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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-22
YOUNG FARMER
 KILLS BROTHER

Pensacola, Fla. May 21.--A duel be- tween Joseph and Monk Bray, brothers, prosperous farmers, residing near here, occurred today in which Monk Bray met death. The brothers had quarreled the night previous over the dividing line of some land, and today they met.
 Joseph Bray was armed with shot gun and Monk Bray with two revolvers. The latter started the trouble by first cursing his brother and then firing at him. Joseph Bray then leveled his shot gun, and, with the statement: "I hate to do it,'' fired. the contents entering the breast of his brother. who fell dead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-22
Heavy Damage By Storm.

Waxahachie Tex, May 21.-Reports re- ceived from Italy. town about 20 miles from here. says a small cyclone struck there late last night, causing $lOO,0OO dam- age and injuring a dozen persons, none seriously The path of the storm was four miles wide. Residences. barns and telegraph poles were blown down, and number of stores damaged. Among the buildings destroyed were the Farm CTS union warehouse and oil mill Mrs. Charles Horton was injured and her home wrecked. Three schoolhouses were de- stroyed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-22
ARTHUR HARVESTER
 IS ACQUITTED

Hot Springs, Ark, May A.-Arthur Everett Bannister was tonight acquitted of the murder of Mrs. Ada RSichers in this city last July, bringing to termin- ation one of the most interesc5s crim- inal trials in this section for years. Mrs. Reichers was from Fort Worth, Tex. Bannister's acquittal was due to an alibl. proved by Oklahoma City citizens, who testified that he was there at the time the crime was committed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-22
Neoro Criminal Caught.

Muskogee, May 21.-The negro who assaulted Mrs. Cole. T-year-old bride, at her home near Sharp. Okla, Wednes- day, was captured at Weleetka, Okla, today and placed in jail. Excitement since Wednesday has been intense and it Is thought the threats to lynch the negro will be carried out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-22
Bio Fire in Grand Rapids.

Grand Rapids, Mich, May 2.-The Gil- bert block, seven stories high, containing the Ira M. Smith department store and scores of office suites, was practically de- stroyed by fire early today with loss estimated at $40O,o0. The south wall of the structure fell to the ground. crushing beneath 1t two frame residences. Half a score of people were rescued from the building by the police and firemen. Tho fire was brought under control about 2:15 a. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-22
Fatal Auto Accident.

Hfllsboro, Tex, May 2.-Running at high rate of speed as it entered the city, . big touring car entered in the Economy endurance race which left Fort Worth yesterday morning, struck deep rut in the road and J. R. Lucy, one of the passengers was thrown from his seat in the tonneau of the car and sustained injuries which will prove fatal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-22
Indian Hanged for Murder.

Carson. New, May H.-Charles Kaiser, an Indian. son of Black Horse, Washoe chief, was hanged in the state peni- tentiary today for the murder of his wife Five hundred Indians. resenting the ex- ecution, are now in Carson City. planning to hold pow-wow As the Indians are heavily armed, the body will be buried secretly within the walls of the peni- tentiary and tomorrow the state police will order the Indians to disperse
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-22
University Wants Land.

Philadelphia May 21-Being crowded for room, the University of Pennsylvania has asked the city of Philadelphia to trans fer to it 61 acres of land adjoining the grounds of the institution in return for 60 free scholarships which the univer- sity will grant if the property proposition is accepted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-22
Earl of eranard Honored.

London, May H.-The Earl of Granard was invested with the insignia of Knight of the Order of St. Patrick at Buckingham palace by King Edward thIs morning This appointment was made to fill the vacancy resulting from the death of Earl Howeth. The Earl of Granard was married to Miss Beatrice Mills of New York in January of this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-22
Convict in ldidina.

Columbus. O., May 2l.-Harvey Johnson, the desperate negro life convict, who succeeded in escaping his guards Wednes- day night, and is supposed to be in hids ing in some part of the Ohio penitentiary. has not yet been apprehended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-22
Schooner is Aground.

New London, Conn. May H.-The schooner Mary Adelaide Randall. coal laden. from Newport News, is ashore on southwest ledge, at the mouth of the har- bor. It win he necessary to Tighten the cargo before the schooner can be floated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-22
COMMISSION IS
 READY FOR GRUBB

Washington. May 2l.-(Special. .)-One of the first official acts upon the part of the President today was the signing of the commission of Judge Grubb, of the northern Alabama district. The comrnis- sion will reach Judge Grubb from the department of justice next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-22
Two Killed.

Grand Rapids, May 1.-Two workmen were killed and another fatally injured .oenhen @ work train on the Grand Rapids. meoiuAd Junction and Muskogen interurban
 Nthe track near Grand Haven on
 1land park branch th's after
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-22
Bio Dry Goods Combine.

Dover, Del, May 21.-The United Dry Goods company of New York, with a capital of $51, ,OOO000, was incorporated here today. It is one of the largest concerns ever chartered in Delaware.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-22
New York. May M.-John Clafiin O

New York, May a.-John Clafiin of this city Is at the head of the United Dry Goods company of New York incorporated today in Delaware. He Is the president of the H. G. Clafiin company, the largest wholesale dry goods house in New York city, and of the Associated Merchants company, a $17,250,000 concern, hitherto the largest dry goods organization in the world, which was financed by J. P. Morgan & Co.,, in 1901.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-13
TORTOISE SHELL.

The Way the Plates Are Removed
From the Animal.
The comb of tortoise shell has a
very pale and translucent yellow, the
only really valuable kind Of shell.
"Many people think this pale, un-
mottled shell the cheaper kind" the
dealer said. "Do you know why? Be-
cause the limitations are all made like
this.
"That is one vulgar error about
shell. Another is that the tortoise is
killed to get its shell casing. That is
as absurd an error as it would be to
say a sheep was killed to get it's wool.
what Is done is this: The fisher
men, having caught a tortoise, tie him
and then his back with dry grass
and leaves. They set fire to this stuff,
it burns slowly, and the heat causes
the thirteen plates of the shell to
loosen at the joints. With a knife the
plates are pried off, and afterward the
tortoise is set free. The base, or root,
Of his shell is intact and will grow
again. If tortoises were killed to get
their shell they would long since have
become extinct.
"No, no. Every tortoise is, as It
were, a farm-a she'll farm. Fishermen
catch him regularly and with heat and
q knife gently remove his SHE'LL
New Orleans Times Democrat.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-13
Scared BY Earthquake.

VANCOUVER, Jan. 11.-At 3:45 this
afternoon an earthquake was felt in
Vancouver. The shock was felt in
many other cities on the coast.
A telegram from Victoria says that
houses were shaken there to a great
extent. Immediately after the first
news from Seattle, dozens of telephone
inquiries reached the province asking
for information. The quake appeared
to last from ten to 30 seconds. No
damage is said to have been done in
any place.
At Ced ar Cove and Grandview q
telephone message stated that people
rushed out Of their houses into the
streets. The shock was felt heavily
in Fairview. People ran to the streets
and wondered what had happened.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-13
COLORS IN THE OCEAN.
Various Causes For the Different Tints
of the Water.

Various Causes For the Different Tints
Of the Water.
Sky and cloud colors are often re-
dected in the sea, but just as the air
has it's sunset glory so water has it's
changing tints quite apart from mere
reflection.
Olive and brown lines in the waves
off the coast come from the muddy
sediment washed from the shore, as
blues arise chiefly from reflected sky.
But there are many other colors in the
ocean,. On almost every long voyage
at sea spots Of reddish brown color
are noticed at one time or another.
When a few drops Of the discolored
water are examined under q micro
scope myriads of minute cylinder shap-
ed algae are seen, some separate, some
Joined together in scores. It is this
Observation-Disclosures called "sea saw
dust"-which has given the name to
the Red sea, although it also abOunds
In other waters. Sometimes the wa
ter far from land will be seen TO be Of
a chocolate hue for an extent of sew
eral miles, and this is caused by mil
lions upon millions Of minute II cell
ed animals which lash themselves
along, each on his cratic individual
course, by mea of the finest Of hair
like threads Of cilia.-Pearson's.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-13
BY BUFFALO BILL
ION nslak TALES OF THE PLAINS
coer1a1ss1. seos. ~ WILLIAM =. CODY

ground. I then instantly wLc4ica
around and saw that the man ahead.
who "a only a few feet distant, had
heard the blow and had turned to see
what was the matter, his hand upon
his revolver. We faced each other at
about the same instant, but before he
could fire, as he tried to do, I shot him
dead in his tracks. Then, jumping on
my horse, I rode down the creek as
fast as possible, through the darkness
and over the rough ground and rocks.
The other outlaws in the dugout,
having heard the shot which I had
fred, knew there was trouble, and
they all came rushing down the creek.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-13

II shot him dead IN his tracks,"
l suppose by the time they reached
the man whom I had knocked down
that he had recovered and hurriedly
told them of what had happened.
They did not stay with the man whom
I had shot, but came on In hot pursuit
Of me. They were not mounted and
we're making better time down the
rough mountain than l was.
At last they came so near that l saw
that I must abandon my horse. l
jumped to the ground and gave him q
hard slap with the butt Of one OF my
revolvers, which started him or down
the valley, while I scrambled up the
mountain side. l had not assembled
more than forty feet when l heard my
pursuers coming closer and closer. I
quickly hid behind a large pine tree,
and in a few moments they all rushed
by me, being led on by the rafting
footsteps Of my horse. which they
heard ahead of them. Soon they be-
gan firing in the direction of the horse,
as they no doubt supposed l was seat
ed on his back. AS SOC as they had
passed me l climbed farther up the
steep mountain, and, knowing that
had given them the slip and feeling
certain I could keep out of their way,
| at once struck out for Horseshoe
Station, which was twenty-five miles
distant. had very hard travelling ut
first, but upon reaching lower and bet.
ter ground I made good Roadway.
walking all night and getting into the
station just before daylight, footsore.
weary and generally played out.
Immediately walked up the men Of
the station and told them of my ad-
venture. Slade himself happened to
be there, and he at once organized a
party to go out in pursuit Of the horse
thieves.
We had a brisk ride and arrived In
the immediate vicinity Of the thieves
rendezvous at about 10 o'clock in the
morning. We approached the dugout
cautiously, but upon getting in close
proximity to it we could discover nc
horses In sight. No one was inside
and the general appearance Of every
thing indicated that the place hat
been deserted; that the birds had flown
Such indeed proved to be the case.
Among one Of my earliest acquaint
ances was a young man. older thar
myself. who was destined to become
famed in frontier history. while at tn
same time legendary gossip has caused
his career to be somewhat misunder
stood owing to its varied character
This was James B. Hickok, who, al
though his name was James, will liv
In song and story as wild Bill.
While probably no man in westerl
history had so many notches on hi
gun. it may be said that no man RI
corded them oftener In defending RICH
= enforcing law and dealing justice.
In Il early youth We We're assoc
ated in many adventures on the plain
In Indian warfare. wagon trailing
hunting and trapping. and we hal
pened to be on the same side Of til
fence when the civil wal between til
}, north and the south left the plains a
q most alone 10 the red man.
' "Wild Bill soon became one Of IL
|, most noted men in the confidence II,
e the Union generals in the extren
e southwest. He was a magniticel
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-13

"Ntne bandtts charged for the door,"
ably they assisted him In their de-
struction. But with his faithful bowie
knife he never faltered until all was
quiet, calm and still, for he had struck
savage blows, following the devils up
one side Of the room and down the
other and into corners. striking and
yelling until he felt sure that every
one was down.
Hickok was wounded by three bull
lets and eleven buckshot and cut in
thirteen places. 1t was six months be-
fore "Wild Bill fully recovered from
the results Of what was one Of the
most thrilling exploits in border story
one that is not created by the ro-
mancer. but is well authenticated
that "Wild Bin' in single handed con
fict killed ten men, men Of the most
desperate character.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-13

Fine Book and Job Printing q spe-
cialtv at the RIVER PRESS Office,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-07-29
MURDER III COURT ROOM.
Tragic climax to u LcEa! Struggle for
Possession of u Child.

Little Rock, Ark. July 27.-Suit for
possession of child reached tragic
climax during conference of the
principals in the suit in the circuit court
room here late to-day when w Y Ellis,
nephew of John r. Rutherford millionaire
WnhcTnan If Pine Blum. Ark shot and
killed Nathaniel Parker Willis Of Indian
apols Ind. prominent business man
and politician, father of tho child and
former husband of Mrs. Ellis The suit
at law was terminated yesterday Judge
Fulk iustructinG that the child be sur
rendered 10y Mrs, ELLIS to the custody OF
Wills. To-day's conference was TO ar
range the details Those participating
Were wills and Ellis. who represented
his wife divorced from Willis some years
ago. United states Senator Jeff Davis
who appeared as attorney for ELLIS; and
Judge Fulk
ed when ELLIS fired over the shoulder
of Davis at Willis. a court attache
struck his arm as he fred. however,
and the bullet went wild. Willis ran
from the room with Ellis In close pur-
suit. the latter firing again when he
reached a doorway. innicting a wound
from the effects of which Willis died
within ten minutes Ellis surrender
ed and was imprisoned. Later. how
ever, he was taken from the city by
OFFICERS in an automobile for an un-
known destination. for safe keeping.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-07-29
SHOT A DOE
IN HIS GARDEN
William Sykes Claimed That HI
Supposed He Was Acting un-
der the Law.
WAS FINED $500 AND COSTS
Judge Gibson of Remington Susp.nd
ed Payment of the Fine md tho
tar"nss of the Deer Was sold
for benefit OF the Stntc-
Animal Was Eating.

Brattleboro, Vt. July c7-Th.s morn
ing william sykes Of Putncy. formers
ly Of West Springfield Mass. cams
before Judge L. w Gibson Of tho
Bratueboro Municiral court charged
with unlawfuly killing deer yester-
day afternoon. shortly after four
o'clock sykes. who does an extensive
market gardening business saw
largo doe calmly eating up the trucl.
in one of his gardens. Aiming him.
self with a rifle he shot the doc be-
lieving that he was acting within the
statutes of the state OF Massachu-
sets, where a farmer is allowed 70
Kill any deer found destroying his
crops, report the occurrence immed-
lately To the game warden and then
turn the carcass over to the state \
bin tending toward tho same end was
introduced at the last session Of the
Vermont Legislature by Judge Gibson,
who represented Brattlchorn in tho
state Senate This bill failed of pas
sage but sykes was unaware of this
fact and acted in the belief that tho
bill Rad become a law.
After killing the deer he bled and drew
the carcass and then reported the matter
To Deputy Game Warden r. NJ Robbins
OF Putney who in turn reported TO County
Fish and Game Commissioner Roswell l..
Frost. He complained to states Attrr-
ney Charles II. Williams of Bellows Falls
who issued a warrant for the arrest of
Sykes. Without waiting to he arrested
Sykes reported to the authorities and
accepted service OF the warrant. He
pleaded gull Y to the charge OF unlaw-
fully killing a deer and fine OF 500 and
costs was imposed by Judge Gibson.
In view of the eXtcnuating circum-
stances the fine was suspended upon
payment OF costs amounting to $500 The
carcass of the deer was sold to G. H.
Shumway, proprietor of the Kendrick
House in Putney. and tho funds derived
from the sale were returned to the State
A. +. Schwenk OF Brattleboro appeared
for Sykes, and states Attorney Williams
conducted the prosecution.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-07-29
ORV|LLE WRIGHT
BREAKS RECORD
Made a Flight of over an Hour
with Passenger in lis
Aeroplane.
DISTANCE OYER 90 MILES
Average Speed about 10 Miles IN Hour
--Iirst of Two Crucial Tests of
the Machine Imposed by the
United states Govern
mcnt.

Washington. July 27-The world $
aeroplane record for two men, as to
both time and distance was broken
inns evening in beautiful flight of
one hour. IL minutes and 40 seconds
upwards of 30 miles and at a speed
averaging about 40 mile, an hour
by Orville Wright at Fort Meyer.
with Lieut.. Frank =. Lahm Of the
army signal corps. as passenger The
former record was made last year by
h+s brother Wilbur. joint inventor
with him of the machine in which
both achievements were performed, ut
Lemans, France, with Prof. Painleve
OF the French Institute as passenger.
That flight was one hour. nine min
utes and 81 seconds. Wilbur was an
eager spectator of to-days flight by
his brother.
you Just scotched your brothers
record without really damaging it
much" remarked newspaper man to
Orville. after the Night.
That's all we meant to do" re-
piled Orville, with a smile, which his
big brother approximately duplicated.
Tho cheering which heraldcd the
setting Of a new mark in the conquest
of the air was led by President Taft,
who had sat, an intensely Interested
spectator, throughout the flight. and
who insisted at its conclusion upon
personally congratulatlng the broth
crs upon their success. This success
was all important to the Wrights in
that IT completed the first OF two cru
cial tests of their machine imposed
upon them by the United States gov
ernment-thc so-called endurance
test" which required them to remain
ono hour continuously in the air with
one passenger. Orville did nearly IL
minutes better than that, and could
have kept on Observation-Disclosures hours
and a half the limit imposed by the
gasolene capacity of tho supply tank.
The other test, that for speed, VIII
be complied with tomorrow. weather
permitting. when Orville Is tn take
Lieutenant BENJAMIN FOULS, OF me sig
nal corps on a cross-country hight To
Alexandria and return. total OF II
miles. over measured course and al
speed of required to average 20 miles
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-07-29
POOR LATHAM
HAS HARD LUCK
His Monoplane Fell into the Chan
mel When Two Miles from
Shore.
He SUFFERED BROKEN NOSE
The Machine Badly Wrcri,cd--WaS
Beating BIcriOtS Record until Over
taken by Observation-Disclosures
Fell Like Wounded Eagle
--MOtGr Failed to Work.

Dover ENGLAND, July @1-Hubert La
tham's second attempt 10 fly across the
English channel ended dsastrouslv to-
day. Almost in the moment Of victory
his monoplare nuttercd down into the
sea two miles beyond the Admiralty
pier like bird with a broken wing.
Thousands OF people crowding the water
front saw the fall and for nearly half
an hour they were kept in suspense, not
knowing whether the daring aeronaut
had met death or had again been rescu-
ed from the water.
A flock of large and small crafts raced
to the scene OF the disaster and PIN
mace from the British battleship Russell
picked up the unlucky flyer and put him
aboard the French torpedo boat destroy
err Escopettc. After surgeon had at
tended to his injuries the destroyer
brought Latham ashore and he was TAX
en- to the Lard Warden hospital. His
face was damaged and bleeding. and
his nose was broken. The machine. bad
~ wrecked was hoisted from the boat
to the dock.
I.atham's flight to the moment Of
its sensational finish in some respects
eclipsed Bleriot's. lie made greater
speed. being only 20 minutes in the
air from the time he left the coast
of France, Apparently he steered n
stralghter course than Bleriot as he
was making directly for Dover when
he fell.
The disastrous ending of tho flight
Furnished q dramatic scene, Shortly
before six o'clock the clamor of sirens
and bells In the harbor notified the
town that another channel crossing
was to be attempted. IT. marvel
pusly short time the water front,
piers and cliffs were crowded. Soon
two French torpedo boats. which pre-
coded tho acroplane were seen APP
proach!ng at furious pace.
Fourteen minutes after six an arshp
was discerned heading straight for tho
center OF the town. Tho rapdity of it3
flight was evidenced by tho qulckness
with which Il grew larger and assumed
bird-like outlines, Suddenly 1t began to
rlacken speed TT the same time gliding
toward the surface OF the ocean. !. nut-
tered n few times and fell like a wounded
eagle.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-07-29
DEPARTURE OF THE TENTH
Nor,o Soldiers Given n Great Demon
ntrntion by People Of Their Race
in New York;

New York. July G,-On for their new
station at Fort Ethan Allen. the coiored
troops, Of the Tenth cavalry were given
demonstrative godspeed by large
gathering OF negro citizens at the Mott
Haven yards OF the New York, New
Haven e. Hartford road to-day. II was a
parting tribute to the men Of the fighting
Tenth" who have been reviewed and
dined and entertained In n generous style
here since their Decentralization from the
transport Fitzpatrick on which they ar
rived from the Orient late saturday
Their special train OF three sections was
routed by way Of the New Haven. Hart
ford & Springfield. Roasted chicken and
baskets Of fruit were handed the soldiers
by admiring friends before the trains
pulled out Of the yards.