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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-01

taches after It has been held by for
eign'' company. in addition to the per
diem rate. The per diem rate is 20 cents
a day Under the new rules the railroad
companies expect to greatly minimize
the scarcity OF cars IN seasons Of heavy
traffic. In other words the per diem
system will have the effect of increas-
ing the car supply.
Mr. NJ. sheehan, whose appointment to
the position OF assistant superintendent
of the Frisco System. with headquarters
In Birmingham, will open his office to-
day. It was not known yesterday at the
local traffic office of the Frisco. where
Mr. Sheehan's quarters would be.
Mr. Sheehan was stationed in Birming-
ham not great while ago as yard mas
ter of the Frisco He has recently served
as assistant trainmaster at BoneJr, Mo.
The office of assistant superintendent
is newly created, the increased business
Of the system in the Birmingham dis
triot demanding a transportation official
here. Mr.. Sheehan's appointment was
made by Superintendent H. M. Fickinger
and approved by the general superinten-
dent.
Mr.. Horace Johnson, chief clerk to Di-
vision Freight Agent g. R. Crowder, CT
the Southern, has resigned to engage in
business for himself. Mr.. W. Pege sue
ceeds him in Mr.. PROVIDERS office.
General Southern Freight Agent
Greaves of the Big Four has removed his
office from Cincinnati to Birmingham.
Beginning today he will have his quarters
temporarily in the Alabama Great South
ern Railways passenger office. and after
the first Of October In the Woodward
building. Mr.. Sid B. Jones will be con-
neoted with the Birmingham office of the
Big Four as travelling freight agent.
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MOUNT wRANeEL IN ERUPTION.
Great Clouds of Black Smoke Rolling
from Crater.

Seattle. Wash. June 30-The steamer
Bertha reached port today from Valdez
and westward points. Mount Redoubt,
which has been in an incipient stage of
eruption since early spring, was not visi-
BILE owing to fog.
Mount Wra 1gle is In eruption. dis
patch received at Valdez from Kotzna,
under date of June q, says:
Mount Wrangle is in plain sight of
here and great clouds Of black smoke can
be seen rolling up from her crest"
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AT LAkEVIEW.

The pretty theatre at Lakeview was
well filled last night with young people
who witnessed the first production at that
place of Our Boys. This entertaining
society comedy has delighted many audi
ences before this summer, and 1t bids fair
to retain its popularity at Lakeview,
where 1t is handsomely staged and clever
ly played. The three scenes of the play
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READY TODAY.

Our South Highland board
ing st bles, corner Magnolia
avenue and 22d street.
We are now prepared to
take good care of your horse
and vehicle and can give you
frst-class, prompt service.
Your patronage solicited.
FIES & SONS.
Both Phones 458.
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INSURED.

(TmT lOU insure your house against fire. You know
IJNAe what people would say If it burned down
IyXP without insurance They would say you
l were wanting IN business sagacy, that you
should have provided for this. Now leave house INSTR
ance and consider clothing insurance. Here the danger
is even greater-not from fire, but from the chemicals
and strong soaps used in the laundry Wise women
insure their finer, delicate and perishab1e things
against this risk and the premium they pay is the
trng cost Of Ivory Soap. That guarantees protection
IVORY SOAP-IT FLOATS f.s
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State Amendments.

Montgomery, June 30.-(Special. 1.-THE
governor today made the following ap-
pointments:
W. II. Lane to be N. P. and j. p. in
beat 6, Escambia County.
G. f. Fuller to be N. P. and J. p. in
beat q, Henry County.
r. E. Blunt to be n. P. and ]. p. in
beat Is. Washington County.
d. w. Rawls to be constable in beat
10, Montgomery County.
DR.. John Douglas to be pension exam
liner Of Lauderdale County.
C. G. O'Neal to be N. p. and j. Pein
beat Is, at Gurley, Madison County.
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FOURTH OF JULY RATES.

Southern Railway will sell tickets
July End, 3rd and 4th. with final limit
for return July sth between all points
on its line at one and one-third fare
for the round trip, minimum rate 50c)
account Fourth of July celebrations
For further information cali on any
ticket agent Southern Railway or c. z.
Jackson. Travelling Passenger Agent,
Morris Hotel Building Birmingham, Ala.
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To Lay Second Cable.

Berlin. June s0.-At a meeting today of
the stockholders of the German Atlantic
Cable Company the proposition of the
directors to issue 2o.OO0,O0O marks in bonds
to lay second cable between Germany
and the United States was accepted.
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Elect Primary Teacber.-At a meet
Ing of the Woodlawn board of educa-
tion last night Miss Lula DuPre was
elected teacher of the primary depart
ment of the public schools.
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Piles Cured Without the Knife.

Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Protruding
Piles. Your druggist will refund your
money if PAzO OINTMENT fails to cure
you. 90 cents. 6-3-tf-tu
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Marriag Llcenses.-Marriage
licenses were issued yesterday to Mr..
J. r. Goodend and Miss Tonic Fry,
and Mr.. D. T. Green and MISS Allie
Nall.
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Given Heavy Fine.-Frank Smith,
negro, was fined $50 and $50 days by
Judge Feagin on a charge of petty lar
ceny yesterday.
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LAKEvIEw THEATRE.
Every Evening at $50
CITY

Petitions in Bankruptcy.-Petitions
a bankruptcy we're filed yesterday by
W. Lawson of Carbon ALL and Rob
st Hobley of Birmingham.
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Appointed Editor.-The Rev. r. G.
Brown, colored, of Athens, Ala, has
been appointed editor of the Christian
Index, the official organ of the col
ored methodist Episcopal church of
Jackson, Tenn.
Has Stolen Watch.-Policeman
Penn has an open faced watch that
ne took from man under arrest. He
believes the watch was stolen from a me-
chanic in Birmingham and would like
TO locate the owner.
Series of MeetIn1s-A series of
meetings lasting ten days will be held
IN the Pentecostal tent near the juno
ton of the Gate City and East Lake
car lines In Woodlawn. They begin
Wednesday night. The public is cor
daily invited to the meetings, which
will be conducted by Rev. Mr.. Rye.
Eiks Are Coming.-Many Elks from
other cities will be in Birmingham on
July 4, when the local lodge will
have its great celebration at the fair
grounds. Letters have been received
from different portions of the State
saying small parties of E1ks would
come to Birmingham and 1t Is expect
cd number will be here who have not
written.
Burglar Gets Watch.-A burglar
broke into the boarding house run by
Mrs. L. z. Terry at 1915 Fourth ave.
nue. Sunday night and secured some
money and a gold watch belonging
to Mr.. l.. T. Pritchett. The burglar
was attempting to enter a second
window into another room when he
was seen by Mrs. Terry. She called
some of the boarders and one of them
fired at the thief, but without effect.
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HEATED DEBATE In SENATE ENDS
BY BAILEY CHOKING BEYERIDGE

Continued from First Page)
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The Age-Herald will give to all new
subscribers on rural routes, rural
mail box, free of charge, with a years
subscription.
For particulars, address The Age
Herald or see carrier.
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We make cuts. Age-Herald Engrav.
ing Co.
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THE WEATHER.

Birmingham, Ala, June 30, 1902.
Local observations during the "a hours
ending p, m. Central time:
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Alabama Brewing Co.
Bohemian Beer. "
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Forecast for Alabamx.

Washington, June 30.-Weather forecast
for Alabama-Fair Tuesday and Wednes-
day; fresh southwest winds.
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Highest temperature Sc degrees, lowest
70, average IS.
BEN NJ JACOBS,
Station Agent. u. 8. Weather Bureau.
Evening star., 1902-08-15

1t pays to read the want columns of The
Star. Hundreds Of situations are filed
through them.
Evening star., 1902-08-15
Toilet Wares for the Vacation Trip.

could have made deduction equally as
founding and yet easily within the bounds
of reasonable proba blity. To come to the
point Immediately. the time is rapidly ap-
preaching when. instead of the expressions
down the river down by the river side
and other similar sayings, we will have TO
say up to the river up by the river side
and so on.
1--WE can see this condition in it's earlier
stages on the lower Mississippi now. The
river at many points Is much above the
surface of land, and would spread out over
the land but for the existence of levees.
And yet the system of levees is responsible
for this constantly increasing elevation Of
the river bed. Instead Of making the river
scour its bed the levees have made this i'm
possible and the deposit has been much
greater In the bed Of the river. There is at
all times certain volume Of water to take
care of. 1t is no small volume, either. The
daily flow into the Gulf Of Mexico through
the three passes Is something enormous.
The leyees have confined this vast volume
of water to a rather uncomfortable area.
Instead of being able to throw a part Of
the heavy deposit Of sediment out over the
sides Of the river, through such convenient
outlets as the river itself, left unham-
pered. would make. the deposit remains in
the area between the levees. Much Of it is
left in the bed Of the river. The result Is
that the bed is being constantly raised.
securing processes possible in earlier times
before the levees came into such general
use. In consequence Of this condition the
bed Of the river will continue to rise unless
outlets are provided at different points, and
it is not at all likely that these outlets will
be provided in time. So we must go on
building Ievees, and each year we must
make them higher and higher all the time.
The lower Mississippi now has. I suppose,
an average depth Of about As or so feet.
In few years the bottom of the river may
be on a level with the land surface. in
which event, instead of going down to
the river, we will have to climb up the hill
considerable distance in order to get into
steamboat. The expression down to the
river will then become obsolete. up will
be the word to use. But, of course, this
condition may be some time off. Still we
cannot tell. Forty years on the Mississippi
has convinced me that it is not safe to fig
ure on what the river will do The Missis-
sippi generally does as she pleases and we
always have to spin our little theories after
the thing has happened"
Evening star., 1902-08-15
S1.A8 and $1.z5 Hats, CSC.

long time, Mickey, the young male Chin
panzee (Anthropopithecus troglodytes) WAS
the only anthropoid in the collection. Then
another example was presented by an Off
cial visiting this country from West Africa.
Shortly after this there was obtained from
a member of the Singapore Artillery a good
example of the silvery gfbbon Q1ylobates
leuciscus) from Java, no representative of
which has been exhibited for about ten
years. The present example, a female, is in
very good condition, but shy, and by no
means so ready to make friends as one
would expect in an animal that had been
kept as a company or regimental pet. With
little coaXing, however, she will come
down to the front Of the cage, and submit
to, rather than enjoy, being petted. In ;he
opinion of the keepers. the gibbon never be-
comes really tame and trustworthy; and
however much this may differ from me ac-
counts one finds in the writings Of travellers
who have kept these animals pets, the
keepers are ready to support their opinion
by showing bites, which certainly cannot
be taken as evidence OF good temper.
In general appearance this gibbon, which
has silvery gray fur and black face, haais
and feet, is. perhaps the most manlike OF
ali the anthropoids. Forbes has dwelt on
the wonderfully human look in it's eyes"
and on the distress with which he witnessed
the death of the only one he ever shot 1t
raised itself on its elbows. passed its long
taper fingers over the wound, gave a woeful
look at them and at it's slayer and then fell
back at full length-dead-"sa orang'
Gust like mani, as the Malay hunter
phrased it, On Saturday young male
orang (Simia satyrus). so small as - be
legitimately called baby" was obtained
by purchase. so that now there are in the
possession of the society three out of the
four anthropoid apes-the only one absent
from the collection being the gorilla (An-
thropopithecus sauvageD. OF which II Is
hoped a specimen may soon be obtained. SO
that when the new house is opened all The
forms may be represented. To this young
orang just purchased but not yet exhibited
belongs the honor of being the first inhabi-
tant of the new apes house. for IL has been
placed in one of the large new cages there.
owing to want OF room in the old house in
the Middle Garden.
Evening star., 1902-08-15
A TRAGEDY OF MINING.
Bones Of Noted Prospector Found IN
the DEVILS Playground.
From the San Francisco Examiner.

From the San Francisco Examiner.
After thirty-seven years of mystery the
strange disappearance of Abuer Lee, the
notorious old prospector who discovered the
famous Lee silver mine, seventy miles
northeast Of San Bernadino, Cal, has at
last been solved.
Lee was the most famous prospector of
his time. In 1865 he located those claims
known as the Lee mines, which subsequent
ly brought a fortune of S2,G00O00 to Gov.
+. w. Waterman of California. Soon after
discovering tn ese rich silver properties he
disappeared into the desert and was never
seen again. great deal Of excitement
was occasioned by Lees withdrawal from
the world, and it was suggested more than
once that he had been foully done away
with by unscrupulous persons who wished
to gain possession Of his property. Others
thought the Piute Indians. who then raided
the desert, had killed him and burned the
remains
Now the riddle has been solved and the
skeleton of old Abner Lee, the bones of
his burros, his 'washpan," and an old min
ing pick bearing his name on the handle
have been found in the DEVILS playground
by Jim Moran, desert freighter plying
between Fenner, on the Sante Fe road, and
Resting Spring Branch, at the head of
Death valley. The shifting sands which
covered Lee have given back their dead.
the miners are cleared of obloquy and the
bones Of the prospector have been given
decent burial on the crystalline shores cf
Soda lake.
According to Lees story at the time
(and this was subsequently verified), there
were vast lodges of surface ore in sight
of precisely the same quality as the ore
which from time to time he brought in on
his burros. He was very secretive about
the location Of his mine, and those whom
he took into his confidence were under
strict pledge to reveal nothing.
Among these was r. w. Waterman, who
afterward became governor of California.
Mr.. Waterman was at that time strug-
Cling lawyer. For ten years after Lees
disappearance nothing was heard of the
properties. Then a big expedition was
ganiZed in San Bernadino to search for
the abandoned claims. Under the guidance
Of two prospectors, who claimed to know
something of the locality and who had
heard where lay the Lee silver, the party
went almost Immediately to the mines.
But upon their arrival they found Water
man guarding the property with Win
chester rifle. He had been in possession
for two hours. He had driven out to the
claims in blackboard. For more than fif-
teen years Waterman held a controlling In
terest in the Lee mines, and ii is estimated
that during that time more than 81 600 600
in ore was taken out.
Dark hints were cast in regard to Water
man by those who considered he must have
known the locality. Now the finding OF
Lees body clears the air. The ex-governor
has been dead several years. Eince the de-
probation Of silver bullion the mines have
been idle, but the old story of Abner Lee is
often repeated by the desert prospectors
Evening star., 1902-08-15
ON JORDAN'S BANKS.
Curious Ceremony by Russian Pill
erims in the Holy Land.

From the London Traveller.
The traveller in the Holy Land i'll wit
ness few sights which will interest him
more than that of the Russian pilgrims at
the annual Epiphany ceremonies on the
banks Of the River Jordan. A week before
the festival itself crowds Of these Slav
peasants are seen trudging along the Jeri-
cho road with every imaginable kind Of
hayersack and carry-all on their backs.
Some Of the pilgrims are old and weather
worn, others young and cheerful. while
few, overcome by sleep and fatigue, are ly-
ing prone along the roadside. But some
how the whole lot. young and old, manage
to reach the banks Of the river In good
time for the ceremony.
They spend the night, perhaps. in the
Russian hospice at Jericho, where they
simply huddle together like flock of sheep.
Before dawn the rooms are empty and the
whole crowd has gathered on the bank.
where Greek priests, who will presently
drive a most lucrative trade, await them.
The principal articles sold are branches Of
from the Mountain of Temptation hard by,
plants from the wilderness and rosaries
with olive stones for beads. To whatevef
religious value Is claimed for these articles
the Russian peasants implicitly give Gre
dence, and they willingly pay their money
to obtain Them
During the hours Immediately preceding
the ceremony the motley crowd is occupied
in prayer and silent devotion. To many pill
grims this occasion is one of the greatest
life can bring, namely, to be permitted not
only to visit the Jordan, but actually to
bathe in its sacred waters. Suddenly chant
ing is heard. and the crowd quickly opens
to let procession Of purple-clad ecclesias-
tics passrto the waters. then the pilgrims
close in again, yand station themselves along
the banks, eager and watchful. And now,
quite rev4fentlS. jeweled cross Is laid by
the patriarch bn the surface Of the stream
to bless ite and no sooner does the sacred
symbol touch the water than a dive is
made into It by the enthusiastic crowd,
which splashes and prays and wallows and
dips-alt9getheG strange scene. Such is
the baptism. and the longer It lasts the
greater tfe merit the pilgrim will enjoy.
All dripping with water. each shroud Is
now wruIig out, and slowed away to serve
as the cegscloth when the pilgrimage of life
is over and the body is ready for the grave.
AS the tEayeier. rides away the next day
to Jerusalem he will see these childlike
peasants. bedTaggled with mud, and IA
tigued bY Ycongtant sleeplessness. plodding
along toward fte holy city, chanting and
singing a they go. and leaning on their
sticks Of reed But there is now a smile
on their faces, and joy in their hearts, for
have they not bathed in the waters of Jor-
dan?
Evening star., 1902-08-15
A WILD ANIMAL FARM.
Beasts Raised in New Jersey for Va
rious Purposes.

From the New York Commercial Advertiser.
Over in New Jersey. just the outskirts
Of Jersey City, on the Plank road. toward
Newark, there is an interesting establish
ment. Nothing on the outside indicates
what it is. and the low. rambling buildings
that are carefully fenced in are not par
ticularly attractive. The place covers
eral acres. and here and there sign reads,
Dangerous Out" Dogs bark saw
agely at the approach of visitors. This is
William Bartel's wild animal farm. Within
the gates wild animals are cared for. from
the time they come into the proprietors
hands. from the four corners Of the world.
until they are sold by him to menageries.
geological societies. museums and to pri
vate collectors. Agents of the concern res
Borneo. and special travelling agents. all
collect specimens that are shipped from
points where the animals are native to Jer-
sey City. The voyages are sometimes very
long, and a herd Of six elephants from Cal
cutta, only just received, were ffty-two
days on the way.
The houses in the inclosure are many
but they all have the aspect of a menag-
erie. The principal houses are three. They
are known. respectively. the hay
house. 'cat house and bird house"
There are tanks as well, in which sea lions,
gold fish and other animals living in the
water find a kind of substitute for the
homes from which they have been taken.
One of the gold fish tanks frequently con-
tains 100000 gold fish. 1t often happens
that as many 100000 fish will be ham
died during the winter season.
Things are little quiet at the wild ami
NAL farm just now because a large number
of the animals are away for the summer.
Collections are made up and rented TO sum-
mer resort parks maintained by railroads
and other owners. As much as 5000 is OBJ
tanned for a good collection of animals for
a season of eleven weeks, including care
and feed, but not transportation.
The most superb beast now at the farm
Is a young Bengal tiger from Suma;ra.
One may look at this cat without fear, but
II is much safer not to touch. good tiger
Is valued at from 800 TO $500 or more. ac-
cording TO age. condition. etc. The only
lion now yiew at the Jersey City estab.
lishment Is female. Lions cost $3.50 to
5000. One of the most recent arrivals at the
farm is a young polar bear. Across the
way was a fine specimen of hyena. They
n are by no means as pleasing In type as are
some other animals. and yet they sell for
$3.50 each Further along In an inclosure