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The age-herald., 1901-01-30
CORONER'S INQUEoI.
Jury Empaneled and Investigating the
 Death of an Unknown Negro.

Yesterday Coroner Paris began an inves- tigation into the death of the negro man found in Alley B, between Twenty-frst and Twentysecond streets, Monday afternoon. A jury was empaneled and a number of witnesses summoned to give testimony. The taking of evidence was not finished yesterday, and the coroner continued the inquiry until o'clock this morning. The body of the negro is now at the undertaking establishment of the Warner-Smiley Com pany.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30
LOCAL LEGISLATION.
Some Very Important Bills to be Intro
 duced.

Several Birmingham and Jefferson bills were introduced in the Legislature yester- day and others will be presented today the most important of which will be the city improvements bills of Birmingham and the bill providing that the Mayor shall have no vote in the city council, but shall have the veto power. These bills not having been in troduced, cannot be said to be pending; the only great Jefferson county measure pend- ing being the county sanitary sewer bonds bill which Is In the Senate.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30
LOCAL COTTON MARKET.
Birmingham Prices Not Affected by
 Speculative Excitement.

Birmingham's cotton receipts were large last week, but they were light on Monday and yesterday.
 Local prices have not been affected by the advance in January futures. When Jan- uary jumped 255 points in New York on Monday good mddling remained dull In Birmingham at 9Ac, the price ruling for a week past. Local quotations yesterday were: Good mddling SAC middling Sc, strict low middling S7sc.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30
CHAIRMAN BACON
 POSTING HIMSELF Inspecting Properties of TenneS- see Co. in Birmingham
WILL EMPLOY BEST METHODS
To Make Money for the company-Has Nothing to Say Regarding Rumor- ed Official Changes-Report-
 ed Find of Quicksilver.

Don H. Bacon, chairman of the executive committee of the board of directors of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Com pany, who has been in Birmingham since Sunday night, spent portion of yesterday at Ensley looking over the properties of the company at that place. The balance of the day he was with President Baxter, Vice President Bowron and other officials of the company in the general offices in Morris avenue He is familiarizing him. self with every detail of the company's s business and in order to do this will re- main in Birmingham two or three weeks.
 In an interview accorded an Age-Herald reporter last night, MT. Bacon stated that he had been looking over the property of the company at Ensley and also inspecting the books and records, and that before re- turning to New York he would thoroughly inform himself as to the workings of the company. Speaking of the steel mill at Ensley he said:
 "The company has a nice property there, and one that will be valuable as soon as 1t is completed and in good working order. The steel mill will be complete in every de- tail and the company will try to make all the money possible out of it. The com- panys intention is to make as much money as possible on all of its properties and to that end the best methods will be em- ployed
 "The rail mill at the steel mill will not be completed in time to go in operation be- fore the middle of the summer, if then It takes time to build plant like that and then the warm weather of the early sum- mer will operate to delay the work some what"
 Quicksilver Found.
 One of the New York financial papers printed a story few days ago to the effect that quicksilver had been found on the land of the Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company. MT. Bacon when asked if this report was true replied that he had seen a sample of quicksilver taken from the Ten nessee Company's land in Alabama, but it was not known in what quantities it existed. He said the publication of the rumor was premature and should not have been made as it is questionable if the mineral exists in commercial quantities Just where the quicksilver was found is not stated.
 Regarding the rumored changes to take place among the officials of the Tennessee Company MT. Bacon stated that he had nothing to say further than that it was not certain that any would be made.
 MT. Bacon assumed charge of the business affairs of the Tennessee Coal, Iron & Rail- road Company on January 2l the day he vas elected to that position, and therefore he had but little time in which to study the condition of he company. He will not remain in Birmingham until the annual meeting of the stockholders of the company which will be held at Tracy City, Tenn, or the second Tuesday in March, as was ex- pected, but will return to New York in two or three weeks.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30

TRY ONE OF THE MERCHANT LUNCHES SERVED, AT THE NEW ARLINGTON CAFE, FROM 12 UNTIL 2 p. M. PRICE 35c. FOLLOWING IS TODAY'S:
 MENU. Soup. Fish. ChoWder. Young Onions. Radishes. Boiled White Fish, Egg Sause.
 Saratoga Chips. Roast Prime Ribs of Kansas City Beef.
 Friccassee of Hare.
 Spinach With Egg. Candied Yams. Sugar Corn.
 Potato Salad.
 Mince Pie. Coffee.
 
 Notice to Contractors. Sealed bids will be received until Mon- day. February 25, at 12 o'clock noon, for the erection of Lakeview School building, for the city of Birmingham The right is reserved to reject any or all proposals presented Plans and specifications may be seen at our office
 CHAS. WHEELOCK & SON,
 Architects. By order Board of Education. 1-2z-25t
The age-herald., 1901-01-30
Starts Life With a Capital of
 $6O,OOO
A VERDICT FOR A RAILROAD
Geo. E. Lum Machine and Supply Com pany Incorporated-$5o,o ,ooo of New Damage Suits-A Mistrial in
 the Case of L. Proeer.

AtIudy Dy lue DidHoHu AOdl cS OOkG COnl- pany. The capital stock is $6O000, and the incorators are George P. Howard and R. E. Watson. The company proposes to mine coal and ore of all kinds, to manufacture coke, etc.
 A declaration was also filed by the George E. Lum Machine x Supply Company. The incorporators are c. F. Lum, W. E. Lum and George E. Lum, and the capital stock is $5OOO. The company proposes to buy and sell all supplies handled and used in con nection with machinery
 City Court.
 In the first division of the City Court the case of J. S. Mabry vs. National Surety Company is still on trial. Plaintiff Is suing for $25,O0 damages for alleged malicious prosecution. Alfred Bearden has filed suit against the Southern Railway Company for $25, 900 dam- ages. He claims that on November F, 190O while he was being carried by defendant as a passenger the train he'd a collision with another train between Blocton and Har- grove, whereby he was crippled and dis figured for life.
 Mary King as administrix of Thomas King has filed suit against the Birming- ham Southern Railroad Company for $25,0O damages. She claims that on December 19, 1900, her ntestate was run over and killed by an engine of defendant while he was CT ossing it's track at Ensley.
 Circuit Court.
 In the Circuit Court the case of George Brown pro ami vs. the Birmingham Rail- way and Electric Company went to the off ba IUa for defendant.
 He sued for 5000 alleged damages by be- ing struck by an East Lake car.
 The case of J. H. Reville vs the Birm- ingham Traction Company is on trial
 Court Items.
 Maj. J. H. Allison, clerk of the United States Court, is in Washington.
 In the Criminal Court a mstrial resulted in the case of l.. Proger, charged with grand larceny.
 Marriage licenses were issued to John Wills and Candis Herring; S. B. Brantam and Mrs. F. A. Allen.
 A petition in bankruptcy was filed by Thomas Deveraux The following deeds were filed:
 M. A. and J. P. Hayes to E. R. Benagh, $1550; lot 20, block 276, Birmingham.
 Hugh Morrow and wife to M. s. Ware, $240O; lot and east half lots Il and F, block 2S, Birmingham. J. c. Patton to A. M. Robertson, s2OO0; part block 790, Birmingham.
 J. F. Harrington to Bridget O'Neill $l5OO; lot in Woods addition to Gate City.
 T. G. Shackleford, ct al., to Steiner Bros, 5000; lots IT and IS, block Al, Birmingham.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30
V. L. and Not B. M. Allen.

By typographical error in yesterdays s paper in an account of the Mberian Coloni- ga ton Society 1t was stated that B. M. Allen was interested In the company. It should have been V. L. Allen instead of B. M. Allen.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30
FUNERAL NOTICE,

The friends and acquaintances of Mrs J. B. Vann are invited to attend her fun eral from her late residence, Parker's Sta ton, Woodlawn, this afternoon at 12:15 clock Interment at Oak Grove church, Huffman, Ala.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30

Fresh smoked sturgeon and Lake Erie herrings received today. ID. c. BEHRING'S,
 Phone 680.
The age-herald., 1901-01-30

the ailing strong; the healthy and strong. even more vigorous-thats what good and pure liquor and wine does. Don't take any chance of getting inferior, adulterated OF diluted stuff. Buy of us and rest assured of getting an honest article. Your physician need have no fear in prescribing our whis- kies, brandies, champagnes and other wines-dhe will get the desired result from them. Samuel's Whiskey bottled in bond none better
 SOLOMON & LEVI,
 1928-1930 First Ave. Phone 1912.
Evening star., 1901-11-16

of acquiring education. They "ailow
schools are good things. and thsy are going
time" bu. they don't. When Florida has
more towns and railroads. and the rest of
the world rubs harder against its corners.
it may improve. As the state has fewer
people than Baltimore they do not see
enough of one another.
1t is a windy, dusty drive through the pine
barrens to the phosphate mines. Not a sign
post to be seen and roads waggle off to
right and left. seemingly going to nowhere.
A stranger would be hopelessly lost in an
hour. Indeed, 1t is hard to imagine that
one could make his way through these
woods without a compass. They offer no
difficulties to the feet. There are no tan
giles of vegetation. 1t is endless sand and
pine-sand and pine. Hundreds of miles of
this country have probably never felt the
press OF human foot and the infrequent
houses that are seen are but little more
than shanties. After time ungainly hoists
and crushers begin to show themselves in
clearings, and presently, stockade, inclos
ing, say, half an acre. comes into view.
The fence is of heavy wooden palings
about fifteen feet high, and contains n gate
wide enough to admit wagon. 1t is un-
fastened, and on entering long, dismal,
wooden structure, unpainted, is seen at the
left. and a larger one over-tops it at the
right. This larger one is whitewashed and
is for black folk and the black and rusty
building rs for white ones. Negroes are
the ariStocrats in this settlement. The
buildings are locked and shuttered yet the
interiors are visible because of the light
which enters at chinks in the wood work,
cracks of an inch In width being common
In the white mems barracks there are no
prisoners, for they are at work: but in the
little room at the end where the trustees
sleep, one young fellow is abed He sits
up as enter and eyes me sharply.
Are you the doctor?" he asks, and when
say NO" he grumbles, well. seen you
somewhere" and goes to sleep again.
Kitchens Unfnvftfng.
In a detached she'd twenty or thirty feet
away, is the kitchen, a dark and dingy
place, with earth floor. a huge
caldron set in brick, and brick oven.
A bold looking colored woman is seated on
a table swinging her feet. humming care
lessly and nibbling at an apple. A colored
man is chopping wood in the yard. At
bench is white fellew of thirty, with keen
black eyes and a stubble of beard. who is
grinding coffee. The presiding genius, also
of about the same age, with mild blue eyes,
soft voice and apologize manner-some-
thing pathetic about him-who lifts the lid
of the caldron and Stirs some great slabs of
fat pork tumbling about in yellow, frothing
water. One look, sniff at this would
be the coup de grace in reluctant case of
seasickness. There are hoe cakes, Just oIt
of the ashes in the brick oven, that are
pleasanter to contemplate, for although
coarse, they appear wholesome, This
Is the supper. No guards are in sight, and
any one of the seven occupants of the camp
could walk away and be lost If he
could find water to cross. Otherwise the
dogs would be upon him and he would be
dragged back to the stockade, whipped II
Evening star., 1901-11-16
SERMON BY THE KAISER,
German Emperor Prays. breaches and
Chooses Texts.

Berlin Letter to Chicago Record-Herald.
The other day, at the dedication of
church at Konigsburg, the German emperor
surprised the congregation by Offering a
most eloquent prayer which would have
done credit to an archbishop. He asked the
blessing of the Almighty upon his people.
that they might be taught to follow in the
footsteps and the faith of Queen Louise. his
great-grandmother, the loveliest of all the
queens Of Prussia, in whose honor the
church was named. This, believe is the
frsi time he has ever offered a prayers In
public. although he seldom makes a speech
without confessing to his dependence upon
the Divine Providence, and he has deep
religious sentiment. He is firmly convinced
that he is the chosen of the Lord. In the
summer of 1900. during the Chinese trou-
bIes, he preached sermon one Sunday
morning on board the imperial yacht Ho-
henZollern. The officers and sailors of that
ship were his only congregation, but the
sermon was intended for the world at large,
and has been printed in many languages.
very good sermon II was. too. The Rev.
DR.. Dickie, pastor of the American church
in Berlin. translated 1t into English.
The subject was The Duty and Power
of 1ntercession." The text was from Exo-
dus xviii, IL: And 1t came to pass when
Moses held up his hand Israel prevailed
and when he let down his hand Amalel pre-
vailed" The idea running through the dis
course was tfldl lne people OF germany
should pray for divine support and inter-
cession in behalf of the Christians in China
In order that the kingdom of God might be
advanced and civilization promoted. IT was
an acknowledgment of his dependence and
reliance upon divine power of his belief I'm
the efficacy of prayer, and his confidence
that the Eternal Jehovah was on the side
of Germany and the other Christian nations
during the Chinese difficulties.
The emperor frequently selects texts for
the court preachers. He is in the habit Of
sending them word on Friday or Saturday
that he would like to have a sermon on this
subject or that-usually some timely topic
under public discussion or something he
has in his own mind, and tells them how to
treat 1t. Perhaps he may want them to
attack some fad or folly of the court The
good man whose turn Il is to preach that
Sunday may have already prepared himself
but the emperor's word is law, so he has to
burn midnight oil to please his imperial
master. If it does please, the sermon is
printed in the newspapers and in pamphlet
form and extensively circulated by his
majesty's order.
Evening star., 1901-11-16
,nishment for runaways. as IT interfered

punishment for runawsys. as IT interfered
with work
Such of the men as wish 20 do so may
work overtime. and they are paid from 10
to 20 cents an hour. One gentleman who
blew on the top OF another Rentlemans =
head. In the belief that the gentleman who
is at present without head had cast
doubts on his gentility. earns 81 a month.
which he sends to his family, IN an eastern
country. few OF the convicts-very few
have laid away 500. and are looking for
ward TO large and joyous time their
release.
Little or nothing is done for the better
ment of the men intellectually nor is any
trade taught TO them Missionary enter
prise expends itself chiefly in the distribu-
uon of tracts, which. it is asserted. are
read by many of the prisoners. inasmuch as
they are not allowed TO gamble. Offenders
under the age of sixteen are sent to the re-
formatory, and white convicts are common
~ assigned TO offices and cook shops or be-
come gang foremen. The few women that
Florida iuries are so ungallant as to send
into penal servitude are usually employed
in houseworK. For the white prisoner
whatever his offense. there is always a hope
of pardon. The black prisoner unless he
is merely crap player or chicken thief.
warmly cougratulates himself that he Is
consigned to healthful, open air work for
he remembers how dreadfully easy IL Is in
Florida for black man TO get himself
iluchpd
Evening star., 1901-11-16
England's Conscience Fund.

From the London ChrOnicIe.
The chancellor of the exchequer has ac-
knowledged the receipt Of f500 in notes as
conscience money. Is the instinct to get the
better of the tax collector stronger than OF
old. or is the conscience more tender? This
source of income now amounts to some
thousands per annum; a little over a hum
dred years ago 1t was unknown. The first
sum noticed was on March 30. 17S9, when
1890 was carried to the public account in
consequence of note received by the cham
cellor. The writer with troubled soul inn
plored him, las an honest man, to consider
the money the property of the nation and
to be so Just as to apply it to the use of the
state in such manner that the nation may
not suffer by its having been detained, and
thus to ease the conscience of an honest
man." The chancellor of today gets more
money, but probably fewer such quaint,
earnest letters.
Evening star., 1901-11-16
Criminals Considered From an Eco
nomic Standpoint.
PAY FOR THEIR KEEP IN LABOR
Leased to Owners of Distilleries
and Mines
GLIMPSE INTO DAILY LIFE


Written for The Evening Star
Aside from his immoral aspect, the COM
munity has to consider the criminal from
an economic standpoint. He is not merely
troublesome, but expensive. Generally he
is drag ON the people. Not only does he
take continually and give nothing back,
when free, but in captivity he requires to
be supported. And servitude is not the
normal, but the necessary condition of him.
AS a violator of the social compact, he
ceases to be of the state. AS one in but
not of the state he becomes it's ward. AS
it's ward he must be fed and clothed, at
least, If not educated and made immune
against certain forms of temptation.
In order that he may be supported and
taught it is customary to assess the moral
members of society, and his bill against the
state is a pretty penny in the lump sum,
which includes not only. his stealings, his
fires and the injuries he inficts, but his big
stone house with iron doors and it's many
servitors The cost to the country is not
less than 500, 600, 600 a year, and In the
city of New York the annual assessment is
ST on every citizen.
ed it. society has made the criminal pay
his own bills. In most countries and in
most of the states he works at some man
ner Of trade or occupation, and even when
y ,
1t Is best for his mind, body and morals
that he shall not idle away his time. Hence,
he works. though it be only at a treadmill,
as in England or in breaking stone, as in
many other places. For breaking stone is
better than breaking hearts, and picking
oakum is better than picking locks
In the south, where the people are be-
ginning to show keenness for money that
is not surpassed in the north, but where, a.
yet, capital is not gathered into such i'm
mense and usable sums as in the central
and eastern states, new policy has been
is generally negro, hence he is sent back
tI..er, a miner manufacturer, for a term
ably less to the state than he would other
lutely rid Of the rebels against it's order
the community for their support.
Leasing Not Satisfactory.
Those who have studied the matter agree
that the leasing of convicts is the best pos
sible thing for the state, but they are not
unanimous and are less positive when they
are asked if 1t is best for the criminal.
Some of the state officials themselves be-
.lieve that, in the end, the system Is bad
because it does not check crime so firmly
as does the older form Of Imprisonment
and one inspector in Alabama declares that
as result of his Investigations he believes
in a complete reversal. He would go back
to the old system of solitary confinement in
Evening star., 1901-11-16

cells. There, he maintains, the culprit
would be soonest brought to realizing
sense of his misdoing, and his repentance
would produce more lasting reform At
present offenders of all grades and ages
are thrown together, and the younger. ones
learn more evil than they knew at the
time of their arrest, growing daily more
depraved and vicious so long as they re-
main in bad company. 1t may be possible.
however, to employ most Of the convicts
at tasks which will not require their close
association, either at work or in quarters,
and II that desideratum can be reached the
last argument against the leasing of pris-
oners will be met, and the system will be
continued indefinitely, such minor matters
as the corruption of inspectors. of which
Alabama has complained, being capable of
rebuke through legislation.
Road Building Improbable.
The restraints which have been laid upon
convict labor in many parts of the country,
on the allegation that 1t Is a rival of free
labor, have resulted in putting many OF the
Evening star., 1901-11-16
WI CRITICISED,
Chinese Minister Violates Prophecies
of His Diplomatic Office.

Chinese Minister Violates Proprfeties
of His Diplomatic Office.
From the San Diego (Cal) Union.
Is there any reason why Mr.. Wu Ting
Fang, the Chinese minister at Washing
ton, should be allowed to step outside the
line of his diplomatic duties and conduct
himself in a manner offensive to the great
majority of Americans, and in gross viola
tion of his privileges as the accredited rep
resentative of a foreign country? If there
be any such reason 1T is high time it were
made known; if there be none Mr.. Wu's
government should be requested to recall
him.
Whatever latitude may be allowed a for
eign minister, he certainly has no right to
crticise publicly the laws of the country
to which he is accredited; much less should
he be permitted to roam over the land
making speeches calculated to influence
legislation. This is precisely what Mr.. Wu
has been doing. Were he the paid agent of
the Chinese Six Companies he could hardly
be more Jealous in his efforts to prevent
the re-enactment of one of the most whole
some measures ever passed by Congress-
the Chinese exclusion act Again and
again he has criticised that act in his pub
| lie utteranceS, and urged that it should be
! allowed to die by limitation next May He
| did this in a speech at Ann Arbor last Fri
| day.
| Why, it may be asked again, should Mr.
w u De permitted to exercise this peculiar
function of envoy to influence legislation
| In the country where he performs his
| diplomatic mission? Would any other for
| eisn representative at Washington be al
lowed to pursue a like course? What
| would happen should the Russian ambassa-
| dor travel over the land telling people that
| the Dingley tariff bill, as interpreted by
| Secretary Gage is unfair to the czar's SUBJ
jects, and should be repealed or amended :?
Or what would be the result should Lord
Pauncefote make speeches indicating from
| the British standpoint what Congress
| should do In regard to the Nicaragua
canal? How would 1t be were Baron Won
l Holleben to undertake to educate the
American people to the German view of she
| Monroe doctrine? Would not each of these
| diplomats be requested, in such event. to
| depart? SackvileWest was dismissed for
| merely writing private letter giving his
| views to supposed cOuntryman about
| American politics. These foreign repre-
sentatives are held to rigid observance Of
| diplomatic usages Why should Mr.. WI
| have license to disregard them?
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