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The age-herald., 1901-07-07

Christy Mathewson, the wonderful pitcher picked up by President Freedman of the New Works at the beginning of the present season, has been tower of strength to that club. The first eight games he pitched were victories for the Giants, and in a majority of these the opposing teams failed to tally more than two or three runs to the game. In the first nine games pitched by him the New Yorks only made twenty-nine runs, yet eight of the nine were victories.
 Mathewson is a college boy, and this is his first year in fast company. His rec ord with the New Yorks, perhaps, was never equalled before by any slab artist In his first year in fast company.
 He can fool the batsman nearly every time With his wonderful wrist the sphere is sent huring toward the ashen stick, but when it gets there not even the man with the club knows where 1t will De. The baseball world Is wild with delight, and the new wonder Is a fad in himself.
 On the In or out curve he can vary the twist from ten to twelve inches.
 A drop curve he can manipulate rom twelve to fourteen inches.
 When the man at the bat sees Mathew sons ball coming he grasps the club and makes what he thinks IS a swat that VIII send the sphere off for a safe hit To his great astonishment he fails to hit the whizzng leather, which all of sudden curves outside of his reach or come so close to his bat handle that he cannot touch it safely.
 Mathewson is but a youngster, yet he has accomplished what mature men have hitherto tried and failed to do.
 ''The Twirlng Terror" this nice-looking youn-, man is called, but there is nothing about his appearance to indicate why the name should belong to him. Already he is the idol of the great New York public, and his fame is abroad In the land He has pitched in many championship games so far, and has shut out the Phil lies, Brooklyns Chicagos and Cincinnatis. The Giants have batted poorly, but have made twenty-nne runs in the first nine games he pitched. Mathewson has 9as much speed as Amos Rusie, and has more control of his curves than his famous ri- val. He can mix em up better and has the control of the ball the other man lacks Besides, too, the catchers slab is ten feet further from the plate than when Rusie was doing his greatest work. Just how he does all these wonderful things, Mathewson won't tell. Suffice it to say that his wrist really does the work. He throws the ball like any other pitcher. but when he throws 1t 1t is difficult task for the watchful, expectant batsman 10 guess anywhere near where it is going He Is also fielder of the first rank.
 He has stopped some of the hottest
The age-herald., 1901-07-07
SACRED CONCERT.
Several Fine Singers Will Be at East
 Lake Tonight.

The music-loving people will be af- forded an opportunity of hearing the best singers in Birmingham at the sacred concert at East Lake tonight. The first concert of the season was given at the Lake last Sunday night to a large audience.
 The following is the programme for the evening:
 PART I. "Therc Is a Green Hill Far Away Miss Caroline Miller.
 "Excelsior''-Mr. Edgar Brown. "The Choir Invisible"-Miss Amelia Markstein.
 "Jerusalem'-Mr. Reed Miller. At the Old Cathedral Door"-Miss Fife Frances.
 PART II. "The PaIms'-Mr. Edgar Brown. Crossing the Bar"-Miss Caroline Miller. There Were Shepherds Reed Miller.
 Little Black Me"-Miss Fife Fran ces.
 Forget All Thy Sorrows"-Miss Amelia Markstein.
The age-herald., 1901-07-07
EAST LAKE THEATRE.
"The Girl From Dublin" First Three
 Nights This Week.

Notwithstanding the downpour of rain the Jefferson Stock Company was greeted by a fair-sized audience last night in their last production of "'Way Down East"
 The company will present for the first three nights this week the laugh able comedy, "The Girl From Dublin " This piece was produced in New York few years ago to the biggest business of any piece that season. "The Girl From Dublin" will be put on in first class manner, with elegant costumes.
 Miss Marie Dale and MT. Leon Nc Reynolds, who made so many friends here, will be seen to advantage in the principal roles. New specialties will be introduced between the acts.
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.;rounders that ever happened. as the baseball cranks say; but to his record is a large number of enchanted Jumping stops that were truly and really most sensational.
 Blunt hits that have rolled down the third-base line twenty feet have been gathered in by him and runners thrown out when such state of affairs seemed impossible.
 His swift and speedy running has led him to catch many quick men. who could have beaten an ordinary throw to the bases. He can handle himself with the ouickness of an athletic instructor.
 No finer figure of a man ever stepped on the ball field. He is six feet tall, weighs 175 pounds and carries no super hous flesh. His habits are good and his personal life is beyond reproach.
 Unlike most pitcher, he does not stick co one style. He constantly varies his work, and so keeps his muscles in uniform condition
 His drop curve, to which is added a high inshoot and a slow drop IS a wonder.
 Few batsmen can negotiate it
 The men at the bat are kept guessing and will, in all probability, do so all the season.
 Even the oldest fans have thrown over memories of old idols in favor of this - of delight
 Mathewson's puzzling balls are five in number. They are:
 l. The straight swift ball.
 g. The deceptive slow ball.
 B. The drop-curve ball.
 4. The raise ball.
 5. The high in ball.
 He very seldom uses an out curve.
 The swift sphere with which he gets tremendous speed, excelling even that of the famous Rusie, is a puzzler. He swings his arm straight over the shoul- der, with no wrist movement This is used when he wants to put em over the plate and give shivers to the unfortun- ate batsman.
 The slow ball he holds lightly with the forefingers and thumb, and no twist is given to it. It sails up to the plate as dead as a brick, and when mixed in with a speedy straight or 'in balf', causes the batter to strike at 1t before 1t really arrives. It Is a teaser for third strike.
 The drop curve Is Mathewson's most ef~ fective ball, and he has wonderful con- trol of it. He makes it talk The two forefingers and the thumb give the TO- tary movement and then there Is the won- derful wrist, which with quick snap and downward swing gives 1t the quick drop ping kink.
 The raise ball is held as for The curve, but the arm is swung with an underhand motion and snap of the wrist which causes it to float up to the batsman like a soap bubble. It is very hard delivery.
The age-herald., 1901-07-07
CAMP HARDEE
Held Regular Monthly Meeting anc
 Officers Were installed.

Camp Hardee, United Confederate Vet erans. held their regular monthly meet ing in Engineers Hall yesterday after noon, and officers for the ensuing year were installed. Several other matters of importance were acted upon.
 Following are the officers:
 Commander-Wills J. Milner
 First Lieutenant-J. B. Francis.
 Second Lieutenant-H. F. Bridewell Third Lieutenant-C. K. Dickery.
 Adjutant-J. Lawler Darby
 Treasurer-J. w. Bush.
 Quartermaster-G Gorff.
 Corresponding Secretary-Dr. J. c. Ab- ernathy.
 The camp will give picnic at Tuxedo Park on uly 20. The arrangements for same are in the hands of the officers. Several applications for membership In the cafp were read and referred to the proper committee.
The age-herald., 1901-07-07
BELLARM|NO AND
 MEN SURRENDER The Former Was an Insurgent
 Leader of Sorrogon SURRENDERED 241 GUNS Complying With Instructions From the War Department, Commander of Philippine Forces Will Here
 after Report By Mail.
SURRENDERED 24l GUNS

Manila, July 8-The forces Of the in- surgent leader Bellarmino, which recent ly have been operating about Donsol, province of sorrogon, were driven across the mountains by the Second Infantry and finally captured by the Sixth Cav airy. Ft7.s [
 Bellamino, with one thousand men and 24 guns surrendered to Colonel Wint at Albay, capitol of the province of that name. One hundred more rifles will be surrendered tomorrow.
 Later in the day the official announce ment of the surrender of Bellarmino was made According to this account Bellar- mino who had been operating in the pro- vince of Sorgorsa surrendered Thursday last at Legaspi on Albay bay, with thir- ty-two officers, 315 guns and 5000 rounds of ammunition.
 The insurgent presidents of that sec- tion of the country and many Filipinos accompanied Bellarmino who gave him self up to Col. Theo. J. wint of the Sixth Cavalry,
 In all, since June, 1,Os2 insurgents have surrendered in that district.
 Colonel Wint's regiment came from Chi- na with General Chaffee. Before disem- barking at Legaspi Colonel Whit went to General Chaffee and asked the latter If he desired him to clean up that part of the country. General Chaffee replied: "Yes, but I do not command until July A." In three weeks Bellarmino was cor nered In spite of the opinions of many officers that cavalry could not be used in effective operations in such a country.
 The insurgent General Cailles, who sur rendered at Santa Cruz, Laguna Prov ince, June 24, and his friends have offered to negotiate with Malvar, the insurgent leader in Southern Luzon, for the latter s surrender.
 Former Filipino officers who belonged to Malvars command report that 50 in surgents were killed and that many were wounded by the command of Lieutenant Manacit during a recent two days fight in the Province of Batangas.
 The Twentieth Infantry has been order ed from Northern Luzon to Batangas.
 Civil Governor Taft and Military Gov ernor Chaffee are working agreeably to- gether. They are holding informal con- | ferences and are arriving at mutual un- to the War Department by mail instead | almost unknown here.
The age-herald., 1901-07-07
The Russian Sugar Blunder.

From the New York Herald Perusal of editorial comments in
 newspapers throughout the country, ir-
 respective of their partisan leanings, | shows growing opposition to Section
 of the Dingley Tariff act, as con-
 strued by Secretary Gage and the
 Board of General Appraisers, in i'm
 posing so-called countervailing duty
 upon Russian sugars. AS to the injurious effect of the ac- tion upon our growing exports of manu- factures there can be but one opinion.
 A special cable dispatch from St. Pe- tersburg to this mornings Herald states that German traders are de- lighted with the Treasury's ruling, as it enables them to supply commodities
 which would be purchased from Ameri- cans but for the retaliatory duties brought into force by the blow at Rus sian sugar.
 American manufacturers who last winter appealed to Secretary Gage to
 postpone his action pending a full in vestigation declare not only that it
 has proven a menace to our industrial prosperity, but that it is inconsistent
 They point out that Germany, Holland
 and other countries remit excise taxes on products exported to this country | and that if such remission on Russian
 sugar is held to constitute a bounty the same rule should be applied in all the other instances.
 The broad and simple fact stands
 that by excluding the few thousand
 dollars worth of surplus Russian sugar that was brought to this country we
 have crippled an important market for
 our manufactures and risked the loss
 of a customer purchasing tens of mil
 lions of dollars worth of our products every year.
The age-herald., 1901-07-07
Was Tired and Miserable.


 Mrs. Ellen Bollinger, Crowder, Indian Ter, writes:
 "Three years ago began to go down in health. had a tired, miserable feel ing. I had constipation so bad that had to take laxative every day or two I was very nervous, and had dozen other ailments. I took medicine ot different kinds, but to no avail.
 "I grew worse and was falling away, as could scarcely eat anything. I wrote to Dr. Hartman asking him for advice which he kindly gave, and recom- mended Peruna and Manalin which I commenced to take. began to feel better at once and now I am hearty and strong. "I think am as well as any body can be, and eat more than I ever did. I never felt better in my life. feel that owe debt of gratitude to Dr. Hart man and his wonderful medicine for the good health now enjoy.
 "I give Peruna to my children, and it does them all the good in the world. There Is no use of q woman suffering as ! did; if they write Or. Hartman for. duVfCC fHCy CdA SOON DC ECStOICO tO health. "-Enen BOIIinger.
 Free Home Advice.
 In view of the great multitude of women suffering from some form Of female disease and yet unable to find any cure, Dr. Hartman, the renowned specialist on female catarrhal diss eases, has announced his willingness 10 direct the treatment of as n7a1y cases as make application 10 him during the summer months wifhOut charge.
 This offer will hold good only during the summer months. Any woman cGa become regular patient by sending :, written statement of her age, conditlon of life, history and symptoms of ho1 Arrangements.
 Those wishing to become patients should address The Peruna Medicine Co.,, Columbus, Ohio.
The age-herald., 1901-07-07
STRIKERS ARE GRATEFUL.
Extend Thanks to the Many Persona
 Who Helped Them.

The following has been received by The Age-Herald:
 we, the striking machinists of the Southern and Alabama Great Southern Railway systems, desire to extend our hearty appreciation for the liberal pa- tronage extended us on the 4th of July. Therefore be it resolved "1. That we do unanimously extend to the papers of Birmingham our hearty thanks for their publication in our behalf.
 "2. That we extend to the ladies who so nobly assisted us in our undertaking our thanks.
 "3. That we extend to the park com missioners and citizens of Avondale our hearty thanks for the use of the park and all other favors extended. Respectfully submitted,
 "E. T. WALROND,
 "W. M. SHARP,
 s. J. WEBB,
 Committee"
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mer. If you don't agree to relay it we'll make you pave between the tracks you are now tearing up with book stone if we can."
 q think we will relay the second track next summer, but if you insist on that want to consider the matter farther"
 "All right. How long do you want?"
 Until tomorrow"
 Have you begun laying any of those cobble sIones?" =
 "Yes."
 Stop it, will you, until we agree as to that second track?'"
 q don't know as should"
 "Then you won't?"
 q don't see why I should"
 From Calvin" cried the Mayor. The deputy director of public works came forward. "Go right to Cedar avenue anu stop the men who are relaying cobble stones there. Don't allow them to begin again until you hear from the board"
 Calvin hustled out. McCormick's face flushed, but he didn't have word to say.
The age-herald., 1901-07-07
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Memorial Services Will be Held in the
 Church this Afternoon

The following programme will be rem dered at the Knights of Pythias me- morlal services, to be held in the Central Presbyterian Church this afternoon:
 Prayer-Dr. l.. S. Handley.
 Quartette, Lead, Kindly Light" (Scfhnerker) - Misses Moore and Unger- man and Messrs. Washburn and Ormsby. Address - Dr. w. H. Wilder, grand chancellor of Alabama
 Cornet Solo, Holy City'-Mr. George Jackson Address = Hon. Tennent Lomax of Montgomery.
 Solo, Beyond the Gates of Paradise (King)-Miss Jeanette Moore.
 Address-Mr. Jesse B. Wadsworth, past grand chancellor of Alabama.
 Quartette. Jesus Lover of My Soul"- , Williams.
 Solo, Selected-Mr. Ormsby.
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--7-7-----------l---- EUROPEANS SURPRISED.
They Did Not Expect South Americans
 To Celebrate the Fourth.

Rio de Janeiro, July 1.-The Brazilian Fourth of July manifestations astonlshed the Europeans here. The Brazilian war ships were decorated, the people were en- thusiastic and the United States legation was serenaded. A banquet and ball were given in honor of United States Minister Charles P. Bryan by state President Boy ctguca. The officers of the United States cruisers Chicago and Atlanta and the dip lomatic corps were present.
 The Chicago is bound for Europe.
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twill you write letter to the board agreeing to do that?" inquired the Mayor of MT. Mccormick.
 q will"
 Another thing" said Major Glea- son; they're putting these cobble stones in our lawns"
 twill you repair all lawns?" said the Mayor, turning to MT. Mccormick. We are willing to do anything we can.'
 twill you repair the lawns?"
 Well put down boards and protect them"
 twill you repair the lawns?"
 "Um-er-yes."
 will you include that in your let ter?"
 "Yes."
 Are you satisfied, major?"
 q am."
 What is the next business?" in quired the Mayor.
 Before the board adjourned Manager Mccormick r9turned with the letter in question. Hold on!" exclaimed the Mayor, this doesn't say you are going to relay the second track next sum
The age-herald., 1901-07-07

Miss Mi1lie Baker writes from 290 East Ohio street, Chicago, Ill.,:
 "T suffered for years with weakness peculiar 10 women, severe bearing down pains, and continual headache. My system seemed completely upset and did not know where to find res lief. The doctor tried three different remedies but they did nof seem to help me any.
 "Affer using five bottles of Peruna was as well and strong as ever. IwOuId not be without # for any money. "- Miss MiIIie Baker.
 A Well Woman. a
 Mrs. Florence Atkins, 922 Forsythe street, Toledo, O., writes:
 "I am today cured of that dreadful disease I wrote to you about when l asked your advice. I at once began taking Peruna and Manalin and have just finished the fifth bottle. H has cured me of leucorrhea. had fhe trouble for nine months and had given ap hope Of ever being strong again. 7 cannot tell how happy feeL but you will Know. never heard of such medicine. His the only medicine on earth. My husband is now taking it for catarrh of the head. I will always keep Peruna in my house.
 "I cannot find anything to talk about from morning till night, but Peruna. I was sick woman when I first wrote you. have 8 bright, clear color now, and am altogether well woman. l think leucorrhoea is the worst of female diseases, for suffered all sorts of pains. I thought at first that had alteration of the womb, and Peruna has cured me. I am now a sound woman. Peruna Is fhe best friend ever had on fhis earth if nausf be praised-h cured me. "- Mrs. Florence Atkins.
The age-herald., 1901-07-07
A MAYOR OF DECISION.
How Tom L. Johnson Does Things |
 Cleveland.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
 Cleveland-Major w. J. Gleason al peared before the board of control on day recently and announced that he wished to make a complaint. "Go ahead" said Mayor Tom L. Johnson.
 "The Big Consolidated Street Car Company is preparing to relay its tracks on Cedar avenue and put dow the old cobble stones between tracks
 Whats the kick?"
 They're an eyesore and"
 Come forward, MT. Mccormick, called the Mayor to the manager of tho Big Consolidated.
 We're only relaying our track" sait Mccormick; next year we'll relay tn, other and put down Medina block ston, between both tracks"
 "Is that satisfactory, MT. Gleason? :? asked the Mayor.
 "Yes, if they do it."
The age-herald., 1901-07-07

John w. Hill of Nashville spent yester- day in the city.
 Miss Ole McHattan and Miss MacHat- ton are the guests of Miss Blanche Vel ler South Highlands
 George L. Word, Travelling Freight and Passenger Agent of the Burlington Route with headquarters in Atlanta, is in the city He is after travel over his road to the Epworth League Convention in California.
 Metropolitan Hotel Arrivals.-Charles T. Ward, Charles T. Hardy, Greenville, s. C.; w. T. James, Pittsburg; J. D. Brandt, G. Topentb, New York; Huley Bragg, J. L.. Brown, Montgomery, Ala; J. D. Cranberry, Boston; T. E. Scott, Kansas City; L. B. Musgrove, Jasper; James B. Welch and wife, White Cloud, Kas. J. M. Poulk, Shreveport, La; w. B. Kiel, Helling Ala; T. A. Marron city; John Lillie, Selma; Wm. w. Boone, Bal timore; B. J. Ellis, Orrville; o. R. Hood' Gordon; c. A. Beasley, Florence; w. A. Brown, Edwardsville; Ed Reynolds and wife, Blocton; B. E. Kidd, Alabama; 1; Freddie Catts, Atlanta, Ga.; w. H. I.ayne, Taladega; Jourd White, Edwardsville; Wm. T. Lowe, Moulton W. B. Merrill, Edwardsville; G. c. Thomas, Atlanta |; Jack Lord, Philadelphia; w. s. Easton, New York; J. w. Casey, Adger; Walter Brassell, Montgomery; Jno r. Proctor, l Scottsboro.
 Arrivals at Florence Hotel-J. M. Crow der, Jackson, Miss; Jackson Reeves, Lynville, Tenn; w. H. Elliott, Cleveland, O.; R. M. Scale, New Orleans; D. F. Land, | Selma; J. H. Zuccarillo, New York; D.. M. Scott Alabama; J. M. Brown and wife, Montgomery; J. w. Bennett, Louis vile; w. F. Sumner, Cedartown, Ga; A. F. Woodmansee, Atlanta; A. J. French, l Chattanooga; Walter Hoffman, Waverly; | D. s. Walraven, Atlanta; J. w.. Forbes, | St. Louis Mo; B. H. Treat, Maylene; R. D. Ward and wife, San Francisco, Cal l; S. W. Crooss, Knoxville; J. L. Carter, | Nashville; David Hancock Nashville; l.. K. Mackay, North Carolina; c. D. Ma son, Gastania, N. C.; J. H. Harold. Mem phis P. Crocket. Louisville; J. s. Graves, | Talladega; R. S. Jones, Oxmoor; E. E. Minton, Oxmoor; J. H. McDonough, Bas- semer; H. White, Bessemer; Ed Smith, Boston; H. F. Simvall, Vicksburg, Miss H. E. Whitaker, Montevallo; A. Zomurry, | Mobile; William Melton, Pratt City; M. Stein, M. Clare, New York; D. P. Kil- ton and wife, Decatur; E. J. OBern Bes- semer; T. M. Jones, Cropville. Ala; A. | B. Lewis, Ensley; E. H. Baldwin, Ems | ley; John W. Smith, Ensley.
The age-herald., 1901-07-07
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVoR.
Big Meeting Will Be Held at Gate City
 Next Tue sday.

The Jefferson county local union oi Christian Endeavors will meet at Gate City Tuesday, July g, and have arranged the following programme:
 8 O'clock-Devotional exercises; Rev. J. Grier.
 s:15-The Coming Revival; Rev. L. S Handley.
 Song.
 s:35-What Are We Doing, and How Arc We Doing It; led by the president.
 S:45-Something of business. 9:0o-Spend a few minutes socially. Mizpah.
The age-herald., 1901-07-07
Steamer Aground.

New York, July 6.-The Joy Steamship Company's steamer Old Dominion ran aground in a thick fog today near Rye Point. The passengers numbered about ten and were landed at Rye Beach in the steamers boats and were sent to New York by train. The vessel lies on an even keel and her captain thinks she will float with the next high tide.
The age-herald., 1901-07-07
CASH REGISTER COMPANY.
A New Jersey Corporation Has Been
 formed With $1,ooo,ooo.

Dayton, July GA company incorporat- ed under the laws of New Jersey for one million dollars and headed by kznry Theobold of Dayton, for many years gen. ter Company, has bought the DeVilbiss Computing Scale Company. Cash register patents have been secured and cash reg isters will be made Eastern capital is heavily interested A big factory will be built.
The age-herald., 1901-07-07
pamaaea Reduced

Nashville. Tenn, July 6.-Judge Walter Evans of the United States district court has reduced the compensatory damages awarded John c. Underwood in hls libel suit against the Confederate Veterans and the Southern Methodist Publishing house from s15, 900 to s3.OOO
The age-herald., 1901-07-07
Ministers Thanked.

Mexico City, July Ex-Governor Canton of the State of Yucatan in his message to the State Legislature requests the CO., operation of President Diaz in thanking Minister of War Reyes for efficient aid in bringing the Maya war to a satisfac- tory conclusion
The age-herald., 1901-07-07
Casualties Reported by Mail.

Washington, July 6.-Hereafter, in &C., cordance with instructions of the War Department all ordinary casualties among the troops in the Philippines and other island possession will be reported to the War Department by mail intsead of cable as heretofore.
The age-herald., 1901-07-07
Ex-Governor Pinsree's Funeral.

Detroit, July 6-The remains of the late Hagen s. Pingree. former Governor of Michigan. were inferred at. Elmwood cemetery this afternoon with impressive ceremonies, participated in by the State militia, State naval reserves and various
The age-herald., 1901-07-07
The Pope's Letter,

Rome, July 6.-The Pope has sent a let ter to the superiors and generals of the religious orders and institutions condemn ing the French exceptional legislation against the Colgreens.
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civic bodies. The services at the grave were in charge of the Scottish Rite Ma sons. and the Masons.