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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-23

The shadow of the coronation is the apprehension that Alfred Austin will publish an ode upon it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-23

The first in war in South Africa are now first in peace and a British bounty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-23

General Gomez is a Cuban patriot for revenue only. There are others in ether countries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-23

J. P. morgan should be given the degree of T. D. (doctor of trusts).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-23

It was King Edwards rehearsals that broke his naturally robust consti- tuition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-23

All will rejoice when Edward really gets his crown on straight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-23

No one surely will attempt to assas- sinate King Edward in his rehearsal period.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-23

King Edward has accumulated lum- bago in his back, and crown on his head will not help that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-23

The beet-sugar scandal is but an ex- republication of Dingley rottenness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-23

The Panama hat begins to think all things are coming its way, including a canal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-23

King edwards crick in his lumbar regions resounded round the world
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-23

The collective assassins of Greens. with a price set on uneir heads. Gov ernor Aycock wants all of them, sey- enty-fiye in number, at $450 a head. They are adopting up there Alabama methods, except that they depend too much on rewards and too little on good detective work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-23
A STATE PRIMARY.

From the Pine Belt News
 The people demand a primary election. The anttquated convention must go
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-23

Judge Taft has opened real estate office in Rome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-23
Fighting the Mosquito : S.

Tuscaloosa not only has a revenue dispensary system of high rank, but it also has an ordinance directed against those bearers of disease germs, the mosquitoes. Birmingham Is very backward in the suppression of the mosquito nuisance, and from pool and rainwater barrel will soon come millions of the ravenous and really dangerous insects. They are dangerous because they carry disease germs of all sorts which they push directly into the blood of their vic tins. A more insidious enemy Is not known to man.
 The fact that mosquitoes are the chief means of communicating disease germs has been too well established at Havana and elsewhere to be dis puted. Their specialties may be said to be malaria and fever germs, all though they undoubtedly do carry germs of all sorts, and if they carry them they unload them in the first victim they puncture.
 Other causes may produce disease. Other causes certainly do aggravate diseases of one sort or another. But for direct olsease innoculation nothing equals the mosquito, for the pestifer- ous little creature pushes the germs it has unwittingly picked up right where they will do the most harm.
 he mosquito season in Jones Val Icy is not much over two monhts be done-harm that could be avoided Dy a wise and well-executed mosquito oroIuance. Such an ordinance cannot be expected this year, but the alder men of this town next year will know more than the aldermen of this year do as to mosquitoes, and perhaps next year we, too, will have au anti-mos- quito ordinance. In this valley mos quitoes could easily be squelched, be- cause we have no swamps nor large bodies of water. The task is an easy one here, but easy as 1t is our city authorities are not equal to it.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-23

The beet has become our national vegetable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-23


  The Chicago's men in Venice were promptly whitewashed. Wine first and whltewash afterwards.
  Billy NLason went over to the rail- road side after all, as did all others who have lost out"
  General Gomez is Cuban patriot for revenue only. There are others in ether countries.
  The first in war in South Africa are now first in peace and a British bounty.
 It was King Edwards rehearsals that broke his naturally robust consti. tuition.
 No one surely will attempt to assas- sinate King Edward in his rehearsal period
 hC hbl OC6 bO Ihtllh oil things are coming Its way, including a canal.
 -s--- King edwards crick in his lumbar regions resounded round the world.
  The beet-sugar scandal is but an ex- republication of Dingley rottenness.
 ------- J. P. morgan should be given the degree of T. D. (doctor of trusts). All will rejoice when Edward really gets his crown on straight. Judge Taft has opened real estate office in Rome.
  The beet has become our national Vogetab]e
The Washington times., 1902-03-14

that day. Twenty-one persons were killed
and large number injured, and the build
ing was entirely wrecked.
The filling by hand was always dan
gerous and uncertain. The report con-
tinues:
petitioner conceived the idea that this
work might be done by a machine, and
after consultation with the officers in
charge. who expressed doubts as to the
feasibility of his plan, but encouraged him
TO try, he devised machine. had small
one made, and submitted it to the depart
ment for trial
THE result was so satisfactory that four
days thereafter the department gave pc
titiOner an order to furnish a sized
machine which should fill one hundred
cartridges at time.
THE benefits of this invention to the
Government are many. The saving in the
cost of filling the cartridges made since
its adoption has been from $4,000 to
500 900. 1t has greatly reduced the risk
to both life and property. has enabled the
department TO concentrate the business at
single arsenal, thereby enabling the
Government to dispense with large num-
ber it formerly had located at various
points, and the expense of keeping them
up. and enables the work to be performed
with immensely greater rapidity in cases
of emergency and far more perfectly"
The Washington times., 1902-03-14
FOR A PARK AT FORT STEVENS.
Bill to Establish Reservation Reintro-
duced by Senator Proctor.

Senator Proctor, chairman of the Mill
tary Affairs Committee of The Senate. yes
terday reintroduced the bill to establish
military park at the battlefield of Fort
Stevens. on the Brightwood Road in the
District. The measure was referred to
Senator Proctor's committee.
The bill was introduced in the Senate
during the last Congress. but failed OF
passage. 1t attracted much favorable at
tention, as the Fort Stevens site is the
only civil war battle-ground in the Dis
trict
The bill describes the battle as it took
place between the advance line of the
Confederates under Gen. Jubai A. Early
and the improvised Union forces under
Gen. A. Med. McCook. At first the Union
forces were compelled to fall back. but
they were saved and with them the Capt.
tai City too, perhaps, by a detachment of
the Sixth Army Corps. which arrived
opportunely. under Gen. Fl. G. Wright.
1t is provided that the park shall be
called the Fort Stevens Lincoln National
Military Park. and that il shall be cared
for under the direction Of the Secretary Of
War.
The Washington times., 1902-03-14
LEADERS AND SUGAR
INSURGENTS CONFER.
TWO CODE AMENDMENTS.
MI. McMillan Proposes One Relating to
--- Recorders Office.

Senator Mcmillan yesterday introduced
bill to amend the District code with ref
erence to the office of the Recorder of
Deeds.
The bill provides that the Recorder
shall receive a salary of $4,000 a year and
the Deputy Recorder 50, 500. and that the
Recorder shall turn over to the Treasury
Department all the remainder of the fees
of his Office except the sum paid out for
necessary clerk hire.
1t is further provided that no addi-
tional clerks shall he employed except
temporary copyists and that salaries shall
not be increased in the Office except as
directed by Congress.
Representative Jenkins introduced in
the House yesterday a bill to amend tho
code authorizing the appointment of an
additional deputy clerk of the Police
Court, to be designated as financial clerk,
with salary of $500 per annum.
The Washington times., 1902-03-14
Not a Partisan Measure.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
Appointments Sent to the Senate for
Confirmation.

The President yesterday sent to the
Senate the following nominations:
To be postmasters-Alab iiliam
W. Millikin, Dothan.
Arkansas Everett F. Pilkington,
Searcy.
California-Alexander Mclean, Lompoc:
George 3. Hayden. Upland Clate North On
tariol.
Georgia-Hardy C. Fryer, Blakely.
Illinois-Wiiliam E. Hull, PEORIA John
W. Fornof, Streator.
Indiana-Herbert E. Becktel Albion
Iowa-Lahan F. Maple, Charlton; Paul
Maclean, Creston.
Kansas - Clinton o. Kline. Alma;
George l. Barndollar, Coffeyviile; Thomas
f. Dittemore. Eureka.
Michigan-George W. Minchin, Evart;
James Wallace, Yale.
Minnesota-Haryey G. Wire, Saint
Cloud.
Mississippi-Lizzie Baldwin, Canton;
Mary Truly. Fayette.
Missouri-Warren s. Randall, Poplar
Bluff; Reuben n. Shanks. Clarence; Henry
Grass. Herman; r. d. Cramer, Memphis;
John NJ. Glenn, Sedalia.
Louisiana. W. Mcfarland, Homer
Nebraska-Ross l.. Hammond. Fremont:
]. w. Huntsberger, Pender.
New Hampshire-Jerry P. Wellman,
Keene.
New York-Frank E. Holmes, New Ber-
lin; George NJ. Mayer, Olean; Charles II.
McOnber. West Troy.
Obio-Herbert Newhard. Carey: Abner
Allison, Mount Gilead: Newton c. Clyde,
Troy.
Tennessee-Eli \. Warren. Bristol
INSTRUMENTATION T. Little, Perry
TeXas-William c. Smith, Bowie; Frank
w. Reast, Whitesboro.
Wisconsin-Hiram J. Smith, Racine:
Frank E. Riley. Two Rivers.
Hawaii-William /. Madeira, Iiilo.
War--William S. Lowe of Maryland, to
be assistant surgeon of volunteers. with
rank of captain.
To be registers of land ofiices-Clarence
c. Schuyler. of South Dakota, at Fargo.
5. D.; George B. Winship. of South Da-
kota. at Grand Forks. s. d.
To be receiver of public moneys-Har-
yey j. Rice, of South Dakota, at Huron,
s. ID.
Justice-To be United States marshals
Morgan Treat of Virginia. for the east
ern district Of Virginia: S. Brown Alien.
/ i-sinia. for the western district OF
Virginia.
The Washington times., 1902-03-14
MR.. DEPEw URGES PERPETUITY
Desires New York Tunnel Lease to Be
Changed.

The question Of granting a perpetual
lease TO the New York Rapid Transit Tun-
mel to pass under corner OF the New
York postofice was considered by the
Senate Commerce Committee yesterday A
reyocable permit has already been grant
cd and the work is proceeding.
The Treasury Department has reported
against the granting of a perpetual lease.
but Senator Depew told the committee
that work of such magnitude and i'm
portanee as the underground system
should not be imperiled by the sudden
withdrawal of the privilege. On his mo-
tion subcommittee was appointed to
confer with the officials of the Treasury
Department with view TO modification of
fits action upon the question of per-
2etual lease.
The Washington times., 1902-03-14

which was in direct defiance of Ralph's in
depreciation.
The last witness for the labor people
Charles A. Gwynn, was only on the stand
for a short time. and maintained there
was no reason why guns and armor plate
could not be made within eight hours and
at the same time meet Government re-
Cuirements.
Joseph J. Tyne, Z native of Ireland. and
ct present foreman of the hull engineer
ing department of the Cramps shipyards,
who has under his direct supervision 3, $50
men. said it wcs impossible to limit the
hours of labor on ships TO eight hours;
that none of the men under him, from
what he gained by personal contact, were
in favor of such law, and, indeed we're
inclined in the other direction, as they
were paid by the hour. and overtime
meant more money to them.
Francis ]. Tucker. foreman OF the rig
gers in the Cramps shipyard, testified as
to the impossibilty of the work he di-
rected being performed satisfactorily un-
der an eighth law.
He was followed by John +. Keen, fore
man OF shipwrights for the Cramps.
Mr.. Gompers having LETT the room tenn
porarily MIR. Furuseth examined the wit
ness regarding the question of tides, and
asked him If ii was his custom when the
tide was coming in to work his way up
along the ship away from the waters.
"Oh, yes" laughed Keen, that's the
way we do it, unless you're fool and
want to get drowned"
He explained how the tide of the Della
ware River varied and said at such times
the variance would be as much as five
feet.
Keen wound up his statement by telling
the committee nearly all the men en-
ployed at the Cramp works were native
born Americans. and that he knew the
great majority OF tkeE, were against an
eight hour law.
The committee then adjourned until
Tuesday at 10 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1902-03-14
CONGRESS PAYS DEBT
TO INVENTOR DODGE
To Receive $4,000 for Car
tridge-loading Machine.
Long Deferred Obligation Finally Set
tied by Passage of Bill by Senate
Awaits Presidents Signature.

The Senate yesterday passed a bill to
pay to William c. Dodge of this city
SO. 900 for his machine for loading car
tridges automatically and for the use of
the machine for many years.
The case of Mr. Dodge and his cartridge
loading machine is a famous one in Con-
gress. The bill for his relief has been
passed many times by the House, but has
always failed of passage in the Senate.
Despaired Of Justice.
Many people who had watched its re-
peated presentation to Congress and its re-
peated failure had begun 10 consider it
hopeless And yet at no time has there
been any doubt as to the justice of Mr.
Dodges claim.
The passage of the bill by the Senate
yesterday leaves only the signature of the
President to make il a law.
The rerort of the Senate Committee on
Patents this year on which the Senate
House Committee on Patents to the first
session Of the Forty-eighth Congress.
Inception of the Invention.
The report recites the frightful accident
that occurred On June IT. 1864, in the car
fridge filling shops in the arsenal in this
city. The cartridges had all been filled
by hand IN to that time, and there were
$50 people employed in the building on
The Washington times., 1902-03-14
DISTRICT 4 APPROPRIATT TTON
BILL AMENDMENTS A OFFERED
Make Provisions for Grading and Macadamzing Fourteenth
Street Extension and for SurUey for NeoO Conduit

Mr.. Mcmillan yesterday introduced in
the Senate the proposed amendments to
the District appropriation bill.
One amendment provides that $40, 600
shall be appropriated for the grading
and macadamizing of Fourteenth Street
from its present terminus to the northern
limit of the saul Tract"
The Washington times., 1902-03-14

1t is provided that none OF the appro-
priation shall be expended until all the
land for the extension shall have been
donated to the District by its owners.
Another proposal is that $4,000 shall be
expended for survey for an additional
conduit for the Washington water supply,
TO be expended under the direction OF the
Chief of Engineers, United States Army.
The Washington times., 1902-03-14
FAVOR METRIC SYSTEM.
House Committee Decides to Report
Shafroth Bill.

The House Committee on Coinage,
Weights. and Measures yesterday author
lied favorable report on the Shafroth
bill providing that on and after the lst
day of January. 1904. all the Departments
of the Government of the United States,
in the transaction of all business requir-
ing the use of weights and measurement,
except in completing the survey of pub
lie lands. shall employ and use only the
weights and measures of the metric sys-
TEN, and on and after the 1st day of
January. 1907. the weights and measures
of the metric system shall be the legal
standard weights and measures OF and in
the United States
The Washington times., 1902-03-14
Genera! Funston Leaves Chicago.

CHICAGO. March 13.-General Funston
closed his visit to Chicago this morning
leaving shortly before noon for New
York. His last act here was a visit to
army headquarters in the Pullman Build
ing, where he renewed many old acquaiDt-
ances and had a busy hour of handsbak-
ing He expressed himself as greatly
pleased with his visit here.
The Washington times., 1902-03-14
Chinese EXCLUSION
rss BILL REPORTED
siluI
Few Changes in Drastic Pro-
visions of Measure.
Slight Alterations Regarding Penalties
Imposed for Violation of Law-Ex-
clusion Applied to Philippines.

The Chinese exclusion bill was reported
to the Senate late yesterday afternoon
by Senator Penrose, the chairman of the
Committee on Inimigra tion.
The bill has been amended somewhat in
the committee as to its phraseology and
with regard to the penalties to be i'm
posed Tor violations of the law. In all of
its more important features. however, it
goes to the Senate practically as it was
drawn up by Senator Mitchell.
The bill is more drastic in some of its
provisions than the Geary law, but is in
the main similar to it.
Exclusion Applied to Philippines.
a point which was given much consid
Grafton by the committee was whether or
not the Chinese should be excluded from
the Philippines or whether the whole
question should be left to the Philippine
Commission. The committee agreed to
retain the provision of absolute exclusion,
taking the ground that the United States
wanted to retain the Philippines for the
Fflipinos. and that the latter were as
much opposed to the admission of Chinese
as were the Americans.
Another section of the bill about which
the committee debated at length was that
excluding Chinese sailors from ships of
American register. This provision was
also retained in the bill. but with n pro-
yiso to the effect that in case of acci-
dent, stress of weather, or serious i'll
ness the captain of vessel may ship a
Chinese crew for the voyage upon which
he may have entered. The provisions re-
gardlng the privilege of transit of Chi
nese across the United States are changed
in phraseology, but remain practically the
same in effect
Stringent Penalty Imposed.
There also are verbal changes in the
provision concerning the detention of
Chinese who seek entry at American
ports. and the following penalty is pro-
vided for failure to observe this provision:
Every person bound under this section
to detain Chinese person who shall re-
fuse or willfully neglect promptly to per-
form such duty shall be deemed guilty
of felony and on conviction shall be
punished by a fine of not less than 81, 900
nor more than 5000 or by Imprisonment
for term of not less than one year, or
by both such fine and Imprisonment"
Aiding in the escape of Chinese held in
detention is made a felony and made
punishable both by fine and Imprisonment.
There also is new provision applying
the exclusion provisions of the bill TO
Chinese who enter as merchants, students,
and the like and then become laborers
Many Hearings Held.
The committee had many hearings dur
ing its consideration of the measure. A
number of people from California and
other coast States appeared in advocacy
of it, and the labor organizations were
also represented.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company
was practically the only interest that op-
posed the measure. Its representatives
before the committee advocated the re-
enactment of the present law.
The Washington times., 1902-03-14
SHERMAN BILL DEFEATED.
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Against Existing Exclusion Law.

The House Committee on Foreign At
fairs took up the pending bills on Chinese
exclusion yesterday and voted down the
Sherman bill, which aims to continue the
existing law.
1t was then decided to take UP the
Kahn Mitchell bill, which has been favor
ably reported by a Senate committee. as
the basis for further consideration. and
that sessions would be held from day to
day. The bill to be discussed by sections,
until conclusion should be reached.
This will engage the committee for not
less than a week
The Washington times., 1902-03-14

Washington State Soldiers and Sailors
Home.
Authorizing the President to appoint
Lieut.. Robert Piatt, U. S. N. to the rank
of commander on the retired list.
Extending for three years the time for
the construction of bridge across the
Missouri River, at Burlington. Ia.
To provide suitable bronze medals for
the officers and crew of the United States
vessel of war Kearsarge. who were on
board at the fight with the Alabama IN
July 1864.
To divide Nebraska into two judicial
districts.
To authorize the sale of a part of the
The Washington times., 1902-03-14
NO QUORUM PRESENT.
House District Committee Adjourns
Without Taking Up Business.

Owing to the illness of Chairman Bab-
cock and Representative Pearre and the
absence from the city OF several other
members there was no business transact
ed by the House District Committee yes
terday because of the want OF a quorum
AS Acting Chairman Mudd said, there
were no pressing matters before the
committee, and had a quorum been pres
ent the gas consolidation bill would not
have been taken up because of the alb
sence of Representative Pearre, the au-
thor of the bill.
The Washington times., 1902-03-14

Fort Niobrara military reservation in Ne
braska.
For the relief of persons who made
the first payment for desert land under
the act of March 3. 1877. but who were
unable to perfect entry thereof.
Appropriating $4,000 for services and
expenditures of Jean Louis Legare, OF
Canada. in bringing to the United States
and procuring the surrender of Sitting
Bull and his followers twenty-odd years
ago. The report gives an itemized list
of expenditures. which includes $25 for
looking glass for Sitting Bull"
For the promotion of First Lieut.. Jo-
seph NJ Sims, revenue cutter service. to
the grade of captain.
The Washington times., 1902-03-14
C0RLISS BILL ADVOCATED.
Two Witnesses Testify in Interest OF
Pure Food Laws.

The House Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce continued its hearings
yesterday on the several pure food bills
before the committee.
The principal argument of the day was
made by Mr.. George A. Schcrer. of Peoria,
ILL.,. the president Of the National Retail
Grocers' Association.
Mr.. ]. ID. Miller. of Chicago. represent
ing the Commercial Exchange of that
city. an organization of dealers in food
products, advocated the Corliss bill.
The Washington times., 1902-03-14
SENATE REPORTS PRESENTED.
Diplomatic Bill Agreed to and Canal Bill
Brought In.

The credentials of ex-senator German as
Senator elect from the State of Mary
land for the term beginning March 4, 1903.
were presented in the Senate yesterday by
Mr.. Wellington, whom ne succeeds. They
were read and placed on file.
The conference report on the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill was pre-
sented and agreed to.
The Hepburn Nicaragua Canal bill was
reported fayorably without amendment by
Mr.. Morgan, chairman of the Committee
on Interoceanic Canals.
The Washington times., 1902-03-14
TO REMIT ASSESSMENTS.
A Senate Bill Affecting Columbia Roat
Property Owners.

A bill was introduced in the Senate
yesterday by MIR. Burrows ito relieve
the property owners from the assessment
laid for benefits for the extension and
widening of Columbia Road and the pres
ent Sixteenth Street"
1t is provided that all the benefit as
sessments levied against these properties
shall be Cancelled. and instead, charged to
the United States and the District equal
ly
The Washington times., 1902-03-14
Mr.. PERKINS PLEADS
FOR TRADE OF ORIENT
TO SUCCEED Mr.. GLENN.
Mr.. Lyon, of New York, May Become
House Doorkeeper.

1t was said yesterday afternoon that
Mr.. Frank d. Lyon. of New York. super
intendent of the House folding room. will
be chosen Doorkeeper of the House to fill
the vacancy caused by the sudden death
of Mr.. W. J. Glenn.
Mr. Lyon is one of the most popular Of
ficiaIs of the House and the indications
are he will be elected unanimously
Mr.. Bert Kennedy is at present acting
DoOrkeeDer.
The Washington times., 1902-03-14
SYMPATHY FOR THE BOERS.
Resolutions introduced Direct President
to Use His Good Offices.

Representative Randell Dem., Tex)
yesterday offered resolutions in the House
expressing recognition and sympathy for
the two Republics of South Africa lin
their struggle for national independence
and local self-government."
The resolutions provide that "as
friendly nation. we appeal to the British
Government in the interest OF humanity
to cease hostilities and to endeavor to
bring about just and honorable settle
ment of existing differences. to the end
that peace may be established"
The President is requested to tender the
good Offices of this Government to bring
about the desired end.