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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-13

The coronation is to take place in
August. but It is to be, comparatively
speaking. tame AFFAIR, and Whltelaw
Reds knee breeehes need not be
shaken free from moth balls.
The anthropoid at Harry Lehrs dim
ner was very ancestral. and he no
doubt recognized his own earmarks in
his fellows on that occasion.
President Harper wants professors
who are not afflicted with lack of
common sense. He needs new outfit
all round.
Bandit Tracy, Pat Grove and Frank
Duncan are in position to form syn
didate and write for the magazines.
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Col. Tracy of Oregon may have gone
to meet Mr.. Frank Duncan at a rem
devious unknown to Sheriff Burgin.
The shore naval officers cannot be
turned over to the army, because the
army would not accept them.
The stork that brought Col Aston a
daughter now wears a diamond neck
lace, the envy of his set
These are Convict Harry Tracys
busy days, and few care to drop in
on him out in Oregon.
Senator Beveridge need not fear
that he will be conscripted into the
vice-presidency.
Beveridge nobly refuses to shut off
Bailey's wind by accepting the vice
presidency.
The test of the Gates corner on
corn will come in the closing days of
this month.
The monk" at Harry Lehr's dinner
was given no chance to decline. This
was brutal.
The soaring of corn does not affect
corn juice, whose tendency is still
downward.
The Roosevelt faction is more than
a neck ahead of the esteemed Hanna
faction.
-
The political malaria that exists at
Oyster Bay is very fatal to office
seekers.
Mary MacLane's conversational En-
glish is too warm to fit the Boston
climate.
Convict Tracy is still two laps ahead
of the detectives, and gaining all the
time.
President Harper and the self-ad-
vertising professor are about to part.
Lord Kitchener's regrets to report
are all forgotten in London today.
Lord Kitchener comes back a hero
both in war and diplomacy.
The farmer grows the corn, but Mr.
Gates affixes the price tag.
Triggs is sure DR.. Harper did not
have him in mind.
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-13

The coronation is to take place in
August. but # is to be, comparatively
speaking. a tame AFFAIR, and Whitelaw
Reds knee brooches need not be
shaken free from moth balls.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-11
FREE FOR ALL FIGHT
ROUGHS HAVE GENERAL sET-TO
AT THIRD AND WABASHA
LAST NIGHT
FLED AT APPROACH OF POLICE
Only One Man Was HOrs du Combat
He Was Allowed to Go After
Being Cleaned
UD.

Third and Wabasha street was the
scene of a small sized riot about 10
o'clock last night. The trouble evidently
started, as all general fights do, between
a couple of young fellows. Only two
men were engaged in the first clash, but
their friends came to the rescue gal
lantly and for a while the muddy street
was covered with a mass Of fighting
humanity.
They smote each other right-and left,
and occasionally one would approach
some one of the crowd of innocent by
sanders" and without warning would
turn loose upon him. For five minutes
this miniature war was waged on the
corner, and then, almost as suddenly
as it had been begun, it ceased.
The crowd began to disperse, and then
there were one or two passages at arms
between different participants, and in
a second they were at it again. hammer
ing and pounding indiScriminately. Down
they went into the mud, and the fighters
near the fallen ones usually stopped
punching long enough to kick the I'M
fortunate one in some convenient por-
ton of his anatomy, preferably the
head.
This continued for the space of three
or four minutes, ard the skies cleared
again, but not for long. The rioters
started GOWN IulTu street, anu Ou6, pIOO-
ably more timorous than the rest, broke
into a run. This was the signal for
another onslaught, and the row was
started for the third time. This time
the hostilities began on the side
walk, convenient to a pile of brick and
stone that is being used in some repairs
on a building.
The fighters got out into the street, at
least a few of them did, and the re-
mainder amused themselves by heav-
ing the half bricks and rocks at the
struggling mass in the middle of the
street.
Just as one man fell to the street with
cut over his right eye, the sound of
q poIicemans whistle alarmed the riot
ers and they turned and fled, leaving the
fallen one to the tender mercies of the
officer who arrived at the scene at this
juncture. The crowd ran down Third
street and turned up and down Cedar,
and were lost to sight in very short
time.
The officer made his way to the man
in the street, who had lost his hat, one
Of his friends having run off with it, and
helped him to the sidewalk. The hurt
was not a serious one, and the man re-
fused to talk about the affair. He would
not give the names Of any of the party.
and after he had been cleaned up a little
he was allowed to go, as he had evidently
had enough punishment to more than
make up for any part he had in the
starting of the row No arrests were
made.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-11
ON TRIAL AT THE FORT
COURT-MARTIAL HEARING EVIL
DENCE IN WILLIAMS CASE.

The trial of Sergt. Maj. Charles F.
Williams by military board was COM
menced at Fort Smelling yesterday. The
following officers constitute the beard:
Maj. Francis E. Eltonhead, president Of
the court; Capt. Elfred Hasbrouck Jr.,
Capt George Med. Weeks, FIRST Lieut..
Joseph Z. Gilbreth, First Lieut.. Robert
NJ BrambelIa, Second Lieut.. Harry w.
Gregg, SECOND Lieut.. James Regain, Sec
ond Lieut.. Roy c. Kirkland, Second Lieut..
Smith A. Harris.
Lieut. Duncan ~. Major is the judge adj
vocateB of the court and Capt. Joseph
Fraser is Williams counsel. Inc day
was taken up with the hearing of differ
ent Witnesses, including reporter for
an evening paper, B. E. Campbell, pro-
prietor of a, Robert street saloon; Private
j. S. Hamilton and Capt. III. B. Learned.
The examination was along the line Of
Williams actions up to the time of his
disappearance. The word "desertion" in
the complaint was changed to absent
without leave" Campbell testified to
Williams coming to his saloon, on a day,
the date, of which he could not remem 1er,
and asking where he could get some
civilians. clothes He was directe- to a
clothing store and made his purchases.
The hearing will be continued today.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-11
FIND HIDDEN WORDS
NAMES OF THE LUCKY TWENTY
WHO WILL SEE ''PRIN-
CESS CHIC"
CONTEST GROWING IN FAVOR
Mail of Contest Editor Increases
WeekIy-Bushe1s of Letters Prove
How Closely the Want Col
72 umn Is Scanned.
THE WINNERS.


Mrs. G. e. Bersee, 800 North WASH
ington street.
Arthur Nelson, 3I5 Grove street.
Henry Bork, AS Pleasant avenue.
A. j. Mccarthy, Postoffice Depart
menf
Miss Lottfe Durfer, 1872 st. Anthony
avenue.
f. G. sharrood, 1924 Van sIyke av-
enue.
w. L. Mansfield, lat Pleasant ave-
Mrs. John j. Brown, PSF Erie street.
H. HI. Marvin, 27O Aurora avenue.
III. e. Leonard, 326 North GrottO
u street,
w. r. Churchill, 40 Acker street.
G. II. Reilly, 293 RondO street.
G.. p. Carroll, Fourth and Cedar
! streets.
L. ID. Wyant, 3SS Fuller street.
Allan I'll. Defoe, No. The Dakota.
G. e. 0giIvie, AIS West Seventh
street.
Avery Moore, 20 Merchants National
Bank building.
Helen Mccarthy, 3I2 Smith avenue.
J. s. Powers, ESQ Ramsey street
Mary w. Bean, Department of Public
instruction, State Capitol.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-11
TALK OF GOOD ROADS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. MEM
BEERS DISCUSS QUESTION.

The question of better roads for Min
nesota occupied considerable of the time
and discussion at the meeting of the
chamber of commerce yesterday morning
An invitation was received by the cham
Der, requesting that a delegation be sent
to Charlottesville, Va, April g. and T.
at which time the road from the Uni
versity of Virginia to Jefferson's tomb
would be completed.
The report of the committee on COM
merce and manufactures provoked con
siderable discussion, and after some al
terations, was ADOPTED as follows:
THAT, in the opinion of this COM
nittee a considerable modification in
rates established by the DIngley tariff
on sugar will no. seriously affect the de-
velopment of the beet sugar industry in
the United States, but, on the contrary
is necessary in justice to the great mass
of consumers of this product II The
United States, and the cultivation of the
proper relations which should prevail be-
tween the United States, Cuba and otner
dependencies.
DR.. Brooks was elected a member of the
chamber. e's
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-11
VAN DYKE ON 7ENNYSON
PATRONS OF Y. M. c. A. ENTER
TALNMENT ENJOY GOOD LECTURE.
Life and Writings of the Great Poet
Analysed in Mastery Man
ner by the Princeton
Professor.

Originality is not saying a thing first;
it is saying it best" said DR.. Van Dyke,
professor Of English at the University
of Princeton, and lecturer, last night in
the Y. M G. A. entertainment series DR..
Van Dyke lectured in the Auditorium be-
fore a large audience. His subject was
''Tennyson," and he treated it in man
ner that must have delighted every lover
of the poet who was present last night.
In the opinion of DR.. Van Dyke not only
had TennySon that originality which is
the faculty for putting a thing in the
best way but he had an intimate knoWI-
edge of the technique of his art, and he
had that faith in humanity, that hope
for humanity and that love of humanity
which are the characteristics of great
poets. The lecturer considered the poet
nrSt as an artist and second as a teach
er. Ii poets could be compared to paint
erS, he said, then Wordsworth resembled
Jean Francois Miller and Tennyson resem-
bled Titan. Tennyson In his poems an
sWered satisfactorily the three great
questions that confront men of today. the
questions of mans attitude toward
women, of his attitude toward his coun-
try and his attitude toward his fellow
men, The poets reverence for woman
hood was of the finest his patriotism
was the deepest, his humanitarianIsm
the truest His lyrics had not been sur
Po19Sou ny any OCner poet of the nine
teenth century. The lecturer touched
upon Tennyson's profound knowledge of
nature, his intimate acquaintance with
the habits Of birds, his keen observance
OF all phases Of the lower form of ami
mai life. Dr. Van Dyke said he had the
pleasure of paying the poet a visit lust
SIX weeks before his death, when the
latter read to him two or three of hie
own poems. Tennyson was described as a
man of fine presence, with the massive
head of Hebrew prophet.
Not the least interesting part of last
nights lecture was the recital bv DR..
Van Dyke, of a number of Tennyson's
poems. DR.. Van Dyke has a finely cult
waited and most expressive voice. and
many of the familiar lines of the noet
took on a new beauty when thew were
read last night
Secretary Grace announced last even
ing that the last entertainment in tne V
M. c. A. course, a lecture by Robert
Burdette, would be delivered at
the Central Presbyterian church.
both in the afternoon and even
ing. Mr.. Grace also announced
that the athletic exhibition of the Y. M.
Z. A. would be held in the Auditorium
and that the proceeds would be devoted
! toward the payment of the debt that now
encumbers the Y. M. c. A. For every
dollar raised toward the paying of this
debt friend of the Institution has offered
TO give a dollar of his own
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-11
CLUB
GRADUATES OF SCHOOL OF AGRI-
CULTURE TO COMBINE PLEAS
URE AND WORK
TO HOLD ANNUAL MEETINGS
Fifteen Hundred Ex-Students of tho
institution Are Eligible for
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of
the Organization

Inc Farmers Club of Minnesota is the
name Of an organization just formed bv
the graduates of the state school of agri-
culture for the purpose of advancing
methods OF farming and encouraging So
cial and educational advancement.
The executive board has issued a circu-
lar letter to former students Of the school
III winch is suggested the work to be
uohe by the new organization. The letter
reads in part: =
1t is proposed that a suborganization
be formed in each county where fhara
are Two or more students, and that the
!IfSl lew years we be satisfied with hold
ing good live farmers meeting in each
county once a year, likely in the winter
Where agricultural topics shall be dis
cussed by the best local talent. 1t is not
supposed that the students do the talk
lng, out that they be instrumental in
getting the older farmers -tSgether where
they can relate their experiences in dir
ferent lines. and exchange ideas, which
we are satisfied. will be beneficial to ali
interested in agriculture.
When this club has become well or
canned, has increased it's membership to
several thousand, and the members have
SHOWN their ability to work and act in
broader liEes.
There are at this time in the state
LOW students who are eligible to member
ship. At present over 200 have joined"
The following officers have been elected:
President, A. D. Wilson; vice president,
Andrew Boss; treasurer, w. M. Robert
son; secretary, Ralph Hoagland; execu-
tive board, w. e. Spreiter, Bern badge
county, First district; George w Grant,
WlEdom, Cottonwood county, Second dis
tr1ct; Oliver Reitz, Waconia, Carver coun-
ty, Third district; J. II. Drew, st. An
thony Park, Ramsey county, Fourth dis
trict; Harold Gunner. st. Anthony Park,
dHiennepin county, Fifth district; l.. j.
Sheldon, Paynesville, Stearns county,
Sixth district; J. N. Holmberg, Renville,
Renville county, Seventh district ]. r.
Giles, Bethel, Anoka county, Eighth dis
trict; James Frank, Warren Marshall
county, Ninth district
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-11
WATER BOARD SUES
WILL ATTEMPT TO COMPEL THE
STREET CAR COMPANY TO PRE-
VENT ELECTROLYSIS
CLAIMS DAMAGES AS WELL
Officials of Railway Company Plead
for Delay in Order to Effect
Agreement, but Board
Refuses. -

The board of water commissioners yes
terday afternoon instructed the city legal
department to bring suit at once against
the st. Paul City Railway company to
compel it TO stop the ravages of cleo
trolysis and obtain adequate compensa-
ton for damage already done
At a conference set for yesterday after
noon Manager Held and Supt. Dow
Smith met the board and Immediately
opened the meeting by asking for an ad-
dltional postponement of the entire mat
ter for two weeks
Manager Held said he desired the de-
lay for the purpose of making a. PROPOSE
ton to the board looking to an amicable
adjustment of the entire affair, but the
nature of the proposition he refused to
divulge. All he would say was that he
did not believe the street car company
was wholly to blame for the presence Of
tramp electric fluid. In fact he thought
other companies were responsible for the
bulk of it.
The conference throughout could not
be said to be friendly one, the board in
sisting, and the street car company pray
ing for delay. 1t finally resulted in a
fiat refusal on the part Of the board of
any more postponements and the adop-
ton of resolution instructing the legal
department to proceed again the COM
pany without delay
Manager Held and Supt Smith did not
say much, but they were visibIy annoyed
and left the meeting without further re-
ply.
In reality the board does not expect
much from a suit for damages as the
amount is largely imaginary. 1t is, how
ever, determined to compel the company
to adopt some system that will prevent
the escape of electric fluids into lne
streets and it's members say they will
fight the case to a finish
The board is confident of victory by the
fact that companies in other cities have
been compelled to prevent electrolysis
and in several instances, water companies
affected have secured heavy damages.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-11
ROBBED ON A TRAIN
WILLIAM f. O'CONN0R DRUGCED
BETWEEN CHICAGO AND
ST. PAUL
THIEVES TOOK ROLL OF $500
Arrived in Dazed Condition ana Ts
Taken to st. JOseph's Hos
pitaI-NO Clue to
Robbers

William Z. O'COnnor, of TroODsburg
N. Y, was taken to the st. Joseph's
hospital from the Union depot yester-
day morning, suffering from a drug adj
ministered in whisky by some men he
met on the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul train from Chicago He was in
bad condition, and had been robbed Of
roll containing $500.
O'COnnOr and his niece were on their
way from Troopsburg to Hope, Idaho,
and arrived in Chicago about noon Sun
day. They remained in this city until
evening, and then departed over the St.
Paul. While in Chicago OConnor
claims to have remained in the depot.
and not to have met anyone. AS soon
as the train left Chicago the niece took
a sleeper, but O'ConnOr remained in the
day coach When the train arrived in
this city he joined his niece, who noticed
that he appeared to be under the in1u-
ence of some drug. AS she noticed the
odor Of liquor she supposed that he had
been drinking.
They went to breakfast and whine
waiting for their order O'Connor be-
came unconscious. The matter was re-
ported to the depot officials, and the St.
Joseph ambulance called for. AS soon
as he arrived at the hospital DR.. Cav
anaugh was called and worked over him
an hour before he regained conscious
ness. 1t was then learned that he had
been robbed of $500, which had been sew
ed in his undershirt. The robbers had
cut through his clothing and taken the
money.
O'ConnOr was unable to tell any cOher-
ent story Of his adventure, and can not
remember Of becoming friendly with any
Of his fellow passengers. All he knows
is that when he left Chicago he had $500
on his person, and when ne got TO st.
Paul he was suffering from some drug,
and the money was gone.
The depot officials believe that O'COn-
nor in some way revealed the fact that
he hal a large sum of money with him
while in Chicago, and that some one fol-
lowed him from that city for the express
intention of gaining possession Of the
roll. AS no suspicious persOnages were
on the train when it arrived in St. Paul,
the police were not notified Of the mat
ter.
Mr.. OCOnnor was sufficiently recovered
last night as to be able to continue his
journey, and in company with his niece
departed fer Hope, Idaho, over the
Northern Pacific.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-11
CITY WANTS PROPERTY
COMMISSION APPOINTED BY COURT
TO APPRALSE BARTOL TRACT.

L. S. Gushing, Val Rothschild and
George S. Heron, named by Judge Bum
as a commission to determine the value
of the Bartol property on Jackson street.
which the city desires for market site
purposes, met yesterday afternoon, but
did not reach a conclusion.
The property which also incluues the
Cook barn, was condemned last year by a
commission, but the price determined
upon, $4,000, was not satisfactory to the
owners and the courts were appealed to
on the ground that the law under which
the commission acted, was unconstitu
tional
The supreme court decided otherwise.
however, and the matter has since been
IN the district court for revelation. the
owners claiming that the amount allowed
is too small. Valuations given yester-
day by real estate owners were all tire
way from $4,000 to $4,000, Tut it is
thought "a compromise will be effected bv
making the price $4,000.
The city has already taken steps to ar
quire the Davidson tract which is 70 .tha
north of the present site The Barto1
tract lies between and is necessary in
order to take care of the farmers who
of late have been loudly clamoring for
space.
The commission will meet again this
week and complete it's work.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-11
TWO SETS OF ESTIMATES
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS STILL FIG
CRING FOR HEATING PLANT.

The board of county commissioners
met yesterday morning in committee of
the whole to discuss the proposed new
heating plant to be put in the county
jail building, Mayor Smith being the only
absentee. The: chair was occupied by
Commissioner Gray
The plans and specifications for light
ing and heating plant formerly submitted
by County Architect Donohue were read,
and Commissioner Lott moved that the
architect be instructed to prepare plans
and specifications and an estimate of the
cost of a plant which would simply take
in the Jail building itself, and independ-
ent plans, specifications and estimates
for plant to extend in it's service to
the city and county building. Commits
Sioner Webster moved as an amendment
that third set of plans be prepared for
system which would include the police
station, public library, water board Of
fees and morgue, but the members of
the board doubted their legal authority
TO arrange for any such system, even if
1T should prove practicable, and Commits
sloner Webster's amendment was there
tore not taken up until the county at
torney may be consulted on that point
Commissioner Lofts motion was, in the
meantime. adopted, and the estimates
Will be submitted to the board at a meet
ing to be held next Monday morning.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-11
SPOIL A SMOOTH GAME
POLICE STEP IN ON SCHEME FOR
BENEFIT DANCE.

William Clark, of Chicago, was con-
vlcted yesterday Of obtaining money I'M
oer false pretenses. Judge Orr continued
the case until this morning, when he
Will receive his sentence
Clark came to st. Paul about two weeks
ago. having been recently discharged by
the NORTHWESTERN Railroad company
WIN "Mch he held a position as news
agent. He could not find work. and as
his funds were getting low he devised a
scheme to better his finances He had
some tickets printed for a benefit ball
to be given in Pfeifer's hall Friday night
rms ball was for the benefit of William
Clark, his own name, but he represented
that William Clark was a man who had
peen injured in the Omaha shops, hav-
ing lost his sight. AS no such a man
was IN the employ of the company Clark
was marked as a swindIer and was ar
rested by Officer Calvin.
clark told Judge Orr that the dance
would come off and that everyone would
get the value of his money, but he was
informed that even though it did he was
guilty Of obtaining money under false
pretenses.