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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-26
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25
DAYS HAPPENINGS
 IN WASHINGTON

Washington, April 24-Today's news events in Washington: The Senate finance committee agreed on a compro- mise between manufacturers of print pa- per and those who are demanding free pulp and reduced duties on paper. A continuance of the present rate of Ia per cent ad valorem on hides was de- cided upon. The House rates on steel rails probably will stand and some pro- lection will be afforded independent oil producers
 The question of authority as between Secretary Nagel of the department of commerce and labor, and Director of the Census North reached an acute stage and was the cause for two conferences between MT. Taft and the secretary Secretary Nagel insists the question must be settled at once. Director North de- clnes to talk.
 The Daughters of the American Revo- lution closed their eightieth congress The election throughout the entire ticket was the closest in the history of the organization.
 The international Law society closed it's sion by re-electing Elihu Root as pres ident and making President Taft hon. orary president of the organization.
 Robert Watchorn, commissioner of inn migration at New ork resigned and his resignation was accepted to take effect at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25
A|dfiCh Bill As Framed Up
 Suits the Trust
KENTUCKIAN IN THE FIGHT
Congressman Stanley Has Shown How Standard Oil Affects Legislation, But He Has Lost In the
 Unequal Contest.

Washington. April 24.--(Special.)- Standard oil influences are more active here at the present time than they have been since the framing of the Mckinley tariff law. The two great fights be- ing waged by the trust are to preserve duty on the products of petroleum and to prevent the removal of the in- ternal tax of cents per pound on un- stemmed natural leaf tobacco. This tn- ternal revenue Is in the interests of tn 6 American Tobacco company. the to- bacco trust The Standard oil owns tn @ American Tobacco company. The tax prevents the sale by the tobacco grow CTS of manufactured tobacco to the con- sumers of the natural leaf. With the duty removed the leaf can be sold throughout the south by the grower and the American Tobacco company cannot hold monopoly of the market.
 In the closing hours of the tariff leg islation in the House of Representa- tives Mir. Stanley of Kentucky had an amendment added to the Payne bill re- pealing this duty. He was assisted by Mccall of Massachusetts and Calder head of Kansas, republican members of the ways and means committee, and fought by Chairman Payne of that com mittee
 Senator Aldrich has eliminated this provision from the measure. Under his bill, the internal revenue tax of g cents per pound will remain on natural leaf tobacco. The tax has never pro-
 duced any revenue to the government.
 Senators Paynter and Bradley of K en-
 lucky will insist on the adoption of tn c Stanley amendment and will force Sen ator Aldrich to defend his action in emitting it from the Senate bill.
 In 1904 MT. Stanley had a repealin g act on this internal revenue tax passed by the House. In a speech recently de- livered in the House MT. Stanley quoted from court records in suits to dissolve the American Tobacco com pany statements from employees of the truth that telegrams had been sent by the trust to Senator Aldrich to kill this repeating law as 1t struck at the vitals of the trust. The bill was killed in tn @ Senate.
 Senator Aldrich's bill takes care of the Standard Oil on both petroleum and to-
 bacco. He provides a 20 per cent ad valorem duty on manufactures of pe- troleum and continues the drawback pro-
 vision under which Standard Oil gets free | tin plate for it's export trade. He pro vides for the cents a pound internal rev enue duty on natural leaf tobacco, pre- | venting its sale in small quantities, there by closing the domestic market to the to- bacco grower and forcing the grower to sell to the American Tobacco company,
 which controls e5 per cent of the tobacco business of the country.
 | AS part of its campaign against those who attack 1t the Standard oil has set i out to punish MT. Stanley. Three candi- dates for his seat in Congress have sprung
 up in the last two weeks. They have been | identified with the American Tobacco company interests in his district for l years.
 | One of them is a corporation lawyer, whose fees are triple the annual salary of congressman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Bishop Ca11dIer Talks
 With Bitter Feeling

Evergreen, Ala, April A.-(special)- Addressing the Alabama Methodist con ference In convention ere today, Bishor Warren A. Ca.ndler bitterly attacked John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie for what he termed their efforts by the use of money to control education in the south.
 ''I am not talking to Methodsts only" said the bishop, but to Baptists, Presby- terians and Episcopalians. I want to i'm press upon you that your educational in- terests are imperiled. Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller have separately contributed an immense amount of money which will in the aggregate amount to s6S. .000, 900, and their purpose is to domi- nate the educational interests of this en- tire country and by the bribe of this enor- nous sum of money they have already partially succeeded.
 "The northerners are coming south to teach the southern barbarians new and strange theories. I want to say to them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25

now and to John D. Rockefeller especial ly, tha1twe do not want any of their ideas, ans of. their theories, any of their advanced civilization, any of their sug- gestions, and not a greasy penny of their money. We will remain in our barbarity and we will enforce our laws and incul-. cate our Ideas without any mpertinent Suggestions from them. Tell them to stay at home and teach their own people, teach their jnres to punish crime which they are not doing, and let us alone. We will and do punish crime. Two murderers were convicted in Tennessee the other day and they convicted the night riders, too, but three murderers in New Yorl, and two in Boston go unwhipped of justice.
 We do not want their money, because they are hostile to the family relation. the very basis of our civilization They have an improvement on this relation which God himself established, and would substitute therefor a system of free love. The professors in the new idea colleges also teach a socalistic doctrine that has never been tolerated in the south."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25
SENATORS TRYING TO GET
 PARDON FOR CHISHOL LM

Washington. April 24.--(Special.)- Senators Johnston and Bankhead had conference with the Attorney General today in the interest of Alex Chisolm of Birmingham, who is serving a six tiary. They are urging upon the At torney General that he recommend to the President the pardon of young Chisolm on the ground of his previous good character, youth and excellent conduct during incarceration. They are hopeful that the Attorney General will act favorably.
 Before leaving the Attorney General, Senator Johnston suggested to him that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25

when he got ready to appoint a good judge the senator could name one.
 Would you take 1t yourself?" the Attorney General asked.
 The senator declined with thanks.
 The Attorney General said nothing to indicate whom the President will ap- point. Friends of Amos Goodhue of Gadsden are saying that he has made the best impression upon the President of any of the other candidates. They say Goodhue Is not now democrat and that he voted for both Roosevelt and Taft.
 It is reported that several protests have come from Alabama against Good hue. He is recognized, however as a lawyer of high standing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25
DEBATE IS WON BY
 NORTH CAROLINA

New Orleans, April 24.--The University of North Carolina won the debate here tonight between North Carolina and Tu- lane university of Louisiana. Luther Preston Matthews and Horace E. Stacy represented North Carolina, while Tu- lanes team was made up of Nicholas Callan and Herbert w. Kaiser. North Carolina took the negative side of the subject: Resolved, That the postal say ings banks as described in the Carter bill as ordered reprinted on January G. 1869, should not be established by the United States government"
 The same question was the subject of debate tonight between teams represent ing the University of Virginia and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. N C.. and the teame representing Tulane university and the Virginia uni- versity at Charlottesville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25
TEXAS LAWYER GETS FEE
 OF $94,OOO IN LAW SUIT

Austin, Tex. April 24.-(Special )-The Waters Pierce Oil company today com piled with the penalty part of the judg- ment obtained against it by the state for violation of the antitrust laws by paying into the state treasury s1,S0S,Os0, less s94, ,000,, which was deducted from the former sum for the fee of County Attor- ney General Brady for aiding in the pros ecution of the case. The money was conveyed to the capitol shortly after the noon hour In an automobile, accompanied by guards, while a multitude of spectators oheered. The money, all currency, had been on deposit In two local banks for the past two days, having been shipped here from New York. The transfer of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25
Soldiers Goinq to Panama.

Norfolk, Va, April 24.-A detachment of HOO sailors left the training station here tonight for Pensacola, where they will take ship for Panama It is also an- nounced at the navy yard that Il subma- rine torpedo boats. number of which arc now In reserve at the station, will be shipped at an early date to the Pacific coast and then to the Philippine Islands for coast service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25
INDEX OF TODAY's NEWS
Page l..

 Sultan is prisoner in his palace Startling claim made recalling famous murder case. Sceptre passes from Turkish ruler Standard Oil fights laws. Bishop Candler talks on riches and edu- cation. Effort to get pardon for Alex Chisolm.
 Page 2. Etowah circuit court adjourns. Three men have narrow escapes. Page 3. Corn planting is about done. Sunday school workers to meet. H0bson party at Carbon Hill.
 Page 4. New candidates enter the field.
 Page 5. Memorial Day to be appropriately ob- served this afternoon by veterans and kindred organizations. Grand Commander Nancy of Patriarchs Militant arrives in Birmingham Tuesday. Ensey man gives reason why Steel City should be annexed to Birmingham. Many schools and seminaries buying large blocks of tickets to music fectival Judge A. A. Coleman sustains broken arm by fall. Citizen suggests placing courthouse at Fairview as being nearer center of pop lation. Mass meeting called for Tuesday after noon for permanent organization of As sociated Charities.
 Page 6. Royalty takes In boxing contest
 Page 7. Japanese husbands best in the world.
 Page 8. Rate issue again alive in Georgia
 Page 10. General sporting news.
 Page ii. Alabama man writes from Constanti- nople.
 Page 13. Happy at 40 degrees below.
 Page 14. Birmingham society.
 Page IS. Malcolm Clarkes Berlin letter
 Page IS. Nioholas's Wall street letter
 Page 17. The sarioss land is sold.
 Page 20. The amateur in the game of golf.
 Page 21. Thrilling quake incidents retold
 Page 22. Albertville's growth in year.
 Page 23. "Hayseed" was from Missouri.
 Page 24. The romance of rubber culture
 Page 25. Literary lights and shadows.
 Page 2o. The Cloister and the Hearth classic in a page. Amusements.
 Page 2s. Editorial comment.
 Page '2s. John Stuart Mill on the utility of re- ligon, by Dr.. J. c. Hidden. The hotel clerk talks about getting fat, by Irwin S. Cobb.
 Page 30. Dolly Dalrymple's page.
 Page 31. Prohibition cases settled in Ensley.
 Page 32. Great movement of Americans to Can ada.
 Page 33. Stock market shows more strength. Another sharp break in wheat. Good advance in cotton market.
 Page 34. Our young Folk.
 Page 35. Jimmy sees an aeroplane.
 Page 36. Buster Brown gives show.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25

the money to the state was made by k. R. Perkins of Dallas. attorney for the Waters-Pierce Oil company. in the pres ence of Attorney General Davidson, Treasurer Sam Sparks and a number of other state employees.
 Accompany the automobile in the mad rush were q score of officers, all armed, and four bank officials, also armed.
 The money was quickly counted, as Sl 200, 900 of 1t was in bills of S10,000 denom- nation. The money went to the credit Of the general revenue fund and will enablo a material reduction of the ad valoreIa tax rate of the state. Mir. Brady paid one-third of his s94000 fee to local attor- neys and another one-third will be sent to J, F. Gruett of St. Louis, former sec : retary of the Waters Pierce company. in payment of evidence which he furnished the prosecution of the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25
Story Is Ridiculed.

Lexington, Ky, April A-Relatives of James McCann, who was supposed to have been killed by Lord" Harrington, declare that the story from Des Moines that Maybray is McCann is ridiculous. B. T. Hume of this county, who Is a brother-in-law of McCann, went to St. Louis immediately after McCann,s bodys was found and positively Identified the body as that of McCann. McCann was from Lexington. Maybray, who is now said to be McCann. was ordered out of Lexington by the chief of police three months ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25

who was recently in this city as secre- tary to w. l. Buchanan. the American commissioner, has returned to Caracas oa special commission from the department of state to collect documents and evidence to aid in the presentation of the American claims against Venezuela at The Hague arbitration court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25
Wright Pleases the King.

Rome. April 94.-Wfbur Wright made several successful flights near Rome to- day in the presence of King Victor Em manuel. His majesty expressed, his ad- miration of the skilful handling of the aeroplane by Mir. Wright. On one of his flights MT. Wright had Ambassador Gris- com as pa assenger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25
CHANGE MADE IN
 KIDNAPPING CASES

Mercer, Pa, April 24-Late today an- other change was made in the programme of the Whitla Kidnapping case. It has now been decided to place Mrs. Boyle on trial Tuesday, May 4. Boyle's case will be called on Friday, April 30, as previously arranged The reason for again postpon- ing the date of the woman's trial Is said to be because the prosecution is sisl Investigating and has not sufficient evil dence to secure her conviction under Pennsylvania laws.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25
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Preparing for Funeral.

Pekin. April 24-The preparations for the funeral, May l, Of Kuang- Hsu, the late Emperor of China, are nearing com pletion. Eighty miles of a special high. way between Pekin and the Western tombs have been finished for thep assage of the funeral cortege.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25
Of to Liberia.

New York April A-Roland Post Falk- ner Ph. D., the Rev, Dr. George Sale. and Emmet ]. Scott, the commissioners appointed by President Taft to make an investigation into the conditions of Li- beria. sailed today on the United States cruiser Chester.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25
Story of McCann Case.

St. Louis, April 24.-The McCann mur- der five years ago developed into case of international importance. McCann. who was a wealthy horseman, disappeared one night and F. Seymour Harrington. who posed as an English lord, was arrested, as last seen with the missing man. The day the police released Harrington clever newspaper work discovered McCann's body in an abandoned stone quarry at Bonfield, near St. Louis, bullet hole through his head. The widow identified the badly decomposed remains by scars and a dentist by a bridged tooth.
 Harrington, re-arreSted as he was 1eav- ing town, tried to throw away some thing. It caught on the mud guard of the patrol wagon and was identified as McCann's Masonic watch charm. He was tried convicted and sentenced to death, after being identified as Barton, fa- nous English crook. Later, Governor Folk commuted his sentence to life inn prisonment after the English govern ment took his case to the United States supreme court
 Harrington came to St. Louis before the worlds fair and was received in cer- tain flashy circles, marrying Miss Will helmina Cochran. a pretty girl. Her brother discovered that he was an inn poster and threw him out of the house. The police arrested him and sent him to the workhouse where he served & year. He was released by pardon and McCann took him to his home, gave him money and clothes and fed him. When McCann disappeared in June, 1903, Bar Iington told Mrs. McCann that her hus- band was in trouble tnd had to leave town, but that she was to give him (Barrington) money to send to the miss ing man. It was this that turned sus- picion to him. Later witnesses were found who saw McCann ou! with Bar rington in the vicinity of the quarry the night the former disappeared and who saw Harrington return alone the fol- lowing morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25
Lord Burlington Notified.

Jefferson City, Mo. April 24.-"Lord Harrington today received telegram from Mrs. Lillian Gates Gated Des Moines concerning her Identification of Maybray as James BcCann. The telegram read "Identification positive. Will see you as soon as possible"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25
safebIowers Rob Bank,

Bloomington, H., April 24.-The Ma tional Bank of Arrowsmith at Arrow. smith, Mclean county, was robbed last night by safeblowers. They se- cured $2200 and escaped.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25
], r. Maybray Is Identified IS John [, McCann
 of St, Louis
LORD HARRINGTON MAY
 NOW ESCAPE PRISON
Mccann Is Thought to Have Been Murdered Five Years Ago By Bar rineton-Identlfcatio
 Seems Complete.

Des Moines, Ia., April 24-Claiming to represent the British consul at St Louis in behalf of Lord Harrington. who is in the penitentary for life for the murder of john c. McCann of St. Louis. Miss Lillian Gates Of St. Louis created sen sation by appearing in the United States marshal's office today and identifying John c. Maybray. alleged fake horse race promoter. as being McCann. the victim of Harrington. The Identification impressed the United States officials and they claim to give credence to her story It de- veloped later in the day that Miss Gates was friend of Harrington, that she has made the same claim of other men, and that she is engaged in endeavor to get Harrington out of prison. Later in the day c. A Deming of St. Louis, a grain broker, appeared at the federal jail and examined Maybray, Deming asserts that he knew McCann in St Louis, and while Maybray bore a slight resemblance he could not positively swear that he was the same person. Police officials here arc inclined to doubt the womans story.
 Maybray, when seen today, said:
 There Is nothing to it. The woman is crazy. l was born in Mississippi lived in Omaha for years and worked as a hired hand for ex-Governor Boyd. Hundreds of prominent citizens of Omaha have known me for years I bought cattle and horses off the ranches in Nebraska and sold them In the stockyards of Omaha I never had any other name, and this can be verified in Omaha by most any prominent man in the town"
 J. c. Maybray tonight broke down in his c,sli in tho county jail here and wept when confronted with additional evidence of Mrs. H. R. Gates of St. Louis that he is "Jim' McCann, the horseman, for whose death Lord Seymour Harrington is serving life sentence.
 Afidavits by Mrs. Gates and J. T. Rol- lins, who know McCann we'll to the effect that Maybray is McCann, were sent to Governor Hadley of Missouri tonight The chief points of identification are two scars on Maybray's left hand. letters received by Mrs. Gates from Maybray in San Fran cisco encouraging her in her efforts to free Harrington and photograph of Mo Cam sent by Harrington. which is 8 per feet likeness of Maybray. McCann's life insurance was never paid.
 Maybray is being closely guarded
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25
Mixed on Identification.

Little Rock, Ark, April 24.-While J.. c. Maybray declared today by Mrs. Lil- Han Gates of St. Louis to be John c. McCann, the St. Louis horseman. be- lieved to have been murdered, was in jail here with several companions, Mrs. Gates Identified another of the party, 'Montie" Mccall as McLann.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25
Special Mission to Venezuela.

Caracas, wednesday. April 21. via Will lemstad, Curacao, April A.-Mr. Doyle,
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-10-08

The Canyon City Meat Market
under the management of Daw
son Bros. who have been located
in the building with the White
Swan Grocery Company on the
south east corner of the square,
moved to the H. Thompson build
ing on East Evelyn Street the
first of the month. J. W. Cow
art. who has been located in the
confectionery business on the
east side of the square, has also
moved into the same building
using the west half. This large
building was formally occupied
by Thomas Bros.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-10-08
Mss Bowyer lntertains

Last Monday evening was a
scene of much enjoyment in the
parlors of the Hotel Victoria.
when Miss Bowyer was host
tess to a gathering of a few young
people. The entertainment was
was given in honor of Misses
Van Zandt of TT. Worth and
Blackburne of Amarillo. who are
the guests of c. p. Hutchings
and wife this week.
The ever popular game of ID"
was the feature of the evening.
there being enough present for
two tables. The games were
very much enjoyed until about
ten o'clock when ice cream and
cake were served as refresh
ments. Those present were;
Mr.. and Mrs. c. 7. Hutchins. |
Misses NanZandt, Blackburne, !
md Messrs. Harroll. Thompson, |
nerrill and Gage. Everyone was
in voting Miss Bow
-er the best of entertainers and /
III wished her a good night. say
nc that there would always be
pleasant rememberanceS in their
minds of this night.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-10-08
Addresses Old Veterans.

Mayor Jasper n. Haney, mayor
of Canyon City. ADDRESSED the old
veterans of Camp w. b. Plemans
yesterday afternoon at the court
house in Amarillo, taking as his
subject the familiar and endear-
ing term; Hash" and treated
the subject under three heads.
viz; war, politics and religion.
This menu was seasoned with
/ liberal daSheS of hot stuff. in
Guiding reminicenSes. fact and
story of the late uncivil war be-
tween the states, as well as pa
thoS and humor.
The majors old comrads en-
joyed the address with undated
interest. At the conclusion of
the majors address, the camp
rendered him vote of thanks.
ordering the same spread upon
the minutes.
The speaker was elected major
of the regiment which was or
gained at the reunion of Consoli-
dated Veterans last July at Glen
wood park in this city, and he
hopes TO so aid in the further or.
ganization, by adding the fea-
lures of field drill, parade man.
oeuver, tactics and other fea-
lures. so as to make the next re-
union to be held in Amarillo next
year far sulpass any heretofore I
held, and especially in exercises
of real field army camp life.
Major Haney says that the |
late reunion was the best one he |
ever attended, but there is still |
room for further improvement, |
and that Amarillo's unbounded ,
merits the best.
The ranks of these gray hair
ed battle SCARED veterans are
growing thinner year by year,
but those who are alive are much
alive. Daily Panhandle.