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The age-herald., 1900-02-14
DEMAND GREATER
 THAN THE SUPPLY Threatened Coal Famine on the
 Lower Mississippi. PENNSYLVANIA IS SHORT All Alab-ma Operators Are Taxed to Their Full Capacity by the Local Markets and Cannot Relieve
 the Situation
PENNSYLVANIA IS SHORT

New Orleans and the lower Mississippi are likely to call on Alabama operators for
 great deal more coal this spring and summer than can be spared. In fact, the demand from that section is now greater than can be supplied, but with their ina bility to secure the usual quantities from
 Pennsylvania, New Orleans will be several
 million bushels short next summer. A prominent coal operator whose com
 pany ships coal to New Orleans, said yes terday that New Orleans would experience coal famine next summer. Said he: New
 Orleans and the lower Mississippi require about 900,000 tons of coal annually, 500,000
 for the plantations along the Mississippi
 and 100000 tons for consumption in the city
 and by the ships that coal there. Penn- sylvania has been furnishing about 600,0OO tons of this and Alabama the balance The great activity in business in Pennsylvania and the towns along the Ohio has created greater demand for coal nearer the
 mines. At the least estimate 25 per cent.
 more coal will be consumed in Pennsylva- n.a and along the Ohio, above Louisville,
 than has been the case heretofore. The out put cannot be increased that much, or in fact, but little, If any, so that the addi- tional consumption at home must come from the surplus that has heretofore gone to New Orleans.
 "The Pennsylvania coal that goes to New Orleans has to be lowed down the Ohio before May on account of the low water during that month and which continues un- 1 til late fall. So far less than 100000 tons have left Pennsylvania for the Mississippi and that renresents the accumulations to the time of the shipment which was on- | ly very few weeks ago. The plantations | alone will require all of that, and 300,000 | tons more, and it will be impossible for the Pennsylvania operators to accumulate more than that by May l. This does not take in- | to consideration the 100000 tons that New | Orleans must have.
 "The failure of Pennsylvania to supply | her usual amount will force New Orleans | to call on the Alabama operators to make l up the deficit, and I don't believe they l can do 1t.
 l "The mines in this state. as is the case 1 in all other American coal regions, are
 running to their full capacity, and their
 output cannot be increased in time to re- lieve the situation in New Orleans to any | appreciable extent. The local demand for | coal is much greater than ever before, and
 I believe 1t will be still greater next sum- mer. The railroads have more rolling | stock and will be able to handle more busi- l ness. This will cause them to use more | coal.
 'I believe New Orleans will run short | on coal In fact. I don't see how it can | well escape a famine"
The age-herald., 1900-02-14
THE RAILROADS
Car Service Report-L. & N. Officials
 Here -Rumblines

Major w. A. Moody, manager of the Alabama Car Service assoication, has is- sued his report for January, and 1t shows very gratifying increase over the busi- ness of January, 1899. The railroads in the territory covered by the association hauled in January, 1900, 39,631 cars, compared with 26,sS1 cars in January. 1899, the increase being 12750, or nearly 50 per cent, W 5'
 President M. H. Smith, of the Louisville and Nashville, accompanied by Chief En- gineer Munford, was in the city yesterday. The Louisville and Nashville contempates building a number of branch roads in the Birmingham district, and it is understood the contracts for building these will be let in a few days.
 The Southern Railway and the Alabama Mineral road have both suffered from the heavy rains of the past few days. At An niston the tracks of these roads were cov- cred with water, but the damage is not thought to be very great. Trains were de- layed several hours Monday on account of the tracks being overfowed.
 Passenger Agent G. M. Williams of the Louisvl. and Nashville is sending out Autographs and circulars advertising the Birmingham Mardi Gras and low rates granted by that company for same.
The age-herald., 1900-02-14

Mrs. Maxwell Coffin, Mrs Tunstan B. Perry, and Miss Gibbons. The first prize, a set of afternoon coffee cups, was won by Mrs. Nathan L. Miller; the second prize, a picture. was won by Miss Lucille Smith and the consolation prize, handsome lace handkerchief, by Mrs. B. F. Moore. The oecaxoon was one of fhe most delightful of the season.
 Mrs. William Smith will entertain the Highland Book club this morning at 1O:SC o'clock.
 Mrs. Doyle, of Chicago, is the guest of her sister. Mrs. William P. Taylor.
 
 Mrs. W. L. Murdock will give recep- ton this afternoon for her sister, Mrs Nathan.
 Mrs. Thomas D. Parker entertained at cards yesterday afternoon. Dr. H. A Compton of Fair Haven, Wash, is vitsting his sister, Miss Louie Compton, at the Birmingham Seminary. Mir. and Mrs. Aldrich give debutante dance tonight.
 
 Miss Green and Mrs. Williamson. of Ms sissippi, who have been visiting Miss Edith Ward, returned home Monday.
 
 The marriage of Mss Myrtle May John- son to MT. John Garrett Cobb, will take place Monday, February 26. at the residence of the brides uncle, pr. T. M. Allen. After prayer Wednesday evening at the First Cumberland Presbyterian church, the self-denial boxes given out by the ladies aid society will be opened. All have been requested to bring or send their boxes. A social hour will follow.
 Miss Georgia Moore is in Columbus. Mrs. M. M. Burge Is visiting in Annstorl Mrs. John G. Murray will entertain the C3.onian club Friday afternoon. Major and Mrs. Willis J. Milner and Miss Mary Clare Miner left yesterday for Blu loxi.
 The home department of the women ciut will meet this morning at 10 o'clock
The age-herald., 1900-02-14
In Society.

It will be matter of genuine regret in Birmingham that MT. and Mrs. Victor Gage have decided to return to South Carolina to reside permanently. Mrs. Gage was called to her former home last week on account of the death of her mother, Mrs. Wallace, and is still in North Carolina, where she will be joined by MT. Gage and his sister, Miss Gage. MT. Gage has been in Florida Q great part of the winter for the benefit of his health. Their house in Tenth avenue will be taken by MT. and Mrs. William P. Redd.
 Mrs. James T. Greene and her little daughter. Miss Marie Holt, of Ashville, Ala, are visiting Mrs. L. J. Haley.
 Mrs. B. L. Wyman will entertain infor- mally this afternoon.
 Miss Edith Ward left yesterday for New Orleans.
 Miss Armstrong, of Selma, who has been the quest of Miss Ward, is now visiting Miss Elizabeth Shelley.
 Mrs Frank Fowlkes entertained in- formally at cards yesterday, in honor of
The age-herald., 1900-02-14
Something AbOut St. vaIentine's Day.

OUIl5kiIiuY HUOul Ols uoiStlehhC Q SoI
 St. Valentines Day. little shorn of the honors and privileges which once disGn- gutsaed it. is here again.
 From all that we can learn of him. St. Valentine seems to have been a gentle, charitable benagnant bishop, blessed with a tongue marvelously persuasive in con- vincing pagans of the error of their ways He stood stead6ass in the faith during the persecution of Marcus Aurelius Claudius, and for that faith was cast into jail, where he cured his keepers daughter of blindness When this was made known to the authorities they first beat him with clubs, then beheaded him, and thus lh!s zeal met with the usual martyrdom on 14tih day of February about the year 21O. What was left of him is preserved in the church of St. Praxedes at Rome, where gate, now known as the Porta del Popolo, was formerly named in his honor Porta Valentini.
 All this proves that there was nothing either comic or sentimental in the fate of St. Valentine. nor did he write love songs or cast sheep's eyes on any Roman maid en.
 Another Valentine also claims share in
 
 or sentiment. He was the bishop who heal ed a son of Craton, the fhetorcian, and was choked to death by fishbone. In It ally and Germany they pray to this saint to cure epilepsy.
 Hearken to the etymoiogst! He points out that .fV'' and "G" were frequently in- terchangeable in popular speech few cen- turies ago. and as a notable instance pro- ifa., lttnh both spring from the Latin valens. He then explains that the Norman word galantin, a lover of the fair sex, was frequently written and pronounced valantine On these premises he concludes that by natural confusion of names Bishop Valentine was established as patron saint of sweethearts and lovers This, of course, sounds piausi- ble, out not altogether convincing.
 The lexicoera pher says that about the 14th of February birds choose their mates, and probably thus the custom of young men and maidens choosing valentines or "specitl loving friends" on this day. This is also pretty and poetical, but not entirely satisfactory However this may be, the l fact remains that St. Valentine is the most popular saint in the calendar, even though | attempts to discover any affinity between l him and the rites observed are vain. 1 An, Bishop Valentine, where is the vil- | lage to which the missives of this day are l unknown? What terra incognita is there | what ultima thule to which the sun that
 rises on St. Valentines day brings no joy ! particularly in these latter days, to the
 small boy?
 Custom, more potent than any other au.
 authority known to man, has decreed tha
 on St. Valentines day. which in the Roman
 and Anglican church falls on this day oi | days, young people of both sexes, ant | older ones, too, should exchange missives l either comic or sentimental, in which the 1 foibles of the receiver or the love of the l sender are set forth in verse, prose- and in | emblematic pictures. Usually customs have a reason, but no amount of investigate ton l can resurrect even a ghost of one in this l case. i.t i+.
The age-herald., 1900-02-14
GREAT SPEECHES
 IN THE SENATE

(ContInued From First Page) the ultimate result be the retirement or the greenbacks?"
 tireenbacks Cannot be Retired
 .Under this bill," replied Mr. Allison, .'the greenbacks cannot be retired. l want to say that ,ihe retirement of the green backs or any other pant or our money should never be attempted without the most careful scrutiny and the wfsest consddera- tion of the legislation providing tor it.
 Tn response to another question by MT Lindsay MT. Allison said that the green backs under the provisions of the pending bill practically would be a gold certificate, and he added, "it ds so now.
 MT Allison said that the pending bill did not provide for the exchange of silver notes for gold because the committee did not deem it necessary. The faith of the government had been pledged to maintain
The age-herald., 1900-02-14
NEGRO WOMAN SHOT
The Mayor of Opelika Close Behind the
 Gamblers

Opelika, February 13.-(Speciaa.)-Dan Ed wards, negro hotel porter, shot and nor tally wounded negro woman named Mary Lou Martin. She had him arrested last night, and this morning, on being re- leased Edwards went to her house, and, calling her to the door, shot her down and fled He has not been captured.
 Chief of Police Mills is wagfng a relent- less war on gambling. Five prominent cit iens charged with that offense were fined $25 and costs in open court by Mayor Glover today.
 w. H. Smith, father of A. B. Smith, auditor of the Lafayette Railway, died here yesterday of consumption, aged co years. He was a prominent man, stal wart democrat and gallant confederate sil- dier.
The age-herald., 1900-02-14
PRATT CITY.

Pratt City. February 13.-(SpeciaD- MT Bower of Marylang, Miss arrived in ithe city yesterday with carload of fine milch cows. MT. Bower has moved here from Sunfiower county, Miss, and will make his home east of town where he will operate first-class dairy and truck farm.
 The Masonic lodge held q regular com munication last night. Several candidates were initiated into the mysteries of the or der.
 The friends of the family of J. H. Eu- banks of Wylam, will regret to learn of the serious illness of his daughter Mae
 The Catholics at Pratt City have taken steps to hquidate the convent debt, assess ments having been made. and are meeting With a generous response
 Mr. McIlwain, a miner of the T. c. & l. company, is still on the sick list.
 It will be good news to the telephone sub- scribers of this city to learn there is prom ise of improved service. New poles have been put in. and the wires are being trans ferred from the old ones. It is said there will be one more line to Birmingham. This will make telephoning a little less irksome but not yet what 1t should be. There are seNeru nuhureu telephoheS III fi"ut Sely and Ensley, and only one line to Birming ham, and the complaint is general.
 Mrs. L. c. French of Birmingham will ad dress the Woman's club of Pratt City at 1t. meeting on Friday next. A full attendance is requested.
 Mrs P. J. Gillen of Bessemer was tn, guest of friends at Pratt City to-day.
 Robert Hassler was painfully. though no seriously, injured this morning by being thrown from his buggy. his horse havin. taken fright at a train.
The age-herald., 1900-02-14
A
 W0zssaza,s Trials

Increase fr0ssa gasdlsO0d fO fse grave.
 7he question of health Is always before hors Thirty years of her life Is a haffIe with s,sonsfs'ua- ff0n, and not one woman ks a Hundred escapes fkse Ms which lie Tn walt from month fO month.
The age-herald., 1900-02-14
BURGLAR
Got Pocketbook and Book of Street
 Gar Tickets.

A burglar entered the home of Mrs. J. l.. Worthington, in Thirteenth street and Ave nue H, yesterday while the family were at dinner, and stole a green leather pocket book having the letters e. w." in silver attached to the book, and which contained $2.05 in cash. The burglar also stole book of street car tickets, which are good over the Lake View line. The number of the book of tickets is 4534. It is supposed that the work was done by negro, as a suspi- cious negro man was fed by the Worthing- ton cook the night before.
The age-herald., 1900-02-14
Rir Steamer Ashore

Norfolk, Va, February 13.-The three masted schooner c. A. White. Captain E..
 J. Connor, from Boston to Baltimore, light,
 went ashore this morning two and half miles north of False Cape on the Virginia coast. Several wrecking tugs went to her relief The sea was nasty and high wind prevailed driving the schooner further on the beach. The captain and crew refused to leave in the life savers surf boat. pre- ferring to cling to the vessel with the hope
The age-herald., 1900-02-14
CALLED TO TALLADEGA.
Jack w. Johnson Goes to Attend the Funeral of His Brothers Widow.

Captain Jack w. Johnson leaves for Tai- ladega this morning to attend the funeral of his brothers widow who died yesterday. The husband of the deceased lady was pr. Joseph H. Johnson, the head of the state Institution for the deaf, dumb and blind, one of the best known and most highly es- teemed men of the south. It wasthe father of Captain Johnson and the late Dr. John- son who founded the deaf. dumb and blind institute.
The age-herald., 1900-02-14

of saving her Two tugs are still hard at work and hope to pull her off with the aid of a high tide.
 The White is of 701 tons and was built at Bath, Me, in 1884 She carries crew Of ten men and now halls from Fall River.
The age-herald., 1900-02-14

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The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-06-01
LORD ROBERTS TERMS.

Proclamation Which 1t is Reported He
 is About to Issue.
 Cape Town, May 30.-Upon the occu- patton of Johannesburg Lord Roberts it is said, will issue proclamation de- nouncing the malicious fables' regard ing the intentions of the British and announcing the terms of surrender, which are the guaranteeing of mmuni- ty to all non combatants and that all burghers, excepting those who are ac- lively connected with the promotion of the war, directing it's operations, com mandeering, footing or committing acts contrary to civilized war, will be allow ed to return to their farms and remain unmolested on proving the surrender of their arms and on taking an oath not to fight again. Private property will be respected, providing that British prop erty is not damaged. If British prop erty is wantonly destroyed not only will the actual perpetrators be severely pun ished in person and property, but the authorities permitting the damage will be held responsible All the inhabitants are urged to prevent wanton damage.
 The principal employees of the big mining and commercial concerns at Jo- hannesburg are under orders to be ready to depart thence at an hours mo- tice, but the authorities are restricting the return of the general public.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-06-01
THE c. E. UNION
Trying to Raise Money to Send Dele
 gate to London.

Trying to Raise Money to Send a Dele
 gate to London.
 The New Haven c. F. union, which represents in all thirty-four different societies, is making every effort to raise enough money to send a delegate to the international convention of Christian Endeavor societies to be held in Lon don, England, in July. This is the first time that an international conference has been held abroad, and it is the wish of the local union and their supporters that 1t may be represented at the big gest meeting of the year.
 A committee has been appointed to solicit subscriptions for the c. E. World to help raise the required amount of $250 The committee is composed of the following: Miss Ida M. Adams, chair man; James M Tolles. Charles McClel- land, Miss Anna E. Hennig, Frank s. Bishop, Henry M. Osborn. A. N. McIn- tyre and James H. Mansfield. Dona- tions of any amount of money will be thankfully received by the members of the committee.
 A meeting of the committee for the purpose of reporting on subscriptions will be held in Dwight Place church on June Il.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-06-01
SUICIDE OF CHAS. IT. GOODWIN.
Hung Himself iM the Cellar of His Home
 on Chapel Street.

Business diversity and consequent despondency was the cause of the state of mind which led to the suicide of Charles Henry Goodwin by hanging at
 his home, No. 1912 Chapel street, early yesterday morning. MT. Goodwin was connected with the Connecticut Roofing company and had lived with his father, Robert Goodwin, at 1912 Chapel street for a number of years. Both were en- gagged in the roofing business, but the father had been in ill-health since last March. Lack of business in their roof ing enterprise preyed on the sons mind and it is said that he had before at- tempted to take his own life. The son came downstairs as usual yesterday morning about 6:30 o'clock and his father expected him as usual to make some coffee and bring 1t, upstairs. The old man waited for some time and then, the son not having returned, the father, though very feeble, managed to get downstairs, where on the table he saw an old envelope on which was written the following: Pardon me, but I am discouraged. l am in the cellar"
 The old man went to the basement and was mortified to find his son hang ing by rope from short piece of tim Der which he had fastened to the wall of the cellar. Goodwin had stood on a stool while he fixed the moose around his neck and had then put on his hat and kicked the stool from under his feet
 The father hurried upstairs as fast as he could and out into the backyard. where he began to sob and call out. Men employed in a shop near by heard him and, going over to the Goodwins' yard, they ascertained what had occur red and then notified Medical Examn- CT White, who, after hearing the facts as related above, gave a certificate of death and decided that the suicide was due to despondency. Mr Goodwin was a single man and was fifty-four years of age.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-06-01
CHIEF JUSTICE JUDD OF HA-
 WAII

Chief Justice Albert Francis Judd of the Hawaiian supreme court died in Hawaii on May 20 at the age of sixty two years. He was born in Honolulu in 1888, was graduated from Yale in 1858 and married Miss Agnes Boyd of Gene va, N. Y, who, with seven sons and two daughters survives him. King Kala- kaua appointed him associate justice of the supreme bench. Of the children of MT. Judd, Albert Francis, jr., and James Robert were members of the class of '97 at Yale and made their mark in many phases of Yale life. Both were leading scholars Albert F. grad uated from the Yale Law school last year and James R. is a senior in the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York. Allan w. and Henry Pratt Judd are members of the class of 1901,
 Among the classmates of Chief Jus tice Judd were Pierce N. Welch, John W. filling and Dr. W. Dexter Anderson of this city, c. l.. Kitchel of Yale, w. H. H. Adirondack Murray, C.. w. Colt of Norwich, D, H. Chamberlain former ly governor of South Carolina; Rev. pr. F. B. Coe of New York H. J. Gris- wold of Guilford, Buchanan Winthrop of New York city Rev, Joseph Cook of Chicago and Governor George R. Louns- bury of Ridgefield.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-06-01
YESTERDAYS BALL GAMES
NEW HAVEN DEFEATS WATERBURY
 BYTHE SCOREOF S-3.
Now Leads in the Ruce for the Pennant -Bridgcport Triumphs Over Derby and New London and Norwich Win Standing of the Clubs.

Yesterdays victory over Waterbury gives New Haven the lead in the race for the pennant The victory was such an easy one for the Blues that it IS hard to understand how Waterbury has managed to keep the lead for so long a time. Mills pitched for the visitors and was touched up for fourteen safe hits Only the very best kind of field ing by Waterbury in the last three in nings of the game kept New Haven s score from being larger. The final score was to 8.
 The game was we'll played on both sides, Bone making the only error for New Haven. The batting of Bone, Lu- cia and Canavan, and the excellent fielding of Kiernan were the features of the game. A play that is rarely seen in the state league games was one III which Kiernan Sullivan and Connor participated. The former after making a phenomenal stop of hot liner shut Fitzmaurice off at the plate in time for Sullivan to throw Quinlan out at first base. The score:
 NJTW HAVEN
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-06-01
OBITU1RY NOTES.
Death ofGeorse \. Rogers.

George Ingersoll Rogers, formerly a clerk in the insurance commissioners office, died at the home of his mother Mrs, Isaac T. Rogers, in Milford, on Monday. His funeral was held at 10;30 o'clock Wednesday morning. MT. Rog- CTS was about sixty years old. He was appointed to position in the insurance department by Insurance Commissioner Ephraim Williams of Stonington in 1888, and remained there until the spring of 1898, when he retired on account of fail- ing health. He continued to fail until his death
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-06-01
NEW LONDON 4, BRISTOL 2.

New London, May 31-New London won it's third game of the season by de- feating Bristol this afternoon. Both teams put up an excellent game and the visitors played without an error Catches in the field by Morgan and Morrison of New London and Kelly of Bristol were the features: Score: New London 70 0 0 8 *-4 2 Bristol .. ......2 0 0 0 0 0-2 [ 0
 Batteries, Thomas and Woodruff; Me InneS and Wilson.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-06-01
NORWICH 5, MERIDEN 3.

Norwich May 31.-Meriden played the same listless game here to-day that she played yesterday with the champions, and as a consequence was defeated by the Norwich aggregation by the score of 5 to 3. The only feature of the game was a long drive by Clay of Meriden, which brought 1t two runs The score by innings:
 Norwich .. ....0 0 3 1 0 #-5 [ 5 Meriden.. e. 10 0 0 0 1 0 0-3 5 2
 Batteries - Wilson and Manning; Brooks and Unglaub.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-06-01
BRIDGEPORT 7. DANBuRY 1.

Bridgeport, Conn, May 91.-Except for bad throw to second base by J. Connor in the seventh inning, which enabled Lawlor to score, Derby would have been shut out this afternoon. The game was well played on both sides. Although Giblin was hit freely Derby was unable to bunch them. Score: Bridgeport :. ..2 0 0 2 0 1 - 10 3 Derby :. :. 70 0 0 o i 0-1 2
 Batteries-Giblin and J. Connor Clancy and Scannell.