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n i ii i i i hi ii i i ii i i i i I ii i iy 1 $ VOL. XXXV Xo, 75. WILMINGTON, X. G., SEPTEMBER 23, 1902. $1.00 PER YEAR I t' GREAT INTEREST MR. HAY'S PAPER CAUSES WIDE SPREAD DISLUSS1011 INTERNATIONAL ETHICS Isrircl ZanKTvIII. the Oat Interview to Press He Says It Author, GIv the Associated Is a Hlstorie Doeoment, that Will Set Prec edent In Political i; -ihteousnew. Americas' Action Wr Undoubt edly Chivalrous It In Worthily Pendant to President Roosevelt's Setting the Harw-v Arbitration Court In Motion. London, September 26. Secretary Hay's note to the powers, which signed the Berlin treaty of 1878, on the subject of Roumania's treatment of Jews, ha3 aroused widesrpead interest in the Jew ish community of London. Israel Zang will, the author, who is an authority among his co-religionists and a eea: less worker for the improvement of the position of the poorer among them, said to a representative of the Associated Press: "Secretary Hay's note regarding the Roumanian violation of the treaty of Berlin is a noble historic document, set ting a precedent In political righteous ness. It is a worthy pendant to Presi dent Roosevelt setting The Hague in ternational arbitration court in motion. Both tend to the creation of a non-existent branch of justice international ethics the absence of which makes our civilization a farce, since all evil is sanctioned, if only enough people com mit t. America cannot be seriously in jured by Jewish immigration, and its action was undoubtedly chivalrous. Yet it has a technical case for interfer ence, even though not represnted at the Berlin congress. The world is all inter connected with any action of one power that tends to Incommode anoth- r. It is practically an act of aggression. More especially should this principle be push ed to its utmost limits, when monstrous injustice is being perpetrated and an unoffending population is being done to death. If the European powers do not interfere to enforce the treaty of Berlin I do not see how they can escape the deuction that violation of treaties is only a casus belli and when some com mercial interest is to be exploited." ENGINES CRASH TOCETHEK. Bad-Accident to the Colombia cnrslon While Returning Wilmington Friday Mrcht. from The Florence Times vesterday eays: The excursion train from Wilming ton, returning to Columbia last night, was wrecked at the passenger station here and a number of people, variously estimated from 20 to 6C were, injund more or less. It seems from what can bt learned, for very little can be teamed at all. that the excursion train was run in two sections. The first section had dis charged its passengers at tm station and side tracked onto tfcvi main Una used by .the freight in goinr to the yar . It had been there but f'W moment? when the Fayetteville freight c::me round the curve at a lively g.ii and the engines crashed together. The freight engine being the lightest, one of the wood burners, mounted the mogul that was pulling the excursion train and top pled off into the ditch. The coaches on the excursion train were not Injured, but the passengers, many of whom were standing In the aisles and sitting on the arms of the seats', were thrown down and bruised and cut and hurt in various ways, but .more frightened than hurt. There was the greatest excitement frr a time and the train, was quickly emptied and the hurt and frightened passengers were crowded Into the waiting room and dining hall where their wounds were looked after by Doctors Evans, Gregg and Hicks. The panic having subsided alter a while the excursion train was made up again and went on to Colum bia with the wounded, the physicians accompanying it. Where the fault lay it is impossible to say, the rules for running the trains tbrough the Florence yards being known only to the railroad men.and they are very silent on an occasion of this kind. The matter will be investigated bv the authorities. Engineer Bowser of the excursion j train and Engineer Tom Bissctt of th- , freight had narrow escapes. Mr. Bis eett is laid up with several cashes or ; his head and othef bruises. Mr. Bow- eer was not hurt so badly and was out this morning. He was on the engine at j feelings may be better imagined than described. Engineer Bissctt is said to have jumped, but to have been caught under the wreckage and to have crawl ed out after the accident. His escape was marvelous. One of the wounded. Broker Brown, of Sumter, Is now at tha Jacobi house where he Is receiving the attention of the physicians. His back is wrenched. This excursion seems to i nve been fated. It was the same tiain that was delayed nearly all day at Ea stover by the accident to the enr'ne on Thursday. NO CASE MADE OUT. Men Charged With. Murder of Mine Guard Are Released from Custody. Roanoke, Va., September 20. Garland Smith, Lum Jarvis and Ed Cuddy, three of the men charged with the murder of Walter Ruble, a mine guard on Crane Creek. Mercer county, W. Va.. on Au gust 28th have been released from cus tody at Bluefields, W. Va., after a hear ing In Magistrate Brown's court at that place. After the witnesses for the state had all testified Judge R. C. Mc Claugherty, the state's attorney moved that the men he dismissed, stating that no case had been made out. EDUCATIONAL. SPEECHES OSL.Y. Superintendent Joyfltr Will Make no Political AcldreieiR-Klt ra tion for November Election Cli mate Ilalletln Xotable Wedding Messenger Bureau, Raleigh, X. C. Sept. 20. The verdict of the Moore county jury in awarding H. P. Seawell $4,500 dam ages against the Seaboard Air Line because some employes of the latter threw eggs at him at the depot in Shelby occasioned some surprise here. The railway will take the case to the supreme court. Attorney General Gilmer gav.f thi opinion that, as was stated yesterday, the registration for the November elec tion should begin October 2nd and end October 25th. The democratic and re publican state chairman announced the fact of heir assent to this view. Although ft is against the law to -hoot dove3 before November 1st. pot hunters are shooting many of them. One man the other day killed 60. Watermelons of great size continue to come in here. For example, one wagon load today of 22 melons, weigh ing 1,240 pounds, an average of nearly f-' pounds. The dancing club of the Agricultural : nd Mechanical college gave its first f -rman last night at Raney hall. Professor Henry M. Wilson, of the Agricultural and Mechanical college and Miss Mary Archer Turner, daugh ter of Dr. Vines E. Turner, of Raleigh, will be married at Christ church Oc tober 22nd. It will be the most notably of the autumn weddings. An arm of a young white man, John Richardson, was torn off by a cotton gin near here and he died last evening n a nosDiiai in mis cny. The climate bulletin for this state ur August, issued today, says the :nean temperature was 75 1-2 degrees, which is half -a degree below normal. The highest temperature on any one y was 1.03. at Chapel Hill; the low t: t 39, at Linville. The average rain fall was only 3.93 inches, which is 1.92 below normal. The greatest was 8.91 inches, at Kinston, the least nine trurths of "an inch, at Lenoir. The greatest deficiency of rain occurred at Wilmington and Lenoir. State Superintendent of Public In struction J. Y. Joyner decides that it is not proper for him to make political campaign speeches, but to devote him I" to educational work. State Chair man Simmons concurs in this view of tha matter. Hundreds of streams are dry. The soil is dry to an unusual depth. This. city is taking practically all the water from Walnut creek, its source of sup ply. There is an ample supply for the city, however. The farmers continue to be slow in picking cotton. A rain storm will do I'.Sm great damage. Much cotton is .anging very loosely from the bolls. ?nme people from here - will go to Kington Monday to hear the joint de bate between Senator Pritchard and Loc ke Craig. HUSBAND IvIIjIjS WIFE. Horrible Crime Committed Near Coldsboro Particulars Not Known. (Special to The Messenger.) Goldsboro, X. c., September 20 A homicide Is .reported from Faro, a rostoffice in the northeastern section or- this county. The news of the mur der reached here this afternoon and while the particulars are very meagre it is thought the deed was done this morning about 9 o'clock. The first intimation of the affair was made by the little 10 year old daughter of James Pritchett, a white man work ing as a farm hand on the plantation of E. C. Exum. The little girl ran ove to a neighbor's house crying and saU.1 Ise afraid papa has killei mamma. The neighbors went to Pritchett's house and saw his wife lying across the bed dead The news spread rapidly around the community and a search was made for Pritchett who was trying to make his escape. The sheriff and coroner left this af ternoon for the scene of the crime. At this time nothing can be learned as to what prompted Pritchett to kill his wife or In what manner he killed her. He Is eaid to be addicted to the drink habit. IN BANKING CIRCLES. .Mr. J. W. Norwood Has Resigned as Vice-President of the Atlantic Na tional Bank to Devote Ills Atten tion to the Wilmington Savings and Trust Company. Mr. J. W. Norwood yesterday resign ed his position as vice-president and di . ector in the Atlantic National bank in order to devote more time and atten tion to the business of the Wilming ton Savings and Trust Company, of which he is president. The latter conlpany had a deposit ac count of only about $33,000 when it came under the present management a litle over eight years ago. The depos its have increased steadily each year until the bank now has exceeding $900,000 on deposit, which Is probably more individual deposits than any other bank in North Carolina has. The stock in the bank eight years ago would not sell readily at as much as par. Now the stock will bring above $350 for each $100 of the par value, which, is very much higher than any other bank stock In the .state. The numerous friends !kpf Mr. Nor wood will be pleased to learn that this arrangement will require him to spend much of his time in Wilmington. Mr. Norwood has been in the city several days. - Over a .Million Deposits. The" statement of the llurchfcson Na tional bank at the close of business September 15th is published In the ad vertising columns of The Messenger this morning. The footings are nearly a million and "ahalf dollars. ' The amount of deposits Is Jl.038.832.S-t and the loans and discounts $eS3t089.62. THE PRESIDENT M Oil All Records Broken at Cincinnati's Fall Festival Because of His Presence. The Preivldent Slake a Speech With Trust as 111 Subject and fie Says We Intend to Decl by Evolution, Not by Revolution Some Expedient Must be Found to Control the Mo nopolies Change in Tar I ft Would Have Uttle Effect on the Trusts. The Nation Will Have to Assume the Responsibility of- ReKulatinv CorporationsStates Must Meet the Problem of Inter-Sinte Business Combination Publicity Is A grain Suggested as a Remedy. j Cincinnati, O., Sept. 20. "Roosevelt Day" at the Cincinnati fall festival broke all records of attendance at the annual carnivals. President Roosevelt was the attrac tion as well as the guest of honor, and he served his hosts with untiring will ingness, continuously from 10 a. m., until 10 p. m., without consulting his own convenience or comfort. Among his indulgences of the dty was an hour or more in the afternoon spent in sightseeing at the fall festival After this experience he was escorted Into the auditorium of the music hall, and delivered an address to an im mense audience, with more than 1,000 business men and manufacturers seat ed on the stage with him. The presi dent's address was largely of local ap plication. He was interrupted by en- thusiastic demonstrations when he re ferred to the late President McIIiniey The crowd in the buildings - and grounds of the festival tonight were like those of the afternoon. The presi dent was greeted with loud cheering as his carriage approached the en trance, and when he was escorted into the auditorium, the demonstrations continued for some time. AfterbeUijr welcomed officially by Mayor Julius Fleishmann and introduced he was greeted with such demonstration that the bands broke in to secure order. After thanking Mayor Fleishmann and the - officers of the festival for their courtesies and the audience for its hearty greeting, the president espec ially requested attention, as he pro posed, as the chief executive of all the pdjople, without regard to party, to make an argument on a serious ques tion. Silence then prevailed until the first mention of the trusts, when the applause broke out and continued at frequent 'intervals. The president said in part: In dealing with the big corporations we intend to proceed not by revolution. We wish to face the facts, declining to Jiave our vision blinded, either by the folly of those who say there are no evils, or by the more dangerous folly of those who either see or make believe that they seejiothing but evil In all the e-isting system and who, if given their way, would destroy the evil by the sim ple process of bringing ruin and disas ter to the entire country. Wherever a substantial monopoly can be shown to exist, we should certainly .try our ut most to devise an expedient by which it can be controlled. Doubtless some of th evils existing in or because of the great corporations, cannot be cured by any legislation which has yet been proposed and doubtless others which have really ben Incident to the sudden development in the wormation of cor porations of all kinds, wil in the end cure themselves, but others will remain that can be cured if we only set about curing them with sanity. Corporations that are handled hon estly and fairly, so far from being an evil, are a natural business evolution and make for the general prosperity of our land. We do not wish to destroy corporations. We wish to make them subserve the public good. The savings banks show what can be done in the way of genuinely benen cent work by large corporations when intelligently administered and super vised. Now. of course, savings banks are not highly specialized as a class of cor porations as railroads, and we cannot force too far the analogy with the other corporations but there are certain conditions, which I think we can lay down as indispensable to the proper treatment of all corporations, which. from their size, have become important factors in the social development of the community. The trusts can be damaged by de priving them of the benefits of a pro tective tariff, only on condition of dam aging all their smaller competitors and al the wage workers employed in the industry. This point 13 very important, and it is desirable to avoid any, save wilful misunderstanding. I am not now considering whether or not on grounds totally unconnected with the trusts, it would be well to lower the duties on various schedules, either by direct leg islation or treaties designed to secure as an effect reciprocal relations from the nations with which we trade. . My point is that changes in the tariff would have little appreciable effect on the trusts, save as thy shared in the general harm or good proceeded fro some changes. No tariff change would help one of our smaller corporations, or one of our private individuals in busi ness, still less one of our wage work men, as against a large corporation in the same business; on the contrary. I it bore heavily on the large corpora tions, it, would inevitably be felt still more by weaker rivals while any inju rious result would, of necessity, he shared by both the employer and em 0. ployed in the business concerned. I, personally, feel that ultimately the nation will have to assume the respon sibility of regulating these very large corporations which do an inter-state business. The states must combine to meet the problem caused by the great combina tions of capital; and the easiest way for the states to combine is by action through the national government. I am well aware that the process of consti tutional ffmendment is necessarily a slow one, and one into which our peo ple are reluctant to enter, save for the-j best reasons; but I am confident that, in this instance, the reasons exist. I am also aware that there will will be differences in framing amendments which will meet the objects of the case and yet which will secure the necessary support. The very fact that there must must be delay in securing the adoption of such amendments insures full discussion and calm conideration on the whole subject and will prevent any ill considered action. Without the adoption of a constitu tional amendment my belief is that a good deal can be done by law. Such legislation whether obtainable now or obtainable only after a constitutional amendment should provide for a reason able supervision, the most prominent feature of which at first should be pub licity; that is the making public both to the govemnental authorities and to the people at large the essential facts, in which the public are concerned. Moreover the mere fact of the publi cation would cure some very grave evils, for the light of day is a deterrent to wrong-doing. I advocate action which the president only can advise, and which he has no power in himself to take. Under our present legislation and constitutional limitations, the na tional executive committee work only between the narrow lines in the field of action concerning great corporations. Between those lines I assure you that exact and even handed justice will be dealt, and is being dealt to all men, without regard to persons. WAKE INDEPENDENT MOVE. Meeting Breaks Up in a . Sensation Cliulnnau Reslsns nndOver n. Hundred Leave the Hall. (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, September 20. Inde pendent democrats of this county met here this afternoon with about 150 per sons present, a number of them republi cans and populists. L. R. Wyatt was president and D. I. Fort secretary. Resolutions were adopted .denouncing democratic method at primaries in se lecting county officers. A sensation then followed. Resolutions were offered endorsing democratic nominees for judges, congressmen aid members of the legislature. This was tabled and in stantly the chairman said "I resign as chairman of this convention" and walk ed out as did a hundred others, leaving only two or three democrats, ihe others remaining, being republicans and popu lists, who were astonished at the col lapse of their movement. This handful met later ir.d organized, electing D. I. Fort chairman, and nom inating him for register of deeds also nominating five county commissioners. Tour correspondent is informed that the republicans will soon meet and complete nominations, so as to fill out tickets and that indeDondents will en dorse John W. Atwater. mtieDendent, ior congress, who was here today con ferring with republicans. More Marines for Panama. Washington, Sipt. 20. Secretary Moody has finally decided to augment the United States naval forces on the Isthmus by the additional of six hun dred marines, if Commander McL.eans advices indicate that these ar: needed. He has given orders to Commander Pillsbury of the U. S .S. Prairie now at Boston, to proceed with his ship to Norfolk. At that point 600 marines wil: be gathered, ready to take ship when Secretary Moody's advices indicate the necessity for their presence on the isthmus. Norfolk is the most avail able point for the congregation of ma rine force as in addition to its fcuthern location, it has excellent camping grounds for marines. Fire on Liner St. Paul. New York, Sept. 20. The American steamship St. Paul which arrived to day reported that on the voyage a sue cessful fight had been mads against a fire which raged for twelve hours in the clothes room. The fact that the ship wa3 afire was kept from the women passengers, al though the men of the first cabin were made aware of the possible danger. Fine Showing: for the People's Saving- Bank. In the advertising columns of this morning's Messenger appears the state ment of the People's Savings bank at the close of business September' 13th. The showing is highly credita.ble for an institution that began business in April 1900. The assets of the bank now are $406,6222, the deposits J367.3S6.16, and the loans and discounts $337,027.48. The growth, of the' People's Savings bank has been steady and . extremely gratifying, as will be seen by reference to the 'statement. The deposits and loans and discounts are about three times as large now as they were little more than two years ago. The bank Is under able management and this accounts for the wonderful growth of the Institution. I Makes Address Before County Con vpstion Soon to Resin Joint He bate. (Special to The Messenger.) Greensboro, N. C, Sept. 20. Senator Pritchard arrived on midnight train last night from Asheville and left early this morning for Winston, where he poke today, it being the date lor "the coun ty republican convention to meet. All being at same time, and Forsyth re publicans thinking that this year Is their time to get the good paying coun ty offices, he will no 3o-jot have a big crowd. Today is also the time for the Guilford county republicans to nominate candidates, but there Is a vtry small attendance, they evidently thinking it a useless performance, ;oi having a Lindsay Patterson to ondorse for de moralizing purposes. nd Guilford not a solitary man who can le cajoled from straight republican or democratic prin ciples long enough to ctund a hybri dized stamp for running rurposes only. Accompanying Senator mtchard is W. A, Hildebrand, Washington special correspondent for the Charlotte Obser ver, who not only will report the Sen ator's speech in Winston today, but will accompany him in the series of joint debates with Mr. Craig in the east and report that debate for his paper. Chairman Pritchard -ill return from Winston tonight, and will open up re publican headquarters Monday before leaving, on the noon train for Kinston, where the first debate w.ll be had. Mr. W. S. Hyans. clerk of the federal court at Asheville came with Mr. Pritchard and Mr. Hildebrand last night and all of them will have headquarters at the Benbow. NO OCCASION FOR ALARM. President Hepburn Gives Out Inter view on Tills Week's Ilnuk State ment. New York, September 20. The asso ciated banks of New York, according to their weekly statement published today. are $1,042,050 below their required re serve. This is the first deficit reported since November. 1899, when the defi ciency amounted to $2,788,950. The fea ture is the heavy loss in cash, which was some $3,000,000 in excess of the pre liminary estimates. The banks lost this week $5,768,100 in specie and $1,563, 600 in legal tenders. President A. B. Hepburn of the Chase National bank, said of today's bank statement: "There is nothing in the situation to cause alarm. The west and south have large amounts of money In New York banks. Naturally they will withdraw t-niuchoftfteseTunds-and - will borroA considerable amounts to move grain and cotton. For these perfectly legiti mate reasons, the local banks are like ly to lose from $50,000,00 to $75,000,000 be tween this time and the middle of De cember. Of course this money will have to be supplied by liquidation of loans in this city. Money credits abroad are toler ably easy and gold can be obtained from the other side, if desired. Grain and cotton crops will furnish large amounts of foreign exchange, thereby facilitating gold imports if necessary, but money must rule high for the rest of the year." President Dumont Clark, of the American Exchange National Bank, and President Simons, of the Fourth National bank, both declared was no occasion for alarm. REPUBLICAN' CONVENTIONS. Gnllford and Forsyth Conntles Put Slrontf Tickets In the Field. (Special to The Messenger ) Greensboro, N. C, Sept. 20. GuiU'oid county republicans in convention to day nominated a full ticket for all of fices, nomination being mads without frictSon, all straight republican.?. W. Ragan for senate; C. P. Frazier, and J. C. Cox for house nominees. Resolu tion condemning indictments pending against the Cones for maintaining mill dam was unanimously adopted. Tremendous crowd was out at Win ston to hear Senator Pritchard who made a magnificent speech and fine impression, and every paper heartily complimented the splendid county ticket put up. Nominees headed by J. C. Alexander for senate; J. T. Ben bow and F. C. Davis, house. Alexan ed immediately challengedth demo cratic nominee for senate.BaMwin for a joint discussion. Confederate Army Snreeon Dead. Branford Conn., September 20. Dr. Walter Curry, for years a practicing physician in New York, died today of acute pleurisy while visiting triend3 here. He was born at Lincoln. Ga.. in 1835 and served with distinction in the confederate army as a surgeon during the civil war. He was a orother of Dr, J. L. M. Curry, former United States minister to Spain. Aid for Anthraelte Miners. Chattanooga, Tenn., September 20. The Brotherhood of locomotive Fire men today appropriated $1,000 to aid the anthracite miners and an official telegram was sent to Fresident Mitchell announcing the fact. Wells-Rlehardson Marriage. Hunt3ville. Ala.. Sept- 20. Lieuten ant William S. Wells. Fourteenth Cav alry and Miss Annie Richardson, daughter of Congressman William Richardson, were married here last night. Still on Waltli Orders. Washington. September 20. The ex pected assignment to duty of Naval Constructor Richmond Pearson Hobson did not materialize at the navy depart ment and the constructor has been given more leave and placed on waiting orders. SENATOR PRITCIIARD IN WINSTON. RESULT OF PANIC DUMBER OF DEAD IS 01IE HUN DRED MID FIFTEEN MORE WERE INJURED Klxhty-seven off the. Dead Have Deen Identified and Others Are Yet I n Identified o White People We I the e Killed All Efforts to Quiet Frautle Crowd Were I'tterlr Futile only Those Xear the Speakers Maud Were Aware That There Was no Fire llodlly la Juries HeeeUed, and Ilrokea Limbs Many Died from Suffoca tion. Birmingham, Ala.. Sept. 20. Th ne gro population of Binnlncham Is la mourning and a gloom ha been cast over the entire city as the pvopie begin to realize the immensity of last night's appalling disaster at Shiloh Baptist church. Up to 10 o'clock ton'Cht the number of dead had reached llo and ninety of these have been identified. A large majority of victims of the stam- pede were residents of Birmingnam and as fast as the undertakers can prepare their bodies for inspection they are bing identified. Birmingham, Ala.. Sept. 20. Up to noon today, eighty-seven bodies of victims of las nicht's nanie At tha Shiloh Baptist church, colored, had been identified. There are a number of corpses yet unidentified. As n?irly as can be fltrured at this hour, tho number of dead is 113. while no ac curate estimate can be placed on the number of Injured. Among the dead are: Rev. L. It. Rev. P. H. John ; Rev. Ford. Pratt Price, New Orleans; son, Weir City, Kan. City, Ala.; John Houston, Pittsburg, "William Stone. Greenville: Kas. Rev. Rev. James Kelly and Dr. A I.. Hill. Birmingham, Ala. Of the Identified dead, pixty-five were Birmingham people, most of them women. Investigation today shorf that no white people were killed in the panic. A number of white visitors were in the church at the time and several of them were hurt in the wild scramble, but none will die. Policeman Elledge, who wa3 standing, atthcexit. -endeavoring to iulet the mad throng, was caught between the moving multitude and the wall in the narrow passage-way lead ing down to the stairs and nearl all his clothing was torn from his body. His legs were also mashed but lie will recover. His efforts to quiet the crowd were utterly futile and not until the fire department and a large number of officers arrived on the scene, was anything like order restored. Then it was found that practically every body had gotten out of the building. Those nearest the speaker's stand, seemed to quickly realize that there was no fire and no occasion for a panic and the speaker and leaders passed outide through a door, to the rear of the pulpit, where they addressed the wild mob of struggling humanity in an earnest effort to restore order. Booker Washington was among thet number, but even his words fell upon dear ears. An examination of the bodies of the victims, shows that very many of them died of .suffocation, the conges tion of humanity in the vestibule and passage-way. where the crush occur red, being so great. Those who re ceived bodily injuries were the ones who were crushed and trampled under foot. Many, had broken limbs and one negro threw himself over the heads of the crowd and had his brains dashed out against the wall. Booker Washington has received Ihe following telegram from President Roosevelt In rf-sard to th? disaster which befell fo many people at the National BapriFt convention at Bir mingham last niht. HIh r-:2y also follows: "Cincinnati. O.. Sept. 20. IS02. "Mr. Booker T. Washington: "I am shocked and horrific by the di.?aster at Birmingham and desire to express my great grief at the pad loss of life. THEODORE IK tO.nVKljX -'Birmingham. Ala.. Spt. 20. "1902. "President The.!ore Roosevelt. St. Nicholas Hotel, Cincinnati. O.: Our people most gratfui to you for your words of sympathy in the matter of terrible calamity which has befallen so many of our race, everything pos sible is being done by both white and colored citizens to help. Birmingham city officials have been most t hough -ful and generous. The crowd attend ing was very large, but was perfectly orderly. The disaster grew out of on? of those incidents which It was almost impossible to foresee. "BOOKER T. WASHINGTON." The injured negroea are being cared for in the various hospitals though many of them have been taken to pri vate residences. Physicians express the opinion that all of them will re cover, though several are In a critical condition. The undertaking establishment f the city which prepare the bodiea of negroes for burial have been unable to handle the remains of the panic vic tims and many of the bodies are still scattered over the floors of these places. Two of the undertakers being unable to care for the remains Inside their establishments have laid them out in rows on the floor of their stables. The citizens of Birmingham nave started a relief fund to care for tite dead and injured and several hundred dollars has already been subscribed Judge -J. H. Ballew. the negro law yer who is said to have precipitated the panic by engaging in an alterca tion with Hicks, the choir leader, has been arrested , and is in jail charged with disturbing public worship. Hicks has not been located. Ballew is a resi dent of Baltimore. .1
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