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The age-herald., 1900-11-27
WANTED.


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 WANTED-Every visitor and the1r frien1s to the Alabama State Fair to dress their feet with pair D. B. Lusters Superi- or Shoes. PIT 18th street u-1tf
The age-herald., 1900-11-27
BOARD WANTED

WANTED-Board in a carbohydrate fam fly by young man in architectural busi- ness. Addres J. C., care Age-Herald. WANTED-Board and room by two young men of good address in private family. Address J. H. C., care Age-Herald.
The age-herald., 1900-11-27

Miss Margaret Benners will entertain the Twentieth Century Club tomorrow after
The age-herald., 1900-11-27

Miss Kate Bell of Anniston is the gues of Mrs. Harry Wheelock.
The age-herald., 1900-11-27
BoARDERs WANTED

NICELY FURNISHED ROOM and board, suitable for couple or three gentlemen. 1920 9th avenue. 11-25-tf
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-01
TaylOr Issues an Address

Farkfort, Ky, Jan. Ex-Governor Taylor this afternoon issued the follow ing address to the people:
 To the people of Kentucky:
 The most lamentable condition of af- fairs ever experienced by our people has rendered prompt action on the part of the chief executive of the state abso- lutely necessary.
 A long series of unprecedented and unlawful acts practiced by those in charge of the legislative interests of the state has eliminated in the most fearful condition of the period for the state. The dreadful tragedy which oc- cured yesterday shocked and startled all and can be no more sincerely de- plored by any one than myself To attempt to legislate under such con- ditions of excitement and threatened violence as now prevail in Frankfort would be sheer madness, and I have therefore in the exercise of my con- stitutional powers adjourned the leg islature to convene in London, Ky, on February 6. I have taken every pre- caution to preserve the peace, that ev- cry citizen may know that life and property are safe and will be protected with every resource of the common wealth. I trust that in this laudable ef- fort I will have the support of every law abiding citizen of Kentucky.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-01
WILL AVOID ALL TROUBLE
PREPARATIONS FOR NATIONAL
 REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Secretary Dick Suggests That All Presi- dcnttal Electors be Nominated by state cCoMventioMs-This Deemed Bet- afCnut,.to I,a
of Contests be Eliminated.

Washington, Jan. 31.-Secretary Dick of the national republican committee is preparing to mail circular letters to the chairmen of state committees, in forming them that it is deemed better that all the presidential electors this year should be nominated by state con- ventions. Hon. Joseph Manley called the attention of the committee recently to a. decision of the Maine supreme court that under provisions of the Australian ballot law, the Jurisdiction of a nominating convention must be as wide as the Jurisdiction of the office represented on the ticket
 In view of this it was decided that no loopholes should be left to contest the rights of the presidential electors to cast their ballots. Conventions for congressional districts will be allowed to designate the presidential electors, as usual, but state conventions of the republican party will be expected to ratify these nominations that there may be no question as to the validity. Heretofore state conventions have gen. erally nominated only two presidential electors.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-01
TO FLOOD LADYSMITH.
BOers Convinced Town Cannot be Tn ken
 by storm VIII Dam Rivsr.

London, Feb. 1.--The correspondent of the Times at Lorenzo Marquez, tele- graphing yesterday, says: "Informa ton has been received from the Transvaal that the war department, convinced that it would be useless to story Lady, smith and that the bombardment will continue ineffective, has decided on a change of tactics. Huge quantities of timber and sandbags and hundreds of Kaffirs have been sent from Johannes burg and Pretoria for the purpose of damming Klipp river some miles below Ladysmith, the idea being to flood the town and to drive the soldiers and in habitants out of the bomb-proof caves, so as to expose them to shell fire.
 "The Portuguese authorities are at last exercising stricter surveillance. The governor has notified the consuls that they must personally guarantee that ap- plicants for passports are not going to assist the Boer army before passports will be granted. It is rumored that he has also conveyed a hint to Herr Pott, the Transvaal consul of serious conse- quences if he continues to infringe the neutrality of the port"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-01
[Complete earlier Anglo Boer War news ol
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sATIsFA o1I0N IN RUSSIA.
Floating of the Persian Loan Matter
 of Extraordinary Significance.


 St. Petersburg, Jan. 31.--The newspa- pers here express immense satisfaction at the Persian loan of 22,500,000 roubles to be foated by the loan bank of Per sia. Ca Russian institution) but think Russia showed excessive delicacy' in not including the custom houses of the ports of the Persian gulf among the guarantees. They urge the prompt building of a railroad as the best means of shutting out the claims of other nations. The Herald sees extra ordinary significance in the conclusion of the arrangement which it says. shows Russia is resolved to assert her interest in Persia in determined fash ion. The paper also says it thinks Ger many will not be envious of Russian success, which can be regarded as Rus sia's compensation for Samoa. The other papers think the first thing Per- sia ought to do is to extinguish her indebtedness to Great Britain and thus regain her freedom of action in the province of Ears.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-01
FURTHER STORIES OF sp1ov KoP.
All Testify to Terrific Boer Firc-Gen.
 Woodgate's Courage.

London, Jan. 31.-Accounts of the
 battle of Spion Kop continued to filter in. All testify to the terrific Boer fire. Several estimated that the local losses of General Buffers turning movement will amount approximately to 1,50Q men. When endorsements arrived troops were much cramped on the top of Spion Kop. Preparations were made below to secure the position guns were ordered up to strengthen the entrnch- menta.
 Colonel Thorneycroft was not aware of this when he ordered the retirement and he actually met the artillery com ing up. General Woodgate was wound ed about 2 o'clock in the afternoon Even then he protested that he was all right and had to be held down on the stretcher. It is reported that the Boer commander at first insisted on the re- lease of some Boer prisoners before he would permit the English to collect their wounded.
 A curious incident is related of the on January "A. One of the Lancasters while firing from a prone position had his head taken clean off by shell. To the amazement of his comrades the headless trunk quietly rose, stood upright a few seconds and then fell. Winston Churchill in fur ther dispatch to the Morning Post, which describes the recrossing of the Tugela says: 'The army is exasperated, not defeated. General Butler will per- severe and all will come right in the end"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-01
TRIAL OF E1-GOV. WALLER EFT. AL. Joseph w. Pullar Again Testifies His
 Remarkab blc Lack Of Memory.

New York, Jan. 31.--General Burnett, counsel for Former Governor Waller of
 Connecticut, continued cross-examining Joseph w. Pullar before Justice Bisch- off in the supreme court to-day. Pull lar was on the stand all day yesterday
 giving testimony In his suit against ex-Governor Waller, Alfred R. Page and others, whom he charges with having got a transfer of his interest in Jo- hanna Goodwin's estate by fraudulent means. On cross-examination to-day Pullar developed an almost incredible lack of memory. He was unable to testify positively as to any of the busi- ness transactions connected with the will and subsequent transfer. He was unable to even remember letters that he was shown and which he admitted he had written himself. He asserted that he had unlimited confidence in MT. Page, who was his counsel at the time, and left all matters of detail to him.
 The witness Sa1d that he dld not he- gin drinking to excess until about the time Mrs. Goodwin was taken i'll. He said that he always tried to be as sober as possible when he visited her bed- side. Were you drunk or sober on the day that the will and the deed to Dr. Von Reitz were executed?" Well I will say that I was sober on that day." said Pullar thoughtfully. In answer to questions Pullar admitted that at one time he had authorized his lawyer Page, to try to settle the estate by giv- ing the other heirs one-half of the es- tate. The witness was questioned closely as to a lot of correspondence that passed between himself and Page concerning the will litigation. Pullars memory still continued to be bad. The trial will be resumed tomorrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-01
CONDITION OF MIR. GoEBEL.
The Physicians Still Assert That He
 Cannot Recover


 Frankfort, Jan. a.-All day long the sha dow of the death of MT. Geebel hung over the Capitol hotel. His strength began to fail him late in the morning. The hustle and excitement, which, de- spite all precautions, penetrated into his quiet room, had most serious effect upon him. At noon it was declared that he could live but short time and at o'clock it was said that death was upon him. The halls and stairways were filled with people who sat in silence, expecting to hear at any moment that the end had come. The afternoon wore away, however, and as evening drew on he seemed to gain new strength and ap- peared distinctly better. He was never for a moment unconscious and never did his courage abate for an instant. He called for clergymen during the af- ternoon and Rev. T. M. Taliaferro and Prison Chaplain Wallace were twice with him. Later clerical friend re- siding a short distance In the country came in and remained for an hour at his bedside The physicians declared that there was nothing that could have kept him up so long but his won- derful nerve and will power They gave absolutely no hope and said that death at the farthest could not be farther away than few hours. Frank fort was quiet in the extreme to-day There was excitement sufficient for any body, but not the slightest sign of dis order. Many of the saloons were closed and the cold wind kept people off the streets.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-01
SENSATION IN THE SENATE. Dewey DenOunces Letter of AguinaldO
 Tissue of FalsehOOds,

Washington, Jan. 31.-The debate in the senate, originally calm and digni- fled, burst to-day into passionate nt- terances and bitter recriminations. Senators hurled denunciations at one another until the auditors quivered with excitement. The debate grew out of q phrase in the Philippine question ind no scene has been witnessed since the discussion of the war resolutions in the last congress which, in sensational features, compared with that of to-day.
 The discussion arose quite unexpect- edly MT. Pettigrew, who has precip- itated nearly all of the debate upon the Philippine question Turing the present session, sought to have read 8 resolu- tion embodying document written by Emilio Aguinaldo upon the Filipino in surrection and containing his version of the alleged recognition of the Filipi- no republic by Admiral Dewey. SenA- tor Lodge of Massachusetts protested against printing the document in any form and read letter from Admiral Dewey in which that portion of Agul- 'naldos statement relating to the ad- miral was denounced as Ca tissue of falsehoods" Admiral Dewey's letter is as follows:
 Washington, January 30, 1900. Dear Senator Lodges
 The statement of Emilio Aguinaldo as recently published in the Springfield Re publican, so far as 1t relates to me, is tissue of falsehoods. I never promised, dl- rectly or indirectly, independence for tlfe Filipinos. 1 never treated him as an ally, except to make use of him and the soldiers to assist me in my operations against the Spaniards. He never alluded to the word independence in any conversation with me or my officers.
 military honors or saluted the so-called Filipino flag is absolutely false.
 Sincerely yours,
 George Dewey.
 Senators on the floor listened with eager attention and many gallery spec tators leaned far over the railings in their desire not to miss a sentence. MT. Lodge said he preferred accepting Dewey's word to that of Aguinaldo and was satisfied the American people would also. In a passionate reply MT. Pettigrew declared that Admiral Dew ey had recognized the Filipino repub- lic and although afforded an opportil- nifty heretofore to deny Aguinaldo' s statements had not done so. In an in- stant half a dozen senators were on their feet. MT. Hawley of Connecticut denounced Mr. Pettigrewa action as treason. In rapid succession Senator Pettigrew was made the target of sting ing arraignments by Senators Spooner, Hawley, Sewell and Gallinger. That the feeling was at pitch seldom noted in the senate was evidenced by the pale | faces of the men who spoke Mr. Jones | (denl.) of Arkansas and Mir. Teller of | Colorado endeavored to stem the tide 1r protest and deep feeling by concilia tory speeches. At the conclusion of the scene which will remain memorable in he senate annals, the financial bill was .aken up and discussed by Mir. Berry ,dem) of Arkansas and MT. Teller (sfl- yer rep.) of Colorado.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-01
RuhItla W ins.

Utica, N r., Jan. 91.--In the fifth round of what was to have been twenty-four round battle before the Genesee A. c. tonight Gus Ruhlin of Akron, O., knocked out Jack Finnegan of Pittsburg Ruhlin weighed-in at 19O pounds and his adversary was three pounds lighter, but fat. From the first Ruhlin rushed the fighting. Finnegan was knocked down four times in the first three rounds. In the fourth Ruh- lin sent him down three times. The blow which did the work in the fifth round was delivered by Ruhlin's right and it was fifteen seconds before Finne- gan regained consciousess. Ruhlin challenged Jeffries, Fitzsimmons, Sharkey and Mccoy to fight for S5,0O0 a side,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-01

militia and threatened with arrest
 whenever they attempted to hold a
 meeting. It was declared the belief of
 all the sgners of the statement that 1 Goebel and Beckham were the legally l elected governor and lieutenant gover- | nor and each man as he signed the paper announced that he voted for the
 adoption of the majority report of the
 contest boards, which declared Goebel | and Beckham to be the men rightfully entitled to the offices. The statement is | signed by the majority of the members | of both houses.
 It was slow work obtaining the sigma | lures of the house and senate and all though the work was progressing all the afternoon it was not until evening
 that the number of the signatures had been obtained. As soon as the last man
 actually needed had affixed his name. | word was sent to the residence of Chief
 Justice HaZelrigg of the court of ap- peals He came at once to the Capitol
 hotel, passed directly upstairs to the
 room of MT. Goebel and administered
 the oath of office. MT. Goebel was
 propped up with pillow and was able to
 raise his hand only with the greatest
 difficulty as he listened to the words
 of Judge Hazelrigg. When the oath
 had been given Mr. Goebel sank back
 exhausted, the effort having been al-
 most too much for his strength. There
 were in the room at the time the oath
 was administered beside MT. Goebel
 and Judge Hazelrigg, Arthur Goebel,
 brother of the wounded man, Mrs.
 Welch, his sister, and Percy Haley, his
 campaign manager and two or three
 intimate friends. MT. Goebel was un- able to say anything regarding the
 matter, but the contented smile on his face bore strong witness to the pleasure he felt.
 Immediately upon leaving the room where he had sworn in MT. Goebel, Judge Hazelrigg went to an adjoining room, where he swore in MT. Beckham as lieutenant governor. This done, he returned to his home. Judge Hazelrigg declined to make any statement con- cern1ng the manner in which the off, fees had been conferred upon the dem ocratic contestants. "A majority of both house declared for them," he said, ''and when I was asked to swear them in there was nothing left for me to do but administer the oaths of office. The proceedings was of course entirely legal and proper. I would not have done as did had it been otherwise"
 MT. Goebel as soon as he was assured that he was legally governor of Ken lucky took prompt action regarding the military arm of the service. Two or ders were quickly prepared for his sig niture, the first of which discharged Adjutant' General Daniel Collier from office, and appointed General John B. Castleman of Louisville as his success sor. The second was directed to the | commanders of the militia now sta- toned in this city, directing them to return to their homes. Word was at once telegraphed to General Castleman of his appointment and he Is expected | in the city tomorrow morning. There | is a possibility of trouble in this mat ter of control of the state troops. The | regiments of the guard have lately | been reoIganized and are for the most | part made up of republicans and the | followers of Governor Taylor. |
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-01
A Great Credit Sanctioned for Rife, Arr
 ttllery and \ m m I n ItiOma

7 Budapest, Jan. 31.-The lower house of the Hungarian Diet to-day ap-
 proved a supplementary credit of 30,- 100000 forins for the purchase of rifles, artillery, ammunition, etc, after the permier, Baron Bauffy. had explained that in view of the obscure position in the Balkans 1t was necessary to prepare the army for possible partial mobiliza- tion. He denied that the fortification of Cattaro, Cat the southeast extremity of the Gulf of Cattaro) implied the least Suggestion of army preparation against Italy, which he classed as valuable and generally esteemed member of the Dreibund."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-01

ested. The only sign of animation dur ing the whole session was when Sir Robert Threshie Reed attacked the South African committee, drawing forth cries from the Irish members of Pub lieh the Hawkesley letters A. J. Bal four replying to a suggestion of Sir John Henry Kennaway, conservative, said he regretted that it would be con- trary to precedent to curtail the debate, as the amendment was vote of ceneure upon which the fate of the government depended.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-01
DEWEY FAVORS PENSIONS. Appears Before Committee in Behalf of Relatives of Deceased Officers.


 Washington, Jan. 31.-Admiral Dewey to-day appeared before the house com mittee on pensions in behalf of the bills pending before that committee to pen sion the widow of the late Captain Charles V. Gridley of the Olympia at the rate of $200 per month; the widow of the late Commander E. P. Wood of the Petrel at $100 month the mother of Lieutenant Thomas M Brumby, Ad- miral Dewey's flag lieutenant, at $50 per month, and the widow of the late Cap tain Henry E. Nichols of the Monad- nook at $100 per month. Admiral Dew ey spoye eloquently of the great service these officers of the Aslatic squadron had rendered to their country and of the deep interest felt in the welfare of those they had left behind. While he did not advocate the amounts asked for In the bills, he appealed to the commits. tee to deal with these noble men.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-01
Begin Cutting Ice To-day.

The Woodbridge Ice company will bridge lake. There is now an eight finch blue, clear ice there and although the inches the probabilities that there will not be much more cold weather this season has led the company this season to begin on eight-inch ice. It requires about fifteen days on twelve-inch ice to fill the company's houses, but on eight inch ice at least twenty-five days work will be required. One hundred and fifty men will be put to work to-day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-01
Disappointed lm Aricander Bond.

London, Jan. 31-The Cape Town cor respondent of the Daily Mail says: Evidence is accommodating that some- thing beyond a tacit understanding ex- isted between the Boer executives and the inner circle of the Afrikander bond concerning what should follow the rip ening rebellion at the outbreak of the war Fully 5000 colonial Dutchmen have joined the enemy. The Boers, however, believed that this number would be multiplied ten fold. Conse- quently the Afrikander Bond is now ex- ecrated at Pretoria and Bloemfontein ]"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-01
A BRITISH RESERVE FLEET
ORDERS NAVIGATING THE EARLY
 NOMINATION OF ONE.
All Half-Pay Officers Warned to Hold Themselves i'm Readiness for Service Salisbury Calls Another Cabinet Councii-The Official Casualties in Buffers Operations North of The Tu- geIa Number 1 300 to Date.

 London, Feb. 1.-4 a. m.-The admi- ralty has warned all half pay naval of ficers to hold themselves in readiness for service. This, with the fact that able seamen not thoroughly experienced have been withdrawn from the channel squadron is taken to indicate the early mobilization of the reserve fleet, espec- ially "A" division.
 At meeting of the army and navy members of the house of commons yesterday a resolution expressing ab- solute confidence in whatever the gov ernment thought necessary commanded only two votes. Instead of this a reso- lution was adopted calling for the inn mediate formation of home defence force.
 Lord Salisbury has called another cabinet council, which will meet Friday or Saturday to consider the situation. Public spirits are at very low ebb.
 A blue book has been published con- taining a quantity of correspondence referring to the defense of Natal. It contains urgent letters and telegrams from the Natal government from dates as early as May last until the outbreak of hostilities, asking endorsements. On August MT. Chamberlain wired: Arrangements to send 2,000 troops are in progress"
 The Natal ministry grew more alarm ed and on September 6 implored the imperial government to avoid rupture until further endorsements had arriv- ed. Five thousand seven hundred men were ordered from India. The corre- spondence shows that Sir William Penn Symons thought that 4,000 men would be enough to secure the integrity of Natal, and this view was apparently concurred in by the Cape authorities.
 The supplemental lists of casualties fill two columns in nonpareil type in the morning papers, making 1900 re- ported thus far for General Buffers operations north of the Tugela. The Daily Chronicle estimates that the to- tai exceeds 2000. The forty per cent. loss at Spion Kop is greater than any British force ever suffered, except pos sibly at Albuora.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-01
GoCbei,s Suspected AssatIans.

Louisville, Jan. 31.-Harlan Whitta- ker, who was suspected of having shot Senator Goebel and who was brought here last night from Frankfort, was nervous to-day as a result of the excitement, but he still persisted in asserting his innocence and said he had no fear of the outcome of his trial.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-01
ROBERTS PRESSES MONEY CLAIM.
WtlI Sue If He Is Not Given His Salary
 and Mileage Expenses.

Washington, Jan 31.-B. H. Roberts of Utah, who was recently excluded from membership in the house, has made formal demand on the sergeant at-arnls of the house for his salary and mileage, amounting in all to about $2,- 900. The demand was accompanied by the presentation of paper relating to the claimants rights and also, it is said, with a suggestion that suit would be begun 10 enforce the claim in case 1t was not paid. The ergeant-at-arms declined to accept the service of the pa perS.