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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-25
POSTOFFICE OVER
 NEW YORK SUBWAY
CABINET HEARS THE REPORT OF COMMISSION APPOINTED TO SE. LEcT SITE FOR BulLDlNo-IT WILL COST s2,ooo,ooo

Washington, February 24..-The cabinet among other topics today considered the report of the commission created by con- gress to acquire a site for a postoffice building in New York City. The com mission was composed of three members of the cabinet, and after the President and his advisers had heard the report, 1t was transmitted to the house of rep resentatives by Secretary Shaw. The salient feature of the report is a recom- mendation that postoffice buildings be erected over the underground railroad tracks of the Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads in New York City. The commission says that few sites were of- fcred and that of the many suggested condemnation proceedings would be neces- sary in all cases in order to secure title. The commission says it has to suggest a wholly new project namely, the location of Tostoffice buildings over the tracks of the railroad It says by this means the half-hour lost now in transporting the mails from the railroads to the postoffice would be saved, as also the expense of mail wagons, pneumatic tubes being sub stituted.
 The commission reports that negotia- tions already have been entered into with the two railroad companies. The commission recommends that congress extend its power so as to enable it to purchase site offered by the Pennsyl- vania Railroad company on Eighth ave nue, extending from Thirty-first to forty third street where the terminal is to be located, the price named to the govern ment being $2,000,000, also to secure a site and to erect a postoffice building over the tracks of the New York Central railroad, or adjacent to the new station to be built by that company. It is esti- mated that a building can be erected for about $3,000000 An appropriation of 3D. 000000 for the purchase of the Pennsylva- mia site is recommended. The report says that owing to a rise in values since the location of the railroad, a site opposite the present site would cost $6,000.000. The Pennsylvania railroad is expected to be- gin the excavation of the Eighth avenue ' site at once and if that site is turned over to the government on July l, 1904, as proposed by the Pennsylvania rail- road, the postoffce there may be in op- eraton about July l. 1905.
 Senator Platt of New York today of- fered an amendment to the sundry civil bill appropriating $2, ,000 towards the , erection of new postoffice building in ! New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-25
Al LED MEETING OF
 THE MEDICAL SOCIETY
emmlttee to Draft Resolutions on the Death of pr. Davis-Memorial
 Meeting to Be Held.

A called meeting of the Jefferson Coun- y Medical society was held in the city nall last night to take action on the death of Dr. W. E. B. Davis, one of the society most active members.
 There was a large attendance and a resolution was unanimously adopted urg- ing every member of the society to attend the funeral of the distinguished deceased Friday at Il o'clock.
 A committee consisting of Drs Sholl Wyman and LeGrande was appointed with instructions to draft suitable resolu- tions on the death of Dr. Davis and pre- sent them for adoption at the next meet. ing of the society.
 A committee on floral decorations was also appointed, consisting of Drs. L. c Morris, Talley and Yates.
 It was decided to make the first regu- lar meeting of the society in March me- morial to the life of Dr. Davis. At hat meeting papers will be read by various members on the different phases of pr. Davis busy life.
 The faculty of the Birmingham Medical college held a meeting at the college building, on avenue F. to arrange for at tending the funeral of Dr. W. E. B. Davis.
 A committee was appointed to draft resolutions to be presented at the next meeting of the faculty. The committee consisted of Drs. Wyman, Woodson, Tal- ley and L. c. Morris.
 A committee on floral design, consisting of Drs. Rogers, LeGrande and Wilder was appointed.
 A resolution was also passed which provides that the faculty shall have mads a life size oil painting of nr naxis r., ho hung In the faculty room.
 The Birmingham Medical college viii suspend all sessions on the day of Dr. Davis funeral.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-25
Pathetic Scenes.

lieves it was In this that pr. Davis stum- bled or caught his foot
 Pathetic Scenes.
 The scenes at the Davis residence and al the infrmary were deeply pathetic.
 The immediate members of the family remained in their apartments and receiv- ed a few intimate friends. In the lnfrm- ary the white-capped nurses went quiet ly about their hospital duties, but in the [ atmosphere was the appalling hush of death These good women would pass 1 each other In the long, silent corridors, but their lips were mute. They passed in and out of the sick chambers and carried out to the minutest detail the instruc- tions left by the physician whose end came so suddenly
 Every white bed had its sufferer look ing for relief to a life that had just gone out. They watched and waited the long afternoon and grew restless at the delay And yet never a word of the tragedy came from the lips of the white-capped nurses never a hint of the accident that was being discussed in the streets, at the clubs, in thousands of homes, in the most fashionable avenues and in the poorest districts of the city
 Constant Stream of Callers.
 As the news of the accident became gem orally known, there was a constant stream of callers at the residence. All of the prominent physicians called dur ing the afternoon and persons in every ,P fo thpir 1n thy.
 he little newsboys selling afternoon r7uars were crying the story through the .-eets nearby. There was a gloom over tuo .ntre city. The sorrow expressed waa universal. The grief extended not only those who knew him best and .ved nm best, but to thousands who a -w of his wondeful skill as a surgeon. IL was h. kind of grief that will deepen ellh nasslng years. It was al insistent tha made people lock at each ,.Haf mU5sh It was sorrow that was Impf hdndaa vaguelySat first an3 later became an 1hsorbing grief a calamity 9t man ar3 women regarded as could hi fzan aVsred an awful occurrence tn, 7 tae hearts of Cnot only all Bir. ns bat as farrreaching as the nams md l0s 1f the dead surgeon
 E9pfsBs1Ns of Grief.
 Tt is aaaui.Y so deeply felt that the cit Nl neY-r recover from, the fata ll befallen this great and Ai8u said a caller at the sid
 "Ant aHs 1u could have been bet ter au Iad ls frc1uent comment he tG duHaE altcruOrr.
 T1a Hi#H ard md esteem In which t 1lI als sd nan was held was in- Ce14 iuusand ways. His death .a.n HH sonal loss. His eminence n D,af Hef world, the unusual honors nrJ had me to him. were themes that Ir. ## night discuss. Birmingham t.Il Has al pride in these distinctions. .r tzrduy worldly distinctions seemed .UuH DOTS in contrast to the tributes .I . a Is of throbbnS hearts.
 The Funeral.
 aaral of Dr. Davis will take place fo4 Southside Baptist church Friday Hf n. HsH=t s=a 'ss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-25
Macedonian Reforms Considered.

Constantinople, February 24-The Aus tro-R Russian proposal for reforms in Mac edonia were considered at a cabinet coun- ell today after which the foreign minis- ter visited the Russian and Austrian ann bassadors and informed them that the Turkish cabinet objected to the extensive powers given to the inspector general and also objected to some of the financial pro- posals. Otherwise the foreign minister said the scheme had received the approval of the cabinet and would shortly be put into operation,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-25
SKETCH OF BRILLIANT
 CAREER OF DIR. DAVIS
Continued from First Paae)


 was not only an inspiration to the medical world, but that his influence extended wherever he was known was emphasized only recently in a marked tribute by the Rev. Dr. Frank De Witt Talmage.
 In a recent sermon Dr. Talmage select ed for his text Luke, the Beloved Ey- sician," and in a letter to Dr. Davis the distinguished divine wrote that the ser mon was inspired by a recent address de- livered by Dr. Davis to the Tri-State Medical society.
 "You will see that I have quoted ex- tensively from your address,, wrote pr. Talmage.
 '.The good Christian physician Is today one of the most honored of all men," was an utterance that Dr. Talmage sent around the world, and it was first uttered by Birminghams beloved physician, af whose flower-laden bier thousands vii weep today. Dr. Davis was a deacon ] Athe Southside Baptist church and was sTnember of the state executive commit of the Young Mems Christian associau He contributed largely to the support the institution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-25
THAT DRESS SUIT.
Order on M. We'll Cannot Be Honored
 On Account of Garnlshment.

A. Smith of Valley Head presented an order to M. Veil & Bro. yesterday from P. K. Smith, who is his uncle, for the dress suit which P. K Smith recently won from that firm.
 M. Well x Bro cannot release the suit, however. because of a garnishment served upon them against P. K. Smith by the Seals Piano and Organ company.
 P. K. Smith is a wealthy planter and merchant of Mentone and says hs has never had any dealings with the Seals Plano and Organ company. He thinks there must be some mistake.
 The Seals company holds three waive notes for s10 each signed by P. X. Smith ten years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-25
NOTHING IN THE SIDEBoARD. No Such Article Ever Presented to
 Miss Hays.

Washington, February 24.-Col Theo- dore A. Bingham, superintendent of pub lie buildings and grounds, has concluded an exhaustive Investigation into the statement recently published widely throughout the country that a side board presented to Mrs. Lucy Webb Hays while she was mistress of the White House by the w. c. T. U. has passed into the hands of a Washington saloonist.
 Colonel Bingham's investigation dis closes clearly the fact that the publish ed statement has no foundation in fact So far as the records go, no such side board ever was presented to Mrs Hays by members of the w. c. T. IT. or by any other body of women. or by any indi- viduals The investigation has developed the fact that one sideboard purchased by saloonist recently was bought for the White House during the incumbency as President of General Arthur The other was bought for use in the mansion at an earlier date. Where it now Is cannot be ascertsined With respect to the criticism that the portraits of form CT mistresses of the White House were hung in the cellar, of the mansion, it is stated by the same authority that the portraits are in the corridor of the Presi- dents private office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-25
DRENNEN 6 co. BUReLARizED
Pistols, Razors and Knives Stolen
 About Midnight.

Burglars entered the rear of the hardware department of Drennen &s Co.'S store on Second avenue, between Twentieth and Twenty-frst streets. last night about 12 o'clock and stole several pistols, razors and knives.
 Policeman Stokes found the rear door open about 1915 o'clock and re- ported it to Captain Wier, who notified the members of the firm. The bur glars had broken glass transom above the door and crawled through the opening When they started out they broke the staple on the door and tore off the cross piece to the lock.
 Other articles may have been stolen, but the extent of the loss will not be known until this morning, when the goods are checked up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-25
Own Diamonds

KA O YOU REALIZE that when you
 own diamonds you possess the kzzE~ one imperlshabie thing in the world? Time never aims the iuster of diamonds; wear never damages them. A. ter centuries of use diamond is as per- feet and brilliant as the day it was cut. Owing to their relative scarcity diamonds can never be possessed by large major ity of the human race, hence ownership confers a certain distinction upon these who do possess them. It Is worth while to own something that will last forever and which may link your life with other lives to exist in remote ages yet to come.
 Save in buying and prcrt by swning them.
 We save you 10 to 20 pe. cent or al purchases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-25
Mississippi Court House Burne

Meridian, Miss, February 24.- TIT court house of Lauderda1e count WA today destroyed by fire. It. was brick structure, erected in 189e cost of 25,000. Since that tin has been expended $15,000, il ..l sions. The building was part r cred by insurance. Many al records were lost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-25
Postmasters Appointed.

Washington, February 24.-(Special)- Postmasters have been appointed as fol- lows: Bernice Randolph county, Bernice P. Driesbach; Fairfield, Covington coun- ty, Frank Gafford; Forresters Chapel Randolph county, Charles F. Atkins Graphite, Clay county, Santoford D. Pruett; Grayson, Henry county. August c. Grayson; Jamesvlle, Bibb county, J. E. James; Summers. Lawrence county, II c. MasterRon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-25
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS. Pleasant Social Session, With Euchre
 and Dance.

Birmingham council No. 635, Knights of Columbus, gave euchre party and dance at their hall Monday night. There were about 120 persons present, and it is said to have been one of the most delightful social sessions of the season.
 The Knights will have work in the third degree of the order soon after Easter. The Chicago team will con- fer the third.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-25
zEKE SOLOMON
 ROBBED OF $367
One of the BoIdest TheftS Re-
 gently Reported
RESIDENCE BURGlARIZEO
Six Hundred Dollars Worth of Dia monds and Other Jewelry Stolen From Jacobs Abrams Resi-
 dence-Robbers Escape.

Robbers were uncommonly bold and successful yesterday They got away with $367 of zeke Solomon's money and about $500 worth of diamonds and jew elry from the residence of Jacob Abrams.
 In audacity few thieves have exceeded the one who operated at 5:45 D. m. in the Woodward saloon, of which MT. Solomon Is the proprietor. Not only did the thief get the money, but he got away and is still a fugitive. The money was taken from the cash drawer in the private of flee of zeke Solomon, which is in the rear of the saloon and adjoins the small wine rooms
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-25
impersonator Is Sentenced.

New Haven, Conn, February 24- John Page, an inmate of the Soldiers nome, in Norton. who was charged with having obtained pension by i'm personating his father, soldier in the civil war, was today sentenced to three wears in prison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-25
Watts Liquor Bill Passes.

Raleigh. N. C., February 24.-The Watts anti-liquor bill, prohibiting the manufacture and sale of whisky in the oorntry districts and allowing local option in incorporated towns, passed the senate today. It had pre- viously passed the house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-25
Maine at Newport N

New port News, Va, Feletaa l- The T. S. battleship Mair C ar- rived here today. She vii ae port several days, during which Iime she will be coaled and pro yisionea. pre- paratory to sailing for Weat lndian waters, where she will join Ch Atlantic squadron.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-25
Proaress of Pedestrians.

Philadelphia, February 24.--Of the thirty-four original starters in the six day pedestrian race at Industrial Hall twenty-one are still in the race to- night. The three leaders at midnight were: Cayanaugh, 221 miles; Dineen, 216; Click, 1S0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-25
EufauIa National Bank Dividend.

Washington, February 24.-The comptroller of the currency has de- olared dividend of 30 per cent in favor of the creditors of the insolven Eufaula National bank of Eufaula, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-25

Accident Insurance with the Travellers is a good in- vestment. Jemison Real Els tate and Insurance O., ll3 21st street
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-25
Knocked Solomon Aside.


 Knocked Solomon Aside.
 A few minutes before o'clock MT Solo, mon went back to his office. As he opened the door a white man sprang at him and knocked him aside. Before he could re- cover or call for help the man with the swag had run through the front part of the saloon and was lost in the crowd on Twentieth street.
 The office Is about five feet square and is wainscoted with wood until the walls get about four feet high, and then the inclosure Is glass to the top. Adjoining the office is a wine room, and it was from this room that the thief climbed into the office With a knife or chisel he pried open the drawer and got the cash. He had evidently just finished when MT. Solomon went back to the office.
 Waiter Wondered.
 The boy who waits on the table in the rear of the saloon and also on the wine room customers states that he did not see the man come in, but that after he was seated In the wine room he saw him and wondered what he was doing there. He started to serve him when several men in the adjoining wine room rang for drinks and he went in there. When he came back the man was still sitting Tn the wine room. He went to the bar and was leaning against 1t when he heard some scuffiing and saw this man run out of the saloon.
 Was We'll Dressed.
 The man is described as being fairly well dressed, small and dark of complex ion He seemed to be familiar with the place. The matter was reported to the police and they are trying to find some trace of the thief.
 Another Bold Robbery.
 Almost as bold and even more pro- ductive robbery was at the residence of Jacob Abraham, 16SO Third avenue. He secured booty valued at $500. This hap pened shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon and Policeman Eagan was su~e- moned. The burglar forced his entrance in the rear of the house and went to the second story, where he found the jewelry It consisted of two mems watches, a l lady's gold watch, a diamond cluster ring, tiger-eye ring and some gold rings The loss was discovered and the. police communicated with.
 | About ? o'clock yesterday aftern.Cn burglars entered the residence of J. E. Johnston, TIT Twenty-third street, and stole a silk waist out of a trunk, which was broken open. Nothing else has been missed. The burglar escaped.
 A large amount of clothing was stolen from the yard of Mrs. Dixon, on Avenue D and Twenty-ffth street, yesterday afternoon. The clothing was hanging on line in the back yard and the thief | took all
 Thompson street. in Smithfield, was bur glarized, and several pistols and some { clothing was secured. It happened last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-25

Third term means machine control.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-25
CRUEL WHEELS OF TRAIN CRUSH
 OUT LIFE OF DR. ". E. B. DAVIS

Continued from First Pase)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-25

lieves it was In thls that pr. Davis stum- bled or caught his foot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-25
Walter Wondered.
Was We'll Dressed.

The man is described as being fairly well dressed, small and dark of complex lon. He seemed to be familiar with the place. The matter was reported to the police and they are trying to find some trace of the thief.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-10
The Pet Doq Habit.

The prevalence of the pet dog In
New York this spring is not to be ig-
nored. The tiny creatures held under
one arm and decorated and jeweled
collars were supposed to have disap-
peared with the Lydia Languish type
of young woman with which they were
associated But they are as much
the fashion today as they ever have
been.
The fox terrier and dashchund have
lost their popularity with women, and
even the Boston terriers which began
the present craze for small dogs are
now out of favor. Anything that is
diminuti,e and thin-legged, with the
ability to tremble perpetually, is in
demand as pet dog. There is little
or no breeding in these animals, but
some of them sell for very high pric-
es. -Four hundred dollars was the
sum recently paid for a hairless mid
get that at q musicale lay on its mis-
tress's arm with a large bow of pink
tulle about its neck. Women now
carry these animals about with them
in society. and the dogs rest in half
the carriages that drive every after.
noon in the Fifth avenue parade.
Nestled under the arm Of a woman
lunching in Fifth avenue restaurant
the other day was n dog so small that
its head seemed no bigger than an
egg. About its neck was an elaborate
turquoise collar. Either the proprie-
tor did not see 1t or its owner was
not a person he dared to offend. The
woman finished her luncheon and the
dog remained with her to the end
New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-10
Manipulating Suggestion.

Girls who want to make little pin
money, II at all clever with the needle,
could earn a nice amount for them
selves by making fancy neckwear.
Milliners and dressmakers-and this
point is the meat of the scheme
have cdds and ends of silk and lace,
ribbons and embroidery by the hun
dreds. The pieces are too small to be
used in their own business, neither
have they time to devote to such
minor matters. These remnants they
would gladly sch for almost anything
offered. AS 1t is at present, they are
a dead loss. With but little outlay of
capital. girl could thus secure reg
ular treasure trove for neckwear, and
the best of it would be that hardly
two collars need be alike. The piec.
es necessarily must be small. and so
her customers would know that the
smart, original stock she was buying
would not BE sold again and again to
any one paying the price.
Original and striking neckwear is
the craze of the moment. and here is
surely an opportunity for a girl at all
clever with her needle to walk right
into good business.-Pittsburg Dis-
patch.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-10
Free from Superstition.

"Superstitious!" she exclaimed
scornfully; mot a bit of 1t. have
too much sense for that. or course
there are some little things portend-
ing coed or bad luck that occasionally
claim my attention. but superstition
is only the failing Of the weak. L
"Wait a minute. There's pin on
the sidewalk.
There! Now l have 1t. Do you
know every time have seen a pin
and failed to pick 1t up Reginald and
l have quarreled? Strange, isn't it?
I wouldn't dare to pass one now.
"But we were speaking OF supersti-
tions. I've heard it said that every
body is superstitious to greater or
less extent, but / don't believe 1t. Do
you? OF course l knew you didn't.
But you do find superstition in the
strangest places. ! once knew girl
who actually believed in ghosts. Real
sensible girl in other respects, too.
Funny, wasn't It? used to tell her
that she would have to get over her
superstitions or she'd be the laughing
stock of everybody, but it didn't seem
to make any difference. | think she
must have been weak mentally. Don't
you?
by the way, saw the new moon
over my left shoulder last night. What
do you suppose will happen? l just
know that Reginald will bring me a
box of candy when he comes to call
tonight. The last time | saw the new
moon over my left shoulder was the
very night he proposed.
"Still, of course, | shouldn't forget
that | spilled some salt today. Maybe
that will make difference. Any
way, I'll know what's the reason if
don't get the candy, and there's some
satisfaction in that. Do you know
when anything unusual happens | can
almost always figure right back TO
what eauned It?
but I'm mighty glad I'm not super
stitious, like so many girls know
New York Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-10
HANAU

closing my dry goods and clothing and ladies
gents furnishing goods % less than Am
going quit business.