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PERSONAL.

Father Giles, o. s. B., secretary OF St.
Brevard College, who preached at St.
Bernard College, who preached at St.
terday. He win be In Birmingham again
next Saturday.
At the Florence: j. Cheshire, North
Carolina; G. e. Jackson and wife, Ala
bama; A. L. Clark, Louisville and Nash
Vile; g. d. Chase st Louis; T. NJ.
johnson, Selma; A. e. Carruth, Hef1n;
w. e. Golfer. New York; f. e, Serron,
Philadelphia; e. A. Meader. Savannah;
b. w. Hart. North Carolina; j. 8. Tart,
Savannah; r. W. Bridges, Tuscaloosa;
L. e. Grace, Montgomery; q. A. Tur-
ner, Alabama; @. NJ. Joyner. Jr.,
Rome; 7. NJ. Jones. Johns M Rich
bourg, Johns; Walter Hoffman. Alabama;
g. w Graham, North Carolina; ]. s.
Gibson, Cleveland; Charles ]. Hager, Belle
Ellen w. A. Johnson, Richmond; E. T.
Kirkpatrick, Nashville; Thomas J. Muir
ray, Lynchburg; j. c. Jones, Huntsville;
w. B. Herkel. Staunton; H. q. Rice. At
ianta; DIR. C. Battor, Danville; C. III.
Trott and family, Cincinnati; f. q. Ram
sey, Gadsden; W. N. Moore, Jasper; d.
s. Gillespie, Leeds; q. L. Blankership.
Columbus; w. w. Battle, Admission; w.
B. Parrish, Alabama.
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Last evening the Darlington
company played Derricks Confusion"
in excellent style. It is pat pat COM
edy that must go with snap and alertness
but the weston-Carrington company did
it full justice. Kendall Weston looked and
played the part of young Mortimer
Mumbleford" we'll and made good i'm
preston. The character does not admit
of great opportunities, but 1t requires
care and clean understanding of the
work.
Miss Darlington was another negative
character, but she, too, grasped all of Its
possibilities, was as charming as ever as
Rose Mumbleford." Mr.. Reardon and
Miss Power had unlimited opportunity.
The remainder Of the company did good
work. Mr.. Battle and Mr.. Bowlser. and
especially Miss Proctor, who made a coed
part out Of Maria
The company is doing good work at
the Aquatic theatre, and deserves the
splendid patronage accorded them by the
people of Birmingham.
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BIG ATTRACTION
PROMISED FOR 18th
RACES AND BARBECUE AT FAIR
GROUNDS NEXT SATURDAY FOR
BENEFIT OF oRPHANAcE WILL
DRAW GREAT CROWD.


The races, athletic games and other
sports at the Fair Grounds next Saturday,
July 4, for the benefit of the orphans
home at East Lake will attract, it is be-
lIeved, an unusually large crowd. Thous-
ands of tickets have been printed and
many of them have been sold already.
An old fashioned barbecue will be fea-
ture of the day. Memoirs band has been
engaged for the occasion and popular
music will be discoursed during the morn
ing and afternoon.
The orphans home has been paid Tor
and has been partly furnished. The pro-
ceeds of the Fourth Of July attractions
will enable the management to complete
the furnishing and certain improvements
that have been planned.
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MINERS ARE IDLE.
Pratt City Workers Attend Convention
at Ensiey-other News.

Pratt City, June 20. -(Special.l -All Of
the miners around Pratt were Idle today.
The miners held mass meeting at Ensley
but nothing definite was decided upon.
Palmetto Camp, No. 50, Woodman Of the
World, met tonight In regular ression.
Four candidates were initiated into the
mysteries of woodcraft.
The Presbyterian Sunday school pupils
and friends will picnic at North Birming-
ham Wednesday.
Walter Graham of Guthrie, KY, spent
yesterday with his sister, Mrs. C. R. At
kins, on Highland avenue
Miss Kate Helpbringer and Miss Clara
Maxim will leave tomorrow FOR an ex-
tended trip to Denver, Colorado Springs
and Manitou. After seeing all the sights
in Colorado they will go to st. Joseph.
Mo-, where they will spend the remainder
of the summer at Miss Helpbringer's
home.
Mrs T. o. Worrell and, children left
yesterday for Speisner to visit Mrs. Wor-
rells parents. ssesss4
Mrs Lawson and little daughter will
souri, for several weeks.
Mrs George Burk is quite sick at her
home on Third street.
]. r. Goree of Deatsyille visited rela-
tives In our city yesterday.
Miss Jennie Dunlap is visiting rela-
tiyes at Bell Ellen this week.
Mrs. Little and Mrs. Duboise of Ems
ley were the guests of Miss Fannie Webb
today.
Raymond Going will leave tomorrow
for months visit to relatives in Column
bia, Tenn.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Zuber will chape-
rome party of young people to New
castle tomorrow, where they will spend
the day picnicing.
The ladies of the home missionary So
ciety of the Southern Methodist church
presented their pastor the Rev. w. e.
Foust, a handsome couch for his study
this afternoon.
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BIGAMY CHARGED
AGAINST M'CUE
LIEUTENANT IN U. s. ARMY HAS
TO FACE SERIOUS CHARGE, BUT
DENIES THAT HE HAS TWO
WIvEs-HlS@ BRIDE LEAVES.

Chicago, June 29.-Iieut William X.
Mccue Of the United States army Is
confronted with charge of bdgamy. Sew
eral days ago he arrived at a Chicago
hotel with a bride of two weeks. The
bride was Miss Viola Simon of San Fran
CISCO who was nearly Frustrated today
when she heard that another woman at
Cincinnati, formerly a Miss westcott,
claimed to be the lieutenants wife.
Mccue had left the hotel and the bride,
believing that she had been deserted,
made arrangements to return to her pa
rents in San Francisco.
A few minutes before midnight McCue
returned saying he had spent the day at
Fort Sheridan. The bride in the mean
time had left the hotel, and up to late
hour McCue had not been able to find
her He positively denies the charge Of
bigamy After his return to the hotel
tonight. Lieutenant McCue was told the
exact nature of the charges against him.
He made the following statement:
IT was never married to Ida Westcott,
all reports to the contrary notwithstand-
ing / have a ten days extension Of
leave from Washington which does not
expire until July l."
He Must be crazy.
Cincinnati, June 2s,-=Mrs. Ida W. Nc
Cue. wife OF Lieutenant w. X. McCue,
laid before the chief Of police the fact to-
day that she had received cards an
nouncing the marriage Of her husband
on June 70 to Miss Simon OF San Fran
cisco. She says she cannot account for
this action except on the theory that he
has become insane through illness. She
and McCue were married here while Nc
Cue was an enlisted man stationed at
Fort Thomas.
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MEMBERS OF BAR
WANT JUDGE Sem
Is Thought He VIII Succeed
Late Judge WlIkerson
HAS STRONG ENDORSEMENT
Many Lawyers Mentioned for Position
of Junior Judge in Event Judge Sem
Is Promoted to Senior
JudseshiP.
HAS STRONG ENDORSEMENT

A special from Montgomery to The Age
Herald last night says:
Governor Jelks did not reach decision
in either of the three judicial vacancies
before him today. The vacancy III the
Birmingham city court was for the first
time brought especially to the sJevrnor's
attention, and 1t may be that he will ZANE
the successor to the lamenteG Judge VIII
kerson tomorrow. He will certainly not
long delay the appointment. 1t is the
prevailing impression here that the Hon.
Charles A. Sem, junior judge, is to be
promoted to the senior position, strong
pressure to this effect having today been
brought to bear upon the governor.
Among the distinguished men who saw
the governor in the interest of Judge Sem
were Congressman Underwood and Henry
B. Gray of Birmingham. Judge J. J.
Banks appears here as a fayorite in sue
cession to Judge Sem in case Of his pro-
motion.
Favor Judge Sem.
A number of Birmingham attorneys, In
speaking of the judgeship, expressed
themselves strongly in favor of the pro-
motion of Judge Sem to the position of
senior judge They say that his promo
ton would be highly acceptable to all the
bar.
The consensus of opinion among law
yers was that he was eminently fitted
for the position and was entitled by his
past services to promotion.
For Junior Judge,
Many names for the position now held
by Judge Sem. in case of his promotion,
are being discussed by the bar and lay
men, Charles w. ferguson, A. o. Lane,
John H. Miller G. R, Harsh, William
Bethea, Nathaniel L. Miller W. r.
Houghton and George Huddlestone are
among those who are prominently
spoken Of
Edward II. Cabaniss, who has been
mentioned as strong possibility states
that he Is not candidate for either po-
sition, and wound not under any circum-
stances accept.
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Washington. June 29.-The following
consular appointments. arranged by the
President on Saturday, were announced
by Acting Secretary Of State LOOMS to-
day.
Albion ". Tourgee of New York. now
consul at Bordeaux. France promoted
to be consul general at Halifax. Nova
Scotia. Mr. Tourgee is the well known
author and novelist
Urban Ledoux of Maine, now consul
at Three Rivers, Canada, promoted TO be
consul at Bordeaux. Mr. Ledoux has
made good record in the consular ser
vice, and is notable for his knowledge of
the French language and literature in adj
ditton to practical business qualities.
William Harrison Bradley, now consul
at Tnnstall, England promoted to be
consul at Manchester, England Mr.
Bradley has been many years In the con-
sular service and is a nephew of the
late Justice Bradley of the Supreme court
= = =
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EXPOSITION MONEY NEEDED.
President Francis and Others Call on
the Secretary of the Treasury.

washington, June 2e.-Ex- Governor
Francis, president of the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition company, accompanied
By ". H. Thompson, treasurer, and d.
M. Houser, vice president, had a confer
ence with Secretary Shaw today regarding
the release of the 100000 appropriation
by congress for the exposition.
The company has expended almost tho
entire s10.O0o,0 900 which must he expended
under the provisions of the INV before the
government appropriation is payable and
the conference was for the purpose of
learning from Secretary Shaw what pre-
liminary steps must be taken to secure It.
The exposition company will not make
formal demand for the congressional APP
preparation until the $10,00o,0J9 provided for
In the act shall have been fliiy expended.
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MANY CONSULS PROMOTED
FOR SERVICES OF PAST

william P. smyth of Missouri, now con-
sui at Hull England. promoted to be
consul at Tunstall. Mr.. smyth was for
mer st. Louis newspaper man and has
been ten years IN the consular service
Louis H. Ayme, now consul at Guade-
lope w. /. promoted to be consul at
Para, Brazil. Mr.. Ayme distinguished
himself by his efficient, intelligent and
tireless labor for the relief of the distress
at the time of the Martinique disaster.
Leo Bergholz Of New York, now consul
at Erzoroum, Turkey. promoted to be
consul at Three Rivers, Canada.
George B. Anderson of the District of
Columbia, now consul at Durango, Me-,
transferred to Guadeloupe.
Walter C. Hamm of Pennsylvania, app
pointed consul at Hull England Mr..
Hamm is a well-known literary man and
editorial writer In Philadelphia.
James 4. Leroy of Michigan appointed
consul ut Durnage. Mexico. Mr.. Leroy
has been in the Philippines for several
years and was recommended by Governor
Taft and Others as well as by Senators
Barrows and Alger.
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AMERICA CHARGED
WITH INTRIGUING
London Paper Discusses the
Situation in Colombia
REYES MAY START TROUBLE
He Is In Possession Of Sufficient Arms
man to Proclaim a Revolution and
unseat President Marc
quln--Wants Fairness.
REYES MAY START TROUBLE

London, Juen 2s.-The Morning Adver-
tiser publishes on authority this morning
a statement by the consul general Of Co
lombia concerning the situation between
the United States and Colombia with re-
gard to the Panama canal. The statement
is as follows;
THE signing Of the Hay-Herran treaty
by the Colombian minister in Washington
has been the object Of American pres
sure and intrigue for many months. Every
effort has been made to prevent the OPP
position party headed by General Reyes,
gaining sufficient power to defeat the
passage of the bill, but General Reyes is
in possession of sufficient armsmen to pro-
claim a revolution and unseat President
Marroquin. He does not desire that the
United States should not construct the
canal but he does desire fair treatment.
General Reyes considers that the terms Of
payment are insufficient and as a pro-
test he is prepared to fight to the end.
LAS another means of gaining their end,
for many months American agents have
been intoxicating a spirit Of revolt against
Colombian control into the minds of the
people of Panama, and today the people
are ready to rise when called to do so by
the American agitators and proclaim
their Independence. This will be done II
General Reyes, the vice president of the
republic is successful in inducing Colom-
bia to refuse to sell. Panama will rise
and claim it's independence with American
guns and ammunition purchased W IN
American money. America once again
will step In and assert the independence
of a down-trodden people as she has
done in the past-to her own increased
and lasting benefit. Then the American
government will build the canal, enforc-
ing its own terms on the helpless people,"
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GERMAN CLAIMS IN CUBA.
Secretary Says That Matter VIII Be
Taken Up BY First Minister.

Havana, June 2s.-Garcia yoloz, the Gu
ban consul general at Hamburg, reports
that at a banquet at Hamburg at which
Emperor William and Foreign Secretary
Baron Won Richthoffen were present, the
latter remarked to him that the first
matter TO be taken up by the German
minister to Cuba would be the claims Of
German citizens The officials here are
puzzled to know what claims the Germans
have since the war claims were disposed
Of as far as Cuba is concerned by the
treaty of Paris. The consul was not in a
position to enlighten them on the point
and the circumstances have been COM
inundated to Senior Quesada, Cuban min
lister at Washington, so that he may con-
suit with the American government as
to the possibility of German claims on
Cuba
The Cuban officials incline to the belief
that Baron Won Richthoffen referred to
the Spanish bonds sold In Europe on ac-
count of the Cuban war debts.
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NEITHER WANTS TO FIGHT.
Sultan and Bulgarian Government Both
Oppose War.

London, June 29.-The Belgrade corre-
spondent of The Times says M. Petroff,
the Bulgarian premier, has given an in
terview In which he declared that the
Sultan of Turkey and the Bulgarian gov
eminent were both opposed to war, but
the situation was worse than at any time
since the delivery of the Turkish note
last spring.
Though most of the prisoners at Sa-
lonica had been released. four hundred
fresh arrests have been made, and 5000
refugees have arrived at Adrianopole, The
aim of the Turks, the premier is reported
as saying, is the deliberate determination
of the Bulgarians in Macedonia by meth
DDS scarcely short of massacre, and the
high officials in Turkey are promoting
the war movement.
NJ. Petroff anticipates a war, and ex-
presses contempt for the Turkish army,
which he says cannot be modified inside
of two months, whereas Bulgaria can
mobolize an army of 100000, well armed
men, very quickly. 1t is possible, he
thinks, that the Sultan in order to avert
a war may make concessions, but unless
he does so, catastrophe is imminent.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
At the RIIo...

- 49, N'jIE-
1t is rare that a theatre goer sees
production in which every member Of the
company has good part, and where
every part is well played, and some excel
lently played. But such is the case this
week at the Bijou.
Each member of the company got a
newer and better hold on the public by
their work last night. The house was
comfortably filed, and the audience SEEM
ed to enjoy the performance from start
to finish.
The best part seems to have fallen to
Stanley Dark. AS the theological student,
and brother of the dashing and fast Dick
Swift, he has a great character part to
portray.
Nora o'Brien played part as few could
play 1t. She was the widow woman of
the world who had but one noble impulse
and that was her love for Dick Swift. 1t
would have saved her had he not mar
ried another woman. When Miss o Brien
wore her hat and beautiful gown in the
second and third acts she was typical
Gibson woman.
Joseph Kilgour has the part of Dick
Swift the man who slept twenty-four
hours, and afterwards got into complica-
tions by being a day behind in his reck-
onings. His part is straight comedy from
start to finish, and he has not a serious
thought through the entire piece. He is
excellent as liar.
Lawrence Wheat, who played the man
about town, was good as a masher.
Miss Grace Gibbons as the maid had a
very clever part and one which is easy to
everyday, She made a cunning maid.
Miss Hayner and Miss Hamlin as Mrs.
Churchill and Mary Churchill, very re-
ligious people, were good.
Miss Helen Ford as Dick Swift's wife
had all the trouble of the play, and she
was the one expected to believe her aus
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TRIee co. WANTS THE JOB.
VIII Put In a Bid for Constructing the
Revenue Cutter Mohawk.

Washington, June 2s.-Mr. Myers, re-
ceiyer OF the w. R. Trgg company of
Richmond. Va, contractors for the cor.
struction of the United States steazlsnip
Galveston. the revenue cutter Mohawk
and a dredge for the w1r department,
who failed sometime 1go had an inter-
view today and requested Secretary Shaw
and Captain Shoemaker, chief of the rev.
enue cutter service, to allow the Trigg
company to take charge of the Mohawk as
soon as she is released by the courts and
complete her for the government.
1t was decided, however, that under the
law no contract can be entered into for
the work. when the contract will go to
the lowest responsible bidder. Under the
ruling 1t Is not unlikely that the Trfgg
company viii submit a bid for the work.
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WILL ENcAMP AT JACKSON.
Governor Beckham Decides to Have
Soldiers Galore in Breathitt.

Frankfort, KY, June Ex-Governor
Beckham has determined to take ad-
vantage of the necessity for keeping
state troops at Jackson, Breathitt
county, by making that place the scene
OF the annual camp of instruction of
all soldiers of the Second regiment of
lie Kentucky national guard.
This will save the state considerable,
as the camp of instruction is especi-
any necessary this year in advance of
the combined maneuvers with the reg.
ular soldiers of the department of the
lakes, which is to be held in this state
In October Next
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office Furniture Sold.

Norfolk, Va. June 2s.-By order of
Sheriff LAWYER, the office furniture of
the Norfolk-Hampton Roads shipbuildins
company was today sold at auction to
satisfy judgment secured against the
concern by F. Haenzelmann. a surveyor.
who plotted the tract bought by the COM
pany near sewall's Point. The furniture
brought s10s Ex-Governor Atkinson of
West Virginia and Treasurer Peter Sill
verman Of the same state Col. w. H.
Knauss of Columbus. o.. and w. p. Harri-
son of wheeling. are directors In the
company. which was capitalized at sla-
100000.
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bands stories. which she did like nice
little wife.
The plot of the play is simple. Dick
Swift gets drunk and sleeps twenty-four
hours. When he awakes he is a day be-
hind in his calculations and does not ex-
pect his wife until the following day. A
widow, an old flame of his bachelor days,
appears and the wife catches him kissing
the widow. 1t leads to explanations and
the widow is introduced as the sister of
the Swift brothers. The theolog objects
and causes trouble. Mrs. Churchill ap-
pears on the scene and causes moro
trouble by guessing the real truth. It
finally all ends happily by the theolog
getting caught kissing the maid. and then
he agrees to call it even. Mrs. Churchill
becomes paclfied and all ends well.
D. II. 3.
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PENNSYLVANIA STOCK TAKEN.
Nine Per Cent of the New Issue Has
Been Paid Up.

Philadelphia, June 29.-Announcement
was made by one Of the executive Off
GERS of the Pennsylvania railroad today
that the last returns show that the 49,
100000 of new stock has all been taken by
the shareholders, and that 90 per cent of
II has been paid up in full
AS the stock was offered at $50 per share
the issue of 81, 100000 shares represents to
the company a cash value of s90, ZOO, 900
from which must be deducted about ST.
100000 In commissions to the underwriting
syndicate. From the proceeds of the new
stock Issue will also be deducted tenn
porary loan of $40, 900, 900 made early In the
present year leaving approximately $685.
10000, as, according to the official state
ment made today, $S100O,0O0 of the S9e,-
100000 has been paid in.
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New York, June pa special meet
ing Of the board of directors of the In
ternational Mercantile Marine company
the position of various lines in the
shipping merger and the conditions
brought about by the forthcoming with
drawal of the Cunard line from the
transatlantic rate agreement. The
Cunard line notice of withdrawal does
not go into effect unLl July 2.
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WHITE MAN AssAssINATED.
South caroIinlan Shot Dead Willis
Eating His Supper.

Columbia, s. c., June 29.-John T.
Phillips. while eating his supper to-
night at his home in Norway, Barn
well county, was assassinated by a
person unknown.
His brains were shot out by load
of buckshot A girl 10 years old and
a boy of IL were wounded.
Phillips was a respected citizen Of
Norway Last Saturday he and two
sons had a difficulty with two negroes.
This is the only clue.
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MORE TROUBLE IN HAITI.
Foreign Minister and the Minister OF
the Interior Have Resigned.

Port au Prince, June 2s.--The situation
here is disquieting. The foreign minister
and the minister of the interior have re-
signed and no successor has yet been APP
pointed to succeed the late minister of
posed to prosecuting the inquiry into the
financial scandal.
In an address to the soldiers Of the
guards President Nord vigorously de-
nounced the attitude of the chamber, the
senate and the national bank as being
hostile to his government. The troops ac-
claimed the president, shouting Down
with the chambers"