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The age-herald., 1901-12-27
Postponed to 1904.

Dewey, Schley and Miles stand to- gether so far as the court of inquiry and it's subject matter are concerned, and whatever hits one of them hits all. Dewey is the ranking officer in the navy, the hero of Manila; Schley is the hero of Santiago, the greatest battle ever fought between armored fleets, and Miles is the commanding general of the army, the hero of three wars. Both Dewey and Miles say that Winfield Scott Schley was the hero of the naval battle of Santiago, and that his services should be rec ognized and honored Benham, Ram say and Long say otherwise.
 It is plain that the incident" will not down at the bidding of the admin istration. It has been formally dis missed at the White House and in the Navy Department, but still it appears and reappears, and 1t will be apt to do this until full justice Is done. Full justice Is impossible while MT. Long remains at the head of the Navy De- partment, and the naval coterie has the ear of the administration.
 As things are going there will be a grand appeal to the people. and the case will be set down for 1904, when decision will be rendered alike final and satisfactory. The appeal of that year will come up whether Dewey, Schley, Miles or some one else not yet prominent be the standard-bearer. Whoever the nominee be he will carry a Schley flag, and the administration will be compelled to meet the issue, however dissatisfied 1t may be. The dismissal of Maclay was good politics, but it does not satisfy the people, and the issue remains firmly planted in the public mind. There 1t will stay until justice is an accomplished fact.
The age-herald., 1901-12-27

ecutive Committee to adopt the Payne plan.
 |. But even if the National Executive Committee of the Republican party cannot be induced to do this, the ad- ministration will see that political machines of the Marx Hanna sort are no longer powerful and controlling. The day of the machine with no cleo toral votes behind it Is ended, so say the administration organs. and ap- pointments will be made without ref erence to the will or interest of bosses.
 This is all very pretty and very nice, but the proof of this pudding is in its execution, and events will soon show how much or how little there is in the new Payne policy.
The age-herald., 1901-12-27
The Question of Passes.

'"The free pass question is still being agitated by the big trunk line officials but 1t will be some time yet before a rule traffic man last night.
 q believe the day is coming, however say, ten years hence-when there will be no such thing as a pass book or an ex- change of annuals among railroad offi- cials. Just now the Pennsylvania seems to be the leader in agitating against passes. Its policy is supposed to be aimed at travelling freight agents.
 President Cassatt, 1t is said, thinks if he can get the other lines to join him In making soliciting agents pay full fare and charge it up to the company along with other expenses, these soliciting men will soon be out of jobs. Their expenses will be so heavy as to cause the company to abolish the office of soliciting agent. thereby saving hundreds of thousands of dollars annually. The short lines are op- posed to such a scheme. It would pay the Pennsylvania and other long lines that now miss a great deal of long-haul business because it is routed for other lines that meet them at short-haul points.
 Referring to free passes in a general way, there has been little or no change of policy on the part of Southern com panies in the last two or three years. All our lines are much closer with com plimentary trips than they were five or six years ago; still thousands of them were issued this year and thousands will be issued next year. But wait ten years and see how it will be-
The age-herald., 1901-12-27
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Viola Allen an AIabamIan.

"very few persons know" said man who keeps up with the stage, that Miss Viola Allen the actress Is an Alabama woman Miss Allen was born at Hunts ville - years ago, but will not give the number of years; all actresses are sup posed to be young and pretty. It Is enough to say that she Is yet young and Is considered among the best actresses of today From Huntsville the Aliens moved to Boston. Her father, MT. C. Leslie Allen. became leading man with the Boston Museum and for years he has been considered the best exponent or old man comedy parts on the stage. He has been in the support of almost every leading actor. He is 72 years of age and plays the part of a young man in The Palace of the King, with his daughter. He is as chipper and spry as a man 30 years old, and I defy any one to find a flaw in his acting.
 Miss Aliens first appearance was made when she was only 16 years of age and stin a school girl Her father was asked if she could play the part of Es- neraldo. He replied that if there was anything in heredity she could; her father and mother were both members of the profession. She did play the part and made big hit The next season she was leading woman for John McCul- tough. One of her best successes in late years was In The Christian
The age-herald., 1901-12-27
CLEVELAND FAR FROM WELL.

N. Y. Letter in Chicago Rec 1rd-Herald.
 From a close personal friend of Grover Cleveland in this city 1t was learned to- day that the former Presidents health, while somewhat improved, is still such that he is unable to move about Although the incipient attack of pneumonia which first caused MT. Cleveland's Illness has subsided. according to his friend, gout, for some time the bugbear of MT. Cleve- land. has affected both his feet.
 So severe is the pain that MT. Cleveland is unable to leave his room, and the greatest care is still exercised in keeping him quiet and preventing any undue ex- citement. Particular significance Is at tached to the words of Mir. Cleveland's friend by reason of the statement recent ly made by Mrs. Grover Cleveland in Princeton, which was as follows:
 'The reports that have been circulated in regard to MT. Cleveland's condition have apparently been construed as indi- eating his entire recovery. This is shown In a renewal of all sorts of applications for all sorts of things which can hardly be considered, even by a man In robust health. He has already received severe epistolary reinstatement at the hands of those who are impatiently awaiting an- swers to letters which should never have been written. While MT. Clevclands health Is such as to entirely relieve his friends from any apprehensions, he is yet far from we'll. and has not been able to leave his room for nearly five weeks"
 MT. Cleveland's friends say that Mrs Clevelands words should not be con- strued as indicating cause for alarm in regard to the former Presidents health.
 'I have seen Mrs. Cleveland fin this city three times during the last ten days" he said, "and I am sure If MT. Clevelands had been in a serious condition she would have informed me-"
 It is the intention of MT. and Mrs. Cleveland to go to South Carolina soon after the holidays if MT. Cleveland's health permits where they will be joined by a small party of friends. Ac- cording to Mir. Cleveand's friends, the former President is now resting in order to gain strength for the trip.
The age-herald., 1901-12-27
Secretary Gaae's Successor.


 It has been determined that Gov. srnof Leslie M. Shaw shall succeed Mr. Gage in the Treasury Department. Governor Shaws term as the chief executive officer of Iowa does not ex- pire until January Is, and it is not be- lieved the change in the Treasury Department will occur much before March 1. It is sufficient to know that It is to take place. At home Governor Shaw has no political future, as Sen ator Allison is to be elected to sixth term this winter, and the Republicans do not take Presidential candidates from strongly Republican States.
 Governor Shaw is clever on the stump. He is not Napoleon of finance. He is simply a successful country banker. Up to 1896 he was scarcely known outside of Denison, a small town of Iowa. where his spe- cialty was the placing of Eastern money in loans on Iowa farms. He was born in Vermont in 1S4s. Early in life he went to Iowa, where he worked his way through a small local college, studied law, and began to practice at Denison, which is still his home. He afterwards became banker of Denison. In 1896 he entered politics as a gold-standard Republican, and he was nominated for Governor on the spot. Two years later he was reelected, and his second term will be ended next month.-., His successor has been elected and, he would have returned to Denison unhonored and unsung if President Roosevelt had not needed him at the head of the Treas ury Department In Iowa he is chiefly known as prominent Methodist lay man who has sturdily opposed danc- ing. He favors a gold standard and denounces dancing, these being his two fads. He Is also clever stumper, possessing swing that captivates the rustic heart.
 The appointment does not please ''the East" at all. The experts of that section regard Governor Shaw as crossroads inancier, and although he was made Governor by agents of the Northwestern Railroad and has stead fly favored Eastern ideas, yet the East distrusts him, chiefly because he lives in Iowa. But he has never been a professional lobbyist, and the appoint ment is much more creditable than the appointment of Henry c. Payne to the Postoffce portfolio was or ever will be.
The age-herald., 1901-12-27
MT. Payne's Campaign Plans.

MT. Payne is a practical politician. He is not so much concerned over the composition of Congress, as he is over the makeup of Republican national conventions. His plans of reduced representation have invariably related to the latter. Instead of allowing each State as many delegates as it has Senators and Representatives in Con- gross, he would give each State four delegates at large and an additional delegate for every 10000 Republican votes boiled at the last preceding na- tional election. That plan would make the national convention representative of the party in the fullest sense. It would enable the Republicans of the country to go to the primaries and name their delegates without fear or favor. It would take from the Presi- dent the power to use Federal patron age in Democratic States and districts to overcome the will of the Republican constituencies. But, above everything else. it would destroy the power of a few professional Republican politi- clans in the South to dictate to the convention by casting the solid vote of that section for one candidate, or to create scandal by the open sale of delegations to the highest bidder.
 It is openly stated in Republican papers that President Roosevelt stands shoulder to shoulder with MT. Payne on this question. It is stated that President Roosevelt has no desire to secure a new term on the well-known Hanna plan. He will not, it is as- serted, use Southern delegations in the next national convention of his party, and he will give the new Postmaster General all the help he can towards inducing the Republican National Ex-
The age-herald., 1901-12-27
BROOKLYN COMING HOME.
Rainbow Will Be Flagship of Asiati,
 Squadron.

Washington, December 26.--lt is said at the navy department that orders will go forward in few days directing the cruiser Brooklyn. the flagship of Rear Admiral Remey, commanding the Asiatic station, which is now at Nagasaki, Ja- pan, to proceed home to the United States. The Rainbow, now at New York, will leave shortly for Cayite, where she Is to take the place of the Brooklyn as the flagship of the commander-in-chief of the Asiatic station. On her way to Cavite, by way of the Suez, the Rain bow will put ashore a detachment of seam en drafted for service on the Eu- ropean station. When Admiral Remey leaves for home. the command of the Asiatic station will fall upon Rear Ad- miral Frederick Rodgers. Admiral Remey's departure will be followed at short interval by that of Rear Admiral Kenpff. junior squadron commander on the station.
The age-herald., 1901-12-27
A Holiday in New York and a Chat With Mayor Van Wyck

epigramnatic phrase, just as were the glory that was Greece and the grandeur that was Rome. Without men great cities cannot be builded nor great community wealth accumulated, fact for our South ern people to bear steadily in mind and one to stir them to the employment of every possible resource to induce immi- grafton. From the upper limits of Great CT New York to Baltimore, a distance of about three hundred miles. the traveller is seldom out of sight of street lights. Within easy reach of that travellers route there are more than ten millions of peo- pie. Suppose there were ten millions of people between Mobile and the Tennessee river in Alabama!
 Colonl J. Courtney Hixson, sometime commandant of the University of Ala bama, later United States consul at Foo Chow, China, and more recently an offl- cer of the army in the Philippines, who is spending Christmas in Alabama has been appointed general counsel for a syndicate of American capitalists inter ested in trade development in the Asiatic possessions of the United States. It is understood that Colonel Hixson has most excellent good thing assured and he will probably make another visit to the Philippines shortly. He was nomi- mated by President Mckinley for the regular army, but declined to take the necessary steps to secure his commission. He says he is heartily tired of military life.
 It may be well to recall now, in view of recent and prospective events, that when the Senate failed last session to pass the Nicaragua canal bill Senator Morgan rendered his resignation as chair man of the committee on inter-oceanic canals, that being one emphatic method the Senator used in showing his dis pleasure with the action of the Senate. The Republican majority took no action upon the resignation. and Senator Mor- gans recent reappointment to the chair manship Is a striking proof of the conil- dence and high esteem in which the ma jority hold the illustrious Aiabamian. The great preponderance of opinion here is that Congress will in its present session provide for the construction of the canal. So strong Is this impression that there are already applicants for positions to be created by the enabling act.
 LUCIEN JULIEN WALKER.
The age-herald., 1901-12-27
cominq South to Live.

Charles J. Beecher af Rice Lake, Wis, writes to the Age Herald for a copy of the paper He says he intends "to locate somewhere south." and is looking for favorable place." He evidently believes that by looking over the Age-Herald he will gain a pretty good idea of the char acter of this community-a good idea of it's progress and it's social and industrial conditions.
 MT. Beecher is one of thousands of northern people who are seeking homes in the south. It may be that this man is a manufacturer or a merchant with capital, or that he is an industrious farmer. At any rate some enterprising real estate agent might find it profitable to put himself in communication with MT. Beecher.
The age-herald., 1901-12-27
AN OVATION FOR soHLEY.

NEW 1Ofk III tuC AbbSOdl6 Dlo~
 patch
 Admiral Schley, accompanied by Mrs. Schley, arrived in New York this after noon, where they will spend the holidays with their married daughter. The hero of Santiago was recognized as soon as he stepped off the train in Jersey City and was given a great ovation by the passengers. A party of school girls, com ing from the South to spend the holi- days were extremely demonstratiye They gathered around Admiral Schley and gurgled and chirruped until the old war rior was almost em barrassed. Coming over on the ferryboat the passengers, learning of the identity of their fellow traveller, crowded around hSm and in- sisted upon shaking hands and wish ing him the compliments of the season. At Twenty-third street there was a swarm of camera fiends planted at every point of vantage. The click of the ma- chimes sounded like a small boy scraping a lath along a pickent fence. 'I am sure" said the Admiral, after he had run the gauntlet and was handing his wife into a carriage, that I would rather face dozen 13-inch guns than bat tery of those cameras"
The age-herald., 1901-12-27
THE LIBERTY BELL.

A sound like a sound of thunder rolled, And the heart of a nation stirred For the bell of Freedom as midnight tolled
 Through mighty land was heard
 And the chime still rung
 From it's iron tongue > Steadily swaying to and fro;
 And to some 1t came
 Like a breath of f1ame--i And to some sound of woe. Above the dark mountain. above the blue wave It was heard by the fettered, and heard by the brave It was heard in the cottage. and heard in the hall- | And its chime gave glorious summons to all- The saber was sharpened-the time-rust- ed blade Of the Bond started out in the pioneers glade Like herald of wrath: And the host was arrayed! Along the dark mountain. along the blue wave Swept the ranks of the Bond-swept the ranks of the Brave; And a shout as of waters went up to the dome,
 When star-blazing banner unfurled Like the wing of some Seraph flashed out from his home.
 Uttered freedom and hope to the world. fs Der the hilltop and tide it's magnificent fold, With a terrible glitter of azure and gold, In the storm, in the sunshine, and dark ness unrolled. 1t bIazed in the valley-it blazed on the It leaped with its eagle abroad on the blast; Al tfAr-H And the eyes of whole nations were turned to its light; I
 And the heart of the multitude soon Was swayed by its stars. as they shone through the night
 Like an ocean when swayed by the moon. Again through the midnight that Bell thunders out, And banners and torches are hurried about A shout as of watersl long-uttered cry! How 1t leaps, how it leaps from the earth to the slkyl From the sky to the earth. from the earth to the sea. Hear a chorus re-echoed. the people arc
  That old Bell is still seen by the Patriots eye, And he blesses it ever. when Journeying by; Long years have passed OCT it and yet every soul Will thrill in the night to it's wonderful roll For it speaks in it's belfry. when kissed by the blast. Like giory-breathed tone, from the mys- tical past. ,g Long years shall roll OCT it, and yet every chime Shall unceasingly tell of an era sublime Mere splendid, more dear than the rest of all time. o yes! if the flame on our altars should pale <,
 Let it's voice but be heard, and tho Freeman shall start To rekindle the fire. while he sees on thu gale.
 All the Stars and the Stripes of th. flag of his heartt
The age-herald., 1901-12-27
Mir. Murphy's Educational Work.

It is well known that the Rev Edgar Gardner Murphy of Montgomery, form erly rector of a church in that city, has resigned for the purpose of taking up educational work, but the nature of his new work is not generally un- derstood. He will continue to live in Montgomery, where he will serve as the secretary of new Southern edu- cational board.
 This board commands large gifts, the largest coming from Southern man whose name is withheld, and its basic idea is freedom from racial lines It proposes to promote civic progress through the diffusion of education, and it's chief ideas are these:
 First-Exclusive interest in the negro Is a mistake.
 Second-The work of southern educa- tion should be mainly in the hands of southern men.
 Third-The first thing is to foster the spirit of seif-heip.
 Efforts will be made looking to the development of all existing educational influences, and to the procuring for them not only of more attention, but of larger gifts. A progressive public sentiment on the subject of public education will be inculcated, and everything will be done to awaken all to the educational needs of this section of the country.
 Strong men. financially speaking, are behind MT. Murphy. They are men of broad and sympathetic views, and no doubt the present movement is the most systematic and sensible that has been inaugurated in the Southern States. The appointment of MT. Murphy to the secretaryship of the board is hopeful and promising.
The age-herald., 1901-12-27
Miss Ross AdJudged Insane.

Chicago, December 26.-The young woman known as Francis Ross" who is supposed to have escaped from Port land. Ore, convent, was adjudged insane here today, experts testifying that the young woman is suffering from religious melanchola. It is believed by physicians at the hospital that treatment in san- itarium may restore her reason. Miss Ross talked freely on the witness stand but would say nothing tending to estab- fish her identity. When taken into cus- tody here two weeks ago she had nearly s35Oo in cash and jewelry on her per- son.
The age-herald., 1901-12-27
THE NEW BOSS.
From the Selma Times.

From the Selma Times.
 The Presidents confidential adviser and lunch chum from Alabama, Booker T.. Washington, was closeted with him for some time in the cabinet room on Mon day. The business discussed was not made public, but it is presumed that the Alabama appointments occupied first place. There is a majority of the of fees yet to be filled and unless can didate makes his calling sure by seeing Booker he won't be in it.
The age-herald., 1901-12-27
BOOKER wAsHINeToN's WORK.
From the Baltimore Herald.

From the Baltimore Herald.
 Booker Washington is doing more than anyone has ever done before for the ele- vation and uplifting of his race. The school at Tuskegee is sending forth farm CTS who are equipped to provide home and modest competency for themselves and their families, and whom become ex- amples that benefit other members of their race It is producing negro black smiths and cobblers, who will succeed where negro lawyers and doctors would fall ignominiously because at this time, needed.
The age-herald., 1901-12-27
Biq-Hearted People.

''The people of Birmingham are big hearted and liberal, when it comes to helping the poor.' remarked prom inent merchant last night.
 "I am not an Elk but in reading the account of the Ellss' s1.O 900 Christmas tree at the Auditorium I was impressed with Birmingham spirit of generosity.
 ''The cost of the Christmas tree did not fall upon the treasury of the lodge, I am told. The amount spent was made up by private contributions of the mem- bers. Not only did the Elks raise S.OOo
The age-herald., 1901-12-27
FULL OF GOOD MATTER.

From the Greenville Advocate.
 The Age-Herald's Sunday issue con- tained thirty-two pages, filled to the chases with good matter. The fact is that the newspapers in the larger cities of the state are, and have been for some time, vieing with the metropolitan dailies of the North and East. Consid- ering the difference in the size of the cities, the Alabama papers in their Sun day issues are the equal. if not superior to any papers published anywhere.
The age-herald., 1901-12-27
SAMSON SURRENDERS.
Insurgent chleftaln Gives Himself Up
 and All His Men.

Washington, December 26.-The War Department has been advised by cable from Manila of the surrender of the insurgent chieftain Samson at Mutasa- ron, with all his officers and men. twen- weight cannon and forty-fve rifles. Mutasaron does not appear on any of the maps in the possession of the depart ment, but 1t Is assumed that the surren- der took place in the Island of Bohol as it was there that Samson of late had op- erated with his followers, having cross ed over from the former island to com init his depredations
The age-herald., 1901-12-27
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
Navy Takes Steps to Have Apparatus
 Placed on BattIeships.

Washington. December 26.-The navy department has taken the initial steps toward the adoption of wireless tele- graphy as a means of signalling between warships at sea. To this end Admiral Bradford of the Bureau of Equipment has asked that the armored cruisers of the Pennsylvania class have their masts and rigging so arranged that the wireless system can be introduced. Thus far the navy department has not adopted defin- itely any system.
The age-herald., 1901-12-27
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 Some cheeks are as red as others are painted.
 Money makes the mare go and women make the money go.
 It may be just an accident. but usually soft hearts go with soft wits.
 The happiest marriages are the ones which haven't come off yet.
 Maybe some men don't tell lies because they know nobody would believe them under any circumstances.