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The age-herald., 1901-12-15
1ff oHlY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA
schIey's Case Endorsed by Dewey.


 Admiral George Dewey, president md ranking officer of the court, says, Commodore Schley was the senior sficer of our squadron off Santiago when the Spanish squadron attempted to escape on the morning of July 8, 1898; he was in absolute command and is entitled to the credit due to such commanding officer for the glorious victory which resulted in the total destruction of the Spanish ships when be says this so frankly and un- equivocally the entire subject is set tied in the minds of all fair-minded men. The naval coterie had packed the court, putting Admiral Dewey at the head of 1t dignity and strength, and he refused to do injustice to Ad- miral schley.
 There is no occasion for further ac- tion in the case The Secretary of the Navy has approved the findings of the court; needful evidence has been brought out and printed, and the hero of Santiago can well afford to trust the rest to the people and to history. Not even a Congressional investigation at the hands of a Con- gross Republican in both branches as a whole sustains Admiral Sehley's contentious, and Admiral Dewey has clinched this evidence, and further action would be superfuous. The vim dication of the brave Schley is as complete as clique in the navy will permit. The peoples verdict sustains Admiral Dewey, and between the peo- pie and George Dewey, Winfield Scott Schley comes out of the prolonged trial several laps ahead of the coterie that attempted to overwhelm and crush him. If they pursue him any further the people will take hold of who fought the first and only man who fought the first and only battle between modern warships head of the navy. Such a promotion and vindica- tion is wholly within the scope and powers of the people.
The age-herald., 1901-12-15
SAVED AN OLD FIRM.

From the New York Commercial-Adver-
 tiser
 It has been known to few bankers during the past few days that a promin- ent mercantile house was' Financially em- barrassed. This firm, which is known all over the world and has many connec- tions, both in this country and abroad, and whose principal is a man known equally we'll among financiers and men of commerce, recently failed to make prompt realizations upon a certain pro- duct and was caught temporarily short of ready cash. Its condition became se- rious, and the loans it sought to tide itself over did not cover all it's needs.
 In it's emergency J. Pierpont Morgan was appealed to. He saw at once what effect the suspension of this house would have upon the stock market, and upon busi- ness generally. It took him but a few moments to make up his mind that dis turbance and panic in the stock market could only be averted by finding a large amount of cash (said to be between s1,- GOO 900 and S1, 1,5O00 00O) for the embarrassed house. Not long after the facts were placed before MT. Morgan the amount needed was found and the firm is solid ly on it's feet again. All danger of fur ther trouble has now passed
The age-herald., 1901-12-15
NED BRACE WRITES FROM WASHINGTON
 ABOUT ALABAMIANS WHO WANT OFFICE

But the most interesting story here among the Alabama politicians-whether it be true or false-is that of the Ala bama referee" Ex-Congressman w. F. Aldrich is the man being pushed for this. The duties of this referee" will be to distribute the Alabama federal patronage among Republicans and anti-new-consti- tuition Democrats. He is to build up great white Republican party in Alabama and is to become a candidate for the United States Senate. An anti-new-con- stitutton Democrat is also to be a candi- date, and then. as 1t is said to have been presented to Mir. Aldrich, "one of us will wfn'' In the meantime the proposed 'referee's'' assignment for the present is said to be to pay all expenses to Wash ington of the various members of the clan, in order that the cause may be con- tinually and properly represented at court.
 If Aldrich be made referee" former
 
 District Attorney Parsons of Birmingham is to be chief Republican advisor. and former Governor Johnston chief Demo- cratic adviser. Then the programme of gossip here is W. w. Thompson for col lector of internal revenue at Birmingham and General R. D. Johnston for postmas- ter at Birmingham. There are lots of others-enough slated, if the offices could be plucked from Roosevelt, to build up genuine clan.
 When the whole scheme was unfoIded to me today with lots of other names besides those already mentioned above, including former Governor Oates and a whole lot of others. who perhaps have never dreamed of such, felt like ex- claiming as the little boy did in the book store when a pretty young woman came in and began to ask for a list of books. Have you,' she asked, "'The Woman in White and Tn the Dark and All Alone, and-'
 But here the boy broke in with the exclamation, Gee, what a snap!"
 So this political programme in Alabama would be. were it actual fact rather than fiction. Yet nobody can tell. It
The age-herald., 1901-12-15
swears Off From EIIrtlna.

When I read the lobby story in The Age-Herald a few days ago about two girls flirting with and foollng two young fellows l was reminded of an unpleasant episode in which a young attorney l know recently figured" said Harry John- son, of Atlanta yesterday.
 This young fellow is not ordinarily given to flirting, but a few weeks ago he was called to Jacksonville Fla, on a business matter and while on the trip engaged in what he thought was going time. The girl in question was only IT years of age, but as pretty as one might wish a sweetheart to 1e. The affair started by a query about ,ne time just about two hours before the train was due at is destination.
 The usual results followed conversa- tion becoming personal in it's nature. The young man was informe, that the girl was en route to small city not far from Jacksonville where she was to be married to a man for whom she ran away from home. -ne said she was forced to wait several hours in Jackson vile, ana would be lonely. He volun- teered to keep her company and sug- gested that they lunch together. It was o'clock when the city was reached, so t.le two quietly walked to the cafe of an excellent hotel an began to make them selves comfortable by eating quite lit- tie supper.
 While engaged in eating the entree a detective was admitted to the cafe. He walked up to the pair and asked them to accompany him to the chief of police's office. Of course they were forced to go, though the young fellow protested he had nothing to do with the girl, who was wanted by her father at home. His words were useless.
 "At the chiefs office it developed that the young lady had left home without her parents permission; and as they objected to her marriage they had re- quested her arrest The two were held until morning, the officer believing the man was the one to whom she was to be married. Her father arrived and then my friend was released, but he has sworn off from flirting as a consequence of the ex- perience."
The age-herald., 1901-12-15
MIRROR WITH 4 HISTORY.

Wash Cor. Chicago Tribune.
 When John Adams was Vice President of the United States more than one hun dred years ago he paid $40 for little gilt framed mirror, and there has been trouble about 1t ever since. Several Senators in the course of the debate over the payment for its purchase took occa- sion to censure MT. Adams for having set an example of unwarranted extrava- gance. The mirror was purchased in New York. brought to Washington and put in place in the room occupied by the Vice President, and for a great many years was pointed out to rural visitors. who were entertained with more or less ac- curate tales of It's history. As years went on the Vice Presidents room grew in elegance and the little historic mirror scene ed to grow smaller and less ornate.
 Finally. three years ago. it was sent to the store-room, whence 1t was resurrect- ed and placed on the wall of the District of Columbia committee room by the clerk, MT. Charles Moore, who had in- telligence enough to appreciate the beau- ty of it's simple design and it's value as relic.
 Shortly afterwards Senator Hoar and some of his colleagues heard the story of the exiled mirror and grew indignant so, with the consent of Senator Frye the president of the Senate, 1t was brought back and given a place of honor on the wall of the Vice Presidents beautiful chamber, which 1t is hoped will be its final resting place.
The age-herald., 1901-12-15
MIR. MoReAN's NEW CANAL BILL
From the Chicago Inter Ocean.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
 Nothing but death can prevent Senator Morgan of Alabama from being the father of the Nicaragua canal" Even though death should intervene 1t would hardly be possible for the historian to deprive Senator Morgan of the distinc- tion of being the ablest and most indus trious champion of the isthmian water way in any Congress.
 Senator Morgan's zeal in behalf of this project has been so great at times that he has been perfectly willing to brush aside all barriers in the way of treaties or conventions and proceed with the work without further formality. Neither did he deem 1t necessary to await the re- ports of any more canal commissions His mind was made up in favor of the Nicaragua route and he was never will ing for moment to consider any other route.
 The Alabama Senator now has the sat- isfaction of seeing things coming his way. The last commission has reported in fa- vor of the Nicaragua route and the new HayPauncefote treaty. when ratified, will clear away the Clayton Bulwer con- vention and all other obstacles. To con form with the new conditions the Sena- tor has introduced an entirely new canal bill to take the place of the one which he presented to the last Congress.
 The new measure provides for the es- tablishment of a fund aggregating $780, 100000 to defray the sost of building the canal and an immediate appropriation of S5,000oO0 for use in beginning the work at the earliest possible moment. It provides further for the creation of a canal board that shall be composed of the Secretary of War and eight other citizens, whose salaries will be $SOOO per year, who will serve a term of five years. this board to be vested with authority to control the military and civic police that are to bo stationed along the waterway for guard ing the property and maintaining order. The bill provides for courts to have juris- diction over the canal belt" for miii- tary guard, for engineers and assistant engineers for each division.
 As Senator Morgan Is chairman of the committee on interoceanic canal, the new bill is certain to form the basis of the canal legislation to be enacted by the present Congress.
The age-herald., 1901-12-15
WAITING FOR THE MAY.

By Denis Florence MacCarthy. An! my heart Is weary waiting,
 Waiting for the May Waiting for the pleasant ramblee Where the fragrant hawthorn brambles
 With the woodbine alternating, Scent the dewy way. An! my heart is weary waiting. Waiting for the May. An! my heart is sick with longing.
 Longing for the May Longing to escape from study < To the young face fair and ruddy And the thousand charms belonging
 To the summers day. An! my heart Is sick with longing,
 Longing for the May. An! my heart is sore with signing.
 Signing for the May Signing for their sure returning. When the summer beams are burning,
 Hopes and fiow'rs that. dead or dying,
 All the winter lay An! my heart is sore with signing,
 Signing for the May. An! my heart is pained with throbbing Throbbing for the May Throbbing for the seaside pillows. Or the water-wooing willows,
 Where. in laughing and in sobbinG.
 Glide the streams away. Ah my heart, my heart is throbbing,
 Throbbing for the May. Waiting sad, dejected, weary,
 Waiting for the May Spring goes by with wasted warnings, Moon-lit evenings, sun-bright mornings, Summer comes, yet dark and dreary
 Lile still ebbs away: Man is ever weary. weary. ~ Waiting for the May
The age-herald., 1901-12-15
Without a Lighted Clock.

Night hawks of Birmingham have for years Ionged and waited for a good town clock by day and light inside by night to guide their uncertain footsteps homeward and downward in the dark. These longers and walters have pointed with pride to the fast growing tower on the new city hall, and have said to sightseeing travel CTS, there we can tell the time at night" All hopes were cast to the winds, however, when Mayor Drennen in finan- cial tone said yesterday: No funds have been provided for clock in the new city hall tower, and you boys will have to look through show windows for the time."
 These men who wander at night have given up the ghost" and many invest ments have been made in one-doflar watches. With these time-keepers tightly wound and a pocketful of matches the necessity of lighted clock is dispensed with, and the city, county and Uncle Samuel need offer no more excuses.
 When the government building was finished a light appeared inside the tower at night. and there was great rejoicing but in a short while word came from Washington that no funds were on hand to pay the freight and out went the gas The county never pretended to have a light in the courthouse clock tower, and the town looked forward to the city au- thorfties to lead the people out of the darkness. Disappointment is again before pedestrians by night, and hopes are with held awaiting the erection of another big house.
The age-herald., 1901-12-15
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Charge Five Gents for Passengers.

NndFqe Five CcnlS TUT FaSSS"S~S
 There Is a railroad in Arkansas which charges cents per mile for passengers,
 said an actor yesterday who had Just returned from tour of small Western towns, "and for pioneer methods l will put this road against any in the United States. and it's a ten to one shot that win first prize. The road to which refer is called the Mississippi River Hamburg and Great Northern. It is about seventy miles in length and runs from Hamburg, Ark. a little town of probably 2oOo in habitants. to the Mississippi River at a point called Luna Landing A single coach Is used to carry passengers as Tar as junction, which is about half way, and box car with both ends knocked out transports travellers from there to the river. The fare on this road Is cents per mile, and no passes are ac- cepted. When the junction is reached if there arc not enough passengers to in- sure a certain amount of money to the box car train it refuses to go on it's journey, and the passengers have to wait for another train to bring a second load. When I got on this box car l tried to make myself comfortable on high. straight chair. and the man in charge, who seemed to be general manager of the road. conductor and engineer, told me if 1 couldn't see we'll just to knock off a plank and look out at the country. The total rolling stock of this road, l under stand, consists of two engines, two sec ond-hand passenger coaches, two mutt lated box cars and a baggage car"
The age-herald., 1901-12-15
Conqressmen Barred Qut.

Speaker David B. Henderson, who once became very chummy with King Edward, was a member of the Metro politan Club of Washington, but he is not a member now. He has re- signed, and the most exclusive club in tho capital city will know him no mofe. This is so sad and so distress ing that it behooves us all to look into tito ask why the head of our House of Commons was frozen out of the exclusivest club in the city, in which President Roosevelt gives lunches and dinners.
 We are glad to say that there was no objection to the Speaker per SC, or words to that effect, but he had such a lot of friends, and such friends, too! These friends were Congressman. It
The age-herald., 1901-12-15

70o AsHINGToN. December 14 N/1N -(special.)-They are all
 WV( here yet-the Alabama Re-
 publicans and many of the Democrats-and such dickering and snarling you have never heard. They are running about like coyotes attempting to steal in among the droves of cattle and run off with helpless calf.
 Of course the Republicans are after the government offices in Alabama, and they are entitled to them. It makes one who understands bft of politics weary to see Democrats chasing after these offices. Because a big. red and juicy plum was tossed into ex-Governor Jones' lap 1t looks like every Alabama politician of the gflded Democratic stamp, however. thin might be the gold plate upon his political skin. thinks he is in line to catch plum if he only spreads his apron wide enough and dances about under the tree
 Roosevelt Is not political infant nor is he maiden susceptible to fiattery. He , is already figuring on a renomination and a reelection, and he means to put men in office who will bring up delega- tion for him to the next national Repub- lican convention.
 Now a bit about Alabama rumors. Vaughan and all the old Republican or ganization rulers in Alabama are here now and Vaughan is squarely in the path of the reappointment lightning. The more the President has investigated the more he thinks of Vaughan. His only objection to the man is Vaughans ap- parent contempt for the civil service laws. I think if Vaughan would cross his heart, so to speak, and swear undying allegiance to civil service that Roosevelt would re- appoint him in a jiffy. Otherwise. unless the President can forget for moment his own civil service enthusiasm, Oscar Hundley will probably knock the district attorneyship persimmon.
The age-herald., 1901-12-15

may partially work out. Politics is a game of chance.
 By the way. I am delighted to observe the splendid position of Representative Oscar Underwood in the House. He has forged to the front like thoroughbred Young in years. yet he has worked him self up to second in command of the Democrats in the House. Tn Richardson's absence he is the Democratic leader. He has the confidence of his party and the respect of every man in both parties. And Oscar Underwood deserves 1t. I ex- pect to see him speaker of the House be- fore many years have elapsed
 President Roosevelt is trying to run the whole thing himself. He wants to know everything that Is going on and to do everything himself which is to be done So he has thrown open the doors of the White House and sees and hears all who come.
 The Alabama politicians are not among the timid ones who stand back when doors to a good thing are thrown open. Consequently President Roosevelt has all sorts of conflicting ideas about who are the right men for him to tie to. whether there should be a plain Republican Boss" or a gentle and dignified Referee" down there. The latter word sounds better to him, but he has left the impression upon many that he proposes to be the Referee himself. He is, has been and proposes to continue to be referee himself fin other states where patronage is as vigorously sought as in Alabama ~
 Did not Roosevelt have the physical constitution of a Texas broncho the work he is undertaking would shatter his health. His capacity for work is tre- mendous. He takes abundance of physi. cal exercise. riding horseAAGk from one to two hours each afternoon. It is due to this mental as well as physical recrea- ton perhaps that he retains such vigor. ous health under the great strain of the office of President.
The age-herald., 1901-12-15
AaeJ1.oze<
Producer and Consumer Have Equal Rights,

been made in this way indicate the suc- cess with which the Claude Duvals of our own times hold up'' the citizens of the Republic on the highway of com meree-
 That a remedy along these lines will come firmly believe; but when 1t does come it will come with the force of the cyclone At that time the people will be repr esented by the Legislators assem- bled. and the footfall of the corporation's s representative will not make music in the lobby.
The age-herald., 1901-12-15
May Electrify Railroad,

London. December 14-The question oi electrifying its entire system Is now en- gazing the attention of the London and Northwestern Railroad, Great Britain s greatest railroad, and the matter seems to have reached an advanced stage. The Globe says that the directors and ex- perts are said to have formed the opinion that the road could thereby considerably accelerate ar cheapen its service.
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further appears that the Speaker in vited the members of the House in squads of twenty to dine with him at the club, until he had exhausted the list. They were stag affairs, at which there was plenty of wine to drink, plenty of songs to be sung. and plenty of noise to be made.
 To all this the board of governors objected, fearing that the scenes of last winter would be repeated this winter Speaker Henderson resigned in a huff on the spot. One of the gov ernors of the club thus explains the situation:
 .The Metropolitan Club is supposed to be an association of gentlemen. Among members of Congress there are many worthy ones who do not manicure their nails or take their liquor liko gentleman. We have to draw the line somewhere. The resignation of the Speaker relieves the situation and will be regarded by the members of the club as a very happy conclusion.
 Thus peace smiles again in the cap ital, even at the capitol end of 1t. There Is peace in chunks, too, among the exclusives who manicure their nails and take their liquor like gentle men. They had to draw the line, and they practically drew it against 357 Congressmen. If any one was ex- cepted he has not been named. If any one manicures his nails, the grave fact has not been recorded. If any one of the 957 takes his liquor like a gentle man, the truth has been concealed in the House canteen, and the barkeeps of that famous resort will not tell.
The age-herald., 1901-12-15
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 You can repair worn-out loves, but you can't restore them.
 If there were no other reason for it, it would be enough to bless women be- cause they are not men.
 There is something wrong with the wo- man who sometimes doesn't love the man she loves as she would love a little child
 The man never lived who could make a woman see that store eggs can be as fresh as those of her own hens if they were laid later.
The age-herald., 1901-12-15
Stealing Senator Morqan's Glory.

In times of Encouragement and ob- stacles, when canal seemed almost impossible, Senator Morgan was made chairman of the committee on inter- oceanic canals, and ever since he has been kept at the head of that com mittee, even when the Republicans controlled the Senate. All knew that Alabama's senior Senator had stood firm and faithful in all weathers and under all circumstances, and all con ceded that this non-political commit tee should retain Senator Morgan as its chairman. But a change has come in party plans, or rather a change is discussed. Now when the multitude favor the building of an isthmian caS nal, and a bill is a certainty instead of an improbability, there is move ment to depose Senator Morgan and to put in his place a Republican.
 6ut this cannot be done without a struggle, for many of the Republican Senators do not hesitate to denounce should be resisted. To wrest from Senator Morgan an honor just as the great work he has fought for all these years is to be begun is to their minds, an outrage, and they will resist it to the utmost. May they drive it out of the Senate!
 No other Senator is so we'll fitted for the task in hand, but if the mar plots succeed he will be deprived of the satisfaction of witnessing as chair man of the committee the crowning of his work of a quarter of a century. But let no Republican Senator think he can take away one jot of the honor that is due Senator Morgan. He has angered various strong interests and corporations and they may be striking back. He is the only Democratic chairman of a Republican committee in the Senate, and that party may de- sire to monopolize all the honors. Be the reason what it may, Senator Nor gan's name is inseparably linked with the construction of an interoceanic canal, and the Republican plotters can not wipe out the years of labor, energy and indomitable force that he has given to the canal-years that went far at least to make its present posi- tion and speedy construction possible.
The age-herald., 1901-12-15

After a service of forty-two years Capt. Dick Leary, once dictator of Guam, has applied for retirement. All the humor of the navy will go out when he goes on the retired list.