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The age-herald., 1901-02-28
oil In South Carolina.

Charleston, February N.-There is con- siderable excitement in York County over the reported discovery of oil. Rev. P. R. FIam, who owns the mineral rights has options on land in York County and the adjoining counties of Cleveland and Gaston, in North Carolina, is said to have struck oil. The find is said to be near Kings Mountain battle ground.
The age-herald., 1901-02-28
Divine Sarah In New Orleans.

New Orleans February H.-The Bern hardt- Coqueffn combination opened it's engagement at the Tulane Theatre to- night in L'Aiglon. The house was packed to the doors The famous actress and her distinguished associates were enthusias- tically received. The advance sale Is the largest in the history of the Tulane
The age-herald., 1901-02-28
2eJ0,oea
ANOTHER BOOM SCHEME.
p. H. Fitzgerald Proposts to Take a
 Colony to Oklahoma.

Kansas City, February 27-The Star, to- day says:
 "P H. Fitzgerald of Indianapolis, or ganizer of the Old Soldiers Colony, who established the town of Fitzgerald in Will cox county, Georgia, in 1895, proposes to Iced colony of 10000 people Into Okla homa in the late spring or summer. Fitz- gerald says the company will be incor- porated under the Indiana laws this week with a capital of $300,0O0. The plan of organization will be similar to that fol- lowed when Fitzgerald Ga. was made a city in one day The announcement of the exact location of the land with few details of the plan is promised March 20.
The age-herald., 1901-02-28
B. A. THOMPSON IS THE COMMISSIONER Will Look Alter Tax Values In Jefferson County Succeeds
 WetmOre

Montgomery, February N-(Special)- State Tax Commissioner Harvey E. Jones has appointed B. A. Thompson tax com missioner for Jefferson County, to sue ceed Richmond P. Wetmore, whose term expired some weeks ago. The announce ment of the appointment has been ex- pected for several days, as 1t was prac- tically conceded that MT. Thompson would be the lucky man, although MT. Wetmore was an applicant for reappoint- ment It is understood, however, that he gave up the fight some time ago.
 Mir Jones also named w. M. Adams as commissioner for Chiffon County.
 Mir. Thompson, who has received the appointment as tax commissioner for this county is a we'll known real estate and insurance agent, who Is well capaci- tated to discharge the duties of the office. He served as assistant to Commissioner Wetmore last year, and for a number of years was deputy under Sheriff George NJ Morrow MT. Thompson also served one term as Mayor of Birmingham, and is well versed in public affairs.
The age-herald., 1901-02-28
FEATURES OF TODAYS PAPER.

1-Senate Decides cuba's Fate. Spooner Amendment Passes. Ned Brace on Legislature. Text Book Bill Dead. Huey Endorsed for Colonel. Kidnaper is Caught. Gen. French Successful. B. A. Thompson Appointed. 2-Botha Surrendered CD Officials on Inspection. Trying to Settle Printers Strike. Amusements.
 kidnapers Want to Compromise. 3-Ensley Has Shooting. Physicians Awful Crime. State News. +Editorials.
 In Hotel Lobbies.
 Sexto Lopez's Wor.>. 5-EIks' Street Fair.
 Mine Workers Making Progress. Lumber Dealers Complaint. Hughes acquitted.
 Local News. 6-Social. 7-Markets. 8+Police Court Stories.
 The Races.
The age-herald., 1901-02-28

BrodericlS and Lord Roberts that so long as the British forces are doing something to diminish the Boer supply of men, mounts and ammunition they are achiev- ing the only possible objective at present in sight It is not believed to be at all likely General Kitchener will grant any armistice as a preliminary to peace, or, If he does, will not let the war office know of 1t, until he learns the result. In fact small reliance Is placed on such an offer, for even if General Botha gave in the war office is inclined to consider that this action would only affect the force un- der his immediate individual command and that the same policy which is now being pursued would have to be contin- ued against the Boer forces operating in vicinities far removed from the Boer commander-in-chief.
The age-herald., 1901-02-28
FRENCH'S SUCCESS
 CREATES COMMENT
Lord Raglan Says It Is The Thin Edge of the
 Wedge

London, Feb. 27.-General Frenchs most recent success. combined with the other advantages gained by the British fo-eae -5uth Africa, have created much comment here. Lard Hz r'a7 if toda4 J was the thin enc of fle wsase, and this is lso the opinion -H= uHi- -tary e.t-fr- ebo eeiterate that w lie she gar cannot E expected to end ith a #ada5n strobe. this coestea eaptuf Of 1aH and uppHes am zrses means
 #.. H.f 7a -ions - fa1H#
 .aHs.I tzaC# is a#Hu# 4a rcr4 oL the h4er on laa HlL thnueH. af e.uz=. General h h.-sh#
 eaal#a..az aand eeoEn.z Ger
The age-herald., 1901-02-28
LOOKING AFTER
 LOCAL MEASURES Birminghamites Flock to the Capital City-Great Interest
 in Several Bills.

people today, who are interested in pend ing legislation. Mayor Drennen and all az+ --o ~1tire Board of Aldermen are in that 7 looking after certain bills faHs ls=e asked to have passed, and also to DID, the pending bill which would 5tsar inc fines and fees collected out of tta fer Criminal Court from the city ~ - Hue and forfeiture fund of the =ts=e and county. Alderman Camp went . lAe pital City yesterday afternoon =tt# ie other members of the board
 been there since Monday or Iucouay.
 Others who went to Montgomery yes- terday were Street Commissioner John McCartin, Gen. Louis V. Clark, John P. Tillman and Maj Frank Y. Anderson.
The age-herald., 1901-02-28

0HORT STORY-Full of facts-Ad- "A vertising is the foundation of success O and every dollar invested doubles in value at rapid rate.
The age-herald., 1901-02-28

THE WEATHER FAIR THURSDAY WITH RISING TEMPERATURE IN CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PORTIONS; PROBABLY RAIN THURSDAY NIGHT.
The age-herald., 1901-02-28
Brandon Accepts.

The Governor sent messagee to the Senate announcing that he had received the resignation of Hon. w. w. Brandon as member of the House, and announo-
The age-herald., 1901-02-28
Birmingham Bills Passed.

The following Birmingham bills were passed at the night session:
 Senate bill 399, to compensate William B. Burgin for services as clerk of the Cir
 (Continued on Second PaSe.l
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-06-15
HERE, THERE AND ELSEWHERE

Chicago has ten unlicensed dogs to
each one licensed.
The population of Japan is increas-
ing at the rate of 100000 year.
Sugar and tobacco imports yield a
revenue to this country of 70,OOo,o 900 a
year.
The city of Seattle is to care hereaft-
er for the grave of the Indian chief of
that name.
The per capita Of wealth in the
United States was $3Os in 1850, $3.50 in
1870 and is now $1,000.
The first boat built in the United
States was the Virginia, 60 feet long,
built in 1907.
The population of the United King
dom passed that of France for the first
time in 1892.
Mushrooms are said to contain more
nourishment than any other vegetable
substance.
A Philadelphia resident recently
contracted for the building of 222
houses, to cost about $750,00O.
There are 3,4s0,000 acres of unculti-
waited moor and heath in England and
Wales; but the towns of the same coun-
ties would cover all this land. and Co.,
600 acres into the bargain.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-06-15
Changes In Revenue Law
The Reduced War Taxes as They DO
Into Effect July

bill Will
will be remembered enacted by
the
just the last made
will noticed
of the bank checks and drafts
trust
The $50 for
also the
of brokers $1O
of cuses still to be taxed $780, The tax all other exhibit
levied billiard table
and a
according prevailing
the of 500 is to be retained In the provision
extended bucket shops
exchanges
rem a OIL of insurance repealed.
Proprietary perfumery
of their receipts s2soo
will
institutions religious literary duca
tonal in after July
REVENUES
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-06-15

The last volunteers In the Philip.
pines, the Forty-third regiment,
sailed from Manila on the transport
fitzpatrick for San Francisco.
Five hundred of the leading men,
bers Of the London bar gave dinner
to Labor, the lawyer who defended
Dreyfs.
Gen. Chaffee, his staff and two COM
panies of the Ninth infantry arrived
at Manila from China.
Five French fishing boats were re-
ported lost in Iceland with their
crews of 1T men.
Baroness Won Ketteler, widow of
the German envoy murdered in China,
was received by Emperor William at
Berlin.
Rev. G. Campbell Morgan left London
for the United States to take up the
evangelist work of Dwight L. Moody.
The lock and key to the gate of the
sacred city at Picking has been sent
to the national museum in Washing
ton.
The gunboat Mayfower has been
ordered to Venezuela to look after
American interests.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-06-15
COULDN'T WEAR SHOES.

Sumpter, ILL.,, June 10.-Mrs. j. b.
Flanagan, of this place, had suffered
with Dropsy for fifteen years. She
was so very bad that for the last
three years, she has not been able to
wear her shoes. She had doctored all
the time, but was gradually getting
worse.
Last winter Mr.. Flanagan, who was
very much discouraged, called for
some medicine at Mr.. j. j. Dale's drug
store in Carmi. Mr.. Dale persuaded
him to have his wife try Dodd's Kidney
Pills, and he bought six boxes. His
wife used five out of the six, before
she was entirely cured. She is now as
sound and well as ever she was, COM
pletely restored to health, and free
from any symptom whatever of
Dropsy.
To say that Mrs. Flanagan is pleased
at her wonderful deliverance, does not
half express her feelings, and she
and Mr.. Flanagan are loud in their
praises Of Dodd's Kidney Pills, and of
Mr.. Dale for recommending this won
derful remedy to them.
The fact that Dodd's Kidney Pills
cured Mrs. Flanagan of such severe
case of Dropsy, after the doctors had
given her up, has made them the most
talked-of remedy ever known in White
County.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-06-15

Snow to the depth OF three inches
fell in the northwestern portion OF
North Dakota.
The entire business portion Of vii.
let's, Cal, was destroyed by fire.
The business portion of Fennsville
Mich, was wiped out by fire.
Immigrants with tuberculosis OF
the lungs will hereafter be debarred
from all ports of the United States
Judge Kohlsaat ruled in Chicago
that the inventor of device used in
gambling cannot collect damages for
its infringement.
The government of Spain is sorely
perplexed by anarchistic disorders,
and the situation is considered very
critical.
Curtis Roberts, superintendent OF
schools at Fairhaven, o., was accident
ally shot and killed by his sweetheart,
Miss Mary Alferton.
The Kentucky Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs voted to exclude colored
women's clubs from membership.
The Pabst Brewing company suffered
a loss of $4,000 by fire in Milwaukee.
Senator NJ. A. Hanna has been APP
pointed colonel on the official staff OF
Gen. Rassieur, commander in chief OF
the Grand Army of the Republic.
Leroy Groves, aged IS, crazed by
reading blood and thunder stories,
killed his brother and sister and him
self near Napoleon, o.
A tornado did great damage to prop
erty near Ripley, o., and the wife and
daughter ofNJohn Hiett were killed.
Commencement at Lombard college
at Galesburg, H., marked the fiftieth
anniversary of/the establishment of
that institution.
John ID. Rockefeller has founded
three scholarships for negroes at CO.
lumbia university in New York;
i. L. Plane, heir to large estate at
Indepe ndence, Ia, committed suicide
in Chicago.
Ninety Indiana coal operators, con-
trolling 100 mines, are preparing to
consolidate.
One-fourth of the candidates for the
new class at West Point military acad-
envy failed to pass physical examina-
ton.
Prof. Tubbs, Of Wesleyan college at
Salina, Kan, was refused reelection
because of his heretical views.
Armour institute in Chicago will
bar girl students after the present
term ends.
Near Littleton, Ia, lightning struck
schoolhouse and fatally injured
Paul Roberts, a pupil, and the teach.
err, Miss Jane Harvey.
The coolest June weather in &c
years prevailed throughout Oregon
and Idaho, the mercury falling below
the freezing point.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-06-15
FOREIGN.

The departure of Field Marshal
was marked by great military dis
play by the allied troops.
Chinese are to be prevented from
entering Porto Rico.
Berlin authorities say the powers
have agreed upon the Chinese indem-
nifty question, fixing the total at 1927
100000, bearing four per cent, the in
come of the country to be controlled
by an international court.
The British forced the Beers to re-
tire in an all-day fight near Bush
mans Holk.
A member of the French chamber
of deputies says that the United
States will make commercial con-
quest of Europe il not headed off.
The steamship st. Paul reached The
Lizard first in a race from New York
with the Lucania.
Ministers and generals of the allied
forces in Picking differ on the question
of Withdrawal of troops, those ia
miliar with Chinese methods advising
delay.
A Malay doctor ut Singapore ran
amuck with spear, killing six per-
sons and wounding nine others.
The United States transport Nc
Pherson, which went ashore of Ma
tanzas February 4, has been foated
and towed into Matanzas harbor.
Andrew Carnegie said in London that
the continental powers would combine
to smash Great Britain, and that she
would have to turn to the United States
for help.
Lord Kitchener reports that the
Beers are still in strong force and
have captured jamestown, Cape Col
ony.
Rev. f. w. Parker, missionary bishop
of the Methodist Episcopal church for
Southern Asia. died at Naini Tai.
Rutledge, Rice and Jones, safe blow
ers. recently extradited from Chicago
to Toronto, Canada, killed one of
their Canadian guards in futile eff
fort to escape.
The steamship Northman from Chi
cago to Europe arrived at Hamburg,
beating the Northwestern in the
race. Time of passage 80 days.
Fire in Picking destroyed a temple
in the sacred city, with records and
archives.
Fire at Antwerp, Belgium, de-
stroyed property worth s1o.ooo.ooo.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-06-15
Mother md Queen.

Queen Victoria always made it a
point to keep the religious instruc-
ton of her children as much as pos
sible in her own hands. Once when
the archdeacon of London was cate
chizing the young princes, he said:
"Your governess deserves great
credit for instructing you so thor
oughly."
At which the youngsters piped up:
at is mamma who teaches us our
catechism!"
It is not perhaps generally known
that the queen occasionally taught a
Bible class for the children of those
in attendance at Windsor palace
London Beacon.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-06-15
Personal AND POLITICAL.

Miss Martha Hichborn, daughter of
Rear Admiral Hichborn, was married
in Washington to James G. Blaine,
youngest son of the late Maine states
man.
II. E. Hull, aged 70 years, one of the
oldest newspaper men in the coun-
try, died at Youngstown, 0.
Edward Kimball, famous for rails
ing millions of dollars to pay off
church debts, died in Chicago at the
age of IS years.
r. +. Burke, who served four terms
in congress from Texas, died in Dali
las, aged "a years.
Justice Brewer, of the United
States supreme court, was married
to Miss Emma Mott at Burlington, VT.
Gov. Heber M. Wells, of Utah, and
Miss Emily Katz were married at
Salt Lake City.
Maj. George Arthur, assistant pay
master of the United States army,
who recently returned from the Phil
ippines, died in Cleveland, o., aged 40
years.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-06-15
Epitaph and Pun. +.

One evening at a small party which
included the two friends, Douglas
Jerrold and Charles Knight, the au-
thor-publisher, the talk turned on
epitaphs.
AS they were walking home to-
gether, Knight, half lightly and half
in earnest, asked the wit to write
his epitaph for him. Jerrold made
no answer, but when they came to
the parting of their ways, he sudden
ly said:
"Tve got your epitaph."
swell, what.is it?'
Good Knight!"-Youth's Compan-
ion.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-06-15
Free MedIcaI HeIp.

In England $4,000 people year
receive free medical attendance,
compared with only 100000 in
France, and the cost of these
French invalids is only f5s,O00, COM
pared with a15o,00o spent in medical
relief in Ireland.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-06-15
A BfG BattIeship.

A battleship of 10000 tons dis
placement, the largest ever designed,
Is to be added to the United States
navy. IN the proposed speed of 21
knots is secured, this ship will be
the masterpiece in naval constsnc-
ton.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-06-15
In Honor of an Inventor.

A movement has been started in
Georgia to perpetuate the memory
of Eli Whitney by converting into
an elegant country club the scene
of his labors near Augusta, where.
he perfected his cotton gin. An or
ganization has been perfected, and
a charter for the club secured.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-06-15
front of the Ocean.

The weakfish is revisiting the At
lantic coast, much to the satisfac-
ton Of epicures, who know that the
fish thus handicapped by its name IL
the trout of the ocean.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-06-15
Tramc In Russia.

Early in April there were lying
ut the stations of three Russian
railroads, waiting to be forwarded,
$1,000 car loads of grain, equal to
about 100000 bushels, much OF
which had been waiting for months.
Complaints that railroads are not
able to handle their traffic are COM
mon in Russia.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-06-15
Out-Door Relief I'm England

In the southwestern counties OF
England 81 out of every 1000 per-
sons are in receipt of outdoor re-
lief. This number falls to 10 in the
northwest counties.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-06-15
H0lIs 1b- Women
Who Arc Always Tired

at do not feel very well, ] am So,
tired all the time"
You hear these words every day AZ
often as you meet your friends Just so
often are these words repeated. More
than likely you speak the same signih-
cant words yourself, and no doubt you
do feel far from well most of the time.
Mrs. Ella Rice, of Chelsea, Wis,
whose portrait we publish, writes that.
She suffered for two years with bear
inp-down pains, headache, backache,
and had all kinds Of miserable feelings.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-06-15

all of which was caused by falling and
inflammation of the womb, and after
doctoring with physicians and nmer-
Gus medicines she was entirely cured by
Lydia EA Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound.
If you are troubled with pains,
fainting spells, depression of spirits,
reluctance to go anywhere, headache,
backache, and always tired, please re-
member that there is an absolute
remedy which will relieve you of your
suffering as it did Mrs. Rice. Proof
is monumental that Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound is the
greatest medicine for suffering women.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-06-15

Taxed by Act of June Taxed by Act Of Feb
-. 1898. rs, 1901.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-06-15

Arsenic for Hardening Shot.
Shot Is generally hardened by the
addition of small quantity Of
arsenic to the lead.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-23
GEN. ALGER'S ORDEAL
Passes Successfully Through an OPP
Grafton, but is in n Seri-
Gus Condition.

Detroit. Mich. Dec. 23.-An opera
ton was performed yesterday on Gen
eral Il. y. Alger for the removal of gall
stones, from which he has been suffer-
ing for long period. General Alger
rallied well from the operation. and
the surgeons reported late yesterday
that he had recovered almost entirely
from the shock. His temperature was
but little above normal and his pulse
was strong.
The following official statement was
issued by the surgeons in regard to the
operation: "A condition of infected
gall bladder was present. as the result
of gall stones. There were many adj
hesiOns about the gall bladder. which
was opened and drained. General Al
gers condition is serious. but he stood
the operation we'll" The operation
was performed by Drs. c. G.. Jennings,
II. w. LOngyear. II. o. Walker and L.
L. Shurley, of this city; DR.. William
Osler. of Baltimore, and DR.. J. b. Muir
ply, OF Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-23
ONE OF LUCKY FEW
Went to the KIOndike and Now
Wears Nugget Watch
Charm.

Flint. Mich. Dec. 23.-A Genesee
county man who has made his pile"
in the gold fields, is going back for
more wealth. Leaving home ten years
ago to seek his fortune in the west,
o. 4. Schulz. a young farmer lad who
resided in Richtield township, babe
adieu to his parents. He wandered
into Tacoma, Wash, later going to the
Alaskan gold fields, where he Staked
out several claims. He came home
last week to make his first visit with
his parents since his long absence, and
has returned to Dawson City, where
his claims are located.
During the past two years he has
risen from his lowly station to one of
the prominent claim owners in that
city, his mine paying him 100000 dur
ing the time. As proof CT the value
of his claim he proudly wears nugget
weighing one and three-quarter ounces,
valued at SOS. which he picked up on
his claim. He will return to remain
another two years. then sell his prop
erty and come back TO Flint TO live
his remaining years in luxury with his
parents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-23
FERRY is AGROUND
In Heavy Gale in Which One Man
is Killed and Many
Injured.

LudingtOn, Mich, Dec. 23.-While
entering LudingtOn harbor Saturday
midnight during a heavy sOutherly
gale the Pere Marquette car ferry No.
16 struck a bar. disabling her machin-
cry and breaking the main feed steam
pipe. Mike Taft, a coal passer. whose
home is in Chicago, was scalded TO
death, and two other coal passers were
terribly scalded. They now lie in the
Marine hospital here, lowering be-
tween life and death. Many others
Tho were in the hold of the car ferry
received bad burns from the steam and
suffered great hardships during the
nine hours which followed before they
were rescued.
The accident happened at midnight,
and during the remainder of the night
there was neither light nor heat on the
boat. The wind YVES bitterly cold
Great seas rolled across the deck and
ice formed wherever the water fell.
When day broke the life saving crew
threw a line to the wrecked craft and
began rescuing the crew with their
breeches buoy apparatus. The entire
crew of thirty-three men and the body
Of Taft were taken off the wreck in
this manner. One by one the men
were hauled over the churning lee OH
the suspended cable. The operation
occupied four hours and was witnessed
with breathless interest by an i'm
mense crowd of people. The boat viii
probably prove a total loss.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-23
FULL OF MONEY
DanviIIe Laborer Finds a New
Use for a Tin
Bucket.

DanvIIIe, Ills. Dec. 25.-David Long.
4 labOrer. walked into the Second Ma
tional bank, placed his dinner pail in
the teller's window and said he want
ed to make n deposit. Then. to the
astonishment of the bank officials. he
opened the pail and showed that it was
full of soiled and crumpled bank notes
of an almost forgotten issue. There
was little less than 81 800 in the
pail, and every dollar of it was of the
old war issue of thirty-five years ago.
and worth 100 cents.
The bank retained the greater part
of the money, but some of il was in
such condition that it had to be sent
TO Washington TO be exchanged. Long.
who is about 40 years old. refused to
make any explanation of how he came
into possession of the money. Crum-
pied up in some of the bills were small
feathers and bits of straw. which gave
evidence that the money had been at
one time concealed in a bed.