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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28
TO KING EDWARD.

New York, June 26.-This weeks issue of the Independent will contain the fol- following poem by Alfred Austin, poet laureate of England, entitle-- "The Crown of Kingship': What do we crown and celebrate todayf Kinship and Empire. throned on peace-
 full power; Since to be weak Is to endure the sway Of every threatening hour. Kingship, symbolic of a peoples will, Themselves born kingly, sovrans of tho
 sea, And, like the sea, let whatso tempests
 shrill,
 One, worldwide, feared and free. For 'tis no crown nor sceptre men revere, But the majestic mind and regal soul, That amid clashing clamors serve to
 cheer,
 A realm unto its goal. Kings who, than wise counselors yet
 more wise.
 Because of the calm height wherefrom
 they scan The orbit of their empire, can surmise Gods destiny for man. Who honor worth and genius, and share Their kingliness with nothing base or
 mean, And, at their side, one tender-souled as
 fair.
 A woman and queen. Whom themselves, simple, splendid for
 the state,
 And steadfast as the stars the seasons
 veer, Priesthood can bless and poets celebrate, With conscience clean and clear. Whom neither pomp nor paean can befooi, To slure the scutcheon of their ancient
 line, Transmitters of a race whose right to
 rule
 Shall seem and be divine. So may a throne-knit people long while
 crown
 Kingship and kings. who. as the asss
 run, Heirs to victoria's virtues. hand them down
 Erau. sira to son. and son
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28
FORT MONROE WILL
 BE MADE A "SHOW POST"

As it guards the naval approach to the National Capital, it is matter of the utmost importance that Fort Monroe should be impregnable. The improve ment of the military establishment there and its conversion into the greatest show post in the world, without dan ger of being eclipsed by any other na- ton. could not happen at a more agree able time for the people of Newport News Hampton, Norfolk. Portsmouth, Berkley, and vicinity, for the elaborate and costly scheme of extension, beautifi- cation, and fertilization just announced by the War Department should be com- pleted by the time the Jamestown Ter centennial Exposition on Hampton Roads in 1907 is ready to open.
 It is stated that the government will expend something like s1o, 100000 before the last detail of this splendidly con- ceived project Is perfected. There is hardly any question that Congress will appropriate S5,0OO,00O which Virginia will ask to further the success of the most elaborate and most appropriate exposi- bioiA oNNA NonCtlNcus III duulllOn to lenQ- ing this aid the Government will also contribute the great show post' at Fort Monroe. costing twice that amount, which, besides being a permanent insti- tuition, will be one of the greatest draw ing cards that the tercentennaI will offer the public for the remodeled fort will be well worth travelling miles to see when 1t is completed.
 According to statements which emn- ate from sources that are dependable, if not official, Fort Monroe will stand in a. class by itself when these improvements assume material form. Of all the army posts in America 1t has been selected as thA one for a military establishment that the United States can hold up to the world as being without a parallel be- sides being a practicable investment. A more ideal site could not have been picked.
 Standing on a strip of land which Is almost entirely surrounded by water. overlooking the vast sheet of water forming Hampton Roads and command ing a view reaching north of the Chesa- peake's mouth, as far oceanward as the Virginia capes, as far westward as New port News, and as far southward as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28
Hiqh Prices.

"The reason that the Southern Rail- way Company allowed its hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of real es- tate options here to expire was because of the alleged high prices that some of the owners were asking" aaid prom inent citizen who keeps run of the real estate market.
 ''Thc purchase of this 2rpcrty by the Southern and it's solid development would have meant much for Birmingham. Real estate values are conservative as a rule. but when a great corr oratlon comes into the market there are frequently many holders who want fancy figures. Corpor- ations are usually ready to pay top prices but they are TO more likely to yield to fancy values than individuals"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28

Norfolk Fort Monroe is the logical site for any display of military grandeur the Government is disposed to offer to it's own people and those of the world.
 Rumor has it that besides a model for tification for war purposes there will be a number of new departures in the way of military establishments and there will be included schools for heavy and light artillery and other branches of the army and even the navy, for it Is stated that navy will ultimately figure in the expen- ditures to be made at Hampton Roads. and that an ideal rendezvous will be the result.
 It has been known for s~Li, lin, t.l.t the Government contemplated man. moth breakwater at Cape Henry for harboring and coaling It's war vessels. The immediate projected expenditure in the way of improvements at Fort Mon- roe will include 1t Is stated authorita- lively. the sum of $40o.0Oo for artillery school, s1OO,OOO for a library, and some thing like $500Ooo for sea wall along the entire water front, raising the total to s1,00O,0OO
 When this work is we'll unaer way the War Department will turn it's attention to the more extensive scheme contem- plated. This, 1t Is stated, will include . light artillery park new quarters for the officers, and new barracks for the men, an enlargement of the Notifications, and extension of the batteries
 With Fort Monroe in the heart of the tercentennial territory, it is not to be wondered at, says the Washington Times, that the people of tidewater Vir- ginia are elated over the news of the projected improvements. and look for ward with delight to their completion in connection with the 1907 exposition which Virginia expects to make the greatest and most unique in the history of fairs.
 The exposition buildings and features will be scattered over and area surround ing Hampton Roads and taking in Fort Monroe, (Old Point Comfort,) Newport News. Hampton, Phoebus, Sewelrs Point, Capes Henry and Charles, Nor folk. Portsmouth, and Berkley, and ex- tending all the way up the James river to historic Jamestown. where the first settlement In America was made in 1907. this being the event which the tercen- tennial of 1907 will commemorate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 The way a bachelor learns so much he ought not to know Is by never telling where he learns 1t.
 To save his life a man can't make his wife distinguish the difference between his being cross and sick.
 Many a girl who isn't red-headed but pretends to be is so smart she can fool any man about it till she gets married to him.
 The two things that woman tries to work into the reason for her husband not feeling we'll are the weight of his under wear and insomnia.
 Whether a womans gown has seven yards of train to it or consists principally of three feathers and bow shoulder straps, she can manage to spend on it all the money she can get out of her husband or fathar-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28
SOM ETHlNG IN IT.

From the Jackson (Miss.) News.
 The Birmingham Age-Herald offers a North Carolina. This paper says that the offering of rewards for lynchers never brought any of them to justice yet. The Birmingham paper says that Gov ernor with backbone offers no reward. but at once gets behind the sheriff when lynching has taken place. There is something in this idea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28
EDWARD vII.'s LIFE ATA GLANCE.

From the New York Herald.
 November 9. 1s41-Born at Buckingham Palace. to the United States.
 March 10. 1868. - Married to Princess Alexandra Of Denmark at Windsor. 1S64.-Prince Albert Victor born: died January 14 1892
 June 3, 1S65.-George, Prince of Wales. born; married July S. 1893.
 1871. - Dangerously i'll with typhoid fever.
 1S75-6-Visit to India.
 1S96-Won the Derby.
 1900-Shot at by the anarchist, Sepido. January p, 1901. - Succeeded to the British throne.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28
Health of Troops Better.

Washington, June 21.-Surgeon-Genera Forwood has rec eived a report from Lieu terant-C Colonel Iieis ,mann, chief surgeon division of the Philippines. in regard to the health of the troops in the archlpel ago for the month ending May Is last. According to 1t the percentage of sick is at the lowest figure yet reached in the division, col per cent, es compared with 6.24 per cent for the previous month. A large increase is reported in the number of deaths. both from injuries and from disease. The increase in the former class was due largely to the battle at Rayan, Mindanao, and in the latter class to cholera
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28

canvas set; but think of a wave travel ing thirty miles an hour and a big mass of steel travelling twenty-five miles an hour meeting slap on! Nothing is com parable to 1t but what the boys call "spanker,' which is sometimes exper- fenced when learning to make a high dive. For this reason sailors call bad weather" of any kind of a head sea that sets them to pitching bit. There ia great temptation to make record runs, and comfort does not count in regulat. ing the speed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28
Judson Institute.

One of the best organized and most thoroughly equipped schools or colleges for women conducted in the South is Judson Institute at Marion. The accom- modations are being enlarged all the while and this year three-story dormi- tory will be erected.
 Dr. Robert G. Patrick president of old Judson, Is in the city in the interest of the school The institute has just closed It's sixty-fifth session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
The Cottaue.

'It shows what enthusiasm and united effort will do." said a citizen last night, when he handed Commander John W. Johnston q cash donation to the Camp Hardce cottage fund.
 "I understand that the necessary amount for building the cottage at the Confederate Hcme is almost completed. Major Johnston ard his brother officers started cut with great vim only week or SO ago. Had they gone at the enter rr,se in a half-hearted way they would have failed. Public spirit, sentiment and energy will accomplish any reasonable tfirg.n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28
connress to lnuestluate.

Washington, June H.-Maj. Estes G. Rathbone, former director-general of posts of Cuba, requests the Associated Press to say for him that he purposes to have an investigation by Congress which will disclose the facts regarding his conduct in Cuba and not revenge on any person or persons who may have injured him, as has been reported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28
Well Paid Musicians.

Persons who are not familiar with the business end of latge and high-class bepds seem to think that 5000 day is excessive pay fer Sousa and his band at Atlantic City this sumner.
 The calculation is easily made. Sixty five musicians playing threc times day get SIP a piece s7sO. Sheet music will cost early s20 a day. A little extra money Is paid to soloists. The balance goes to sousa for his services and his reputa- tion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28
CHINESE DESTROY MISSIONS.
One Missionary Killed By a Mob of
 Anti-Indemnityites.

Pelxin, June 27.-The Viceroy of the province of Szeh. China, has notified the government that the American and Brit Ssh mission buildings at Tien ku Chao have been destroyed by mob and that a missionary had been murdered His name and nationality were not reported. An imperial edict orders the extermina- ton of the rioters. Several of the lead CTS of the outbreak are reported to have been beheaded. Apparntiy this was an anti-indemnity rising like those which have occurred elsewhere in China.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28
A Word Juquler.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 "Our pastor said a good thing in his last sermon"
 What was t?"
 He said the wings of the dove of peace are lined with the tender sheen of effulgent good will to men, while in his besk he bears the olive branch of peren- nially blossomihg love- What did he meanf'
 "Blest if I grapple 1t myself exactly, but 1t sounded good while he said It."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28
Dlstillery Organized.

Chattanooga, June 27.-The Chatta- nooga Distillery. with capital of about $l50, 900, has been organized here by J. s. Cannon, H. c. Abercrombie s. s. Price, and others. The plant of the TeSnessee Pottery Company in this city will be converted into a bonded ware house and a wholesale department will be established.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28
President Roosevelt.

"President Roosevelt will not shake hands with the crowd at the Illinois state fair" remarked a Chicago drummer at the Florence. "The President Is going back to George Washingtons rule, which should be a good enough rule for Ameri- cans.
 "The father of his country held levees at the executive house but the guests only bowed and passed on. It is absurd for the head of this great nation to shake hands with the thousands who p/y their respects to him "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28
Quiet in Santiauo.

Santiago, Cuba, June N.-The reports circulated in the United States by news agency of great agitation here among the negro element who were said to be demanding that the revolutionary army be paid, and approving of General Ban dera's plan of taking to the woods, are in- correct. The city and province of San tiago are absolutely quiet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28
NOT A CANDIDATE.

From the Greensboro Watchman.
 Capt. R. P Hobson, who at one time contemplated entering the race for state senator from the district composed of the counties of Hale and Greene, will not become a candidate. He authorizes this statement to be made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28

William Waldorf Astor is practically bidding for duke who will work well in double harness, when he says he will give his daughter $20,000,00O on her wedding day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28
From the Gadsden Times-News.

From the Gadsden Times-NeWs
 Billy Bryan is out in a long trade abusing Grover Cleveland for his speech at the Tilden Club in New York last week. Bryan calls Cleveland a former Democrat and says that there is no such thing as Democratic harmony where Cleveland Is concerned. Bryan can blow all he can but he tried twice to do what Cleveland did-lead the na- tional Democracy to glorious victory. Cleveland did-Bryan could not.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28

With Arkansas Jones on the canal commission and South Carolina yc- Laurin on the bench of the Court of Claims old debts will be paid and the political equilibrium restored.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28
A Rich Tramp Killed.

Chattanooga, June 27,-A special to the News from Knoxville says: Two freight trains ran together on the Norfolk and ', estern road this morning demolishing thirty-six cars. tramp was killed and in his clothing was found 5000 In cash
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28
From the Abbeville Times.

T
 The cotton crop In this section was new CT In a better condition at this season of the year than 1t is now. It Is too early in the season to predict what cotton crop will do but from the present pros- poets now we will have large crop here this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28
From the Selma Times.

From the Selma Times.
 What would the Democrats do If they captured Congre ss p asks Lucien Julien Walker n the Age-TIeraid. Well, now. reslly it is rather an imposition on hu- man nature to spring such a question during such hot spell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28
From the Montgomery Journal.

The people are not going to get ex- cited just now over politics. The peo- pie refused to get enthused at this time. They are warming up, however By the time the state committee meets we shall have things just about as warm as we want them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28
ALABAMA EDITORS.

From the Scottsboro Citizen.
 Chappell Cory of Montgomery has an- nounced his candidacy for state superin- tendent of education. There is magic in the very name of Cory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28

All the world hopes the genial coun- try gentleman who became King of England seventeen months ago will live to reign many years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28
THE ENTIRE FAMILY.

From the Mobile Item.
 An exchange reports that "Bill Damm's daughter. Grace, has scarletina and the whole Damn family has been quaran- tined"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28
WHY coFFMAN WAS ACQUITTED.

From the Fort Payne Journal.
 The acqulttal of R. D. Coffman for the killing of the Rev. J. W. Bradford at Brookside near Birmingham is an almost uninua incident in criminal jurisprudence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28

The beet sugar farmers cultivate Congress much more successfully than they do their fields at home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28

Epigrams even of the heavy sort are not votes, and votes are what the Democratic party wants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28

The seventeen-year locust may be slow underground, but on top of the ground he natures in thirty minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28
From the Attalla Mirror.

I TtIH IIIt AIIdIId NH IUI'
 The Age Herald doesn't take well to the remarks of MT. Cleveland. Perhaps 1t desires another seize of Organism, free tredeis'n. freesiiverism and fnglorions de- feat. Is that the size of it?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28

Government concessions in South America are as untrustworthy as the concessionaires are themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28
BrantleY Nominated.

Dublin, Ga, June 27.-William G, Brantley was today nominated for Con- gress by the Democratic convention of the eleventh Georgia district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28

Reggie Vanderbilt did not get his degree at Yale after all. There is no plutocratic road to learning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28

John R. Mclean has been exercised from the body of the Ohio Democracy by Surgeon Tom l.. Johnson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28

Senator Morgan is still hopeful tIYat President Roosevelt will pick the Mic aragua route.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28
'om the Fort Payne Journal.

From the Fort Payne Journal.
 And now they say that running the negroes away from Eldorado, Illinois, was all in fun. It seems to be another case of the boys and the frogs about which old Aesop tolu us.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28

The college graduate will now pro- ceed to take a postgraduate course in the worlds college.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28

The beef trust Is saving beef and putting up prices right along.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28

Alfred Austin's ode was not pigeon holed after all. It escaped.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28

Oom Paul feels more at home in Hol- land than he would in reconstructed Pretoria.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28

General Funston Is like a folding bed-he can be shut up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28

When the canal Is dug we will live on an island with few gate cross- ings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28

Congress proposes to adjourn July 4, and Boss Oxnard will then take vacation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28

Reggie Vanderbilt did not win Yale's A. B., but he got N. G. instead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28
From the Sheffield Standard.

The copper cent has it's uses. The peo- pie of Huntsville are thus enabled to contribute to the Confederate soldiers home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28
ABOUT BIRMINGHAM.

From the Butler Advocate.
 Wanted-Information concerning the and intended course of the Selma and New Orleans Railroad. Any one possessing such knowi- edge will please "sarnt her in'' by grape vine telegraph.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28
Trern the columhlana Chronlcle.

From the Columblana Chronicle.
 The continued drouth has practically ruined all prospects of any sort of corn or cat crop in Jefferson County, and it is said also that the melon crop has been ruined. Fruit has also been greatly dam oged and peaches and grapes are about the only fruits that promises to do any thing at all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28

Those early Presidential booms are strictly tentative.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28
From the Mobile Register.

We wonder if there is any subtle con- nection between the success of the Pana- ma hat this season and the success of the Panama canal bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28

Congress is preparing to peter out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-28

From the Ashville Aegis.
 Cleveland is too substantial to feel the paper wads Bryan throws at him.
The Washington times., 1902-01-27
CHAFFEE CRUSHES MURDEROUS NATIVES
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further reduction may be made than that
provided for in the majority report upon
the bill in the Senate. In fact, it is now
said that the leaders on the Republican
side in the House hurried their bill
through knowing that it would be
trimmed down in the Senate. and with the
desire to have the responsibility and
trouble of making the reduction placed
upon that body.
LegisIntive Body Needed.
There is also a desire to hear Governor
Taft upon the proposed bills proviane
for system of civil government in the
Philippines. Representative Cooper 8
measure provides for granting the Fill
pinos a local legislative assembly after
January l. 1904, and Governor Taft is un-
derstood to be in favor of such a prOpo-
sition. The Lodge bill, however, does not
contain any such provisions.
A majority of the Republican leaders
are opposed to fixing any specific date
upon which a Filipino Legislature shall
meet. and Governor Taft is expected to
make some arguments in favor of letting
the natives know just when they may ex-
meet a sort of representative form of gov
ernment.
In the present situation the arrival of
the Governor of the Philippines is awaited
with much interest and expectancy.
The Washington times., 1902-01-27
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