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THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD.
VOL. ,30. BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1903. NO. 129.
GALLANT OLD SOLDIERS WILL
BE GIVEN A HOME BY ALABAMA
Cap), Dan Walden's Sill is
Passed by an Almost
Unanimous Vole
LEGISLATORS ANXIOUS TO
PLEAD FOR ADOPTION
All Hearts Filled With Sympathy for
Men Who Battled for a Lost Cause.
The Dispensary Bill
for Today
Montgomery, September 10.—(Special.)—
With their hearts filled with love and
sympathy for the brave and noble old
men who fought so gallantly for a cause
they held sacred and believed to be right
the members of the lower house of the
legislature today voted to make the wan
ing days of the indigent veterans more
comfortable by providing for them a
home.
It was by an almost unanimous vote
that the Walden bill passed, providing for
state control of the Jefferson-Falkner
soldiers' home at Mountain Creek, appro
priating $25,000 for more buildings, and
granting an annual fund of $125 each
for the support of the inmates of the
home. Capt. Dan Walden led the fight
for the bill, If fight it may be called.
All Anxious to Plead.
When the measure came up it was evi
dent that there were to be hot contests
between the members as to which could
first gain the floor for a plea for the pur
chase and sustenance of the home. The
only apparent regret occasioned by the
passage of the measure was that many
of the members did not secure an oppor
tunity to blow off the surplus steam.
Captain Jeff Faulkner, the founder of
the home that bears his name, was in the
gallery to listen to the debate on the
bill, and in his long career In legislative
matters, it is doubted if the success of
any measure has so thrilled his big heart
as the passage of this bill to provide for
his old comrades a home. The passage
of this bill was the only feature of ths
house sfeifo. of exceptional Jnv*)rM'»<Lei.
Senate Spends Busy Day.
The senate spent by far the busiest
day of the session. It concluded consider
ation of the municipal corporations bill
and passed it at ti o’clock. The senate
recess committee bill wras considered, and
as it is a very voluminous measure, to
finish it in a dav is regarded as extra
01 dinary. The b* * by sec
tions and occa .'rest by
members of bo - nd “third
house.” The m the meas
ure as heretof*, • not ma
terially change
F d:v.
The house g v f* furnishing
some sure enc i • r< w. It will
in an indirect way takofor considera
tion the Verner dispensary bills. The
house temperance committee at a meet
ing last night adversed the bill by a vote
of 11 to 1. The bill was supported by
former State Senator Moody of Tusca
loosa, the originator of the dispensary idea
in Alabama, but the opposition, led by
Representative Blackburn of Jefferson,
had an unexpected easy victory.
It only requires a majority vote to take
from the adverse calendar in the house, 1
so the action by the house tomorrow is
looked forward to with greatest interest.
The vote is likely to be close.
It is understood that should the house |
decline to place the bill on the favorable
calendar tomorrow a new bill will be in
troduced differing from the Verner bill ;
mainly in that it provides for an elec- !
tion on the dispensary question upon the 1
petition of twenty-five per cent of the J
qualified electors of a county.
io nearrancj circuits.
The house Judiciary committee tonight j
derided upon a report for rearranging
the Judicial circuits of the state. The
proposed bill presented by Mr. Lusk cre
ates three new circuits, the three new
ones being ma,'? up from the various
other circuits. This Is the proposed plan:
First circuit—Choctaw, Clarke, Marengo.
Monroe; second, Butler, Lowndes, Cone
cuh, Crenshaw, Escambia; third, Barbour.
Bullock, Dale. Lee, Russell; fourth, Blbh,
Dallas, Hale, Perry, Wilcox; fifth. Cham
bers. Coosa, Macon, Randolph, Tallapoo
sa; sixth, Fayette, Greene, Lamar, Pick
ens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa; seventh, Cal
houn. Cleburne, Clay, Shelby. Talladega;
eighth, Cullman. Lawrence. Morgan;
ninth. Blount, Etowah. St. Clair; tenth,
Jefferson; eleventh, Colbert. Franklin,
Marlon, Lauderdale; twelfth, Co" Jov
Ington, Geneva, Houston. Henry, Pike;
thirteenth, Baldwin, Mobile, WasVi Ron;
fourteenth. Walker, Winston" jJ’th,
Autauga, Chilton. Elmore. “Mo.. ,o>ry;
sixteenth, Madison. Limestone:- fjen
teenth, DeKalb, Cherokee, JackaaiL Alir
shall. j
House.
The morning session of th<!
opened with prayer by the R*
Eliott. Eighty-three members v,.
ent. . ° - -j
There were but a few bills injr dured
on the roll call. j f.
Mr. Bankhead was on hand wit- 1 tv
other effort to get a steering committee
to especially urge the passage o. Import
ant general bills. He 'r a lesolu
tlon naming the chairman che varlotr,
house committees as a special comr j -c 1
to go over the calendar and selgc* |rf- .
general bills as they may deem I
PBt Importance, and report tfre.i t!,e I
house, the same to have priority*,,, «r .ill |
other bills.
Mr. Goldsmith of- t-nritr **
ineffectual* atteinp ,, c- i
peal the tax on n-j “he 1
house. The bill was 2 to _ . pr -.io
first day of the sef- J — * Ac< jit og
to Mr. Goldsmith, he - < earnest.}
endeavoring to get a r ' Bod so
far failed. He', the. C , moved that,
the house Instruct^ the nr Rise io re
. port the bill at Ita-oexT i Ring.
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} Chairman 8imf)sort - 7 .K
Chairman Simpson of the ways and
means committee explained that his com
mittee was not trying to hold the bill,
but recognizing its Importance, it had
with several other bills bearing upon
the same subject, been referred to a
special committee to Investigate and re
port back as they thought best. The
MINOR LEAGUE CLUBS
ACCEPT THE AGREEMENT
Cincinnati, September 10.—At a meeting
of representatives of the National Asso
ciation of Minor Baseball leagues the
national baseball agreement signed by
the two major leagues recently and re
jected by the minor league clubs, was
accepted by the latter organization after
a few changes had been made.
The drafting period of players was
changed from August 15 to September 1
and the price for Class A players fixed
at $750, payable one-half in cash on the
signing of the contract and the remaind
er on June 1. It was also agreed that
only two players can be# drafted from
each of the Class A clubs.
The players who were originally award
ed to major league clubs by the Cincin
nati agreement last winter and who con
’ tinued to play in minor leagues w'ere or
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dered back to the major leagues. The
players are Newton, Hughes and Cor
bett, awarded to Brooklyn; Dundon and
Jones to the Chicago American leagife,
and Hickey to the Cleveland AmericiAi
league.
One other meeting will be held at noon
tomorrow when the agreement will 1 •
ratified.
Those present at the meeting were:
President August Herrmann of the Cin
cinnati National league, President Harry
Pulliam of the National league, President
B. B. Johnson of the American league,
representing the national baseball com
mission; President Powers of the Na
tional Association of Minor leagues,
President Sexton of the Western league,
President Kavanaugh of the Southern
league, Secretary Farrell of the National
Association of Minor leagues, Ned Han
lon of Baltimore and W. H. Watkins of,
Indianapolis.
house refused to order the committee to
report the bill.
The bill providing that the tax collec
tor and tax assessor shall keep branch
offices at Bessemer was favorably report
ed and placed upon the calendar.
Mr. Blackburn's hill for the relief of
Confederate veterans of Alabama was
taken up. This bill was drawn by the
commander of Camp Hardee of Birming
ham. and seeks to extend the time limit
in which a petitioner may file proof for
receiving a pension.
Many Entitled to Pensions.
Mf. Blackburn explained that there are
a number of persons who are entitled to
pensions, but who could not make proof
in time to have their cases considered.
He wanted the law amended so as to
remedy this defect. Mr. Walden opposed
the bill and Mr. Edwards supported it.
The bill passed.
The wreckless driving of automobiles
received the attention of the legislature.
Mr. Blackburn of Jefferson is the author
of. the bill wnlch seeks to regulate the
running, operating or driving automoniles,
locomotives and motor vehicles of like
kind upon the public roads and highways.
The bill provides for the register of the
names of the owners of such machines
and prohibits the driving at a speed
greater than eight miles per hour and
also provides that the operator must
bring his machine to a full stop where
meeting a vehicle drawn by stock an I
give the right of way. The bill passed
without debate.
Old So.- j Bill.
The bill to provide state control for the
Falkner soldiers’ home at Mountain
Creek was taken up. An amendment by
Mr. McCluskey that no inmate of the
home should Bhare in other pension funds
was adopted.
The bill provides that the property of
the home shall be conveyed to the state
and r>>ntrolled by a board of t»•*«.*♦*** to
j be appointed by the governor, ne from
each congressional district and three from
I the state at large. It carries an appro
priation of $25,000 for buildings and repairs
and $125 per annum for each inmate in
the home.
Mr. Walden of Morgan, who is the au
thor of the bill, still had on his fighting
gloves, and he was ready with another
strong appeal for his indigent comrades.
Mr. Walden began his speech by warmly
thanking the Age-Herald for the cartoon
of last Sunday, gloving his hands in pugil
istic style, fighting for his comrades.
“Last week,” said Mr. Walden. 'T was
not probably known beyond the confines
of my home county, but since the Age
Herald has pictured me with gloved hands
fighting for the old soldiers, I am known
the state over as a fighter for these old
soldiers.” No title could be conferred up
on him which he would wear with great
er pride. He said that under the direc
tion of Captain Jeff Falkner buildings had
been erected at a cost of about $20,000,
and these with the valuable real estate
and room for fifty old soldiers. Mr. Wal
den made an effective appeal for the
passage of the bill.
Mr. Kelly Has Doubts.
Mr. Kelly of Choctaw favored the bill
but he doubted the wisdom of making the
extra appropriation of $26,000 for buildings
at this time. Mr. Reynolds of Chilton gave
hearty support to the bill, picturing tho
beautiful location of the home and de
ploring the little that the state Is doing
for the old soldiers.
Mr. Simpson of Louderdale said he al
ways felt very much as If he were asking
for something for his own family when he
asked for an appropriation for his Indi
gent comrades. He could not trust him
self to talk on the subject which so
strongly appealed to the sympathies of
all, but he wanted to add a word for the
better support of the old men who had
fought so nobly for the lost cause. He
honored the governor for protecting the
treasury, but comfort of the old veter
ans appealed to him in this case so
strongly that he would gladly support the
bill.
Mr. McCluskey favored the bill. He
said it was not appropriation that the
legislature is called upon to make but to
purchase a valuable property. Mr. Me
Cleskey soon fell into an earnest and elo
quent plea for the payment of the debt
which the state owed its noble old sons.
Fulton Recognized.
Mr. Fulton secured recognition among
the half dozen members on their feet anx
ious for a speech and moved the previ
ous question on the passage of the bill.
The motion prevailed and the bill passed
by a vote of 76 to 4. Those voting against
the bill were Bogart of Jackson, Elliott of
Hale. Johnson of Coosa and Strother of
Tallapoosa.
The bill to prohibit stock of any kind
from running at large in cities having
more than five thousand Inhabitants was
parsed by a vote of 62 to 9. Mr. Blackburn
of Jefferson opposed the bill.
Mr. Goldsmith obtained unanimous con
sent to have the general road law taken
up for consideration. The members im
mediately got into a wrangle over the
measure which consumed the rest of the
hmoming session.
Afternoon Session.
Mr. C&lahan of Morgan, ridded the
house temporarily of the road law bill,
mis motion to make Its consideration the
special order for 11 o’clock Monday, and
"print 300 copies, being adopted.
Mr. Hall secured favorable action upon
a -motion to set his bill to prevent the
playing of baseball on Sunday, down as
a special order for 4 o’clock Monday.
The Benners bill to authorize and empow
er the* board of mayor and aldermen or
the governing power of cities having
over 20,000 population to make appropri
ations for the care of the sick or wounded
k. * bons unable to provide for themselves
in any hospital maintained exclusively os
such, within the limits of such city, was
passed.
Foster’s Bill.
The bill of Mr. Foster of Pike to pro
vide a homestead exemption In favor of |
every resident of Alabama, exempt from j
levy and sale under execution or other
FLORIDIAN SHOOTS
HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW
J. E. STARK, PROMINENT RAIL
ROAD MAN, FATALLY WOUNDS
JOHN T. ANGEL IN A JACKSON
VILLE EXPRESS OFFICE.
Jacksonville. Fla,, September 10.—J. E.
Stark shot and fatally wounded John F.
Angel in the office of the Southern Ex
press company here this afternoon,
while the latter was trying to protect his
sister, wife of the man who fired the
shot.
Stark, who lives in Fernandina, has
been here some days, and this morning
telegraphed his wife to meet him here.
She came soon after noon and they met
in the express office. He tried to get
her to go with him to his hotel, but she
feared violence and refused, remaining
with her brother. Stark then exclaimed:
"I have brought you here to kill you."
He endeavored to draw a pistol but his
wife seized him before he could use it
and he was disarmed. He went to a
pawnshop, procured another revolver and
returned to the office. He walked to the
cage, wrhere Angel was writh his sister
and fired deliberately at him. Angel fell
and Stark tried to leave the office, but
was arrested.
It is said insanity will be the defense.
Stark was formerly auditor of the Jack
sonville, Tampa and Key West Railroad
company and Angel was cashier of the
[ Southern Express company.
process for the collection of debts con
tracted after April 23. 1873, and to pro
vide for a homestead exemption after the
death of such resident in favor of his
widow, or widow and minor child or
children, or either, was passed. The bill
exempts homesteads up to 160 acres.
A companion bill amending section 2069
of the code was passed after a wrangle
over Borne minor amendments.
Mr. Verner of Tuscaloosa gave notice
that he would on tomorrow move to take
the general dispensaries bill from the
adverse calendar, and place it upon its
passage.
The bill amendlngs section 2717 of the
Code was passed.
Senate.
The senate w-as called to order l^y
Lieutenant Governor Cunningham. The
devotional exerrises were led by the Rev.
J. C. Eliott of Montgomery.
Twenty-eight members answered to roll
call.
After the call of districts and commit
tees Senator Lynne introduced a resolu
tion that on every Monday the secretary
have printed a consolidated calendar,
containing all bills upon which the sen
ate has not acted. The resolution was
referred to the committee on rules.
The special business for the morning
sihslon was the consideration of the
school tax election bill, which occupied
the attention of the senate throughout
the afternoon session of the previous day.
The Spraggtns amendment providing for
due notice to be given of such an elec
tion, was first considered and passed.
Another effort was made by Senator
Johnston to wlthdrawAfrom the county
superintendents of education absolute
power in the disburse ne-.t of :he c luntv
school funds.
Senator Jones of Wlllcox said that he
thought that the most facile way of dis
tributing the funds was through the su
perintendent. They are more famil'ar
with the needs of the various schoo's and
are in every way more capable of intelli
gently distributing the funds. He moved
to lay the Johnston amendment on the
table. Ills motion prevailed by a vote of
17 ayes 5 nays. The bill then passed by
an almost unanimous voe.
Corporations Bill.
The recess committee bill conferring and
limiting the powers of private corpora
tions was called up. Three amendments
covering technical legal points in the
bill, were adopted. After the reading of
the bill. Senator Harrison t*a‘d that while
he was In favor of the bill, he thought
it unconstltultonal on ac2>unt of the en
tire nature of the bill not being set up
in the caption. He argued Ills point from
a legal viewpoint. Senator Goldabv.
chairman of the recess committee, replied
to the senator from Lee. The recess com
mittee had carefully considered this point
and had found that the Supreme court
gave the captions a wide latitude. He an
nounced that Senator Craig, who had per
sonally investigated the law for the re
cess committee, was at the time in the
Supreme court library getting together
authorities. He asked that further con
sideration of the bill be postponol until
the return of Senator Craig. In the mean
time several local bills were passed.
On the return of donator Craig, Senator
Oliver spoke on the unconstitutionally of
the measure and opposed the bill the
further ground that it Inc-eased the pow
er of corporations and accordingly en
couraged the formations r»i trusts. The
final passage of the hill being called, it
appeared at first that tne measure nas
lost. The friends -f the measure, how
ever. w'ere brought in from cloak room
and lobby and the bill was parsed.
ayes, 13 noes, the closest vote since the
reconvention of the senate.
Vagrancy Bill.
The Harrison vagrancy lull was cubed
as a special order for the hour. Two
amendments were submitted, one l y Sen
ator Thomas, providing that a defendant
proving that he had made a bona fide
effort to obtain work for a reasonable
salary, and the other by Senator Hipp.
(Continued on Second Page)
PATIENCE NOW
1C DWINDLING
Bulgarian People Cannot Remain
Passive Much Longer
THE SITUATION IS CRITICAL
Unless Powers Suppress Turkish Atro
cities an Outbreak Will Be the Re- .
suit—Rumors of Fighting
and Massacres Numerous.
Sofia, Bulgaria, September lO.-Preraier
Petroff is said to have informed repre
sentatives of the powers in Sofia that
neither the government nor the Bulga
rian people can witness with indifference
the annihilation of the Bulgarian ele
ment in Macedonia and the devastation
of the country, and unless the powers
can find some means of restraining Tur
key's terrible repressing measures Bul
garia will be forced to drop from her
present attitude of strict neutrality.
While the premier's intimation was
conveyed in the course of an Informal
controversy with the diplomats in Sofia,
and is in no sense Intended as an official
communication, it may be regarded as an
indication that the patience of the Bul
garian people is becoming exhausted.
Every day brings news of fresh massa
cres and outrages in Macedonia. The
revolutionary organs today published
elaborate statistics giving the names of
100 villages burned by the Turkish sold
iers, the number of houses in each, the
date of the incendiarism and particulars
of the number of persons murdered in
each.
View is Pessimistic.
The* official view of the situation con
tinues pessimistic but in other quarters
the belief prevails that the powers will
shortly’ propose a new system of pacifica
tion in Macedonia and thus remove the
possibility of a Turko-Bulgarian war.
Much confidence is expressed that the
approaching visit of the czar to Vienna
will result in the peaceful solution of the
difficulties. Telegrams from the frontier
Indicate approaching disturbances in
northern and eastern Macedonia. A tele
gram from DJoumala says the rich Turks
are leaving the villages in that district
and that the Pomaks. or Bulgarian Mo
hammedans would follow suit, but do not
know where they qan find refuge.
The grr* X fo es, of PI-rift is burning
The Turks set fire to the forest in fo*i
places and the flames are visible at JV
gTeat distance.
Fighting is reported to be taking place
near Melnik and another fight Is going on
in the vilayet of M6nastir. At* Bukovit,
between Krlschevo and Gostlva, the in
surgents surprised a body of Bashl Ba
zouks, pillaging the village. The latter
were attacked and many were killed.
Turks Reported Defeated.
Near Midish, district of Kostur, it is
reported th t a band leJ ' / Tohakaloroff
has d- uted a /detachment of Turkish
troops, who had about sixty killed. Many
wounded Turks are arriving at Monastir,
filling the hospitals. The population In the
district of Veles are reported to be in a
terrible condition. Nearly all their vil
lages have been plundered and destroyed.
The old men, women and children were
brutally flogged by the soldiers, and many
were killed, the Bashl Bazouks leaving
the bodies unburled.
A telegram from Burgas states that 2000
Turkish soldiers with two cannon have
landed near Vaslliki, on the Black sea,
and attacked the town, which Is still oc
cupied by the insurgents.
MARECHAL RECALLED.
Wrote a Letter That Was Displeasing
to Pelletan.
Paris, September 10/—Admiral Mare
chal, the commander of the French
squadron of the far east, who was re
cently relieved of his post by Marine
Minister Pelletan, arrived in Paris to
night. The cause of his recall was a
letter the admiral wrote to the minis
ter, who had scored Lieutenant Horst
for landing sailors of the gunboat Ol
rey for the protection of nuns wTo
were threatened by natives, which the
minister regarded as a political act.
The admiral sustained his subordinate,
and a correspondence followed, closing
with a letter which led to the admiral's
recall by cable.
In this letter Admiral Marechal said:
"I am not seeking notoriety, but 1 have
a right to defend my military and pri
vate honor against all attacks. Thu
chief of the French navy would dis
grace himself if his object were to
command naval officers cowardly
enough to accept insults without winc
ing.”
Scale Conference.
Youngstown, O., September 10.—The
bi-monthly amalgamated scale confer
ence of iron and steel workers was
held here today. The scale for Sep
tember and October will be based on
a 1.6 card. Since last January it ha-> j
been based on a 1.7 card.
Gold Stolen.
Chattanooga, Tenn., September 10.—
A special to the Times from Jackson.
Tenn., says: Dr. J. R. Cottongin of
Teague, Tenn., has had nearly $4000 In
gold stolen from him in the past few
days. Two men are suspected.
McKinley to Be Reemmbered.
Canton, O., September 10.—The sec
ond anniversary of the death of Pres
ident McKinley next Monday wftl be
observed in this city by a memorial
services in the church which he attend
ed during his lifetime.
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♦ WEATHER FORECAST. ♦
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.*. Washington. September 10.—Fore- ♦
♦ cast for Alabama: Fair In north, ♦
+. showers and cooler in south por- ♦
♦ tlons Friday. Brisk to high east to ♦
« north winds on coast. Saturday ♦
♦ fair In north, showers In south por- ♦
♦ tlon. ♦
MERCHANT TELLS OF THE
HORRORS AT MONASTIR
Turkish Soldiers Are Daily Perpetrating the Most Inconceiva
ble Atrocities and Officers Make No Effort to Stop Them.
Over 70,000 People Are Homeless and Starving.
{7 OFIA, BULGARIA. September 10.
—An European merchant who
^^ left Monastir September 8, has
arrived at Sofia and has given the Asso
ciated Press correspondent an account
of the terrible conditions prevailing in the
vilayet of Monastir. He says Hiimi Pa
sha’s administration has greatly disap
pointed the Christians, who expected that
he would make an improvement in the sit
uation. Hiimi Pasha, however, is follow
ing the lines of his predecessors and the
greatest excesses that have ever been
committed, have happened since his arriv
al.
Throughout the vilayet of Monastir, the
Turkish soldiers are daily perpetrating
almost inconceivable atrocities. They
dishonor young girls in the presence of
their parents and pillage and murder ev
erywhere. Even funeral processions are
halted and the corpses stripped of the
new clothes in which they are dressed
according to the Macedonian custom. The
priests’ vestments are seized and the sol
diers sell all their plunder openly, the
officers apparently consenting. The infor
mant of the Associated Press says the
Christian inhabitants hourly fear a gener
al massacre by the Mussulmans, whose
fanatical hatred of the Christians has
reached the highest point.
The shops are closed in Monastir, busi
ness 1s suspended and the streets are de
serted. Even the consuls do not dare
to venture outside their homes. Europeans
desiring to see the burned villages are pre
vented by the authorities on various ex
cuses. The British consul wanted to go
to Smilevo, but Hilmi Pasha informed
him that he could not guarantee his safe
| ty as the revolutionaries had plotted to
kill him.
The Informant continues, that it is es
timated that there are over 70.000 people
In the fields without shelter and starving.
Hilmi Pasha has promised the consuls
that he will assist the destitute people,
but he has done nothing, even refusing
to allow them to enter the town and beg
for goods.
The Greeks a . ed Inventing
reports for the purpose of fanning the
Mussulmans’ hatred of the Bulgarians.
The Turkish functionaries openly scofT at
the idea of reforms or European inter
vention, declaring that should armed Eu
ropean forces come the Turks would im
mediately burn, destroy and massacre,
leaving only barren fields throughout
Macedonia.
CATHOLICS CANNOT JOIN
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION
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Omaha, Neb., September 10.—Bishop
Richard Scannel, bishop of the Omaha
diocese of the Catholic church, has taken
a definite stand in the matter of Catho
lics becoming members of the Interna
tional Typographical union, and makes
the plain statement that a Catholic can
not belong to the union and receive abso
lution from a priest.
Bishop Scannel tonight said: "This ques
tion has not come up in this diocese, and
there is no reason why it should, because
no priest would need any instructions in
the case. There is a primary principle of
ethics and such principles are self-evident
to every one.
“No man could lawfully take an obli
gation of this kind, for the keeping of
it would render all government, ecclesi
astical or civil, impossible. In fact, it
would render null and void all courts at
law, ecclesiastical or civil. It would make
the authority of a voluntary organization
paramount to all law, national, divine, ec
i cieslastlcal and civil.
“I am at a loss to understand how any
sensible man could formulate such an ob
ligation, or how any sensible man could
assume it.”
SENATOR HOAR SAYS THE
NEGROES WILL REMAIN
Salem. Mass., September 10.—Senator
Hoar and George von Meyer, United
States ambassador to Italy, were the
T'tfjicipa’ guests* today at the annual
ini turner outing of the Essex club of
Massachusetts at Baker's Island. Sena
tor Hoar, the chief speaker, discussed
“Problems of the Nation." He said in
part: “We hear a great deal nowadays
of reciprocity and of foreign trade and
of revision of the tariff. A revision of
the tariff is as necessary as it is for
Massachusetts to revise the statutes. The
time to make those changes is not in the
year before a presidential election, but
after a presidential election."
Discussing the race problem in the.
south, the senator said: "I know, my
friends, that there are special difficulties
In this problem, as It affects our colored
fellow citlsan*. 1 know how deeply
moved are the feelings of our southern I
brethren. I would not utter toward them
a word of reproach. I know how near
to their homes and how close to their
social and political life comes this cloud
and shadow.
“I see that one enthusiastic southern
man has renewed the proposition that
we send the 10,000,000 negroes out of the
country. This is totally impracticable.
Let us not delude ourselves. We have
this question to meet squarely at home.
The negro will stay. The European and
Asiatic will come. You cannot turn them
out and you cannot keep them out.”
IRON TRADE STILL
SHOWS CONTRASTS
THE VOLUME OF BUSINESS WILL
NEVERTHELESS COMPARE FA
VORABLY WITH ORDINARY CON
DITIONS—CONTRACTS SMALL.
Cleveland, September 10.—The Iron
Trade Review this week says:
The iron trade still presents strong con
trasts to the high pressure conditions of
1902, yet the volume of business will com
pare favorably with what have been rated
ordinary times.
Resistance to pressure that would carry
prices measurably below the present level
Is apparent in both pig iron and finished
material, yet there is no positive develop
ment to give assurance that the present
level can be maintained. Contract buying
is of such small proportions as to give
little clue to the requirements of con
suming interests. The efforts of southern
furnaces to secure a reduction of 50
cents In freight to the Ohio river were un
successful, the railroads answering that
the time had not yet come for such a
concession. Similar freight reductions
would have been asked from northern
roads.
At present central western furnaces are
quoting under the $11.75 Birmingham basis
ior No. 2 foundry, sales at Pittsburg be
ing reported at $15.85. which would mean
$11 at furnace for southern competitors.
This may have given rise to the reports
of $11 southern iron. No such sales can be
traced, however, though 3000 tons of 1
southern iron has been bought In during
Lhe week by the leading agricultural ma
chinery interests and 2300 tons by an Ohio
cast Iron pipe foundry, on a basis equiv
alent to $11.50 Birmingham. Gray forge
Iron has declined further and Pittsburg
tales are reported at $16. Purchasers of
Bessemer iron by the United States Steel
corporation for the fourth quarter are
still delayed. Steel has been sold by In
dependent producers below the $27 Pitts
burg basis established by the pool, and a
meeting of the Steel Billet association la
expected In the near future to consider
prices.
EXCITEMENT AT DOVER.
Reported That Two Wrecks Have Oc
curred in Heavy Sea.
London, September 10.—Excitement
prevails at Dover over the report that
two wrecks have occurred, one on tho
Goodwin sands and the other at Dun
geness. At a late hour a lifeboat was
seen approaching Dover with a ship
wrecked crew. An imense crowd is
awaiting its arrivel.
At Weston-Super-Mere, on the Bris
tol channel, the sea has invaded the
streets and boats are floating into the
town 300 yards from the promenade.
GROCERY HOUSES
BURN AT NASHYILLE
ONE PERSON IS KILLED AND FIVE
OTHERS SERIOUSLY INJURED
BY FALLING WALLS—LOSS IS
$125,000.
Nashville, September 10.—A fire that
started In the wholesale grocery house
of Coleman, Tompkins ft Co. early this
morning resulted in the death of one per
son and the serious injury of live others.
The fire originated in the third story of
the Coleman, Tompkins building and
spread rapidly to the adjoining buildings
occupied by the Broad Street Stove and
Tinware Co., and the wholesale drug
house of W. H. Smith & Bro.
It was about fi o'clock when the flames
were subdued and all the firemen had re
turned to their several stations with the
exception of seven who were left to guard
against another outbreak. These men
were on the third floor of the Colenmn,
Tompkins building when shortly after JO
o clock, the middle walls gave way with
out warning and carried with them the
roof and side walls. The firemen were
precipitated Into the collar and were near
ly smothered when taken from under the
debris. Those injured were:
Assistant Chief Joe Weaver, scalp
wound and probable fracture: Cuptaln
Bob Burk, spine broken; Oeorge Karris,
rib broken and Injured Internally; Sam
McHenry, colored. Injured internally and
lower limbs temporarily paralysed from
shock. Charles Meadows and Stlth Der
ickson were badly shaken up but escaped
without serious Injury.
Hr. W If. Smith and S. S. Wharton |
were In the office of Smith & Bro. when
the walls fell and were caught under the [
mass. Dr. Smith was terribly bruised i
and was smothered to death before his j
body could be extricated. Wharton sus
talned a severe scalp wound.
The buildings and stock are a total loss
and the damage Is estimated at *128.000;
the Insurance Is placed at *75,000.
GALE IN ENGLAND.
Heavy Wind and Rain Sweep Over the
Island.
London, September 10.—A terrific !
gale has sprung up all over the United I
Kingdom. Within ten hours the bar- ;
ometer fell one inch, the wind blew at
a force of seventy miles an hour and
torrential rains have fallen. All the
telegraph system was disorganized for
several hours and communication with
Ireland and the United States was in
terrupted. No damage has been done
to property in the interior and along
the sea front, especially at the seaside
resorts. Hundreds of vessels are run
ning to shelter and it is feared that
there will be serious casualties. Heavy
floods are reported from Wales and
snow is falling on the Grampian hills
in Scotland.
POSTAL CLERKS
CLOSE SESSION
Frank T, Rogers of Chicago is
Fleeted President
MEET NEXT IN ST, LOUIS
Plan Is Adopted for Creating a Mortu*
uary Benefit Fund and Issuing
Policies for $500, $1000
and $2000.
Neshville, September 10.—The Union
National Association of Postoffice clerk*
was addressed this morning by Repre
sentative George W. Harris of t&e
American Federation of l.abor. Mr. Har
ris addressed himself to the necessity of—
the organization of the forces of labor,
and spoke of the advantages to be de
rived from an affiliation with the feder
ation. He said the federation has a dis
tinct record for conservatism and was
Irrevocably pledged to arbitration for th«
settlement of all disputes.
The association rejected a resolution
urging the department to give hours off
to clerks who have to do considerable
work on Sundays and holidays In pay
ment of the extra duty performed.
A resolution was adopted urging that
substitutes be provided for clerks who
are overworked or on vacation, and also
a resolution condemning the system or
fines for minor oftenses that Is In vogue
In some offices.
Condemnation was ex pressed of the pol
icy that allows full pay to substitutes for
regular clerks In the first and second
class, when regular clerks are absent.
It was also urged that the salary or
substitutes be fixed at $<100 per annum,
and that the difference between this
amount and Ihe salary given to the reg
ular clerks be paid to the regular men
for work done by the substitutes.
The postofflce clerks adjourned tonight
after having selected at. Louis for the
next convention. The following officers
were elected: President, Frank T. Rogers,
Chicago; vice president, Forest L. May,
Dayton; second vice president, P. J Mc
Dermott. Worcester, Mass.; third vb«
president, William H. McCarthy at.
Louis; secretary, R. C. Loeffier. Milwau
kee. —J,
One ofthe most Important actions laU"n
by the convention was the adoption oi a
plan for the creation of a mortuary ben
efit fund. The plan provides for the is
suance of policies for $500. $1000 or
UNITED STATES AFTER STERN.
Proceeding? for Extradition of Balti
more Contractor Instituted.
Washington, September 10.—This gov
ernment has instituted proceedings for the
extradition of Leopold J. Stern, the Balti
more contractor, who disappeared when
Indicted hy the grand Jury In this cltv
for conspiracy In a postal contract and
Who was found recently at Toronto. Can
ada.
Postofflce Inspector Walter Mayor, of
Chicago left tonight for Toronto, where
he will confer immediately with the
crown's attorney and the Americnn consul
there.
AUTO RUNS AWAY.
New York Hotel Man Is Injured'In
France.
Paris, September lfi.—A fatal auto
mobile accident occurred yesterday at
Barbee, near Bordeaux. A car con
ducted by an American, whose nama
was given as Martin, said to be a hotel
man In New York city, and who was
accompanied by a party of guests, be
came disarranged and the vehicle
dashed Into a ditch.
One of the occupants, M. Cuivillier,
had his back broken and was killed
outright. Martin had a shoulder in
jured, but the other occupants of f..s
carriage escaped uninjured.
WANTS TO THANK SHAW.
Bank President Makes Resolution Be
fore the Saratoga Convention.
Saratoga, N. Y., September 10.—At
the state bankers' convention which
president of the Mechanics and Trad
ers bank of New York, offered the fol
lowing resolutions:
"Resolved, That the thanks of this
convention be tendered ft) Secretary
Shaw and this his andardahrdaluhrdiu
Shaw and that his wisdom in deposit
ing the revenues amounting to $40,
000,000 in the banks be approved."
Action was deferred.
Kills Himself in Presence of Wife.
Vicksburg, Miss., September 10.—.
Charles B. Schmallng. a well known
merchant and property owner of this
city, fired a bullet into his head last
night Schmallng committed the act In
the presence of his wife, who used
every effort to prevent the tragedy. He
died within ten minutes. Ill health is
said to have made Schmaling despond
ent.
McCord Deserves Reward.
I-ouisville. Ky., September 10.—A
Cynthiana, Ky., special says: Judge
Osborne has certified to the Htate treas
urer that Sheriff Woodson McCord cf
Clark county is entitled to the reward
of $500 offered by Governor Beckham
for the arrest and conviction of the
assassin of J. B. Marcum. Sheriff Mc
Cord arrested Curtis Jett.
Indictel for Perjury.
l-ouisville, Ky„ September 10.—A
special from Cynthiana, Kv., sayst The
Harrison county grand jury today re
turned indictments against "Tricky"
Jim Back, George Bolling and C. C.
Adams for perjury. They testified in
the recent Jett-White trials here, at
tempting to prove an alibi for Jett.
Wararnts have been issued.