The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-03
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES

Ownesboro. Ky.-Posses headed by of ficers from Kentucky and Indiana today failed to locate George Blackburn, who 1t is alleged. shot to death Coleman Daw- son and seriously wounded James Bell, both ownesboro policemen, last night.
 Liverpool.-A serious fire broke out on the cunard steamer carmania lying at her dock this afternoon. The damage is estimated at many thousands of dol lars. The hull was not injured, but a large quantity of cargo aboard has prob ably been badly damaged by water. The origin of the fire is not known. The scheduled sailing of the Carmania June has been cancelled
 Lowell. Mass.-There will be no general strike of the mill workers of Lowell to- morrow. The central committee of the Industrial Workers of the World today voted to postpone action. Concessions are looked for.
 Paris.-The "Aviette'' competition for a prize of 5000 to be awarded the man who could successfully make flight of s3 feet without the aid of motor was held today but was unproductlve of results Several competitors failed to leave the ground.
 Heidelburg. Germany.-The body of Daniel H. Burnham, architect of the worlds fair in Chicago. in 1893, was cre- mated this afternoon at Heidelburg ceme- tery Mir. Burnhams death yesterday was due to acute intestinal catarrh, com plicated by diabetes from which he had suffered for 15 years.
 Kingston. Ont.-Details received today of an accident caused by the premature explosion of powder in a rocky cut of the Canadian Pacific railway at Stone sCorners, 25 miles from here yesterday, account for the death of eight men and serious injury to six
 Akron, o.-Though disappointed that the big dirigible balloon Akron. did not make better showing on the trial at Atlantic City Saturday, Frank A. seiber- ling. who is financing the prospective trip across the Atlantic. said tonight that the enterprise will by no means be given over.
 London.-rhe dockers' union has decided to start strike today, but beyond this announcement there was no development today in the situation caused by the dock strike. The unrest in the railway world is indicated by a demonstration in Hyde park today in which 22,o0O railroad workers participated
 Constantinople.--At a farewell banquet tonight, alluding to his appointment as ambassador at London. Baron Marschall von Bieberstein, the retiring German ann bassador to Turkey, said: My path is steep and stony. but, faithful to my im- perial masters orders, will devote my whole strength to it."
 Brussels.-The parliamentary elections held throughout Belgium today were of special importance as the final chapter in the long struggle between the clericals-- the government party-and the liberal. socialist combination over the school ques- ton. Figures available late tonight ap. pear to give the advantage to the cler- tCals.
 Peoria, Ill.--An Unknown man who boarded an excursion boat at Henry today became violently insane and ran amuck among the 300 passengers. He was finally overpowered. locked in galley and shortly afterwards jumped through a porthole and was drowned. Although the maniac carried big knife, no one was hurt. The mate was Severely bitten on the arm during the 'scuffle.
 Shreveport, La.-A special from Hous- ton, La, 10 the Times says: Despond- ent over continued i'll health, Mrs FL len Hale. mother of four small chill dren, while her husband and physi- elan were in another part Of the Hale home holding a consultation prepara- tory to having her removed to a sani- tarium for treatment, secured a rifle and fired bullet through her heart. She died instantly.
 Victoria, B. C.--Advices were received today by the Empress of Japan that the Japanese sailing schooners Kofugo Maru and Kaiho Maru, which were seized by the Russian fisheries protection cruisers off the Copper island seal rookeries when attempting to raid the hauling grounds last season, have been confiscated as a result of a judgment recently delivered at Maldivostok.
 Seattle. Wash.--Joseph Miller. con- fessed murderer of Mrs. Ennis Iassen, A. lodging house keeper. by whom he was an dof George Felton, one of Mrs. Lassens tenants, committed sui eide in the city jail today. Miller, who had made three previous attempts to take his If after his arrest Friday night, made a rope of his underwear and hanged him self to a bar of his cell window. When