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committee, gave notice that on Monday he
would move to take up the army reorgan-
ization bill.
The request of the house for a confer
ence on the agricultural appropriation bill
was agreed to and Senators Cullom, Quay
and Pettigrew were named as conferees.
The consideration of bills on the pension
calendar was then begun under a special
order and completed, seventy-four bills be-
ing passed.
Mr.. Gallinger called up the bill granting
a pension to Hon. John M. Palmer, for
merly a United States senator from ILL
nois. The senate passed a bill granting
General Palmer pension of 500, but the
sion to $50 per month. The house amend
ment was agreed to and the bill goes now
to the president for his signature.
Mr.. Tflman presented to the senate a
letter from Mr.. Octavius A. White, of New
York city, offering to the senate three
notable paintings of revolutionary war
scenes by Mr.. Whites father. Mr.. Till
man said he had referred the matter to
the library committee, which has consid-
cred the subject. The paintings had been
sent to the city, and were pronounced to be
really works of art.
Mr.. Hansbrough, acting chairman of the
library committee, offered a resolution ac-
ceptlng the paintings and providing for
the suitable hanging of them in the senate
wing of the capitol. The resolution was
adopted.
At SIT the reading of the Alaska code bill
was begun, the agreement being that no
other business should be transacted before
adjournment.
AT 6:15, without completing the reading
of the bill, the senate adjourned.
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TILE HOuSE

Washington, February 1.-In the house
today a Dill was passed authorizing the
president TO appoint five additional cadets
at-large to the naval academy.
During the course of the brief debate
upon the bill, it developed that one of these
cadetships was to go to a son of Captain
Gridley, who commanded Admiral Dewey 5
flagship at the battle of Manila, and an
other to brother of Ensign Worth Bag
ley, of North Carolina, the hero of the
torpedo boat Winslow's encounter with the
masked batteries in Cardenas harbor,
Cuba.
1.-THE regular order" was then demanded.
This was the vote upon the motion made
just prior to adjournment yesterday to lay
upon the table the appeal from the chair
wherein the speaker ruled that Mr.. Hep
burns motion to recommit the sundry civil
bill with instructions to incorporate the
Nicaragua canal bill amendment was not
in order. No quorum having developed
upon the motion yesterday, the vote was
again taken by ayes and nays.
The chair was sustained and the appeal
laid upon the tablets to &c.
The sundry civil bill was then passed.
The house went into committee and took
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COMBINE EFFECTED.
The Chattanooga and Addyston People
Agree to the Great Trust.

Cincinnati, o., February r.-Authoritative
news was received here today that the
Cast Iron Pipe Company combine had been
formed under the title of 1.-THE United
States Iron Foundry company" The Ad-
dyston Pipe and Steel company, of this
city, which was reported as holding the
deal back, has signed the act. 1t receives
$75O, 900 cash and s75O,O0O preferred stock. The
combine is an accomplished fact.
Memphis, Tenn, February ia special
to the Commercial-Appeal from Chattanoo-
ga, Tenn, says:
1t is stated here on good authority to-
night that the big cast iron pipe combina-
ton was completed today and that the
Chattanooga part of the consolidation had
been agreed to.
C. B. Isbeter, vice president of the Chat
tanooga Foundry and Pipe works, one of
the parties to the American Pipe company
combination, died today and the office of the
company was closed The officers refused
to give any further information than that
the deal had been closed. The five COM
panies of the American Pipe company go
into the mammoth consolidated company,
whose headquarters will be in New York.
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cifics and some others came in for more or
less attention of a similar character. There
were few developments calculated to influ-
ence speculation. Rumors were, however
plentiful and had much to do with the
movement in the active securities. There
was a decided disposition to accept any
favorable intelligence or views, and the
street apparently made up its mind to dis
regard any adverse incidents, such as the
interruption of general business and rail-
road traffic by the storm or the damage II
may have done in the south or other Sec
TONS On the other hand, 1t seemed to be
accepted as a proved fact that the liqui-
dation of weak speculative accounts that
has been in progress since the latter part
of January had exhausted itself and that
the continued ease of money was calculated
to cause renewed purchases, even II the in
vestment demand has been largely salts
fed.
London sales slackened largely, it would
seem, because the supply is exhausted, but
every incoming steamship will bring large
consignments of securities, principally of
dividend paying standing In the names OF
foreign investors. This mass of securities
adds to the floating supply in Wall street
and causes increased borrowing, but has no
effect either on the abundance of the sup
plies of money or on the current sales of
interest that can be observed. In fact, the
disposition which existed in some quarters
to look on tightening of the financial situ-
alton as among the possibilities of the i'm
mediate future has measurably subsidized.
Unfavorable comment is not unusually
heard regarding the rapidity with which
new industrial combinations ore formed
and the vast increase in the amount of Sc
curities of such concerns. 1t seems, how
ever, that the conservative way that they
are treated in financial circles tends to les
sen any danger from that source and spec
ulation in them Is largely confined to out
right purchasers of the securities. Good
railroad earnings continue to be the rule
and the street has been encouraged to look
for some extremely favorable results in
regard to net earnings as the result of the
present maintenance of rates and the adj
herence of the companies to established tar
ifs The principal speculative influences of
tn week have been bullish.
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"The Alabama Home. /"

Not temporary stopping place that be-
longs to your landlord, but home Not a.
section of tenement house. filled with
noisy children, but home where you can
gather your family about you when the
days work is done and be at peace Per-
haps you have thought that you could
never get home-that your income is too
small, and that such an investment would
be away beyond your means. Let us see:
What do you pay for rent every month?
How much would that amount to in a year?
How much in six years? At that rate how
long would it take you to pay for home?
Now, if you really want a home, 1.-THE Ala
bama Home" is in a position to help you
immensely in the matter. You can get the
money to build on time and pay off the loan
in monthly installments, the payments
being but little more than you now pay for
rent Rent receipts are not assets. Sup
pose you were to die, would you not rather
leave your family house and lot than a
handful of rent receipts? OF course you
would Come and talk to me-
W. ". M. ROBERTSON,
General Manager, 2009 LIST Ave.
2-10-tf
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SENATE EXPRESSES
ITS SYMPATHY
- s-sss seA,--=.s-.
--,---....;--- s-s.ssse
Over the Death of President
Faure of France.
A NOVEL PERSONNEL BILL
Bill was Passed Granting Authority to
the Pensacola and Northwestern
Railroad Company to Bridge
Certain Alabama Rivers.

Washington, February 17.-At its session
today, the senate adopted a resolution in
structing the vice-president OF the United
States, as president of the senate, to ex-
press to the government and people of
France the senate's sympathy with them
in the bereavement that has fallen upon
the French republic in the death of Presi-
dent Faure. The resolution was presented
by Mr.. Morgan, of Alabama, and when the
morning business had been finished he ad-
dressed the senate, saying that he thought
it fitting that the senate should make some
expression upon the death of President
Faure. 1t was not unlikely, he thought
that the incident might give trouble not
only to France, but to the entire world.
He then offered this resolution, which was
adopted:
THAT the vice-president of the United
States, president of the senate, Is author
lied to express to the government and peo-
pie of France our sympathy in the bereave-
ment which has fallen upon that country in
the death of President Faure.'
Consideration of the naval personnel bill
was then resumed and the naval affairs
committee amendments considered.
Pending further discussion of the bill, Mr..
Frye, chairman of the committee on com
merce, reported the river and harbor bill.
After a long discussion of the bill the reg
ular amendments of the committee were
adopted and the bill passed.
The senate then insisted upon its amend
ments and appointed Senators Hale, Chand-
Ter, Tillman as conferees.
A bill was passed granting authority to
the Pensacola and Northwestern Railroad
company to bridge certain rivers in Ala
bama.
Chairman Hawley, of the military affairs
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PEOPLE WIN.
Telephone Company Will Not Raise
Rates for Four Years.

Montgomery, February 11-(Special)-
The advocates of the bill to restrict tele-
phone charges In Birmingham scored a vic
tory today. AS a compromise measure the
Southern Bell Telephone company signed
an agreement with the Medical association.
the Commercial club and the subscribers
to telephones agreeing not to raise the
rates from those now in vogue for four
years.
Dr. Wyatt Hefiin has led the fight for
the bill. Attorneys B. M. Allen and e. H.
Cabaniss have also been here in the inter-
ests of the BILL They were pitted against
some of the strongest lawyers in the coup-
try, including Ex-senator Blackburn OF
Kentucky.
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I'M SOCIETY.

Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Coleman Morris have
returned from their wedding trio and have
taken apartments at the Morris.
William A. Chennoweth is in New Or
leans.
Miss Katie Lee Cole is seriously i'll with
grippe at the residence of her parents, ia
North Twenty-fourth street.
Mrs William Fowler has cards out for
the marriage of her daughter, Miss Sarah
Margaret Henderson, and Oliver Naylor, on
Tuesday evening, February %, at 1880, at
the Peoples Temple. At home after Feb
ruary rs, sl4 First avenue, Birmingham.
The members of the Nineteenth Century
club were the guests Of Miss Kate Earle
on Wednesday afternoon. The programme
was as follows:
Current Events.
Leaders: Mrs. Morrow and Miss Maebelle
Stollenwerck.
Recitaton-Miss Daisy Lewis.
Queries-Mrs. London.
The Clonian club was entertained on yes
terday by Mrs. Harry Robertson. The pro-
gramme was as follows:
The Napoleonic Rule in Holland.
1.-THE keenest sufferings entailed by war
are not on the battlefield or in the hospi-
tall"
xzfif1 xzff ETAO SIIRD SHRD SHSHRS
ETAOI SHRDL CMFWY WICK CMFW SH
"Napoleon's Conquest of the Low Coun-
tries'-Mrs. Taliaferro.
Louis Bonaparte''-Mrs F. White.
"Hortense Beauharnais'- j. White.
Reading, 1.-The Battlefield of Waterloo
Miss Linn.
Open discussion. Current Events.
The members of the Cadmean circle were
the guests yesterday of Mrs. w. L. Sims
The programme was arranged by the host
ess.
The members of the Amaranth club were
the guests yesterday of Miss Maebelle Sloss
The programme included:
abdul Hamid: Recent Events In Turkey
Miss Mary Sholl.
king George of Greece"-A sketch by
Miss Clyde Smith,
Discussion: Diplomacy of the Sultan"
led by Mrs. Murdoch.
The Edgewood club was entertained on
Thursday afternoon by Mrs. Spiegel Only
a part of the literary programme was car
ried out, the discussion of several papers
being postponed until a later meeting.
Miss Bessie Hudson, of Selma, who is the
guest of Mrs. Robert Wetmore, will remain
the remainder of the month of February.
Mrs. C. P. Orr returned yesterday from
Cedartown. Ga, where she was summoned
to attend the funeral obsequies of her
cousin, Miss Lille Gibson, whose death oc-
Cured last Sunday at Macintosh Bluff.
The interment took place at Cedartown.
Miss Gibson was niece of Major Willis J.
Miner.
The open meeting of the Womans club
this afternoon at 3 o'clock will be I'M
usually interesting one. The usual club tea
will follow the lecture.
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Opelika Personals

Opelika, February 17.-(Special.) miss
Zightpoot, of Fort Gaines. is visiting in
Auburn.
Mrs. Young c. Thompson, of Newman,
Ga, and little daughter. Ruth, are visiting
Mrs. r. w. German.
Miss Bessie Collins is visiting in Auburn.
Sleigh riding has been very popular with
the young people this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Dowdell are attending
Mardi Gras at New Orleans.
Miss Mamie Harrison is in Atlanta.
Misses Mary Erwin. Lottle Peterson, Has
sic Barnett and Minnie Lee Fowler are Wis.,
iting in Birmingham.
from visit to Columbus.
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MISS wHEELER's AMBITION
The Generals Daughter May Go to Manila
AS Nurse.
Frnm the washington Times.

From the Washington Times.
Miss Annie Early Wheeler, daughter of
General Joe Wheeler. who won as much dis
tinction as nurse in Cuba as her Illus
trious father did In fighting, shares alike
with him the desire for continued service.
Both the general and his daughter want to
go to Manila.
Miss Wheeler is now in this city, having
just come from New York, where since the
Cuban campaign she has been taking a
special course In st. Lukes hospital to
more thornuahl~ prepare herself for the
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up the naval appropriation bill.
The bill as reported carried $44, 16s. sos. ex-
ceeding by IS, 4S5, 1856 the largest bill ever re-
ported by the naval committee. No general
debate was demanded upon the bill and its
reading for amendment under the five min
ute rule was Immediately commenced
At s o'clock the house took a recess I'M
til p. m. The evening session was de-
voted to private pension legislation.
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Election at Warrior

Warrior, February 17.-(Special.)-Th mu-
nicipal election at Warrior today resulted as
follows: John ]. Savage, mayor; C. G. An
derson, James Bees, Will Gibbs, Will Ka-
ley, Have Ragland, councilmen. All are
coal miners excepting c. G. Anderson, who
is railroad agent here. Heaviest vote in
years. The election passed quietly.
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battlefield duties. which have a peculiar
fascination for her.
Miss Wheeler is the proud possessor of
a gold medal sent her, together with the
thanks of the Alabama legislature in ap-
propriate resolutions, forwarded her with
the following letter of transmittal:
State of Alabama,
Office of Secretary of State,
Montgomery, January 81, 1889.
My Dear Miss Wheeler: 1t gives me
great pleasure to forward you, with the
compliments of the state of Alabama, ty
this mail, a copy of joint resolution which
was passed both by the house and the
senate of Alabama by unanimous vote Of
each body.
1 beg to suggest that never before, ac-
cording to my information, has the Ala
bama general assembly done so much honor
to any woman, and 1t gives me pleasure to
assure you that the members of the legs-
lative body feel that they have honored
themselves in thus complimenting you.
With the greatest respect, yours truly
ROBERT P. MDAVID,
Secretary of State.
1t is understood that General Wheeler
would welcome orders assigning him to
Manila, as the fulflment of his fondest
dream 1t is also known that should those
orders be issued Miss Wheeler would also
go to Manila and be as happy in serving
her country in nursing the sick and wound
ed would her father in his military
career.
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BRADsTREET's REVIEW

New York, February f.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say:
Following the long continued cold wave,
culmina ting in heavy snow and sleet
storms and inclement weather generally
throughout nearly all sections of the coun-
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FINANCIAL REVIEW

New York, February 17-Bradstreet's
FINANCIAL Review tomorrow will say:
Reopening on Tuesday, after a three
days recess, to find mail and railroad COM
munications interrupted by the storm and
the attendance in Wall street seriously re-
duced, the stock market developed unex-
pected strength. This, in fact, continued TO
oe It's chief feature throughout the rest of
the week, though the total transactions
were rather below the recent level and
there was at first much more evidence of
professional than public support More or
less commission house purchasing was at
tracted within the last day or SO by the
steadiness and advancing quotations. but
the market as a whole had the appearance
of following the lead of manipulat tors to
a greater extent than has been witnessed
since last autumn. The interest of the
street was centered mainly on few
stocks, in which influences of the kind just
referred to were conspicuous, Burlington
being the principal feature, while the Pa
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try. come reports OF reviving spring trade
and of efforts to ascertain the extent to
which material interests have suffered. All
things considered, the damage so far indi-
Gated, while serious in some sections, has
proved less than might have been expected
in view of the severity of the visitation.
The exception is made in the instance of
the winter wheat crop; from which trust
worthy reports as to damage are not forth
coming at this early period of the year.
From the south come reports of more Sc
rious damage, particularly to the growing
fruit and vegetable crops. Even here, how
ever, permanent damage, aside from the
reported loss of the unpicked cotton, seems
to be centered in the states of Georgia,
Florida and Louisiana. Receipts of live
stock have been checked at western CEN
ters, but estimates of losses of cattle do
not much exceed is per cent, ranging
downward to as low as per cent, and
this only in the case of cattle on the range.
A good volume of business has been done
at New York and Boston following the
stormy weather and business in dry goods,
particularly cottons, has been fairly active
with values firm or tending upward. Bus
mess In wool has generally been quiet, but
Boston reports large transactions in for
eign wool~pending.
Among the industries, iron and steel are
still extremely active and further advances
are reported While the demand for and
movement of lumber has been interfered
with, the strength of prices is unimpaired.
wheat, including flour shipments for the
week aggregate 2,257 Ill bushels, a decrease
from last week and increase over the cor
responding week of 1885, Since July /, this
season, the exports of wheat aggregate
119O52, 800 bushels against Isl, 4S2, PSI bushels
last year. Corn exports for the week ag-
grgate 1,560,S45 bushels against 1866 622
bushels last week, and 5,056,575 bushels in
this week a year ago. Since July l, this
season, corn exports aggregate 104840, 121
bushels against 11O,5692 46 bushels during
the same period year ago.
Business failures show decrease, num-
De1lng only 100 for the week against 1893 last
week and 1853 this week year ago.
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Criminal Court

In the criminal court yesterday the fol-
lowing cases were disposed of: Arthur Lu-
cas-, burglary and grand larceny, plea of
guilty; Jim Williams, burglary and grand
larceny, jury and verdict of guilty; Peter
Wright, jury and verdict of guilty.
Tegner Case on Trial
In the first divis on of the city court the
case of Margaret J. Tegner VS.. the Louis
vile and Nashville Railroad company is
still on trial.
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Circuit Court

In the circuit court Mrs. Anna Burns filed
suit against the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad company for 5000 for damages
alleged to have been sustained by being
carried past her station on November 10,
1903
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IN THE COURTS.
Criminal Grand Jury VIII Probably
Adjourn Today.

Tho criminal court grand jury which has
been In session for several weeks will prob
ably conclude its labors this afternoon and
render it's final report. Many witnesses
have been examined and a number of true
bills found. The following indictments
were returned yesterday:
Murder in the Second Degree-wm Reno.
Assault with Intent to Murder-Will
Dixon, Richard Morgan, Bill alias Will
Berry, Gus Robinson, Berta alias Bertha
Brim, alias Pearl Bryan.
Burglary-Charley Johnson, VIII Givens.
Walter Chandler, and Ida Mclean.
Grand Larceny-Jake Newman, Kid, alias
Will Nelson.
Burglary and Grand Larceny-Bester Col
Inns.
Assault and Battery with Weapon-Hay-
good Sparks.
Embezzlement-Earle c. Mattison.
Mrs. Mary A. Johnson has entered suit in
the city court for $500 against the Ala
bama Great Southern Railroad company.
The plaintiff alleges that on July 12 1898,
spark from a passing locomotive set fire
to her property in Tuscaloosa county, great
ly damaging the shrubbery and fences and
destroying houses all to her damage in the
sum sued for.
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Miss Bessie Hudson, of Selma, who is the
guest of Mrs. Robert Wetmore, will remain
the remainder of the month of February.
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The Edgewood club was entertained on
Thursday afternoon by Mrs. Spiegel. Only
a part of the literary programme was car
ried out, the discussion of several papers
being postponed until a later meeting.
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The open meeting of the Woman's clut
this afternoon at 3 o'clock will be an I'M
usually interesting one. The usual club tea
will follow the lecture.
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Mrs. C. P. Orr returned yesterday from
Cedartown. Ga, where she was summoned
to attend the funeral obsequies of her
cousin, Miss Lille Gibson, whose death oc-
CURED last Sunday at Macintosh Bluff.
The interment took place at Cedartown.
Miss Gibson was a niece of Major Willis j.
Miner.
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receives in the drawing room at Bucking ham Palace she half sits, half leans on queer kind of music-stool arrangement and when she formally accords audiences to foreign envoys at Windsor she uses a gilt arm chair.
 The czar of Russia has no throne, al- though he has several chairs of state that are preserved in the treasure chambers. It was several years after his accession be- fore he went through the formality of be- ing crowned, and he has never worn his crown since that day. Germany has a throne and a crown which, however, are never used; and the late Emperor William was never crowned.
 After Emperor Francis Joseph had been in power for nearly twenty years he was crowned king of Hungary, but he has never been crowned as emperor of Austria, not is 1t probable that his successor will be per mtted to enjoy that distinction. According to the time-honored custom the Austrian coronation must be held either at Frank fort-on-the- Main or at Milan. As Frank for Is now part of the kingdom of Prus- sia and Milan a part of the possessions of King Humbert, 1t Is doubtful if the eere- mony Is ever held again.
 The last emperor of Austria to be crown- ed was Emperor Ferdinand In 1888, and the crown that was the symbol of Austrian royalty Is now in the possession of King Humbert. This crown. in fact, Is the only one that he possesses, and he has never had an occasion to wear 1t. It Is the famous "Tron Cross" consisting of a band of gold lined with a band of iron said to have been )gnade from nails used at the crucifxion.
 Rese nails were brought from Palestine
 the Empress Helena, the mother of