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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
AMERICANS BUY
 ANTIQUE PICTURES
OUR MILLIONAIRE NOW PUR- CHASE COMPLETE COLLECTIONS
 WHERE THEY FORMERLY BOUGHT ONLY SINGLE PIECES.

Berlin, September 13.-Professor Angst, of the Swiss National Museum, will dis cuss in his forthcoming annual report recent American influence upon the Euro pean market for antique objects of art, pointing out that while American collec- tors formerly bought single objects. like their European rivals, the later American generation of millionaires buy entire col lections at once at prices utterly exclud- ing European bidders. Such buying, the director will say, gives the purchasers a guarantee of the genuiness of the ob- jects since they were gathered by pains taking connoiseurs. Director Angst at tributes this innovation to the rapid ere ation of American millionaires through the recent great trusts and refers to J. P. Morgan's purchase for $6OO,OO0 of Mann heim's famous collection of Majolicas. fayences bronzes, etc., in Paris.
 Such purchases, the director asserts, are an irreparable loss for Europe. He admits that MT. Morgan, MT. Carnegie and others will either open their collec- lions to the public or give them outright to the museums, adding: 'The liberality with which rich Americans treat the museums of their country throws into the shade everything hitherto seen in Europe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
BRYAN TAKES HAND
 IN OHIO CAMPAIGN
MOB CLAMORS FOR
 PRISONERS LIFE
JAIL DOOR HAS BEEN BATTERED DOWN AT BUTLER, PA, BUT THE SHERIFF IS HOLDING THE MOB BACK.

Butler, Pa, September 13.-A mob of 2ooo men at mid-night yelling like de- mons are attempting to take the life of Jerry Bennett, a prisoner in the Butler county jail. The mob has battered down the jail door but is being held back by Sheriff Hoon and armed deputies. A dozen policemen are vainly trying to quiet and disperse the would-be lynehers.
 Bonnet, 26 years of age, was caught in the act of assaulting 7-year1old daughter of John H. Wagner, tailor, under a box car under West Pennsylva- mia railroad station. The child was cov- cred with blood and was feebly crying Mamma, Mamma" when rescued from her brutal assailant
 crowd quickly gathered around Ben nett and his cartors. and yells of lynch him" were raised at once, but Policemen Kempher, Graf and Shultz appeared just in time to save Bennett, hustled him into passing trolley car and sped away with their prisoner before the astonished men realized what had happenec.
 But frenzied humanity was not to be baffold, and mad rush in pursuit of the car ersued and ended at the jail. The officers got their man behind the bars be- fore the mob arrived. Stones and bricks were beirg hurled through the windows of the dwelling part of the jail.
 At 11:10 the mob secured six by six tim Der fourteen feetin length and using it as a tattering ram, crushed the front double doors of the jail leaoing into the residence of Sheriff Hoon. Although three inches in thickness the door was splin- tered into kindling. Sheriff Hoon and two policemen who were standing guard on the steps in the front door were swept aside.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
FORESTS ARE ARLAzE.
Fires Raging in Every County In
 Western Washington.

Portland. Ore, September 13.-The for est fires are raging in this vicinity and doing incalculable damage.
 Sixty people in the town of Springwa- ter, Clackamas county, were compelled to flee for their lives and rendered homeless and a fine timber belt was destroyed
 The town of Palmer, situated twenty miles east of Bridal Veil, in this county, has been destroyed. The damage in eastern Multonomah county amounts to s45,OOO and every family has been fighting the fire since Monday.
 The destruction of the village of Viola is certain.
 A woman was burned to death near Vancouver and another woman and child are missing. Mills and lumber to the value of $1000,000 in Chehais county. have been destroyed.
 The damage near Lentz, Ore, amounts to over $250000. Details of various losses from numerous country districts are ar irving and the record of small individual losses will not be finished until rain shall have come to quench the ever-spreading flames. The weather bureau has given no promise of rain within the next twenty four hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
State Appointments.

Montgomery, September 13-(Special.) J. The governor returned today from Tate Springs and went down to his home at Eufaula to spend Sunday, While here he made the following appointments:
 Geneva--R. L. Martin, to be notary public at Geneva.
 Coffee-H. H. Henderson, to be notary public and justice of the peace in beat 10. Marion-John w. Robinson, to be mo- tary public and justice of the peace in beat Il.
 Marshall-W. S. Bryant, to be consta- ble in beat IS.
 Lowndes-J. M. Dickinson, to be notary public and justice of the peace in beat Is.
 Henry-J. l.. Crawford. to be notary public at Dothan.
 Calhoun-T M. Henderson, to be mo- tary public at Anniston.
 Lauderdale-Henry D. Smith. to be no- tary public and justice of the peace in beat 10
 Tuscaloosa-Huston Durrett, to be mo- tary public and justice of the peace in beat 19.
 Colbert-R. c. Reed. to be notary pub lie at Brick.
 Montgo .ery-T. T. Charles, to be mo- tary public at MontgcAlerS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
OIL FIELD FLAMES
 SLOWLY SUBSIDING
ONE LARGE CUSTER IS STILL SHOOTING COLUMN OF FIRE UP WARDS, BUT WILL SOON BE UNI DER CONTROL.

Beaumont, Tex, September 13. To- night one large gusher is still burning, sending a column of flame steadily up- wards. The efforts made this afternoon were not successful in extinguishing 1t, but more boilers have been sent for and the plan of smothering it with steam will again be tried. The small tank burned itself out this afternoon and the big one will probably die out by morning. Many of the companies lost their pumping plants and have wired for new machines, and these will be installed as soon as possible.
 An examination lead to the belief that none of the wells have been permanently injured. There is a new problem to be confronted as soon as the gusher Is ex- tinguished, and that is the control of the well. The gate valve has been melted off, and while it is probable that this can be replaced by workmen in diving suits, it is still a problem that may be a hard one. Estimates of the damage still vary, but there is general accept ance of about $100,000 as the figure that will cover the loss. The first fatality of the fire occurred this morning when B. L. May, a laborer, was killed by block falling from the top of a derrick.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
MITCHELL AND STONE
 MAINTAIN SILENCE
HOMES DESTROYED
 BY FOREST FIRES
SMOKE COVERS CITY OF PORT. LAND AND HANGS so THICK OVER STREAMS THAT NAvioA- TON IS DANGEROUS.

Portland, Ore, September 13.-The smoke from the forest fires is becoming thicker in this city. though for the most part the fires in this vicinity have burned thems elves out.
 Hundreds of people in this and adjacent counties have been made homeless. and the loss in timber and farm houses will be many hundreds of thousands of dol lars. The smoke hangs so thick over the rivers that navigation is hazardous. and all boats are behind time. There is no prospect Of rain.
 The tug Tacoma reports that the smoke from forest fires extends forty miles out to sea. Northeast winds prevailing pre- vent the approach of incoming vessels. As yet no marine accidents have been reported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
INDEX TO TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.

Washington. September 1S.-Forecast for Alabama-Fair, continued cool Sun day: Monday fair, warmer; fresh north east winds shifting to southeast.
 Page One. Bryan takes a hand in the Ohio cam paign. Mitchell and Governor Stone reticent about conference. Forest fires are raging in the north west Mob attacks jail at Butler, Pa. New York republicans endorse Roose- velt
 Page Two. Judges decisions hurt Chicago Change. Two novelties and German ware maneuvers.
 Page Three. General state news. Interesting war story.
 Page Four. Baseball, racing and general sporting news.
 Page Five. Little interest in election tomorrow for nominee for attorney general. Vaughan's removal still mystery. Republican state executive committee met and adjourned until Monday
 Page Six. Great municipal problem confronts London.
 Page Nine. Local and foreign market reports.
 SECOND SECTION. Devoted to editorial social news and miscellaneous articles by special writers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
BOTH ARE BASEBALL FANS.
Wife Asks Divorce Because Husband
 Left Her at Home.

St. Louis, September 13.-A husbands failure to take his wife to baseball game is the reason assigned in court for the divorce proceedings begun by Mrs. G. Newport against Albert New port.
 'He knows what a fan I am on base ball, judge" the woman said, and de- spite this he has not taken me to single game this season. He goes to every game and then comes home and tells me all the great plays that he saw, and that only makes things worse
 Judge Zachritz, who is somewhat of fan" admitted that such actions did savor somewhat of cruelty but said they did not constitute grounds for divorce.
 On the other side the husband related that on every occasion when his wife learned of his attendance at ball game she vented her wrath by practicing in curves at his head, using anything handy instead of the regulartion ball. The case was taken under advisement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
ASSAULTED BY TRAMPs.
Poor Woman Murdered and Her Cloth
 ing Set on Fire.

Beatrice, Neb., September 13.-Mrs. Kate Fournell, living with her parents near Steinhauer, was last night crimi- nally assaulted by tramps, who then murdered her and dragged her body into the yard, where they set fire to her clothing. When found the cloth ing was entirely burned from the body.
 The woman had been left in charge of the home by her. mother and brother, who had gone to town, and wno discovered her dead body when tney returned home today The men had evidently broken open the house, which they footed after committing the crime. A DECK of hloodhounds have been put on the trall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
BLOCKADE NOT EFFECTIVE.
Commander Rodgers Says Venezuelan
 Navy Is insufficient for the Task.

Washington. September 18.-The navy department today made public the follow ing mail report from Commander Rod gers of the gunboat Marietta. cated La gus yra, Venezuela, August 24:
 Referring to the blockade of the coast of Venezuela by the Venezuela govern ment l have the honor to report that in my opinion the blockade as a whole fs not effective
 ernmcSt is not sufficient to perform the duty of blockading all the ports and coast line mentioned in the decrees"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
0. p. eAUT APPOINTED.
Succeeds Colonel Jones as commis-
 sary General on Governors Staff.

Montgomery, September 1S.-(Special)- Col. w. B. Jones of this city has re- signed as commissary general on the staff of Governor Jelks. He was in the army with the governors father, and is an old soldier who appreciated the com pliment, but after serving nearly year steps down and out.
 The vacancy has been filled by the ap- pointment of O. P. Gaut of Birmingham Gaut is a commercial traveller, whom everybody in alabama likes. He was on tho campaign committee of Governor Jcllks .n the recent fight. The rank is that Of colonel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
NEW YORK REPUBLICANS
 ENDORSE MIR. ROOSEVELT !

position to the resolution proposing the indorsement, but this opposition was in the minority and the final decision was practically unanimous.
 "The indorsement of President Roose- velt," said George W. Dunn, chairman of the republican state committee was gone over extensively. It was the unani- nous opinion that it was not only wise to indorse the administration of MT. Roosevelt, but to indorse him for 1904
 Colonel Dunn said that the composition of the state ticket had not come before the conference.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
WOMAN CURED OF CANCER.
She Attributes to the Agency of the
 Blessed Virgin.

London, September 13.-The Daily Chronicle this morning says that Mrs. Notterman has returned to her home in London from a pilgrimage to Lourdes, France, where, to all appearances, she was miraculously cured of an internal cancerous tumor.
 Mrs Notterman was unavailingly treated for cancer before going to France by experts in the London hospitals. On entering the waters at Lourdes she ex- perienced a fainting sensation, accom- panied by pain. In a few minutes this passed away and with it the swelling of the tumor. Both at Lourdes and since her return to London Mrs. Notterman has been examined by doctors, who pro- nounce her absolutely sured. She at- tributes her cure to the agency of the blessed virgin. Her case created a great sensation among the English pilgrims.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
 GEN. JOHN H. FoRNEY DEAD.
Was Major General in Confederate
 Army-His Illness Was Brief.

Anniston, September iS. = Specially - Gen. John H. Forney, major general of the confederate army in the civil war, died tonight at his home in Jacksonville of bowel trouble after an illness of ten days. He was colonel of the Tenth Ala bama regiment until promoted. He is a brother of the late W. H. Forney. M. C.. sand father of Prof Jacob Forney of the state university. He was 73 years of age last April.
 The funeral will take place Monday morning from the Episcopal church. General Forney will be buried with Ma sonic honors. Confederate veterans of the local camp and Daughters of the Con federacy of the local chapter will at tend the funeral in body. He leaves a widow and several children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
Discuss the Fight.

Louisville, September Ex-Governor Boclxham and Mayor Grainger held long consultation here this afternoon. The proposed match between corDett and Mo Govern was discussed, but neither the governor nor the mayor would give out the nature of their conversation. After the meeting Mayor Grainer said: 'I have nothing to say in reference to the Cor bett- -NcGovern affair except that the law Will not be violated"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
Contracts for New Line.

Chicago. September 1S.-The Rock Island ard Pacific railway today let to the w. R. Stubs Contracting company, contracts for the construction of its new line of road between Versailles, Mo, and Kensas City completing the St Louis and Kansas City line of the Rock Island. The cost will be about $3,000000 Work will begin at once. The new road will be the Rock Island, Kansas City and St. Louis through iine
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
J. A. DopsoN PROMOTED.
Made Assistant General Manager of
 the Southern Railway.

general manager of the Southern rail- way, today announced the appointment of J. A. Dodson as assistant general manager, with headquarters at Wash ington.
 c. S. McManus has been made general superintendent of the western division. with headquarters at Chattanooga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
Senator Stewart Receives Sad News.

The Hague, September 15.-Unitcd States Senator William M. Stewart of Ne- vada was today the recipient of host of telegrams of sympathy on the death of his wife, who was killed in an auto mobile accident at Alameda, Cal, yes- terday Senator Stewart has not yet de- cided when he will leave for the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
NOT KICKED, BU MURDERED, Mystery in Death of Horseman Who
 Was Prosecuting Witness.

Bloomington, H., September 13.. A murder mystery was developed here tonight by the discovery that c. C.. Mcdonald, horseman of Pontiac, H., had been killed by man instead of by the kick of horse, as was at first supposed. His body was found early today in a livery barn. The first the ory was exploded by the discovery of an ax covered with blood stains near the body.
 Mcdonald was prosecuting witness in case of highway robbery and was to have testified before the grand jury next week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14

New York, September 1s.-There was conference of prominent New York state republicans today and at its close United States Senator Platt gave out as the ment:
 Tt was decided to indorse MT. Roose- welt and his administration and as far as it is in our power to indorse him for 1904"
 Senator Platt said that no other sub ject was discussed at the meeting. He admitted that there had been some op-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
CoIIlery to Start Up.
Roer Generals Delayed.

The Hague, September 13.-The de- parture from Holland of the Boer gem erals, Botha, DeWet and DeLarey, has been postponed. According to rumoi in Boer circles, the generals expect tc be received by Queen Wilhelmina, who opens the Dutch parliament Septem- Der l6.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
Upton Wants Races in Auqust.

Glasgow, September 13-Sir Thomas Lipton has yielded to strong represen- tations regarding the advisability of ear Her races for the American cup than usual. and he has decided, after con- sultation with William Fife, the designer of Shamrock ILL, to name August. ex- pressing a preference for the latter end of that month, when he hopes for steadier winds and less chance for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
MINERS MUST HAVE HELP.
Samuel Gompers Speaks to Crowd of
 2o0o In Interest of Strikers.

New York, September 13.-Samuel Com pers, president of the American Federa- ton of Labor. in addressing 2ooO persons who had gathered to attend mass meet ing at Madison Square garden tonight in behalf of the striking coal miners, an- nounced that just before starting for the meeting he had received gift of 5000 to aid the miners in their struggles. MT. Gompers said he was not at liberty remarked that the money came from a man who could well afford to spare it.
 President Gompers, briefly addressing the audience, said:
 Let me say to you that the striking miners are putting up a fight which ths American people should respect. And let me add that I believe as the time goes on we will come to admire the fight of the miners in the anthracite region of Penn sylvania. The miners can win, but we must make 1t possible for them to win In order to do so they must have bread, and 1t is the duty of organized labor to see that they are not defeated for lack of that. If they were forced to yield it would mean serious calamity to organ ized labor in every part of the country. In this fight we propose to stand by them regardless of consequences"
 coIIlery to Start Up.
 Tamaqua, Pa. September 13.-The Greenwood colliery, east of here. will resume operations on Monday. 1t is said. No coal will be mined. the purpose being to run through the breaker the material from the rich culm banks. which surround the place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
Frost In Kansas.

Topeka, Kan., September 13.-Numerous Kansas towns were visited by a light frost this morning, but the damage to crops is comparatively small.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14

Devoted to editorial, social news and articles by special writers.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-27

Twenty different languages are spo-
Ken by the mining population Of the
anthracite region In Pennsylvania,
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-27
why We shake Hands.

To shake hands with person -
rightly regarded as a token Of amity.
but very few know how this custom
arose.
According to a French ethnolOgist,
whenever two men met in former times
they were accustomed to hold up their
right hands in front of them as sign
that they had no intention OF attack
ing each other. This mark of conf
1ence, however, did not prove sufficient
In all cases- eor man may hold up his
right nand and yet, if he keeps it
closed, may have weapon concealed
In 1t, and therefore it became the Gus,
tom for the two right hands to grasp
each other, as only thus could full as
gurance be given that no weapon was
concealed In either Of them. Formerly,
therefore. this gesture, now the token
Of loyalty and friendship, was one OF
reciprocal distrust. New York Herald,
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-27
A Telling RetGrts

Fault was found, says the Christian
Endeavor World, with the way ID
which the shorthand writers reported
the speeches in a legislative body,
They retaliated by giving the speech
of one CT the members exactly as he
made it, with the following result:
'The reporters-ought not to-the re-
porters ought not to be the ones to-
Judge of what is important-not to say
what should be left out-but-the men,
Der can only judge of what is impor-
tant. AS las my speeches-as the re-
ports-as what l say is reported some
times, no one-nobody can understand
from the reports-what it is-whnt /
mean. So-it strikes melt has struck
me certain matters-things that appear
of importance-are sometimes left ont
omitted. The reporters-the papers
points are reported mean-to make
q brief statement - what the paper
thinks of interests reported" .,...~
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-27
Ont nf One CLAY.

Many years ago before the days Of
railroads a nchIeman and his wife,
with their infant, were travelling
across Salisbury plain. AS the story is
told in Mr.. A. p. Russell's Character
tstics,' they were overtaken by Sc
we're storm and took refuge in a lone
shepherds hut.
The child had taken cold before they
could find shelter and the nurse began
at once to undress it by the warm
cottage fire. AS she pulled of one
rich silken garment after another the
shepherd and his wife looked on in
awed silence.
At last the process OF undressing was
completed anu the little naked baby
was being warmed by the fire. There
1t sat, with all its splendid outer husks
peeled of, it's little body beginning to
glow in the hut by the fire. The shep-
herd drew long breath and exclaimed,
''Why, it's just like one Of ours"'
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-27
A Iannnese Hero.

I recall to mind a story of an of11cer
in the Japanese emperor's army which
was besieging q fortress. It's number
was small and relieving army was
coming up. 1t was of Immense mo-
naent that they should know how long
the fortress could hold out II it must
capitulate for Nant of supplies within
a week they could stay and win the
campaign for the emperor. A young
Japanese noblaman volunteered to go
into the fortress and ascertain how
long it could hold out. He disguised
himself, and in passing learned that it
had food and water for only two days
more.
AS he was going out with this pre-
cious information he was detected, and
the enemy said to him, I'VE are going
to cruelty you, but we will let you off
on one condition-that you go to the
wall and tell your people that we have
supplies for week"
He said, Every WELL" and went to
the wall His wife and children in the
besiegers' camp saw him, his friends
were there also, and he held up both
his hands and said to them: There
are supplies for but two days. Con
tinue the siege and you will take the
place"
He died by hundred spear points,
but he had done his duty to his gen.
eral.-Sir Edward Arnold.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-27
The Oldest Death sentence.

The oldest death sentence extant Is
found in the Amherst papyri contain
ing the trials of state criminals in
Egypt, about 1900 B. c. The criminal
in this case was found guilty of magic,
which his judges state was worthy of
death, which he carried out, and he
killed himself" apparently by stab
bing, as in the japanese "hari kari, }"
which is also of very ancient origin.
Among less civilized peoples drown
ing would seem to have been the earli-
est method, of legal punishment. for
about 45O B. c. the Britons killed their
criminals by throwing them into a
quagmire. OF other than capital pun
ishments the Oldest recorded comes
from Chaldea, where it was enacted
some COCO years ago that when any
one manned slave the hand that
thus offended should pay him each day
a measure of corn"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-27
u,1.e "6snlA Snnkew

A Mexican superstition, very COM
mon among miners in that country, re-
lates to the "gold snake" This spe-
cies of serpent is perfectly harmless
and very handsome, being green in
color and with golden iridescence
in it's scales. Faith is entertained that
wherever a gold snake makes it's nest
there is a IeAtge containing the precious
metal, and there are many miners
who will locate a claim at once il
they find a gold snake.