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The age-herald., 1901-05-10

You have made out your case so clearly for the Birmingham district, for your own district, and for Alabama, that there is no necessity for us to make any stay in Birmingham or elsewhere in Ala bama," declared the members of the Congressional rivers and harbors commit tee to Congressman John H. Bankhead.
 Congressman Bankhead. the leading Democrat on this committee, had begged his colleagues to include Birmingham in their tour of Inspection At Colonel Bank heads suggestion. the Commercial Club of Birmingham invited the committee to visit this city.
 Congressman Bankhead asked this in order that his plea for his own district. the sixth Congressional district of Ala bama, and the immediate Birmingham district which for six years he repre- scented in Congress-, should stand by him In his purpose to have the members of the rivers and harbors committee to personally inspect and pass upon the needs of these districts. As has been al- ready stated in the Age-Herald, Chair man Burton of the committee wrote to the Commercial Club of Birmingham that the committee would be unable to accept the Commercial Clubs invitation.
 Chairman Burton and the other mem- | bers of the committee assured Congress man Bankhead In person:
 "You have made out your case so clear ly for the Birmingham district, for your own district and for Alabama, that there is no necessity for us to make any stay in Birmingham or elsewhere in Ala bamal'
 So Birmingham is not 10 have the pleas ure of entertaining the committee. Congressman Bankheade arrived In Bir' mingham last night on his way iron Washington to his home in Fayette. He
The age-herald., 1901-05-10
Preacher, Lawyer and speculator.

Chicago, May s.-Rev. A. s. Harris, for several years until recently pastor of the Congregational church at Millburn, H., has been suspended from the ministry for six months pending an investigation of charges which are made by his for mer parishoners, who declare they are out over s10o.0O0 which they had intrusted to the minister for speculation, that are said to have turned out unfortunately.
 Mir Harris was at one time lawyer in Chicago and a member of the Board of Trade.
 MT. Harris and his friends assert that no blame can be attached to him; that the funds were put into hands that he might do the best he could to increase and that the going wrong of the various enterprises in which the money was sunk was no fault of his.
The age-herald., 1901-05-10
AN AGED PHYSICIAN.
pr. w. K. Jones Died In Montgomery
 Last Night.

pr. W. K. Jones, aged 67, father of W. H. Jones and Mrs. W. Barnes Nor gan of this city, died at his home in Montgomery abvut 8 o'clock last night. Dr. Jones at one time resided in Bir- mingham, but few years ago returned to Montgomery. He had been suffer ing from complication of diseases for long time. Mrs. Morgan had been with him for over a week before his death, and MT. Morgan went to Mont gomery last night to attend the funeral. The funeral will take place in Montgomery, but the date has not been fixed.
The age-herald., 1901-05-10
RussIa's Position.

Berlin, May e.-The Berliner Post after pointing out that Emperor Nicholas has confirmed the order requiring all nate- rials for Russian warships to be made in Russia, remarks:
 ''This aarmonizes with Russia's tariff policy for years of excluding everything possible from ueighboring lands while demanding full freedom for her own pro- ducts. It Is doubtful. however whether Russian industries will be able to supply such materialss
The age-herald., 1901-05-10
generally dull barring the agitation in

generally dull, barring the agitation in Americans. Throughouts the recoveries were lost on receipt of the New York opening prices and they closed weak and unsettled. Northern Pacific was offered at Ill. Grand Trunk inclined higher. Kaf- frs were irregular, tending downward.
 On the street Americans collapsed. The prices obtainable were generally unre- liable. The nearest possible were: Erie 30; Atchison, 70; Northern Pacific com mon, 1.25; Southern Pacific, 45; Louisville, 1.01; Union Pacific common, 9S; St. Paul, 153; Missouri, Kansas and Texas, 36; Reading common, 19; Southern Railway, 2S; Norfolk and Western, 4S; United States Steel Corporation declined to 26, but later reacted to 37
The age-herald., 1901-05-10
Railway Tralnmen.

Milwaukee, Wis.,. May 9.-The fea- ture of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen's convention today was the adoption of an amendment to the con- stitution creating the office of fourth vice grand master. The protection fund is practically the strike fund and contains s100,899. The amount in the general fund is $S4,4S5, which, with the miscellaneous fund, shows to- tai of $46O,O to the credit of the or ganization. The total membership is 45,50O, showing a net gain in two years of 12,10O members.
The age-herald., 1901-05-10
Report Is Denied.

Knoxville. Tenn, May s-The Mayor of Athens. Tenn. makes a statement to the Journal and Tribune denying the reports that the whisky element in Athens had retaliated on a newspaper there by smash ing it, and in turn a saloon was burned, presumably by. tho supporters Of tenn perance, have any foundation.
The age-herald., 1901-05-10
LOST BOY.
Luther Sharits Left Home Tuesday and StIll Missing.

Luther Sharits, aged about Is, son of c. A. Sharits of 1904 Third avenue, has been missing from his home since Tuesday afternoon, and his family know nothing of his present where abouts. He is described as having black hair, blue eyes and dark com plexion, and when he left home wore dark suit of clothes, knee trousers and a soft hat He had National blue wheel. He left his home about dark Tuesday evening
The age-herald., 1901-05-10
Consolidation Abandoned.

Chicago. May s.-The Tribune tomorrow will say:
 Railroad officials in Chicago believe some of the consultations planned by the magnets win be abandoned.
 The presidents of the Rock Island, San ta Fe and Milwaukee and St. Paul roads feel greatly selated over the fact that their roads had refused to be drawn into any of the projected consolidated plans. They are now more than ever opposed to consolidation with other systems.
The age-herald., 1901-05-10
A Record Breaker.

New York. May s.-The steamship Deutscheland. which arrived :his afer- noon from Hamburg, made days run which surpassed any previous days re- cord in the history of steam navigation. Five hundred and eighty-seveu knots, or S7ssl statute miles, an hourly average speed of 24.53 knots was maintained from noon on May 8 to noon today.
The age-herald., 1901-05-10
Cuba VIII Accept.

Havana, May e.-There now seems to be no doubt that the Cuban constitutional convention will accept the Platt amend ment but 1t Is expected there will be some delay before q final vote is reached
 The Democrats have nominated Senor Carlos Garcia as their candidate for Mayor.
The age-herald., 1901-05-10
OF THERAPEUTIC VALUE.
Hypnotlsm and Alcoholic Stimulus Ad.
 vocated by Prominent Physicians.

Washington. May 9--At today's session of tho American Therapeutic Society a practical dernonstraticn of the therapeu- tic values Of hypnotism was given by Dr. F. IT. Miner of this city, who claimed that such treatment was valuable in the case of drinking, smoking and functional disorders.
 pr. Solomon Of Louisville advocated the use of alcohol in diseases as having the properties of food and as stimulus espe- cially in tiding over wasting levers.
The age-herald., 1901-05-10
HANDSOME WATCH
 GIVEN MIR. DODGE
employes of Cotton Belt Route Show Their Appreciation.
 Some Railroad Items.

A. s. Dodge. general traffic manager of ham and Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroads, has been presented with handsome gold watch by the off, cers and employees of the Cotton Belt Route, with which road he was connect ed until March 1. The presentation took place in the office of the Cotton Belt Route in St. Louis the early part of this week. The watch was made in Switzer- land and is the nest grade minute-re- beating movement, striking the hours. quarter hours and minutes.
 About thirty laborers left for Mobile yesterday afternoon to work on the Mo- bile, Jackson and Kansas City Railroad.
 Commercial Freight Agent E. T. Will cox of the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham has returned from Cincin- nati.
 Traffic Manager c. B. Compton of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and his private secretary, G. T. Reagin, are in the city.
 Birmingham Lodge Mo- 59o, Brother hood of Railway Trainmen, will have its annual picnic at Oxford Lake May 22
 Travelling Passenger Agent A. L. FL liott of the Chesapeake and Ohio at Cin- cinnati was in the city yesterday.
 
 Stuart H. Allen of Cincinnati, general Southern agent of the Hoosic Tunnel Line, was in the city yesterday.
The age-herald., 1901-05-10
Electricity Starts Fires.

New York, May 9.-The. annual meet ing of ths National Board of Fire Un- derwriterb began here today. o. D. WoodburE said that computation of losses bf fire showed that 9 1-6 per cent. of bald losses had been ascribed to electFlcity. The nominating com mittee rtamed George P. Sheldon of Brookly4 for president.
The age-herald., 1901-05-10
Castro Garcia Tried.

San Juan, P. R., May s.-Castro Garcia, who absconded with revenue funds to the amount of 5000 in June last and who was extradited from Havre In July. has been tried by a native court and sentenced to thirty-two years imprisonment
 Santiago Palter, the islands most prominent notary and lawyer. for accept Ing a bogus bondsman has been sentenced to six months imprisonment. He has ap- pealed to the Insular Supreme Court
The age-herald., 1901-05-10
increase VIII Be Dem and ed.

Chicago, May S.-f the present plans of the International Association of Ma
 chanists are carried out an advance of probably l21s per cent in wages will be demanded of manufacturers who are members of the National Metal Trades Association. If 1t is not granted strikes will probably be called on or before May
The age-herald., 1901-05-10
Assignment of Officers.

Washington. May 9-The secretary of war has made the following assignments of officers in charge of geographical di- visions or the engineer department: Col Charles R. Suter to the northeast divis- ion. succeeding General Gillespie: Col Samuel M. Mansfield to the northwest division. succeeding General Harlow Col. Amos Stickney to the southwest division, succeeding General Robert.
The age-herald., 1901-05-10
STUDENT STABBED BY JANIToR.
Negro Escaped After Being Chased By
 Crowd of School Boys.

Louisville, May 9.-W. L. Rose, stu dent at the Kentucky School of Medicine, was stabbed to death late this afternoon by John Nithers colored, assistant jani- tor at the school. The crime was com mitted because Rose remonstrated with Miners for being drunk The negro es- capped. after being chased through the streets for some time by a large crowd of Roses fellow students. Rose lived at Sharpsburg Ky.
The age-herald., 1901-05-10
More OH Discovered.

Dallas. Tex. May s.--A telegram an- nouncing the discovery of oil in paying quantities in land near Jackson. in Jack son county. about 100 miles Northwest of here, was received tonight by F. B. De- ran. Q Dallas newspaper man.
The age-herald., 1901-05-10
HostlIItIes Suppressed.

London. May 1o-A Reuter- dispatch from St. Petersburg says that Russian troops suppressed demonstration of workmen at Tif1is May 5. and that several persons were wounded on both sides by revolvers and knives. The dispatch as- serts also that forty-one arrests were made, including several students.
The age-herald., 1901-05-10
Many Months Yet

Berlin. May s.-The Boersen Courier as- serts that at the recent recruit musters the officials invited volunteers for the China corps, which 1t interprets to mean tha, many months will elapse before the German troops are finally withdrawn
The age-herald., 1901-05-10
ALL LONDON WATCHED
 PANIC IN NEW YORK

London, May s.-InterestA centerec In Northern Pacific common and at noon this reached ls7. The other quotations were most nominal and unsettled. Operators were in the dark, awaiting New York's prices, as they were afraid either to buy or sell As Americans monopoiized atten- tion and business in the other depart ments was insignificant the changes were slight.
 Business on ttha stock. -excha4sa was
The age-herald., 1901-05-10
Carrie Out of Jail.

Wichita, Kan, May s.-Through the per persuasion of her brother, J. W. Moore of Kansas City, Mrs. Carrie Ma ton consented to leave the county. iail to- night. Judge Dale reduced her bond to 800. and her brother put up cash to that amount.
The age-herald., 1901-05-10
The Trouble Is Over.

lola, Kan.. May s.-The trouble between workmen and the Italians sent here from Kansas City to work in the cement plant seems to be about over. the Italians hav- ing been returned home and the leaders of the mob arrested.
The age-herald., 1901-05-10
seuzzard's Bay Fisherman.

Toledo. O.. May s.--Hon Grover Cleve- land arrived at Sandusky, today to spend ten days fishing. at Middle Bass. When asked regarding his reported Wall street winnings, Mir. Cleveland smiled and re- piled: T have nothing to say"
The age-herald., 1901-05-10
STONE SEES TROUBLE AHEAD. Thinks Financial Panic Is Coming
 In This Country.

Kansas City, Mo. April 29.-Ex-G Gov. W. J. Stone foresees another ''Black Friday"
 "A tremendous financial crash Is coming in this country just as sure as fate," he said today. Why, the specu- lation in New York and some other cities is simply maddening. Stocks are going up. every one is wild to invest, and there seems to be no limit There has to be stop. The financial situa- tion in this country today is unparal- leled in the history of the worlds and If we should come out of this thing without panic it would be unexam- pied in the historv of the world.Eta
The age-herald., 1901-05-10
A German Murdered.

Columbus, Miss, May 9.-Martin Dress, a German was shot and killed by John Tennyson today. The killing is said to have been without provocation. Tenny son is in jail
The age-herald., 1901-05-10
Enaineer and Fireman Killed,

Joplin. Mo. May s.-The local freight on the Frisco was wrecked near here to- day. Engineer Sam Monk and Fireman Claude Addison were instantly killed
The age-herald., 1901-05-10

5tockS sold h. NeW early seven million le of $100 per share 7,00o, 900, ,000. You
 for yourself ID stock sales Would ghty billion dollars sessed valuation of the United States, nal. 1a.3tllst
 Ing in a bad way srican securities in ,ent home. That's s of gold out of this l only hasten the ything behind this I,don't see how .
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The age-herald., 1901-05-10

Norton, the Cutter, known everywhere.
The age-herald., 1901-05-10

Birmingham Lodge No. 590, Brother hood of Railway Trainmen, will have its annual picnic at Oxford Lake May 22.
The age-herald., 1901-05-10

Travelling Passenger Agent A. L. FL liott of the Chesapeake and Ohio at Cin- cnnati was in the city yesterday.
The age-herald., 1901-05-10

Stuart H. Allen of Cincinnati, general Southern agent of the Hoosic Tunnel Line was in the city yesterday.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-03-02
BEFORE OUR TIME.

The first photographs were pro-
duced in England in 1902, and perfect
cd in 1S41-
Stamp collecting IL said 70 owe ita
origin to Belgian schoolmaster, who,
IN order TO interest his pupils In Seog-
raphy, had them secure stamps of
different countries, and then look ND
these countries In the atlas and geog-
rsphy.
As far back a. February 20, 17ss.
an "umberrella" was imported In the
good ship Constantine, a. shown BY
the invoice "for the proper account
and risque" Of Edward Shipper, WHO,
for sught we know. might have worn
that nine-shilling ''umberrella" COM
plstsly out years before jonas Han
way excited the Ire Of the London
eabmen-
The story that q bronze pen,
~nlbbed Ike . modern steel PEN" has
been found In Pompeii and another
OF q somewhat different shape At Her
culansum AIDA another proof 10 the
statement that the Romans did not
eonfins themselves 20 the stylus. Yet
Il was noe until 17so that Q BirminS-
ham manufacturer named Harrison
introduced the metallic pan 70 Eng
land.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-03-02
REFLECTIONS OF a SPINSTER.
Some Sharp Sayings About Men which
May or May Not BE Wholly
True.

If loves eyesight were good pajamas
would never have been invented.
Good men are products of the mag.
nations of religious women who have
never married.
If God only lends people something
to love what bad judgment He some
times uses IN not calling the loan.
A handsome man divides women into
two classes-those he knows he can
kiss and those he thinks he can as soon
as he has time.
Confusion between a mans sorrow at
being found out and sorrow for what
he has done has been one of the scan
dals of morality.
A girl kissing a married man is like
3 child playing with electricity, who
does not like the shock when 1t comes.
but cannot resist trying It once more.
Some men are as easily entertained
as the one who had habit of tai king off
his wife's wedding-ring whenever he
wanted little excitement.-VadaA R-
new, in Judge.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-03-02

1HE great Barlinger circus was to
show under roof that evening. i
Aad been sent to look up Special
forthe Morning Sentinel, and sat care
lesly watching the various performers
60 through with a rehearsal, shorn Of
music. lights, applause or any of the
usual stimulating accessories Direct
ly before me q man was going over
some trapeze movements, alone. Be
low Kim, anxiously looking after the
adjustment of the ropes, stood a slen-
der little woman. The circus press
agent. seated near me, smiled quite un-
professionally as he noticed my glance
IN her direction
Regular little stage heroine, that, In
plain Clothes" he remarked. land no
mistake about it. AL grit, clear grit,
Shat little woman, and not q bit Of give
In o. back-down In the whole Of her.
Ny hat In OF 70 Mrs Thompson. sure.
Ran away to marry the man above
her." he continued, when had signi-
6es my desire 20 hear more. Left all
manner of Injuries behind her, and /
don't think she's ever regretted them.
Jan Thompson wasn't a circus per-
former then, but a clever young law
yer without any clients. Took up
tSapeze work out In Montana, when
everything else failed him, and the wife
AID baby were in danger Of going
hungry. Had done clever work with
eAs rings and bars at college, and an
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-03-02
FACTS AND FANCIES.

OF the 1o,Ooo,ooo tons of coal France
Is obliged to import annually, 7ooo.-
600 comes from England.
Eastern oysters do not reproduce
well in the colder waters of Oregon
and Washington. An attempt is to be
made, therefore, to acclimate there
the fine large oysters of northern
Japan.
The average height Of the British
upper classes at 80 years old is s feet
Sh Inches; of the farm laborer, S feet
SIS inches. The criminal class brings
down the average, as their height Is
but feet S As inches.
In the Rhineland and Westpbalia
there were $4,000 spindles in the cot
ton mills in 1888, and these more than
doubled in 1897, when the number was
1,6s6,00o. These mills consumed. in
1885, over 22,5oO,OOO pounds of raw
Dotton, and in 1897, $4,000, 900 pounds.
There is a quaint little fish which
haunts the weed tracts of the gulf
stream, and there builds its nest and
lays it's eggs ike bird rather than n
fish. This anfmal-the antennarius-
initiates in color the weed It lives in.
and, like the chameleon, constantly
changes its color.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-03-02

tho log against which my eyes were
rivetsd. She was speaking to me.
What she said was that she was the
town marshals daughter. That IL to
say, she was the daughter Of my TALLER.
I asked her whether she was placed az
. sentinel over me, to shoot me In case
I tried to overturn the log house and
attempt to make my escape. She re-
Piled that She would like to see me es-
cape, but declared had not sufficient
strength to procure liberty In any
otherway except By saving my way out.
She handed me the saw, q tiny one that
had just room 30 pass through the
ihink- In an hour had cut q chunk
out Of the bottem log. crawlsd out.
The mSrshsl's daughter was there TO
greet me. She said she liked my ap-
pesrance when she saw her father
lock me up. After getting my name and
sddren and having told me she would
write OF visit me in Chicago she COM
manded me 70 run for my life. ran.
Her father was shooting at me In an
other second, but he missed every shot.
I was near enough to him to allow the
powder Of his revolver TO burn my
coat. I sftsrwsrd thought the reason
he failed to hit me was because his
daughter no doubt had substituted
blank cartridges fer bullets. What Q
bird abe vast And won't see her
again soonf You bet I will. Jails have
no tsrrcrs for boy who wins such =
sweetheart"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-03-02
ARMIES OF FORMER TIMES.

A number 81 cannon ware hewn GU.
OF rock st Malta Malta was full ot
wonders while the Knights held Il,
but nothing surpassed or even equaIed
these old rock cannon.
The Greeks attacked In Q pnslanx,
the spears inserlocksd and shislds
overlapping. After the first onset the
spears were dropped and the dry was
decided with the sword. The cavalry
attacked ths enemy in the rear. 81
possible, and, In case OF victory, un-
dertock the pursuit
Alexander had four kinds of cavalry
the eataphraeti, or heavy armed
horse; the light cavalry, csrrying
spears and very light armor; the aero
balistae, or mounted archers, used for
outposts, patrols and reccnnoiterin0
doty; and the dimachoe. or troops. ex-
pected to act either a. cavalry or In
fantry.
Until the time Of Charles XII. Of
Sweden, the artillery was not oonsid-
cred part of the army; the men serv-
ing In 1t were not soldiers, but re-
garded az mechanics; the officers had
no army rank Charles XII. gave ar
tllery officers q rank and regularly
organized the artillery into COM
panieS-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-03-02

cid circus man he'd chummed with in
Che mines started him out as q profes-
sfoRaL The little woman stuck to him
Hobly through it all; learned to be 4
helpmeet in more ways than one.
Toun notice how carefully she's look
ing after the ropes She learned to do
that when he was with the poor ktAle
circus they started out with-the man
who ought to have looked after those
things was so often drunk. A perform
or herself? Oh, no. Jim does an act
with the old circus man and his wife.
But the little woman there did a great
act OF her own once, and In fine shape,
TOO. That's what I'm planning to tell
you.
1--WE travelled out west last summer.
The little woman was crazy over the
country, and one Sunday Jim took her
and the little fellow out to a farm
house for the day. After they'd had
dinner they set off for the creek run
ming through the wood-lot of the farm.
The farmer told them something start
kng about the creek before they left
the house.
BE mighty careful not to fall in
Gown therei' was the substance Of his
warning. There's a mighty swift un-
dereurrent to that erik, an it's 90
feet deep just now after the big rain
and back-up last Friday; If you once
get down in the Nine-Mile you'll never
stop movin' till you get to Kansas City
that's % miles away. An long before
that happens you'll be dead
well, they didn't pay particular at
%ention to him, because they didn't cal
sulste on falling into the creek. But
Ehaa's just what the baby did, finally.
And that's how the little woman came
- get In her only and exclusive per
zoYmance.
"Just in front of where they sat
Gown 10 rest WAC the log bridge the
Aarner'd fixed SOS he could get across
Shs creek easy. A log bridge, you know,
- . big tree felied SOS to fab across
fAs stream This paEtacular tres was