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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-06
1.-THE PLAYN

large and thoroughly delighted audi
ence witnessed the opening engagement of
the Baldwin-Melville company at O'Brien's
opera house at matinee yesterday after
noon, the bill being Little Lord Fauntle-
roy the beautiful comedy drama by Mrs.
Frances Hodgson-Burnett.
The presentation by this excellent popu-
lar price organiza ton was the best ever
witnessed in the city. The principal char
acter, the little lord, around which revolves
the thoroughly charming story, was taken
by Baby Vavene, an S-year-old wonder.
This remarkable little girl sustained the
character through three long acts in a
manner which would have done credit to
veteran AS Little Lord Fauntleroy she
was almost perfect in her acting. display
ing an ease which is nothing short of
marvellous.
Miss Linton as Mrs. Enrol, the little
lords mother, gave, as She always does,
splendid Interpretation of the character.
In fact, every member of the company
was good. The specialties were also good
and altogether the performance was excel
lent.
The company's engagement extends
through the remainder of the week, with
a daily matinee. The repertoire for the en-
gagement is as follows: Today's matinee,
Turned Up" tonight, Forgiven" to-
morrow matinee, Camille" tomorrow
night, Little Lord Fauntieroy;" Friday
matinee, Streets of New York." Friday
night, Signal of Liberty" Saturday NATL
nee, Devils Web Saturday night, ''Dey-
IFS Mine"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-06
MORGAN CANNOT LEAVE
Duties Will Not Allow Him to Be Absent
at Present Time

Washington. December 5.-(Special) SEN
ator Morgan said tonight when seen that he
feared he would not be able to come to Ala
bama at the present time; that this was the
most important period of this session for
him to be here.
The senator has been asked to speak in
Jackson county, but he had already spoken
there and could not do so again.
Tonight two members of the Alabama
delegation followed Mr.. Richardson's lead
and voted against the Taylor resolutions
They were Representatives Brewer and
Robbins, the others voting for the resolu-
lions, which will result in the refusal on
the part of the house to let Mr. Roberts
take his seat.
unanimous against the Mormon, though
thirty expressed by their votes that he be
allowed to take his seat. A. w. B.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-06
NEW ORLEANS RACES
Only Two Favorites Were Able to Take
the Money

New Orleans, December 5.-F'air weather
and fast track were the racing conditions
today. Imported Mint Sauce and Benne-
vile were the only winning favorites, and
the latter, before the handicap was called,
was sold Ito ]. w. Roche for $4,000 and ran
in his interest. Deyo, who won the third
race, started in the name of Mrs. H. D.
Brown and carried the ex-starter's coors
A series of accidents in that race caused
a delay OF So minutes at the post. Monk
Wayman, who opened at 10 to l, was backed
down to to 1 and made favorite, but
showed no speed until the end.
First Race-Six furlongs Imported Mint
Sauce, 101h (Forst, ito 10, no place bet
ting, won easily by two lengths; Him Time,
102 CBoland), 8 to 1 and even money, Sec
ond; Sir Christopher, 100 q. Boland), 10 to
10, third. Time, 1:13N.
Second Race-SelIing, one mile: Russell
r., 1o2 Ransom), to and 2 to l, won
easily by a length; Sadie Burnham, 1903
(Garic), a5Nto and 8 to l, second; Sir Fitz-
hugh. 1O2 (MitchelD, II to !. third. Time,
1:431s.
Third Race-Sellfng, one mile and twenty
yards: Deyo, 101 (WedderstrandD, s to l and
3 to l, won easily by three lengths; La
Grange, 10S Oupee), Z to / and to 2, sec
ond; Monk Wayman, Ito (Vandusen), 8 to
l, third. Time, la 2-5.
Fourth Race-Handicap. seven furongs:
Bonneville, 121 (Clawson), to 2, no place
Betting, won easily by three lengths; Molo
liz (aamilton), to 1 and to S, second
j. Lucille. 81 Domdnicb), 25 to 1 and to
l, third. Time, 1:2S4.
Fifth Race-A mile and one-sixteenth:
Virgte O., 1o7 Cunningham, to l and 4
to 5, won handily by length and a half
Donna Rita, l07 (MitchelD to 1 and to
.. second; kis Me, 107 (Flick), u to S, third
Time, 1:42A.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-06
RICH ORE PROPERTIES
United States Iron Company Makes a
Big Purchase

Florence December ESPECIAL. 1.-The
United States Iron company has just pur-
chased from Messrs. n. C. Etng and A.
A. Berger. of this city, the rich ore prop
critics of Messrs. Waldron & Deloney, near
Leighton, comprising about 24o acres. The
price paid was $4,000. The ore averages
about 90 per cent. Pure metallic iron, and
runs very low in phosphorus. there being
only two other low phos phorus properties
In North Alabama. The purchase is very
valuable acquisition to the lists of property
of the United States Iron company, which
was organized recently with capital of
s., 900 900, and which bought its first proper
ties from Messrs. Elting and Berger.
Messrs Charles J. Gates, secretary and
treasurer of the company:C. S. Roberts, a
director, and ]. Craig McLanahan, general
manager of the property of the company,
have been In the North Alabama territory
for several days.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-06
FIRE OF Beers AT MODDER RIVE
Has REVOLUTIONiZED ALL THEORIES
Continued From First Page.)


prisoners aboard the guardship Penelope in
Simons Bay.
at is alleged that the prisoners and the
wounded were robbed of everything valua-
BILE, even wedding rings, md that in one
case a Beers finger was cut off to get a
ring The correspondent says:
!" Never have L thought Englishmen to
be such brutes. Lima CINE that about ninety
men were behind a Kopje when 800 Lancers
attacked them. The Beers had to surrender
to such overwhelming numbers and threw
down their weapons in token of submission.
But the captain of the Laneers shouted:
"Kili the d. s. =" whereupon a tremen-
dous massacre ensued Sousenthaler, the
only prisoner among them spared, escaped
because he remained flat on the ground.
Remarkable Confederation of this charge
is furnished by a letter written by Private
Dolan, of the Fifth Iancers, about, OBJ
viously the same incident at Elandslaagte.
He describes how the Lancers charged a
Kopje, adding: AS soon as they saw the
J,ancers they threw up their rifles and am
munition and cried: Friends" But it was
no go, for they fired on the Red Cross and
we had no mercy for Them "
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-06
Andrews Opera Company

The Andrews Opera company, which
opens an engagement at the Auditorium
this afternoon in the tuneful opera PIRATES
of Penzance," is one of the best operatic
organizations which has visited Birming-
ham this season. Tonight the company will
present Carmen" and tomorrow night
Martha" will be the bill.
Manager Thesis is to be congratulated on
securing the company, and guarantees a
warm reception to the theatrical public,
in as much as his popular play house will
be comfortably heated.
Reserved seats will be on sale at the box
Office this morning and it is safe to predict
big audiences for all three performances.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-06
A Lucky Resurrection

Macon, Ca, December 1.-Two negro
women, Dolphuse, and Ida Hooks, have
been in Jail here for several weeks under
Indictment for the murder of Jim Jones,
colored. Today Jones made his appear
ance, and his coming has caused a pro-
found sensation among the negroes. Jones
says he has been working on a turpentine
farm and did not know he was thorght to
have been murdered. Solicitor General
Hodges ordered the release of the accused
women.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-06

Savannah, Ca, December 5.-Dr. V. H..
Taliferro was indicted by the grand jury
of the superior court last night on a
charge of assault with intent to murder DR..
T. P. Waring. The trouble started over the
refusal of the ,relfair hospital authorities,
an institution of which DIR. Waring is SUI
perintendent, to admit one of DR.. Tall
ferro's patients.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-06
No Married Women in Postoffice

Washington, December 5.-First Assistant
Postmaster-GeneralH Heath in a decision to-
day announces that the department has de-
cided it will be Incompatible with the best
interests of the service to retain married
women as postoffce clerks The depart
ment has therefore ruled that when a fe-
male postoffice clerk marries 1t will be nee
essary for her to resign from the service.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-06

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I cure many patients by mail treatmenn ~.
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Office corner Third avenue and W.
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door to Birmingham Water Works COM
pany.
Office hours $3.50 a. m. to $3.50 p. m. sun
days, 10 a. m. to IL m.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-06

New York, November 5.-A dispatch to
the World from London says:
"Field Marshal Lord Roberts will be
dered to Capetown to take chief command
of all the British forces in South Africa,
according to a rumor prevalent tonight,
supereeding General Butler.
Lord Roberts RANKS next to Lord Wolse-
lev, the commander-in-chief of her ma
jesty's forces. and was long commander-in-
chief in India.
"Thas news caused a decided commotion
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-06
Cut His wife's Throat

Chattanooga, Tenn, December "a
special to the Times from Cleveland, Tenn,
states that James Mowry, Jr., a farmer
aged % residing in the mountain section of
Bradley county, this evening while in a
rage over some trivial matter knocked his
wife in the head with a maui, then cut her
throat with razor. A short time after
ward, realizing what he had done, he cut
his own throat with the same razor Both
are of prominent families in the section in
which they lived.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-06
Nothing Can lie Saved

London, December SIT is impossible to
save anything from the stranded British
steamer Shllito, Captain Olsen, the rodsss
having penetrated her bottom. The Shillito
sailed from Galveston via Norfolk, and
went ashore near Stavenger, Norway. No
yember %.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-06
Ex-Postmaster Sent to JAN

Savannah, Ga, December 5.-S. w. Car
ter, ex-postmaster at Meldrim, Ga.,t was
sent to Jail today in default of bond under
the charge of Incorporating the funds
of the national government.
He was a member of the populist state
executive committee in the last campaign.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-06
Placed Uuder Arrest

Charles Warbriton, white. about 20 years
old, was carrying on some -ont of business
on the streets without a l. use, and soon
came to grief. He seemed to take his mis-
fortune very much to heart evidently not
being sufficiently calloused yet to philo-
sophically receive the "slings and arrows of
outrageous fortune
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-06

New York, December ga special to the
Times from Burlington. w. says: Julia
Harloe Tabor. the well-known actress, ap-
piled today for a divorce from her hus-
band Robert Tabor, on the grounds of
intolerable severity and neglect and re-
fusal to support. Decision was reserved.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-06

in military quarters, which were already
greatly agftated by the ordering out of 49,
600 fresh men under General Thomas Kelly
Kenny, inspector general of the auxiliary
forces and recruiting. Military experta
think General Butler has enough to do I'd
look after Natal. while Generals Gatacres
French and Methuen are operating almost
as independent commanders" -'-s--
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-06
Flower bulbs at Godden's.
Editorial Secretary Elected

Nashville, Tenn, December 5.-The Sun
day school board of the Southern Baptist
convention, located in this city, have elect
ed Rev. l. ]. Van Ness, of Atlanta, Ga, to
be editorial secretary, succeeding DR..
Samuel Boykin, deceased. The board has
also elected Rev. A. j. Barton, of Rich
mond Va field secretary.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-06
southern teaches Savannah

Savannah, Ga, December 5.-The South
err Railway announces that it will run its
first train into Savannah Friday The
train will arrive over the Plant system.
Regular trains of this. line will commence
Immediately after the inspection.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-06
DIR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY,
SPECIALIST PRIVATE DISEASES

Most men fail IN
business by trying
70 do too many
things. To pc sue
cessful every one
should select some
one special business
and to that devote
his whole time anu
attention. For the
past thirteen years ear
In the city of Biz
mingham. Ala.
have treated excin-
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-06
To CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money If 1t fails to
cure. E. w. Groves signature Is on each
box. Csc.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-06

Flower bulbs and pot. Godden's.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-07

Stability and unrest seem TO be in
hattie In France again. external appear
ances for once favoring stability. The
iniquitous League Of Patriots. founded
solely upon advsntitious hopes and
principles. has led an assault upon the
newly elected president. has openly de-
fed the parliament and the courts. and
has signified It's intention Of general OPP
position to existing institutions. On
the other hand. the president has exhib-
tied himself as u man Of superior indie
pendenee. cool and Judictous courage
and capacity Of lesdership. The gov
eminent. represented In the executive
and In Premier Dupuy and his cabinet.
has indicated an unmissakab.e fnten-
ton OF adhering to fairness and strict
political direction.
Under these influences popular sensi-
snens appears 10 yield TO the influence
az the administration and to subordinate
cxcitaoseness to desire for quiet and
justice.
There has been much that - impress
says about The return of Zala. especially
I'm tse entire absence OF hostile demon
ssTatson. and I'm the apparent serious
ness with which his qualification at the
revision % the Dreyfas trial has been
accepted II is one az the remarkable
characteristics ~ the French that they
are as quick n tarses and MAKE the
auensse honorable as they are TO offend
and nsissreas under The Impulse ef pas
sion
The sensational declarations by De
H0uleac before the asssxe court ard The
a:xorscrsy coaiuet by f4axen;aye In tire
chamber of Deputies represent rrcha-
s,y. the las, stand ~ the ansi-gepah-
isesns ~ sha constitutional rcylssonisss
Thege can he little so n tass Is more
srsfsas thar the antt~earitaiissie oatery
In she United States. which. Ike the
sssaveusa; by the French League II
Esatrfets commands TIE support u sc-
easlensi nssn - searninS. bat which In
the end dies away In the impetus n tn
parts 10 mere rational and practicable
propaganda Against the tnsurrecfse1-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-07

The people Of town In Cuba lyncAed
an agent Of Gen. weyler . few days ago.
He had ventured to return to the scene
OF his outrages and the people rose up
against him. They need = reminder Of
the conditions frum which they have been
rescued A few months ago they were
being starved. the women abused. chill
dren spiked on bayonets: hospitals were
being burned and the wounded inmates
roasted alive; they were crying out
against the most terrible oppressions.
From all these evils they have been freed.
and nov they are indignant because sani-
tary regulations are being enforced and
efforts are being made to restore order
One paper even has the hardihood to say
that Cuba has fallen from the position
Of dignlfied Spanish colony to become
an AFFECT slave 10 the intervenor" The
best punishment would be to restore them
60 the position Of ''dignified Spanish
colony"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-07
IHE DEM0CRACY SEES a o1omr.
It WAN Fellow It's Traditions ana
Net Oppose ExDanslen.

It wall FolIow It's Traditions Ana
Net Oppose BxDanslsn.
Yakima Herald Osml.
the following interview In Seattle sent
out by the Associated Press u, Of course,
by authority:
United states Senator Kenney, OF Della.
ware. arrived here today on 4 pleasure
visit. senator Kenney aays:
The. next Democratic national plat
form Will contain no anti.expansion plank.
Three-fourthu Of the Democracy Sc the
country 2 q favor Of holding and develop
the Chicago platform will De realllrmed.
with silver 70 the fore. To the platform
WI! Pc added an antitrust plank Bryan
VIII be the nominee"
Tho Herald has steadily maintained that
any policy formulated by the Democratic
party In opposition TO its tenets and it,
traditions would result In disaster. Bryan
saw light. In the twinklinr OF an eve
he was converted. No more win he SNEAK
nom the stump and platform against the
Will OF the people. The man or set Of men
who. wiser than their day ana generatton.
seek to stem the tide Of Americauism that
10 now whelming tho world viii be en-.
Quilted. The American people are not All
Republicans. nor do they expect one party
TO monopolixe oil the glory Of military
achievement or appropriate all the prac-
teal results Of war. TO the whole country
belongs the honor that victory briuRa.
Peace In its train shall bear to ali its benz
efcent fruits Of valor ana enterprise. The
Democratic party win return to its historic
place A. the progenftor Of territorial nc.
QUESTION. and the Republican party win
simply camp on its tran.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-07

Gen. Henderson says hs has mAds no
promises whatever and he expects to Keep
every one.
Parts has resumed its Usual calm. PaTis
u considered tranquil when It fails to
chew VI . pessident for breakfast
A q desirable enemy, the Spanish can
NY q all over Aguinaido and his crowd.
They q lsast knew when they were licked.
John I. Sullivan bestows . lot OF good
advice on PugiHst Jenries. A . shining
example OF the results Of untakan advice.
John has no peer.
Gen Henderson II Scotch. and the rep
reoentAttve who wants 70 catch the next
speakers eve should cultivate . bonnie
nay of saying boot. mon.
with the Hon. John Pardon Altgeld on
his advisory board. Col Bryan yanks MI
nois out Of the doubtful INST. and givss the
ma3er hig start for . second term.
r r r
\ great hsat wave has ltruck the East.
while IN inch Of snow has just fallen ct
Republic and Seattle has not yet closed the
sealslktn 0ck season. This = . versatile
country.
The committee Of Br'er Way and ninety
nine others seems 70 b. experiencing the
Same old trouble In persuading the city to
turn the Job Of reforming everything over
30 them.
The volunteers who are spending their
summer vacation chasing greasy FIiipinos
under . tropical sun win. feel like sitting
down and resting year or two when they
ere Anally mustered out.
In making up that celebrated non-parti-
san committee Of one hundred, Br'er Way
should really have thrown In . few parti-
sans tor good measure. Why hurt the sen.
sitive fselings Of our Deserving partisanss
Ex-aenatos Peter u distributing q series
OF articles TO the Eastern papers on the
Rise and Fail Of Populism." We haven't
read 'sm, but We suppose that he says
Populism needed . clean shave, and rot It.
\
Hon. Warhorse b. Whites gentle reSuke
10 the rash Yakima editor who questioned
his Democracy contained Z lot OF interest
Ing geographic details, but Bill miased
great opportunity when he failed to Inform
the young man just what Democrat Il.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-07

The discovery that many Fsisptnos who
have been PROCESSING TO be friends were
soldiers in Disguise should be warning
se us net 20 t-as. too readily - friendly
osertures. II may seem little harsh. nas
II Will save many lives IL the Fflspsnes are
given 10 understand that Their Few Uncle
Sam 10 not 20 be trsfsed with
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-07

Ekagway has had a bank failure. There
may have been nothing worse about the
failure than bad management. but u Is
very unfortunate that m Institution Of
It's kind should not have been established
on a more permanent basis The failure
may not be very serious to the town. bat
the effect Is bad. and deposisors owe IL
20 themselves 90 exercise more caution
nsxs time
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-07

The cloaing of the cah1ss u Manila
last week hy the csaaee . to canGpic-
uous cosyespoaAsaas a H. NeW Yesk
Journal for alleged falst1casfsa - -
interview with Cen. LAwtns um have
beea . fogtuaate stroke upun tba part
a. tAe aathositiss n II succeeds y n
stt1ling nttie prudence into a lire
sponsihie and reprehenslble claD a.
Journalistic Gen otis may And Ailnssa1
assailed for Il In the same manner that
Smarter was asailsd by the ridiculous
Harding Davis and his supeecilioas New
York assDciates. but n the country ben
elts In the end BY being veil ~ e .
presumptuous and acAtter-bea1naa crew
Of typewriter workers. n b not likely
that Otis viii care Seriously what Ne
sensational pres nay ny q Nm
Gelf-ssspscfing jousnalism, whlle
eager h every nay to obtain such ID
vance news - the sstsspsiss - seme e
the larger papess y prompt 10 place
before Newspaper readers. reliBAes In
nowise the Journalism which oversteps
the public interest and endangers milf
tAry plans and procedures or govern
mental operations Of any sort BY prema-
ture or injudicious announcenents
Nor. furthermore. does self-respecting
Journalism look with favor upon the
boldness and self-assertivenena Of SEN
sationAl reporting. IT discredits the pro-
fession; Il deceives and misleads the
public: Il = injurious to the commoa In
terest.
Since the advent Of Mr.. Hearst Ia New
York there has grown up among the
former unassuming and Industrious
nev'spaper men . desire for notoriety
and an apparent willingness 10 Sacrifices
truth and conscience In the effort to
gain II Out OF this desire have
emAnatsd the offensive action Of Rich
ard Harding Davis, James Creelman.
Stephen Bonsal. Stephen Crane. W. A.
n. aoode and others, whose reports
have been 20 infected with personality
~ to have become entirely unreliable.
Some more modest men of the profess
sion. thankfully be It said. have been
able 10 refrain from the temptation Of
liberal emolumsnt ana nominal pub
iicity 20 far a. to give the public the
facts. rather than the fAncies, which
they have been paid TO observe. It II
most lamentable that this latter cannot
be said Of the heroic Mr.. Edwin Mar
shall. who was wounded while on duty
before Santiago. but who since his re-
covery has allowed his heroism to be
used In deliberate schemes to advertise
his writings.
Sooner or later this passion for undue
prominence viii spin itself out and the
journalistic profession viii again ais
cover that good repute spontaneously
seeks those who deserve Il. ana fades
away from those who crave It. Mr.. Ed
win Wildman and Mr.. Pagan. now de-
barred from the cable privileges at Ma
Mia and to that extent placed under
the shadow OF censure. may convey to
their imitators some warning that their
methods will meet neither public nor
professional approval. OF conduct such
as theirs. the country has had more
than suflicient.