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VALIANT FIGHTER
FOR CHURCH GONE
CARDINAL C LEDocHoWskI, THE
FAMOUS LEADER OF CATHOLIC
CHURCH, is DEAD-MANY CAN
DIDATES FOR VACANT PLACE.

Rome. July 22.-Cardinal Ledochowski
prefect of the congregation of the pro.
poganda of the Roman Church. died this
morning after a long illness.
Cardinal Ledochowski was born at
Cork, October 20, 1922, and was the de-
scendant of an illustrious Polish family
The pope on learning of Cardinal Led
ochowskis death was greatly distressed
and exclaimed:
"A valiant fighter for the church and
religion has gone. His memory be bless
ed
The pontiff then knelt and prayed for
the repose of the cardinals soul.
With Cardinal Ledochowski's death
Cardinals San Stefano and Parocchi are
the only surviving cardinals created by
Pope Plus TX.
Tonight the candidates for the post
made vacant by the death of Cardinal
Ledochowslxi are equal in number to
the hours which have elapsed since the
cardinals decease. In addition to Cardin-
al Van Nutelli, Cardinal Francis Satoli
TO. nerly apostolic delegate to the United
States is prominently mentioned as a
candidate for the prefecture of the con-
81 egatioE of the propaganda. He is reput-
ed to be a special protege of the pontiff,
whose power of appointing is absolute
1t is pointed out that Cardinal Satoi's
thorough knowledge of American affairs
Pee uliarly fits bim for the prefecture. the
United States being the most import
ant country With which the propaganda
has to deal.
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NEW ORLEANS APPOINTMENTS.
Elmer Wood Is Naval Officer and Nc
Call Collector of Customs.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, July 22.-President
Roosevelt has determined upon the fol-
lowing appointments for federal offices at
New Orleans, and the announcement of
them was made at Sycamore Hill to-
night:
Elmer Wood, as naval officer, vice Au-
gustus II. Wimberley, to take effect next
December; r. b. Kennedy, colored, as
received of public moneys, Vice Charles
P. Johnston, to take effect January l..
1903
frederick S. Gibbs, Republican national
committeeman from New York, was a
guest of the President at luncheon today.
At considerable length they discussed tho
political situation n New York state.
Ibis afternoon Miss Roosevelt was the
guest OF nonor at garden party given
by Miss Helen 3eekman.
President Roosevelt is preparing for his
trip to Sea Girt, y. j.. Thursday.
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COY. FERGUSON
CAN'T SAY A WORD
If HE COMMITTEES SENTENCE MOB
WILL FORM, AND IF HE DECIDES
OTHERWISE ANOTHER MOB is
READY.

Guthrie, o. r., July 22.-Governor Fer
guson was forced tonight to withhold his
decision on a request for the commuta-
tion of the sentence of death imposed on
Cephus Brurer, a hslf-blood Seminole In
disn negro boy aged H. convicted of mur-
dering white boy, Mastin West, near
Violet Springs, Okla on December "a
last Today the Governor was notified
that If the sentence was committed
there was great danger or a mob taking
Bruner from the Tecrmseh jail and
lynching him, and If not commuted that
a party of Bruner's friends are ready to
cross the Seminole line into Oklahoma
and liherate MIN.
The Governor sent a sealed verdict to
the Potaw atomic sheriff and Bruner will
be removed before either party can reach
him. The general opinion is that the SEN
terce has been coninuted. After the mur-
der of West a mob, failing to find young
Bruner, lynched his younger brother in
the Seminole nation.
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FIRE DESTROYS FORTY
HOUSES IN BPOOKSLDE

In response to a telegram from Brook
side yesterday about noon a hose wagon
and steamer from the Fire Department
were sent from Birmingham to aid in
extinguishing the flames, which 1t was
thought at one time would destroy the
entire city. The engine and wagon were
sent on fiat cars of a special train furn-
ished by the Southern railroad and arriv-
ed in Brookside in time to render valua-
BILE assistance.
Forty houses were destroyed by fire
at an estimated loss of between $40. 900
and $5O,OO0 partially covered by insur-
ance. The fire originated from a defec-
tive fiue in the residence of j. F. Smith
in the southeast corner of the business
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INDEX TO TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.

Washington. July 22.--Following is the
we ather forecast for Alabama: Fair
Wednesday and Thursday except show
ers along the coast; light variable winds.
Page One.
Archbishop ireland thinks the friar
question will be settled in time.
Ashley Cooke dies with curses on his
lips for everybody.
United States warskips are kept busy
on shores Of Csribbesn sea.
Fire at Brookside causes $4,000 dam
age.
Page Two.
Crop report is more encouraging.
Page Three.
General state news
Ginners association is organized in
Montgomery.
Secretary Root urges further training
Of army officers.
Correspondence between Former Gov
ernor Johnston and Governor Jelks.
Page Four.
Editorial comnent.
Gossip heard in hotel lobbies and on
streets.
Page Five.
tonight
May locate new Publishing Concern
here.
Trials of policemen again postponed.
List of men in the new artillery COM
pany.
Page Six.
Social news in Birmingham and vicinity.
Page Seven.
Local and foreign market reports.
Page Eight.
Baseball, races and general sporting
news.
Man works smooth scheme defrauding
piano dealers.
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Another severe Earthquake.

Kingstown, Island of st. Vincent Mon
day, July 21.-There was another severe
earthquake here at 1:1O o'clock this morn
ing 1t was of long duration. and was
accompanied by a repetition of the phe-
nomenia of Thursday last. The shock
caused intense excitement among the in
habitants, who fled In their night clothes
into the streets and remained out of
doors until daybreak Partially demolish-
ed buildings are being pulled down today
for public safety. There was thunder
storm last night. Today the weather Is
very squally and the sea is receding.
Some people anticipate a tidal wave.
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district of the city. The flames then
swept south and west towards the resi-
dence section.
Following are the heaviest losers: Johl
Lamb, $1,000; w. B. Gum, $1,000; " Scaleo,
two houses, $500; DR.. Piezzo, $3.50; Mike
Slavinskin $2400; DIR. Burton, $500; Bob
Sloan, 5000; Bismarck Payne, $500; r. d.
Coffman, $4,000; eight houses belonging to
the Sloss- Sheffield Company $4,000; Menlo
Peters, $1250.
Among the business houses destroyed
werc those of Bob Sloan, general mer-
chandise; Dr. Shipleth drug store; Sam
wooten, undertaken Bismarck Payne
general merchandise D. Piozzo, bakery
The residences were ]. F. Smith, six, be-
longing to r. d. Coffman, residence of
Mrs. Harden and that belonging to j. T.
Sellers
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ARCHBISHOP OF MANILA.
Vatican Is Preparing to Appoint Man
to Fill That Place.

Rome, July 22.-Besides an apostolic
delegate for the Philippine Islands, the
vatican is preparing to appoint an ARCH
bishop of Manila, who will probably be
Bishop Sebastian Gebhard Messmer.
Swiss. professor of canon law at the Cath
olic university at Washington since 1890.
Three new Philippine dioceses will be
created Governor Taft is starting for
Naples to visit Pompeii and Mount We
suvius. He expressed a desire that the
bishop of one of the new dioceses be
native Filipino.
Major Porter has started for Paris to
spend a few days before returning to
Washington.
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Cincinnati July Ex-senator Foraker,
In the course of an interview today on
his return home, was asked:
Are you correctly quoted as to the Re-
publican candidate for 1904. namely, that
nobody is seriously thought OF except
President ROOSEVELT"
Yes, TIE statement published is cor
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CHIEFS TO MEET.
Mayor Sylvester Calls Meeting of Com
mittee to Prepare for Convention.

Washington, July PA meeting of the
executive committee of the International
Association of Chiefs of Police has been
called to be held in this city next De
cember to make arrangements for the
next meeting in New Orleans in May
The call was issued by Major Sylvester
superintendent of the Washington police
department. who is president OF the as
sociation.
he members of the board of governors
of the national bureau of Identification
will meet here during the latter part Of
rext month to discuss matters affect
ing the bureau and improvements in
methods
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EDWARD WILL VISIT czAR.
viii Probably Go to Russia the Latter
Part of September.

reliable source that King Edward will
visit the Gear in the latter part of Sep
tember, cables the Copenhagen cores
pendent Of the New York American.
Immediately after the coronation Queen
Alexandra goes to Denmark to join her
sister the Dowager Czarina, the King
following about September T. The King
and Queen will go to St. Petersburg after
a two weeks stay in Denmark, sailing on
the royal yacht under escort of British
and Russian ,warship.
Most likely, the dispatch adds King
Edward will make his long expected
visit to the Kaiser on his return journey.
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BOILER MEN MEET.
Manufacturers Elect John o'Brien of
ST. Louis for President.

Atlantic City, July 22.-The American
Boiler Manufacturers Association of the
United States this afternoon elected the
following officers:
President, John O'BrIen. st. Louis.
Secretary, ]. D. Farsey, Cleveland.
Treasurer, Joseph Wangiei, ST Louis.
Vice Presidents, Robert Monroe, Jr.,
and Samuel Berger of Columbus, O.: M.
r. Cole. Newman, Ga; ]. r. Casey, Chat
tanooga.
The convention will meet next year in
Chattanooga.
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OATHS ON HIS LIPS
DAMNING EVERYBODY
GOES TO MEET HIS GOD
ROOSEVELT ONLY MAN
SERIOUSLY IN THE RACE

rect, and the fact is as there stated.
Roosevelt is tho only man who is serious
ly thought of by the great masses of the
people. There are few Pickering flames
that some ambitious Eartlsans are trying
to fan into blaze, but they cannot make
them burn steadily, and they Will all go
out in due time, extinguished by the fire
damp Of American politics.
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5000, 900 Bushels of Coal.

Pittsburg. July 22.-About 5.ooo.oooc bush
els Of ccal, requiring fifty boats and two
hundred and sixty-six barges to trans-
port. parsed through Davis Island dam
today enroute to the south. This is the
heaviest single days shipment this year.
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for life, his previous character having
beon proven exceptionally coed.
Decision Affirmed.

Decision Affirmed.
The Supreme Court reviewed the case
of Cooke and Lauderdale, and after an
exhaustive examination of the record af-
firmed the decision of the lower court
and fixed Tuesday, July %, as the day of
the execution.
Then began mighty effort to save the
two men from the scaffold. influential rel
atives anc friends Of Cocze and Lauder
dale, and especially CT Cooke who is
highly connected in three or more states
presented strong petitions and earnest APP
peals to Governor Longfno TO commute
the death sentence to Imprisonment for
life, but the Governor, who deeply SYM
pathized with the family and relatives of
the two men, remained firm and declined
to interfere. Attorneys at the last mo-
ment went to Narragansett Pier, r. l.,
with a petition to Justice White of the
Supreme Court of the United States, and
begged that the execution be stayed on
constitutional grounds. Justice White, af-
ter reviewing the papers, also declined to
interfere, and today the mandate of the
law was carried out, the two men dying
on the same scaffold.
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(. Y. Webb Nominated.

Charlotte, N. c., July 22.-The Demo-
Gratis Of the Ninth North Carolina dis
trict today nominated E. Y. Webb of
Shelby for Congress.
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Washington, July 22.-Following is the
we ather forecast for Alabama: Fail
Wednesday, and Thursday, except show.
ers along the coast; light variable winds
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BACKWOODSMAN

below New Saem the boat stuck" for
one night and the better part OF a day
on Rutledge's mill-dam, lone end OF it
hanging over the dam, and the other
sunk deep in the water behind. Here
was a case for Abe's Ingenuity. and he
exercised it with effect Quantities of
water were being taken in at the stern,
the lading was sliding backwards, and
everything indicated that the rude
craft was in nomentary danger of
breaking in two, or sinking outright.
But Abe suggested some unheard-of
expedient for keeping it in place while
the cargo was shifted to a borrowed
boat, and then, boring hole in that
part of the bottom extending over the
dam, he "rigged-up" an equally strange
piece of machinery for fitting and
holding it while the water ran out.
All New Salem was assembled on
shore, watching the progress of this
singular experiment-and with one
voice affirm that Abe saved the boat:
although nobody is able to tell us pre-
cisely how The adventure turned
Abe's thoughts to the class of difficult
ties, one of which he had just sur
mounted, and the result of his reflec-
tons was IAN improved method for
lifting vessels over shoals" Offutt
declared that when he got back from
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STATESMAN

speak of Abe's conduct to her without
tears. In her interview with Mr.. Hern.
don, when the sands of her life had
nearly run out, she spoke with deep
emotion of her own son, but said she
thought that Abe was kinder, better
truer, than the other. Even the moth.
er's instinct was lost as she looked
back over those long years of poverty
and priyation in the Indiana cabin.
when Abe's grateful love softened the
rigors of her lot, and his great heart
and giant frame were always at her
command. Abe was poor boy, said
she, and l can say what scarcely one
woman-a mother-can say in thou.
sand. Abe never gave me cross word
or look. and never refused. in fact or
appearance, to do anything requested
him. / never gave him a cross word
in all my life. His mind and
mine-what little / had-seemed to
run together. He was here
after he was elected President (At
this point the aged speaker turned
away to weep, and then, wiping her
eyes with her apron, went on with the
story. He was dutiful to me always.
| think he loved me truly. | had
son, John, who was raised with Abe
Both were good boys; but must say.
both now being dead. that Abe was the
best boy ever saw, or expect TO see,
wish | had died when my husband
died. / did not want Abe TO run for
President; did not want him elected;
was afraid somehow felt in my
heart; and when he came down to see
me, after he was elected President. |
still felt that something told me that
something would befall Abe, and that
should see him no more
Ia there anything in the Language
we speak more touching than that sim
pie plant of the woman whom we
must regard as Abraham Lincolns
mother? The apprehension in her
heart was well grounded She saw
him no more When Mr.. Herndon
rose to depart. her eyes again filed
with tears; and, wringing his hands
as If loath to part with one who talked
so much of her beloved Abe, she said |
'Good-by, my good sons friend. Fare
well.'"
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e.AestGa:..seAl

was enlisted. But 1t was too late; the
men refused to read It, or thought 1t
forgery, and were rushing with fury
upon the defenceless old savage, when
Capt. Lincoln bounded between them
and their appointed victim. Men, ="
said he, and his voice for a moment
stilled the agitation around him, this
must not be done; he must not be
shot and killed by u.s." But" said
some OF them, the Indian Is damned
spy" Lincoln knew that his own
life was now in only less danger than
that of the poor creature that crouch
ed behind him. During the whole of
this scene Captain Lincoln seemed to
rise to an unusual height" of stature
The towering form. the passion and
resolution in his face, the physical
power and terrible will exhibited in
every motion of his body, every ges-
ture of his arm, produced an effect
upon the furious mob as unexpected
perhaps to him as to any one else.
They paused, listened, fell back, and
then sullenly obeyed what seemed to
be the voice of reason, as we'll as au-
thority. But there were still some
murmurs OF disappointed rage, and
half-suppressed ordinations. which
looked toward vengeance of some
kind. At length one of the men. a
little holder than the rest. but evident
ly feeling that he spoke for the whole,
cried out, This is cowardly on your
part, Lineoln!" Whereupon the tall
captains figure stretched a few inches
higher again. He looked down upon
these varlets who would have muir
dered a defenceless old Indian. and
now quailed before his single hand.
with lofty contempt. The Oldest of his
acquaintance, even Bill Green. who
saw him grapple Jack Armstrong and
defy the DULLES at his back. never saw
him so much aroused" before. IF
any man thinks l am coward. let
him test It," said he. Lincoln" re-
sponded a new voice. you are larger
and heavier than we are" t'This Won
can guard against; choose your wea-
pons. returned the rigid captaip
Whatever may be said of Mr. Lin
coins choice Of means for the preser-
walton of military discipline. it was
certainly very effectual in this case
There was no more dlsaffection in his
camp, and the word coward" was
never coupled with his name again.
Mr.. Lincoln understood his men bet-
ter than those who would be disposed
TO criticise his conduct. He has often
declared himself, that his life and
character were both at stake, and
would probably have been lost. had he
not at that supremely critical moment
forgotten the officer and asserted the
man. To have ordered the offenders
under arrest would have created n
formidable mutiny; to have tried and
punished them would have been i'm
possible. They could scarcely be call
ed soldiers; they were merely armed
citizens. with nominal military or
ganization. They were but recently
enlisted, and their term of service
was Just about to expire. Had he
preferred charges against them. and
offered to submit their differences to
court OF any sort, Ii would have
been regarded as an act of personal
pusillanimity, and his efficiency would
nave been gone forever.
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YdnrIsa'ni a Bully.
AiiIAAAAiA 49,

n NV TSCOLN'S extended repu.
:: :: J: :; !: !: !: !: !:
IA tation as a wrestler and
A& fgater frequently led him
wv into combats which he
III would willingly have avoid.
ed. One of these encoun.
~ tiers Is thus described:
Scarcely had Lincoln
reached Coles County. and begun to
think what next to turn his hand
to, when he received a visit from
famous wrestler, one Daniel Need.
ham, who regarded him as a grow.
ing rival, and had fancy to try
bin a fall or two. He considered
himself the best man" in the country,
and the report OF Abes achievements
filled his big breast with envious pains.
His greeting was friendly and hearty,
but his challenge was rough and per-
emptory. Abe valued his popularity
among the boys" too highly to de-
cline it and met him by public appoint
ment in the greenwood" at Wabash
Point, where he threw him twice with
so much ease that Needhams pride
was more hurt than his body. Lin
coin" said he, you have thrown me
twice, but you cane whip me. Need
ham," replied Abe. are you satisfied
that I can throw you? II you are not,
and must &c convinced through a
threshing. / will do that. too, for your
sake" Needham had hoped that the
youngster would shrink from the ex-
tremity of fight with the acknowl-
edged bully of the patch" but finding
him willing. and at the same time
magnanimously inclined to whip him
solely for his own good, he concluded
that bloody nose and black eye
would be the reverse OF soothing to
his feelings, and therefore surrendered
the field with such grace as he could
command
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No, this is not the utterance OF a
Boston young lady. but is taken from
a New York Herald editorial: "Praeti-
cally, however, by knowing something
of the why and wherefore OF systemic
disturbances. we may be able to guard
more effectually against the countless
deletericus influences OF antagonistic
conditions and the baneful determine
lions OF misftting environments"
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II you want to be at the top notch
of American society you have got to
live in Newport If you are satisfied
with obscurity. govt and genius, old
port will do your business.
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Stephen Phillips, the author. was
probably right in refusing to allow
Mrs. James Brown Potter to play the
great love scene in Calypso with all
the emotion and passion of which
am capable" The London theater is
not any too well provided with fire
escapes.
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1t is again feared that there may be
q revolution in Spain. The Spanish
revoiutionists. however, seldom be-
come so rash as to pass the threaten
ing point.
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Paderewski is coming again, but he
is bringing his wife with him. So let
the hero worshipers continue in pur-
suit of Kubellk.
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Diamond cutters at The Hague are
on strike. So the man who bought
his winter supply of diamonds last
week may consider himself in luck.
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Even plutocrat has to save his
money for few days in order to buy
a seat on the New York stock ex-
change.
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The eoronet to 0e worn by the
English nobility at the coronation
looks like a fifty-cent wedding cake
ANY man who will wear a thing like
that deserves to be peer
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We now know what causes gray hair.
It's name Is 'pigmetophagus" and the
grayness is due to friction caused by
the microbe dragging its name rapidly
over the scalp.
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In his effort to destroy the sym
metry of the bank at Monte Carlo, Mr.
Schwab seems to have missed the
proper combination.
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Chinese customs are not only odd
but slow. The funerals of the victims
of last years massacre are just being
held.
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Russell Sage does not remember the
woman who says he owes her $4,000.
II the account were the other way his
memory would probably be better.
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The system that Mr.. Schwab played
at Monte Carlo suggests an easy plan
by which Mr.. Carnegie could get rid
of his wealth.
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Each faction in the sugar fight ac-
cuses the other of having selfish mo-
tives. We are strongly inclined to be-
lieve them both.
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Methodist preacher has been
found who declares that Manila is a
moral city But. then, he formerly
lived In San Francisco.
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New Jersey mosquitoes are taking
advantage of the January thaw to or
ganize a swell reception to Prince
Henry.