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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19
DISTRICT ATTORNEY GAINED.
Defendant Thought the Lawyer Had
 lnsuited Him in Court.

Charlotte. N. C., July 1S.-At Winston. United States District-Attorney A. L.. Holton was assaulted with cane by N. Glenn Williams of Yadkin County. The affair occurred in a hardware store. While the district attorney was making a purchase Williams entered and immed- lately began the assault, dealing several blows before bystanders could interfere. Williams had cow-hide in one hand but Holton says he did not use it.
 The affair grew out of some remarks used by the district attorney in the pros ecution of case which Williams consid- cred insulting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19
From tho New York Times.

From the New 1ork Times.
 Yours is an opportunity such as your fathers never knew" These were the words of Mir. Richard H. Edmonds to the boys of the Georgia School of Tech nology at its recent commencement. The speaker iB the editor of the Manufac- yturers' Record of Baltimore one of the most intelligent and influential trade Journals in the country. He has made a special and patient study of the south and it's resources. and his address was an eloquent and careful statement of what the young men of the south may do If they are thoroughly trained.
 What they may do is plain enough from what their fathers have done under immense difficulty and with no such op- portunities of training as are now being opened to the young men of this genera ton. Mr. Edmonds gave some remark able statistics h this direction. He point ed out that the valuation of the property of the southern states is today equal to that of the whole country In 1860, about sl6, ,oo0. .Oo0OOO. The specific figures of the elements of this property were, as he said, amazing" For the sake of clear ness we tabulate these:
 1860. 1900
 Whole country. South. Pig iron, tons .... e. 8S4,474 3,000,000 Bituminous coal,
 tons s..... ..., .... b,fIb,OII b1,UU0,OUO Railroads, miles,. e. 30,592 56,0O0 Cotton goods ....... $1l5,000.000 $l1o0O0 900 Lumber products..... $96,000000 $200,00o 900 Mineral and manufac-
 tured products ..s1, 300, ,0o00 $1, ,620 000, GOO Street railways,
 miles 402 a,0OO Petroleum, barrels. 500000 20000, GOO In order to unt ert tand what this i'm mense progress means we must remem- Der that the civil war followed imme- diately after the first year taken in the above table for comparison It ic hardly an exaggeration to say thnt tho snare of the South in the property of the country as estimated in 1860 was destroyed by the war. The actual destruction by mill itary operations, tho waste of material in the support and equipment of the armies of the South, added to the heavy debt wrongly accumulated during the period of reconstruction, practically left the South naked at the end of the first decade after 1860. It is within the last 30 years-that is, in about the average lifetime of a generation-that s16,00O, 100000 of values have been created. It is true that the land was there for agriculture, but 1t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19
GOLF ToURNAM ENT.
Rogers and James Will Compete for
 Amateur Championship.

Glenview Golf Course. Golf, H.. July IS. -E. B. Byers of the Allegheny club of Pittsburg and Louis James of the Glen view club of Chicago will meet in the finals for the amateur golf championship here tomorrow. both having won their way through the semi-finals today when Byers defeated pr. D. P. Fredericks of oil City and James won from F. o. Ren,- hart of Baltusrol.
 The finals will be played over the first nine holes Of the Glenview course as was the case today. the rest of the field being covered with from two to ten inches of water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
From the New York Press.

From tho New York Press
 Nine arguments out of ten are made with the lungs.
 Optimism gets along pretty well when the man who has it is asleep.
 Life is so exciting in the suburbs that it is c sensation when the trolley car comes along on time.
 woman's Idea of writing good refer ences for a bad cook Is that. 1t Is an cosy way to get rid Of her on friendly terms.
 When a mann wife goes to the moun- tains without him because he is toe busy to leave tho office, and his office boy mails the wrong letter to her on the wrong day. 1t spells his holiday at the seashore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE.
Governors House in Bunder Abbas
 Partly Collapsed.

Bombay, July 1S.-A severe earth shock was experienced at Bunder Abbas, Persia, at 7:3o in the morning of July g. It lasted three or four minutes and was followed by lighter shocks. All the chief buildings suffered. The Governors house partly collapsed, and the custom house was de- stroyed. The whole population was panic stricken and f1ocked to the sea beach for safety. but only one fatality was re ported.
 The shocks are believed to have origin ated at Kishm Abbas. It is feared that the destruction at Kishm has been heavy. A few years ago an earthquake at Kishm killed hundreds of people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19
JEFFRIES UNEXPLAINED.
Rumors Flying Thick and Fast Abou.
 the Big Fighter.

Oakland. Cal, July 1S-Rumors were flying thick and fast around town today to the effect that Champion Jeffries was sick at his quarters as a result of over training. This gave rise to the report that Jefferies was out of condition and that the champion is away below his normal weight. Trainer Delaney admits that Jeffries has worked too hard.
 Jeffries arose at 1 o'clock today and showed up at the gymnasium at 2 o'clock He said
 T am not sick. I was tired after being at the theatre last night. have cut out my work today and will just take gym nasium exercise. I'll be ready for the fight"
 Yesterday Jeffries fell asleep while be- ing rubbed down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19
TO A WATER FOWL.

By William Cullen Bryant. Whither, midst falling dew. While glow the heavens with the last
 steps of day. Far, through their rosy depths. dost thou
 pursue
 Thy solitary way? yainly the fowler's eye Might mark the distant flight to do thee
 wrong, As. darkly painted on the crimson sky. Thy figure floats along. seekst thou the piashy brink Of weedy lake. or marge or river wide, Or where the rocking pillows rise and.
 sink
 On the chafed ocean side? There is power whose care Teaches thy way along that pathlest The desert and illimitable air Lone wandering, but not lost. All day thy wings have famed, At that far height, the cold, thin atmos-
 phere, Yet stoop not, weary, to the welcome Though the dark night is near. And soon that toll shall end; Son shalt thou find as ummer home and
 rest, Ard secure among thy fellows: reeds
 shall bend,
 Soon. Der thy sheltered nest. Thou'rt gone. the abyss of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form; yet on my
 cart Deeply hath sunk the lesson thou has.
 given,
 And shall not soon depart. He who. from zone to zone, Guides through tho houndless sky thy
 certain flight, In the long way that must tread alouA Will lead my steps arlght
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19
IN HOTEL LoBBIES.
New unlforma for Reuulara.

President Roosevelt having approved the report of the army uniform board, the new uniform for the regulars wlll go Into effect on January l." said a national gnardsman. ''but I do not believe that the drab color which Is to replace the blue will be popular For war purposes there Is good reason for adopting the drab, but for peace service the old color should have been retained.
 There is no color so effective for mill itarx dress as blue while officers in drab will look anything but dressy or stylish. 9
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19
Peaches and Melons.

Yesterday was an uncommonly busy day on Morris avenue. Everything in the way of produce was in demand
 Peaches were good sellers and so were watermelons, Cantaloupes were in brisk demand, but the supply was excessive and the market will probably be over stocked with this popular fruit for some days to come. A crate of cantaloupes, about forty to a crate, sells at 65c to $1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19
About Persons.

Col. Henry J. Rosenstihl. assistant ad- jutant general on Governor Jelks' staff, is in the city.
 s. T. Wescott. of Montgomery, is at the Morris.
 Lieutenant Samuel G. Jones, United States army, is at the Morris.
 Charles Henderson. of Troy, is at the Morris.
 Congressman Sydney J. Bowie. of the Fourth district, is at Morris.
 Samuel Cooper, of Huntsville. is at the Metropolitan.
 Tennent Lomax arrived in Rirminahan'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19
Price if Plc Iron.

A few sales of pig iron for 1903 delivery are being made at s16.Oo for No. foundry but no fixed schedule has yet been agreed upon by the large Birmingham makers. It is thought, however, that free selling will begin by the first of August at the price named.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19
seo,ooo Fire in Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma City, o. T., July 1s.-The Lion store, one of the largest department stores in the southwest was damaged to the extent of s6O.oOo by fire early today. The fire is thought to have been caused by defective electric light wire The stock was insured for s100.OO0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19

The three R's in 1904 will be. it is said, Roosevelt, Root and Reciprocity, instead of Rum, Romanism and Re bellion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19

Ambassador Choate's Presidential goom is still detained across the water. There is danger that it may be quarantined when it does arrive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19

Greater New York has 2800 hotels, and Greater Birmingham has that many unregistered voters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19

Lieutenant Peary should remain near the North Pole until there is a change in the weather.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19

Between King Edward and Lord Kitchener London hopes to be able to maintain continuous performance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19

from Hot Springs yesterday. His health has been poor of late but he found a stay of several weeks at the Hot of de- cided benefit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19

The deputy sheriffs of Oregon are endeavoring to keep Bandit Tracy off the lecture platform.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19

When Outlaw Tracy is rounded up the coroner and the undertaken will secure another job.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19

Oyster Bay is now trying to coin it new fame into real estate boom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19

The arrival of Kitchener and the departure of J. P. Morgan puts John Bull on Easy street again.
  Outlaw Tracy some times reyerses the game, and then the hunter be- comes the hunted.
  The lady historical novelist of the future will find in Outlaw Tracy an ideal hero. Convict Tracy would be lonesome if he were not surrounded by deputy sheriffs. Barber Tracy readily outshoots all the dead shots in the Woolly West.
 -----s@------- Premier Balfour Is one of those cranks who do not read newspapers. MT. Wu Will miss the two-step soirees when he returns to China.
 ------s.------ The Cecil family rules in England. although 1t is uncrowned. The sea serpent that Jim Hill saw may be the octopus.
  There will be no grain corners in the immediate future.
  Register today at all hazards. It Is the last chance.
  General Bragg went down over a pigs tail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19

The sea serpent that Jim Hill saw may be the octopus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19

Mary MacLane has withdrawn her claim to genjds,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19

The Cech family rules in England. although 1t is uncrowned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19

The lady historical novelist of the future will find in Outlaw Tracy an ideal hero.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19

Outlaw Tracy some times reyerses the game, and then the hunter be- comes the hunted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19

The arrival of Kitchener and the departure of J. P. Morgan puts John Bull on Easy street again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19

Mr. Wu Will miss the two-step soirees when he returns to China.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19

Convict Tracy would be lonesome if he were not surrounded by deputy sheriffs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19

Premier Balfour Is one of those cranks who do not read newspapers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19

Barber Tracy readily outshoots all the dead shots in the Woolly West.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19

There will be no grain corners in the immediate future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19

Register today at all hazards. It is the last chance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19

reckon thus always, that man Is never undone tl he be hanged.
 Two Gentlemen of Verona.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-19

General Bragg went down over g pigs tail.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
SUIT AGAINST EN-SHERIFF GRELL.

The trial of suit brought by Efie Nichols
against ex-Shern William f, GreIl to recover
$1,000 worth of goods which she alleged he seized
Illegally under writs of attachment on June q 1901
begun yesterday before Justice Giegerich and a
jury in the Supreme Court.
The attachments were issued judgments by
City Court Judge Hascall in suits brought by Nor
rs Wasserman. George Beck and the H. Webster
Company for $lS4 76 S2Oi "A and s94 So respectively
against Nathaniel II. Miller, the stepfather of the
plaintiff, who had been the proprietor OF the Brock
hoist Cafe at Columbus-ave and Eighty -fourth-st
Mrs. Nichols says that she the owner of the
cafe at the time of the seizure. having foreclosed
the premises under chattel mortgage
money lent by her to her stepfathe The defence
is general denial of the charges of the plaintiff
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
HELPING LITTLE ONES.
WHAT THE FEMALE GUARDIAN SOCIETY
DOES FOR IT'S SMALL CHARGES HELEN
NJ. GOULD A CONTRIBUTOR

Between thirty and forty boys Of Industrial
School No of the Female Guardian Society and
Home for the Frendless added a pleasant feature
to the siXty-eiChth annual meeting OF the organ
ization, which held in the assembly hall OF the
United Charities Building yesterday. The boys
were mainly Jews and Italians. with a sprinkling
Of Germans They sang patriotic songs and
May gee under the leadership of Miss Sarah Dun
ming, director of music in the twelve Industrial
schools of the society.
Mrs. Lucy S. Bainbridge. superintendent of the
woman's branch of the City Missionary Society
made the address OF the morning. She commended
the work OF the Female Guardian Society. and
emphasized the needs of the people OF the East
Side for industrial schools such those estab-
lshed by it. Much of the poverty OF the city. she
said, emanates from a class of foreigners who
come to this country equipped with certain trades
which DO not supply sufficient work for the hosts
Of applicants The consequence is that the people
live in enforced dleness. and idleness leads vice
and crime An idle brain. she said is the devils
workshop The establishment OF industrial schools
has done much 10 relieve this condition in many
portions of this city, and particularly the East
Side New ideas of life and new trades are taught.
and the result is a general uplifting of the indi-
viduals reached by the process.
The of $66 .G7s 90 has been received in gifts
by the society during the year OF this s3l 537 50
was given for general work and S2s,352 for the
building furnishing and endowment funds of the
handsome home at Woodycrest-ave and One
hundred-and sixty yrst-st. City appropriations for
care OF children in the home and for pupils in the
industrial schools amounted to Sl2J,3S 30 The total
receipts were s2o7, $50 a. The Disbursements during
the year were S24s SS5 o. Of which the industrial
schools cost $Si662 %. and Sl2SS5S IS paid the
WoodycreSt Home Building.
The recording secretary's report showed that l52
children have been members Of the home during
the last year. and that l4 there the present
time. Since first opening 1859 waits have been
ceived and cared for.
Miss F. l. Northrup. editor of The Advocate
and Guardian" the organ Of the society made
urgent appeal for $4,000 with which TO purchase
a plot of land 30 by 2S7 feet, adjoining Woodycrest
Home, to be used playground by the chill
dren. She also asked for donations for an en-
doWed bed in the home.
Miss Helen NJ. Gould. who is a member of the
executive committee, not present. Miss Gould
pays the expenses of the industrial classes and
materials used, which amounted TO nearly $500
last year.
The president and recording secretary of the so
ciety, Mrs. George B Watts and Miss c. NJ.
HertzeI rendered their designations The following
officers were elected Mrs. Francis NJ Weeks, pres
ident: Mrs w. Il. Siber, viCe-president in place
of Mrs. Weeks, and Mrs. Leonard D. Weeks.
cordng secretary. Mrs. Frank Gould elected
a member of the board OF managers.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
TO STOP OPEN CAR ABUSE
MAN JAMES GOES TO RAIL
ROAD COMMITTEE

Alderman William T. James. of Queens.
prompted 10 a large extent by the discussion
OF the subject in the columns OF The Tribune,
has introduced a resolution in the Board Of
Aldermen aimed at doing away with the prac-
tice of allowing passengers to stand between
seats in open cars. His resolution which on
Tuesday was referred to the railroad committee.
in order to have public hearings, is follows:
An ordinance in relation standing in passage
ways of open cars.
Be IT ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the
city of New-YOrk follows:
Section Every street railway company own
ing. operating. managing running controlling.
OF any company or corporation carrying passengers
IN street railway cars in the streets or highways
OF the clty OF New-YOrk shall not allow any per
son or persons to stand upon the steps of the cars
or IN the passaSeway in front of passengers seated
upon any streetcar, commonly known and described
as an open car or the open part of that
Is parity an open car an1 partly a closed car
For every violation OF this ordinance there shall be
recoyera be against the company offending
penalty IF 800. The action 10 recover such penalty
York
Section 2-Any ordinance conflicting with this
ordinance is hereby repealed
diatey.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
TO PUT A ROOF OVER THE OCEAN.
LATING PROSPECTUS CHARGED
WITH THEFT.

Magistrate Mayo in the Tombs police court yes
terday heard evidence for and against the officers
Of the Prngal Industrial Fair Colonization and
Land Improy Company, who had been ar
rested on the charge of grand larceny. According
TO Raeven Aufdenfald. of No. 32S East Thirty
second-st., he the officers of the company s1OO
TO secure him situation as janitor but got moth
ing in return for his investment.
Up TO May the Pringal Industrial Fair COLOMBIA
tOn and Land Improvement Company had offices
at No. 5o5 SiNth-ave Later il moved to the north
east corner Of Seventeenth-st ana Fourth-ave. De-
tectives arrested Frederick Charles Pringa presi-
dent OF the company. and Frederick Hauck first
vice-president and secretary-treasurer of the
pany, yesterday morning. Fritz Hauck. a cousin
OF Frederick Hauck; the Rev Henry Rexrath of
No. 323 East Sixty-sXth-St. auditor of the COM
pany, and man referred Prince Herman
Maring. or Prince Gedlnin. OF Vilmont, were ar
rested by the detectives Tuesday. MarinE and
FRITZ Hauck were released by the magistrate for
lack OF evidence. The other officers of the COM
pany were held in 500 bail each for further exam
ination.
According Fritz Hauck he put more than $500
into the company's stock as investment. and the
company advertised him its architec- without
his authority. Prince MarinG testified that he gave
the company 500 to get him a job as janItor
Circulars were shown TO the court which repre-
sented that the company was incorporatcd with
SooO0o OF preferred stock and $5.OO0OOO OF common
stock The circular says that the company has
occurred one thousand acres Of land Belle Mead.
will be used in manufacturing patent articles which
the company expects to have patented. The circu-
lar tells OF the purchase of forty-one thousand
acres or land In Bath County. Cape Painter
virginia, where lead and other minerals are 10 be
mined II tells of the "Pringal Arcadiau Fairy
Palace " 10 be erected along the ocean at Jamaica
Long Island. and to contain one large glass GOV,
cred casino capable OF seating fifty thousand per
sons. and a second casino that will accommodal.
thirty thousand persons large part Of the ocei.n
Is 70 be covered by glass at this point. according
10 the circular. Under the glass there are TO be
mechanical specimens of prehistoric animals and
there viii also be bicycles on which the public
may ride. i
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
TO PAY ". ". SMITH, TOO.
PRESIDENT OF MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
ISSUES STATEMENT REGARDING THE
j. R. FREEMAN SALARY

D. I1e Roy Dresser president of the Merchants
Association. yesterday issued a statement regard
ing the effort of the association secure the ap-
pontment of John R Freeman. OF Providence.
r. l.. chief engineer of the Department OF Water
Supply. Gas and Electricity in this city. The state
ment refers to a recent conference with Mayor
Low, Controller GrOut, Commissioner Dougherry
and representatives of the association. at which
IL was stated that the association probably could
raise $4,000 a year for the increase OF Mr. Free
mans salary to $4,000 if ne would consent to coma
to New-York and accept the Office OF chief ensi-
neer in Commissioner DOugherty's department Mr..
Dresser's statement continues in part:
This association desires to show an object lesson
as 70 What Is necessary in the way OF ousinessnke
management The amount OF money spent for this
citys expenses depends upon the capacity OF the
men who control the spending The heads of the
much as they would get from private Corporations.
Ohik hiit IN TINS way can the best men be obtained
than inability; matter how little it's price. The
men. hut what the men spend for the city We
i pteh paying lnconpetents TO annually souan-
der millions of the peoples money IL is time to
pay the price of ability to prevent the peoples
believe that the waste of the city's money each
year rs IN excess Of S5oo0oOo 1t is time to stop IT,
men of proper experience: who can be safely
and economically. They have not been made
1t is well enough to pay nominal salaries to the
sIy b3 3fclas 6 whose o1ces are political but they
salaries is necessary to surround themselves with
men men OF OF the highest capacity II is cheaper to pay
competents $500 each. The four incOmpetents re-
ions of dollars The salary list OF this CITY as IL
now stands is disgrace TO the intelligence OF its
people and stigma upon their ability TO govern
themselves
The President of the United States through tho
Attorney General, has appointed, the request
OF the Merchants Association. W. Wickharn Srnith
special Assistant Attorney General Investigates
silk frauds at this port The government having
no specific fund for this work. the Merchants As
SOclatlon has agreed TO pay Mr.. Smiths fees II
the United States Government recognizes the I'm
pOrtance of an investigation of this sort and al
lows the association to pay the expenses. firmly
neIleve that the city authorities retain Mr.
freeman If he will come TO city and an extra
amount of money be made up by private con-
tr1buttonS through this association.
/ also wish to impress upon our citizens that vs
have got To have increased water supply tust as
soon as get IL. The first step needful Is
chlet engineer who can handle this subject II
should be handled.
"Ihe city authorities not committed TO this
proposition in any way" Mayor Low said yester-
day. The Merchants Association is very anxious
10 have Mr. Freeman appointed and value their
cooperation. but whether such an agreement will
be reached cannot say