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The age-herald., 1900-06-08
PERSONAL.

". M. Rhett, general freight agent of the Illinois Central at New Orleans, is in the city.
 L. w. Collier commercial agent of the Illinois Central at Atlanta, was in the city yesterday.
 Superintendent c. s. Hayden of the An niston division of the Southern railway, is in the city.
 Captain J. M. Falkner, district attorney for the Louisville and Nashville at Mont gomery Is in the city.
 l.. c. Cardinal, travelling freight agent of the Mobile and Ohio at Montgomery, was in the city yesterday.
 C. w. Gibson, assistant general traffic manager of the Mobile and Ohio, with headquarters at Mobile, was in the city yesterday. MT. Gibson will sever his con- nection with the Mobile and Ohio on Sep tember l.
The age-herald., 1900-06-08
STATE COMMITTEE
 WILL MEET TODAY
Several Important Matters to
 Come Up For Consider ton
.BIMETALLIC CLUBS TO MEET
Conference Will be Held in Commercial Club Rooms at Noon-Meeting of the Democratic Campaign
 Committee

The state democratic executive commit tee will meet in the Commercial club rooms at o'clock this afternoon, at which time the protests from Morgan county and from the fourth congressional district will be heard.
 The protest from Morgan county grew out of the failure of the old committee of that county to provide blank lines on which to write the names of candidates for com mitteemen on the ballots used in the April primary election.
 The protest from the fourth district is filed by Cleburne county and seconded by Calhoun. Cleburne county selected deie- gates some time ago to district cohNeh- ton and when the district committee met at Columbiana on May 3l, primary for the whole district was ordered. The com mitteemen from Cleburne protested against the adoption of resolution ordering pri- mary on the grounds that if such were done it would exclude that county from participation in the selection of demo- cratic nominee for congress. The commit tee ordered the primary. and now Cleburne asks the state committee to take such action as will enable the democrats of that county to have a say in the selection of d candidate.
 Several members of the committee ar rived in the city yesterday and last night, among them being II. s. D. Mallory of Dallas, s. J. Bowie of Calhoun, Emmett O'Neal of Lauderdale, and w. T. Sanders of Limestone.
 Bimetallic Clubs
 A conference of the bimettalic clubs Of the state will be held at the Commercial club at noon today Delegates are expected to be present from the different clubs in the state. President John c. Pugh of the Jefferson County Bimettalic league will call the meeting to order. Delegates to the national conference to be held in Kansas City on July, will be selected to represent Alabama.
 State Campaign Committee
 The state campaign committee will hold a meeting in Chairman Smiths headquar- ters in the Morris hotel today. The com mttee will be called to order at 10 o'clock.
The age-herald., 1900-06-08
CELEBRATE THE
 GOTH ANNIVERSARY
Alabama Historical Society Will
 Meet in Tuscaloosa.
INTERESTING PROGRAMME
Exercises Will Be Held in Clerks Hall and the Business Session in the Court House Secretary
 Owens Report

The fiftieth anniversary of the Alabama Historical society will be celebrated in the historic city of Tuscaloosa on Monday, June IT, during the commencement eXer- cises of the State university The priu- cipal exercises, at which the annual ad- dress will be delivered, will be held in Clark hall, and the business session in the county courthouse.
 The selection of Tuscaloosa the place of meeting is eminently fitting inasmuch as the society was organized in that city fifty years ago. one of the leading spirits in its organization being Dr. Basil Manly, a kinsman of Hon. B. M. Allen of this city.
 The society, as its name implies was or ganized for the purpose of collecting and preserving the history of the state. It was incorporated in 1852, by the legislature, and regular meetings were held until the be- ginning of the civil war. Interest was re- viyed in the society in 1874 by Dr. Joshua H. Foster, but little work was done until several years ago, when Thomas M. Owen was elected secretary, under whose guid- ance the society has progressed and gives promise of fulfilling the mission for which 1t was organized.
 The Programme
 Governor Johnston is president of the society and Mrs. W. E. Sorsby of this city is one of the vice presidents, of whom there are number throughout the state Secretary Owen has announced the fol- lowing programme for the anniversary meeting:
 c. Ward of the university class of 1858, Birmingham.
 D. m.-Celebration of the ffftieth anni- Versary of the existence of the society and annual business meeting.
 The following papers will be presented al the afternoon session:
 Chronicles of the Standardization. John Witherspoon DuBose Birmingham
 Ihe Siege of Fort Morgan in 1S64'-CoI. Frederick Summerfield Ferguson, Birming- ham.
 Was Mobile Bay the Bay of Espiritee Santo"-Peter Joseph Hamilton, Esq, Mo- bile.
 '"The Mission of Francis Scott Key to Alabama in 1S3S''-Thomas Chalmers Me Corvey, professor of history and philoso- phy, University of Alabama.
 'The Buford Expedition to Kansas Walter L. Fleming, assistant librarian AL abama Polytechnic institute, Auburn.
 ''The Wondrous Age'-Dr Warfeld Creath Richardson, Tuscaloosa.
 ''The Alabama Historical Sosiety; Remi- niscences of Fifty Years"-Dr. Joshua Hill Foster, Tuscaloosa
 Short reminiscent addresses will also be made by Dr. William S. Wyman, Col. J. M. VanHoose, Colonel J. Collier Foster. Montgomery Inge Burton, Colonel James H. Fitts, Walter Guild, Dr. James T. Scar cy, Colonel S. w. John and others.
 The railroads of the state have arranged one and one-thrd fare, certificate plan, for the round trip to the commencement exercises, good June 16 to 21st.
 It is earnestly hoped that there will be large and general attendance
 THOMAS M. OWEN, Secretary.
The age-herald., 1900-06-08
REGULAR MEETING
Of Commercial Club Will Be Held This
 Afternoon

The Commercial club will hold its regular monthly meeting, postponed from last Fri day, this afternoon. This will be the first meeting under the administration of Presi- dent Kettig. MT. Kettig stated last night that he would announce the different stand ing committees oday.
 Several imporant questions will be before the club for consideration.
The age-herald., 1900-06-08
TO BE INSTITUTED
Local Lodge of Grand Order of B'Rith
 Abraham

local lodge of the Grand Order of B'Rith Abraham, Jewish fraternal so- ciety, will be instituted in this city on next Sunday by Leonard Leissorson of New York, secretary of the order.
 The new lodge will be organized with fifty charter members. MT. Leissorson will deliver an address,
The age-herald., 1900-06-08

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 SOLOMON & LEVI,
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The age-herald., 1900-06-08
NotiCe.

The subscribers to the agreement to build a hotel on the Methodist church lot, cor ner Fourth avenue and Nineteenth street. are requested to meet at the Commercial club rooms today, the Sth inst, at 5 D. m, for the purpose of organizing a stock company as proposed. A board of directors will be elected at this meeting and it is im- portant that every one interested should be present. T. H. MOTION.
 June !, 1900.
The age-herald., 1900-06-08
Cases Against Hunter

Major Hunter was tried in five cases and acquitted, and in a sixth case he and Dep uty Marshal White were tried jointly, with the result that a verdict of guilty was re- turned by the jury. The jury reported that it had found Major Hunter guilty of con spiracy only, and the morning after the yer dict was rendered Judge Boarman set aside the verdict in so far as it applied to him. At a later term of the court, Judge Boar man presiding, the remaining five cases against Major Hunter were dismissed from the docket, the court holding that they were frivolous and should be stricken from the docket.
 Pending the trial of the cases against him the fees due Major Hunter in cases tried in this court were held up by the treasury department Their payment was still re- fused after the indictments against Major Hunter had been disposed of by the United States court, whereupon suit was entered in the court of claims. This suit has been hanging fire for several years.
 The fees due Major Hunter and which were withheld as above stated amounted to something over $4,OOO
The age-herald., 1900-06-08
THE MODERN BEAUTY

Thrives good food and sunshine, with plenty of exercise in the open air. Her form glows with health and her face blooms with its beauty. If her system needs the cleansing action of laxative remedy, she uses the gentle and pleasant Syrup of Figs, made by the California Fig Syrup Co. only.
The age-herald., 1900-06-08

WANTED-Boy to do general work around printing office. Apply to foreman Age-Her- aid composing room at 2:3O today.
The age-herald., 1900-06-08
Fees Run Up

It was claimed that illegal fees paid through the commissioners court of the Northern Alabama district aggregated over $100,00O in period of about a year.
 The United States grand jury, which con- vened in this city in the spring of 1894 had this report before it, and as a result of it's investigation indictments alleging fraud on the part of commissioners and deputy mar shals were returned Among the officials so indicted were Major Hunter, United States commissioner in this city; Robert Charlson United States commissioner at Attala; Deputy Marshal White and others. Charlson was tried and convicted, but ap- peaed to a higher court. He was released on bond and when the case was called for hearing in the higher court he could not be found
The age-herald., 1900-06-08
MAJOR HUNTERS
 CLAIM ALLOWED
Will Receive Money Due as
 Commissioners Fees.
FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS
Held Up By Treasury Department Pending Indictments Returned in 1894 Charging Fraud-Sequel
 to Sensational Investigation

Major W. H. Hunter of this city yester- day received notice from the Court of Claims at Washington that he had won his suit against the government for money due him as fees in cases tried by him while he was a United States commissioner.
 It will be recalled by Age-Herald readers that several United States commissioners and deputy marshals were indicted by the federal grand jury in this city in the spring of 1894 alleged charges of fraudulently collecting fees from the government. It was charged that in a large number of cases witnesses were brought into the commits sioners' courts and that certificates of at tendance and mileage were given them for greater amounts than they were entitled to. Special agents were sent here by the gov ernment to investigate the charges and after five or six months they filed their re- ports which contained sensational charges against a number of federal officials.
The age-herald., 1900-06-08

The announcement of MT. Burkhalters appointment was received with surprise in this city, as it was understood that B. r. Roden would be appointed to succeed MT. Earle.
 MT. Burkhalter is and has been a staunch supporter of the governor, and he is re- ceiving the congratulations of his friends.
 It would appear that by virtue of his ap- pointment he will also succeed to the Craftsmanship of the board, MT. Earle hay ing been named as chairman by the gov ernor in his original appointment.
 The term of the present board expires in September.
The age-herald., 1900-06-08
BURKHALTER GETS
 THE APPOINTMENT
He Will Succeed P. H. Earle Member of Board of Revenue-Question of
 Chairmanship

Montgomery, June 7.-(Ss ecial )-Gover- nor Johnston today appointed former Rep resentative G. B. Burkhalter a member of the board of revenue of Jefferson, to suc- ceed Paul H. Earle, resigned. So far as learned here, no one knew of the resigna- tion until the successor was named.
The age-herald., 1900-06-08

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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-12

was her habit. Two of the morning
glory buds were bitten OF, lying fo.-
lornly on the ground, and the end OF
the vine was gone entirely.
A chipmunk was running up the
wall, peeping at her mischfevously.
with his bright eyes, saucy as usual
Another was pausing, head down, on
cedar tree, with a biscuit mushroom
in his mouth.
Now. did you do that?" asked the
cook. That was mean. 1 have been
very polite to you. What do you want
of flowers anyway? You've just vast
ed them" The chipmunks ran away,
chattering.
The cook told the large boy. Chip
hunks don't do such things" he said.
"Of course it doesn't matter much.
Morning glories are ANIMALS. and the
summers most gone" she answered
But she was not convinced.
On Sunday morning she looked out
again. "Oh." she cried, "all the little
locust trees are eaten. 1t is too bad"
At breakfast the chipmunks came
into her lap and perched on the edge Of
the table. but the cook covered the hot
gems with a thick towel and looked at
them with cold reproach.
No" she said sternly. Il refuse to
feed you until 1 know whether you ate
those little trees 1 will find out. If
you did not, will beg your pardon and
be friendly. If you did. you will have
in me an enemy" Jimmy did not mind
it much. He grabbed a potato peeling
and ran away. (,
The next morning three bignonias
were eaten up and half a yard of the
other bitten off.
Now" said the cook, ''war is declar-
ed. Isn't there a steel trap anywhere?"
The large boy thought there was. He
overhauled the boxes and found it. 'Of
course" he remarked. the chipmunkS
might get in it. They're always rum
ming about" But he tied the trap to a
stake and set it with VIA; ,,e o.::-.,ed "A
hair trigger. :
In the middle of the night there was
a great pounding and sQueaking which
walked the cook. There" she cried.
we've got him. I'll see what it is"
She struck match and held>it out the
window. 1t was not chipmunk. It
was too large and too white.
She called the large boy. We've
caught the villain. Whatever it ID
don't let it escape"'
III settle him. was the brisk an
Swer. Put a light outside the win
dow So the cook lit candle and set
it on the window shelf.
The large boy did some vigorous
pounding himself and went back to
bed It's a wood rat" he explained.
Hell never trouble us again."
At breakfast the cook gave the chip
hunks whole gem and watched them
eat it ur.-Rosetta Lunt Sutton in Lit
tie Men and Women.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-12
How the Chipmunks
Were INDICATED.
eoSoao1oaAo1o1oAoaoAs

A neat flower bed was under the
cooks window. 1t was there chiefly
because there was no other place for 1t.
While clearing and building are going
on you cannot have flower beds round
in the way. Many things We're put in
this bed to wait for the real garden
next year.
There WAS California rose (Which is
not a rose at all, but an annual vine)
cheerfully adapting itself to circum-
stances. There were some bignOnias,
four of them, which because they bios
som in the old wood. were being en-
couraged to grow very high ready for
next summer. There were two vista
rias seeming a little uncertain whether
to grow or not in the new soil. There
was Paul Nayron rose.
And besides these there We're some
morning glories that had climbed as
tonishingly and were all aglow with
the national colors and a row of seed
ling acacias to be transplanted next
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-12
A FAILURE.

More years ago than l shall name
] sought to win a good wife's fanes
l knew not how, but all the same
I made shirt
j cut, l stitched with many q tear,
followed it out, both front and rear:
l carved the armhoes wide. for fear
They wouldn't fit.
Johns neck measured to be true;
The band must Mt, that much knew.
I'd heard oft. All else l drew
And puckered in.
At last twas done. A work Of art,
Complete, hoped. in every part.
'Come. John" called. with Quaking heart,
Try your shirt
I must confess it bulged somewhat
In places where thought t should not,
But John. the brute. yelled out: Great Scotti
10 this Q tent?''
And such bshavior-language. we'll!
He uttered things I'll never tell
I may forget them when 1 dwell
In higher spheres.
Oh, woman Of the present day,
TO you's inscribed this tiny lay;
You little know the man you pay
Your homage to.
II his true inwardness' you'd know,
Have him your idols overthrow
And sentiment to four winds blow,
Make him a shirt.
-Literanian.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-12

Hebrew.
New year cards At Potter & White.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-12
THE WINDOW

THE WINDOW.
spring. and the odd corners were filled
with portulacca. The flower bed at the
new cabin in the clearing was consid-
cred a great success. and many hopes
grew with the busy green leaves
Some of the little forest people were
so friendly as to seem a trifie imperti-
nent. They ran all over the house,
perched upon our laps and shoulders.
came to meals and laughed at the cook
when she cried, ''Shoo!' or Scat"
which she often did.
Well" she said to the large boy,
these chipmunks have come over to be
friends"
They're no harm,' said the large
boy.
One of the smallest was especially
funny and afraid of nothing. She call
ed him Jimmy" and fed him gems and
bits Of apple.
One morning she leaned out the WIN
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-12
BIG EARNINGS
OF American Smelling and REFINING
COMPANY.

Company.
JERSEY City, Sept. 12.-As she an
nual meeting Of the American Smelling
and Refining company, held here today,
IL was given out that the earuipgs for
the fret fiscal year ending April 80, are
approximately o.. 400, 900, which is suf-
acient to pay more than per cent on
the common stock after the regular I
per cent on the preferred.
It ia the inteutioa OF the company,
however, not to declare dividend on
the common, but keep the surplus for
betterment.
The compsnyi produced last year
about $40, 900 600 In gold and $50, 900, 900
in silver.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-12
FOUR JAILED
On Suspicion OF Having sKilIed
Farmer

Special dispatch to the HERALD
UvALDE, Tex, Tept. l2-G. w.
Morris and his three sons, John, Andy,
aud Shsfey, have been placed In jail
here on suspicion Of being implicated
In the murder OF Tucker Van Pe,t.
They we're arrested in Bopdura
county by sheriff Baylor.
The cold blooded murder which 90
Cured some weeks ago caused much
excitement. A reward of 5000 was
offered.
Van Pels WAS shot in the back with
q load of buck shot, while he was
blowing in his field.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-12
|May0r Jones Says 5000 Died.
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night were swept from the warmth of
life into the chill OF death, and their
bodies are fed to the devouring sea.
Such scenes drive men to despera-
ton, and In orce fair Galveston today
are many fren7ied people.
A number have sought freedom in
the death which they so stoutly fought
A young girl who survived to find
mother, father, and sister dead, crept
out aud threw herself into the bay.
Only q few viewed this act of dss
peration. It was OF no consequence.
What was one death more or lessc
What would be one hundred deaths on
this i'll fated island?
Yesterday eight men were shot and
instantly killed. They were pilferine
from the dead, tearing jewelry from
the fingers and ears OF dead women.
Not warning Was given them; like
ours they we're shot down.
DALLAS, Texas, Sept. II -Passeng-
ers arriving on the morning trains tell
horrible tales of the situation AZ Gal
weston. Hundreds of desperate men last
night roamed the streets crszed with
liquors, which many had drunk because
nothing else could be procured with
which to quench their thirst.
Numberless bottles and boxes OF
Intoxicating beverages are scattered
about. and easily obtained by those 90
iocliued.
Rsbbing and rioting was going on +,
and as the town is in darkness the ef-
forts Of the military to control the
lswless element were not entirely sue.
cessful.
Big bonfires we're built at various
points from rubbish, to enable the
troops to better see where watohfulness
WAS needed.
Officers state that from SO Ito 100
looters and vandals have b sen slaiu In
the city and along the island beach.
One of the returned passengers says:
"What is moot needed al Galveston Is
fresh water and Ice and soldiers: large
numb Of the latter"
HOUSTON, Sept. 12.-The Posts cor.
respondent wires from Galveston via
Texas City that 1900 dead bodies have
been carried out GA barges and dump
ed in the gulf.
Scores OF bodies are still comirR
ashore at Virginia Point. Two hunc-
red bodies have bsen buried at Virgil
MIA City, so at Hitchcock, and SO at
Texas City.
Special Dispatch for the HERALD.
LAREDO, Tex, Sept I2.-In answer
to the general appeal of mayor Bras
hear OF Houston to aid the ufferers of
Galveston, mayor A. E. Vidaurri of
this city has telegraphed the sum of
1928 donated by the business men of
this city.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-12

Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets are sold
ou q positive guarantee. Cures heart
burn, raising of the food, distress after
eating or any form Of dyspepsis. Ore
little tablet gives immediate relief.
50 cts. and SO cts. M. a. Webb, drug.
gist.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-12
GREAT LOSS
Among the Allies In China Reported

BERLIN, Sept. IA Shanghai
telegram dated September 10 sage that
q mixed force of allies was STACKED
At Hung Ting 10 the neigh orhood Of
1'alu, and that the loss among the
allies is reported to have be- very
0rAXt.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-12
CROKER WON
Every thing In the New York Con-
Vention,

SARATOGA, Sept. 12.-Croker def At
ed Hill In the state convention toe az
aud carried everything. He .nomiDat-
ed John B Stsnchfeld for governor.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-12

Low rates to all points in Mexico
account September Fiestss. Oae and
one third II fare for the round trip.
See B. J. Kuhn, Coml. Agent.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-12
Ell PaSO Marble Works
40 FL Paso st.

J.MORETTI. Propr.
Can flu rpish marble coping and Dc SITS for
cemetery lot-. Beaosto and Mopu me nts
in I'll rat lass style. niue cheaper than stone.
and marble axes a much heater JOB and Is
q EASILY kept
All work 10 dfst class style.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-02-20
TARTFF ON HIDES

Under the caption Paying eighteen
dollars for five" the Boston Transcript
calls attention to another phase Of the
tariff law which it is claimed is an
injustice to both consumer and manu-
facturer with little compensation to the
government The Transcript SAYS:
II we estimate the production of
shoes IN this country for the last two
ana one-half years a 375O0O.O 900 pairs
ana the average cost of same advanced
by tariff taxation five cents a pair. we
see that the people and the industry of
leather and shoes. both capital and la.
Dor, have been burdened at least SIS
oVV'UUO TO raise the sum of SAILS O4S for
the reVenne Of the government" These
are the convincing words of Mr. Francis
Batchelier Of this city, in which he
showed, as has been done frequently
curing the past two years. that the
nlde tariff is tax from which neither
the government nor the people derive
any benefit. The reasons for its pas
sage are well known, and viewed in the
nsht OF party expedieney, may have