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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-13
G. A. R. Encampm ent.

Saratoga, September 12-The first business session of the forty-frst an- nual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic took place today. The early hours of the session were de-
 voted to the annual address and re- ports of Robert B. Brown, commander
 in-chief: Joseph W. O'Neill, adjutant general William H. Armstrong, senior vice eommander-in-chief; Dr. w. H. Johnson, surgeon general; Warren Lee Goss, patriot instructor, and other off cers. Charles G. Brown of Nevada. Mo. was elected commander-in-chief of the Grand Army at today's session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-13
NINE CARS BREAK THROUGH THISTLE Engine and Caboose Escape the
 Disaster NO PERSON IS INJURED Layman clavden, a Negro Boy, Is Shot By His Cousin, Gene Young.
 Said to Be Accidental.
 Other News.
NO PERSON IS INJURED

Selma, September 12.-(Special.) )-The Southern railway had a disastrous freight wreck near Van Dorn, a little sta ton five miles this side of Demopols, yesterday afternoon A heavy double header freight was passing over a trestle when the entire structure gave way, pre- cipitating nine loaded freight cars to the bottom of the creek.
 The two big engines and fourteen cars passed safely over the structure when a creaking was heard and the treste went down. Nine of the cars piled on top of each other leaving three or four more and the caboose safe and sound on the opposite side of the creek from the en-
 Not a soul was hurt, no one, fortu- nately, being near the part of the train that went into the creek and the train running at n moderate speed
 Transfers were made of passengers on Nos. 20 and 35, only a few hours delay being caused. Today work is progressing on renewing the trestle, but transfers had to be made by all trains. It is hoped, however, to have the traffic through to- morrow
 Negro Boy Shot.
 About Il o'clock this morning Layman Clauden, young negro boy about l5 years of age, was driven up to the office of Dr. Burwell, the well known negro physician, suffering with gunshot wounds in his breast and arm He was brought to the drug store by another negro boy, Charles Brown.
 When seen on the operating table, the negro stated to the newspaper man that his cousin, Gene Young, was playing with breach-l loading gun, and that he told him to stop playing with him with the gun, and he did not stop until he shot him. The wound in the right breast was diagonally across the front, not straight in and caused a large decoration, Some of the shot penetrated to the lungs as the negro was splitting blood. Ills right arm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-13

Montgomery. September 12.-(Special.)- The little child of w. r. Munoah anu two children of Mrs. Jones, at Hahpurs, were bitten by mad cat. The nead or tbe cat was cut off and sent to the Pas teur institute at Atlanta for examination and the word came back to send the ehl- dren at once for treatment. The llttle daughter of MT. and Mrs. J. M. Stepp or Garrollton has also been taken to Atlanta for fine bite of a pet dog which suddenly developed rabbies. It is feared the laeter is in dangerous shape.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-13
Exciting Chase After Younq Man.

After an exciting chase yesterday af ternoon, which began on First avenue and ended on Twentieth street, Charlie Hub bard. a young white man. was captured by Officer Johnson. and Is lodged in a cell at police headquarters. charged with stealing s7. The chase was joined by a number of officers, and for a time was led by Chief Wier in an automobile. Be- cause of the large number of spectators who joined in the race, excitement along the route taken by Hubbard was high.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-13
BLACK PEND ASSAULTS
 MUTE AND HELPLESS GIRL
Greensboro and Community Greatly Aroused Over Dasary Crime Committed Yesterday Afternoon at Country Home of Ali Johnson Four Miles From Town.
 Sheriff Gewin and Posse in Pursuit

to this time, o'clock they have not captured the negro. Every man in town who could secure a horse is out securing the country. Both livery stables have hired every horse owned by them.
 The crime is a peculiarly heinous one, because of the infrmity of the young girl she having always been mentally deficient and has never spoken. The fam ily has always taken the tenderest care of her and have never left her alone. The mother had just stepped to the front room to wait on a customer, leaving her daughter in her room, when the deed was done.
 The whole country is aroused and the negro will without doubt be landed in jail before morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-13

Greensboro, September t2.-(Special) J. The 14-year-old daughter of Ali Johnson, a substantial farmer living four miles from Greensboro, was assaulted by ne-a gro this afternoon at o'clock. MT. John son was off on the farm and the mother in the front of the house, which is set apart as a store. Hearing her daughter give a peculiar cry of distress, she rushed back to find that the black fiend had left the room and was fleeing across the yard
 News was at once sent to Greensboro, and Sheriff Gewin hastily gathering to- gether large posse and accompanied by his bloodhounds went at once to the home. The dogs were put on the track, but up
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-13
Gamble, the Senator.

Troy. September 12.-(special)-John Gamble is to be the senator from the Twenty y-fifth district to succeed Lucian Gardner. who has been appointed chan cellor. If there ever was any doubt about it the last day for getting into the race having expired, there can be no more now
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-13

The office of the Alabama State Fair has been moved to the Fair Grounds on So. Ensley and North Bessemer car line. Call Bell phone 3378. Mail ad- dress P. O. Box 262, Birming- ham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-13

There has never been any serious race trouble in Charleston The middle class of the browns is a bumper between whites and blacks, and while to the white people all negroes are negroes, without regard to shades of c6oring, the brown negroes keep up the dis tinction and often throw their in fluence with the whites. AS Is the case in all parts of the south, there IS genuine affection between the white people and their old family servants. The faithfulness of the servants was illustrated by the care takers who stayed at home and provided for the women and children during the CIVIL war. The gratitude of the white peo- pie is shown in thousand ways every day in looking out for the presohai welfare of the old negroes.
 Years before the war daughter ol
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-13
Tourinu Europe,

Montgomery, September 12.-(Special.)-- D. B. Gordon. one of the leading clti- zens of the town, is touring Europe. He was last heard from In London, where he attended services at Westminster Ab- bey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-13
Personal Mention.
Notice! Notice! Notloel Notice

Notice is given that bids will be re ceived for winter uniforms for the Bir- mingham police department at the office of the chief of police on or before Sep tember 19, 1907, at 12 o'clock, noon Specifi- cations can be had at the above office.
 (Signedl W. E. WEIR,
 e-l2-St Chief of Police
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-13

1878, there were many of the Charleston
 brown negroes who voted for Hampton and eonsiJered themselves Hampton dem-
 ocrats.
 When the native white democrats re- turned to power in Charleston they found many negroes on the police force. For some reason, probably in apprecia- tion of the services of the brown Hamp- ton supporters, they were not removed. Thus it happens that there are still ne- gro policemen in Charleston. Charles ton also has negro fire companies, but so have Nashville and several other southern cities But 1t must not be thought that the color line has been disregarded In giving those municipal appointments to negroes. It is regard . ed. The black negroes are shut out.
 The brown negro of Charleston is not to be confounded with the mulatto. Many of them have an admiXture of white blood, but few if any of them have any black negro blood. They are descended from free negroes, escaped with white companions from the crews of pirate ships, refugees from the West Indian Islands, or in some cases immir grants directly from Africa. Their an cestors were practically all from the north eastern coast of Africa, of mixed race of Afican and Arabian blood and possesisng a bronze brown skin and long woody hair Their foreheads were high and straight, their lips thin. They have little in common, racially. with the Guinea negroes who were the an cestors of the large majority of the southern negroes of today.
 One other element enters into the characteristics of the brown negro which explains his desire to keep the triple color line distinct, and which partly accounts for Charleston's unique treatment of the negro question. The brown negro is an ultra He regrets the passing away of cer- tain old time customs. prominent negro business man, who showed me the Fellowship cemetery, pointed out young white man walking on the street with young woman. The young man was smoking cigar. DO you see that?" asked the negro. That man IS not a Charlestonian nor a South Caro- linian. No South Carolina gentleman would smoke while walking with lady"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-13

In 1l94 the society divided The blacks formed themselves into the Boersheba. Fellowship society and took the northern half of the cemetery. The browns or ganized the Brown Fellowship socIety. The cemetery is in Pitt street, near Cal houn, and any visitor to Charleston may see 1t. The half that was owned by the blacks is protected from the street by wooden fence, the graves are neglected. the brambles have grown up and the place has not known a scythe for ages.
 The Browns half of the cemetery Is quite well kept, has an iron railing about it, and the monuments and gravestones are well cared for. There is a little mor- tuary chapel, in which are hung oil DOT traits of the founders and the succeed ing presidents of the society. At the cen. tennial celebration In 1894 the name of the Brown Fellowship society was changed to the Century Fellowship so- clety. The significance of the word brown" was not abated, however, for no black negro can ever become a mem Der of this limited, exclusive and aristo- cratis circle. It's membership is.conined to brown negroes who are descended from former members of the order As the number of members is limited to fifty. the right to join descends in the order of primogeniture, and as consequence the society is an organization made up of the elder sons of the slave-holding, free born negroes of Charleston. There are few or ganizations so exclusive
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-13

We must III that is left the Robinson bankrupt stock during this week. If you need a delivery wagon for your fall and winter work this Is a great opportunity to save money on the pur- chase .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-13

At the centennial celebration an ad- dress was made by J. H. Holloway, a descendant of the founder of the society A great crowd of people was there, white brown and black. He spoke first to the representatives of the dominant race" and explained the relations existing be- tween his people and theirs. Then ne addressed himself to the members of the backward race" In explaining to them why the blacks were shut out from the fellowship he declared that the organiza- tion had closed both the front and the back doors, and that no white man nor black man could come in He professed the kindliest feeling for both the white and black races and regretted that there was such a thing IS race quarrels any where in the land.
 In the old cemetery are buried the founders of the order, the free negroes. who were men of wealth as far back as the days of the revolution. There are their sons who added to their worldly goods; their grandsons who came Into power after the civil war and were sent to the legislature and to Congress, and their other descendants will be buried there as they pass out of this life from day to day. The inscription on the tomb of James Mitchell, founder of the order, sets forth that he was born In TIPS and died in 1921, that he was a communiCant of St. Philips church and then declares: He was an affectionate companion. a tender parent. and an indulgent master" Thus is it recorded that James Mitchell, negro, was kind to his negro slaves.
 The number of save-owning negroes in the rural districts of the south was probably quite small. but in the cities there were always a few well-to-do free negroes. who put their money in slaves. Charleston had more of these than any other city The tax assessors books for 1860 show that there were then 390 slaves in Charleston owned by free persons of color." There were nearly 4oO0 free negroes there at the time. but only 120 of them were slave-holders. One negro owned twenty-two slaves. These free ne- groes possessed more than a million dol lars worth of real estate and had large bank deposits.
 After the war was over they were as poverty-stricken as the white people. Of course. and to a great extent sympathetic. Nearly all of them favored emancipation. and when the war over they were given the franchise and naturally took their places in the republican party, When the combination of negro and car pet-bag government was finally over thrown in South Carolina by the election of Gen. Wade Hampton to be governor in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-13

Try the Gawk fer haIf-tone and iIay Aee-Heraid 6ulidIne
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-13
Bitten and In Danger.

Tomorrow-About Notable Americans,
The Washington times., 1907-02-14

sought 10 cheer him up. Later. accom-
panied by Attorney Dan O'Reilly and A
squad of police she returned TO the
courtroom for a conference with the
Thaw attorneys.
This afternoon the one topic Of dis
CUsSiOn is the probability Of a mistTial.
which would probably mean the vain eN-
penditure OF more than a million dol
lars. II has been pretty well estab-
ltshed that Thaw's defense will not fall
far short OF costing million. and eN-
perienCcd attorneys say that the expense
10 the State of New Y Nork in the present
trial approXimates a quarter OF a mil
lion. 4 mistrial would probably make
the Thaw case the most expensive pro-
ceedng in American criminal court his
tory.
Precedents can be found in New York
State for the continuance or a murder
trial with eleven Jurors when the with
drawal Of one has been made necessary
by circumstances rejecting no discredit
upon him. So keen IS the interest on
both sides In having the trial proceed
with the present jury that u Is not be-
y0nd the range Of possibilities that the
trial may continue with an eleven-man
Jury.
The Washington times., 1907-02-14
YOUNG NESBIT
GROWS UNEASY

NEW YORK, Feb. 14-Fear upon the
part OF young Howard Nesbit that the
district attorney would bend every ef-
fort To make case OF perjury against
his sister, has caused a tilt between the
volunteer witness and the prosecutor
II is learned today that the youthful
pittsburger went TO the representative
or the commonwealth and asked him
as 10 his plans.
lin my capacity for the State" Mr.
Jerome told him, "I must do everything
I'm my power to try To break down the
testimony Of "A witness when / think he
or she has SWOTH falsely"
WHAT happens. il you prove it?"
anNiuusly inquired Nesbit.
''NVcll. YOU know remarked the pros
ecutor. lit is d prison oftense TO swear
falsely"
Young Ncsbit balkcd. Il did not
come here TO say anything against
Evelyn lie finally ventured. Il came
here solely to help my mother and vim
dicatc the memory Of Stanford white
il my sister is I'm any danger I will
pack uT and get back to Pittsburg''
''he district attorney then promised
that nothing would happen 10 the wit
ness, whereupon Young Nesbit recon-
siGcrcd his determination and said he
would remain.
The Washington times., 1907-02-14
Deaths.


Mary {. Grey. % years, 1us D street
John r. Goodrich. 81 years, lnO Hop
kins Place northwest
Chrlstiana Jean. Is years, Government
Hospital Insane
Augustus Marchant. = years. 2542
sixth street northwest
Halle A Ciillenwatcr &c wears 14q-
Newton street northwest
Margaret 4. Straub q years g12f
our teenth street northwest
Kate Buete. 40 years, SIS First street
southeast
Catherine Brennan. - years. 1888 Four
teenth street northwest
Charles W. Scott. q years. 63l Penn
SylVania avenue southeast
Franklin n Calvert s. years. 23Sg
Rhode Island avenue northeast
isaac Mills. s. years, 4f3 r street
northwest.
Benjamin Allen. 81 years. 80 Pierce
street. AnacosJia.
Mary J. I.caTy. 90 years I256 New Jcr-
sey avenue northwest
Leonard T Brown. % years. 2124 Four
teenth street northwest
Frederick :. TOpham jr. s davs. G
Quincy street northeast.
COlOred.
Jacob Smith. % years. 20 Harvard
street northwest.
Emma Chase, s. years. 159 Pierce street
northwest
Frank NJ. welch. O. years, s15 Fourth
street northwest
Jeanette Willis. . years. Rear I746 y
street northwest.
William Slaughter, > years, J Queens
Mamie a Lowe, . years. % Elm
street
Richard Coiman. g years. Home for
the Aged and Infrm.
The Washington times., 1907-02-14
SLICK SNINDLER
PLIES VOCATION

A clever him-fammer visited the to
bacco store Of Barnes & Yates, 500 +
street northwest, and the grocery store
OF Marcus Sussman, 216 John Marshall
place northwest, this morning. and sue
cccded in getting SO In each shop.
shortly before 10 o'clock the svyindIer
went into the tobacco store 10 buy a
meerschaum pipe He selected one that
cost 81, and produced a $50 bill. Then
he produced 4 so bill First he wanted
TO pay for IL with the ten. then he
wanted the twenty changed. He
changed the bills so many times and
talked so fast that when he left the
store it was found he had left the ten
AMI received change for twenty.
From the tobacco store he went to
Sussman's place, purchased two brush
brOoms and went through the same
performance.
Central Office Detective Warren has
been detailed on the case.
The Washington times., 1907-02-14

a proper mental concentration in weigh
ing the evidence, IL Is very probable
that Judge Fitzgerald would call the
whole case mistrial and the four
weeks of tedious effort and strain would
20 for nothing.
DR. Britton d. Evans. the defense's
expert, was called to the stand VIII zen
court was resumed at 1890 o'clock He
was questioned by Mr.. Delmas:
Q.-You said that on the first three
visits you formed an opinion as 10 the
mental condition Of Harry X. Thaw.
based in part on the oral statements
he made on the occasions. Am l cor
rect?
A-You are.
Q-Could you form a scientifically re-
liable opinion Of his condition without
those oral statements?
A.-No.
Q.-Then. having stated that I'm your
opinion he was at that time Of unsound
mind, / will ask you 10 state what these
oral statements We're?
An Objection Overruled.
objected to by Jerome. The objection
was overruled by the court
Q.-Proceed then.
A.-May l so along as it occurs?
why. certainly" said Delmas, There
is no objection TO stating it i'm your
way"
"Oh let him tell everything that oc-
Cured" said jerome.
"On August 4. to the best OF my
recollection, ! went TO the Tombs,' said
DR.. Evans. TO see Harry X. Thaw,
with a letter OF introduction from Mr..
Hartridge."
At THIS point. Captain Ricketts, whis-
pered 10 Justice Fitzgerald. \ consul
tItiOn of counsel was Immediately called
and announcement was made that re-
cess would be taken until , o'clock.
as word had just arrived that Mrs Boil
Ton. wife or juror No. II. was dying
The Washington times., 1907-02-14
PRESIDENTIAL BEE
PREPARING TO BUZZ
Approach of Spring Sees
BoomS Being Shaped
for Launching.

Secretary Taft is going out 70 court
the io"ans a bit. and now il is an
nounced that Governor Hughes. of New
York. will shortly make a speech OF
national interest at the Athens OF Mich
igan-Ann ArboT. Vice President Fair
banks boom IS being trundled along
with unwearying diligence, and it is
stated that after the Iowa legislature
adjourns Governor Cummins is going 10
accept some invitations that have been
.plling up on his desk and tell some East
ern audiences how a conservative radi-
cal from the West would like to have
national affairs managed.
The Presidential boOms are. in fact,
terminating once more as the possibility
OF spring becomes apparent. Secretary
Roots name is heard more and more
since his appearance as the apostle OF
advanced HamiltOnianism. There is
going 20 be a perfect fusilade OF "occa-
sional speeches all over the country
during the coming year by gentlement
with lightning rods up. Nobody with a
chance in the great game Is refusing any
promising invitations that he can man
age to accept. Senator La Toilette will 90
right on whaling away At the roll calls
and the senatorial records. and the boom
for him. which has been set going in
Wisconsin. is accommodating a worrisOme
amount of strength in the West. The
newspapers insist on saying handsome
things about him, and the more un-
popular he gets in the Senate the better
they seem 10 Ike him out IN tlfe country.
Senator KnOX's name has been brought
into some Of the conversations among
astute politicians lately In a most suE-
gestivc manner II is related that re-
Gently a New York man in touch with
the big interests" that just now are
much concerned about political tende1-
cies was told that Fairbanks would not
be able 90 keep up his gait. and that
his nomination was impossible The
nnCn of interests is said To have replied
III that proves the case. you watch
out for an expanding Knox boom
Governor Hughes is rather having the
call Just now. He spoke at Boston the
other day and was applauded al the
suggestion that ne would be the next
occupant OF the White House. il might
be found quite 10 the purpose Of some
powers In the Empire State 10 take up
Hughes, in order 20 prevent Roosevelt
controlling the Ce'eEdtiOn-
New England develops no candidates
and is nOncommIttal AZ 10 It's prefer
cnces. l. Is likely 10 have no candidate.
and II q stands together, as Is its wont,
z MAJ prove a large factor in the max
ing OF a nomination.
The Washington times., 1907-02-14
VITAL RECORDS
Births.

White
Roy A and Mabel =. Bauuabaclc. boy
Edward h. and Mary A. Barbour. rfrl
isaac W. and Elizabeth CLANCY. bov.
A ID. and Mary +. Fahnestock. girl.
Frank NJ and Annie =. Firor. girl.
William T. and Catherine +. Goodwin.
girl.
Robert A. and Mary a Heinrichs, boy.
William and Sarah Halam boy.
George w. and Minnie Levy, boy
Archibald r. and Sarah l McCallum.
boy
Walter E. and CeIestia A. Summers.
boy.
Lloyd II. and Clara j. Slocum, boy.
Wallace s and Mary r. Stetson. boy
otto J. and Mamie N DeMaH girl
Columbus +. and Katie F. Winkelman
girl.
Jesse T and Bessie 7. DeIoe. girl.
COlOred-
James II. and Louisa Brown, boy
burnett and Rosa NJ Smith, boy.
Charles II. and Pauline L. Marshall
girl
George and Catherine +. Smith, girl.
Jefferson and Martha p Roy, girl.
John ana Martha Smith. girl.
The Washington times., 1907-02-14
TIA WIS SHARE
IN COKE FUND

PITTSBURG. Feb l4-Benjamin
Thaw. Alexander Blair Thaw, and
Chalmers Darsie. trustees Of a certain
fund established under the will of the
late William Thaw, have fled an ac-
count for audit in the orphans court
showing that Harry Kendall Thaw will
receive $12.650 as his share from that
part Of his fathers estate. embracing
what is known as the coke trust for
the period between July 70 and No
vemebr 1 of last year. Alice Thaw, the
Countess Of Yarmouth. and the other
seven children Of William Thaw, will
receive like amount from this source
The nephews will receive half that
amount.
The coke trust" includes all the coke
ana coal properties owned BY the late
William Thaw in the COnneIIsvfIle coke
regions. Most of the properties have
been leased on royalties, and bring in
large returns yearly.
The Washington times., 1907-02-14
Marriage Licenses

George Dixon and Pauline Brent.
Lewis Moore and Inez Lewis. both Of
Round HiI. Va.
Caleb 5. Taylor and Gertrude Curtis
Howard A. BirdsaH, PurcellviIle. Va.
anu Mary IaVenneT, Lincoln, Va
John Dixon and Hattie Majors both
OF Alexandria, Va
Howard G. Pierce, Bridgeton. y. /
and Agnes Trent, Cumberland. Nd
=. FREDERICK d. Thompson and Fannie
Gordon.
AlZo l. West and Eva Lee Boswell
aeIDert i Oehme, Baltimore. Nd
and Genevieve Padgett. Of this cltv.
j.. Harvey Reed and Bessie 9. F'rve
both Of Lovettsviile. Va.