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The age-herald., 1899-03-30
PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Meeting of Executive Committee Held
 in Montgomery.

Montgomery, March 29.-(Special) 1.-The executive committee of the Alabama Press association met in the parlors of the Ex- change hotel today at 12 o'clock. The foi- lowing members of the committee were present:
 M. w. Camper Florence Times, proxy.
 w. H. H. Judson, Bessemer Weekly.
 Robert Rawls, Athens Courier.
 J. A. Rountree, Dixie Home and Manu- facturer, Birmingham.
 Also, the following editors:
 Senator W. D. Jelks, Eufaula Times; w. M. Bunting, Florence Herald; James Arm strong, Scottsboro Citizen; Earl Cochrane, Fort Payne Journal Horace Hood, Mont gomery Journal; H. s. Doster, Prattville Progress; Percy Clark, Selma Telegram; S.. c. Davidson, Warrior Breeze.
 After discussing the time for holding the next meeting of the association, it was unanimously decided to meet in Birming- ham on June II, at 10 o'clock for business and to leave at night for an excursion to Niagara Falls.
 On motion, Secretary Rountree was in- structed to make all necessary arrange ments with the railroads and hotels for the coming meeting and excursion.
 President Camper and Secretary Roun- tree were empowered to make a programme for the coming meeting of the body, which will be published at a later date.
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arrangements For the
 Floral Parade and Ball

The floral committee held a meeting yes- terday at the residence of Miss Mary Care Milner. Committees for the floral ball were appointed, and other arrangements made. It was hoped that the Auditorium could be secured for the ball. but 1t has already been engaged for that evening.
 It is probable that the ball will be given at o'Brien's opera house. If arrangements can be made to floor the parquet, the ball will take place in this famous old theater.
 The boxes and balconies will be reserved for visitors to the bail, and the parquet will be used exclusively for dancing The reception committee for the ball includes Major and Mrs. Willis J. Miner Mir and Mrs. Jack w. Johnston MT. and Mrs. Benjamin J. Dryer, MT. and Mrs. William J. Estes, MT and Mrs. John w. Tomlinson, MT. and Mrs. Edward Barrett, MT. and Mrs. Henry Grey, Mir. and Mrs. Rufus Rhodes, MT. and Mrs M. " Joseph, MT. and Mrs Webb Crawford, MT. and Mrs. Samuel Adler, MT. and Mrs. Benjamin Jacobs. MT. and Mrs. Richard JoAnston, MT. and Mrs. H. Key Miner, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jemison, MT. and Mrs. WI jam Porter, Mir. and Mrs. B. Steiner, Mir and Mrs. ties, Mrs. J. k. Estes and pr. and
 
 Mrs. L. G. Woodson.
 The floor committee is as follows: Gull pepper Exum, A. il. Carpenter, Erskine Ramsay, Thomas Paine, faschal Shook, John Patton and Edward Wilcox.
 The finance committee includes l. F. Young, frank Ellls, Rufus Rhodes, Morton Kirke Moore, Jack Barr and James Ran dall.
 It has been suggested that the muse for the oceas.on De confined to bugels, who will precede the pageant.
 The floral parade is now claiming the at tenton of society to the eXcIusion of all other social plans.
 1t has been taken up with the greatest enthusiasm, and as a beautiful event IL promises to be unequaled by any previous pageant.
 The cost of decorating the traps has nat urally been considered by those who are most interested, and an exaggerated idea of the expense that would be incurred pre- vails to great extent There have been many who were anxious to use natural flowers, which would have entailed large expenditure, besides taxing private and public conservatories beyond their capacity. The atmosphere of an afternoon in May would also have a tendency to wither the fondest hopes of those whose traps were abloom with the rarest of blossoms
 It is possible that natural flowers W Il be used with artificial, for in the month of May there are millions of roses in Bir- mingham gardens that would give finish ing touch to the smartest of traps; but be that as it may, the majority of the equi- pages in the floral paradS will be decorated with paper flowers which can be pur- chased at small cost. The cost of decorat- ing traps in paper flowers Nhas been re- duced almost to a minimum and the small that will be involved should not deter anyone from decorating. \
The age-herald., 1899-03-30
INV SOCIETY.

It Is probable that Miss Howard Weeden, of Huntsville will be among the visiting women at the Alabama Federation. In the event that she goes to Mobile, she will go down with the Birmingham party. She is expected to reach Birmingham on Satur- day, and will be the guest of Miss Ava Bradford at the residence of Major and Mrs Joseph Hardie. The recent publica- ton of Miss Weeden's Shadows On the Wall' has placed her conspcuously among the writers of the day. As is well known, this is her first publication fin book form. her contributions, however having appear ed frequently in the northern papers.
 Speaking of books by women, Harper & Bros. have recently published a collection of short stories by Sarah Barnwell Elliott, who is sister of Miss Elliott of this city. The book is entitled "An Incident. and Other Happenings" The stories have sswhere" as a reviewer says. land at which time they fully served their purpose for good as each one is, they clearly show in being put out together in this way that one at time Is enough"
 
 Dr. and Mrs. A c. Davidson and their family have removed from their residence fin Twentieth street, which they occupied during the winter. and are now at home in an attractive house in South Eighteenth street, which Dr. Davidson has recently purchased.
 Mrs. L. A. Shipman is expected to reach the city on Saturday from Jacksonville. Fla. Society will be glad to know that she has thus far recovered from her recent se-
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to be onened up in this city. The survey for the completion of the Knoxville and Bristol railroad is now being made. This railroad Is now in operation between Nor ristown and Corriton. Tenn, a distance of forty miles. It is the purpose to extend it from intermediate stations, Bean station and Blaines Crossroads, to Bristol and Knoxville respectively. The Knoxville ex- tension will first be built, it being eighteen miles in length. The Bristol extension will follow, it being about seventy miles. The local officials of the Knoxville and Bristol state that they VII begin work on the road bed within sixty days, and will have cars running to Morristown, nearly halfway to Bristol, by the first of September The Bristol extension they hope to complete within year, and then the connecting link between the Norfolk and Western at Bris- tol and the Atlanta, Knoxville and North ern in this city will be formed. It Is stated by the Knoxville and Bristol officials that they will form an alliance with these roads and operate in opposition to the Southern railway, which now controls this territory. It is believed here that these roads are backing the Knoxville and Bristol enter prise,
The age-herald., 1899-03-30
Most Youthful Hostess in
 Washington's Diplomatic Circles

The Washington papers in their news of society have referred this season quite fre- quently to Mile. Marguerite de Cassini, the beautiful great-niece and adopted daughter of the Russian ambassador She is the youngest hostess presiding over an estab- lishment of any importance in Washing ton, but Is said to have maintained her place in the social world during the past season with a grace and tact which have won for her the admiration of all. She was born at St. Petersburg on March 21, just seventeen years ago, and to commem- crate the event the past week the embassy was decorated magnifcently and the festiv- ities began with breakfast at l o'clock, to which only young girls, the especial friends of Mile. Cassini were invited, and over which she herself presided. In the evening distinguished company was en- tertaned by Count de Cassini.
The age-herald., 1899-03-30
(. WOMAN AND SOCIETY. KENDRIcX WALKER.
slass

rious illness as to be able to stand the jour hey to her old home.
 Gaston Gunter of Montgomery, who has been spending day or two in the city, re- turned home yesterday.
 sSs
 Gus Calvin left yesterday for New York via Savannah, where he will spend the month of April.
 Miss Lyons. of Virginia is spending some time with her sister, Mrs. Lee c. Bradley. MT. Sibley. of Augusta, who has been the guest of his son, J. w. Sibley, for few days. will leave today for his home. Tickets for the Easter egg hunt. to be given at Capitol park Saturday afternoon, April l, for the benefit of the Mercy Home, will be on sale at Sm tn 6 Montgomerys Fowlkes & Myatts, Rigdon E. orr's. Par ker's drug store and Newman's drug store. The ladies of the Creche request that those who have donated sheets, pillow cases and towels for the childrens ward in the Mercy Home will kindly send all do- nations at once to Mrs. J. T. Nixon, at Fourth avenue and Twenty-irst street.
 
 This evening at St. Mary s-on-the-Hig gh- lands will be the usual "Darkened Service of Holy week. This is a beautiful and im- pressive service and commemorative of that evening when the Lords supper was nsti- tuted. Every one is invited to commune, and the service will begin at 7:S0 o'clock
 
 The delegates from the Nineteenth Gen. tury and Amaranth clubs, of Birmingham will go to Mobile with cordial invitation from their clubs to the Alabama Federation to hold the next meeting in this city The initiative was taken by these two clubs, and the step taken by the members met with a ready approval from the other local clubs. The matter has been discussed very generally in club circles, and the Birming- ham delegation will be authorized to ex- tend an invitation to the Federation 10 hold its fifth annual gathering in this city. The organization of the Alabama Federa- tion was the result of a call made by the Cadmean circle, of Birmingham, four years ago. From that small body of club women has grown the notable gathering which convenes next week in Mobile. Birmlng- ham naturally feels an individual pride in the growth of a movement begun under such auspices, and will send a cordial in- vtation to the Federation to meet next in this city.
 Mrs. S. M Burgamy has sent out cards for the marriage of her daughter, Fannie Mae, to John Walker Patton, on Wednes- day afternoon, April the 18th, at o'clock, at the First Baptist church.
 Miss Marion Earle has returned to her home in Kentucky, after visit to elatives and friends in this city.
 
 The first tally-ho party of the season was given last night by a number of young ladies and gentlemen. The weather was too cold for an outing party, but the young people were all warmly dressed Several stops were made during the evening at the furnaces and rolling mills.
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Echoes of the Cnnventlon

Col Bill Denson of Jefferson was the hero of the convention. He proved a veritable parliamentary despot in the chair Rut for his iron hand the convention would have been a failure. He proved himself Q presiding officer of extraordinary genius, and his declarat on that parliamentary rules under which he proposed to govern the convention were main strength and awk- wardness," caused much amusement and great respect for his frankness. His speech in defining the work of the proposed constitutional convention was the feature of the day and one of the strongest ever delivered in the capitol building. Every delegate present endorsed his views and the substance of his full speech was incor- porated in the platform. Col Denson has made himself famous in the state.
 Dr. Cunningham, of Jefferson was given the great ovation of the convention. When Jefferson presented his name for a dele gate-at-large the convention arose en masse and cbeered enthusiastically for him. It was an ovation which any man would be proud of. After the convention adjourned many called upon him and urged him to become a candidate for chairman of the constitutional convention.
 fight in the convention, he proved himself to be a nervy young fighter today, and he is a young man who will yet win a name for himself in the state. He controls him. self well and is devoid of temper
The age-herald., 1899-03-30
Transferred to Combine

Louisville, March 29.-A deed was filed in the county clerks office today from Dem his, Long & Co. of Louisville to the Unit ed States Cast Pipe and Foundry com- pany of Burlington, N. J., transferring the plant and all property of Dennis, Long 6 Co. to the new combine. The plant is one of the largest in the country and the pur- chase price, which is said to have been q, 100000, was paid to the Louisville owners several days ago in lump sum.
The age-herald., 1899-03-30
R hairs All ComtIete

The members of the Southside Baptist church are looking forward to next Sunday with a great deal of pleasure. They will worship in the main auditorium of their handsome building, the repairs on the in- terior having been completed. 4 special programme has been arranged and will be appropriate to the occasion-Easter Sunday. The entire bonded debt of the church has been lifted and the members as a conse- quence are in jubilant frame of mind
The age-herald., 1899-03-30
Strawberry Crop Killed

Knoxville, Tenn, March 29.-A local truck gardener stated today that the freezing weather which prevailed last night had killed the early strawberry crop in this section. This crop aggregates about 15 per cent of the annual strawberry output from Knoxville and vicinity truck gardens. It represents a loss of at least $15,OOO The prowers suffer this loss.
The age-herald., 1899-03-30
AUBURN's BASE BALL TEAM.
Boys are Training Hard Under Heis-
 mans Watchful Eye.

Auburn, March 29.-(Special.) .)-Auburn's baseball team is in hard training now, un- der the watchful eye of Coach Heisman. Prospects for a winning team are very good.
 A great deal of difficulty is being found arranging football games for next fall, and
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Twenty-fourth district-A IT Merrill

Twenty-fourth district-A. H. Merrill Barbour.
 Twenty-fifth distrct-w. C. Black, Pike. Twenty-sixth district-D. s. Bethune of Bullock
 Twenty-seventh district-George P. Har- rison, of Lee.
 Twenty-eighth district-Tennent Lomax, of Montgomery
 Twenty-ninth district-Thomas Bradford, of Cherokee.
 Th!rtieth distrlct-Francis L. Pettus, of Dallas.
 Thirty-first district-W. I. Bullock, of Franklin.
 Thirty-second district-William B. Inge, of Hale
 Thirty-thrd district-R. H. Clarke, of Mobile.
 The convention adjourned at S:SO p. m. sine die.
The age-herald., 1899-03-30
Getting His Experience

From the Detroit Free Press.
 "I had to call my son off, sighed veal thy wholesaler, who believes that young men should strike out for themselves in order to gain experience and confidence.
 Hasn't he a business head?''
 Possibly, if his judgment can be strengthened out. I discovered just in time that he was going to ship cargo of horseblankets and sealskin sacks to Ma nila,"
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Not Satisfed

From Puck. now, doctor?
 Physician-Some, madam; but not nearly as much as there ought to be.
The age-herald., 1899-03-30
DON'T MARRY

Until you have obtained our samples and prices of latest style and finest quality En- grayed Wedding Invitations. sent free Lar gest plant in the United States for this class of work, therefore we quote lowest prices 100 Engraved Visiting Cards (name only), latest script, for one dollar. Address. 35 cents per line extra. J. P. Stevens & Bro., Jewellers and Engravers, H Whitehall St., Atlanta, Ga.
The age-herald., 1899-03-30
KNOX A CANDIDATE.
Will Make Race for Presidency of Co.,
 stitutional Convention.

Montgomery, March 29-(Speoial.)- .)-John B. Knox, of Anniston, has decided to make the race for the presidency of the consti- tutional convention, and it k thought that his chances for election are bright.
 F. l.. Pettus, of Dallas will not enter the contest against Mir. Knox.
The age-herald., 1899-03-30
OUTLET AT KNOXVILLE
Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern Will
 Make Further Extensions.

Knoxville, Tenn, March 29.-The reports from Atlanta that the Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern railroad may extend its road from Marietta into Atlanta may be sup plemented by the statement that a north ern and eastern outlet for this road Is about
The age-herald., 1899-03-30
MISSISSIPPI STEAMER SINKS.
Only Two of Those on Board Escaped , Drowning.

St. Louis, March 29.-A special to the Republic from New Madrid, Mo, says:
 The steamer Rowena Lee, with about thirty-one passengers aboard besides her crew, exploded opposite Tyler, Mo-, about 4 o'clock this afternoon, and immediately sank with all on board except Captain Carvell and one of the crew.
The age-herald., 1899-03-30
Poor old Spain

From the Chicago Post.
 "What Spain needs," began the argumens tative man. and then there came an inter. ruption.
 What Spain needs,' interrupted the board of trade man, lis a settling clerk"
The age-herald., 1899-03-30

1t Is probable that the game usually played in Atlanta on Thanksgiving Day with the University of Georgia will be declared off. and, instead, game played in Birming- ham on that day with some other college.
 On last Saturday afternoon a nine select ed from among the Birmingham boys in college at Auburn played a team of Mont eomery boys a game of baseball. and de- feated them, 12 to 4
 Aupurn has been quite gay socially duy- ing the past week, a number of entertain. ments having been given
The age-herald., 1899-03-30

Hoods Sarsaparilla cures catarrh by sc,- entifically attacking the disease through the blood.
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Art Notes.

Miss Amelia Kussner, the American min- iature painter who is at present in St. Pe- tersburg, is painting a miniature of the czarina and two other members of the im- perial family. She had her first sitting from the czarina at the palace last Tues day.
 John Lane has brought out two new VOL umes of the late Aubrey Beardsley's draw ing, ''The Early Work of Aubrey Boards ley" with over 1S0 designs and "A Second Book of Fifty Drawings"
 All women who have worked in Paris studios are eligible as members to the new art club recently started in London. Four exhibitions will be held each year, to in clude oil water colors, pastel and black and white.
 ."The American Painters" society form ed by the ten artists who left the Society of American Artists for the alleged reason that the standard of it's exhibitions was not maintained will open their exhibition April for ten days at the Durand-Ruel galleries, New York. This year each artist will exhibit only two pictures.
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which I thought would be professional nurse. I finally became so much interested in the work, however, that you see I have stuck to 1t for three years During my first year I didn't succeed very well and never even bought any of the text books, as kept on thinking would give up med icine In my second year studied a great deal harder, but didn't stand any of my examinations. The first part of my senior year the other students used to guy me. saying was there just for the fun of the thing, and that made me determined to get to work in earnest and get diploma.
 T did SO, and since Christmas I have passed every examination of the fresh. man, junior and senior years. It was A severe strain, for 1t seemed to me that was standing about two examinations a week. We had six final examinations last week, and they were terrible. I want to stand my examinations before the county board as soon as possible, and then shall rest up for a while.'
 Miss White is a very attractive looking young lady and is possessed of a brilliant mind. She also has that determination and energy that insures her success in her cho- sen profession.
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tionality in devastated island exhausted by war.
 2. To declare at the same time to the peo- pie and to the government of the United States that the people in arms and the assembly as its legitimate representatives are grateful for the present of s3,O0O, 900 which the president of the United States wants to contribute to the aid and disband- ment of our soldiers; but that founded on the greater and more exact knowledge of the character and needs of our army and the agricultural and economic situation of our country, the assembly of representa- tives, because it wishes the peace and de- sires to contribute to the humanitarian ends of the policy of intervention, considers it is duty to declare that this sum, which for our honor we cannot accept a gift, but as loan, is by all means insufficient and so useless, and therefore asks the the president of the United States his nec- essary authorization to raise the funds which are indispensable and will be exclu- sively applied to the Cuban troops so that they can be disbanded without difficulties or apprehensions-so that definite and lasting peace may reign in the island of Cuba, and
 B. To appoint a committee of three rep resentatives so that they may deliver to the president of the United States these declarations of the assembly,"
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@ HE first young lady ever gradu- V~ ated from a medical college in
 Alabama.
 = This is the distinction that be-
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InlS IS the 0lStlnctlOn that De- longs to Miss Elizabeth White, who lives with her mother in Fifth avenue of this city. She received her diploma of gradua- tion from the Birmingham Medical college last night at the opera house, and is now a full fiedged "M. D."
 "Yes, I intend to hang out my 'shingle in Birmingham just as soon as I can pass the examination of the county board" she said to a reporter yesterday. "They say that the examining board of Jefferson county is the hardest in the state to pass, but I imagine that after successfully pass ing all of the examinations of the medical college, all other examinations would be easy"
 Miss White began the study of medicine at the college three years ago. and has been at it ever since. Her successful gradua- tion last night shows how well she has done her work.
 T didn't have any idea of ever finishing the course when I began it," said Miss White. My idea was to study medicine for while and see how I liked it, after
The Holly chieftain., 1899-12-08

get her of the beach Owing 10 N.
fine weather J determined 10 Try Ggatz
We were LaEeu h:1rk by small vessel,
leaving Chicago OF Monday the fol
lowing Saturday we mad the North
Carolina IN Chicago. Although thc
vessel vEs leaking badly ! took
chances with sand bEIiasr 10 get below.
where the repairing could he done.
on Beaver Island the vessel was
caps.zed in q hsEvy gale Two Of the
crew were lost. The others clinging 10
-ne w-egEaE=- We were picked up dur
ing the night uy the bark Detroit ana
taken back to Chicago. where ] met ny
old friend Capt Bristol He gave my
self and crew passage 10 Buffalo on Lns
steamer James Madison, MS command
IT that time. Thus ended my early
career % the lakes and lhs only bad
luck I ever had. / followed he lakes
continuously from 1881 10 1856 Dur
ing the winter seasons ! learned the
carpenters trade and eventually pc
came Z builder ] have been connected
with the great lakes up 10 the present
time L. live ulL.l March : viii be
s. years Of age"
Capt Kelley mas an excellent mem
ory. and can in detail describe all the
cities along the lakes rs they were in
the early Gays. Naturally ne has
watched the remarkable growth OF chi
cagC. as wei as EGat uf other cities
now prominent ports. be can not re
call the name OF q captain VINO mas
seen more years Of lake marine ssrT-
ice than himself. and there iE No rec
gr5 ut any great lake seaman who has
wealheret = years Of sailor lie.