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The age-herald., 1901-03-18

Age-Herald Bureau, 509 Fourteenth Street, Northwest Washington, March IT. -(Special)-When ex-President Harrison was last in Washington he had appeared to be in such excellent health that 1t was difficult to believe that even pneumonia could take him off.
 The general judgment Is that few of the Presidents of the United States excelled him in intellectual force and ability. He was particularly quick to understand proposition and his judgment was gener- ally unerring. As a politician he lacked something In magnetism and was not diplomatic. He was accustomed to speak hls mind with freedom and could not en- thuse over offlce-seekers. For this req son he sometimes seemed to be indifferent and even brusque to his callers. But, notwithstanding the public Judgment that he was a cold man. General Harrison had warm heart and was sympathetic and at times affectionate. This was especially noticeable when any one in whom he had an interest was in trouble or sorrow. Perhaps General Harrison was not al- ways approachable and probably he could not simulate interest in personality or cause that did not appeal to him or com mend itself to his judgment, but he cer- tainly was not cold This opinion is the result of an acquaintanceship beginning during his presidential term and extend ing until his death. On several occasions it was my fortune to see him both In a business way and socially and at no time was he other than a courteous and sym pathetic gentleman.
 During the exciting days of the Minne- apolis convention, when enemies within his own party were endeavoring to. pre- vent his renomination, I interviewed him twice. Once just before it was evident that he would be renomnated, notwith- standing the fight made against him. The second time was just after his second nomination when he received the news paper correspondents, then on duty in Washington, in his study. We had all been watching the bulletins as they came Into the White House telegraph office, giving the votes of each state as the roll was called on the ballot for President So soon as the result was announced we rushed to the Presidents office, and with out so much as a flush on his face he re- ceived the news of his renomination, which all thought was equivalent to second term as President. He accepted our congratulations and made a little speech to us which was intended for the country, in which he expressed his satls- faction at the result and promised that if reelected his second administration would justify public confidence. Then. after shaking hands with every tne, he hastened out of the study to tell his wife the news In addition to the newspaper men and the White House attendants there were present Major Halford, his secretary; Russel B. Harrison, his son, and Mrs. Mckee, his daughter.
 The day previous, General Harrisan had
The age-herald., 1901-03-18
Some Noted Delegates.

Two former justices of the Alabama Supreme Court are certain of seats in the constitutional convention. They are Judge T. w. Coleman of Greene and Judge R. w. Walker of Madison Judge Walkers paternal grandfather was presi- dent of the States figst constitutional convention in 1919. and his uncle, the late General Leroy Pope Walker was presi- dent of the last convention, in 1875.
 At least one former probate judge, Hugh W. Caffey of Chiffon, the first Democratic judge of Lowndes County elected after Reconstruction, will be a delegate.
 Two former attorneys-general, William Cochrane Fitts of Tuscaloosa, and John W. A. Sanford of Montgomery have been nominated, and another, w. L. Mar tin of Montgomery is a candidate for delegate-at-large.
 Two former congressman will be dele gates in the persons of William A. Hand- ley "of Randolph and Jefferson" who likewise was a State Senator, and Judge James E. Cobb of Macon, formerly con gressman from the Fifth district
 There will be only two newspaper men delegates, Charles H. Greer of the Mar ion Standard and Evans Hinson of the Haynevile Lowndes News.
 Two former United States district at torneys, Emmett oNeal of Lauderdale and John D. Burnett of Conecuh, will be delegates, together with one former post master of city, Leslie Brooks of Mobile. At least six notable and active bank presidents will sit in the convention, namely, S. H. Dent and A. H. Merrill of Barbour; G. A. Searcy of Tuscaloosa, George H. Parker of Cullman, R. B. Kyle of Etowah, and T. J. Cornwall of Jeffer- son.
 Amongst the former State Senators who will be delegates are Cecil Browne of Talladega, J, R. Mccain of Clay w. P. Howell of Cleburne, w. A Handley of Randolph, Leslie Brooks of Mobile J. J. Ray of Fayette, D. c. Almon of Law renee, R. M Cunningham of Jefferson, w. B. Inge of Marengo, G. L. Smith of Mobile, J. D. Norman of Bullock, Milo Moody of Jackson. Former Secretary of the Senate John F. Proctor of Jackson is nominated.
 Former clerk and member of the House Massey Wilson of Clarke, together with many other former legislators, very few of whom served in the last Legislature, will be delegates, amongst the best kIlown being E. D. Willett of Pickers, A. S. Fletcher of Madison, w. N. Knight of Hale; Edward A. Graham, former Mayor of Montgomery, and Tpm Hehn of Chambers. '-'- A~
 Governor Samfordis elder son. w. H. Sanford of Pike, will be a delegate.
 Tennent Lomax of Montgomery. who has been nominated, was a page in the convention of 1875. He is a State solicitor as Is C. w. Ferguson of Jefferson
 This list is nasty and necessarily in complete, but it shows that the average of the delegates will be very high.
The age-herald., 1901-03-18
WITH THE EDITORS OF
 THE STATE PRESS
An Inspiring Sight.

From the Decatur News.
 The way that grand old man, Senator Morgan of Alabama presses the bill for the establishment of the Nicaragua canal is an inspiring sight. For years it has been the supreme care of his legislative life, and he has lived to see it become the most popular measure before the Ameri- can people, advocated in the platforms of every party of every political belief. And yet Is it not singular that one or another representative of the people finds some excuse for voting against any par ticular measure that will secure the build ing of the canal, whilst at the same time proclaiming their desire to have it constructed? Possibly no measure ever encountered such powerful and tre- mendous opposition by the few here and the many elsewhere. All Europe is direct ly interested in opposing the canal, for the double reason. that it brings the South American states in more direct contact with the United States and shortens the distance to the Orient, where our trade is already developing at a marvellous rate. It is opposed in this country by the transcontinental railroads, and 1t would be hard to calculate the measure and strength of this resistance. In the pres ent state of public opinion on this sub ject no man would dare oppose the scheme for a canal out and out, in either house of Congress, but they need not do so it is quite sufficient to find some ob- jection to the bill pending. or the pro- posed location or just anything that will serve as an excuse.
The age-herald., 1901-03-18
Mexico is in Trouble.

The passing of the dictator who has reigned-for that is the word-twen ty-five years is nearly ended. Presi dent Diaz is reported to be breakine down both physically and mentally He has outliyed the allotted age oi man, and his career at any event is nearly ended.
 What then? Unfortunately the long service of Diaz has not been edu cative in the respect of popular gov ernment. He gained and he'd office as dictator, and his very service is a precedent in that direction. At any rate no progress has been made in training the people to govern them. selves. There is no strong man in sight to take up the methods of Diaz, and the death or resignation of the latter would probably precipitate a struggle of force, and no man can foresee it's ending. Mexico's happy days are therefore passing.
 The country contains from twelve to fourteen milliobs of people, and fully one-half of ahem are Indians. These Indians are ndt ideal citizens of republic. They ale not ideal busy bees They ara mt heliovarc ;,, 4t doctrine that cleanstness is next to
The age-herald., 1901-03-18
THE oHly DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA
Jefferson's Partial Representation.

Mobile, with 62,72O population, has the same Legislative power in the Senate that Jefferson's 140,420 people have. In other words, it takes 21a men in Jefferson to make Mobile man.
 But this is not the worst by any means. The Third Senatorial District consists of Blount, Calhoun and Win ston counties, and their combined pop ulation is 50,522. So that it takes about three Jefferson County men to equal one man in the Third District. The average population of the Sen atorial districts should be about 55,- Iy 100000 unrepresented people. Is this just? Is there any reason why Senatorial or any other representation should be unjustly apportioned?
 Nor is this all. In the house there should be one representative to about 1S,000 people This should give Jeff ferson eight members; it has six. Pe- ter is robbed to pay Paul. Two men In Jefferson are equal to one man in Winston or Escambia.
 Nor is this all. There should be In this State one Congressman to every 203,O00 people. Jefferson. Bibb and Perry are fast-growing counties, and before 1910 these three counties will contain SOO,OOO people.
 Under the new constitution Jeffer- sons wrongs should be righted. There is no reason why one man in Jefferson should not count for as much in gov ernment as man in Mobile or Win ston. He earns more.' He does more - - lie is Accomplishing more. Why Then should he be despised and robbed politically speaking? This question is up to the constitutional convention.
The age-herald., 1901-03-18
Astonishing Legislative InanIty.

"One act Of stiffness and gratuitous in- anity of the late unlamented Legislature which seems to have entirely escaped public notice is the astonishing joint reso- lution creating a commission to receive and spend whatever money the public may raise for a testimonial to the battle ship Alabama" said a man who is work Ing every day to raise subscriptions to this praiseworthy undertaking
 Having recklessly voted money to very nearly every conceivable object, includ- Ing s5O,0OO to SIP, GOO to a Western publish ing firm $16,000 to another mans scheme, and so on, threatening the State with de- fault of it's bond interest and deficit of half million dollars, that Legislature of monumental incapacity dashed off this impertinence. namely:
 {" Resolved by the Senate of Alabama, the House concurrlng. That the Governor be and he is hereby authorized to appoint committee, consisting of one from each Congressional district, and four from the State at large (the last named gentlemen to reside in the city of Montgomery) who shall be empowered to solicit and receive contributions for the purpose of purchae- ing a handsome and richly engraved sil- yer service for the magnificent battleship named in honor of our beloved State, and in memory of the world-famed cruiser Alabama and so with much verbia gesto the end.
 This put it up to the Governor, and he doubtless sacrificed his own feelings to some extent by approving the joint resolution, so lacking in self-respect on the part of Legislature that had nothing but words to give to the worthiest ob- ject within the compass of it's considera- tion, and now he has named the commits sion provided for. That. much the Gov ernor has been obliged to do, but per sons giving money for the Alabama tes- timonial are not obliged, to give it to the commission.
 The joint resolution provided by name for the appointment of Max Ham, burger, Jr., president of the Mobile Press Club, as member, and that was generous of the Legislature seeing that MT. Ham, burger has done more than all other men toward raising the money needed for the Alabama testimonial. He has worked; the Legislature has gushed mere inanity. He has gone forward raising money; the Leg islature has been disposed to give money for everything except the small amount needed to preserve the good name of Ala hama
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in South Africa to the joy and relief of the entire world.
 The terms offered undoubtedly are in substance the terms extended by Grant to Lee at Appomattox. The Boers asked this much several months ago, but the London office, dominated by Mir. Chamberlain, would not grant any terms but those of unconditional surrender, which then would have in volved more or less deportation and long terms of Imprisonment. It Is be- lieved Kitchener is not insisting upon any such terms, but that he offers to restore to the Boers all their indi- vidual rights, and also active partiei- patton in the new British colonies. The two republics may exist in fact but not in name, provided the Boers outnumber the Outlanders. If the Outlanders are the more numerous they will control public business.
 The Boers are needed in the devel- opment of South Africa. They are good citizens in Cape Colony, and they will be in the Transvaal il they are treated as generously as brave and conscientious men should be. News may be expected any morning from Pretoria, near which General Kitch- ener and the Boer generals are in conference.
The age-herald., 1901-03-18
HiqhIand Boulevard.

The work of building Highland Avenue Boulevard, the great undertaking that is being carried ont by the Birmingham Realty Company, is rapidly progressing to completion and within two or three weeks the entire aspect of the avenue from Beuna Vista to Bakeview will be completely changed. The way will be transformed into the most beautiful road in the city limits, and it is expected that a great number of handsome residences will be constructed there during this spring and summer.
 The Birmingham Realty Company Is spending about slO0,o00 in making street improvements on its splendidly wooded property through which the Boulevard will run, and already there have been many sales of the more desirable resi- dence sites.
The age-herald., 1901-03-18
A NEW BRAND OF LOYALTY.

From the New York World.
 One of the really amazing statements of MT. McKinley's inaugural is that 'the greater part of the inha bitants'' of the Philippine Islands, recognize American sovereignty and welcome it." Empha- sizing this astonishing assertion, MT. Me Kinley speaks of the loyal millions in the islands" and the "disloyal thou sands" If the Filipino millions are Hoy al' and only few thousands "disloyal," why has Mir. Mckinley needed to keep 65, 900 American soldiers in the islands for these two years past, and why does he still keep them there?
The age-herald., 1901-03-18
Uniontown's Dispensary Bill.

Still another bill has been tempered with. The facts briefly are these. The city council of Uniontown desired to establish dispensary and bill based on similar bills in operation in the State was drawn, up, and it was duly presented in the House by Re presentative Hardie of Perry county, and in the Senate by Senator Moore. It provided that a adispensary should be established in Uniontown on January !. 1902, and named five commissioners to carry it out. When the bill be- oame law it was ascertained that the typewritten copy has been changed with a pen so that the law will not 20 into force until January l, 1904, and two names were changed, thus bringing in two commissioners into the measure that the city council had not selected.
 Representative -Hardie and Hogue of Perry, and Senator Moore alike, declare that they are wholly innocent of these changes. The city council of Uniontown has officially declared these changes disreputable and dis graceful, asking Governor Sanford to cause an investigation to be made and demanding that if the guilty party made the changes in the bill for consideration, he be punished, and If they were made by an employe that he be discharged and otherwise pun lshed.
 This Unicntown case seems to be very appropriate one to hold up as m example to wrongdoers of this sort There was much of this kind of work done during the late session; in fact no Dill unwatched was safe against tampering, and if Governor Sanford can make an example of the offender In the Uniontown bill he will serve the State exceedingly, and will per haps put an end to such rascality.
The age-herald., 1901-03-18
Free School for Employees.

From the Sylacauga Enterprise
 There has been a good deal said in the daily papers recently in regard to the cotton mills of the south establishing schools for their employees. There is a case of this kind in Talladega County, only six miles from Sylacauga, that would be'a splendid example for all of the mills to go by. We refer to the mill at Syca- more, owned by MT. D. L. Lewis. This gentleman has a splendid school estab- lished there. and tuition is absolutely free to all of the children, and a splendid school it is, too. Not only does MT. Lewis keep up the school, but he has had erect- ed a pretty little church, and he pays a pastor regular salary to preach there for the benefit of those living at and near Sycamore.
The age-herald., 1901-03-18

 Division of the Travellers Protective As sociation Of America. Is publication of 150 pages and hundreds of pictures just issued. T. E. Harvey. the national his- torlan of the association got up the book and is the publisher under the auspices of Post "B."
 MT. Harvey calls It "Seuvenlr Book" and 1t is well named, and is something of which Birmingham may well be proud for the statistics, industries, business, trade, commerce, and general material facts of the city were never before so fully and so handsomely presented to the general public. There are scores of per- traits of Birmingham commercial trav- elers. and every prominent industrial plant and building in tn city, apart from schools and churches. are handsomely pictured in the beautifully printed pages. There Is one memorial page set apart to Thomas Scott Beylxin, whose sudden death last summer from the sting of an insect on his hand, Is well remembered and still deplored.
 The portraits are remarkably we'll ex- ecuted and the illustrations of such build ngs as the splendid St. Vincent's Hos pital the Jefferson Theatre, the new City Hall, courthouse, the postoff1ce, the Hill- man. Metropolitan and Morris Hotels, and the banks are very fine
 The estimated population of Birming- ham city and suburban towns, including Pratt, Ensley and Bessemer is placed at | S7OOO, and the number of churches at over one hundreds; the schoolsf of all classes are fully referred to, as are the parks. water supply, lights, sanitary plans, pup lie health, street railroads, military, banking and every public utility
 The total banking capital Is shown to be $1,56O,00O, and the deposits on January 1, 1901, were H,s73,OOO; the bank clearings for 1900 being $43,9SO,44S
 Last year there were 266 clear days and 30 cloudy days in Birmingham. The high est temperature was 100 and the lowest Il above zero. .d
 "The greatest single influence in the well-being of Birmingham and most pow erful force in its material upbuilding Is that aggregation of powerful forces known as the Commercial Club of Birm- ingham: a chartered organization, hay ing for it's primary purpose the heralding of Blrminghams greatness and the great ness of the district to all the outside world, and of drawing hither all possible investments, industries and wage-paying business undertakings of good character and standing" declares this Souvenir Book.
 The book is an exceedingly rich store house of most valuable information, and for bringing it out MT. Harvey and Post 'B' merit the gratitude of all the city. The first edition of the book is 1000 copies.
The age-herald., 1901-03-18
LONG To'ps NIGHT.
Paul Laurence Dunbar, in the Century Magazine.

Paul Laurence Dunbar, in the Century Magazine
 Dah's a moughty soothing feelin' Hits dahky man, 'F
 Long tods night.f When de row Is mosf nigh ended, Den he stop to fan,
 Long tods night. De blue smoke fom his cabin is a-callin' to him, Come; He smell de bacon cookin, an he hyeah de fiah hum;. An he 'mence to sing, dough wo'kin putty nigh done made him dumb,
 Long to'ds night. Wid his hoe erpon his shouldah Den he goes erlong,
 Long to'ds night. An he keepin' time a-steppin' Wid a little song,
 Long to'ds night. De restin' times a-comin', an de time to drink an eat; baby's toddlin tods him on hits little dusty feet, An a-go!n' to'ds his cabin, an his sup pah's moughty sweet,
 Long tods night. Dere his Ca'line min de kettle, Rufus min de chile,
 Long tods night; An de sweat roll down his forred, Mxin' wid his smile,
 Long to'ds night. He toss his piccaninny, an he hum a little chune; De wo'kin' all Is ovah. an de suppah comin' soon; S De wo'kin times December, but de rest in time is June,
 Long to'ds night. Dey's kin O do,eful feelin', Hits tendah place.,
 Long to'ds night; Dey's moughty glory in him Shinin throo his face,
 Long to'ds night De cabins lak de big house, an de fiah's s lak de sun; His wife look moughty lakly, an de chile de puttiest one; M W'h, hits blessid, jes a-Iivin' wen a body's wo'k is done, q, Long to'ds night.
The age-herald., 1901-03-18

godliness. They are illiterate. indo- lent and irdiilettnt. But there they are, great body of people.
 The church. to !, his to be reekoned with in Mexico. It is not friendly to self-government. It does not like lib- erals of any sort in Mexico, and it must be confessed the liberals of Mexico are not altogether lovely. The church is reactionary, but 1t is not likely to set up an empire, although its hands will be apt to appear in any government.
 The chances are that new dictator will appear when Diaz passes from the scene, but that he will lack Diaz's skill or his power, and that one gov ernment will succeed another by rev olutionary processes until the mate rial good gained under Diaz will be lost
The age-herald., 1901-03-18
EnqIand's Offer to the Boers.

News is daily expected of the set clement of the Boer war. Many be- lieve the last gun has been fired, but nothing is definitely known as to a settlement, except that truce has been declared, and that Lord Kitchen CT is negotiating with General Botha, and probably with General DeWet and President Steyn. It is reasonable to expect that both sides have become saddened by the war-one of the sad dest in all history-and that a settle ment will be reached, and that news may come any day that peace reigns
The age-herald., 1901-03-18
No Dr.. Smith on the List.

There is not a pr. Smith amongst all the hundred and thirty physicians who are members of the Jefferson County Medical Society, although this is very largely county of Smiths. The venerable pr. Joseph R. Smith, who is now well past fourscore years, and who is the largest individual taxpayer in Jefferson, practiced medicine for an ordinary life time, but he retired many years ago; and the fact remains that there is no Dr.. Smith in active practice. R Is almost as singular that there is no Dr. Walker, for there are a world of Walkers in Jef- ferson.