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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-17
ME LITTLE MINIsTER. .

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This is the play adapted from the we'll
known novel OF the same name. Those
who have read the book and have had
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The age-herald., 1900-06-05

would keep the yield within very moder- ate dimensions; an early freeze would im- ply an absolute disaster. Speculations on these points are absolutely idle; time must be leII to tell its story.
 Large as the acreage undoubtedly is, 1t by no means follows that there will be record breaking crop. It is plain there may be such a crop if weather conditions are until November at least favorable; it is also plain that much of the crop may be cut off by early frosts. No one will be able to accurately estimate the size of the growing crop before November l. In the reports gathered by the Times-Democrat there is nothing of a discouraging nature either in respect to cotton or other crops of the cotton belt.
 The Times-Democrat received reports from Birmingham, Greenyille, Montgom- cry, Gadsden, Tuscaloosa, Athens Flor ence, Huntsville, Mobile, Demopolis and Eufaula. These towns fairly represent the state, and each and every one reports an increase in acreage and in the use of fer tilizers. All report the crop backward but all, or nearly all, anticipate crop in excess of last years growth. The Mont gomery correspondent considers the month just ended the best May for cotton plant ing and growing that the state has ever known All the correspondents in this state were not, however, so enthusiastic. The Tuscaloosa correspondent is not over confident, and the Demopolis correspon- dent thinks the crop in his section is not much better than the crop of last year was at this season of the year.
The age-herald., 1900-06-05
UNVEILED STATUE OF
 GENERAL ROCHAMBEAU

Vendome. France June 1.-The statue erected by subscriptions opened in France and in the United States in honor of Gen. eral Roehambeau of revolutionary war fame, was unveiled here this afternoon with great ceremony. The city was richly dec orated and the houses were festooned with the French and American flags. United States Ambassador Porter arrived yester- day. His passage through the streets was made the occasion for friendly manifesto tions.
 The unveiling exercises consisted of a speech, donating the statue to the city and it's deception by the mayor of Vendome and in speeches by General Porter and the pre- feet of Loire ct Cher, the department in which Vendome is situated.
 General Porter said in part: ''It gives me great pleasure to represent the chief re- public of the new world on such an occasion and to be the interpreter of good wishes and messages of friendship which the citi- zens of the United States convey to the citizens of France. There is a close fra ternity between the descendants here pres ent and those who took part in the Ameri- can revolution. This sight of this statue will serve to awaken our sense of gratitude and revive the recollection of the treaty of alliance contracted between these two na- tions when the American republic was in its infancy. Permit me to express the wish and belief that the tie of friendship so early established between these two great republics and the sacrifices of Rochambeau and his brothers in arms may never be broken"
 At the conclusion of the ceremony those who participated in it visited the tomb of Rochambeau.
 The statue is the work of Hamar, a Ven dome sculptor. Many Americans attended the ceremony.
The age-herald., 1900-06-05
MACARTHUR REPORTS
 FILIPINO CASUALTIES

Washington, June 4.-Secretary Root to- day made answer to the seante resolution inauirng as to the number of Filipinos killed and wounded and the number of prisoners taken since the instruction be- gan Having no detailed information on the subject, the secretary cabled the inquiry to General Macarthur, commanding at Manila and received the following response, which was submitted to congress:
 Manila, June 4. - Adjutant General, Washington: With reference to your tele- gram of 22nd ultmo, Fiipinos killed, 10,7SO; wounded, 2,104; captured and surrendered, 10, ,424; number of prisoners in our possess ion, about 2,00O No systematic record of the Filipino casualties at these headquar- ters. Foregoing composed from large num- Der reports made immediately after en- gagement, as close an approximation as now possible owing to the wide distribution of troops. More accurate report would take weeks to prepare. Number killed is in excess of accurate figures; number reported wounded probably much less, as Filipinos managed remove most wounded from field and comparatively few fell into our hands. Officers high rank and dangerous, suspi- cious men have been retained as prisoners; most other men discharged on field as soon as disarmed. Propose to release all but very few prisoners at early date.
 MACARTHUR"
The age-herald., 1900-06-05
Cotton Cr0p to Date.

The New Orleans Times-Democrat pre- sented on June 1 the entertainments of numerous correspondents on the cotton states as to the condition of the cotton crop on June l; and after comparing and collating them carefully, it arrived at these conclusions:
 1. The average increase of acreage throughout the belt seems to be about s per cent. A larger area would. undoubted- ly. have been sown, had not the diversion of labor to other industries stood in the way.
 2. The purchases of fertilizers were very large, but the torrential rains of April effected a very considerable reduction in this item.
 3. The forecast of a possible scarcity of seed for planting or replanting is found to have had no basis of fact
 4. The supply of farm animals has been sufficient for every purpose.
 g. The condition of tho plant varies greatly, in different localities. The out look in Texas is, by all accounts, one of the worst of which the records make men, ton. Elsewhere the elements have been less unkind, but the crop is almost uni versally backward and will therefore, be peculiarly sensitive to frost An open winter will be necessary in order to insure bountlful harvest; normal date of frost
The age-herald., 1900-06-05
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Senate Discusses Bynum's Appointment
 and Treaty With Switzerland

Washington, June 4.-The senate was in executive session for three hours today, dividing its time between an extradition treaty which had been negotiated recently with the republic of Switzerland and the nomination of Hon. w. D. Bynum to be general appraiser of merchandise at New York. The treaty was ratified without di- vision after some slight verbal anend ments. The Bynum nomination was taken up, and it's consideration pressed by sen ators who opposed confirmation on the the ory that if a vote could be secured the confirmation would be defeated. Senator Fairbanks, as Mir: Bynum's friend and chief supporter, opposed consideration, and failing in his purpose, moved to recommit the nomination to the committee on finance. This motion was lost by vote of 32 to 31. MT. Fairbanks then at o'clock took the floor and spoke for the remaining two hours of the executive session. The closed session was brought to an end lew minutes before o'clock by an order for recess at that hour, and action upon the nomination today was prevented.
The age-herald., 1900-06-05
Louisiana Democratic Delegates

New Orleans, June 1.-The democratic state convention at Baton Rouge today elected the following delegates to Kansas City national conventions:
 At Large-Senator s. D. McEnery, Sena- tor-elect M. J. Foster, Justice N. c. Blanchard, ex-Mayor John Fitzpatrick.
 First District-Victor Mauberet, Alex Pujol.
 Second District-E. Howard McCaleb, l.. H. Morrers.
 Third District-Congressman R. F. Broussard, w. H. Price.
 Fourth District-Governor w. W. Heard, Congressman F. x. Ransdall.
 Sixth District-Marion Swords, H. l.. Fugua.
The age-herald., 1900-06-05

pavilion has been so builded to and im- proved that it is now just what such a pavilion in such a noble park should be- The lake, the grounds, the trees and shrub bery never before were attractive as at this time. Birmingham Is truly abundantly blessed in pleasure resorts, and the electric car lines are doing everything they can to give the public the advantages of pleasant outings. The fine park at North Birming- ham has been engaged for every day this week and three days next week for pie nics, chiefly chlldrens merry -makings
 
 Last night but s1$,OoO remained to be sub- scribed to the capital required for the pro- posed new hotel at Fourth avenue and Nineteenth street; s6,5OO having been sub scribed yesterday. So said T. II. Motion, who is taking most active interest in the plans for the hotel. It is not to be a hotel for Nineteenth street, or any other one street. but for all Birmingham. It is to be a Birmingham enterprise, and it is in- tended that the capital shall be local money; and it is meant to greatly speed the development and upbuilding of this city. The men interested are Birmingham men, and since the hotel is for the good of all the people, MT. Motion rightly thinks that everybody in the city should take stock. Such hotel as is contemplated will do more good for the city than half dozen new iron furnaces. If ever any town needed a great hotel of the frst-class Birmingham needs one now.
 Eugene Zimmerman of Cincinnati is at the Morris
 
 A. E. Paxton of Louisville is in town. State Auditor Walter S. White is at the Morris.
 Thad c. Doughtie of Eufaula, for many years one of the most popular of southern traveling men, and all the time one of the best of good fellows, is at the Morris William H. Northington and Daniel Pratt of Prattville and J. L. McConnaghy ol Monteyallo are at the Morris. w. M. Carothers of Louisville has re- turned to Birmingham from the Confeder- ate Veterans reunion.
The age-herald., 1900-06-05
Campaigns on the Guesswork Plan.

As the days named for the assembling; of the two great conventions approach election estimates are increased and many ways are devised for reversing MT. McKin- ley's margin of 95 votes in 1S96 for in some way MT. Bryan must secure AS additional electoral votes in order to win He can. it is plain, gain 20 of this number in Mary land and Kentucky; but where will he find the other 2S?
 Why not look for them in the normally democratic state of New York? New York casts 36 electoral votes, thus affording the needed 2S votes, and also affording a mar gin to cover a possible loss in Washington or South Dakota, or both. New Jersey, too, is normally democratic, and McKin- ley's majority of SS,0OO in 1896 was cut down to 5000 votes in the gubernatorial contest of iS9s and may disappear altogether in 1900
 Thus, if we leave Indiana and the dis contented states of the central west who'll ly out of an estimated vote in favor of MT. Bryan, we find that New York; New Jersey, Maryland and Kentucky, all nor mally democratic, can put him in the White House by a majority of 37 electoral votes
 And they may do it.
The age-herald., 1900-06-05
GOOD FARMING PAYS

From the New Decatur Advertiser
 W. G. Skllman has for several years been experimenting with Alabama lands and has by his intelligent methods of cul- tivation demonstrated that the soil will produce bountifully if properly handled.
 Our reporter visited his plantation Tues day, and was delighted with the show of growing and harvested crops. He never saw better anywhere. The wheat field just harvested, MT. Skillman estimates, will thrash out twenty to twenty-five bushels to the acre. He has a field of oats that is a wonder. It stands thick on the ground and is four to six feet high. For fodder it would easily cut ton and a half to two tons to the acre, or when harvested would thrash out between fifty and sixty busnels to the acre.
 We congratulate MT. Skillman on his suc- cess as farmer.
The age-herald., 1900-06-05
THE VICTORY OF MANILA BAY

From the Kansas City Star.
 It is sure that nothing can ever lessen the magnitude of the victory at Manila. Whether the shore batteries made Dewey's entrance into Manila bay a fight against odds or not will never be decided. It de- pended upon the admiral what would be done He went at the enemy with cool de- termination and won. He might have gone too close and lost a ship A ship might have been torpedoed. No court can affect the worlds opinion of this most thrilling chapter in the history of war on the sea. Its dramatic features will forever render it a story to be told to generations yet un- born
The age-herald., 1900-06-05
THE BURIED RATCHET

From the Philadelphia Record.
 There has been such complete re-estab- lishment of fraternal relations between the union and confederate soldiers who have survived the civil war that we are fain to believe that the dead who fell in the strife and who lie buried side by side would not, if they had lived, have been less forgiving than their more fortunate comrades. Why, then, should the restored amity witch eX- ists everywhere else be kept out of the cemeteries? Why should the union veter- ans object to suitable commemoration of the last resting places of confederate dead whose bodies found sepulture north of Ma son and Dixon's line? Or why should con federates forbear to do similar honor to the union dead? Has not the union been restored? Have we not once more one flag and one country?
The age-herald., 1900-06-05
EARLY PREPARATIONS
ashington Times.

From the washing
 MT. Hanna has ordered the republican national committee to meet in Philadel- phia on the morning of June 13-six days in advance of the convention. It is not customary for the national committee to meet in the convention city so far ahead of the convention, and naturally consider able curiosity has been aroused by Mr. Hanna's order. The only explanation youchsafed by members of the committee is that there is important work" to be done before the assembling of the conven- ton. It is understood that this important work pertains to the strengthening out of the numerous contests from the south for the temporary organization of the conven- ton. The national committee will go very thoroughly into the merits of every con- test, and settle them in way that they have never been settled heretofore. Pre- sumaby this work will be so thorough that the credentials committee will have only perfunctory duties to perform. As reported by the Times yesterday Secretary Dick says that the party managers are tired of the bother and worry of factional quar- rels among the southern republicans, Nearly every republican in the south who has money enough to get to national con- ventions has, with persistent regularity, converted himself into a faction every four years and set up in business for him. self with the view of laying claim to place at the patronage trough at Wash ington. The party managers have general ly refused to take sides in the factional quarrels. and have permitted all contest ants to seats in the convention, thus split ting the delegations into fractional votes There will be none of this foolishness at Philadelphia There is no fight ahead of the party managers, and therefore it is not necessary to placate anybody who comes to the convention claiming the right to a seat and a vote. MT. Hanna is deter mined to establish a precedent that will discourage factionalism among the south ern brethren.
The age-herald., 1900-06-05
ENGLAND FIGHTING MOOD
From the New York Tribune

from the NeW I Ork IrlDune.
 Great Britain keeps right on sending troops to South Africa by tens of thous- ands just as though the campaign were only beginning instead of drawing to a tri- umphant close. That is partly, of course, to make sure of having plenty of men on hand for any possible emergency. But there is another reason, and perhaps stronger one, for 1t. Great Britain means to take advantage of this war for the mili- tarizng, so to speak, of the whole nation. Every man who enlists for South Africa now becomes soldier, and adds to the eff fective and expert force Great Britain will henceforth have at call in case of other need. The great fighting race of the world is getting it's fighting blood up and putting itself into fighting trim
The age-herald., 1900-06-05
PADEREwsKI AS VINE GROWER

From the London Daily Mail.
 Paderewski is an enthusiastic vine grow CT and produces not only grapes, but even wine of his own. When he was in Eng land a short time ago he was asked down to see some very celebrated vines in the gardens of a gentleman at Roehampton not very far from Richmond. He was inn mensely struck by the magnificent growth, and on returning to the house, without be- ing asked, sat down to the piano and play ed for over an hour as a kind of courteous form of thanks for the pleasure that had been afforded him.
The age-herald., 1900-06-05

N'"i .''''''' '''.'' ..... ....-14, 300
 New York gained first place in 1S2O and has held it ever since. Alabama held sev- enteenth place in 1890, when she had a pop- lation numbering 1,513169 The Scimetars correspondent thinks New Jersey and Min nesota will pass Alabama in the new cen- sus, thus assigning this state to the nine- teenth position. He admits however, that It Is neck-and-neck race so far as New Jersey, Minnesota, Virginia and Alabama are concerned; and he assigns to each in his estimate population of 1S00.O0o
 Relative rank is, however, not so impor- tant as congressional representation. The basis of apportionment will be about 2OO.- GOO in all probability, as the house cannot conveniently be much increased A popu- lation of 1,SO00oO would therefore enable this state to hold the present representa- ton, which is doing pretty well in the face oI immigration to other states
The age-herald., 1900-06-05
THE EASTERN QUESTION

From the Omaha World-Herald.
 The murder of missionaries, the besieg- ing of railroad engineers, afford the op- portunity to enter the domain of the Celestial empire which, it is to be feared, is too welcome to some of the nations con cerned
 It may be the hour of doom for China It is the hour of great peril for Europe, for every soldier of every nation who carries a rifle into Chinese territory is carrying a lighted torch into a powder magazine.
The age-herald., 1900-06-05
HOW THE MEN HATE SENATOR BAILEY

From a Washington Letter.
 Strange to say the beautiful Bailey of Texas, who is such hero with the senti- mental women frequenters of the house galleries, is not favorite with the men visitors. They object to his long and flow ing hair; they dislike his white string tie; the Hopping tails of his frock coat are subject of mirth with them; they hoot in wardly at his waving white hands, and ad- mire neither his attitude nor his platitudes. This session MT. Bailey has been so occu- pied with his senatorial aspirations that he has had little time to make himself con- spicuous in the house. On several -occa- sions last winter, however. he was heard to roar like the Bull of Bashan, and one of these operations elicited from a gray haired man in the second row of the mem- bers' gallery the ejaculation:
 '"roo bad, too bad"
 What's too bad?' asked his conlpanion
 "It's too bad," replied the venerable au- ditor. that the Lord Almighty when He made that roaring Texan should have used up so much material in fashioning hes tho rax that He had nothing left for his brains."
The age-herald., 1900-06-05
nEFLECTIoNs OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 Love is longing for something you can't get till it gets you.
 No man is fit to be husband till he has got over being a lover.
 Ask a woman to let you kiss her when she has her veil on, and she will always raise it up so she can say mo" plainer.
 The world is divided into two classes people you hope to get something out of and people who hope to get something out of you.
 No man ever got any credit for advising a man to get married or for advising him not to, and whichever he does, some wo- man will hate him for it.
The age-herald., 1900-06-05
TOO THIN
From the St. Louis Star.

From the St. Louis Star
 A woman at Wilmington, Mass, pro- vided in her will that peanuts and lemon- ade should be distributed free on the streets on the day of her funeral. It now transpires that years ago after the death of her first husband she married her coach man. The atonement was rather thin, but then probably it was all she was able to provide.
The age-herald., 1900-06-05
French Strikers Are Quiet

Chalon-Sur-S -Saeone, France, June 4.-This city is now quiet. The funeral of the vic tim of the rioting took place this after noon without incident. Another of the wounded is dead. An investigation has re- suited in the announcement that the troops were fired on from a window before they replied to the fire.
The age-herald., 1900-06-05

As the census season is now upon us it is interesting to note that thes census of 1880 gave the state of Alabama 1,262, ,505, while that of 1890 showed ,513,O17-an in- crease in the states population of 250,512. Jefferson county's population in 1880 was 2S,272; in 1890 it was SS,501-an increase of 65,229. Of the sixty-six counties in Alabama each showed increased population from 1880 to 1890, except the following five counties, which exhibited decreases: Bullock, Lime stone, Perry, Russell and Wilcox