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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-25
ANOTHER KICK ON
 AMERICAN MEAT
Attempt Made In House of Commons to Revive Agitation Is Crowned
 Down.

London, April 24-There was an attempt in the house of commons this afternoon to revive the agitation against the Amer ican packing houses, a subject which practically passed into oblivion months ago, and the board of trade rather dis countenanced any recrudescence of the matter. It arose from question of Sir William Bull, conservatice, who suggest ed the necessity for protecting the meat trade of his country against the neces- sity for protecting the meat trade of his country against the attacks of foreign trusts,'' and the taking of steps to "pre- vent meat unfit for food from being mar keted here by representatives of the American packers"
 MT. Lloyd George, president of the board, reminded Sir William that a bill had already been introduced by the presi- dent of the local government board, MT. Burns, dealing with the importation and preparation of food. MT. Lloyd George added.
 T am not aware that there is any cause for further action"
 The president of the board of trade, however, promised to watch matters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-25
.ROOSEVELT'S GRIP SECURE ON MASSES Third Term No Bugaboo, Says Republican Manager FAIRBANKS BOOM IS MERRY Harry s. New Will Not Give Personal Opinion as to Vice President Can didaoy or as to the Taft
 Foraker Battle.
 
FAIRBANKS BOOM IS MERRY

Washington, April 24,-(Special )-"Any- one who says that President Roosevelt has lost his grip on the sympathies of the great masses of the American public does not know what he is talking about The rank and file are with the President and his policies as strongly as ever" This is the opinion of Harry s. New, chairman of the republican national committee, who arrived in Washington today. Mir New declined to discuss the political situation, but when asked as to his position in re- gard to the nomination of President Roosevelt, he said that the third term was no bugaboo to him.
 Further than that MT. New diplomatic ally declined to commit himself in re- gard to third term agitation. According to MT. New, the Fairbanks boom is progressing merrily in Indiana. Mir. New said that Indiana seemed solidly in fa- vor of MT. Fairbanks, eliminating the President from the race.
 .I have no doubt that if MT. Fair banks become a candidate, he will get almost the entire Indiana vote'
 MT. New declined to express his per- sonal opinion of MT. Fairbanks as can didate for the chief magistracy. In regard to the Taft Foraker battle in Ohio, Mir. New was equally reticent. He insisted that being an Indianian, dis qualified him from venturing an opinion upon the Ohio situation and beyond re- marking that MT. Taft seemed to have many friends, the republican leader had nothing to say.
 We have enough to do to listen to the buzzng of our own political bee in h. diana without turning our ears towards Ohio,' said Mir. New.
 When questioned upon the situation in the democratic camp. Chairman New said he saw no other possible candidate ex- cept Mir. Bryan.
 The democratic party has become : used to having MT. Bryan about that it can't see anyone else," he said MT. Bryan keeps himself continually in the public eye and has never lost an opportunity to figure as the democratic standard bearer. It looks as though he surely would be the democratic nomi- nee.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-25
EXPRESS WRECKED NEAR PITTSBURG
CHICAGO EXPRESS OF THE PENN sYhvANiA RAILROAD, MIsTAk. ING 5iGNALs, CRASHES INTO A FREIeHT--No FATALITIES.

Pttsburg, Pa, April 24.--The Chicago express, bound east, which left this city at 10:45 pm, was wrecked tonight near Bennett station on the West Pennsyl- vania division of the Pennsylvania rail road, shortly after II o'clock. Bennett station is about ten miles east of here. The express crashed into a Pennsylvania freight train Several persons are report ed injured. The passenger engine and the caboose of the freight train were demol- ished.
 misunderstanding of signals, it was stated, caused the werck The engineer and fireman of the express jumped The caboose of the freight train, which for tunately was unoccupied was crushed to pieces. Before abandoning the train the engineer applied the air brakes, causing the train to come to a sudden stop. A majority of the passengers in the Pull man sleepers were thrown from their berths. sustaining bruises, but none was seriously injured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-25
SEAMAN GETS 25
 YEARS FOR MURDER
Tennessee Cruiser Sailor Sentenced to Imprisonment for Murder of
 Chief Master-at-Arms.

Washington, April A.-Twenty-five years Imprisonment. twenty of which shall be at hard labor, is the sentence of the courtmartial which recently tried Maurice Burke, a seaman attached to the cruiser Tennessee, for murdering James A. Douglass. chief master-at-arms, and assaulting and attempting to kill William McCool, master-at-arms, both of that yes sell The sentence was approved by Sec tary Metcalf today, and the state prison at Wethersfield, Conn, has been selected as the place of confinement.
 Burke's crime was committed on the night of February while the Tennessee was lying at the League Island navy yard. Philadelphia. He returned in an in- toxicated condition after being given shore leave, and when summoned before his superior drew a revolver. killing Douglass and wounding McCool.
 The specifications included number of other serious charges on which he was found guilty in all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-25
MEMPHIS MAYOR
 FIGHTS CUSTER
STOP ORDER GRANTED TO MAJ LONE RESTRAINING NEW CON- MISSION FROM ASSUMING CON. TRoL OF THE cITYS AFFAIRS.

Memphis, April 24.-Chancellor Heiskell granted stop order to Mayor James H. Malone and other petitioners late today, restraining J. J. Williams and the other members of the new municipal commis- sion from assuming control of the admin istration of the city's affairs until the case comes up for hearing Friday next.
 This action in the chancery court will prevent the members of the commission from taking immediate charge of the city hall, as had been planned for Thursday, when the commission reaches here from Nashville. Mayor Malone, several mem- bers of the City Council and City Judge A. c. Floyd will resist vigorously the att tempt to oust them from office. before their terms expire, which is in 1910. Their efforts will be based on the alleged uncon- stitutionality of the act of the legisla- ture which gives Memphis a new form of government, and under which Governor Patterson has appointed a president. vice president, three commissioners and a judge of the corporation court
 It is understood the bill has been pre- pared for some weeks awaiting only tho names of the appointees before asking ths chancery court to issue an injunction restraining the newly appointed officials from taking the reins of government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-25
INNOCENT RATE CASE
 OF FARMERS UNION
SECOND DAY OF HEARING IN AT. LANTA OCCUPIED BY REPLIES OF THE RAILROADS TO THE PETITION.

Atlanta, April 24.-The second day of the third hearing by the Georgia railroad commission of the petition of the Farm CTS union fo ra reduction of passenger rates to cents mile was occupied with the replies of several railroads to the ar guments advanced by the petitioners.
 w. J. Craig. passenger traffic manager of the Atlantic Coast Line; w. A. Win burn, second vice president of the Central of Georgia, and s. H. Hardwick, passen- ger traffic manager of the Southern rail- way, made statements, verbally or writ ten, protesting against the proposed re- duction of rates.
 MT. Craig said that the average rate re- ceived by his line is 27O cents per mile for passenger traffic in the state. Mir. Winburn declared that the average re- ceived by the Central of eGorgia in 1906 was ?. 451 cents a mile, and MT. Hardwck said that a 2-cent rate In Georgia would mean to the Southern railway an actual loss of money.
 The hearing, which has been twice ad- journed, is likely to continue several days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-25
Case of Deoosed Postmaster.

Washington, April 24.-A. B. Hughes, who was recently deposed as postmaster at Columbia, Tenn, was today given d hearing by Postmaster General Meyer and First Assistant Postmaster General Hitchcock.
 No conclusion has been reached. since the case of MT. Hughes was reopened through the joint efforts of MT. Hughes and Representati, ,e Gaines. who made several visits for that purpose to tbe white house.
 J. w. Jackson, who was promoted from assistant to postmaster. has not yet re- ceived his commission to the higher office and this commission will not issue, it is said. until further deliberstion on the Hughes cases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-25
SAYS ESTES DIDN'T
 DRUG MISS LOVING
A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY AND THE DEAD MAN ISSUES STATE MENT THAT THE STORY OF THE ASSAULT IS FALSE.

Danville, Va. April 24.-A statement has been sent out to various newspapers signed by J. H. Shipman of Livingston, Va, on behalf of Theo Estes, who was killed Monday afternoon by Judge Loy- ing protesting against the accounts of the tragedy hitherto published. He de- clares that the statement of the daughter of Judge Loving of being drugged and assaulted by young Estes is false. and that Judge Loving in his statement be- fore the bail commissioner made no such assertion On the morning of the tragedy 1t is alleged young Estes drove to the home of Judge Loving and invited Miss Loving to take ride. She declined the invitation to take the ride. saying she felt ill Shipman is acting in behalf of friends and relatives of young Estes who are ap- parently determined to sift the affair to the bottom He claims that the only provocation Judge Loving had was that Miss Loving had become intoxicated from a drink of whisky given her by young Estes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-25
PEACE SIGNED IN CENTRAL AMERICA Terms Honorable t0 Salvador
 and Nicaragua BON|LLES FORCES STAND
General Estrada Will March Against Deposed Presidents Forces at Santa Rosa-Honduran
 Elections Soon.

San Salvador, April 24.-A treaty of peace between Salvador and Nicaragua. was signed last night at Amapala. by ministers representing each country. The terms of the treaty are honorable to both countries. The conditions proposed by Salvador were accepted, but the de- mands made by President Zelaya of Mica ragua for reparation for Salvador's part In the recent war between Nicaragua and Honduras, and that there be a free inter change of commodities between Nicara- gua and Salvador were rejected.
 Honduran Elections.
 Puerto Cortez, Honduras, April 19-(Via. New Orleans, April Qualifications in Hon duras for a president and a congress to replace the defeated Bonilla admin istration will be held in about sixty days, according to the plans of the provisional government, organized at Tegucigalpa a few days ago. This provisional govern ment represents three Honduran parties. namely. the independent liberals, the arias, and the Policarpo Bonilla factions.
 General Davila, the provisional presi- dent, was elected vice president of the republic with Manuel Bonilla, the deposed president, but disagreed with his chief and retired He is a lawyer and favor ite among the poor. Vice President Ro- sales was one of the revolutionary fight CTS who inflicted the decisive defeat on Bonilla's government. Minister of For eign Relations Fialtious is civil en- gineer. a graduate of Columbia univer- sity and quite well known in the United States The Nicaraguans now plan to leave this coast of Honduras in about four days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-25
BIG FIRE RACES
 IN ALLEGHENY, PA.
AT 2:15 FLAMES RAGE FlERCELY, AFTER BEING ONCE SMOTH- ERED-Loss, ALREADY $4oo,ooo,
 WILL BE GREATLY INCREASED.

Pittsburg, April 24.-The Zoeller Packing company, occupying two acres on SPrlng Garden avenue, Allegheny, was destroyed by fire, causing an estimated loss or about $3OOO0O. The origin of the fire has not been ascertained.
 Shortly before o'clock this morning the fire at the Zoeler Packing company 8 plant on Spring Garden avenue, Ale gheny, broke out again, spreading to d large fireproof warehouse, in which IS stored 5OO,O0O pounds of lard The entire building and it's contents will be de- stroyed
 At 2:15 a. m. the fire is burning fierce ly and several alarms calling out all the fire apparatus in the city have been sounded. The loss is now estimated at $400, ,O00 and this will be greatly increased.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-25
Estrada Heads Army.

Pr,erto cortez, April 2o--(via steamer at Mobile April 24)--By order of the min fster of war of the provisional soyern- me at Tegucigalpa. General AE1sda of Nicaragua has been appointed general in chief of the Honduran and Nicaraguan forces. operating in the western depart ,nents. with instructions to establish his headauarters at Santa Barbara, in order to direct operations against Santa Rosa and Ocotepeque. in the department or Copan, which points have been occupied for several days h.- the Honduran forces of Manuel Bonila. Three columns are marching from Teguscgalpa via Esperan- "a in the department of Intubuca, and via Gracias In the department of Gra- cias to cooperate with the forces Of General Estrada
 Recruiting of men has been gong on for some days and he new government has taken up 800 to 500 men who are now in the Cuartels at San Pedro and Puerto f,ortes By the law all Hondurans are liable to military duty and each successive government takes up the same man. so 1t is probable that one half or more Of the Honduran force now being organized are friendly to the Manuel Bonilla gov ernment.
 Recruiting Contiues.
 The Nicaraguan force now here is about BOO men. making about 150O in all. As re- cruitng continues General Estrada will nrobably have 1900 men after deduct1ng men for guarding San Pedro. General Es- trada finds himself in an embarrassing nositon. his chief is President Zelaya of Nicaragua from whom no orders have. come. and he has requested that orders be obtained from Zelaya Meanwhile, he is equipping his men for the march which would require three days to reach Santa Barbara and two or three more to reach Santa Rosa.
 No information is obtainable here as to the number of Manuel Bonillas forces at Santa Rosa or Ocotepeque and it is not known that the Salvador army has cross ed the frontier into Honduras.
 From last accounts Salvador was treat ing for a cessation of the war. If the war continues the fighting will be near the Salvador and Guatemala frontier, several hundred miles from the frontier of Mic aragua If Salvador continues the war, the fighting will be sanguinary because her troops can be thrown into the west ern department by short marches.
 Drive Out Hondurans.
 If Bonilias Honduran forces stand alone and the Indians, of Copan Gracias and Intubucat do not rise in favor of Manuel Bonilla, the columns sent from Tegueigal- pa and the forces of General Estrada will probably drive out the Hondurans from Santa Rosa and Ocotepeque in about ten days.
 The effect of recruiting men along the railroad is shown by falling off in fruit for the steamer Hiram which carries less than twenty cars. The Thacker steamer s fruit was cut prior to recruiting hence the Mercator sailed with fifty car loads. Ma rietta patrols guard the streets of Puerto Cortes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-25
METHoDIsTs GIVE s5o,ooo. To Establish Training School at PaIo
 Alto, Cal.

St. Louis, April 24.-The general board of education of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, in session here today ap- propriated $5oooo for the establishment of a training school at Palo Alto, Cal, to be conducted in conjunction with Le- Ian Stanford university. The appropria- ton Is conditional upon an additional s50.Ooo being raised in California .s
 It isfstated a Californian, whose name is withheld, has promised to. give s2Oo,OOt in money and property to the school.
 At the general educational conference which is being held in connection with the boards meeting, addresses were made today by the Rev. Dr. J. D. Hammond, Nashville, Tenn; Prof. w. R. Webb. Bell Bucket. Tenn; the Rev. o. E. Brown, Nashville. Tenn, and the Rev. Dr. N Snyder. Spartanburg, s. c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-25
General Meyer May Take Command

San Antonio. Tex. April 4.-An uncon- firmed report is current at Fit. Sam Hous- ton that Brig. Gen. Albert L. Meyer. re- gently promoted, will succeed to the com mand of the department of Texas. He was recently relieved from command of the Eleventh infantry, by reason of his promotion, and has been recalled from duty in Havana.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-25

Milwaukee April 94--A movement na- tional in scope to set aside Mover Approximations day early in May.
 on which day every union in the country is to protest against President Roosevelt in denouncing the Western Federation of Miners officials before they have been tried, has been launched in Milwaukee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-25
Missionary Conference in Shanghai.

Shanghai, April 24-A great Protestant missionary conference in celebration of the centenary of the landing of Robert Morrison, the English missionary at Cam ton, will begin tomorrow. Several dele gates already have arrived. including 12 bishops representing the Angelican, Amer ican Episcopal and Methodist churches. and also missionaries from every province in China and Korea, and may notable visitors from the United States and Great Britain.
 The conference will discuss any subjects connected with missionary work in China among them being a proposal to bring the several churches into closer union in or der to gain strength, prevent rivalry and conserve financial resources.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-25
Labor Unions 70 Unife "
 Taking H00sebeH to Task
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The plan is to have leaders in every city in the co intry to agree on a day on which large demonstrations shall be arranged and not only the President be taken to task for his utterances in his recent letter, but more especially in his communication to Honore Jaxon of Chi cago. in which he reiterates his crit icism.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-25
s1oo ooo Worth of Cotton Goods Burn.

Brunswick, Me, April N.-One of the cotton mills of the Cabot Manufacturing company here, was damaged by fire and water early today. Several thousand bales of finished goods and much machinery was injured by water. The loss is prob- ably in excess of $1o0.0O0, insured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-25
OTHERS CONNECTED WITH STOLEN BONDS Broker Dennet Is Held in $1O,-
 900 Bail NOT GUILTY SAYS DOUGLAS Dennet Will Say Nothing to the Au- thoritles-Other Bonds In Add-
 ton to the $140,o00
 Are Gone.
NOT GUILTY SAYS DOUGLAS

New York, April 24.--Oliver M Dennett, the banker and broker who was arrested yesterday, was today held in s10,0Oo bail for the trial in police court on the charge of receiving stolen property. Dennett was arrested in connection with the theft from the Trust Company of America of bonds of the Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific railroad, valued at $50000 by w, c. Douglas. assistant loan clerk Douglas is also In custody. A representative of the district attorneys office informed the court that Dennett was accused of re- ceiving $61,0O0 worth of the stolen bonds. but he added that s140,O00 was a moderate estimate of the aggregate value of the bonds stolen. Counsel for Dennett de- clared the bonds Dennett was accused of receiving had been returned to the Trust Company of America and there was really no legal charge against his client Dem nett pleaded not guilty and being unable to furnish bail. was remanded to prison.
 Dennet Won't Talk.
 Efforts were made by the police today to induce Dennett to disclose the details of the transactions in the bonds belong ing to the Trust Company of America but failed. When the police attempted to put the broker through a searching examination today. Dennett declined to answer any questions. declaring he was acting on the advice of his counsel. Den nett's silence and the continued effort of the authorities to obtain information from him and Douglas gave added significance to the report that other arrests of per sons alleged to have been concerned in L. T
 It developed today that at least $63, 900 of the stolen bonds have not been re- covered. This is In addition to the $14 4,0O0 which were found In various brokers offices. and in Dennett's apartments in an uptown club. and restored to the trust company.
 President Thorne of the trust company said today that the missing bonds are ninety in number and that he has req son to believe that all will be recovered in due time.
 w. o. Douglas, the assistant loan clerk who is charged with having removed the bonds from the Trust Company of Amer ica. later was arraigned an entered d plea Of not guilty. He also was held in $1o.OOo bail for the grand jury.
 Douglass Pleads Not Guilty.
 When Douglas was arraigned h0is coun- se demanded that Douglas be placed in a tier of cells other than those in which Dennett is confined.
 q want to keep him as far as possible away from Dennett," the lawyer told the magistrate T appealed to Warden Ryan, but he refused to grant my request that Douglas be removed to another section of the prison. If 1t is impossible to grant my request I want Douglas removed to the Tombs.'
 Warden Ryan told the magistrate that Dennett and Douglas were as widely separated as the confines of the prison would allow. He did not believe that the men had been able to communicate. The magistrate directed that Douglas be committed to the Tombs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-25
Boy Found After a Years Search.

Tulsa. o. T., April 24-Harry Lupee. Is years, who has been missing from Monmouth, la. for three years was found here today. He was thought at the time to have been kidnapped. but he says he ran away from home. His father has spent several thousand dollars trying to ind him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-25
Volcano In Eruption.

Catania. Sicily, April 24--The Stromooi volcano was in eruption today There were | series of loud explosions and an en- ermous quantity of incandescent stones were thrown out of the crater lmmed- lately after this activity the voicano re- turned to its normal state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-25
10000 Men Strike in St. Petersburg.

St. Petersburg, April 24.A sympathetic strike started in several factories here today. including Nobels. Ten thousand men are already out and it is feared the strike will become general. This move ment is an outcome of conflict which occurred yesterday between troops and a number of men who held illegal meet ing in a factory, in which twenty of the workmen were injured by sabres and whips in the hands of the soldiers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-25
No Change In Senatorial Vote.

Madison, Wis. April 24-The fifth joint ballot for United States senator resulted in no material change from yesterdays vote.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-07-22
GIT 4
 DRUBBING
Local Team Lose To Soldiers By 10 To
 3 Score

The ball team of the soldiers, Co. F.
 Of the 10th Infantry, treated the locals to surprise and, incidentally, 10 a severe drubbtng yesterday aiteruoon when they defeated Skagway by a score orIOto3 The Soldiers put up the best exhibition they have so far given this season, ru,lr Jltfs,d was good and Logue and Kelly. the battery, struck a steady gate and kept it up all through. While it is true that only 8 portion of the local b'ys were iu the game, nevertheless, had alt of them
 been playing yesterday it is certain that they would have had to play ball all the time if they had won it. Clarcace Ol- son acted as Umpire. A retura game is being arranged and will be played
 either here or at Fort Seward shortly.