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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-12
MAJOR uEI1MS. VIEWS.

The following interesting statement Is
made by Supariutenaent Helms:
The past year has not proven so profit
able TO the institution and tarm as we
had reason to expect. On account of I
dull season the Shoe Co laid OFF one hum
,.red men, which reduced their .orce 70
the minimum number allowed under their
contract. These men We're removed 10 the
farm. and later on, 70 the county roads
It is true. the business OF the contractors
revived soon after. and they were anxious
to take on more men, which we were
unable to furnish.
Statement No. / shows falIins off IN the
net profits at the institution of Slt.i43->'.
which is. accounted for by the increase
in the cost Of provisions Sos %" III ~
tsirs 81 $50. %, increase III officers 't-.V
guards salaries since the act was ap-
rrove1 81 s55. 80. and the decrease in hires
s9Ci3393 making a total ot Sit'V5-.1''
necial attention IS called TO the tact INA
due to the several reasons mes!ltol.ss1' ti1e
;er capita cost of WaihieilditIG t1S.S2 -
creased from IS ii-lgo cents 10 - ~ cents
per day. ~
- en- e,n 6; an ap0arentiy large increase
f,,r th;s ,;apartrneut. but when ;uilE ana
lived readily accounted iot.
,r,,n cro, tobacco of 1901 sold
in 1902. brought less than inVen-
+oria1 ..........-...... Sl,ov3 IL
" zoe. '..s.a s67 90
fi lSS. fa ....:. = s6s ..
shalled oats raised in 1901 more
than in 1902. III %
Eve raised III 1901 more than III
Il isoa ...................-.. 1o1s1s
straw raised in 1901 more than in
1902 ................. 400 co
Shucks. fodder and feed raised in
1so1 more than in 1eo2....- $500
Increase in cost OF meat over
1907 sSt -
Increase in salaries of manager
and guards ......................... 1856 IS
s5.7lf 8;
DAMAGE EY FREsFrETs
The farm suffered heavy losses from
f1eshets and wind ard hail storm when
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-12
MILLER g Rl1oads.
Miller g Rhoads.
q1 be O'clock Saturday Nights Until Christmas
The Store IS Full of Christmas To-Day.

holidays you SO IN the
lacking on extra
oranv Of wares on the holiday season.
find 4t OF december has
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-12

China Cups and saucers. loc.
The cheapest thing in price. not
quality. you ever saw.
Decorated patterns, with gold
bands.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-12
.CHANCERY COURT
DECREE REVERSED
Supreme Court Renders Opinions
on interesting Cases.
BlANT0N, TR., VS.. HECKSCHER
Judge White Held That Trustee Can
not Be Made to Deposit Money
With Court to SATISFY Claim
Which is Under Litigation.
BlANT0N, TR.,vs. HECKSCHER

| In the case Of Blanton, trustee. VS..
| Heckscher, etc. from the Chancery
| Court Of the city of Richmond, IN the
+, Court of Appeals yesterday the question
| involved was as to the authority OF a
/! chancery court to compel a trustee, VINO
! denies responsibility, to pay money lhto
| court before his responsibility for the
| fund has been adjudicated.
| 1t appears that syndicate, composed
! OF A. Heckscher, appellant, Joseph w:
| Blanton. appeiIee and other creditors OF
the Vircini;, Pyrites Mining Company,
purchased the real estate Of that corpo-
ration under an agreement that their m
terests therein should be in proportion
to the amount of their respective de-
mands. For convenience, the property
was conveyed 70 Joseph W. Biantoh'
trustee for himself and the other mem
bers Of the syndicate. 1t was supse-
quently placed il the hands or real
estate agents for sale. at an agreed COM
mission of ten per cent. OF the purchase
price, provided a sale at not less IMAM
100000 was effected. The property was
sold for that price. and the selling asen nS
were paid their commissions of $1,000.
which they afterwards divided with 6lah.
ton, in consideration. as is alleged, OF
valuable assistance rendered them by MIN
| in communicating the sale.
Heckscher. who owned by far the lars-
est interest in the property. upon learning
of that transaction. filed q bill in the
Chancery Court of Richmond on behalf
OF himself and other members of the
syndicate against Blanton, to require nm
to account for and refund to complainant
his proportion of the 5000 which he re-
Ceiypd
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-12
Wilk c yer DAMAGES.


In the case of Wrights Administrator vs..
the Southern Railway Company, appeal
from the circuit Court of Brunswick, the
lower tribunal. was reversed John w.
Wright a car repairer, was killed in the
shops at Lawrence':ille, Va His admins
TRAITOR brought suit and q verdict tor
So coo damages was rendered, upon which
the court entered judgment upon the de-
milrrer to the plaintiffs evidence for
the defendant company, and the case
came TO The Appellate Court upon
writ Of error. Judge Keith after
quoting from the evidence, concludes his
opinion in the following language:
without going further into the testi-
mony, enough has been said to show
that the Judgment of the court sustain
ing the demurrer was erroneous. There
was evidence sufficient to warrant the
Jury in finding that the railroad com
pany had not exercised ordinary care in
enforcing its rules for the ordinary and
safe management of q dangerous and
complicated business. The judgment of
the Circuit Court must be reversed. and
this court will enter such Judgment as
it ought to have rendered.
Fraud Was Charged.
The case of Nitro-Phosphate Syndicate
VS.. Johnson, from the Circuit Court Of
y
ion rendered by Judge Harrison. Mrs. Jes-
sic c. Brown bought property In Norfolk
county after it had been duly advertised,
for $37 CO., Ample time was given for an
upset bid but none was made. The court
confirmed the sale Mrs. Brown paid cash
for the property, and the money was dis
bursed among those entitled to it. The
case was dismissed from the docket.
Later on a representative Of the appellant
company charged f4aud in the purchase,
and asked to have the cause reinstated.
This was denied, and an appeal taken
with the result stated.
Must Pay tine Taxes.
In the case OF the Atlantic and Danville
Railway Company VS.. Lyons, treasurer,
the Circuit Court of Norfolk county
was upheld. This was a case which
the COMPANY brought to escape the pay
ment of certain taxes levied by the Board
Of Supervisors OF Norfolk county, upon
terminal nronerties The Circuit Court
had dissolved the injunction and dismiss
ed the bill.
Requires Direct Evidence
The court granted a new trial to r.
a. Goldman, who was convicted in the
Hastings Court of the city OF Roanoke
of being q fence" for stolen railroad
metal
This does not affect the co1Vlctlon OF
S. Goldman, his mother. OF the crime;
but when r. A. Goldman. the son and
employe, was convicted as an accessory.
he appealed against the Commonwealth
as a plaintiff in error. The ROANOKE
| jury found r. A. Goldman guilty ana
| the court gave him sixty days IN jail
| Railroad men were very much Graulieo
at this conviction. hoping it would us
! courage the stealing OF brasses. leao'
| lamps and other articles from the tracks
and cars of the company.
The conclusion of the court IS
technical one. four judges concurrlns.
Judge Keith dissenting. In its summing
| m the. court uses the following lang ge
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-12

Hemmed Huck Towels
&C Each Or S1.oo Per Dozen.
MOI all liner, but well made and
finely finished and full &c value.
Mercerized Flanneiette
IOC Per Yard.
Worth 15c, but its Christmas time
cad the brightest, handSomeSt cloths
for house dresses, fimonas or waists are
here for 10C per yard 81 inches wide,
which makes it all the better bargain
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-12

BARRIERS Face Towels. special
price, per dozen, $50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-28
A RISING DEMOCRAT.

From Champ Clarks Washington Letter.
 If is curious what committee assign ments enable members to make reputa- lions. As a rule few men seek assign ments to any of the three committees on elections because usually such as- signment means much drudgery worK and little glory. It will be remembered however, that Henry Cabot Lodge made a great reputation in the house by serv- ing on an election committee. Unless l miss my guess, Mir Bowie of Alabama IS in A fair way to rival the reputation made by Lodge in that line of work He has made a report in the Butler-Horton case from St Louis which for lucidity and strength has never been exceiied in the house and which is certain to attract much attention and to bring Bowie into prominent notice. He cuts up the ma tority report by the roots. Although But Ter Democrat. was elected by 3553 ma tority, the Republican majority of the committee brought in report Which says that nobody was elected and de- clares the seat vacant. Bowie merciless- ly analyzes the modus operandi of the Republican majority.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-28
VALET TELLS THE STORY.
Was Employed By the Humbert Fam. fly, Who Got Off With $12,0oo,0oo.

New York, May 27.-In connection with the mysterious arrest. reported to have been made In Jersey City, of person said to have been valet in the Paris house. hold of the Humberts, who recently fled from Paris, and since have been charged with swindling operations amounting to more than $120O0,0OO, the New York de- tectives who made the arrest have suc- ceeded in securing a statement from the prisoner. The latters name has not been made public, however, and the highest police officials even deny that such an arrest has been made.
 The statement said to have been made by the prisoner, who is held as a sus- picious person. is reported in detail. The flight of the family from Paris their arrival at Monte Carlo, the squandering of thousands of dollars in gambling the hurried scattering of the family and their flight singly presumably for this country and the Argentina Republic. While four of the party went in different directions, Humbert and his wife are alleged to have sailed in private yacht for Montevideo.
 This yacht is described as a handsome steam vessel costing many thousands of dollars and bought for the expressed pur- pose of leaving the shores of Europe when the final crash should come. The vessel is now supposed to be nearing the shores of Argentina
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-28
KEARsAReE AND ALABAMA.

From the Boston Herlad.
 We printed the other day a quotation from an English paper in regard to the Kearsarge and Alabama which stated that the chain armor on the Kearsarge was placed on the vessel while she was in an English dock yard. Since the pub Hcation of that quotation for 1t was noth- ing more, and we did not in any way vouch for Its truth. we have received a number of letters on the subject, and we print one from an ex-nayal officer in another column. According to his testi- mony, the chain armor idea originated at New Orleans during the passage of the forts below tie city. Lieut.. James Thorn ton, who was executive officer on the I.ichm ond at New Orleans, was also exc cutive officer on the Kearsarge, and sug- gested the chain armor idea. The Rear sarge was docked in the Thames only seven days, and she was provided with the chain armor some time before she was hauled out at the Victoria docks.
 Another correspondent informs us that the chain armor was put on in the harbor at Fayal, and that, while In the English dock yard, some of the wood covering was removed in order to find out the condition of the chain. This may be what the British naval architect saw, jumping at the conclusion that 1t was put on in the Victoria docks. This docking, 1t should also be remembered, was some two months and a half before the great sea duel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-28
MADIsoN'S PLAN.
.. .A0 1rornnn Colrier.

From the Vernon Courier.
 The Democrats of Madison county nave hit on a solution of the primary ques- lion. It is apparent that majority or the executive committee will oppose primary. A majority of the committee comes from counties which will be shorn of some of It's power. For instance in the sixth district all three of the committee men come from the black belt and i've on the extreme southern border of the district The Madison county plan is to elect no man a delegate to the conven- tion who will not pledge himselt to vote to adjourn the convention and reter the matter to the people In a primary rms will be easily done. There are not nt- teen counties in the state in which tuil delegation for this purpose cannot De elected. There would be no danger In do- ing violence to truth to say that would not exceed ten.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-28
FIGHTING ICE TRUST.
Manufacturers Near New Orleans
 Make Very Shrewd Move.

New Orleans, May H-The fight be- ing made against the local ice trust has developed an extraordinary turn. The trust has some opposition, among which Is the ice plant at Thibodaux. a small town nearby, which has been shipping ice to this city and selling it at s4 per ton, whereas, the trust sells ice here at $6 per ton. The trust concluded to run the Thbodaux plant out of business and has been shipping Ice to Thibodaux and sell ing 1t there. delivered at 10 cents per 100 pounds, or $2 per ton.
 It now develops that Manager Claudet, of the Thibodaux ice plant, has been quietly buying up all the trusts product at Thibodaux at $2 per ton and reshipping it back to New Orleans and selling it again on the trusts-own territory at % per ton, twice what the trust is getting for it's product in ThibodauX and g per ton less than the trust gets for its ice here in New Orleans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-28
SawmIIIs and Timber Camps

Alabama has HI sawmills, and the capital employed in conducting them stood at S,O2O, ,1S3 in the census year. These mills furnished employment to 9273 wage-earners, and their product in the census year was valued at $12,- S67,551. They turned out 1 ,101 ,3S6 ,000 feet, or over a billion feet year Ala bama is the twelfth State in quantity, and the seventeenth in the value of product.
 Today Wisconsin is the chief and leading timber State of the country, easily surpassing Michigan, Minnesota and Pennsylvania. These are the States of largest production. Pennsylvania has very little pine, but she still has a large supply of hemlock and hard woods. In Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota the mills are still saving white pine.
 The States that cut more lumber
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-28

and yesterday was particularly busy day with the room clerks,
 H. J. Rosslter of Lincoln, Ala, is at the Morris.
 J. N. Collins of Athens is at the Metro politan.
 B. S. Huggins of Corona is at the Me tropolitan.
 c. R. Franks of collinsville is at the Metropolitan.
 T. H. Moore and wife of Selma are at the Metropolitan.
 J. N. Cunningham of New Orleans is at the Metropolitan.
 William McGoff of Anniston is at the Metropolitan.
 E. J. Duane of Louisville is at the Me tropolitan.
 H. J. willingham of wetumpka is at the Metropolitan.
 w. NJ whiteley of Danville, Va, Is at the Metropolitan.
 H. M. Tanner of Atlanta is at the Hill man.
 J. G. Shaw of New York is at the Hillman.
 w. C. Martin of New York is at the Hillman.
 R. Brannan of Louisville is at the Hillman.
 H. B. Woolpolk of Columbus, Ga, is at the Hillman.
 F. D. Reynolds and wife of Blocton are at the Hillman.
 J. J. Johnston of Sheffield Is at the Hillman.
 John c. Holmes of Macon Ga, is at the Hillman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-28
IRl ONLY OAlIT HEwsPApts IN ALABAMA
Treasury Surplus Falling.

The fiscal year will be ended. with the month of June, and Secretary Shaw already sees that he will have surplus less by $2O,OO0t000 than the surplus of last year. He estimates the surplus on June 30 at S7O,000,OOo, as against $9O,O0O,O0O last year.
 This loss is not due to any change in the conditions of business, but solely to the repeal of the stamp taxes This alone reduces the revenue to S60, 10000 year, and on July the taxes on beer and tobacco will be reduced. The beer tax will then be $1 a barrel instead of S1.60, This will take away $25,O00,000 of income, The reduction of the tax on tobacco is to be 6 cents a pound and this will entail loss in revenue from s5,OOO,OoO to 100000. On January 1, 1903, the tax on tea, l0 cents a pound, will be removed. Alto gether there will be loss in revenue taxes of nearly, if not quite, s9OOOO,- 900.
 The wonder is that such reductions do not lead to a deficit, especially in view of the heavy appropriations that Congress is making. Appropriations were never in peace times on larger and more free-handed scale, while the revenue is falling. The situation Is such that nard times might bring on A deficit and a renewal of loans. It Is certainly a good time to take in sail, but a Republican Congress will never do that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-28

than Alabama are in order Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Arkansas, Washington, Georgia, North Carolina, Texas, Mississippi and Louis- jana. If Indiana be added as the thir- teenth State, we have list of all the States that cut a billion feet of lum- Der each a year. Arkansas is thus shown to be the fifth State in the country, and the first in the South both as to quantity and the value of product
 The great lumber States in the South are in order Arkansas, Georgia, North Carolina, Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama. But these States are well punched together, Arkansas pro- duct being 1923, ,9S7 900 feet while Ala bama's is 1,1O1 ,SS6 ,OOO feet. The other States named come In between these aggregates. In the seven Southern States named the value of the annual product shows an average of about $12,000,0OO per State. The value of the total Southern lumber product is just about $1OO,OOO,O0O a year, thus placing it next to the cotton crop in the table of Southern products.
 The Southern forests will last gen eration longer, and each year standing timber will become more valuable, and when it is all cut this section will be on it's feet, and the historian will say that scarcely anything did more to promote prosperity in this section. The Southern forests have been and still are an important factor In the up building of the South, and good care should be taken to make them go as far in that direction as timber can be made to go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-28
Nn Canal This Year.

2 Senator Morgan is said to be hope full that the Nicaragua canal bill will be passed at this session, but he is to be disappointed again. His patience and fortitude are to be put to a new test. He has hoped against hope, be- Heving that a rising and increasing public sentiment would compel the hostile railroad influences to give way, but these influences have the Republi- can campaign committee behind them, and they are to secure another year at least of delay.
 This is doubly regretful. It is to be regretted because Senator Morgan has fought so long and well for an isth- milan canal, and 1t is to be regretted in this section because it delays the highest prosperity that can come to us. Southern ports and Southern other ports and products do not. Once build the Nicaragua canal and the South would become the center of the country, and the Eastern ports see this, and this is why they are advo- eating the Panama project, which means that they do not want a canal on any route. The time will come when the South will see this, and it will demand canal first of all things. This section has never appreciated the building of a ship canal as it should do.
 No doubt the canal bill will be taken up in the Senate, but nothing will come from it. The international rail
 are strong in that body, and the session is nearing its close, and the days are hot, and nothing will be done The international railroads will gain another year of delay, and if they promise heavy subscriptions to the next Republican campaign fund the whole question may be deferred to 1904, when the people may tire of the unenalng care and protection of spe- cial interests and declare that the gen. eral good shall have an inning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-28
WILLIAM LANE HANGED.
Was the Negro Who Shot Woman and
 Children in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, May 27.-William Harmon Lane, colored, was hanged at 1O:OS o'clock this morning. The crime for which Lane paid the death penalty was particularly atrocious. On the morning of April he shot and killed Ella Jarden. by whom he was employed as a servant. and her two daughters, Madeline, aged F, and Eloise, aged years.
 Lane had stolen money from his em- ployer and fearing the consequences of his thefts, he deliberately shot the woman and her younger daughter and then called the elder child from the street, where she had been playing, and shot and killed her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-28
Advertlslna Birmingham.

'I saw a very neatly printed business circular the othre day which an enter prising First avenue broker was circulat- ing through the mail, and the feature that struck me as a particularly good thing, was a condensed statement of what Brm- ingham has in the way of population, schools churches, banking facilities, rail- road facilities, commerce and industries" said a lawyer.
 ''Ir would be well if all the business firms, corporations and professional men in Birmingham would have something similar on their stationery. And in stat ing the poulation of Greater Birmingham the estimated figures should not be less than 10000. Jefferson county's popula- tion in 1900. 14O,00O and It's estimated population now, 10000, should also be given. Twenty or thirty years ago not much importance was attached to popu- lation figures, but it Is very different now. People who are seeking new cities for residence are largely influenced by the size of the place and Its percentage of increase from one census to another"