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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15

Booker Washington at the meeting to- night said in part:
 .'The Tuskee Normal and Industrial in- stitnte at Tuskegee, Ala, is the out growth of the efforts of General S. c. Armstrong of the Hampton institute m Virginia. General Armstrong was one of the great soldiers and prophets who realized that the task of the nation was not fulfilled when the shae>les If phy- sical slavery were struck from the limbs of the millions of slaves of the south. He realized that nine millions of human beings steeped in ignorance, minus ex- perience, could be but half free He foresaw that the nation must have a new birth and a new freedom and that this regeneration must include the industrial intellectual and moral and religious free dom of the ex-slaves. Further, in refus- ing to return to his comfortable northern home after the surrender at Appomattox
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15
ORGANIZED LABOR IS BITTERLY
 DENOUNCED BY MANUFACTURERS
LUMBERMEN PROTEST AT
 THE HIGH FREIGHT RATES

timber lands to their various mills along the line of the railroads.
 Such shippers" the complainant al- 1eges, "are treated as carriers protanto of the lumber manufactured from the logs billed out and over the same railroads. Upon the false theory that such ship pers are engaged in the contiguous in- terstate carriage of their lumber, they are allowed and paid a sub stantial portion of the freight from the point of shipment to the point of destin- ation, no matter how many lines of rail- roads participate in the carriage. The so- called tap division amounts to a rebate from the regular and published tariff rates chargeable against shippers in gen. eral to as much as 8 cents per hundred pounds, or S15 per carload"
 The roads made defendants are the Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific; Kan sas City Southern, St. Louis Southwest ern and the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15

Washington, April 14-The Central Yel- low Pine association, composed of lum- Der manufacturers and shippers in Mis- sissippi, Alabama and Georgia, today filed with the interstate commerce com mission a formal request for an investi- gation of alleged illegal advantages given
 to the manufacturers of yellow pine lum- Der whose mills and plants are located along the Rising river, in Arkansas and Louisiana, west of the Mississippi river. The complaint alleges that in order to give these advantages over their compliments In rival markets, the defendant roads have introduced the practice of disguis- ing rebates given on lumber shipments through so-called tap line" divisions of freight carried. This means allowances on account of the logging railroads owned by the manufacturers and ship pers themselves to. haul logs from their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15
ALL FARM WORK
 RETARDED BY RAIN
WEATHER BUREAU ISSUES WEEK
 " SUMMARY OF CROP CONDl-
 TlONS-WlNTER WHEAT IS GEN. REALLY IN EXCELLENT SHAPE.

Washington. April 14-The weather bureau today issued the following weekly summary of the crop conditions:
 During the week ending April 13 farm work was very generally retarded by rains in the Atlantic coast district, while complaints of lack of moisture are re- ceived from portions of the central and west gulf states. Corn planting is in pro- gress as far north as Kansas, Southern Missouri, Tennessee and North Carolina; further south planting is well advanced and is completed in some sections.
 The condition of winter wheat is gen. orally excellent, and in the whole the condition of the crop in the winter wheat belt east of the Rocky mountains is more promising than for years
 Oats continue promising in the south eastern states, and seeding Is nearly com pleted or well advanced in the central valley, where the early sown is coming up well.
 Cotton planting has made good progress Tn the central and western portions of the cotton belt except in the flooded areas or Mississippi and Louisiana Planting is
  is progressing slowly in Northern Geo. gia and South Carolina. Over the south ern portions of the central and eastern districts and in Texas early plantings are coming up to good stands
 Tobacco plants are plentiful and gem erally growing well, though late in Ken lucky. Transplanting has begun in the Carolinas.
 By the close of March. which was A very mild month. all fruits were unusu- ally advanced. From the 4th to 9th of April the whole country east of the Mis- sissippi river, including Tennessee and the northern portion of the South At lantic states, experienced temperatures below freezing, states in the more north erly districts reporting temperatures from to IS degrees below freezing. The re- ports now indicate that many varieties of fruits have suffered severely, more par ticularly peaches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15
HUNDRED THAT MERGER
 CASE WILL BE DROPPED

New York, April 14.-Just before the close of the stock market today reports ties company had decided not to appeal from the merger decision and would abandon that plan for one of several others. 1t Is said that no define plan of action has as yet been determined upon and might not be for some time
 Another report circulated just before the closing hours of the stock exchange,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15

known on the earth. What an absurd proposition! Arbitrary enactments and all the resoluting and demogogy in the world can never create an atom of wealth. Wealth is created by labor, capital and ability, working together, and there is no other way of creating 1t.
 Organized labor, with characteristic obtuseness, assumes that productive capi- tai has been seized in some piratical man ner by those who possess 1t, and that therefore, 1t Is legitimate spells for those who can seize it. It is apparently oblivious to the fact that progress is dependent up- on the amount of productive capital in use, for it is capital that multiplies the productive capacity of men, and the more wealth produced the more there is for distribution.
 Organized labor Is particularly denun- ciatory of trusts, but what greater trust Is there than itself? It is the grand trust of the times. It Is the muscle trust the trust of men who make their living by manual labor. It is to be hoped that in accordance with the Nelson amendment to the department of commerce bill the government in turning the searchlight of publicity on the trusts, will not forget organized labor. If any institution needs to be exposed to the limelight, it is cer- tainly trade unionism.
 
 differ in one essential respect. The former seeks to bring about socialism by forcible methods and the latter seeks the same end through the ballot box
 MT. Parry then took up the anthracite strike and the municipal condition of Chicago. He pointed out that by the sys- tenn of joint agreement in force between the coal operators and the United Mine Workers that the public is not consulted when advances in wage scales are grant ed, and that if the price of coal is to continue to go up that 1t means the ''in- dustrial destruction of the United States,' for the high price of coal entering into the cost of manufactured products, will shut us out from the competition with the rest of the world" As to Chicago, MT. Parry said:
 Worse in Chicago.
 Chicago. second city of the United States, is the stronghold of unionsm in this country. It Is in this city that the tyranny of organized labor has reached ----~>->-~->------- ->-------------
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15
Terrific CycI6rs Passes Over the Counties of Conecuh
 and Monroe
DAMAGE ID PROPERTY
 HIGH IN THE THOUSANDS
Villages of Burn Corn and Peterman Struck With Grea@ Force, Resi- dences, Barns and Outhouses
 Being Blown Away.

Evergreen, April Especial )-News has just reached here by telephone con firming the rumors of appalling loss of life and property in the neighborhood of Peterman and Burnt Corn. wrought by the tornado which passed near here yes- terday.
 Ten persons are said to have been killed and numerous barns. residences, fences and outhouses were swept away, entail ing a loss which will reach high in the thousands. On account of the bad con- dition of the. wires communication is diff ficult and the only name. that could be gotten of the dead is Henry salter, a well known planter.
 Several residences were completely demolished the wreckage falling on the occupants killing and injuring them. It will probably be several days before a correct list of the casualties can be got ten, as there. is no telegraph or railroad connection The heavy rains have ren- dered the roads almost impossible. Peter man is in Moftoe county, just across the line of Conecuh and is not within twenty five miles of railroad or telegraph sta- tion. All news so far has come over a telephone line which is several miles from the path oaea1.s stf Fru.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15

was that steps would be taken to com promise the Northern Securities case in some way. Just how this was to be done was not brought out This report appar- ently was without authority.
 The demand for the bears became urgent in the day to cover their short contracts when the second rumor circulated
 The result was A strong and active close with some of the leading stocks 2 points or more above last nights level.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15
BURGLARS TURN ON GAS.
Causes Explosion Which Comes Near Resulting in Death of Two Persons.

Chicago, April 14-Burglars turned on the gas in a house which they had just robbed early today ana caused an ex- plosion which nearly resulted in the death of Mrs. Ida Brownell, the wife of c. w. Brownell prominent western mine own CT. Mrs. Brownel was blown from her kitchen into her yard. where she lay for an hour before she recovered and gave an alarm. The house was badly wrecked by the explosion. Numerous articles were missed when the ruins were searched.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15
NEGRO WAS INNOCENT.
Man Who Was Killed at Shreveport
 Was Not Guilty.

New Orleans, April 14.-The Times-Dem- ocrat Shreveport special says:
 It has been established beyond any cause for doubt, that the negro who was killed Saturday and whose body was burned at an early hour Sunday morning as the murderer of Mrs. Alice Matthews, was innocent of the crime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15
INDEX TO TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.

ne WcdIneF. For Alabama: Fair Wednesday. Fair thursday; warmer; fresh to light north east winds.
 p -s One. David M Parry denounees organized labor. Manufacturers meet In. New Orleans. Disastrous storm in southwest Alabama Cleveland discusses the negro question. Rock Island Frisco deal abandoned.
 Page Two. Howard trial In progress at Frankfort North Alabama Presbytery convenes here.
 Page Three. General state news. Serious shooting affray at Dadeville.
 Page Four. Editorial comment. Gossip heard in hotel lobbies.
 Page Five. Police commission holds long session and tries several cases Bazaar for benefit of orphanage opens at St. Paul's hall. Revival meetings for children begin at Cumberland Presbyterian church tonight. Two popular young men enlist in U. S.. army. East Lake city council orders an elec- tion for bond issue question. Stockholders of Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company meet today to increase capital stock.
 Page Six. Social notes and personals.
 Page Seven. Local and foreign market reports.
 Page Eight. General sporting news. sum-up of Birmingham baseball team. Witful easily defeats Claude in match race at Memphis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15
White River Rising.

Washington, Ind. April 14-within the past thirty-six hours White river has risen nine feet and is still rising at thel rate of three inches an hour. The rise caught much live stock in the 1owlands and many farmers report stock drowned. Growing grain has been ruined in the river bottoms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15
BOTH sWEETHEARTS DIE.
Young Woman, Hearing o. Lovers Sul
 eide, Shoots Herself.

Savannah. April A.-Pursued by a deputy sheriff with a warrant. Ivy Dam pier, a young man of Quitman, Brooks county, shot himself to death late last night.
 Early this morning. Miss Georgie Rogers, who is said to have been en- gagged to marry Dampier, placed the mug gle of a shotgun against her breast and discharged it. She is believed to be fatally wounded
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15
HALLETT MELBOURNE DEAD.
Chief Clerk of Interior Department
 Dies of Paralysis.

Washington, April 14.- Hallett Kill bourne, formerly chief clerk of the in terior department and one of the most widely known citizens of Washington, D. C., died here today of paralysis, aged 2 years.
 Years ago he was arrested and detained by the order of the house of representa- lives for refusing to produce the books of his firm in connection with an in- vestigatlon of a real estate pool and his case attracted national attention. Later he recovered a judgment of s33,0OO for false Imprisonment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15
Mud Scows Capsized.

Philadelphia, April 14.-During a heavy gale today two mud scows capsized In the Delaware river off Marcus Hook about fifteen miles below this city and two men, Patrick Hardy and George Temple are supposed to have been drowned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15
PURCHASE OF FRISCO IS
 ABANDONED FOR PRESENT

New York April 14-A leading interest in the Rock Island company announced today that the proposed purchase of the St. Louis and San Francisco road had been abandoned for the present. Negotia- tions have been dropped but may be re- sumed.
 This same authority declares that the failure of the plan has nothing to do
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15

on charge of impropriety towards the German government
 Mir. Stimson said he went on board the Cormoran to look into the matter and he was received without courtesy being or dered to move" and stand and sit down and leave the ship" He was not permitted to speak In defense of the ac- cused. At trial held on board the war ship twenty heathens, men servants and adherents of the traders, testified against the missionaries and it was decided to take the prisoners to Ponapa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15

with the recent decision in the Northern Securities case. It was simply a case of price and the parties concerned failed to come to terms Gossip in Wall street has 1t that those in control of the Frisco asked more cash than the other side saw fit to give.
 Officials of the Frisco road now in this city decline to discuss the matter at all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15
Schooner Is Lost.

Philadelphia, Pa, April 14.-rhe Phila- delphia schooner George C. Thomas, which sailed from Grand Connetable island February for New York, has been given up for lost. She was com manded by Captain Morris and manned by a crew of ten men,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15
Rabbi eotthelI Is pyIna

New York, April 14.-Rabbi Gustav Gottheil is dying at his home here Com plications have set in, which, owing to the rabbis age and long illness have caused a decided change for the worse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15
Another Account.

Montgomery, April 14A special to the Advertiser from Evergreen saysi
 A terrific wind, rain and hail storm passed over the western portion of Con- ecuh county last evening, resulting in the death of three persons.
 H. H. Salter, his mother and child were riding along road and when opposite a clunp of trees the storm overlook them. the wind uprooting the trees which fell across the wagon, crushing all three of the occupants to death.
 Much damage Is reported to growing crops. Hail stones fell as large as hens eggs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15
Muscle Rather Than Brains.
Legitimate spoiIs.

''The fixing of arbitrary wage scales by force would result in no benefit to any class of labor If all classes adopted the idea. Suppose that clerks, bookkeepers, lawyers, doctors, managers, business men, in fact all workers outside of pure man ual labor, should organize and should say that they must have such and such wages or so much profit, or they would go home and stay there. It is within the range of possibility that their demands might be acceded to. Increased wages and profits would thus be accorded to every one. according to the theory of organ ized labor, and poverty would be un-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15

VIII Stamp IT out.
 "Once thoroughly alive to the true na- ture of this un-American institution of or eanized labor as at present conducted, the people, firmly believe, will place their stamp of disapproval upon it, and 1t will dwindle in power faster than 1t grew.
 .Organized labor knows but one law, and that is the law of physical force the law of the Huns and Vandals, the law of the savage. All it's purposes are ac- complshed either by actual force or by the threat of force. It does not place its reliance in reason and justice. but in strikes. boycotts and coercion. It Is, in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15
NO COURTESY SHOWN THE
 MISSIONARY BY GERMANS

Boston, April 14.-The American board has made public reports from the Rev. M. Stimson and Miss Jennie Baldwin concerning the arrest recently announced of native missionaries in the Caroline islands by the captain of German war ship.
 These reports are that those in cus- tody number four and that they were taken by the German war ship Cormoran. They were taken by a German trader
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15

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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-10-21
THE REAL MR.. MANSFIELD.

"There is q popular impression that
Richard Mansfield is harsh tenn
pered. disagreeablc tyrant with his
people; that he mutilates a few stage
hands before the curtain rings up
every evening, and that after the per-
formance he goes home and beats the
cook" says the New York Sun. "Noth-
ing could be further from the truth.
Mr.. Mansfield does not exactly feed
upon infant mush, nor does he cry for
the soothing syrup, but he is gentle
man, and not ruffian. Like all sensi-
tive men and artists who have to earn
a living among provoking people he is
quick to resent impertinences, quicker
TO detect eXtortions. lie loves children
as he loves himself. and he plays the
piano for recreation. He has never,
except in self-defense, imbrued his
hands in the gore of a fellow being.
and yet everr drunken rapscallion who
is discharged bv him for incompetency
relates horrid stories of his brutality.
The fact is, he is an actor able to take
care of his own with his good, brave
biceps. The man he puts down and
out usually fabricates lie about an
unprovoked, unforeseen attack"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-10-21
CORTELYOU'S START IN LIFE.

There is Il man out in Ottumwa,
Towa--a quiet citizen retired from ac-
tive life-who by very small act
turned George +. Cortelyou into the
path which has led him steadily up to
the present remarkable career" says
the New York Commercial Advertiser
"This man was entering the office of
his brother in New York one day when
he narrowly missed colliding with Il
young man whose seemingly desper-
ately discouraged state of mind made
him careless of his direction. When
the gentleman stepped into the office
he questioned his brother as to what
he had done to the young man to cause
him to be so downhearted.
az did nothing was the answer.
Except to tell him that 1 had nothing
for him to do. He applied for work.
"'What can he dog
"'He is stenographer.'
"'Send your Office boy after him i'm
mediately,' which was very quickly
done, and young Cortelyou (for he 1t
was) stood before the two men. You
are a stenographer| was asked him.
Yes, sir
"'How soon can you go TO work?'
"'This minute
"'All right. Hurry right over to the
Postoffice Department. They are in
need Of stenographer badly. I think
you will be in time to get the place
''It is needless to say that Mr.. Cortel-
you hurried. lie got the place"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-10-21
CARNEGIE PRACTICES BEING POOR.

Although Andrew Carnegie an.
nounccd some time ago that he pro-
posed to give away his immense for.
tune, probably no one took him so seri.
ously as to suppose that lie actually
meant TO impoverish himself. Now,
however, we have an assurance from
the millionaire himself that he means
TO die really poor man, and the Lairc
of Skibo is practiclng a lot OF littl,
economies with the object OF accus.
toming himself TO count the pennies
when it becomes necessary for him
to do so.
For instance. since the corridor car
has become familiar equipment ON
the English railway trains. Mr.. Car
ncgie always travels third class, e!.
cept when he is accompanied by his
wife and daughter, then he goes first.
On n recent occa sion when lie was
coming south he was met accidentally
on the platform at Carlisle by former
acquaintance. who had accumulated
some wealth through kindly tips given
TO him from time to time by Mr.. Car
negle. This gentleman was ON his way
to London. too. and was delighted at
the prospect of having his friend and
benefactor as n companion for the re-
mainder of the journey to town. AS
he was alone he asked Mr.. Carnegie if
lie would share lis saloon, but before
he had time to receive an answer. the
guards flag indicated that they must
take their seats. when Carnegie with
out ceremony disappeared in,o third.
class compartment. At the next stop.
ping place CARNEGIE was again out on
the platform, and his friend, approach
ing him, remarked in tone of re.
monstrance:
"Why in the name of goodness do
you ride in that dirty old cattle box:'
Cattle are not always to be de-
spised, my friend" Mr.. Carnegie re.
piled sharply; they are of more value
to the human species than many of the
men have come across in my career
| Besides" he added Il cannot expect
| to give my money away without some
thing approaching a corresponding
value. and as l am as comfortable as
| | care TO be in third-class compartment.
l do not see why l should give myself
the habit of indulging i'll unnecessary
luxury. am going to die poor man,
and l must try in the meantime TO
acclimate myself to the new condl-
tons"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-10-21

town guide, says that one cold, wet
night Mr.. Cleveland got lost. He wan.
dered through the mud and rain and
darkness for more than two hours, but
not house could he see, not Il light,
not road.
Finally. though, he struck n narrow
lane and in due course house ap.
peared. Mr.. Cleveland was cold and
tired; he thought lie would go no fur
ther. SO he banged at the door till L
window on the second floor went up
and gruIf voice said:
"Who are you?'
"a friend" said Mr.. Cleveland
meekly.
what do you want?"
"To stay here all night"
"Stay there, then"
And the window descended with a
bang and Mr.. Cleveland, shouldering
his gun again, resumed his journey
wearily.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-10-21
A SITUATION UNEoUALED in FICTION

There is story which Sir Edward
Malet recalls of a situation hardly
equalled in fiction. A certain cardinal
ut an evening party. when pressed by
an admirlng circle Of women to say
whether he had ever received any
startling confessions, replied that the
first person who had come to him after
he had taken orders desired absolution
for murder which he confessed to
having committed. A gentle shudder
ran through the frames of the audi
ence. This was turned to consterna-
ton when. ten minutes later. an elderly
marquis entered the apartment and
eagerly claimed acquaintance with the
cardinal. But ! see your eminence
does not remember me-" he said. "You
will do so when l remind you that l
was the first person who confessed to
you after you entered the service of
the church."