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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
VIRGINIA SOCIETY MEETS.
Thomas Nelson Page and John Fox
 the Guests of Honor.

Atlanta, Ga, February 25.-The an- nual banquet of the Virginia Society of Atlanta was held tonight in the Piedmont hotel with Thomas Nelson Page of Virginia and John Fox of Kentucky as the guests of honor. Toasts were respond ed to by these two famous authors and by Bishop Benjamin Kelly of Savannah, Clark Howell and Henry H. Cabaniss. The toasts of the evening were in honor of George Washington and Gen. Robert E. Lee.
 Before the banquet MT. Page addressed a large audience at the Grand opera house, dwelling upon the life and services of General Lee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
INDEX TO TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.

TIC bNCdtUSFs Alabama: Fair Tuesday; Wednesday rain; fresh north to northeast winds.
 Page One. Tillman makes mild but strong speech on negro question. Crumpacker drops his fight on the south. New Orleans in midst of Mardi Gras. Bowen declines request from Germany. Supreme court sounds death knee of lot teries.
 Pago Two. Legislators having big time at Mobile. D. A. R. congress meets in Washington. Last week of city campaign.
 Page Three. General state news. Insane woman who jumped from train not injured.
 Page Four. Editorial comment. Gossip heard in hotel lobbies.
 Page Five. Krebs addresses mass meeting on sub ject of pool selling and Colonel Bush makes racy speech. Local oil company taking steps to de- feat s10,0O0 license tax amendment to rev enue bill. Camp Hardec entertained by camp Ferguson of Pratt City by way of cele- brating Washington's birthday.
 Page Six. Social notes and personals.
 Page Seven. Statehood deadlock is unbroken in sen- ate. Cortelyou makes estimate on his de- pertinent.
 Pago Eight. Baseball season is getting dangerously near. Gland wins California derby. General sporting news.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
CRUJNPACKER WILL
 LET SOUTH ALONE
Will Make No Further Efforts at his Session of Congress in the Matter of Forcing His Resolution for
 RedGcton of the Electoral Vote,

They are therefore spared the necessity of taking issue with the President It IS expected that the President being unable to get vote on the case will appoint Crum as soon as congress adjourns.
 The United States Supreme court today affirmed the Alabama Supreme court In it's decision in the case of Louis V. Kidd vs. the State of Alabama.
 Senator Pettus has drawn up an amend ment which he intends proposing to the general deficiency appropriation bill for the relief of the Deposit Savings asso- ciation of Mobile, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
NO PROOF OF DISCRIMINATION.
U. S. Supreme Court Decides Against
 Negroes In Florida.

Washington, February 23-The U. s. Supreme court today decided the case of James Torrance and others against the state of Florida. The charge was that of discriminating against the negroes in the enforce ment of the law by refusing to sum- mon colored jurors in criminal trials against the appellants.
 The court held that there was no proof of such discrimination and af- firmed the decision of the Supreme court of Florida, which upheld the legality of the proceedings in the trial court
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24

Cleveland, O., February 23.-In a head on collision tonight between west bound passenger train and an east bound freight on the Big Four railroad, east of Bcrea, two mail clerks are repeated to have been burned U death in a car which took fire, and a passenger was so severely rur. that he died shortly after being renewed from passenger car.
 One of the mall clerks was Walworth of Wellington, O. Both trains caught fire
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
Arkansas Has Antitrust Law.

Little Rock, February 23.-Thc senate today passed the King antitrust bill by a vote of 27 to 8 and it now goes to tho house, which on January 24 last, passed a similar measure, 93 to 3. Governor Davis declares that he wrote the King bill and that it is intended to exclude from Arkansas corporations that are members of commercial combinations anywhere on earth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24

Chicago, February 23.-In his speech at a night banquet Senator Hoar said:
 "A great paper has said that a gentle man who would be in General Washing tons company now, would be In very bad company, because the counsel which he gave his countryment when he was alive, would be very bad for his country men now. And l see that my excellent friend, MT. Root, secretary of war, thinks something of the same way about Abra- ham Lincoln. He says that reconstruc- tlon and the achievements which follow ed the war have been a failure We'll now, I feel very kindly, indeed, toward Mir Root. He Is a good blade of temper
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
JOHNS HOPKINS HAPPY.
University commemorates the 27th
 Anniversary of Its Founding.

Baltimore, February 23.--Johns Hop- kins university today commemorated the 27th anniversary of it's founding by large gathering of educators from all parts of the country. The an nouncement of various gifts to the university during the, number of de- grees and the annual address of Presi- dent Ramsen were presented.
 President Alderman of Tulane uni versity also delivered an address. Dur ing the year gift of s25,000 was re- ceived fror, Dr. and Mrs. Harter of New York for the establishment of a lectureship in medicine.
 The annual banquet of the alumni association was held tonight in the new Carrollton hotel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
Omnibus BIll Passed By Senate.

Washington, February 2S.--The omni- bus public building bill was passed by the senate today increasing the amounts for various buildings to the following:
 Jacksonville. Fla. S52S,O 900; Anniston, Ala. $150, GOO; Chicago, $4750,000; Indianap- oils, $2 600, GOO; Maysyile Ky, s50,oOO; Hen derson, ky. S5000O Elizabeth City, N. C.. $40, GOO; Durban, N. C., S1SO,0oo; Colds boro, N. C., s50oOO; Nashville, Tenn, $S4- 94s; Rock Hil S. C., $450OO; sherman, Tex, s145oO0; municipal building, Wash ington s2O0, 900. The following buildings are authorized to cost the amounts given: Natchitoches, La, $GO.O00. Addi- tional Improvements at Macon, Ga.' are authorized to cost $306, 900. Bureau of en- craving and printing Washington, S215,- OOo Atlanta, Ga, increase for site to A.0O,OO0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
. FEW ORLEANS, February 2s.-Re

N IEW ORLEANS. February 23.-Rex
 M x. made his triumphal entry into New orlenas today and the Crew of Proteus presented their gorgeous pagent tonight in the, presence of per- haps the largest multitude of people ever gathered in the streets of this carnival city The weather conditions were flaw less, The number of strangers exceeded that of any previous year.
 Aside from the homage paid the King the feature of the afternoon parade was the popular demonstration in honor of Admiral Schley and General Wheeler, both of whom had been created dukes of the realm for the occasion. They rode near the head of the procession through solid masses of shouting men and past crowded galleries of applauding women.
 At the conclusion of the parade Ad- miral Schley, accompanied by Mayor Capdeville and General Wheeler, was es- corted by the Continental guards in their picturesque costumes of the revolution to the armory of the command, where, in behalf of the Schley Pleasure club, City Attorney Gilmore presented the admiral with a beautiful loving cup bearing an
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
Washington Celebrates.

tons birthday was quietly observed ir this city. All the executive departments of the government were closed, though a few of the officials spent a little time al their desks during the day. Many pa triotic organizations held exercises.
 There was an elaborate patriotic dem- onstration at Alexandra, Va, the fea- lures of which included one of the most notable parades in the history of the city where George Washington was once a familiar figure The city literally kept open house to some thousands of visit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
f1OAR GLAD ROOT DOES
 NOT THINK FOR NATION

ed steel in the hands of any President whom he will faithfully serve, and MT. Root also comes from good, honest, old Concord stock. There was never known anything bad to come out of that Nag areth. But there are some things that some men can do and some things they cannot and I do not think the American people will ever employ MT. Root or give him at any rate a monopoly or a trust in the business to do their thinking for them in questions of righteousness and liberty I do not think that when he goes out of office he will get a place with any of the great morning papers to supply their readers with the latest news from the Philippine Islands"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
JUSTICE sHlRAs RETIREs.
Supreme Court Makes Record on
 Handing Down Decisions.

Washington, February 23.-In accord ance with the terms of his letter of reslg- nation, Justice Shiras today retired from his office as an assistant justice of the United States Supreme court.
 Today's record in the matter of opin- ions handed down was one of the largest ever made. This was In an effort to clear up the docket of cases fin the hearing of which Justice Shiras has participated. The number of decisions rendered was fisty. five, which left only twenty-five to be del 'vered of the eighty cases which has been argued and which were undis- posed Of.
 Justice shiras left for Florida soon af- ter the adjournment of the court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
JOHN MITCHELL SPEAKS.
Saws United States Will Gradually
 Drift to Industrial Equality.

Springfield, H., February 23.-John Mitchell. national president of the United Mine Workers or America, spoke to 25O0 people in Representative hall tonight. He spoke on the condi- tion of the present labor organizations of all classes in the country and on how the United States in general would gradually drift towards industrial equality.
 Owing to the absence of Governor Yates. Lieutenant Governor Northcott made the address Ci we come.
 President Mitchell is attending the conference between the nine workers and the operato of the Illinois dis trict
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
Stevens to Be President.

Chicago, February 23.-There was a well authenticated report today that John F. Stevens, formerly general manager of the Great Northern rail. road. had been appointed president oi the Rock Island and had been placed in charge of operation and construc' ton. Stevens is now inspecting the Rock Island.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
ALABAMA SUPREME
 COURT AFFIRMED
u. S. SUPREME COURT DECIDES
 THAT ALABAMA HAS RIGHT TO
 TAX STOCK OF RAILROADS IN- coRPoRATED IN OTHER STATES

Washington, February 23.-In an opinion delivered by Justice Holmes in the case United States supreme court today held that a state has a right to tax the stock of railroads incorporated In another state. and which Is held by an estate in the state seeking to exercise the power.
 The opinion affirmed the opinion of the supreme court of the state of Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
SULTAN WILL SEEK DELAY. While He Is Willing to Reform, He Is
 Disposed to Wait.

Vienna, February 23.-Although it Is said that the Sultan is willing to accept the scheme of reform submitted to him, it is believed in Constantinople that he will seek delay by discussing and proposing notifications of the reforms.
 It is evident that the Bulgarian gov ernment, even if it seriously attempts to control the Macedonian situation, will find great difficulty in doing SO. A violent campaign has been started in Bulgaria and meetings are being held in all the principal towns to protest against the suppression of the Macedonian committees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
Turf Concern In Trouble.

St. Louis. Mo, February 23-An invol- untary petition in bankruptcy was filed in the United States District court today against the International In- vestment company which formerly conducted turf cooperative in- vestment business. The petition alleges that the company Is indebted to the ex- tent of s1790 and is insolvent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
Strikers Still Idle.

Hazelton, Pa. Feb. 2S.-Aecording to information given out today about 300 men in the Seventh district who went on strike last May are still idle. The mine workers say that most of the strikers fer whom no places have yet been found were formerly in the service of the Le- high Coal and Navigation Company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
TWO MAIL CLERKS BURNED
 IN WRECK ON BIG FOUR

Advices are that eight or ten passeng- CTS are severely injured.
 The trains were running at full speed. Pcth locomotives were demolished and the tracks were heaped with debris
 The passenger train left Cleveland at 9:30 o'clock. A relief train left Cleve- land at midnight with doctors aboard.
 I,ATER-Mail Clerks w. H. Rockwell. E. w. Kreisman, M l.. Walworth and T. w. Smiley. all of Cleveland. were burned to death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
Appropriation Increased.

Washington, February 23.-The agricult- ural bill reported by the senate commit tee on agriculture today. increased the ap- propriation of the house s34O,ooo. of which s75.0 is for the bureau of forestry. S50,- 600 for irrigation and the remainder for smaller amounts The Quay statehood bill amendment remains as a part of the h
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
Wheat Badly Damaged.

Evansville, Ind, February 23.-The river became stationary at noon today at 40.7 feet, and will be falling by morning. The loss to farmers cannot be estimated at this time. Lumber men along Green and Rough rivers have suffered heavily. Wheat has been damaged in many sections.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
Consul Lester Sees Klna.

Copenhagen. February 23.-United States Consul Lester of Rotterdam. who is here on visit to United States Minister Sven son, was received in audience today by King Christian. The king expressed his satisfaction that the friendly relations be- tween Denmark and the United States had not been impaired by the failure of the negotiations for the sale of the Danish West Indies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
Senate Combinations.

Washington, February 23.-Confirma- tions by the senate: w. K. Day, Ohio, as the justice of the Supreme court of the United States; John K. Richards, Ohio, circuit judge for the Sixth Judicial court; Henry M. Hoyt, Pennsylvania, so- licitor general.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
Chess Tournament.

Monte Carlo, February 23.-The chess tournament scores up to the present are: Pillsbury points; Teichmann. Ils: Marco. Gis; Miese. Schlechter and Tarrasch. $; Maroczy and Mason. 5la; Taubenhaus and Wolf 4ts: Albin, ,; Marshall. 3is; Reggie. 211; Moreau. 0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
Carried Body Three Miles.

Eustis, Neb., February 23.-A German named Frymer went to the home of Fred Pulse and after beating Pulse into in- sensibility shot and killed Mrs. Pulse, of whom he was jealous. Then Frymer car ried the body of the woman miles 10 a school house. Frymcr is under arrest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
Supreme Court Says Tickets
 Can'tb be Sent by Express
AN IMPORTANT DECISION
Justice Harlan HoIds That It Is a Form of Interstate Commerce and Hence Comes Under Scope
 of Prohibitory Law.

Washington, February 8.-The power of congress to prohibit the sending of lot- tery tickets from one state to another by other means than the United States mails, was passed on today by the United States Supreme court. The question arose in connection with two cases, that of Champion vs. the United States, and that of Francis vs the United States, and in both cases the consttutionality of the act of congress of 1895 (prohibiting the transmission of lottery tickets from one state to another by express or other wise) was challenged. The opinion in the Champion case was delivered by Justice Harlan and sustained the validity of the law
 In the Francis case Justice Holmes spoke for the court, holding that the of- fense alleged did not come within the scope of the law in question. Both were criminal cases.
 Represented Paraguay Lottery.
 Champion. at the time of his arrest. was in Chicago representing what was known as the Pan-American lottery of Paraguay. The particular charge against him was that of delivering a box of lot- tery tickets to the Wel-Fargo Express company in Texas for shipment to Cali fornia. He was arrested in Chicago to be taken to Texas, and immediately ask ed for habeas corpus which the Fed eral court of Chicago refused 10 grant. He appealed from that adverse decision to the Supreme court, and it is this ap- peal which was decided today, the decfs- ion being adverse to him.
 Francis operated In Cincinnati, O., md was charged with conducting n policy shop" The numbers were selected by players in Newport just across the Ohio river in Kentucky, and brought to the main office in Cincinnati by ferry. This, 1t was charged, was a violation of the statute of '95 and Francis was arrested and found guilty. His sentence was af- firmed and the case removed to the Su- preme court. The effect of Justice Holmes decision Is to send the case back l for a new trial.
 Belongs to Police Power.
 The principal contention of the counsel for the lottery men was that the sup pression of the lotteries belongs exclusive ly to the police power of the several states and is not a federal function. and that consequently the law of 1895 Is in derogation of the tenth amendment of the constitution, which provides that the powers not delegated to the United States by the constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively. or to the people.
 They also contended that the sending of lottery tickets or policy slips from one state to another does not constitute an act of interstate commerce.
 Justice Harlan's opinion In the Cham pion case proceeded entirely on the the ory that the transmission of lottery tick cts from one state to another Is a form of Inter. state commerce, because they are subject of traffic and have d money value, and hence the law was a regula- ton of inter. state commerce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
To Train Librarians.

Cleveland. O., February 23.-Andrew Carnegie has decided to give Slo0.OoO to Western Reserve University of this city to establish school for the training of librarians. The announcement was made by President Thwing of Western Re- serve today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
shins on Hunt for Alexander.

Washington, February 3.-secretary Moody today had word that all three of the relief ships sent out to search for the missing collier Alexander had start ed on their mission. The three vessels will act in conjunction with the Lebanon,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
THE HOUSE.

Washington, February 23.-The house today passed the general deficiency ap- propriation bill. the last of the regular supply bills It carried sl3,69s 7Sl. The only amendment of importance was one anpropriating s1,000,000 to replace the stores and storehouse at the Rock Island arsenal recently destroyed by ire. Ihe hill to amend the railroad safety appli- ance act was sent to conference and the conference was instructed not to insist on that portion of the house amendment giv- ing the interstate commerce commission mower to reduce below 50 per cent. of cars eouinped with patent air brakes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
Nenroes penounce TlIIman.

Peoria. Ill, February 23.-At mass meeting of negroes tonight resolutions were adopted denouncing Senator Tillman for his recent stand on the race question. The resolutions beg the two Illinois sem ators to work for the confirmation of pr. Crum as a federal officer, anG say:
 eve request our northern citizens to refrain from inviting Senator Tillman to take part in any public function as nublic speaker on the race problem
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
killinn ln Mls.ls ;ippI.

Memnbis. Tenn. Frtruary 23.-A special to the Commemorative from Crystal snrines. Miss. savs. John Gallman of calIman. four mil ufh f here, killed Tuse Chance tnts m0rr Ing about 1 o'clock. They had q la -rclel over triVlai matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24

NY Washington, February 2S.-tSpe- M cial.)-There will be no further
 efforts by Representative crum- packer of Indiana at this session of con gress in the matter of forcing his reso- lution for the reduction of the electoral vote of the southern states. In fact MT. Crumpacker talked today as if he had about given up the task of remedying this in the future by legislation.
 'The problem is a social one," said MT. Crumpacker. and must be worked out by evolution rather than legislation Present feeling and speeches we have re- gently heard lead me to believe that it will not be a great while before the mat ter will right itself"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
WIFE or D0EIl IS
 GRANTED DIVORCE
ONE OF TIL CONS NATIONS IS THAT SHE la TO atf HER HUs- BAND s5ooo--st e SAYS HE IS RE- PULSIVE.

on d visit and attended the meetings held ty the Zion healer. She met and became Infatuated with the promoter of Dowie- ism and later married him. Later Mrs. Dowie deserted her husband, alleging that he was repulsive, overbearing and cruel. She went to Colorado to live with a daughter and later brought suit for divorce in the courts of Page county, Iowa. One of the st!puations was that she was to give her husband 5000, which was today paid to him in gold.
 Mrs. North Is probably worth s.00 900. Dowie will continue to make his home at Essex. Iowa,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30
VARIETIES OF CHRISTIANS.

BY Kew. L.. A. (FaHdalI.
Conversion no more changes mans
natural temperament than it does the
color Of his hair. 1t gives him new
ideals, fills his heart with new moral
purposes. but 1t does not take from him
his natural idiosynerasies. Peter was
emotional and impetuous. He jumped
into the sea in his haste to reach his
Master, and not only denied his Lord,
but swore about 1t. Thomas had hard
work to believe. Only upon the most
convincing proof could he be persuad-
ed that Jesus had risen from the dead.
Paul was a thinker, who combined zeal
with penetrating thoughtfulness.
These types persist in modern life.
We cannot make all Christians like
ourselves, and If we could the result
would be harmful rather than helpful.
The emotional appeal to the emotional
and the thoughtful to their own kind.
Because a man does not work in our
own way it does not follow that his
way is wrong. The Salvation Army
makes large use of nsise, and noise In
religious services is offensive to not a
few. But there are others to whom the
drum and cymbal and rafting songs
make appeal who would be unmoved
by calm argument Let every man
work in his own way SO long as this
way is not morally wrong. 1t takes
varieties of saints TO save varieties Of
sinners