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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-05
LANDED IN JAIL
 AFTER LONG RUN

Dayton. O., May 4.-A man giving the name of Charles E. Morris Is detained in the county jail tonight after having been pursued by crowd of men follow ing an alleged attack upon Mrs. Frank Hennessy late today while she was on her way from her home on the Wolfe creek pike, mile and a half above the city. to board car for Dayton. Mrs. Hennessy, who Is p years old, passed the man on the railway right-of-way and hearing a noise as of scuffling, became frightened, tripped and fell. Men and boys in the neighborhood hearing the woman's screams hurried to the spot and Morris betook himself across fields and fences but was captured. Deputy Sheriff Leo brought Morris to Dayton and placed him in jail. He denies having any inten- tions other than to assist the woman he says he saw fall. Becoming alarmed at the crowd running toward him he fled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-05
MOTHER OF PETER HANS
 GIVES HER TESTIMONY

broke down and sobbed convulsively throughout her direct examination by John F. Mcintyre, chief counsel for the defense, and when District Attorney De- witt started his cross examination the strain proved too much for her mother s heart. She sank into the witness chaii and, covering her face with her hand kerchief sobbed bitterly. At this point MT. Dewitt promptly announced that he had concluded the cross-examination and the old lady was taken from the court room.
 The hypothetical question in regard to the captains insanity, which will be sub mitted to the alienists, contains 10000 words and will require an hour and a half in reading.
 A number of witnesses were called to- day before Mrs. Hains took the stand The substance of their testimony was to show the alleged irrationality of the de- fendant as they saw 1t previous to the time he shot and killed Annis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-05
DEMOCRATS WIN
 OMAHA ELECTION

Omaha Neb., May 4.-This city went democratic in the municipal election to- day by a safe majority for the leading candidates on the ticket, Mayor James C. Dahlman leading with not less than 4000. Complete returns on the head of the Dahman d plurality of S70o
 With this big lead it Is apparant that the entire democratic ticket has been elected with possibly one or two excep- tions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-05
BURGLAR OUT IN
 JUST TWO ROUNDS

Los Angeles, Cal, May A large crowd of half-clad men and women watched a strange fight at o'clock in the morning when Joseph Gaynor. son of Dr. John J. Gaynor, knocked out a burglar while the doctor acted as referee. pr. Gaynor was awakened by the bur glar, chased and captured him. threw him to the sidewalk and sat on him un- til his son, aroused from his sleep, came along
 Shall we call the police?' asked the son.
 .sWhat's the use? You stand up and fight like man.
 There was nothing else for the burglar to do, so he squared off.
 Men and women, scantily clad, had rushed from the neighboring houses and watched the combat. The burglar was knocked down twice, the second time for the count Dr. Gaynor restored him to consciousness and turned him loose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-05
Convicted of Murder.

Roanoke May 4.-In the circuit court at Pulaski, Va, today, Princeton Simp- kins, tried for the murder in January last of F. D. Rhoades, was convicted of mur- der in the second degree, and his punish ment fixed by the jury at seven years in the penitentiary. Yesterday simpkins of fered to compromise his case and accept a sentence of IS years. but relatives of Rhoades would not agree to the terms. Robert Moore, charged with being an ac- cessory to the killing, vas today dis missed from custody.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-05

some quarters to seek the attainment of official ends through criticism of the courts, rather than by resort to the established forms of judicial pro- cedure.
 Judge McPherson declined to discuss the Murphy resolution tonight telling the club members that the ''proprieties of the occasion suggest that pass the subject simply with an expression of thanks to you"
 In his address he reviewed the his tory of transportation problems in the United States, mentioning the methods by which the powers of Congres sand the states were defined regarding the interstate and intrastate commerce and finished by advocating the creation of a central authority to regulate rate matters. He declared that neither Congress nor the state legislature had time to consider the problem ade- equately.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-05
Reception to suffraaists.

London, May 1.-The last fuHction in connection with the congress of the Wom- an Suffrage alliance was a reception this afternoon at the Waldorf hotel by women writers of the Suffrage league, the host esses being Sarah Grand and Beatrice Harraden Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the alliance and the Rev. Anna H. Shaw, one of the American de- egates. will remain in England until June. Both are enthusiastic over the results of the congress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-05
Aoed Woman Shoots Herself,

Norfolk May 4.-Mrs. Sarah Nash, aged So, a member of one of the most prominent families here, presumably des- pondent over ill health, shot herself through the head with suicidal Intent at the home of her son today. Physicians say her recovery Is impossible
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-05
New Venezuelan Minister.

Washington, May 4.-Pedro Rojas. ths newly appointed minister from Venezue- la was formally presented to President Taft at the White House by Secretary Knox at 2:S0 o'clock this afternoon. Ills recognition completes the formal re-es- tablshment of diplomatic relations be- tween Venezuela and the United States. broken off almost year ago as a re- suit of the refusal of President Castro to arbitrate disputes between the two coun- tries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-05
Two Boys Sentenced.

Roanoke, May 4-At Wise, Va, today, Patrick and Arthur Craig, brothers. aged and 12 years, respectfully, who were ar rested a week ago for killing their falner because of alleged inhuman treatment, were sentenced to the state reforma tory. The boys slew their parent while he slept on lounge in their home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-05
Senate Confirm ations.

Washington. May 1.-The Senate today confirmed the nomination of James Ihom- as Williams, Jr., of South Carolina to be civil service commissioners The Senate also confirmed the nomination of Thomas R. Lyons of Alaska to be the united States district judge in Alaska.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-05
Brownsville Court of Inquiry.

Washington, May 4-Today was held the first meeting of the Brownsville court of inquiry appointed to determine which soldiers and noncommissioned officers or the Twenty y-ffth regiment of infantry dis charged as a result of an inquiry into ''the shooting up of Brownsville on the night of August 13-14, 1906, are qualified for re-enlistment In the army. Lieut.. Gen S. M B. Young, retired, is presi- dent of the court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-05
Lincoln Goes Dry.

Lincoln, Neb, May 4.-I.incoln today voted dry" for the next year by a ma jorty of 300 A year ago license carried by about 300 votes Don Love, republican, was elected mayor over Rust Malone, democrat. by 300 votes, For four years Lincoln has had a democratic mayor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-05
TURK TREACHERY
 TO ARMENIANS

Tarsus, Asiatic Turkey, Monday. May s.-(Via Constantinople, May 4-The Ar menian population of the village of kozo- look was put to death under the follow ing circumstances:
 Word that the Mohammedans were kill ing Armenians reached KozoloolS before the actual attack on the place and when the first considerable party of Moham- medans arrived they found the Armen- ians we'll armed and in good positions, standing on their defense. The Moham- medans did not feel strong enough to at tack, so they gathered endorsements un- til more than 1000 of them, well armed. surrounded the village. The governor of the district promised at this stage of the proceedings to protect the Armenians if they would give up their arms. This the Armenians decided to do after a long barley. Then, under pretense of taking them to a place of safety they were led out from the village under escort to an open field. Here the men were ruthless ly killed and the women subjected to rhaltreatment. A number of Armenian girls were forced to marry Turks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-05

I-be shown to have happened to strik e | some of the same things" T only say replied MT. Aldricb 1 that the men trying to destroy this
 tariff are still doing business at the l old stand"
 | q am not trying to destroy this tar 1 iff," retorted MT. Deliver. T hope to leave it a republican tariff that can be
 defended in the United States" His Feelings Hurt. l Saying the senator from Rhode Island i had hurt his feelings by his criticism, MT. Deliver added:
 "He desires apparently to put me out
 side the breastworks where so many good l people have perished for want of ven | tilation." But, he said. despite criticism
 he proposed to perpetuate the work of | others who had formerly attempted to | revise these schedules.
 | MT. Deliver declared that he was for | the Dingley cotton schedule and inquired | of MT. Aldrich whether the cotton man. l ufacturers when before the house commit | tee had not said they did not want these | rates increased. MT. Aldrich said he did | not know what had taken place before | that committee. When MT. Deliver had | spoken for three hours MT. Tillman of | South Carolina requested that he suspend | l to adjourn. Mir. Tillman declared he
 was not fatigued, for, he said he never 1 had enjoyed anything more in his life, | but the session had run for six hours. | MT. Deliver agreed, but MT. Aldrich an ! nounced that discussion of the bill would ! go on nevertheless.
 1 After numerous appeals from the South l Carolinian MT. Aldrich yielded, but he | gave notice that the country was waiting ' for the final passage of the bill and said ] that better progress must be made and. | therefore, the sessions hereafter would | be longer.
 Answer by AIdrIch. Briefly answering some of MT. Dolli- l ver's criticisms regarding the cotton 1 schedules MT. Aldrich charged that one | of the sample of goods held up as ex- | hbits had been furnished the Iowa sen l ators by importers who had destroyed ! the cotton schedules by obtaining de- | cisions by the board of general apprais- | CTS and by the courts until the protec- 1 tion of 60 per cent had been reduced to l and 6 per cent He denied that the | cotton schedule of the Senate bill was | different in any respect from the Dingey 1 bill except that the specific rates were ] substituted for the ad valorem rates. To that response MT. Deliver replied that he did not intend to conceal from the Senate the Identity Of those who | had advised him.
 | So far as the sample piece of goods referred to was concerned, he said, 1t | was given to me by as bright mer- chant as there is in America, who is none | the less entitled to my respect because he marched at the head of a column 19.- 900 strong the day before the election in support of the candidacy of President Taft"
 Mr. Aldrich sarcastically remarked that he had no doubt that these good men. those respectable men, have interests in | this matter which are entirely antagonis- tic to the people of this country Following brief executive sessi>- the senfre adiourned
The Prescott daily news., 1909-11-02
coaXed the porter, and

coaXed the porter, and
 that you ain't fetched" The rumble of the train was once more lost in the vocal exercises from Lower Eight" and the porter, pull ing his cap over his eyes, mapped in the smoking compartment. Ouch! Ouch! Help! Help!" and a red face shot out of Lower Eight" The porter slouched up the aisle, dis gust written on his countenance
 "Gawd, porter" groaned the fat man. "Is there a doctor on board I'm horribly punctured! Did you see the villain when he stabbed me?"
 "Kain't nobody stab you. sah." re- monstrated the porter sternly. "No- body ain't moved in this car. You've got the deleriam trimmins, that's what's the matter wifi you. If you don't lie still and stop your hollerin', me and the conductor is goin' to strap you down."
 'I don't see what they mean by putting drunken brutes in the car with ladies" exclaimed an acid voice from Upper Ten"
 Put him of at the next station. This is supposed to be a sleeping car," growled Lower Four" He hasn't done a thing but keep every body awake with his internal grunt- ing since he turned in
 From all along the line of curtains came uncomplimentary comments. but there was silence in Lower Seven" where lay the timid young thing who had got on at Norfolk.
 Never had such bad dreams in my life," said Lower Eight" addressing the car in general. Dreamed the same thing three times in succession. 1 believe it is warning. If any ac. cident is going to happen tonight, die with my boots on. I'm going to get up"
 A thrashing about told the other passengers that the fat man was as good as his word A sigh of relief was breathed through the car as the fat man numbered by the curtains to the smoking-room, to spend the rest of the night breeding over the mys. tery
 When the timid young thing crept from her berth the next morning, there was something about the smile which lurked around her mouth that made the porter scratch his head.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-11-02
NO NEED TO BE IN A HURRY
Trustee Was Willing to Give Tom Lots of Chances to Fulfill Conditions
 of VIII.

H. K. Adair, the western detective WAS in Duluth on the trail of an ab. sconding trustee.
 "The rascal" said MT. Adair bit. terly. had charge of half a milliam belonging to two old maids. Now, I'm afraid. the old maids will have to go to work. Moral, beware of the trus- tee.
 "A good many of us, if we are mixed up with trustees, have something like Annie Johnson's experience.
 "Annie's uncle left all his money to his son on condition that the young man marry Annie. If he didn't marry her the money went to Annie herself
 "The son didn't marry her. He eloped with a much prettier girl. An nte. we'll enough pleased on the whole, called on the trustee.
 five come for my money she said.
 What money?' the trustee de- manded in surprise.
 'Uncle's money that you're in charge of said she. It was to go to me If Tom didn't marry me-and he didn't. So it's mine. Please hand 1t over
 Tut. tut said the trustee. Not so fast. You don't understand trus. tees duties. Patience, patience. It's true Tom hasn't married you so far, but he may bury or divorce a dozen wives. and still come back to you in the end"
The Prescott daily news., 1909-11-02
Lower Eight
 By Caroline Lockhan
Copyright, by J. B. Lippincott Co.)

 The Pullman car porter had settled himself for comfortable nap, having srugly tucked away the last of his charges, including the fat man ir Lower Eight" and the timid young thing who had boarded the train al Norfolk. The porter stirred uneasily in his nap, for the snoring that was arising from Lower Eight" drowned the roar of the train. The snoring came in gurgles. moans and whistling the like of which had never been heard in heaven above or on the earth beneath. The curtains of Lower Eight" had swung slightly open with the lurch of the train, and the fat man could be seen lying on his broad back, with his mouth gaping wide.
 As his slumber deepened, he was apparently in the last throes of chok- ing when neatly rolled umbrella. held in slender white hand, crept out from Lower Seven," where the timid young thing was shrinking, and made vicious jab between the cur tains of Lower Eight"
 Porter! Porter!" came a whoop from Lower Eight" and the bell trilled wildly.
 What is it, sah?" cried the startled porter as he bounded down the aisle.
 Did you stab me in the side?" de- manded the fat man in dire wrath.
 "Oh, mo- sah!" replied the porter. q never done no thing like that! You must have been dreaming, sah."
 "Confound you! I'm not dreaming!" growled Lower Eight"
 Well, sah," argued the porter. his black hand concealing his gleaming worries, you know that when you turned in you had took a little noah than was jess good fo' any gemman.'
 Its mighty funny" muttered Low CT Eight" but he was not in posi- tion to contradict this statement, so he subsided The porter returned to the smoking room. ruminating on the strange Authorizations produced by too long a dallying in the dining car.
 The snores began again in rising crescendo. Just as the teeth of nerv- ous passengers were we'll set, the um- brella stole again from Lower Sev- en-" and another vicious lunge made the snore change to howl of rage.
 "Porter!" yelled Lower Eight" T tell you some one is stabbing mel"
 "Kain't be nuffin' like that, sah." re- piled the porter. coming up soothingly. 'I ain't slept a wink. and nobody's been movin' in this car. or I'd a-seen them. You're jess havin' bad dream"
 Its no dream!" shouted the fat man. Why, my side Is sore. Feels like there's a hole there you could stick your fist in"
 Now you ga to sleep again. sah.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-11-02
Ills Mother Was a Ladv.

Was Shakespeare's mothers family one associated with gentility?" Mrs
 Charlotte Slopes has been minutely examining the Stratford records, and thinks she has discovered deeds which answer that question in the afirma. tive and which show that Halliwell. Phillipps was not sufficiently thorough. going in his examinations and conclu. sions. Her gleanings are but scanty, and do not mean much. save possibly in the implication that Mary Arden's family was one in which educAtiou was valued and books were available
The Prescott daily news., 1909-11-02
staked Out a Sulphur Claim.

Ninety per cent. sulphur is the find made by Capt. Frank Meerwaldt, a prospector, in the rim of a crater on the top of Mount Makushin, in the northern islands. according to a report brought by the steamer Homer, ar irving from the Pribyloff group.
 The prospector has staked out his unique claim and he expects to make considerable money out of 1t. He pre- sented specimen of the sulphur tc Capt. Donaldson of the Homer and also sent box of the stuff to the Seattle exposition. = San Francisco Chronicle.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-11-02
conxincino the Jury.

"The recent press reports touchins the use of whisky by juries in Ten. nessee." says New York lawyer. Ire. minds me of an amusing incident in connection with trial l once wit. messed in Arkansas.
 The defendant had been accused of selling adulterated liquor, and some whisky was offered in evidence This was given the jury as evidence to as. sist in it's deliberations.
 When they finally filed into court, his honor asked:
 :" Has the jury agreed on verdict r
 "'No, your honor. responded the foreman. and before we do we should like to have some more evidencs."- Lippincott's.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-08-13
STRIKERS SUED
FOR DAMAGES
STEEL CORPORATION GOES INTO
COURT FOR REDRESS OF
"A GRIEVANCES.

NEW CASTLE. Pa. Aug. b.
FiGty-six OF tbs striking employees OF
the American Sheet and Tin Plate
Company's plants in this city were
served Will, summons to appear before
the United States Circuit Co1lr-- ut
pittsburg in september to answer sui:
for 100000 damages evtcred by the
American Steel Corporation.
The bill Of particulars states that
the American Sheet and Tin Plate
Company has $10.oo0.oo0 invested
here and employees 5000 men. cl"i'n2
the Sc defendants nave conspirod TO
prevent the 5000 cmployes from work
ing peacefully. It is alleged also
inat the profits OF the company have
been affected by the actions ol inc
defendants in prevnting the ccm'
pnny from operating It's plants.
The acton Of the company is ,lni1'lc
III the annals OF Pennsylvania lannr
troubles.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-08-13
JAMISON Coal COMPANY
is AUTHORIZED TO Spend
$65O,0OO. FOR EQUIPMENT I
MILLION DOLLAR
COAL COMBINE
SELLING AGENCIES OF kANAWhA
DISTRICT POOL THEIR SEVER.
AL INTERESTS.

HUNTINGTON. w. Va. Aug. 13.-
1t IL learned from authentic sources
that negotiations have been closed for
a consolidation OF all the coal selling
agencies of the knnawha district. han
ding New River coal, into n million
dollar organization. which will control
the output OF every mine In the dis
trlct, except the Independent Bcrwynd
operations. A meeting OF the repre-
sentatfves CT the various agencies VIII
be held mt Clifton Forge. Va. OH All
gust 10. mt which the details OF the
merger will be completed. There arc
now ten agencies han,llinE the Ne"
River output. and the spirited comreti-
ton under the bad business conditions
of the past yenr has lemoralizcl
prices and resulted in the mining bus.
mess being Improbable. Under the
merger the various agencies will main
tain their Offices. but will lose their
identity in tho new organization.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-08-13
WORK ON JAIL
TO BEGIN MONDAY
PRISONERS WILL BE TRANS s
FERRED TO FARMERS ROOM
OF COURT HOUSE..

Tho, work oil the new Jail vii. he
started according to the present plans
on next Monday. A force OF men IN
Ter tho direction of George Richard.
son will do the cNcavating fu.' the
new structure.
The Farmers room of the Court
house. will be fitted up for the prison
crs. It will be necessary 10 lut IN
some plumbing md the windows VIII
nave to be barred. The work o. bar
ring the windows III the Farmers room
will be done by the Fairn1ont Mining
Machinery Company. The cages In
the oil Jail will be transferred d tnc
temporary prison.
Ir n snort time tho walls Of the Oil
iail will be razed and on the site a
modern prison with np-totlate equip
ment will be erected, n prison tlla- will
meet the needs OF the county for Il
long time.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-08-13
100000 TONS 70
TO BE MINED
PER ANNUM
Good Houses To
be Built for
Miners

The Jamison Coal Company has
started work on their holdings near
Barrackville. Contractor Stark. Of
Greenshnrg, Is putting down TWO
sha IT'S. The work OH one OF the shafts
WIS snrtel yesterday and work OH the
ether will begin at once. The shalt
tnat Is now being sunk Is located west
Of I.urrnckville between the rniircad
and tho county road. a
The .1umison Coal Company OWNS
5.iOU acres of the Pittsbllrg vein tlnt
produces 10000 tons Of coal rer acre.
The company intends to develop all
This acreage and according TO the plans
that nave been agreed upon after the
coal Ia once being operated all average
OF $50 acres must be mined per year.
This means that the average OUTPUT
OF the Jamlson Coal Company In this
county will be 800 COO tons per nm
nun until the coal has been worked
out.
AT tho rate agreed upon it will take
The company tilirty-slX years to en-
ilaust its supply. The moving OF L.
100000 tons of coal In one year Is Il
big thing but the Jamison people are
practical coal men and know whnt can
be done.
1t will he. some time 5efore my cnal
il mined by this company. The sink
Ing of three shafts rs contemplated.
the building of mining houses. the
erection OF coal tipplcs and the rail
road connections to be male viii re-
ruire n great deal OF time and nj.
these improvements and equipment
:nusL be in place before mining Is be-
gun.
The company Is authorized to On
pend sG50.100 on making external i'm
lrovements. The mining houses are
to he much better than the usual tyne
of miners' dwellings.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-08-13
WILL BE NO STRIKE.

CHICAGO. Aug. 13.-The crucial
po,nt In the wage dispute between the
officials of the street car companies O.:
Chicago and their 10000 employees has
passed.
Nv the offer of maximum scale CT
20 cents an hour to be paid emptoycs
by January 1. 1911. which was made
by the North and West Side lines. hn'l
the prompt acceptance of the Sahle by
thn North nnl West Side street car
mems union. all possibility OF a sirl"c
appears to 1bc over.