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dividually responsible for the condition of the particular church committed to his care, you will more readily understand that my purpose Is the accomplishment of mutual benefits, as the result of more vigorous common endeavor. Let us note the tenor of the messages to the different churches and apply them as unto ourselves.
 '"The first message is to tSe minister of the church of Ephesus. This church was abundant in works, labor and patience, and intolerant of evil; yet, nevertheless says the message, I have somewhat against thee because thou hast left thy first love- That is, much of their work was being done after the manner of men, and to be seen of men. The unselfshness of the labor of their first love was lacking.
 What of the message to the minister of the church in Smyrna? Productive of good works, tried with tribulation, burdened with poverty and blasphemed of false Judazers; with more suffering threatening in the fu- ture; with the intimation that like Job thev would be given into the hands of Satan, to be for a season tried; yet are they called rich, and exhorted, but to be faithful unto death, and unto them would be given crown of life We cannot ignore this mes-
 
 some whose experience is such that faith funess unto death seems the only escape from hopelessness In life. Fear none of these things which thou dost suffer, be thou faithful unto death and your reward shall be a crown of life The eternal God Is thy refuge and around, about and underneath thee are His everlasting arms.
 And now what comes to us in the mes- sage to the minister of the church in Per gamos? Thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr who was slain among you, where Satan dwellest? And yet, few things had the Lord also against them. For among them there were those who held false doctrine, and substituted it for the truths which God had revealed. Are there any such among us? To us this message copes with the import that such is not the doc Urine of Christ. Are there some of us l tinctured with the doctrine of indifferent
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BEES SSEMER
Peculiar Accident at Sloss Mines-The
 Schools Upen Today

Bessemer, September 16.-(Special.)-A peculiar accident occurred Friday night in sloss mines Will Harris, a negro boy about IA years of age was driving a mule htched to a cart, and was seated in the single-tree between the mule and the cart, when in some way he fell to the ground. The wheel of the cart passed over him cutting off one of his ears. Otherwise he was uninjured.
 Will Shepherd, a colored brakeman, also met with an unfortunate accident in the Louisville and Nashville Mineral yard, falling from a freight car which passed over his leg injuring 1t so severely as to necessitate amputation.
 The public schools will open tomorrow and the attendance will without doubt be larger than ever before. The same teach
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manager, arrived in London yesterday. Marguerite Corneille and her mother oc- cupied separate compartment on the same train.
 Corbett went direct to the Cecil Hotel and the Comedies went to a private hotel in the West End. Corbett said:
 No one aside from my wife and Consi- dine knows why came to Europe. l have reasons, and if my wife wants to tell the truth am perfectly willing that she should do so. It is her turn"
 When questioned concerning his plans for the future, Corbett replied: 'l am liable to leave London at any moment, and you may be sure one knows when or where 1 go. Ii l had eloped with Miss Corneille I certainly would not leave her and go to a separate hotel as soon as I arrived here. Ii any one thinks that l did elope, time will undeceive them. It is all nonsense, and no one knows it better than my wife"
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4OOoOo; Cherokee. so,oOO; Cherokee freedmen, 1000; Greeks, 10000; Creek freedmen, 5,0OO Choctaws, 15.OO0; Choctaw freedmen, 4,15O; Chickasaws, 5000: Chickasaw freedmen, 4,5OO; seminoles. 2.O00; senecas. Wyondotes. Shawness, Peorias and other smaller tribes, 2,500; white citizens and negroes. not citi- zens of any Indian nation, 314,OO0
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GRAHkM'S SPEECH
 AT ALEXANDER CITY
Ccontinued From Sixth Page.)


 resenting the State of Alabama on the board of trustees of the dearest institution, and I say 1t from my heart that you have in your State a home for the industrial education Of our girls! man recognized not only there, but who went before the people and carries the counties of Autauga, Elmore, Clay Coosa, Randolph and Macon, and then in convention received a majority of the regular delegates, and today it Is my pleasure and a source of pride to in- troduce to you, not Colonel Charles W. Thompson of Tuskegee, but to present to you the Democratic nominee for the Fifth Congressional District, who is Colonel Charles W. Thompson"
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STH BIRMINGHAM
Incorporation Meetin to Be Held To
 night

The movement for the incorporation of North Birmingham Is gathering strength. There will be public meeting to consid- CT the question at Sobert's Hall, North Birmingham, at o'clock tonight, and representatives will be present from the Sloss-Sheffield Company, the Dimmick Pipe Works Company and the North Bir- mingham Land Company
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Population of Indian Territory

Clare More, l. T., September 4.-The su- pervisor for the Indian Territory gives the total estimate of the population, and by tribes as follows:
 Total population of the Indian Territory,
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EXCURSION TO pEMopoL1s SEPT. 2s.

Train leaves Birmingham 7:30 a. m.. sep- tember 23. Fare for the round trip only $75. Returning, train will leave Demopolis p. m., same date, making a quick run homeward An excellent opportunity to spend the day in one of Alabamas prettiest towns at an extremely low rate. First class accommodation will be provided for both white and colored. 9-16-td
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London, September 16.-James J. Corbett, the pugilist, and George Considine, his
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Hoods Sarsaparilla has proved a sure cure for rheumatism. Be sure to get Hoods.
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Excelsior Steam Laundry LOES AnsAaAa.
 EXQUISITE WORK! George A. BIinn 6 Son, 1897 Second Avenue Phone 21A

----s------l-&--------- EXCURSION TO DEMOPOLIS SEPT. 23.
 Train leaves Birmingham 730 a. m, Sep tember 23. Fare for the round trip onlA SIS. Returning, train will leave Demopok lis D. m., same date, making quick run homeward: An excellent opportunity to spend the day in one of Alabama's prettiest towns at an extremely low rate. First- class accommodation will be provided foE hath white and colored 9-l6-td |
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INFORMATION IN LONDON

Corbett Denies Rumors of His Elope-
 ment With Miss Corneille
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Try 8 Texie for a good smoke.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-11-17

nor's political debts. Chicago wants
no such group of politicians at Spring
field. probably small ones. to run any
of its affairs. Political reasons are
against the idea administrative reasons
are against 1t. all the interests of the
people are against 1t. II u corporation
has the disposition to ignore popular
complaints and protests it would take
IL no time ut all to convert Il picayunc
political commission into very SER
viccablc tool, nor would the liberal sal
AIRY which is suggested make any differ
cncc. Salaries which are paid in public
office are no index to the character and
ability of the ofliceholdcr For the dis
tribution Is made not on merit. hut on
the demand of the machine coteric.
Leave us alone" should he the first
of municipal notices nowadays. and
Chicago has reason to- rejoice because
she has a greater freedom than many
cities. Such tendencies as are observ-
able in New York state. for example.
are all wrong. and we are most fortr-
nate in having escaped them. as time
will demonstrate.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-11-17
WAREHOUSEMEN AS GRAM DEAL
ERS.

The events leading up to the proscc,i-
ton of Lloyd j. Smith. with the incl
dental revelations. are likely to give
added impetus to the demand of the
farmers for the repeal of the law of
1897 which wiped out a provision In the
warehouse law of 1871 which inhibited
warehousemcn of class a from traffick-
ing In grain. Despite this prohibition
in the law of 1871 the warchousemen
about the year 1885 began to buy and
sell grain. Ten years later II was de-
clared they were buying thrce-fourths
of all the grain sent to Chicago. At
this time It Is said they are doing nearly
m per cent of the grain business Of this
city.
The grain.dealing amendment to the
law of 1871 was passed against the
strenuous protests Of the grain raisers
and shippers. who argued that to give
the warehousemen to whom their grain
must be lntrusted for sale the right to
deal In II was to place the farmers ut
the mercy Of the warehOusemcn. who
could fix the price Of grain as they saw
TT. The Lloyd j. Smith Irregularities
are an outgrowth of the dealing In
grain by warehouscmcn. The OppO.
nents of the system insist that the
amendment of 1897 IL unconstitutional.
upon the broad ground that when one
person assumes to perform n duty for
another II Is unlawful for him to place
himself In u position wherein his duty
to his trust and his own interests are
or may he brought into conflict
Strangely enough, however, instead
of carrying the law into court. the grain
growers have relied on securing u ~.
peal of It's Objectionable feature or ap
pcaling to the railroads which carry
grain to Chicago to give storage to
grain the same n they give storage to
other freight. This argument Is fortl.
fled by the assertion made by the grain
producers that the same railroads
which now do not give storage To grain
In Chicago give free storage to the
grain which they haul to some other
cities.
The matter IL one Of great interest
to Chicago. ana especially to the rail.
roads and grain dealers Of this city.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-11-17
NJ. E. STOWE 10 REMAIN HERE.

Melville r.. Stone, general manager Of
the Associated Press. announces that he
will not move his family to New York
City as n result of the moving of the
main offices of the Associated Press
from Chicago to the Eastern city. Mr..
Stone Is one of Chicago's best known
citizens. and his family holds Il place
In the best social circles.
When the Associated Press moved It's
headquarters from Chicago to New
York it was rumorcd that Mr.. Stone
would move his family to the East. and
1t was reported that Mr.. and Mrs. Stone
were closing their home at Glencoe and
would move to New York the end of
this week. At the home of Mr. Stone
this report was denied. and It was an
nounced that the family will continue
to live In this city. Mr.. Stone Is now
in New York. but is expected to return
to Chicago In about two months.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-11-17
TOUGH ALDERMEN MUST 90.

Democratic gang Aldermen who fear
the new propositions for changes In the
ward lines are now running to Mayor
Harrison to save them from being eX.
tingulshed.
Nearly all Of the gangstcrs who stood
by and voted with the Republican ma.
jority on committees last spring In the
hope that they would be cared for when
the redistrlctlng of the wards took
place are now asking Mayor Harrison
TO veto any plan which will hurt them
In their wards. The fact that some of
the new wards mapped out went Dem
ocratlc has lmpelled the Republican
majority to change the lines. The Ben
nett, Raymer and Finn propositions
will cut out Republican as well as Dem.
ocratic Aldermen, but the latter are
mostly gangstcrs.
The first man to call on the Mayor
was Alderman Martin, Of the sixth
Ward. lie told the Mayor that his
ward had given the chief executive u
big vote and would do II again In the
spring. The Mayor listened cOldly, he
cause Martin was one of the men who
could not he whipped into line by Mr..
Harrison against iifty-year street rail
way franchises. The Mayor asked Mar
tin for facts and figures and then said
In an uncompromising tone: well, I'll
see"
The next man to appear was Johnnie
Powers. Powers Is persona non grata
in the Mayors Office, but his political
existence was threatened, and he want
cd to know II the Mayor would stand
for u scheme which would split up his
ward SO that he could not be elected.
The Mayor SAID: "I'll See" John j.
Brennan was so down-hearted when he
saw the Mayor that the latter did not
know what to say. Alderman Kenna
also saw the Mayor, but the result of
the talk Is not known.
None of the plans Mt present before
the Council can pass, because even the
Republicans will quarrel among them
selves. To appOrtiOn the city fairly
according to population would throw ont
several aspiring Republicans as well as
Democrats. The fight on redistricting
may last until spring, when the SUI
preme Court will have to step in and
declare the entire Council In contempt
of court.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-11-17
LEAVE YATES OUT OF The CUES.
7ION.

Political rumors are full of conJec.
lures rs to what GOvernOr-elect Yates
will do-as to what part he will take
In the organization of the two houses of
the Legislature. The main question of
Importance In the House IL the election
Of Speaker. who will appoint the com.
mlttees of that body. The Senate COM
mlttces are appointed by II resolution
of the Senate. the Republican members
of the committees being selected by the
Republican Senatorial caucus and the
Democratic members of the committees
being selected by the Democratic Scna-
torial caucus.
This IL the practice. II Is n departure
from the constitutional rule. The two
houses should not he organized by eau
Gus regulations. But at least that plan
provides that each House shall elect It's
legislative independence from Interior
cnce by any other department of the
State government.
But now In the turbulent councils Of
the Republican members of the Lcglsla.
turc the main question apparently re-
lates To what the incoming Governor
may desire. The Republican politicians
are asking each other: what does
Governor Yates want?" "What side
will he take In the election of Speaker
of the House and the appointment Of
the Senate commlttees!'
Mr.. Yates has no more right than the
humblest citizen of the State TO inter
fcre with the organization Of either
House. 1t shows condition Of political
degeneracy when the members Of the
Legislature ask themselves and each
other what would be agreeable to the
executive department In the Organiza-
ton OF the legislative department.
Chronicle ,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-11-17
NO STATE COMMISSION.
Times.Herald, Nov. II:

Times.Herald, Nov. II:
What In the name Of home rule do
We need Il State commission for 10
NEEDLE with our gas and electric light
ing, our street railways or anything else
that Is our own immediate concern ?
That Is n question that may he asked
wifi some irritation by every munich
palty in Illinois upon the reading Of
the resolution which Aid, Butler intro.
duced into the Council Monday night.
In praying for the Legislature to In.
stltute system Of State Interference
in the matter of lighting. the Alderman
sets himself directly against n principle
that has been already won by the re-
peal of the Allen law, ana he makes
the matter worse by the thoroughly dis
credited plan of commission. The
Allen law kept up the appearance Of
acqulcSccncc in local scIf-gOvcrnmcnt
even while II attempted 10 undermine
IL, but commission would destroy Il
absolutely and Introduce political COM
p!lcatiOnS Of most serious character
\ Governors appointccs would be- n
part Of Governors machine The
$1,000 paid annually 10 the three Of
them, the $1,000 paid to their Secretary
the other cmolumcnts to office help and
attorneys would be charge upon the
public for the settlement Of the Cover
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-11-17
LUDWIG, LOvELESS. AND OTHERS.

Facts made public by the Record
show that Civil Service Commissioner
j. w. Ludwig had established relations
of some sort with Braman ii. LOvelcss,
Il lawyer, ana that Loyelcss had direct
connections with Weber n Kanter,
charged with having traiiicked in the
examination papers Of the Civil Service
Commission, Of which Ludwig was and
Is a member. The indications are
strong that III" three parties had more
or less intimate knowledge of one an
others acts. The Grand Jury should
find out 10 what extent they partlcl-
patcd in the manipulation Of civil SER
vice affairs. Civil Service Commissions
crS Ella and Llndblom find themselves
in an awkward position because the in.
ycstigatlons they are conducting 90
further than they expected ana lead to
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-11-17
The DRAINAGE BOARD.

There are lively times ahead In the
Drainage Board. big" Todd Is slated
for attorney and there Is somewhat of
u tight on him.
The presidency of the board for the
ensuing year is most important posi-.
ton. There are still pending claims
for 100000 worth of extras" demand
ell by contractors with great political
influence. Next spring, after the sea
sons floods are ended, heavy claims
will come In from residents of the iii.
nois valley for damages incurred by
overflow of their lands. These claims
will need the closest kind of inspection
ana auditing. Politically, with the con
tractors extras" they might be used
to great advantage by the coquettlsl
Mr.. Jones and his Republican intimate,
Mr.. Braden.
Heretofore under the influence of
Trustees Eckhart, Wenter, Carter and
Kelly, with the assistance of President
Boldenweck, the extras" have been
tonight to standstlll. Attorney Gil.
bert, for the board, has aided In their
defeat ana compelled AT least one firm
of contractors 10 go into the courts. \
more complacent attorney could have
let them go by default and recommend.
ed TO the board To compromise on judg-
ments, Il program which Ii Is said has
been mapped out for the future.
Attorney Gilbert did not expect tn
leave the board In December He did
not know that he was to be depOsed
until he read in an interview from Mr.
Jones that he intended to resign. But
the hint was sufficient. Mr.. Gilbert
will have 10 quit unless the combined
influences Of independent Republicans
and Democrats defeats the candidacy
Of Mr.. Jones and prevents n change In
the attorncyship.
To the surprise Of great many, II IL
announced that the newly elected lie.
publican trustee. W. ii. Baker, has
pledged himself to Mr.. Jones, and as
against the candidacy for the presi.
dency Of either n. II. Carter or Frank
Wenter. Trustee Legner, OF the new
board, Is also placed in the .Jones.Bra.
den combine. Trustee Smyth Is in the
same combination, with the hope that a
slip may elect him president
To Trustees Jones and Bradcn Is
ascrbed the intention, IL their plans are
successful, of changing the present pol
Icy of the board In regard TO the i'm
provement Of the Chicago River. The
old board compelled recognition Of III.
necessity Of improving the Chicago
River north and south Of 10Th street al
once. The proposed new combination
j. charged with a desire 10 check thi,
work aud begin the construction of Il
dralna2" channel across the Calumet
region m an expense Of from 100000,
10 Sl5O0UcCO While this would sacrl,
flee river Interests, II would give the
contractors far more public work than
they are getting m the present time
n Is understood that II Trustee Junc,
cannot b" elected president neither hC
nor TrUs'c" Eradrn viii consent 10 the
election OF either Trustees Carter on
W"ntcr 10 the presidency, but will de,
mand the election Of Trustee smyth.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-11-17

Tie census Office ut Washington has
announced the total population of the
United States TO he 1i205.22O. u gain
OF 13,??o.iG4 over the G},O60,75 emu.
mcrntcd In 1890. The number Is greater
than the conservative estimates calcu.
lated on u study of the rate of growth.
although far short of some cXuberant
predictions wholly based on u patriotic
desire to nstonish the world. The In
crease Is approximately 81 per cent In
the ten years. out of this total popula.
ton, residents to the number Of 74,627..
DOT are found In the forty-iive States,
the remainder being credited to the ter.
rltOries ana including citizens In ma.
tlOnal service abroad. The returns seem
to be complete except from Alaska and
from some of the foreign military sta
lions. these being estimated from the
best data Obtalnable. Illinois, WiscOn-
sin and Minnesota are the only States
touching the great lakes which show u
percentage of gain greater than ~ per
cent. the national ratio, Indiana, Ohio,
Michigan and Pennsylvania falling be.
low that rate OF increase. or the
Southern States Alabama, Florida.
Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi ana
Texas rise TO or above that ratio, Flor
ida with 35 ana Texas with 81 per cent,
while Arkansas. Kentucky, Missouri,
North Carolina, South Carolina ana
Tennessee fall behind II. The New
England States are not all slow Of In.
crease, Connecticut. Massachusetts. ana
Rhode Island being above normal,
Massachusetts with q per cent gain.
Maine, New Hampshire ana Vermont,
however, show but 8, D and 3 per cent
advance, respectively. or the Atlantic
coast Middle States Delaware. Vir.
ginia and Maryland fall far below the
average rate, New Jersey and West
Virginia rise over the datum line, while
New York barely shows n per cent
gain over 1890. Idaho with 90 per
cent, Montana with 81, North Dakota
with "a, Washington with AZ ana Wy
Oming with 53 maintain the Western
reputation for rapid growth, California,
Colorado, Oregon and Utah passing
well above the n per cent line, but less
sensatlOnally. Iowa. South Dakota,
Kansas ana Nebraska are the middle
States showing slow growth, with Il
gain OF lS IL, 3 ana per cent rcspec-
lively. Nevada Is the only State show.
ing loss. The Territories, of course,
Outstrip all competitors, Oklahoma par
ticularly, with n gain of nearly $40 per
cent In the ten years. One of the re-
suits of the census undoubtedly will be
a new Congressional apportionment.
Upon the present basis of Representa-
ton the national House of Representa-
lives would he increased so as to be
unwieldly, Probably a new basis of
representation will be decided on.