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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-28
THE WEATHER.

Washington, December 27.-Weather
forecast for Alabama and Mississippi.
Probably showers Monday and Tuesday;
moderate, variable winds.
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has been especially written with view
of giving the young star one of the best
opportunities of her remarkable career.
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"Dannyv Mack to wed.-Announce-
ment has been made of the marriage
of Mr. Dan w. Mack, treasurer of the
Gayety theatre, to Miss Alma Buol, the
wedding to take place next June at the
home Of the bride-to-be in st. Louis
Mr.. Mack has been treasurer of the
Gayety theatre for the last two sea-
sons and during his residence here has
made host of friends. He has been
in the theatrical business for a num-
Der of years in the capacity of actor
and treasurer and is widely known and
we'll liked in the profession. His home
is in Buffalo. Miss Buol is a charm
ing young lady of distinct beauty, and
comes from one of the Oldest families
in st. Louis.
Officers EIected.-A meeting of the
Young Mems Hebrew association was
held yesterday afternoon at which the
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent I. r. Rubenstein; vice president
Benjamin j. Leader: secretary, S.
Joseph Alper; treasurer Moses Damsky ;
librarian, Isaac M. Engel The follow
ing were elected members of the board
of directors: D. B. Goldstein, Louis
Pizitz, T. Williams, DIR. H. Swedlaw,
Louis G. Addison, Jacob M. Levine,
Harry Feinsilver, I. J. White and Ben
jamin Cooley. The meeting was held
in the auditorium of the associations
splendid new quarters on Sixth ave-
nue. and Seventeenth street.
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MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED
CHINESE BURNED TO DEATH.
GUESTS WERE in PANIC
Film Of Moving Picture Machine in
Restaurant in Canton, China,
Catches Fire-BuiIding coIlapses
and Hundreds Of Guests Perish.

Victoria, B. c., Jan. Snail ad.
vices from South China tell of q ter
rible fire at Canton. where 800 lives
were lost in the burning Of a restau.
rant.
"A Chinaman recently returned from
California, bringing "a cinemegraph
machine, and at a wedding feast al
the Choi Chan restaurant he gave an
exhibition. Several hundred Chinese
had crowded into the place out Of
curiosity, packing it too greatly when
the film took fire. A panic followed
during which the burning building col
lapsed. kilograms from Canton
stated over 300 lives were lost.
News was received from Japan that
Viscount General Nishi, who recently
returned from the United States and
Europe, has commenced proceedings
in a Toxic court to disinherit his
son, Lieutenant Nishi, who was placed
on the army reserve list during his
fathers absence for mission duty.
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SAYS THAT PARTY HAS NEVER
LOST WHEN "PRAcricAL."
NAMES MENTIONED
But Nebraskan 10 Subject Of an Al
tack by Observation-Disclosures o'7rien
Suggests That Party Should Be
- 5G@gE~MN &@El5 P4@&S &MFU #EIr5f "E@F*E
United-cieveland Sends Word.

New York, Jan. 8.-Speaking on the
topic. why 1s the Democratic Party
Divided?" Morgan ]. O'Bnen. former
Justice Of the appellate division Of the
New York, supreme court, who was
the guest of the Democratic National
club tonight. declared that II the
causes that have divided the demo-
cratic party were summarized II
would be found that they have been
due to our failure to stand firmly for
democratic principles. TO q preference
shown by some for shifting popular
sentiment as contrasted with sound
doctrine, and to a preference for men
rather than q reverence for party ira
dition.r
Grover Cleveland, who was unable
to be present, sent his compliments IN
4 letter In which DE expressed the CON
vtction that the situation confronting
the people had directed their attention
more 70 their reliss from conditions
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ARREST
JUST A STARTER
INVESTIGATION OF BANKS AND
BANKERS WILL 90 ON.

GL .NE=MN. .L - E.7 EEH9EEt ILLLaIL
New York. Jan. 8.-Through the
arrest Of F. Augustus Heinze on q
charge Of overcertifying checks to the
amount Of 100000 It has developed
that q federal grand jury Is still en-.
gagged ih a searching investigation into
other transactions OF q similar nature
in this city.
While none Of the federal omcers
vii. make any statements as to the
possible result. or even to the extent
to which the inquiry will 60. Omitted
States District Attorney stimson said
today that the work Of the jury had
not been completed. Z
1T would be improper for me to re.
veal the evidence / have lest I give
away my case, but I can say that the
Investigation is not yet over" said
Mr.. Stimson.
To the straight question as to
whether there would be other arrest.
the attorney refused to answer.
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AMERICAN TOBACCO
SELLS IN ORIENT
MAJORITY OF SALES ARE DoMEs.
TIC PRODUCTS. !.

New York, Jan. 8.-The tobacco
products sold in China and other parts
of the Orient, and also in a majority
of the countries Of Europe, are made
from American Leaf, according to the
testimony Of William r. Harris, one
of the vice presidents Of the American
Tobacco company, at today's session
of the investigation into the com
pany's affairs.
Mr.. Harris said the American com
pany's business in China Is carried
on through the Brltish-American To
bacco company, a subsidiary corpora
ton. He denied that the British
American company controlled the to
bacco trade Of China, but said that he
wished it did.
He named the Japanese government
as one Of the British-American COM
pany's competitors in the Chinese
field.
Mr.. Harris said the British-Ameri-
can company owns the majority Of
stock in tobacco companies in many
parts Of the world.
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CHINA SUBJECT
OF A DISPUTE
GREAT BRITAIN AND JAPAN IN.
voLvED in THE MATTER
OF POSTAL UNION.
China i. Not Allowed to Handle Mall
and Great Britain and Japan Are
Arguing Over Building Of ! Rail-
road-Thinos seethe II China.

81 sNrtsfEA Ft52AE =EAgEN
Pekin. Jan. S.-The proposals. made
by Count Hayashi. Japanese minister.
OF foreign affairs, for a settlement Of
the postal question IN Mancnuria, have
reached Pekin but they have not yet
been presented to the foreign board.
It has been learned also that Japan
consents to submit at ono proposals
for the settlement Of the telegraph1c
difficulty. China fears, however, that
these proposals will be in the nature
of a compromise, and that, consequent
ly, they will be unacceptable. Japan,
it would appear, has yielded to the
wishes Of Great Britain and the gem
eral criticism Of her course in the pos
tai controversy, but China does not be-
lieve that Great Britain will go further
and oppose the carrying out OF Japan's
program in Manchuria.
Japan Wants Road.
Following the exception taken
against the extension by China Of the.
Hsin Min Tun railroad to the north,
Japan has taken a firm stand in the
matter. The attitude is based on a
verbal promise given by China which
was in the minutes preceding the Ko-
mua treaty Of 1905, namely, not to con
struct a competing railroad parallel
to the existing South Manchurian line.
In an authoritative quarter it was de-
clared today that Japan would forbid
the construction Of any parallel or any
other line unless in connection with
the Japanese line.
The fact that Russia is transferring
the mails to the. Japanese In Man
churia because China Is not a member
Of the postal union and Il therefore
not qualified to receive them has
caused China to reconsider her per-
sistent refusal to join the union, and
she is now considering the matter Of
applying for membership.
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that alarmed and startled them, than
to the empty satisfaction Of partisan
supremacy.
Ex-Justice O'Brien, after referring
In highly complimentary terms to Mr..
Cleveland, and by inference to Alton
B. Parker as IAN ideal candidate 2
said:
lnnuendo At Bryan.
The aims and principles OF the
party have been 30 frequently stated
in platforms and public addresses and
SO we'll summarized In J%efferson's arst
inaugural address that It Is unneces.
sary to repeat them at length. But,
In passing, Il Is proper to note that
whenever the party has stood firmly
and unitedly for these views, we have
never met with a defeat, and It has
only been when the party has been
divided because Of the hope that sue.
cess would result from following some
shifting popular sentiment or some
new and irnpracticable reform that We
have met with overwhelming and de.
served defeat
To ascertain the cause Of this, We
need but look carefully into the cam.
paigns that have been waged and con
trast the men and measures that were
successful with the conditions that ex.
listed at the time Of defeat"
Saying that he had been informed
that one Of those invited had declined
an invitation to the dinner because the
speakers views on certain public ques
tions were opposed to those OF Mr.
Bryan. Justice O'Brien said that II
was Just such intolerance that had
been the greatest stumbling block tc
the success Of the democratic party
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ROBBERS
BLOWING SAFE OPEN
HAD SECURED BIG HAUL AND
WE'RE AFTER MORE.

Searchhght, New, Jan. S.-Caught
in the act Of blowing open the safe
Of the Brown, Cosney company's
store at $3.50 O'Clock this morning,
William McEvy. Thomas Nolan and
William Kellogg, the latter two min.
ers from Goldheld, engaged In q run-
ming dght with pistols with Deputy
Otto Bodie and Jonn Conault, en-
ployes OF the store.
The men were traced to q room in
the Star lodging house.. The ofacers
forced open the door of the room and
found all three prisoners fully
dressed, pretending drunkenness. A
search OF the room revealed a com
plete OUTFIT Of burglars tools, files,
cold chisels and q bottle Of nitro
glycerine.
When caught the robbers. had Al.
ready blown open the outer door Of
the safe and secure $3.50 and were
preparing to blow open the door Of
the strong boz. which contained over
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HARMONY IN CITY COUNCIL.
Mayor and Opponents Of Sheridan
Patch Up Matters.
{speclaI. 10 The eazette.l

%H%lWhEz& uS&N0@OsA~s 4& 4&
Sheridan, Jan. 8.-The new board
of the city council, with six republi.
INF and two democrats, was organ.
lied and appointments made accord
ing to schedule without a disagree.
ment save on the appointment Of the
water and the street commissioner.
These two appointees were reappoint.
ments and the council refused to con
firm for cause. All the other appoint.
ments were the same as last year and
met the approval Of the council.
The majority Of councilmen, after
comforting with several lawyers, de
cided that the new law under which
the city was chartered gave the mayor
the exclusive right to make all, ap.
pointments and no effort was made
BY them to claim any part Of the
spoils. The matter Of confirming the
water and street commissioner win be
taken up at the next council meeting.
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OFF CAPE HATTERAs ON THE
NORTH CAROLINA SHORE.
CAPTAIN WENT DOWN
Perlshed With His Ship in the Fear
full storm-DetaiIs OF Wreck Are
Missing on Account Of Detective Tel
egraph Wires-ves.eIs on Shoals.

Norfolk, Va, Jan. ga broken
message received here over the sea
coast telegraph wires from cape HAT
teras on the North Carolina coast re-
ports the strandlng and loss on the
treacherous Diamond shoals yesterday
of an unknown schooner out OF whose
crew Of seven men 1--WE persisted and
two were saved.
The message. which fails to give
the name Of the lost vessel, reports
her as bound from Long Point, Me-.
to Charleston, 8. G., laden with fsh
scrap. The captain Of the vessel was
among those who were lost.
It Is declared to have been the
worst storm in eastern Carolina since
1859. The wires to Cape Hatteras are
not working, and fuller information
concerning the wreck is unobtainable
for the present.
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BONAPARTE IS
TO PROSECUTE
ATTORNEY GENERAL STARTS
SUITS AGAINST RAILROADS.

Washington, Jan. 8.-Attorney Gen
eral Bonaparte today directed the va
rious United States attorneys to in.
stitute suits against a large number
of railroad companies to recover pen.
alties incurred by them for alleged
violations Of the safety appliance law.
The facts upon which these prosecu.
lions are based are investigations by
the interstate commerce commission.
Among the railroads are
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe rail.
road, IL violations.
Butte County railroad, IL.
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail
road, five.
Denver & Rio Grande, eight.
Gulf Colorado & Southern Pacific
(no number given).
Great Northern, two.
Northern Pacific, SO.
Oregon Short Line, nine.
Southern Pacific, 10.
Butte, Anaconda & Pacific. (not
given).
Missouri, Kansas & Texas, (not
given).
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SUGGEST LAWS TO LEGISLATURE
OF WYOMING.
RAISE WOLF BOUNTY
Will Pay &25 for Destruction Of Each
Wolf-Pass Resolutions Asking Leo
islaturs to Publish List Of Men In
Penitentiary, With Photographs.

Sheridan, Wyo.. Jan. 8.-Tne f1orse-
mems Protective ASSOCIATION. which
met in Gillette, increased the bounty
on wolves from SO to $25 on condition
that the carcass be presented by the
parties claiming the reward.
The following resolutions on legisla-
ton were unanimously adopted as fol.
lows:
To require the inspection Of all
horses moved into or out Of the state
and from one county to another by the
sheriffs, irrespective Of whether they
are to be shipped or trailed. To re.
Quire the warden, Of the penitentiary
Of Wyoming to issue a pamphlet Civ.
ing the pictures, description and rec
ords of all convicts in that institu.
tion, and to thereafter issue every
six months a supplementary pamphlet
Of all criminals who have been re
ceived during the preceding six months
and to distribute such pamphlets to
all sherihs Of the state, to all stock
associations in the state ard to clt1.
zens who may apply for them; and,
furthermore, to provide adequate pun
ishment for habitual criminals.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year were w. 3. Worse Of Morse,
Wyo., president; w. NJ. Spear OF
Sheridan, Wyo., vice president; H. ].
Chassell Of Gillette, treasurer; L. E.
Johnston Of Sheridan, secretary. The
executive committee will be w. NJ.
Spear, E. J.. Fitch, J.. G. Gupton, L. Il.
Johnston, w. E. More and w. E. Pick
etts. The committee was instructed
by the association to prepare articles
Of Incorporation.
Col. III. Tory Of Big Horn county
who is forming q similar organization
in his county, was present and made
valuable suggestions. The colonel
Is an old war horse in the matter Of
chasing horse thieves, and was ten,
dered an honorary membership by the
association. He will cooperate with
this association in the future in the
good work going on in getting rid Of
the horse thieves who nave been prey
ing on the stock Of this district.
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TEsTiFIEs I'M HIS OWN BEHALF
s AT HIS TRIAL IN CHICAGO.
DENIES ACCUSATIONS
Contends THAT He Bought Securities
FOR Benefit Of Bank and Not For
Himseif-Relatss History In connec-
ton with Bank He Founded.

s$HMa EMa6S5SaSE g5rE NS IHNEE
Chicago. Jan. 8.--John R. Walsh. on
trial here on a charge Of misapproprt.
alton Of funds Of the Chicago National
bank. took the stand III his own be
half today. Nj. Walsh told Of the
founding by him In 1884 OF the bank.
AS its president, he said, he purchased
in 1897 and 1898 certain receivers Ger.
tiflcates Of the Centralia & Chester
railroad at 95.
Prior to the purchase. he said. a
careful inspection Of the property was
made by himself, +. NJ. Blount, then
vice president Of the bank, and others.
The legal status Of the ROAD was also
investigated by n. r. Hatch, attorney
for the bank, the witness asserted.
Efforts by the prosecution to have
Mr.. Walsh admit that IN purchasing
the receivers certificates he had in
mind the ultimate control Of the rail.
road for the benefits Of its holdings
which he may have had at that time
were without avail. Il had nothing in
my mind except that / thought the GER
titicates were good security for the
money and that they were cheap
said Mr.. Walsh.
He admitted that he had personally
engineered the loans of millions of
dollars to the railroads and other en-
terprises In which he held large
blocks Of stock. He also acknowl-
edged that the system Of memoran.
dunn notes used in the bank was his.
No Thought OF Persona! Gain.
He denied, however, that he under
took these transactions with any
thought Of personal gain, claiming
that the interests Of the bank and dts
allied institutions, the Equitable Trust
company and the Home Savings bank,
were his chief concern.
Mr.. Walsh was on the stand for
four hours. Direct examination Of
the witness was still in progress
when court adjourned.
The expectation that Mr.. Walsh
would testify drew a large crowd to
the court room and every seat was
filled soon after he took the stand.
Although he had been one Of Chi
cago's leading citizens for years, he
has appeared In public comparatively
few times and he seldom. II ever,
spoke in public. This was evident
when the questioning began today,
for his replies we're given IN SO low a
tone that they we're scarcely audible
to the attorneys and he was admon-
ished to speak louder several times
by his own counsel. with this ex-
ception the witness gave little indi-
cation Of either his 40 years or the
strain Of the long trial.
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ANOTHER LIBEL
SUIT IN GERMANY
DlscLosEs THE IMMORTALITY in
SOUTH AFRICA.

Cologne. Jan. 8.-The hearing Of a
suit of DR.. Carl Peters, foymeriy gov
ernor Of German East Africa. against
the editor and Berlin correspondent
Of the Cologne Gazette for libel, was
resumed today. Several witnesses re-
peated their evidence given at former
trials relative to the logging Of ma
tives and the general immortality Of
the European camp. A former nom
commissioned officer testified that he
had been sent away from the camp
because DR.. Peters found his presence
awkward. a being compelled to re-
port what he saw to his superior ON
GERS.
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WILL ASK FOR TROOPS
Owners Of Tobacco Warehouses Want
Protection Against Night Riders.
May Call Militia Our.

Lexington. Ky. Jan. 8.-Alarmed by
night riders raids in Bath county and
county. the owners of. tobacco
warehouses here and the city and
county authorities met in the court,
house today and decided that It was
advisable to ask that troops be sta,
toned here to protect the warehouses
against raids. It Is expected that the
militia company will be called out.
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COURT GRIsT
Dope Fiends Are a Puzzle to the Pc
lice and Other of7cials-Drunken
Man FIourishes Knife in Saloon.

4 1Ou4 4uUlSudy 3 Odllys -&4H
Those unforsunates known to the
police as "hop heads" have been the
subject Of police activity lately and
a number Of them have been brought
to jail and afterward "hoated," or
given a chance to leave the city. The
manner Of handling such cases is a
puzzle. for the dope t1ends, if left in
jail, make night hideous with their
howls for dope, and II turned loose
go beck to their old ways. They are
usually harmless, but will steal small
things and sell them to get dope.
and have a way Of taking shots OF
morphine in plain sight Of pedestrians
OF the city .
William Mansfield and Henry Mid
'dlestead come under the category Of
dope hendS and were noated yester-
day. They have promised to leave
town. but probably win be found IN
their old haunts before long.
John McArve, while drunk, began
dourishing q big knife, day before yes
terday, and frightening the men about
him In Z saloon. a police oncer was
called and after McArve had spent the
night in jail he paid a SO nne yes.
terday.
Walter Wilson, shaking and mad
with delirium tremens. was In no
shape to appear IN court yesterday.
and was remanded to jail until he
could recover from his horrible
visions. He vim be sentenced today,
probably.
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CHEESE MAKERS
ARE IN SESSION
MANUFACTURERS OF CHEESE in
CONVENTION in MILWAUKEE,.

Milwaukee, Jan. 8.-Men engaged in
the cheese industry r in Milwaukee
today from all parts Of this and other
northern states, attracted by the six
tenth annual meeting and exhibition
Of the Wisconsin Cheese Makers as
sociation.
The opening session was held this
morning in Freie Gemeinde hall,
where Mayor sherburn M. Becker vel
coined the members Of the largest or
ganization Of its kind in the world.
Matthew Michels Of Madison, presi-
dent of the association, pointed out
the great progress and prosperity Of
those engaged in the cheese industry in
the north and especially In Wisconsin,
which Is said to produce more cheese
than any other state in the union.
The reports Of the secretary, treas
ury and board Of directors occupied
the balance Of the initial session.
Practical demonstrations OF cheese
making will be given tomorrow morn
Ing, and at the session on Friday ex.
perts will discuss the manufacture ct
limburger, Swiss and brick cheese.
The National Dairy union, the Ma
honal Creamery association, the Min
nesota Butter and Cheese Makers as
sociation. the Iowa State Dairy assoc
citation, the Michigan Dairymens' asso-
citation and other national and state
organizations have sent delegates to
the present convention.
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MITCHELL BOUND
OVER FOR ASSAULT
PUT UNDER $1,000 BONDS FOR AS.
sAULT ON WEBER. !,
Especial to The Gaxette.l

Especial TO n Gazette.)
Joliet, Mont. Jan. 8.-George D.
Mitchell, q liveryman Of Joliet. who
slashed Eddie Weber with q knife
ON December %, was gound over to
the district court yesterday after q
preliminary hearing before Justice
Willis which lasted two days. His
bonds we're fixed at $1,000.
Mitchell. In q dispute over the de.
livery Of some hay, cut Weber in
tho neck with a pocketknife, narrow.
" missing the jugular vein. Weber
has almost recovered.
At the hearing Attorney W. M
Johnson assisted Attorney whiche1
in the prosecution and Attorney
George W. Ferson, Of Red Lodge rep.
resented Mitchell.
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czARlNA EXPECTS sToRk.

Physicians In Constant Attendance at
Side Of Russian Empress.
st. Petersburg. Jan. Sit is stated
on good authority that the stork is
expected to arrive soon at the I'M
perial palace. The Empress Alexan-
dra has been greatly weakened by an
attack Of Ia grippe and the results Of
a severe regimen to reduce her weight
and fears are entertained that she will.
be unable to pass through the ordeal
safely. Her illness has aroused great
concern IN royal circles. The impe-
rial physicians have been IN almost
constant attendance upon the czarina
for several weeks. =
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solEs OUT OF DANGER.

Ell Paso. Jan. s.-ExsGovernor Hcr-
ace Boies. who has been i'll with
pneumonia 1t 4 hospital here, 10 now
regarded 40 completely out Of danger
Il NO relapse occurs. He sat up for .
short time today.
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$500 .-| -N]N- aT@4sG. E=a-
BURGLARS BAG RICH LOOT.

ottawa, Kas., Jan. s.-Robbers ear.
II today wrecked the, safe in the
State Bank Of Quenemo at Quenemo,
Kas., near here, and escaped with It's
entire contents, estimated at between
$1,000 and 5000. The robbery is be
lieved to have been committed by
four men, who escaped.
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WANT STEEL FOR NEVADA.

Los Angeles. Jan. s.-1n order to
encourage structural steel work IN
the Nevada mills and mines, tha SAT-
Lake q Las Vegas and Tonopah rail-
roads have reduced the taeiff ON struc-
tural steel between this city and Ne
vadg points from 31.08 Z hundred 10
31.17. to become elective February
"A