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stockholders' Meeting

The annual meeting of the stockholders of the North Birmingham Land Company will be held in the city of Birmingham Alabama, at the office of the Alabama Trust and Savings Company, FOOT First ave nue. on Wednesday, the enth day of Octo- Der, 1900, at the hour of Il o'clock a. m., for the purpose of electing officers for the coming year, to amend bylaws and for such other business as may come before the meeting. B. N. CULLOM,
 President.
 9-23 to 10-10
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defense. He testified that Poor told him that while he was at the Board of Trade Hotsl January 80. shortly after the assas- was Jim Howard came in and waited to get in the cellar of the hotel. Poor, in his testimony, denied having seen Howard that
The age-herald., 1900-09-24

Ihave on hand several fancy drivers and saddlers, city broke, suitable for families. Also some ponies, and mules from a small miner to the best pair in the state. Give me a call before buying.
 GEO. G. PHILLIPS.
The age-herald., 1900-09-24
For Family Use

get only Anheuser-Busch Brewing Assn brands of beer-the pure kind. Not How Cheap, But How Good" is the motto that governs their manufacture. No corn or other cheap materials are used. Mayer Marx Co.,, Birmingham, Wholesale Dealers
The age-herald., 1900-09-24

The Taylor School reopens Sept. 26. See advertisement.
The age-herald., 1900-09-24
Fine, pure tobacco and no flavor make Texie Cigar 8 magnificent smoke.

Invigorating and refreshing -Moerlein Beer.
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Chicken every day at the Albert with 15 and 25 cent meals.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-04-03

si0ns had great difficulty ia REFRESHING
his hot-headed colleague, notably in 1879.
when Joubert, with Kruger and Preto-
RUS, was planning the rebellion to over
throw British rule in the Transvaal. The
result was Majuba Hill and the practical
independence of the Transvaal.
1t was Joubert who organized the army
of the South African republic, later on,
dividing the country into seventeen milf
tary departments, and each of these de-
partments into smaller divisions, with
commandments, field comets and lieuten-
ants of various ranks in charge. Accord
ing to the generals plans, every man be-
came trained soldier without leaving
his farm, and had his equipment ready at
hand. To such a point of perfection was
the system carried that within forty
eight hours after the present war was
declared the Boer nation was under arms.
1t was also due to Gen. Joubert that the
South African republics succeeded in
amassing the immense stores of war mu-
nitions and provisions which have stood
them in such good stead during the con
fict now in progress.
When the Jameson raiders were locked
up in Pretoria Jail Joubert was strongly
in favor of their immediate execution.
1t was not until JoubeFt and Kruger had
been closeted together for a whole night
that the more merciful counsels of Kru-
ger prevailed.
In November last it was reported that
Gen. Joubcrt had been killed in action,
and later reports said he was dangerous
~ wounded and had to use cart in or
der to follow the operations in the field.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-04-03
That Gold Bill.

The last legislative step has been
taken to enact the alleged reform in
finance and the gold bin has been pass
ed by the House with vote of 166 to
100. 1t has been a foregone conclusion
that this measure would be pushed
through both houses Of Congress, and
it has been signed by the President,
Thus is completed the qualification of
the Republican party and of the man
who, as representative, pledged him
self to bimetallism and as a President
repudiated his sacred pledge,
Democrats in Congress recognized the
futility of fighting the bill. Both
houses are entirely in the hands of the
Republicans and no earnestness of de-
bate, no presentation of logical argu-
ments, no appeal TO the consistency Of
the administra ton and no protests as
to the iniquity of the measure could
have influence. Therefore, the Demo
Gratis have simply placed themselves on
record in a dignified and earnest man
ner as opposed to the measure and the
Republicans, after quarreling among
themselves as to the various kinds of
robbery contemplated, have at last pass
ed the bill.
Thus the pledge of the Republican
party made i'll its st. Louis platform to
uphold bimetallism is broken. thus
President Mckinley lends his support
to a proceeding which negatives all his
legislative record on the money ques-
ton and thus the perfidy of the adj
ministration is completed. Chicago
Democrat
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-04-03
PET JOUBERT DEAD.
TRANSvAAL'S FAMOUS GENERAL.
PASSES AWAY.
His Death Great Loss to the Beers
He Was the Organizer of Their Army
and Rival of President kruger Beat
British at Majuba Hill.

The death of Gen. ,iouhert was an
nounced Wednesday by way OF Lorenzo
Marques. Two days previous Pretoria
dispatches told of the serious illness of
the famous Boer chieftain.
Gen. Pietrus Jacobus Joubert. com
mander general of the Transvaal forces
better knewn as Piet Joubert, or "Slien
Pet tSlim Peter. was born about six
ty-eiSht years ago. He was descended
from an old Preach Hugnenot family
which settled in South Africa many years
ago. He was born i'll Cape Colony, but
was taken by his parents, when years
old, TO the Orange Free State, where he
was taught from early childhood to shoot
straight and hate the British He is de-
scribed as having been utterly fearless
Of schooling he had bur little, and he new
er saw. a newspaper until he was - years
old.
In consequence of the acquisition of
Natal by the British his family moved
from Natal and settled in the TranSvaal
Soon afterward he became burgher Of
the South African republic and a daring
tighter. 1t was during the wars with
the natives that Joubert became acquaint-
ed with Paul Kruger and the two men
became bosom friends He was elected
vice-p president of the Transyaal in 1896,
defeated Sir George Coley at Majuba
Hill in 1881, and acted as president of the
republic in 1SS3-1SS4, during Krugers
absence in Europe.
Gen. Joubert was always in favor of
the use OF force instead Of diplomacy.
and President Kruger on several occa-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-04-03
WAR NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mai. Cen Prettyman has been appoint.
ed military governor Of Bloemfontein.
Mr.. Vessels. president Of the Rad.
has gone to England to solicit public
sympathy.
Gen. Kitchener is credited with the
bulk Of the work. but Gen. Roberts gets
the bouquets.
Twelve thousand shells were thrown
in.o Ladysmlth. killing thirty-five Of The
garrison and woundiug lss
Ii is estimated that Gen. Butler and
Gen. White lost 6,1S2 mon during the
operations around LadysInith.
By the time Lord Roberts reaches the
yaal river he viii command some SO,0J0
men, while Gen. Butler viii have 10000
The Dutch rebellion IN Northeast Cape
Colony seems TO be coliapsing. Kitchener
has been pouring British troops into the
district.
The British war Office has issued re-
port showing that the total number Of
casualties in South Africa has been a.
Oil, exclusive Of 800 men who we're eth
er accidentally killed or died from dis
ease
Montagn White confirms the rumoFs
that the Beers will utterly destroy Jo-
hannesburg II forced to do 30. Pretoria
could not be defended. be says. Il Johau-
nesburg were permitted to remain.
Cecil Rhodes says there have been only
80, 600 Bvers in the feid altogether, and
that the foreign merccnarles we're only
about 1J.00O. The numbers u the Beers.
he said. had ecen exaggerated II order TO
explain the British reyersas
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-04-03
a Newspaper without Print.

TO print the news in a series of ac-
tual photographs is the purpose of
Stereo Revue. of Paris, the latest and
most ingenious invention OF Journal
ism. The reporters are sent out armed
with cameras of the most approved
type. and they are present at all events
of even passing interest. The cameras
are adapted to take double or stereop-
ticon pictures, and on the return Of the
men TO the office the exposures made
by them are developed and otherwise
prepared. and from these a number Of
sets of double pictures on transparent
films are printed on single roll, which
constitutes one issue of the Stereo
Revue. Every subscribeT receives an
apparatus for viewing these pictures
when he pays his first subscription,
and each week he also receives an in-
stallment of the pictures
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-04-03
The Swamp Secret


curiosity and excite suspicion. There
were plenty who we're willing and ready
to inquire if Dick Brayton had been at
any ones house on Wednesday evening.
No one had seen him after singing school,
except Bill Green. "a
But the excitement of the search made
everything else secondary for the time.
and Bill let the bail he had set rolling
rest for the present: but he had not got
through with it.by any means. He would
set it in motion again. if necessary, and
be always felt it obligatory upon him TO
do anything that would annoy person
against whom he had grudge.
The search began.
The woods were secured in ali drec-
tons.
Everything was done that men who
have no clue to work from could do.
For two days the search was kept up
faithfully. But not a trace was found
of horses or horse thieves. Everybody
was completely mysti6ed. 1t seemed
very much, as the man who spread the
news of the theft had said. as il the
earth had opened and swallowed them
up.
tits no use TO look longer" said Aver
i'll. on the evening of the second day.
We've done all We could. We've ben
everywhere. 'ceptin' in the Big Swamp,
an there hain't no use O goin' there,
cause a man can't travel in it, much less
boss. So we know they can't be. there
'tkout takin' the trouble to look. Wen
have to give it up as bad job, boys. ;"
he added with a little quayer in his voice.
TO lose ones horses in those days was
to lose the greater share of ones DEEPEN
dence. Pm much obleeged to We fer yer
kindness, an | hope tn hev a chance tn
pay ye back, some day. but not in the
same way"
So the search ended and nothing had
been accomplished by it.
II don't understand about Dick Bray
toms tryin' to lie out o. bein' off summers
that night" said Bill Green to his par
ticuIar cronies. I'm a-goin' tolook inter
the matter a Ieetle. Mebbe it's all right,
but what puzzles me is, why sh'd he try
to deny it when he knows | see him!'
OF course, this hint of Bills that there
was something wrong was subject of
frequeRt conversation among his friends
after that, and il was but short time
before Dick was under a suspicion which
was to eliminate in charge of viiainy
against him.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-04-03

AS Mr.. GroSvenor, of Ohio, remarked,
we are going TO make all the money
we can out of our new possessions,
and for that purpose we intend to keep
them until the Democratic party are
able to skate in the ice ponds OF
hades.
Here is some of the money to be made,
70 quote from the indianapolis Sen
tinel:
A governor for Porto Rico at a year
ly salary of $4,000, with palace ac-
commodations. satraps, lictors, and
headsmen galore. Five jobs at $4,000
each per annum, to wit: Secretary,
Attorney General, Auditor, Commits
sioner of the Interior and Commission.
er of Education.
A Chief Justice ut $1,000 per annum.
United States District Judge $1,000
per annum.
Associate Justices Of the Supfeme
Court, United States Attorney, at ST.
500 per annum.
A marshal OF the Supreme Court at
$4,000.
Five Llambers of commission to
codify the laws at 5000 per annum
each. Scores of officials and deputies
and hundreds of territorial employees.
All these salaries TO be paid ont Of tie
revenues of the island.
Thus will the shaving Porto Ricans
be surfelted with the IuSuries of be-
neYolent assimilation and grow Fat
upon lined paunches.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-04-03
Hawaii and Porto Rico.

While this Republican Congress is
treating the people of Porto Rico, who
are mainly. OF a civilized. if ignorant,
race, as strangers, it is adopting into
the family the Hawaiians, only few
thousands of whom are white, and
nine tenths of them are q conglomera-
ton the like of which can scarcely be
found within the same area in any
other quarter of the globe.
Hawaii, with its native leprous
Kanakas, its barbarous Chinese and
Japanese coolies and - various mixed
breeds, all utterly unfit for American
citizenship. is going to be erected into
a territory OF the Union. with a Legis-
lature Of its own and with all the po-
liticaI paraphernalla that leads to ulti-
mate Statehood with Senators and Rep
resentatives in Congress.
Hawaii IS at present governed by an
oligarehy having great influence with
the Republican party leaders. It's
members are clever, unscrupulous and
rich. and they will undoubtedly snc-
coed in maintaining themselves in
Office. They can be depended on to
assist in filling the party campaign
chest when il Is necessary. whereas
the Porto Rieans are on the verge Of
starvation and are without a ruling
class. hence this difference in treat
ment-New York News
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-04-03
Administration Anxiety,

The Washington correspondents of
the Mckinley organs are unanimous
upon the fact that Mr.. Mckinley and
bis, official family arc very much dis
turbed and in a great quandary over
the political situation. The Hay
Pauncefote canal treaty, is just now
bringing their nerves up to the strong
est tension.
The Republicans of the Senate are in
like predicament. and the prevailing
belief one day is that the treaty would
be abandoned, and then again there is
a distinct growth Of sentiment in favor
of dropping the whole matter. putting
treaty and amendment upon the table
or in pigeonhole, and let them stay
there. President Mckinley, Secretary
Hay and many Senators, public men,
writer's and thinkers uphold the neu-
tralizatiop idea. Many of the ablest
men in the country adopt the other
view. 1T is. as idle" says the CORE
spondent of the Chicago Times-Herald.
Ito question the sincerity and patriot
ism of the adherents Of one idea as it is
to question the sincerity and patriotism
of the adherents of the other. This is
one of those questions upon which men
may honestly differ without asperity
or elimination.
The great fact remains that major
ity of the American people-an over
whelming majority support the view
that the canal should be ours to do
what we please with. If we cannot
nave it this way, they say, there is no
need of building any canal at all. And
public opinion controls governmental
action in the United States, and the
people who are to furnish the money
have q right to say for what purpose
and upon what principle it shall be ex-
pended"
If the treaty should be amended See
rotary Hay and the President would
undoubtedly approve the amendment,
but Difference to the feelings of Secre-
tary Hay will prove an obstacle in the
way of his obeying orders and signing
the amended treaty. This he may not
do, lest Lord Pauncefote's sensibdities
be hurt, and so there the thing stands.
1t does not occur to Secretary Hay to
resign, and as in the case of Secretary
Alger it does not occur to the President
to remove him.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-04-03
CuAPTER XII

1t was after nine o'clock, and the sing
ing class was in the middle of a new
tune, when Bill Green. who was sitting
by the window of rhe school house. look
ed out and saw man going down TIE
path leading TO the crossroads from Mr..
Boone's.
Pears to me that looks like Dick
Brayton," thought Bill Wonder what
he's skulkin' round alter noww
Dick had stopped in the path and was
listening 10 the singing AS Bill watched
him from the window he started on.
He's goin' from home" said Bill to
himself. Pm a-goin' TO foler him an'
see where he goes this time-or my name
amt Bill Green
He contrived to slip out of the school
house without being observed and crept
cautiously along the path toward the
place where he had seen Dick last 1t
was cloudy hight and one could see but
little way into the gloom, except when
the clouds broke away for a moment and
let the moon shine through.
There had been one of these breaks in
the clouds when Dick paused 10 listen,
and Bill, looking out just at that time,
had had no trouble in recognizing. him
His curiosity was excited at once when
he saw Dick going away from Mr.
Boone's. But one settler lived in THAI
direction. German. unable TO talk a
dozen words of English, and with him
Dick would be unlikely to have any bus
mess.
Bill had been keenly suspicious of Dick
ever since the conversation which took
place at Averill's on the first day of the
search, and it was therefore quite nat
ural, and but the work of a moment. for
him TO decide to play the spy.
Dick had started for the cottonwood
tree, on which he expected to lind some
thing new, by a route somewhat more
roundabout than the one he had taken
on the day of the discovery of the writ
ing, but part of the way would run on
higher ground, where the underbrush was
thinner, and travelling in cloudy night
would thus be rendered easier.
Bill Green crept along the road swiftly
in shadow till he could family discern
Dicks figure ahead Then he slackened
his pace and kept along at safe dis
lance behind:
About a mile from the school house
Dick struck off into the woods.
Bill followed him with all the eager
ness of bloodhound on the scent of a
fleeing fugitive
This is gettin' to be mighty excitin."
whispered BIZ! to himself. Il wonder
what it's goin' to amount to!'
Two or three drops of cold perspiration
broke out on Bills forehead as the
thought OF horse thieves came into his
mind. At heart he was a coward. Horse
thieves stood to him for all that was des-
perate and dangerous. To be near them
was to be on the brink Of a precipice.
He fully realized the awful danger he
might be in should Dick prove to be one
of those daredevil characters and hap
pen to discover him. But he wasn't go
ing to back out now. He hated Dick toe
much to give up while there was a chance
| Of discovering something against him.
| ITO be continuedD
Copyright, 1894, by Robert Bonner's Sons
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-04-03

manthy. "Hev you any idee who under
the sun an airth it was? Heyy
II taVe," answered Dick. But don't
want to say anything more now. Perhaps
l ought not to have said as much as |
have, but know you can keep things TO
yourself. | haven't told you anything
that amounts 10 much, but it may set you
to thinking. and if you keep your eyes
and ears. open you may see and heal
something that will help to straighten
things out. ] think, as l said, that l
know where that pitch came from. and
tonight I'm going to find out whether |
am right or wrong about it. liz | am, l
shall feel sure that know who one of
the men is that helped to steal Averilps
horses"
do you s'picion him." asked Saman-
thy. in a whisper. with a furtiye look
about them. as il she half expected to
find Mr.. Wayne listening to their CONVEX
sation.
Yes. / do, answered Dick. But /
wasn't going to say anything more about
it, was /? I'll tell you more about what
l think before long. In the meantime
keep what I've limited to yourself. Ss-
manthy."
4 VIII so, responded Samanthy. hut
how dye come 10 mistrust--'
But Dick was resolute in his determine
ton to. say no more about the matter
then.
wait while" he said. and then went
back to his work.
Fer goodness sake!' Samanthy kept
saying to herself, by spells. all day. I'D
ike to know il it can be so. The idee!
A boss thief in the house, My good
nessv'
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-04-03
BRITAIN HAS ApoLoeIzsD.
Salisbury Made Amends for the Open
irtor Of AInl.r.Irt,s Mail

Salisbury Made Amends for the Open
ing of Macrum's Mail.
A special from Washington says thai
Lord Salisbury has apologzed TO th..
United States for the opening by the
British censor ut Durham Of mail adj
dressed to Consul Charles Il. Macrum at
Pretoria. The apology will be sent to the
House committee on foreign affairs by
Secretary Of State Hay when Mr.. Ma
crum's case against the State Depart
meuj is heard.
Authority for the statement that an
apology has been received comes from
Secretary Hay, who admitted ii to Repre-
sentative Berry Of Kentucky, one of the
members Of the House foreign affairs
committee. Representative Berry called
at the State Department 10 talk over the
charges made by Mr. Macrum and il
was during this interview that Secretary
Hay made the confession.
Il saw Secretary Hay" said Repre-
sentative Berry, in talking Of The pro
posed hearing, |'ard he said that the
whole groundwork Of Mr.. Macrum'
charges rested upon the fact that three
letters had been opened By English Off
Gals in South Africa. Secretary Hay
said that England attention had been
called to this violation Of international
law. and that Lord Salisbury had made
an investigation and then had sent an
apology to this country. The apology was
delivered at the STATE Department by
Lord Pauncefotc."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-04-03
keeninc sim About u.

1t does not escape public notice that
the administration Is as quiet about
the y-Pauncefote treaty as a cat is
after stealing cream. This attitude viii
not help the deal any. We are not pre-
pared TO say whether the official OBJ
structiol placed in the way of canal
legislation will serve the purpose il was
intended to. namely, that OF defeating
the Hepburn Morgan bin in this session
of Congress, but we can assert with
great confidence that unless SIR. Nc
Kinley shall withdraw that convention
of craving surrender to Great Britain
before he Is many days older be. win
soon have reason TO regret his mistake
In not doing so.-Washington Times.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-04-03
Frank srockton,s Sew Home.

"Claymont," Frank Stockton's new
home. is the fulfllment of his ideal: ga
garden spot. shut in from the world
amid the hills of the beautiful and his
toric valley of the Shenandoah. few
miles distant from quaint old Charles
town, in West Virginia" writes Cliff
ford Howard in the Ladies' Home
Journal. "A hundred and fifty acres
of forest. fields and orchards; of wide
spreading lawns and terraced gardens,
and in their midst stately mansion OF
Colonial architecture. Standing on
gentle eminence. the house overlooks
the landscape, in which few other
dwellings are visible. and no highway
nor road passes within sight of 1t. 1t
stands back more than three-quarters
of mile from the entrance to the
grounds, and is reached by winding
driveway through a wood of oak and
tangled vines, with here and there a
mass of rock Or some boulder, adding
to the picture of romantic wildness."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-04-03
BicycIe oilers.

Bicycle oiling has become a profitable
Industry In and around Paris. The
.graisseurs pour bieyclettes," as they
are called, are, more correctly speak
ing. oilers, and usually post themselves
at the bottoms of hills. When bicy-
clist approaches they offer to oil his
machine before !.e makes the ascent
up one of the slnssss-.at Suresnes or
st. Cloud. for instance. They are also
dotted along the level roads, ready for
custom. and contrive to earn fair
share of money by the end OF the day.
The oilers are chiefly elderly men, but
not a Few lazy youths have joined their
ranks. and compete with them in
petty Industry which IS sometimes lu-
cratiye-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-04-03

I'VE ind" said the foreman of the
Western jury. that il. as the prisoner
says. the shootin' was accidental. then
he ought to hang: for in these gun af-
fairs man oughter know his own
mind. 1t oughter be shoot 10 kill or
no shoot. A man who has accidents
happen TO him with gun is dangerous
to our society, an oGghter be put out OF
the way fer the safety of respectable
folks. Philadelphia North American.