The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-09
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
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/ liC SAoo AOA Tic year n1dJOl II dim d. NJ
derson, the president, and Mr.. 7. II. Ben
ners, the secretary, Will be reelected if they
be willing to serve the club longer. Both
are known as ideal club officers
SO spoke a club man in the lobby. "The
financial affairs of the club are in a most
satisfactory condition. he continued. The
debt is almost wiped out and the club has
one of the most beautiful pieces of prop
erty in Birmingham. worth. at present
prices fully $4,000. The Southern is one of
the best clubs in the South, and is almost
the most progressive. 1t is well conducted
and has been ever since it was founded by
twenty-five young men eight years ago. The
club is an ornament to Birmingham and
its prosperity is a matter for general con-
graduation. II is believed that several
general receptions viii be held this winter
"The army bill, which Chairman Hull in
trodueed in the house Of representatives
yesterday, and not the bill drawn by Ma
jor General Niles. is the one which will be
considered by congress-" said William
Ryan.
1t, like Miles bill, provides for 100000
regulars, but in most other respects the
two measures dissimilar. Hulls bill pro-
vides for one Lieutenant general, six major
generals and twelve brigadier generals Of
the line, whereas Miles bill calls FOR one full
! general, two Lieutenant generals, eight ma
! jor generals of the line and twenty-five
| brigadier generals of the line Huh also
! proposes fewer regiments, consequently
! fewer colonies and lieutenant colonies than
| Miles. Hull's bill may be amended consid-
| erably, but it is fe to say that the reor-
| ganized regular army will have as its COM
manding officer a lieutenant general Miles
| being the senior officer, although younger
IN years than the other two major generals
OF the regular army, as now constituted,
! Will naturally expect to be promoted to the
highest grade. But the old fight against
him will doubtless be made He will how
| ever, win this time ii is believed. in spite
of opposition. The president will certainly
appoint him. The fight against him will be
made in the senate. Nearly all of the
southern senators can be counted on to
vote against his confirmation on account of
his having put Jefferson Davis in irons
while the latter was prisoner a Fortress
Monroe, where Miles was in command. 1t
Is quite probable that Major General Fitz-
hugh Lee will be appointed major gem
eral in the regular army and retired as he
will have reached the retirement age by the
time the new army law goes into effect By
the way, it is said that General Lee will
withdraw from the senatorial race and
leave the field to Senator Martin. 1t is un-
derstood that Lee on his retirement from
the military service, will devote his time
to literature The pay of a retired major
general is $685.. If General Wheeler re-
mains in the volunteer army until the reg
ular army is increased and reorganized he
too would probably retire with major gen.
erals pay"
81 l4ere is a new bank in Meridian" said
travelling man, land there is an ex-consul
at the head of it. McGehee, sometime con-
sui at Huddersfeld, England, together with
his associates, have organized bank and
it has opened up for business. McGehee is
one of the best fellows alive. He spent
several years as a representative of the
agricultural department.. Previous to that
time he had been a committee clerk In
Washington, and a newspaper correspond
ent. His business was really in the news
paper field. In 1893 President Cleveland ap-
pointed him consul at Huddersfield. and in
that position McGehee made an enviable
record. His commercial reports were
amongst the best sent to the department of
state. Mckinley recalled him because he
was a democrat; Mckinley recalled other
consuls who were not democrats. He made
clean sweep. l am certain that McGe-
hee's bank will prosper. He is a man of
sound judgment, and he deserves that pub
lie confidence which he seems naturally to
win"
Beware of a man who wears his trous-
ers too short, observed a lawyer in the
lobby There is something loose about
him. 1t may be mere carelessness; that is
looseness of a sort. 1t may be something
else; but no perfectly balanced man ever
wears his trousers too short If the pru-
dent mans trousers has been cut too short.
he will have them let out; if his suspenders
pull them too high up, he will let out his
suspenders. 1 know a man who was beaten
for the iudgship of a great county simply
because he wore his trousers girted up too
high They just touched his shoe tops, and
he lost lots of votes because of that fact"
State Solicitor r. c. Hunt, of the Scots
boro circuit, was in town yesterday. Mr.
Hunt is one of the victors of the big solicit
torships fight before the legislature at
Montgomery. He won with hands down
but his election was a surprise to the OUT
side public, for he beat one of the most
popular solicitors in the state, Winston
who had served six years in the office So
licitor Hunt is strong man, and will make
a good prosecuting attorney. He enters
upon his duties next Monday
Attorney Joseph H. Nathan, of Sheffield
Is in town. Mr. Nathan reports the feeling
at Sheffield in regard to the business and
industrial outlook to be most favorable He
confirms reports hitherto published that the
health of Ex-Gov. Lindsay, his distinguish
ed father-in-law, is not satisfactory.
7. b. Rogerson, of Glasgow, Scotland. 10
in the city.
John P. Tillman is in Montgomery