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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-11
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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-11

Major Frank Y. Anderson went to his
Evening star., 1902-01-31
STORM AND THE MARKETS
NO APPARENT REASON WHY PRICES
SHOULD ADVANCE,
Views of Dealers in Local SfaIIs-Pro-
trsctcd Freeze May Affect
oyster supply.

There is no reason why the present storm
should increase the price of many articles
of food. according to the statements of sew
eraI dealers in the Center market made to
a Star reporter today. Eggs and poultry
from nearby states, and oysters and fish,
it is stated, are the only things which
should really be affected by the conditions
at this time. Some of the dealers, it is
stated. have advanced the price of eggs to
as much as 35 cents a dozen at retail, al
though the advance in the wholesale mar
ket has been but slight. One dealer said
he had bought before the storm and he
would gladly sell fresh eggs at 80 cents, as
they cost him only % cents dozen. There
is but very little difference now between the
wholesale and retail prices. stated
The butter market is firm Probably the
greatest fear is about the oyster market.
OyStermen predict that cold wave lasting
a few days will double the present prices.
There is ice over most of the creeks down
the river. and the dredgers are unable to
work Very few bivalves are coming here
on the lower river steamers. The heavy
fail of snow has increased the troubles of
the dredgers, and with so much snow in
the water cold snap would render it i'm
possible for any oysters to be taken from
the beds this side of the mouth of the
river.
Good supply of Fish.
The price of fish, 1t is stated, has ad-
vanced a trifie. although the supply on
hand is large enough to fill the demands
for many days. Dealers in marine prod
ucts do not depend upon their supplies from
the Potomac river. Shad and white perch
are being received from the Caroliuas as
are Spanish mackerel and other fish. Just
after the heavy rain few weeks ago some
fine bass were taken from the Potomac
and they are selling at 10 and 20 cents
pound.
Fishermen along the coast of the Carroll
has. and as far south as Florida, are on a
strike. and this is affecting the market
much more than the storm. They are de
manding SO a month and board, instead of
$40. the wages they have been receiving
for several years.
There has been no increase in the price
of meats. The stock on the market. one
dealer stated. is larger than it has been 1T
this season in many years. Unless the
western trains are delayed for more than
ten days. he said. there viii be no danger
Of a meat famine. Such a condition of af-
fairs. he said, would really help the local
market.
Vegetables From the South
Southern vegetables are plentiful in the
market, and there has been no increase in
Evening star., 1902-01-31

they were not small ones. He did not pro-
pose to touch on all of them, but would
confine himself TO speaking OF a matter
which tended to the detriment of moral Is
and faith, and which ought not TO be pass
ed over in silence.
He said that If old age gave authority ff
faith In the common fatherland was wort n
anything, he addressed not only a warn
ing, but also an appeal, to those who pro-
posed to vote in favor of the bill now dra vi,
up to desist from their intention in the
name of all that they held sacred and dear
He exhorted them not to refuse to consider
the conjugal bonds of the Christian as
bonds holy, indissoluble and eternal in vir-
tue OF divine right No human law could
ever abrogate such a right.
The pope then expounded at some length
his views on the sanctity and indissolubIl-
lty or religious marriage, and after a de-
tailed consideration of its relations with
the civil law, urged the evil results, so far
as the family and society were concerned
winch divorce involved. The power of a
state. he said, being closely allied with it's
morals and its laws, corruption meant its
rum, and the laxity which it encourag ged
was not only a private calamity. but also
a public calamity for 1t contributed to th,.
perversion Of the people.
Evening star., 1902-01-31
FOR A PERMANENT BUREAU.
=$ HEcHTs GREATER STORES? 513-5l5 Seventh Street.
Passage of the Census Bill by the
E0Use of RcpreSentafixex

Ihe census bureau was made perma
branch Of the government service so far as
the House Of Representatives is concerned
yesterday. The bin passed at O'clock amid
the applause Of several hundred census
clerks who occupied seats in the galleries.
The bill is to go into effect on the 1st of
July next. Section ) Of the measure. how
ever winch extends the civil service laws
over the employees of the bureau. is made
operative as soon as the bill becomes a law
that is, all persons in the employ of the
Office when the bill is signed by the Presi-
dent are thereby included in the classified
service. and made eligible for transfer to
other departments of the government or FOR
retention permanently in the census office
The number which win thus be affected is
estimated at 2.GD.
The civil service provision of the him Voc
the principal point of discussion. and was
undoubtedly the attractive feature of the
bill TO many members. An illustration of
This was given when Mr.. GiIlet chairman
OF the civil service committee offered an
amendment ma king IL discretionary with the
President to classify the Office and proyid-
ing that all appointments to the same
should hereafter be made through the civil
service commission. This amendment was
met with storm OF objections Mr. Grosye
nor TOOK occasion at this time to severely
erihclse the method OF filing vacancies un-
uer the present civil service law and AT the
same time to pay high compliment 10 the
census of1ce force. The amendment WAS
Overwhelmingly voted down by a viva go
vote. '-'" 'oce
The popularity of APPOINTMENT r,ar,,
Langley of the census office was 49,
manifest when an amendment was nra-
sented by Mr.. Lands to make his salary
under the permanent bill 81, 500 Instead ~
e. 100 The amendment needed no urr;n,
and was unanimously adopted
Chairman Hopkins announced that in his
opinion any further amendments made to
1le Dill would entangpr ifa
Senate. and although several We're offered
regarding the distribution OF employees over
the entire country, none was adopted ex-
cept line declaring that none but Ameri
can citizens should be employed In the Of
flee. The bill was passed without a diyi-
sion.
Evening star., 1902-01-31
DIVORCE IN ITALY.
Views of an Italian Novelist and OF
the Pope a New Law.

Rome Cor. the London Chronicle.
In the course of an interview Just ac-
corded to a representative of the Giornale
d'Itaiia in connection with the Italian di-
Vorce law proposals, Antonio Fogazzaro
the Well-known novelist, who is also a dep
uty in the Italian chamber, expressed him.
self as follows:
From the religious point Of view, hold
that the action of Providence In social evo-
luton tends toward the triumph of sim
cerity, inasmuch as it preserves the relig-
ious sentiment by sitting out the chaff
from the wheat, and thus diminishes that
vast section of people who, occupying
middle position between honest believers
and honest unbelievers, observe the out
ward formalities of worship but live ac-
cording to their own desires. and profane
what is most sacred. In this providential
order of things, divorce. like civil marriage,
has tendency to lessen hypocrisy. Doubt
less the temptations to which 1t exposes
people are considerable: but conjugal fidel-
ity, amid sorrow and sacrifice, cannot fail
to shine forth and win the worlds respect.
Hence, do not myself partake of the fears
which beset some minds when face to face
with the divorce problem. As politician,
I regard as the principal misfortune of such
q law its character of avowed hostility to
the Catholic Church. While ! predict that
this law will. in the long run, react to the
advantage OF Catholicism, the fact remains
that such is most certainly not the inten-
ton Of its promoters, who aim at opposing
a law Of urgent justice to that law of fit-
ness insisted upon by Catholic teaching
1t surpasses my comprehension why po-
litical men SHOULD persist in irritating a
strong enemy whom they have confined
but cannot crush. In it's social aspect d.
vorce spells retrogression. Social eyolu-
ton clearly indicates a progress from po-
lygamy to monogamy; and further progress
involves whatever contributes to render
monogamic union more effectual, more in
innate and more permanent Divorce, on
the other hand is hidden trend toward
polygamy, and reaction to promiscuous
instincts"
At a consistory held December 16 the
pope delivered an allocution on the new d.
vorce measure before the Italian parlia-
ment. He began by saying that. though
he would have liked to speak of more Joy
Gus things, he was Obliged to speak OF the
sorrows which had marked the last few
years. The causes which troubled Roman
Catholicism were Of various kinds. ana
Evening star., 1902-01-31

reciprocity treaty, although there would
seem to be an excellent opportunity for
work in that direction. The average i'm
port duty in the United States on all classes
of goods is, under the Dingley law about
80 per cent, and the average on manufac-
tured goods is about so per cent. The new
Australian tariff is considerably lower than
our own, being about 80 per cent on manu-
factured goods or 20 per cent less than the
United States average. This average, how
ever. does not apply in Australia to par
tcuiar instances where especially high
tariffs are imposed, such as that collected
from imported canned fruit.
This is but one instance of the many op-
portunities for the extension of American
trade constantly being brought to the at
tention of the State Department by lnose
interested here and abroad. Reciprocity,
however. in the form of treaties is appar-
entity looked upon as dead issue in the
Senate, for time at least and any tariff
concessions which are made in any direction
will have to be secured through that most
difficult Of all metnods-direct legislation.
Evening star., 1902-01-31
BUSINESS MEN ACTIVE.
Call Special Meeting In Interest of
6. A. II. Encnmpment.

A committee Of the Business Mems Asso-
citation will hold meeting in the rooms of
the organization, in the Bond building at
4:15 o'clock this afternoon. The purpose
of the meeting is TO elect officers and name
those who shall compose the executive
committee. which will be empowered TO
raise funds for the proper entertainment of
the G. a. r. veterans al their coming en-
campment next fall. The following named
gentlemen are expected to be present at
the meeting: VI. Dyrenforth president of
the Business Mems Association: Barry
Bulkley. secretary: Chaplin Brown. William
Hahn. l. VI. Saunders, W. s Knox Allison
Nailor and James F. Oyster
1t is expected that the executive commit
tee to be named will be composed of either
fifty or twenty prominent business men,
the actual number being as yet undeter-
mined.
A meeting of the board of directors of
the Business Mems Association will be he'd
tonight, at the board rooms. in the Bond
building. TO receive the report of the COM
mittee's work this afternoon. 1t is ex-
pected that the names of the executive
committee will be then announced and
work will be commenced to secure sub
ScrlpttonS not later than Monday.
Secretary Bulkley of the association said
to an Evening Star reporter today:
we are going to push the matter Of
raising funds for the veterans encamp-
ment from now on. We cannot afford TO
let the work go backward. We have al
ready over $4,000 subscribed for this pur-
pose. and We fully expect To raise the re-
quired amount shortly after our commit
tees get to work.
Arrangements are progressing for the
annual dinner of the Business Mems Asso-
cldtion to be held at the Riggs House
Thursday evening. February g. 1t is ex-
pected by those having the affair in charge
that nearly every member of the oreaniza-
ton VIII be present at the function.
Inv to- ~fr.R,s. L
bers OF the District committees of both the
House Of Representatives and Senate and
nearly all of the men comprising these COM
mlttees nave promised to be present at the
dinner.
Evening star., 1902-01-31
Mr.. BRAKES FIRST RULING
CODE OF LAWS RELATING TO INSUR-
ANCE COMPANIES.
Fees to be Paid by Those Doing Busi-
ness In the District of
Columbia.

The District superintendent of insurance,
Mr. Thomas F. Drake has notified the Dis
trict Commissioners of his first ruling. 1t
being the duty of the superintendent of In
surance" he says, Ito interpret and apply
the code of law of the District of Columbia,
I'm effect January l. 1902, relating to tnsur-
ance companies and insurance agents, l.,
therefore concurring in the opinion OF the
CITY solicitor beg leave to submit to you
for YOUR approval the following ruling on
sections GAG. 654 and 655 in regard to
licenses viz:
..First-Section 646 of the code, so far as
Il refers to licenses, relates to the insurance
company itself Second-Sections 6o4 and
655 refer to agents and not to companies,
unless acting as agent.
"Jynder this ruling the distinguishing fea-
lures In respect to companies, agents
licenses and fees to be paid, are as follows
Matter of Fees.
"1-All companies and associations for fl
ing charter and other qualifying documents,
together with issuing license to company;
such license authorizing the company to
issue only it's own policies, $40.
"2-Local and foreign companies-Each
insurance company, local or foreign, desir-
ing to act as agent for the purpose OF re-
ceiving business from another company, or
from agents or representatives of any other
company, Is required to procure general
insurance license Fee to be paid by the
company. $50.
'3-Foreigu companies must be licensed
under section $40 before they can in any
way do business in the District OF Colum-
bia. A foreign company issuing its own
policy to a person In the District Of Column
bia Is not required to be represented by the
principal. or policy-writing agent. II such
a company desires, however, to do business
In the District by issuing policies there.
then its representative must hold a general
Evening star., 1902-01-31
LOSTTHEAUS7RALIAN TRADE
CANNED FRUIT SHIPPERS WANT
LEGISLATION.
shut Out From Former Market by the
Tariff Favorable to
Reciprocity.

The Pacific coast industries are not a unit
In the opposition to trade reciprocity which
comes from that section of the United
States Information has been received in
Washington to the effect that the canned
fruit trade of the Pacific coast is in a bad
way, owing to lack of friendly trade rela-
tions with some Pf the countries to the
west.
During the year 1900 California shipped
IS, 600 cases of canned fruits to Australia.
During the past year this trade almost en-
tirely disappeared, owing to the new Aus
tralian tariff, which amounts to an ad
valorem import tax ofSnearly IS per cent
trade with New Zealand, so the loss of Aus
tralian trade is considered as entirely due
to Australia's new tariff law.
No hostility is felt toward Australia on
this account. however, for it Is realized that
the United States import duties on hides.
wool and coal initiate against Australias 8
chief products. and that some concessions
must be made for Ameffcan products to OBJ
tain friendly foothoid;
The California fruit eanners believe that
they are entitled to ~consfd Grafton from Con-
gress by reason of the faet that they are
heavily taxed in the Farm ON imported tin
plates The tin cans are the chief item of
expense in the business, and the present Inn
port duty on the material from which they
are made decreases the consumption of the
manufactured article. Iuey say tndt IL Is
an undisputed fact that domestic manufac-
turers are making tinplates cheaper than
their competitors in England and that the
argument for the protection of infant In
dustry Will no longer hold. The fruit can
ners believe that IL the republican party
still insists upon continuing the present I'M
port duty on tinplates that the fruit can
ming industry should be given relief in the
form of reciprocity with countries buying
American canned fruits and offering to buy
more If some trade concessions are made by
the producing country.
The State Department says that Australia
never has been considered In the making OF
Evening star., 1902-01-31
Wei-Haf-Wef PeOpIe.

From the Japan Weekly Advertiser
"A Resident writes on wei-lai- Wei de-
scriptive article which really does give
some idea Of the place he Is describing
Wei-haf-Wei, just three years a British
possession, has a population of over 1884,
coo, mostly Chinese. =
They are all poor. all simple unlettered
peasant folk, knowing little about any
thing beyond their own village, their own
plot of farm lands. Everything is settled
by the village elders. and it matters not
much to them whether they are ruled
by His Britannia Majesty King Edward
VII, the barbarian king across the sea or
their own secluded Emperor In Picking.
The fact of the matter is. the learning of
China has been much overrated. In every
village, 1t is true, some old man, one of the
lower literati, who has failed to get office,
has a school for boys. and the little
urchins may be heard repeating in a loud
sing-song their lessons. but, as a matter of
fact, not 30 per cent Of the men can read
less than that portion can write. and once
out in this workaday world the smatterine
OF learning acquired as q child IL forgot
ten. From dawn to dark they work among
the rice and the barley. their wants are
simple. they have no use for books. no need
for letters"
Evening star., 1902-01-31
Curious Way of POaching.
From the London Mail.

The three keepers Of the well-known
Gris-Nez lighthouse. near Boulogne, have
Just been found guilty Of curious offense
against the French game laws. Taking ad-
vantage Of the fact that immense numbers
or birds are attracted to the vicinity by the
powerful light, the men spread a net be-
meath the lantern and SHARED thousands of
victims. which they afterward collected and
sold.
Some idea OF the trade they carried on
may be gathered from the fact that be-
tween October 10 and Il the lighthouse
keepers caught 5,914 birds, including 3, 496
larks, 769 fieldfares, and large number Of
landrails, water hens, &C.
The men we're fined f2 each.
Evening star., 1902-01-31

a. Principal, or policy writing agents
license-This general insurance license
may be issued to a person, or a firm not
exceeding two members, or an association,
or to a corporation or secretary or assistant
secretary Of either of such bodies having
such officers. Under this form of license an
unlimited number of companies may be
represented by an agent, and power is
granted TO the licensee to appoint solicitors
for each company he represents policy
writing agent may also act as broker.
Fee to be paid by the agent, $50.
'5. Brokers general insurance license
This license carries with it all the privileges
granted a principal, or policywriting agent,
except that the licensee cannot issue poll
cies nor appoint solicitors. A broker rep
resents no company, but places the business
he controls wherever he elects in COM
panies that are licensed to do business in
the District of Columbia. Fee to be paid
by broker. $50.
Two Classes of Solicitors.
''6. Solicitors Hcense-A solicitor must be
employed in some capacity by a company
or its principal agent. License privilege
is limited to one company only, and the
name of such company must be embodied
in the license. Fee to be paid by the So
licitor. IS.
'T. Industrial solicitors license-Limited
to one company and the name of such COM
pany must appear In the license. Fee to be
paid by the solicitor. 81.
Licenses for companies, agents, solicitors
and brokers now doing business in the Dis
trict will bear date as Of January /, 1902,
and be in force until April 80, 1902; fees
for which must be prepaid. Applications
for annual licenses for the same must be
applied for and prepaid during the. month
OF March, 1902. Annual licenses take ef-
feet May 1, 1902.
can licenses are transferable by assign
ment, fee for each assignment being %
cents.'
Evening star., 1902-01-31
Prayer a. Divorce Cause.
Indianapolis News

..
Mrs. Emma Knecht has filed suit for di-
vorce on most unusual grounds. She claims
that her husband spends his Sundays
preaching and praying. and that he will not
even stop for his dinner. She recently had
him arrested for preaching all day, and she
claimed that he drank beer and became in
toxicated. He was acquitted In the courts.
and then she preferred the charge of pro-
family.
Evening star., 1902-01-31
Policy Writers License.

insurance license Fee to be paid by the
agent, $50
Evening star., 1902-01-31
GERMAN OFFICERS AT CAPITOL.
Considerable Confusion When They
Entered the House.

Entered the House.
About twenty of the petty officers of the
German warship Moltke, at Baltimore, were
among the spectators in the galleries at
the opening Of yesterdays session OF the
Senate.
While the bill for the protection Of miners
was being discussed in the House today
something of stir was caused by the ap-
pearance Of officers and marines of the
Moltke, who marched into the public gall
lery in uniform and accoutered with their
side arms. The confusion was sso pro-
nounced that the Speaker was obliged to
call the House to order.
Evening star., 1902-01-31
Epftaph.
From Life.

Here lies Luke Longpenne. the distin-
guished historical novelist. who died at the
age Of eleven years in the full height Of
his fame, three weeks after the publication
Of his first book.
Evening star., 1902-01-31
Vegetables From the South.

Southern vegetables are plentiful in the
market, and there has been 10 increase in
prices. Country people will not be largely
in evidence at the Center market tomor-
row and fowls and eggs from nearby
places may be a trife higher. Dressed
chickens were selling at from II 20 IS
cents pound today, and the country peo-
pie who were on the market line this af-
ternoOn We're asking 81 cents a dozen for
eggs.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-06-16
Edward Kemeys in WASHINGTON.

Edward Kemeys, a sculptor, we'll
known for his reproductions of ami
mails, and his wife, who is also a
worker in the same field, after a win
ter spent in studying the Indians and
wild game of New Mexico, have set
tied down in Washington, where the
Geological park offers them plenty of
material. At present Mr.. Kemeys is
at work upon a series of bronzes or
dered by Chicago for her public build
ings, representing the important an
imals of America. His chief work
heretofore has been bought by Chica-
go, which city is especially proud of
the lions that guard the entrance of
the Art Institute. They are nine feet
high-the largest in the world, with
the exception of those by Landseer in
LONDONDERRY York Evening Post.