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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
 HH HE Chicago Bulletin, an afternoon 9 newspaper written by women
 with an occasional little help from men by way of variety, Is soon to appear. We are magnanimous enough to hope that 1t will finger long. What Is to be ought to be; and mere man may as well try to make the best of 1t. The Chi cago Tribune publishes, with all too little appreciation of their prophetic and fate full meaning, some statistics as to the occupations of Chicago women. As we have predicted with hopeless resignation. they can do anything and everything They wield ax and hammer with the same dexterity with which they use needle and pen. Any sort of work they have not set their hands at is either unattractive to them or has not occurred to them.
 Chicago has a female blacksmith; Venus has driven her ugly husband from the forge. Chicago has two female wood choppers, ''woodchoppresses," we shall have to force our reluctant lips to say. Chicago has two female stovemakers, a. 'lumberlady," "raftslady," but no 'piasterwomen," shall we say? This town points with mingled pride and alarm to five women hodcarriers. As yet the Chi- cago women are more given to mortar boards than to mortar. Our contempo- rary asserts that boilermaking Is beside the ambitions of the Chicago women." Nothing is beside or above those ambi- tions. Boilermaklng Is essentially the same trade as novelmaking, a craft prac- tieed successfully by many of the Cook county fair
 If there are no woman soldiers. sailors and marines, those soldiers and sailors, too. 1t Is because the federal government Is behind the times, not because of any want of fitness of the women A police man is a soldier, and some women are policewomen." It happens that no Chi cago women are coopers, coke and lime burners, fishers, oysterers, miners, quar- rymen, wheelwrights In about every other business they are thriving. Look at this incomplete list of their employ ments
 Stock raisers. herders and drivers. 72 bulcHei5.... .....s........--.-.. 6b Draymen, hackmen and teamsters.. 26 Livery stable keepers.... .............. g Laborers........ .. ..... =. ...... ...1 444 Paperhangers ....,... .. ............... 3 14arness and saddle makers. ........... 27 Sawmill and blaming mill employees. 5 Engineers and firemen stationary.... s Marble and stonecutters. ....... 5 GlasSWorkerS .......... ........... 25 Iron and steel workers. ............... 1S3 Plumbers, gas and steamfitters.... 3 MacnlniStS.. ...... .....,.s........... 20 Architects, designers and draught-
 men........ =. =. .. ............... 56 Electricians... .... ...... e. ...... 9S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16

The syndicates that try to keep the letter of the merger decision while they avoid its spirit should beware of Philander Knox, who is no John Will liam Griggs warmed over.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16

The President is in the district once held by the bisons, but there are pre- eious few of the first settlers there now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16

The new wheat crop in Kansas means a new crop of breakfast foods, and there is little room left for hope. None will be able to escape.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16
FACTS SHOW THAT MAN
 IS BECOMING OBSOLETE

Janitors and sextons. .. sSS Watehmen, policemen and firemen.... 27 Undertakefs..-. .... ............. Il baftehuers .'.. .... ............ ....... 9 Saloohkeepers ...- ...ss .......... ..... 129 Commercial travellers ...... .......,,. 37 Bankers and brokers .... ............ 8 Officials of banks and companies.... TO Dentists .............. 79 Journalists .... .......... .............. 142 Lawyers ...... ........ ........... 66 Clersyheh ..-... .. ....s................. 16o Physicians and surgeons. s................ 54S Barbers and hairdressers. .......... 475 fhotoSraphers' ..'. ...'.......... 1S6
 Not long ago women were shut out from almost all these occupations; and these are only a few of many. When and where will this "encroaching sex" stop? Never and nowhere. The trouble is only beginning. There are only three woman cabinetmakers in Chicago only two wom- an dstillers and rectifers; two woman brewers and maisters; two woman pot ters, two woman brick and tile makers; but the men folks have due warning. The women have sounded their terrible ap- proach to every work and business now In the hands of men. See what becomes of the men in trades upon which the women have made a general assault. Read the fatal figures
 In the list of bookkeepers and account ants there is one woman to every two men; of stenographers and typewriters, only 1862 men are left to the S11s women who have invaded the field and carried it oft in their note books, As bookbinders there are 1912 women and only 125S men. The paper-box makers number 1036 wom- en, as against S11 men, and as teachers in schools and colleges there are 72oO women to only 1591 men,
 What is written is written What has happened will happen. The big smith pat ting his right biceps complacently will soon be out of job. If he is handy and good natured, perhaps Miss or Mrs. will let him help about the shop. The shoe maker can bite his nails and pegs in dis gust. His occupation's gone. Jump off that car, motorman; go home and learn to cook and do the marketing, sing luIla- by and take the twins to the park. Your wife will be the driver of the electric charger. Policeman that was those big whskers will be convenient for baby to play tug-of-war with. Go home before your wife fans you away from the corner.
 The queen is in the office,
 Earning of the money;
 The king is in the nursery,
 Playing jacks with Sonny.
 Man, pretty man, will soon be un- clothed of his little brief authority. He will be survival, a rudimentary process. We can hear Miss Dr. Jenner-Hunter comparing him to the vermiform appen- dix.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16

Richard Harding Davis has gone to the Balkans, This means that there must be war in that quarter regardless of the people in it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16

It was an Atlanta man who wrote to the agricultural department asking for a package of macaroni seed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16

Attorney General Knox will now have to explain matters and things to some of the heavy contributors to the campaign fund of the g. O. p.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16

It seems to be settled that death overlook both Pennell and Burdlck, but that is all that is settled in the two cases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16

The reopening of the Dreyfus case Is new proof that nothing is ever settled until it is settled right.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16

The latest development of the large family issue is the proposition to give a citizen vote for each child.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16

J. P. Morgan says he will bow to the decision of the Supreme court in the merger case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16

Even the gentlemen's agreements are covered by the merger decision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16
RACE PREJUDICE.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
 Chicken stealing has been made Tel ony in Missouri. More race prejudice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16

The ex-Crown Princess of Saxony is to be reinstated by her husband for the sake of her children and the dynasty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16

Philander Knox is looming up big ger than his chief in Yellowstone park.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16

Gun practice is deadlier and more destructive than some battles-Manila, for example.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16

Mayor Carter Harrison denies that he is listening to the buzz of the presi- dential bee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16

The merger decision is a good lot of handwriting on the wall to the beef trust.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16

We are assimilating immigrants in- stead of digesting securities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16

The Rooseveltian eloquence is now expended on the bears and mountain lions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16

Winter is lingering in the lap of spring again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16
WITH HIS EAR TO THE GROUND

From the Washington Star.
 Mir German is not organizing any boom. But he is keeping sufficiently conspicuous to prevent his address from being forgot ten in case he Is wanted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16

The antitrust act was loaded after
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16

By Edgar saItus in the New York Ameri-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16

all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16
The queen is in the office,
 Earning of the money; The king is in the nursery, Playing jacks with Sonny.

Man, pretty man, will soon be un- clothed of his little brief authority. He will be survival, a rudimentary process. We can hear Miss Dr. Jenner-Hunter comparing him to the vermiform appen- dix
The sun., 1903-09-16
SIR THOMAS I'LL IN CHICAGO.
Corn He Ate at kamp Kin kaFe Gives
Him COlic-kept In Bed

CHICAGO, Sept iS-Pale from illness and
his face drawn, Sir Thomas Upton stepped
from a special car on the Lake Shor X All
road this morning and greeted his Chicago
host, Alexander X Revcl Then h" was
driven to the Audit orium Annex, where
physician was imme diataly summoned TO
attend him
So far from being able to attend any
social events arranged in his honor
it is feared that Sir Thomas is des'ined to
spend his time in Chicago in bed His all
ment, which as yrt has not submitted "asi'v
to diagnosis Is pronounced form of coIlc.
II was said by ono Of his party that sir
Thomas ate heartily of green corn when
a guest of former Lieutenant Governor
Woodruff at Kamp Kill kare in the Adlron-
dacks, which caused hia illness.
DR. Homer Thomas, after examining his
patient, prescribed rest and quiet for the
Baronet. As soon as the condition OF SIR
Thomas's health was mad, known all at
tempts to arrange programme for him
were at once given up.
The sun., 1903-09-16
RRTCE on JERO.N T..
Fusion Conference Not 10 BE ONerrued
by One Man.

A good many people thought last night
that NJ. Linn Bruce. president Of the Repub-
lcan County Committee, had District Attor-
nev Jerome in mind when he issued this
formal statement;
The personal opinions of one man. be
those opinions based on earnest conviction
or bitter disapp ointment. can neither over
come the Judgment nor set aside the acts
of the gentlemen who officially represented
the elements of good citizenship combined
to prevent "A return Of Tammany misgovern-
ment The various anti-Tammany conven-
tions will act upon the recommendations Of
th. conference committees and renomlnate
Mayor Low, Comptroller Grout and Presi-
dent FOrne4. policy of good Judgment
that commands uCCrss cannot be set aside
by the h0pes or fears Of an individual
Mr. Bruce added:
"Thp assertion that we are not sincere in
our support Of Mayor Low is Idle and abb
surd We are for Low first, last and all the
time because We must make the night on
his administration and we believe ne If the
right man to head the ticket,
Conpro GrOut read the statement OF
President Bruce He made this comIpent
"It lacks the diTectncSs Of Mr. jerome.
Now. if Mr. Jerome undertook TO say that
he'd get TO the point in a fashion that even
the duIlest mind might grasp Instantly, "
This was before j rome undertook to say
A few things
The sun., 1903-09-16
JOE LETTER ARRESTED.
Bar HarbOr Merchant Catches Him on
vIslt-Wants His Bill Paid.

BAR HARBoR, Me-, Sept. l5.--Joseph
Letter of New York, who once achieved
notoriety in the wheat pit, passed Sunday
here as the guest Of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. IL H. Letter, and got into legal trouble.
Last summer Letter visited this port in
hi- yacht and vii he sailed away it was
asserted by local tradesman that he did
not settle some Of his bills, refusing pay
ment on the ground that he had been greatly
overcharged.
Some Of the lawyers here had processes
awaiting his coming, On Saturday, soon
after his arrival at the Vanderbilt mansion,
which this season has been he home of the
Letters, he was waited on by f.. :. Clark,
n local attorney and Deputy Sheriff John
Suminsby, who arrested him on a writ
which was made on the complaint .: George
F.. Soper, local market man.
Mr.. Soper charged that last summer he
furnished supplies to Letters yacht to an
amount bet ween $500 and $500, and that
Letter left town without settling and that
he has since paid no attention to bills sent
him. Letter while somewhat surprised
at the action, said that the bill was not
fair and that he should not pay II but would
fignt II In the courts. He said that he had
a confession from his steward to the effect
that the goods had never been delivered
on the yacht.
Letter obtained two local merchants as
bondsmen, and they were accepted by Mr.
Clark, who represented the complainant
Letter ieii ii 900 in the hands of his iunds-
men as security that he will appear at the
October term Of court or bc represe nj ed
there II il said that one or more ol her
local tradesmen were 10 have had wrts
aeryed, but that Letter left town before their
represent atIves took act ion
The sun., 1903-09-16
MURDER IN EAST RIVER HOTEL
WHERE "OLD SHAKESPEARE"
WAS BUTCHERED ~ YEARS AGO.
VIII II. keyes, the Proprietor. shot Through
the Heart as Tie sat In Ills Chair ~
the DoOr-pOIice Catch q Man With
q Discharged Pistol Running Away.

William II. Keyes, 30 years old, pro-
prietor Of the East River Hotel, at Catharine
slip and Water street, was shot through
the heart and killed almost instantly at
1880 O'Clock this morning, while he was
sitting in the doorway of his saloon
Policeman Roy of the Oak street station,
who was in Cherry street. block away,
heard the shot and ran up. Al Oliver
and Water streets he met a man running
Roy grabbed the man and found in his
coat pocket a pistol that had been fired
The man said he was James Kelly, IA stone
cutter, living at 81 Division street. Police
man Mullen who had also heard the shot
went to the side Of the wounded man,
Keyes had been dragged half way into
the doorway by his wife Father Gleason
of st. James's Church, who had been pass
ing near by, administered the last rites
to the saloonkeeper, who was showing
little or no signs of life. In fact, the am.
bulance surgeon. who arrived later, SAID
that death had been almost instantaneous,
and that the bullet had penetrated the
heart.
Policeman Ray had brought Kelly TO
the hotel and on the way had picked up
Joseph O'Toole of 900 Water street, who
denied any knowledge Of the shooting
other than having heard the shot A man
who said he was William Pendlcton. pilot,
of 30 North Moore street, was detained
with O'Tooe as a witness.
Kelly when arrested merely said
you've got the wrong man.
Mrs Reyes says Kelly has frequenteti
the place, and she thinks he is the man
with whom her husband had quarrel
two days ago.
The East River Hotel was the scene
of the murder of the woman known as
"Old Shakespeare, on April "a, 1901. The
woman was found with the body horrif ly
mutiated in room 81, to which she had Leer
assigned the night before in company
with a man. Supt. Byrnes had an Arab
known as "Frenchv" arrested for the crime
and he was convicted and sentenced
to life Imprisonment He was pardoneo
last year on evidence that farm hand at
Crawford, n. j.. had done the murder
Keyes was not then the proprietor OF the
hotel
Detectives Ackerly and Stafford early
this morning arrested John Breen anc
James Donahue They said that kelly's
the first prisoners, real name, was Breen
John Breen was found in the hotel anc
told the police that he had engaged room
there at IL O'Clock. The Breens are said tt
have been mixed up in shooting cas-
some time ago.
The sun., 1903-09-16
POSTMAS STER or KEYPORT GONE.
said TO BE in Financial Difficulties Man
aged e,eraI Estates.

FREEHOLD, n. j., Sept l5.It is re-
ported that Postmaster Benjamin Is, Ogden
of keyport has failed financially and
ma. hni Ogden was one OF the most
prominent lawyers and politicians Of Mon
mouth county. 7 W Arrowsmith, Ogden q
lawyer, says that Ogden's daughter said
to-day that her father would return.
Ogden had an office at l27 broadway
Manhattan, where he spent three days
each week At the death Of his brother
n-law and legal prrceptor, Judge Alfred
Waliing, Ogden gIcceedsd o hi profe@s !onai
hrsi,ris-. which included the management
oi several laTge estates
Ne was the Republican candidate sew
eral years ago for Surrogate. On the day
~ the election the people OF the county
were startled by Ihe suicide OF Judge Wall
ing. who, # wns said. Rrioved over the heavy
voting ugAin,, Ogden The latter WAS sub
eeQusn'Iy appointed postmaster Of Key
port, which position he still holds
Iutii the recent rumOrE were beaFc
Ogden was coBspirred one OF the most
e,lbsrantiAI and representative men il
the county.
The sun., 1903-09-16
can COLOR DIAMONDS.
X-Ray Discovery In the Transmission OF
Color Announced In Chicago.

CHICAGO, Sept l5,-Predictions of a
time when the brown diamonds in the
crown Of King Edward, the Hope diamond
and other famous gems of the kind can
be practically duplicated at will were made
to-day by VIC. Fuchs al Chicago X-ray
experiment station, Mr. Fuchs announced
the discovery OF process by which he is able
to change diamond 20 any color chosen
and make such coloraI ion permanent by
the Use of the Roent gen rays.
The method consists in directing the
X-ray through the substances from which
the color is to be obtained before the rays
touch and penetrate the diamond. Various
metals and chemicals have been used to
color the diamonds and it has been found
that by reversing the method the color
may also be removed.
It is thought by MIR Fuchs that when he
has completely perfected his experiments
he will be able to bleach yellow diamonds
with ease
The sun., 1903-09-16
HORSON TO run FOR CONGRESS-.
Gives a Series Of Free Lectures In His Dis
trict to Test His Popularity.

BIRMINGHAM Ala, Sept 10. Close friends
of Capt Richmond p. Hobson of Green's
boro, Capt. Hobson's home, are authority
for the statement that he is a candidate
for Congress in the Sixth district against
Congressman John Fl. Bankhead and will
make his formal announcement in few
days
Hobson's determination to seek Congress
honors was reached as the result Of the
cordial reception which he received on his
free lecture tour of the Sixth distri The
largest crowds ever assembled to hear any
public speaker have listened TO him in
Green and Tuscaloosa counties and have
greeted him with great enthusiasm. This
lecture tour was in the nature Of test of
Hobson's personal popularity. 1t has
been so successful that his friends believe
he can make a winning race for Congress-.
The sun., 1903-09-16
FIRE EMPTIES DELMONICOS.
Twas in the Subj eIlar. as the Other Was
Too Much smoke for Patrons.

Meals went untasted and highballs had
to be left in a hurry by the diners at Del
monico's last night owing to fire which
filed the dining rooms with smoke and
madethem untenantable. The fire that caused
the smoke, like the other one early last
August. was in the sub-cellar That is
used principally as a wine cellar. but the
steam pipes run through it and the covering
of these got afre, the firemen said. The
pipes are covered with canvas and made a
dense smoke.
Servants on the top floor were the first
to notice the smoke about 9 clock. A
fue leads through the building from the
cellar and the smoke poured up this flue in
clouds and rolled out into the quarters,
where there were about sixty servants.
Some Of them were girls, and all hands
ran downstairs in confusion. The diners
heard their cries and then they began to
cough Although th" Hue carried off a lot
OF the smoke, ii was not long before the caf.,
and the dining room, where there were
about one hundred guests, were too smoky
to longer be endured.
Some OF the women became frightened.
but the head walters assured them there
was no danger In spite of this, however,
one got out into the street, leaving what
ever they had ordered. Only about a
dozen thought enough of what they had
left to go back and brave the smoke after
they had been assured the fire was out.
Policeman Washington Irving saw the
smoke pouring from the outside Of the
building and sent in still alarm, Bat
talon Chief Devaney and his men went
into the cellar and, for over an hour, tore
the covering, that was burning, from the
pipes. The woodwork caught fire, but the
firemen said that the damage done would
not exceed 81 600.
The sight of the smoking building excit ed
the neighborhood, and lot of the diners
in Sherry's left their meals and mingled
with the unfortunates from Delmonico' s
on the sidewalk The firemen did not dis
cover what caused the fire, but they sus-
pect some one of leaving a lighted match
In the cellar while looking for a bottle
The sun., 1903-09-16
Upton INCIDENT CLOSED.
President VIII Not Write 10 sir Thomn
--IIOyt Teiesraphs Invitation.

OYSTER BAY. n. Y. Sept. I5.-The un-
pleasant incident in which President Roose-
welt was made to appear az objectin% to
the presence of Sir Thomas Lioton at
the coming Seawanhaka-C Corlnthian Yacht
Club banquet is regarded here as closed.
The President, it il said, does not think it
necessary to write a personal letter to Sir
Thomas in regard to the matter,
Colgate Hoyt on behalf o' the Sea-
wanhaka club, sent tnlegraphic invita-
tion to Sir Thomas last night, and this morn
ing formal invitation was mailed. Up
to a late hour tonight no reply had been
received from Sir Thomas
The sun., 1903-09-16
FROST IN THE CORN BELT.
Extent Of Damage Not knOwn-Warm
Weather on the Way There.

CHICAGO, Sept. l5-There was frost
last night all through Nebraska except
in narrow zone along the eastern bound
ary, 1t extended into northern Kansas,
where it did considerable damage to the
corn crop. 1t is gradually fighting back
rainstorm conditions. 1t is likely that
Jack Frost will nip the corn tonight in
the extreme western and northwestern
parts of Iowa
If the wet weather continues over the
rest of Iowa and Illinois for twenty-four
hours longer. the danger will be over. for
the present at least, according to the
weather man. In that event. unless un-
foIeseen developments arise, the big crop
of corn in Illinois and Iowa will escal e
killing white frosts.
While the cold wave reaches to the
northwestern Pacific coast the rainstorm
from the southwest is gradually drawing
warm air from the south to temper
the cold blast and hold back the frost.
Several of the leading Board OF Trade
houses telegraphed customers and busi-
ness men in various parts OF Iowa. the
Dakotas, Nebraska and Kansas to send
them by wire brief statement Of the con-
ditions and report any damage from frost
The answers to-day indicated that there
had been no damage from frost so far, but
there had been some slight damage in GER
tain parts from heavy rains,
Uncertainty over the weather and the
possibility of serious losses to the crops
kept the grain trade in state Of alarm
to-day, and excitement prevailed in the
speculative markets. Shorts were in
cined to get under cover, and their bidding
kept the pits in a turbulent state.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. l5.-Clouds in Kansas
Nebraska. Iowa, Missouri and the North
west generally prevented serious frost
last night and saved the late corn from
great injury. 1t is hoped the clouds viii
do as well by the corn tonight The crop
needs ten days more of sunshine. To-day
rain fell over the greater portion Of Kansas
Missouri and Nebraska The thermometer
in Kansas is at about the so degree mark.
DEs MONIES, Ia, Sept. l5.-While the
frosts predicted for the last two nights
have failed to come. clouds alone have
interposed to save the corn crop thus far
The extreme cold has. however, been ac.
companed with cold, steady rain which
has been almost as damaging.