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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-25

Panama; thence through the United States of Columbia to Ecuador and finally through the Peruvian states to Buenos Ayres, on the Atlantic ocean; also a branch line beginning In the republic of Peru, and extending In southeasterly dirSctior through BresA to s.Sio de Ja- nelro; also branch line beginning in the republic of Peru and extending in a southerly direction through Chile to Val paraiso on the southern Pacific ocean.
 The estimated cost of the Pan-American railroad is $25o0oo,OO0 and the estimated length 10000 miles.
 A charter also was issued to the Ameri- can Town Site company, an adjunct of the railway corporation, with a capital stock fixed at s10000,000, with business of fees at Shawnee and Guthrie, Okla; New York City, Superior, Neb.; Hutchinson, Kan; Dallas and Galveston, Tex; Winni- peg, Canada, and the City of Mexico.
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dered them to leave she was repeatedly struck by two of the negro women.
 City Marshal Kelly arrested the two women but was at once attacked by a crowd of 200 negroes, who succeeded In re- leasing the prisoners, leaving Kelly un- conscious on the ground
 Later In the day Sheriff Robert Burke of Geneva, with posse, arrested three of the negroes, William Allen, Harry Bell and Fanny Shelby, taking them from train at Batavia after a desperate battle in the railway coach and on the station platform. Both Bell and the Shelby wom- an were locked up in the town jail till the gathering of a large crowd of citizens caused the police to order their removal to Geneva. Allen later was released
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-25
Fight Twenty-Round Draw.

Kansas City, Mo. August 24-Johnny Began of Brooklyn and Tommy Feltz of here tonight. Both men finished fairly strong. although Began had the better of the contest throughout. In the nineteenth Began landed a right swing to the jaw and Feltz went down, but was up almost immediately. Feltz's left eye was almost closed during the latter part of the con- test. The fight was fast and clever from beginning to end Began weighed in at 1,5 hounds while Fetz weighed 12L. Feltz Is matched to fight Neil for the cham nionship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-25
POLICE HAVE CLUE.
Believe Charles Price Is Murderer of
 Little Boy.

Detroit. Mich, August A-After six days work on the musterious murder of little Alphonso Wilmer. whose mutiated body was found last Tuesday morning among some molding fiasks at the rear of the Michigan Stove company's works. the police today issued circular which they are sending broadcast asking for the ar rest of Charles Price. alias Emil Waltz. on suspicion of being the murderer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-25
NEGROES LOCKED IN JAIL
 TOPREVENT A LYNCHING

sible lynching a. Chicago colored man and woman were secretly removed from a crowd surrounding the jail at Batavia, H., tonight and locked up In the county prison at Geneva. The prisoners had been arrested after series of violent encount- CTS between residents of the village and participants. -inn the picnic of negroes of the Quinn and Bethel chapel.
 About 5000 colored men and women made up the picnic party at Mill Creek, two miles south of Batavia. The negroes took possession of the lawn of Mrs. George Burton's place, and when she or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-25
New Cruiser Tried.

Booth Bay Harbor, Me, August 2l- The new cruiser Cleveland, built by the Bath Iron Works company, was given a spin today over the Southport measured final official trial on the Cape Ann course next week. The Southport course is a mile in length. The understanding was that the trial was quite satisfactory to the builders
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-25
Methodists Adjourn.

Munce. Ind, August 24-rhe annual conference of the Methodist Protestant church came to an end at noon today. The conference placed itself on record as favoring the union of the Methodist Pro- testant. the Congregational and United Brethren churches the new organization to be known as the United church. Dell egates elected to the national convention were instructed to work for the union.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-25
SCHEDULE FILED.
Sharp and Bryan Creditors and Lia.
 bilities Made Public.

New York. August A.-The schedules in the assignment of Sharp & Bryan, bank CTS and brokers, who assigned on Au- gust B. were filed today in the Supreme court. They show.
 Liabilities. s5,7i7,369; nominal assets, s11,- 25S, ,064: actual assets exclusive of stocks and bonds pledged to secure loans. $397.- 437
 The principal secured creditors are Russell Sage. s201.3S J. P. Morgan & Co.,, si6.27s: Morton Trust company. s1,- 116.570; Nassau Trust company, s201s09; Western National bank. s5s7.3Ss; Kuhn. Loeb & Co.,. $l50975; Heidelbach. Ickle- heimer & Co.,, $10lS33 yon Hoffman & Co., S142, ,S43 Lazard Freres, s702,215.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-25
Kaiser Buys Residence.

Berlin, August 24.-Emperor William has added his fifty-fourth residence to the ffty-three he already own by buying the estate of Damn -Muehle. called the Pearl of Brandenburg, for s5ooooo. It was owned by a country squire named Mollank. The present residence will be rebuilt and con- verted into hunting castle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-25
Speaks on oId-TIme Methodism.

Warsaw, Ind, August 24.-The Rev. F. E. Taylor, a Brooklyn evangelist, was the speaker today at the opening of the Bible confererice at Winona Lake. A conference for young people was conducted by John Willis Baer. In the evening the Rev. George of Cleveland, Tenn, spoke in the auditorium on "Old-Time Method ism"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-25

terial and the flames spread with rapid ity. Only the work people near the doors were able to escape. The residents above, seeing their escape cut off, clung to win dows, screaming for help The firemen held out sheets of canvas and called to them to jump. Fifteen persons were saved in this manner but many missed the sheet, thirteen being killed on the spot, including two children. Sixteen persons were injured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-25
10 investigate Leper Scandal.

San Juan, F. R.. August 24.-The execu- live council has ordered a committee of three of its members immediately to in- vestigate the leper colony scandal and make their report at the earliest possible moment. The disclosures continue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-25
FIFTY PERSONS BURNED TO
 DEATH IN BUDAPEST FIRE

Budapest, August 24.--Fire this evening in four-story building, the two lower stories of which were occupied by fancy goods firm and the upper floors by flats. cut off the escape of many of the 200 work people and of the residents on the third and fourth floors. Between forty and fifty persons were burned to death
 The house contained piles of f1imsy ma-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-25
Church Treasurer Arrested.

Chicago. August 24.-Henry T. Elby. treasurer of the olivet Baptist church, colored, of this city was arrested and ar raigned before Justice Bradwell today on a charge of having embedded the church funds to the extent of s21, 900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-25
CHRISTIANS MASSACRED
 BY THE MOHAMMEDANS.

this morning from Ad-
 Christians Sunday morning
 opened fire nsugent followed inside the town and the Christians
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-25
WEATHER FORECAST.

Washington. August A.-F Forecast for Alabama: Fair Tuesday; show CTS and cooler at night for We6nes day; variable winds.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-10-02

ella todas las puertss, hasta In GEL
da en- que Sc halIsba Hector hacfa
una eemana. Et conde estaba ten
dido en- el lecho. inm6vil y de cara
Ia pared. Parecfa que estaba dur
miendo.
-;Hectorl Hectorl iEsposo mfot
CRITIC la baroness de Rupert nreci.
pftandose hacia el.
Pero de repente did ur grito. re.
trocedi6. volvi6 acercarse. dt6
otro grito. levant6 los oios nj cielo
y soito una ruldoss carcaiada.
La baroness de Rupert Sc hahfa
vueito loca s1bitamente nj darse
cnenta de que ell conde de Main
Hardye estaba muerto.
Hector habfa dado fe Ia carta
DEL infame vizconde da La Morli6re
y 90 habfa c!avado el pufisl en- ii
pecho.
Ia mnerte debi6 scr inatantAnes.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-10-02

Al obscurecer de aquel dfa IN it,
nete cubferto de polvo entraba en-
Rochefort. Las custro hsrraduras
de su cabailo arrancaban chispss al
pedernal de las GALES en- su r6pida
carrera. Era Grano de Sal.
I'll fiel criado lIevaba q Diana el
indulto del conde, precedfendo nj
general y q 81 sobrino dos horas
apenas.
El reg perdonaba com plets men te
y autorizaba al conde para uerma-
necer en- sus tierras de In Vend6a.
Diana trastornsda y fuera de 81 y
acompahada de sus dos primos CO.
rri0 casa del general gobernador
dc La plaza. I'll general In cogi6 la
mano y le dijo:
-Vos m 8 N q. sef1ora, ser3s
quien lieve q vuestro esposo la nue..
W que me tra6ls.
( 81 goberpador acompsf16 <
Diana Il prisi6n, hizo abrir ante
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-10-02

El gohernador no Sc mostraba
tan severe como al principle, y al
CabO de tres 6 Cuatro dfas, si no
permiti6 q Diana que viese Hec.
tor, en- cambio autoriz6 q visitarle
nj senior de Passe Croix, q cambio
de la palabra de honor de este, de
no hacer NADIA para facilitsr la
evasion del conde, y Ell baron Sc
encarg6 de llevarle la contestsci6n
de Diana, que le decfa:
SH6ctor mfo: 70 tampoco quie-
ro que te fusilen, y tn Diana sera
fuerte y te permittra otra clase de
muerte, si Ell rey 10 concede ell In.
dulto, pero yo creo y conffo en- 6l.
Mis- primos Green, como 20, que mi
padre y ell vizconde llegaran hoy.
SHector. amado milo, siempre es
tempo de morir y basta para clio
IN minute.
2Espera esta noche adm; espera,
cree en- mf... Espera, cree en- DiOs:
Dtos no puede querer separarnos. J.
-----------------
I'll baron de Passe Croix Sc encar
60 de esta carta y Sc dirigi6 Ia
prisi6n, en- la que encontr6 H9c-
tor seutad0 en- su CANA, con las
piernas cruzadas y muy triste. aun-
que tranquilp.
Al YER entrar al baron, Sc puso
en- pie con mucha viveza.
-SY DIana7 pregunt6.
Diana no sabe uaia, respondi6
tristemente ell baron que cogi6 In
manO de Hector y La estvech6.
Al mismo tempo supo dar su /
rostro una expression eonsternada. 4
Sse6 In carta de Diana y se la did
& Hector, que Sc apodeF6 con ansia
de ella.
--JQ16 querGis decirne7
Que Dians no sabe adm NADIA. II
Y que espera atin -.
Hector 90 pusO palidO y diio:
--Oomprando. han negado al
el baron inciin6 Ia cabeza, n
: ten9is miedo de dar la noticia 6
Diana. II
--Tengo miedo dc malaria.
1nclin6 Hsctor 10 cabezs. J pos
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-10-02

n sus mejiIlas deslizaronse silenciosas
Il dos lagrimss.
II -iPobre Diana mfal murmur6.
Il y cogiendo la mano del baron ana
di6: Va sab6is, amigo mfo. que no
Il temO la muerte. Decidmelo todo..
El baron sac6 del bolsillo una
segunda carta que lleveba ell sello
\ de Paris y estaba escrita por ell
seflor de la Morliere.
El vizconde escribfa al baron:
<Nuestro pobre ito est6 loco de
delor y temo por su vida. En- vano
SO arrastr6 q los pies del rey. que
sc mostr6 innexible.
sLe trsie la fonda atacado de
una iebre ardiente. y ell m6dico me
prohlbe que lie dele regresar q Ro-
chefort. pues peligrsrfa su vida.
1lY nuestra Querfda Disnaf
SCref que 20 tambi6n me iba
volver loco.
,Diana morira 81 ell pobre Hector
muere fusilado.
SEs meneEter salVRr q Diana a
toda costa y hacer que sslga inme.
dfatamente de Rochefort.
%AO 04 A1 ~ 40C lnn u luU. Halle
ma 0s escribir6 diciendoos q0e ell
rey neg6 Ell indolto y concedi0 dni-
camente un aplazamiento de IN
mes de la eiecuci6n. dnrante cuyo
tempo Ell rey reflexionara mas dea-
pacio.
,Entonces persuadireis & Diana
de que al ella viniera a Paris ell rev
no resistirfa sus lagrimas. De
este mOdo os acompafiara 40 ORA,
Ia b. "a fatal, silbar las balas aue
han de HERR de muerte q Hector,
Hector lego la carta y dfio frfa-
mcnte:
-Tenels raz6n. Diana debe salir
de Rochef0rt. JCuando llegar6
Ia segnnda cartA del vizcondeP
LA espero hoy medic dfa.
-Pnes adios... llevaos & Diana.
- precise.
7 Ell senior de Main Hardye es-
'ribi0 & Diana una larga carta en-
q que 10 prometfs espsrar el indui.
o con valor = conaanzs.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-10-02
BTBL1oTEOA DE sLA DrMoCRAcfA..

Ri baron, le abraz6 dici6ndole
muy emocionado:
-Adi6s amigo INFO, os juro velar
por Diana toda mi vida
-Velad tambten por mi hiio.
pues pronto sera madre, contest6
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-10-02

Ell desgracisdo conde de Main Har-
dye estrechando por ultima vez In
mano del baq6n. x ahora psrtid:
no quiero entspBecerme, quiero
morir sonriendo, afiadi6:
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-10-02
HOTEL. oLIMr.p:o
9ANTURCE

A is MTNUrOs DB SAN JUAN
nj me1oP hotel en este eiAma.
Eepl6ndida ventilacioE. Parqne,
1ardines 3 Kioseo Ia ingless.
Kxcslents seFgit 0 do carrnaJsas
Precios moderados. So haeen rs
dueciones para familiss. Alum.
hrado el6ctrico modorpo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-10-02
R0BER!0GRAIHIl!A!lM|l lNGENlER0, M!.II.lI.Nl!
Taller de Maquinaria, Herrera, Fundici6n
carreteria Ponce, Pto-Rico


MATERIAL feras BoMBAs todos los servicos
PEEROLEO sencllos econ6micos.
ARADOs IMPLEMENTOs cutfVo JOHN DEERE PLOW
de Y
ingenios g. d. Marina 25 Ponce P. E.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-29
Notes From GuilfOrd College.

Especial to News and Observer
Guilford College, N. c., Nov. 2S.-After
several drawbacks the new water works
and electric light plant Of Guilford College
are in thorough running order. The cam
pus and all of the college buildings are
now regularly lighted by electricity.
Mrs. L. N. Blair and Mrs. Priscilla B.
Hackney both Of the Guilford faculty, are
in the eastern part of the State. They are
members of the committee recently ap-
pointed by the North Carolina Yearly
Meeting of Friends to visit Eastern Quar-
terly meeting in regard to the action of
this quarterly meeting not accepting the
new discipline.
Guilford College has a new game which
bids fair to be one of the most interesting
college games. 1t is called "Basko-Foot-
ball." and was originated by Messrs. Ed
gar Thomas Snipes, of Menola, and Ernest
P. Dixon, of Snow Camp 1t is very close
ly akin to both association football and
basket ball. There are eleven players on
a side and each player has a regular posi-
tion to play The ball is advanced only
by throwing or batting it down the field
with the open hand. No bucking, tack
ling or holding the man with the ball is
allowed. Men must be on side as in asso-
citation football. No man is allowed to
run more than three steps with the ball.
The game is highly vigorous and scientif-
ic one. The first public exhibition was
given on the new athletic field at $3.50
p. N. Thursday before large crowd of
spectators.
A musical will be given in Memorial
Hall Saturday evening, the 2Sth under the
auspices Of the musical instructor, Miss
Lena Watson and the Glee Club of Gull
:ord.
Thanksgiving was quietly celebrated
here yesterday at 1890 a. M Union
INSTRUMENTATION service was held in
Memorial hall. Rev. Thomas Newlin, Rev.
Albert Peele, Professor F.. S. Blair and
Mrs l.. L. Hobbs were the speakers.
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Daily Pap@ps

ministry to the poor pay received by
preachers. If this is correct. what is the
hope for the future of the church? The
cid fashioned men who heard Gods call
didn't stop for purse or scrip. 1t is said
that more of the graduates of Trinity Col
lege obtain jobs with the tobacco trust
than enter the Methodist ministry. Is
there not a reason for this? In the days
of Craven it was rare when a large num-
Der OF the students of Trinity College
did not enter the ministry. The college
was very poor; Craven had to practise
strlctest economy But somehow the
young men called to preach managed to
go through Trinity and graduate. There
were not many rich Methodists then to
endow it. but men like Col. Alspaugh
Julian s. Carr Gray and others responded
moderately to appeals for help, and Trim
ity was the recruiting station for the
ranks of the Methodist itineracy. With
its magnificent endowment and splendid
equipment, few of its graduates enter the
ministry Why? Is it not because a
spirit OF nlaterialsm and of commercial
ism is so pervasive in that atmosphere
that aspiring youth is drawn rather away
from preaching to m0ney-maklng pur
suits? In his talk on education last night
President Kilgo Numbered against putting
money value on education. Young men
are influenced more by the spirit that is
in the air than by one philippe. Bishop
Gambler said Solomon needed a Nathan.
Does not Trinity College also need head
who viii restore il to the church as a
recruiting station for itinerant preachers
Some of the greatest men who ever
preached the gospel were educated.
The day will never come when a man Of
genius, denied a college course, will not
come out from homes of illiteracy to call,
in tones of commanding eloquence, men
to repentance. But this age demands
that the pulpit be manned by men with
trained minds. No man of ordinary gifts
can lead the people who has not learned
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have been full of interest. The reports
of the preachers shows a good year,
probably above the average, but nothing
remarka BILE. There have been REVEALS
but few sweeping ones. The financial col
lectionS have been above the average.
but too many circuits and stations are
not up in full.
The most notable event of the SEES
sion was the large collection for the
aged and infirm preachers, who by age Or
disease, are forced to retire from active
work. On Saturday morning this cause
was presented in his mastery speech by
Rev. Mr.. Watkins, who has attended all
conferences in the interest OF this work
He has secured $4,000 from all the con-
ferences and this morning six thousand
dollars was raised here. The largest sum
given by one man was six hundred dol
lars by that generous and noble hearted
Durham Methodist, General Julian S.
Carr, who reached here yesterday. Many
gave 500 and others small amounts all
"as the Lord had prospered them It
was notable meeting-the nearest ap-
proach to a gully washer" seen since
the days when DR.. McFerrin swayed con-
ference by his burning eloquence.
Only six new members were admitted to
the Conference. OF these only two were
college graduates-one from the UNIVERSE
ty and one from Trinity College. One Of
them was restored after a zig-zag excur-
sion into the so-called Holiness crusade
He Is q good nIan-honest and sincere
but has a bad liver and is unstable. He
was admitted because three presiding elders
said he was Thoroughly cured" and be-
cause he had demonstrated his worth by
faithful preaching as a supply for two
or three years. One ether preacher adj
mitted was abundant in labors.v behind
in preparation. Two others had fair high
school education. Only two had grad
uated. There is a place for twenty-five
strong and scholarly young men in
the conference. The harvest is great-the
laborers are few. Net one of the appl-
cants had received the valuable training
of a theologiscal school,
Why do so few young men enter the
ministry? Bishop Gambler said he had been
afraid that prosperous times would ''de-
nv us prophets At the Kinston Confer
ence DR.. Kilgo accounted for the fewness
in the number of young men entering the
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candidate for Governor, said prominent
gentleman on the train.
''Oh, l think you must be mistaken .
replied another gentleman.
"Wel just tell me what it is them"
said the first gentleman, somewhat warm
ing up.
Half a dozen other prominent candi-
dates" said the other man and then we
all smiled out loud.
''The most serious phase of the Bassett
matter" remarked a prominent Methodist
minister to me on the train. sis that the
student body at Trinity according to re-
ports seems inclined to sustain Dr. Bas-
sett in his unfortunate if not unpardon-
able utterances."
Don't you drink liquor said a Sails
bury gentleman during the prohibition
campaign to a witty wag who looked
a little seedv
eyes, 1 drink liquor" said the wag.
'How much do you drink" the gen.
tleman asked
"All can get" was the reply.
well what are you going to do for
liquor :, Salisbury should go dry?"
Il am going to move to Statesville. y
he replied and Salisbury thought this was
good joke on Statesville which is already
a dry town.
The Texas demand for North Carolina
cotton seed for planting purposes is wor-
rying the local cotton oil mills no little
oLe Raleigh firm has already shipped to
Texas thousands of bushels. The prices
paid for Texas shipment are ten to eleven
cents per bushel. more than the prices
paid by the cotton oil trust. And there
you are again.
Mr.. R. w. Lassiter, of Oxford, was tell
ing me a few days ago about a new cop
per mine near V:rgilina which himself and
his associates were developing. From one
car load of ore shipped from this mine to
the Metalargical Works at Perth Amboy
the returns from which amounted to 81
500, this mine promises to be a banana
Col. John S. Cunningham is a Tar Heel
right. He believes that North Carolinians
can beat any other folks doing almost
, anything. The other evening when some
of the boys were proposing to bet odds
of from two to one on Virginia
the ColonePs loyalty was aroused and he
proposed wager of a dollar to quarter
that the Carolinians would win. He found
a taker and now he is winner besides the
quarter great big lump of genuine re-
1oicing.
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by study and burning the midnight OIL
If he starts out with a college diploma, he
starts with sharp tools. There is need
to stress the truth that ga call to preach
IS call to get ready to preach The
church that fails to attract to its ministry
men who. hunger and thirst after
knowledge-I mean the knowledge of hui
man wisdom as well as of the Tree OF
Life-Will fail to measure up to its high
responsibility.
Bishop Gambler said that there was
need of an experience meeting of knowl-
edge, and suggested that it wouldn't be a
bad idea to call UP the alumni of college
every ten years to see if the graduates
were growing in knowledge. He stressed
the Importance of study upon the young
preachers and truly declared that the
prescribed course of study was much less
than man later in life imposed upon
himself if he amounted to much
The old circuit riders are said to have
been ignorant men. That is great mis-
take. It is true that few of them had
rubbed their heads against a college wall
but they were not ignorant men. They
had free books, but they mastered them.
They knew John Wesley's sermons and
Charles Wesleys hymns by heart. They
preached in the language of the Bible.
They were men of few books-but those
books they knew. 1t is a great mistake
to speak of any master of men as "igno-
rant No ignorant man leads Ignorant
he may be OF rules and of rhetoric and
syllogism as taught in the schools, but he
is learned in the Word and in the few
things that he undertakes
Conditions change. There is today no
young man who IS called to the ministry
who may not secure thorough training if
he is willing to make the necessary sacri-
fees to obtain it, And he will find help
from men of means. Therefore, except in
peculiar cases, only men who have made
the necessary educational preparation
ought to be admitted into the regular
ministry. The standard ought to be higher
all the time. Is it higher today in North
Carolina Methodism than it was twenty
years ago?
Bishop Key, in his recent address at
the South Georgia Conference was right
when he laid stress on the fact that
many men of his day who have been of
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