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The age-herald., 1902-05-08
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

From the Chicago News
 Every rich man has lawyer for an heir.
 Words gre merely the echoes of thought.
 Even if mar is a poor thinker he may be good whistler
 Few men are capable of answering the arguments of a pretty woman.
 A yacht can stand on a tack in silence. but men isn't built like yacht
 Beauty draws with but single hair and it is sometimes dyed hair at that.
 man without ambition is like a pan of dough without any yeast to raise it.
 If there Is one time more than another when woman should be alone with her thoughts 1t is when a passing vehicle splashes mud cn her new gown.
The age-herald., 1902-05-08
POLICE CORRUPTION.
Special Dispatch in New Orleans F

| Special Dispatch in New Orleans Pica- l. yune.
 New York-One man is paying $36000O year for police protection in Manhat- tan. It is paid to six men. Each receives S5000 a month, making a monthly total of $3O O0o
 This charge is made on no less an au- thority than that of Michael Dady, Ha- vana contractor Republican commission CT of election and a leader in Kings County. He got his information, 1t is as- serted, from the man who pays the money and who wanted to make sure the cash was reaching the right parties.'
 The men who received the cash said 1t was to go higher up''
 Whether those "higher up' were get ting it or not, the man paying had no way of knowing He asked Dady to find out.
 He gave the names of the six men on his list to Dady, 1t is said.
 The Brooklyn Eagle this afternoon says:
 According to an intimate friend of MT. Dady. and a man who is assocat- ed with him in politics, the Kings County leader WE s astounded ty the information and at once communicated 1t to Police Commissioner Partridge.
 He wished to give the commissioner and had not spoken of the occurrence. except to a few personal friends
 Colonel Dady said this afternoon:
 "All the information I have will be given to Mayor Low.
 When I heard the story. two months or so ago, I at once communicated it to Police Commissioner Partridge. This mat ter in no way concerned the police of Brooklyn, but referred entirely to the situation In Manhattan"
 What did Colonel Partridge do about the matter?" was asked.
 He said that If 1 would verify the story he would look the matter up and Tn, estisate it," replied Mr. Dady.
 On his part Police Commissioner Par fridge denied that he had received any such information.
 Colonel Partridge said this afternoon
 This Is the first tire I've heard of the story. I have never received such infor- nation. If Dady had given 1t to the Mayor, I think I would have gotten it." MT. Dady, when asked for particulars, declined to go into them.
 When asked If he referred to the police in Brooklyn or Manhattan, he answered:
 ''No bleckmail exists in Brooklyn"
 Finally he declared the facts relating to the payments had come from people who had paid and were tired of keeping 1t up.
The age-herald., 1902-05-08
SPRING.

By Henry Timrod. Spring. with that nameless pathos in the
 air,
 Which dwells with all things fair. spring. with her golden suns and silver
 rain,
 Is with us once again. Out in the lonely woods the jasemin.
 burns
 It's fragrant lamps, and turns Into royal court with green festoons The banks of dark lagoons. In the deep heart of every forest tree The blood is all aglee Ana there's look about the leafess bowers AS II they dreamed of flowers. Yet still on every side we trace the hand Of winter in the land, save where inc maple reddens on the lawn,
 Flushed by seasons dawn; Or where like those strange semblances we find
 That age to childhood bind The elm puts on as if in Natures scorn. The brown of autumn corn know That, not a span below. A thousand germs are groping through the gloom, And soon will burst their tomb. In gardens you may note, amid the deaIth,
 The crocus breaking earth; And near the snowdrop's tender white
 and green,
 The violet in it's screen. But many gleams and shadows need must pass Along the budding grass. And weeks go by before the enamored South
 Shall kiss the roses mouth. Still. there's a sense of blossoms yet un- born
 In the sweet airs of morn One almost looks to see the very street Grow purple at his feet At times fragrant breeze comes floating by,
 And brings, you know not why, A feeling as when eager crowds await Before a palace gate Some wondrous pageant; and you scarce
 would start, If, from beech's neert, A blua-eyed Dryod. stepping forth, should say, Behold me! I am May!'
The age-herald., 1902-05-08
POLICE CHIEFS MEET.
Criminal Catchers From All Over tho
 Country at Louisville.

Louisville, May 1.-The ninth annual convention of the Chiefs of Police of the United States and Canada was called to Charles F. Grainger. About 225 delegates are In attendance.
 The chiefs were welcomed to the city by the mayor and the response was made by President Sylvester. Harvey O. Carr f,le secretary and treasurer of the asso- citation, made his report and President Sylvester read his annual address and report.
 Major Sylvester appointed the follow ing committees:
 Credentials-B. G. Howard of Rich mond, Va; F. J. Canada, Elmira, N. Y.i H. M. Quirk of Philadelphia.
 Resolutions-W. G. Baldwin of Roam oke; J. J. Atkins of Knoxville; John Foster of Camden, N. J.. Adam A. Cross of New York; W. H. H. Rodenbough, Norristown, Pa.
 By-laws-Matthews K. Kelley of St. Louis; Charles w. Soost of Mobile.
 St. Louis and New Orleans are in the race TOT the next convention. CnleI Journie is making hard fight for the latter city. The chiefs are apparently in the humor of reelecting Major Sylves- ter president and Chief Carr secretary and treasurer.
 During the meeting the bylaws will be changed in order to make the organ ization an international association. This from tr, instead of the United States and Can. ada as at present.
 Congress will be urged to pass the bill providing for the support of the Der tillon system by the government
 Among the new members admitted tc the association today were: o. F. Reilly Savannah. Ga.; J, F. Crow, Paducah Ky; c. H. McNutt. Maysfeld. Ky; T L. Feltz, Hamlet. N. C.; c. F. Camp Ensley Ala; T. B. Wallace Bessemer Ala: J. w. Ball. Atlanta, Ga. Johr Journee, New Orleans, La; w. IT Dravard, Pratt City, Ala; A. McGill Tuscaloosa, Ala.
The age-herald., 1902-05-08
ictOry." remarked a prominent business

victory" remarked prominent business man.
 That kind of talk Is wrong. If the Democrats pick out an Eastern man for standard-bearer the Democrats can win. The Republicans are getting deeper and deeper in the political ditch.
 q do not know whether the strongest man would be German, Hill or Judge Parker. I am inclined to think that the last named would be the best. Parker hasn't a national reputation now but If the Democrats of New York will only put him up for Governor of the Empire State and elect him. everybody will know him. He has clean record and he is said to be jurlst and man of affairs of exceptional ability.
 "I do not like the idea of being tied to New York, but there i5 no getting over the fact that the Democrats cannot elect a President unless he can carry that State.
 Grover Cleveland was not known out side of New York until he was elected Governor in 1882 And 1t is well to re- member that Cleveland is the only man the Democrats have inaugurated since the civil war
The age-herald., 1902-05-08
PUBLIC SENTIMENT DEMANDS IT.

From the Huntsville Herald
 We publish In another column extracts from the papers of the state expressing their views on the general state primary proposition. Almost invariably the news paper is a reflection of the views of the comm unity in which it Is published The people of this county are decidedly in favor of a primary and we find the news papers with few exceptions from Ten nessee line to the Gulf, from Georgia to Mississippi advocating the primary. So 1t would seem that the sentiment which prevails here is shared through out the state and unless the wishes of the people who have right to decide for themselves are trampled under the Iron shod hoof of the political machinery we will have a good old-fashioned pri- mary
The age-herald., 1902-05-08
UNDERSTANDING THE SITUATION

Andrew Carnegie. In May North Ameri-
 can.
 The writer had the honor of an inter- view with him (Mr. Mckinley before war broke out with our allies. and ven tured to predict that, If he attempted to exercise sovereignty over the Fflipinos- whom he had bought at $2.5O a head-he would be shooting these people down within thirty days. He smiled, and. ad- dressing a gentleman who was present, said: "Mr. Carnegie doesn't understand the situation at all" Then, turning to the writer he said: We shall be welcomed as their best friends" So little did dear. kind, loving President Mckinley expect ever to be other than the friendly CO., operator with these people.
The age-herald., 1902-05-08
About Persons.

 Mir. Joseph Bryan, first vice president of the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron Company. who had been here for a week left for his home at Richmond. Va A. Moog of Montgomery is at the Met ropolitan.
 E. A. Drake of Detroit is at the Metro poltan.
 w. N Foreacre of Selma is at the Met ropolitan.
 E. D. Acker of Lincoln. Ala, is at the Metropolitan.
 Mir H. M. Atkinson of Atlanta, mem- Der of the executive committee of the board of directors of the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power Company, af- ter spending two days here left for home yesterday.
 Clark H. sphar of Montgomery is at the Metropolitan.
 H. Grassie of New York Is at the Met ropolitan.
 E. s. Gatchell of Selma is at the Met ropolitan.
 R. P. Karsner of Philadelphia is at the Metropolitan.
 John V. Smith, president of the rail road commission, and his secretary, MT Virgil Griffin, are at the Metropolitan.
 
 Railroad Commissioner W. c. Tunstall is at the Metropolitan. J. A. Young of Montgomery is at the Metropolitan. Morris.
 Wiley Tunstall of Anniston Is at the Morris. His father, MT w. c. Tunstall, railroad commissioner, is with him. |. Samuel of Baltimore Is at the Nor ris.
 w. w. Daily of St. Louis Is at the Morris.
 R. T. Ward of Dadeville is at the Nor ris.
 A. P. Collier of Opelika is at the Nor ris.
 F. w. Coleman and wife of Jasper are at the Morris.
 B. L. Adams of Gadsden is at the Morris.
 J. Herzfeld of Baltimore Is at the Nor ris.
 M Porter of Boston Is at the Hillman. w. H. Coverdale of New York is at the Hilman.
 = F. Barnes of Boston Is at the Hill man.
 President J. M Egan of the Central of Georgia Railway Company is at the Hilman.
The age-herald., 1902-05-08
HE ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA
No More Texas Gushers.

A dispatch from Houston, Tex, tells a story that has been expected and to some extent anticipated. We give the dispatch in full;
 The gushers of Beaumont. oil field have quit gushing. The demise came some days ago. and just following if not simni- taneously with the Central American earthquake.
 s Since the Lucas gusher was struck more thfn @ year ago over LOO spouters have been brought m. Those last developed appeared to possess inc remarkable vi taliry of the first, and so far as noted there was no eluinution in force or out pit.
 The settling down of the field has come much mere suddenly than most conser- vative oil men expected
 The effect on oil stocks was marked, there being a great slump in number of companies. The public failed to under stand the reason why as the facts were withheld.
 The future of the field is still regarded as bright, as oil exists in abundance, but the aTll1( ldl nledIlS illuSl po SOhiibSA up7 on to remove it, instead of natural forces.
 All the wells are bumpers now in- stead of gushers, and the question now is, when will the level down be- low sink beyond the pumps? The course of all American oil fields in dicates that exhaustion Is but matter of time, the life of the oil field being about twenty years.
 The price of oil at the wells in Texas must be advanced because oil cannot be pumped and sold at song. and where oil at the wells is advanced to, say. 50 cents a barrel, 1t cannot compete at New Orleans with Alabama coal. The indications are that the corner has been turned and that oil at few cents barrel is thing oi the past Alabama coal will will hold its own at New Orleans, whatever may happen to the Pennsylvania product
The age-herald., 1902-05-08
WILL ORGANIZE COMPANY.
Mobile Preparing to Build New Union
 Passenger Station.

Mobile, May 7.-(Special.)-A meeting of the General Council and union station committee tonight, at which were present General Manager Clarke and General So- licitor Russell of the Mobile and Ohio and Superintendent Marshall of the Louisville and Nashville. 1t was decided to proceed with the organization of the terminal company for the purpose of building the station.
 telegram was received here today that Congressman Thompson's party had accepted Mobiles invitation to visit this city and would reach here May P. Act ing Mayor Sharad at once appointed a committee of arrangements which will meet tomorrow to prepare for the proper reception of the visitors.
The age-herald., 1902-05-08
Editor Tells Story
 OfHow He Was Licked

There can be no question about 1t, If the mission of newspaper Is to give the news absolutely without bias, then Beth- any Mo. has an editor who is entitled to the championship belt.
 c. H. Harris is the man and his paper Is a little the warmest thing journalis- tically that ever happened. His paper is "The Owl' and it's issue of April 30 de- votes six and three-quarters columns there are only twenty-four columns all told-to a graphically descriptive article, telling how Editor Harris was everlast- ingly lambasted by two outraged pat rons. But the double column screaming headlines epitomize the story:
 OWL MAN RUNS.
 VIRGIL YATES WHIPS OWL EDITOR
 AND JOHN TEMPLEMAN JOINS
 HIM IN RUNNING US
 THROUGH TOWN,
 THESE MEN MAKE MANY CRAVE
 THREATS
 OWL HAD PLENTY OF STAUNCH
 FRIENDS AT LAsT-EXCITE-
 MENT RUNS HIGH.
 He TtpOIl IS WIiLltil uP itbhtNiSSo cA editorial pride or vainglory in the Owls own peculiar style No other paper on earth can touch 1t. It starts out:
 There was excitement intense in town Saturday evening. The Owl man was compelled to take flight He was chased through the business part of the city. John Templeman and Virgil Yates were r, as the Owl mans physical dexterity sur passed theirs he left the two sleuths far in the rear and sought refuge in the most secluded part of Simpsons photo graph gallery"
 The trouble started, the eager public front of Judge Howe's flour store. From this place the race for life began"
 That everybody may have a full knowl- edge of the premises the Owl man re- counts the story that led up to the dread full affair In this wise:
 "In the Owl of April 16 there appeared the second chapter of Tales of Love in Bethany Virgil Yates and Mamie Tenn pleman were the characters mentioned Several people read the proof at the Owl office, but no one intimated that the couple would be injured. We said in the announcement three weeks ago that no one of the lovers would be slurred and that the articles would be written purely for the amusement of the public"
 Yates. 1t seems. was printer in a rival office, and the proprietor of the latter office was John Templeman, a brother of the lady involved The Owl says:
 "John Templeman always has despised this paper. When he first learned that 1t was growing so rapidly he put his glut- like feet down and declared he would do all in his feeble way to crush it.'
 After stating that MT. Templeman's ef- forts to crush the Owl had been vain there is little pardonable boosting:
 'The Owl has as many subscribers in the county now as the Democrat had six months ago. If 1t had had no contest this paper would have been ahead of 1t today. The Owl Is not yet one year old, while the poky Democrat is twenty-three or twenty-four years of age"
 not the smallest detail, to tell how Yates and Templeman undert ook to wreak ven- geance for the offensive article in the Owl, first seeking to fasten 1t on one Higgins. a mere empioye.
 ''All Higgins could do was to make
The age-herald., 1902-05-08
Two Students Burned,

Richmond. May 1.-Two lives were lost in fire which destroyed the Bruns Uni versity School near Charlottesville, Va, early today. The dead are: J. c. Knox of Richmond, Va, and Agnew McNeal of Alebarle, Va, both students. Their charred bodies were found in their rooms. The origin of the fire is unknown, but it is supposed to have been incendiary or the result of lightning striking the build- ing. The hostler on the place discovered the flames and immediately gave the alarm. Some of the studenl li escaped by jumping from the windows. and one of the teachers. MT. Sheffey was painfully injured in escaping the same way.
The age-herald., 1902-05-08
ROOM i, AsToR HOUSE, CLOSED.

New York Letter to the Pittsburg Dis patch.
 The Astor House has lost its chief at traction for politicians of this city and everywhere else who ever crossed the Astor House doorway It is room No. 1. It's fame antedates the "amen corner'' of the Fifth Avenue Hotel It was while General Grant was President that room No. became noted. Once, on a visit to the city from Washington, he stopped at the Astor House, and wanted a quiet room where he could consult with friends.
The age-herald., 1902-05-08
The Rumored Engagement.

"It is generally believed in Richmond that Tom Branoer and Miss Carrie Bride well are aftianced" said commercial traveller from the Virginia capital, now registered at the Hillman.
 'Mr Brander is one of the most highly esteemed young men of Richmond so- ciety. He is the son of the late Maj. Thomas Brarder, who was known from the Potomac to the Gulf of Mexico as prominent Confederate veteran"
 Young Brander Is a member of the T. P. A.. and Is frequently in Birmingham. He is exceptionally popular here. He Is about twtnty-four years old and is noted for his handsome physique and his .ur- bane manners.
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Room No. was given him. After that others wanted the room, because Presi dent Grant had been there It became so well known that the proprietors finally established sideboard In the room. Room No. l soon became famous from one end of the United States to the other as place where "slates" were made. It was there Boss" Tweed gave orders to his lieutenants. It was in this room that ex-Sheriff O'Brien obtained his first evidence against the Tweed ring. It has had among its occupants Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, James G. Blaine and David B. Hill. The reason room Mo- 1 has closed its doors Is that the Excise Department insisted that the Astor House must have two liquor tax certifcates-one for the barroom and an- other for the room.
The age-herald., 1902-05-08
HOW DO THEY STAND?

From the North Birmingham Graphic.
 Will somebody tell us how the state executive committee stands on the pri- mary question? Do they really know themselves. or are they such towards they cannot express their opinions? Deliver us from the tricky politiciansl
The age-herald., 1902-05-08
IN THE OPEN.
From the Dothan Sitting,

From the Dothan Sl1ungS.
 The Siftings Is for a primary from Governor down to coroner, and even to Long line for the new county. Let every fellow have a vote say we, every one. Then let the longest pole get the plum. There is no faction of 'belt" that by reason of right should be perpetuated. Let's have the thing clean and smooth cut and scrape the rine in the open.
The age-herald., 1902-05-08

stout and earnest denial He admitted that there was a good deal of circumstan- tial evidence that he was the author but made his case so plain that they didn't hardly feel like making a personal as- sault."
 But, none the less. "Templeman mani- fested a superabundance of insolence. He has an obnoxious look when his thimble full of brains gets to fermenting. Printer Yates met the Owl editor face to face! He demanded:
 "'Who wrote that piece on me? at the same time laying his angry hand on our pulsating breast.
 "Our brother who was standing near took hold of his hand and said: Step back. He did so.
 we don't want to tell who was the author of the article in question because we knew 1t was none of Yates business. But we were willing to pacify him and said so. He did not, however, wish to conciliate things and continued to repeat the question: Who wrote that piece?
 "Wc didn'. want to fight, because we arc not built that way" But i've" could not eppease him. To 1ecur once more to the Owl:
 While we were telling him how nice the other young men had acted he clinched his fist, gritted his teeth, binked his eyes, planted his right foot on a brick and slung his fist through space like a meteor till it came in contact with our head. Then it's motion nearly stopped, but The Owl mans head twisted and recled as though it were on a pivot. As we were standing on the edge of the sidewalk the terrific jar knocked us off backwards, but the blow didn't cause precipitation"
 Nor was this all. 'Yates blazed away and gave The Owl man another lick on the head that almost caused a fracture of the skull and concussion Of the brain. While the little pale-faced printer had nothing In his hand the cuff felt like a brick slammed against our head
 Then says the veracious Owl editor:
 By this time we were doing like the ostrich when 1t is in danger-trying to hide our head. But there was nothing in sight, not even a corn husk or piece of paper. So all we could do was dodge the blows, but 1t seemed to us that we showed our head in the wrong direction every time."
 At last, at last! 'It popped into our head to run" And run ''we' did like a deer. It was a long flight, clear to tho courthouse and up and down stairs. The narrative never slips a cog-it carefully designates which stairs i've" took At length we" found a safe resort and were "treed for three hoursr
 In conclusion there are two full and complete apologies for the story that caused all the trouble and a threat:
 'If Yates and Templeman are not ar rested and fined as two countrymen would have been under the circumstances we expect to spell the officers names out in full in our next issue"
 Surely never were the facts in any case presented anywhere more faithfully. more free from personal bias than this.
 And when The World sent to Bethany for The Owl mans picture he responded promptly and with the true fraternal spirit-he sent a chalk cut, which ap- pears herewith, and an apology for not having it cast in type metal, for he had no casting box"
 Bays for the most remarkable editor that ever edited.
The age-herald., 1902-05-08
DO THEY DOUBT?

From the MobiIe Item.
 If the Democratic state executive com mittee pretends to believe that the people of Alabama are not 'ln it. in the de- mand for a state primary. and that the demand comes only from the press Let the committee ignore the demand, and If they don't "hear something drap," the press will surrender It's prerogative as the reflector of the will of the people.
The age-herald., 1902-05-08
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
cullman Strawberries.

''The strawberry market is quite active this week" said a Morris avenue mer- chant vest tcrday. "1he first consignments from Cullman brought $3.5o a crate. On Tuesday they had drcI ped to B, and to- day they ranged from $2.5o to s. With a few good showers the berries will be very abundant, and prices will drop to $2 a crate for the best.
 Next week strawberries will be quite cheap. probably s1.2O to s1.5o. But the Cullman truckers find a profit ir them at s.2O The crop is larger than usual this season.