The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-08

Jasper, October 7-(Speeial.) )-Augustus G. Barnes of Patton, this county. who died under peculiar circumstances in At lanta last Saturday, was buried here Mon day He was brother-in-law of the Rev. Dr. Broughton and a son-in-law of the Rev. HuEgins of Oakman. He is sup posed to have been doped by some strang- er His funeral was largely attended, showing the esteem in which he was held by the people among whom he had lived. He leaves wife and one child.
 Mrs. Deweese, wife of Dr. D. P. De- weese of Gamble Mines died suddenly Sunday night and was buried in Jasper yesterday.
 It is stated that Mrs. Deweese went to her bed Sunday night in apparent good health About a. m. she called her husband and complained that her head was paining her He arose immediately and administered what seemed to be re- lief. She rested few minutes, but then suffered again. The doctor arose a sec ond time to minister to her, but before he could relieve her she quietly passed away
 Mrs. Deweese was well known and highly esteemed in Jasper She was a devoted wife. mother, neighbor and friend. She leaves a husband and several dutiful daughters to mourn her untimely death. ,
 The beautiful ring-neck English pheas- ants brought here last winter by J. J. Long, J. M. Cranford, the Rev. l.. O. IarroId and otbarS I,avo baa,, oivay, II, cir freedom in the forests of Walker county, 10 miles north of this city, near Longs mill. Persons are warned against shoot ing trapping or otherwise interfering with these birds, under penalty of the law. They are protected from harm un- der the law of Alabama until 1912.
 The banks of Jasper have agreed to ad- vance 50 per cent on all cotton stored, which fact will enable the farmers to hold their cotton for what they consider a req sonable market price. It is understood that most of them will take advantage of this opportunity.
 Last Saturday a serious accident hap pened in the mines of the Barney Coal
  dova, in which Jutt Root was instantly killed and Lem Miller was seriously hurt
 The two unfortunate men prepared and fired a shot in a room that had been driven in such manner as to cut the rib between it and the entry so thin that the force of the shot broke through into the entry. After firing the fuse the two men had gotten out of the room and had gone down the entry opposite the charge of powder in the thin rib, when the shot tore through into the entry with ter rife force, breaking Mr. Roots neck and cutting and bruisng Miller's face and head with flying coal and powder his left eye being put out. He has been carried to the St. vincent's hospital in Birmingham for treatment
 T. l.. Long and l.. B. Musgrove re- turned last night from New York and other eastern points. Asked as to the apparent political outlook in the east, MT. Musgrove said:
 Tt looks like a toss-up in New York with the odds just now somewhat favorable. to Taft, but there are daily
 
 is going to happen in a campaign of vituperation. Politically speaking New York is warm and war-like. I do not think there is any doubt that Chan Ter, the democratic nominee for gov ernor, will defeat Hughes, but this may mean swap-off or slaughter of the latter to win for Taft
 Mr. Long said: "It looked good to me-much like Bryan will win. My 4 -I.. the daily blunders of Roosevelt and that son in-law of his, Longworth Now, that the President is going on the stump and further lower the dig nity and beSmirch the garments of the presidential office, l am sure the people will arise, elect Bryan and overthrow the republican party, which is so strongly personlfed by the arrogant occupant of the White House."
 The county democratic executive committee of Walker at it's meeting on Saturday decided to make a wig orous fight for democracy by full and complete organization. Among the res olutions adopted was the following and The Age Herald was requested to pub fish same:
 Resolved, By the democratic execu- tive committee of Walker county Ala.
 
 constitution to be voted upon at the November election, providing for the creation of new counties is, in the judgment of this committee. unwise and should be defeated. One of the direct results of the adoption of said amendment will in all probability take from the county of Walker a large sec tion in area and of immense taxable value. We, therefore, urge all voters in Walker county, regardless of poli- tical affiliation. to oppose this amend ment on the day of the election"
 A number of talks were made ex- blaming the effect on Walker county of the adoption of this amendment, i, being shown that In case 1t should be carried the proposed new county of Bessemer could and would probably take much of the richest and best coal land from us and take practically all the river front that will be naviga ble in a short time. In order to take up the work of fighting this amendment properly the following resolution was adopted:
 Be 1t resolved by the Walker county democratic executive committee that the chairman appoint committee of three to take up the proposition of fighting the proposed amendment of the constitution regarding new counties and that this committee confer with like committees from Jefferson Tus- caloosa Shelby and Bibb counties with a view of systematically making campaign against the proposed amend- mant'
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