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The age-herald., 1902-03-18
l5 Years Old and Aged in Old Oaken Barrels.

variety works at Triton. Ga; brick and tile factory at Quitman, Miss; $50, 900 street car works projected at Birming- ham. Ala; a roller Touring mill at Stone Mountain, Ga; s25 GOO foundry and ma chine shops at Fredericksburg, Va; s30,000 ice factory at Louisville, Ky; Sl5o000 wharf and coal company at Key West, Fla; $3OOO00 cold air plant at Birmingham, Ala: S25,o0) refrigerator factory at Knoxville, Tenn; a S15. 600 valve manufacturing company at Louis vile, Ky; a s15O000 oil company at Beau mont. Tex; an oil mill at Jackson, Miss a S25,OO0 telephone company at New De catur, Ala; telephone system at Lynch burg, Va. a S5O000 woolen mill at Birm- ingham. Ala: a $50,000 tobacco factory at Owensboro, Ky; tobacco factory at Winston-Salem, N O.; a saw mill at Coosada- Ala; shingle mill at New Iberia, La.; a hoop factory at Rosedale. Miss; bottling works at High Point, N C.; $l0,0O0 brick works at McHenry, Miss. : q canning factory at MaxtoP, N. C.; a cotton gin and cotton seed delinting plant at New Iberia, La; an electric light and power plant at New Decatur Ala a Touring mill at Shelbyville Tenn; a S5O- GOO company to manufacture beer coolers at Montgomery, Ala; a $30.000 saddlery at Waxahachie, Tex; a s50,00O oil com pany at Brownwood, Tex: a s3O.0O0 oil mill at Dunn. N C.; telephone system at Grafton, w. Va; a S2000 cotton mill at Rockingham, N. C.; $2OO 600 land and oil company at Lake City, Ark; a plant for the manufacture of mill stones at Prices Fork, Va; a $4O,000 cotton oil mill at Homer. La; a $50.000 electric power plant at Petersburg. Va; a $50, 900 lumber company at Fayetteville, Ark; two ex- tensive packing plants at Fort Worth, Tex; $500oo coal, oil was and manu- featuring company at Mannington, w. Va; $10.0O0 lumber company at Welch, w. Va; and a $lO000O coal mining com pany at Fairmont, w. Va.
The age-herald., 1902-03-18
cREscEUs COMING SOUTH.
The Great Trotter Will Give Exhibi. tions In Birmingham In October.

Toledo. O.. March 17.-George H. Ketch- um, owner of Cresceus. the great trotter, is home from the West, and has given out his itinerary for Cresceus' campaign this coming season. The champion will uake his first public appearance at h. dianapolis on August 21; August 2s. at Dayton O.; September Il, Syracuse N. r.; September 25, Philadelphia; October and 9, open; October Is, Memphis, Tenn; ; October g, Birmingham, Ala; October 3o Atlanta, Ga; November S. Montgomery Ala; November IS, Mobile, Ala; Novem- Der H, Havana, Cuba. At all of these places Cresceus will be paced by the run ner, Mike the Tramp. Thus far MT Ketchum has been unable to secure a race
The age-herald., 1902-03-18
England Buys 12,ooo Horses.

St. Joseph. Mo, March 1z-One of the largest single orders for horses ever given in the country has been closed with buyer at the St. Joseph horse and mule market. The contract calls for 12,o0O horses. to be delivered ct the rate of 800 per month for twenty-four months. While the contract involves many vari- cites of the animals, it is the general be- lief that the greater part of them are for the use of the British army in South Africa.
The age-herald., 1902-03-18
SL0SS COMPLAINTS
 ANNUAL REPORT
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(continued from Fifth Page). ingham,~1 blowing engine; North Birm- ingham, 3 stoves for No furnace. Sheffield District Furnaces-Philadel- phia furnace, 800 H. P. of boilers; Phila- delphia furnace, l blowing engine; Lady Ensley furnace, 1 blowing engine; Hat tie Ensley furnace, 1 blowing engine. Storage Capacity at Birmingham and Sheffeld-District furnaces to be mate rially increased.
 The Outlook The prospect is most encouraging At this writing the results of the first quar- ter are known and are 63 per cent great CT than the corresponding period of 1901 Sales have been made covering the pro- duction of the second and third quarters of the present fiscal year at prices which reasonably insure earnings of $1 200, 900 over and above bond interest and other fixed charges for the year ending Mo- vember 30, 1902. Very respectfully,
 B. O. HOPKINS,
 President Birmingham, March 1, 1902.
The age-herald., 1902-03-18
DUEL ON BRIDGE.
A Blacksmith and Carver Fight to
 the Death Over Sacramento River. D

Sacramento, Cal, March 17.-There was a bloody duel on the bridge which spans the Sacramento River between this city and the town of Washington. Yolo Coun- ty. Robert w. Woods, a railroad black smith, was met on the bridge by Van c. Dodge, who conducts a wood carving shop here, and they began shooting. Dodge had two pistols and fired ten shots Woods fired five times.
 Dodge was shot through the stomach and will die. Woods was shot in the head and in the hip, but it is not thought the wounds will prove fatal. The men quarreled about Dodge's daughter. with whom Dodge alleged Woods had been intimate
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handicap at a mile and a sixteenth today. The race was worth $l055 to the winner. Felix Bard and Ida Ledford coupled. were favorltes at evens. with Scarlet Lily sec ond choice at IS to 5 First away Barbra Frietschie showed all the speed. led throughout and won easily by two lengths. Odom rode three winners.
 First race, six furlongs-Royal Penny 1lO (Odom), 36 to l, won; Icon, 103 QIelger- son), 12 to 1, second; Travers. 110 Uind- sey). to 10. third. Time 1:16.
 Second race, mile and seventy yards, selling-Frank Jones, 90 CHelgerson). 5 to l, won; Rose of May. 9S (G. Thompson). IS to 5, second; Kentucky Muddle, 9S (Scully), 100 to 1, third. Time 14S1a
 Third race, selling. mile-Elmoran, 10S Nindsey), to ?, won; Larry c. 102 (Ba- tiste), s to l. second; Judge Magee, 105 CT Walsh), 12 to l, third. Time 1:4SA.
 Fourth race, St. Patrick handicap, mile and sixteenth-Barbra Freitschie, 99 H1el- gerson). g to 3, won; Scarlet Lily, 102 tOtis), IS to 5, second; Ben Chance 105 (F. Robertson}, IS to l. third. Time ASA.
 Fifth race, handicap, seven furlongs-- Tom Kingleys. 1o7 (Odom), to 2, won; Petit Maitre. 93 (Helgerson). to 1, sec ond: Andes 102 (Otis). to 5. third. Time 1:2S%.
 Sixth race, selling. mile-Banish. 107 G1ope). to 5. won; Homage. H CW. Waldo. to 1, second; Eugenia s, 10e Uynep. 20 to 1, third. Time 1:43.
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A. F. Wilson, Montgomery; A. P. Lang ston. Columbus; J. H.. Mason, Denver; B. F. Cox, Kansas City; A. w. Long. Dallas, J. T. Williams, St. Louis; c. w. Read, Milwaukee; w. E. Mabry, Taala- hassa. Fla; W. R. Hudson, Jacksonville; J. R. Turner, Cincinnati; W. G. Moore, Louisville c. E. Jackson. Memphis A. Mohr, New York; s. r. Fowler Spring. field; w. w. Beattie, Annniston; L. G. Woodson, Galveston John M. Gilmore, St. Louis; L. G. Woodson. Nashville; J. B. Gibson, Asheville; R. F. Smith, Char lct,e. N. C.; c. H. McClury, Murfrees b3ro. Tern.; w. G. McMerry, Atlanta. Henry Moses, Charles 'on. s. C.; John Lave. Nashv file; A. J. Woodwork, Mead. vile. Pa; H. A. Wilson. Lomax Ala; J. E Lasy, Cincinnati; J T. John, At linta.
The age-herald., 1902-03-18
Strikers Returnina to Work.

Bristol, Tenn, March 1.-The coal situation in the Southwestern fields appears to be somewhat improved to- day. The operators are allowing the strikers to return to work, and some of them have accepted this as recogni- ton of the union. It is claimed that without outside help the strikers will not be able to prolong the strike for recognition
The age-herald., 1902-03-18
Are you a rooter?

Every male citizen of Birmingham pos sessing the necessary qualifications to- gether with either horn, tin pan. bugle, COW bell or lusty lungs is eligible provid- cd he appears before a board of baseball registrars within ninety days and takes the required oath.
 The object of the organization is to root Any one at this time disqualified by reason of youth or ignorance as to the technic of the art can apply to Norman Jones. Tom Rensford or MT. Glenn ana receive explicit instructions. These will probably compose the board of registrars and will issue life certificates to all am- bilious young men before the first ball crosses the plate in April. These certi- ficates are beautifully gotten up, and when attached to the left lapel of a blue serge coat put a voters registration cer- tihcate in the thirty-cent class The cre- dentials will be print ed on ribbon and but tons, and the profile of a razor back swine has been suggested as the neces- sary ornament. Any person desiring one of these works of art right now eZn have them made by any manufacturer who makes them; otherwise you can wait ten days and get one free.
 The Rooters Association promises to be one of the strongest social organiza- tions in Birmingham and weekly meet ings will be held for instruction. Papers will be read telling of the effectiveness of in-shoots, out-shoots, three-baggers and bunts. Knocking will also be in or der when 1t is deemed good and proper. To baseball players who don't know the game explicit instructions will be given. Manager Haller will also be taught how to run his team.
 Norman Jones has been elected presi- dent with offices at the corner of First
The age-herald., 1902-03-18
MOBILE
Negro Convict Captured-Another Is
 Crushed to Death.

Mobile March 7.-(special) l)-Lewis An derson, colored, an escaped convict, was captured here today. He was sentenced from this county and served three days when he escaped.
 Charles Harris, negro laborer, was caught between two cars this morning while crossing the Louisville and Nash vile Railroad track and crushed to death.
 c. C. Kaufman, prominent citizen of Bayon La Batre, this county, who died there yesterday, was inferred here today.
The age-herald., 1902-03-18
FOUND DEAD IN BED.
Fireman Took an Overdose of Nor.
 phine at Decatur.

Decatur, March E.-(Special)-C. D. Woodruff of Cleveland, O., a Louisville and Nashville fireman, was found dead in his bed at Mrs. Davis boarding house in South Decatur today. Woodruff is SUD- posed to have been dead about two days. not being seen alive since last Friday.
 His death is attributed to an overdose of morphine. to the use of which drug Woodruff was given.
The age-herald., 1902-03-18
New Minister From Colombia.

Washington, March 17.-Jenor Jose Vim cente Concha, the newly appointed min- ister from Colombia, presented his ere dentials to President Roosevelt today. speeches exchanged had as their keynote the expression of hope for closer com mercial relations between the United States and Colombia.
The age-herald., 1902-03-18
Four Perish In Blizzard.

Minot. N. D., March 17.-A family of four living north of Minot is known to have perished in the blizzard. Many oth- CTS are believed to be dead but particu- lars cannot be obtained as source of communication is just opening. The stock losses will be heavy.
The age-herald., 1902-03-18
Join the ROOter'S Club
 And be Prepared to Root

Avenue and Nineteenth street or any other corner better adapted to the pur- pose. He will be required to give bona in the sum reaching into the four figure class. Among his securities are Ahos Carnegie and Plerp. Morgan. The Stano- ard oil Company has also asked represen- tation.
 Unless some kind hearted clothier will give a suit of scenery to the first Birm- ingham player who starts balloon as- tension by dropping the ball out or the garden the members will be required to put up fifty cents as a contribution to fund for this purpose
 Little Rock and New Orleans have slrni- lar organizations and purpose to lay It all over the Coal Barons this summer. They have already had several meetlngs and 1t behooves the Birmingham rooter to enthuse.
 Anyone desiring to join the Rooter's Club will please send their names to the Sporting Editor of The Age-Herald who will place them on the honor roll and forward 1t to the officers of the local' organization.
 Disloyalty will not be tolerated in this select push" and 1t must be clearly un- derstood that every root must be for Birmingham and for Birmingham alone. Knocks must be reserved for meeting of the Rules committee when they will be considered.
 The buttons or insignia of the order bearing the intelligent profile of a hog will be in the hands of the Sporting Edi- tor of The Age-Hera within a week or ten days and all applicants can receive one by calling and taking the necessary oath Recommendations of well known rooters would be in order. The pass word Is Knocking Don't Co.,"
 'Buffaloes" and ''Moundbuilders" will be asked no questions.
The age-herald., 1902-03-18
On Me Race Svack
At Few Orleans.

New Orleans, March 17.-Barbra Frietsohie, at the liberal price of 9 to ?. scored an easy victory in the St. Patrick
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At the Information Bureau we sell you twelve car tickets for fifty cents.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-15
Ny Strangest Case
BY GUY BOOTHBY.
Author Of DR.. NlKOLA' BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL"
'PHAROs, THE EGYPTIAN" Etc.
copyrighted. 1901, by Ward. Lock & Col
BY GUY BOOTHBY.

sembled Hayle in no sort of way.
We boarded the South African mail
boat, but he was not among her pas
sengers; we overhauled the Ameri-
can liner, with an equally barren re-
suit. We paid cursory visits to the
principal hotels, but could hear no
tidings of him in any one of them.
AS matter of fact, if the man had
Journeyed to Southampton, as / had
every reason to suppose he had done,
he must have disappeared into thin
air when he got there. The whole
affair was most bewildering, and I
scarcely knew what to think of it.
That the boots at the hotel had not
been hoodwinking me / felt assured
in my own mind. His anger against
the man was too real to allow any
doubt upon that point. At last, hav-
ing exhausted all our resources, and
not seeing what 1 could do further,
l returned to my subordinate's lode-
ings, where it had been arranged
that kilograms should be addressed
to me. On my arrival there yellow
envelope was handed to. me. | tore
lt~open eagerly and withdrew the
contents. 1t proved to be from Dick
son, and had been sent off from
Dover. | took my cookbook from
my pocket and translated the mes
sage upon the back of the telegraph
form. 1t ran as follows:
Man with triangular scar upon
left cheek, brown bag and travelling
rug, boarded train at Herne Hill.
went through to Dover, and has
booked to Paris. Am following him
according to instructions"
Then he slipped me after ALL" I
cried. 'He must have gone on to
Waterloo, crossed to Cannon street,
then on to London bridge. The
cunning scoundrel. He must have
made up his mind that the biggest
bluff he could play upon me was to
tell the truth, and, by Jove! he was
not very far wrong. However, those
laugh best who laugh last, and
though he has had a very fair
innings so far, we will see whether
he can beat me in the end. I'll get
back to town now, run down to Bish-
opstowe tomorrow morning to re-
port progress, and then be off to
Paris after him on Monday"
At S:45 that night l reached Lon
don. At the same moment Mr..
Gideon Hayle was sitting down to
charming little dinner at the Cafe
des Princes, and was smiling to him
self as he thought of the success
that had attended the trick he had
played upon me.
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SYNOPSIS.


PARTI.-Three rogues. Hayle, Kltwater
and Codd, meet at Singapore. Latter two
have learned of existence of hidden treas
0re at Sengkor- Wat-old Burmese ruin
near Chinese border. Hayle only half be-
lieves account but nevertheless agrees to
join In search
PART H.-Reachng Sengkor-Wat, the
men make their way through the ancient
streets and toward the once splendid pal
ace. Toward dusk after most tedious
search they come upon secret entrance to
underground vaults, in which are discov-
cred great quantities of bar gold and uncut
hands with gems and the men make their
way outside again. On reaching camp they
mo their two Burmese servants, slain and
horribly mutilated, Chinese fashion. Dur
ing the night Hayle secures treasure and
steals away into the jungle.
PART III.-Utterly exhausted and un-
conscious, Hayle is found by English Off
AS soon as able he leaves for Rangoon
and thence to England.
PART 1.-TWO months later another
olncer at Nampoung, while out on hunt
GENES tsn across kitwater and codd kitwa,
fallen into hands of Chinese who had put
out his own eyes and pulled out Codds
tongue. After recovering somewhat from
effects of exposure and tortures they set
on in pursuit of Haye.
CHAPTER I.-George Fairfax relates
how he became a detective in Australia
and finally came to open up an office in
London.
CHAPTER II.-Kitwater and Codd try
to secure Fairfax's services. They repre-
sent themselves as missionaries returned
from China where a rich native patron
turned over to them on his death great
fortune which was stolen by guest
tHayle) at the mission. Fairfax almost
concludes not to take case
CHAPTER III.-Miss Titwater calls on
Fairfax in behalf of her uncle and sue
CeedS in persuading him to take up the
work. Later in the day a stranger. who
calls himself Edward Bayley of the Santa
SruZ Mining company, seeks to get Fair
TAX to go to Argentina to shadow mine
manager who is suspected of embeZZle-
ment. Detective replies he now has case
on which will engage him for some time.
Fairfax at a leading jewelers. learns that
Is unusually large uncut stones have there
Just been received, and gets description Of
man of whom they were bought.
CHAPTER IV.-One evening Fairfax
finds himself followed by two ruffians, but
manages to elude them. Suspecting they
next night. but with one of his most pow
erful men but little behind. Finding that
he is indeed followed. Fairfax turns into
dark - street and turns a6ou, and con, con,
hired TO brain him. Finding where they
We're to meet their principal, detective
goes in their place to keep appointment
He conceals himself and is much sur
prised to see Mr.. Bayley approach.
vHAPTER V.-From the managing de
rector of the Santa Cruz Mining company
Fairfax learns there is no Bayley in their
employ. The director, however remem-
bers a former clerk who answers to the
description given by the detective: his
name was Gideon Hayle That same day
by accident Fairfax almost comes upon
Hayle. but the latter escapes into cab.
Fairfax follows in close pursuit. After
a lorg chase the forward cab comes to a
STOP but it is empty.
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even getting on the scent. I shbuM
be hampered at every turn"
He heaved heavy sigh.
"Blind blind!" he said with HSs
spair in his voice. "But know that q
shall meet him some day, and when
I do"
His ferocity WIS the more terriEN
by reason of his affection.
"Only wait, Mr. Kitwater," Z Tea
piled. "Wait, and if I can help ynus
you shall have your treasure bach
again. Will you then be satssfed3A
Yes, I'll be satisfied" he aus
swered, but with what struck me Of
almost reluctance. eyes, when 4
have my treasure back again I'll BID
satisfied, and so will Cold. In THIS
meantime I'll wait here in the DARK
the dark in which the days and mght&
are the same. Yes, I'll wait au&
wait and wait"
lTo be Continually
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who has led such vigorous life as
your uncle has DONE"
/ could almost have declared that
she shuddered at my words. Did she
know more about her uncle and his
past life than she liked to think
about? 7 remembered one or two
expressions he had let fall in his ex-
element when he had been talking
to me, and how I had commented
upon them as being strange words
TO come from the lips of mission
airy. I had often wondered whether
the story he had told me about their
life in China, and Hayle's connection
with it, had been true one. The
righteousness with which China
man olSngs 20 the religion Of hf fore
fabheEg Is 55royerDsal, and 4 cotisd not
rsmel6Seg Meyipg ever Asasa that 4
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CHAPTER WI.

When / reached the charming little
Surrey village of Bishopstowe, L
could see that it bore out Kitwater's
description of it. A prettier little
place could scarcely have been dis
covered, with its tree-shaded high
road, its cluster of matched cottages.
its blacksmith's shop, rustic inn with
the signboard on high post before
the door, and, last but not least, the
quaint little church standing some
hundred yards back from the main
road, and approached from the lych-
gate by an avenue of lines.
Here" said to myself, sis a
place where man might live to be
100, undisturbed by the rush and
hustle of the great world"
That was my feeling then, but
since l have come to know it better,
and have been permitted an oppor-
tunity of seeing for myself some
thing of the inner life of the hamlet,
l have discovered that it is only the
life of great city, on small scale.
There is the same keen competition
in trade, with the same jealousies
and chickering's. However, on this
peaceful Sunday morning it struck
me as being delightful. There was
an old-world quiet about it that was
vastly soothing. The rocks cawed
lazily in the elms before the church
as if they knew it were Sunday morn
ing and day of rest. A dog lay ex-
tended in the middle of the road,
basking in the sunshine, a thing
which he would not have dared to do
on weekday. Even the little
stream that runs under the old stone
bridge, which marks the center of
the village, and then winds it's tor
tuous course round the churchyard,
through the Squire's park, and then
down the valley on its way to the
sea, seemed to flow somewhat more
slowly than was it's wont.
Feeling just in the humor for lit
tie moralizing, I opened the lych-
gate and entered the churchyard.
The congregation were singing the
last hymn, the Old Hundredth, if
remember rightly, and the sound of
their united voices fitted perfectly
into the whole scheme, giving it the
one touch that was lacking. AS l
strolled along I glanced at the in
scriptions on the various tomb
stones, and endeavored to derive
from them some notion of the lives
and characters of those whose mem
ories they perpetuated.
SACRED to the memory of Eras-
mus Cunning, ~ years schoolmaster
of this parish. Born cath of March,
1905, and rested from his labors on
September the 19th, 1875" Seating
myself on the low wall that sur
rounded the churchyard, I looked
down upon the river, and, while so
doing, reflected upon Erasmus Gum
ming, What had he been like, this
knight of the ferrule, who for az
years acted as pedagogue to this
tiny hamlet? What good had he
done in his world2 Had he realized
his Hfe's ambition? into many OF
the congregation now wprshipfng
yonder he must haze drigeps5he three
rs, possibly with the es5fstanes of
Eha faithful .ferrufe aforesaid. yet