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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-23
Coal for the Seaboard.

The coming of the Seaboard means
a new market for coal, for the Sea-
board is the one great Southeastern
system that has now no supply OF
coal on its own lines. Neither has 1t
any line into West Virginia, and It
cannot gain West Virginia eonnee-
ton except at great cost 1t does not
tap the East Tennessee coal fields. 1t
is far away from the Ohio and Penn
sylyania districts. y
And yet this great system traverses
all the cotton-ma States,
especially the Carolinas and Georgia,
and it is scarcely eXaggeration to say
that the Seaboard can carry fuel to
the entire cotton-manufacturing indus
try of the South. Who shall measure
then it's capacity for distributing coal
in vast and wide district that does
not contain coal mine?
The coming of the Seaboard, there
fore, means a great deal to our coal
industry which is the backbone of this
district, and no one in this district
can therefore afford to put any obsta-
Gle in the way of the Seaboard's ad-
vent here No railroad can come In
that does not tread on some ones
corns, but the individual should con-
slider the general good before he OBJ
jects to an enterprise that will per Sc
be an all-around beneflt.
The Seaboard asks but little from
this town. No great system ever asked
from a terminal less, and The Age
Herald records with pleasure the fact
that the way will be made smooth for
the access to this town of the system
that President Williams has organized
with rare patience, courage and skill
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-23
A Great Railroad Man.

James j. Hill, president of the Great
Northern, Is regarded by railroad me
in general as the greatest railroad man
in the world" said traffic official who
served under Mr.. Hill not many years
ago.
ITO begin with he is a man of strong
intellect and uncommon force of charac-
ter, and In the next place he has been a
keen observer and a student all his life.
Many persons think that Mr.. Hill was
without much schooling In youth. Just
the reverse is true. He is a college bred
man and has never lost his taste for the
classics. He is a great reader and there
Is hardly any department of literature
with which he is not familiar. He is
especially we'll read in history, metaphy-
sizes, science and poetry, and few profess
sional writer's WELD a more facile pen than
he. 1 mention these facts to show how
mistaken those business men are who
have an idea that the classics and bust
ness do not go well together.
when 1t comes 10 the philosophy of
he is a past master and when it comes
to the details of railroadinG he Is past
grand master. He Is transportation
expert, traffic expert, an auditing ex-
pert and an executive expert and he is a
good engineer.
"Mr. Hill is a Canadian by birth and
comes from good old Scotch-Irish stock"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-23
PAYMENT of War Claims.

A special dispatch to a Tennessee
paper states that through the active
work of Representatives Sims of Ten
nessee and Underwood of Alabama the
conference committee on the omnibus
claims bill came to an agreement, and
as a result nearly two million dollars
will be disbursed in the South The
bill as passed by the House included
claims aggregating $213 Jos. The Sen
ate added $2,929,252. The conference
accepted $1,4O5,393 of the Senates
addition, bringing the amount carried
by the measure up to $1,61S, 498, in
which form it became law.
The House rejected the Selfridge
board claims. The claims covered by
the bill are chiefly for stores and sup
plies furnished during the civil war,
all of which had been tested before
the Court of Claims and reported by
IL under the provisions OF the bowman
act. The rejected Selfridge claims
were not Southern claims, and the
bill that became law relates wholly to
Southern claims. A good share of
these claims arose IN Louisiana and
Mississippi, with a few from each of
the other States that Joined the Con-
federacy. These claims are long over
due, and, as Senator Hoar said, it was
just as disreputable on the part of a
great and rich government like the
United States to refuse to pay them
Senator to refuse to pay for house
he had ordered built.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-23
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.

Montgomery. May 22.-The Supreme
Court this morning handed down the fol-
lowing decisions:
HARRISON. J.-Sam White VS.. the State
of Alabama. appeal from Jackson Circuit
Court; affirmed.
Joe Emerson VS.. the State of Alabama,
appeal from Barbour Circuit Court; re-
versed and remanded.
Tyson, J.-Murk Findley VS.. Dave Hill,
ct al, appear from Tuscaloosa Circuit
Court; reversed and remanded.
Massillon Engine and Threasher Com
pany VS.. J. ]. Arnold & Co., appear from
Jackson Circuit Court; affirmed
Sharpe, J.-Gadsden and Alfalfa Union
Railway Company VS.. r. w. Julian adj
ministrator, etc, appeal from Gadsden
Circuit Court, reversed and remanded.
Jarrett Elston, ct. al. vs. Roop & Sewell,
appeal from Admission Circuit Court, af,
firmed.
Dowdell, J.-Ex parte Winston Jones,
petition for mandamus, petition denied
Farmers Savings and Building and Loan
Association VS.. John H. Greenwood, et al.
appeal from Marshall Circuit Court, az
firm ed.
Per Curtain I. C. Masterson W. w. T.
Adams Machine Company, appeal from
Lawrence Circuit Court. appeal dismissed.
Elk parte James M. Fields, petition for
mandamus, rule nisi denied.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-23
SENATOR PETTus' HEALTH.

Washington Correspondence N. Y. World
Senator Burton couldn't sleep and got
up at 8 o'clock yesterday morning. After
a cup of coffee he decided to go to his
committee room and write some letters.
He arrived at the Maltby building at Z
o'clock. His room joins that of Senator
Pettus, who is 81 years old. Burton was
surprised to see Pettus hard at work,
sleeves rolled up, chewing tobacco and
grinding out letters.
why, Senator" said Burton, isn't
this early for a man as old as you are to
be at work?'
mot at all, suh,' replied Senator Pet
tus. II rise every morning at o'clock,
having retired at a seasonable hour, and
1 am always at work at I. The secret of
living long Is to work. l am 81 and happy
and healthy as a boy. l notice that all
of my neighbors who got rich and retired
arc all dead. l never got rich and never
retired. l tell you. young man. the most
fatal disease I know of is to quit work
and retire. 1t kills every time. Keep
working and you'll keep alive"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-23
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
AND ELSEWHERE
A Great Preacher.

DR.. Hiram w. Thomas of the Peoples
church, Chicago, is at the metropolitan
hotel. He will preach next Sunday at
both morning and evening services at
the First Baptist church.
DIR. Thomas is one of the most Famous
preachers of the United States, and there
will be a great rush to hear him. The
people of Chicago bought food and CLOTH
ing for the Beers and appointed Or.
Thomas to go to South Africa and dis
tribute the supplies. He was ready to
start on his mission OF mercy iput tne
United States government refused him
passport.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-23
CONDEMNS THE POPE.
DR.. Minton Says He Is the Anti-Christ
and Son of Perdition.

New York, May pat the meeting Of
the Presbyterian assembly today the
Rev. DIR. II. c. Minton, chairman OF the
creed revision committee, spoke for the
report.
Regarding the Pope of Rome" he said.
1.-THE confession distinctly says the Pope
is the anti-Christ and son of perdition.
Now if that were true, and If we want to
say 1t, let 1t stand. If not true, or IL
true and we do not wish to say 1t, take
1t out
IT may believe that the Pope Is anti
Christ on general principles I am quite
willing to declare In the face of the vati-
can or the whole world for that matter,
that the Pope using the crown rights of
Jesus Christ, is anti Christ and the son of
perdition. The committee followed the
only proper course to pursue by broaden
ing the statement"
Dr. Minton resented the accusation
brought that the Presbyterian church be-
lived in infant damnation.
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lawyer of Atlanta, is at the Hillman
but will return home today. He owns
some valuable real estate in Birming-
ham.
President Milton II. Smith of the Louis
vile and Nashville is in Birmingham.
John B. Lagarde Of Admission is at the
Hillman.
]. E. Talmadge of Atlanta is at the Hill
man.
w. L. Miller, wife and son of ITALIA
dega are at the Hillman.
The following party from Vanderbilt
University. Nashville, is registered at
the Hillman. and will remain IN Birming-
ham for two or three days: William L.
Dudley, T. NJ. Neel, Jr. A. M Lund, C.
s. Williamson. Jr., Percy d. Hines, Diaz
de Leon, and p c. McNulty.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-23
A LanisIatiya Proaramme

Senators Aldrich, Allison, Lodge,
Cullon,, Spooner and the other Repub-
lican leaders of Congress have ten
tatively agreed. 1t is said, upon a pro-
gramme covering the rest of the ses-
sion. The appropriation bills are well
advanced, and there will be no diff
Guilty in handling them. but the diff
Guilty comes over the three big bills
undisposed of. namely, the Philippine
bill, the canal bill, and the Cuban reci-
procity bill. 1t is agreed that all three
must be disposed of before Congress
can adjourn.
They hope to secure vote upon the
Philippine bill on May %, when the
bill will be passed, but as Mr.. Spooner
proposes to make a characteristic
speech upon it, speeches in reply may
follow, and it may be June before a
vote is taken.
But whenever 1t is taken the canal
bill Is to be made the regular order,
until the Cuban reciprocity bill is re-
ported, when the canal bill is to be
laid aside temporarily. The Republi-
can managers hope to pass the Cuban
bill by June 10, but Mr.. Teller, speak
- for the Oxnardites, has already
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-23
ROGERS BROTHERS. THEATRE.

New York Letter In Pittsburg Dispatch.
Klaw & Erlanger are in earnest in their
efforts to furnish formidable opposition
to Weber & Fields in New York, and an
nounced today that they have secured a
site on Forty-second street where they
will erect theatre for the Rogers Bros.
The new house will only be ten doors
away from the other new house being
built by this firm, and will be called the
New Amsterdam. This latter house will
be the home of all the Drury Lane pro-
auctions, which heretofore have been seen
at the Broadway Theatre. This new move
will compel Mr.. Lift, the owner of the
Broadway, to re-enter the field of making
large spectacular productions at his own
risk
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-23
Ve1itarians,

I'm former years vegetarians were look
ed upon as cranks, but not so today, =
said working man.
"Since the meat trust put prices up
thousands of men who were In the habit
of eating beef, mutton or pork at every
meal looked into the question of vegeta-
BILE diet and decided they would be better
off by eating meat only occasionally. 1t
seems scientific people agree that there
is not much nutriment in fresh meat and
that there is the best sort of nutrlment In
cereals So the vegetarian cranAs were
right after all. l believe in a lew years
very little meat will be eaten in this
may be-"
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lmmlaraiiun .nis lear.

There were landed at New York
alone in January $4,000 immigrants,
i'll February 10000, in March $1,000,
and in April $4,000. The years total
is estimated at fully 100000, as against
439 900 last year The record year
was 1882, when $4,000 home seekers
came across the sea.
The present tide comes chiefly from
tho south of Europe-from Italy, Aus
tria-Hungary and southern Russia.
They fee from the hard conditions of
life at home to easier conditions here.
Here there are no military proscrip-
tons, no large armies to be main
tanned. Many of them have friends
here, and thus one immigrant attracts
another. Italy is distressed by the
movement, which has it's chief seat at
Naples, and she is trying to check it,
but instead of checking it the tide in
creases.
Unfortunately for this section few
seek the South. The New York Jour
nal of Commerce shows where about
80 per cent OF recent arrivals went:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-23
FRESHMAN GETS FORTUNE.
Reported That He Has Fallen Heir to
$4,000, 900.

New York May PA general sensa-
ton has been caused in Belfast, cables
the London Herald correspondent, by the
news that fshmonger named o'Rourke
has fallen heir to a fortune estimated at
$50, 100000.
A mysterious gentleman from Georgia,
United States of America, was the cause
of the disturbance. He is said to have
visited O'Rourke and stated that his mis-
sion was to trace the whereabouts of the
heir or heirs to the fortune in question.
In 1868, according to the story, Page
ORourke, a native of Rrumahair, Lett
rim, died In Chicago, leaving a sum rang
ing up to s7.00OOOO, In addition to consider
able properties which he owned. As
usual in such affairs the descendant left
no will and O'Rourke is now busily en-
gagged in collecting evidence of his re-
latonship
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-23
CUMBERLAND PREsBYTERIANs.
Motion Carried to Table the Entire
Mission Board Matter

Springfield, Mo. May 22.-The Cumber-
lanl Presbyterian General Assembly was
treated to parliamentary surprise when
motion prevailed 1876 to TO- to table the
whole mission board matter, including
the majority and minority reports and
President Fullerton's substitute for both.
The matter is thus left in the same status
as previously. The leaders on Doth sides
of the question are much displeased and
a reconsideration may occur.
Much enthusiasm was aroused at the
close of the morning session by the an
nouncement of the theological seminary
committee having recalled their reports
and reached an unanimous understanding
of the report.
The Cumberland Presbyterian General
Assembly will meet next year at Nash
vile, Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-23
DRESSING Like Christ.

John NJ. Hubbard, wealthy citizen
of Milford, Conn. wears costume which
he says is patterned after that worn by
Christ while on earth" remarked man
in the lobby.
Mr. Hubbard says: AS imitation Is
the greatest compliment that one can be-
stow unon another. I have dared out Of
respect to Him to wear robe or gown
either wine-colored or white, and yell
low (gold) girdle upon the Christian Sab
BATH"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-23
TO SPEAK FOR HARMONY.
carmack, Bailey, Bryan and others
Invited to Boston.

Washington, May -(SpeciaD-Senators
Carmack and Bailey have been invited
to speak June 16 in Boston under the
auspices of the New England Democratic
League, a new organization embracing
the six New England states. Other speak
ers invited are William J. Bryan, Richard
Oln.ey, Tom L. Johnson, Edward @. Shep-
perd of New York and Patrick Collins,
mayor of Boston.
1t is understood to be a practical demon
sfration of harmony prevailing Demo-
cratic ranks when distinguished leaders
representing former factions that divided
the party speak together.
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given notice that the reciprocity bill
will be fought to the bitter end.
This means that the canal bill can
not be taken up until after June 10.
1t means, too, that the Senate has no
intention of passing a canal bill. It
means that the international railroads
are again to defeat the will of the
people, because they own and control
the Senate. 1t means this unless in
deed the session is to last until Au-
gust. or the friends of a Nicaragua
canal are willing to entrust the selec-
ton OF the route to the President.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-23
From the Mobile Register.
VESUVIUS' DEATH LIST.
from Harper's Weekly.

From Harper's weekly.
The tourist who ascends Vesuvius does
40 at the risk of his life. 1t is said that
1000 tourists have been killed since 1t
has become fad to make the ascent OF
the volcano. Formerly the trip was made
on foot OF horseback, and these methods
are still used to a certain extent. The fact
that the central cone of Vesuvius col
lapsed a few days ago, and that long and
deep cracks have made their appearance
gives rise to reasonable belief that start
ling volcanic disturbances are imminent
Strange as it may seem, the region is
very fertile, and wine growing is an i'm
portant industry.
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From the Tanadcga Mountain Home.

The Birmingham Sunday mail has come
to be regularly irregular. For six days
in the week the Birmingham mail comes
promptly by the Birmingham and Attain
tic. but as that road has no regular
schedule for Sunday it does not receive
the mail for that day, and 1t is usually
transmitted by the Louisville and Nash
Vile. But for some reason OF other Tai
ladega frequently does not receive the
Birmingham mail till Monday, greatly to
the discomfit re of those who wish to de-
vote the long *ernoon to reading the
Sunday Age-Heralo.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-23
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR,

From the New York Press.
You must never be afraid that the girl
you kiss will tell IL you don't.
widows are so successful with men be-
cause they are always willing to learn.
The wise woman binds a man to her
when she makes herself his companion.
Some men get married so as to be able
to stop giving presnts to the girl they
are engaged to.
Nothing scares man worse than to
have a woman begin to f1irt with him,
instead of his beginning to f1irt with
her
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-23
UP TO THE STATE COMMITTEE

From the Eufaula Times.
1t is now up to the state committee
as to whether they will call a convention
or primary for making nominations. II
the wish of the people is complied with
there can be but one choice, they will
order a primary. The press over the state
has canvassed the question pretty thor
oughly and voices the sentiment of the
people. But few isolated cases. and these
come from the politicians. have said any
thing against holding a Democratic pri-
mary.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-23

indeed in the cotton States; and yet
the growth Of the cotton States in the
last decade was well up to the national
percentage, and to the perc Altages of
the States that are heavily benefited
by immigration. This is a remarkable
fact. especially when considered in
the light of the facts presented in the
foregoing figures.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-23
AFTER DEATH IN ARABIA.

By Sir Edwin Arnold.
He who died In Azan sends
This to comfort all his friends
Faithful friends! 1t lies, know
Pale and white and cold as snow;
And We say, "Abdallah's dead!'
Weeping at the feet and head.
1 can see your falling tears
l can hear your signs and prayers;
Yet smile and whisper this:
ST am not the thing you kiss;
Cease your tears, and let 1t lie;
1t was mine, 1t is not l."
Sweet friendsi what the women lave
For It's last bed of the grave
Is tent which am quitting,
Is a garment no more fitting,
Is a cage, from which, at last,
Like a hawk, my soul hath passed.
Love the inmate, not the room
The wearer, not the garb-the plume
OF the falcon, not the bars
Which kept him from these splendid stars
Loving friends Be wise, and dry
Straightway every weeping eye
What we lift upon the bier
Is not worth wistful tear.
tbs an empty sea-shell-one
Out of which the pearl is gone;
The shell is broken. it lies there;
The pearl, the all, the soul, is here.
IT'S an earthen jar, whose lid
Allah sealed, and while 1t hid
That treasure of his treasury.
A mind that loved him; let 1t lie.
Let the shard be earth's once more
Since the gold shines in his storei
Allah glorious! Allah goodi
Now thy world is understood;
Now the long, long wonder ends!
Yet we weep, my erring friends.
While the man whom We call dead,
In unspoken bliss, instead,
Lives and loves you; lost tits true,
But such light as shines for you;
But in the light, We cannot see
OF unfulfilled felicity
In charging paradise,
Lives life that never dies.
Farewell. friends Yet not farewell;
Where I am We, too shall dwell.
am gone before your face,
A moments time, little space.
When we come where have stepped
Ye will wonder why we wept
Ye will know, by wise love taught.
That here is all, and there is naught.
Weep awhile. if We are fam
Sunshine still must follow rain;
Only not at death-for death,
Now know. is that first breath
Which our souls draw when we enter
Life, which is of all life center.
Be we certain all seems love,
Viewed from Allahs throne above:
Be we stout of heart, and come
Bravely onward to your home
La Allah lila Allah yea!
Thou love divine! Thou love Away!
He that died at Azan gave
This to those who made his grave.
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LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE.

From the Stevenson Chronicle.
The general belief now is that there
will be no primary election orderd by the
state executive committee for state off,
GERS. Two-third of the committee are
said to be opposed to 1t and almost all of
the politicians in the state. A large ma
jority of the people want a primary and
we believe the committee will commit a
great error if they refused to adhere to
the demands of the people.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-23
Melons Coming.

by next Saturday week watermelons
will be on the market, but they will not
be plentiful until the first or second week
in June" said Morris Avenue merchant.
THE first melons come from Florida,
and the crop there is large enough to
make prices relatively cheap.
THE Georgia and Alabama crops are
the largest on record. Melons are profita-
bic to the truckers, profitable to the rail-
roads and profitable to the merchants.
They are always in demand"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-23
Small Industries.

Birmingham is adding to its small In
dustiies, but many more are needed"
said real estate agent
Nothing makes a town grow and moth
ing keeps real estate values up like the
pay roll. The Commercial Club cannot
push this idea too far
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1t OF recent arrivals went:

So few came to the South that no
mention by States is made of them.
Perhaps not over 1000 of the 1000
that arrived in March came to the
cotton States. Some found new homes
in Maryland or the Virginias, but few
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-23

King Edward has been advised to
use an armored carriage until June
26, when the expenditures on his &C.
count will eliminate.
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From the Eutaw Democrat.


The criticism of the Birmingham Age
Herald on the action of the Arkansas
Governor who granted pardon to a negro
on condition that in future he would re-
side In Massachusetts teaches both the
letter and spirit of the law. If they
smite you on one side turn the other Is
a little too high gauge for daily paper
in this day and time
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-23

Roland B. Molineaux and Colonel
Rathbone of Ohio and Havana are men
who have to be tried many times be-
fore they will accept a result.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-23

Meat went up and then the coal
used to cook 1t went up, and the chain
will be complete If the matches that
start the fire also go up.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-23

If the Andover Theological Seminary
is removed to Chicago, an odd lot of
theological points will be the product,
for IL is in the air.