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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-09

Yesterdays victory carried the locals out
Of last place, and they are now right on
the heels of the st. Louis Browns. The
latter cannot expect to do much in the
east, and the locals may overtake them be-
fore they return home
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-09

The Chicago players were highly amused
over the trades pulled OF Friday and Sat
urday by the Boston club. They said
Jimmy Collins would make the Athletics
pennant possibility, and that with warm
weather Bill Dineen should win majority
Of his games in st. Louis. The general
opinion was that Boston's greatest need is
q first-class manager and not players.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-27
Nenro Dies From Wounds.

The negro who was reported in The Age Herald this morning as having been shot by Thomas F. Connor. con tractor on the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad yesterday afternoon, died this afternoon as a result of his wounds. No details of the affair could be learned last evening, but it is now understood that the negro was one that had been working for Connor and had been discharged on account of some stayed around the place and imbibed enough whisky to make him mean and then went over to the section of the camp where Connor has his office. A ed out a gun and commenced to shoot. Fortunately for Connor the negro was pretty well intoxicated and for that reason his aim was exceedingly bad. Had he been sober it Is believed that he would have succeeded In killing the contractor from the fact that he. had the drop on him and started shooting before Connor realized just what was happening. Connor managed to get busy a moment later and succeeded in laying the negro out He was shot in the body and head, and it was not thought at the time that he could live. Connor was not touched, although the negro fired at him several times.
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NEW YORK BANKER
 COMMITS SUICIDE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1.)

Cashier Arthur Campbell and Director William Cow of the Borough bank. There were other indictments against him, involving forgery in a quarterly bank statement made to the state bank ing department. When these three men were arraigned Camppll and Cow se- cured bondsmen, but none offered to go on MaXWelrs bond. For some time only his four sisters, who, offering the house left them by their mother, who died three days after the Borough bank suspended, could secure only $1O,O0O bond. came to his aid. This desertion on the part of men to whom he had looked for his freedom, it Is said, em- bittered and depressed Maxwell
 During his aarraignment Maxwelps counsel stated that his client had put LID every dollar in the world that he possessed to secure the bank and that he had absolutely stripped himself to protect the institution. His humilla- ton was aggravated when, like com mon felon, he was measured py the Bertillon system and his pedigree placed in the jail records.
 Maxwell had been regarded as one of the rising financial men or Brook . lyn. and was reputed to be worth $20O,- GOO when the crash in banking affairs came.
 Shortly after he became bank pres ident Maxwell married. When ne be- came involved, Mrs. Maxwell signed with him all the release deeds to realty that stood in his name and his sulcloe has left her penniless.
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o'clock and the show will also be run during the evening. It is made up O. local talent, and the main parts will be in the hands of Messrs Marcus, Rog- CTS and Bennett. This trio has been seen in this city on several occasions, and their work is always pleasing.
 The Elks' lodge of this city will hold their annual memorial services at the hall on Sunday afternoon. The pro- gramme has not yet been arranged, but is being gotten up and will be announced later.
 The Thanksgiving exercises of the High school will take place at the school on Thursday morning, and the public Is cordially Invited The address to the scholars will be delivered by Gardner Goodwin who has been especially se= lected by the scholars to make the ad- dress. Mir. Goodwin served two years as principal of the school and was one of the most popular teachers the school ever had.
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 '->--->r>,--y->-'-~ -~-----------@-~---------~-- | have been laboring under misappre- hension all of these years"
 'l like you personally" said Senator Daniel, and only wish we could agree l have never questioned your purity of purpose" q, too, am a democrat' said Bryan. ways"
 Then stop being bigger than your party" replied Daniel. You must not try always To dictate what the demo- crats shall do"
 When did I try to dictate 10 my party?"
 "At Kansas City, in 1900" said Dan Tel. You alone were responsible for us again putting silver into the plat form.'
 Your crowd had the upper hand in 1904" retorted Bryan, "and l supported the platform without question:"
 "Oh, yes, you supported it. said Dan iel.
 The sarcasm in his smile defes de- scription.
 T did and never wavered."
 T like you and would rather agree with you than eat" answered Daniel but somehow I can not do it."
 'I don't see why"
 What you want to do is to be a democrat in the ranks and stop trying to be bigger than your party, l re- peat" said the senator You must dop trying to be the whole thing, stop trying to go ah cad of your party and stop taking your cue from the Inde- pendence league"
 Bryan's face became inhamed and those thin white lips of his smacked tighter together than ever.
 When you charge me with taking 9 cue from anybody" he replied hotly, 'it is time for us to stop talking, sir" q think so. sir" replied Daniel Willis J. Abbott caught hold of Mr Bryan's arm and led him out of the hotel. while several friends of Senator Daniel accompanied him to the elevator and escorted him to his room. w. $.
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|. & N, PAY CAR IS BUSY AT RESSEMER Merchants Enjoy Gssd Trade
 As Result of Visit NEGRO DIES FROM WOUNDS was Shot By Contractor In Railroad Construction camp-Bazar For
 Convent School Opens
 Today.
DIES FROM WOUNDS

Bessemer, November 26.-(Specia1.) The Louisville and Nashville railroad pay car is in this city today and good sum of money is being paid out. This pay day has been looked forward to for the last couple of weeks with q great deal of ca gerness by the men who are employed around this city.
 The usual pay day of the company is the 18th of each month. but in this in- stance notice was posted some time ago, informing the men that they would not be paid until about the 18th.
 As result of the pay good busi- ness has been done by the merchants in and around this city today, as most of the men employed by the road at this point do most of their trading in Bessemer
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Pastors Off for Tuscaloosa.

There was an exodus of Methodist preachers from Birmingham yesterday morning, all headed for Tuscaloosa where the conference will be in session to lay. Among the number leaving were ]. A. Duncan First Methodist church, ]. J. Tyler, St. Johns church; II. A. Dobbs, Five Points church; F. P. Gull yer. Eleventh Avenue church; $. R. Les fer. St. Pauls church; J. l.. Patterson
 Fountain Heights church: J. o. Hanes. Wesley chapel; J. c. Persinger, Avon dale; w. M. Dorman, East Lake; s. P. West. Newman's chapel; G. E. Griskell, East Birmingham, and J. s. Chadwick, editor of the Alabama Christian Advo- cate
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own steam by way U. cape morn tt Panama. The ladder dredges and dip per dredges were served by sever French self-propelling dump barges and a contract was made for three stee hopper barges to be used for the samt purpose.
 During the past fiscal year 1,235,Ss' cubic yards of material were dredget from the division, of which 64,352 cubic yards were taken from the canal prisn and the remainder from accessory works.
 Locks and Dams.
 s~nartment of construction em-
 locks and dam, the
 M aa Pedro, Miguel, the locks
 a Boca, meteorology and
 f in pairs. each, as now sable lenghts of 1000 feet
 ] feet. The adopted pro aH es a. flight of three locks
 ---.., light of two at La Boca and one lift at Pedro Miguel.
 Prior and subsequent to the adoption by Congress of the S5-foot level canal ir June, 1906, borings were made to de- termint the character of the foundation. at the various lock sites. The classifca tion of the data so obtained was record ed in bcch way as to cause consider able adverse comment, questioning tn, suitability of the material for the pur pose. ITO actually develop the characte of ths foundations on which the locks are to rest five test pits each six by eigh feet VI ere sunk to the, depths of the loci walls at Gatun, two at Pedro Miguel and 4e at the spillway in Gatun dam The ditcropping of trap rock at La Boca which borings showed extends to prope depthI rendered such examinations O. the foundations for these locks unneces. sary. On the completion of the test pits a bofrd of consulting engineers. consist | ing oi Alfred Noble, Frederick R. Stearns and John R. Freeman, made a personal
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Bazar Opens Today

The bazar wh ich the Cath are to give for the buildin the new convent and school tomorrow in the store on s nue recently vacated by the niture company. The baza' tinue every day and event week. A splendid dinner will be served each day an be special attractions for set. The Thanksgiving dii especially tempting. There ter stew, celery, dill pic chow, turkey, cranberry ham, mashed potatoes, home made bread, couf pumpkin and minced me brosia, coffee, cakes and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-27
Ayers Laid To Rest.

The funeral of the late John :. took place today at 11:90 oclor Walnut Grove cemetery. There TO services at the house and the ices at the grave were beautif' simple. The grave was banked flowers placed there by loving and the friends of the young m had known him in life were m by the fact that death had clair who two days before was in tn of manh ood.
 The pallbearers were Walter son, Ches Crook, Thomas Bent' Primer, Kelly Johnson and II. man. Kennedy Bros. had chari funeral.
 The infant of MT. and M Crook of Jonesboro died this ana the funeral will take plat row at 1 o'clock at Cedar Il tery, with Jacobs X Son in cf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-27
Another Complication.

And .there is another question. Can the railroads which have agreed to put in the new rates get out of the courts in doing so? The new laws have been in effect since last March. Resisted by the railroads, the railroads had to give bonds to protect shippers. Will 1t be possible to say that shippers will not come up and say they demand the difference in the rates actually charged and that al- lowed by law. If not will the court not be forced to hold the bonds in order to force compensation under the rates and the laws? For instance, the rate from a point to another point on the Southern railway is S2 by the state schedule and $2.5O by the schedule inforced by the rail- roads For every shipment the shipper is due 50 cents. How is that right, which is vested one. to be respected if the suits are withdrawn and the obligation to the shipper taken away by such with drawal.
 Thus it is seen that the situation is full of possibilities Those roads which have been charging the old rates and later accepted the state rates are liable for the difference prima facie just now. but certainly if in the end the state rates should be found to be correct. Compro- mise with the state cannot relieve them sof this obligation nor the court let them off from the bond of protection if it so desired it Is argued. Who would pay the demands of the shippers if they should be made in the end on the show ing that the rates are reasonable as fixed by the state, Is asked?
 Must Act Quickly.
 It is expected that the first move on the part of the railroads to resist the new state laws will be made before the end of the week, as the new acts be- come effective next Sunday and will have
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Reniamin WhorIeY.

The funeral services over the remains of Benjamin Whorley, aged 21 years, who was killed in the Southern yards at Avon- dale early Monday morning, were held from the late residence, SS26 Avenue C, yesterday afternoon at o'clock. The in- terment was made in the Elmwood cem- etery
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Mrs. Nora Helen Coleman.

Mrs. Nora Helen Coleman, aged 29 years, died yesterday morning at her fate residence, SIT North Nineteenth street. The remains will be sent to Anniston this morning at 625 o'clock by I.ige Loy for interment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-27
Mrs. Kathleen D. Mims.

The funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Kathleen D. Mims who died Mon day evening at o'clock, will be held from the late residence, 12l7 Tuscaloosa avenue, west End, this morning at Il o'clock The interment will be made in the Elmwood cemetery.
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to. be headed before that tine if at all This is thought to explain the continued presence in the city of leading railroad men who are interested in the situation.
 The orders of the commission issued Monday are creating much talk. Iney require that joint rates be put in dt d general passenger rate of 2% cents a niie, also ratifying the contract made Sien the Southern railway at the time 1t Ut in the state rates and agreed to wit- draw litigation. This is very funny, to, as 1t leaves the Frisco and the Cosse Line, after the date Of the order tlo only roads running at PIE cents, the is ures of the statute.
 It is understood that the Frisco WI soon agree to withdraw it's litigation and get in with the Southern lines and the Seaboard. in which case it will leave the Coast Line the lone 21a cents a mile road, as others having been allowed to make it 1l of cent higher, save where they have enjoined, which lines are get ing cents. Those getting the higher figure are the Louisville and Nashville, the Central of Georgia and the Western.
 No Change In Laws.
 Much talk is going on in the country about changes in the school laws with regard to examinations. They have been changed only in few instances. The ex- aminations are held the first Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday in January and July as before. The time which is re- quired to teach under first grade cer- tificate to get a life is changed from ten years to six, while teacher may hold a second or third grade certificate as long as he or she cares to. Heretofore tEey had to hold them only two terms, being dropped if they did not get better and go higher. This latter rule is made because of the demand for teache
 the trouble to fill the places.
 Dr. Thomas M. Owen, director
 state department of archives and l
 who is also president of the Alaba
 brary association, is attending a
 of the latter in Jefferson county
 Dr. Edgar Gardner Murhy, secre the southern education board, y re most of the winter in Montgomer
 Headaches and Neuralgia from ei#s LAXATIVE PROMO Quinine, the x3ta wide Cold and Grin remedy.
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examination of the material, and under date of May 2 1907, reported as follows:
 We beg to record that we found that all of the locks of the dimensions now pro- posed will rest upon rock of such char acter that should furnish a safe and stable foundation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-27
Excavation and Dredqinq.

LIS department Of construction em- braces the Culebra division. extending rom the Chagres river to Pedro Miguel. the chagres division, embraced between deep water in Lake Gatun and the Cha gres river, the Colon dredging division. e8tending from Gatun to deep water in the Atlantic, and the La Boca dredging division, taking in all excavation be- tween the La Boca locks and deep water of the Pacific
 culebra Divsion-The last annual re- pert of the commission. dated December 6, 1906. states that:
 During the year the first stage of canal wofk, that of preparation. has virtually been passed and the commission finds it. seit In position to enter upon the sec ond stage. that of actual construction of ioch canal at an elevation of S5 feet, authorized by Congress in June last
 ms statement is peculiarly applicable 10 the Culebra division, on which ef- iofts had been Concentrated. for. ire spective of the type of canal to be con strueted the excavation in this section ol the territory had to be done. More over, for the time being 1t was the most important part of the work That the preparation was efficiently done and the orsahization effective Is best attested by the results accomplished and the rela- tlVely small falling off of the output dur ing the wet months; thus the amount of material removed from the Culebra cut was 4o47On cubic yards. place meas urement from January to June 30. out CT total of 5,570,432 cubic yards for the fiscal year.
 Chagres Division-On this division only preparatory work was done dur- ing the year consisting of surveys and borings to determine the character and
 ol earth 10 be removed. The
 the center line of
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ANNUAL REPORT ON
 lSTHMIAN CANAL
CONTINUED FROM FACE 1J

->->>----~~--y<~------- ~-<s--~--~-7---~---~-'-> ment of sanitation. The department of law and government was under the gen eral counsel in Washington, but was subsequently, subdiVded and the civil government transferred to the isthmus.
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STATE AND ROADS ARE NOW PLAYING
 A WAITING GAME
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1)

court can hold up even the new laws. can prevent the filing of damage suits and estop their provisions like they did the Dld
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Headaches and Neuralgia from LAXATIVE PROMO Quinine, the wide Cold and Grip remedy, re cause. Call for full name. Loo signature E. w. Grove. 25c.
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Bessemer Wins (

4.t last the Bessemer bs has won a game. They sta the boys from Pratt City and when the game was
 found that the score was 29 of Bessemer. The game W from every standpoint an
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fought from start to finish.
 The boys from Pratt City put up good game but they were simply outclassed. The Bessemer boys started in the game to win and there was no stopping them. This is the first game the Bessemer club has won this season and as a result the team and its admirers are very much elated.
 This is the second game that has been played with Pratt City, the Pratt City boys winning the first game by large score. The Bessemer team has just com menced to get in good shape. It started O the season ''n" TWO star payers out of the ga from the ranks na The local tt
 the present
 expected frol
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Construction and Enoineerinq.

In order to utilize the services of the engineer members of the commission in construction work and to secure d closer supervision of the details of the work, then rapidly expanding through a head directly responsible to the chairman and chief engineer the department of con- struetion and engineering was subdivlded Into departments. each in charge of member of the commission, as follows: Department of excavation and dredging, department of lock and dam eonstruc- ton, department of municipal engineer ing, motive power and machinery, and building construction.
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 The "Funmakers" will be at the lm- perial theatre on Thursday afternoon at
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-20
A sESAEE sHAKEUP.


In thirty states legislatures IN ses-
sion in January are concerned vita
the election Of United states senators.
In a considerable number the votes will
De a mere form, as the succession has
been determined long in advance. In
others there are aard fights in prog
ress.
on the Ord Of next March the FOL
lowing will cease 20 be members Of
the United states senate:
Michigan. Russell a. Alger, resign.
et On account OF 80 health.
Delaware J. Frank Alice, victim ot
new political combination.
Arkausas-James Il. Berry, defeated
az the primaries by JeT Davis.
Keutucky-JIseph c. s Blackburn
defeated In the primaries by Thomas
Paynte-.
Kansas-Alfred W. Benso-, com.
pletes Burton's term.
Tennessee-Edward W. Carmack.
defeated IN the primaries.
Moutana-Wiliam 4. Clark, resign
cd because a failure as senator.
ldaho-Fred I. Dubois, beaten by
the Mormon Church.
Colorado-Thumas NJ, Patterson, 20,
nucal complexion Of his state changed
from Democratic 20 Republican.
These senator's are among those
whose terms expire. but who are as.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-20
PERSONAL

5 A. Apple departed Saturday FOX
Mlskcgee on business.
i. :. Sheik0vitz has returned from
a business trip 20 Texas
Charley Rollins has returned from
& business visit % Durant.
Charley sHpvor,h has returned
from a yiist Of some days Ia Texas.
Mrs A. p. Chas,ain left saturday
f5- Oklahoma City where sae will re-
main indefinitely.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Murphy Of Pauls
valley came IN last night for q visit
70 relatives IL this city.
: l. Watson. q prominent real estate
dealer Of Durant vas a business Wis.
it1r ln Ardmore Saturday.
Mrs. Matte Hamilton has returned
from Colorado where she spent the
greater part % last year.
Joe " London .r't yesterday for
Philips. !. T, Were he vilUo-gan-
lie a lodge Of Knights Of Pythias.
Jerry McClussy. a banker and prom.
irent citizen o. Davis. IS In Artmore.
the guest o. Nj and Mrs Morris Sass.
M.sse s Eulah Nay Johnson and
Edith Williams are the guests o. the
family ot ". II. Williams In MI5urn.
Mrs. sue Page has returned from
Georgia where she spent thirty days
visiting with old time friends and Tel.
atiyes.
Clay Merre'l Of the Ardmo-eite force
came in last nigh, from a very sue.
cessful trip to Purcell and other points
north.
Harry Rosenstein, a member o. the
travelling force ot the whaley NIL q
Elevator Co. was a business visitor
il Ardomre Saturday.
Z. 5. Dunbar, formerly ot this city
but now q Lexington. Okla, will be
IN Ardmore in /. few days and Will re.
side here in the future.
C.. L. Carroll. after a visit Of 30 days
az his old home In Alabama has return.
ed 70 the city ard resumed his position
with the Wonder Store.
Miss Edna O'Neal has returned from
Duncan where she went to take testi.
mony In the federal court which has
been in session there the past few
weeks.
Rev. Henry 3. Smith. archdeacon T.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory Mis-
sionary Diocese Of the Episcopal
church, arrived in the city last evening
and will hold services this morning at
81. Philips church.
c. P Stephens, manager Of the Mod
el Dry Goods Company. accompanied
by Miss May Hall, and Miss Fern Ry-
burn. will depart Monday for the
Eastern markets TO buy his spring and
summer stock Of dry goods and cloth
ing.
Hon. J. c. Graham, delegate TO the
constitutional convention from the Ma.
rietta district, IS in Ardmore on bus.
mess Mr.. Graham had business at Ma.
rietta also, and spent yesterday in that
city. He will return TO Guthrie tomor.
row night.