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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
DISCUSS PLANS OF
 EAGLES AUXILIARY

San Francisco. August 1S-Prepara- tory to the convention of the Frater- nal order of Eagles here next week, the judiciary committee and board oe trustees of the grand aerie are hold ing meetings today to discuss im- portant questions that will come before the convention.
 The question of recognizing women's auxiliary clubs, movement started by Mrs. Grace E. Arnold of Bartlesville. okla, is receiving considerable prelim- mary attention.
 Anotlier movement on foot contem- plates changing the minimum age linz it's of members from Fl to IS years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
Coffee Market

New York, August 1S.-The market for coffee futures opened quiet at un- changed prices to decline of points under few European selling orders in the absence of bull support Increas- ing rates at interior Brazilian points and talk of rather lower firm offers in Brazil caused some scattering liqui- dation during the day and while near months held well up to the .closing figures of yesterday, later positions were barely steady The close was eteady, net unchanged to points lower. Sales, 44,O00 bags, including switches from September to later months. August 1.75c; September, II soc; October, II, 43c November, II 23c; December, 11.1Sc; January, II .16c; February, II 12c; March, Il. 0Sc; i; April, II .0Sc; May. 11.07c; June and July, Il. .06c.
 Havre was A franc net lower. Ham burg was net unchanged to A pfennig higher. Rio 50 reis higher at 7sx50O; Santos 50 reis lower; As, 7sx250; 7s, 6sx750. Brazilian exchange on London, z 1-G4d lower at IS 11-64d. Receipts at the two Brazilian ports 64.O00 bags against 66.000 bags last year. Jundiahy re- ceipts. 75,600, against 56,4O0 last year. Cold weather was reported in Sac Paulo; minimum temperature, 42 4-5 degrees New York warehouse deliv- cries yesterday, 10,957 bags. against 24.6O6 last year.
 Spot coffee steady; Rio No z, 13Mc; Santos No. 4, 14c; Mild coffee dull; Cordova, 14@16c nominal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
UNEASINESS OVER
 MOROCCAN AFFAIR

Paris, August 1S.-Uneasiness oyer the French and German negotiations regard
 ing Morocco was increased somewhat to- day bv the official announcement that an interview between Jules Cambon, the French ambassador at Berlin, and Herr von Kiederlin- Waechter. the German for eigil secretary, yesterday did not hange the situation. H. Cambon is in Paris to confer with the foreign office.
 The bourse is calm, but the ne wspapers exhibit anxiety.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
FIRST APPLICATION NEW RETIREMENT LAW

Washington, August 1S.-The retirement today of Lieut.. Alexander H. Yates of Maine, with the rank of lieutenant com nander. was the first application by the navy department of the new law extend- ing to the navy and marine corps re- tirement provision enjoyed by the army for years.
 The act under which Lieutenant Com mander Yates retired, passed at the last session of Congress, provides that If an officer fails in an examination for promo- ton on account of physical disability, con- tracted In the line of duty, he shall be retired with the rang to which his senior ity entitled him to be promoted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
New York Money

New York. August 18.-Money on call steady; highest, 2A per cent; lowest, 9 per cent; ruling rate, 2A per cent; last loan, per cent; closing bid, -; offered at per cent; time loans, very dull, SO days, 3dSk per cent; 90 days, Sa3A per cent; six months. 3& per cent.
 Close, prime mercantile paper, A co 41a per cent; sterling exchange, steady with actual business In bankers bills at $4S365 for 60-day bills, and at s4.S6 for demand: commercial bills, s4.S4A; bar silver. 52c! Mexican dol lars, 45c government bonds, firm; rail- road bonds, steady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
Flour and Foodstuffs
 hv 1'apuessQA Mill C0

(COrTeCteu w
 Self-raising flour, s6. Nellie King flour, per barrel, $4,7o. Bolted meal. per as-pound sacks, $1.7O. No. corn, per 'bushel. kiln dried, SSc. Pure wheat shorts, s32. Pure wheat bran, $2S. 100-lb. c. S.. hulls. per ton, s12. Prime c. S. meal, per ton, S2s. c. s. feed meal, per ton. s25. No. timothy hay, per ton, s2s. Mixed alfalfa and Johnston grass, SIS. Corn chops. per 1oO-lb. sack, $1.70 Flour in wood. 1Sc higher. White oats, 5Sc. Choice green al- 'talfa, $25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
"THE GLORY OF DEATH"
The Browning Event of the Modern
 Negro's Life

Baton Rouge, La. August 17.-That the negroes of today have too many secret societies. which. with their big funerals. have created a desire for death among the negroes, were the charges made today by several negro ministers of the Louis jana Methodist conference, now in session here.
 ''The only ambition of majority of tho negroes nowadays is to have big fu- neral when they die" declared the Rev. Washington Taylor, pastor of the leading negro church of this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
HUBBARD BROS. & GO.

Cotton Mcrchants, Hanover SQuare, M, change. New orleans Cotton Exchange, New York Produce Exchange. Asso- ciate Members Liverpool Cotton Asso- chase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed oil for future delivery. Special att tention and liberal terms given for con- signments of spot cotton for delivery. CorrcsDondence invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
Bonds
Treasury Statement

Washington, August 1S.--At the be- ginning of business today the condition of the United States treasury was work ing balance in the treasury offices. SS4,37S,7S7; in banks and Philippine treasury, s33,122.562; total of general fund, s144,S2s.ss0; receipts yesterday were $2,S79.213; disbursements. $2,S13,- 024 The deficit to date this fiscal year s22,305,66S, as against a deficit of s13,- 117,309 at this time last year These figures exclude Panama canal and pub lie debt transactions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
Fruits and Praduce

I(Corrected by DouX1as BroS.)
 Apples Northern, s4.50@5 box. Oranges si i.15@5 Pineapples. $3.75@4. Lemons Fancy, s4.50. Limes-Imported, per 100, s1. .25. Cabbage-Crate. 214c pound. Onions-New Louisiana, Sc pound. Navy beans Choice. Michigan, per bushel. s2.75. Peas-virginia black eye, per bushel, $2.50. Spanish Onions-per crate. H.75, Celery-Fanoy, per crate, $3. Grape Fruit Florida. per box. S.25G3. 50. Tomatoes Crate, baskets, $2. .75q3. 5O String Beans sl.50. New Irish Potatoes, per bushel S1 .5O111.75 Watermelons--15@25c Georgia peaches-s3G3 50 per crate. Cantaloupes- s2d0S per crate. California pears. box xs. 25, California plums, crate, $2.50: California reaches, $l.75; California grapes, S2.T.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19

cash quotations were as follows:
 Rye: No. 2, S6@S61Ac.
 Barley: Feed or mixing, 70@ 9oc; fair to choice mating $1.10@1.1S.
 Timothy Seed: $12@13l50.
 Clover: s12@1S.
 Mess Pork: Per barrel, $17.75@ 17.S71a.
 Lard Per 100 pounds. sS.s71s @ 9.02K.
 Short Ribs, Sides: Loose, ss.62A o 9.121s.
 Short Clear Sides: Boxed, $9@9.25.
 Butter: Steady; oreameries, 200 25c; daisies, 1S@22c
 Eggs: Steady; receipts, S234 cases; at mark. cases included, 10 @15c; firsts, 151ac; prime firsts, 161ac.
 Cheese Firm daisies, 13Ac; twins, 1215 @12%o; young Americas, 185e o 1S&c; long horns, @13Ac.
 Potatoes: Firm; choice to fancy, s1.22 @1.25; fair to good $115@1.2O.
 Poultry: Firm; turkeys, 14c; chick ems. 12c; springs, 14c
 Veal: Firm; 50 to 60-pound weights. S@9c; 60 to s5-pound weights, 911 O 10hc; S5 to 110-pound weights, 11c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
Dry Goods

New York; August 1S.-The cotton goods markets are somewhat easier with a lit- tie more business being done. Cottoa yarns are being sold for late delivery again on basis of future cotton which is from 1c to 11ac per pound better than prices asked on spots. Silks are in mod- crate demand for the retail trade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
St. Louis Grain

St. Louis August 18.-Cash wheat weak; No. ? red track S7@Ss1ac; No hard, 9o09sc. Corn steady; track No 2, 63c; No. 2 white, 63c. Oats higher track No. 2, 40c; No. white, Al F c Rye steady, S9c. Wheat futures higher September, S7%c; December, 921a c Corn firm; September. 641sc; Decem- ber 61h @81 ssc. Oats firm; September 41Ac; December, ALAG.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19

New Orleans, August 1S-Spot cotton quiet, unchanged; middling, 1i7sc; sales, 24; to arrive, none; low ordinary 7-l6c, nominal: ordinary, 9Ac, nominal; good or dinary 10 1l-1sc; strict good ordinary, Il 1-16c; low middling. 1lssc strict low middling, 1l5sc; middling, 117sc; strict ',.id- ding. 12 1-l6c; good middling, 12hc; strict good middling, 12 Slice midding eair
 127sc; middling fair to fair, 13l4c; fair
 l35sc, nominal Receipts 554; stock, 6,2oo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
GEO. B. WARD
BELL PHONE 447e

receipts. 5s; shipments, 225; sales. 225; stock, IFS. Columbus, Miss: Stock, 4s. Eufaula; Receipts 13; shipments, $; stock, 27. Greenville: Shipments, 191 stock, 4S6O. Greenwood. S. C.: Stock, 512.
 Helena: Receipts, 4; shipments. 252i stock, 1104
 Little Rock: Receipts, S; shipments. 22s stock, 3332.
 Macon: Receipts, 8; shipments, S6 stock, 291.
 Meridian: Receipts, 5; shipments, 4S stock, sol.
 Montgomery: Quiet; middling, 112c; nef receipts, 31; shipments, 20; stock, 127.
 Nashville: Nominal: stock, 1794
 Natchez: Stock, TIA.
 Rome: Receipts, 55; shipments 24; stock 2SS.
 Selma: Receipts, 15; shipments. g; stock 1t07
 Shreveport: Quiet; middling, Il 9-16c receipts, 24; shipments, $50; stock, 24s5.
 Vicksburg: Receipts, 2; shipments, S stock, 26O4.
 Yazoo City: Shipments. 633; stock, 6344
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
Weekly Interior Cotton Towns

Albany: Receipts, 500; shipments, 43O; Stock. CTS.
 Athens: Shipments, 15; stock. 145.
 Atanta Nominal; middling, 13c; re- ceipts, ?. stock, 24S.
 Brenham: Receipts SS9; shipments. 732; stock, BOP.
 Charlotte: Steady; middling, 14l4c; re- ceipts, 2; shipments, ,.
 columbia: Receipts. 1120; shipments 1.,s0 stock, 461. ' Columbus, Ga. Quiet; middling, 11ac
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19

62,ooo against ss,oOO last year and 56,- 900 year before last; in India 453,000 against 475,000 last year and 217.000 year before last: and in the United States 900 against 275.0o0 last year and 259,000 year before last.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
THIRTY OFFICERS
 POISONED AT MESS

Lisbon, August 1S.-Thirty army officers were poisoned at their mess dinner at Torres Novas last night, apparently from arsenic Prompt use of stomach ouinrs
 saved the lives of all of them. It Is pre-
 stunned that the poisoning was an act of revenge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
Metal Market

. New York, August 1S.-Standard corper dull; spot, SIP 15a12. S21a; August, Septem- ber October and November, $12 .121sal12 30. London quiet; spot. G56 5s; futures. G57. Custom house returns show exports so far this month of 15,9OS tons. Lake cop per, SIP. .75G13; eectrolytic, SIP. 50Q12.7 .75, and casting. SIP. 25d12 50.
 Tin unsettled; spot and August. $l5 BOO 47; September $42, 121aGI425O; October, $41. 25 @42. and November, $41Q1.5O. London, spot. G191; futures, s18S.
 Lead easier, $4.4514. 60 New York, and 4. 421kQ14. 45 East St. Louis. Sales, 10000 pounds. East St., Louis August delivery at $i. 421a. London, f14. =
 Spelter irregular, $6.05G6. .15 New York; and $5.75 bid East St. Louis. Sales, -5O,0O0 pounds. East St. Louis September deliv- cry at $5. 95. London. f27 5s.
 Anthony quiet; Cookson's $S. 30aS. 50.
 Iron. Cleveland warrants, As 71kd in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
Naval Stores

Savannah, August 1S.-Spirlts tur- pentine, firm 53Ac; sales, 432; re-. ceipts S41; shipments, 559; stock, 29,-' 150. Rosin, firm; sales, 2S51; re- ceipts, 26S6; shipments, 5264; stock, 101.- 195. Quote: B. $5.75; D. $6; F, $6. 30; F, s6<5o@6. 55; G, s6. 50@6. 55; H, S6 50. @6 55; I, s6. 5o@6.55; K, SC. .50@6.5 55: M, s6 55; N, s6 65@6.S 80; VIC, $7.15@ 7.30; wv, $7.40.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Pig Iron
Meats
(corrected by Armour & c,

I.ard 1O1sc: compound, S1sc. D. S. short ribs. 1OAc D. s. fat hacks. &c., Clear bellies, 11Hc. Ham butts. 14c; Boston butts, 1Sc. Bacon, fancy, 23c; medium, 2oc. oPrk loins, 15@16c; spare ribs, 9tac. Star Reg ham, 11lAc. Star skd. ham, 1Sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
Interior Movement

Houston: Quiet; middling, 12 3-16c; net receipts. sSS9; gross receipts, SS39; ship ments, 7nS; sales, stock, g, ,S65.
 Augusta: Quiet; middling, 11Bc: net re- ceipts, 35; gross receipts, 35 sales, 19 stock, 1928.
 Memphis: Nominal; midding, 1sc; net receipts. r; gross receipts, 137; ship ments, 243; sales, 25, stock, 1,5S2
 St. Lous: Nominal; middling 12%c receipts, l; shipments, BOA; sales. 6; stock 372l.
 Cincinnati: Nominal; net receipts, 156 gross receipts, 6; shipments, 1S4; stock 16,i6S.
 Little Rock Nominal: net receipts, 6 gross receipts, 6; shipments, 1S4; stocw 3332
 Louisville: Firm; middling, 13c: net receipts, 30; gross receipts, 30; shipments 6: sales, 30; stock, 25.
 Total today: Net receipts, 903s: gross re- ceipts, 9204; shipments. S654; sales, 550i stock, 6902.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
Poultry and Ergs

(COrrected by Garrett x Hne.)
 Hens-Medium. 40G5Oc live. per pound, 10012c; large flyers. 14@16c per h., small, 14016c per h. Ducks-25z030c each. Guin- eas. BOG. Boosters. soc each. Geese. 3O035c each; live turkeys. 200. Eggs-Fresh, 21c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, August 1S.-The tone Of the clean grades were reported steady with a better demand today. on the To- cal rice exchange. Rough grades were strong and active, with Japan nominal. Quote: Rough Honduras (old), 800 Sc; (new) 2.50@3.25c; clean Honduras, 3A @5c; Japan, 2@3ssc. Receipts, rough. 1593; millers, SOP. Sales, rough Honduras. 1925 at 2.50@3 25c; clear Honduras 5 or at IFS @4%c; Japan. 2S3 at 27s @3isc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, August 1S-Cash wheat unchanged No. 2 hard, SSQ9 96c; No. 2 red, S6c. Corn unchanged; Mo- 2 mixed. 60hc No. white, 6O1A C. Oats unchanged No. white, 41b @42Ac; Mo- mixed, 4o@41Ho. Wheat fu- lures. September. sS%c; December, 92% @s2hc; May, 97A@972c. Corn: September, 61A 961asc; December, 60h co 60 tc; May GAG
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19

London. Locally iron was firm. No. l
 foundry northern, $15.50@16; No. 2, S1525@ 15 75; No. 1 southern and No. 1 so1thcrn soft, $15. 50d15.75.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
Cotton Receipts

New York, August 1s.-The following are the total net receipts of cotton at all ports since September 1:
 Galveston. 2,797,917; New Orleans, 1.5SS, 254; Mobile, 49,934; Savannah, 1,42S,75f; Charleston, 2S5,09S; Wilmington, 409, Norfolk, 559,22S; Baltimore, 1O5 762; New York. 14,711; Boston, 39, ,045; Newport News, 3273; Philadelphia, 515: San Francisco, S4,- 455; Brunswick. 2l5,963; Port Townsend, 57,122; Pensacola, 123,1s5; Portland, Ore, 800; Port Arthur and Sabine Pass, 206, ,719; Jacksonville, 26,095; Eagle Pass. Tex, 50, Fl Paso, Tex, 55; Laredo, Tex, 400; Georgetown, 1897; Gulfport, s4,239; Texas City, 30s,s50; minor ports, 6S17 Total. 854S, ,296 bales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
Cation Seed Oil

New York. August 1S.--Cotton seed oil was firm and higher on good buy ing of cotton and December for Euro pean account, covering of shorts and in sympathy with the firmness of lard Futures closed to A points net higher August, 5.9906.05c September, 5.740 5.S4c; October, 562@5.64c; November, 5.45 co 5.50c; December, 545 @547c. Prime crude, nominal; prime summer yellow, 5.99@6.50c; prime winter yellow, GO 7.25c; prime summer white, 5S5@ 6. 40c. Total sales, 13.200.
 New Orleans, August 1S.-Cotton seed oil: Prime refined in barrels, per pound, 5.13c Choice meal, 8 per cent ammonia, per long ton, $2S. Choice cake, per cent ammonia, per long ton, $25 50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
Brought into sight
Brought Into sight
 thus far for sea-

SUu . II,sz-,s5-o IU,'S4b,1bI *-Decrease 2S7 bales to receipts for the season.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-04
WIFE THROWS COOKED
GOOSE AT HUBBY'S HEAD

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 31.-To what
extent the action of wife in grab
bring cooked goose from the din
ner table in the presence of guests
and hurling it at the head of her hus-
band is provocation for dissolution
of the marriage relation, will be con-
sidered by the circuit court here in
the divorce suit brought by Ella d.
Skinner against William f. Skinner
of this city.
The charge that Mrs. Skinner had
been guilty of such behavior was col
lected in the deposition of Robert
Muirhead of Dayton, O., filed in the
court today. Muirhead in the depo-
sition asserted that he was a guest at
a Christmas dinner given by the Skin
ners and that in fit of anger Mrs.
Skinner seized from the platter the
festive bird and threw it at her hus-
band.
Had you all been drinking?" Muir
head was asked in the deposition.
eve were pretty well heated up
was the answer. Skinner is worth
s250, ,000.-Pueblo Chieftain.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-04
"SHEEK RESERVATION"
SHOWING GOOD ORE

From recent assays taken from the
workings of the Lightner Creek Min
ing company at the head of Lightner
creek shows that property coming to
the front in tip-top shape. The ore
assayed gave returns of from 450 to
800 ounces silver and one-half ounce
gold. The Lightner Creek Mining COM
pany is composed of Mancos people
with Lee Sheek at the head, and the
property is part of what is now term
ed the "Old Joe Sheek Reservation"
The boys interested are pleased with
the showings they are encountering. AS
soon as Mr. Sheek returns from his
short visit to Denver and other points
in the state, they will commence ship
ping ore to the Durango smelter-La
Plata Miner.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-04
ASSAULT AND BATTERY
CHARGED AGAINST INFANT

JERSEY CITY, N. j., Sept. l.
The arrest here of Thomas Parker, the
3-year-old child, on charge of as
sault and battery, is believed to estab-
lish record for the United States.
So far as police records available here
show, Thomas is the youngest prisoner
ever taken to an American Jail on for
NAL charges. The prisoner rode to
the second precinct police station in
his own carriage with his mother as
the motive power.
The compaint on which the warrant
was issued was lodged by Joseph R.
Blumenthal, who charged that the
three Parker boys, Thomas, Charles
and Edward had hurled stones at him
and hit him. The two older brothers
are aged and 10 years. After ex-
animation they were allowed to go,
in custody of their mother, to be ar
raigned later this week.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-04
FARMINGTON NOTES.

FARMINGTON, N. NJ, Sept. l.
The annual county fair which has been
held at Pennington regularly for more
than thirty years, will be repeated
again this season on the 18th, goth,
2lst and 22d of the present month.
1t promises to be the best fair ever
held here and has been well adver-
tised. --t-- -s
The Gilmor Brown company pre-
sented the Tyranny of Tears" at the
opera house last night, and critics
pronounce it the best show ever had
in Pennington.
The school board has announced the
following teachers selected for the en-
suing year: Principal, Prof. l.. B.
Baughman; assistant, Prof. C. w. Jor-
dan; seventh and eighth grades, Prof.
M. o. Schei; sixth grade, Miss Lucille
Cordery; fifth grade, Miss Hortense
Yarnell; fourth grade, Miss Nellie
Clouch; third grade, Miss Mary Pea
Wy; first and second grades, Miss Beu-
lah Wright.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-04
HENRY THOMAS MAKES
ANOTHER RICH SrRIk e

Last Saturday morning Harry
Thomas, better known in camp as
"Frenchy," came down from the Duke
properties, of which he is the owner,
situated in the Eagle pass country on
the Junction creek side of Lewis
mountain, bringing with him samples
OF rich free milling quartz which in
the past week he has encountered in
new workings on that property. About
200 feet up the mountain from the
Duke tunnel Mr.. Thomas opened up an
eight foot cut at the breast of which
he struck vein of quartz eight feet
in width carrying three separate pay
streaks, one, fourteen inches in width
carrying gold and being free milling,
and two, two inches in width carrying
rusty gold and sylvanite Mr.. Thomas
has done considerable work on this
group of claims. The Duke tunnel is
now in one hundred feet, at the breast
of which the ore body is six feet in
width. Smelter assays from the ere
gave returns of from three to seven
teen ounces gold per ton. Mr.. Thom-
as has seven different openings on
this property, all showing good miner
al. He has quite bit of ore on
the different dumps and will no doubt
ship it to the smelter later in the
season. Mr.. Thomas is one Of the
lucky prospectors of this district.-La
Plata Miner.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-04
LED
G|RLASTRAY
Jessie Mcdonald Tells How
McDaWtt Wrought
Her Ruin

SAN BERNARDINO, Cal, Sept, /.
An angry mob greeted A. w. Me-
Davitt, dentist, when he was brought
to court from Riverside Jail today to
answer to a charge of having kid
raped Jessie Mcdonald, a high school
girl, and having held her imprison-
ed for more than a year in a room
adjoining his office. Sheriff Ralphs
and dozen policemen guarded the
dentist.
The Mcdonald girl and Dr. Mancha,
who discovered the child's where
abouts, were the only witnesses. Nc
Davitt was excluded from the court
room, District Attorney Goodcell say
ing he didn't want the Mcdonald girl
subjected to McDavitt's "hypnotic
eye"
The girl told of having met the den
tist at the postoffice and later of hav-
ing him attend to her teeth. ale
was awful nice" she said, "and the
first day | was in his office he told
me he would kiss me even if I bit
him. | didn't bite. He said nothing,
but the next day, while working on
my teeth, he suddenly threw his arms
around my neck and kissed me twice"
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-04
MURDER MYSTERY
CLAIMS ATTENTION

NEW YORK, Sept. 2.--The unsolv-
ed mystery of the murder of Elsie
Sigel, now more than two years old,
once more claimed attention today,
following the arrest of Chinese by
immigration inspectors who last night
raided a restaurant in Hoboken. AL
though immigration authorities declin-
ed TO explain what connection, il any,
the arrest had with the Sigel case, it
is reported today the police had found
an important clew. Ostensibly the
prisoner, Gee Cow, arrested on sus-
picion of having smuggled fellow
countrymen into the United States
in violation of the immigration laws.
Elsie Sigel was a granddaughter of
General Franz sigel. Her body, bear
ing unmistakable marks of violence
was found in trunk in a Chinese re-
sort and search for her murderer con-
Quoted almost exclusively in Chinese
settlements throughout the country.
Although several arrests were made,
no definite clew was ever obtained.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-04
REALTY MEN
Will MEET
Completed
for Meeting al Pueblo
on Sept. 10

PUEBLO, Colo, Sept. 2.-Arrange-
ments in preparation for the state
convention of Colorado realty men,
which will be held in Pueblo Sept.
~. We're launched at noon today at a
meeting Of the real estate exchange
at the Commerce club.
About 200 men are expected to at
tend the convention, the sessions of
which will be held in the Congress
hotel. A number of Pueblo men are
OH the program, which has not yet
been completed
All arrangements for the entertain
ment of the real estate men will be
in the hands of the following commit
tee which will report to the real es
tate exchange at its regular meeting
next week: p. NJ. Keen, Logan Ragle,
I. J. Downen pr, f. |. Crockett.
The exchange also appointed COM
mittee of three members to urge be-
fore the city council the passage Of
the gas franchise now on first read
ing before the council. The council
will meet next Tuesday night. The
committee from the real estate ex-
change which will push the franchise,
was appointed as follows: E. ]. Mid
diekamp, j. Il. Campbell and Thomas
s. Downen sr. Resolutions favoring
the passage of the gas franchise
unamended-were made There were
twenty-five men at the meeting of the
exchange and the resolutions were
passed unanimously.