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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-17
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION.

No. 2) (H. J. R. 15
 Whereas. since the adjournment of the last Legislature for the second time in the history of Alabama. her people mourn the death of a Governor in of flee; and,
 Whereas, To-day we would do honor to the memory of him, the closing of whose life was as a glorious sunset fading from a fruitful autumn day. for the more re- spendent dawn of the morrow; and whatever may be said would be but the one line of so noble a life sketched by -the- master artist-God of such life was that of our beloved Governor. William James Sanford: and when on the eleventh hour of the 11th day of June 1901 his matchless spirit took its mortal flight was the going of a great and good man. a pure and lofty spirit, to whom duty was a sovereign queen. duty to self to tenets; duty 10 his neghbor. to the social and business relations and religious tenents: duty to his neighbor. to his fellow-townsmen, his political faith; duty to the interests of the whole peo- pie of his State; but duty as he saw it did not stop there; it must look to all virtues happily blended by faith in the living God His heart was not scared with ambitions furious flame; his mo- tives were pure and sweet; his strivings stripped of selfsh dross; With a spirit of deep humility in the discharge of pub lie trust and the exercise of its great power, and with learning embracing the field of science and literature: a pro- found lawyer and matchless advocate. careful to take only the side of the right, making the cause of his client his own; with an eloquence that was elec- trifying and often sublime. in his home a brilliant conversationalist. with a modest simplicity drawing out the re- served. in language choice and full of wisdom. sparkling In repartee without the sting. enlivened with jest, without the faint: in his family he was the kind considerate. loving husband and father: and
 Whereas in honoring the memory of its noble dead. the State but honors itself and pays just tribute to loyalty and patriotism.
 Therefore. Be It resolved by the Legis- lature. That in the death of Governor William James Sanford, the State has been deprived of one of its most love- able citizens. and one of its greatest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-17
AN ACT.
No.n 27.l
UI. 26O
J. Thos. Hefiin. Secretary of State.


 To create out of the Counties of Henry, Dale and Geneva new County. to be called Houston, and to define the boun- daries thereof.
 Section l. Be it enacted by the Leg islature of Alabama: That a new county Is hereby created out of the Counties of Henry, Dale and Geneva and shall be call ed Houston.
 Sec. 2. That the boundaries of said new county are as follows: Commencing at the Alabama and Florida line on the west side of the Chattahooche River and run hing northward along the line between Alabama and Georgia and up the Chatta- hoochee River to the center of the east ern boundary of Township 4. Range 90; thence west through the center of Town ship Four (D. Ranges Thirty (S0), Twenty nine (29), Twenty eight (2S). Twenty-sev- en (2D and Twenty-siX (26 to the line between Dale and Henry Counties; thence south along the line between Dale and Henry Counties to the northeast corner of Beat Number Six (6) in Dale County: thence west along said beat line between Beats Six (6) and Eight (S) in Dale Coun- ty to the range line between ranges Twen- ty-ive (26) and Twenty-six (26) in Dale County; thence south along said range line to the northern boundary of Little
 
 the northern boundary of Little Chocta- hatchee River to where 1t empties into Choctahatchee River and to the west boundary of said Choctaha tchee River; thence southward along !the west bound ary of Choctahatchee River to the bound ary line between the Counties of Dale and Geneva; thence east along the line between Geneva and Dale Counties to the range line between twenty y-five (25) and twenty-six (S6); thence south along said range line between twenty-five (25) and twenty-six (26 to the Florida line; thence along said line between Florida and Ala bama to the Chattahoochie River at the starting point.
 Approved February 9, 19O3
 oinclal. J. Thomas Hef1in
 Secretary of State
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-17
AN ACT.

No. 22) CT. 19 To amend Section 4661 of the Code of
 Alabama.
 Section 1.-Be it enacted by the Legis- lature of Alabama, That Section 466l of the Code of Alabama be and Is hereby so amended as to read as follows: 4661 (37sO (4SSD. (S72O. O7D. Embezzle- ment or fraudulent secretion by banker factor. attorney, or other agent or trus- tee. assignee, executor, administrator or guardian. Any private banker, commls- sion merchant, factor. broker, attorney bailee or other agent, or any trustee assignee. executor administrator or guardian who embezzles or fraudulently converts to his own use, or fraudulently secretes with intent to convert to his own use, any money, property, or effects de- posited with him. or which may have come into his possession by virtue of any bailment for any purpose. or the proc eeds of any property sold by him for an- other. or any money, property or effects, which may have come Into his possession by virtue of any appointment by any court, must be punished on conviction. as If he had stolen 1t
 Approved February 1, 1905
 Official. J. Thos. Hehin,
 Secretary of State
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-17
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION.

eNo 20.) QI. J. R.
 Whereas, on December 2 1901, the Hon orable Henry D. Clayton, member of the United States House of Representatives from the Third District of Alabama. in- tI oduced into the said House of Repre- sentatives a bill granting certain lands belonging to the United States and situa- ted in the State of Alabama to the State of Alabama for the use and benefit of the common schools of that State. which bill was on June 24. 1902. reported from Committee of Public Lands and commit ted to the committee of the whole House of the State of the Union and is now
 pending in the House of Representatives,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-17
AN ACT.
No. 16.)

No. 16.) GIT. 2l1. To appropriate the sum of Sl1,693.4O to meet the deficiency in the appropria- ton for per diem and mileage of members. officers and employees of the General Assembly. at the session of 1900-0l. and to ratify the action of the Auditor and Treasurer in paying out $s.g4S.33 of such deficiency and to authorize the Auditor to draw his warrant in favor of the First Nation al Bank of Montgomery for g. 45.07 advanced by 1t and used for such pur- pose. Whereas. the appropriation of $55 900 for the expenses of the Legis- lature of 1%O-Ol, proved insufficient. and. whereas. after the adjournment of that session, members, officers and employees presented certificates for per diem and mileage. the payment of which required the sum of slI, ,693. 49 in excess of said appropriation, and, whereas. the Auditor and Treas1rer paid $S,9lS33 and the First National Bank of Montgomery at the request of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House paid S2,74507 of said claims. Therefore,
 Section 1.-Be 1t enacted by the Iegls- lature of Alabama, That the sum of sn,- 69S.4O be and the same Is hereby appro- priated to meet the deficiency in the ap- proprauon for expenses of the Leglsla- ture at the session of 190O-O1, and the ac- ton of the Auditor and Treasurer in paying out said sum of $S 94S 33 is hereby ratified and confirmed and that the Au- ditor be and he Is hereby authorized to draw his warrant on any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated in favor of the First National Bank of Montgomery, for $2. .745.O7, to reimburse 1t for said expenditure.
 Approved February 4, 1903
 official. J. Thos. Hehin,
 Secretary of State.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-17
AN ACT
fH.4 q.

No. 25.) fH q To regulate the collection of tho poll
 taxes in the State of Alabama.
 Section l. Be it enacted by the Legis- lature of Alabama That 1t shall be the duty of the Auditor. With the approval of the Governor. to prepare and have printed suitable forms of poll tax receipts with appropriate blank for name and year for which paid and date of payment. and before the first day of October in each year. to furnish to the several Tax Col lectors blank receipts countersigned by him sufficient for the probable wants of their respective counties. taking their re- eeipts for the same Each blank receipt for such poll tax shall have a stub at tached thereto. on which shall be printed such matter as the Auditor may pre- scribe-the number of such receipts and appropriate blank spaces to be filled in by the Tax Collector showing by whom paid and when and for what year and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-17

No. H. (H. J. R.. Whereas Governor A. J. Montague of our sister Commonwealth, Virginia, Is to address the County Superintendents of Education, and the citizens of Alabama at the Montgomery Theater on the even ing of January 2s. on the subject of Education.
 Therefore. Be 1t resolved by the House of Representatives. the Senate concur ring, That we express our pleasure at the coming of Governor Montague and extend to him the cordial greetings of our people. and that it is the sense of this body that we avail ourselves of the opportunity of hearing him on a subject of so great interest and importance to the people of Alabama
 Approved February 9, 1903
 Official. Thos Hefiin.
 Secretary of State
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-17
AN ACT.
GIT. 120
No. 9
J. Thos. Hehin. Secretary of State

No 9 GIT. 120. To make the wife competent witness against her husband, in cases where the husband Is charged with abandon ing his family and leaving them in danger of becoming a burden to the public.
 Section 1.-Be it enacted by the Legls- lature of Alabama, That in all cases where husband Is charged with abar- doning his family and leaving them in danger of becoming a burden to the pub lic the wife shall be a competent wit ness against her husband.
 Sec 2.-An laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby re- pealed
 Approved February 2, 1905
 Official. J. Thos. Henin.
 Secretary of State.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-17
AN ACT.
GIT. iS1.

No. 12. GIT. i31. To amend Section GA of the Code of Ala
 bama of 1896.
 Section l. Be it enacted by the I.egis- lature of Alabama. That Section 6l4 of the Code of Alabama of lS96 be. and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows That from any ruling or decision of the court on the trial of a cause. either upon pleadings. admission or rejection of evidence or upon charges to the jury. it may become necessary for the plaintiff to suffer non-suit. the facts, point. ruling or decision may be reserved for the decision of the Supreme Court by bill of exceptions or by appeal on the record as in other cases.
 Section 9 Be 1t further enacted. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this act, be and the same are hereby repealed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-17
AN ACT.
No. s.)
J. Thos. Heflin. Secretary of State

No. S.) CH 167 To amend Section 1854 of the Code of Alabama.
 Section 1.-Be it enacted by the Legls- lature of Alabama, That Section 1854 of the Code be amended so as to read as follows: The salary of the Governor is Five Thousand (s5,0OO Dollars per an nun, payable monthly. Provided that the provisions of this act be effective from its passage and approval Approved February 2, 19O3
 official. J. Thos. Hefin.
 Secretary of State.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-17
AN ACT.

No .24) CH 1e6 To amend Seection 1902 of the Code of
 Alabama.
 Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of Alabama. That Section 1902 of the Code of Alabama be amended so as to read as follows: 1902. d69D. O991. 1894 2OOo. 2C0l) ds21 1524. 1929, 15So), d257. 125S 125s 12eO Religious, educational benevolent, libra " and burial societies. The members of any church or religious society. of an educational society benevolent society. library association. or the owners of a graveyard, desiring to become incorpor- ated shall elect not less than three. nor more than nine trustees.
 Approved February 1. 1903
 Official. J. Thos. Hehin.
 Secretary of State
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-17
All the Fools.

Huntsville Tribune.
 The criticism is too frequently indulged that certain citizens who are not noted for their wisdom are aristocrats This may be true but we desire saying that all fools in this country are not aristo- crats
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-17
GENERAL LAWS Enacted by the Legislature of Alabama

public men. and that we miss his wis dom and valuable counsel, and, Be il further resolved, That the Legis- lature of Alabama tender to the family of the deceased. sincere eondolence and sympathy in their great bereavement and that a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the Journals of each House. and a copy transmitted to the family of the deceased.
 Approved January g, 1903.
 official J. Thos. Hefin,
 Secretary of State.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-17
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION.

J' IHOS. itIIIH, Secretary of State.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-11
.RAlLROADlNG 10
AN INSANE NJ. A ASYLUM !; Y |. IN |.
Commission Of LunaCy Broke 81 ['Ei!'
Up5in Row q! i Was as:
Continued.
,n =, 70 nc Times. Dlspa tch. 5

4=ji IA Especial 10 u DC f4llueo'btopasSAi'' s5
H INDIANAPOLIS, IND. April lo.-An
attempt to hold an insanity commission commits lt7l
Of RUFUS cantrell. the negro who ;c, was
convicted OF grave robbing broke \, UP .l IN
a row. Charges OF bribery were made by
one Of the attorneys representing Can
trell. It was charged that an effort was wa
being made to railroad" Cantrell to the the.
Insane asylum. SO that he could not, not APP
pear as witness against Alexand e
who is charged with completely in the
grave robberies. "a
When Squire Enrich declared the court
open, and that the examination Of wilt
nesses would begin. Prosecutor Ruckel-
hous protested against the proceedings.
He said: q. have a right to see that no no
man Is railroaded to the insane asylum
Instead Of getting his Just dues forScrimes
committed against the State I stand on
my rights. and I demand that this COM
mission continue the examination until
after the trial Of DR.. Alexander.
After listening to attorneys who claim
ed to represent Cantrel, the court grant
ed a continuance until May 14th. s /. 4 A
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-11
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
SPECIAL OFFERS.

s
Ala, Mobile CO.. 40 a. and impts:
III Colo. Denver Res. and a.. Oak Street.
ria, Polk. co. e 40 a. truck land. #
n Chicago. Western Springs, good lots.
Rams, Wallace co., 160 a. and 4impts.
al Mass, Boston, apartment house; flrst-
class repair; modern lmpts.;3 apartments.
/; Mich, Oceana CO., 100 o. and impts.
MINI. I<ittson CO.; go a. and impt :, pest pest
4 Mo-. Springfield q 10 r,res. Ozark Hts.
IN. j.. Gloucester co., SO a.. truck farm;
e. FL 4 b'aEs'; So &. Z" Delaware - near
in. y, Delevan, 70 +. res. and ! 10 a.
X N. Y, SYRACUSE, 3r. res. May ave.
e Ohio, Huron co., 70 a. and impts. 5s
Ohio, Morrow co., stock and grain farm
220 a.; 80 a. timber: sugar camps
AZ Ohio. Toledo, 2 lots, OakdaleE Extension
II Ohio, Toledo. : r: res. Detroit ave. q,
: Pa. Butler CO., 1874 a. oil land; wells
Pa, island Grove OF 10 a, In Leh!gh R. at
Freemnnsburg; fine pleasure resort.
pa, Hazleton, good bldg. lots
r. T., Washington CO.. 100 O. and lmpts.
cultivated; 800 a. tillable. q.
VT, Barre, brick bldg, used as apart
ment house !: good for hotel or bus. II
Va, Lee CO., 1856 a. and impts.; fine blue
grass land 50 q. tim g wen watered.
casting factory In prosperous N Z. city.
PRO Provision bus. stock and fxt.; Provi-
dence r. Est 20 years ear Fine losa At
Bldg. philadelphia. y s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-11
The GUESTS
FRIGHTENED
Fire In Neighboring Building
Drove Them Out Of Bed.
WOMEN '()I' ON O FIRE ESCAPE lI
Crippled inventor Taken Down Stairs
. by r olice Q spite Protest --sW omen
5# Chased Angora Cats Before NJ
skiing Safety. S.
Try AssocIa ted Press q

ny tAbauCluleu Ilesoh y
4 NEW YORK. April 10 Three hundred
guests Of the Victoria Hotel were routed
from bed early to-day BY smoke from q
fire nearby and all the thor occupants
Of buildings in the block bounded by
Twonty-slxth and Twenty-s Streets,
Broadw way and Fifth Avenue, were fright
ened. In an apar tment house ut Tween
8ty sixth Street and Fifth Avenue there
was great excitement, partly due to an
other fire scare, which occurred there
recently, and the tenants rushed for the
elevator. In the Victoria Hotel Annex
we're many actors and actresses, who
crowded out on the fire-escapes until
other buildings women were carried down
through smoke to safety by policemen.
The fire was In q building In Fifth
Avenue between Twenty sixth and Tween
4ty-seventh Streets, used as q storage
warehouse for paintings and antiques and
The damage Is estimated at S10O, 600.
4 Ono of the smoke-routedSt tenants IN the
apartment buildings was Captain 70 i.
znlinskl, inventor of the dynamite gun.
IIe is q cripple and In spite Of his sobjec-
lions on account Of his desire to save
valuable papers a fireman picked him
UP In his arms and carried him to the
street. 1854 b a.tsSs Il All
On the top floor Of the apartment house
the police found a woman and her daugh-
ter chasing two prize Angora cats, each
woman holding basket for carrying the
pets On accountof the smoke the wo-
men were warned Ito get out and leave
the; cats, but they reused and a police
man had to catch the animals and see
them and their owners safely N to the
street .sAg
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-11
NECESSARY TO
REMIND 81 4 Nd THEM |: y
Churchman Saysit IS a Re
llgious Paper: Can't Print
Acrimonious Letters.

The Southern Churchman, OF this city.
finds 1t necessary to remind some of its
readers that 1t is a religious paper and
that IN all things charity" Is Its In
variable and unalterable rule
Mention has been made before Of the
brisk discussion of the proposed change
in the name Of the Episcopal Church. The
Churchman has been the confer or mo-
dium for the discussion in this section
and It contains this week.. in addition to
an editorial, a long article from Or. John
ri. Elliott, OF Washington. on tho origin
of the title protestant Episcopal" But
some of the correspondents It would
seem have not been altogether conserva-
tive In their communicn tons with the edi-
tor OF the Churchman. At all events the
following Is u portion of All editorial this
week under the caption Letters to the
Editor" tse
.'And in the second place. Just now
many communicat lions are appearing as
TO change of name; In this and In all
connections correspondents must avoid
personalities and bitter or unklnd attacks
on those holding other views. A mans
motives are his own. and known only 10
him and his God and they must be re-
spected In controversy, SO far as TINS
paper is concerned. We make no such
attacks, and we cannot allow them to be
made In these columns. This statement
may also explain to some or our corre-
spondents why their communications have
not been published.
Before all things else the Southern
Churchman is religious paper. and any-
thing contrary to this standard appear
Ing In It's columns may be assumed TO be
tile result OF an oversight. & A5#
'In all things charity Is our invarlable
and unallorable rule"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-11
OWES VIRGINIA \.
MUCH COLD CASH.
Uncle Sam Borrowed Sl.2O.'
900 to Build Capitol I: and ] l1,[
Hasn't Paid a Cent.

IT is not generally known that the
United States owes Virginia 100000 in cold
cash and has been III her debt that;
amount since 1901, with interest down to
the present time which, Il cal culated a.
8 per cent,&would aggregate nearly u q
mlllion dollars. ts{
5f In 1891 the Legislature Of Virginia app
propriated out Of the State Treasury $l2o,-
900 for the building of the Capitol q t
Washington. The government has never
paid cent of this amount. But until.
now Uncle Sam has been able to stave
off this honers Indebtedness be cause he
held Virginia bonds on which Virginia has
not been paying Interest Frequent at
tempts have been made to get pproprla-
lions for the payment OF this loan, put
all have come 10 nothing. But now the
counter claims Of the loan of 1872 and
the bonds some years later have been
settled through the efforts Of the Gov
ernor and Judge Dew. these two able
Officials are now going to direct their att
5tentlon to getting the $4,000, Nothing
can be done until Congress meets save TO-
gather indlsputable and overwhelming
evidence that the money Is 1l2 years
over due and ought to be paid. This
they Will begin sdoing now.ssta The claim
!. IS entirely different from the one Just
disposed OF, and purposely has been kept In,
the backgrown while the otiations for
the settlement Of the other have ben
going on. ti3.. "a
Attorney Mathews, of Washington, has
written to the Governor asking, him to
get the Legislature to engage said at
&torney to get this claim a Whether the
Governor will ask the Legislature to
turn the matter over to Mr.. Mathews
or not could not be ascertalned, as the
Executive could not be reached. But 1t
Is unlikely. The Governor and Judge.
Dew will push the matter themselves,
having been so successful in the other.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-11
PASSION AND
THE ..CRUCIFIXlON''

The singing of the Passion last night BY ts
the splendid chorus ohoir Of St. Pani W.
mense congregation. Practically every
seat on the main floor Of tho AUDITORIUM
was. taken and the audience overlloWtesd o
i Z Persons , Of all denominations were pres.
.ent and several ministers came, nr'n lt
them. Prof, Reinhnrdt was the organIst
us usual, which isseguiyalent TO- saying ls
could not we'll be improved upon The
singing was eScellent eS 1ery TIC one eh9ys
w %sstRsl Of the music was present with
all. Tho soolsts were aat their best ana
They were Miss Hearon. Miss urQuhartt.
Mrs, Reinhardt. Miss aussie R ~ l5n
The service was read by Rev. Mr.. Morris.
assisted by Mr., Moncure,
l The "Crucihxion" was sung Ct Holy
Trinity, and here, too. the heart Of large
audience was touched and thrilled, M
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-11

session, was held IN room ~, and the at
tendance was ono OF the largest In the
history Of the growing and influential
organization. S} 4.
n Mr.. 4. w Gentry, who has recently
returned to 1,ichmonh after q tour Of
The world FORTH Locomotive Works. de-
5iivered at, address at the meeting. lie
compared N the systems Of Great Britain "
and Europe With the railroads Of the
United States, and from his talk many
Interesting and useful facts were im-
parted to his hearers. Tho talk was the
one feature Of the session ana the Z, mem 'rl
{bers S5will 4 long remember It with the
greatest pleasure. i5 a 5 u,
MS After the meeting had adjourned, tho
body repaired to tho banquet hall where
4 sut11ptuous repast was served. lES
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-11
EN- ENGINE i'll UPSET
Down 2O-Foot Embankment,
Killing Three Men. B.


ELIZA BETH, NJ. j.. April flowing
to the spreading Of the rails, q drill en- =.
CINE on the Central Of New Jersey; left
the track and plunged down a twenty
foot embankment into pond to-day
The engineer and firemen and u brakes
man were buried under the engine. The
brakeman was taken out live. but died
died soon after he had been taken to q
hospital. x The dead are: III q. Nv
4 ARTHUR BOGART.S engineer OF South
Amboy. III n az
4 BROOKS, fireman, OF Jersey. City. III \
Killing, brak eman, Of Elizabeth. Z.
All the victims were married and had
families They We're horribly scalded.
When the engine went over the bank
mont Engineer Bogart had hold Of the
whistle cord and the whistle continued
to sound until either the engineer was was"
dead or the steam was exhausted.