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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-08
Fire Shortly After Midnight in
 Second Avenue Block
BLAZE QUICKLY SUCCUMBS
Stock and Building Injured to Extent of Several Thousand Dollars. Had Good Headway When
 Fire Was Discovered.

The Fire Store at 1909 Second avenue, occupied by Go,dst eln Brothers was par tially destroyed by fire this morning. The the roof at 12.25 o'clock. and before the f1rcmen arrived the greater part or the building was burning. No suggestion was offered as to the origin.
 The store was filled with a stock Of dry goods and notions valued at ss5'OOo Goldstein Brothers carried insurance to the amount of s1s50O, all of which is in companies represented in Birmingham by John c. Smith & Co., The building was owned by Dr. P. E. Cheek, who carried in; trance, the amount of which could not be ascertained this morning, The damage to the building could hardly be estimated
 When the fire was discovered 1t seemed to be in the center of the building, but in an incredibly short time 1t had spread from front to rear When the first line of hose was turned on the building columns of smoke were issuing from all windows in the front and rear, and flames were leaping through the roof
 At 1.3O o'clock the fire was entirely ex- tinguished
 Damaged 75 Per Cent.
 The stock of Goldstein Brothers was damaged fully 75 per cent as well as could be judged from an inspection made at 1.45 o'clock this morning. That part of the stock not injured by the fire was dam aged by water. The loan office of the J. T. May Company On the second floor of the building was burned, hut only a nominal less suffered.
 The place of H. c. Abbott and Broth CTS was damaged slightly by water, while M. H. Burger & Co.,. and the Peoples Savings Bank were also damaged to a small extent by water.
 Cut by Glass.
 While bursting open a door Fireman Allen was cut on the wrist so badly his removal to the office of Dr. Lowe was necessitated. There his wound was dress ed. J. w. Brockman of the Loan Com pany was also cut while trying to get books from his office Neither were dan gerously injured. ;,
 The place where the fire started is the original Fire Store" several fire sales' having been conducted there. The place was also damaged by fire several years ago.
 The alarm of fire attracted many per- sons to the block around it. Many came from homes on the South Highlands, while nearly all of the persons in the Arlington and Florence hotels were to be seen either on the street or at their windows. Before the arrival of the fire men the Florence hotel windows were ence of many women In night gowns and other costumes, en deshabille.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-08
Boer Officers Happy.

Hamilton, Bermuda. June 1.-The Boer officers who have been living in the prison camps near here have been driving about the islands for the past few days. They are enjoying themselves immensely All are glad that the war in South Africa is over. Th,s afternoon tho Boer officers were entertained at government head qua rters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-08
stockman Murdered.

Hadley w. Va. June 7.-James Boster. stockman, was murdered by highway men on Little Heart creek today. Rob- murderers.
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The japanese loan of SIS 900 will be is
sued Oct. Z. The price will be 5l0.41.
The repeal of martial law in Natal was
gazetted at Pietermaritzburg yesterday.
Henry Shackelford Davis. an American
lawyer. has been remanded in London po-
lice court on the charge of obtaining
money by means Of a worthless check.
Slackness in the shipbuilding trade at
London has resulted in the closing of the
plate department of the South Durham iron
works, which has thrown 200 men out OF
work.
After having made exhaustive trials Of
American and British-built locomotives on
the government railways, the New Zealand
officials report that the best results have
been achieved by the former.
Counsel for the Wholesale British To-
bacconists' Associations considering TAX
ing legal proceedings to recover the bonus
of 81, 100000 promised by Ogden Qimited) I'M
der the auspices of the American Tobacco
Company.
The prizes at the international exhibition
at Turin. Italy. have been awarded. The
American exhibitors are all greatly disap-
pointed They consider that they were dis
eliminated against and that they merited
better awards.
Advices from China tell of the loss OF the
steamer Sand Leong off the China coast.
The vessel. which was bound from Rangoon
TO Annoy and embarked three hundred CHI
nese at Singapore. Ia believed to have been
lost in typhoon with all on board.
Crown Prince Constantin Of Greece was
painfully but not dangerously, injured yes
terday by the overturning of a motor car
in which he was riding near Villotator, a
suburb of Athens. His head and face were
cut. His companion, an engineer, suffered
more serious injuries.
Dispatches from Fee say the rebellious
Berber tribes have completely submitted
to the Moroccan government. They will
pay any fine that the Sultan may levy, will
return all looted property. will pay dam
n "a
will accept any further punishment that
may be imposed on them.
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adopted il is often found that men of one
party vote for the candidates of the other
i'm order TO bring about the nomination OF
the least nit or most unpopular candidate
Of the adverse party, and thus gain an ad-
vantage at the election. Under either mode
the party booths and the like belonging to
the county should be furnished and the
same should be delivered at the respective
voting places, cared for ana returned at
public expense.
'.Fffth-It is thought that it is for the
best interest OF party organization and
public welfare at present 10 permit the
party voters in each county TO determine
in a fair way TO be provided by law wheth-
er they desire to nominate their local cam
didates by a direct primary or at dele
gate convention.
''Sixth-In delegate conventions each
delegate should have the right TO vote Tor
the candidate of his choice by a written
secret ballot. There is no apparent reason
for the secret ballot at the polls which
vate ballot in convention.
"Seventh-One argument in support or
delegate convention is that it requires at
least n-ajOrity OF the delegates present 10
make nomination One argument against
a direct primary nomination is that often
the nominee is Ect. as appears by the vote
at least, the first choice of the majority OF
his party voters. \ plurality nomina ties,
and it is possible for a candidate, feeling
that he cannot command the majority or
the votes OF his party, to break up the ad-
verse votes :nto fragments by inducing
enough persons to become candidates so
that his fragment of the party vote gives
him the nomination by the rule of plurality
Some practical mode should be devised SO
that every nominee shall be the cnolce OF
the majority of the persons making the
nomination"
This report will be submitted to the gen.
eral committee tomorrow evening In the
rooms of the Commercial Club. 1t is ex-
pected there will be a full attendance and
an interesting discussion.
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FOOD FOR SLEEP
A Sure Way to Comfort.

The right kind of food will restore any
weak stomach. 1t is better of without
drugs and little judgment in selecting
light weight and easily digested food does
the trick.
A man in Grand Rapids. Mich. upon re-
covering from a severe attack of nervous
prostration. says:
The principal trouble was an intensely
irritated condition OF the stomach, so Sc
we're that diluted milk would cause a sensa-
ton as IL molten lead had been swallowed.
AT length. / began to study my own case
and abolished drugs and commenced ex-
perimenting with my diet
Grape-Nuts was brought TO nv notice
and / found IL very palatable and as a reg
ular morning dish IL met all the require
mer1ts and sustained me until midday. After
using Grape-Nuts week physical discom-
fort grew less. my strength began TO re-
turn and / gained steadily i'm weight
Along with all these improvements came
good. peaceful sleep. which had been so
tightly a visitor. and with IL came returning
hope and ambition. and now. with perfect
health. IL gives me pleasure 10 give Grape
Nuts the credit It deserves" Name given
by Postum Co.. Battle Creek. Mich
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PRIMARY REFORM BILL.
CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE)

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE0
dates, and some delegates not at all, great
room is left for trading. combinations ana
that no man can fortell who will be nom
mated in a convention.
.'It is the custom for every candidate
to be given a solid delegation from his own
locality. This often puts Ii in the power
of group of candidates to unite their del
egates and make themselves the nominees
all around.
THE instructed delegate is often con-
strained to vote contrary to his own bet
ter judgment A man hesitates to vote
openly against his neighbor, associate in
business, intimate, or one with whom he
is bound in other bonds. Every man who
has been a delegate under these circus
stances has felt the strain of making a
choice between his friend and another. who,
in his better judgment, is filter to be chosen
for the office.
IF in a convention the delegates could
vote secret ballot the ticket would often
be made up quite differently from the real
outcome. In one, and perhaps more coun-
ties in this State. this mode OF nomination
by a delegate convention is practiced. Each
delegate, when his name is called, votes
secret ballot. The defeated candidates new
er know who worked their defeat. 1t would
seem that in delegate conventions this
mode is conducive to the choice of the best
men. All the reasons that make Tor Sc
cret ballot at the polls support a secret
ballot in conventions Under this method
delegates should not, and ordinarily would
not. be instructed. And II the mode or Sc
lecting the delegates at the primaries is
kept free and fair this manner of nominat-
ing by delegates would be great advance
toward better politics and conducive to the
public welfare. In many cases the nomi-
nees would be the real choice of the ma
jority OF the party. and in no case could
II be easily shown that such was not the
case. The first impulse of everyone Is
that a candidate should be the choice OF a
majority of his party supporters. This is
the natural rule. Ii is the rule OF the Re-
publican national convention. So essential
Is II that the candidate should be the
choice of at least a majority that in the
Democratic national convention two-hirdS
OF the delegates must concur TO nominate
candidate for the presidency on the DEM
ocratic ticket There is no practice in dele
gate conventions where less than major
ity OF the delegates present have the pow
er TO name candidates In a broad sense
IL Is in the mind of everybody that no one
is fair choice unless he has received
majority
DELEGATE CONVENTION.
1T is felt by many that delegate con-
vention does not fairly and fully express
the will of the party as a nominating cleo
ton. on principle it cannot be denied that
the majority OF the members of a party
should have the right. as nearly as may be-
to make choice between their own men
seeking TO be the party representatives on
the party ticket. and II elected TO discharge
the trusts committed TO them. This is self
evident: il needs no argument 10 support or
defend II. and no Just reason can be ad-
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the Great HepuDI1cs
LONDON, Oct. A member of the
Spanish Ministry. now in England, who
was questioned regarding the reiterated
rumors of Franco-Spanish alliance, in
conjunction with SPANS increased naval
programme, said to-day:
There is absolutely no such movement
on foot though the reports on the subject
are an interesting indication that in some
quarters the wish is father to the thought
AT the present moment we are taking
large leaf from Americas diplomatic book
but We are strenuously buildinng up COM
mercial relations with all parts of the
world
Il sincerely trust the marine minister,
the Duke of Veragua will be able to car
ry out naval policy by which we shall
have In few years a fleet adequate to
protect our commerce. That Is the sole
When you compare our present fleet with
our immense seaboard the inadeQuacy of
the former is palpable.
THE King is very popular and gives
really extraordinary evidences of intellec-
tuality and common-sense. He has all
boys natural desire to see the world. yet
he has decided not to leave Spain until he
has visited every province of Spain and has
come in contact with all classes of his SUBJ
jects. Thereafter, he is liable to visit one
or two foreign courts. His Majesty Is ex-
tremely anxious to see America and per-
haps 1T might be arranged. Thanks chiefly
to the tactfulness Of the American minister
at Madrid and the expressions voiced
by the American special envoy at the
Kings accession, there is now nothing
but the most friendly feeling in Spain
toward that country"
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He Provides for Their Comfort and
Entertainment. and Hopes to Re-
ceive Them in Person Later.
TURKISH P0PULACE RESENTFUL
CAUSED BY RUSSIAN wARSHIP'S
PRESENCE IN THE BOSPHORUs.
Plot to Assassinate Dowager Empress
Visit America-Cable Notes.

LONDON, Oct. liking Edward is par
ticularly pleased with the presence of the
American Generals Corbin and Young in
England and if possible he hopes to meet
them and General Wood when the latter
arrives here. In the meantime the Associa-
ted Press learns that his Majesty has sent
special word from Scotland that all at
tention shall be shown the visiting gen.
erals while they are in London. The King
has ordered that If the visitors care to go
Windsor Castle all the private apart
ments therein shall be thrown open and
that an equerry shall accompany them
over the castle.
friendliness are due to no little extent to
the accounts given by the British generals
returning from the German maneuv-
ers of the extreme friendliness
which existed between the American and
British officers and to the kindness the
former exhibited toward the latter on
many occasions. King Edward has caused
General kelly-Kenny, who was one of the
British generals who attended the maneuv-
ers, to notify General Corbin and General
stances. The royal hospitality Will be &C
cepted by the Americans. who also will
be entertained soon by War Secretary
Brodrick, Earl Roberts and other leading
Englishmen, while Ambassador Choate
will give big dinner in their honor. Gen
eral Young will stay with General French
at Aldershot for a few days. where he will
have an opportunity of judging the innova-
tons which are being introduced by the
new commander of the First Army Corps.
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MONUMENT TO lola.
Subscriptions Already Pouring In
Funeral Plans for To-Day

subscriptions Already Pouring In
Funeral Plans for To-Day.
PARIS. Oct. 4-The subscriptions to the
fund for a monument to lola have reached
the sum of IS, 400, including $50 from former
Captain Dreyfus and $50 each from his two
brothers and his father-in-law
1t is estimated that $4,000 members of
various societies will take part in to-mor-
rows funeral procession. Zola's body. on
the arrival of the cortege at the cemetery.
Will be placed on a catafalque, around
which the members of the family and
Intimate friends of the dead novelist will
group themselves After the orations
tending will be allowed to file past. fol-
lowed by the general public. The body
will then be replaced in the hearse and
conveyed to a temporary vault
General Percin. chief of the cabinet of
the ministry of war, has replied to the
letter of Count Boni De Castellane. who
called the generals attention to the pub
lished statement that he shook hands with
Dreyfus at the lola residence Yesterday
The general denied that he shook hands
with Dreyfus and said Count Boni was the
only person who took the rumor SERIOUSLY
The count responded by thanking General
Percin for his reputation and added that
he expected nothing else from a French
officer.
The pallbearers at the funeral to-mor-
row will be NM. Chaumie and Herman
representing the society of dramatists:
Ludovic Halevy. Octave Mirabeau: ZoIa' q
publishers, Charpentier and Fasquelle. and
NJ. BRAT, in behalf Of the miners.
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M. r. HI. s. Gossip.

The NJ. T. H. s. Science and Chemistry
Club will meet week from tomorrow
afternoon.
The NJ. T. H. s. Literary and Debating
Society will hold the second meeting of
the term tomorrow afternoon. Authors
of the day are being considered now.
The first issue of the school organ, the
Mirror, will likely be out a week from to-
morrow. The staff for the paper this year
was printed recently In the Journal.
The session of the Manuar Training High
School Senate, which was announced for
last Friday afternoon, was postponed until
next Friday at 800. Officers will be chosen
at this session.
The latest figures on the number Of pu-
pills enrolled in the Manual Training
School show that there are over 1,45O stu
dents All of the classes are overcrowded,
and it keeps Principal Emmerich busy
finding room for the new arrivals.
At the second meeting of the class of
January, 1904, set of officers was elected.
Oscar Conner was chosen president at the
first meeting, which was so lively that no
other places sHere filled. Emma Brandt is
vice president and the place of secretary
went to Ethel Stilz. Harry Rhodehammel
was elected treasurer. Committees have
been appointed to decide on a motto and
other matters Of the class organization.
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HIGH SCHOOLS.
Events of Interest at NJ. T. III. and
ShOrtridge.

Shortridge.
The Do Do Club will meet tomorrow
afternoon with Miss Cornelia Searle and
talk over plans for a social function in the
near future.
Herbert Wagner has gone to Wisconsin
on fishing trip with his father.
The o. T. Q. Club met last night with
Lento Fulwell at the Denison and elected
a set of officers for the coming year. Miss
Fulwell was chosen president and Grace
Davis vice president and secretary. Adele
McMaster was chosen treasurer. The club
next meeting will be with Adele McMaster.
Vera Palmer and Merrill Ketcham have
been appointed assistants on the stan OF
The Sans Souc Club held its first meet
ing of the term at the home of Mabel
Stuart. JOY Brown will be the hostess at
the next meeting. The members Oh TINS
Palmer, JOY brown, Myrtle Craft. Cecil
Bell and Gertrude Kantrowytz.
Miss Bessie Trout, a popular member o OF
byville to reside permanently.
Miss Brooks, teacher of French In the
school gave her pupils !!EL an 1, entertaining nan
sailles'
The shortridge High School oratorical
Club promises to be as hourishing an
OTSdlllZdliOH do IL was udiih6 thS
term This club was organized by
Miss Donnan for the purpose of studying
orations and ii has done much toward
putting the institution at the head of other
schools in the State in this line. The ses-
sons of, the Oratorical Club are behind
closed doors. But two "open" meetings
are held each year, thus giving outsiders
an opportunity to see the sort OF work that
is done. The officers are: Edith Brannon,
president; Sumner Clancy, vice president,
and Carl Bricker, secretary. The speakers
at the next meeting are Paul Merrill.
Orestes Caldwell, Jermone Harvey, Will
liam Wilmington; Mabel Goodnow and
Supina Albertson.
The question of having a dance once
month for the benefit of the gym" fund
still continues to be prominent one In
school circles. 1t will be recalled that
these entertainments are to be under the
direction of the senior class of 1903 and
that a committee was appointed recently
to wait on Mr.. Hull and get permission
to have the dances. This committee has
not yet reported and they are not yet
ready, to give any information as to the
way the matter stands. However, 1t was
learned that the principal has been inter-
viewed on the question. Mr.. Hull is said
to have informed the members of the class
that he had not been in the school long
enough as yet to know what the policy
had been in the past as regards entertain
ments during the term. He referred the
committee to number or the faculty
members, who 1t is stated, were in favor
of having three of the proposed entertain
ments. 1t is very likely that the question
will be settled the first of this week and
that three dances will be given.
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atoms that have been made by the city
for the entertainment of the Grand Army
The work has been perfectly DONE" said
General Torrance, land | am sure that
reunion being one of the most successful
in the Nations history"
The Sixth Army Corps will dedicate the
monument to Gen. Horatio G. Wright, the
last commander of the corps, at Arlington,
at O'clock Tuesday afternoon; The speak
ers VIII DE gems. j. warren Keller, J. Nj.
John NJ. Wilson, William p Craighil
and Major III. c. Larowe. The reunion of
the corps Will be held in Sherman tent
Tuesday evening, and will be addressed by
Gems Keifer, Latta. Seward and Adam e
King. The reunion of the cavalry corps,
armies of the West, has been set for Tues
day morning. at which time Ger. r. A. AL
ger is expected to make an address.
XXX
General Torrance. accompanied by Col.
Brakeman and General Wetherbee, of his
staff, to-day visited the reunion grounds on
White lot and inspected the Government
Printing ONCE, where free quarters have
been reserved for 5000 veterans. General
Torrance and his staff will attend the
morning service at the New York-avenue
Presbyterian Church tomorrow, occupy
ing the pew that once belonged to Presi-
dent Lincoln. They will be the guests of
Mrs. John A. Logan at dinner tomorrow.
The veterans are arriving in large num-
bers on every through train reaching
Washington, and many trains are run in
from three to seven sections. Mrs. Emma
Wall, national president of the Auxiliary
G. A. r., was among to-nights arrivals
The Thirty-seventh, Forty-fourth and
Sixteenth Companies of coast artillery, at
Fort Washington, Md. and the Forty
seventh Company, at Fort Hunt, Va, will
be brought TO participate in the naval
veterans parade on Tuesday.
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MARTIN FOR COMMANDER.
Indiana Sons of Veterans Leave for
Washington.

Delegates to the national encampment of
the Sons of Veterans at Washington left
yesterday evening on special train car
rying Indiana members of the order. 1he
Indiana crowd, delegates as well as Wis
itors, goes to boom the candidacy of Frank
Martin for commander-in-chief of the or
der. Mr. Martins chances are said to be
excellent, and there is probability that
his selection will be by unanimous vote OF
the convention. Ohio. Illinois, Pennsylva-
MIA, Massachusetts, and a few other States
have declared themselves for Mr.. Martin
already. He has been actively connected
with the order for fifteen years and has
served twice as state commander The Sons
of Veterans will meet Tuesday and Thurs
day. Oct. and 9.
The following were in the party that left
here last night: Frank Martin, State Com
mander George f. Ogden, of Laketon;
Newton j. MCGUIRE, of Indianapolis; Capt.
W. III. Armstrong, of Indianapolis; Sid
Conger, of Shelbyville; Charles De Haven,
of Kokomo; George c. Harvey, of Dan
vile; Charles f. Griffin, of Hammond;
Charles c. Hartzell and George Kreiten-
stein. Representative Overstreet who is a
member of the order, will join the Indiana
delegation in Washington.