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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-26
Wiuqins of Georgia.

When President Roosevelt put a humorist and scribbler at the head of the pension bureau, he must have known that something unusual would happen, and "Ironquill' has broken out in an official order relative to Wiggins of Georgia.
 It appears that Wiggins of Georgia has been healthy beyond all prece- dent in departmental service; that he has no pedigree, and above all else, that he has "steered no statesmen up against the commissioner. The com missioner therefore proceeds to raise his salary, and at the same time to in timate to Wiggins' colleagues that they should go and do likewise.
 If this sort of thing is to go on un- checked-if humorists are to be hu- morous at the expense even of states men-the public will soon want to know what the latter are good for anyway. "Ironquill" seems to feel re- lieyed when they are not steered against him, but he should remember that bureau and department chiefs are time-honored putting posts for states men.
 However it is not probable that there will be an epidemic of Wiggin- ties. The clerk who is alarmingly healthy, who has no pedigree, and who steers no statesmen is strictly exceptional, and Wiggins of Georgia will go down in history as the sole representative of strange combina- ton. Little Giffin of Tennessee was a hero in war, and Little Wiggins of Georgia, whom "Ironquill' has sung, will stand out as the mental and phy sical exception that proves the Wash ington rule.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-26
CHARACTER OF THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIER.
es aR GHFT "S0 TO THE COMRADES l0

It is with no spirit of animosity to the government to which we yield a logi- cal obedience that we cherish the mem ories of the past, nor is there feeling of malice toward our late foe. It is rath- CT because we are manly men and have hearts inspired by soldiers pride that we can recall the fierce joys of victory the name of Lee, Jackson, Johnson and
 For q few years after the war it was host of others who shed luster on their native south land. He wore the gray unworthily who could feel ashamed of the part he took in the mighty struggle, and there is none so poor in spirit who does not feel pride in the achievements of our people. These glorious deeds were accomplished in the faith which springs from conscientious convictions. They are history now to go down through the ages and the men who made that history will live as heroes as long as the world re. spects true courage and devotion to coun- try
 For a few years after the war it was the fashion among some of our late ad- versaries, especially the non-combatarts to decry the courage of the southern soldier while vaunting their own, but the stern logic of facts, were exorabe and the records of the war department Of both governments in the possession of the victor, showed that on the part of the north two million six hundred thous- and men had been mustered into service, while on the part of the south there were only six hundred thousand The figures were there and they are still there.
 Refeeting men saw that IT the victors could expect to receive credit for bray cry or military skill in a war where it took more than four times the strength of their adversaries to succeed then they must grant to the vanquished at least the poor need of courage. Other wise they could not boast of success achieved over towards who were so greatly outnumbered.
 Again 1t was charged that we treated prisoners of war with cruelty and starv- ed them In the intoxication of success and the mad thirst for blood the victors took the life of Wirz. commander at An dersonville, who was innocent of the crime charged. The prison record showed
 that 16 per. cent of our men confined in northern prisons died while only 12 per cent of federal prisoners in our hands died. The north confined our comrades in a land teeming with plenty. while our country was ravaged, provisions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-26
Street Car Fare.

Comparatively few people are aware perhaps that the cities having better street ear service than Birmingham are rare" said a director of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company. And there seems to be a mistaken idea about the rate of fare and the matter of transfers in other cities. It is true that in Washington, D. C., six tickets are sold for 25 cents and that those tickets are good for transfers It is true, also, that in one or two other cities a three cent fare has been inaugurated. But it is well known among street car officials that the three cent fare is far from profitable to the shareholders.
 Tn busy city like Birmingham the street car company can probably afford to give transfers on a five cent fare. It will pay in the long run, I think. But transfers on a four cent fare would not pay. All this business of fares has been calculated to a fraction. It costs the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company two and eighty-seven one hun dreaths of cent to carry each pas senger. To this must be added one and a half cents per passenger to meet interest charges on the bonded indebtedness of the company and this leaves only sixty three hundredths of cent for the share holder"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-26
THE TWO MoRcANs.

From the Mobile Herald.
 The trend of American hero-worship Is clearly shown in the case of the two Nor gans, who are at the present time in the public eye. One of these Morgans is d statesman of unblemished honor and in tegrity, who inaugurated the greatest measure proposed in America for fifty years in the Nicaragua canal project. The other Morgan is a business man who has a wonderful constructive financial ability by which he accumulates vast sums and combines great business inter- ests in way that destroys and cripplcs weaker money powers and individuals When the name Morgan is mentioned, which one is thought of first? When Nor gan's greatness is considered, do our ideas not immediately fix upon the bank CT, the railroad king? And which one would the average American boy wish to be like? In the answers to these ques- tions lie the strength and weakness of the American spirit.
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 scarce, medicines contraband of war. and not to be procured.
 The cold light of history bringing out in bold relief these facts and figures which are in the sole keeping of the vic tors, and the truth of which cannot be disputed, has gone far to remove some of the hate and prejudice engendered by unhappy strife and kept alive for political effect The constancy, devotion and cour- age of the southern soldier has been ac. knowledged and will live in history, but when he came home after the war closed to desolated homes, and ravaged fields, he was forced to confront other and diff ferent trials One great wrong done to the white race, and the whole country, though aimed at the vanquished only, found it's occasion and apology in the in- toxication of success and the supposed stress of party needs. I refer to the law by which over four millions of an alien and inferior race were injected as full fledged citizens into our governmental system, producing deep seated evils whose result no man can foresee. It in- troduced a new problem into statesman ship law politics and our social system.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-26

are many prospective candidates for speaker. But the surface indications are that the republicans will again control. though by smaller majority than at present
 The deal by which the coal strike was called of by J. Pierpont Morgan is freely gossiped about in some Of the big bank ing and brokerage houses in Wall street.
 President Roosevelt felt much humiIiat- ed over his failure to bring Mitchell and the coal operators together. The story of how he persisted, and sent Secretary of War Root to see J. P. Morgan and Morgans subsequent visit to Washington is known. The interview between Roose- welt and Morgan resulted, I am told, in arbitrating the coal difficulties, the miners returning to work pending the same. provided the President would not persist in the government suit against the Northern Securities company. Nor gan is said to have made a very stpong argument to the President and to have convinced him that the merging of rail- road properties was to the best interest of the country. At any rate Morgan ac- cepted Roosevelt's terms as to the coal situation and Roosevelt agreed to re- ciprocate.
 If the President lives up to the alleged understanding we shall soon see a South ern Securities company owning a con trol and operating practically as one the railroad systems now known as the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-26
WHAT oDELL EXPECTS.
e Washington Times.

From the Washington Times
 Before departing from Albany on his speech making tour of the state, Cover nor Odell inspired the statement that he will carry New York this year by a plurality of at least 6Q00O. which is only about half as large as his plurality two years ago. He figures ont that he will come down to the bronx with a lead of not less than 14O,000 and he is kind enough to allow MT. Coler to meet him at that line of demarkation between democratic and republican sentiment with plurality of 75,00O. This estimate gives the governQr 65.OOo. and it is pre- sumed that in permitting his conjectural figures to find their way into print he allowed for a loss somewhere along the line of 5O00 votes. Such a loss might oc- cur by the republican managers per- hitting Mr. Coler to get S00OO plurality in Greater New York instead of 75,0OO or by that number of upstate republicans failing to vote for one reason and an- other. However, the republican prophets and manipulators admit that they are somewhat perplexed by the confidence displayed by MT. Hill and all the demo- cratic managers in the success Of their ticket.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-26
Another Assault Upon the South.

At the demand of northern dairy men the republicans in congress passed the oleomargarine bill, thus striking a blow at cottonseed oil, a southern product, and putting addi- tional money in the pockets of north ern farmers. MT. Grosvenor and the wool growers now demand the pass age of another bill that shall tax shoddy out of existence, as oleomar- garine had been treated by the last session of congress. Shoddy chiefly consists of cotton, and the clothing worn by the average man in this country is chiefly composed of shoddy. So great is its use in cheapening clothing, it is estimated the shoddy consumed in this country is euuiva- lent to the fleeces of forty million out of its sixty-three million sheep. Shod- dy is mixed with wool when it is ready for use in the production of textile fabrics, thus greatly lessening the cost of clothing, while of course diminishing its value and warmth.
 The northern wool growers are thoroughly organized, and they pro- pose to boom the product clipped by them from their sheep at the expense of the southern cotton grower. The dairymen hit the southern cotton grower first, and now the woll gr6SB CTS propose to grow rich in like man ner.
 How far this fashion is to be car ried by northern producers no one can say. It certainly is not well to send
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-26
THE BATTLE OF REAMS STATION.

The account of the battle of Sapony church recently published in the Age-Her- aid, was especially interesting to the sur vivors of those who brought Wilson's raiders to discontinue. The infantry who opposed the raiders was Wilcox.s brigade, composed of the Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Fourteenth Ala bama regiments, then about 1250 strong. We left the trenches at Petersburg about twilight, reaching Reams, distant twenty miles, about sunrise next morning, and looking to the west we saw great cloud of dust which betokened the approach of front. Our line was formed across the road The enemy was about 4OOO strong splendidly armed, and charged us, and failing to break our line, charged again.
 About the middle of the evening, Ma hone rode up to us, his horse covered with foam, and was soon informed that Fftz Lee and Hampton were in Wilson's rear He ordered one of his staff to tell Lee when he hears my guns to charge the enemy on the flank and rear" and ordering us forward, he, as was his cus- lOIils leu us III lle charge. l there lived a man who loved to fight in battle, 1t was Little Billie' as we called him. His wife heard he was wounded in battle. She asked what limb was broken, and being told 1t was. only flesh wound, she said: That can not be so, he has no flesh to wound" He weighed only ninety pounds. We'll after a severe fight we routed the enemy, capturing about 1000 prisoners, all their wagons ambuIances and about 1900 negroes, who had follow ed their devoted admirers. There was a stiff contest between Hampton and Ma hone, as to division of the spoils, each claiming lions share for his infantry or cavalry.
 About sundown. we marched for Pe- tersburg, escorting our prisoners and darkies. As many of the women had their babies with them, we rorced the prisoners to carry the black pckaninnies in their arms. At first the yankees pett- ed and fonded their charges 10 a degree amazing to southerner. Some of the prisoners were Dutch, and when the pa- bes cried, would sing their Dutch songs, which only made the blacks cry the more. But, an all day fight and a twen- ] ty mile march with a squa1ling infant as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-26

Southern, the Atlantic Coast Line, the Plant system. the Louisville and Nash vile and a score or more of smaller sys- temH embracing large portion of the railroad mileage in the southern states and much in the middle states. The Sea- board. the Frisco and the Illinois Gen. tral will be practically the only railroads in our territory not embraced In the pro- posed Southern Securities company.
 Since my last letter from here I have heard rumors of very decided changes to be made in the management of the Louis vile and Nashville after the general election While the southern officers are to have nothing whatever to do with it. am told that later on Atlantic Coast Line officers will be elected in place of several of the officers of the Louisville and Nashville at present, and that some of the latter will have the word assist ant to precede present titles. While things will go on as they are for the present a general shaking up Is scheduled for the future in the way of combining the higher positions
 The plan of J. P. Morgan is to have few high priced men to dictate policies and general plans,- and not have big sal aried officials at the head of each branch of the smaller systems. In other words Morgans policy Is to operate at a mini mum cost in salaries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-26
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The southern soldier came home in rags and poverty to build up the waste places and repair fortunes, and to face this un- tried problem. With the readiness, cour- age and pride of race thar enabled our ragged, starving legions to bear the southern cross in glory over so many battleflelds, you met the new and com plicated conditions surrounding ss=o;z. which threatened to engulf in their black tide the very civilization of this fair land and I am proud to say that you have maintained the honor, purity and suprem- acy of the white race through long years of misrule strife and agitation; and now the world applauds your resolution and greets you as victor in the pages of his tory yet to be written, when time shall have cooled the passion of men.
 There will be inscribed two strong con- tracts: It will be told how people struck a blow at it's own civilization by arming an inferior and alien race. with the cleo. tive franchise and placed before it tho delusive hope of social equality. It will also be told how the confederate veter- ans and their children proudly upheld the banner of white supremacy.
 It is now more than 97 years since you furled the banners that had gleamed amid the smoke of Gettysburg, Manassas, Shiloh and Chickamauga, and returned to take your places in the peaceful walks of life. The step so buoyant in the glorious days of old, is now feeble and the brown locks are frosted over with the snows of winter. While yet we may, let us keep alive the friendship formed in those days; let us remember those of our old comrades who have been unfor- tunate, and let us cherish the memory of our glorious dead, in whose remem- brance towers the granite shaft on Capi- tol Hill and at Hayneville.
 Our state has seen fit to levy a special tax for the crippled and indigens soldiers and the widows of those who fell in it's service. It is paid, so far as I can learn, without a murmur. One generous man who lives beyond the Ohio, wrote to ore of our tax collectors to Know the words Soldiers Tax on his receipt, stating that he thought the general government pensioned the soldiers. When it was ex- plained to him he replied: "Sir, I am glad of it, I cheerfully pay my tax for the wounded soldiers, aitnougn I was on the other side"
 Let us not fail to insist that our legis- lature continue this tax and increase it as our resources grow abIer to bear the burden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-26
NED BRACE WRITES FROM NEW YORK ABOUT
 POLITICAL SITUATION AND OTHER THINGS

00 Ew YORK. October 25.-tspe~ hNI1 ciaL)-Two years ago odell IN carried New York by 111.OOo S1 Bird Coler. the democratic nominee for governor, has this republican majority to contend with. If coler were personally strong man, in view of the coal strike. resulting in the enormous rise in the price of coal, the beef trust prices, and other things which the masses of the people in a measure hold the republican party responsible for whether justly or unjustly, he could win. But coler is not a strong man. He is looked upon as a mere tool of David Bennett Hill; and un- fortunately Hill has made many enemies among New York democrats. Some of the Tammany leaders seem to think if HUI wins with Coler he will build up O Hill machine in the city as strong as that which he controls in the state. Thus it ap- pears that there are New York City dem- ocratie leaders who are not anxious to elect democratic governor this time.
 Coler, personally, while good. honest man, is not strong. He is not ranked as man of any great ability. but more as a creation of Hills.- Consequently the diff fculty in electing him. However, stranger things have happened in politics than would be Colers election.
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 Regardless of predictions to the con- trary, I cannot figure out how the demo- crats can carry a majority of the house in the November congressional election. The leaders are figuring on it and there
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-26
THE PROSPECT. IN THE STATE.

From the New York World.
 When the republican politicians talk of looming down to the Harlem with 100000 majority they are of course boast ing for effect.
 There has not been an election in re- cent years in which it was so difficult to estimate intelligently the effect of the ofrces at work upon the minds of the voters as it is this year. The settlement of the coal strike through the interposi- tion of President Roosevelt is relied upon by Boss Platt to avert the possibility of defeat No doubt it will help; but the coal bins will not be filled before election, nor will prices be down to the normal rates. The people are still sore over the suffering and losses of the last five months and they justly attribute a large share of the trouble to the party in pow in this state.
 The exactions of the beef trust are still felt, and all the expenses of living have advanced far out of proportion to any increase in wages and salaries. The jaunty assurances of Senator Depew that the tariff is all right and that everything republican is perfectly lovely and every thing democratic quite horrid, do not satisfy the great number of voters who are finding it harder to make the ends meet than they did in years of less vaunted prosperity"
 Just how much and in what ways the undoubted prevalent discontent among the voters will affect the election mo- body knows. But that there are possi- bilities of great surprises in the voting will not be denied by those who remem- Der that the state which gave Mckinley 26S, ,000 plurality in 1896 elected Parker
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any republican to congress to promote these northern schemes for plumber ing southern farmers. When shoddy is taxed out of existence. as oleomar- garine has been. some other material into which cotton goes will be attack ed and taxed to death. the republi' cans holding that anything is ligiti- mate which fills northern pockets and depletes southern pockets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-26
About Persons.

P A. Howle of Anniston was registered at the Metropolitan yesterday. E. M. Robinson of Mobile is at the Metropolitan.
 Archibald Henderson of Anniston was in Birmingham yesterday. w E. Hubbard of Gurnee is at the Nor ris.
 w. L. sibley of Warrior is at the Nor ris.
 w. H. Pinson of Atlanta is at the Nor ris.
 W. A. Scarbrough of Anniston is at the Metropolitan.
 Orlando Hinton of Tuscaloosa Is at the Metropolitan.
 Capt. Jack Clancey of Montgomery is visitor to Birmingham during t<e fair. He is one of the most popular hotel men in Alabama and in Birmingham he finds always a cordial welcome Captain Clan cey is a very great admirer of good horses. and in Montgomery Belle he has brought to the fair one of the prettiest animals seen on the track. Frank N. Julian of Tuscumbia is in the city.
 State Senator Amos Horton of Greene county is in the city.
 
 Editor William E. W. Yerby of the Greensboro watchman was in the city yesterday.
 A L. Campbell, Judge L. L. Cochran, E. S. Killion and Charles M. T. Sawyer of Fort Payne are in the cty. J. w Woodfolk of New York is at the Hillman.
 G. o. Bancroft of New York is at the Hillman.
 E. E. Hollins of Columbus, Ga., is at the Hillman.
 William R. Fairley of Pratt City. Ala bamas national board member of the United Mine Workers of America, has returned home from Wilkesbarrie, Pa. He says the outlook is bright for fair adjustment of the miners grievances in the anthracite region.
 
 J. B. Mesmere of the Typographical Union. will leave tonight for a visit to relatives in Louisville.
 William F. Tebbetts. collector at the port of Mobile. is in the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-26
wlLcoxs REAL ESTATE VALUES.

From the Camden Progressive Era.
 The Age-Herald says Jefferson county which has been paying one-seventh Of the state taxation, is now trying to pay one sixth. This great paper cannot under stand why in a year of great prosperity fourteen counties in the state should show losses Tt is not probable it says, that property is worth one cent less this year than it was last year. It is not reasonable that any Alabama county deteriorated in value this year." The Age-Herald Is right Something is wrong. Wilcox is one of the fourteen counties, and we are heartily ashamed of it. Jefferson Will con- tinue to suffer until we have graded land system.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-26
Sister Mary Dolores Dead.

New York, October 25.-Sister Mary Dolores, one of the founders and for many years the procurator of the Con vent of Mt. DeSales, near this city, is dead, says Baltimore dispatch to the Times. She was 73 years old. Sister Dolores was known throughout the country by hundreds of women in society and literature life, who were educated at Mt. DeSales. On Febru- ary IT, 1900, she celebrated her golden jubilee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-26
elrmInaham,s Progress.

'This city is growing and improving in every way" said Sol Haas, formerly president of the sloss company who has been sojourning in California for some time. When I was here last, sixteen months ago. the Hotel I1illman had not been completed, nor had the city hall been built. The Woodward building was only on paper, and the Southern club building was hardly being considered. These and many more solid improve fTieiits have been completed, and Birming- ham has come to be a very metropolitan city. And the best of it is, the city will keep on growing and improving"