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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-12
Mr. Cannon's Race for Sneaker.

Although the Fifty-eighth congress does not meet until December, 1903, yet the race for the speakership has been fully inaugurated. The republi- can majority in the new house will be aoout 25, and the democrats are there fore mere spectators of the contest.
 Mir. Cannon of Illinois is easily the leader in the race for speaker. He is veteran member, who was born in Forth Carolina in 1886. He was elected to the Forty-third congress, and has held seat in every subsequent con- gross except the Fifty-second. So pop ular is he that he stands against the neld, and if the field cannot break his strength, he will be nominated by ac- clamation He stands neither for tariff revision nor distinctly against 1t inclining, however, to the standing pat position.
 The candidate of the sacred tariff crowd is MT. Dalzell of Pittsburg, and .--e candidate of the tariff revisionists is MT. Babcock of Wisconsin, who has conducted several congressional cam paign committees. MT. Littlefeld's candidacy is not taken seriously. Oc- casionally the names of MT. Burton, MT. Hepburn, and MT Payne are men, toned, but it is plain that the next speaker will be MT. Cannon, or MT Dalzell, or possibly MT. Babcock. It will doubtless be Joseph G. Cannon, the rough and tumble debater. and long the chairman of the committee on appropriations.
 The battle really relates to the tariff The high-tariff faction and beneficiaries will endeavor to nominate MT. Dalzell, but it is believed they will be beaten, and that the somewhat neutral mem- Der from Illinois will become speaker of the house. He is neutral as to tariff revision only. He stands between MT Dalzell and MT. Babcock, but nearer the former. although he has said the D4ngley scheme is not altogether sacred
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-12
IN HOTEL IoBBIBs.
The Next sanaerfest.

The thirty-first national songerfest Will be held in the liberal arts building on the grounds of the St. Louis Worlds fair, June IT, IS, 19 and 20, and It will be he most notable musical event of the year, !" said a music lover.
 'sThe announcement that the next san- gerfest Is to take place in St. Louis re- calls the first time I visited that city It was to attend the eighteenth sanger fest in 1872. I journeyed from a small town in Kentucky and I was fully repaid, as the music was of a high order and was a revelation to me. I was familiar with the Beethoven sonatas and Mendelssohn's and Chopin's piano works. but I had never heard any Wagner music and as for that matter, had never heard a symphony or chestra. The sangerfest orchestra was made up of 163 performers and the pro gramme opened with Beethoven's over- ture to Egmont; and another orchestral number was wagner's Ride of the Val kyries'
 ''The male chorus numbered 140O and many stiEging folk songs were sung in inimitable style.
 ''The coming fest will be on a much larger scare than that of thirty years ago -an orchestra of 200 pieces has been en- gagged and the mass chorus will exceed 5000 voices"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-12
COTTON SINNERS CONFER.
Meeting Held In Manchester to Con
 slider Plan of Americans.

Manchester November I-An important conference convened here today by the Cotton Spinners federation which was at- tended by all the bankers of Manchester and by representatives of local interests.
 The purpose of the meeting was to con slider a plan advanced by an American syndicate for improving the present meth- ods of handling and transporting raw cotton from the cotton fields of America to the Lancashire looms. An American cotton grower, Colonel Calhoun, intro- duced the members of the American depu- tation to the conference. James Leecy Dresses, one of the American delegates, explained the proposed plan which was heartily endorsed by the meeting.
 Steps will promptly be taken to put this plan into execution. It is he purpose of the promoters to erect large warehouses and terminals at Manchester and to es- tablish direct line of st steamers, utilizing the Manchester ship canal, and working in cooperation with the system to be in- augurated in the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-12

each union to act independently. The difference is far-reaching.
 If Mr. MltchelPs plan for a eonsol- dated union should be carried out there would be an organization fully 1,40O,0O0 strong. The Federation of Labor now numbers S50,OoO members, and MT. Mitcheils plan would double the membership. sweeping in the Knights of Labor, and dominating the unions of each trade.
 Outside of the unions there are of course a vast number of wage-earners. Carroll D. Wright says the labor or ganizations dosnot carry on their mem- bership rolls more than per cent of the wage-earners of the country. But the 92 per cent are unorganized, and therefore ineffective. and the 8 per cent are more influential. It is a striking example of the result of or ganization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-12

hold a meeting in this city on December to determine the question of reorganiz- ing. President Walton in a circular ad- vises this course. He states that the business Is solvent at present and should be taken out of the hand of the receiver at once if the shareholders wish to es- cape without loss. He says the share holders can reorgarize at once upon a armer basis than before, and 1t is very likely that this will be done.
 President Smith of the Louisville and Nashville railroad will meet a committee of Huntsville business men in Birming- ham on Thursday and discuss with them tke building of a railroad from Oneonta to Hobbs island, affordiRg direct connee- tien between Huntsville and Birming- ham. The citizens of this city have a proposition to lay before the Louisville and Nashville for the construction of thss link of road.
 Huntsville, through the delegates to the reunion at Montgomery, will invite the Alabama division of confederate vet erans to hold the next reunion in this city. Should the veterans come here next year a royal wele 5pie will be ex- tended them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-12
STEAM ENGINE. USED TO
 PUT ELEPHANT TO DEATH

destroy his life. The circus people didn't want to kill their pet that way.
 Arrangements were made early in the evening to run a big hawser around his neck and then strangle him with the power of the donkey engine on the Min neapolis.
 Preparations were also made for suit able burial at sea. A big barge was brought alongside the Minneapolis at her West Houston street pier.
 On the barge were 5000 pounds of Iron rails This, 1t was explained, was to weigh down the elephants cage so that 1t and It's occupant would sink A tug was called to take the barge fifteen miles out to sea and commit 1t to the deep.
 John Burke, the canvas superintendent of the show, had charge of the arrange ments. With him on board the Minne- apolis early in the evening were Tody Hamilton, Dr. Way. the veterinary sur geon of the show; Charles R. Hutcfins. the treasurer, and Harvey Watkins Whiting Allen and Lewis D. Cook of the publicity department.
 George Conkling. the big shows anil nal king, who has trained Mandarin for years, refused to witness the beasts death. He said he couldn't bear the sight
 There was particular regret over the necessity for parting with Mandarin, be- cause he was not only the largest but the cleverest and one of the most fam ous members of the herd.
 He had belonged to the old London show. MT. Bailey bought the herd twen- ty-four years ago, and 1t was one of the first troupes of traned elephants ever ex- hibited in this country. Mandarin for years had the reputation of being one of the most docile elephants in captivity. The herd is said to have been responsible for the consolidation of the Barnum & Bailey interests.
 Mandarin's age was 35 y1ars. Accord ing to the circus people he was the fath- CT of Titus, the first baby elephant born in captivity in this country. He weighed something like 10000 pounds. and was fre- quently used for heavy work in the tent and on the road, such as pushing of wa- gons and cars. He had always been tractable until his ocean trip this time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-12
SHORTAGE OF CARS IS
 EVIDENCE OF PROSPERITY

would spend more if equipment were ob- tainable.
 The American makers of locomotives are not able to meet the home demand that will keep them busy for more than year to come.
 The American Foundry company said today: At present we are running to the full capacity of our shops, and last month the output was 1894 cars of all kinds.
 from present indications should say that an estimate based on an output of 65OO cars per month would approximate the output for 1902. Last year the average was slightly less-I should say about 55oO cars per month. In round numbers would estimate the total output for 1902 at 5000 cars, anu for 1901 at 7O0OO.'
 The number of miles operated in 1899 was 15S,6S9, and the ton mileage was 6S,- 6727S,92. In 1901 the number of miles op- tIdlSu udQ luCTedStQ u lJt t0O dIlO liic ton mileage for that year was 148, ,959, ,3O3,- 492, marvellous increase during the pe- riod under review.
 The provision in added equipment made to take care of this increase since 1894 is shown by the following figures:
 In 1894, locomotives 36.SO4, freight cars 1,22S7S1 1895, locomotives 36.61O, freight cars 1,2So.79S 1896, locomotives 36,S5S, freight cars 1.245, GAO; 1897. locomotives 36,- 40, freight cars 1.24S, 792; 1898, locomotives s6746, freight cars. 1,2S4sO7; 1900, locomo- tives 37,345, freight cars 1,S2S,0S4; 19O0 To- comotives 99 729, freight cars 1,35O,25S 1901, locomotives 30,729, freight cars 1,4O9, 472.
 If this increase is maintained it is hard to calculate the growth of internal trade.
 The conclusion of the whole matter seems to be that the country is affected by a prosperity which no man could foretell, and that the railroad manage ments have been exceedingly bold and energetic in dealing with the transporta- tion problem which this prosperity has presented to them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-12
TWO YEARS HENCE.
rom the Sd. Louis Republic.

From the St. Louis Republic
 Nationally this weeks elections have lighted the way to a Presidential victory in 1904
 Wherever the democratic party present. ed a united front and fought on the established issues of the party there were great gains.
 On those issues New York again be- comes debatable ground The northwest invites the democracy to battle on fa- vorable terms. The south is impregnably democratic.
 In Ohio the democracy can see what happens when things are at sixes and sevens and no coherent national purpose animates the leadership.
 The democrats hold in their hands the election of 1904. The voters are willing to change the custodians of government. They have made the issue and hold it out plainly before the parties. The issue is regulation of the trusts. The repub- lican party cannot take the popular side of this question. It has confessed its inn potence in dealing with the trusts. It
  by friends of the tariff" but the people know that every republican revision ends in more tribute to the monopolies Though impotent, the republican party is compelled to admit that the basic prin- ciple of curbing the trusts is a divorce of the trusts from special privileges of monopoly conferred by government Pres
 
 Governor Cummins of Iowa has aggres- sively. claimed as much, and has driven SO forceful a figure as Speaker Henderson out of politics by making Iowa declare for tariff reform. When republican gov ernors and a President admit the right eousness of the democratic idea the time is ripe for democratic solidarity.
 Internally, the republican party is crumbling. The politicians are against Roosevelt, and the admirers of Roose- welt are turning against the politicians That should be the signal for democrats getting together.
 Democracy long ago proved Its good faith In the regulation of monopoly. No argument is necessary before the people. Its predictions of the outcome of prohib- tive protection have been realized. Mon opoly has organized into trusts. which aim at the control of human labor and the necessaries of life. The democracy said that monopoly would so organize. and all the people remember.
 The democratic party has but to close its ranks and/march straight to the cita- del of government through the gates opened by public favor. With united and positive leadership the election of 1904 would be one of the easiest victories ever won by the party of Jefferson and Jack son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-12
MT. MitcheII's Broad Plan.

John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers, says he is not a candidate for the presidency of the american Federation of Labor, which meets this week in New Orleans, and that he would not accept the place if it should be rendered him. This of course settles that feature of the case, but it does not settle the chief prob lem that will come up at New Or leans.
 MT. Mitchell desires to see all trade unions working together for common results in one grand central organiza- tion. MT. Gompers. on the other hand. stands for autonomy, or the right of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-12
ALAN c. MASON RELEAsED.
Evidence insufficient to Hold Him On
 Charge of Assault.

Cambridge, Mass, Novemper 1.-The discharge of Alan G. Mason, the Boston club man, accused of the murder of Clara A. Morton, at Waverly a week ago last Sunday night, was ordered by Judge Charles Amy, of the Third District court of Eastern Midlesex today. The govern ment lawyer announced that an investiga- tion had failed to disclose evidence suf- ficient to hold the accused man and or dered his discharge.
 Almost immediately in the same court George l.. O. Perry, a young negro, who yesterday was held as a witness against Mason, was charged with the murder o1 Miss Morton. He pleaded not guilty and was remanded without bail for hearing November 1Sth
 After the release Mason held an infor- nal reception and after a short time was driven to his home in Boston,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-12
Prospects for 1904.

The republican papers are present. ing papers of electoral votes based on the returns from the recent elections. These tables transfer Maryland and West Virginia to the republican col umn, leaving to the democracy the southern states only. and showing of course that the republicans will have a. a.walkover in 19O4.
 But thoughtful republicans do not feel so very confident. They see less prosperous times ahead They do not have confidence in New York's support of their party, and they fear trouble in the west, where tariff revision and antitrust legislation are demanded. If tnese are granted then trouble will arise in the very heart of the party; If they are not granted the west may become discontented and rebellious.
 The recent election in New York confirms the impression that the chief state is swinging over to the democ- racy. There was nothing abnormal in the recent vote in New York. When that vote is compared with the vote in 1898, when Roosevelt carried the state by 17,0V0 majority, it becomes plain that the democratic vote in New York is, under normal conditions, steadily rising quantity. The registra- tion was this year larger in New York city by 36,792 votes than it was in 1S9S The republican vote fell off 6600 anu the democrats gained 31,000 votes. While Coler received a majority of 122,OO0, the loss in the republican vote was only 6bu0 This means that the entire democratic vote was called out that the anti-Bryan democrats are again in line, and that the democratic party of New York is in good position lo win victory. Two years from now under a leader who has no enemies, who is not loaded with a socialistic plank, New York can be carried by the democrats, and when New York and the solid south stand ready to go democratic the race becomes at once interesting and promising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-12
THE DEATH OF THE FLOWERS.

By William Cullen Bryant. The melancholy days have come, The saddest of the year, Of wailing winds and naked woods And meadows brown and sere. Heaped in the hollows of the grove The autumn leaves lie dead; They rustic to the eddying gust And to the rabbits tread; The robin and the wren are flown, And from the shrubs the jay. And from the wood-top calls the crow Through all the gloomy day. Where are the flowers, the fair young
 flowers. that lately sprang and stood In brighter light and softer airs, beau
 teous sisterhood? Alasi thev all are in their graves. the
 gentle race of flowers Are lying in their lowly beds, with the
 fair and good of ours. The rain is falling where they lie, but
 the cold November rain Calls not from out the gloomy earth the
 lovely ones again. The wind-aower and the violet, they
 perished long ago, And the brier-rose and the orchs died
 amid the summer glow. But on the hill the golden-rod, and the
 aster in the wood, And the yellow sunflower by the brook
 in autumn beauty stood, Till fell the frost from the clear cold { heaven, as falls the plague on men,8 And the brightness of their smile was
 gone from upland, glade and glen. And now, when comes the calm, mlld
 day, as still such days will come To call the squirrel and the bee from out
 their winter home; When the sound of dropping nuts is
 heard, though all the trees are still And twinkle in the smaky light the wa
 ters of. the Till, The south wind searches for the flowers
 whose fragrance late he bore And sighs to find them In the wood and
 by the stream no more. And then I think of one who in her
 youthful beauty died. The fair meek blossom that grew up and
 faded by my side. In the cold, moist earth we laid her,
 when the forest cast the leaf, And we wept that one so lovely should
 have a life so brief. Yet not unmeet it was that one, like that
 young friend of ours. s So gentle and so beautiful, should perish
 with the flowers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-12
CHARTER TO GENEVA RAILROAD.
Capital Stock of the Company Is $1oo,-
 000-Distance ii Miles.

Montgomery, November 11.-(Special)- j. A charter was issued today by the secre- tary of state to the Geneva Railroad company which is to run from Geneva to Chancellor and there connect with the Central of Georgia's Chattahoocbia and gulf branch. The distance is eleven miles. N
 The capital stock of the company is NcooOO, and the incorrorators are w W Barnett J. J. Morris, II. P. Treadwell w. II. Lanier w. L. Warren, J. M Je. Ard, James Lurie and J. R. Clarke all Of Geneva Ed M. Johnson, J. J. Morris ard w. w. Barnett arc appointed com missioners to open the books of subsorin- tlon. The road seems to be sure of build- ng' as the Central of Georgia will fn aorse the bonds on compliance with cer tain conditions which the company can easily meet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-12
PROXIES ARE REQUESTED.
It Is Said Gates Party Is Out of Colo
 rado Fuel.

New York, November 11.--A circular requesting proxies for the annual meet ing of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company on December 10 has been sent to stockholders. The circular is signed by George J. Gould, D. P. liar riman and Edwin Hawley A repre- sentative of the latter said:
 We represent no particular faction in this matter, neither will we make any contest for or against the pres ent management"
 Tn Wall street the opinion prevails that the so-called Gates party no longer has any interest in Colorado Fuel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-12
About Persons,

The following prominent German citi- zens have gone to St. Clair Springs to spend a few days. Henry Roth, Herman Krang, Fred Rothenhofer. D. S. Band man. A. Deitz, Charles Wwagener, E. Lesser. L. Braun. William Reckling will follow today.
 Sam s. Crook, D. L. Turner and R. H. Cobb, of Anniston, were among the arrivals at the Morris yesterday.
 Capt. J. M. Elliott, president of the Southern Car Co.,, was in Birmingham yesterday.
 c. E. Wilson of Kansas City is at the Metropolitan.
 s. W. Brooks of Atlanta is at the Met ropolitan.
 A. M. Tunstall of Greensboro is at the Metropolitan.
 c. A. Darlton of Washington, D. C., is at the Hillman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-12
Street Cars and Llaht.

"The street car line is being rebuilt the power house is being redoubled in capacity and the gas works are being rebuilt and enlarged" remarked an of ficial of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company. ''and if the car service is not what 1t should be or the electric lights or the gas inadequate just now, the patrons of the company will, I hope, be indulgent.
 "In a few months Birmingham will have street car system second to none and first-ciass electric light and gas plants, and any inconvenience that the public may complain of today will be forgot when everything is working smoothly"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-12
From the New. .York sun.

From the New 4ork Sun-
 KN ANDARIN. the biggest elephant E(V in the Barnum 6 Bailey show. was put to death on the trans port Minneapolis at Il o'clock last night. He died in the cage in which he had just made the voyage from France. They strangled him with hawser and some donkey engines.
 On the trip over from France Mandarin became unmanageable and got into such a feverish condition that 1t was deemed impossible to remove him, without great danger, from his cage on the main deelS of the steamer.
 The Minneapolis had been out from DunlxirlS only two days when he got the tantrums and exhibited a desire to de- stroy things From that time out his temper grew worse and worse. He thrash ed around in his cage in the main hatch way so much that he smashed the front and sides of it. Then they loaded him with chains and fastened his trunk to his body so that he could not move 1t more than a foot from him.
 It was in this mournful plight that Mandarin came to port It wasn't safe ot lead him through the streets. and 1t wash feasible to leave him where he was, so they decided to send him to the happy jungle to join Tip and Tom and all the other unfortunate elephants who have been unable to accommodate them selves to the conditions of their captivity. During the five years of the shows ab- sence five other elephants had gone the same road under the same circumstances.
 MT. Bailey consented to the elephants death only after competent judges of ani- nal nature had told him that it would not only be practically impossible to get Mandarin out of his steamer cage, but surely impossible to lead or carry him through the city streets.
 Preparations were accordingly begun early to put the big beast out of the way in as humane fashion as is known. The animal men decided on strangulation. Big Tom. the Central Park elephant was killed with 600 grains of cyanide of potas- sium It took the poison half an hour to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-12
ENGAGEMENT EXPECTED.
Colombian Warships In sarch of Rebel
 Vessels.

washington, November 11.-In view or the fact that the Colombian war ships Bogota and Chucuito have left Panama in search of the rebel gun boats, the Colombian legation expects to hear soon of an engagement at some point between Panama and Cor into. The enemys ships are four in number, of which the Padilla is the largest, but at best is a small vessel.
 1t is believed at the legation that the capture or destruction of the revo- lutlonary ships the revolution will be completely crushed, as the insurgents, 1t is said, will be cut off from supplies which the boats have been conveying to them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-12
The Banquet.

The date uppermost in the mind of ninety or one hundred men, members, active or honorary, of the Birmingham Press club, is November 20. That is the date of the clubs first annual banquet. Arrangements have been made for an elegant entertainment at the Metropoll- tan.
 men will attend the banquet and no one who has received an invitation will stay away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-12
LOOKING TO 1904.

From the Waterbury (Ct) American.
 The Republican party is put on it's good behavior. Unless there is distinct change in political conditions. is is like ly, with the menace of bad times near at hand to have 'the fight of it's life" in electing the next president