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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
Tells Tobacco Growers to Flee
 from Nafh to Come
THE DREADED NIGHT RIDERS
Warns Farmers That If They Sow Tobacco Beds For the 1908 Crop They Will Reap WhirIwind.
 A Year of Troubles.

Lexington. March INV. B. Hawkins, the man who originated the tobacco grow CTS movement five years ago, and was tde first Iresiuent of the Burley Tobacco association, tomorrow will publish in a card (, warning to growers of their prob able fate if they aisobey the ultimatum of the Equity society on the crop of 1908.
 The suhstante of the warning in part fellows:
 When yonr plant bed is scraped or your barn Ocrred, send to Governor Will son and he will let you have a battalion of soldier aSd a Gattling gun to pro- tect your property and maybe save you from whipping. There is an old saying, I do not care to buy lawsuit Do you care to buy trouble In this way by flying in the face of public opinion and also in tie face of determined men, who believe you their worst enemy, and who will stop at nothing to right their supposed wrongs !? The majority has said, No crop in 1S0S. What will you do, SOW your beds and bs- gin a year of torment, for 1t will be 365 days of h. for you. sleepless nights, alarm at every noise. What are riders do- ing now? Are they only scrapng plant beds or are they after my barn. Or. oh. horrors. are they after my back with their damnabe switches?
 Do not hug to yourself delusion and say, It won't come to me- Hasn't it come to the highest?
 "Flee from the wrath to come, for If you plant tobacco you are sowing whirl- wind. Mutterings and mumblngs are heard on all sides, and the outraged farm CTS will not stand persecution always, and I say to you that, in my opinion. trouble will come to you if you plant a crop in 190S."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
IRON CONDITIONS
 ARE IMPROVING Prospects Grow Brighter for
 Early Activity FUTURE ORDERS BOOKED
It Is Reported That Smaller Furnace Companies Are Selling Literally On Probable Make For Sec
 ond Quarter of Year.

chattanooga, March 1-The Tradesman In its review of the southern iron and steel markets, says:
 the ieehng in the southern pig iron and steel market is somewhat improved and the prospects are a little brighter
 AS to prices asked for pig iron 1t is generally understood that the best that can be done is the s13 50 per ton rate, No. foundry iron as the average Produc- ton has been increased some in the south by the blowing in of two blast iron fur naces, one in Tuscaloosa county and the other al North Birmingham The state ment is made that the smaller furnace companies in the south are now selling quite literally on their probable make for the seconf ruarter of the year. and 1t is to De ex. early announcement VIII be forthv to the effect that probable make for the months of April, May and June has been nicely covered. One of the smaller Tennessee furnace companies Is reported as having a splen- did line of business on the books for the first half of the year.
 The steel industry in the south, the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad com pany being the only producers at presen, IS not in very bad way. There Is a 1airly good demand for the product with the prices good. The plant of this com pany is in full operation and the various departments continue to break previous records as to output.
 The reorganization of .4e Southern Steel company, recently declared bank rupt. is in the hands of a committee named by the stockholders, and there Is every indication that the work will be perfected in the next month or two. It is believed in this section of the country that the plants of this corporation will be in operation again before April 1. There will be need Of an expenditure of s10O00O and more to put all plants of this concern in readiness for operations"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
THE CHINESE MAY
 SURRENDER BOAT
The Japanese Government Is Maintain ing a Determined Attitude In
 the Matter.

Pekin, March 1.-It is announced that the Chinese government will surrender the Japanese steamer Tatsu Maru, which was seized on February by tie Chinese customs cruisers outside of Macao, while unloading a large consignment of rifles and ammunition, the rifles numbering several hundred lta 5as originally charged that an attempt was being made to bring war supplies into China for revolutionsts.
 The statement is made by officials in the Chinese government that a conspiracy is on foot to import 700 or 800 rifles and am intuition therefor, and the government believes that the intuition on the Tatsu Maru were intended for rebels on the Tonlxing border, but it h-.s not been able to prove the act of smuggling.
 dispatch from Tollio stated that the Japanese government was maintaining a determined attitude w''h regard to the seizure by the Chinese .- he Tatsu Maru, and that it would denl.--.I both an apol- ogy and an indemnity from China. It was stated also in this dispatch that the Chi nese foreign officers wished to submit the entire question to mixed court. To this. however the Japanese government would not consent unless the vessel was first released.
 Tn Tokio statement said that the Tatsu Maru was regularly cleared from Kobe with d consignment of arms and ammuni- tior 'Or Macao, and that the Portuguese minister at Pekin supported the conten- -tion of the Japanese minister of foreign affairs that the vesse. was seized in Por- tuguese waters.
 The armored cruiser Idzumi sailed on Friday from Shanghai for Hong Kong, her object being understood to be the Investigation of the seizure of the Tatsu Maru.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
CAPITOL GRAFT
 STILL IN COHRT
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL CUNNINGHAM WILL SPEAK TO- DAY ON THE PART OF THE PEOPLE.

Harrisburg, Pa., March 1.-The capitol contract trial will begin its sixth and probably concluding week tomorrow when the lawyers for the defense will sub init their points of law to Judge Kun kel. This will take place in the judge s chambers and will be followed by argu- ments on the points in case Judge Kun kel desires.
 The opening speech will be delivered by Deputy Attorney General Cunningham on the part of the people. The other ad- dresses will probably occupy the court until Friday as there has been no limit placed upon them.
 It Is understood that there will be two speeches in behalf of Schumacher and one each for Mathus and Snyder, while two will be made for Sanderson. James Scarlet will sum mp for the common wealth and Attorney General Todd will conclude.
 The law points are being prepared this evening and are understood to be very vol umnious
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
SOCIALISTS ARRESTED.
Two Men and a Woman Taken By Los
 Angeles Police.

Los Angeles March l.-George B. Woodby, M J. Hicks and Mrs Josie Schuck were arrested last night as part of the campaign being waged by the police against socialists. Woodby is a Pasadena negro. He and Hicks, when taken into custody, were addressing a meeting of several hundred bystanders.
 Upon their arrest there was a cemon- stration, the result of an appeal by Mrs. Schuck to those present to resist the off cers Placing herself at the head of a mob. Mrs. Schuck raide red flag and marched her followers a distance of about a mile, the crowd singing the "Marseil- laise." When the police officers sought to disperse the marchers the crowd be- came demonstrative.
 Twenty police officers were hastened to the scene and they dispersed the mob, arresting Mrs. Schuck, Woodby and Hicks. They were later released on bail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
GENERAL DAVIS RETURNS.
Attends Opening of the Guatemala
 Northern Railroad.

New York, March 1.-Major General IDavis, special mi lster to Guatemala sent by President Roosevelt to represent lthe United States at the opening of the
 Guatemala Northern railway, returned today on the steamship Finance from lCristobal. General Davis said that the
 Guatemaia railroad was built by Ameri-
 can capital and American engineering talent The railroad crosses the country |from east to west, he said, and was re- |xarded as a successful project.
 The general, who was at one time gov |ernor of the Canal Zone, stopped at the hsthmus for week. He said that work lpn the canal was progressing as satis- factorily as the engineers could wish for. l5teady progress was being made on the Hzreat waterway, the general declared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
Seven Terrorists Hanged.

St Petersburg, March 1.-The seven terroists who were condemned to death
 by a courtmartial for complicity in plot against the lives of Grand Duke Nicholas Nichoaievitch and M. Chtcheglovitoh,
 minister of justice and whose sentence was confirmed yesterday by General Haz- enkampff, chief of staff, were hanged to- day at Lissy Moss, opposite Crostandt. Among those who suffered death were Calvino, the supposed Italian, who had in his possession when arrested a passport issued to the real Calvino. the St. Peters burg correspondent of two Italian pa pers and three women, two of whom were IS and 1S years of age respectively.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
MEETING HELD AT MONTGOMERY.
Railroad Men Discuss Threatened Re- duction In Wages.

Montgomery, March 1.-Many railroad men, representing every brach of or ganized labor except the conductors and engineers, attended a meeting here today to discuss proposed reductions in wages. The meeting was called by J. B. Bucka- lew, third vice president of the Interna- tional Association of Machinists who has had charge of the strike of machinists on the Louisville and Nashville railroad. It was said that the announcement yes terday from Louisville that wages of con- ductors and engineers of the Louisville and Nashville would not be reduced elm- mated their organizations from the dis cussion.
 The associations of the engineers and conductors are the only labor unions recognized by the Louisville and Nash vile and the Western of Ala bama rail- roads and this fact was earnestly dis cussed at the meeting
 Men who attended the meeting declared that no final decision had been reached as to the course of the unions towards the railroads. MT. Buckalew went to Selma today to organize the railroad men of that city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
TWO MEN BADLY BURNED.
James L. Eaves So Badly Injured Al
 Thomas That He May Die.

James l.. Eaves and w. C. Steele, two white men, were badly scalded yester- day morning while at work at Thomas furnace. The two men. it seems, were working about large steam pipe when it burst. throwing the steam and hot water practically all over them. Eaves was burned very badly all over the back. and it is feared that he may die. Steele was burned less seriously.
 An ambulance of the Gaudin Undertal,- ing company went to Thomas after the two men and they were removed to St. Vncents hospital, where their condition was reported very serious at midnight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
Owns Two Stacks.

Mir. Bars company, the Woodstock Iron and Steel corporation, owns in addi- ton to the furnace now in operation a second stack which was built some years ago on large lines; but 1t failed to make iron with satisfactory economy and WAS practically abandoned. It Is doubtless this furnace to which reference Is made. It is understood that it can be rebuilt at a cost around S2000O0. The work could be done inside of six months. To build a new furnace. as modern furnaces go, would cost about S5O0,0o0, and would re- quire fully q years time. That the cor poration is to expend $200,000 on it's No 2 furnace is but one of the many signs os returning prosperity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
JOSEPH GAILLOUX
 MURDERED IN SHOP
ROOMMATE IS HELD ON SUSPl- ClON-DEAD MAN HAD POLICY IN FAVOR OF FRIEND WHO IS UNDER SUSPICION.

Lowell. Mass, March 1.-Joseph Gai- Houx, 37 years old, a plumbers helper, was found dead in the shop of his employ CT today with his head and face covered with cuts and bruises, his mouth burned as though an attempt to pour liquid poison into 1t and the room filled with gas escaping from an open jet.
 former roommate, Napoleon Rivet. 26 years old. has been arrested upon suspicion. Rivet denied all knowledge Of the probable murder and no motive for the crime has thus far been discovered.
 It was learned that up to last Friday night Gailloux and Napoleon Rivet roomed together, but that nothing had been seen of Rivet there since that time.
 It was further leaned that two years ago Gailloux turned over a 5000 life in surance policy to Rivet. The latter is held pending further investigation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
BOY IS KILLED
 BY AN ICE BOAT
Roy O,.Brien Is Dead and His Com panion Roswell Sherman
 Is Injured.

Watertown, N. r., March 1.-In a col lision between ice boats running 50 miles an hour upon the St. Lawrence river, op- posite Clayton, Roy OBrien, aged Il years, son of Fred OBrien, a steam boat engineer at tine Thousand Islands, was killed today, and his companion, Ros- well Sherman, IS years of age, was badly injured.
 A large ice boat in command of Wallace Coppernoll and Howard Kemp, two young men, struck the small craft which the two boys were sailing.
 The occupants of both boats were thrown off and O'Bren's head struck the ice, splitting his skull.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
Two Are Killed.

M Baltimore, March 1.-Frederick George And Harry Tucker were killed today by
 Ian express train of the Baltimore and |lhio railroad, the former losing his life Hn an endeavor to save the latter. The Two men, with a companion, had taken Eo the railroad track as short cut to their homes and had stepped from one rack to another to get out of the way of H freight train that was approaching from En front of them. Soon after, on looking back for Tucker. who had fallen to the Eear,s George saw an express train ap- preaching rapidly. He ran back. yelling q
 warning to Tucker but seems not to have
 been understood and both were strucK
 Ind instantly killed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
Port of Entry.

Washington, March 1.-Magdalena bay has suddenly appeared on the map as a commercial center,' acording to informa- commercial center according to informa- by American Consul General Gottschallx al the City of Mexico. The Mexican gov ernment having declared Magdalena bay a port of entry for an indefinite period from February IS last, Senors D Rafael Castro Montana 1.a been appointed 'ists ministrator of the Magdalena bay customs house and captain of the port Many Mexican houses are sending salesmen and stocks of goods there for the purpose of trading with the 15,000 men of the Amer ican fleet during the months stay at ta- ket practice. At present it is reported one house comprises the municipality.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
John Campbell Killed.

Cumberland, Md, March 1--John Camp bell. 22 years old, was shot and killed at the home of his stepbrother, John Rem nie, at Midland, this county early this morning Rennie is in jail charged with the crime. Just before the shooting, Rem ne tried to kill his wife because she refused to cook a chicken at 3 oclock in the morning. She was burned by the flash of the pistol but fled and returned later with neighbors when Campbell was found to have been shot. The men are said to have been drinking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
TIGER IN BASKET.
Three Negroes Caught Near Irondale
 Opposing of Their Wares.

Wright, three negroes, were arrested near Irondale yesterday morning by Deputy Sheriffs Wilson and Kennemar on sus- plcion aroused by large hamper basket, coupled with a gentle purring character istic of blind tigers. When the basket was examined it was found to contain a number Of bottles of whisky Consequent ly the three negroes were placed in the county jail on charges of violating the prohibition law.
 The tigers had quite number of bottles of liquor of various slzes It is understood that the negroes have been busy in the vicinity of Irondale for some time, but the officers only succeeding in capturing them yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
]. M. BARR MAKES
 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT Will Build Second Large Fur
 mace At AnniSten WILL SPEND S200,000 L.. r |
1t Is Thought Probable That Expendi- ture Will Be Made In Rebuild Ing Stack Abandoned On
 Account of Defect.

Montgomery, March IA special to the Advertiser from Anniston says:
 J. M. Barr of Norfolk, president of the Woodstock Iron and Steel corporation, which operates a furnace here, announced today that his company will build and equip second large furnace in Annis- ton and that it will be in operation with ing four months. The new plant will cost approximately s2O0,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
MAGDAL.ENA BAY
 |S THE NEXT STOP American Fleet Sailed from
 CalIao Saturday NEW PORT OF ENTRY MasdaIena Bay, With One House Comprising the Municipality, Sud
 denly Springs Into Promi-
 nocne on Mexican Gulf
NEW PORT OF ENTRY

Callao March 1.-The Amercapa fleet sailed yesterday for Magdalena / kS.s'n Lower California, territory of ScT : Signals went up from theseonY .&C .se | flagship, in the morning, and/ .@sa..ssft- erward the battleships VI .osN vmiiigl slowly out to the ocean f SSS .tig run to their next stopping 6dS
 The fleet described q 6 rcle, the great white ships p< the south west, and when the the Peruvian cruiser Almirante Grah, m which Pres ident Pardo and the officials of state viewed the departure, each of the war ships fired salute of 2l guns The cruis- CT replied while the Connecticut was pass ing and there was a dipping of flags from the vessels in the harbor. and a ringing farewell from the thousands who had gathered to watch the ships of friendly nation as they swung majestcally out to the open sea-
 The steamer Cachapoal, crowded with spectators, accompanied the fleet some distance from shore, but as the battle ships gathered speed she was left astern with the enthusiastic Peruvans still watching and waving flags and handker- chiefs. Thousands of sghtseers on points of vantage on land witnessed the mag nificent and imposing scene.
 The newspapers both at Lima and at Callao are full of expressions of regret at the departure of the visitors, and they point out that President Pardo voiced the sentiments of all the people when on his visit to Admiral Evans yesterday he said that the attentions shown the fleet were a "spontaneous demonstration of the sim cere and old friendship which united the two countries"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
BOY DIES IN JAIL.
Was 16 Years Old and Member of
 Good family at Phenix Cityh

Montgomery. March LA special to the Advertiser from Opelika. Ala, says:
 Joe Riley, the 16-year-old son of a good family of Phoenix City, was found dead in cell of the county jail here this morning Riley was arrested yesterday, accused of stealing bicycle Physicians expressed the opinion that the boy rup- tured a blood vessel. There was no evil dence of suicide.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
John Adrian Hope Dies.

Pau. France. March l.-John Adrian Louis Hope, Marqlas of Linlithgrow, died today. The Marquis was born in 1860. He was governor of Victoria from 1SS9-95: : paymaster general from 1s95-9s and was governor general of Austria from 1900 | O 1902. In 1905 he held the office of sso- fetary of Scotland. --
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
Guest of Honor,

Oakland, Cal, March 1.-Chinese Min ister Wu Tung Fang was the guest of honor at banquet given last night by the Oakland Chamber of Commerce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
Was Probably a Mirage.

Honolulu. March 1.-Concerning the re- ported presence of four supposed war ships off Oahu nothing has been learned, and it Is believed that the report arose out of the existence of mirag, or pecu- liar cloud effect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
Sir CoInaqhi Dies.

London. March 1.-Sir Dominic Ellis Conagh, the British consul general at Boston in lS96-9. died today He was born in 1884 and knighted in 1888.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
kniahts of Columbus Dance.

The Knights of Columbus will give a subscription dance to members and their friends on Tuesday night at the lodge hall.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-17
Forest Resources.

A few weeks ago President Roose-
welt signed a proclamation creating
national forest in the west central
part of Arkansas.
This timbered area, which covers
mere than 100000 acres will have
the distinction of being the farthest
east of all the government forests.
This new forest which will be called
the arkansas, brings the total area
of the national forests up to 1911
233,9S5 acres, little more than one
fifth of the country's total forest
area.
A particularly favorable fact in
connection with the Arkansas 1a-
tional forest is found In the hearty
spirit OF cooperation manifested ny
the Arkansas people, apparently rec
ognizing the immense benefits which
are to be conferred in the conserva-
ton of the timber supplies there,
have accepted the incoming of the
forest service as a salutary event AMI
assisted the government officials with
helpful suggestions Forestry and
Irrigation Magazine.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-17
AN INGENIOUS CIPHER.
Embodied in the Missive Of Seem.
ingiy Unsophsfi3able friend.

EMBODIED IN the Missive OF SEEM
ineiy Unsophisfi3abIe friend.
During the great rebellion. Sir John
TTcvanion, distinguished cavalier,
was made prisoner and locked up in
Colchester castle, Sir Charles Lu-
cas- and Sir George Lisle had just been
made examples of as a warning to
'malignants, and Trevanion had ev-
cry reason TO expect similar eud.
As he awaited his doom he was
startled by the entrance of the jailer,
who handed him a letter.
'May't do thee good, growled the
fellow. 1T has been weel hooked
to before it was permitted to come to
you"
Sir John took the letter, and the
jaler left him his lamp by which to
read II. ~
'Worthie Sir John, -rfIope that Is
We best comfort of we afflicted, cannot
much, fear me, help you now. That
! wode say to YOU is this only: il
ever | may be able to requite that
90 owe you, stand not upon asking Of
me. 'Tis not much | can do; but
what | can do, bee thou verie sure
/ willie
II knowe that If dethe comes. If
ordinary men fear it, it rights not
you, accounting II for high honour
to have such a rewarde of your 10y
atty. Pray yet that you may be spar
edrthis soc bitter cup. We pray that
you may be.
Il fear not that you will grudge
any sufferings. Only If bic submits
sion you can turn them away, it's the
part of a wise man. Tell me, an II
you can. to do for You any thinge
that YOU wolde have done. The gem
eral goes back on Wednesday. Res
tinge your seryante TO command.-R
r"
Now, this letter was written accord
ing to a prcconcerted cipher Every
third letter after a stop was to tell
In this way Sir John made out; Pan
q at east end of chapel Sides
On the following evening the prrr-
oner begged to be allowed to pass an
hour of private devotion IN the chap
FL BY means Of brihe this was ac-
eompishcd Before the hour had ex-
pired the chapel was empty the bird
had Gown.-Tit-Bits.