The age-herald., 1901-06-25

papers and other journals as regular Bir- mingham correspondent, and this work he will continue to pursue
 The Birmingham people feel a warmly sympathetic and friendly interest in MT. Johnston. for he is most popular. on ac- count of his high character and attain ments and his long and faithful public service as a newspaper worker. He is one of the most accomplished men of the southern press and one of the most trusted
 Congressman Underwood Returns. Congressman Oscar w. Underwood has returned to Birmingham from Buffalo and other eastern cities, accompanied by his two sons. Lewis Underwood and Oscar W. Underwood, Jr., who are grown to be strong sturdy lads of thirteen and eleven respectively. They have been at school in Virginia.
 'I found the Buffalo exposition to be magnificent show. although It is as yet far from complete" said Congressman Underwood.
 "The United States government ex- hibits are complete, and they are remark ably rich and interesting; but some of the other buildings are unfinished, and therefore many of the exhibits are not in place. The fair is well worth visiting; but of course it does not essentially diff fer in detail from previous great expo sitions.
 "I took my boys to see Niagara. Those boys, by the way. ran me off my feet. I couldn't begin to keep up with them. and that fact made me feel old. (Mr. Under wood is not forty)
 q shall remain in Birmingham all sum- mer, and most of the time afterwards un- til Congress meets"
 College Mate of "DeI" Hay Talks. "Adelbert Hay was a noble young fel- low of rare intellectual force and charm of heart and manner, and I was glad to see the just tribute to him by former diplomat in this mornings Age-Herald," :" said H.,B. B. Yergason of Rogers, Brown & Co.,. Birmingham, who was graduated from Yale in the class of '99. the year af- ter Mir. Hay was graduated.
 Though Del Hay was in the class of 'sS. one class ahead of me, came to know him well and knew his worth of intel lect and character. He was known to all the students of Yale and was greatly liked by everybody. He was a strong, manly fellow, and took a high position in his class No young man in this country promised more successful career.
 "It is clear to me that he, after pre- pairing for sleep. went to sit in his win dow to cool off and have a smoke be- fore retiring, and that, losing his bal ance, he fell out and down to death al- most before he knew of his doom.''
 About Persons.
 Daniel Pratt of Prattville and Mrs. Pratt and Hon. William T. Northington and Mrs. Warrington are at the Morris John s. Montgomery of Montgomery and August Uhlfelder of that city are at the Metropolitan.
 George A. sorrell of Alexander City is at the Metropolitan.
 T. W. Jones of Fayette is at the Metro politan.
 
 Mayor o. 2. Henderson and Hon. Jo- seph H. King of Anniston are at the Nor ris.
 Brooks Morgan and Eugene B. Thorn ton of Atlanta are at the Morris.
 George W. Hammond of Baltimore and John S. Storrs of Cincinnati are at the Morris.
 flick Barlentfne of Pulaski. Tenn. and w. E. Ballentine of Kansas City, Mo-, are at the Florence. Percy Clark of Selma is at the Morris. George E. Hargreaves of Detroit is at the Morris.
 w. T. Bush of Detroit is at the Flor ence.
 Daniel A. Farrell of Anniston-i is at the Florence.
 Murray Brown has returned to Bir- mingham from French Lick Springs. Ind.