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The age-herald., 1902-02-11

"and resent any impeachment of their in- telligence. They do not like to be char acterized as savages-.'
 "Or bulls" interjected Mir. Carmack.
 Nor as bulls" assented Governor Taft
 In this connection Senator Lodge asked as to the effect of utterances calculated to encourage the Filipinos to resist the authority of the United States, to which the reply was such utterances are great obstacle to the success of our ef- forts.'
 Patterson Asks Pointed Questions.
 Senator Patterson made an inquiry as to the effect of Senator Hoar's recent speech in the Senate. That speech" he said, was full of sympathy for the Fil- ipinos if circulated in the Philippines would it not subject the author to arrest and imprisonment?"
 To this inquiry several Senators at the Republican end of the table made vigor- ous protests, and among them Chairman Lodge, who said he did not think it just to Governor Taft to place him in the po- sition of characterizing or criticizing the speech of any individual Senator. Senator Hale expressed the opinion that such questions would be legitimite when 1t came to discussing the statutes of the in- sular government.
 Governor Taft begged to be excused from replying to the question at the pres ent time.
 Senator Lodge drew from Governor Taft the explanation that the military force of the United States had been re- duced from 7lOOO to 41OO0 troops. The Governor added that he had been inform ed by the Secretary of War that 1t was the intention to reduce the force in the immediate future to 3O.OO0
 Has the withdrawal of the troops pro- duced trouble?' asked MT. Lodge.
 "On the contrary" replied Governor Taft. "in the pacified provinces the ef- feet has been to increase tranquility"
 The committee adjourned until next Friday in order to give Governor Taft an opportunity to make a visit to New York
The age-herald., 1902-02-11

Buffalo, N. r.. February fO.-Represen- tatives of all the baseball leagues of the country met here today to revise and es- tablish the playing rules on a uniform basis, so they may be easily understood by amateurs and professionals alike. The following changes in rules were adopted;
 A revision of rule A. section 8, was agreed upon providing that when a ball falls or settles on foul ground inside or on the line of the territory described by a line drawn through first to third bases at right angles with an imaginary line drawn from first to second base and extending on each side to the limits of the field, 1t shall be arbitrary with the umpire to call it a strike. It shall re- main discretionary with the umpire to call a strike or foul when the ball goes into foul territory outside the line drawn through first and third bases to the limits of the field.
The age-herald., 1902-02-11
X. C., M. G 3. K. R.

ARKANSAS.
 TEXAS,
 CALIFORNIA,
 COLORADO,
 KANSAS, and all Points West and Southwest. Shortest Route-F astest Time. "Southeastcrn Limited" leaves Bir- mingham 1230 noon, carries Pullman drawing-room sleepers, chair cars, coaches, cafe observation car, meals a la carte; through to Kansas City, arriving 9:45 next morning. "New York Limited" leaves Bir. mingham 10:20 D. m., carries Pullman buffet drawing-room sleepers, chair car, coaches, to Memphis; arriving 7:15 next morning.
 City Ticket Office, Morris Hotel. Both Phones e74.
The age-herald., 1902-02-11

M arri g C licenses.-Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to Daniel W. Hudson and Cora Thomp- son, William Edna Duane and Susie Gallagher, Joseph Foster and Lora Sue Mansfield, Eugene Jones and Ida Campbell.
The age-herald., 1902-02-11

Old 4-Father Rye, the kind your grandfather drank fifty years ago.
The age-herald., 1902-02-11
TAYLOR A co,

UndertaiOers. Embaimers. 1918 Third Ave.
The age-herald., 1902-02-11

Fair Committee to Meet.-The ex- ecutive committee of the Alabama State Fair Association, of which Mayor W. M. Drennen is chairman. will meet this week to take definite steps to arrange for a fair this fall.
The age-herald., 1902-02-11

New Jail Regulations.-The Board of Revenue, for the purpose of in creasing the healthfulness of the county jail and to prevent any con tagion from smallpox. has adopted a regulation that persons entering the Jail must hereafter be vaccinated and must also be bathed and put on an entire change of clothing. The same rule as to vaccinating and bathing ap- plies to the poor house.
The age-herald., 1902-02-11

Greek Fined for Assault.-The twc Greeks who assaulted G. D. Harp with baseball bat Sunday were tried by Judge Feagin yesterday and bott fined. Tom Matres was fined s5 and V: kusovalius was fined s15. The bat which the Greeks used was brought into court as evidence Policeman Marshall made the arrests.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-03
TO OBSERVE FOURTH NEW PARKS OPENING
BLoEM FoNTAINE TO BE GIVEN OVER TO PUBLIC TOMORROW.
Work of Extending the Car Lines to the New Resort Has AL most Been Complications
 to Run Tomorrow.

Bloem Fontaine Park, the new pleasure
 resort of Montgomery, three miles east of the city, will be formally opened to the public tomorrow.
 Francis E. Ayers, owner and promoter
 of the park announced yesterday that
 he has secured J. w. Kean of Nashville Tenn, as manager of the new resort. The work of extending the tracks or the Montgomery Street Railway Company to Bloem Fontaine Park is almost competed and cars will probably be run over the extension tomorrow. The cars VIII no' probably be run all of the way to tne park tomorrow, but they will so within easy walking distance.
 Speaking yesterday of contemplated im- provement in the street railway system, Mir. Semmes said that within few days the railway company will place commuta- ton tickets on sale. These tickets will be sold at the rate of twenty-two for Sl. He also said that he expected to soon issue an order for the cars to stop in tne middle of city blocks in the down town district. The point at which the cars will stop for passengers Is to be marked Accompanied by General Manager Semmes, Richard Tfllis, who recently acquired a controlling interest in the Montgomery Stret Railway Company, will leave within a few days for St Louis, Mo. and other points. where they expect ro place orders for new and modern cars, to be operated by the Montgomery Street Railway Company.
 ! 1t is expected that these cars will be ! delivered in Montgomery by the middle oi ! next month.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-03
COUNTIES SUIT DEVELOPS A
 REMARKABLE POINT OF LAW

Tho point was made that the County, even If 1t got a judgment. would not be
 authorized by law to receive and collect
 the money; that MT. Cochran. as Treas
 urer, was the only person authorized to
 receive and hold the money. Since the
 duty to collect and the authority to re-
 ceive and hold money are both united Tn
 Mir. Cochran as Treasurer, the law
 would treat the debt as paid, and the party owing it as bound therefor but en-
 titled to receive and hold the money un- til the final settlement between the par ties
 In Illustrating the point 1t was shown that 1t applied just as in the case or an administrator who, before qaahfyins owed a debt to his intestate. 1sFH.. It was vigorously argued that tffe law would not go through the useless cere' mony of making MT. Cochran and the
 surety company pay money into court which the County could not touch, but which would have to be immediately re stored to the same parties. and the County would thus have at the end of ths proceedings what 1t had in the beginnins "a liability against Mir. Cochran and thf surety company for the money. The lawyers for the County insisted that there were distinctions in this cast which took 1t out of the rule, and botf sides of the controversy agreed to pre- pare briefs covering this point whici were submitted to Judge Jones last night | The court adjourned until 10 o'clocl | this morning. In the mean time Judg' Jones has the demurrers under consid | eration.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-03
CLOTHING STORES AND BANKS
 OF CITY TO CLOSE.
Banks Will Remain Closed Through
 out Saturday--No Special Event
 Planned for Day, But Minor Affairs Will Be Held.

While no formal exercises will be held tomorrow in celebration of the Fourth or
 July. the day will nevertheless pc mo!e venaralIv observed than it has been in many years in Montgomery, ana iarse proportion of the breadwinners Of the city will be given a full holiday oy their employers.
 So many stores and business offices nave agreed to close that the business ois.ric' ll1S | throughout tomorrow VIII wear 00 day-like appearance.
 The banks of the city and the clothing stores will be closed all day, and many other stores and offices will be closed a part, if not all the day.
 The clothing merchants who agreed to keep their stores closed througnout the entire day are I. Levystein, Capitol | Clothing Store, A. J. Kaufman. Sol Cad- den. Alex. Rice and Cohn Bros. ana Co- | hen.
 e The banks of the city will not only close Friday but will remain closed sat urday. The banks do this because Friday the fourth is a legal holiday and Satur- day. the fifth, half holiday. The banks l entering the agreement are the First Ma l tional Bank the Merchants and Planters National Bank the Farley National Bank
 and the Fourth National Bank. | The post office employees will also have
 a holiday and Sunday hours will be ob'
 served. The general delivery window w1l be open from 7:s0 to 10 a. m. The stamr
 and register departments will be open | from a. m. to 10 a. m. The carriers
 window will be open from a. m. to II
 a. m. The money order department vii be closed throughout the day.
 No general entertainment of any kint
 has been planned in Montgomery for the
 day.
 A number of small picnic parties art being arranged, however, and many oi
 the emancipated workers will spend the | day in the country.
 In the afternoon there will be a ball | game at the park. The Independents and l the Falcons will try conclusions. | A barbecue will also be given at Bloem-
 fontaine Park by the promoters to cele-
 brate the opening of the park and hum dreds will go out from the city to the | mark. which is three miles out.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-03
LAST BATTALION DRILL
MILITARY OUT LAST NIGHT
 PREPARING FOR CAMP.
Three Companies Participated Under It. Col. Mays Command and Evolutions Evoked Applause
 from Spectators.

What will probably be the last bat. talion drill of the summer was held last night.
 Three companies participated in 1t un- der the command of Lieutenant Colonel H. B. May.
 This drill was had In preparation for the forthcoming eneampment at Selma.
 The way the companies held their line as they marched down Dexter Avenue was several times applauded by the spec. tators.
 The battalion was composed of three companies, the Montgomery True Blues and two divisions of the Montgomery Greys.
 The Blues were under the command of Captain Baber, while the two divisions of the Greys were under the command ot First Lieutenant F. B. Joseph of the Greys and First Lieutenant of the Blues respectively.
 First Sergeant Robert Benjamin of the Blue acted as Adjutant of the battalion
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-03
LOOMS GREAT FISH KILLERS.
Porcelain Instruments are Said to Surpass Others in Quality of Tone.

surpass Others in Quality of Tone.
 New York Sun.
 -Four kinds of people shoot looms; those who want specimens of this strange and beautiful bird, taxerdermists who dress and sell the skins, those who wish mere ly to see whether or not they can center an exceedingly difficult target and those who realize that the loon is the greatest of feathered fish destroyers. The looms appetite cause 1t to be regarded with dis favor by all anglers acquainted with it's habits. The bird will eat it's own weight in fish two or three times a week and its sant through daylight hours, as 1t needs to be to keep pace with it's steady hum ger. Many of the baas-frequented lakes of this country are little more than large ponds, occupying from fifty to 100 acres If three pairs of looms make a pond of this sort their summer home they will pretty nearly depopulate it of smaH fishes before going South in autumn. They do not attack the larger fish, either because they cannot catch them or because they cannot handle them. hut they VIII take care of any bass not more than pound in weight. On the surface a, loon IS not swimming below the surface it has no winged equal, It's neck is far extended. acting like a brow, its wings are pressed close to it's body. its powerful legs and broad feet drive It almost like an arrow. loon that has been wing-tfpped and re- alizes that 1t cannot fly will dive and for while easily outstripi pair-oared boat Sometimes In clear water there are exciting chases of this kind, Often 1t will dive and reappear at a distance of quar- ter of a mile, and 1t can swim even far ther under water without coming up for air The best method is to send shrill whistle over the water. It will stop then for three or four seconds and listen in- tently, just as a deer will stop and listen to a similar signal, and in that time the hunter must do his most careful sighting and trigger pressing. The loon can be fooled this way once or twice, but not oftener. Charles Piper, a taxerdermist at DeIafield, Wis. gets. looms whenever he wants them by a method of his own. He goes to the lake, marks the spot where the fish killer is at work, and does not care If 1t is a quarter of a mile out. Wait ing until it dives, he runs forward, ties A handkerchief to a reed and runs back to his place. When the loon comes up | if fs certain to observe the bit of white | or red cloth and to experience desire | to know what 1t is. It will dive again, | hut come up slightly nearer to the hand l kerchief. It may fool away an hour at | this kind of thing. but eventually, if 1t is not disturbed, it will come within forty
 vards of the signal How much closer 1t would come if let alone, Piper does not know.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-03
RAILROAD ITEMS.
The Fer Diem on Freight Cars Now Enforced

The Per Diem on Freight Cars Now Enforced. z The new per diem rule for freight cars
 went into effect on the 1st inst. Each
 railroad in this territory is now compelled to pay roads whose cars 1t handles M
 per day for their use. The rule that nas been agreed upon will work n hardsnip
 upon the small lines. The latter nave used foreign cars freely in their own busi- ness. negiecting to return them promptly. The free interchange of these freight cars has served to help many or the snlah roads, One road has issued this order: "As soon as possible after the ena or the month the agent will forward 10 the Car Accountant statement showing the number and initials of each car handled in awitch movement for which reclaim can be made upon the line for which service was performed. showing date and hour received and date and hour returned to connection.
 ''From now on special attention must be given to the handling of foreign. cars They should be loaded and kept moving in the direction of home road. and where home route cards become detached rom cars the Car Accountant should be iml- mediately called upon for routing, ana the information must again be snown py proper carding and billing. Where proper loading for foreign cars is not obtaina- ble, disposition should at once pc secured from the Car Accountant.
 Tvba I,ouisville and Nashville Railroad will uut on free chair craS on the fast through trains from New Orleans to Gin cinnafi and return Similar cars will be used between Nashville and St. Louis. ,., e.,.4, thn oldest Yocomotfva enginer in the country. lives near liar per,s Ferry, Md He ran the first engine on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at a sDeed of from six to eight miles an hour. which was considered rapid for those days.
 A railroad engine may be roughly said to be equal in strength to SOO horses. Automobiles stage lines have been estab- lished or are to be established fin many
 States according to information in the
 Motor Age.
 The trackless trolley car, a European
 conception, described in Popular Mechanic
 short time ago, is to make it's appear ance in America
 Circulars relating to the auditing de- partment of the Central of Georgia Rail- way have been issued and beQpme effec- tive July 1st. One is that of MT. w. D. Beymer, to be auditor, vice Mir. H. A. Dunn, resigned. The appointment is made by order of the Executive Com
 mittee and is signed by Major J. F.. Hanson, chairman of the board.
 The other circular Is signed by Mir. Beymer as auditor. It appoints MT. C. D. Martin freight and passenger account
 ant of the company. MT. Martin has
 been special accountant of the com pany. He is a young gentleman who
 has many friends. and hIs appointment
 will give general satisfaction.
 MT. Beyner. the Centrars new auditor.
 has been in the employ of the Central since 1887. He came to the company
 from the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe. Mir. Dunn knew Mir. Beymer while the forroer was also in the employ of that | road, and made him an offer to come to Savannah. This offer MT. Beymer ac-
 cepted, and so capable has he proven
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-03
CAPT. , JONES IS HERE
WILL GO INTO CAMP WITH THE
 SECOND.
will Remain in Montgomery Until Saturday-After Leaving Selma
 He Will Go to Mobile.

Capt. Samuel G. Jones of the regular army, is in Montgomery.
 He came here from Birmingham. where he has beeh attending the practice en- campment of the 3rd infantry. Alabama National Guard, having been assigned to duty with the Alabama Guard during ts encampment by the War Department.
 Captain Jones will remain in Montgom- cry until Saturday, when he will go to Selma to remain during the 'encampment of the 2nd infantry.
 From Selma Captain Jones will go 10 Birmingham, to be present at the camp of the cavalry squadron.
 He will go thence to Sans Souci Beach, near Mobile, where the encampment or the 1st infantry will begin on July IS.
 Following the 1st infantry encampment the 1st battalion of artillery will go into camp at Sans Souci Beach, and Captain Jones will remain throughout these two encam pments.
 From Sans Souci Beach, Captain Jones will go direct to West Point, N. Y. He expects to reach there by August l.
 Captain Jones is not a stranger to the officers of the Alabama Guard. Indeed. he is quite popular with the rank and file, having been detached from the regu- lar army several years ago and assigned to duty with the Alabama soldiers as Assistant Adjutant- General. During his service with the Guard he contributed no little to bringing it up to it's present high standard of efficiency.
 He is a native Alabamian, and half brother of Judge Thomas G. Jones of the United States District Court. Captain Jones received his appointment to the West Point Military Academy from the Second Alabama Congressional District
 Captain Jones is now stationed at the Military Academy in West Point. He eN- presses himself as delighted at being able to once more visit Alabama and to parti- cipate with the regiments of the Guard in their annual practice encampments.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-03
A Home for Friendless Dogs.

Washington has a home for friendless dogs, and it's patronesses include such well known society women as Mrs. Nelson A, Miles, Mrs. John Hay. Mrs. Mackay- Ham D. Chandler. The dog farm is on the side of a fine hill near the reservoir and there Is plenty of ground for the homeless animals to run around in, as them when the weather Is bad. Every month or so the ladies who are interested in this charity give a dog party. The grounds are illuminated with Chinese lan- terms and the visitors are told to be there at feeding time. The society peo- pie think 1t great fun to watch the char l ity CUTS fight for bones. At the last par ! ty over 800 persons were present.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-03
imself. that the officials were glad tc

himself, that the officials were glad to tender him the promotion.
 The appointments of both Mr. beymer and MT. Martin by the Central Railway ara duplicated by the Ocean Steamship Company, Major Hanson, as president, appoints Mir. Beymer auditor Of the Ocean Steamship Company, and Mir. Bey- mer appoints MT. Martin freight and passenger acNountant.
 This means that there will be no sepa- ration of the offices of the auditor of the Central Railway and the Ocean Steamship Company. It was thought by some that the policy of separation of the interests of the two companies would be extended to the auditing offices, but this proved O mistake.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-03
Question is: Would It Profit
 the County to Win?
Defendants Claim That If Judgment Was Secured the Law Would Simply Treat the Debt
 as Paid.

The suit of the County Of Montgomery against County Treasurer Cochran and his surety. the Fidelity and Deposit Com pany of Maryland, took turn yesterday which threatens to give the case a place in history along side of she suit of the man whose silk hat was destroyed by a hypnotic subject.
 The four lawyers interested in the casa continued yesterday to argue before Judge Thomas G. Jones of the United States Circuit Court. The lawyers spoke all day on demurrers, and the court ad- journed until 10 o'clock this morning, when Judge Jones will probably announce his decision.
 The question of chief interest argued by the lawyers was the right of the County to sue at all. MT. Cochran still being in office as County Treasurer and not having failed to pay any warrants which could be lawfully drawn upon him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-03
ONE MORE UNFORTUNATE.
Poison Brings Surcease to a Wo-
 man.

x O4SOh 0A1AkS 0uGCCe%6S w e~ wv
 man.
 One more unfortunate weary of breath! Once upon a time, as those pretty chill dren stories which deal with fairy prin- cesses and rescuing knights, are given to beginning, vine covered cottage nest led in a smiling Georgia valley, and in the cottage there lived a little maid. laughing-eyed and blithesome, probably, and probably wont to sing the sunlit days away.
 Into that valley and up to that vine covered home there stole the spirit of Discomfort, and wandering there It found the maid. and finding her moved her to fare out into the busy world be- yond the hills
 That busy world she, for a time. found a pleasant place
 And then, of a sudden. 1t shrunk to dreary sticks and ashes. gladdened only by the light of baby's eyes.
 Wandering then in that desert. dream ing of the vine-covered cottage and the smiling valley that were for her no more, she came some two or three years ago, to Montgomery, and here continued to pursue the dreary pathway of the lot that had befalien her
 For a time she found 1t possible to counterfeit the appearance of happiness, nerG ana COunteTAcAtAiA6 AtB UVH SAS OANS of her companier.
 Recently, however, the smile upon her lips began to fade. and within the past few days disappeared. entirely.
 Night before last she left the refuge wherein she lived, and made her way to a drug store and of the clerk therein sought, quietly and gently to purchase poison.
 The clerk guessed her story and her nurpose. and declined to let her have the drug. But she sought elsewhere, and to shorten a sad story. finally secured 1t. Jypon a street corner then she took her stand and, with a last look, perhaps, at the city's bright lights and at the star studded heavens. she drained the phial of it's deadly and to her, merciful con- tents.
 policeman. pacing his lonely beat perceived her figure staggering Tn the grin of death and hastened to her sioe' and hurriedly summoned physicians.
 Through the still hours of the night while the world slept and dreamed sweet dreams, they. these physicians, laooreo with such skill as was theirs to release her from the icy grip into which she hao given herself.
 Their efforts, however. proved valn' and yesterday at noon the soul of her passed from the dreary waste Of SUCKS and ashes in which she had so long wan dered as passes the soul of a child.
 And today she. who in life was known as Annie Bullock. will be borne back to the valley of which she dreamed and to which, while living, she could never re-