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The age-herald., 1901-04-04
AMUSEM

Tonight at the Jefferson Theatre the Sylva Opera Company will present "The Princess Chic''
 Chicago voted "rhe Princess Chic" the best comic opera seen there in years. To reprint the glowing accounts of the great hit made there by the star. Mar guerita Syiva, the individual worthiness of her supporting company, the beauty of the production and the tunefulness of the music, would require columns of space. The critic of the Chicago Inter Ocean had some nice things to say, of which the following Is a brief summary:
 Tt is seldom that the costa1ning of an operatic production is of such nature that it incites an audience to applause but this was the case several times last evening when "The Princess Chic" was presented at the Grand opera house.
 ''The cast was one of the best balanced and most thoroughly equipped vocaIly given to an opera here for some time.
 'aThe most attractive thing about The Princess Chic is that it is without the slightaet trace of valgarity."
 The critic of the Chicago Record ep5t- OuflZSd it do A Hfcaedht COutPputkOL tO public happiness" Furthermore, from the same source we are to learn that "The pleasure that somes from listening to a springhtly, weli-costumed and tune ful trihe IS what anyone may expect who goes to see The Princess Chic There Is a continuous movement and glancing col or, and the ensembles are frequent and stirring.
 There is an entrancing waltz song among Miss Sylva's numbers, a contralto song for Miss Underwood, some dainty songs and dances for the comedienne Miss Paul. some excellent comedy for not one, but four comedians. and the third act introduces some ensemble marches for the entire company, the female DOT tien in scarlet and the male in dainty shade of green, all combining in a de- lightful color effect and ending. as the piece began, in a handsome stage pie ture."
The age-herald., 1901-04-04
BESSEMER HAS A
 LIVE SENSATION
Professor w. P. Gum and John H. Williamson Have Oiff-
 cuIty With Dr. Hurd.

Bessemer, April 3.-(Special.)- )-This aft ernoon at about 5:30 o'clock a personal difficulty occurred between Prof. w. P. Gum and John II. Williamson on the CT. Professor Gum is superintendent of public schools and MT. Williamson is ed- itor of the Bessemer Workman. Dr. Hurd is a we'll known druggist.
 The trouble arose over an article writ ten by Dr. Hurd, which appeared in yes terdays Herald-Journal, and which was understood to reflect upon Professor Gum, although no names were men, tioned. This afternoon MT Williamson and Professor Gum, who are brother in-laws, went to Dr. Hurd's drug store in Carolina avenue for the purpose, they state, of securing an apology or retrac- ton from Dr. Hurd. After a few moments of conversation, in which Dr. Hurd ad- mitted that he had written the article, he .remarked that his statements had been correct or words to that effect, whereupon Professor Gum reached across the coun- ter behind which Dr. Hurd was stand ing and grabbed him about the throat. The later then reached for a pistol and fired, MT. Williamson firing at about the same time Professor Gum and MT. Will Hanson state that the former was un- armed. Dr. Hurd states that he was also A number of shots were fired, none of them taking effect except for a very slight wound received by Professor Gum, the ball merely grazing the skin.
 The three participants were put under bond to appear in the Mayors court in the morning.
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Pat Mccoy was the guest of relatives in Birmingham yesterday.
THEY LOVED PARKES.
Alabama Cadet Corps Presents Him
 With a Fine Gold Watch.

Tuscaloosa, April g. 3.-(Special)- The Alabama Cadet Corps of the Uni versity of Alabama showed their ap- preciation of Maj. E. J. Parkes, who retired on April l to be succeeded by Lieut.. Vincent V. Elmore of the regu- lar army, in a very substantial man. ner. After the insurrection of stu dents last December Major Parkes was prevailed upon by the executive com mittee to accept the position of com mandant until the return of Lieuten- ant Fillmore from the Philippines. So we'll did Major Parkes please the ca dets that they seemed to have become extremely fond of him. So last Sun day morning before he left the Uni versity for his home in Birmingham they presented him with beautiful gold watch. The presentation was made by Cadet Captain James R. For man in a neat little speech. Major Parkes accepted the token of their esteem in very excellent speech to the boys. Tn order that has been maintained by him as commandant has been perfect, and before leaving he was presented with an extremely com plimentary letter by the president of the University.
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ATTEMPT T0CROWD
 THE "CORN KING" PhiIipps Was Driven Clear Out
 of the Wheat Market. HELD ON TO CORN AND OATS He Stuck ManfuIly to Ills Policy and Though Suffering Severe Losses
 Maintained His Margins and
 Says 1t Will Be Better.
HELD ON TO CORN AND OATS

Chicago, Apri 3.-A strong effort was made on the Board of Trade today to crowd George Phillips. the Corn King" to the wall He was driven clear out of the wheat market but gave up none of his holdings in corn and oats.
 The day was the biggest of it's kind the board has witnessed in many years, the governing usual conditions and the jam of struggling, bowling brokers and trad CTS cutting antics. filling the public gal leries to the limit. May wheat sold down to 711s@719sc and closed at 72ssd721kc, a net loss for the day of two cents. May corn tumbled to 4o%c. the net loss for the day being 17sc. The slump was hastened by the closing out of trades of a St. Louis operator. May oats went to 241zc and closed at 247sc.
 Calls for margins were made on Phillips to the extent of nearly s250 GOO or more, all such demands being met promptly. His firm has nearly s500 900 up as mar gins, some of which will be released to- morrow.
 The attempt to snatch the scepter from the Corn King" resulted in further afSofs fOSSCS lO HIS C1otOincESt CItICT aCLu- al or paper profits in corn, and in heavy losses in oats; but Phillips stuck to his policy. At the close he declared he had not been shaken out of his corn and oats and believed they would do better to- morrow
 The wheat deal was a different story. Phillips advised his customers to sell and unloaded nearly one million bushels early The wheat showed an average loss of at least PIE cents a bushel, or nearly S25, GOO. The market was intensely nervous, and in wheat, in the first minute of the ses- sion. prices ranged from F to nearly 2 cents below the closing price. The prompt response by Phillips to morning calls for margins steadied the market, but to- wards noon, on his selling out his wheat on general liquidation and on the report ed failure of St. Louis corn speculation, there were further sharp declines.
 Phillips claims he has the best Of au- thortty that farmers have no corn to sell and that the seeding of oats Is already delayed a week. There will be more rains next week, and if seeding should be delayed until April I5, which is quite like ly, you will see oats go up cents day till people will forget they ever sold at 3 cents.
The age-herald., 1901-04-04
MAN KILLED BY
 A SWITCH ENGINE
'. c. Parker of EnsIey Was Run Over by Switch Engine
 at the Steel Plant

Ensley, April S.-(Special)-V. 0. Parker, who has been employed for some time by the Birmingham South ern Railroad as section foreman in the Ensley yards, was run over and almost instantly killed by a switch engine in the shipping yards of the steel plant at Il o'clock this morning. He had just completed some repairs to the switches and ordered his men to an- other part of the yards, when attempt ing to cross the track his foot seems to have caught in the narrow space be- tween the joints of the rails, and the locomotive, which was approaching, passed over his body before it could be stopped. The deceased lived at Wy lam, where he had family of eleven children.
 A slight explosion occurred at the blast furnaces at about noon today while putting in the center notch in one of the furnaces, which had the pressure turned on, and Will Doug las and six negro helpers were more or less burned.
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P|TTSBURG BADLY DAMAGED BY STORM Conservative Estimates Place Damage al Nearly $3OO,0O0 SNOW COVERED EVERYTHING Telephone and Telegraph Companies Were Heaviest Losers and All
 Lines of Communication Are
 Cut off-Trafflc Stopped.
SNOW COVERED EVERYTHING

Pittsburg April 3.-Pittsburg was today the center of a snowstorm that began early in the morning, continued with great force until after thousands of dol lars of damage had been done, every elec- tric wire in the city affected, suspended all street car traffic and in the early hours isolated the city from the outside world A heavy rain fell before the storm came and all reports from up-river points tell of rising streams which may bring about a flood here and below. The losses cannot be fixed tonight, but conservative esti- mates place the amount between $250.00o and $S00.0o0. Telegraph and telephone companies are the heaviest losors by req son of the act that their lines reach every part of the storm district. Early in the morning a heavy wet snow began falling It clung to everything 1t reached, and by 9 o'clock every wire in the city was coated with snow. The trunk lines of the central district were the first to give away, and nearly all of the other troubles that followed are attributed to the fail ure of this service. The poles. which were heavily laden. carrying 125 telephone wires and two cables. fell over the streets, breaking trolley and electric line wires as though they were threads. In many sections of the city the streetscar service was practically suspended.
 Street Travel Resumed.
 After hard work with large force of men for half day street car travel was resumed on the Fifth avenue line at 1:SO p. m., the other braches following rapid ly until all except the Ellsworth avenue line were open by D. m. The telephone company has a large force at work and say they will be in operation within day or two. Tonight. however. at least one-half of their phones are out of com mission The storm passed eastward and all of the suburban towns in that dirsc- tion suffered approximately with this city. Williamsburg, Braddock, Homestead, Duquesne and McKeesport all report bus mess at standstill for partion of the day caused by the prostration of tbe wires. Allegheny escaped with compar- atively little damage, landslide at the head of Federal street, which brought tons of earth to the street, covering the car tracks to a depth of five feet, being the worst happening. All railroad trains from the East are hours late, having generally encountered snow to the depth of twelve to fifteen inches, which was so wet and clinging that snow blows could not clear the tracks For a time 1t was feared there would be blockade on both the Pennsylvania and Baltimre and Ohio roads, but tonight all trains are getting through, but not on anything like schedule time The Western Union and Postal Telegraph Companies suffered heavily, the former not having wire on it's regular Eastern route up to late hour tonight, and the latter having only two as far East as Johnstown.
The age-herald., 1901-04-04
MARRIAGE AT SCOTTSBORO.
Miss Zalda Brown Wedde-. to A. D.
 Kirby of Huntsville.

Scottsboro. April 3.-(Special.)- Miss Zaida, eldest daughter of Hon. and Mrs. J. E. Brown, was united in marriage to MT. A. D. Kirby o. Hunts vile, Ala, this morning at g o'clock at the home of her parents on Laurel street, Rev. Dr. Clair of the Episcopal Church officiating. The beautiful double parlors were decorated with potted palms, smlax and Easter lilies. Miss Almina Caldwell was bridesmaid, and Mir. Martin of Somervilie, Ga, was best man. The Episcopal service was used in the marriage. Miss Brown has for several years been associated with her brother, MT. Lawrence Brown, on the Progressive Age. MT. Kirby is young business man of Huntsville, Ala, where he has recently moved from Georgia. The handsome young couple left immediately after the cere- mony for Huntsville, their future home.
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Is Catarrh, and Catarrh Leads to
 Consumption.
AN OLD COLD

Is Catarrh, and Catarrh Leads to
 Consumption,
 The tendency of catarrh of the head is to pass downward through the bron- chial tubes to the lungs. Any one who has had catarrh of the head for year or more finds the disease gradually pro- gressing downward. In some cases the progress is rapid, and in other cases it is slow; but sooner or later if catarrh is allowed to run, it will go to the lungs and set up the disease known as con- sumption. Itis doubtful if consumption is ever caused by anything except ca tarrh.
 The catarrh usually begins as cold in the head or throat, and is neglected until 1t becomes chronic; then it begins to dawn on the victim that he has catarrh. Unless he is very foolish indeed he will not rest easy until the catarrh is entirely
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financial standpoint 1t is possibly the most substantial success Mir. whiteside h had
Arizona.


 Arizona" which has scored success throughout the Union, will be seen at the Jefferson Theatre next Tuesday,
 This play has made an emphatic hit in every state in which it has been present. ed, and it is conceded by the public and critics alike to be MT. Augustus Thomas premier effort Arizona" besides being one of the greatest successes which Chi cago has seen for years, has just ended a phenomenal run of thirty weeks at the Herald Square Theatre in New YOrk, and would, without doubt, have kept on fill ing the theatre but for the inability of Messrs- La Shelie and Hamiin to move the attraction which had secured the later time at this theatre. The charac- ters depicted in Arizona" are hfeiike in every particular. being taken from the present inhabitants of the alkah plains and chalk hills surrounding the beautiful Aravaipa valley in the state from which
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cured. Thousands pay no attention to it until it is too late.
 If Peruna is used the cold never be- comes chronic, and hence catarrh is pre- vented. But after catarrh has become thoroughly established Peruna will cure it, butitwin take much longer. Even in cases where catarrh has attacked the lungs and the symptoms of consumption have shown themselves, the Peruna will cure. A great many cases of genuine consumption have been cured with Pe- runa after the patient had been given up to die, as in the case of Mrs. Close.
 If you do not derive prompt and satis- factory results from the use of Perunas write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving full statement of your case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable ad- vice gratis.
 Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O.
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sister of the deceased had requested the visiting pastor to preach the fu- neral, but it happens that the church owed Elder Hardy considerable money and there has been row on between few of the deacons of the church Therefore it was given out that Hardy could not preach the sermon in the church. Whereupon the sister decid- ed to have the funeral from the house. While the funeral services were in progress Hill came along and tried to break up the meeting, resulting in a scrimmage which led to the arrest of all hands.
The age-herald., 1901-04-04
TENNESSEE TIMBER.
Capitalists Have Closed Deal for 0,000
 Acres in Bfount County.

Knoxville. April 3.-Capitalists of Phil adelphia, Ciearfield and Williamsport, Pa, have closed deals for fifty thousand acres of mountain timber lands situated in Blount County, Tenn, along the headwa- ters of Little River. The purpose is to begin the development of this property by the construction of a branch railroad thirteen miles in length, and when this is completed to erect saw mills and wood working plants in Millers and Tuckalee- chee coves. The timber tract is one of the choicest in the Appalachian chain, having a great variety of soft and hard woods
The age-herald., 1901-04-04
Walker Whkteside.

Comedy will be seen at the Jefferson Theatre next Monday matinee and night in the shape of MT. Walker Whiteside's 6 new play. Heart and Sword MT. Whiteside's new managers. shipman Brothers. 1t Is said have given to the play scenic setting and costumed 1t in an appropriate manner. "Heart and Sword tells romantio story of love and war in which mythical prince and princess of different principalities are the prime movers. It is reported to be a quaint and unique play. fun of bright c9@say. sn4 brilliaHt, splgEams, YEsm.,e
The age-herald., 1901-04-04
PRATT CITY.
Some Items of Interest From the Little
 Mining City.

Pratt City, April 3.-(SpcGial.)- The repairing of the High School build ing is being rapidly pushed and will be completed at an early date. There has been no teaching there this week on account of the indictment weather.
 There is a movement on foot, head ed by c. D. Comstock, for the organi- zation of an athletic club. Much in- terest is being evinced in the pro- posed organization.
 H. A. Dickerson visited Wylam yes terday.
 Miss Roxie Rountree returned to Birmingham today, after a pleasant visit to Miss Morrow of Pratt City.
 Mrs. Dryman of East Highlands has moved to Ensley.
 Mrs. Pat Monyhan visited relatives at Birmingham yesterday.
 Rev. w. c. McPherson, who was ex- pected last night, will not arrive until Thursday.
 Pat Mccoy was the guest of relatives in Birmingham yesterday.
 Dan Glaze and Tom Handley of San dusky are building residences at Wy lam. which they will occupy as soon as completed. Robert Walker is also building a residence at Vivian, and the pretty home of Joe Martin will be ready for occupancy next week.
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IT IS IMPORTANT
To Know What You Are Taking When
 Using Catarrh Medicines.

Catarrh is the short route to consump- tion, and the importance of early and ju- dicious treatment of catarrh, whether To- cated in the head, throat or branchial tubes, cannot be too strongly emphasized.
 The list of catarrh cures Is as long as the moral law and the forms in which they are administered, numerous and confusing, from sprays, inhalers, washes, ointments, and salves to powders, liquids and tablets.
 The tablet form is undoubtedly the most convenient and most effective, but with nearly all advertised catarrh remedies 1t Is almost entirely a matter of guess work as to what you are taking into your sys- tenn, as the proprietors, while making all sorts of claims as to what their medi- cines will do, always keep it close se- cret as to what they are.
 The success and popularity of the new catarrh cure, Stuart's Catarrh Tablets is largely because it not only cures catarrh but because catarrh sufferers who use these tablets know what they are taking into their systems. Stuart's Catarrh Tab lets being composed of Eucelyptoi Hy- drastin. Guaicol and similar valuable and antiseptic ingredients, and are pleasant to the taste and being dissolved in the mouth they take immediate effect upon the mu- cous lining of the throat, nasal passages and whole respiratory tract.
 The cures that Stuarts Catarrh Tablets have accomplished In old chronic cases of catarrh are little short of remarkable, and the advantage of knowing what you are putting into your stomach is of para mount importance when it is remembered that the cacaine or morphine habit has been frequently contracted as the result of using secret catarrh remedies.
 Stuart's Catarrh Tablets meet with cor dial approval from physicians, because their antiseptic character render them per fectly safe for the general public to use and their composition makes them a com mon sense cure for all forms of catarrhal troubles.
 full sized packages.
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Marriage at Selma.

Selma, April 3.-(Special.)-This afternoon at the home of the brides parents occurred the wedding of Miss Edith Hooper, eldest daughter of MT. and Mrs. c. W. Hooper, to Rev. Thos. M. Mangum of Eufaula. Dr. T. F. Mangum, one of the best-known Meth odist ministers in the State and the father of the groom, performed the ceremony. Rev and Mrs. Mangum left at 3:30 for their future home at Flu faula
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ROW AT A FUNERAL. Negro Preacher and His CoforeI Brothers Have Big Shake-Up.

Selma. April 3.-(Special.) .)-Thurs- day morning the Mayor will be called
 upon to adjudicate case of assault and battery, in which Elder J. c. liar dy, ex-pastor of the Colored Baptist Church of this city. and Joe Pickins, another negro, are charged with as- sault and battery by Caleb Hill, a deacon in the church aforesaid. The rucas occurred yesterday when Elder Hardy was in the act of performing the last sad and solemn rites over the remains of departed brother. The
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As the hot weather of summer is ap- preaching, this paper will constantly keep before its readers Teethina remedy which. where known, is being universally used to prevent and counteract the effects of warm weather upon small children, and it is hoped that all mothers of this com- mupity will keep their children in a healthy condition by giving 1t. for it costs only 25 cents at druggists; or mall 25 cents to c. J. Moffett M. D.. St. Louis Mo.
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Railroad Directors Reflected.

Dallas, Tex, April S.-At the annual meeting of the Missouri, Kansas and Tex as Railway Company of Texas. held at the office of that company in this city yesterday, the old board of directors were selected, comprising the following: Henry c. Rouse. Colgate Hoyt A. A. Allen. J. N. Simpson. B. M. Reardon, O. T. Lyon, J. M. Lindsay. R. c. Foster. Myron T. Her rick
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Illinois Will Exhibit.

Springfield, April 3.-The house commit tee on appropriations today reported committee bill making an appropriation of $25, 900 for an Illinois exhibit at the South Carolina Interstate and West h. dies Exposition, to be held at Charles ton, s. C.. next winter
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Joseph Jefferson.

It is with more than common pleasure that the Age-Herald records the appear ance at the Jefferson theatre for one per- formance. next Wednesday. of the great est comedian of the time. To see Mir. Jefferson once more is to realize that. af- ter all, there is still such a thing e a thoughtful, refined. intellectual stage, and that imagination. passion humcr and TO- mance are still among the aasnciss whereby dramatic ana literary art hoad up mirror before whatever fs seuancest or loftiest or best in human natnrs and whatever is most interesting and sagni1i- cant in human expextenca. Mr. yef1exDoa. supported by his own csmpany. wln ap- pear in Rip Van Winkles It w1u bA a performance which every lover ee tho drama will not want to misA
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SPECIAL ONE-WAY.
Second Glass colonists' Excursion To
 California.

The Alabama Great Southern Railroad will sell one-way second class colonists' tickets to San Francisco. Los Angeles. San Diego and intermediate points. from Birmingham, Ala, at the rate of s3O & Dates of sale Aarch {. Il. 1S 25. April 1, &, Ib, S2 %, 1891. Particulars and informa- ton chesrfuily furnished on application. J. c. LusK. Travelling Passenger Agent,
 2-37-tf 201e First avenue
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FoSTE R-HUFF.
Prominent Young Couple Married at
 Huntsville Last Night.

Huntsville, April 3.-(Special.)- Ephriam H. Foster, a prominent attor- ney, and Miss Susie w. Huff were mar. ried at W. P. Newman's residence to- night, Rev. J. M. Canister officiating. MT. and Mrs. Foster will spend their honeymoon in New Orleans.
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Notice.

Opelila, Ala, March 15, 1901 Application will be made for a pardon for Goeden L. Meddors, convicted and sentenced in the Criminal Court in Jeff ferson County by Judge Samuel E. Greene to hard labor six months for petit larceny. THOS. J. STEVENS. 3-H-3t-thur
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