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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-23
GARRISON WILL LOSE HIS
 PORT SURVEYORSHIP

Clarkson, surveyor of the port of New York, issued the following statement to- night when shown Washington dispatch saying he was not to be reappointed at the expiration of his present term on January 1:
 q have had two terms of the office and two terms are enough for me I did not desire another term, as Is generally known. and for over year have been arranging to go into business, a fact which has been publicly announced sev- eral times In the past few months.
 Mr Clarkson's first federal office was as postmaster at Des Moines, 1a and several years later he went to Washing ton as first assistant postmaster general In 1902 he was made surveyor of customs at this port by President Roosevelt.
 MT. Clarkson was chairman of the re- publican national committee from 1890 to 1892
 A close friend of MT. Clarkson said tonight that developments would show that the action taken at Washington to- day could be associated with the sugar fraud investigation and that there would be some interesting disclosures in MT. C1arkson's favor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-23
INSURGENTS ARE
 CLAIMING VOTES

xUashi,ston November 22-(Special.)- ,rba leaders of the so-called insurgents in the House are claiming they have the votes against Cannonism ana tn~. if MT. Clark can hold his democralic colleagues in line they will make snort shrift of the said Cannonism. for'y- seven republicans are named today as onposed to the organization. They TIT
 clude eight from Wisconsin; seven lroni Minnesota, six from Iowa, four rom NC" York: four from Illinois; three rom Ne- braslxa. two each from Kansas, Massa- chusetts. North Dakota and Ohio, ana ono zach from California, Connecticut, Idaho and Tennessee.
 It is claimed that there are numDer of others against the speaker whose names cannot be given out at this time The three Kentucky republicans, Eo- wards Bennett and Langley, were con stantly threatening to insurge durlng tbe last session. They were not given inc hest committee assignments the sneaker had at his disposal ana tnls ls not calculated to continue them Tn state 2 ,f subserviency to the organization. u is expected in insurgent auar'eis 'ih ~ if a parliamentary situation can pc hroupht about which will maNe possible clear vote on Cannonism that Messrs: Langley and Bennett and a number or other men now classed with the organ, gan ization can be depended upon to vote otherwise. o,,,-
 The close votes at the last session, com b;ned with the fact that the Cahnon, Payne Dalzell forces have no, heipeu themselves since adjournment places ans speakers chair in very snahy 1s,,, sy ha watched with more than ordinary m ocf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-23

sion here was a search for rest" Re plying to inquiries he said that so far as the house-cleaning in the New York GUS toms house was concerned, it was prae- tically over, but intimated the surveil- lance and closer watch over conditions here would be kept up continually. He intimated the amount of money already secured from the American Sugar Re finnig company was by no means all that will eventually be recovered.
 Collector Loeb expressed the opinion to- day that the sleeper trunk frauds could not be carried on successfully under the present rules. These provide for a new stamp arrangement for trunks and a Him. itation of the hours a trunk may remain on the docks Instead of being permitted to lie there long enough to be whisked away after nightfall. Instead, the gov ernment will stow away the trunks in a place safe from possibility of smuggling off the docks in the darkness Watch men posted at the custom house gates have special instructions about not per hitting goods to pass them without the evidence of the strictest inspection.
 Secretary MacVeagh indicated today that he was not disposed to take up im- mediately the question of remuneration for the first information furnished the government of the frauds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-23
STORM HERALDS
 COLDER WEATHER

Chicago, November 22-Rain and sleet driven by a wind which at times reg istered at a velocity of 4S miles an hour marked the storm which has ragged all day throughout the region of the Great Lakes. Only a few vessels braved the giant waves which thundered outside the Chicago breakwater
 In the morning the government life- saving crews from Evanston and Chi cago answered an appeal for help from the crew of the freighter Roston. which after battling all night in the storm on the way from Milwaukee, was thrown rudderless upon sand bar near Wilette Eight of the crew of IS men elected to leave the vessel which was fast on the sand and were taken by the life savers to shore.
 Three steamers, the Puritan. the City of Benton Harbor and the Missouri, left the Chicago harbor during the day and pare ly escaped serious damage by being dashed against the piers Much anxiety Is felt for vessels known 10 be out of reach of safe harbors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-23
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD.

More dead bodies rescued from mine Crisis reached on British budget John Jacob Astor still missing. Fire breaks out in Cherry mine. Panama canal estimate is conservative. Wandering meteor causes a scare. James S. Clarkson will lose his place. Collector Loeb will prosecute frauds. 2-Bowie and Price in joint debate. aConfldence felt by both sides. Uniontown has handsome homes. 4Editorial comment hSixteen men arrested in raids on Bes-
 semer soft drink stands.
 Birmingham's new automobile fire en-
 zine reaches city.
 Two Morris avenue stores searched by
 policemen for liquors.
 Alabama's two senators will speak
 against amendment Saturday. President Palmer issues statement on
 plans of the American Steel and
 Wire company here.
 Lee Long discusses raids and ex- presses confidence in outcome of elec-
 ton. e Roth sides unusSsiy active in Ensley. 5-Birming gham social events.
 Dolly Dalrymple's department. Man shoots with fearful results. a-DoubIe track for Southern road. 1o-sol Haas dies in California. 11-Prices slump in stock market Wheat makes good advance. Cotton gains several points. 12--General sporting news.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-23
RICH MEN WILL AID
 WRIGHT BROTHERS

New York, November 22.-In addition to the directors named in papers filed at Albany today for the incorporation of the Wright company of New York are number of well known capitalists. They are Cornelius Vanderbilt, August Bel mont, Howard Gould, Robert J. Collier, Andrew Freedman, Morton s. Plant, k. J. Berwind, Theodore P Shonts, Alan A. Ryan and Russell A. Alger.
 Delaney Nicoll, counsel for the new company, said tonight that one of the Wright brothers would be president and that the executive committee would in clude the Wrights, August Belmont, An drew Freedman and Theodore F. Shonts.
 factory will be located al Dayton, according to. MT. Nicoll, while the general offices will be in New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-23
BIG LOSS BY FIRE
 IN MONTGOMERY

Montgomery, November 22.-The large wholesale dry goods store of the Der nard Frank Co., at Lee and Tallapoosa streets was destroyed by fire late tonight. The company estimates the loss to the stock at s200,00o, with $13o,0oO insur- ance The three-story building was owned by Abrahams Brothers, and was valued at sa5 900 with SEQ, 900 insurance. Patrolman George s. Cantel was painfully hurt by falling glass.
 severe electric storm swept over the city at Il O clock and the firemen say the building was struck by lightning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-23
CHEERING NEWS
 FOR DEFENDERS

Montgomery, November 22.-(SpeciaL)- Montgomery county anti-amendment leaders are jubilant tonight over the fact that the county will poll at least 34oO votes and may poll as many as 400O.
 The best that the amendment leaders can do in this county is to figure that they will have HOO votes and based on this estimate and also on the supposed proposition that there could not be more than 27o0 votes boiled in this county they have estimated that Montgomery would give 800 majority against the amendment
 The difference between the supposed vote of 2700 and the assured possibility of S4oO votes will show how far the amenders are out of their reckoning and when at least 400 is added to this it will easily show that the anti i-amenders have somewhere between 400 and 15O0 ma ajority In this county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-23

Washington, November 1.-lspecisi',T The official estimate of SS7o,VooOo TOT .he Isthmian canal is generally believed 10 be most conservative. The late senator Morgan of Alabama never placed the amount less than half billion doliars and his careful investigation of the sup feet in all its phases frequently caused bi,,, to incline to the view that it would considerablv exceed this sum if it could ha huilt at all Long aftetr the Nica- raugua route was defeated Gerenal Nor gan spent much of his time studying conditions/a at Panama. and 1t Is well known he died in the belief that the chances for an inter-oceanic canal made possible by his efforts were not favor- able owing to an unwise choice of routes
 Congressmen generally believe that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-23

Columbus Ga. November 2.-(Speciai' A discriminating meteor that, lodging the other AS states of the American Union .o,,igh+ lies undecided in the soil of Ala hama, caused the people or coisiu- erahle section of Lee and Russell couh- ties to feel at 7:30 o'clock thls eVenlns that they were entertaining all
 quake ,so++s I, u,i,es west of Columbus. and at Wa coochee. five miles further away, ana while it was not in the dull sickenins thudr class, it was enough to make anybody sit up and take notice and soon tbe community phones were all 1nghns
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-23
WANDERING METEOR IS
 CAUSE OF MUCH ALARM

at a lively rate to find out what had hap pened. Everybody thought an earth quake had occurred and numbers phoned to Columbus to see if the city had es- capped.
 When connection was made with Mo- Cullochs Ala, at the southern terminus of the Chattahoochee Valley railroad, 12 miles from Motts, the mystery was solved for people there saw a meteor fall to the earth apparently a few miles to the west and at the same moment felt dis tinct jar The meteor shocked the earth for a radius of at least 25 miles. No damage was done unless 1t was at the point of contact and that has not been precisely located as yet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-23
ESTIMATE FOR THE CANAL
 IS VERY CONSERVATIVE

Colonel Goethals in estimating the cost at sS75 O0O GOO has fallen far short of the mark Representative Burleson of Texas, a member of the appropriation commit tee, thinks it will be nearer $425,00o, Oo0. In discussing the canal today MT. Bur leson expressed the view that Congress should not attempt to pursue niggardly policy toward the canal work.
 Tt is not a question of money now" said Mr. Burleson. ''The canal is being dug and we should allow the commission all the money it can use. If $76, GOO can be proftably spent during the next fiscal year 1t should be appropriated in stead of $50, ,000 000. The work should not be allowed to lag for want of money and especially there should be no eff fort to bolster up a favorable treasury statement at the expense of canal pro- gress'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-23
Lipton Will Challenge.

Queenstown, November 22.-Sir Thomas Iipton, who arrived today on the Lusi- tania, announced again to the newspaper men that he would challenge for the American cup in 1911 providing the New York Yacht club would permit the race to be sailed under the universal rules.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-23
Garx Is Optimistic.

New York, November 22-Elbert H. Gary, chairman of the United States Steel corporation. said today: "I do not think the Standard oil decision will have any effect whatever upon United States Steel corporation. have several good reasons for believing this but I don't care to ex- press them at the present."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-23
Good Roads For Kentucky.

Frankfort Ky, November 227The cleo ton commission, which adjourned tonight formally announced that the good roads amendment to the state constitution had carried by a majority of 6000 almost ex- actly the majority given 1t in the city of Louisville. The amendment provides Q tax levy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-23
Dividend Is Declared.

Cincinnati, November 22.-The executive committee of the Cincinnati, New Or leans and Texas Pacific railway director ate met here today and authorized the payment of the quarterly dividend of 1ia per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-23
Killed By Blow on Head.

Montgomery, November 22--A specisi from Westville, Fla, says Charles Nor rison a young man, was Killed inslan'- ly this morning by blow over the neao with a revolver, delivered by Foreman McMillan of the George B. Wood Lumper company. The men were in a ngnt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-23
Persistent Search Made.

New York, November 22.-One of the most persistent searches ever made of the seas, that which is being conducted in an endeavor to ascertain the where abouts of Col. John Jacob Astor and his yacht Nourmahal. continued unabated to- day. Colonel Astor's friends and rela- tives have been worried one day by stories of shipwreck and cheered the next by reports that he undoubtedly was safe. The latest and most positive of these reports came from Caracas today when the captain of the Red D liner Caracas re- with certainty that 1t was the Astor yacht he had seen safely at anchor in San Juan Porto Rico, on November 14 or after the hurricane had passed. The yacht appeared to have suffered no damage. Reports from San Domingo to- day said the Nourmahal had sailed from there November 12 in the face of hur- ricane, but William A. Dobbyns, secre- tary of the Astor estate, believes that Colonel Astor is too careful a seaman to have left safe anchorage in the teeth of a storm. It is & possible, although 1t is mere speculation, that the yacht had put out again for a cruise, the storm having subsided and that the party aboard is still ignorant of the anxiety felt here for their safety.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-23
Nicaraaua Is In Doubt.

Managua, Nicaragua. November a. Not having received an official notifica- tion on the subject the Nicaragua gov ernment expresses doubt that a demand for reparation will be made by the Upited States on account of the execu- ton of the Americans Grooe and Cam non, for the reason, 1t is pointed out, that the procedure of Nicaragua was ac- cording to law. The men were tried by court-martial and condemned and Pres ident Zelaya refused to interfere with this decision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-23
Turning Point Reached.

Kansas City, Mo, November 22.-The turning point in the revolution in Nica- rauga Is imminent, according to private advices from Bluehelds received by the owners of one of the largest plantations in that country here today. The infor- nation came by mali and was dated No- vember F. Briefly stated the situation as summed up by the correspondent follows:
 Government forces now hold Greytown. which Is now considered as the key to the Atlantic sea-front. The revolution ists hold Bluefields but government forces are reported to be closing in on the town in such numbers that the revo- lutionists must captulate soon or be routed from the city.
 The declaring of provisional govern ment by the revoiutionists is causing an influx of desperate characters of various nationalfties from all Central American ports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-23
Fighting Force of Americans Wait Developments from
 the Little Republic
DEATH IF THE TWO MEN
 MUST BE EXPLAINED
Large Battleships Cannot Be Sent to Nicaraguan Coast But Many Smaller Ones Will Rush
 There at Once.

Washington, November 22.-Preparations are being made for 400 marines to sail from Philadelphia either for the canal zone or for Nicaragua next Saturday. This will constitute the first armed force to land in Nieara qua, if developments in the situation within the next few days require such course be pursued All will depend upon the action to be taken by the state department, which is mark ing time pending the receipt of additional details of the killing of the two Amer jeans, Groce and Cannon.
 The departure of the marines is the re- suit of rush orders to the League Island ravy yard after the state department re- ceived the preliminary report of the slay- ing by President Zelaya orders of the two men. It had been intended to send the marines to Panama to relieve about 3S0 marines now on duty there The date of departure from Philadelphia had been set for December 3, by which time the troop ship Prairie would have been ready to sail By working night and day the League Island force will be able to finish repairs on the ship by November 27 and that date has now been set for the sail ing of the marines
 In event of necessity the 3S0 marines now on the canal zone could be utilized in Nicaragua in addition to the 4o0 to be taken south by the Prairie. With the troopship Buffalo on the Pacific coast and the Prairie on the Atlanta, the marines could be transferred from one coast of Nicaragua 10 the other in a comparatively short time by way of the Panama railroad.
 Rear adnirals galore were at the navy department today but in no instance WAS it admitted that their presence there had to do with the trouble in Nicaragua
 It was stated today at the navy de- partment that the shallow waters along Nicaragua on the Atlantic coast made the sending of a batteship there use less and such action Is not contem- plated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-23
Some Hope For Novelist.

Paris. November 22.--A cnange Tor ,.e better was noted tonight fin the condi- ton of Biornstjerne Bjornsou, the Nor wegiap writer. and some hope is now held for further considerable improve n1ant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-23
COLONEL ASTOR
 STILL MISSING Yacht Nournaha| Is Not Proven
 to Be At San Juan WIRELESS GIVES NO NEWS Report That Astor's Yacht Was at San Juan Is Not Yet Established
 As Fact and Whole World
 Awaits News.

Tampe F la, November 22-Brief wire less communication between Key West and San Juan, P. R.. this morning served to complicate rather than to clear the situation surrounding Col. John J. As tors yacht Nourmahal
 After sitting matters down tonight there is nothing to indicate that the yacht is not safe at San Juan, or was at least there November 15, reported by the steamship Caracas Sunday and confirmed by that vessels captain again today
 The fact that the wireless operator at San Juan could not state officially this morning that the yacht was in the har- Dor gave rise to report that the ves- sel was stil missing. But this interpre- tation, according to a statement issued by the operator at Tampa tonight is un- founded and due solely to the fact that the San Juan operator in his station was not aware of the presence of the yacht in the harbor.
 Because of interrupted communication of late the operator at San Juan knew nothing of the anxiety for the Nour1na- hal and when asked specifically if the yacht was there replied simply that he did not know. Soon thereafter commun- ication was interrupted, leaving the situ- alton open but In no wise, according to all appearances questioning the realia- bility of the reports of the Nourmahal's s safety as given at Willemstadt yesterday and at Caracas again today by the steam ship Caracas.
 In order that the brief conversation between Key West and San Juan might not be taken to indicate that it had been .t.xsw 41.,4 hal is at San Juan, s. w. Hance, in charge of the wireless station at Tampa, sent the Associated Press message to- night in which he said:
 Absolutely no truth in the report re- garding wireless received here via Key West about yacht Nourmahal not being at San Juan.
 Hance added that he was still trying to get in direct touch with San Juan With the hope of getting from the operator there positiys assurances Of the Nour- nahalsa prsslerce 3r ssste Sasaof whieh, according to the best deductions, the Por- to Rico operator was unable to give this morning, merely because of lack of in- formation.
 After working all day to get a positive confirmation or denial of the reported presence of the Astor yacht Nourmahal in San Juan. the Tampa and Key West wireless stations had failed, up to p. m., to get any reassuring information.
 At D. m. atmospheric conditions were such that further efforts to raise San Juan were given up. AS soon as the at mosphere clears, efforts will be made to send the great mass of accumulated mes sages to San Juan. As a rule 1t Is inn possible to work from Key West to San Juan until about o'clock in the morn ing and 1t may be this hour before any thing definite can be learned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-23
ANOTHER SHAFT WILL
 SOON BE OPENED UP
Some Excitement Is Caused By Re- port That Live Man Is Found But 1t Is Found That Mistake Was
 Made In the Case.

Cherry. ILL, November 22-The situation to date:
 Number trapped in mine, BIO. Rescued alive, 20.
 Bodies recovered today, 42. Bodies recovered previously, 59. Still unaccounted for, 189
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-04
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Yes, the independent" telephone
reaches them, either Local or Long
Distance"
The coupon on page three of today's
Journal is good for a cake of Palm
Olive soap at any grocer's.
Mrs. Nation delivered an address on
prohibition at the auditorium last
night. The audience was not large.
The new time card of the Rock Island
will go into effect Sunday night. There
are several changes which will affect
Topeka.
The Central park swans have a
nest and three eggs and the mother
swan is now engaged in the task of
Matching them.
Frank Snyder, Topeka's street COM
missioner, is in favor of having more
noise on Kansas avenue. He advises a
brick pavement
Clouds interfered with Topeka people
getting a good view of the eclipse of
the moon last evening. The eclipse be-
gan at 7:10 and continued an hour.
Over 5000 has been pledged to the
Campus Improvement association of
WaShburn college. The college organ
izations and the faculty have con-
tributed toward the amount.
Fred Weede, one of the students of
Washburn who graduates today, has
received notice of his appointment as
general secretary of the United Young
Mems Christian association of En-
pOria.
Count Louis snarzynsl1i. the Russian
nObleman who has been in Topeka for
several days studying the prohibition
problem, has gone to Lawrence, where
he will study the working of co-educa-
ton at Kansas university
DR.. Emil C. Wilm of the Washburn
psychological department has an arti-
Gle in the current number of the Jour
nal of the American Medical associa-
ton Dr. Wilm is contributing many
articles to scientific publications.
The Washburn professors are making
plans for their summer trips. A large
number of them will go abroad and
engage in research work. DR.. Sanders
will remain Topeka most of the time
in the financial interests of the college.
Very few people saw the eclipse. of
the moon last night, which was in
visible for all but few minutes on ac-
count of the clouds. On account of the
light of day not having passed away
sufficiently the total eclipse present
ed no unusual features.
The next baseball game on the home
grounds will be played next Wednes-
day, June 9, with the Denver team as
opponents. This will be a good oppor-
tun- for the Topeka team to get even
with the Grizzlies for the defeats now
being received in the Rockies.
Last evening Sheriff Wilkerson tried
his dogs on the trail of some unknown
person who robbed the Van Nice store
in Richland Wednesday night. The
robber broke in before the heavy rain,
stole a complete outfit of clothes, also
a dozen pocket knives and some rings.
The WiIkerson dogs easily trailed the
thief five miles in the direction of To-
peka, to a place where the thief went
into a barn to get out of the rain. But
the pups failed to go further with the
trail and could not be induced to travel
in the water-covered swales chosen by
the rObber.