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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-11-21

Commission Meets.-The police COM
mission will meet tonight at o'clock
in the office of the chief of police for
the purpose of hearing the case
against Patrol Driver Jim Mingea, who
is charged with conduct unbecoming
an officer. The trouble occurred be-
tween the patrol driver and former
Policeman Jim Marshall several
months ago, and the trial has been
postponed from time to time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-11-21

Eureka Lodge Meets.-Eureka lodge,
Knights and Ladies of Honor, will en-
terrain next Thursday night at Fox's
hall, on the corner of Fourth avenue
and Nineteenth street A musical and
literary programme will be arranged
for the occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-11-21
DIR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY.
Physician and Surgeon.

Three-fourths OF
the persons who
come to me to get
cured of Syphilis.
Gonorrhoea, elect,
Structure. L o 3 /
Manhood and other
private diseases
have tried to get
well by using 9TH
err means. Why not
come as soon as
you ind that you
are afflicted 1t
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-11-21
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T6s One bottle will tell story of
marvellous results. This medicine has more
rejuvenating, vitalizing force than has ever
been offered. Sent by mail IN plain package
only on receipt of this adv. and 81:
Made by it's originators g: |. Hood Co.. pro
prietors Hoods Sarsaparilla, Lowell, Mass
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-11-21

Petitions in Bankruptcy.-Petition
in bankruptcy were filed yesterday by
Sam Dugnal, Henry Johnson, S. S.
Morris and B. F. Keller.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-11-21
CITY ITEMS.

Marriage Llcense.-A marriage H.
cense was issued yesterday to Felix
Parsons and Gena Cox.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-11-21

A Rural Mail Box. given
free with every yearly sub
scription to The Age-HeraId.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
SMITH RESIGNS.
Old Santa Fe Man Gives Up
Place at San BernardinO.
RumOred That He Is to Be
Promoted.
A PLACE IN TOPEKA.
Believed He Will Return as
HendersOn's Assistant.
Thomas Paxton Will Probably
Go to California.

Some important Santa Fe changes
were announced today which may have
a direct bearing on the selection of a
successor to Mr.. Henderson as assist
ant superintendent of machinery, loca-
ted here.
Master Mechanic G. w. Smith, of San
Bernardino, Cal, has resigned his posi-
ton. He formerly lived in Topeka and
was master mechanic at the shops. Ru-
NOR has it that he is to come to Topeka,
and will either take the vacant job of
assistant to Superintendent Henderson,
or else will take the place of general
master mechanic now held by James
Collinson. Mr. Collinson still holds his
position, and Topeka railway men do
not have much confidence in the report
that he is to be displaced.
Two other important designations are
also announced One is that of Division
Master Mechanic c. F. Lape, the other
is General Foreman c. g. Iundholm,
both of the San Bernardino shops. 1t
is not known whether these men were
forced to resign, but it is believed that
their retirement has some connection
with the boilermakerS' strike, which oc-
CURED at the San Bernardino shops last
summer. Division Master Mechanic G.
T. Lape is said to have incurred the
undying hostility of the men in the
shops on account of his attitude in that
strike.
1t is stated on good authority that
Thomas Paxton, recently division mas
ter mechanic here but now stationed at
Cleburne, Tex, will go to San Ber-
nardino and become general master
mechanic in place of Mr.. Smith. Mr..
Paxtons family has lived in Topeka
until a week ago, when they moved to
Cleburne-
Supt. Henderson visited San Bernar-
dino during the holidays, and it is now
believed that the result of his visit is
the present crop of reSi2natiOnS
G. w. Smith, who some think Will
come to Topeka, was stationed here until
1898 as division master mechanic. He
then went to CIeburne, Tex, and thence
to San Bernardino.
General Manager H. U. Nudge and
Supt. Henderson are now in Chicago,
and a confirmation or denial of the
rumor of Mr. Smiths removal to To-
peka could not be secured. 1t has been
the general impression among Topeka
railway men that some man outside of
the Santa Fe road would be chosen for
the position of assistant superintendent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
CHAFFEE GOES TO SAMAR.
Will Try to Wind Up Insurreetion
During the Dry Season.

Manila, Jan. 17.-Genera1 Chaffee will
leave Manila for the island of Samar
Saturday He will thoroughly investi-
gate the situation there, as it is desired
to stamp out the Samar insurrection
during the dry season.
A captured communication from the
Filipino insurgent junta at Hong Kong
addressed to General Lukban, the in
surgent leader on Samar island, au-
thorizes Lukban to surrender if he
wishes to do SO, but does not advocate
this action. If Lukban surrenders, the
letter goes on to say, he need not de-
liver a single Filipino soldier or officer
to the Americans, nor must he, Lukban.
or any other officer be forced to accept
civil appointment. They may emigrate
if allowed to do so, but no Filipino must
be obliged to take the oath of allegiance
to the United States. Under these terms
the Hong Kong junta has no objection
to Lukban's surrender.
Senior Gomez, president of the town
of Pasig, province of Manila, has been
arrested on the charge of appropriating
municipal taxes to his personal use.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
DEAD IN A BUGGY.
Young Woman Shot to Death
Escort Badly Wounded.

st. Louis, Jan. IA special to the Post
Dispatch from Coffeen, ILL.,. says: At 8
o'clock last night a horse and buggy
stopped at Hart's livery stable. There
was no driver and the buggy was found
to contain the dead body of Miss Gerty
Gl1nord. who lived near Donnellsville, and
Fred Brockman, almost dead. Miss Cliff
1ord was taken to an undertaking eStab-
llshment and Brockman was placed in the
handS of a physician. He was aroused
from his unconscious state and put un-
der arrest. The young lady's death was
caused by an ugly bullet wound through
the temple. Brockman had shot himself
twice in the head. 1t is doubtful whether
he will live
When asked about the affair he refused
TO say anything except that a letter could
De found in the buggy to explain matters
Inc letter was found in his overcoat. The
coroner has not yet arrived and officers
decline to make public the contents of the
letter.
MISS CLIFFORD was a member of highly
respected family near DonnelIson and was
about 20 years of age.
Fred Brockman is 20 years of age, a son
OF Hiram Brockman of Coffeen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
NOT BELIEVED HERE.
Rumor That Gov. Stanley Is Out of
Senatorial Race.

A Kansas City paper prints story
that Governor Stanley is out of the SEN
atoriaI race. 1t says the story leaked
out through one of Congressman Long s
friends, and that Stanley has already
got out of the way of Long, but that
the matter has been kept secret. Here
is the story as published:
THE senatorial situation in Kansas
has again undergone a change. Gov
ernor Stanley has privately renounced
his candidacy for the senatorship.
For the present this was to have re-
mained a secret but it leaked out to-
day from one of the fast friends of
Seventh district, in whose favor the
withdrawal has been made. The fight is
now concentrated against Curtis and
will be waged bitterly by Long, Stanley,
AIbaugh, F. Dumont Smith and their
followers.
Stanley, several days ago, sent out
letters to every county committeeman
in the state and asked them for an eX-
preston as to the senatorial situation in
their precinct He received great deal
of encouragement from different por-
tions of the state and was much graft
fled at the result, but he saw that the
fight was between Long and Curtis, and
that he had very little chance of cleo
ton unless there should be deadlock.
He found that he was, moreover,
hanpering his friend Long, and had
Smith is under obligations to both Stan
ley and Long and would dislike to take
sides.
Curtis continues to lay his wires deep
in all parts of the state. but just now,
especially in the Third district, where he
has good support from Senators Conrad
and Fitzpatrick and Representative
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
FOR LOVE NOR MONEY.
Kansas Day Club Tickets Soon
Be Gone.

BY the time Kansas Day gets here
tickets to the banquet will probably be
commanding a high price Secretary
Valentine had Representative hall
measured yesterday to ascertain how it
could best be arranged and the number
that can be seated. Other measure
mentS will be taken to be exact, but the
number will be not far from 500. When
the limit is reached not another ticket
will be issued, because if the hall is
crowded with more people than can be
seated at the tables it will cause all
kinds of trouble.
The four hundred mark was passed
today in the number of tickets sold and
from thirty to fifty applications are
coming in every day. There is only a
margin of one hundred tickets left and
by Monday night all of these will prob
ably be gone ten days in advance of
the banquet
The applications will probably con-
tinue to come in after the full number
of tickets are sold, but they will have
to be returned by Secretary Valentine.
Then there will be a good number who
will come TO Topeka on the day of the
banquet and expect to get tickets. This
has always been the custom heretofore.
1t may be that there will be a few
tickets on the market then which have
been purchased in advance by people
who are unable to use them. There are
generally few such. but if there are
any it is quite likely that they will COM
mand a high price.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
LIT CRUM WINS.
Announced i'm Washington He
Will Be Named.
President and Attorney General
Make Decision.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE president
and Attorney General Knox today de-
cided upon the appointment of L. S.
Crum of Oswego, Kan, as marshal of
that state to succeed W. E. Sterne and
B. B. Haywood as marshal of Utah.
This ends a bitter fight and puts a
stop to numberless rumors among the
politicians. Only a day or two ago it
was reported from Washington that
Burton wanted to avoid appointing
Crum if possible so as to use the place
to straighten out other tangles. The
past few days hundreds of endorse
ments have poured into Washington in
Crum's behalf.
The decision to appoint Cruln, it is
believed, is due to the presence of Gov
ernor Stanley in Washington.
Lit Crum has been an important fac
tor in Kansas politics for 20 years.
Twice before he has been recommended
for the position of United States mar
shall but was turned down. Mr.. Crum's
latest position was as a member of the
railroad board.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
METRIC SYSTEM AGAIN.
Committee on Coinage Will Give a
Hearing on the Subject.

Washington, Jan. 17.-Representative
Southard of Ohio, chairman Of the house
committee on coinage, is about to send
invitations to a number of the chief
manufacturers, merchants and others
pear before the coinage committee on
February concerning the bill for the
adoption of the metric system OF
weights and measures. Heretofore con-
gress has secured the views of scientific
men on this subject, but Mr. Southard
holds that such a change in the entire
system of weights and measures is
practical question. on which the large
business interests should be heard
Among those to be invited are Vice
President w. NJ. Mcfarland of the
Westinghouse Electric company, Supt.
Vauclain of the Baldwin Locomotive
works the electrical experts of several
large concerns and the officers of num-
ber of large wooden and textile induA-
tries
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
POSTPONED.
Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Put Off a Year.
Impossible to Get Ready at the
Appointed Time.
TO BE HELD in 1904.
Japan's Big Show Set For 1908
Interferes.
Matter Was Decided at Wash
ingtOn Today.
Report Is Denied at the ST.
Louis End of the Line.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Louisiana
Purchase Exposition which was to have
been held at St. Louis in 1908 will not
take place until 1904. This fact was
practically conceded by Ex-Governor
Francis, president of the exposition
company and Adolph Busch the fnan-
cial agent of the company at the White
House today. Since arriving here and
comforting with the foreign representa-
tives Governor Francis and Mr. Busch
have come to the conclusion that unless
the exposition is postponed for year
the exposition will not be able to secure
the elaborate foreign exhibits which are
desired. They find for instance that a
great Japanese fair is to be given under
government auspices in 1903 and If the
exposition is postponed until 1904 every
thing of interest exhibited there can be
brought to st. Louis the following year.
1t is the desire of the exposition man.
agement that the foreign exhibits espe-
cially shall be very complete. In 1903
we can make the exposition as great as
any ever given" said Governor Fran
els, but if we postpone it year it will
SurpaSS anything in the exposition line
ever attempted. We can be ready in
1908. but it is questionable whether we
can secure what we want from abroad
by that time"
In order to interest foreign govern
mentS, it is the desire of the exposition
management that the foreign agents of
the exposition be appointed and accred-
tied by the state department and steps
are being taken to that end now. Yes
terday Governor Francis and Mr.. Busch
extended an invitation through the Ger
man embassy to Prince Henry to visit
St Louis during his stay in this eoun-
try, but no reply had been received up
to noon today.
DENIED IN ST. LOUIS.
St. Louis Jan. 1.-THE dispatch from
NYc el1 if1O fnT II \ ENt~ar nf az
intimating that the Louisiana Purchase
exposition, scheduled for 1903. might not
be held until 1904, was great surprise
at worlds fair headquarters here.
Vice President Corwin H. Spencer, of
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
company, when shown the dispatch
said:
I have received a dispatch from
President Francis saying: L have not
talked of postponement, nor admitted
it at all "
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
JEFFRIES IS FAIR.
Says He Will Fight FitZ With
out Side Bet.

Philadelphia, Jan. 17.-Champion Jim
Jeffries, who is appearing this week at
a theater in this city, said today that
he would fight Bob Fitzsimmons with
out a side bet if Fitzsimmons could not
get backing.
Jeffries says it is not necessary for
Fitzsimmons to have $4,000 backing.
Here are his terms:
I'll fight him without a penny on the
side
4 suggested the side-bet proposition
after he had asked me to make it worth
his while to fight Now, Fitzsimmons
does not need a cent. I'll accept any
conditions that are reasonable.
I will not split the money. Seventy
per cent to the winner and 80 per cent
to the loser is the only upright way to
do business. I would be satisfied with
the winner -take-all basis.
L hope FitzSimmonS is on the level. I
will fight him within month after L
meet Saarkey, though 1 would prefer
to tackle Fitzsimmons first.
Nov, fight should be arranged. Let
FitZSimmonS name a meeting place and
Delaney will do the rest.
'I'll cut oul all my theatrical engage
ments. Now its up to Fitzsimmons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
Mayor Parker Announces Sc
lection of Tim Donovan.
Police Force Will Be Conducted
on Merit System.
WHAT WILL BE DONE.
Competent Officers Now on Force
Will Be Retained.
Those Discharged For Political
Reasons to Be Reinstated.

Mayor Albert Parker made the fol-
lowing announcement today:
''On next Monday evening I shall an
nounce to the council the appointment
of Timothy Donovan for chief of police
and request his confirmation"
1t has been supposed for several days
that Mr. Donovan would be appointed
but Mr.. Parker says that he did not
wish to announce the appointment until
Chief Stahl had been given all the time
he desired to straighten out the affairs
of his department.
The appointment of Mr.. Donovan in
ofcates clearly the policy which will be
followed by Mayor Parker with regard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL.
A Favorable Report Ordered by
the Senate Committee.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE senate
committee on commerce today author
lied Senator Frye, it's chairman, to
make a favorable report on his ship
subsidy bill. Senator Fryes report ac-
companying the bill places the cost of
the mail subsidy at $4, 100000. He says
the receipts from ocean mail postage
will provide s3,00O,O0O of this amount,
system proposed of nearly 81, 00O, 600
The Democratic members of the COM
mittee voted against reporting the bill.
They also voted Solidly for a motion
offered by Senator Mallory to strike out
the general subsidy provisions of the
bill. The committee made several
amendments to the bill The most i'm
portant were: Allowing carrying YES
sells under the bill to be either iron or
steel, instead of steel only, as originally
provided, and another reducing to 1000
gross registered tons the vessels re-
ceiving bounty under the bill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
TO INDIA IN 8 DAYS.
Railroad From the Bosphorus
to Persian Gulf.

Constantinop1e, Jan. lion trade has
been promulgated approving of the final
convention for the construction of the
Bagdad railroad by the German Anatolia
railroad. A guarantee of 1900 francs per
kilometer is promised. The line win be
posaI to fix the terminus at Koweit is
abandoned owing to political cOnSidera-
tions The concession for a line of rail-
road connecting the Bosphorus with the
Persian gulf is regarded as extremely i'm
pOrtant politically and commercially
When completed it will bring India within
approximately eight days of London and
it will open a new international granary
and bring a considerable part of Asia
Minor under German influence. The Ger
man concession conflicts seriously with
the Russian plans for the extension of the
Siberian railroad towards India.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
900 KILLED.
Earthquake in Mexico Said to
Have Been Fatal.

Laredo, Tex, Jan. IA telegram
from the City of Mexico says telegram
has reached this city announcing that
the city of Chilpancingo, in the state of
Guerrero, suffered severely from yester-
days earthquake shock and that 600
persc--s were killed.
The shock of the earthquake last ev-
ening was felt in many cities and towns
of the republic. In the City of Mexico,
the earthquake was felt at Sly p. m.
The first movement was one of trepida-
ton and was very sharp. 1t was fol-
lowed by a gentler oscillatory movement
north, northeast then south, SOUTHWEST
the duration being So seconds. Beyond
a few cracks in buildings no danger
was done in Mexico City
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
NEARING STORM PERIOD.
That Is What "Cider" Smith Says
About the Weather.

'sCider'' Smith said this morning: '"The
weather probably will be quite unset
tied as we approach the 20th and oath,
a regular storm period. Our extreme
dryness may modify this in some de-
gree, but that makes no difference with
my forecast 1 make these in their reg
ular order without any regard to pres
ent conditions"
The weather bureau now intimates
colder weather for Kansas. There is a
cold wave in Oregon, Washington and
Idaho which may loop the loop into
Kansas. The forecast sent out this
morning was threatening with proba-
bly, rain snow fiurries tonight and
Saturday. Colder" The winter wheat
is in need of rain or snow and a good
precipitation would be we'll received.
The wind this morning was from the
southwest, blowing steadily at Is miles
an hour or more and taking dust down
the paved streets in great clouds. The
minimum temperature was at exactly
freezing, 80 degrees, early this morning.
The hourly temperature has been as fol-
lows as recorded by the government
ffar.rl or
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
ANOTHER FIRE HELEN
Six Residences and One Store Re-
duced to Ashes.

Helena, Ark, Jan. 17.-Last night be-
tween II and II o'clock this town was
visited by another disastrous fire, where
the loss amounted to about $40, 600.
Among the losers were John F. O'Con-
nor, John Jones, John T. Hill. the
Helena Compress company, John F.
OConnor lost five small houses, house
hold furniture and contents of general
merchandise store. Jones lost a small
dwelling.
Two hundred and eighty-five bales of
cotton were completely destroyed, and
considerable damage done to the plat
forms of the compress. The fire is sup
posed to be of incendiary origin. With
in the last twenty-six days Helena has
suffered a loss of fully $3.50. 900 by fire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17

Dooley, all of whom have been associ-
ated with him in the Indian country
and who expect value received in the
fat jobs which that country has been
yielding to the industrious politician.
State senators and representatives from
other parts of the state are gazing with
longing eyes toward that country and
are incidentally asking Curtis why a
few of these plums are not falling their
way
The story is discredited by the friends
of both Stanley and Long. They do not
believe that either of them is out of the
race 1t is too early, they say, to tell
which of the two is the stronger, and it
is quite possible that neither will with
draw.