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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-09
AUTHORITY EXTENDED
Receivers of the K. @. P. & o. Road
Will Have Further Control

Kansas City, Mo-, May 8-The authority
of s. w. Fordyce and Webster Withers, re-
ceiyers of the Kansas City, Pittsburg and
Gulf railroad, now extends over the entire
system from Kansas City to the gulf OF
I. Mexico. The receivers and their attorneys
Returned today from a trip to Texas and
louisiana in the interest of the receiver
Ship, On the trip the federal courts OF
those states changed the former receivers
they had named and appointed Mr. Fordyce
and MIR. Withers In their stead. United
States Judge John F. Phillips accompanied
the party.
,: The receivers who inspected the road and
Hlsoithe ship canal at Port Arthur, express
themselves as satisfied at the present con-
litton of the property and Its business.
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BLEW DOWN HOUSES
AND DAMAGED CROPS
Rain Fell in Torrents and CuI-
verts Were Washed Out.
TRAvERSEO FOUR COUNTIES
Reported That Four Negroes Lost Their
Lives in Windstorm in Georgia,
But the Repnrt Has Not
TRAvERSEO FOUR COUNTIES

Guthrie, o. T., May s.-The cyclone which
passed over Canadian county destroyed at
least twenty farm houses and caused great
damage to growing crops.
At Chickashaw seventeen buildings were
wrecked and fourteen persons injured. ].
H. Murray, a railroad man, who was
caught under falling timbers, died of his
injuries.
A report says James Whitman and his
son, George Whitman, farmers, near
Okarche were killed in their home.
At Okarche five homes were blown
away, among them the dwellings Of ]. H.
Swab and John Teufel, both of whom were
badly hurt.
Rain fell in torrents. and half dozen
culverts on the Rock Island railroad were
washed out.
William Walker, Indian agent at Ana
darl0o, who is in the city, has received
word that the cyclone did great damage in
the vicinity of the agency, destroying
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-09
rope with his wife. who acted as his stem
ographer
Ban .Rlind PooIs

New York, May S.-The police of this city
said today that the total sum involved in
the swindllng of which DR.. Hogelsburg,
now under arrest in Los Angeles, CAL is
accused will reach 100000
Dr. Hogelsburg was president of the New
York Investors Guarantee and Trust Com
pany with offices in this city. 1t Is al
legged that the company did "blind pool.
business in stocks. About April 20 last.
pathons of the company found the doors
locked and no information was obtainable
as to the whereabouts of the members Of
the concern. Ernest S. May, keeper of a
restaurant, made specific complaint that he
had invested $500 with the concern and
that he believed he had been swindled.
DIR. Hogelsburg was thought to have
started for New Mexico. The police at Ell
Paso were telegraphed to and the police
throughout the state of California were
notified. Today Captain McClusky sent a
telegram to Chief of Police CHASER at Los
Angeles to hold Hogelsburg until requisi-
ton papers now being prepared were COM
pleted.
Two days before the company's offices
were closed some of Hogelsburg's custom
ers received from him a typewriter circu-
lar dated at Newark N. j.. saying that
disaster had overtaken him. He attributed
1t to the panicky market and said he had
destroyed the books and asked for few
months in which to make everything
square. He confessed that he alone con-
stituted the whole company The letter con-
cluded:
'I was a fool to think I could beat the
market and make a fortune for you and
me- but you will hardly be more successful.
You lose only few dollars, while I lose
my very existence"
Captain McClusky said that a man named
Young. who was a friend of May, the res
taurant keeper, had also been induced to
~. md
that May and Young had lost about $4,000
between them.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-09
Eastern ENTERPRISE
le Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune
The great car of Juggernaut, pulled by
hundreds of eager votaries, rolled slowly
along the native priests meanwhile stand
ing on raised platforms on the corners and
singing weird songs which are omitted as
being hardly suitable to puslieation.
.To YOU, who know not the symbolic
meaning of this pageant" said the edu-
Gated Hindu 1.-THE spectacle must seem
grotesaue and even hideous."
"No," answered the traveller, cts great
IF the go-carts on your muddy highways
out In Illinois had six-foot tires like that
thing, we'd have good roads from Chicago
to Cairo in two weeks b'gad!"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-09
Not a Lie, After All

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer. IL
briggs can strike an awful blow"
'.He doesn't look it"
mo, he doesn't; he came home late the
other night. 1t was O dark night, and
Briggs was slightly muddled. He felt
around and found he'd lost his key. He
knew it wouldn't do any good to ring the
bell, so he thought he'd rap sharply on
the door, and his wife might hear it. He
drew back his right arm and then let 1t
shoot out viciously, and, by Jove, his fist
went right through a panel!'
"Nov'
Eyes; it was screen door," i
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today, and when the opening session of the
council is called to order tomorrow no
fewer than seventy-five delegates and twice
that many visitors from all parts of the
country will be in attendance. The ad-
dress of welcome will be delivered by May
or Jones and answered by Edward Feeney,
of Brooklyn, supreme president of the
knighthood. The knights will then be adj
dressed by Frank Walsh. on behalf of the
Kansas City members, and the routine
business of the convention, which will last
five days, will be taken up.
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force without utterly destroying American

force without utterly destroying American
trade with Germany.
The bill as recommended and modelled by
the reichstag committee also proposes to
exclude from importation hams, hard and
soft sausages and chopped meats, and pre-
scribes that fresh meats must come in
whole carcasses or continuous parts.
The United States embassy and the Ger
man government still hope that the better
counsels will prevail when the bill comes
up for discussion in the open reichstag on
its second reading, though the chances for
the enactment of the government measure
are very SLIM
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-09
HoGELsBURG ARRESTED
Wanted in New York for Wholesale
Swindling

Los Angeles, CAL, May s.-The city de-
tectives here have arrested DR.. Hans Ho-
gelsburg. He is said to be wanted In New
York city to answer charges of wholesale
swindling in connection with the manage
ment of the Investors Guarantee and
Trust Company, which company was an in
corporation with offices in New York.
DR.. Hogelsburg left New York on April
Is. and it was thought he had fled to Eu-
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-09
A storm In Georgia

West Point. Ca, May s.-A report reach
ed this city today of the death of several
negroes in a storm which swept over
Chambers county late last night. The
rumor cannot be verified, as the wires in
that direction are down.
The storm-here unroofed the car shops
of the Atlanta and West Point and created
a small panic in negro church across the
river strH7'f
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-09
Three Hundred KllIed

q Lehdon, May S.-The foreign office re-
6eived news from Unyororo that Colonel
Evatt attacked Chief Kabarega on the easi
bank of the Nile on April and completely
defeated him. Three hundred of the enemy
We're killed, and Kabarega himself was
severely wounded and taken prisoner. Col.
! onel Evatt's losses were two killed and
twenty wounded Ungda soldiers.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-09
An InsInuation

From the Ohio State Journal.
ut is very sad,' said Scotchman at the
Neil last evening, ito think of the number
of the worlds greatest men who have
lately been called to their last account.
And the fact is" he added with JUNCTION,
1T don't feel very well myself" sr-4
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-09
A Wise Journalist

From the Detroit Free Press.
II hear that Lazyman has just had a
raise in salary. Wonder how it happen
ed?'
"They say he's the only man on the staff
that hasn't attempted any spring poetry"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-09
wail Paper

No old stock All of the newest designs,
lowest prices, best workmen at J. H. Rolls
Well Paper and Art Store.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-09
Catholic knights of America

Kansas City, May fS.-Most of the dele
gates to the Twelfth Biennial Council of
the Catholic Knights of America arrived
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-09

crops, cattle, fences and buildings.
John Head, ranchman, was killed.
The cyclone came from the southwest
and covered track one mile wide. 1t
traversed four counties, but did its great
est damage in Canadian county.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-09
PROGRAMME
Commencement Exercises
Girls Industrial School.
OF

Sunday, May 18th, II a. NJ
Commencement Sermon by Rev.
Albert Bruce Curry, D. D., Birm-
ingham, Ala.
Monday, May 18th, 8 p. NJ
Art Levee.
Tuesday, May 10Th, to II a,
m.-Exhibition of Stenography,
Typewriting, Telegraphy, Dress
making, Millinery, Cooking.
II a. m.-Address by Hon. A.
D. Pitts, Selma, Ala.
8 %. m.-Grand Concert.
Wednesday, May 18th, 1920 a.
m. -Literary Address by Mrs.
Geo. M. Cruikshank, Birmingham,
Ala. Delivery of diplomas to the
graduates in Literary Department
" 2 p. m-Meeting of Board of
Trustees in Presidents Office.
Wednesday, May 18th, 8 p. M
Elocution Recital and Exhibition
of Physical work.
Delivery of Diplomas to gradu-
ates in Indust1 ial Departments.
All railroads in Alabama have
granted reduced rates on the GER
tifcate plan. Parties desiring to
attend must purchase tickets be-
tween the 18th and 18th of May,
and take agents receipt for same.
If travelling over more than one
road, take receipt at each office
where ticket is purchased. Full
fare will be charged coming and
one cent per mile returning. Tick
cts good for return trip until the
21st. Certificates must be endors-
ed by the president of the school
on arrival.
H. C. REYNOLDS.
President.
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5000 yd. Mating bargains.
Caheen Bros.
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CannIbal Parrnkaats.

One fine day a batch of tiny parra- keets from neighboring island ar. rived, and congratulated myself on having at last acquired some amiable members of my bird community. Such gentle creatures were never seen. says the Cornhill Magazine. With their pale green plumage and little gray-booded heads which easily explained their name of ''capuchin," they made them. selves quite happy In one of the many domes or cupolas Of the Arab cage. Tn a few days, however, a mysterious all. ment broke out among all the other birds. Nearly every other bird seemed suddenly to prefer going about on one leg. At last it daWned on me that many of the canaries had actually only one leg. An hours careful watching showed me parakeet siding up to a canary, and after feigning to be deeply absorbed in its own toilet, preening each gay wing feather most carefully the little wretch would give a sudden swift nip at the slender leg of it's neighbor, and absolutely bite it off then and there. Of course, I immedia- tely turl.ed the capuchins out of the cages with much obloquy, but too late to save several of my poor little pets from Q one-legged existence.
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FILIPIN0S ARE DECEPTIVE
Leaders Boast That They Have 2,O0O Rifemen and 10000 BOlO
 Men.

Manila, May 21.-Maior Gener al Otis has declined to recognize the rebels to the extent of agreeing 10 an armistice, but he has notified the American commanders to refrain temporarily from aggressive action. Thus he is in a position to resume hostilities at any time. This will defeat any subterfuges to gain time, which would not be the case if the the general agreed to an armistice.
 The Filipipos are so deceptive that people hesitate to credit with good faith their latest overtures. But more attention is now paid to them than was paid to their previous ad- vances, The Filipino commission is acting nderinstructions from Aguin- aldo and the congress, but it is pos sible that if peace is arranged Gener- al Luna and Pic Del Pillar and their followers will continue a guerilla warfare.
 At Iloilo an attack on the Ameri- cans was recently expected. The Filipino leaders boasted that they had 2,000 rifemen and 10000 Bolo men and had the impudenee to send an ultimatum to the American com mander ordering him to leave the island. As a result many of the na- tives left the town and for several days the outposts were doubled. In addition the Yorktown and the Iris anchored in positions commanding the mouth of the Jara river, where the attack was expected to take place, but it failed to materialize.
 Cable communication between Hoilo and Bacolor. which has been interrupted, has been resumed.
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In reply to letter of inquiry from Sen. Josa Varona, Gen. Gomez says that Captain General Blarco offered independence to the Cubans on con
 dition that they would cooperate against the United States, but 50 answer was made to that or to a subsequent letter from Blanco, as Spain had deceived the Cubans so often that they could not trust her again. Finally, it is said, Blanco sent a messenger to Gomez to repeat ahe proposition, but the Cuban com maDder refused to consider it. This snformstion IS given in aletter from Sen. Varona, published in La Union Espanola, and may or may not be authentic. New Orleans States.
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A Giant Moose Heos

The largest moose head m ,....
 in the possession of MT. ". p F'Ssla Ss. of Tacoma, Wash. It is the head r, saeaa E Alaskan moose and the antloss LSau el ure from tip to tip 6 feet ' ,lSl asl The widest moose antlers in rna ,asa' weie in the possession of Ii. Lus sal highness the duke of Edinbnreb1' l1' ny ny measured 5914 inches across or' or ', ~ under 5 feet. The Alaskan snaois sls inches higher than a 6-foot t'Irasl mss also immensely wide and massils srsa the 'palm" of the horns. N''''s
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New Forks Little s,.

New York, with all ;t H0pa in some respects the mols Irs lgsreataes, | place on earth. Down 0ss ss condes street there is a shop inst x ID n Nubss for 9 cobbler's bench 'aSs ana Eide en@l enough to permit three 11 eustl naldlg S| stand in line. Here tba asustonen doctor of soles sits all Ius lndusas plies his trade, interruntoaas asg long M ly by a customer, who so oho hOoecssoa day light. 0 ooscura M
 There are cigar stores :.
 that a man can scarcely '4 t,, olnlauua, in them. In Broadway, n0. tarl arena Herald Square, is a place nSs ~. tsr te of the fragrant weed in s ,S LOT the M toner can hardly lift his ann u'Sq "a. 2 cl knocking down a box os a'I U, TlAls or a pile of stogies. Tt,S S' egateus thing for the purchaser to 'le s. g'qes gqe of the place after cautionsIu G pack oe cigar. ''s aequia
 Smallest of all Is a reston.
 the South ferry. where staSu1ant tSa lal shelf and three chairs, and '4ege tba ae placed on edge. On bnsv '9s ds pless st who desire the particular 4fSs 5rs.ei e's crullers, stew and coffee offou1saad ossad q for sale are obliged to wait i4s.sa ontsi, taa doo- for a place at the shelf fs9Sae 0
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An Old House

The oldest house in America i, St. Augustine, Fla. In 1564 is . ' built by the monks of the ord.' St. Francis and the whole of fba '' :, Structure is composed of coonIns combination of sea shells and mass @ which is almost indestruetable. MI MI Francis Drake sacked and burned town this was the only house qft the trail of destruction. It has h. purchased by the we'll known ang arian, J. ". Henderson, who will m, it his winter residence.
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Dewey is now homeward bound. st IS thought he will be able to land 5n this country about September 1. In speaking of Mr, Dewey and his return, the Chicago Record says he would do we'll to secure a supply of safety pius for use when the souve- Bir-botton collectors shall have got Through with him after he leaves the ship. Oh, well, few rusty nails Would serve him just as well.
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One of the big Wisconsin lumber mills is going to change its location 10 Pine Bluff, the citizens of that place having given the concern in aucements in the way of a cash bonus and free site. That's the way to make a town. Factories give employment to people, and every person who works in afactUry must have something that the farmer produces and the dealer sells. Monroe County Sun.
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''The Old Lady," the Arkansas Gazette, says there will be less hot politics in Arkansas the coming year than ever before in the history of the State. We can tell more about that later on. There's being some mighty good fuel piled up pound on the corners with which to build fire for heating purposes.
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CASE CONTINUED,
Judge Cockrill's Granddaughter Died
 and He Couldn't Be Present.

The celebrated Perry county jury 8amage suit against the Arkansas Democrat, which was brought to this eO0nty on a change of venue, and set for trial ia the circuit court fere aoday, was con tinued until the next aerm of court. The twelve jurymen of Perry county who rendered a yer dict in the Jesse Heard murder case and number of witnesses were on Aand, but owing to the death of his granddaughter Judge Cockrill, the principal attorney for the defence, sould not at present; hence the con- sinuatlon.
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4 Wonderful Carmel.

The Queen of England is possess of one of the most remarkable art5, ever made in prison. The superiDbr ent of Agra Jail two years ago ree8rt an order to weave a carpet R spgf design for her majesty. On itSdt deftest eonyicts of the establishns have been engaged. The carpet na ures TT feet by 40 feet, and is esdnl ed to contain DO fewer than 2O000 stitches.
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A Cnrlnna Rnilwar.

An Indian line, the Darjeeling- Him. alayan railway, is one of the most re- markable in the world, and is also the highest, it's Darjeeling terminus being situated on a giddy eminence 5000 feet above the level of the plains.
 At many points it IS possible to see the curves above and below the train, no fewer than seven tracks being
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Uncle Sam will vet find the Gu bans more troublesome to handle shan the Spaniards. However, If 3hese Cuban fellows get thls Gncle of ours sufficiently riled they will 1bink they are in the midst of whole drove of hornets nests.
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Clocks Without Hands and Faca.

In Switzerland they are making clocks which do not need hands and faces. The clock merely stands in the hall and you press a button in it's stomach, when, by means of the phono. graphic internal arrangements, it calls out "half-past six" or twenty-three minutes to eleven" as the case may be
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4 Black Record.

There is no part of the world Fht has such a black record for wreca the narrow Baltic sea. The number some years has averaged more fi one a day, the greatest number wrecks recorded in one year being G About 50 per cent. of these Ve9e became total wrecks, all the crews ing lost.
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hen at Norwich. She was very small indeed and had slate colored legs. OH the same Journey he also secured s cock inclined to red in color, destitute of sickle feathers, and with a hen like hackle. Also at Warford a small hen resembling a Golden Hamburg. These were the parent stock of the Goldens.
 Later he secured a white cockrel at the geological gardens with which hs made the SilYers.-
 This description refers back to be. fore the laced marking was achieved. They were known as the Pheasant Bantams.
 Sir John also established 8 club for the fostering and improvement of his pets, on which they endeavored to ob. tain tA~ beautiful plumage of the Pol ish fowl on as small specimens as possible. By judiciously crossing the Polish with the Bantams they gradu- ally obtained their end. They had to get rid of the top knots, hackles and long tail feathers, and reduce the size. retaining as much as possible the Bans tam characteristics This has been most successfully accomplished but not without occasionally recrossing with the Rose Comb Blacks, for con- stant in-breeding had often brought the birds to standstill
 The Seabright Bantam is bred in two varieties-GoIden and Silyers- both alike in points excepting ground color of ptumage, which should be 8 golden bay In one and pure white in the other. In perfect specimens every feather should be laced with a narrow edging of black, and the center of the feather should be clear of foreign color. This is practically fn all sec
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Can't Be annunad 7.

Ropes that will not sink w0on thrown into the water are proving very useful They are made of a core com. posed of pieces of cork, covered witt cotton
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The Chamelsnn.

When chameleon is blindfoIdad 1t loses all power of changing it's color and it's entire body remains of a mi form Gpt.
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Capt. N. T. Roberts delivered ' very interesting talk at the eht1 ren's meeting at the Rivenia Methodist church yesterday evenll!
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A CURIOSITY IN ENGINEERINq.

4@ v AEAN7RoAA ' IN Te visible at one place. The sharpest curves are at a place we'll named Agony point" where the train on two occasions almost describes a circle in It's own length. One of the most strik- ing features of a journey up the Dar- Jeeling -Himalayan railway is the sharp transition from the burning heat of the plains to the cold air and the snows of this great night.
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THE sEABRloHT BANTAM
A History of the Development of This
 DIminutIve Fowl.

Ui1lAIu UtIFb A UWAs
 Seabright Bantams are living evil dence of the art of man in preventing nature, or rather leading nature into paths which she would not naturally follow. It was about the year 1900 when Sir John Seabright, deceased. first began to fashion the Seabright Bantam.
 The record, as given in Wrlght'a book of poultry, states that Sir John 0rst obtained a buff colored Bantam
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Entered at the Post-of1ice at Pine Bluff. Ak. .assecoad-class mailmatter
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in fne hotels built in China for the use of foreigners the highest stories are the most expensive because the breeziest.
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BANTAM FEATHERs.

tions but tail, which is rarely devoid of cloudiness. Then, too, tail feathers are rarely more than tipped at the end with the lacing and it is practically impossible to get a narrow laced, clear centered bird laced on side edges of tail as we'll as at the end.-The Western Poultry Journal.
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