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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19
HUNTSVILLE AND BIRMINGHAM.

From the Huntsville Mercury.
 It is not at all improbable that the Louisville and Nashville officials will look with favor upon the proposed extension of that line from Oneonta to this city. While in Birmingham recently President Smith investigated the proposed lines to Gadsden and to Huntsville and will con- slider the data furnished when he can do so conveniently. There are many rea- sons why the proposed line should be built, one being an undeyeloped country between Oneonta and the Tennessee river. With railroad through that territory the Louisville and Nashville would get bus mess now diverted to other lines which properly belongs to it. It would also bring to this city practically all the coal consumed here and would have a corner on transportation between this city and the gulf. Ultimately a direct line will be built from this city to Birmingham and now Is an opportune time to begin the work The whole country Is prosperous and at such times the necessary funds can be secured with greater ease and at lower rates of interest than prevail even when normal conditions prevail. The bus isness men of Birmingham are interested in the proposed road and are ready to assist Huntsville whenever conditions ap- pear to warrant the initial step. And those conditions are rapidly ripening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19
Birmingham.

'"When register at a hotel in New York. Chicago or any othsr big. I always write Birmingham after my name" said a Walker county man.
 Capitalists coming here from the north and east register from some big city Boston, New York. Philadelphia, Balti- more Richmond. Chicago, Cincinnati Louisville, St. Louis. ct cetera.
 Tt is a fact that all people who travel register from Liz cities. No Virginian of the Richmond section ever registered from Manchester, Bsrton or Chestnut Hills. Richmond is the place. No man from Ensley or Bessemer ever registers as coming from any city except Birming- hsD. Even Gadsden people register from Birmingham.
 ''The rule is for everybody in the min eral district of Alabama to write Birming- ham opposits the place of residence. For example Breck Musgrove registers Jas per or Corona in Birmingham, but when he registers in New York he writes Bir- mingham after his name.
 Birmingham is the best advertised town in the south, and so it should be. The Birmingham district has more to commend it; more to advertise it, than any other southern city"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19
Winter Navy Maneuvers.

Instead of cavorting off Newport, halting for duchesses and the like, the navy under Admiral Dewey will drill and maneuver this winter in the Carib- bean sea, making Culebra it's base The vessels of the European squadron, as well as of the South Atlantic squad ron, are to participate in these man. euyers, and all the vessels are ex- pected to arrive at the island of Trini- dad before the end of the present month. The North Atlantic squadron, commanded by Admiral Higginson, will be the defending fleet The at tacks will be made upon the island of Porto Rico, which Admiral Higginson is expected to protect.
 After the Porto Rican programme is carried out the rest of the winter will be spent in drills of all sorts in the Caribbean sea. All the chief West Indian ports will be visited, and alto gether there will be something doing in southern waters all winter.
 The presence of large fleets of war ships in the south, and in the imme- diate neighborhood of the proposed isthmian canal will serve to call pub lie attention to our South American and West Indian trade, and to the further possibilities of the canal. Be- yond all doubt the chief expension and ambition of our trade will be here after southward and westward via the canal. The canal will in fact revolu- tionize our trade, especially with South America. The great trade in the Orient will follow as a matter of course, for trade seeks the more direct route by the mere force of economy in trans portation.
 All this means much to the south, for cur own gulf ports will become the natural outlets of the country's produce destined to South America or to the more distant Pacific ports, and were exports go out imports will come in, and the southern railroads and cities and southern farms will be greatly benefited The weight of en- terprise, of trade and of capital will incline this way, and great changes will surely result.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19
OLD DIRECTORS REELECTED.
President Spencer Denies Reports Con- corning Several Southern Roads.

Cincinnati, November 1s.-The stock holders of the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific railroad today re- elected the old directors as follows. Samuel Spencer, H. T. Shoemaker and R. L. Stetson of New York; M. E. In- gals, M D. Woodward, Eugiene Zim- mermand and Lawrence Maxwell of Cin- cinnati, and Samuel Felton of Chicago. The directors will organize and select general officers in tho near future.
 President Spencer denied the reports about the New Orleans and Northeastern. the Alabama, Vicksburg and Shreveport and the vicksburg Shreveport and Pacific roads, coming under the control of the Queen and Crescent management, with headquarters in Cincinnati. President Spencer also served notice on the trus- tees of the Cincinnati Southern road, that unless suitable terminals were pro- vided for here soon, the business of the road would be necessarily Invested through "other gateways to the south"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19
THROWING OFF DISGRACE.

From the Springfield Republican.
 If the colleges favored meet the condi- tons of his promised aid. Dr. D. K. Pear sons of Chicago will have to pay out s6o0.- 600 on January 1 in educational endow- ments. He says that he adheres to his in- tention of giving away every cent of his property before he dies. He is 8S years old and his wife urges him to give faster, but he thinks he may live to be 100 and wants to hold on to enough to carry him comfortably during the II years and also to occupy him in what he has found to be the great pleasure of giving.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19
SUNRISE.

By Sidney Lanier. I have walked, have come, my beloved!
 I might not abide: I have come ere the dawn, O beloved,
 my live oaks, to hide In your gospeling gloomst-o be As a lover in heaven, the marsh my
 marsh and the sea my sea. Tell me, sweet burly barkd, man bodied
 tree That mine arms in the dark are embrac-
 ing. dost know From what fount are these tears at thy
 feet which flow? They rise not from reason, put deeper
 inconsequent deeps. Reasons not one that weeps. What logic of greeting lies Betwixt dear over-beautiful trees and
 the rain of the eyes- Ye lispers, whisperers, singers in storms. Ye consciences murmuring faiths under
 forms, Ye ministers meet for each passion that
 grieves, Friendly, sisterly, sweetheart leaves, o, rain me down from your darks that
 contain me wisdoms ye winnow from winds that
 pain me Sift down tremors of weet-within-sweet That advise me of more than they bring
 repeat Me the woods-smeli that swiftly but now
 brought death From the heaven-side panx of the river
 of death Teach me the terms Of silence-preach
 me The passion of patience-sift me-im-
 peach me And there, O there As ye hang with your myriad palms up- turned in the air. Pray me myriad prayer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19
LETTERS TO EDITOR
lNormood Clarke.

To the Editor of The Age-Heraid.
 We. the undersigned citizens of New nan. Coweta county. Georgia. desire to make the following statement to the citi= gems Of Jefferson county. Alabama. to all of whom A1r. J. Norword Clarke. who was murdered and robbed near Ensley. Ala. in October. 1900. was almost an en- tire stranger.
 Norwood Clarke. our highly esteemed young friend and fellow townsman. was born and raised in Newman, Ga, and was well known to. each and all of us. He had won for himself by his manly, upright, respectful. social and business relations with us. the deserved confidence and esteem Of all who knew him. He was truly a model young man and was univer- sally respected by all good people for his strict sobriety morality. industry and honorable dealings. and his careful atten- ton to all business with which he was entrusted.
 His family is one of the oldest and best. and stands deservedly well with us. end have received from our people gem uine sympathy in this great loss and dis trtss. We are truly glad to know that Felix Hall. charged with being the chief actor in the murder and robbing has been captured by tho unceasing efforts of Norwoods father. and is now in Bir- mingham jail awaiting his trial.
 We sincerely hope and trust that strict legal justice will be fully administered to the guilty person. Respectfully signed. B. T. Thompson, president Newman Bank ing company; J. S. Anderson, mayor; IT. A. Hall. attorney at law; Charles c. Par rott, president the First National bank; A. R. Burdett, ex-mayor Newman, Ga. i; R. H. Hardaway. president Coweta Ma tional bank; Thomas J. Jones, M. D.; {; A. 4. Barge, M. D.: R. w. Freeman, att torney at law; W. L. Stallings, attorney. and county attorney; E. T. Whatley. edi- tor Herald and Advertiser; R. F. Mined. postmaster Newman, Ga; George H. Car micol, ex-sheriff Coweta county, Ga.; AL van D. Freeman, judge city court of New nan; S. L. Faver, clerk superior court. Coweta county Ga; J. L. Brown, sheriff; L. A. Perdue, ordinary Coweta county, Ga.
 State of Georgia, Cowsta County.
 I, L. A. Perdue ordinary of Coweta county, Georgia, hereby certify that am personally acquainted with all the above well known citizens of said county, whose signatures to the above statement are genuine. Given under my hand and seal. This November 15, 1902
 L. A. PERDUE. Ordinary.
 Newman, Georgia. November 15, 1902.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19
Wheat Rates Advanced.

Chicago, November 1S.-Western traffic officials today agreed to advance rates on wheat on points west oftthe Missouri river to the east and from the Missouri river to the gulf ? cents per hundred pounds. The rate on wheat from the Missouri to the Mis- sissippi, which has been cents hundred pounds, will be cents, and the rate on corn will go up from b cents a hundred pounds to cents. This will make the rate on wheat to Chicago IA instead of IF and on corn 13 instead of Il cents. The new rate will apply to export business only. This is said to be merely a restcra- tion of rates, a special reduction in exportation rates having been made some time ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19
Testing Southern Suffrage Laws.

Cases relating to the suffrage clauses of Louisiana, Alabama and Virginia are now before the supreme court of the United States, or very soon will be, and it is believed the North Caro- lima suffrage system will be tested also. The case in Virginia has just been started, and the movers in it have secured such lawyers as Senator Thurston of Nebraska, John s. Wise of New York and Judge Lewis of Rich mond It has been stated that the negroes of Washington are behind this movement, having subscribed a suf- fcient sum to secure excellent law yers and pay other expenses.
 In substance they claim that all the obnoxious suffRge systems contravene the Fifteenth Fmendment, which says that the ri eto vote shall not be abridged oi nQunt of race, color or previous cQ pm or servitude. They surely cannot successfully assail the permanent suffrage plan in Alabama, for it is absolutely impartial in all respects, applying alike to rich and poor, to whites as we'll as blacks. No one can for a moment seriously ques- tion Alabama's permanent plan, which goes into effect on January l.
 A declaration against the grand father clause of the temporary plan might invalidate perhaps the present registration, and the next legislature should keep such a contingency in mind when they propose and pass laws providing for rgistration under the permanent plan. Another legisla- ture will not convene until January 1907, and in the meanwhile the su preme court will have acted and the status of the temporary plan and oi it's registration will be defined.
 It is difficult to see what is to be gained by upsetting the temporary plan of suffrage, for under the per manent plan not many morefnegroes could be registered than are registered at present. About three thousand ne groes are registered under the per manent plan, and under the literate property plan perhaps five thousand could be registered. If the electorate Is to be determined by the permanent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19
URIBE-uRIBE LOSES HOPE.
He Says American Intervention Has
 Caused Trouble for Herrera.

Panama, November 18.-A letter from the revolutionary general Uribe- Uribe. who recently capitulated, to General Her rera, who is still in arms. Is published here in which Uribe-Uribe advises the lat- ter to come to an agreement with the gov- ernment similar to that made by himself He expresses the opinion that Herrera might obtain better terms from the gov ernment general, Perdomo, who has the requisite authority to make an arrange ment.
 He believes that the interior of the republic is now completely pacifled and therefore no effort made by the combined liberal forces in the departments of Pan- anna, Bolivar and Magdalena could change the fate of the revolution. He claims that the failure of General Herrera's military operations was due to American interven- tion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19
OPEN TO COMMERCE.
Consul General of Venezuela Receives
 Encouraging Reports.

New York, November 18.-E. Con gales Esteves, consul general of Vene- zuela, in this city, received today the following cablegram from Dr. Lopez Baralt, minister of foreign affairs Of Venezuela:
 Caracas, November 18.-Soro has been recaptured; blockade of the port of Lavela suspended. This port Is again open to commerce.
 ''R. LOPEZ BARALT."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 Kissing isn't what it is smacked up to be.
 When a wicked married man dies he gets out of the frying pan into the fire.
 Marriage is an expensive necessity. and children still more expensive lux ury.
 The girl who marries for love may be disappointed, but the girl who marries for freedom gets 1t.
 The more a woman knows her hus- band is a fool the madder 1t makes her to have some other woman find 1t out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19
WRECK IN FLORIDA.
Freight Train and an Engine Come
 Together, InjurIng Several.

Tallahassee, Fla, November 1S.--A disastrous railroad accident occurred here yesterday evening at the crossing half mile west of the Seaboard Air Line depot. The Carrabelle passenger train came in, It's engine was detached and sent back for a transfer car, and just on the crossing the eastbound Seaboard freight ran into the Cara belle, Tallahassee and Gulf engine, which latter exploded.
 Flagman Gwaltney of the O., T. & G. was killed. Engineer F. w. Hutchin- son and Flagman Jack Horn of the C., T. & G. and Conductor Rogers of the Seaboard were seriously hurt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19

conditions alone, the number Of white voters would be greatly reduced. with ont adding considerably to the nun her Of black voters, ffor under me permanent plan only property holders and those who can read and write can vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19
Presidential Sport.

'All Presidents in my day have culh- vated field sports or fishing" said an old democrat.
 Grover Cleveland has always been an inveterate tucker. The late Benjamin Harrison was a good shot, and was often found in the marshes of the south.
 President Roosevelt being bold hunter, goes after bear
 But Cleveland was an exceptional Presidential huntsman. Knowing the lim- itations and the possibilities MT. Cleve- land never went hunting without bagging game.
 'I invited Mir. Cleveland, when he. was President in his second term, to hunt deer in Virginia. The distinguished states man said he was tempted to go on deer hunt, but would forego the pleasure, be- cause no President ever hit a deer any more than he hit bear. A private cit izen might hunt big game-deer and bear and fail to kill anything. But a Presi- dent gets the laugh when he shoots high and misses. In other words, said MT. Cleveland, I will stick to ducks. I can always kill ducks, but when 1t comes to deer-well, l never brought down deer in my life"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs.
Hinlaand.LoM

''The ups and downs of Wall street prices have been interesting. remarked a broker. "The range for the year to date include eloss-sheffield common 2sls to ss, with the last bid at est; Louisville and Nashville 107 to 15e1k with the last bid at 1222; United States steel preferred was ss5k and now 1t is quoted at S4.
 'srhe fluctuations have been violent but by next January quotations wiil be in ac- cord with intrinsic or so-cailed intrinsic yaiues.H
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19
Traffic Managers.

Edward F. Cost, freight traffic man. ager of the Big Four, having been ap- pointed traffic manager of the Seaboard Air Line. George H. Ingalls. general freight agent, will probably be appointed freight traffic manager of the Big Four. Ingalls, is not only the son of his father, M. E. Ingalls,, president of the Big Four, but he is a bright, capable and success full man on his own account"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19

If the President kills no bears in Mississippi he may come back in q frame of mind and proceed to hunt lily whites in Alabama. He must have game of some kind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19

General Uribe-Uribe is alive and all right, and he and Gen. Chatf1eld-Chat- field Taylor may yet meet to recount the stories of well7sustained and un- sprained compounds and hyphens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19

The Sacred Dingleyites now call tariff revision "tampering with pros perity," but if Dingleyism lasts much longer there will be no prosperity to tamper with.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19

No bearskin from Mississippi will be borne back as trophy to the White House The Mississippi bears have cut their eye teeth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19

The Doukhobors seem to have caught the Dowie complaint in it's locomotor form.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19

Grover Cleveland has lapsed into his customary academic silence. He does not seem to consider his advice indispensable at this crisis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19

Football casualties will culminate on Thanksgiving Day-just why no one seems to know.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19

The best cure for lying is strict and unbroken isolation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19

All bears this season are wary, and most things are coming their way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19

John W. Gates begins to wish he had hunted Mississippi bears.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19

Delaware voted to maintain the antl-Addicks deadlock. She considers senators 9 needless luxury. anyhow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19

The bears of Wall street do the gunning. and the game they are look ing for come from the west.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19

The smart set is having a rest while MT. Watterson touches up Kentucky and national politics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19

Aluminium is tho watchword on Shamrock III, but even that Is not buoyant enough to lift that cup.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19

The bears of Wall street will soon be relieved of all rivalry in Missis- sippi.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19

The canebrake bears were a tough proposition even to a strenuous Presi- dent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19

The Sultan of Bacolod, after think ing the matter over, prefers free ra- tIons to war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19

Bolivia and Brazil nov propose to maintain the reputation of South America for little wars with Q mini. mum of bloodshed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19

Wall street and Anniston are be- coming more calm. There is hope for both.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19

In the republican party all the "outs" favor Mark Hanna for Presi- dent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19

The Molineux drama reappears in South Dakota, where the next act will be played.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19
Atlantic Coast Line and L. 6 N.


 'Warren G. Elliott is now the official head of the new Atlantic Coast Line Louisville and Nashville system" said a arilroad official.
 At meeting of the directors of the Atlantic Coast Line company of Connec- ticut in the Baltimore office of the pres ident of the company, Henry Walters, who had been president retired from that office, and in his place Warren G. Elliott, president of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad company, was chosen.
 MT Walters retirement Is with the object of getting rid of the laborious de- tails of this office. He continues as a director and as chairman of the board, and will devote himself. 1t is said, to the affairs of the Louisville and Nashville.
 Michael Jenkins was reelected vice president of the Connecticut company and R. D.. Cronly secretary. An impor- tant feature of this change Is that MT. Elliott will make his headquarters in Baltimore instead of at Wilmington, N. c.
 "The stockholders at the meeting In Richmond were asked to authorize an increrase of the capital stock from $23,- 15o 900 to $SS. S.150.OOO and to issue $35 OOO, 600 of 50-year per cent bonds. The purpose of these issues is to pay for the 306, 900 shares of Louisville and Nashville stock. which has been acquired.
 Under this deal slO.oO0.0OO in cash is required, and this will be secured through a stock issue. The price will be at a premium over the par value; but in view of the conditions in the New York money market 1t is not deemed advisable to fix the price for the present"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19
About Persons.

 P. L. Robins of Meridian, Miss. Is at the Morris. w. L. Proctor of Macon, Ga., is regis tered at the Morris. John l.. Burnett of Gadsden Is at the Metropolitan. George Weatherly of Newcastle is at the Metropolitan. c. c. Ezzeli of Russellville is registered at the Metropolitan. Paul Roberts of Anniston is at the Morris. Charles T. Wilson of New York Is at the Morris. James B. Jones of Fayette is at the Metropolitan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-19

Bolivia and Brazil nov propose to maintain the reputation of South America for little wars with Q mini- mum of bloodshed.
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 Delaware voted to maintain the anti-Addicks deadlock. She considers senators 8 needless luxury. anyhow.
 
 Aluminium is the watchword on Shamrock III, but even that Is not buoyant enough to lift that cup. The bears of Wall street do the gunning, and the game they are look ing for come from the west. The smart set is having a rest while MT. Watterson touches up Kentucky and national politics.
 The Sultan of Bacolod, after think ing the matter over, prefers free ra- tons to war.
  The Molineux drama reappears in South Dakota, where the next act will be played
 In the republican party all the "outs" favor Mark Hanna for Presi- dent.
 
 Wall street and Anniston are be- coming more calm. There is hope for both.
 The bears of Wall street will soon be relieved of all rivalry in Missis- sippi.
 All bears this season are wary, and most things are coming their way.
 --------------- John W. Gates begins to wish he had hunted Mississippi bears. The hest cure for lying Is strict
The Delta independent., 1902-07-18
What AlIigators Eat.

More than once curious things have
been found In the stomach of a shark,
but never has such an extraordinary
collection been found as was discov-
cred recently in the stomach of an al
ligator. This alligator was killed in
the Soudan and was more than IL
feet In length. In its stomach were
discovered eightyfive stones, several
birds claws. two human finger nails
and three hoofs of a donkey, to one of
which piece of rope was attached.