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is called, when will 1t be done?' was
asked.
THE time is short for action" was the
reply. Il shall not delay the matter be-
yond Tuesday at the latest"
1t is said that not only Marshall and
st. Clair, but several other counties have
disregarded the regulations of the state
committee, and it is considered certain
in that unless their action is rescinded,
that the state committee will be called
together for the purpose of laying the
law down in an emphatic and unmistak-
able manner to the executive committees
of these counties.
Chairman Lowe returns to the city to-
night, when the matter will be taken
up vigorously, and in all likelihood, de-
finite action will be decided upon to-
morrow.
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RECORD OF COURTS.

In the circuit court suit was filed by
Miss Emma c. Blair against the Peoples
Home Telephone company for $4,000 DAM
ages. She claims this amount on account
of a shock sustained while using tele-
phone.
In the city court Joseph Bell asks the
Alabama Great Southern Railroad COM
pany for $1,000 damages for injuries sus-
tanned while as fireman on March "a.
In the same court Edwin Thompson has
filed suit against the Alabama Great
Southern Railroad company for $4,000 dam
ages for injuries sustained May %, while
employed as fireman on the road.
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JEFFERSON VOLUNTEERS
TO ELECT A CAPTAIN
Vacancy Caused by Resignation of
Capt. Hughes B. Kennedy
VIII Be Filled.

Orders have been issued to hold an
election of officers for Company G, JEFF
ferson Volunteers, at $3.50 o'clock next
Monday evening. Captain Hughes B.
Kennedy recently resigned as captain to
accept the position of adjutant on the
staff of Colonel Mcconnell. The order is
as follows:
Special Order No. 10.
Persuant to regular order No. 80 an
election for company officers will be
held in the armory of Company G. Third
infantry, Alabama National Guard, on
August Is at $50 p. m.
JOHN T. YEATMAN,
First Lieut.. Commanding Co: G.
DANIEL S. FELLOWS, First Sergeant.
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years old and a daughter about 12 years
old.
Until recently Trott was manager of the
Bedstead company, but several days ago
he and several Birmingham men formed
a corporation to manufacture and put on
the market fuel oil burner. Previous to
moving here he was stationary engineer
at the Decatur Car Wheels works
Conductor Prowell stated to ]. M. Nc
Clary, manager of the railroad depart
ment Of the Birmingham Railway, Light
and Power company that the shooting
was entirely a personal affair and was
done in self-defense.
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Hearn Is CHAPLAIN.

The Rev. w. C. Hearn of Talladega
has been appointed chaplain on the staff
of Colonel Mcconnell. acting commander
of the Third Regiment A. N. G. DR..
Hearn is one of the oldest pastors in the
state and served through the civil war
as chaplain. He ranks as captain.
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SPICY NEWS EXPECTED.
Higdon May Give Out Letters of Him.
self and Governor.

1t is understood there will be some new
and rather spicy developments shortly
in the controversy between Colonel e. L.
Higdon, of the Third regiment, A. N. G.,
and Governor Jelks. The former is out
of the city, but is expected to return to-
day. 1t is said he will have several let
tiers to make public
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$4,000.

from Birmingham. Ala. to Salt Lake
City, Utah, via Queen and Crescent Route
Alabama Great Southern r. r. on ac-
count OF Annual Meeting of Grand Lodge
of Benevolent and Protective Order Of
Elks, August 12-14. A. B. Freeman, I. p.
A. 8-7-6t
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Charlie Gates.

Charlie Gates, aged % years. a brick
mason. died last night at his residence.
1926 Avenue G. The funeral services will
be conducted this afternoon at o'clock
from the residence. The Brickmasons'
Union will attend in a body.
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HARRY GETS RACE.
Won Two Heats and Fred S. Goes
Lame.

Harry, belonging to Will Moughon, won
two heats and the race from Fred S,
Harry and VIII Jones' horse, yesterday
afternoon at the fair grounds. Five heats
were scheduled, but Fred S. became so
lame he was withdrawn
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DEATHSAND FUNERA AIS
Mrs. Maggie L. kinq.

Mrs Maggie L. King, aged 81 years. died
yesterday at ST. vincent's hospital. The
remains were sent last night to Early,
Ca
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Line and half tone cuts. Age-Herald
Engraving Company.
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ANNOUNCER
G. B. BurkhaIter

G. 3. BurkhaIter
IL candidate for the state legislature
from Jefferson county, subject to the ac-
ton OF the democratic primary. S-10-tf
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Trott Shot In Back.

"Trott said there was the man and
struck Prowell in the mouth. Prowell
shot him in the back. 1 do not know ex-
actly how many shots were fired,
whether 1t was three or four
Prowell lives on Fifth street in East
Lake. Trott lived at Spring street and
Powell avenue. in Avondale. He had a
wife and two children, a son about IS
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THE WEATHER

Birmingham, August O.
Local observations during the "a hours
ending p. M. Central time:
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This beautiful Golden Oak.
highly polished Extension Table,
new design, massively carved
legs, AZ inches wide, 6 feet long.
extension. extra strong and well
finished. Was $1,000.
THIS SALE, $7.es.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-19
By George AIDE.
The Modern Fable of What Father Bumped a 1osg the culture

way Of finding out just who 1t was
that landed the Punch. Anything that
happens in College Town is an Act
of Providence. Now come along and
see the American Youth at Play"
They found their way to the Temple
Of Art. When the Chemical Soubrette
started in to sing, "Hello, Central,
Give Me Heaven" they gave her just
the Opposite of what she was demand
ing. A few Opera Chairs were pulled
up by the Roots and tossed on the
Stage, merely to disconcert the Artistic.
When the House Policeman came he
was hurled thirty Feet into the Air
and soon after that the Show broke up.
The Student Body flocked out and up
set a Trolley Car and then they went
homeward in the Moonlight, singing
Sweet Memories Of College Nays, La
la! La-la!"
Fathers hat was caved in and he
was trifie Bewildered, but he man
aged to observe that the Boys were a
trifle Boisterous when they got Fair
Start.
"Oh, yes, but they don't mean any
thing by it," explained Buchanan.
.1 hope they will explain that to the
House Policeman as soon as they get
him to the Hospital" said the Parent.
"Otherwise he might misconstrue their
Motives"
Next Day, when he went back. he
told Mother not to worry about Bu-
ctanan, as he seemed to have full
and sympathetic Grasp on the true In
ardness of Modern Educational
ethods.
Moral: Attend to the Remittances
nd Son will do the Rest.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-19
RESOURCES CRIPPLED
BY A VOLCANO
Eruption of souNslere PIunges ST. Vim
cent Into Deeper Distress
Than Ever.

JAMESTOWN, st. Vincent, Oct. 49,
The eruption of the Soufriere volcano on
Oct. 10 and 16, the fourth terrific out
burst since the catastrophe of May Z, has
plunged the colony into deeper distress
than before existed, Gripping it's agri-
cultural resources by further devastat-
ing the arrowroot fields and completely
destroying wide areas of growing crops
on lands which had been considered OUT
side the volcanic zone. On these lands
thousands of young cacao, coffee and
other economic plants were buried under
the almost impenetrable mass of sand
which, while hot, fell in the Windward
district on the morning Of Oct 16.
Even the Mesopotamia valley, an ideal
garden of tropical vegetation, although
is burdened with sand, in some places six
inches deep, and the lands to the east
ward, bordering upon the previously dew
aStated areas, are covered to a depth of
nine inches. Travel on all the roads in
means of communication between
Georgetown and this city-has been rem
dered extremely difficult.
Large numbers of refugees and other
persons left Georgetown for Kingstown, a
distance of twenty miles, Oct. 16, and
many Of them tainted on the way from
hunger and thirst and the fatigue en-
gendered by trudging. through the hot
sand. Animals even broke down under
poor persons were driven from their
homes by falling cinders. stones, etc. The
situation is desperate. Comparatively no
damage was done on the leeward coast
by the outbreak. No lives were lost.
This eruption was equal in duration and
violence to that of the night of Sept. 8,
but, owing to the brilliant moonlight, the
electrical discharges were less terrifying.
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self in a Chamber of Horrors that
seemed to be a Cross between Junk
Shop and a Turkish Corner. Here he
found the College Desperate known as
"Old Buck" attired in a Bath Robe,
plunking a stingy little Mandolin and
smoking Cigarette that smelled as if
somebody was standing too close to the
Stove.
Hello, Guv," said the Seeker after
Truth. wait until I do a Quick
Change and well go out and get a few
lines of Breakfast"
Breakfast at P. M ~ inquired Fa-
Their.
I'VE had a very busy Night ex-
planned Buchanan. THE Sophomore5
have disputed our Right to wear Red
NecktieS, so last night we captured the
President of the Soph Glass, tied him
to Tree and beat him to Whisper
with a Ball Bat. Then we started over
to set fire to the Main Building and we
We're attacked by a Gang of Sophs.
That is how I happened TO get this
Bum Lamp. Just as he gave me the
Knee, butted him in the Solar Plexus
He's had two Doctors working on him
ever since. And now the Freshies are
going to give me Supper at the Dutch
Restaurant tomorrow Night and there
is some Talk of electing me Glass Poet.
So you see, am getting along fine.''
"You are doing Great Work for a
Mere Child" said the Parent. IF you
keep on, you may be u. s. Senator
some day. But tell me, where did you
get ali of these Sign-Boards, Placards,
Head. Stones and Other Articles of
Vertu?"
Il swiped those replied the Cole
gian. "In order to be a real Varsity
Devil, one must bring home few
Souvenirs every Night he goes out. II
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-19
WANTED FOR MURDER
OF A FAMILY
Soldier Who Enlisted in Montana Ac-
cused OF Crime Committed
in Georgia.

ATLANTA. Ga, Oct. 1S.-Atlanta Of
fcers are positive that George Burrus,
the United States army soldier arrest
ed at Fort Mcpherson, is George Tay-
Tor, wanted in Sullivan county, Mo-,
for the murder of the Meeks family in
1894. The man enlisted from Butte,
Mont, but now admits that he came
from Sullivan county, Mo. Burrus, or
Taylor, had letters and pictures and
other documents which indicate that
Z he is Taylor.
He is said to have confessed his
crime to fellow soldiers, who betrayed
his confidence, causing Burrus' arrest.
Among Burrus' effects were two fine
bookmarks, inscribed &c. ]. T." He
says they belonged to a friend. The
man made no resistance, but denies
that he is the murderer.
The murder of the Meeks family,
for which William and George Taylor
were convicted and sentenced to be
hanged, was committed on the night
of May 10, 1894. The crime was COM
mitted when Gus Meeks and his fam
lily were leaving the country, $500 and
a team having been given him for that
purpose by the Taylor brothers, to Sc
cure themselves from prosecution on
criminal charges of which he was cog
infant The Taylor brothers escaped,
but William was recaptured and hang
ed
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blessed Privileges of Higher Educa-
ton. love to get into an Atmosphere
of four-ply intellectually ana meet
those Souls who are above the Sord1d
Considerations of Workaday CONNER
cialisn."
you talk like Bucket of Ashes, :
said the Undergraduate. I'm not go
ing to put you up against any frods.
Follow me and I'll fix it so that you
can shake hands with the Guy that eats
.em alive I'll take you over to the
Corral and show you the wildcats.
They've been drinking Blood all Morn
ing and are feeling good and Cagey.
About 8 o'clock we turn them out into
the Arena and let them plow up the
Turf"
us this a College or a Zoo?" asked
the Parent.
~ refer to the Squad" said Buchan-
an. 1--WE keep about forty at the
Training Table all of the time. SO that
no matter how many are killed of, we
will always have eleven left. We nave
a Center Rush who weighs 238, and
YOU couldn't dent him with Hatcnet.
We caught him in the WOODS north OF
Town and brought him down here. lie
is taking Special Course In Piano
Music two hours a Week and the rest
of the Time he is throwing substitutes
down and biting them on the Arm.
Buchanan and his trembling Parent
sat at the edge of the Grid1ron ana
watched the Carnage for while. Bu-
chanan explained that it was merely
Friendly Practice.
That Evening the Son said: Father.
YOU can stay only a little While, ana
: want to give you Good Time WINE
Won are here. Come with us. We are
going down to the Opera House to put
q Show on the Bum. One Of the nrst
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-19
VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT WINS
THE GREAT SEVEN
DAY BATTLE
THREE THOUSAND MEN
KILLED OR WOUNDED
Defeat of the RevoIutionists Due to the
Personal Bravery of castro-Twiee
Charges at the Head of His Soldiers,
Mauser in neutrality-suspicious. Rises
to t1e Degrees.

LA VICTORIA, Venezuela, Oct. 49,
A messenger has arrived here from the
scene Of the engagement near this
place between government troops and
revolutionists, bringing news that after
seven days of terrific fighting, 5000
rebels under Gen. Mendoza had aban-
doned the field, having retired from
their last positions, six miles from La
Victoria, Friday night, retreating in the
direction of Villa de Cura- According
to President Castro, the killed and
wounded number 5000.
During the last days of the fighting
the temperature rose to 116 degrees
and visitor to the scene of the en-
gageInent declared he never saw such
a terrible spectacle as was presented
by the battlefield.
The victory of the government troops,
which is said to be due to the per-
sonal courage of President Castro who
twice, with a Mauser rifle in his hand,
charged at the head of his soldiers, is
considered serious setback for the
cause Of the revolutionists.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-19
SHALL SPEED BE
SACRIFICED TolPoWER?
Naval Constructors Disagree on Designs OF
the New Armored eruis-

WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 1s-The
board of construction Of the navy depart
ment has reached what may be regarded
as critical point Ia the navy. For many
days past the board has been struggling
with the grave problem presented by the
necessity of so designing the armored
cruisers authorized blythe last congress
to combine the greatest offensive and de-
fensive qualities with the highest speed.
AS is usual in the preparation of designs,
differences Of opinion early developed
among the members of the board. The
ordnance department wishes to clad the
vessels in the heaviest armor and place
| on them the biggest guns, while the en-
gineers wished to give a high speed, which
meant much engine and boiler space, and
the equipments division wanted much
room for the crew, which such vessel
must carry and for the complex equipment
which modern ships must have.
These differences have become much
more pronounced than ever before and
there have been some very lively scenes
in the board meetings recently. Gradual
ly the issues have been sifted down and
adjusted tentatively, save the very impor-
tant one of weight to be allowed for mo-
tive power, which means speed. The act
Bowles, for the first time in the history
of the department almost insisted that
this limit should not be exceeded by a
single ton. This would have been small
consideration, except that his attitude also
restricted the speed of the proposed ship.
Engineer-in-C Chief Melville insisted that
the new cruisers should not take the wash
Of anything afoat He demanded that
they be able to overtake, if, need be, and
escape from any battleship or cruiser Of
any other navy, holding that the reserve
speed, as in the case of the Oregon at
Santiago, might often turn the course of
battle He had secured the plans Of the
British armored cruiser Drake. which has
just made the splendid speed record Of
twenty -four knots, and he pointed out
that she had much more liberal allowance
for engine width than is proposed to be
given the Tennessee which is the crui-ar
Secretary Moody will be called upon to
decide the issue as to whether speed shall
be sacrificed to power and size limita-
ton.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-19
CHILDREN OBTAIN A
LICENSE TO MARRY
Boy of Nineteen and Girl of Sixteen
Receive Consent of Their
Parents.

A license for the marriage Of James
Warner and Lena Brusell was issued
yesterday from the Office of the clerk
OF the courts. The young people are
respectively rineteen and sixteen years
old. A written consent from their par
ents was required by the clerk before
he would grant the license.
Miss Brusell is the daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Jonas P. Brusell, Of 457 East
Sixth street. The boy is the son of
Mrs. M. J. Warner. The consent Of
Mr. and Mrs. Erusell and Mrs. War
ner was filed with the record of the
license.
Deputy Clerk Robinson explained
yesterday thar it was the custom of
the Office to require the written con-
sent Of parents where the intending
bride was less than eighteen or the
groom under twenty-one. The legal
marriage age for girls is fifteen years,
but Mr.. Robinson said this require
ment was made for the sake of eau
ton and as Il measure Of safety. 1t is
no uncommon thing, he declared, for
young people to misrepresent their age
in applying for licenses, and by allow
Ing margin of three years it was
deemed probable that some Of the at
tempts Of children to rush into matri-
rnony would be defeated.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-19
She BATTLES THEM
RUNAWAY GIRL SUCCESSFULLY
ELUDES ALL WHO SEEK HER
Margaret sheehan, Fifteen Years Old,
Quits Parental Abode in Huff and
Shows Elusiveness Of Tracy in Her
Movements About Twin Cities.

Because her mother would not per-
nit her to work at the state fair
grounds Margaret Sheehan, the fif-
teen-year daughter of James Shee-
han, who rents a small farm on Oak
dale street, commonly known as the
German road, raE away from nome
Sept. 2, and although she has been
seen in the city several times since all
efforts to apprehend her have proved
futile. Although no warrant has been
issued for her arrest the police have
been asked to find her and have search
ed for her without success. State Pro-
baton officer Graves has made a per-
sistent search for the girl and he also
has been unsuccessful.
She Is a Clever Dodger.
The success Of the girl in Guiding
pursuit has been remarkable. She has
appeared at various times beyond the
jackson street bridge, a district In
which her parents lived for many
years, and at ball games on the
green" beyond the Mississippi street
bridge. She was last seen about three
weeks ago, since when, the search be-
coming too strong, she has remained
In hiding She was seen by a police
shortly after She left home, and he on
several occasions offered to divulge her
hiding place.
Reward Is Sought.
At the places he named, however,
the girl could not be found, and it Is
believed that the searchers are being
misled. Several attempts were made
to throw the searchers off the track.
1t was reported In way to reach the
parents ears that the girl had gone to
Duluth and to ether places.
It was also intimated that, if suit
able reward were paid, the where
abouts of the girl would be made
known. The parents last Friday even
ing received telephone message at a
! grocery near their home that the girl
had been seen Oh Hennepin avenue, In
Minneapolis, but the person telephon-
ing would not divulge her name.
The parents have not given up their
efforts to locate the girl, and 1t is
probable that they will offer a reward
for information as to her Whereabouts.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-19
Copyright 1902, by
Robert Howard Russell.
DOMESTIC Team had a Boy
named Buchanan who refus-
ed to work, so his Parents

College Education. After he
rot that. he could enter a Learned Pro
fession. in which Work is mere Side
Issue.
The Father and Mother of Buchanan
sent to the College for Bunk Cata-
Iogue. The Come On Book had a Green
Cover and it was full Of Information.
It said that the Necessary Expenses
counted up about $3.50 a Year. All Stu
dents were under helpful and moral
Influences from the Moment they ar
rived. They were expected to hit the
Mattress at 10 P. M, while Smoking
Zvos forbidden and no one could go to
T0wn except on &C Special Permit.
s@rbis is just the Place for Buchan-
an" said his Mother. 1T will be such
a Comfort to know that Son is in his
. Room every Evening"
Accordingly Buchanan was supplied
with six Shirts, two Suits of every
thing. a Laundry Bag, a Pin-Cushion,
q Ready-Repair Kit and a Flesh Brush
and away he rode to the Halls Of
learning. He wrote back that he was
Home-Si but determined to stick out
because he realized the Advantages of
a College Education. He said his Eyes
hurt him little from Reading at Night
and lie had to buy great many Extra
Books, but otherwise he was fine and
fancy. Love to all and start little
Currency by the first Mail.
After Buchanan had been toiling up
ths Hill of knowledge for nearly two
Months, and sending hot Bulletins back
to the Old Folks, his Father decided to
visit him and give him some Encour-
agement.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-19
RESULT OF CROOKED
WORK IN MONTANA
Eastern Bankers in Trouble Through the
EmbezzIement of n. n. Matteson,
of Great Falls.

BOSTON, Mass. Oct 1S.-An attach
ment against William A. Paine and
Charles H. Paine, copartners in the bank
ing and brokerage firm of Paine, Weber
& Co., to the amount of 100000 has been
filed at the Office of the register of deeds
in this city, in behalf of the, First Ma
tional Bank of Great Falls, Mont, in IAN
action of contract"
The attachment was placed. W. A. Paine
stated, as the outcome of transactions
which they once had with H. H. Matteson,
who formerly was cashier of the First
National Bank of Great Falls, and who
last year was indicted by the grand jury
there on the charge of embezzlement of
the banks funds to the amount of $685.
900. To these charges Mr. Matteson plead
ed guilty, and he is now serving sentence.
In his transactions with Paine, Weber
& Co. Mr.. Paine says that Mr.. Matteson
led them to believe that he was acting
solely on behalf of some of the bank s
clients After the confession of Mr.. Mat
teson the bank. determined to bring suits
for recovery of funds which its cashier
had used.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-19
VESTlRULE CARS NOW RUN
ON RONDO AND MARIA LINE
Residents Enjoy Accommodations for
Which They Have Long Pleaded.

Rondo and Maria patrons Of the st.
Paul City Railway company are now
enjoying what they have been petit
tioning for for months-the large YES
tibuled cars. The short vestibuled
coaches formerly used on the Seventh
street and Fort Smelling lines were
transferred to the Rondo and Maria
tracks yesterday and the old inter-
urban cars substituted.
The Como-Harriet and interurban
lines are now equipped with the latest
pattern turned out by the companys
Shops and will be increased as fast as
cars now in construction are complet-
ed All of tlir new cars are equipped
with air brakes, electric starters and
extra motors. Ne more Of the short
length cars will be built.