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The age-herald., 1901-12-28
Says There is No Foundation for Reports in Papers
 About Chalrmanship
WHAT RAIL ROAD MAN SAYS
Rumor Seemed Plausible So Far as Spencer and Finley Were Con- cerned, But Not In Regard
 to General Manager.

Rumor has it that Mir. Samuel Spencer, president of the Southern Railway Com pany, will be made chairman of the board of directors that Second Vice President w. W. Finley will be promoted to the presidency and that Mr. Charles A. Wiclzersham, formerly superintendent of the Alabama Great Southern but now president of the Atlanta and West Point Railway. will be made their vice president and general manager.
 No railroad official in this part Of the country admits that he knows anything about the rumor. Late last night the Associated Press sent the following from Atlanta:
 Samuel Spencer, president of the South ern Railroad. wired today that the story published in several southern papers to the effect that he was to be made chair man of the board of control of the Nor gan syndicate of railroads was without foundation.
 The rumor Is plausible as far as pro- noting MT. Spencer to the chairmanship and MT Finley to the presidency goes, but I can hardly think that there will be a change in the office now held by MT Cannon. third vice president and general manager" said an old railroad official yesterday afternoon,
 "Corporations are more highly organ ized now than they were few years ago. This is especially true of railroads. It has come to be the fashion to have chair man as the head of the company. He is what the president used to be. He must be an all-round business man and must be in close touch with the owners of the property
 MT. Spencer is recognized as one of the abfest men in the railroad business. For many years he has been intimately associated with J. Pierbont Morgan, who finances and controls the Southern Rail- way system. It was MT, Morgan who made him president of the company and he Is one of Morgan's most trusted ad- visers on all railroad questions.
 MT. Finley, who is spoken of for the presidency, is like MT. Spencer very able railroad and business man in gem eral. He has a highly responsible posi- ton already. Mir. Spencer as president Is to the Southern what the chairman is with those lines that have such office; and MT. Finley Is what the president was in other days. He operates the property under the general direction of the pres- dent.
 MT. Finley rose rapidly from subor- dinate position in the railroad business to high-salaried commanding position. l knew him about twelve or fifteen years ago when he was an agent at about 5000 year. He started with the Southern at $25,000 year. He probably gets more to- day, as his jurisdiction and responsibili- ties were increased when he was made vice president of the Mobile and Ohio
The age-herald., 1901-12-28
HOWARD FINED S9O
 AND GIVEN 18O DAYS
Confidence Man Who Succeeded In Borrowing $30 From Mrs.
 de Whiting.

Frank Howard the confidence man who obtained s3O from Mrs. George de Whit ing several days ago was fined 800 and 1S0 days in jail by Judge Feagin yester- day afternoon.
 It will be recalled that Howard went to the homo of Mrs. de Whiting and passed himself off as MT. Preston, the son of the gentleman by whom George de Whit ing Jr., Is employed in New York; and borrowed s3O from her until he could get a draft. which he claimed to have in his pocket cashcd. He also borrowed an English coin to show a friend. While he was away Mrs, dc Whiting suspected him and notified Captain Weir. The man re- turned to bring the English coin and Mrs. de Whiting asked him to wait few min utes but he became suspicious and ran away. He was captured later by Cap tain Weir
 It was discovered afterwards that he had stolen a pistol while at house the first time and. it is said. he is wanted in Atlanta for forgery
The age-herald., 1901-12-28
FINED IN TWO CASES.
James Dubois Caught With Hand In
 Mans Pocket.

James Dubois. tue white man who was twice caught with his hands in a mans pocket in Kress store Christmas Eve night, was yesterday afternoon fined s5C in one case and s25 in the other by Judge Feagin. He paid the fine out of the slO5 which was found on his person when he was arrested.
 MT. Jasper Satterheld and Mir. Ed Mitchell the two men whom he Is said to have tried to rob, testified that they had caught him with his hand in their pockets. He had no defense to offer, The legal charge for which he was fined was attempting to commit larceny.
The age-herald., 1901-12-28
TWO NEGROES HURT.
Burned by Explosion of Powder in a
 Coal Mine.

Bruce Shettles and Paul Kelly. negroes, were brought to St. Vincent's Hospital tain, where they were badly burned Thursday morning in a mine explosion. They were injured about the face. arms and thighs, but will recover,
 The explosion was caused by a spark from lamp dropping Into a barrel of powder which was kept in the mines for blasting purposes. There were several other persons in the mine at the time, but they escaped without injury
 Stout's Mountain Is about 50 miles from Birmingham on a branch road of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
The age-herald., 1901-12-28

TN ing the discovery of the skele- <2 ton of man in the isolated ne gro church building between Gate City and East Lake. The bones were gathered up, placed in erocus sack and brought to the Warner-Smiley undertaking es- tablishment yesterday morning. No clew has been found to aid in establishing the identity of the deceased, and whether he was a white man or a negro remains an uncertainty.
 One man claims to have found a small bunch of hair, undoubtedly that of ne- gro, but the queer part of it all is that any of the hair should have disappeared. If part of 1t was found all should have been found. Another mysterious phase of the case is that the man had certainly been dead at least year and probably three, as the body was sheltered from the weather, and under such conditions na- ture requires a long period in it's work of destruction. The only direct evidence as to the length of time the body had lain In the lonely spot is the finding of two newspapers, bearing November and De- cember dates of 1898. For two years the COTp5e Hdu eNlutully DGcIl uiIdtI SOlllS lne process of decay while services were be- ing held in the church below at least two or three times a week. The affair threat ems to go down as cne of Birminghams unfathomable mysteries Whether he died a natural death. committed suicide or was the victim of an assassin will likely never be revealed.
 Coroner Paris Investigates.
 Coroner Paris began an investigation yesterday to fix the identity of the dead man and to definitely decide his color. The papers referred to were found on the floor beside the body. They were cop ies of the Evening News dated November 1 and December 3 1898. This fact and the heavy clothing on the remains indicate that death had come during the winter of 1S9S-99. One suggestion is that the man froze to death during the awful cold spell when the temperature dropped to 10 degrees below zero Not vertige'of flesh remained on the bones. There was noth-
The age-herald., 1901-12-28
GIVEN ANOTHER DAY.
Chief Austin Prevented From Round
 ing Up Mendicants Yesterday.

One more day of grace has been given the street mendicants by Chief of Police Austin. Not willingly" he says. 'but just because I did not have time yester- day to go after them"
 He is, however. going to try to make the trip around this morning and the beggars will then have to hunt some oth- CT place to hang their hats and call Home. Sweet Home.'
 There is a rebellion fin their ranks which promises to do more toward clearing the streets than the chiefs ultimatum. Some of them declare they would rather leave town than go to the poor house. They will be given chance today to decide which they would rather do.
The age-herald., 1901-12-28
Boyd and Davis Make Bond.

George Boyd. white. and Buck Davis a negro, the two men who were implicated in the robbing of the postofrice at Cana darque by the confession of VIII Rheins made bond yesterday morning md werc released pending an investigation of the case by the United States grand jury. Their bond was decreased from s20o to slOo by Commissioner Cornish on the strength of tho statement made by Rheims that he had perjured himself in his confession.
The age-herald., 1901-12-28
BOY BLINDED BY
 CANNON CRACKER
THE SON OF CORONER w. D. PARIS IS PAINFULLY BURNED ABOUT THE FAcE-INJURY TO EYES SAID TO BE TEMPORARY.

Leolan Paris. the 11-year-old son of Coroner w. D. Paris. was severely burned yesterday morning about the face by the explosion of cannon cracker His nose
 The child found one Of the larger size of cannon cracker, and after lighting it, stood over it to watch the fuse burn, lit- tie realizing the danger he was running.
 It is thought that the child's eyes will be permanently injured.
The age-herald., 1901-12-28
SAYS GOODS WERE RUINED. Charles Matheney Files Suit Against
 BurkhaIter 6 Go.

Charles Matheney filed suit yesterday in the clerks office of the Circuit Court against Messrs. c. M. Burkhalter & Co. for $500. The plaintiff claims that defend ant caused water to flow into his build ing and ruin a stock of goods to the amount of $500 while paving Fourteenth street.
The age-herald., 1901-12-28
ENTER A PROTEST.
Merchants Object to Brick Being Piled
 On Sidewalks.

A protest against the piling of brick upon the sidewalks of Twenty-first street was made to Mayor Drennen yesterday morning by merchants doing business on that thoroughfare. When asked to give the merchants relief the contractor in charge of the paving work promised to do so without delay.
 The work of laying the pavement will begin within the next few days. Pre- parations are now being made for grad ing at Sixth and Eighth avenues.
The age-herald., 1901-12-28
Hospital Manaoers to Meet.

The board of managers of the Hillman Hospital will meet this morning at the hospital to attend the routine work for the month and to verify the sale of the property at the corner of Eighteenth street and Fourth avenue. which was a portion of the endowment of the hos pital
The age-herald., 1901-12-28
ONLY $175 TO RAISE.
Silver Service Fund for Battleshlp Ala
 bama Almost Ready.

Only $175 remains to be collected before Brminghams allotment of s100O for the silver service to be presented to the battleship Alabama will be in hand, This will. it is believed, be raised within few days. Several committeeman who have failed to makeg their reports will be re- quested to doEo today.
 The contributions are; .#fa#...--
The age-herald., 1901-12-28

Account of South Carolina Interstate and West Indian Exposition. Charleston. s. C.. December 1. 1901, to June 1, 1902, the Alabama Great Southern Railroad will sell tiokets at greatly reduced rates from points on this line to Charleston and return.
 For other information call on or address A. B. Freeman, travelling passenger agent, Birmingham. Ala 11-29-tf.
The age-herald., 1901-12-28
Southern Buys More Land.

MT. B. B. Conner has sold to the South ern Railway Company valuable strip of ground in the neighborhood of Twenty fourth street and Powell avenue. The price paid was s15.000 cash.
The age-herald., 1901-12-28
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 Or Ira UlOr. Mcdonald & Co.'S FINE HAVANA CIGARS.

For new subscribers. The Age-Herald will accept cigar box tops or the following brands of Traylor. Mo. Donald 6 Companys fine cigars in payment of subscription to the Daily Age-Herald. as follows: Magistrate" Traylor's Travellers, Traylor's Havanas, Right of Way, sportsman's Delight. Bob White, Little. Clear Havanas, Traylor's Specials Traylors Boquet and General Gordon. sent by mail or express, charges prepaid. Three months subscriptions for 10 tops. Six months subsc, iption for 20 tors. Twelve months sub scription for 40 tops.
The age-herald., 1901-12-28
1.1oo Men.

Are occupied daily at Belleville and St. Louis glass works manufacturing the necessary bottles for 'Budweiser' beer. nrewed by the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association, St. Louis, Mo.
The age-herald., 1901-12-28

URTHER investigat only
 deepens the mystery surround
 ing tho discovery of the skele- ton of a man in the isolated ne-
The age-herald., 1901-12-28

You have both time and spirit for calling when you have a Gas Stove.
The age-herald., 1901-12-28
Church In preary Spot.

The church is situated in a dreary spot, and no safer place exists about Birmng- ham for the hiding of a criminal or for a
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-29
LIRE AND DEATH.


My neighbours windows smile across the
And. though much daily leisure We have
not
For friendly calls. yet Oft, across the way
Between our homes, we friendly greetings
say,
And ask of mutual cares that I'll each day.
When by some kindly chance,
Each meets an answering glance
cheerful life speaks through each win
dow pane
From morning light till slumber falls again
Upon her home and, passing in and out,
The children dance with merry bound ana
shout,
Ard slower feet. that ever go about
Each the appointed way
OF duty day by day.
Gentle Of heart and Full Of kindly cheer
is my good neighbor; blest 20 know her
near,
And feel assured her welcome waits for me
If, through the busy day, moment free
From care find, so can go ard be
Close to her pleasant smile
And sweet low voice awhile
Its tones of late have held a harmony.
A deeper music than the melody
or daily life-awhile ago one went
Their sent
AS strength and stay for her; in one were
blent
Their lives through Joy and pain;
lie went-nor came again!
But for the loved ones left she walks her
way
OF kindly life, with cheer from day to day:
Yet in her smile there seems distant gaze
As If she saw the parting of the ways
OF life and death; and In her voice, the lays
That heavenly Tyres repeat
Give earthly echo sweet
They close her blinds! They drape beside
her door
The fresh green fronds so short a time be
fore
They placed for him she loved; she doth
not stand
Now weeping by his bier, but hand in
hand,
They walk together ir that heavenly land
Where entered into rest
They live, forever blest!
ilook across and brush away the tear
| That speaks my loss. Let not the shadow
near
The homes she left bereavcd hide from
our sight
A glimpse OF her dear smile. now fun OF
light
with longing satisfied; oh! yet. despite
Our sobs, may our hearts hear
Her voice In paeans clear!
--lsidor D. French. IN Boston Transcript
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-29

are great lads, free and easy, no for
mality, no stiffness.
Well, l got up to Redside, Redlands
or Red something, and stayed over a
day. Friend gave me tip on some
business at Yellow Dog Gulch and I
decided to go over there. Guess you
never went TO Yellow Dog Gulch.
Well, you're just as well off. Nice
climate, lots of air, scenery just lay
in around loose everywhere, but the
toughest benzine you ever saw. Min
ing camp-just plain little mining
camp. that's all. Few stores and 33
saloons. Congenial, though--every-
body's congenal
We went to Yellow Dog Gulch in a
stage. Had to; no railroads there.
Drive through about so miles of
canyon, ravine, little meadows.
chunks of, forest. all along hillsides,
all that sort of thing. Fine, when it
amt too dusty.
Stage packs bullion out from Vel
low Dog Gulch mines every week.
Not so very much, bout $4,000 to
$4,000 worth, ! guess. or little
more or less, mostly gold.
The bloomin' route went to such an
out-of-the-way camp that nobody
ever thought IL was OF much iinpor-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-29

stage and they got careless--no nnss-
senger, no shotguns, no anything.
j climbed up on the box with the
driver when we left the Gulch, an I
wasn't sorry to leave, for that BEN
zine was awful, though / did make
some good sales; as l said, cam
make sales in sheep pasture or any
where. That's what
When / got that driver to talkin-
he just limbered up and gave me more
pointers about hold ups than any
body could. He's been on a dozen
stage lines an had half of his left ear
shot off an bullet in his shoulders
game, though, game as they make.
'em. He could tell the best stories.
about road agents you ever heard;
why, he told me stories for about two.
hours, One was corker, yes, sir. .
a corker; lone man held up two
stages at once where they met an
but I'll tell you that some other time
Well, we went along up stretch OF
hill an everybody got out of the
coach exceptin' two women TO walk
an ease up their legs an get the air.
Four men besides me an the driver
The men we're mostly strangers i'm
California; been to Yellow Dog Gulch
on business an glad to get away
again, same, me.
When we got On top OF the hill tho
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-29
ore ELECTRICAL
81 ROBBERY 81
BY PHILIP MIGHELs.

GAY, you fellers can talk about
y your highwaymen and your road
agents and your train robberies and
your hold ups" generally, but they
amt any of them in it with the one
was fortunate enough to see.
Did | say fortunately 2-well, it's all
the same--it was unfortunate some
ways, but boys, say, the novelty and
ingenuity of that thing was worth
$50 and gold watch any day. That's
what,
Right out there in California. Oh,
l tell you California is a great coun-
try-biggest oranges, biggest apples,
biggest watermelons-say, I've seen
watermelon as big as a yearling
calf--and girls--um-the prettiest
girls you ever saw: the most flowers,
biggest roses, and the most enter
prising, bold. inventive and all-round
champion road agents on earth.
was out there a little less than a
year ago, travelin' for the same house
been with 'em now for five years
and they're stuck on me yet, Why
can sell their goods in a graveyard;
say. can just sell those lines in
Philadelphia; oh! it's a great house!
/ sold things all over the state of
California. Nothin' like KNOWN how
But, as | was sayin', | was covering
California; had just been in Arizona,
Nevada, Utah and New Mexico, Say,
that Arizona is great country, Boys
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-29
A fREElPATTERN

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latest artistic exquisite and strictly upodate designs
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WANTED-capable,r reliable person in every
county to represent large company Of solid hnau
cial reputation $3.50 salary per year, payable
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-29

The L. e. N. will sell round trip
tickets to New Orleans April 22nd,
23rd and oath, final limit May 2nd
Account of General Missionary Con.
ference M. f. Church South.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-29

Feb. 9th, | til and 26th, March
9Th, 18th, 10Th, and 29lh, April End
9Th, 10th, 23rd and 30Ih, the L. & N
will will sell one way Colonist tickets
to certain points in California at a
rate Of $303S.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-29

Probably woman could never
tell whether she dresses most to
tickle the men or to make the other
women mad
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manner saIve.

letter, eczema and skin diseases
yield quickly TO the marvellous heal
in qualities OF Banner Salve made
from a prescription Of skin special
iat OF world wide fame. Zoe, All
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-29

A Diatinction.
Mrs. Lowsrton--I3 the rich enior
so many mxuriesl
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1901-04-03
Personals.

The Rev. DR.. Henry M. Field, so long the editor
of the Evangelist, and very notable traveller,
his eightieth year Wednesday of this week. April
grid. The Evangelist of this week will be- Dr.
Fields Birthday Number, with a paper of his own
"reminiscences.
The visit to India Gas Barrows Lecturer) of Pre-
sident Charles Cuthbert Hall, D. d. of the Union
Theological Seminary, has been postponed till next
year by the University of Chicago. This was done
at DIR. Halls request, his responsibilities to the
Seminary appeared to demand his presence here this
year.
The Christian HtelHgencer, reporting the meeting
of the Reformed Church Union in New York last
week, says: 'The Rev. James L. Vance, D. D.. of
the North Reformed Church, Newark, was intro
duced, and spoke "The Man for the Hour" He
captivated his audience with his eloquence and the
masterful way in which he handled the subject"
DIR. Henry Alexander White, of Washington and
Lee University, will lecture April 18th before the
Association for the Preservation of Virginia An
tiquities, Virginia's Part in the Making of the
Federal Constitution
The office address of Rev. R. F. Sample D. D.
IL. d., is Room SI4 Presbyterian Building $50 Fifth
avenue, New York City
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1901-04-03
The Twentieth Century Fond.

Report Prepared for the Synod of Virginia and Ab-
proceed by a Conference, Lynchbwg March eS
1901.
Your Committee beg leave to recommend the adop-
ton of the following course of action with reference
to the proposed Twentieth Century Fund in behalf
OF the cause of Education:
|. Declaration of PRINCIPLES auth reference to
Christian Education:
o. The Synod of Virginia reafirms its belief that
the Presbyterian Church must take part in the work
of education
Presbyters are the genuine bishops of the New
Testament One of the essential, scriptural marks
OF presbyter is aptness to teach One of the dis
tinguishing features of historical Presbyteranism
as system OF doctrine worship and life, is the
parallel development of religion and education
The Westminster Assembly declared that the Scrip
lures give the law to the Church. and that the Spirit
of God guides the Church in interpreting this law
The Assembly affirmed that the highest and supreme
Office and authority of the presbyter is not to con-
duct ceremonals, but to interpret the written word
OF God. The Assembly thus organized in Great
Britain not ritualistic Church. but a teaching
Church, with the imperative requirement that the
teaching members of the Church must be trained
through the agency of classical education From
this teaching Church of Great Britain sprang the
Hanover Presbytery in Virginia, in the year 1z5s
In I774 the Hanover Presbytery decided TO establish
"a school for the liberal education of youth" As
the basis of this school, they adopted the Augusta
Academy, then under the control of minister Of
the Presbytery, the Rev. John Brown They placed
1t under the care of another minister the Rev Will
liam Graham In April I775, the Presbytery. in
body, paid official visit to the Academy to mako
examination of the pupils with reference 70 "nro
hciency in the Latin and Greek language and nro
nouncing orations." In May I776 the Presbvterv
again held an official meeting in the Academy and
examined the students with reference to their pro-
gress in classical studies. In January 1916. the Han
over Presbytery opened the doors of the Prince Ed
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1901-04-03

The Ministers Association of Lynchburg. COM
posed OF all the Protestant ministers, has decided
that the announcement of church services will not be
published in the Sunday papers.
The anniversary meeting of the Bible Society of
Virginia will be held in the First Presbyterian
Church Sunday night, April 18th The anniversary
address will be delivered by Rev. John Fox d. D.,
OF New York. secretary of the American Bible So
ciety. DR.. Fox has visited Richmond before and
created fine impression here
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1901-04-03

money of the Presbyteral fund shall be used in the
erection of buildings for Presbyterial academies.
This fund should be invested as a permanent en-
dowment. The community selected as the location
for the academy should furnish the necessary build
ings
w. Plan proposed for raising the sum of $4,000:
(I) This sum shall be apportioned among the
Presbyteres in accordance with the ratio of church
membership as follows: