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No. A. AN ACT H. SS. To amend section SIP of the Code of Ala
 bama.
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly, that:
 Section SIP of the code of Alabama be and the same hereby is amended so as to read as follows:
 SIP. Jury Trial on Demand; Decree; Re- corded in Probate Court-Upon the applica- tion of either party, trial by jury shall be directed to determine the issue of any speci fled issue, of fact presented by the plead ings; and the court is bound by the result, but may, for sufficient reasons. order new trial thereof and when such trial is not requested, or as to the Facts for which the same is not requested, the court shall con- slider and determine such title, claim, in- terest or incumberance, and shall, upon the finding of the jury, or upon such considera- tion and determination, finally adjudge and decree whether the defendant has any right, title or interest in, or incumberance upon such lands, or any part thereof, and what such right title, interest or incumberance is, and In or upon what part of the lands the same exists and such decree is bind ing and conclusive upon all the parties to the suit The Register shall within thirty days from such decree file the same or a certified transcript thereof in the Probate Court for record, and tax the expense there- of in the costs of the cause. The Probate Judge shall record such decree in the same book and manner in which deeds are re- corded, and index the names of defendants or parties against whom the relief is grant ed in the direct index. and the names of the complainants or parties quieted in pos session of the land in the reverse index.
 Approved Dec. G. 1900.
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his assignee, or to the lien holder. the amount ascertained to be due, and in such case the property shall be sold as well for the payment of the debit secured by the mortgage or the lien as ascertained, as for the satisfaction of the plaintiffs judg- ment the proceeds or the sale to be ap- piled first after payment of the costs, to reimburse the plaintiff the amount so paid by him to such mortgagee or lien holder
 Approved Dec. 6, 1900.
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H. 49.
AN ACT

No 7b AN ACT Il. 4J. To amend section 2127 of the Code.
 Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, that:
 Section 2127 of the code be amended so as to read as follows: An unlawful detainer Is when one who has lawfully entered into possession of lands as tenements fails or refuses on demand in writing after the termination of his possession interest, to de- liver the possession thereof to any one law fully entitled thereto, his agent or attorney; and it is sufficient to leave a copy of such demand in writing at the usual place of abode of the party holding over.
 Approved Dec. [, 1900.
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H. 37.
AN ACT
No. SC.

To provide for personal service of summons
 upon defendants in suits begun by attach
 ment.
 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, that:
 Whenever a complaint Is filed in a suit begun by attachment, whether at the time of suing out the attachment or subsequent thereto, upon the demand of the plaintiff therefor, summons shall issue upon the complaint in all respects, and with the same effect as if the suit had been begun by sum- mons and complaint. The issuance and ser vice of such summons and complaint shall in no manner effect the levy or lien thereof.
 Approved Dec. ', 1900.
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AN ACT
Approved Dec. '. 1900.

Relating to fees of justices of the peace and notaries public ex-officio justice of
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the peace
 Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, that:
 Justices of the peace and notaries pub lie ex-offieio justice of the peace of the State of Alabama shall be entitled to re- ceive fee of fifty cents for issuing each writ of detinue.
 Sec 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of law in conflict with this act be and the same are hereby repealed.
 Approved Dec 8, 1900.
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AN ACT

No. S1 AN ACT H. 9O2 To authorize the State to subscribe for
 Mayfeld's Digest of the Alabama Re-
 ports.
 Whereas, James J. Mayfield is preparing and proposes to publish a digest of the Alabama Reports from Minor to 12Oth Ala bama inclusive, to be embraced in not less than three and not more than four volumes each volume to contain not less than one thousand pages. To be sold at price not to exceed twelve dollars and fifty cents per volume; therefore,
 Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, that:
 The Governor is authorized for the State to subscribe for two hundred copies of such digest and on the delivery to the Secretary of State of two hundred copies of every volume of said digest, the Governor shall draw his warrant on the Treasurer of the State of Alabama for the price of said di- gest, which price shall not exceed ten dol lars per volume.
 Sec. 2. Be is further enacted, That the Secretary of State shall distribute the said volumes as follows, viz: One copy of all volumes to every executive department; one copy to every judge of the Supreme Court; one to the Attorney General; one to every Chancellor; one to every judge of the Circuit Court; one to every Judge of the Probate Court; one to every Circuit, City Court and County Solicitor and one to every judge of the City and Criminal Courts of the State. The remaining volumes to be deposited in the Supreme Court Library to be exchanged by the Librarian for di- gests of other States. Provided, that the said digest shall be printed in not less than three nor more than four volumes and that each volume shall contain not less than one thousand pages; and provided further that the officers to whom said volumes are dis tributed shall turn over to their successors all volumes of said digest that may be de- lvered to them under the provisions of this act.
 And provided further, that there shall be no reprint of sections of the code or of acts of the Legislature in said digest.
 Approved Dec. [, 1900.
 No 96. AN ACT H. 64. To amend section No. 994 of the Code of
 1896.
 Section l. Be 1t enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, that:
 Section No. 994 of the Code of 1896 be amended to read as follows: "Acknowl- judgements and proof of conReyances may be taken within the United States, and be- yond the State of Alabama, by judges~Spd clerks of any Federal Court, judges and clerks of any court of record in any State notaries public or commissioners appoint ed by the Governor of this State, beyond the limits of the United States, such &C., knowledgements and proofs may be taken by the judge of any court of record, mayor or chief magistrate of any city. town, bor- ough or county, notaries public, or by any diplomatic, consular, or commercial agent of the United States.
 Approved Dec. 8, 1900. f.. No. S6. AN ACT H. 37 To provide for personal service of summons
 upon defendants in suits begun by attach
 ment.
 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, that:
 Whenever a complaint Is filed in a suit begun by attachment, whether at the time of eI1inp oIt the attachment or suhsenuent
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Mo- 46 AN ACT H. 162. To amend section 4145 of the Code of Ala
 bama.
 Be 1t enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, that:
 Section 4145 of the Code of Alabama be amended so as to read as follows: Section 4l45 (SO1D (SS49) (SO2D (2595) claim by mort gagee or lien holder, payment of secured debit by plaintiff. When the claim inter- posed is based on a mortgage or lien the claimant must state in his affidavit the na- ture of the right which he claims, and in case such claim is sustained on the trial, the amount of it, whether then due or not, with interest to the date of the trial, must be ascertained by the jury, judge or the justice, as the case may be: the plaintiff may, within ten days from the date of said ascertainment, pay to the mortgagee, or
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to win the emperor's consent to his re-
turn to France tie duke determines to ac-
cede to the requests Of the Bonapartists
and so anyhow.
The escape is made during a night fete
given by Metternich. The duke has
promised to meet his friends upon the
battlefield of Wagram In order to facil-
itate his escape, he changes cloaks with
the Countess Camarata. who, of many,
is in love with him, and while she min
giles with the thrOng Of merry makers,
Reichstadt makes his way out of the
park of Schoenbrunn-
He goes direct to the field of WagTan.
1t is night. However, the court has been
warned Of the dukes escape and that
of his companion. They are pursued by
the soldie1y Of Metternieh and, Fiam-
beau. rather than be taken alive, stabs
himself and dies in the arms of his prince
amidst the walls Of spirits supposed to
be those of the slain in battle.
The final act of the play presents the
deathbed Of the duke. He expires, sur
rounded by his friends and family-of
the Austrian brancll-his hand upon the
silver cradle which had been presented
to him by the City of Paris when he was
hailed as King of Rome-while General
Hartmann reads the bulletin of the
Grande Armee by way of prayer for the
dying. When he is dead Metternich says
without a show Of feeling; BURY him
in the uniform of an Austrian colonel''
And that is the end Of the poor pathet-
&c little hero, the Eaglet.
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them away I'm blank books. AS he has al
ways been noted persistent amute-
ment-seeker at theaters and cQnsidering
his age the collection must be large ana
interesting
E. II. Sothern IS said to have put $4,000
of his own money In his production OF
Hamlet"
Sage and Munroe have secured the
rights to present 1.-THE Pride Of Jcnnico'
next season, when James X HacEett
drops out Of the Frohman management.
Gustav Kerl<er has arrived IN New YORK
from London He has "a new piece, YET
unnamed. In which Edna May viii prob
ably be starred.
James Lane Allen, author OF 1.-THE choir
Invisible" Is in Europe. gathering local
coloring for a new story upon Whlcn ne
Is soon to commence work
Jessie Bartlett Davis has signed with
Martin Beck for an extended tour in
vaudeville next season. This would &c IN
to indicate that she has forsaken the ic-
climate entirely.
Tyranny of Tears IS to take the road
next month with Reeves Smith, an Enc
elish actor. taking John DreW's old par T.
The company viii be an exceptionally
strong one
Mrs. LeMoyne's opening IN New York in
The Greatest Thing In the World was
not a success.
movement has been started IN Paris
for the esta blishment Of a popular fhea-
ter. where the masses may have an op-
pnrtunitv Of hearing the best musical and
dramatic works at reasonable prices. AT
last accounts more than $4,000 had been
subscribed.
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RELIGIOUS DRAMA.
Wilson Barrett Was an Advocate of
Sacred Plays.


Charles Dalton, the leading man Of
1.-THE Sign of the Cross company says
regarding the influence of Wilson Bar
rett's celebrated religious play on the
modern drama:
when Mr.. Barrett announced an elab-
crate and costly production of The Sign
Of the Cross at the Lyric theater, Lon
don, some five years ago. the unanimous
prophecy of those considered an author
ity on theatrical matters was that the
niece would be a dire failure. The pub
lie does not want religion in it's amuse-
ments: it goes tothe theater,not to learn
a lesson but to be amused they assert
ed. Had his prophecy been realized
do not believe that such books as Ben
Hur' and Quo Yadis' ever would have
been dramatized, while thousands OF
clergymen and religious people would
still be strangers to the inside or a the
alter, instead OF commencing, as they
now are, the production of plays that
amuse and instruct at the same time.
Theatrical managers, like other
shrewd business men, invest their mon
ey where they think it will bring the
largest returns. They produce the kind
of plays that, in their estimation, will
best please the public The men who
would not have considered for a mo-
nent the production of The Sign of the
Cross when it was unknown were inn
pressed with the desirability of catering
to the large class of people known as
non theater- goers,' who packed the
house wherever it was played What
was the result2 Managers at once set
to work to obtain plays that by their
title and subject would appeal to those
who knew only of the stage what they
have learned from The Sign of the
Cross play writer's began reading sa-
cred history in search of material for
dramas; one of them turned from the
writing of comic operas to dramatic
QUO Vadis,' clergynen not only COM
menced to attend performances Of pieces
whose titles suggested a religious sub
ject, but in many cases to preach and
write of the wholesome influence of such
plays: and. most important Of all for the
future of the religious drama, the box
Office receipts proved to be much more
satisfactory and the runs longer than
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William Gillette is considering an ap-
pearanee next season as Hamlet
The Girl With the Auburn Hair may
next season sing in comic opera
Augustus Cook has a one-act play in
which he will again inpersonate Napo-
leon
Paul Kester is dramatizing W. d. How
ellis novel, The Rise Of Silas Lapham
Richard the Lion Hearted is the title
of a new play produced by Robert Down
Henry Miller intends to conduct a sum
mer stock company in San Francisco
every year
A production of that old but amusing
piece "The Spider and the Fly" will be
taken to Mexico and Cuba
James K. Hackett and Mary Mannering
may play a joint starring engagement IN
London next spring .
The Frank Daniels Opera company, IN
The Ameer, may next year 90 70 Lon
don for a six weeks summer season.
Louis James next Shakespearean role
will be Caliban in The Tempest. Kath-
ryn Kidder will probably be the Miranda
Maude Odel has made a success n her
new capacity as leadying lady with the
Imperial Theater Stock company, St
Louis.
mold, of Henry v" fame, is to be John
stone Benefits leading man in vaudeville
THE Girl from Calcutta" a comedy of
modern high life and manners written by
the Late Charles Coghlan, is shortly to be
ssUnleavened Bread by Robert Grant,
is the latest novel to undergo dramatlza
ton at the hand of Leo Dietrichstein, in
The Scarlet Sin by George R. Sims
and Arthur Shirley, produced at LIVER
pool deals to some extent with the SAL
alton Army and its mission.
Walter Perkins, now touring in THE
a rehabilitation Of Mary s. Wilkins
novel "Ierome,@a Poor Man"
E. s. Willard and his company are to
sail direct for Boston October g. The first
play to be given here will be David Gar
rick followed by Tom Pinch
Francis Wilson is scoring the greatest
success in his career in the new comic
opera. 1.-The Monks of Malabar," in which
he will be seen at the Broad Street theater
December 3.
The gross receipts of the Passion Play
at Oberammerga last summer are report
ed as having rea ched 100000. while from
all sources the supplemented villagers re-
ceiveu about 81, 100000 from visitors.
money. Frank Daniels. who is playing
THE Amer" has just purchased. for S35.-
coo, some twenty acres of land in the vii
1age of Rye. n. Y, adjoining his already
handsome estate.
The New Gibson Girl" Georgia How
ward, the young woman selected by
Charles Dana Gibson to pose for his new
series of pictures, will be seen this sea-
son with Hurtig and Seamons new pro-
duction of Aunt Hannah
Ninety-five drops are required to show
the tableaux in Ben Hur." The scene
representation of the Grove Of Daphne
alone requires more scenery than was
used in Augustin Days entire produc-
ton of "a Midsummer Nights Dream
Gustav Salvini, one of the sons of the
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THE DRAMArIzED NOVEL.
Theatrical Manager Gives His Views
on Its Popularity.

AA6aGr1ca4 manager O1VeS His Views
on ITS Popularity.
IA New York Sun reporter asked a
New York theatrical manager what. in
his opinion, were some of the causes Of
the present popularity of the dranatized
novel. and the manager delivered some
interesting opinions on the subject.
THE vogue of the Grammatical novel
SO far as I can say he said. seems
likely to continue for some time to come,
and 1t will be limited only by the number
Of popular novels that the authors turn
out; I was about to say 50 long as they
continued to write novels that could be
dramatized, but apparently no such dis
tincti0n as that exists any longer It
has begun to look as if any book might
be made. into a play NOWADAYS. and the
old distinction Of dramatic or undra-
matte plots has been entirely swept
away.
Il will give some reasons for the pop
ularity of the novel as a source of dra-
matte inspiration among managers In
the first place. the book supplies the
imaginative characteristics of a play
The period, place, costume. characterize
alton and every similar feature can be
found in the book. If these have ap-
pealed to a large number of readers in
a novel there IS no reason why they
should not be equally we'll liked on the
stage. The book also supplies the story,
which is to be followed with more or
less closeneSS. Generally the departure
from the 1lneS OF the original story IS
great, but the main points are at all
events provided.
''Aff the manager has to do is to hand
the book over to some man who under
stands the stage I'D tell him to do the
best he can with it to get a play out of
it. Usually it is not necessary for this
man to know anything but stagecraft.
Dialogues are likely to be abundant
enough in the book, and were they not to
be found they can easily be provided.
The dramatist goes to work, and, as a
rule, turns out something which is
neither the book nor the play Persons
who go to see the book on the stage will
be astonished to find how little of the
story is there, while those who have
guessing as to the why and Wherefore
of what is going on all the time.''
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in her fight for the independent conduct
of her business against what is known
as the theatrical trust or syndicate.
This actress for several seasons has
successfully maintained an Independent
stand. declining To submit her business
to syndicate dietation in any respect.
She has played in independent theaters
of the first class in the few large cities
in which there are such theaters, and
in other cities she has PLAYED in *spopu-
lar price" theaters at frst-cIass rates
and to hrst-class patronage. In isolated
cases she has gone into vaudeville
houses and for the periods of her engage
ment in such houses has transformed
making out her itinerary for this season,
it was desirable for Mrs. Fiske to play
in Denver on her way to the Pacific
coast To that end her management
booked an enga cement with T. Z. Car
starphen, a well known lawyer of Den
yer, who on his own account undertook
the local management of Mrs Fiske for
a week, and rented for her use for that
period the Denver theater, a popular
price house. the first-class theaters of
Denver being under syndicate control
When it became known that Mrs
Fisl1e was booked to appear at the Den
Yer theater an attempt was made on
the part Of the trust to shut her out of
that theater and thus out of Denver
To that end the Denver theater was
forced under the control of the booking
agency of the syndicate in New York,
and Mr.. Carstarphen was informed in
effect that Mrs Fiske would not be per-
mit1ed to appear at the Denver. Mr.
Carstarphen had a legal contract with
the management of the Denver theater
antsdaung any new contract that might
have been made that would conflict with
his agreement, and he at once sued out
in the district court an injunction to re-
strain the mana cement of the Denver
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FACTS ABOUT mARLowR.
Her Fads, superstitions, Pets and
Treatment of aJohnnies.'

Her Fads, Superstitions, Pets and
Treatment of ssJohnnies.
a stage enthusiast, who has devoted
much time to the collection of quaint
data concerning eminent players Of Eng
land and America, recently sent Julia
Marlowe's management printed form
in which there were questions about
I facts and fads relating to Miss MarIowa,
with blank spaces left for the answers
The inquiries concerned such divergent
matters as Miss Marlowe's attitude tow
ard the genus stage Johnnie her am
billions. her Jewels and her religion. At
ter members of Miss Marlowe-s execu-
tive staff, her secretaries and her maids
had contributed such information as
they possessed and had drawn on the
subject of the inquiries herself for more,
the printed form read thus:
THE REAL JULIA MARION II.
Born-In Cheswick, England. Came to
America when 4 years of age.
Age-TWenty-n mine years.
First stage appearance-As child at
the Grand Opera House, Cincinnati,
First appearance in New York when II
years old in ''Ingomar" at the Bijou the
alter.
"Johnnies''-Gives notes to her bust
ness manager. A Boston Johnnie wrote
her a note last season, signing it John
son, alias Orlando" The business man
ager wrote TOO Much Johnson" across
Superstitions-Sone years ago while
in the south she bought a small cross
marked with the initials j M" She
bought it because the initials were the
same as her own and has worn it ever
since for good luck.
Fads-Copies all the plays in which
she appears. She engrosses them on vel
1um and illuminates the initial letters
in red and gold. All these copies are
kept in the library of her new home on
the Riverside drive, New York.
Pets-Has an Obo spaniel, which, be-
cause of its long, whiskerlike ears, she
calls Taffy Obo.
Jewels-she is making a. large collec-
ton of turquoises.
Ambitions-To play every role well.
Her last play is always her favorite-
Religion-She is a high church Episco-
pahan and is a member of the Church of
England.
Characteristic anecdote-Tnere was
Marlowe club in Philadelphia. 1t was
composed of IS university students who
admired the actress. They sent her a big
bouquet from the gallery. On the card
was a line from Kit Marl0we, the poet.
Last month Miss NIarlowe learned that
the president of the club was dead. She
ordered that his grave be covered with
flowers and sent q substantial gife to his
mother.
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JAMES o'NEILL TALKS.
Says @The Legitimate " is Not Dying
Ont

In a recent interview James O'Neill
remarked: 1.-The possibility of the legiti-
mate dying out is absurd. There is one
great trouble about Shakespearian roles
which exemplifes the old saying that
fools step in where angels fear to tread.
Amateurs and Incompetent actors will
essay these roles in preference to the
lighter ones for which they are perhaps
better fitted. Twenty years ago the same
cry was raised about the legitimate. I
hear the same cry about every seven
years, but it invariably comes in hard
times. When Mccullough came from
San Francisco to play 'Virginius' and
other roles the east was wallowing in
hard times, and he lost all of $4,000 in
that tour. In the third year times began
to grow better, and in the fourth he
turned money away 1t IS the old story.
There are few people playing Shake
spearian roles now as they should be
played. To speak blank verse a man
must have the voice. We try now to
avoid being pedantie as they were years
ago. and this of course is trying to the
majority. I remember in rs or III, when
Mr.. Booth came to New York for a stay
of four weeks. He lost easily 900 in
that time, although he was looked upon
as Americas grea test tragedian and ac-
tor. Times were hard then, and yet a
few years later, when times were good.
he played to as high as $4,000 in FOUR
weeks