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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06
NEGRO LYNCHHED.
Criminaly Assaults a Three-Year-old
 Girl in Florida.

Tampa. Fla, December 5.-Lewls Jack son, negro charged with having at tempted to assault criminally the three year old daughter of Superintendent R. F. Ensey of the government works at Fort Desoto, Mullet Key last Monday, was lynched near Tampa last night by mob of fifty white men.
 Jackson WAS captured soon after ms crime and brought to this city where he was locked up pending an investigation It was found that on account of the pecu- liarity of the crime there was no law which under the negro could be convicted and he was ordered released from jail last night.
 The negro was warned that his life was In danger and had barely reached the out skirts of the town when he was appre- hended by two white men who placed him in a cab and carried him to spot near the city where mob of white men hang ed him to tree.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06
COURT WILL TAKE LETTER.
Bryan's Counsel Makes Motion in the
 Probate Court.

New Haven, Conn.,. December 5.-Coun- sel for William J. Bryan today made motion in the probate court asking that the sealed letter referred to in the will of the late Philo s. Bennett, by which the widow, Grace Imogen Bennett, is di- rected to give s50OOO to Mr. Bryan and family, be placed in the custody of the probate court. In the motion it was stated that the letter would undoubtedly be needed when the appeal from probate reaches the superior court, and that it should, therefore. be kept with the other documents in the case, although the pro- bate court excluded it from probate on the ground that it was not part of the will.
 Judge Henry Stoddard, Mrs. Bennetts $ attorney, was not present when the mo- tion was filed. but it was stated that he did not object to it.
 With that understanding. the court will take custody of the letter and other evil dence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06

we must not zemember the Kiplng Lest We Forget We must forget all the Me.NBut, think that mourning is hay ing a1very proper observance in New York. There is Mrs. clapsnce Mackay, who is enveloped in crepeSAnd goes mo- where, the Wilson's and Mrs. John Ja- cob Astor. It was quite different last year wken people appeared in public almost immediately after deaths in their families
 Not since the publication of the Me- moirs of Madame de Remusat has there appeared untissfhe present moment any kindred volumes of like interest Two volumes the Private Lives of William H., and His consort, and thefSeeret History of the Court of Berlin from the papers and diaries of Usurla, Countess von Ep- pinghoven. extending over the period of ten wears. revised and edited By that eminent German Sgholar, Henry w. Fts- cher, have made their appearance. They fascinate the reader-raising the curtain on the life and environment of one of the most interesting figures in eontempor- aneora history, namely the present Kali ser. The minutely detailed scenes and curious delineations of character bring to the eye of the reader the kaiser s household so vividly that the pleasure is akin to that of an eye witness
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06
ALBERT A. HONEY DEAD.
He Was the Inventor of the Under
 ground Trolley.

Chicago, December 5.-Albert A. Honey of Chicago. inventor of the underground trolley, Is dead from a stroke of paralysis In the Chicago Union hospital.
 MT. Honey was an old time telegraph operator, beginning when F years old with the Illinois Telegraph company. He was one of the three operators fitst em- ployed by the Associated Press in Chica- go. Later he entered into the employ of the Union Pacific Railway company, and later superintended the construction of the lines of the Northern Pacific from Bismarck to the Pacific coast. MT. Honey located in Chicago in 1901. He was one of phers' association
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06
RAILROAD ON PAPER.
Interstate Commerce Commission In.
 vestiqates Rebates.

Hutchinson, Kan, December 5,-C. A. Prouty of the interstate commerce com mission today held an investigation of tn. alleged rebates granted by railroads to the Hutchinson Salt company. II was charged that the Hutchinson and Arkan- sas River railway existed on paper mere ly for the purpose of obtaining rate con sessions from other roads and thus oo- taining an advantage over the independ- ent salt operators. Commissioner Proutv decided that such rebates had been given and ordered them to be discontinued
 Joy Morton. president of the salt com paiiy said about sl6O.coO had been paid
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06


 paneee note regarding affairs in the far east, on account of the political sitHlation in Tokio. and the foreign office here has expressed the opinien that the reply Will be ready by Tuesday next. The return to St. Petersburg today of Emperor Nieho- las. will facilitate early action on the doeument.
 r Some Russian fnaneiers are arranging for the establishment of depots along the llne of the East China railroad Tor the sale of Russian goods by wholesale. r Count De W1tte, sfermerly finance min istsr sand now president of the council administers. in an. address delivered be- Nore congress of Russian exchanges koday, rtrorsly supported the theory of indnstial sAldcates, contsnding that they ape powerful agencies in regulating producfion and lab0. He predicted the aradual. disappearance of small trade con- cerns h,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06
TWELVE INDICTED.
Labor Leaders Will Face
 Charges in Court.

Chicago December 5.-Twelve indict- mepts were voted tonight in connection with the alleged efforts to keep witnesses from testifying against John Gallagher, eceused of assaultins nor-union man, and Harry Petkus, charged with accept ing a bribe to delete tho ease against Gallagher from Nhe call of the criminal court.
 The men against whom indictments were voted are:
 J. B. Wilson. James Armstrong. J. T. Kingsbury Charles T.. White. John H. Mahoney, William Cleft, Paul Lippert' Cxtstave Sauer Samuel Grimblat and Phillip J. Angel, . Wilson is business manager of the cleo trieal workers unions kingsbury is said to have been party to the conspiracy to keep Lippert away from the city. The brihe money is said to have been paid Petkus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06
DECLINES GIFT.
Mrs. Eddy Will Not Accept Magnificent
 New York Church.

Concord, N. H., December 5.-Mrs Mary Baker G. Eddy has declined as a gift the new building erected at a cost of S1,1S5,000 by the First Church of Christ, scientist, in New York. The tender was made hy members of the church "as tribute of a loving loyalty and gratitude"
 Mrs. Eddy's answer was: "The prince ly gift of your magnificent church edifice in New York city is an unexpected token of your gratitude and love. l deeply ap- preciate it, profoundly thank you for 1t, and gratefully feel the spirit of it. but I must decline to receive that for which you have sacrificed so much and labored so long"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06
 MAFIA IS SUSPECTED.
Believed to Be Cause of Italians Death
 In California.


 Sacramento, Cal, ecerber t5-rhe in- quest over the body ofsAmsdc Nieol the Italian who shot himself at .Mlken st9e ;ion, just W-t of thisFeity, l'Sa sunda de~elepedrthe fact that he probably wN T victim of dhe Brooklyn msha. Just aefere he hrsd the fatal shot Nieol, hand ed .'letter t6 pr Lewis, another ps=sen- ger. and the l1terswS turnaS.zer to Conductor Rlcl.sr. wss ipcoissfstcd it in his report to the division superintend- ert at Oaklsnd A literal Translation of the letter, Which was written in Italian. .s.aIlQws: s z S1xskAll this that you do to me is is'unjust. Al that you do to me is unjust. l do not remewAex to have done ,% wsong E. to ts, pnalty, but without me havsng. eonmit1 ssaoslyn.+and & I Ess yourselves Of be- ing men of great n6wSr, and that you arc men, of protecting women of i'll fame and NSagahonds. All that you haze done to me I'neve~ dsSerSd btr my blood will cay vengeancesppoh you all.
 sfSiaSed ALMEDO NICOL'
 The verdict of the jury was that Nicol came to his death by suicide,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06

in rebates this year. w. K. Riddle, freight traffic manager of the Santa Fe, testified that a deal was made whereby, in the division of the tariff, twenty five percent was to be paid to the alleged paper railroad, which the commission afterwards declared was owned by the salt company. MT. Riddle would not admit that the rebate had gone to the salt company
 The inquiry was not finished today. Mir. Prouty said he would inspect the books of the treasurer of the salt company's road and would take further testimony in Chicago on December 22 Judge Prouty further announced that the roads part- cipating in the issuance of the joint tar fir would be subject to a fine as well as J. P. Tracy. who solicited the rebates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06
BLAIR VERY ILL.
Man Indicted for Forgery in Depressed
 Mental Condition.

St. Louis, December 5.-James l.. Blair, who was indicted by the grand jury last Thursday on two charges of forgery, is reported to have suffered relapse and is now almost confined to hiss ssped at the hospital. One of the attacheesvof that in- stitution tonight stated to the Associated Press that MT. Blair was in a greatly de- pressed mental condition, took but little nourishment, and was attended almost constantly by his physician.
 The date of Blair's trial will be set next TueSday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06
ROAD WILL BE BUILT.
Miller Says Line From Canada to the
 Gulf is Assured.

Lincoln. Neb., December 5.-h a let ter received today,from H. T. Miller from Oak. Neb., he says the Winnipeg. Yank- ton and Gulf railroad will be built, and that the application to cong@ss for a Missouri river bridge charter is bona fide. MT Miller says
 S The company that has asked for this chsrter didVnot do so nntil they had sufficient money back or the enterprise to build thls'road from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. and as soon as spring weather permits. we shall convince the peope without a question that this road is ah assured fact"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06
THOMPSON ACQUITTED.
Was Charged With Bribery in Oregon
 E.Timber Deals.

Washinaou December 5.-SenatGr Mitchsll ofVbregon today informed the President that he had received a tele- gram annoineing the aeeuittal Of Asa B. Thompson, receiver of the land office at La Grange Ore. who has heen on trial for seeking a brine in connection with the performance of his official duties.
 Thompson's case was one of those grow ing out of the alleged timber land frauds in Oregon Senators Mitchell and Fulton of Oregon are urging the retention or Thompson in his office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06
ADVER EASEMENT.

We want every man, and child in Birmingham eo the bazaar and patronize if it is only to the of cents. lust before the Christmas season the bazaar naturally appeals everyone with what will offer in the way Christmas presents Remember hegood that the Hman Hospital doing aid add whatever little help you by paonzng the bazaar The bazaar opens on the 7th of December continues until their ot 1905 ana oo7 3rd Avenue. II
 One of the features will be the selling of lot of catchy buttons, each bearing number, of these will be great num- Der of valuable presents whoever secures these lucky buttons. It is good chance for everybody
 Mesdames Orr, Bowron, Smith and Wilson will be in charg
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06
CALL ISSUED.
Many Will Attend the National Live
 Stock Convention.

Portland Ore. December 5.-Secretary Charles F. Martin of the National Live Stock association, today issued call for the national convention which is to be held in Portland from January F to 10, in- elusive. The cali is addressed to rhs members of the National Live Stock asso- citation and all others interested in the fostering of the cattle industry.
 It is expected that the convention will be attended by 1900 delegates from the various states and cattle associations. The railroads have made special reduced rates from all parts of the country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06
EMplOYES ARRESTED. United States Express Company Has Been Systematically Robbed.

Pittsburg. December s.--Throush the ar rest of Howard R. Bddings and Leo Joseph Bough. employees or the United States Express company. the identity of twelve men SAo, ,, have been stealing pack ages handled~by the express company, has. it is alleged been er2ught to light and many arrests yare expecsed
 For several months s,the exKess com pany has been missing various Vartieles in Ing jewels valued A ss5eO}W5as stolen from trunk shipped by expfess y.Mrs.. John c. Shaw of New YSgk Detectives ar rested BlosghA a nd4 hs prisoner confessed and implicated BiddnsS ,.s " ], ,Bl6ugh says thit series of robbsries has beensgang on in the company Tor several years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06
BLACkE WANTS TO FIGHT.
Trying to Arrange for Bout With James Jeffries.

New York, DecefnDer 5--Arrangements are under way looking to boxjQg coa- test between James Jeffries ana Henry Blacke of Amsterdam. Holland. who clsS@s to be champion of the continent. Blsclle has sent $40 forfeit to Richard k, Fox of this city to support challenge. and Bilk Delaney. JeMries' manager. has sisnifed his willingness to negotiate fer a match.
 Blacke is s years old, is 6 SDs inches tall and weighs 252 pounds. He claims that he is backed by members of The Netherlands nobility whom he has taught
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06
Funeral of Henry Petersen.

Funeral services over the remains of Henry Petersen, who died Thursday, Will be conducted this afternoon at o'clock from his residence 2iO6 Twelfth avenue, North. The interment will be in Oak Hill cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06
WILL s&sN BE READY. Russia Win Perhaps Reply to Japan's
 Note Tuesday.

St. Petersburg, DeSembe Japan has communicated indirectly Tth the Rus sian government urging on it the desira- bility for an early response to the Ja-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06
Speaking of
 Holiday Goods

Everybody.expests us to wake a handsome display,and to offer them the very hest in holiday novelties, and no one will be dis appointed. ThcddispIay we mako is entirely charscteffstic of thd so-aheadsess offhe steeJe-srlth Store. It offe1syou .Priesa-ssac, Nick-Nacks, Statuary, Glassware, China Bsonze, croekscy. We will ten you more about if from day to day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06
Our Offering in Ladies' Fine Waists

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The Columbus commercial., 1903-03-10
Mr.. Cushing an Applicant

Mr.. Daniel Cushing, who has
had a great deal of experience
as civil engineer and surveyor,
is an applicant for the position
of county surveyor. and his
many friends sincerely hope that
he will receive the appointment.
Mr.. Gushing was for a number
of years connected with the en-
gineering department of the
Southern Pacific railway, and
while serving in that capacity
gained val ia b | e experience
which makes him especially well
qualified to fill the position which
he now seeks.
The Columbus commercial., 1903-03-10

No doubt they are proud Of their
detestable deeds and of the in
famous notoriety they have at
tanned. They doubtless actually
deem themselves heroes. But
since they do not hesitate TO as
sumo the role of heroes, the
American people should at least
hesitate to accept them as such
and to encourage them in their
delusiOn.
The harmful effect Of eIevaUng
such men a heroes in popular
opinion can not be estimated.
The trend given TO the ideality
of boys must be injurious in the
extreme. To make a desperate
a hero is to warp the morals of
millions Of youths. Hero wor-
ship is healthy only when true.
The Columbus commercial., 1903-03-10
a Remarkable Case.

One of the most remarkable cases of a
cold, deep seated on the lungs. causing
pneumonia, is that of Mrs. Gertrude E.
Fenner, Marion, Ind, who was entirely
cured by the use of One Minute Cough
Cure. She says: tThe coughing and
straining so weakened me that run
| tried a number of remedies to no avail
until / used One Minute Cough Cure.
Four bottles of this wonderful remedy
cured me eutlrely of the cough, strength
ened my lungs and restored me to my
normal weight, health and strength.
Chapman C Mayfield.
The Columbus commercial., 1903-03-10
BUDS AND FLOWERS OF
HOME LIFE.
Paine's Celery Compound Makes and Keeps
the Children Well and Strong.
Mothers Make 1t the Home Medicine
For the Little Ones.

The children, God bless them, are the buds
and flowers of our homes. Without their
prattle and hearty laughter, our homes would
be desolate. They should ever be carefully
tended in childhood and youth, if we expect
them to rPen into perfect men and women.
In the home and at school, the children
have their times of Ill health and suffering
We often note the Pallid and bloodless cheeks,
heavy eyes, nervous movements, and twltch-
ings Of limbs and muscles. They complain of
headache, drowsiness, weanness, dyspepsia,
and indigestion. All such symptoms and all
ments mean that the seeds of disease will have
fast and firm hold, unless proper measures
are taken to restore a perfect condition OF
health
Thousands Of wise and prudent parents have
made their children happy, healthy, and vigor-
Gus by giving them natures medicine, Paine's
Celery Compound. In many severe and COM
plicated cases, Paine's Celery Compound has
restored health when the little ones were given
up by physicians.
If your dear ones are not as hearty, strong,
and rugged they should be, try the health
giving virtues of Paine's Celery Compound.
1t makes and keeps the children well.
The Columbus commercial., 1903-03-10
What's In a Manner

Everything is in the name when it
comes to Witch Halle Salve. E. c.
Dewitt C Co, of Chicago, discovered
some yeers ago how to make salve
from Witch Halle that is a specific for
Piles. For blind, itching, bleeding and
protruding Piles, eczema, cuts, burns,
bruises and all skin diseases, Dewitt s
Salve has no equal. This has given
ri'e to numerous worthless scounterfeits.
Ask for Dewitt 's-the genuine. Chap
man &c Mayfield.
The Columbus commercial., 1903-03-10
a Bad Sort of Hero Worship.

The Vicksburg American says
that Cole Younger, the pardoned
bandit, announces that he in
tends to run a "Wild West
show, exhibiting all over the
country the methods that made
the James and Younger gang of
desperadoes the most dreaded in
the land. Frank James is to be
arena manager.
Younger says the money nee
essary has been advanced to
him, and that he will be the
owner of the show.
This confidence is not very
complimentary to the public, but
perhaps it is well founded. No
doubt such a show would be we'll
patronized by large element in
every community.
It would seem that men who
had been the most feared and
hated of any in their genera
ton, who had been bounded and
hunted, and had served terms
in prison for their foul crimes,
might be ashamed to appear in
public as heroes.
1t is true, Frank James was
never convicted of crime, yet his
criminal record is his
sole qualification as a Snowman.
But neither the Jameses nor
the Youngers were ever distin-
guished for a sense of delicacy.
Boards shoes are guaranteed.
The Columbus commercial., 1903-03-10
OIL WELL AT
ENTERPRISE.
Quality of the Product is Pro-
nounced Good.

A special from Enterprise,
Miss, to the Memphis CONNER
cial Appeal says:
The oil we'll at this place con-
tinues to show steady improve
ment. The drillers have at last
succeeded in getting the drill
pipe out, and are now putting in
the casing.
Your correspondent had All in
terview today with Mrs. Hough-
ton, who is here inspecting the
drilling operations. During the
course of conversation she in
formed me that the grade of oil
here is very fine. 1t is a refined
oil, and during all her expert
ence she has seen, she stated,
but three other wells that have
produced similar oil, these being
in the following places: Burning
Springs district, W. Va, Watson
Flat and Petrolia, Butler county,
Pa. Excitement still prevails
over the finding of oil. People
are visiting the we'll from every
quarter, and great activity pre-
walls in real estate transactions,
The Columbus commercial., 1903-03-10
Chancery Notice.

The Guardianship of Mrs. Julia M.
Odeneal.-No. 2470:
To Miss Julia o. Locke, Miss Emma
James Locke, and Miss Milton A.
Locke, minors, and A. Y. Locke, their
father:
You are commanded to appear before
the Chancery court of the county of
Lowdnes in said State, on the first Mon
day of April A. D. 1908, and show
cause if any you can, why the final ac-
count of j. T. Armstrong, Guardian of
Mrs. Julia NJ. Odeneal, should not be
allowed and said Guardian discharged.
This the 18th day of Feb. A. d. 1903.
E. 5. MOORE, Clerk.
BY Joe Harris, d. G.
The Columbus commercial., 1903-03-10
Administrator 5 Notice.

The Estate of Dr. j. d. Hutchinson
Letters Of administration having been
granted the undersigned by the Chan
cery court of LOwndes county, on the
estate OF DR. j. d. Hutshius0n, all per
sons having claims against estate are
hereby notified to have their claims
probated within the time and in the
manner provided by law, IN default of
which all such claims viii be barred.
WILLIAM NELSON HUTCHINSON,
Adminisrrar0r.
Sykes Sc O'NeiII.
Solicitors. 2-t5-3I
The Columbus commercial., 1903-03-10
Notice to Creditors.

Whereas letters of administration was
granted and issued to the undersigned
on the estate of Mrs. Julia NJ. Odeneal
by the Chancery court of Lowndes
county, Mississippi, on the 18th day of
February, 1903. Now, therefore, no.
tice is hereby given that all persons
having claims against said estate are
required to probate and register the
same by the Chancery clerk of Lowndes
county within one year from this date.
That failure to pre- bate and register
for one year as required will bar the
claim. J. 7. ARMSTRONG.
Executor Est. Mrs. Julia NJ. Odeneal
Feb. %, 1903. 2-26 4wks
The Columbus commercial., 1903-03-10
'TwouId Spoil this Story to Tell 1t in
the Headlines

'Twould Spoil this Story to Tell 1t in
the Headlines.
To use an eighteenth century phrase,
this is an "o'er true tale'. Having
Having happened in a small Virginia
town in the winter of 1902, it is story
very much of the present. Up to a
short time ago Mrs. John E. Harmon,
of Melfa Station, Va, had no personal
knowledge of the rare curative proper
ties of Chamberlain Cough Remedy.
"Last January" she says, "my baby
took a dreadful cold and at one time l
feared she would have pneumonia, but
one of my neighbors told me how this
remedy had cured'her little boy and l
began giving it to my baby at once and
it soon cured her. I heartily thank the
manufacturers of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy for placing so great cure
within my reach | cannot recommend
it too highly or say too much in its
favor. hope all who read this will try
it and be convinced as I was" For sale
by all druggists.