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l While no official announcement of MT. w. J. Murphy's appointment to the posi- tion of general manager of the Alabama Great Southern has been made the report that the headquarters of the Alabama Great Southern would be removed from Washington to Cincinnati and that MT. Murphy would be in charge of the oper- ative department is generally accepted as true. MT. Murphy is already general manager of the Cincinnati Southern and it is known to be in the natural order of things for his jurisdiction to be extended over the entire Queen and Crescent route
 MT. Samuel Spencer, president of the Southern Railway and the Alabama Great Southern, and MT. W. w. Finley, second vice-president of those roads. will proba- bly be made president and vice-president respectively of the cincinnati Southern, which is leased by the Southern Railway Company It is not believed that MT. J. A. Dodson's position as general super intandent of the Western district of the Southern Railway system will be affected by Mr. Murphy's appointment to the of- fee of general manager of the Alabama
 It is supposed that the Jurisdiction or MT. w c. Rinearson, general passenger agent of the Cincinnati Southern will be extended to this city. but in this event no change would occur in the office of travel ing passenger agent here.
 Mr. Frank s. Cannon, in giving up the position of general manager of the Ala bama Great Southern will have enough to keep him busy as third vice president and general manager of the Southern Railway Company.
The age-herald., 1902-01-30
WIN CLOSE GAME.
Northside Defeats South Highlands at
 Basketball, 27 to 25.

Another one of those hair-breadth games for which the local basket ball teams are becoming noted was played at the Athletic Club last night. the North side team winning from the South High lands by the narrow margin of 27 to 25. The winning goal was thrown the last ten seconds of the game. It was a closely contested game throughout, and neither side was ever more than a few points ahead.
 For the Northside. Edwin Chairsell made 12 points, Dean 6, Warren G. three of which were from foul goals and 5chmitt 3. For the South Highlands. Nal win Jones made 10 points, one of which was from a foul goal; Ferguson 9, Sid Jones and Mccall 8.
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c. A. Benscoter, assistant general pas senger agent of the Southern Railway system, was in Birmingham yesterday. He approved the plans for furnishing he new quarters of the passenger depart ment and the division freight office of the Southern at the Morris hotel corner. Furniture will be ordered at once and the local offices will be removed from 20l9 First avenue to First avenue and Nineteenth street tne latter part of next month. The new place will be fitted up under the supervision of Division Freight Agent George R. Browder, Travelling Passenger Agent Coffee E. Jackson and Travelling Passenger Agent A. C. Free man.
The age-herald., 1902-01-30
Cured of PiIes,
 Saved From Knifo,

Mrs. Aaron Medron of Savannah. Ga. writes: Ever since the birth of my first child six years agoI have suffered great ly from piles: could not bring myself to bear the thoughts of a surgical opera tion. Pyramid Pile Cure entirely cured me" For sale by all druggists. Piles, Causes and Cure" mailed free. Pyramid Drug Co.,, Marshall, Mich.
The age-herald., 1902-01-30
RaAvoad NOorAd.

MT. w. H. Pedoe, general superintend- ent of transportation of the Southern Railway system was in Birmingham yes terday.
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CASTORIA
 For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the @ <<0.z

The Age-HeraId will give to all new subscribers on rural routes, a rural mail box, free of charge, with year's subscription.
 For particulars, address The Age Herald or see carrier.
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At San Francisco.

Choir Master, 1O1 Brennen) 1S to 5. third. Time, 1892.
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Highest temperature 55. lowest 40, aver age 4S.
 BEN M. JACOBS, Station Agent U. S. Weather Bureau.
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OFFICERS CHARGED WITH FRAUD
Henry c. spinks Filed Bill! Charging
 Officers With Trickery.

Trenton, N J., January 29.-Henry c. Spinks of Newport, Ky, filed in the Un-
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only a limited numoer Of maps left Subscribers snouid avail themselves of this opportunity to secure house hold. office and school room necessitx.
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 MT. J. S. B. Thompson. general agent of the Southern Railway system, arrived in Birmingham Tuesday and will remain here until this afternoon. Asked if he knew anything of the Seaboard Air Lines plans for extending it's road to this city or of two new lines projected from this city to the gulf-one to Mobile and the other to Pensacola-Mr. Thompson said he did not He said he only looked after the Southern's interests, and he was glad to be able to report everything in sat isfactory condition in his territory.
 Among recent rumors current in real estate circles is that the main entrance to the union passenger station would be changed from Twentieth street to Nine teenth street. In reply to an inquiry con corning this rumor MT. B. M. Starks, chairman of the board of control of the station, said no such change had ever been considered The present arrange ment, he said, was entirely satisfactory.
 MT. c. J. Acosta, commercial agent of the Plant System, with headquarters in Montgomery, was in the city yesterday.
 The last issue of Harper's Weekly con tains sketch and picture of MT. R. E. L. Bunch of the Seaboard Air Line and the claim is made in the article that he is the youngest general passenger agent in the world. prominent citizen who is
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Forecast fer Alabama.

Washington, January 29-Alabama-, Rain and colder Thursday, Friday prob ably fair winds becoming northwesterly and fresh.
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HE WEA1iiER.

Birmingham, Ala, January g. Local observations during the 24 hours ending p. m, Central time:
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-, LIME TEM WEATHER WIND FALL - - ---- l------ l----l--. am 4S Cloudy SEE .00 :: m i2 Cloudy sE .00
 pmll 55 Cloudy SEE 50
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Mr. c. J. Acosta, commercial agent of the Plant System, with headquarters in Montgomery, was in the city yesterday.
The state herald., 1902-01-17

By 2 o'clock this had been completed
and the baler was let down to take
out the water.
The cap had not been broken very
long when gas began to pour out of
the hole. Some Of 1t was piped of to
one side and burned In blaze per-
haps three feet long and n foot wide.
This, to Boulder people, was quite n
curiosity. At night 1t looks especially
pretty to see natural gas burning.
Dealing in stock has already begun.
Stock In the Headlight OIL Company,
which was placed originally at 2 and
some at cents, has risen to 10 cents,
| with an upward tendency. Blocks Of
stock are being sold by the hundred
and even by the thousand.
Some claim that White Rock Is the
eastern limit Of the field, because the
dip there is westward, the present
wells being between the mountain
slope on the west and Gun-Barrel hill
on the east. If the Riverside company
strikes oil this theory will be proved
at fault. II. ]. Matthews Of Colorado
Springs is of the opinion that the dis
trict Is a mile and half wide and
from forty to fifty miles long. II
true, this would shut out some Of the
eastern wells. The truth or fallacy Of
this position will be tested soon.
The state herald., 1902-01-17
SPECTATORS SHOW INTEREST
in THE BOULDER OIL FIELDS

Boulder, Colo, Jan. 12.-(special to
the Denver Republican, 1.-The oil re-
gion Of this vicinity was the objective
point Of n large number Of people to-
day. Many Of these came from Den.
yer. Colorado Springs, Florence and
other points. The outsiders, In the
main, went out to the wells in the
morning. This afternoon the crowds
went in carriages, on horseback and
on foot. Most of these stopped tenn
porarily ut the Mckinley well No. 9,
where boring Is going on below the
2,2OOfoot mark, where . vein Of oil
was struck Friday night. The stay
there was short, but the stay at the
Arnold well, half mile further north,
was Of greater duration.
The casing In this well was complet-
ed to the sandstone this afternoon
about 1:3O o'clock. The well had been
allowed to fill with water and then
several pieces Of pipe were let down.
On this was put cap so as to make
the water underneath act us cushion,
as In nn inverted bucket. Then piece
after piece was screwed on until the
depth Of 2,72O feet was reached, when
the casing rested on the sandstone
formation beneath. The drill was then
let down, the cap broken and the wa
ter and oil came UP into the casing.
The state herald., 1902-01-17
Soldiers Die of Homesiekness.

Manila, Jan. 13.-MedIcal authorities
here assert that n considerable portion
of the breaking down among American
residents of the Philippine Islands Is
due TO home sickness. The newspa.
pers of Manila are urging the United
States Philippine Commission to make
an appropriation for a daily cabled
news service from the United States,
thus bringing Americans here into
closer touch with their home life.
A majority of the local papers, sew
eral army officers, civil officers and
others have promised subscriptions to
help meet the cable tolls for n three
months news service OF 100 words n
day. An amount sufficient to cover the
tolls OF seventy words day has al-
ready been subscribed. II is hoped
that this rews service can be begun
January 18th. II VIII be devoted to
American news exclusively. The gov
ernment has offered TO send news bul.
letins free TO all points on the mill.
,ary wires.
The state herald., 1902-01-17
ALL DREW REvOlvERS
Robbery In an Arizona Town Results
Arrest of OutIaMs.

Bisbee, Ariz., Jan. 13.-Naco, a Dor
der town, and one of the toughest in
all the West, was thoroughly aroused
over n robbery of $1,000 last night.
Cowboy Johnson, n well-known char
acter over the Southwest, has been in
Naco for the past few days spending
thousands of dollars over the roulette
tables aud mt times has won heavily.
Last night he locked up in his trunk
$1,000 in Mexican dobles. John Richie
and Ben Crawford, who are particular
ly hard characters, set about to get
this money. They unlocked the trunk
and secured the money, but did not
escape before Johnson appeared on
the scene. Two officers were sum-
moned and proceeded to arrest Richie
and Crawford, who put up hard
fight. Every man pulled his gun and
n battle resulted in the wounding of
Crawford. Two Of Captain Mossmin's
rangers appeared and succeeded in
placing them in Jail. These men are
said to belong to n gang that has
caused the rangers great trouble and
whom they have been in pursuit of
for some time. johnson, who was In
the midst of the fight, showed great
daring. He wears the most valuable
diamonds OF any man in the territory
and is sought out generally by the
bandits.
The state herald., 1902-01-17
WEBSTER DAVIS At DENVER.
Addresses a Monster Meeting Of Boo
Symp patI1jzers-ResoIutio Adopted.


Sympathizers-Resol Adopted.
Denver, Jan. 13.-The most earnest
appeal In behalf of people struggling
for liberty ever heard in Denver was
delivered last evening ut the Broadway
theater.
The orator was Webster Davis.
champion of the Beers and former as
sistant secretary OF the interior; his
audience, the largest that could crowd
Itself into that theater. Hundreds who
could not gain an entrance by the front
doors came in through the stage en-.
trance, and either sat or stood on the
stage, many behind the scenes.
At T:30 o'clock, an hour before Mr..
Davis was introduced, there was not
vacant seat in the theater, and for
fully IN hour and half longer thou
sands of people tried to effect an en-.
trance. Those who were disappointed
will have an opportunity of meeting
and hearing Mr.. Davis this afternoon
from 10 8 o'clock, in the rotunda of
the Albany.
No such scene ever before was wit
messed in the vicinity of the Broad
way. The various streets were
thronged with two streams of people,
one pushing to the theater and the 9th
er coming away disappointed.
1t was n most appreciative audience.
Mr.. Davis spoke for two hours, and
was necessarily interrupted with ap
plause, cheers and laughter.
Strong resolutions We're adopted urg.
ing Congress to protest 10 Great Bri.
tain against its course toward the
Beers.
The state herald., 1902-01-17
Want Mule .hIpmen,. stopped.

Chicago, Jan. l3.-The Chicago
branch OF the American Transvaal
League held meeting here tonight
and adopted petition calling upon
President Roosevelt TO enforce the neu-
trality laws. A large number OF sigma.
lures OF prominent men, judges, law
yers and others was Obtained. The
petition is In the form OF nm argument
and sets forth that the United States
N conceded to be neutral nation In
the war between Great Britain and the
South African Republic. II Is contend.
ed that II the augmentation OF Great
Brltain's military supplies from the
port OF New Orleans was stopped the
South African war would come TO n
speedy end. II Is urged that horses
and mules designed for Use In military
operations nrc within the meaning Of
the term. military supplies" ns used
In the treaty OF Washington. The Pres.
ident ls Therefore called upon TO strict.
ly enforce article q OF that treaty.
The state herald., 1902-01-17
Escaped In a Bog.

San Francisco, Jan i3.-Frank Holt.
n military prisoner on Alcairnz island,
serving thlrtccn-year sentence for de.
scrtlon. has escaped. lie concealed
himself In n large wooden box which
was consigned 10 n clothing firm In
this city aud which was put aboard
the steamer Mcdowell. The top Of the
box was ~ arranged with leather
straps that Il could he opened from the
inside
II Is thought that after the box was
put aboard Holt crnwlcd Into II and did
not emerge until the vessel reached the
dock on this side of the bay. As Holt
was dressed In n blue uniform he
walked ashore with other soldiers
without detection. The police have mr..
rested ns mn nccompllcc Edward T..
Simmons. n soldier who was released
from Alcntraz about tile time uol, cs.
capped.
The state herald., 1902-01-17
Colombia's New Navy.

Colon, Colombia. Jan. 13 (via Gal.
veston.)-1'he South American Steam
ship Company having refused TO char
ter Its steamer Ian Taro TO the Col.
omblan government, 10 be used by the
latter ms gunboat. General Alban, the
military commander OF this district,
to-day issued n decree appropriatlng
the vessel. lie has taken possession
OF II. and has deposited sum Of
money equal TO It's value with Senior
Ehrmnn. n banker OF Panama. The
captain and crew of the Ian Tnro will
remain In the service for Colombia.
Cannon are now being mounted on her,
and she viii probably sail from Pan.
anna tomorrow so attack the fleet Of
the Colombian Liberals.
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WILL SUE RAILROADS.
Cattle Shippers Have Been Charged
loo Much.

Chicago, Jan. 13.-As a result of the
testimony given before the Interstate
Commerce Commission ut Chicago,
suits agGregating between Sl,O00000
and S2,00o.O0o VIII probably be brought
against the railroad companies operat-
Ing lines between here and the Mis-
surf river, TO recover charges Illegally
made for the shipping OF cattle.
The cattle Interests throughout the
West are aroused over the disclosures
made before the commission, and n
movement is on foot TO have the va
rious cattle growers associations com
blnc with a view OF bringing test cases
against the railroads. Legal authori-
ties declare that there Is little doubt OF
the ability OF cattle shippers to recov-
or, and also to compel the railroads TO
carry cattle from the river TO Chicago
Mt 1sls cents per 100 pounds, SO long as
this rate pertains. on packing house
products. The suits which are contem-
plated will be for n recovery OF the DIFF
ference between the tariff rates and
the rates paid on packing house prod
uc,s since June. 1901. cattle being en-
titled TO equal rates with packing
products.
The state herald., 1902-01-17
Reason. for Miss Stone. Capture.

Duluth, Minn. Jan. i3.-Perlcy A.
Stone OF Boston. brother OF Ellen NJ.
Stone. the American missionary held
for ransom by Bulgarian brigands,
last night said OF his sisters predica-
mcnt:
'My sisters capture IL no, the result
OF brignndnge. but Of carefully laid
plot. conceived months before by some
of the principal actors In the political
drama now being played behind the
scenes by men In Bulgaria and Mace
donln.
'iIcr capture was not because she
was n missionary. Int bccnu-. she
was mn American citizen. Had she
been the subject OF amy other great
nation. II would not have happened.
Her rescue or abandonment VIII deter.
mine for many years to come the
standing OF Americans In the Orient"
The state herald., 1902-01-17

Q The decision to canonize Joan OF
. Arc will be regarded by the French
c MS delicate compliment TO them
V selves. In spite OF the numerous
d changes OF political system that have
=, taken place In their country. the fell
. low-eountrymen OF the future saint
cherish everything that makes their
history picturesque. So stern Re-
=, publican points with pride to tho dis
=. tinguishcd figures OF monarehiai or
n imperial times. II was only during
- tho great Revolution that the French
y" had n tendency to destroy the records
- OF great past. The cult OF Joan OF
~ Arc Is not profess-d only by those
sf who regret the old monarchy. All
~, true Frcnchmcn can adhere TO II. no
~ matter what their political Ideas may
loe be.
The state herald., 1902-01-17
Railway Improvement. In Nevada.

Beatrice, Nob., Jan. i2.-iiilpairlck
Bros. & Collins, the rnllrond contract.
ors Of this city. were Inst evening
awarded contract on the Central I'm.
clfc for n strip OF rond between Vista
nnd Wndsworih. Nevada. The new
route win shye nbont twenty-five
miles or heavy mountain grade aud
the cost Of the work viii he over ST..
100000, Fitzpatrick bros. Il Collins
nre considered the lnrrcst rnllrond CON
tractors In The United sintcs. and were
the contractors In the famous sherman
hill work on the Union Pacific.
The state herald., 1902-01-17
Elevator Elrn n, chin,na

Chicago. Jnn. l3.-flrc which broke
out about 80 o'clock this morning IN
the clcrnlor Of the American Mating
COMPANY, on flfiy.iirst street. ncni
the Panhandle rnllOnd tracks, threat.
ems the destruction of the company
entire plant.
The elevator. In which wns stored
100000 bushels Of barley. has been de-
siroycd. with It's contents. Tho loss. 1,
" said. WIN he near 100000.
III" plnni. before ita absorption by
~. trust was controlled by ]. We'll
The elevator In which the firc start.
cd wns over 100 fcct high. nnd IN IN,
effort TO cope with the flames the ilro.
men worked 10 great disadvantage.
The state herald., 1902-01-17
sehIey lIonl,,d In onnral..

Savannah. ,in., Jan. i3.-Adm,rnl
sclll.y rnsse1 q quiet dny NJ the home
of General W. W. Gordon. where bo h
visiting. lie attended Religious services
Yesterday morning NJ Christ Church
Epircornl, nnd IN the evening NJ tbe
Independent Presbyterian Church
Encli house wnH crowded with attend.
ants upon the services. The streets
were lined with people before ana nj.
ter the services. Men raised their has.
TO the distinguished visitor aud women
bowed 10 HIM but there was no cheer.
Ing nor bnnd.clnpplng.
The state herald., 1902-01-17
Madame NordIea Injured.

Rome. Ca, Ian. i3.-A collision bc.
tween passenger ana fast freight
train on the southern railway occurred
nt nm cnrly hour this morning. near
Reeves station. twenty miles north OF
Rome. Nine. Lillian NordIcn. the sing
er. was Injured, her nccompnnlsi. u.
llomnlne simmons. sustained n bruised
hand. mn engineer was killed and there
other employees OF the road were In
jurci.
The state herald., 1902-01-17

The city of Philadelphia gets 20 per
cent of the money put into automatic
weighing machines in the public parks.
Since 1895 1890 persons have used
the machines. and the profit to the
city has been s23i.S5. Ben Franklin.
who used to live in Philadelphia. used
to say: Look after the pennies. and
the dollars will look after them.
selves"
The state herald., 1902-01-17

Buffalo Express: Virginia is taking
steps to hold an exposition In 1907 to
commemorate Che Tooth anniversary
OF the founding OF Jamestown. the first
permanent English settlement within
the present limits OF the United
States.
The state herald., 1902-01-17

William Clegg. aged IS. was married
on Wednesday ut orangeville. to Mrs.
Fleming. his fifth wife. And the ris-
Ing generations hang OFF from matri.
mony as II II was something intensely
unpleasant.
The state herald., 1902-01-17

Baltimore American: The young
volunteer officer made famous a short
while ago through his love affairs
has been refused commission in the
regular army because he Tilted his
sweetheart. Uncle Sam is too gallant
to allow such things with impunity.
Perhaps. too. he is shrewd enough to
distrust the bravery OF man who
doesn't deserve the fair.
The state herald., 1902-01-17

America is not conspicuous In the
Nobel prizes now being awarded for
achievements of the greatest benefit to
humanity. This looks like slap at
the theory that our trusts aid the gen.
oral public.
The state herald., 1902-01-17

watermelons is to be tried at Balti-
more. and the idea sounds about as
exhilarating as extracting sunbeams
from cucumbers.
The state herald., 1902-01-17

not A new brood Of chickens Just re.
ibs ,,ceived in New York from China has
tails 12 feet long. They are kept In
ThCagcs. and when they arc tnion out for
IA ~ exercise nm attendant goes along TO
..-,.hold up tho feathers. Tho hens lay
..r,si thirty eggs year. which arc batchcd
by other hens.
The state herald., 1902-01-17

sssfly General Funston Ia coming home
Tor theron the Philippines on sick leave.
that rsrhs climate over there seems TO be
,bout tho only thing that our heroes
ian make no headway against either
~ swimming or strategy.
The state herald., 1902-01-17

Telephones are to be reconstructed
so as to provide for sight as well as
hearing. This will have tendency to
still further increase the annoyance
resulting from cross wires.
The state herald., 1902-01-17

Being unable to settle its own war
satisfactorily to all concerned. Great
Britain will try what 1t can do In the
Chilian-Argentine dispute.
The state herald., 1902-01-17

Now that the German crown prince
is broken down with hard work the
time is ripe for princes to agitate for
an eighthour day.
The state herald., 1902-01-17

PetroleUn has been discovered in
Egypt, and light of other kinds is
gradually breaking through.
The state herald., 1902-01-17
A Knnana Newspaper man express,

A Kansas newspaper man expresses
~ his thanks to n fruit grower for some
a.. Bon Davis apples, which leads tho dis
Terminating Topeka Capital 10 ask.
ssw"what do you think OF man who rc.
sspsturna thanks for Gift OF Ben Davis
ssttspplcs7" Perhaps the editor felt that
hsdhc could niord TO be polite. ncighbor.
sht. Ho didn't have TO eat the apples.
The state herald., 1902-01-17

A crowd of theater-goers in Rome
got into n fight over a new play and
many were wounded. Therefore 1t is
admitted that the play is big sue
cess.
The state herald., 1902-01-17

Every day another halo pales and
vanishes. another cherished Illusion
goes bump. 1t is now discovered that
disease creates literary genius.
The state herald., 1902-01-17

The grand jury in Manhattan re-
ports in effect that the Brooklyn
bridge is all right, but that it needs
to be rebuilt to keep it from falling
down.
The state herald., 1902-01-17

Mr.. H. II. Rogers of Fairhaven,
Mass, has given to that town a
library, waterworks, town hall,
schools. church and drainage sys-
tenn.
The state herald., 1902-01-17

Encouraged by the absence of Gen.
Funston from the scene of conflict. the
Filipino insurgents are again becom-
ing active.
The state herald., 1902-01-17

Beaumont oil may have creased the
path along which so many settlers are
now making quick slide into Texas.
The state herald., 1902-01-17

1t is good to be loved by ones fellow
man when there is not too many OF
him.
The state herald., 1902-01-17

i. m Better n good statue OF bad man
- than u bad statue Of n good one. The
good artist can ideallxc the character
pspof tho one, but no bad artist can make
"svethc Others virtues loyablc.
The state herald., 1902-01-17

Peace on earth, as general rule.
Prominent exceptions. South Africa
and the Philippines.
The state herald., 1902-01-17

Dreyfus has quarreled with his law
yer. What was the fee?