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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-27
Frisco, Rock Island, AtchisOn and Southern t is Said
 Are iR the Deal
ROCK ISLAND SCHEDULED
 ID DOMINATE SITUATION
President Yoakum of the Frisco, Who Has Been Conferring With J. p. Morgan, Is Slated for the
 New Presidency.

New York, February 26-Contrary to expectation no official statement repre- senting the status of the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad deal was issued ters have reached the stage where only a few unimportant details remain to be settled.
 President Yoakum of the Frisco road had another conference with representa- lives of J. P. Morgan & Co. today, but declined to discuss the reported deal in anyway.
 Latest reports indicate that the outcome of the present negotiations will disclose a scheme of far-reaching importance. It is the general belief that a merger or con- soldation of the interests in the Frisco, Rock Island, Atchison and Southern roads is contemplated. Rock Island, according to current gossip, will be the central figure in the deal MT. Yoakum Is report ed to be slated for the presidency of the Rock Island, which, 1t is predicted, will dominate the situation.
 All reports of terms and similar de- tails are, as yet, matters of conjecture. rumor that the Rock Island would take over the Morgan holdings in Georgia Central as part payment to Morgan & Co. for their management of the financial details could not be confirmed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-27
SAN ANTONIO IS
 PARTLY SUBMERGED
ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL STREETS OF THE CITY IS 6 FEET UNDER WATER AND DAMAGE IS GREAT. HEAVY RAINFALL.

San Antonio, Tex, February 26.-As the result of an unprecedented rainfall, San Antonio tonight Is partially submerged, and much loss of property has been sus- tained. So far no loss of life has been reported, although there were many thrilling escapes. The rain began Wednes- day morning and continued almost with out intermission, increasing in violence each hour. The San Antonio river, which winds through the heart of the city, be- gan to rise at a rapid rate yesterday af- ternoon and today left Its banks and spread over the lowlonds and thence to the business portion of the city, hood- ing basements and doing much damage.
 St. Mary's street is six feet under wa ter and it was necessary to rescue citi- gents from their homes. A mother and two children barely saved themselves by taking refuge in tree where they re- mained for five hours Many houses along the river were swept away. The water reached its highest point at g o'clock this morning, stage about equal to that of the great flood of 1876, the high est ever recorded
 The loss of property in the city and county will approximate $50.000, not in- cluding that to railroads, which Is heavy, in consequence of many washouts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-27
COLlMA STILL BOILING.
Continuous Eruptions Have Caused a
 Panic In Nearby Regions.

Colima, Mex, February 26.-The con- tinued eruptions of the volcano up to yesterday afternoon created an immense panic in all regions within twenty miles of the mountain. which cast up an inn mense quantity of lava, and was plainly the center of tremendous disturbance. A column of black smoke rose above the crater and ashes fell in dense showers, especially at the town of Tonila which it's inhabitants abandoned. Many large haciendas are unworked as nobody will remain on them. Railway construction men are watching developments with keen interest. The mountain has always been considered dangerous. The present eruption is the worst for many years.
 News from Acapulco of an earthquake there yesterday indicates that the zone of the seismic disturbance is extensive.
 Subterranean roarings have been heard here and down the west coast. Fortunate Iy there has been no loss of life so far reported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-27
CINCINNATI VISITED
 BY Y$2,OOO,OOOBLAZE
GENERAL GORDON
 IS VIOLENTLY ILL
coMMANDER-IN.cHIEF OF CON- FEDERATE VETERANS HAS TO BE TAKEN FROM 0. G c. TRAIN ON A sTRETcHER.

Atlanta. February 26.--A special to the Constitution from Jackson, Miss, says Gen. John B. Gordon, commander-in-chiet of the United Confederate Veterans, was taken violently i'll while on board Queen and Crescent train en route to this city from Clinton, Mss, tonight
 It was necessary to remove him from the train on a stretcher, and he suffered violent spasms of nausea while being car ried to the Lawrence hotel. Physicians were immediately summoned and will re- main at his bedside until morning.
 General Gordon is suffering much pain which the sedatives administered by the physicians have failed to relieve. He is conscious.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-27

was ever thus, with the democrats; they are always a little late in getting there. In the matter of the antitrust bill it is doubtful now If they are even able to get as much as a record vote in the senate. The whole truth is that the state- hood bill was kept before the senate all of the past month for the sole purpose of keeping the trust and tariff and other perplexing questions out of that body. It was a slick game and the republicans played their cards skillfully, with the usual cold deck up their sleeves
 Will Be No Extra Session.
 Senator Aldrieh said today that there would be no extra session of the senate for the reason that they would get through all needful legislation.
 What about the treaties?" l ventured to inquire.
 "oh, think that the treaties will be ratifed,'' was his rejoinder. In this he may be mistaken for Senator Morgan is confident of his ability to defeat the canal treaty So far as the Cuban re- ciprocity treaty is concerned, that looks up in the air at the present writing. but 1t may come down to terra firma, any hour.
 The republican leaders in the house de- cided to kill the day in putting Wagoner republican, in the seat of Butler, demo- crat. The latter got 62O0 majority over the former, but little thing like that makes no difference with the republicans, tho only issue being that Butler was dem ocrat and Wogoner a republican, and that they wanted to kill the legislative day, and they knew that the democrats would bite at the bait, and they did good and strong.
 Will Pass Appropriation Bills.
 The republicans will likely pass all their appropriation bills, ana pernaps the All drch financial measure to aid the Wall street stock gamblers. There is some quiet and determined opposition to the latter bill, though the hope is strong that 1t will be rushed through the closing hours of the session.
 The omnibus public building bill Is in danger for the reason that all of the members of congress did not get a slice of the pie, and then 1t Is said that Speak CT Henderson is opposed to 1t. If this is true 1t is about the first jackpot that the speaker has not been disposed to take chance in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-27
Silver Commission Getting Data.

Mexico City February 26.-The silver commission is accommodating data neces- sary to form conclusions and has the en- tire statistical force of the different de- partments of the government at its dis posal. A plan for the Introduction of pa- per currency to be backed either by silver or gold has been suggested as means of easy transition to the gold standard. It is argued that it would steady the present exchange value ok the peso.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-27
Ice Men In Atlanta.

Atlanta February 2e.-The convention of the Southern Ice exchange continued its sessions here today. The principal feature was an address on refrigeration by Gardner T. Vorhees of the Massa- chusetts institute of technology. chief of the bureau OF refrigeration of the Louis lana Purchase exposition. A banquet was rendered the delegates at the K!mball house tonight. officers will be elected to-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-27
Wayne McVeagh Considered.

Washington, February 26.-The name of Wayne McVeagh is under consideration by the President as representative of the United States at the arbitration before The Hague tribunal og the question of preferential treatment His appointment has not yet been decided on positively.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-27

VXT ASH1NGToN, February 26-(Spe- w cial) - Nevertheless and not
 withstanding the general im- pression here that important legislation pending in congress will fall to be enacted before the noon hour of next Wednesday, It Is known to the old stagers at the capt. tol that things have been in a much worse tangle many and many time and yet untangled themselves smoothly before the gavel fell on a sine die adjournment. That which has happened so often in the past may happen again.
 As matter of fact all the legislation that the republicans desire Is really well advanced and the minority is poweriess to prevent its being made into law if the majority so wills
 Things may go on as they did today un- til Monday and then the leaders in the house and senate take hold Of the ma chine and grind out of 1t all that they care for.
 of course. the statehood bill never had a chance of passing, the republicans fear ing 1904 and has only been kept to the front in the senate to Gereat other em- barrassing legislation that the republican
  leaders, headed by Quay, Hanna and AL drich' did not want. These three able and adroit leaders fooled the many but not the few.
 Statehood Fight a Farce.
 They put Quay up as the friend and champion of statehood on the one side and young Beveridge of Indiana on the other' Ihey were talked about in the newspapers as determined leaders of tneir respective sides, and all that sort of thing, but subsequent events develop that It mas all been a farce sort of fake fight ana ending Tuesday in Quay's agreeing tnat gold brick compromise should be thrown at the heads of the democrats.
 when the latter saw that they had been duped by the willy PennsyIvania boss they were so incensed that they inn mediately resolved themselves into a eau GUS, vented their angry feelings and re- solved to force the Littlefield antitrust bill to the front Singular that they did not think of this three weeks ago. But 1t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-27
Alabama Postmasters.

Washington. February 26.-(speciaL)- Alabama postmasters appointed: Belcher. Barbour county, William Jerngan; Cid Town, St. Clair county, James T. Hess.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-27
THE WEATHER.

Washington, February 26-F~ecast for Alabama: Rain Friday. Fair and colder Saturday, fresh to brisk south winds, shifting to northwest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-27

was there, the bandits applied burning torches to the face and feet of all their victims, blistering even the infants little feet. Christian Joehln, an aged paralytic, was beaten so frequently that there is not spot on his head thai is not bruised and raw. The maraud.s.-s before leaving, securely tied their victims and searched every corner of the hf1ise. They secured $300 in cash and several articles of jewelry. They drank several gallons of wine, which they found in the cellar, and prepared hearty meal which they cooly devoured.
 They were in the house five hours, leaving at o'clock this morning after notifying the family that they would re- turn for the $20,0O0 Not d Hn to she intruders' whereabouts ias disc )v- cred.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-27

turn TOT the ya,0O0. Not q m fd he
 intruders' whereabouts Iaa b disc )y- cred.
 then moved to recommii fH td the
 committee on elections, and a shat mo-
 tion Mir. Payne demandrd tE6 previous
 question:
 Meantime the democr loft the
 hall, and when the h 8se 5ed the
 vote stood 156 to 4, discl 1srs absence
 of a quorum. This forti of the
 house
 After waiting an hoit ap-
 peared and the previo a was
 ordered-1F to 12. with aien sent
 and not answering to thar
 Richardson DemaYde irlon.
 The vote then recurrei o motion to recommit. On a IT he sfou the
 vote stood to 165. M ison de-
 manded a division, bu M fr -uled
 that the demand was Hat .cene
 of wild confusion follo Dubli-
 cans cheered the ruin oi IT, alzell | Republican,, Pennsylvania IS in the chair, while MT. 1zfehar demo-
 craD Tennessee, and wood (democraD Alabama, stood their places and denounced E. Tn nnmeasured terms. The vote was then taken on the resolution, declaring MT. Butler not en- titled to the seat. On viva voce vote
 the chair declared the motion carried,
 declining to recognize MT. Richardson's 8
 demand for division. MT. Richardson again denied the chairs action, crying out that 1t was "tyrannical, unheard of, unfair and unjust" The republicans jeer- cd, but he continued to inveigh against the chairs action in loud tones. When the vote on the resolution, declaring MT Wagoner entitled to the seat was taken,
 a similar scene followed. A division was allowed and the chair declared the reso- lution adopted, 161 to ?, declining to en- certain the point that no quorum was present. This still further aroused the ire of the handful of democrats on the floor. "I did not believe the chair would be guilty of such an action" cried Mir. Richardson, while MT. Williams (demo-
 craD Illinois from his seat shouted.
 that the speaker had put proxy in the chair to do it."
 Mir Wagoner, the contestant, was then escorted to the bar of the house and sworn in. Then the speaker resumed the chair, and MT. Payne moved recess un- til tomorrow, and on that demanded the previous question. It was ordered-l69 to g. the speaker this time everything the point of no quorum. By a vote of 1i3 to 2 the house then at 1:l5 ?. m. took recess until tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-27
lad Committed Erenuent Assault

Sworn to before me this 26th day of February. 1903
 (Signed) c. F. BOSCH. Mayor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-27
Parents of Knapp Claim Insanity.

Cincinnati. February 26-The parents of Knapp tonight said Albert was insane and his confession should not be believed. They believed he would be better dead. Mrs Sadie Wenzel, his sister. said her brother. when years of age. was kicked by colt at Twenty Mile Prairie. Ill. and later struck by lightning at Terre Haute and but for her parents she would have had him adJudged insane.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-27
AMID EXCITING SCENES IN HOUSE
 DEMOCRATS ARE OVERWHELMED
REPUBLICANS PLAY
 THEIR CARDS WELL
Notwithstanding the Serious Tange in Congress Believed the Republicans Will Pull Out of the Hole and Pass What
 Legislation They DeSre-Democrats Hoodwinked.
BY PATTERSON srEALEY.

VXT ASHINGToN, February 26-(Spe- w cial) - Nevertheless and not
 withstanding the general Inn-
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-12-22
The Telephone in the Corn Belt.

First Female Voice-Is that YOU.
Sarah?
Second F. V.-Yes.it's me.
First F. V.-Have you got Your dish
es washed yet?
Second V-No we're just through
breakfast
First F. WHAT did you have for
breakfast?
Second +. V.-Fried mush and eggs.
and pork. and say what did you have"
First F. Won we had graham gems
We're going to have roasting ears for
dinner.
Third f. V.(breaking in. evidently
some one else is listening. tool-So arc
we.
Second F. V.-Ours aren't ripe yet.
Third f. We've got lots. Send
Sammy over after them and ] will give
you some.
Fourth F. V. (another litener)-
Say. Mary, how is the baby?
First F., V.-NOt very we'll he Is
teething.
Fourth F. V.-IIave Won tried thar
medicine 1 gave you?
First +. V.-Not yet.
Fifth F. V. (still another listener> -
Say, Florence says she is going to nave
old Ben's tail locked. Universal gig
clement. This is evidently a neighbor-
hood joke, Ineligible only to the init
iated.)
Third F. V.-Say, next Sunday Is
quarterly meeting. Who is going to
have the Elder for dinner? q do not
think that she meant that there were
cannibals in the neighborhood0
Fourth +. Vie has promised 10
come to our house.
And so the conversation ran on for
ten or fifteen minutes, and l predict
that the opportunity for just such
neighborhood visiting by telephone VIII
do more to break up the retiring baoiI
among farmers than any other agency
now at vork.-World's Work.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-12-22
mr.. BRYAN AND NICHOLAS
A Fifteen Minutes Talk With the Gar
on Education.

st. Petersburg. Dec. 21.-William ].
BRYAN was received in audience by
Car Nicholas at noon today. The au-
dince. which lasted for fifteen minutes.
was arranged almost on the spur of
the moment by Ambassador McCor-
mick who until yesterday was uncer-
tain 0s to the time OF Mr.. Bryan's ar
rival at st. Petersburg.
During the conversation with Mr..
Bryan, his majesty expressed in the
most emphatic manner the feeling of
friendship entertained by him and by
the Ru-sian nation for the United
States and the hope that the good re-
lations which have always existed be-
tween the two countries would never
be disturbed. He gave evidnce of the
deepest interest and acquaintance with
affairs in the United States.
In response to Mr.. Bryan's inquiry,
concerning the progress of public in
struction In Russia, his majesty gave
n minute description of the system of
education in the Russian empire, show
ing a knowledge of educational meth
DDS and the statistics relating thereto.
Mr.. Rryan was entertained at dinner
by Ambassador Mccormick tonight
He will leave for Berlin tomorrow.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-12-22
A DISILLUSIONED DREAMER
How a Salt River Valley Farmer Got
Cold Feet.

There is a man in Phoenix who is
suffering from ccid feet. By this is
meant not the commonly accepted
slang definition of the term, that is a
lack of confidence or a weakening in
standing up for a proposition when the
other fe..ow makes a stable bluff, but
a genuine chilliness of the lower ex-
tremities these frosty nights. In order
to warm up his feet so as to be able to
sleep comfortably, the young man has
been in the habit of taking to bed with
him a rubber bag filed with hot water.
such as is used commonly for such pur-
poses, and thereby giving a comfort
able temperature to his pedal extremi-
ties.
Now it should be explained that the
young man, while employed in town
lives on a small ranch which he is
proud of keeping in first GLASS condi-
ton, and to that end frequently looks
after the irrigation of his alfalfa fields
and orchard himself. The other night.
after there had been an unusually sat
isfactory run of water 10 wet down the
aforesaid fields, the city-rancher retir-
ed-with his hot water bag of course
and was soon in the land of dreams.
Towards midnight he commenced to
dream in truth. 1t seemed that there
was an unusually big head of water in
the ditch and do what he would. there
was no keeping the flow within the
borders but it was constantly getting
away from him. Standing in the cold
water. so it seemed. nc worked and
workd in vain. until suddenly the ex-
ertion was too much even for a dream
and he awoke with a start. His feet
were in cold water in fact. and SO was
the lower end or the mattress and the
blankets and other bedding. for the hot
water bottle had sprung a leak early in
the night and its contents had been
transferred to the bed.
Since that time the young man has
taken the chance of getting cold feet
when he goes to bed, for he Will not
trust another hot water bag, even a
new one. and nothing else seems tn
answer the purpose 81 warming up the
bed for him.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-12-22
WILL BE GIVEN A HEARING
A High Philippines Oficial Charged
With immortality.

Washington, Dec. 21.zCharges having
been filed with the president affecting
the moral character of Benito Legardo.
the secretary of war today transmitted
by mail to the civil governor of the
Philippine islands, a copy of them for
his information.
These charges were contained in a
cablegram to the president from per-
sons in Manila. In commenting on the
case today, Secetary Root expressed
the belief that the cablegram was sent
in order that it might be given TO the
press and thereby work irreparable in
Jury to the commissioner. That mems
regulations should be thus publicly as
sailed before they had a chance to
speak, he strongly condemned.
Legardo is one Of the most prominent
men in the Philippines and war de-
partment officials say that on several
occasions he exhibited great bravery in
behalf of the United States when over
lures were being made to Aguinaldo to
surrender, having gone to him
personally at the great risk of
his life and sought to have him give up
his opposition to American authority.
He is one of the three appointed by Gov
ernCr Taft on the Philippine commission.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-12-22
NORDAU'S ASSAILANT
He Was Only Careless in the Use OF
Firearms.

Paris, Dec. 21.-The compulsory of
police, who has conducted the inquiry
into the attempt on the life of Max
Nordau, the well known writer and
vice president of the congress of Zion
lists. at Zion hall here, has taken the
testimony of Weschki, bystandeH
who was wounded by one of the bull
lets fired by the Russian named Chain
Selik Roban, the man arrested. Wesch-
XII declared that Roban fired in the air
and that he. the witness, was only
struck because one of the bullets rico
chetted.
Roban has abandoned his first de-
claration that he was chosen by rev.
dictionary congress held at Berne.
Switzerland, made up of Nordeau's po-
litical adversaries. to kill Nordau. He
now says he had no intention of kill
ing anybody, but simply desired to at
tract attention to himself. The charge
against Roban is not attempted
murder. but carelessness in the use of
firearms. Nordau maintains that the
shooting was the result of a division
over the establishment of Zion.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-12-22

work. five dollars seeming to be a mon
strous fee cor a little wedding cere
mony. Characteristic of his race. Juan
could not be hurried in these matters.
The hour for the wedding approached
and he did not return. Mary was fin
ally sent after him and in due season
they returned, walking hand in hand,
and evidently happy. Juan was repri-
manded fer taking so little interest in
his own nuptials. when ne informed the
company that the probate judge had
offered to marry him for two dollars.
AS ii looked like a snap he took him up,
especially as Mary had offered to pay
the two dollars if he would make her
his bride.
II was expected that Lilly would
make a scene, but Mary squared things
with a liberal donation of chewing
gum, after which Lilly said she
wouldn't marry as stingy a man as
Juan anyway. 1t is pretty little
story and the only one who seems to
get the worst of it is the preacher, who
loses a job. The hook will be illus
trated by pictures Of Juan, Mary, Lillv.
Tuck Hing, the Chinaman, and posi-
bly, others, and the suggestive names
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-12-22

Their regulations shall be ordered, IL any
can be devised, to restore the industry.
and pending the investigation and the
review. authorized the president to
conclude a modus vivendi with Great
Britain, whereby the killing of any or
all fur-bearing seals on the land or sea
by the respective governments should
be entirely prohibited. except the few
hundred young male seals needed by
the natives of the islands of St Paul
and St. George for food. In the event
that effectual regulations for preserv-
ing the Alaskan sear herd could not
be agreed upon. the secretary of the
treasury was authorized tc kill every
fur seal of the islands except 10000 fe-
males and 1000 males.
Mr.. Elliott was an earnest champion
of this measure. and appeared before
the committee on ways and means dur
ing the last congress in advocacy of its
passage and he has again urged II be-
fore the committee on territories.