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The age-herald., 1902-04-19
Tillmanism, Missouriism and Ar kansasism May Control Convention

this admission. As I am proud of her hla- tory, am ashamed for the world to hear 1t. The result of this fusion enabled mora than 900 incompetent negroes-some of them vicious, very many of them venal- to occupy positions of trust or profit in o,,r good old state from 1894 to 1898.
 There was incompetency almost everv. where. Public virtue as ridiculed rb.r. were many rumors Of scandal in hipb places. Bills were put upon the statnte books which never passed either housa of the General Assembly. The negro. hv nature kind, became insolent Our wives and our daughters walked the streets of some of our largest towns in the broad day time in constant fear of negro tnsnlts. During these few moments can give vo,, but faint idea of the humiliation of our good old state.
 Tn 1898 the white men of North Carolina united and swept these people from power. In 19OO they boldly openly adopted an amendment to their constitution which renders a repetition of this condition forever impossible"
 Yet Pritchard's Washington organ sava he is confident of ie-electfon to the Sen. ate by the aid of Democratic votes,
 LUC1EN JULIEN WALKER
The age-herald., 1902-04-19

to vote for United States Senators and Representatives in Congress shall be uni form in all the states, and Congress shall have power to enforce this article by ap- propriate legislation and to provide for the registration of citizens entitled to vote. the conduct of such elections and the certifcation of the result"
 This, if adopted, would put all the election machinery in the hands of Congress, alike in the cases of Sena- tors and members of Congress. Sen ator Foster correctly describes the Depew amendment when he says It is the most drastic force bill ever brought before Congress. Under its provisions not only the elections, but the registrations for it are to be con- ducted by the federal government. The Vanderbilt agent has out-Heroded Herod. What he is endeavoring to do is to charge against the South the de- feat of the House resolution. He has therefore loaded it down with an amendment that is as vicious as it is dangerous. Under no circumstances will the Vanderbilt family surrender its right to name an United States Senator, and the Depew trick was de- vised to put, if possible, the odium ',f the defeat of the House resolution upon the South. The trick is, how ever, too transparent to deceive any one. The people will soon be in a mood over this matter that will not admit of such trifiing, and the mem- bers of the millionaires' club will then begin to think they are sleeping over a volcano.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
RUPTURE IMMINENT.
Session of the Amalgamated Associa-
 tion Will Probably Be Stormy.

Wheeling. w. Va, April 1S.-At todays session of the Amalgamated Association convention the report of the commit tee on contested seats is being made. It is a compromise report in the interest of har- mony, but there is possibility of rup- ture in the organization over this very matter. There are lodges which have in- structed their delegates to withdraw from the convention if any concessions whatever are granted the delinquent lodges.
 While 1t Is hardly possible that the del- egates instructed to withdraw will adopt such extreme measures. they are apt to stir up row. The feeling in the conven- ton Is at white heat on this as well as other questions, and stormy times are ahead. The situation presents so many possibilities that the finest diplomacy will be required of the officers and cooler heads to preserve harmony.
 There are many evidences that since the strike organizers of the Amalgamated Association have been actively at work among the non-unon mills. Proof of this Is the fact that there are several dele gates in the convention whose lodges and addresses are not made public for fear the mill owners will become aware of the lodges existence.
 A boom for Thomas Williams of Zanes- vile, one of the veterans of the Amalga- mated, has been started for president. President Shaffer and Assistant Secretary Tighe. are the principal candidates. The convention will probably adjourn tomor- row at Il o'clock to allow the delegates to take the excursion on the City of Wheel ing to Sisterville.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
Senator pepew's Amendment.

The Depew amendment was adopted m the Senate committee on privileges and elections by narrow vote-7 to 6. Messrs. Hoar, Pritchard, McComas, Foraker, Depew, Beveridge and Dill lingham, all Republicans, voted for it. and Messrs. Burrows, Pettus, Black burn, Dubois, Bailey and Foster voted against it. Senator Burrows of Mich igan is e Republican. The subject will be taken up again in the committee next Tuesday, when final vote will be taken upon the amended resolution.
 The Depew amendment is particu, larly vicious. It is to be added to the House resolution providing for the election of Senators by direct vote of the people, and it reads as follows:
 "The qualifications of citizens entitled
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
MT. Gates.

fI knew John w. Gates in Chicago sev- erai years ago before he had national reputation" said citizen of Birming- ham who formerly lived in the Windy City.
 "He was high roller and game sport at the races. I saw him and his son bet ting thousand dollars at clip, and they lost. But they had their fun and did not mind dropping few thousand.
 "The story that August Belmont chair man of the Louisville and Nashville board of directors, once snubbed MT. Gates and that MT. Gates vowed that some day he would get even with him, is true. When Gates got control of the Louisville and Nashville and sold it to Morgan & Go. he took the crimps out of MT. Belmont. Moral: The leaders of the multimillionaire set in New York should be careful not to turn up their noses at newcomers from the wild and woolly west"
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
NO MoBS WANTED IN ALABAMA

From the Centreville Press.
 Alabama lynchings are becoming to be serious affairs. At one time in this state, and for a number of years past, a mob of men could murder man for an &C., cused crime and go free. But not so now. Every lynching these days Is investi- gated by the authorities, and if possible the guilty are punished. Several are now serving long terms in the penitentiary for this offense, and Governor Jelks has given out that so far as it is in his power the members of mobs will be punished to the extent of the law. The Governor has placed his condemnation on a practice that has grown too common in this state. The time Is fast approaching when it will be impossible to form mob in any part of the state. The remedy is in the courts, and every man should have a fair and impartial trial.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
Railroad ak.

Speaking of railroads and railroad mergers, the Seaboard Air Line and the Frisco are the only systems of interest to Birmingham that are not controlled by J. Pierpont Morgan" said a well known lawyer. Tt may be that Morgan will get neither one of these roads. I think the Frisco system will be inde- pendent for some time to come, and it Is more than likely that President Yoakum will find an Eastern outlet by the way of the new line that Colonel Machen is building-the Brunswick and Birmingham.
 "When Colonel Machen started to work on the Brunswick and Birmingham, many people thought he would not be able to get very far with 1t. But the road Is already completed from Bruns- wick to Nichols in Coffee County, Gcor- gia, one hundred miles, and by this time next year it will probably be close to Birmingham. Colonel Maehen has had a great deal of experience in railroad building. He is a man, of wonderful en- ergy and 1t will be only question of time when his trains run to this city"
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
For Pope.

News comes from Rome that candi- dates for the papacy are being discussed but the Catholic world, and the whole civilized world as for that matter, are hoping that His Holiness Leo XIII will live yet many years" said Protestant who takes interest In international affairs.
 "The names mentioned most prominent ly for the papal chair in the event of the death of Leo are Cardinal Rampolla, Car dinal Vannute elli and Cardinal Gotti. Leo has made one of the greatest popes in all history. Either one of the cardinals now under discussion might prove worthy successor. but Cardinal Rampolla, who has filled the high office of papal secretary of state for number of years, would come nearer carrying out Leo's wise and benevolent policies than any other Italian member of the sacred col lege. He is a man of wonderful force. Like his chief, he has broad views, and like his chief, he is a master of tact. There is not a greater diplomat in Flu rope, perhaps, than Rampolla."
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the evening of May or the morning of May 3. There will be big parade in Chattanooga in his honor.
 The Right Rev. Bishop Barnwell was registered at the Morris yesterday.
 
 Joseph B. Graham of Talladega is at the Morris. r .,s',,
 c. s. Axtell of Massachusetts Is at the Morris. .
 Albert E. Noble of Anniston Is at the Morris
 E. T. Stout of New York Is at the Morris.
 ". B. crumpton of Montgomery is al the Morris.
 W. R. Brassell of Montgomery is at the Metropolitan.
 George H. Parker of cullman is at the Metropolitan. c. L. Kline of Indianapolis is at the Metropolitan.
 Alvin Aldrichs of Cullman is at the Metropolitan.
 A. B. schell of Louisville Is at the Me- tropolitan.
 J. ". Hooper of Roanoke is at the Metropolitan.
 F. A. Hunt of Boston is at the Hill man.
 c. S. Shepard of New York Is at the Hillman.
 J. S. Patterson of Blossburg is at the Hillman.
 T. N. Pitcher of Boston is at the Hill man.
 T. M. Logan, Jr, of New Orleans is at the Hillman.
 John B. Knox, T. l.. Robinson, Tolbert Ford Arch Henderson and J. c. Sproull of Anniston are at the Hillman. MT. and Mrs. F. H. Perkins of Cincin- nati will arrive in Birmingham this morn ing. They have been to Cuba and Mex ico and are now on their way home.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
THf ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA
Good Work in Pike County.

sAssa result of the efforts of Gov. ernor Jelks, acting through the county authorities eight men have been ar rested in Pike County charged with participation in the recent lynehing in that. county. They are now lodged in jail at Troy, and will no doubt be brought to trial at the next term of court. Solicitor Parks and Sheriff Reeves of that county, and the best people in 1t are doing their full duty, and they may be sure they have be- hind them the Governor of the State. Governor Jelks proposes to re-estab- Hsh the supremacy of law and order in this State, and any one who thinks and acts to the contrary will find him. self mistaken, as the men in jail in Troy have ascertained.
 The gain in public sentiment and in the observance of law in this State is largely due to the courage and firm ness of Governor Jelks. He has no
 
 help from the law as Governor Nc Sweeney of South Carolina has, who can summon at any moment special session of the trial court. In 1899 an act was passed authorizing the Gov ernor of the State to call special term of the court. But it Is an act with a hole in it. Public sentiment at that time did not admit of a sound act, and so the authority to the Gov ernor was not mentioned in the cap tion of the act. This renders the act unconstitutional, and the circuit Judges are not willing to try a man under the act in question.
 Practically speaking this State has no law under which a special term can be speeully summoned by the Gov iernor, as the State of South Carolina has, but public sentiment Is so much bettered in the State no doubt next winter an act can be passed that has no hole in itlkafl act that will render Justice quick and efficient, thus de- priving mob in any case of any ex- cuse whatever. When Alabama has such an act those who must indulge in a lynching bee now and then will have to go over into Georgia, for lynchings in this State will then be ended. Under the firm and just rule of Governor Jelks they are becoming even now very rare occurrences.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
Nothinu Surprises.

'I can remember when the telegraph was in it's infancy and when people thought 1t would never be a commercial success said an old citizen. Later on when the telephone was perfected and the electric car took the place of the horse car, the public was prepared to see almost any marvellous discovery or in vention worked out and applied to mans use
 Great things will come of wireless tel egraphy and air ships will be common in less than ten years. Pierpont Morgan Is getting old but he is strong and well and he may live to tackle the air ship trust We used to think that the nine- teenth century witnessed mighty achieve ments in science but the first two decades of the twentieth century will mark great CT progress in scientific work than did the entire century just gone"
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
HONEST SENTIMENTS TO RULE.

From the Greensboro Watchman.
 The demand for a straight primary for the nomination of officials is so general throughout the State that the people are going to revolt if the executive commit tee does not heed their wishes in the matter. We sincerely trust that the con- mittee will do the right thing in the premises, With the negro eliminated from politics the party whip can no long CT be used effectively. In future men are going to vote their honest sentiments re- gardless of what the party bosses say. The time has come when one white Dem ocrat's vote is worth as much as any other Democrats vote, regardless of the locality in which he happens to reside. There is no longer any reasonable excuse why this should not be the case.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
HOW ROOT RECEIVES.
Five Minutes In Presence of Secretary
 Like Getting Pneumonia.

Washington Correspondence Philadelphia
 North American.
 Five minutes spent in the presence of the Secretary of War will make an ordi- nary man afraid he Is going to catch pneumonia and force him to grow gloomy thinking of the vanities of life and the prospects of early dissolution
 Ten minutes with him will make the visitor believe all his worst fears have been realized.
 What would happen if the caller re- mained fifteen minutes no one has had the hardihood to conjecture, but inas- much as no one stays that length of time, there is little reason for further speculation.
 It was thought once that former" Score tary of State Day, whose conversational abilities upon all ordinary occasions were limited to the use of the words yes and no, was difficult to maintain dis cussion with. but MT. Root does nol speak as freely as did Secretary Day. He simply looks at a man steadily for mo- ment or two and then goes on with his work.
 A visitor to the secretary's office, be he Congressman or ordinary citizen, is ushered into the presence of the war chief and left standing in front of the secretary's desk.
 MT. Root is discovered busily writing or looking over papers. He does not by a single movement betray his knowledge of the callers presence, although he has just given instructions to have him shown in.
 The visitor in the mean time finds him. self getting nervous and a bit doubtful of the merits of the scheme he has come to advocate. He inadvertently backs into a bust of General Grant, which Is artfully placed for the purpose near where he has been left standing. and he is astonished to find how the circumstance illustrates and excites him.
 Minutes, seeming like hours. drag out their prolonged existence, and when the caller feels thoroughly that he is doing something surreptitious and is wondering whether he can escape unobserved, the secretary suddenly startles him by rais- ing his head and fixing him with cold but interrogating eye.
 Some men in state of feverish excite ment have been so frightened by this un- expected movement upon the part of the Secretary of War that they have fled from his presence.
 Mir. Root never asks a man what he wants. When he thinks he has got him sufficiently disturbed mentally to make 1t probable that he canont say anything the secretary looks at him and waits for him to speak. Sometimes he hears a man through without speaking and then resumes his writing, a proceeding which disconcerts even the stoutest. At other times he cuts the visitor short by ringing a bell and instructing the messenger to take the gentleman to General So-and-so
 In all cases he makes 1t apparent to the caller that he is not welcome and Is disturbing the secretary's chosen line of thought.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
The Prince of Wales,

George Frederick, Prince of Wales, who will probably visit the United States next fall, Is very quiet person and in many other respects is unlike his father, King Edward" said British subject now sojourning in Birmingham.
 'The King, in his younger days, was something of sport. George never cared for gay company and never cared much for the turf. As young man he was a model of decorum. The father was never a church-goer but the son has made it a rule to be in his pew every Sunday morning. But notwithstanding his quiet ways the Prince of Wales is popular and has almost as much tact as his father"
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
Sets a Man Up.

Every man who has been on a little spree or has been drinking too much wants something to eat that will tone up the stomach" remarked an old cater CT. "The most appetizing dish for fel- low with a Katzenjamer is made in this way:
 "Take a nice piece of tripe and cook 1t well. Hash a fresh onion and spread 1t over the tripe; make a dressing of the yellow of hard boiled egg and vinegar and pour 1t over the onion. Then season with pepper and salt and place the dish in refrigerator. After it has got ice cold serve it and the man with the fever ish stomach will relish it and will feel a hundred per cent better"
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
THE DIFFERENCE IN BRIEF.

From the Abbeville Times.
 The willy politician and trickster fears the will of the common people at the polls in a primary, but the true patriot and statesman does not want office except by an honest expression of the will of his constituents.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
NOT UNTIL SEPTEMBER.

From the Moulton Advertiser.
 The State press almost unanimously fa- vors the primary method of nominating candidates. We also favor a primary that will shut out all but Democratic voters, and do not think 1t ought to be held earlier than September.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Water.

''The outlook for the bottled water trade is better now than ever before, said the representative of a. lithia com- pany. "orders are coming in very freely, and with the first hot spell dealers in mineral and carbonated waters will have all the business they can handle.
 .'The trade in pure table waters is in- creaslng steadily. The people who drink medicinal water for certain ailments are few compared with those who use car bonated water to preserve health.'
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
NO ONE SHOULD OBJECT.

From the Goodwater Democrat.
 Yes, we want primary. The conven- tion with it's cut-and-dried tricks should pass with the negro vote and leave the white Democrats to name their candi- dates by direct vote. Who can object but a man who Is afraid of the voice of the dear people whom he is so anxious to serve?
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
Kniuhts of Columbus.

The Knights of Columbus will organize a council at Atlanta tomorrow and a council at Mobile on Sunday. April 27. A large number of Birmingham Knights will attend the ceremonies at Mobile.
 The order of Knights of Columbus is A Catholic institution. It Is only eigh- teen years old, but its membership is near the 200, 900 mark.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
IT IS FAIR AND JUST.

From the Greenville Living Truth.
 The primary plan is fairest because in such case each vote has the same value and comes nearer to the original declara- ton of the constitutional convention to put the state in the hands of white electorate
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE.

From the Montevallo Sentinel.
 Although the members of the state committee are saying but little about a primary, we believe that the will of the people will be respected by the committee and that the primary plan will be adopt
The age-herald., 1902-04-19

In the settlement with the Boers a clause should be inserted forbidding Alfred Austin to write an ode over the return of peace.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
Never Another Skate.

From the Baltimore News.
 Senator Bacon, of Georgia, is clean shaven and bald-headed. Once, when a young man, he wore long, flowing side whiskers. When the roller skating craze of fifteen or twenty years ago struck Georgia, Bacon was the crack skater of his town. One night he was out on the floor of the rink making fancy figures, when two amateurs hand in hand, bore down on hlm. He tried to get out of the way, but couldn't.
 The two skaters bumped into the enn- bryo Senator. One caught hold of his whiskers on one side and the other took a grip on the other side. Yelling with pain, Bacon tried to shake them off' put they clung until all three went to the floor together.
 Bacon got up, took off his skates. went home and shaved Since that time he hasn't worn either e skate or whisker.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19

Congressmen must now deliver, but not necessarily write, speeches before they can be printed in the esteemed Congressional Record.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
THE BETTER OF THE TWO.

Prem the Fillmore News.
 From all the News has been able to gather lately on the subject, the primary seems far superior to the convention method of nominating state officers.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19

The larger the interests of J. P. Morgan in this district the less apt will he be to permit the steel trust to crush its own indutsry.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19

Airships that carry Dingley duties are more expensive than scorching automobiles.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19

Mime. Marchese, that great trainer of singers, will celebrate today her golden wedding. She is over 80 years old, but is still teaching.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19

The beef trust and the new butter trust are not cheapening goods to con- sumers to any alarming extent. Mo trust will in the long run.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19

Poet Ware is expected to consider every application for a pension with poets sympathy.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19

The coronation spectacular show will play but one engagement, and under no circumstances will it go on tho road.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19

Miss Stone forgot to bring a brigand along as living illustration of her lecture.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19

Cecil Rhodes, securely anchored in solid rock in the depths of South Al rica, is quite secure against the at- tacks of his numerous critics.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19

Cholera in Manila is of the most deadly type. There were 215 deaths in 275 cases.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
SabbatarIan Question,
rom Yonkers Statesman

From Yonkers Statesman.
 The Farmers Wife-what on earth is all that racket about In the barnyard?
 The FHrmer-Oh. the poultry are dis cusson the question. is it wrong to lay eggs on Sunday?
The age-herald., 1902-04-19

King Leopold has a line of retreat in the Congo Free State, but he can not go there on his automobile.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19

All of Georgia is "dry" except four cities, and in Alabama 50 counties are "dry" and 16 are not.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19

Senator Bailey is eminently correct when he says he will never be Presi- dent of the United States.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19

Ernest H. Crosby has discovered a new disease, which he calls haemato- mania, or national bloodthirstiness.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19

The Depew tail is expected to wag the popular election dog.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19

Miss Stones first words in Boston were, How Is mama?" quite over- looking the old man.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19

It is all over now. and "J. F." is left in full charge of the prize.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19

The mixture of labor and politics in Belgium is the beginning of the end.