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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-24
IN SOUTH
AFRICA ASSURED.
Depends Upon Convenience Of
The BOer Leaders
STOCK MARKET GOES WILD
Wild Scramble Among Brokers to Buy
South African stocks-cheerfuI
Feeling Now Pervades Pre-
toria Over the Prospects.
STOCK MARKET GOES WILD

London. May 23-The Associated Press
has every reason to believe that peace IN
South Africa is pra tically secured. How
soon 1t will be announced depends ap-
parently, more upon the convenience Oh
the Boer leaders than upon the lnciina-
tion of the British government. The pri-
vate and official aitioN5 received tolhght
in London from South Africa all point
to the same conclusion. The Boer leaders
are unable to convince all their followers
of the wisdom of acquiescing TO the
terms of peace.
The surmise of one well-informed per-
son places the sum total of the delibera-
tions of the cabinet ministers today at
decision regarding the points of the peace
agreement of entirely minor Importance.
Another surmise is that the cabinet has
merely sent a rather mock ultimatum TO
South Africa which can be used by the
Boer leaders in explanation to their
forces
Were the Beers a thoroughly disci-
plined force, dependent upon the action
OF their general officers, peace probably
would be proclaimed tonight, but Botha,
DeWet and the other generals seem
themselves unable to positively guaran-
will be followed
The delegates at Vereningen, according
to information III possession of the war
office, are fairly evenly divided. Conse-
uuently extreme precautions are exer-
cised both in London and Pretoria to
prevent any premature action or report
which might adversely influence the
Burghers
A member of the House of Commons,
who Is in close touch with the govern
ment said to representative of the AS
ISOLATED Press tonight, that he believed
everything was se.tled and the British
terms would be found unexpectedly lib
eral.
The Stock Exchange throughout the
day was a seething mass of brokers who
eagerly bought South African shares,
while long after the closing of the ex-
change nearly a thousand brokers crowd
ed Throgmorten street and did frantic
curb business, on the strength of the
peace outlook
Berlin, May 23.-The foreign office here
has been advised today from Pretoria
that peace In South Africa is practically
concluded.
Cheerful at Pretoria.
Pretoria, Transvaal, Thursday, May ".
The feeling here, which has been decid-
edly pessimistic for several days is now
more cheerful 1t is known that eight
delegates came to Pretoria as the result
of a complete deadlock at Vereningen
where the Free Staters held out for in
dependence and the majority of the
Transvaalers, though anxious for peace.
refused to abandon their allies. This Is
the cause of the Boer delegation being
now here. The hopefulness of today Is
the outcome of the general conviction that
some arrangement is pending which may
solve the difficulty at Vereningen.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-24
ROOSEVELT AGAIN TRIES
TO HUMILIATE GEN. MILES

Washington, May 23.-The President has
revoked the o. executive order of Au-
gust 30, 1901, by which the lieutenant gen.
eral comm andinr the army General
Miles) and the adjutant general (Corbin)
in turn. are to assume the duties of secre-
tary of war In the absence of the secreta-
ry and assistant secretary. Both the Sec
retary and assistant secretary were alb
sent today, but Secretary Root issued a
special order designating his chief clerk,
John c. Schofield, to act for him.
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GROSVENOR DECLARES WAR.
viii Oppose All Private Bills Affect
ing State of Alabama.

Washington, May 23.-(Special. Rep
resentative Grosvenor of Ohio seems to
have declared war on all private bills
affecting the state of Alabama. In the
House this morning he objected to the
consideration of Representative Richard
sons bill granting to w. F. Thompson
and others the right to construct dams
on the Tennessee river at Muscle Shoals
for electric power purposes on the grounds
that Representative Underwood of Ala
bama had recently objected to one of his
pet measures
Mr.. Richardson declares that unless
Grosvenor allows his bill to come before
the House the Eleventh Ohio district rep
resentative need not ask for another
unanimous consent this session.
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AMBURG, May pa special dis

.1ZE Pdlcn TO the Hamburg BOerSen-
Halle from Guatemala says that
the town of Quezaltenango has been
wholly destroyed by an earthquake which
lasted three-quarters of a minute. Busi-
ness is entirely suspended in Guatemala
and great part of the coffee crop there
has been destroyed.
Mexico City May %. = The dispatch
from Hamburg tonight stating that pa
per there has advices that the town of
Quezaltenango, Guatemala, had been
wholly destroyed by an earthquake shock
has been receiN ed here.
No news of an earthquake in Guate-
m9la has been received In this city and
no shock was felt here, as was the case
on April Is last, when an earthquake
practically destroyed the town of Quezal-
tenango and resulted In the loss OF many
lives. 1t is possible the Hamburg paper
may have received mail advices refer
ring to this earthquake.
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FOR AGED NEGROES.
BrownIow Has Bill to Provide Home
for lnfirm CoIored People.

bill of Representative Brownlow of Ten
nessee ito provide a home for aged and
inflrm colored people" has been favorably
reported by the committee on military
affairs.
This bill proposes to use the sum of
800, 900 out of the money due the estate
of deceased colored soldiers. who served
in the civil war; and which was in the
hands of the commissioners of the Freed
man Bureau and paid into the treasury
for the purpose of erecting In the Dis
trict of Columbia a memorial national
home for aged negroes.
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Secretary Root has issued an order pro-
viding that in the absence of the head of
a bureau the senior officer of the
department or corps on duty in the bu.
reau, shall assume temporary charge.
Under the application of this limitation,
no officer on duty outside of the bureau
could assume charge as does Col. Ward
of General Miles headquarters, In the
case of the adjutant generals office, but
General Corbins duties would ordinarily
be assumed by Colonel Carter.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-24
All Quiet Auain.

Fort de France Island of Martinique,
May 90 % A. M.)-All is quiet here this
morning. The French cruiser Tage is en-
gagged in landing the relief supplies which
she brought here from New Orleans. The
people are more desirous of transporta-
tion out of the island than of any relief
which can be offered them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-24
BUYS ANOTHER ROAD.
Southern Has Purchased Atlantic, VAL
dosta and Western.

Savannah, May 23.-President Samuel
Spencer of the Southern Railway, has
confirmed the report that the Southern
has purchased the Atlantic, Valdosta and
Western Railroad, the main line of which
extends from Valdosta, Ca to Jackson
VILE, Fla, 110 miles. 1t connects at Val
dosta with the Georgia, Southern and
Florida, a line that has been owned by
the Southern Railway for some years.
Its purchase of the last named line may
be followed by the establishment of
service to Jacksonville via the Georgia,
southern and Florida.
The total mileage of the Southern 5
new purchase is 1876 miles
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-24
COOSA RIVER PROVISION
STRICKEN FROM THE BILL

Washington, May 2S.-(Speciai.) AFTER a
stormy session of two hours the confer
ence committee between the Senate and
House on the rivers and harbors bill ad-
journed tonight until Monday. With the
exception of the Senate amendment ap-
propriating s450,0O0 for the Big Sandy
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river In Kentucky the various items in
the bill have been agreed upon. As here
tofore stated, the Coosa river amendment
added by the Senate is believed to have
been stricken from the bill. Other Alabama
and Tennessee river appropriations ara
unchanged. 1t is expected that the COM
mfttee will agree upon the whole bill and
report to the House early next week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-24
ALABAMA PosToFFIcEs.
Postmaster at New Decatur Gets an
Increase In Salary.

Washington. May 23.-(Special.)-Th
salary of the postmaster at New Decatur
has been increased from s170O to $500 per
annum
Henry Jackson was today appointed
postmaster at Gatoosa, Shelby County,
vice W. A. Sanders resigned.
A postoffice has been established at
Adamsburg, DeKalb County, with Samuel
NJ. Howard as postmaster.
w. r. Work has been appointed post
master at Mossboro, Shelby County. vice
L. K. Moss resigned.
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Fear Further Disaster.

London, May 24-A special dispatch
from Point-a- Pitre. Island of Guadeloupe,
date, May 23 says faint light was OBJ
served last night In me direction Of the
Island of Martinique, accompanied by de-
donations. and hat 1ears are entertained
of further disasters.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-24
LOUD CONDEMNS
PENSION PRACTICE
SAYS 1T is A DISGRACE, WHICH
DRAWS EMPHATIC RESPONSES
FROM SULLoWAY, SuLZER AND
MIERS.

day Mr.. Loud of California criticised the
special pension legislation as a disgrace
and drew emphatic responses from
Messrs. Suloway of New Hampshire, Sui
ger of New York and Miers of Indiana.
In all 1O5 private pension bills were
passed.
Mr.. Gaines of Tennessee had read the
appeal of the Governor of Tennessee for
relief for the widows and children of the
men killed in the recent mine disaster
in Tennessee. The house at 4:15 p. m.
adjourned until Monday
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-24
THE SENATE.

Washington, May pa temperate and
carefully prepared speech was delivered
in the Senate today on the Philippine bill
by Mr.. Dubois of Idaho He confined
himself almost entirely to discussion of
the commercial and Industrial aspects of
the Philippine question, his purpose be-
ing to show that it would be disadvant-
age to the people of this country to retain
the islands.
A reply to Mr.. Dubois was made by Mr..
Beveridge of Indiana, who contended that
the development Of China's resources
would be of advantage in trade and COM
merce to the United States, as the indus
trial development Of other nations had
been.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-09

ady or other, does not deposit naturally its eggs
it's miIt- The patient, in this operation. is
held with the left hand. while with the right
firm pressure is exerted along its sides from the
breast down TO the tail. Stripping must often
be done with captive fish. II is the least dan
gerous Of all the operations in fish surgery.
Admirable results are obtained by dosing fish
with medicines. Castor oil. for swelling OF the
swimming bladder. is a remedy rhat seldom
fails. hshs dose Of castor oil is one drop. di-
luted slightly The liquid may be administered
either with IA spoon with quill toothpick-
The process in each case is similar The fish is
held in erect position. its head we'll UP. and
the drippings from the toOthpick the con-
tents OF the spoon directed into it's mouth
Sometimes they flow forth again through the
gis. and in this event the dose must De re-
peated It's administration with the toOthpick
is rather better than with the spoon. because
the toothpick be pushed We'll down the
throat. and thus the medicine is in no danger
of escaping through the giIIs
a swollen swimming bladder is a frequent
and dangerous ailment of captive fish, Under it
they become extremely corpulent and unwieldy
at length they turn and float on their backs;
finally they die. But in nine cases out of ten
one dose of castor oil cures this disease in day
Fish often lose appetite become thin and weak.
and apathetic Their trouble then is stomachic.
and nuX vOmica. with them as with human be-
ings. affords quick relief A drop of dilute nux
vOmica will bring back a fish's appetite. restore
its weight and make it active and cheerful
The fish doctor is the outcome of the popu-
larity of rare fish-of Japanese and Indian and
African varieties. some of which cost from So
to 500 each. AS such fish are imported al
great cost, and as. in many instances they have
attained their full growth only after fifteen
or twenty years of careful tending il is only
natural that great efforts should be taken to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-09

cessful. 1t must be resorted 10 often with
japanese goldfish, for these costly and grace
full creatures, with their resemblance to strange
golden flowers. have tails bigger than their
bodies and when their tails. frequently
happens. become affected with fungus they
are unable to swim we'll and sometimes in
deed, they drown. fish browns" techni-
cally. when. floating with its head out of the
water, II dies from asphyXiation
The knife is used on fish to remove tumors or
lacerated scales or spiintered bones which un-
eXcised would cause the hshs death. John
Pope successfully cut out tumor in October
from the abdomen OF a Japanese telescope" a
rare sort of golden carp. with eyes that protrude
fully half an inch from their sockets The tumor
was huge that the "telescope' could scarce
y swim at all Unless it kept up the most fran
tic exertions of its fms and TAIL it turned over
on its back and hoatea SO. quite overbaIanced
by it's swollen abdomen. Pope lifted it from
the water and laid it on wet table. He made
V-shaped incislon above the tumor The
tumor itself, which was the size of a marble
he tore out with his fingers. not cutting it out
because the former method was bloodess
whereas the latter would have caused a severe
hemorrhaEe and then he sewed up the incision
quickly with fine silk thread Finally he band
aged the wound with tight rubber bandage
and returned the fish TO the water. 1t was well
enough 10 eat the next day, ana IN a week the
removal of the bandage showed that the wound
had quite healed This very successful opera
ton kept the fish patient out of the water just
four minutes
Laceraticns Of the scales are only treated
when they are so severe that the fish without
treatment would surely die. This operation is
successful in about 20 per cent of the cases
The remaining 30 per cent die because their
wounds do not heal
Stripping is an operation resortcd to when in
the breeding season, the fish, through some mall
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-09
BRAZIL'S NEW PRESIDENT.
TO BE INAUGURATED THIS week.-Mrs.
OFFICIAL. CAREER - BIG COFFEE
BUSINESS OF THE COUNTRY.

Dr. Francisco de Paula Rodrigues AIves. who
was elected President of the United States of
Brazil last March, will be formally inaugurated
next Saturday. The inauguration ceremony viii
take place at the capital Rio Janeiro. and
the occasion will be doubly important 10 the
citizens of Brazil because il Will also be the
anniversary of the proclamation of the re-
public, the Brazilian Fourth of July. \ bit OF
mourning will be mixed with the celebration
because Of the death a few weeks ago Of DR..
SilvianO BrandaO. who was elected Viee-Presi-
dent on the ticket with the new head of the
republic special election TO fill the vacancy
will probably take place this month.
The President belongs TO the Republican
party, which is also described as the Con-
sentative" the opposing faction being the Fed
eral party. He was born July :. 1S4S. at
Guare,inSUeta, in the State of Sac Paulo. He
was graduated from the Dom Pedro II College
in 1866 and in 1870 received the degree Of
doctor in law at the College of Sac PaulO
shortly after that he was elected 10 the State
legislature Of Sac PauIo and to the Imperial
Congress in 1887. Emperor Dom Pedro II ap-
pointed him after that President of the State
of Sac PaUlO- After the proclamation of the
republic in 1889 he was elected representative
of his native State in the list Federal Assembly
and helped TO frame the Brazilian constitution.
In 1891 he was appointed Minister of the Treas
ury under President PeiXoto and in 1895
elected Federal Senator for his State. He
signed his place in the Senate to assume for
the second time the duties of Minister Of the
Treasury under President de NoraeS. Or.
Alves again elected TO the Senate and again
left that body TO become the Governor OF his
State and before his term of office had expired
he was chosen 10 the Presidency of the republic.
A prominent Brazilian in this city. in speak
ing of the new President, said: He is one OF
the abIest men in the republic, who has filed
every place To which he has been called with
dignity. His State includes the great coffee
plantations and could furnish the rest OF the
civilized world with that necessary article. The
new President is himself large coffee grower,
knows the business thoroughly and is as good
a merchant ne is a statesman His admin
istration OF the affairs of sac PauIO was marked
by honesty and the people of the whole country
look up to him with confidence"
1t is well known that he Will appoint as
members of his Cabinet Baron de Rio Braneo
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save their lives when they fall i'll. In the maxi
ing of these efforts countless experiments have
been tried from time to time. Out of those ex-
perinents have been born the rules and prin-
ciples of fish surgery and fish medicine that
have been cited here.
Those who own aquariUms longer need to
fear when their fish fall i'll that they will in
evitably die, for there are physicians now in ali
the large cities who go from aquarium to aqua
hum as another sort Of physician goes from
sickbed TO sickbed- The fees of the fish physi-
clan are not so large. nor are his remedies so
numerous. as the other mans but his cures are
Just many and just as complete.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-12-15

That you be hanged by the neck until
dead"
Charles Lennox heard these words from
The lips of Judge McClernan this after
noon. He did not show that they meant
anything to him. and he had not inter
posed any objection to the pronouncing
Of sentence at that time.
Judge McClernan spoke loud and clear.
All in the room, and it was crowded, could
hear what he said. Those who had come
TO catch glimpse Of Madame LaBonta re-
NAMED over when they heard that Lennox
was to hear the words that fixed his pun
ishment.
When the case was called Lennon
stepped out briskly and remained standing.
He was neatly dressed in light suit,
wore new shoes, was freshly shaved, with
hair neatly trimmed and fnustacn. care
fully dressed and curled.
The man who had been pronounced
guilty of murder in the first degree looked
squarc!y at the judge His eyes did not
move from the face of the man who held
in his grasp his very life. Lennox seemed
to realize this, and his face was impassive,
though the eyes looked with all of their
strength, apparently, at the judge.
When the fatal words were spoken Len
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hope and not yet the time to become ner-
yous over impending death.
No time for the execution was fixed by
the Judge The date will be named later.
This leaves Lennox in suspense, but a
notice of intention to take an appeal to
the supreme court was filed by his attor-
ney Immediately after sentence was pro-
nounced.
Although he did not by the motion OF a
muscle betray any feeling in the case, Len
nox was pale. Dark circles about the eyes
and peculiar appearance OF the lashes in
dicatcd previous nervousness and loss of
sleep.
In the case of Lennox the jury did not
consider the fact that he had turned states
evidence and confessed, as worth anything.
Lennox was found guilty of murder in the
first degree, the same result having pre-
yiously occurred in the case of James Mar
tin, who was charged with him as having
assisted in the killing of James Williams, a
railroad fireman, at Silver Bow Junction
last July.
At the time of the killing the men ac-
cused were tramps. They were charged
with having endeavored to holdup the fire.
man and to have shot him when he refused
to give up his yauables and endeayored to
flee. Lennox said Martin did the shooting.
This was denied by the other and now both
are under sentence to die on the galows.
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ny ASSOCIATED PRESS.


Washington. Dec. Is.-Mrs. Ulysses $.
Grant died at her residence in this city last
night at ~ o'clock.
The death was due to heart failure, Mrs.
Grant having suffered for years OF val
vular disease Of the heart, which was ag-
gravaed by a severe attack of bronchitis.
This disease prevented her from rallying
from attacks.
Her daughter, Nellie Grant Sartotis,
was The only one of her children present
At her death, her three sons who had been
summoned, all being ont OF the city.
There were also present at the bedside
when the end came, Miss Rose Mary Sar-
toris, grand daughter, DR.. Bishop. one of
the attending physicians and two trained
nurses. Death came peacefully, the suf-
fcrcr retaining consciousness practically TO
the end.
Word has come from Jesse and Y. s.
Grant, Jr two Of the sons in California,
that they have started on their way 10
Washington
The other son. Gen. Fred Grant, is in
Texas, and he will hasten here as soon as
he receives message telling him OF his
mothers death.
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PORTLAND JUR|ST
IN THE SWEAT-B0X
by ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Portland, Ore, Dec. I5.-Muncipal
Judge II. w. Hogue and B. b. Bcekman, a
well-known attorney, who ON December 6
made tour of the gambling houses and
saw the games in operation, have been
called before District Attorney Chambers
lain placed under oath and forced to tell
whom they saw in the places they visited.
AS result number of prominent citi-.
zens are to be called before the grand jury
to answer the charge of gambling in viola
tion of the city ordinance. Both the Judge
and the attorney were adverse to informing
on their friends, but the district attorney
was firm and insisted that they give the
names of every one that they saw.
Il have always said," remarked the dis
trict attorney, that if l knew of any repu
table citizen who had seen any one gam
bling would indict them as witnesses and
make them tell what they saw. This is the
first chance | have had and | have made
my word good"