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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18

Eight dead and one missing is the awful record of a desperate attempt on the part of 50 negro convict miners to escape late Monday night from the Ten nessee companys No. Pratt mine. The deaths were caused by fire in the man- way which was apparently started by the conVicts.
 No. mine has a slope through which the coal is hauled to the surface, while the manway is for the entrance of the miners into the mine. The slope and manway meet about quarter of a mile underground. Both convict and free labor are worked in the mine.
 Monday afternoon when the day shift of convicts were brought from the mine to be taken to tine stockade, about 50 were found to be missing. The force of guards at the manway, slope and other points were immediately doubled and preparations made for any attempt to escape on the part of the negroes.
 Shortly after 1u o'clock Monday night one of the guards at the manway noticed a small pun of smoke among some tfm- bers at the mouth, then the timbers burst iiilO d huge DldHe, dHu IIO0l lle IDaIliler in which they burned it is believed that oil had been poured upon the timbers.
 Manway Soothing Furnace.
 In a moment the manway was a seeth- ing furnace. the timbers supporting the wall burning with rapdity. The alarm was quickly spread and a systematic fight started against the fire. A heavy force of guards was placed at the slope and the raising of the heavy iron gate disclosed 40 of the convicts belonging to the day shift. It had undoubtedly been their hope that all of the guards would be attracted to the fire at the manway and they would have a chance to break through the iron gate and make their exit to freedom through the slope opening. The thing which helped to save the SO free laborers and convicts of the night shift who were working deep in the mine, was the caving in of the walls of the nlanway between the slope and surface
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18
S3oo,ooo Fire.

Indianola, Miss, November 17.-The plant of the Indianola Gin and Compress company and several adjoining buildings were destroyed by fire today. The loss will probably be in excess of $3o0,000. with a comparatively small amount of insur- ance. Five thousand eight hundred bales of cotton were stored in the compress building at the time of the fire. Of this about 46O0 bales were burned Twelve cars of cotton, which were on a side track leading to the compress, were also de- strowed. The fire is believed to have originated in the grass of an adjoining field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18
"The Girl Question"

The New orleans Times-Democrat says among other things of "The Girl Question: which comes to the Jeffer- son theatre tomorrow matinee and night
 Introducing girls of all sorts. shapes and sizes, singing girls, dancing girls. sheath gown girls, .broilers, show girls and nearly every other kind of girl, The Girl Question opened its weeks en- gagement at the Tulane last night, playing to a crowded house. Tho pro duction introduces a number of novel ties, it is full of catchy songs and bright lines, and everyone in it works hard" The seat sale Is now in prog ress at the Jefferson box office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18
Ward Resigns From
 7He Board .0 Education

At meeting of the City Council to- night the resignation of Mayor Ward as a member of the Board of Education will be acted upon.
 Mayor Ward gives the following reasons for resigning:
 T. Because I feel that the election of an outsider to the presidency of the board was an affront to the old members, each of whom has been serving the city faith fully.
 '2. The board is about to go into the expenditure of $S5O00O for new buildings, etc. Under the existing conditions 1 do not care to share either in the work or the responsibility of spending that much public money"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18
At the Gayetv.

The Cracker Jacks" are at the Gay ety this week. The show is much changed this trip and a world of bril- liant scenery, costumes, electrical eff fleets and a company of great excel lence, including the prominent vaude- vile stars, are carried. The Bow man Brothers and Rubie Leoni, who have long since ben accepted as the leaders In their peculiar original spec ialty are also there. There are 27 other talented ones and d big, hand some chorus of pretty girls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18

Deming at the Bijou this week bears the sub title, "A Trip to the Klondike.' since the story has to do entirely with the efforts of an assorted lot of pros pectors and adventurers to reach the north western "Eldorado." There is con- tlnuous laughter every minute the comedians are on the stage from the moment they make their first entrance on the stolen handcar, to the fall or tine final curtain, which finds them fair ly sprinkled with gold dust. And they hold the boards most of the time. ex- cept when Max Hoffman's specially composed musical numbers are being Interpreted by the big singing and dancing company. A performance will be given tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18
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 2 Superintendent of Mines Ed ward H. Coxe when asked last night regarding the damage to No. mine as the result of the
 g attempted escape of the negro : conviets said:
 "The damage to the mine is , very small, amounting to but a : few hundred dollars. A large . force of men are at work repair : ing the damage and the mine will
 : be in full operation by tomor- 3 row"
 P. J. Rogers superintendent of 5 mines for the Pratt division. was i'll personal charge of the rescue and fire fighting work, from Mon day night until late last night. There was no sleep for any of the 5 mine officials from the discovery of the fire until everything ap- peared absolutely safe last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18

Immediately after the last meeting of the Board of Education, at which John l.. Parker was installed as a new member, and immediately after elected president, Mayor Ward considered resigning from the board. He was at that time and is now vice president of the board. He presided at the meeting at which MT. Parker was elected to the presidency.
 The election of MT. Parker was with out dissenting vote, E. P. Hogan nomi- mated him and Ben M. Jacobs seconded the nomination.
 Prior to the expiration of his term MT. Parker was president of the city council.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18
TuMn Says It's So.

Turin, November 1.-The Gazette di Torinou states that from a most author itative source it is authorized to announce that the marriage of the Duke of the Abruzzi and Miss Ell<ins will occur, but not immediately. The paper says that the denial of Senator Elkins must be un- derstood merely as an invitation to ob- serve respectful silence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18
"The Traltor.r

Y 'is said that no other author has ever placed so many varied types Of the negro on the stage as has Thomas Dixon, who Is responsible for "The Traitor" which comes to the Jefferson November % and e6 with a matinee on ThanlSsgivin Day "The Traitor" presents many types of southern char acter that are absolutely new to the stage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Ferdinand Marion Morris.

Ferdinand Marion Morris, aged S5 years, died yesterday at 12 o'clock at the family residence, 1507 Avenue c. The remains were removed to the Lige Loy under taking establishment, where they are be- ing held pending funeral arrangements
 The deceased was a Confederate vet eran and was well known throughout Ala bama. He is survived by a widow and two sons, A. L. Morris and L. D. Morris, all of whom reside at 1897 Avenue c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18
MISCELLANEOUS
 HAD HEAVY ITEMS
ANALYSIS O. COUNTY AUDITORS
 REPORT SHOWS THIS HEAD
 CARRIES SOME OF THE cOUN- TVS HEAVIEST EXPENDITURES.

The expense of Jefferson county termed miscellaneous" for the year just end ed was one of the heaviest shown in the annual report of County Auditor Rob ert A Morris. The miscellaneous expendi- lures amounted to more than $26S GOO
 Included in the miscellaneous expenses, however, were items of considerable inn portance. The expense of the fine and forfeiture fund amounted to oyer s71, 900, the special school fund to more than sS1 ,000, the regular school expense to some $34,SO0, and sanitary sewers to over $S7, ,O00.
 A tabulated form of the miscellaneous ,..,,or .ai t,,,.ar follc,,r.-.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18
Mrs. Jessie Lorena Adams.

Mrs. Jessie Lorena Adams, age A years, wife of N. M. Adams of Brook wood, died yesterday at noon at Avenue ! and Twenty-seventh street, Birming- ham. The remains were removed to the Lige Loy undertaking establishment, and will be sent to Brookwood this morning It S:55 o'clock for interment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18
A FAT Bh the con Usually Evidence of ith atte,

" agent and that
 Babies grow very rapa informed they do not get the right kapfi,-. rood they grow backward instead of forward; that is. when their food is not nourishng they grow thin and cross and some of them die from the lack of the right kind of food. A girl writes:
 My aunt's baby was very delicate and was always i'll. She was not able to nurse 1t and took 1t to one doctor after another, but none of them did the child any good One day mother told my aunt to try Grape-Nuts for the baby, but she laughed and said if the doctors couldn't do the baby any good, how could Grape Nuts? But mother said. Try 1t anyway.
 "So my aunt put one tablespoonful of Grape Nuts in a quarter cup of hot water much milk as water and gave that to the baby.
 Tn month and half you would hard ly have known that baby, it was so fat and thrived so fast. X neishbor asked my aunt what made the baby SO healthy and fat when only six weeks before it WAS so thin She said. 'Grape-Nuls. The neighbor got Grape-Nuts for her baby and it was soon az fat as my aunt's child.
 There's Resson.'
 Name given by Postum Co., r.&t'e Creek, Mich. Read The Road to we'll, viile,'' In pkgs.
 Ever read the above letter? A new ono appears from tins to time. They are genuine, true, ar- full of human Interest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18
Scott s Emulsion
is pure cod liver oil combined with hypophosphites of lime and soda. Itforms fat, gives strength, enriches the blood, invigorates the nerves, and repairs tissues.

Send this advertisement. together with name of paper iu which i. appears your address and four cents to cover postage. and we will send you
 Complete Handy Atlas of the World" :: :. SCOTT < BOVINE. 40s Pearl Street. New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18
Fraud Order Issued.

Washington November l7-(speciaL)-- The postoffice department has issued a fraud order against "rhe Atlanta Busi- ness and Employment Exchange"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18
GRAYMONT CASE
 FINALLY DROPPED

The suit of Clara Hudson. pro ami, vs. Miss Willie Robb and w. P. Scott. in- volving case which attracted consid- erable attention during the latter part of last year. was dismissed at the re- quest of the plaintiff yesterday. The case was to have come up in the cir cult court.
 The suit grew out of the matter of a child being punished in the public school at Graymont on December r, 1907. It was averred in the bill of com plaint by Mrs. Sadie Hudson, the moth-. ar of the child, that the teachers. Miss Robb and w. P. Scott. administered too severe a punishment. Suit was filed for 5000 damages. assault and battery be- ing charged in the bill of complaint. When the case was called for N in the circuit court yesterday mqnered to plaintiff stated her desire tlny omis- prosecution and an order d
 case was entered upon the jletter which
 q, Secretary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18
Dynamite In Passaaeway.

Dynamite In Passaaeway.
 Dynamite was also found in the pas sageway and it is believed that it was the intention of the convicts to dynamite the iron gate in the slope. They were cowed, however. by the sudden raising of the gate and heavy force of guards, and offered no resistance to being marshaled into the stockade.
 IL was early yesterday morning when the night shift of free laborers and cin- victs were removed from the mine and as soon as they were rescued a search was made for any of the day convicts who might be hid in the mine Two were found shortly before noon in one of tho furthermost pockets and it is believed by the prison officials that the missing man is hiding somewhere in the mine
 Four bodies were found during the fore noon lying close to each other, near the spot where the roof caved in, while the others were found at intervals of about every two hours, the last one being dis covered about 3:SO o'clock.
 New Route to Manway.
 The fire was put out shortly after the noon hour, but the manway was so hot that 1t could not be entered for some time. Men were put to work digging an- other entrance to the manway. A search was made of the inanway for the miss ing man, but without avail.
 It will be impossible to tell who the convicts are until the wardens cnecl1 up. The manner in which the convicts shifted and Hay back" Monday will make this task of checking up extremely hard.
 The actual damage to the mine will be very small and 1t is expected to be in full operation by today. It is one of the most complete electrically equipped mines in the district and most of the i damage was to the electric cables and apparatus A large number of electi1- clans were put to work yesterday after noon repairing this part of the damage and will probably complete it today. This Is one of the boldest attempts to escape ever made by the convict miners in this district and resulted more disastrously to them than any other. The setting on fire of the mine, however, in an | effort to attract the attention of the 1 guards away from some other opening Is 1 an old trick, having been tried 9 num- | Der of times In ine other mines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18
"Me. Him and l."

The new edlton of Me, Him and r. Hurtig and Seamons spectacular musi- cal comedy, with Wrot>e. Craig and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18
EIGHT CONVIC1S PERISH IN FIRE
 KINDLED LN BOLD EFFORT TO ESCAPE
Fifty Men In Pratt Mines Plan Bold Break For Liberty Which Results In Agonzng Death Of Eight
 Of Their Comrades
When Fire Broke Out Guards Became Suspicious Forces At Opening Were Redoubled-An Of the Conspra-
 tors Locked Tn Stockades

entrance. The smoke poured through the different passageways and but for the falling in of the walls the miners in the deeper recesses of the mine would have been suffocated
 The eight men who met their death were caught in the manway their egress through the surface opening of the man way being cut off by the roaring flames above, while the falling roof cut them off from the slope and they were grad ually roasted and suffocated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18
THE WEATHER.

Washington, November 17.-Weather forecast for Alabama: Fair and warmer Wednesday; Thursday fair; light to fresh south winds.
 Mississippi: Fair Wednesday and Thursday; light to fresh south winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18
Omen Night at Y. M. c. A-The sec

Open Night at Y. NJ. c. A.-The sec ond oren night at the Young Mems Christian Association will be cele- brated Friday night. The programme will include miscellaneous readings, a burlesnde basketball game and gym nastic as well as other interesting and amusing events. The entertainment is entirely free. but tickets of admission must be secured from association mem bers or at the building before Fri day, as the seating capacity is not large and a big crowd is expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18
CITY ITEMS.

0dOm Child Still UnconsciOus-Little Thelma Odom the 9-year-old daughter of MT. and Mrs. J. J. Odom is still unconscious as result of the accident sustained Sunday when she was thrown violently from her pony cart. She was driving on Second avenue when the pony shied at dog which ran out near Ninth street. The child was thrown heavily to the pavement. She is at the home of her parents on Fifth avenue near Twenty fifth street. She is the granddaughter or MT. and Mrs. II. Chairsell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18

Weather report for 24 hours ending
 D. m. November IT, 1908. Local ffice United States weather bureau,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18

E. T. Shaw & Son. Undertakers.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-18

they will enforce in Salt Lake. They
do not propose to desert their dag; they
do not propose TO desert their princi
pies; they do not propose TO desert their
party. They will not stand for any
vindictiveness in business and com
merce on account of political differences
among the people, without making re.
prisals.
And so we give fair warning on both
hands; on the ono hand that The
Tribune is not to be swerved from its
course by any boycott or by any means
that the church can bring to bear
against it, either directl~ from the
church itself or through any miserable
tools of that church. And, on the otner
hand, we give notice that boycott ~
two-edeed weapon in this community,
which will be certain TO react more
powerfully against those who institute
that boycott and the business houses
which they hope to favor, than any
possible injury which such boycott
could inhict upon The Tribune or upoa
any other uon-Mormon business estab-
Gshmsnt in this city. This is the abso-
luto, final word on this question, and if
the Mormon traitors and their tools
want to begin boycott on The Tribune
The Tribune is right here to meet it,
and here it Will stay. 1t will stand by
its principles and it viii fight for the
right. undaunted and unafraid. 1t
would be too much to say that We
would welcome boycott, for we would
not. We would regret boycott Of
this kind, not so much TOR ourselves as
for its evil influence upon the business
and good will of the community. But
if a boycott is tried, The Tribune Will
do its utmost to make that boycott in
lure those who begin it far more than
it can possibly injure those at whom it
is aimed
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-18
THEIR AWFUL, BLACK RECORD.

Not long ago Apostle D. Q. Mckay
rauted in the Salt Lake tabernacle con-
corning "enemies of Mormonism" !" who
were branding Mormon women with
shame. With the pharisaism from
which it seems impossible for Nor
mon apostle to escape, Mr.. Mckay
intimated that criticising Gentiles and
apostates were guilty of this scandal
izing, while the polygamous cult were
alone in defending and protecting the
honor of mothers in Israel. But let as
look at the record;
stand this carefully, I want to know
whether, In case 4 person did not comply
Joseph +. smith.-oh, I beg your
pardon.
Senstor Hoar.-I DO not mean in the
case OF some accidental omission, but IN
the case og a. person who is not married
according 20 that civil law; Go you Nor
mons recognize that person, whether
member of your communion or not, as
lawfully married?
Joseph f.. Smith.--No. sir.
What The Tribune and other critics
of the unlawful Polygamous practice
have done has been merely to cite just
such testimony as the foregoing TO
prove their case. And it is on this ac-
count that such as Apostle Mckay have
seen fit TO call them defamers. Surely
the testimony should be considered
authoritative, even by a Mormon apos-
tie, inasmuch as it comes out of SGe
mouth of the chief advocate of the
polygamous cult. 1t is well-known
fact that no marriage certificate was
ever issued by the proper civil officer
in any case of plurality, and tins Was
the requirement concerning which tac
testimony was elected from Joseph f..
Smith That such marriages have U3-
CURED since the passage of the law re
auiring public record of all marriage
ceremonies has been admitted by Smith,
who declares them to be illegal on that
account. Who, then. is the real defamef
of Mormon womenl The prophet hlH
self places the brand Of shame upon
them and designates their children as
;Eeeitimate. Why doesn't Apostle Nc
Kay direct his upbraidingS TO the IN
considerate Smith?
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-18

the American local ticket. The sec.
ond great cause was the activity OF
the church ecclcsiasts in pressing their
members all into the Republican ranks,
with the slogan that any Mormon who
refused TO vote the local Republican
ticket this year was S'traitor to his
church. - With the first of these two
great handicaps lifted, as it will be
next year and the year after, the
American party considers itself in ex-
ccllent fighting trim. One of these handi-
caps will be absolutely lifted in these
coming two years, that of the Presi"
dental election. The other handicap,
the ecclesiastical control and sway of
the Democratic Mormon vote into the
Republican ranks, the American party
does not fear from henceforth. 1t
will in this city largely outnumber all
of the votes that the Mormon &C.
clesiasts can bring to their support, and
viii two years hence have q sufficient
majority in the city to overwhelm the
adverse majority which the church may
roll up against the American party out
side of the city. 1t is day OF good
hope and confidence. for the American
party, and every one is fun Of vigor
and vim for the fight.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-18
MR., KINDEL's FREIGHT TALK.

Mr. George j. Kindel, freight rate
expert, delivered an Illuminating talk
on railroad transportation charges at
the Commercial Club in this city on
last Monday evening, He showed
conclusively a fact that has always
been claimed here, that Salt Lake City
is not well treated by the railroad
companies. This has been proved from
time TO time in the past, but never so
definitely and clearly as it was proved
by Mr.. Kindel His schedules demon
strate couclusively that Salt Lake
City is under disability as TO freight
rates, which is serious handicap to
it's business, and especially to its job
bing trade
Salt Lake pays far moro for its in
coming freights than ii should;
glance at, Mr.. KindeI's tables (pub.
hshed in yesterday morning S Tribune)
demonstrates this fact. In outgoing
freights, our shippers have to pay, for
instance, on wool sent to Boston,
s2.l2l4 per 100 pounds, while San
Francisco gets a S1,00 rate 10 Boston.
San Francisco gets a rate of "a mills
per ton per mile, while Salt Lake pays
1619 mills peer ton per mile, or nearly
four times the San Francisco rate.
We should be glad TO see move
for practical relief from Salt Lake S
disabilities, growing out of discrimi-
mating freights, as shown by this COM
preheusive and fair minded showing OF
facts made by Mr., Kindel; and if the
traffic bureau Of the Commercial Club
would move strongly for relief, that
move would unquestionably have the
enthusiastic support Of Salt Lake busi.
ness men. For, it is plain case that
relief is due and ought to be had.