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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-24
BIG OIL FIRE IN
 SOUR LAKE FIELD
TWENTY DERRICKS AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF MACHINERY ARE DESTROYED, CAUSING A LOSS OF FROM s5o,ooo TO s1oo,ooo.

Sour Lake, Texas, September 23.-Fire which started at noon in the Shoe String district of the oil field. burned about twenty derrlcks and destroyed quanti- ty of machinery spreading over about 250 yards of the thickly built portion of the field
 The loss is variousy estimated at from $50, 900 to s100,eOO according to the damage which has been done to the wells. This cannot yet be ascertained. The amount of oil consumed is also unknown as yet, but there were no large tanks In the path of the fire The flames are under control and no further damage will result.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-24
Venezuelan Claims.

Caracas, Venezuela, September 23.-The official figures of the claims presented by foreign nations to the mixed tribunals, now sitting in Caracas, are as follows:
 France, 600; United States, $10.- soo.oOo; Italy. sS,SOo.ooo; Belgium, sSo93 s60; Great Britain. s2.5000oo; Germany, $l,47- 800; Holland .o46,450; Spain s60o,000; Mex ico. s50o, ,Ooo;. Norway and Sweden, s2O0,oo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-24
PREPARING HIS MESSAGE.
Roosevelt Received No Visitors at
 Sagamore Hill Yesterday.

Oyster Bay, N. Y. September 2S.-No visitors were received by President Roose- welt at Sagamore Hill today. Already the President has begun work on his annual message to congress. This work is sim reduced to definite form.
 Ire frse.ss.sasg ge- ta- he nresented to the ex- traordinary session will be comparatively brief The call for the extraordinary ses- sion will not be issued until about the middle of October.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-24
Want to Read Powers Speech.

Lexington, Ky, September 2S.-The To- cal publisher of Caleb Powers speech in his own behalf at Georgetown. says that orders are coming so fast that he has increased the publication. He thinks it will take 100000 copies to meet the de- mand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-24
CHAMBERLAIN NOT INFORMED.
Did Not Understand Canada's Attitude
 When Plan Was Launched.

London. September 23.--Alex w Black. liberal member of parliament for Banff- shire. makes public tonight an interest," ing series of letters which passed be- tween him and Mir. Chamberlain, in which Mir. Black maintains that the for ner colonial secretary launched his fiscal scheme while ignorant of Canada's at- titude
 In the first letter. dated September [. Mir Black points out that Mir. Chamber lain, replying to a question from the writer Tn the house of commons, July 9. said that the Canadian government had had no direct correspondence with Ger ~-----~---~-~~--~--~---~---
 fConfinued an cseoad DacaN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-24
Harry A. Garfield Accents.

Cleveland, O., Septembei 23-
 Harry A. Garfield, son of the late President Garfield. has accepted his appointment to the chair of political jurisprudence at Princeton university.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-24
British Monarch Takes Hand in the Practical Affairs of
 His County
TRADITIONS ARE THROWN
 ASIDE BY HIS MAJESTY
Is Taking an Active Interest In Ap- pontment of Cabinet and Bal
 moral Has Been Turned
 Into a Political Center.

London. September 2s.-The political crisis has taken on a phase which lends to the present situation an historical and constitutional importance of almost un- precedented interest. The king has inter- fered not unconstitutionally or beyond the powers vested in the crown. but in the exercise of his prerogatiyes to an extent never dreamed of in the Victorian era.
 Premier Balfour's continued presence at Balmoral has given rise to much sur mise and comment but the Associated Press is able to say definitely that 1t is due to the kings determination not to assent to the formation of new cabinet until thoroughly satisfied that it's per sonnel and combination are such as to en- sure the efficient carrying on of the af- fairs of the empire, pending the resump- tion of parliament.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-24
WEATHER FORECAST.

, Washington, September 2s.-Fore-
 , cast for Alabama: Partly cloudy , Thursday and Friday; light to :
 , fresh north winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-24
VIII Go on Vessel.

Washington, September 23.-Mr. Skinner United States consul at Marseilles who is to make a personal visit to King Menelik of Abyssinia at his capital. Adis Abeba, in the mountains of the interior. to con- clude a commercial treaty, is now in this country making arrangements for his ex- petition and probably will start in about two or three weeks for the eastern Med iterranean from which region he will complete his journey to Jibuti on one of the vessels of Admiral Cottons squadron. In case it is decided to send the entire squadron to the east coast of Africa on this mission, it will not be necessary for them to leave their present stations for at least a month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-24
CONSUL SEEKS TO
 INCREASE TRADE
MIR. SKINNER WILL MAKE AN
 OFFICIAL VISIT TO KING MENE- LIK IN ABYSsINA TO iNVESTl.
 GATE-GOES ON U. S. VESSEL.

Canton, O., September 23.-United States Consul General Skinner, to Marseilles, who is here on fu-lough and who will make an official visit to King Menelk at Abys- sinia, will leave for Marseilles on October Sth. In an interview MT. Skinner said that the purpose of his going to Abyssi- mia Is simply one of the state depart ment's efforts to create trade where none exists and to extend 1t elsewhere; that American goods have filtered into Abys- snia for many years almost without the knowledge of our own people. He states that Abyssinia Is a kingdom of ten million population, with a stable government, and a recently completed railroad with the outer world As American manufactur- CTS are not in the habit of dealing direct ly with such far away lands, it is MT. Skinners duty to go there and ascertain the conditions under which business is transacted in that region, with the view of increasing American commerce there.
 Another matter that makes Mr. Skin ner's trip opportune will be to extend an invitation to King Menelik to have his government represented at the Louisiana Purchase exposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-24

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-24
Does Away With Tradition.

For yFT-7 es1'S ore formed or min- ister,s' &'ane with tho mere form 4sf che sovereign of thi@ cAw ministers. King E9i ay with this tradi- ti the last few days with MT. Balfour
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-24

Continued on Second Paae)
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-08-13

Portable misunderstanding mclllng IN
most Of the other Balkan states. The
people are extremely fond Of taking
their meals al fresco, and nearly all
the hotels Of the cities and larger
towns have charming gnrdcns incloscd
in the quadrilatcral formed by their
dependencies, where all sup in tho
open air, surrounded 10y trees and flow-
ers.
The women Of the cities combine Eu-
ropean aud Oriental fashions IN their
dress. An embroidered skirt and neck
erchlnf cover the bust, held IN place
with flowers or gold pin. A heavy
brocadcd sash is usually thrown
around the waist and hangs in front
of the gay silk dress, which Is made in
European style. An abundance OF Jew
clry completes the costume, whose
beauty is marred by the foolish custom
OF dyeing the hair and staining the eye
brows and lips, The arrangement of
the hair is peculiar, slick black braid
coiled around light scarlet fe2, Its
crown covered with embroidery
Brooklyn Eagle.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-08-13
Servia is a Peculiar Nation.
The People Are Clean, HOspitabIe and
Notwithstanding About
Their Customs.
u 3
Their Customs.
BY Emma Paddock Telford.

many or the MOBILES in order TO IRE.
serve their privileges, adopting Mo.
nammedanism. They are gentle.ma,S
hered people, however and do not in.
terrere with their Christian brothers
OF the Greek or Romish Church.
The Servlan language Is flexible,
musical and powerful Song is heard
everywhere, and the wandering
minstrel stll traverses the country
from castle 10 castle, singing of the
glories of Servia as she was prior to
the defeat Of Kassova. They are very
fond Of the grand old hymns of the
Greek Church. One noticeable feature
Of their songs is the keynote of hope.
fulness and brightness. Many Of their
ballads are like Longfellow's "Hia.
watba" in meter. or their poetry Il
has been said to be like their own
mountainous land, Wild, stern and
rugged, but diversified by smiling val
leys and fruitful fields, showing that It
Is capable Of Development and cultiva-
ton" The yersihcatlon Is regular.
AS people the Servians are simple
minded, hospitablc, honest, dignifed.
There Is great prejudice against law
yers all through the land, and they
have in the interior what are known as
reconciliation houses" In which cases
are decided by the village elders with
out expense to the litigants, The COM
mon people are grave and religious by
character, many OF them holding three
daily prayer meetings. At the table
each individual asks a blessing on the
food. In drinking, even, the toast of
the Seryians is 80 the glory Of Cod
and no one, It ia said, would take his
scat at the head OF convivial party
who could not eXtemporize suitable
prayer. There are few great land
owners. Each family owns the land 1t
tills, and with the most imperfect
methods of agriculture manages to
draw from 1t livelihood.
Scarcely a third of the ground is UNI
der cultivation. however, owing to the
fact that there are so few day lnborers.
When a cultivator is not able with the
help of his family TO harvest his own
hay or wheat he calls upon bis neigh
bors, and in return offers his own SER
vices. At the end Of each harvest Is a
Festival called the moba, when all men
and women engage in the kola, or
national dance. An immense circle is
formed OF men and women alternating
and holding each other by the hand or
waist. In the centre the gypsy band
plays the national airs.
The circle revOlves slowly, In curves
the steps, a series Of small standing
Jumps, executed with great decorum.
No Servlan will consent to be house
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-08-13
HIS SUGGESTION.

The directors had called a meeting
OF stockholders to devise ways and
means Of getting the company out OF
Its difficulties
q ~ think" said the President, that =
loan of 100000 would bridge us over"
Elbow would it do" an unsophisti-
Gated young stakeholder modestly sug-
gested, ito draw Off some Of the water?
Then. maybe, We could wade over
without a bridge "-AIagazinc OF III,
NOR.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-08-13

an American millionaire pork packer as
''all IN the trade"
The Servlan woman, according TO an
Client tradition, holds an inferior and
somewhat seryile position, and not un.
Ill she becomes the mother Of children
does she amount to much In the estl'
nation Of her family.
! This was one Of the reasons that Inn
PEELED Queen Draga TO try and palm
off her sisters child as her own. In
the wedding ceremony the presence
Of new born child Is deemed n most
essential feature. When King Alex
lander was married the wedding was
celebrated with minute observance of
all the traditional ceremonies and Gus
toms of the Greek Church.
AS the Queen descended from her
carriage a piece Of white linen woven
In the country was spread upon the
ground. AS soon as the bride crossed
1t, it was rolled up IN order that no
other foot might tread upon It. At
the entrance door of the Konak, her
aunt presented a sieve of seed corn,
Of which the Queen took three hand
fuls, tossing them over her head. She
then emptled the sieve upon the
ground. ~
On the threshold the bride was pre-.
serited with n platenof bonbons, ono OF
| Which she placed between her lips
While tAe King BIT Off the other half
rhe bridegroom then took Into hi
arms a new born boy, lent for thil
n special oeeasIoh w tleminister Alex
ander kissed him, then laid him in thu
arms Of the Queen, who. after kissing
him three times. returned with h.1 4
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-08-13

Is; 1.-THE Germans have reached their
day; the English their midday; the
French their afternoon; the Italians
their evening; the Spaniards their
nlght; but the Slavs stand on the
threshold Of their morning" The
Servans are more purely Slavs than
their neighbors, the Bulgarians. When
they adopted Christianity, part of the
people Joined the Greek Church and
part the Church of Rome. 'e
For a brief period during the reign
If one man, stephen Dushan. from 1888
to 1865, there was a powerful Servian
kingdom, including Bosnia, Herzegov-
Ana and much of Macedonia. But after
his downfall and the disastrous flight
Of his successor at Kassoya the com
)onent parts Of this Servla fell asunder.
Many Of the Seryians r4mein in
Macedonia to-day--ln - tSOns
Known as Old Servia-N'or war
ike Montenegrins are the descendants
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-08-13

The accompanying picture shows the
largest sassafr as tree have ever seen
or heard Of The tree measures thir-
teen feet in circumference and its
height must be between forty and fifty
feet. The tree stands In the township
Of Red Hook, Duchess County, New
York, about two or three miles south
east OF Tivoli, on the road from Tivoli
to Upper Red Hook. have driven
past this tree every spring for nearly
sixty years, The trunk is now a mere
shell, and | desbo to place on record
tie portrait Of this venerable tree be-
fore ii yanishes, Years ago tie tree
was covered with wild grape, md
every spring II was covered with bloom
The fragrance OF which made the old
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-08-13

his mother with the present Of a neV
shirt. This child Is called Nakonyos,
"the most essential"
The scattered corn denotes that tb
bride brings with her Joy and prosper
ity, while the divided bonhon mean
that no bitterness shall divide then
After all these ceremonies the brid
must still stand at the threshold uniI
provided with a loaf Of bread unde
either arm and bottle OF wine In he
hands, she enters her future iome.
Servian women are good housekeak
crs and travellers rejoice TO find scrupG
lous cleanliness, snowy sheets and com
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-08-13

The climate and vegetation are much
like the South Of England. The slopes
are covered with strawberries, the for
est glades with raspberries and black
berries, while pears, cherries, plums
and apples grow even in the woods.
Lilies blo~n on all the hill sides and
flowers are everywhere.
The pig has always been to Servia
the chief source OF her commercial
wealth and the prime factor IN politics.
Until twenty years ago, lnnumerahle
herds Of these animals. almost wild,
fattcned in the glades of the vast
beechen forests. They were brought
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-08-13
WITH TIE EYE or FAITH.

Wealthy American Fathar-ln-Law Din
disgust - 80 this is you? ancestral
chateau IS it? DO you think I'm
going to let my daughter live in such a
tumbledown old shack ms this"
Count Boylon de Bakkoylsnek with
nlacrlty)-"Ah! Zen you will r-repair
ze chateau for your daughtare-ees 1t
so"-ChlcGg Tribune.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-08-13

in droyes toward the Danube and sold
for consumption IN Austria and Hun
gary. Now the oak forests are de-
yastated to great extent. for the Ser
Wan takes from the soil but never gives
back-and American bacon is used ev-
erywhere. Small wonder that Prince
Alexis few years ago should have felt
emboldened to mediate an alliance
between himself and the daughter Of
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-08-13
AT DINNEn.

"say," whispered the hired girl, 1.-THE
landlady thinks great deal of you.
She Just said you were bird"
"Then she must think I'm n hum
ming bird" said the star boarder grim
ly. IL don't see anything on the table
but howerS'-Chicago News. ID.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-08-13
LOWE GnoWING CoLp.

Mrs. octopus-"I know that you don't
care as much for me as you did before
We were married"
Mr.. Octopus-"What put that notion
in your pretty head, my dear"
Mrs. Octopus-"Why, you used to put
hundred arms around me, and now
it is as much rs you can do TO use one"
philadelphia Telegraph.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-08-13
HIS POSITION.

"There must be q great deal OF adj
miration for that author said Miss
Cayenne.
Eyes" answered the literary man,
"but his books don't SELL
II see. Admired, but not enylcd."--
Washington Star.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-08-13

seryant-even the cooks and men
servants coming from Croatia, Austria
or Hungary Maize Is the principal
crop. the rest Of the arabic land being
given to potatoes, hemp, vines, tobacco,
rye, wheat and corn
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-08-13

OF the arlstncracy. of ancient seryla'
who fed to the mountain businesses be.
tween the AdrIatic and the Valley OF
zeta after the defeat at Kassoya.
Nfn the Ottoman Invasion the seryians
along the Danube were conquereo'
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-08-13
THEIR PRIVILEGE.

Appllcant--"And II we want .~.s.il
changes made IN the flat"
Janltor-"Well, when people want
'em very bad they generally move
Brooklyn Life.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-08-13

people the Danubian lands laid waste
by the Avars. This stock to-day, in
Europe, numbers over s0,00O,00O--
100000 being settled in Servia. By
language and race they belong to Rus.
STA, and a common saying with them
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-08-13
RUBBING II IN.

Softleigh-'I-aw-ncver tror1le my.
self to-aw-thinl, don cher know"
Miss Cuttlng-"Well, | don't think
that any one thinks you think.
cago News.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-08-13
CHE Fanny
Tide Of
Life.
LIES ALGEBRA.

We figure some with a, b, G;
We also work with x, w,
but when we've serious sums 10 do
Too oft we call in !. o, U.
Washington Star.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-08-13
HE Servlans, who

W ENEFNf " ITO VII
themselves Serbs or Serbs,
claim descent from n COM
munity Of Slavs invited by
the Emperor Heraclius to
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-08-13

He-"Don't you know you're the irss
girl ever loyedW
She--"So | Judge, from the way you
go at it"'-Ilusirated Bis.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-09
PASSENGERS WERE
RESCUED BY TUG.
BID Hole Tornin Side Of the.
Steamer Allegheny by
British Steamer,
lBy Associated Press,l

+ g Il 3-st \ 2
NEW YORK, April S-l'he Atlas Line
steamer Allegheny. from Port Lmon,
Costa Rico, WAS badly damaged in tile
harbor OF New York to-day as the result
OF a collision with the British steamer
Joseph Merryweather, bound out for Bal-
,timore and Cork Ireland. Tho Allegheny
was struck on the starboard side and 9
huge hole torn in her. She took water
rapidly, and soon her bow was under
water. She lay near Liberty Island. The
messengers, many Of them IN @ panic.
we're rescued by q passing tug and
brought to the city. The crew remained
on board, gathered at the stern, which
was not submerged, 5t3
The collision occurred during q thick
fog. and 1t Il said the Allegheny was
anchored at the time, waiting FOR clearer
weather to make her way UP the hapbor
to her pier. Tho ships water-tlght ronl-
partments, Six In number, kept her from
sinking entirely, ~
4 The Merryweather stood by until the
passengers had been rescued. Her slem
was stove In, and she anchored off the
Statue Of IAberty until the extent OF her
injuries could be aseertnined. The Alle-
ghany was towed to Brooklyn. Tho Alle-s
ghany sailed from Port Limon, March
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-09
(IllI1|'lIl|lI I
XllNl
THAN MS
(|(ll|I,l

When Sandow poses and the muscles
i ridge his back and knot bis arms, We
thiiik We have before W the very secret
of strength In those magnificent muscles.
But We haven't. Starve Satido!w, 81,
what Is practically the same thing, lee
him be dyspeptic and his muscle WOULD
soon fail. strengtt, 10 made from food
property digested and assitnilated, and
no man ~ stronger than. his stomach be-
cause when the stomach Is diseased d.
pcstior and assimilation are imperfect. "
AZ Dr., Pierce Golden Medical Discovery
cures diseases Of the stomach and other
organs Of digestion and nutrition. Il
enables the perfect digestion and assdi m
uation Of food 80 that the body Is rotir-
ished into perfect health and strength.
& HAD What my physician called indigestsorr;,
He gaveStne medicine for the trouble but i did
me no good, z writes Mr.. w. H. Wells, .of WI;
my case. ne sent me descrptlye list and ny.
gienic rules. carried out these as best could,
Bought ak bottles OF his Golden Medical Dis.
covery and commenced taking Il. few days
later notieed great Ell .1s ,oi nen
In stomach, my nerves seemed all b rnu down,
y was very thin In fest, but now can eat hearty
aud sleep good At night
Or. Piercc's Common Sense Medical
Adviser Is sent free on receipt OF stamps
!. to pay expense of mailing only. Send
3twenty-oneF Oh e-cent stamps for the pa;
ner-covered book, or thirty -onc stamps
Tor the cloth. bound volume. Address
Or. r. ". Pierce. Buffalo, y. y.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-09
cUTSHIs THROAT III
Convict Sentenced 70 Hang Use s sStee.
From Shank Of His Shoe.
Aasl- fSnacinl To The ri IN ns Diana tch y slg4

WELDON, N. c.. April s.-Yance
spivey. the one-armed white man in
Halifax jail. under sentence Of death.
committed suicide Tuesday evening in
his cell by cutting his throat with n!
piece OF steel taken from the shank OF
his shoe. He was tried at the August
term of Halifax Superior Court for XIII
Ing Moore, a fellow convict, who had a
bunk in the cell with Spivey at the Gale
donia State farm. Spivey was convicted
of murder in the first degree and sen
fenced 10 DO hanged. An appeal was
taken to the Supreme Court, which af-
firmed the Judgment Of the lower court
Governor Aycock had Just Issued a war
rant for Spiyey's execution on May 18th.
When Spiyey learned OF this yesterday
he nerved himself for q horrible death
by suicide. He was a very desperate
character and many people believed
that he was insane. Others thought
that he was naturally bad and that lie
deserved the death penalty, MI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-09
cHRlsTlAN---W.ARIN0
e 81. 8 CEREMONY al Old Jerusalem,
.Is..s Church Ii King William.

" - ~
gisiss Church In King William. q
Especial to The T,imes-D ispatch)
INC WILLIAM 60 u RTttIO USE, VA
April S.-A beautiful wedding was cele-s
brated In Old Jerusalem Churcf, at 8 p !,
M. to-day, tho ceremony being perform,
cd by Rev. Mr.. sutton, tho pastor Of the
church.. ~ l3As3 ri q SIS rs
The contracting parties wero Mss Mary
Nelson Warlng; OF King william co,ifl-
lty. Va. and Mr.. James g. Christian, Of
New Kent county, Va. Miss Gertrude
Waring, sister OF the BRIDE was maid
OF honor, and Mr. Charles Epperson best
mar. The bride was attired in white or
CANDY, over white taffeta silk; The maid
Of honor in pink lorgandy, over pink
taffeta silk, 4, \ W 5i,f n .i 5s
The attendants were as ollows.I Miss
Hannah Bowers with Mr.. Willie Gregory,
Miss Eva w f1ite with Mr. G gorge Gre cory.
Miss Irene Harris With Mr.. Thomas
Warning, Miss Mamie Gregory with Mr.
Jessie Richardson, Miss Ethel Slaughter
with Mr.. w. s. Lipscomb, Miss Lizzie
sI.aca. With Mr., n. H. Gregory Miss Upper
son with Mr.. Harry Lacy, and a Miss ~
Grover $yyllroy with Mr.. y r. T. Gregory.
The bride carried BRIDES roses and
maiden-llair ferns and was given away
~ her brother, Mr.. r. r. Warlng. Tho
bridesmaids were dressed in white orr
CANDY, over white taffeta. a reception
was given the bridal party and several
friends at the home Of the bride other.
from to u. v 4 t;s}},s II W. II Il
THE bride Is the daughter Of the late
Thomas B. Warning. The groom Is the son
L or the late b. D. Christian. OF New
Kent county, who was clerk OF the court
for his county for q number OF years,
and Is d prosperous farmer. a