.
The district of Alexandria to the SOUTH
west of Bucharest is In full uproar. The
peasants are pillaging the shops. and
the merchants and their clerks are pre-
pairing themselves for the protection OF
their lives and property
The latest reports declare that Girugevo
on the Danube. forty miles south of Buch-
Arrest. is in state of panic. The au-
thorlties are doing everything possible to
suppress the disorders and reinforcements
are being moved rapidly into the troubled
districts.
Great Alarm at Capital.
, A dispatch received here from the from.
tier of Roumania says the advance Of
the riotous peasants on Bucharest con-
tinues. Up to the present time it has
been found impossible to divert them.
There is great alarm in the Roumanian
capital. The garrisons in eighteen of tha
forts forming the defense of the city
have been increased and the royal pal.
ace is strongly protected by soldiers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-27
Battle News Confirmed.

Panama, March 26.-The news that an
important battle has been fought near
Tegucigalpa between the Honduran- Saliva
dorian forces and tn se of the Nicara-
guans and that Senor Barabona, Hon
duran minister of war. was mortally
wounded and many commanders cap
tured, is fully confirmed The allied
armies of Honduras and Salvador are
deserted as completely demoralized
News of the termination of the war is
ertarily expected.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-27
Alabama Assistant Naval Surg

Washington, March 26.-(Special.)-
die Knox winn of Clayton. Ala. W -, -
appointed an assistant surgeon o. a.,
navy Saturday. ''
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-27
Denies Taft is OhIos Choice
for Presidency
ISSUES PLAIN STATEMENT
Suggests Primary Election to Deter.
mine Choice of His State-Hasn't
Yet Announced His
Candidacy.

Washington, March 26.-That Senator
Taft will be Ohio's choice for the presi-
Dental nomination next year is made
plain by statement issued by the sena-
tor tonight.
Senator Foraker says he does not
want any political honors from the peo-
pie of Ohio without their hearty ap-
proval." and he suggests that the proper
way to determine who is the choice of
the people to head the national repub-
lican ticket, and to represent the state
in the United States Senate. is for the
republican state executive committee to
authorize a primary election to choose
delegates to the state convention which
will be called upon to determine these
questions.
Stand on His Record.
The announcement of State Superinten-
dent of Insurance Vorhees that the sup
port of Ohio would go to Secretary Taft
for the presidential nomination led Sem
ator Foraker, 1t is believed, to issue the
statement outlining his position. The
senator declares that he Is willing to go
before the people on his record. and
that 'he has nothing to conceal from his
constituents"
Mr.. Foraker does not say that he will
be a candidate to succeed President
Roosevelt. but 1t is generally understood
among his friends in Washington that at
a later date he will formally announce
his candidacy and that If the primary
election is called in Ohio he will enter
into the nght 10 sec1Ira thp indorsen1ent
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-27

Mobile, Ala, March 26.-It developed
today that the American property own
ers in Puerto Cortez are taking no
chances that the town will not be cap
tured and sacked by the army of Nj
caragua and on board the Norwegian
fruit steamer Hiram that arrived in Mo-
bile yesterday afternoon al 4:30 o'clock
was consignment of $4,000 in silver to
John 3. Cefalu, who is constructing in
the Honduras coast city a waterworks
system valued at $4,000.
The officers of the Hiram report that
while at Puerto Cortez there was a
movement on foot to take the vessel and
use her as a troopship, but 1t is believed
that the presence of the American gun
boat Marietta kept the Honduran army
officers from doing 70. At the time that
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-27
PRESENT LOVING
CUP TO CLEVELAND
Undergraduate Body OF Prince
ton Parade to Home
is TOUCHED BY CEREMONY
Voice Weak In Response to Presenta-
tion Speech-Cup Was Intended
for the Ex-President's 10th
Birthday.
is TOUCHED BY CEREMONY

Princeton, N. j., March 26.-The entire
undergraduate body of Princeton Univer
sity paraded to the nome of former
President Cleveland today and presented
him with loving cup. The cup was to
have been given to Mr.. Cleveland on
his 10th birthday, March IS, but he was
in the south at the time. The cup which
is of silver stands more than eighteen
inches high on an ebony stand and bears
the inscription:
ITO the Hon. Grover Cleveland.
"A slight token of the love and esteem
of the undergraduates of Princeton Uni
versity, presented on this 18th day of
March, 1907. his 10Th birthday
That Mr.. Cleveland was touched by
the ceremony was apparent by the brok-
en- delivery of his response to the presen-
tation speech. He said:
II am sure you do not fully realize all
the satisfaction which this occasion af-
fords me. 1t is, of course within your
expectation that from a heart stirred to
its depths by sense of thankfulness l
should attempt to give expression to the
delight which accompanies the reception
of your beautiful birthday gift, but you
cannot know and appreciate the oppor-
tunity long desired and here given to
me, to acknowledge to the students of
Princeton themselves what has daily and
hourly come to me through even linn
tied association with their university life.
] feel young at seventy because 1 have
here inspiring young manhood. You have
created this atmosphere and through the
providence of God it has been given to
me to breathe in these latter days this
healthy stimulating influence"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-27

Buenos Ayres, March 2s.--The Prosna.
speaking of the proposed Intervention of
tue United States and Mexico, to stop
tins Central American war. says:
ANY armed intervention into the strug-
giles between American countries amounts
to a limitation of soveignty. The weak
ness Of country does not authorize the
powers to violate the principles of in
ternational law. Therefore, only friendly
mediation can be praised; never armed
intervention"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-27
BoniaII Ordered to Surrender.

Managua. Nicaragua, March 26.-It is
stated on the highest authority that Pres
iuent Bonilla of Honduras. after his re-
treat to Amapala, following the defeat
of the Honduran-S -Salvadorian forces at
Cholutcca by the Nicaraguan army. or
der.1 from Ainapala the surrender of
Tegucgalpa, capital of Honduras, to the
victoric us troops The city is now in
the possession of the Honduran-Nicara-
guam government junta.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-27

statute in such cases made and provided,
hereby appoint the Hon. Morgan j.
o. Brien, the Hon Peter b. Olney and
Leopold Putzel, M. D., three disinter-
ested persons, a commission forthwith to
examine into the mental condition OF said
Harry X. Thaw, and to report to the
court with all convenient speed the facts
and their opinions as to whether at the
time of, such examination the said Harry
X. Thaw was in such a state of idiocy,
imbeeility, lunacy or insanity so as to
be incapable to rightly understand his
own condition, the nature of the charges
against him, and of conducting his de-
fense in a rational manner"
Justice Fitzgeralds conference with the
attorneys this afternoon lasted not more
than twenty minutes. To the newspaper
men waiting outside, District Attorney
Jerome as he emerged uttered the one
word commission Mr.. Jerome was
soon followed by Messrs Hartridge,
O'Reilly, Peabody, Delmas, Gleason and
McPicke, the six Thaw attorneys. One
of the men in this group was heard to
remark as he left the chambers, "It could
not be worse"
Later, however the attorneys seemed to
take brihter view of Justice Fitzger-
AIDS decision.
Mr.. Hartridge said:
we ulu nOl tApcct IL uccioioi u hhy
sort today much less the one that was
rendered We had hoped the trial might
go on without further interruption. The
commission will meet court day. This
will be particularly trying to the ladies
connected with the trial. Now that the
decision has been rendered, however, II
is hard to see how Justice Fitzgerald
could have done otherwise. OF course
there was conflict of affidavits, and he
Nd o,,I hon Grr1 o1xy n ntId
counsel believe in his sanity"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-27

Messrs. Hartridge and O'Reilly went
with Mrs. Evelyn Thaw to the Tombs
and there in the hospital ward they met
the prisoner. This ward had been placed
at their disposal because of the crowd in
the other rooms. The brothers of the
defendant did not go to the Tombs but
hurried up town with the news of the
commission to their mother and sisters
who were waiting in their apartments
Thaw had OWNED the result of the con-
ference with Justice Fitzgerald and was
not in the least surprised "It is all right
deaire,' he said to his wife. 81 am not
afraid of a commission. I am a sane
man now; just as sane as the judge him
self. and I am sure that any right-minded
commission will SO declare me-"
The attorneys quickly withdrew from
the conference and Thaw and his wife sat
for a long time together discussing what
the commission probably would do. When
Mr.. Hartridge came out he declared:
'The fortitude of the boy tmeanng
Thaw) astonishes me sometimes, and 1t
certainly did today"
Thaws Statement.
Later in the afternoon Thaw sent out
statement in which he said:
Everything is perfectly satisfactory
to me. 1 am sure will be able to sat-
isfy the commission that 1 am sane at
the present time. Anything Justice Fitz-
gerald does is all right. He has always
acted in fair and impartial manner"
To Begin Forthwith.
The statute under which the comms-
sion was appointed says:
when the commissioners have con-
cluded their examination they must
forthwith report the facts to the court
with their opinion thereon. If the COM
mission finds the defendant insane, the
trial or Judgment must be suspended un-
til he becomes sane, and the court II IL
deems his discharge dangerous to the
public peace and safety must order that
he be, in the meantime. committed by
the sheriff to a state lunatic asylum, and
upon his becoming sane he he re-deliver-
ed by the superintendent of the asylum
to the sheriff.
when received into an asylum he
must be detained there until he becomes
sane. Then the superintendent must give
written notice of the fact to judge oil
the supreme court of the district in
which the asylum is situated. The Judge
must require the sheriff without delay to
bring the defendant from the asylum and
place him in the proper custody until
he is brought to trial judgment or ex-
ecution, as the case may be. or be legally
discharged"
While the law simply prescribes any
state asylum, it is generally the custom
to send all prisoners charged with crime
to the asylum at Mattewan for the Grim
inal insane.
The court directs what compensation
shall be paid to the members Of lunacy
commission.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-15
BUILDING IN THE SOUTH
IN VERY HEALTHY CONDITION.

NASHVILLE TENN. December a.
The Southern Building Record for De-
cemher says;
Personal interviews had by CORES
pondents OF the Southern Building Re.
cord with contractors, builders, supply
dealers, architects. manufacturers and
others interested in the building trades
III all the cities OF the South incline
the balance OF sentiment strongly on
the optimistic side of the situation.
We have won the appellation OF "thc
solid South" politically. and At now
seems that we are on the eve of win
ming the same distinction financially
and materially
Among the cities that reported cpn.
dllons to be excellent and the outlook
good are to be found Chattanooga, Dali
las, Augusta, Little Rock Nashville and
Memphis only New Orleans and Louis
VILE are arrayed the gloomy side
3ot the picture, q ouEh In Brming-
ham the 'prosperlty talk" shows o
pereept,ble break and there are seyeral
blue spots to be noticed in D. review
Iot eanditlons in that city In Louis.
y WIG THO situation IS worse tor e34trane.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-15
THE SURVEY OF a GREAT
NIATER-POWER COMPLETED
Surveyors Worked Nearly Two Years on Chat.
tahoochee River Development Of Add,
tlonal Power Will Follow .S11rNeus
Will Follow Surveys,

Mere IN the employ of this company.
me company OWNS practically all the
.Water-poWer. from this city TO point
t~enty-tiyc miles above Columbus.
~ Is the policy of tie Columbus
foWer Company TO develop these pow
.ets from time to time. to meet the de-
inands- from rev Industries being cs-
"a "a blisllel in Columbus and vicinity.
The company already has three plants
in. successful operation. one of then,
SO large that it furnishes power for
nine cotton mills. Plans have been
drawn for another big dam and power
rouse MOI; two miles north Of the city.
me rcompanys most recent plant was
completed less than a year ago.
The extensive surveys that have
been made by corps of trained men,
varying in number from twelve to
twenty. We're painstaking and accu
rate and tho Columbus Power Com
pany. having. secured all the prclim.
mary. data that is desired, can pro-
coed with the development of The
power IS rapidly as desired. At one
point the erection of a dam seventy
five feet high is declared to be feast
Die by engineers. At North Highlands
dana nearly forty feet nigh.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-15

fever Of company forming. which ragged
SO strongly at the close OF last year
and the beginning OF the present. has
now been replaced by a fever OF the
opposite kind, namely, company dis
solving. The reason for this new. mania
lis thus described: For example. the
original projectors of company buy
sp the share rights Mt a figure much
below the amomnt or the bargain
money paid up ON each share. thus be-
coming creditors of the company to the
extent OF the bargain money. They
then agitate for the dissolution OF the
and IL they can ectthat. they
find themselves richer by the differs
cnce between the bargain money ae-.
tually in the company's Golfers and
the price paid by them for the share
rights. 1t is a Wholesome thing that
all bubble concerns should come to
grief, and no one would besvery SYM
pathetic with the sufferings of heir
Shareholders; but. as the Jill rightly
says, this new mania may lead to the
dissolution of enterprises which deserve
a better fate.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-15

GUS reasons than on account Of the
financial panic, that city having re-
Gently passed through a persistent
strife which affected the building
trades adversely.
Az a whole, the South Is in won
derfully healthful condition financlally,
although. to be sure. 1t would be an
fimposslbility for the country to be
shaken as 1T, has been, while the South
escaped scot free. The PRINCIPAL hack,
set. however, las indicated by tho re.
ports to the Southern Building Record.
lies In the shortage Of cars and the
postponement Sof prospective big con-
tracts. The car shortage hampers the
movement OF crops as we'll AS building
supplies, and has created a measure
LOT congestion which patience will 70.
move, 1t Is believed. Tho postponement
OF big contracts, attributable to the
tight money market In the East DOCS
not affect tho Immediate situation. as
the majority OF contractors have their
hands fun and labor IL we'll employed.
An .ppt,miatic feature OF the situation
sis that. so far ms reported no Southern,
city has failed To provide for its pay
coils In cash. si-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-15
New Industries
in the South
Especial to rho rlrnes-Dlspatch. j.

Especial to The Tirnes-Dispatchl
CHATTANOOGA, TENN, December
1.-THE South maintains a fair aver
IN iba .;nIer desnte
the tide of financial tightness which
seems to have made Its influence felt
to some extent In all lines of trade.
There Is a perceptible and most, graf
flying relief from this depressed stu
alton, however. and Developments pros
crossing at a lively pace. The princi-]
south during the week ending. to-day
are enumerated in the following list
compiled from reports made. to The
Tradesman. There are several NOTABLY
of capitaliZation. Among these are a
sl,o00,000 timber company in Arkan-
sas; a 100000 manufacturing COM
pany in Georgia.; 100000 hardware
company in Louisiana; 100000 min
ing and smelling company in Missouri;
a 100000 cotton mill in North Caro-
lima; a 100000 cotton mill in Okla
honla; a sl50.000 coal and coke COM
pany in Virginia. and a 100000 lime
and stone company in West Virginia.
Use Trademarks list Is as follows:
Alabama.
Birmingham = Manufactur COM
Samantha-Rope and yarn mill.
Arkansas.
ST. Joe-Mines.
1T. Smith-Hardwoo factory
Little Rock-S1, 100000 timber COM.
Van Buren-rhrce $4,000 canning
factories.
administration 900 tobacco COM
Tampa-stone and brick company.
Georgin.
Haselhurst-oil and development
Augusta-s1oo, 900 manufacturing
Woodbury-slo,ooo manufacturing
Isentucky.
Bsrbourville--Mining company.
| Lexingto n-Cement3 IVY orks.s
Louisiana,
New orleannss-aa,seloo.ooo deyellopment
company; 100000 ! Land Ian end develop
pany. s5oo0Oo0 machinery plant
| Mindcn--Slo0,o0o oil and Gas CONF
Franlsllntoon.ss 81 100000 sea oil oonpany.
company; 100000 hardware company
Electric light plant.
! sIlsstshippi.
Meadvllle--s35.oo0 brick and lumber
Bay Bay st. LouIs-~ss,do9 II transportation
IN NoDSapater--sa,ooo Warehouse com.
1 pany.
Missouri. *.
Kansas City--s l5oOo0 Misunderstanding
i eeotnpal,y; $4,000 land company; gas
| co.npaly.
st. $4,000 u Misunderstanding
COMPANY, power plant u
/. Aurora--hIlnes.s
Palmyra $4,000 telephone system.
4 Damsel--Sl00,000 mining and smelt-
oronoso concentratlng mill.
Carthage 7b,1op mining company;
concentrating MILL
I North CarOlInn,
+ 900 construction cons
| parry,
i High Pont-~sao0o0O cotton mill,
I sle5, 900 chair factory.
III supplyr-$204000 milling company.
MonrocT-s 1000 development conn
\ pans. S.
u airesnapos Or 900 nsanItactugsnx