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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-18
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
SAWMILL IS DESTROYED
 BY A SPECTACULAR FIRE

Hattesburg, Miss, March 17.-(Special) At 8 o'clock this morning the sawmill plant of the J. J. Newman Lumber com pany caught fire, and by ' o'clock, when the fire was gotten under control, the main mill building with all it's machin- cry was destroyed, together with 3,5OO,Ooo feet of lumber, causing a loss of $lS0,O0o, fully covered by insurance, and throwing 500 people out of employm >nt. The planeis and dry kilns were sd. and 4.100,0 feet of lumber of the higher grades also escaped the fire. President F. L. Peck of Scranton Pa. will arrive tomorrow, when arrangements will be made for re- building, and 1t is said that the plant will be restored at once. It was the larg- est mills in Mississippi, and one of the largest in the world, having a capacity of 15GOOO feet per day.
 For the present the company will double it's forces in the other mills it owns at Sumrall, Miss, so as to fill large out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-18
SENATOR WHITE
 DIES AT HIS HOME
Aged Maryland Statesman
 Ends Long Public Career
SIXTY YEARS OF SERVICE
William Pinckney Whyte Had Served His State In Many Capacities and Had Been In the Senate
 Several Terms.

Baltimore, March 17.-United States
 Senator William Pinckney Whyte died
 at his home in this city tonight.
 Senator Whyte was taken i'll while
 in Washington last Thursday and re-
 turned home as soon as possible. Fry
 sipelas developed and his condition be-
 came worse, although his physicians
 gave out encouraging statements until
 after noon today. About 4 o'clock this
 afternoon the senator suffered a sink
 ing spell but recovered rapidly and
 was conscious until the final convul-
 sion that ended in his death at 7:05
 D.
 Senator Whyte had been in public
 life since 1847. He was born in this
 city August g. 1924 and was the son
 of Joseph and grandson of Dr. John
 Campbell Whyte. His maternal grand
 father was the famous lawyer and ora tor, William Pinckney. He graduated in law at Harvard in 1S45. His po- ljtical career began with his election to the house of delegates of the Mary land legislature of 1S47-4S since which time he has served in nearly every of flee in the gift of the people of his state. He was state omptroller in 1S52-55 and ran for Congress in 1857, but was defeated.
 He was a delegate to lHe HdlioHdi convention of 1868 and the same year was appointed United States senator to fill the unexpired term of the late Reverdy oJohnson, upon the latter's appointment as minister to Great Britain. He was governor of Mary land 1S71-74 and in the following year was elected United States senator. He became mayor of Baltimore in 1881. and attorney general of Maryland in | 1884, He was chairman of the commis. | sion which framed the new charter or | this city, serving in that capacity in | 1897 and 1898, In 1900 he became city | solicitor.
 l The then governor, Edwin Warfield. appointed him United States senator in 1908 to fll until the meeting or the present legislature. the unexpired term of the late Senator Arthur F. German and the current legislature
 soon after assembling, elected him sen after Gorman's successor for the term ending March 1909 He was the last survivor of the senators who voted against the 16th amendment 10 the United States constitution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-18

standing orders on its books for export and for interior delivery.
 The fire was caused by the engine op- erating the electric light dynamo running away and getting out of control of the engineer. The result was to generate a high pressure current of electricity that burned out the insulation and fired the mill plant in a score of places simul- taneousy.
 In the attempt to head off the flames, dynamite was used Intellectually with a yiey to desnolfsnlng some of the lumber piles and breaking the chain of fuel. The final suppression of the fire was due to the work of the city firemen. The entire city turned out to see the blaze, which was so brilliant that at distance of three miles from the scene it was light enough to read ordinary newspaper print.
 The planers which escaped the fire will resume operation tomorrow, and most of the men thrown out of employment will be engaged at the Sumrall plant, trains over the Mississippi Central carrying the men to and from Hattiesburg morning and evening, a distance of 19 miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-18
Receivers For Mills.

Moore, in Mecklenburg superior court, has appointed Andrew D. Moore of Gas tona and Frank H. Fries of Winston Salem receivers for the Pomona Manu- featuring company of Greensboro, re- gently adjudged insolvent. The prayer for receivership was made jointly by the Whitin Machine works of Massa- chusetts and the Woonsock Machine com pany of Rhode Island, creditors to the extent of s90,000 The Pomona mills are among the largest in the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-18
POSSE IS TOO LATE.
One Negro Is Killed and Another Ia Wounded For Attempted Crime.

Conroe, Tex, March 17.-Messages from Magnolia, small town near here. say that last night an attempt to crimirally assault young white woman, Miss Yel- verton, was made by a negro whose name has not been learned
 The sheriff at once left here for the scene and found that one negro had been Filled and another mortally wounded by unknown parties. One of the men dealt with was the girls Gssalant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-18
Railroad Plans Fall.

La Paz, March 17.-News was received here last night that the Deutsche bank of Berlin had withdrawn from the nego- tiations with the Chilean government looking to the possible construction of a railroad from Africa, in Chile, to this city. The line was to be a part of the great Longitudinal or Pan-American rail- road The fact that the efforts to finance the enterprise had failed has created a high feeling here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-18

Washington, March 17.-Rear Admiral Richardson Clover, president of the naval board of inspection and survey, has made his official report to the naval department o, tbe coal consumption trials of the new scout cruiser Birmingham. According to Admiral Clover the Birmingham made a remarkable record, exceeding that Of her sister ship, the Chester, which was tried on the Rockland course last week.
 In her 225 knot endurance and coal con-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-18
Hoppe Wins Again.

New York, March 17.-The second night s play in the series of 400 points each at 1O2 balk line billiards between Willie Hoppe and Jacob Schaefer here tonight resulted in a victory for Hoppe, who scored his total of 400, while Schaefer was running up 169. Hopes high runs were s7, S1 and 54 and his average 30 1o-1S. Schaefer's average was 13 SIP and his high runs 57, g and P,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-18
Boy Missing From Home.

Claude Young, the 12-year-old son of MT. and Mrs. G. T. Young of 115 South Fifty-ninth street, ran away from home yesterday morning at 5;3o o'clock and has not been heard of since. The boy wore gray suit, knee pants and black hat and carried small valise. If the boy can be located his father has offered a reward for his return.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-18
CRUISER BIRMINGHAM
 -EXCELS IN MANY POINTS

sumption trial the Birmingham, running at an approximate speed of 22.66 knots. developed a horsepower of 16,766 and ran PAS knots per ton of coal. This will give her a radius of operation superior to that of the Chester which made a higher speed. :
 The Birmingham could run from New York to Alden in the Red Sea without stopping once for coal. She has coal capacity of over 1900 tons and her steam ing radius Is greater than that of any other naval vessel in the world
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-18
SOUTHERN ROAD DODGES
 GEORGIA ATTACHMENT I

been tying up the company's fund for garnishments and attachments on dam ege suits.
 The amount of money removed from Georgia to Chattanooga was about half million dollars, while it Is estimated that the daily amount to be removed, due to this new order, will be s150,00O The com pany officials say this step had to be taken to save the company from financial embarra ssment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-18
Er,Inent Man Dead.

Columbia, s. C., March 17-William Ash meade Courtney died at his home here tonight. MT. Courtney was one of the he st known residents of the city. lie was 7s years old. He was Mayor of Charles ton in 1879, doing much toward redeeming the city from misrule. During the time of the earthquake at Charleston, in 1886, he had charge of the funds collected for the relief of the sufferers,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-18
Navy Men Inspect Canal.

Panama, March 1.-The officers of the American torpedo boat f1otilla made a trip of inspection today to the canal They went to Gatun by train, after which they proceeded on foot to the vari- ous lock sites. The officers were enthu- siastic over the progress that has been made Tonight they were the guests of the international club. which gave a dance at Savannah, a summer resort
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-18
THREE MEN KILLED.
Heavy Steel Beam Falls and Brushes
 Workmen.

Indianapolis, March 17.-Three men were killed here late today by the fall ing of a heavy steel beam that was be- ing placed in position for railroad track elevation. The dead:
 William A. Huff, Cincinnati, O.
 Richard Lawrence. Chicago.
 Fred Monson, Pekin, H.
 The men were In the employ of the Kelly Atkinson Construction company of Chicago, and, with others, reached here tthis morning. While raising one of the heavy beams a chain broke and the three men were crushed to death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-18

Atlanta, Ga., March H.-(Specials-lt was announced tonight by officials Of the Southern railway, that owing to legal technicalities, which have been tying up large sums in this state, hereafter all the deposits of the Southern of money earned in Georgia will be made in Chat tanooga in the First National bank there.
 It is stated that lawyers in Georgia have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-18
StoesseIs Last Hope.

St. Petersburg, March 1.-The Elm peror today confirmed the death sentence
  and also the courts recommendation for communication of the sentence to ten years Imprisonment In fortress. The former commander of Port Arthur Intellectually petitioned for a full pardon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-18
o,,iet Funeral Planned.

Washington, March IA dispatch was received here tonight by Col. D. M Ransdell, sergeant at arms or the House, from William Pinckney Whyte, Jr., saying that it was the desire or t,e fa milv that the usual committees of the Senate and House be dispensed with. The wishes of the family will be com nlied with. Both branches of Con- eress will, however, be notified upon Sonveninr tomorrow of Senator Whyte's death and adjournment VIII he taken as a mark of respect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-18
Qeleuates To chIcauo.

Bristol. Va. March 1.-The Ninth Vir- gnia district republican convention for the selection of delegates to the Chicago convention was held at Wytheville today. The following were selected delegates: Joseph Gillespie of Tazewell county and J. w. McGavock of Wythe county; alter mates, J. H. Catron and George Gilmer of Russell county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-18
N.cro Teacher Fatally Shot.

white colored principal of Gregg Ave nue colored public school. was shot and fatal,v wounded by Thomas c. Cooper, alec coIored. in a pistol duel fought on the school grounds today. Cooper al leges that White had insultingly criu- cised a sister of Cooper, who was a teacher in the school. Cooper IS Tn Jaii' White stood high with both races.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-18
French Car Breaks Down.

Carroll, la. March 1L-French Car No. broke down three miles east of Carroll at l0:1 a. m. today and had to be hauled in by team. The car will be shipped from this point to Omaha. where the crew hopes to intercept car repairers now en route. Failing in this, the car will have to be shipped to San Francisco.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-18
Reduced Rates Ordered.

Columbia, S. C., March F.-The railroad commission today decided to order the Seaboard Air Line, the Blue Ridge and the Columbia, Newberry and L.aurens railroads to put in effect by April 1 the reduced passenger rate of 2h cents per rnile. These lines protested against the reduction from cents per mile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-18
Stricken With Paralysis.

La Paz. Bolivia, March 17.-William B.. Sorxby. the American minister to Bolivia, who was stricken with paralysis in January, is now practically recovered. Today he left La Paz for the coast to gecuperate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-18
Hayliens Frightened By Cannon
 on British Vessel
EXECUTIONS HAVE CEASED
General Celestin Has Returned To Port au Prince After Putting Down the Disorder and Uprising
 at Town of Gonaives.

Port au Prince, March 1.-The British cruiser Indefatigable and the German cruiser Bremen have arrived here under orders from their governments to give full protection to any foreigners in Port au Prince in case their lives or inter ests are threatened. An American war ship Is expected to arrive here at any moment. At present the city is quiet but there is an underlying current of aDx- iety, as evidenced by the fact that veritable panic was caused by the boom- ing of a heavy gun on the British cruiser when she came to anchor In the port last evening. The Indefatigable an- nouneed her arrival by three cannon shots, and the detonations almost ter rorized the people. Surprised by the sud- den alarm. officers and soldiers alike rushed preeipitately to their homes; wom- en and children ran about hither and thither in seeming despair, crying hys- terically, and it was some time before they could be reassured and calmed.
 Positive denial is made by the Haytien officials of the report that other execu- tions have taken place than those on Sunday morning of conspirators found, according to the governments statement, with arms and ammunition for revolu- tionary purposes in their possession and who were shot to death.
 Under a decision taken by the council of ministers, the government today au- thorized the sending on board the war ships and out of the country the authors of the last insurrection who have taken refuge at the French, German and Span ish consulates at Gonaives.
 The, government reserves for itself. however, the right to prosecute before properly appointed courts any persons who hereafter are implicated in uprisings, this action on the governments part be- ing conditional on the reports of the for eign nations agreeing not to give asylum in their respective consulates In case of further revolutionary movement being at tempted.
 General CeIestin, the minister of war, has returned to Port au Prince at the head of his troops, after having put down the revolutonists at Gonaives. He made a statement today in which he denied absolutely that the government entertain ed hostile sentiments towards foreigners. President Nord Alexis and his ministers also gave assurances of the utmost good feeling towards all foreigners who were pursuing their duties peacefully in Hayti.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-18

sion was A. E. Erly, one of the news paper men whom MT. Lilley said he had
 been warned against. Mr. Erly denied
 that he had ever been in the employ of
 the company. but said that last summer
 he had distributed some articles on sub
 marine boats to newspaper men for MT.
 McNeir for which he Lad been paid $36
 to cover expenses. He said he had never
 received any further money from any one
 connected with the Electric Boat com pany. He said he had no knowledge of any lobby here as charged by Mr. Lilley. He said that as result of MT. Lilley' s
 charges he had lost his place with the
 press association by which he was em- ployed.
 Frank Lord Testlfles. Frank B. Lord. another of the news paper men against whom Mr. Lilley said he had been warned, also denied that he had ever ben in the employ of the Electric Boat company, although he said he had prepared some flea ture" stories about submarine boats for MT. McNeir, which had been furn- ished to newspaper correspondents and published, but in none of the papers represented by him. These articles, he said. were not written with the view of influencing legislation, but were prepared to meet the requests of news paper men for stories on submarines He denied that he belonged to a news paper lobby.
 Regarding an interview which he said he had had with MT. Lllley in which charges were made against Rep resentative Sherman. Griggs and oth- CTS and which MT. Lilley had repudi- ated MT. Lord said the interview was absolutely correct.
 "In that denial" continued Mr. Lord, MT. Lilley said what was unqualified iy, absolutely, deliberately untrue, for he uttered every word that was printed"
 MT. Lord stated that as the result | of MT. Lilley's charges he had lost his position Tn answer to a question pro pounded by MT. Littleton, MT. Lord said that a complaint by MT. Lake. which had been made to his paper about something he had written concerning the Lake boat also may have been in strumental in having him discharged. MT. Lord said he could not remember the exact amount he had received from MT. McNeir for writing the special stories, but he thought it was between $500 and $500. He said he did not consider that he was working for the Electric Boat company when he wrote these stories, that he did the work for Mir. McNeir.
 Mr. Lilley has filed with the commit tee an unsigned communication from Philadelphia stating that William Dull les of New York city and Robert McA. Floyd of Cold Springs Harbor, N. Y., both former directors of the Electric Boat company, resigned because of thu amount used for corruption or for which they would make no account In a
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-24
Bids for Coal.

Bids to supply the schools of
school district No. l with coal for
the school year will be received by
the secretary, J. A. McCulloch. 625
Main street. up to and inclusive of
September 1, at pm, to be opened
at the regular board meeting on the
Sth of September, 1905.
The coal upon which bids will be
received will include all classes of
furnace and stove coal and should
be for delivery at the designated
places, within the limits of Grand
Junction.
(Signed' J. A. McCULLOCH,
Secretary School District No. 1.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-24

More serious to the great agricul-
tural section of northern Colorado
than the long dry season in the spring
is the almost constant rain that has
fallen over the district for the last
three weeks. Between the late be-
ginning of the season and the long
rainy spell the alfalfa and wheat will
suffer considerably. Fifty per cent
of the second crop of alfalfa has been
cut and most of it has been lying in
the fields two or three weeks.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-24

Superintendent Allen of the city
schools informs us that there seems
10 be misunderstanding on the part
of many people concerning the date
of the opening of the fall term of
school AS usual the schools will op-
en- on the first Tuesday in September,
which tbs year means that they will
open on the LIST day of September. as
the new month comes in on Tuesday.
The schools, therefore. will open one
week from tomorrow.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-24

Johnny Bakers marvellous marks
manship will be an especially inter
esting feature with Buffalo Bill's Wild
West. He is one of the most slS:llful
fancy shots in this country, and when
the Wild West was abroad he meas
ured guns with some of the Monte
Carlo experts and won an easy vic
tory. His trap shooting. executed in
the most difficult positions and with
lightning rapidity, is truly remarlla-
Bile. while the fashion in which he
skaters composition balls, shooting
ricochet shots at them or by refiec-
ton, or while standing on his head.
seems almost magical
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-24
a Dangerous Leak.

When an engineer discovers leak
in his boiler that will not allow him
to keep up steam, he has an expert
boilermaker repair that leak as soon
as possible.
People afflicted With headaches
and eye pains have a leak of nervous
energy and brain strain through the
eyes which is the cause. They should
be just as prompt, or more so, than
the engineer in having that leak re-
paired.
Nervous leaks of the eyes are re-
paired scientifically and accurately by
CHAS. GASHO, Oph. D.,
Rooms l and Margery Building.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-24

Devlin's zouaves will be one of the
incidental features with the Wild
West when Buffalo Bill comes to
town. These men are drilled to a
state of marvellous expertness in the
manual of arms and marches. They
Will conclude their exhibition with a
lightning display of wall-scaling to
illustrate the usefulness of zouaves in
some stages of warfare.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-24

ID. w. Aupperle, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce of Grand
Junction. it is said has changed his
mind about running for county treas
urer on the republican ticket this
fall. Maybe he wants to be coaxed.
committee should wait upon him,
as men of his caliber are not often
found running loose in this country.
He would certainly be quite an attrac-
| tion on any ticket: but, as to the
number of votes he would get, that's
a different story.-Palisade Tribune.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-24

Let everybody keep in mind that
next Thursday is Field day in Grand
Junction and a great afternoon of
sport is assured. Grand Junction and
Glenwood SPRINGS will play ball: also
Fruita and Palisade. There will be
a big auto race and many other fine
and fast events. One admission
charge of so cents will admit each
person to the grounds and grand
stand for the big program. 1t is to
be hoped that all business houses of
the city will close for the afternoon.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-24

The citizen who was arrested by
Deputy Game Warden Hoppe Friday
night for killing ducks out of season
was let OFF with the minimum fine of
$25 in Justice John H. Hills court
late Saturday afternoon. Owing to
certain circumstances which made
the defendant deserving of leniency.
the court and the game warden were
disposed to make the penalty as light
as possible. Had the defendant been
given the maximum penalty. his duck
shooting out OF season would have
cost him about $125.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-24

Frank Blackstone. who has been
connected with his brother, Fl. Black
stone, in the iewelry business in this
city for some time. left this week for
Heber. Utah, where he will open a
jewelry store. Heber is a town To-
Gated about 90 miles north of Provo
We wish the young man all kinds OF
success. -Palisade Tribune.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-24

Two of the strongest, most con-
vincing and interesting sermons that
has been heard in the city in many
months We're delivered yesterday af-
ternoon and evening at the Congrega-
tional church by Rev. George Munro
Neither IS Circumcision Anything,
Nor uncircumcision." was the morn
ing theme, and "Watchman, What of
the Night2" was the evening theme
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-24

A newspaper that will color politi-
cal news to suit the particular whim
of the stockholders is not newspa-
per in any sense of the word and is
not deserving of the support OF the
people. As rule, the public wants
the news just as it happens. not like
certain ones would like to have it
happen.--Palisade Tribune.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-24

Summer apples are being shipped
from DeBeque at s1.25 and $3.50 per
box. Apples will be good money this
fall. and Manager Michaels says that
Plateau people who have fruit ought
to thin. prune and cultivate to make
their apples as large as possible this
season, as only fancy apples bring the
top price.-Plateau Voice.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-24
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F. e. Port has the distinction of
having shipped the first box of Ell
berta peaches this season. They
were grown on the T. P. Reed place,
on the Palisade road. just south and
west of town. The shipment was
made Wednesday through the Pali-
sade association.-Palisad Tribune.