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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18
Washington Day by Day

Washington, June 17-.(SpeciaD-Talk about politics driving men crazy-if there be anything in the proposition, then 1t Is astonishing that the asylums of this town are not crowded with distinguished luna tics
 The Dingleyites in Congress are gone to pot. What a pity they won't stay pot!
 The mix-up of these howlers seems to become worse day by day, even hour by hour. It is very serious just now; but how long It will remain so Is most vaguely doubtful. The old sugar trust warriors with the President shouting and whoop- ing them up, and the beet sugar braves. led by the most noble Elkins. may patch up dog-eat-dog peace any day or the hostile sides may become so bitter, one towards the other, as the result in a more or less permanent split in the Ding leyite party. whereby the people might come by their own.
 The greatest possible outcome of the situation is a recasting of party lines for 1904. There may be a union of forces between the more conservative element of the Republ.can party and the more conservative Democrats, with tariff revi- sion as an issue. Within the party re- sponsible for the abomination of abomina- tions called Dingleyism there Is a very powerful force demanding constantly and consistently the removal of the viler evils of the present tariff In the populous East this is especially true.
 Everybody Is convinced that the pres ent masters of the Republican party and rulers of the country will never revise the Dingley tariff. If they were to devote their entire platform of 1904 to a pledge to that effect nobody would believe them the Dingleyites. They talk about 1t now and are laughed at for their palms. They know they do not intend to "revise the | tariff by its friends" and they know the | country knows their protestations to be false.
 | The Presidents last message Is the strangest official plea for the old sugar trust that any trust in this country ever received. In plain words he intimate es | that he will not permit the differential | tax to be removed from refined sugar. as | the House Cuban bill provides for. That means many millions a year net profit to the old sugar trust, and for so great service Havemeyer might author ize his man Thurber, who is likewise the | administrators man, to purchase the presidency in 1904
 With few millions of dollars 1t would be an easy matter to control all the States likely to be classed as "doubtfur in the next election; and that would be as plainly purchase of the presidency as would buying a straw hat be a pur- chase. The thing has been done before. If one could believe the President to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18
KING EDWARD FAILS
 TO ATTEND THE RACES
Royal Procession Was the First Full State Parade Since the Death of
 the Prince Consort.

London, June 1.-The royal procession left Windsor Castle for Ascot-Heath shortly before 1 p. m. Although King Edward was unable to attend the races. Quee Alexandra, the Prince of Wales and Princess, the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke and Duchess of Connaught. and the other guests at the castle and members of the court all participated
 The procession was the first full state parade of that description since the death of the Prince Consort, and consisted of eight carriages, each drown by four horses. The mounted equerries and gaily liveried postilliors and outriders formed an imposing cayalcade.
 Leaving the palace quadrangle by the George " gate the royal cortege drove down the famous walk, which was lined by cheering crowds, and crossing the re- view ground, the procession reached the New Mile gates and passed up the course to the royal pavilion.
 In spite of the inclemency of the weather immense crowds assembled about the course and the royal party was everywhere warmly welcomed. The royal enclosure was brilliant with ladies' dresses and the picturesque costumes of Indian princes. Large numbers of special ambassadors, colonial premiers and diplomats, including Henry White, sec retary of the United States embassy and Mrs. White, John R. Carter, second secretary of the embassy. and Miss Car ter and Miss Choate, Mesdames Mont gomery-Sears and Adair and other Americans were present in the enclosure United States Ambassador Choate, Mrs. Choate, Whitelaw Reid, the special am- bassador of the United States to the coronation. and Mrs. Reid did not go to Ascot. All the big houses in and around Windsor and Ascot contributed their quota to the fashionable throng.
 The gold vase of POO sovereigns given by the King for 2-year-olds was won by George Faber's Ice Maiden. Rock Sand CMaher) won the Coventry stakes. The LGFleche Ally (Martin) was second and Red Lily third.
 This cleared the way for the big race of the day, the Ascot stakes (handicap) at twenty sovereigns each, which was won by Scullion, Carabine finishing sec ond and Rambling Kate third Thirteen borses started.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18
NEW CREDIT SYSTEM.
Good Arrangement Made Between Louisville, Nashville and Memphis.

Louisville, June H.-An interchange credit system between Louisville. Nash vile and Memphis has been arranged through the instrumentality of the re- cent convention of the National Credit Men.
 The names of all the customers of job bers in each of the three cities named are placed on a ledger in the office of the Credit Mems Association, together with the extent of purchases made in those cities. By comparison between the ledger of the three cities 1t can be easily deter mined how deeply any cust omer in the market Is indebted for goods. This plan the Credit Mems Association hopes to ex- tend eventually over all the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18
ARsENr-MINpEp PROFESSORS.

From the New York Tribune.
 In Ithaca, the seat of Cornell Univer- sity, the memory of a certain member Of the faculty is kept green from year to year by this story of his habit of intense preoccupation and what came of 1t:
 One day he was walking over a beauti- full campus path deeply absorbed in a pamphlet on mathematical subject which had just been received. He bumped into something, and without looking up raised his hat and said: T humbly beg your pardon"
 There was no response, and he raised his eyes to see the campus cow
 The next day. another pamphlet-even more preoccupation-a second collision.
 "Get out of the way, you darned old cowi" he shouted.
 "slrl' rang the echo in shocked so- prano.
 The professor gazed into the angry eyes of the wife of colleague and faculty enemy.
 But that old professor is not the only absent-minded man in the Cornell facul- ty," said the officer of the college who told the story at the Cornell Club the other night. There Is another. He want ed to demonstrate to one of his classes how to measure the depth of one of the many gorges about Ithaca by dropping stone and timing it's fall, so he borrowed stop watch from one of the students and selected stone. Standing on the edge of the bridge he was ready for the experiment. Then what did he do but drop the watch aad hold to the stone. Nor did he notice his mistake until the watch splashed into the water sixty feet below. He tried to set the stop on the stone and pricked his thuIab on a sharp
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18
TELEGRAPHERS IN ATLANTA.
Cincinnati Selected as the Next Place
 for Holding Tournament.

Atlanta, June r7.-The executive com mittee of the National Telegraphers tour nament today disignated Cincinnati as the place for holding the next annual convention. MT. I. N. Miller, superin- tedent of the Western Union Telegraph Company, and Manager C. E. Sawtelle of the Postal, both of Cincinnati. were elected president and vioe-president, re- spectively to serve one year.
 The time of holding the next tourna- rrcnt. as well as the completion of the organization for the coming event, have been left to the discretion of these gentle men, + is expected the contest for the Carnegie diamond medal for the best a. around telegrapher in the United States, now held by F. M. McClintic of Dallas. Tex, will be had on a long "overland' circuit. deemed the severest test of an operators skill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18
BEDOUIN SONG.

By Bayard Taylor. From the desert come to thee On a stallion shod with fire. And the winds are left behind In the speed of my desire. Under thy window I stand And the midnight hears my cry: I love thee, l love but thee, With a love that shall not die
 Till the sun grogs cold,
 And the stars are old,
 And the leaves of the Judgment Booh
 unfold! Look from thy window and see My passion and my pain; I lie on the sands below, And faint in thy disdain. Let the night winds touch thy brow With the heat of my burning sigh, And melt thee to hear the vow Of love that shall not die
 Till the sun grows cold,
 And the stars are old.
 And the leaves of the Judgment Booh
 unfold! My steps are nightly driven, By the fever In my breast, To hear from thy lattice breathed The word that shall give me rest. Open the door of thy heart, And open thy chamber door, And my kisses shall teach thy lips The love that shall fade no more
 Till the sun grows cold, And the stars are old, And the leaves of the Judgment Bool,
 unfold!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18
TROUBLE IN NEBRASKA. Impossible to Pick Winner in RepubIi-
 can Convention.

Lincoln, Neb., June 17.-Interest in to- morrow's Republican state convention centers almost wholly in the head of the ticket The seven prominent candidates for the Governorship who have had their headquarters established since Saturday were doing active missionary work to- day among the few delegates on the ground, but so evenly divided Is the strength of at least five of them that the best political prophets confess their inability to even signify the possible winner.
 There was talk during the morning of abolishing the usual custom of renomi- mating the remaining state officers and fixing up an entirely new slate, but ac- tive efforts in this direction were post poned pending more light on the guber- material puzzle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18
Great Orchestras.

"There have been only two really great orchestras in the United States - the Boston Symphony conducted by Ger rlcke and the Chicago Orchestra con- ducted by Thomas, but since Andrew Carnegie has taken the presidency and Walter Damrosch the conductorship Of the N2w York Philharmonic Orchestra, this country will have three endowed and ably led symphony bands that will com pare with the best in Europe said a music lover yesterday.
 Heretofore the Philharmonic Orches- tra has not ranked in the front because the musicians were not employed to give their services entirely to that organiza- ton. The men took jobs outside in order to swell their inc )mes. and that meant they played ragtime and all sorts or mediocre music, and trashy stuff natural ly units an artist for good work.
 "Damrosch is a masterful conductor, and if he is allowed to pick his men as Thomas IS, and can command all their time, he will give New York an orchestra that will be almost ideal. The only serious mistake that Damrosch ever made was in ent erng the field of composition. He wrote two or three pretentious works, but they were lacking in constructive power and faulty in musical grammar Many a provincial composer has written better music As a rule the big conductors are satisfied to leave composition to others while they themselves only interpret what the masters write. Composers arc rarely ever first-class conductors. Strictly hlgh-class conductors usually lose in the estimation of the musical public when they put their pieces on the programme Damrosch no longer composes."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18
WilheImina's Crown.

Speaking of crowns, Queen Wihel- mina's Is very gorgeous" remarked travelled man. Tt Is of dull gold, only the edges being polished. It consists of crimson velvet cap enclosed in circle set with sapphires and emeralds.
 "The imperial arches terminate in six teen points. eight of which are surmount- ed by large single pearls, and the other eight, bent toward the center and there crowned with the globe and cross, are set with nine pearls each which are graduated in size, the smallest being placed at the top."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18
J. J. WILLETT IGNORED.

From the Annlston Evening Star.
 A distinguished honor has been con- ferred upon one of Annlst on's and Ala bama's leading attorneys. Hon. J. J. Will lett. who Is in receipt of an invitation to deliver the annual address before the State Bar Association of Maryland, which meets on July 2 and 3. MT. Willett was forced to decline on account of business engagements conflicting. The honor thus conferred upon him Is exceptional in the extreme, as the bar of Maryland includes many Of the nations most brilliant men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18

1t out that he had gone west to seek another location for the1r herds.
 A few days later Mrs. German and James began selling the personal prop erty at the ranch. After disposing of as much of 1t as they could. they left with six-horse wagon. taking with them Mrs. Germans 3-year-old daughter.
 Neighbors became suspicious and made a search of the premises, finding the mu- tilated body of Thomas German buried in the garden. Sheriff Hale started in pursuit of the couple and arrested them at Cody. German was disposed to fight and was handcuffed with difficulty
 The little girl was not with them and 1t Is thought her body is in the Big Horn river. Much excitement has been caused by the arrest, and the citizens are de- manding that the child be produced un- harmed at once. The man and woman are in jail at Basin awaiting hearing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18
A Popular Virqinian.

MT. Tom Brander of Richmond, who frequently visits Birmingham and who has been spending several days here, is one of the most popular young men of the Old Dominion" said member of the Virginia colony.
 'The New York Herald printed an in- teresting story few weeks ago about the engagement of Miss Bridewell and MT. Brander which was widely copied, but the engagement was positively denied"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
RlrmInaham's Health.

There Is some typhoid fever and the usual amount of summer sickness here, but taken altogether the health of the city is remarkably good" said a we'll known physician.
 There was much scarlet fever during the winter and spring, but it is decreas- Ing. July is generally a typhoid fever month, but if people will only take the trouble to boil the water they drink the number of cases will be very much re- duced. Boil the water should be the warning phrase in every home ana boarding house."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Woman and Her Brother-in-Law Ac-
 cused of Murdering Husband.

Hyattville, Neb., June 17-James Cor man and his sister-in-law, Mrs. Thomas C. German. have been arrested charged with the murder of the latter's husband, Thomas German. a wealthy cattle owner, who disappeared from his home two weeks ago, and his wife and brother gave
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 Spare the bathtub and soil the child.
 A woman's idea of a faitnful husband is one who will stay at home while she Is at a dinner party.
 Very few men know enough about wo- men to understand they can convince them they are wrong by agreeing with them.
 Some women imagine that the Lord made a mans knees to hold them on when he wants to cross his legs and smoke in peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18

Texas may hold the batting record but the Birmingham team played the fastest ball last Monday, when it was a game by the score of to 0 in two minutes and a half.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18
King Edwards Lord Chamberlain.

'One of the busiest officials in London Is Lord Clarendon, the Kings lord chamberlain, said a Mason who spent some time in England a few years ago and enjoyed much Masonic hospitality.
 "The lord chamberlain has charge of most of the details of the coronation fes- tlvities. He is assisted by master of ceremonies and other officers of the Kings household but he himself has his hands full. I frequently met the late Earl of Lathom while he was lord cham berlain to her majesty, Queen Victoria. He spent much of his leisure time at the headquarters of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. 2S Golden Square. In ad- dition to his exactlng duties at court he was also charged with the execution of much business outside of Buckinham and Windsor. Like all nothodical Eng lishmen, Lord Lathom was very thorough In the performance of whatever he had to do. And yet he never seemed rushed or ovarworked. Whenever I met him he impressed me. indeed, az a very model of repose."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18

The hats worn by the ladies at the coronation pageant are even now re- garded with apprehension by the in vited. The uninvited do not care, however, how lowering or spreading they may be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18

King Edward should rest his stom- ach, for 1t will not do to rob White law Reid of an opportunity to display his upholstered legs. It would be an international discourtesy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18
About Persons.

Hon. Thomas L. Bulger of Talapoosa Is at the Hillman. MT. Bulger is a candi- date for the Democratic nomination for superintendent of education of Alabama.
 Dr. James K Powers of Florence, for merly of the University of Alabama. Is in the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18

During the irrigation debate much irrigation was developed in the res taurant The latter was the concrete side of the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18
MIR. coRY's HIGH CAPACITY.

From the scottsboro Citizen.
 Chap. Cory of the Montgomery Journal Is being mentioned for state superinten- dent of education. He has a level head and is qualified to fill any position of trust and honor in the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18

King Victor Emanuel IT. is buying from his private purse coal lands il. West Virginia. He should inspect Horse Creek.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18

All months are divorce months, but June and October are the wedding months beyond all the rest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18

Electric cars are said to be safe places of refuge in an electrical storm, but in a popular storm they are not safe against a shower of brickbats, as Pawtucket. R. L. can testify.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18

Tho wearing of a Panama hat does not necessarily make a man an enemy of the Nicaragua route.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18

It Is too late to start for the corona tion, and ones short pants will have to serve now on the golf links or in a circus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18

Colonel Lynch would not refuse pardon during coronation week, espe- cially if a title and purse go with It.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18

On President Roosevelt's band. wagon is written in big letters, "Reci. procity or Bust"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18

The kopje Is no longer a factor in war, and the kopjeans are hurrying back to their farms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18

Senator Quay now nominates men in his family, for Candidate Penny packer is his cousin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18

Colonel Quarles is fast becoming the enigma and the Mount Pelee of Ala bama politics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18

President Palma is showing his grat- itude by releasing all his American criminals. He is a little queer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18

The Spooner canal bill is no-canal bill, because 1t is an attempt to create a deadlock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18
Congress hopes to adjourn July 3, but July 31 is a better guess.

What Is so rare as a cool and brac- ing day in June?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18

Only three roads did better in May .han our Southern roads, and these three were the three Pacific lines in .he Northwest. The Pacific railroads were particularly prosperous. All roads are gathering new equipment against the good crops of the fall, which are now considered probable,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18

No one has yet attempted to kidnaI Mary MacLane of Butte, Mont.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18

In order to accommodate posterity each State will yet need hall of fame of it's own.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18

The Bey of Tunis, now very dead, left fifty widows and almost countless half-orphans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18
Railway Earnings in May.

The roads that have reported gross earnings in May show as a rule in creases, thus evidencing the well main tained prosperity of the country. The gain in the entire country in May was about nine per cent over the returns for May of last year, but in the South this gain was exceeded nearly 212 per cent. The gross earnings of the Southern lines in May were S13,048,- SS3, as against $11,6SS,1S in May, 1901, a gain of 116 per cent. This gain follows previous gains, and it is clear evidence of the development of trade in this section.
 We give below the gains of Southern J1 Ma,y iy, n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18

Hon. H. c. Gunnels of Anniston Is at the Hillman. MT. Gunnels Is at present chief clerk In the office Of the superin- tendent of education at Montgomery, and Governor Jelks has announced that he will name MT. Gunnels to succeed MT. Abercrombie when the latter resigns to become president of the University Of Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18

The great firecracker now looms up as the national danger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18

Alabama's two new college presidents are among the attendants upon the ses- sions of the educational association now in session in Birmingham. Hon. John w. Abercrombie was named by the board of trustees at the recent meeting to be president of the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, and friends of the school seem to agree that the selection was a wise one. Prof. Charles c. Thach suc-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-06-20
THE CORNER IN JULY CORN.
The Corn Pit of the Chicago Board
of Trade u NaeIstrOm of
Turbulent Spectators.

Chicago, June 19.-The corn pit
was again the scene of a turbulent
mob of grain spectators Wednesday
Prices scared skyward under the
manipulation of the crowd that has
cornered the July option, and as
quickly dropped with thud. Every
trader in the pit was kept guessing
as to what would be the prices at
the end of the day. Natural condi-
lions were entirely ignored. In the
first ten minutes advances or 1R
cents were made. In the next hour
prices slumped three cents. All sorts
of conjectures were made as to the
final outsome of the corner. Private
elevators are making contract corn
as fast as possible, in order to grade
in and overcome the congested con-
dition. In three days 100000 bush
els have been made. Just as earnest
is the big bull clique to keep cash
stocks out of this market. Country
markets are rushing corn here to
take advantage of the high prices,
but opposed to this movement is that
of the bull operators who are buying
up cash stuff and selling it at a dis
count to prevent large arrivals. Eff
forts are even being made to ship
stuff to Milwaukee to grade in that
market
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-06-20
SAVED FROM MOB VENGEANCE.
LynehIng. Saved BY n De-
termined sheriff.

Wheeling. W. Va, June 1s.-Charles
Scott, the negro who shot and killed
samuel Jones and Mrs. John Dull,
Tuesday night. and who was threat
ened with lynching by the Hun
garian friends of the murdere- WON
an, was spirited away by the sheriff
during the night.
The sheriff, accompanied by IL
guards, arrived at Connersville. the
scene of the crime, shortly after mid
night.
At two o'clock the husband of the
murdered woman, aided by a mob,
moved on the cabin where Scott was
in custody. and finally broke in the
door, but the guards had secreted
Scott. They got him out through
the cellar unobserved. and managed
to get him to Steubenville, where he
was safely placed in Jail.