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The age-herald., 1899-12-27
MEXICANS KNOW
 THE POKER GAME Wealthy Man Arrested torCheat-
 ing a Visiting Friend. : AMERICANS ARE KICKING
A Report Gained Credence That Agui- naldo, the Filipino Chieftain, Had Arrived in Mexico Mrs. Bo-
 zaine is Seriously Ill

City of Mexico, December 8.-There Is much interest in the arrest of wealthy Mexican here charged by a visiting friend with having cheated him at game Of poker out of s4,500. The accuser is a gen. tleman recently arrived from Puerto Rico. where he had made a fortune. and he charged that, prompted by curiosity, he agreed, after losing the sum mentioned to pretend to act as a ''cappsr' for the rich gambler and discovered that great sums had been won from resident Americans ranging up to s50O0o. The games employ ed for gaining these large sums were rou- lette and poker, and it is charged that the roulette wheel was controlled by an elec- tric device, while the poker game was worked by card sharp, the victims being gotten under the influence of liquor. It Is also charged that there is an extensive system of card sharping carried on here and confederates have won millions of dol- lars from men who have patronized their games. The matter will be thoroughly an- vestigated by the authorities.
 Protest is made by resident Americans against the feecing of their countrymen. One journal advocates the establishment of a whipping post of these vagabonds, and it will receive the hearty appreciation of self-respecting foreign residents.
 A curious report gained credence here yesterday that Aguinaldo had arrived in Mexico.
 Madam BaZaine Is seriously dll at a hos pital in the suburbs of this city. She was the wife of the famous Marshal Bazaine of France, and is the daughter of one of the most aristocratic Mexican families and renowned for her beauty.
 Bazaine fell desperately in love with her while in command of the French army dur ing the war of intervention. Her life has been as exciting as army romance. She followed her husband back to France, was with him until he was imprisoned on the charge of treason, and took part in aiding him to make his escape and remained with him until his death in exile in Spain. One of her sons died in Cuba, and another's whereabouts is unknown. Thus from the heights of social splendor the widow of the French marshal has fallen into e state or great mental depression and affiction. Her sad case excites the sympathy of the high est society here, where she has in the past played the part of a leader.
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RYAN ISSUES A REPLY.
Answers President John Skelton Will
 Hams of the Seaboard Airline.

New York, December 26.-Thomas F. Ryan, one of the principal stock holders of the Seaboard and Roanoke railroad, has issued . telesrsphic reply to the published telegram from John 6kelton Williams. pres ident of the Seaboard and Roanoke rail- road, in the controversy over the control of the 6eaboard Air Line system. Mir. Ryan says:
 'I have just received from my attorneys report of the court proceedings at Ral- eigh on Thursday last, and observe that ysrr representative there read in open court a copy of a telegram sent to you by me on December F. It says that you had made all the efforts, suggestions and prop ositions that any fair-minded man could reasonably desire. By the proposition em- bodied in your preliminary plan of consoli- datiOn, I was invited to cooperate in plan involving the issue of $19,670,000 of bonds on the combined properties and used for the following purposes: $13,343 GOO to reimburse your various syndicates for the securities they bought $2,2S5,000 in ex- change for Georgia and Alabama stocks; $1 $1,e00,000 to purchase or retire certain shares of Seaboard stock and stock in roads held by minority stock holders; $1,- 900, eco to retire car trust notes, and $1,000,- Oo0 to pay for certain extensions, leaving s141, 600 which you describe as a balance for miscellaneous requirements.'
 Having thus paid your syndicates dol- lar for dollar in bonds, you further pro- posed to issue to them bonus in the stocks of the re-organized company of more than $23,0O00OO.
 Subsequently I learned that your firm, John L. Williams & Sons, and MT. Mid dendorff of the firm were to have as a commission $2,0OO00O of the new stocks in addition. This plan, it seems to me, is wholly inconsistent with a proper financial policy
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CHINESE-MEXICAN TREATY
The Negotiations Have Been Brought
 to Successful Close

Washington. December c6.-The negotia- tions which have been in progress for some time between China and Mexico for a gen. eral treaty of trade, navigation and im- migration, now have been brought to a successful conclusion here and the formal signing of the document completed at the Mexican embassy. Senor Aspiroz, the Mexi- can ambassador, signing for his country, and Minister Wu Ting Fang for China The ceremony was witnessed by the staffs of the Mexican embassy and the Chinese legation, and was followed by hearty felic- itatdons on both sides, as this is the first treaty ever entered into by the two coun- tries.
 The main feature of the treaty is in establishing official relations between China and Mexico for the first time, thus giving promise of the development of trade rela- dons between them. Each side is given favored national treatment in the matter of imports, and Mexico is to exercise an "extraIterritoriality" in China, the same as is now enjoyed by other first-class pow ers.., Immigration of the citizens of the two countries is left unhampered, and un- der this provision 1t is expected that the latent resources of Mexico will be devel- oped by Chinese labor. The signed copies Of the treaty have now been forwarded to China and Mexico for ratification
The age-herald., 1899-12-27
The Wolfsohn Insurance Story

Los Angeles Cal, December S.--When s. A. Jones, local insurance agent, was interviewed today regarding the story from Chicago that Aaron Wolfsohn, whom he insured for s1OO,OOO, and who committed suicide and was buried here, had turned up alive in Chicago, he said. he could not believe the Chicago story. aIr. Jones does not understand how the thing was brought about, but he is positive that the man whom he insured as Aaron Wolfsohn is dead He has taken every means possible to Identify the man and says there is no doubt. However, he is going east to make a fuller investigation. .-
 There i, only one explanation and that is that there are two Aaron Wolfsohns, and that they look alike.
The age-herald., 1899-12-27
CONDEMNED MAN ESCAPES
Negro Murderer Outwits Death Watch
 and Goes Free

Norfolk, Va, December 26.-Walter Cot ton, a desperate negro murderer, sentenced to hang January 12 for the murder of Charles Wyatt, merchant in the suburbs of Portmouth, walked out of the county jail here about o'clock this morning, despite the presence of J. Saunders, the night death watch in the cell, and escaped. Saunders was asleep in rocking-ch Cotton, who had in some way filed away the burgGar-proof steel bars of his cell, took the overcoat and cap of the death watch and stole away without awakening him. Saunders lnas been arrested. Cotton is a North Carolina negro, and evidently received assistance from the outside.
The age-herald., 1899-12-27
Notice to Creditors.

District Court of the United States in and for the Southern Division of the North ern District of Alabama. In the matter of D. J. Phillips. bankrupt.
 Take notice that the first meeting of creditors of the above named bankrupt will be held at my office in the United states government building on the 9th day of January 1900. at the hour of 10 a. m., at which time and place you can appear, If you see fit, and prove your claim, and take such action as the Bankrupt Act author izes. N. W. TRIMBLE,
 Referee in Bankruptcy. Birmingham, Ala. December 2s. 1899.
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Arkansss Lands Purchased

Topeka, Kan, December %.-J. J. Frey, general manager of the Santa Fe railway, and General Manager Yoakum of the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad today purchased over 1900 acres of zinc lands near Melville. Ark. Soon after the big purchase it was announced that the Eure- ka Springs railroad is to be immediately extended into the Melville zinc district. The two general managers have had ex- ports in the Arkansas district who claim that the region around Yellville is the richest in zinc in the world. Melville is 70 miles from West Plains, Mo-, the nearest railroad station.
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DINING CAR SERVICE
Retween Birmingham and Cincinnati On
 Queen and Crescent Trains l and 3.

[ Effective November 18th. Cafe dining ,a nd conservation car service was re-estab- iished on Queen and Crescent trains 1 and 9 hetween Chattanooga and Cincinnati. Tbis is in addition to the cafe service oper- eted on Alabama Great Southern trains ana between Attalla, Ala, and Radford Va and places the Queen and Crescent Sefore the travelling public as the only line with dining car service serving all meals en route between Birmdngham and Cfn- cinnati The train on which this car Is handled leaves Birmingham daily at 5:55 a. m.. arriving at Cincinnati the same even ing at 7:9o D. m. Returning. leaves Gin cinnati at S:3o a. m,. arriving at Birming- ham at 9:55 p. m.
 Full particulars as to this service can be obtained at Alabama Great Southern Rail- road passenger office, 2019 First avenue, Birmingham Ala. u-23-t
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REAL ESTATE
 FOR SALE.

FOR SALE $2.500-S-room 2-story house. corner lot, North Highlands, lot 125x300. 8, ,250-The finest residence lot on Soutk Highlands.
 ss50-S nice lots, Parker station, Woodlawn, or will divide them. $32. .50-Per foot for large choice lot, 11th av- enue and 18th street, South. $2,500-Lot 250x200. new Groom cottage; well, cistern. barn, etc.; a beautiful place. $750-4-room house and 8 good lots, Wood lawn. s6,000-12-room house on choice street, close in; pays 10 per cent. on $6,500. s1,500-S-room 2-story house, East Lake; improvements cost $2500. $1.00o-Lot 50x19o 4-room house, Avenue E. $900-4-room house, 1916 Avenue H. $2.500-6-room cottage, 4th avenue.
 CHICHESTER. YANCEY & ORR, Telephone COG. PA Fist Street.
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FOR RENT.

FOR RENT. ERSWELL hotel and restaurant, elegantly fitted up-hot and cold water baths on each floor.
 FOR SALE. Si, i,oO0--SOx20o, Groom house on Highland ave. S, ,000-For four nice building lots In the city $1 ,150-Will buy two nice lots on South Highlands. $6,500--Wull buy a nice residence on 2Oth St.. South Highlands. g, ,5Oe-Call at once for this on Nineteenth St., South Highlands. s 500-S-room residence, newly fitted up 18th St., South Highlands. $1 ,O5O-Wll buy @ nice home in West End: 150x150.
 s1 1,0o0-Fsr nice North Highland home. sS0O-Will buy 7-room cottage, Woodlawn. $4 4,000-Will buy two nice houses on High lands; pays 12 per cent. interest. s4,5OO-S-room house 15Ox2O0; North High lands.
 s1 ,5O0-Will buy 15 lots at West End s5, 5,500-Nice 9th avenue residence. s6,0O0-Will buy new house on 9th avenue. modern conveniences. $6, 6,O0G-Brick store on 18th street Have for sale several brick stores in hus,- ness portion of the city that pays good interest.
 $5,OOO; homes from $500 to s25, 900: truck farming lands and building locations from S25 to $500 per acre. Parties wanting to buy will do well by calling on us before purchasing. We will gladly furnish any information regarding Birmingham prop erty to prospective buyers. Correspond ence solicited s-room dwelling, lot 50x100, on 18th street, between Sd and 4th avenues, North Choice residence on North 18th street. lot 5Oxt5O extending through to West 10th St. FOR RENT-One of the best stores on North 20th street.
 w. N. MALONE & CO,
 Real Estate and Insurance Agents, A
The age-herald., 1899-12-27

estimate es yet as to the assets and aia- bilities, and probably will not be able ts do so for some days. The companies op~r- ate number of stores in a great many od the principal cities. which will have to be thoroughly examined before the. assignees cen discover just what the financial situa- finn is'
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BARGAINS.

BARGAINS. 40 acres of land suitable for plotting, IA miles of Ensley. A big bargain. 7-room house and lot 150x150 feet; well and all necessary outhouses, at West End; a perfect home; on the market for short time only. Price, $1,050. Groom house and lot on Avenue T; price, SLIGO.
 Corner lot, 5ox140 feet, with broom house, on Avenue F, close in, $2,000 We have several large tracts of timber and mineral land for sale. Correspondence solicited. SCOTT & HILL,
 Real Estate Agents,
 120 North Twenty-first St.
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Excelsior Steam Laundry EXQUISITE WORK.
 George A. BIinn. G Son, 1907 Second Avenue Phone 52a.
Notice.

Our Kipling offer. Cut out the coupons each day. No books will be sold without coupons. Age-Herald office Call and see them. Those Kipling books. Age-Heraid office. Ai.
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FOR SALE.

$700-Brand new house, well, etc., near car line, in East Birmingham; less than cost to build; must sell
 s5O0-1O0x240, just two blocks north of Gin works, in East Birmingham; lies well; just ha1f-price.
 $1 $1S75-50x190, good house in front and on al- ley; Avenue G, near 18th street; best sort of a bargain; big rent. $1 $1OO0-5Ox2O0 18th street, alley corner, near 10th avenue; new electric car line in front of it; easy terms. $1, $1,600-S-room. 2-story house on North 18th street, near 18th avenue.
 B. A. THOMPSON & CO, Telephone 2 223 Twenty-first St.
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men, impediments to marriage, and all forms of chronic, nervous, blood and pri- vate diseases.
 EVERY FORM OF PRIVATE DISEASE POSITIVELY CURED UNDER PLAIN GUARANTEE.
 Consultations at office or by mall are in- yited free.
 Treatment by mail to parties who cannot visit me. No written prescriptions; we fur nish all medicines.
 Birmingham Daily News: 'sThe NeWs comments him (Dr. Dozier) most cordially to all those in need of his services"
 Age-Herald: "His long record and ap. proved abilities entitle him to the proud distinction of standing at the head of his profession"
 Alabama Christian Advocate: His pro- fessional standing is unimpeachable, and his character a gentleman and citizen is above reproach."
 Office and Dispensary corner Third ave- nue and Nineteenth street. Birmingham,
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VALUABLE LANDS 20 RsALB.

35 acres, three-quarters of mile of the court house, inside of the incorporation; 15 acres in cultivation; dwelling house, good water and other Improvements. 170 acres, 1% miles west of Jasper, known as the Posey place; 75 acres in cultiva- ton. good dwelling house, good barn and good water. As nice a location as can be found in the county to live. 160 acres on the Warrior river, known as the Lewis Musgrove old place. thirty acres improved. could be made an excel lent farm.
 Six acres only half mile north of the court house.
 Nine quarter acre lots in West Jasper Terms of sale, one-half cash, balance to suit purchaser.
 J. R. KILGORE, Jasper, Ala. 12-H-d1w&w1t
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KipIing's Works.

Call and see them. No offer ever equaled this one. rare opportunity. Secure your coupons each day,
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Andrew W. Burgin, candidate for sheriff of Jefferson county. subject to action of democratic party.
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HoARB WANTED

 WANTED-Two nice rooms with good board for two. Private house preferred. Address U. s. J., Box 265, city
 12-2s-3t
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James A. Downey is a candidate for sher. if of Jefferson county, subject to the ac. ton of the democratic party.
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STOLEN

STOLEN-From corner avenue c and 20tn street, December 18th, about 30 D. m., a black Remington bicycle, No. 9S9S5, with new tires, adjustable handle bars. Any one returning same to L.. X N. yard office
 at 18th street, will be literally rewarded and no questions will be asked. 12-2S-2t
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ANNOUNCEMENT
FOR SHERIFF.

George W. Sherling is a candidate for Sheriff of Jefferson county. subject to the action of the democratic party.
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DIR. 0. I. DOZIER
 SPECIALIST.
Genito Urinary
 Surgery.

otAhtS OAAAAakJ
 Surgery.
 Cutaneous and venereal diseases. All delicate dis orders of sexual organs and pel- vic viscera of men and women. Cystitis, strlcture, sexual weakness. prostititis, irreg- ularities of wo-
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COUNTY TREASURER

Henry B. Gray Is candidate for Treas- urer of Jefferson county subject to the ac- ton of the democratic party.
 H. C. Miller Is a candidate for treasurer of Jefferson county subject to the action of the Democratic party.
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CASH for acceptable ideas; state if patent ed. Address The Patent Record Balti- more Md. 12-9-1yr
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B. L. Higdon is candidate for sherif of Jefferson county. subject to the actiog of the democratic party.
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sTKATKD OK stOLKk

STRATED OK glOLRk  SPRAYED OR STOLEN-Last Saturday night, large brown horse hitched to doc tors phaeton. Liberal reward for same. Address S12-31S Chaifoux building
 12-2S-2t
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MODELS made and fine machine work by experts. United Electric Go. 11-25-tf EASTMAN & CO, dealers in mineral and Building.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-28
A McstiZo Fib.

There has been great caokling among the
anti-imperialists over the vote received by
the Hon. GOLDEN RULE JONES OF Toledo as
the Jones candidate for Governor OF Ohio.
The Mestizos have assumed that the men
who voted for JONES voted against expan-
sion and the Administration. Mr.. W. g..
GHENT Of Toledo, who edited JoNEs's cam
paign paper and managed his campaign.
smashee this romance OF the anti-imperi-
alists. In statement made under his own
name last week he said:
IT emphAtcally protest. both in my own behalf
and that OF the thousands OF cSpAnsionists who
supported Mayor JONES, that the partisan vote
had tho meaning OF casting reflection on the eIpAu
was wsgod the issue OF popular rule versus boss
rule In Ohio Had 1t included the issue OF tho war
in Luzon. taxing an unfsvorable attitude thereon.
would have taken no part in 1t. and there thou
sands OF others Of like mind. Some OF our speak.
ers. notably GEORGE II. HSRRoS and Attorney
CHARLKs 8. DARnow. violated the spirit OF the ran.
vass and INDUCED in wild defamation against the
Administration. when this done lost votes.
These facts point ont that Ohio is absolutely safe on
the proposition that tho in the Philippines Is an
unavoidable war from which there 10 no escape in
honor. Justice and national dignity. aud that its
prosecution 10 for tho host interests OF real liberty
and humanity"
Thus the straw that the anti-impcriallsts
have been clinging to breaks and tho poor
devils are soused for good.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-28
MR.. MoRGAN's PRINCELY GIFT
Two Building Lots and $3.50. 900 More 10,
the LyinE-In Hospital

j. Pierpont Morgan has given two building
lots and $3.50 900 to the Society Of the Iying.in
Hospital for the new hospital building for the
erection OF which Mr.. Morgan gave the society
S1.O00.OOO last spring. Mr.. Morgans latest
gifts are made public In the socety's annual
report, now issued
In addition TO donating fund sufficient to
complete and furnish the building" the repor,
says. and very much In excess Of his original
munincent gift ofsl 100000. Mr.. Morgan has
also presented to the society the properly
known as 230 and 23S East Eiehtecn,h
street. aud adjoining the hospital, giving an
increased area for building PURPOSES oi 1870
square feot. and MAKING with tbs or tina NOT
added more than 2l,I5O square feet 10 h.,
nvailed Of In the construction OF the new
building"
The amount OF the new fund ia not men.
toned in the report, but II is learned that il i,
S35O.OOO. Cornelius Vanderbilt was gener.
Gus giver to the society In his lifetime and
when the purchase Of the present hospital
property. the Hamilton Fish home at Sec0ni
avenue and Seventeenth street. was contcm.
plated In 1924. he gave a large sum Of money
toward IL, The work of tearing down tho o!
building began last May, The. new building.
which will b. one OF the finest OF its kind auV.
where. will be ready for occupancy by tho end
OF next year. II IL expected.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-28
Danger to the Chry.anthemum.

Many things have happened since the chrys-
anthemum, the golden flower" OF Texas. was
taken up with enthusiasm by tho professional al
cultvators OF tho West. The oldest OF the
chrysapthemum societies dates as far back as
1916. and In that year tho varieties Of the plant
had assumed every shade from grave to gay
from lively to severe. and the blossoms had be-
gun to grow In sizo to an amazing extent. The
great popularity OF the flower with US reached
its height n few years ago.
Mr.. Byron d. Halsted. State botanist OF
would have cultIvators take Grcnt care II thew
expect to save their fRvorites. He says that
his attention was first drawn to the existence
vious TO that Europcan chrysnnthemum OK
perts had been sadly familiar with the malady,
and one OF them had said Of 1t: Every gar,
dencr should b" careful where he obtains cut
tings and plants. otherwise he may quite un-
Willingly !ptrodac. the rust into hls colIec-
The plant is that It Gecomes Gwarls %dt
with small leaves which are brown on
the, under side The small, etiff. nearly
leaacss stems end IN stunted heads that de-
over tho pants Is a brown, powder. like tobacco
dust. As a preventative the foliage should be
sprayed with an effective fungcide And IL
the rust appears the affected parts should be
DESTROYED at once, II the disease spreads there
is only one thing to do. burn the whole stock
and start Rfrash
II appears that there Ia great deal OF mys-
terry about the deadly foe Of the chrysanthe-
mum. and the real nature Of the microscopic
threads which feed on tho plant has not heen
seekers after strange variety will do well to be
on their guard.