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The age-herald., 1900-05-09
POPULIST EDITORS
 SUBMIT PLATFORM

Cincinnati O., May S.-Members of the National Reform Association of Editors and Proprietors, for the most part of week ly populist papers throughout the south and west met here today. and after a lengthy debate adopted the following reso- lutions, which will be sent to the national convention of the middle-of- -the-roaders:
 ''fhe National Reform association reaf- firms it's fidelity to the basic principles proclaimed in the Omaha platform, and recommends to the national convention of the peoples party about to assemble in this city the adoption of a platform em- bodying the following principles, which we
 stand for:
 "1. The initiative and referendum, both in our system of government and in party
 management.
 "2. Honest money, which Is government
 paper money.
 8. The national ownership of our rail- roads,"
 A. Ownership of public franchises. '5. The abolition of private trusts. "6. An elective Judiciary of short tenure of office
 "7 Compulsory arbitration of labor dis
 putes.
 "S The principle of graduated income taxation"
 An article was submitted in the original report of the resolutions committee which contained these words, and nothing more philippine independence" Over this sen
 tence the reformers talked most of the af- ternoon. Several bitter speeches were | made. c. ". Waters of Indianapolis de- | nounced the administration, and charged l the leading political parties with precipi- l tating "a war for the purpose of divert l ing the attention of our people from the l real, living issues of the day" 1 It appeared after much debate that the members present were in favor of ignoring | the issue entirely, and by unanimous vote the offending clause was stricken out l of the report, which was then adopted. Two officers will be selected President Burkitt of Mississippi was not present at | today's session, and 1t is understood that l he has expressed a desire to retire from | office. ],
The age-herald., 1900-05-09
Incorporating as a State Business.

New Jersey holds her own in the great business of turning wind or water into dollars or paper Virginia and West Vir- ginia have long offered charters on the easiest of terms, but neither have ap- preached New Jersey in the amount of business transacted. Delaware determined however, to take to herself a share of the lucrative business. She offered charters to all corners at cut-rate prices. She did not care how much the corporators plundered wards-all she wanted was fees: and to get these she reduced charges all along the line; permitted stock to be issued without limit for personal services, omitted the provisions as to residence, the location of the main office, and even the holding of annual meetings within the her markedd down charters without even a visit to the state And yet the fish would not bite. Much literature was distributed calling attention 10 the advantages and numerous conNemences or DelaWare char ters, but still they remained, and still re- main, a drug on the market.
 Out of s3oO,Oooooo, mostly water, in- cluded in the charters for March, Dela- ware secured but s2l,0OO0Oo, and the re- turns for April are even less unkind to her surprising enterprise; for out of $S25, ,0eO 900, New Jersey secured $22S, 900, ,000 and Delaware but $7O0o,OG0 Even Virginia and West Virginia did better in April than Delaware. There seems to be but one way in which Delaware can succeed. She should have a bargain counter. There is nothing like a bargain counter for re- jected goods. Let her place her despised charters on a bargain counter at prices that will command trade. She has tried all other devices--cut rates, literature and the like; and a bargain counter Is all that Is left untried. Charters signed in blank, so devised as to suit all cases, piled up on a bargain counter will be taken even If they are shop worn and lack bone and respecability Wind and water are not over particular in other respects, and oftentimes their purse is adapted to bar gain counter rates.
The age-herald., 1900-05-09
FROM .GAsA GUIDI WINDOWS"

By Elizabeth Barrett Browning We do not serve the dead--the past is past. God lives and lifts His glorious mornings
 up Before the eyes of men awake at last, Who put away the meats they used to
 sup, And down upon the dust of earth outcast, The dregs remaining of the ancient cup, Then turn to wakeful prayer and worthy
 act.
 The dead, upon their awful vantage
 ground.
 No more our strength; we will not be
 discrowned AS guardians of their crowns, nor deign
 transact
 A barter of the present. for sound Of good so counted in the foregone days Q Dead, ye shall no longer cling to us With rigid hands of desiccatng praise, And drag us backward by the garment To stand and laud you in long-drawn
 virelays!
 We will not henceforth be oblivious Of our own lives, because ye acted well, We thank you that ye first unlatched the
 door,
 But will not make it inaccessible By thankings on the threshold any more. We hurry onward to extinguish hell With our fresh souls, our younger hope,
 and Gods
 Maturity of purpose. Soon shall we . Die also and, that then our periods { Of life may round themselves to memory As smoothly as on our graves the burial
 sods,
 We now must look to it to excel as ye, And bear our age as far, unlimited By the last mind-mark; so, to be in-
 volved By future generations. as their dead.
The age-herald., 1900-05-09
City and Country in the Census.

In the guess" country of China it is ru-
 mored that there are some cities of fab ulous populations; but no one knows not even John Chinaman himself, how many people live in any one of them. Among the countries that take censuses this country is
 the only one that has more than one city containing 100000 population or over. In this country there are three, as the census next month will show-New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia The population of New York will be shown to be about S5OoOOo, and the census will also show nearly mill lion more inhabitants in New Jersey who
 live in sight of the towers of Brooklyn bridge, who depend upon the great city for a living, who are within twenty miles of
 its city hall The population cannot be added to the city because of a state line | barrier, and yet it is part of Greater New York. and is growing-quite as rapidly as
 any other suburban section of New York; | A bridge and also a tunnel will soon place l this population in close touch with the cen- e New York would soon become the greatest city in the world politically as it now is nearly in fact.
 Chicago's population next month will be found to be close up to the two-million mark. Philadelphia is a manufacturing town that grows steadily but slowly Its population is about 1,90OO00. St. Louis is a candidate for the million mark in 1910. The department of labor estimates it's popu- lation at oO0. It suffers some from the state line obstruction, East St. Louis being in Illinois. Boston is fifth, and Baltimore sixth in the list. These cities are well above the 5OO,00O mark, and if Boston's suburbs were added to it the total would approach a million. As lines are drawn at present it will have to be content with about CO., 00O. Baltimore's population is about 10000 less. Cincinnati, Buffalo and Cleveland are respectively sixth, seventh and eighth in the list of American cities. It is a close race between Buffalo and Cleveland, each having about 100000 inhabitants.
 All American cities as a rule are gain ing population rapidly This is one result of the country's industrial activity. It is believed one-third of the population of the country will next month be urban, as against three or four per cent. a century ago. In England 62 per cent. of the popu- lation reside in towns of 10000 inhabitants  or over. and English population statistics may in the long run repeat themselves in this country, for this country is fast be- coming a country's workshop.
The age-herald., 1900-05-09
A. M. E. CONFERENCE
Bishop Turner Made an Announcement
 of Historic Importance

Columbus, O., May 8.-The quadrennial general A. M. D. conference got down to business today. The devotional exercises were conducted by Rev. R. F. Hurley of Detroit, after which Bishop Turner made an announcement of historic importance, showing the church to have been founded September 15, 1796, instead of 1916, as com monly supposed.
 The color line was brought up by reports of discrimination in local restaurants and barber shops and an effort was made to adopt resolutions, but the matter was smoothed over without action being taken.
 An attempt to take up the revision of discipline was unsuccessful, owing to the fact that no committees had been appoint ed. Committees on episcopacy, finance and boundaries reported, the appointment of the latter being taken out of the hands of bishops.
The age-herald., 1900-05-09
ANOTHER STREET FAIR
Tuscaloosa's Citizens Are Making the
 Necessary Arrangements

Tuscaloosa, May S.-(Special) l)-Tusca- loosa is to have another street fair the third in the series. At a meeting of the citizens last night, the thing was decided. MT. F. G. Blair was chairman of the meet ing and the first business was election of officers The old committee consisting of w. A. Collier, president; E. N. c. Snow, G. J. Aston, w. F. Fitts, Sr., c. c. Simp- son and Lee Myer, were made vice presi- dents, and M l.. Tucker, secretary These officers constitute the executive commit tee of the association.
 The following census enumerators for the city and precinct of Tuscaloosa re- ceived their commissions yesterday: E. w. Hansman, Walter c. Harris, O. w. Hughes, l.. F. Burks, W. c. Perkins, Da- vid A. Crawford. Thomas J. Ryan and w. w. Deal.
The age-herald., 1900-05-09
ERECTING COTTON MILLS
Considerable Industrial Activity Shown
 Throughout Mexico

City of Mexico May S.-There is consid- erable activity in erecting new cotton mills and placing modern machinery in some of the older mills of Mexico.
 The 147th birthday of Hidalgo, the father of Mexican independence, was celebrated today.
 Antonio de Mier, formerly Mexican min ister to France, now dead, has left his great library to the national library of this city and willed his paatial residence in the midst of great park in the suburban town of Tacubaya for public hospital. The press comments favorably on the gen. erous and public spirited bequests of this philanthropist
 o. K. Munger, of Connersyille, Ind, died in this city of yellow fever contracted on the Isthmus of Tehuantepeck. The disease invariably proves fatal when brought here. Yellow fever cannot become epidemic at this altitude.
The age-herald., 1900-05-09

the states. Ih.- se labor of love for hinn. and he devoted many years to the work. The lecture was for the benefit of the Forrest monument fund which is being raised in Nashville pr. Wyeth is. as is well known, native of Marshall county, and served under Forrest in the war Just now Nashville is greatly crowd- ed with visitors, attracted by the flower festival, the presence of Admiral Dewey and the state democratic convention"
 There were several very heavy showers of rain early last night. and today Birming- ham will not be as dusty as it has been for several days past. It may be once again remarked, and for the thousandth time, Birmingham sorely needs sprinkling carts.
 Ripley P. Beasley is at the Morris
 J. Winter Thorington, Wade Allen ana Gus Uhlfelder of Montgomery are in tewn.
 Postmaster P. D. Barker of Mobile IS amongst the great number of visitors 10 Birmingham.
 A. J. Bellamy of Florence is in town.
 William Belser, formerly cashier at the Morris cafe, and greatly liked by patrons of that place, is in Birmingham. He has been residing in Nashville for several months.
The age-herald., 1900-05-09
METHODISTS IN POLITICS

From the Chicago Chronicle.
 Before the slavery issue became impor- tant the Methodists were nearly all demo- crats. It is the democratic leaven still working among them which inspires the aggressive movement for lay representa- tion in their conferences.
 Among early democratic states were Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, and others, in which the Methodist population constituted al- most majority of voters. They became res publicans on slavery and war issues.
 The tendency among Methodsts is to be- come democrats again on the present vital issues before the people.
The age-herald., 1900-05-09
THE oHrY Daly aswspApEs is ALABAMA
Addicks Again in Delaware.

Addicks has reappeared in Delaware, ana he has his checkbooK with him. He does not -x in the state, but about a5=.aH on hand accompanied,
 V his check book. The .,## =H II tax qualification for .z 8aa tns taf ks bank account thus f.##.,4s= 5s Ha=.aI5 feature of the situa- H5. Audicks is determined to break into the senate, and he is not bit abashed by the Clark case.
 At present the state is represented by one senator, and the legislature to be elected in November have two seats to hll-the va cant seat, and ,ne seat now held by Senator Kenney, democrat The former term will expire in 1905, and the latter in 1907. Ad- dicks wants the long term, and he and his agents are on the spot getting read for the contest. His pocket book is said to be un- usually full and his following is eorre- spondingly enthusiastic
 The state is on account of the Addicks pocketbook a contested state. Normally democratic, it can be swayed by corruption,  and corruption is ready to do its work. A dicker is going on, emanating, 1t is said, from the White House, by which it Is pro- posed to unite the Addicks and anti-Ad- dicks factions, giving to each a senatorial seat Under this plan 1t would be Dupont and Addcks, or Addicks and Dupont as the republican caucus may determine. If President Mckinley is an endorser of any plan that embraces Addicks, he should be held to strict responsibility, for Addicks represents more distinctly the purchase of senatorial seats than any other man in the country w. A. Clark of Montana was fighting a rival mining chief, but Addicks is in the market for a senatorial seat and nothing else. He cares very little for poli- tics in Delaware or elsewhere. He wants a peacock feather in the form of a sena- torial seat, and it is lamentable that even President Mckinley is willing to aid his unworthy and demoralizing ambition.
 The democrats of Delaware are well aware of the situation, and they will en- deavor to add another defeat to the long string that Addicks has experienced. The case has national bearings because the ht- tie state has as many senators as the larg- est state in the land, and the next legisla- ture will have the filling of two seats
The age-herald., 1900-05-09
Race Problem Under Discussion.

Today at Montgomery will be opened the
 first public consideration by white men of the race problem as it exists in this sec tion of the country. It Is to be q serious consideration of the difficulties involved, with no expectation of finding cure-all at once or even within a measurable period. No resolutions will be adopted-no plat form adopted. This of itself should com mend the conference to all intelligent men; for in great or even little problems there Is DO greater humbug than the platform"
The age-herald., 1900-05-09
MINISTER'S URGING WAR

George II. Hepworth in New York Herald. ters from ministers from all parts of the country, imploring it to send a fleet to Smyrna and to collect that little debt by force. I am aware that this Is incredible because it takes the complexion of a religious war, but it is literally true. The men of peace are crying out for battle ships. Next to the purely selfish influence of the politicians, this of the clerXy is to be reckoned. The politician and the min ister, who have nothing in common, are urging the government to pursue a policy which would leave bitter regrets behind, and make America ridiculous.
The age-herald., 1900-05-09
POPULAR ELECTION OF SENATOR'S

From the San Francisco Examiner.
 The only possible democratic opposition to the election of senators by the people change would alter the character of the senate as the body that represents the states. The states are the people. With popular election every state would still have it's two senators, and would be really represented Under the present system many states have no representatives in the senate at all. The senators who are sup posed to speak for them really represent Standard Oil or the Southern Pacific or the sugar trust
The age-herald., 1900-05-09
ON ITS LAST LEGS

From the Gadsden Times-News.
 Judging from the attendance at the pop ulist convention in Birmingham last week (there were only 40 per cent), the party is followers of Cobb are coming back into the party, and once more the white people of Alabama are united. Only in a few coun- ties are the populists strong, and this will soon be a thing of the past.
The age-herald., 1900-05-09
KEFLECrIONs OF A BACHELOR
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 A woman can very seldom love a man as much as she feels like when she has got a tight collar on.
 While a girl is waiting for a man to say whether he will accept her or not her sus- pense must be terrible.
 I wonder why everything you want always seems so much more expensive than everything you don't want?
 After man has been married a year you can always make him mad by whis- ting "Comrades' or Sweet Violets."
 Nine out of ten women you see with stuffel birds on their hats think it's a sin and a shame to pass a law to muzzle the poor doggies.
The age-herald., 1900-05-09
FILTHY PLAYS

From the Chicago Chronicle.
 Miss Nethersole's suit against & Wash ington clergyman for $500O0 damages is as mistaken in it's estimate of public opinion as it is brazen in its bid for further noto- riety.
 What Miss Nethersole needs more than legal vindication is the subjection of her repertoire of plays to spring housekeeping methods. If she aspires to continued fa- vors at the hands of the American public she will dust the vulgar and tainted French bric-a-brac from the shelves of her reper- toire.
 Americans prefer wholesomeness in their amusements, and will continue to spurn the yelled carrion which no perfunctory verdict of court or jury can redeem.
The age-herald., 1900-05-09
EXCITING FIGHr WITH SNAKES

From the Newark (N. J.) News.
 Frank Purnell of Bebee Run, Cumber- land county, had fight Saturday with two black snakes, which came neaer getting the better of him. He saw them basking in the sun, and thought he would kill them. He claims each would measure five feet, and while tackling one the other rushed at him. In his fight he was we'll nigh exhausted, when the reptiles gave up and took to the woods.
The age-herald., 1900-05-09
REAL ConwEBs FOR cRAvATs

From the New York Commercial Adver-
 tiser.
 ed at the exposition is called soie daraign- ees Spider silk) It is said to be quite as fine and fragile as its name would imply but Is made up into sashes, cravats and ribbons, with charming effect. The silken cobwebs come from Madagascar.
The age-herald., 1900-05-09
LEADS IN lNDUsrKIAL pEyELopmEN1

From Cassier's Magazine.
 American business men are more ready to engage in new enterprises which prom ise good returns than those of Great Britain, from the fact that a vastly greater number of wealthy men in the United States have made their own for tunes than is the case in the older caun- tries, where the large fortunes, as a rule, are inherited. The training which comes to men who have gained their own wealth is obviously a tremendous advantage, and one not likely to come to the man who starts in with wealth and an established business and whose aim is rather to con- serve what he has than to strise out along new lines. The natural resources of America are so great and so diversified that they invite an enterprising racc to exhibit them, and the population from the very start has been very largely of this class.
The age-herald., 1900-05-09

The country would be glad to hear what the twelve democratic congressman have to say for themselves after voting against bill to give the Mississippi valley a wa terway to the Pacific.
The age-herald., 1900-05-09

Edward Atkinson of Boston should begin to erect a monument to the memory of his distinguished friend, the Washington of the F'ilipinos.
The age-herald., 1900-05-09

A Standard Oil director upset the nego- tiations for the Danish West Indies by de- manding too big a fee for himself. He
The age-herald., 1900-05-09

"We will pass the Nicaragua canal bill at this session, or defeat Mckinley for the presidency on account of the failure to do so," says Senate, Morgan.
The age-herald., 1900-05-09

Charles. Herbert Allen's very name re- minds one of Chicago's great novelist, Ho- bart Chatfield Chatfield-Taylor.
The age-herald., 1900-05-09

The Hon. Bathhouse John in a green dress suit detracted not little from the eclat of the admirals Chicago reception The suit attracted the eyes of all specta- ta,O
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The twelve democrattic congressman from Missouri who voted against the Mi caragua bill really voted to bottle up their own state.
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E If Aguinaldo is dead the fighting Tagals do not know it, for they are still fighting for Aguinaldo and the republic.
The age-herald., 1900-05-09

Third Secretary Herman Norman of the British embassy broughS over twenty-two trunks, mostly pants
The age-herald., 1900-05-09

Lieutenant Hobson is coming home. and he will endeavor to live down his enthusi- astic girl admirers.
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The Methodist church, North, begins to think itself too old-fashioned to suit these degenerate times.
The age-herald., 1900-05-09

Bishop Hartzelle's estimate of the Boers and of their cause is materially different from Web Davis
The age-herald., 1900-05-09

Boer seiges have proven to be British Boers.
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MT Rockefeller plainly wants to be both the ice man and the coal man, and the plumber to boot.
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Campanari sings tomorrow night, and tomorrow night only.
The age-herald., 1900-05-09

John w Gates hesitates between trip to Europe and the pursuit of a seat in the senate.
The age-herald., 1900-05-09

The Missouri democrats are Sraisrepre- scented in congress-.
The age-herald., 1900-05-09

The beardless Filipinos do not seem to know that they are whipped.
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When Thaba N'Chu is left far in the rear all who have to pronounce its name will rejoice.
The age-herald., 1900-05-09

The music festival draweth near, and un- sold seats are becoming few in number.
The age-herald., 1900-05-09

The vindication crop in Montana is not promising.
The age-herald., 1900-05-09

Two populist national conventions this week is more than a sufficlency.
The age-herald., 1900-05-09

IT Aguinaido IS dead the lighting Tagals do not know it, for they are still fighting for Aguinaldo and the republic.
 Third Secretary Herman Norman of the British embassy brought- over twenty-two trunks, mostly pants"
 Lieutenant Hobson is coming home. and he will endeavor to live down his enthusi- astie girl admirers
 The Methodist church, North, begins to think itself too old-fashioned to suit these degenerate times.
 Bishop Hartzelle's estimate of the Boers and of their cause is materially different from Web. Davis.
 MT. Rockefeller plainly wants to be both the ice man and the coal man, and the plumber to boot.
 John w. Gates hesitates between a trip to Europe and the pursuit of seat in the senate
 When Thaba N'Chu is left far in the rear Wuo nave tO pTOHOunCt itS VIII rejoice.
 The music festival draweth near, and un- sold seats are becoming few in number.
 Two populist national conventions this week is more than sufficlency.
 The beardless Filipinos do not seem to I1pou, tb,+ tLa1, oro p,l,inpad | Campanari sings tomorrow night, and | tomorrow night only. The Missouri democrats are E1nsrepre- scented in congress-. The vindieation crop in Montana is not promising.