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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-30
SEVEN PERSONS
LOST In FLOOD

Saylersville, KY, June 29.-Caught by
the raging waters of Licking river, swol-
len by recent rains and cloudburst early
this morning, seven persons are known
to have lost their lives by drowning,
and many others are reported missing,
including three entire families The
known dead are: Roach Gayhart, Mrs.
Roach Gayhart, =. Gayhart, an in
fant; William Conley. The bodies of two
men have been recovered. but these have
not been identified. The body of a WON
an was seen, but because Of the swift
current no one was able to reach It, The
reported missing are: :. =. Gayhart, a
child. Family of John Shepherd. Fam
lily of Benton Whitaker Family of Will
liam Bailey. The cloudburst occurred at
the headwaters of the stream at O'Clock
this morning. catching the people In Their
beds. Buildings wore swept away and
crops are ruined.
The meagre reports which have been
received indicate that the damage will
be great. The country is hilly and all
of the houses within five miles of the head
OF the Ticking river were lifted from
their foundations as the waters rushed
through the narrow valleys. There arr
about six miles of the stricken territory
that nobody has been able to enter, and
the work of the searching parties has
been delayed on account of the high wa
ters. Eastern Kentucky has been deluged
with heavy rainfalls for almost a week
and the mountain streams were already
sv olen.
The cloudburst this morning gave Lick
ing river another rise, and 1t Is sa d
that it rose to a height of over s5 feet
when the waters began to rush over it,
banks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-30
TAFT AND ROOSEVELT WILL
HAVE CONFERENCE AT THE
PRESIDENTS HOME TODAY

will have an ideal opportunity TO tax
over the many subjects of mutual inter-
est which have been developed In the
past six years 1t was not announced def
initely tonight whether Governor Hughes
will be able to come to Beverly or not.
1t is said the chances of his doing 30 are
remote He is to speak in Boston to-
morrow morning, and If his present plans
carry will hurry back to Albany to pre-
pare for the special session of the New
York legislature. Senator Lodge will ac-
company Colonel Roosevelt to Beverly.
but likely will withdraw and let the Pres
ident and his visitor have an intimate
talk together. Senator Lodge has been
the steadfast friend and supporter of both
Mr. Roosevelt and Mr.. Taft. His atti
tude of unvarying frienlliness, his close
association with President Taft while
maintaining an active and intimate cor
respondence with Colonel Roosevelt, has
done much to nulify the attacks that
have been made against the President
and former President The real friends
of the two men have never taken the
stories of differences between them
riouslys
The time of Colonel Roosevelts visit is
not disclosed, and there was every in
dication tonight that unusual precautions
would be taken tomorrow % maintain the
seclusion of the Taft cottage. which Is To-
Gated In a sort of park, well away from
the public thoroughfares
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-30
PHONE COMPANY
IN LITIGATION

Louisville, Ky, June 29-Suit was in
stituted today in the federal court by
Charles H. Armstrong, a citizen of Cali
fornia, against the Cumberland Telephone
and Telegraph company, ct al, seeking to
restrain the consummation Of certain al
legged unlawful acts attempted by the
company's officers.
1t is charged that in 1905 James e.
Caldwell president of the Cumberland
Telephone company, caused to be or
ganzed In New Jersey the Southern Tel
ephone and Development company for the
purpose of dealing exclusively In the
stock of the Cumberland Telegraph COM
pany.
After the development company had
been operating for three years through
the Landis Banking company of Nash
ville Landis and Caldwell, 1t Is alleged,
had a misunderstanding as to the In
terest of Caldwell and Schwab, direc-
tor of the Cumberland company. and
Lands in the develop ment company. This
n understanding resulted In lawsuit
wherein the Cumberland Telephone com
pany in the chancery court of Nashville
sought to recover all of the Cumberland
Telephone stock held by the Lands Bank
ing company, as broker. for the account
of the development company, which. in
cluding subscriptions, amounted, 1t Is
charged, to over $1,00o00o.
The Cumberland Telephone company, 1t
is alleged, claimed the right to this stock
as the sole stockholder of the develop
nent company.
1t was held in this case that these
transactions we're. ultra wires, unlawful
and void, and that a stoclholder OF the
telephone company could restrain the ex-
ecution of the consummntion of these
contracts. but an appeal was taken to
the supreme court of Tennessee. The suit
filed today is in behalf of all other stock
holders Of the Cumberland Telephone
company to enjoin the execution OF the
alleged unlawful acts, the basis of this
suit being that these acts are in viola
tion OF the laws of Kentucky, under
which the Cumberland company is char
tered
Judge Evans issued a restraining order,
returnable July s. when arguments Will
be heard. ,A
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-30
New Orleans Citizens Will
Raise the Exposition Fund

Washington, June Especial. .)-"There
is not any doubt that New Orleans citi-
zens will vote to tax themselves $4,0o0,0o0
for the Panama Canal exposition. Like
wise, it is just as certain that the re-
mainder of the necessary s7,500.00o which
the city has undertaken to raise, will be
obtained through subscriptions.
This is the latest information to be re-
point boomers. and was brought in this
morning by William ] Harmon. a men,
Der of the general exposition commit
tee.
Sentiment in New Orlear- for the ex-
position is more enthusiastic than 1t has
ever BEEN said Mr. Harmon. land there
is no person who does not believe that
at the November election there VIII be a
landslide for the G4.oooooO tax proposition
We have already raised through subscrip-
tion something more than sl.500.o00. This
you see leaves only about sl.50o.600 to
raise. With subscriptions coming in as
they are, there is little doubt that we will
get the s750o.00o. and in all probability,
much more. before Congress convenes for
its next session."
New Jersey democrats are trying to
prevail upon Frank Katzenbach to again
accept the democratic nomination for gov
ernor Two years ago he was defeated
by only about 5000 votes. nearly 100000
votes being cast.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-30
MISTRIAL OCCURS
IN BROWNE CASE

z Chicago. June 29.-The jury in Judge
McSurley's division of the criminal
court that heard the case against Lee
O'Neil Browne, Illinois legislative mi
nority leader charged with bribing
Representative Charles A. White to vote
for william Lorimer for United States
senator. disagreed, and voted mo ver-
dict" today.
The jury took 20 ballots, standing
s to for conviction throughout.
States Attorney Wayman declared to
reporters that the Browne case offered
the most fragrant case of jury fixing he
had ever known.
The jury was discharged Immediately
after court convened. 1t had been ont
ia hours, the longest session by Al
hours ever held in Chicago.
One OF the jurors said there was no
wrangling, that they were all Jolly
good bunch of fellows"
Judge McSurley will hear a motion
for new trial on July 6.
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Senator John w. Daniel
Passes Away Suddenly
Eminent Vrgan Succumbs At Last to Attack Of Paralysis
Which Brought Him Almost to Deaths Door In
Florida Three Months Ago

question being that of how long his
splendid vitality could battle against
overwhe elming odds
Late in February Major Daniel, who
was accompanied by his nephew and sec
retary, Warwick Daniel, went to Florida
in the hope that the mild temperature
there at that time would be of great ben
eft to him. AT Daytona he was stricken
with paralysis on March 8. First, A. M.
Daniel the son, and Fred Harper, the
son-in-law, went to Daytona. taking DR..
e. A. Waugh with them, and on March
Is Mrs. Daniel and her daughter, Hrs.
Fred Harper, went to Daytona, remain
ing there with Major Daniel until the
morning OF April %, when the start was
made for Lynchburg. On arrival here
he was taken Immediately to the sani-
tarium. where he had been under the
care of Dr. Waugh constantly.
senator Daniels Career
John warwick Daniel was born In
Lynehburg September 5. 1872 He attend
ed the private schools. Lynchburg col
ieae aila Df. Gessener Harrisoyis tyniuar-
sity school. He entered the Confederate
army as second lieutenant in the "Stone-
wall brigade in May 1861, and was
wounded in the first battle of Manassas
He became second lieutenant of Cam
pany A, Eleventh Virginia infantry, and
then first lieutenant and adjutant of the
regiment and was wounded near Boons-
boro, Md.
He was promoted to major and chief of
staff of Gen Jubal A. Early, on which
he served until crippled in the Wilder
ness May 6, 1864.
After the war was over Major Daniel
studied law at the University of Vir-
ginia, 1866, and praetieed with his
father, the late Judge William Daniel,
Jr. until his death in 1873
He was an LID. of Washington and
Lee university and of Michigan univer-
sity. He was the author of Daniel on
Attachments" and Daniel on Negotiable
nstruments'-st books in every
law library
He was member of the Virginia house
of delegates from 1869 to 1872, and a MEM
He was elected democratic elector at large
in 1876 and delegate at large to the ma
tional democratic conventions Of 1880.
1888, 1892 1896 1900 and 1904. He was DEM
ocratic nominee for governor of Virginia
in 1881 and was defeated by William e.
Cameron on the readjuster ticket.
Major Daniel was elected to the House
of Representatives of the Forty-ninth
Congress IN 1884. He was elected to the
United States Senate to Succeed William
Hahone for the term beginning March 4.
1887 He was unanimously reelected in
December, 1891, and unanimously re-elect-
ed for the third term December, 1897. re-
elected to fourth term In January, 1904.
and reelected to a fifth term in January
of the present year. His next term of
service would have begun March 4, 1911.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-30
ToDAY'S AGE-HERALD

Freight rates ordered cut by commits
sion
Death of Senator John W. Daniel.
Roosevelt Is welcomed at Harvard
Roosevelt gets into politics.
Judge Gary optimistic over steel OUT
look.
Taft and Roosevelt will meet.
: New Orleans will raise exposition
fund.
2-Tax collections show increase
3-Rcpubicans may nominate Aldrich.
Crops badly damaged by rain
4--Editorial comment.
5-Governor Conner says state now has
money available for tuberculosis sa A.
itarium.
Birmingham's fiscal year ends today.
Bodeker would stop all fireworks OF
Fourth of July.
Birmingham coal finding extensive
markets.
6--General sporting news.
7-Birmingham social events.
Dolly Ipalrympe's department..
S--Mine motorman killed near Ensley.
9--Severe decline In prices of stocks.
Sharp advance scored In cotton.
Wheat declines on general selling.
10 Programme for Bessemers Fourth.
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DIR. HYDE IS DENIED
NEW TRIAL BY JUDGE

Kansas City, June 2s.-Dr B. c.
Hyde, convicted on May 16 last of
poisoning Col. Thomas H. Swope, the
millionaire philanthropist, was denied
a new trial by Judge Ralph Latshaw
In the criminal court here this morning,
The prisoners attorney Immediately
filed motion for the arrest of judg-
ment and the judge set Tuesday next
as the time for arguments. When this
motion Is disposed of next week the
matter OF appeal to the supreme court
and a motion to release DR.. Hyde on
bond will be taken up.
Mrs. Hyde sat beside her husband
during the reading OF Judge Latshaw' $
decision this morning. Neither ap-
peared disturbed
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-30

New York, June ga glowing fu-
ture for the steel bushes and continued
industrial prosperity is presaged by
former Judge Ebert H. Gray, chairman
of the United States Steel corporation,
who sailed for Europe today. Judge
Gary said:
1T consider that the last half of the
present calendar year in the steel busi-
ness generally will make IS good a show
ing as the period ending June 80. | ID
not believe there will be very much fur
ther reaction from the present level
Business generally Is not showing any
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-30
BLIND TIGERS ARE
ON THE INCREASE

Washington. June 2s.-Commissioner oil
Internal Revenue Cabeil recently gave or
ders dispatching eight agents to Okla
homa, Tennessee, and North Carolina to
assist in enforcing the laws against Illicit
distilling. Reports received at the bureau
show the great extent to which the busi-
ness has developed in those states OF the
south and southwest, which local prohibi-
tion laws have relegated to dry terri
tory.
Mr. Cabell says there is more illicit dis
tilling now than ever known before in
the states referred to.
The field force has been increased to
the limit of the appropriation. Round-ups
of moonshine outfits are frequent and
count kept recently showed that Ave
agents or deputies had been shot in a
period OF 60 days.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-30
1. & N. WILL OWN
THE COTTON BELT.

st. Louis, July pa deal by which
the Louisville and Nashville railroad is
to obtain control and practical owner
ship of the St. Louis Southwestern Rail-
road company. known as the Cotton Belt
route, which has been pending for 90
days. is expected to be consummated with
In the next 80 days, became known here
today.
The control of the Cotton Belt railroad
will pass to the Louisville and Nashville
for cash outlay of little more than
8, 900. .000
Nashville will gain a short route to the
west and southwest through Memphis and
st. Louis.
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Washington. June 2s.--The transpor-
tation Of fractional silver and minor coin
by the treasury free of charge is to be
discontinued Those wanting 1t here.
after will have to pay the cost of such
transportation. The practice Of trans
porting silver and minor coins in ex-
change for other money has been in
vogue since 1881 and Secretary Mac
veagh thinks the government has been
meeting the bill long enough. This
year the treasury has spent almost
100000 In shipments of this character
from the treasury and sub-treasuries
For the new fiscal year Congress mad,
no appropriation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-30
JUDGE GARRY is OPTIMISTIC
--- OVER THE OUTLOOK IE STEEL

further falling off and in some lines
some slight improvements.
Steel consumption In this country
has not yet reached the limit nor any
thing like 1t. ! think the next 10 years
will show pronounced advancement In
plant capacity, invention, reduction Of
prices, and all else that goes to spell
progress.
There will be no necessity for any
new financing by the Steel corporation
this year nor from present indications
for a year to come at least"
Judge Gary says that when the pres
ent uncertainty over the crops is clear
ed business will develop generally
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age our republic according to the high
est standards of morality and decency. SO
that they can keep, unshaken their faith
in a reaizable IDEAL"
In introducing Governor Hughes Colo
mel Roosevelt received a round of ap-
plause and cheers when he said: Our
governor has very persuasive way with
him; l had intended to keep absolutely
clear from any public oil, political ques-
tion when came home, and ! carried
out my resolution until met the gov
ernor this morning and he explained thet
as I had come back to live In New York
7 had to help out, and after a very briei
conversation / put up my hands ana
agr eed to help him.
~ say Il agreed to help him. sail
Mr.. Roosevelt, ''and have not the
slightest idea whether my efforts Will
do any good or not but have sent to
the local authorities in New York as en-
phatic an appeal as know how ia
send. asking that the Legislature hold ur
the hands OF the governor and pass thi
Legislation affecting our political struc-
ture which the governor feels, and the
Test people throughout the state feel, are
growing more and more needed and es
sential to our wholesome political life
Seriously, the reason why ] so gladly
dIt; what the governor requested Wa.
because during the four years of his in
cumbency as governor OF the state o.
New York we have grown increasingly
with time to honor him and to recognize
in him a man who possesses the same m
fexible standard of public honor that Il
possessed by your governor here II
Massa chusetts, man who without feai
acts as your governor.
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Albany N. Y, June 29.--The judici-
airy committee today ecids to report
adversely the Cobb compromise direct
nominations bill and the Gray Frisbie
primary bill favored by the democratic
lea grie.
The message fell like bombshell in
the camp of the opponents of the meas
ure when Mr. Roosevelts message was
received. The effect of the message Is
being discussed by official Albany citi-
zens and adverse report on tl,s bill by
the judiciary committee came as a sur
prise.
Speaker Waisworth anr the assembly
leaders had planned to put the measure
to vote tomorrow. They were conf
dent OF their ability to pass 1t. Colonel
Roosevelt's message, while not alto
|'gether unexpected by a few. has de-
cisively upset things. The news reached
the streets after the Judiciary commit
tee had adjourned and 1t spread quickly.
Direct nomination adsNsates were
elated while opponents were perturbed
for a time. but this was only short
lived. The former Presidents views
failed to shake the views of the op-
ponents and the measure was defeated
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President Woodrow Wilson of Princeton
is also being considered for the nomina-
ton. His selection and election would
make him a formidable presidential fac
tor.
Efforts are being made in Baltimore to
locate the remains of Charles A. Taylor.
the first man killed during the Civil war
He was "A member of the Sixth Massa-
chusetts and was killed by mob as the
regiment passed through the city on April
10, 1861.
1t is proposed to take the remains to
Boston
The fine of $1,000 imposed today upon
E. s. Holmes, former assistant statisti-
clan of the department of agriculture.
writes the final chapter on the famous
cotton leak cases OF five years ago. The
fraud was first discovered by Richard
Cheatham of Atlanta, Ga. who was able
to furnish the government with sufficient
Information to commence proceedings
against all parties concerned.
The late Senator McEnery Of Louisiana
was the best posted man IN Congress on
the statutes OF legislation. Being almost
totally deaf he applied his time to the
closest study of the Congressional Rec
ord and could furnish off-hand accurate
information concerning everything in the
Senate and House.
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| Lynchburg, Va, June 29-John W.
Daniel, senior United States senator
from Virginia and for more than 70
the Lynchburg sanitarium at 1929
o'clock tonight, his death being due to
a recurrence of paralysis. The imme-
diate cause of his death was cerebral
lhemorrhage sustained at noon today
| in the right portion of his brain, IN
volving the right side. This was in ad-
dition to the paralysis of the left side
which was sustained last winter while
| In Florida for his health
The illness of the statesman began
with slight attack of apoplexy an
philadelphia last October, this keeping
| him from taking his seat at the open
ing of Congress last December. only
once since that time did Mr. Daniel ap-
pear before an audience and that was
| for an informal talk in January.
The end tonight was almost without
struggle. The members of the family
could not notice the slight struggle
which was noted by DR.. Waugh.
Dissolution was very rapid. When
the final and complete failure of heart
action began it progressed with great
ra apidity and within five minutes the
patient was dead.
Those present at the end were: MRS
Daniel and daughter, Mrs. Harper, and
son, Arthur M Daniel Fred Harper
Mrs. S. W. Halzy, the only sister OF
the deceased, and her sons, State Sen-
ator Don p Halsey and Warwick Hal
sey, and DR.. Waugh.
Soon after death the widow and
daughter were driven to the latter's $
home.
Bells Ring Alarm
Tonight the city fire alarm was
sounded for half an hour at intervals
of 80 seconds, notifying the city OF the
senator's death. The sergeant at arms
of the Senate was notified first OF the
death and then the family sent numer-
ous messages, after which the members
went to their homes.
At midnight a decision had peen
rea ched by the family that the funeral
would be held here Friday, although the
| hour has not been decided upon as yet.
At O'Clock this morning the senator
responded to question as to how he
| felt by saying very poorly"
| No change was noted until nearly
noon. He had slept fairly we'll during
the past night.
| The family was fully aware of his
condition. AT no time had there been
any hope of his recovery, the only
l
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-08-05
TRAIN RUNS ONTO
! BURNING TRESTLE
Is ENTIRELY CONSUMED, ENGI-
NEER AND FIREMAN BEING
KILLED-THE E0cAPS.

| AUGUSTA, Ca, July 31.-Spartan
burg passenger train No. 2 on the
Charleston & Western Carolina Rail
road, due in Augusta from Spartan
burg at 6:15 tonight, ran onto burn
ing trestle about a mile and a half
from Windlawn, resulting In the total
destruction of the train, causing the
death of engineer Hank Taylor and
Fireman Simon Dunbar, colored, Of
Augusta, and slight injury to sixteen
passengers.
The train had Just rounded curve
when Conductor w. B. verdry saw
that the trestle was on fire. Immedi-
ately he pulled the danger signal and
ran from the baggage car back to the
first class passenger coach and pulled
the emergency brake, but already the
engine had run onto the trestle, and
plunged through to the little creek be-
low, pulling with 1t the tender, the
baggage car and the front of one OF
the passenger coaches.
The fire on the trestle was commu-
nicated to the baggage car and in less
than five minutes theentire train was
In flames.
The engineer and fireman went
down with the engine and were caught
under the tender and mashed todeath.
Box also went down
with his car, but was only slightly in
jured The bulk of the mail was saw
ed from the flames.
None of the passengers we're injur-
ed beyond minor cuts and bruises
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INSURGENTS WIN
In KANSAS STATE
SIX OF THEM WON IN THE PRI-
MARY, BUT ONLY TWO
sTANpPATTERs.

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 8.-While the
returns from the Republican State
primary are not yet complete, enough
are in so that there is no longer any
doubt az to who the winners are.
Six insurgents and two standpatters
were nominated for Congress. Two
of the insurgents, e. H. Madison and
Victor Murdoch, incumbents from the
seventh and eighth districts, respec-
lively, had no opposition. 1t was
thought last night that d. B. Anthony,
Jr., incumbent and standpatter from
the first district, had been defeated
by T. A. McNeal, the insurgent candi-
date, but returns today proved that
Anthony had been renominated by
COS votes.
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Andrew Maxwell.

Andrew Maxwell, veteran of the
Spanish-American war, died Sunday
morning at 6 o'clock at the home OF
his mother near McCain's, aged So
years. Mr.. Maxwell enlisted in the
American army at the outbreak of the
war with Spain and served with dis
tinction in the PHILIPPINES. He con-
tracted tuberculosis, and after an ex-
tended stay in the West returned here
some months ago. The funeral SER
vices were conducted Monday morning
at $50 o'clock by Rev. Peoples, OF
Franklin. Interment at McCains. The
deceased is survived by two brothers,
Jesse and VIII Maxwell, and four sis
ters.