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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-31
About Fersona.

AUOut FCf5o0Ss
 Hon. Charles II. Greer, ex-member oi the constitutional convention. and editor of the Marion Standard, was in the city yesterday.
 Capt ". W. Booker of Montgomery is registered at the Metropolitan.
 Prof R. A. Lambert of the Boys Train ing school of Anniston is In the city. John c. Williams editor of the Talla- dega Mountain Home, was among the Hillman's arrivals last night.
 The Rev. John w Stewart of Evergreen superintendent of the State Baptist or phanage, is stopping at the Morris.
 Tom Garner, the popular editor of the Tuscaloosa Gazette, Is in the city H. L. Hodge of the Southern railway of- flee of this city. who has been spending a month at Tate Springs in quest of health, has returned much improved. Prof. ". o. Scroggs, secretary of the Auburn faculty, was one of the Morris arrivals last night.
 W. c. Hamilton, prominent capitalist of New York. was one of the Hillman s late arrivals last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-31
The Wrong simiIe.

From Judge.
 He kneels at the feet of the heiress.
 Now, in order to make plain what is to follow. let us state that the heiress weighs 300 pounds. True lover, however, we will concede for the sake of argument knows no waist-lines. And no woman is ever so fat as her fortune. Therefore, to proceed, messieurs.
 He kneels, as we have previously said. at the feet of the heiress
 You are all the world to mel" he ex- claims.
 ''What?" she pants. You wretch! are you aware of the fact that the equator is the largest diameter of the world?'
 In vain does he argue that the equator Is an imaginary line. This only makes it worse.
 Metaphorically. she sits down on him; metaphorically. he is crushed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-31
A BIT OF A LAUGH
Very Assuring.

From the Chicago News.
 They were returning home and the gla- mour of the elopement had somewhat worn off.
 Marry in haste and repent at leisure," said Jack. just the least bit worried.
 "Oh, don't worry, dear" assured Ernie. 'Tll see that you don't have any leis- ureo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-31
Very Suspicious.

From the Chicago News. Ernie-I am not so sure that MT. Crisp had any good wishes for us when we were married
 Ida-Didn't he throw old shoes at the hack?
 Ernie-Yes, but he threw them just like he was throwing at cat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-31

The man who makes up a list of democratic presidential aspirants with out including the name of Arthur Pue German will soon find himself on a cold trail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-31

Public sentiment is swinging over to the belief that the man who would make the best president would also be the most acceptable nominee. His name is Arthur Pue German.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-31
A Gentle Hint.

From the Philadelphia Press.
 Mir. Merchant-That beard of yours Is getting very long and ugly You should trim 1t.
 Adam Upp (his bookkeeper-Id like to shave 1t off, sir
 MT Merchant-Well, why don't you?
 Adam Upp-I made a VOW some years ago that I wouldn't shave until I got raise in salary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-31

Pension Commissioner Ware is an out-and-out heretie, declaring among other things that pulls" don't go in his bureau
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-31
N EAR ADMIRAL scHLEY is now

V busily engaged in writing his
 = memoirs. He will treat of his trip to the Arctic regions in search of the Greedy expedition, which Is expected to be the most interesting part of his book At the time when this expedition was made there are a number of insinuations not cleared up and 1t Is probable that the admiral will have some disclosures to make on that score The Santiago cam pagn will also be a feature. It Is an- this interesting part of the admiral's ca- reer will not be of a controversial nature so that there will be no opportunity of fered for a courtmartial Every state ment will be backed up by references and authentic documents which will leave no room for doubt. Since the schley-samp- son controversy was relegated to the past this country has felt much better and it is to be hoped that the new volume of me- moirs will not reopen the discussion. Ad- miral Sampson is dead now and whatever may be said either against him or in his favor will do no good. It is reported that he died of broken heart but Ad- miral Schley does not seem to have suffer- ed any great damage. He is at any rate lusty enough to venture into the realms of literature The admiral has not yet chosen publisher but 1t is safe to say that there will be lively scramble among them to get hold of such a paying propo- sition.
 Now and then we read of some unwary marriage broker who comes to grief through his operations. It is hard to see why any sane person will play into the hands of such tricksters but yet there are many who do so every year. It cannot be denied that a few of the marriages thus brought about have proved happy but it is fearful risk to take in a state where divorce is hard to obtain. Yet mar riage brokers would indignantly repel any suggestion of their dishonesty. They even fiatter themselves that they are doing a good work for humanity by bringing the sexes together and now since President Roosevelt has delivered his famous dic- tum on race suicide no doubt they feel that they at least have his sanction. But the secret of the whole matter is the easy money raked in by these brokers. There are so many fools in this world waiting to be parted from their wealth that it is all the sharpers can do to attend to their wants. The marriage directory helps a little but any suggestions would be thank fully received
 Anna Held has made hit In Jean Richepin's Ma mseIle Napoleon" which was recently presented at the Chestnut street opera house in Philadelphia. Critics say they are surprised at the strength shown by bewitching Anna in an emo- tional role. In fact it begins to look as if she has become a really competent actress. Many changes have taken place in the dramatic world since the days of the famous milk baths, and many new favorites have appeared behind the foot lights, but Anna Held seems to have retained her popularity undiminished. There was a day when prudent persons arched their eyebrows at the notion Of going to see Anna Held on the stage. but
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-31

Our own Schwab seems to have been the wicked promoter in the shipbuild- ing case. In the Southern Car and Foundry case there were so many fingers in the pie it is difficult to name any particular one as the wicked part ner
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-31

Secretary Shaw, from the depths of Iowa, has not discovered Eae fact that prosperity and Dingleyism have part ed company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-31

Fine football weather is needed next Monday. A little mud would make the ground softer where the esteemed antagonist hits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-31

The Hearst boom is by no means so insignificant as some consider it. He will have at least fifty delegates be- hind him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-31

Sympathy did not help the Boers, and it will not help Japan. It's the big. gest battalions that do the business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-31

Dowie should box up his epithets and ship them to Australia to go along with that seven-million-dollar rake-off.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-31

Dowie has sounded a retreat from New York The brazen, foul-tongued humbug got in the limelight once too often.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-31

to be referred to as the 'Blackberfy,' is compelled to pay tribute to the extent of s4,OO0,OOO as the price of immunity from assaults by various city departments"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-31

Canada is not empowered to declare war, at least before spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-31

The injuries from football are piling up, but the number is still far behind the list of toy pistol victims.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-31

The University boys are full of the spirit that proceeds victory, while Se- vance is plainly discouraged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-31

Dowie evidently has made up his mind to do no healing on bogus checks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-31

Gladstone Dowies valet knows the faith-cured will pay his salary promptly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-31
Shrinkaoe in IndustriaIs.

The Wall Street Journal prints a list of 100 industries, every one of which shows an immense shrinkage in the market values of it's stocks, com mon or preferred. The loss in the l00 industries named is shown to be near ly A per cent We add here list or those that relate to the south:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-31

When toothless senators can marry young widows, why should David Ben nett Hill despair? 4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-31

The Journal selected it's list from those industrials that are less firmly held, the control of which can be bought in the open market. In the list of 100 the shrinkage foots up $1,753,- 959, ,790, an enormous sum, but it is safe to say that not fifty-three millions of the shrinkage falls on the south, leaving seventeen hundred millions to be toted elsewhere.
 The shrinkages in question do not as a rule touch real values or invest ments. Nearly every one of the trusts named in the Journals list were heavily overcapitalized, and the mar ket has simply shaken the water out of them Present prices are believed to be close to actual yalues.. At pres neither a good nor bad purchase. Much now depends upon conservative management, because every corpora tion in the list will be under fire in the next two or three years. If they are well managed the general belief is they will come out of the storm un- harmed, but any recklessness on their part will be seen and noted and visited upon them. Each and all of them are trusts, chiefly of New Jersey origin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-31

MT. Folk is needed in the governors office and he is also needed in the cir cult attorneys office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-31

Between the Missouri battleship and the Missouri mule this country is safe against invasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-31

When Dowie is dece;i+ he is dull; when he is not he ic f. hlackguard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-31

The promotion craze is still ram. pant at Salisbury, N. C., but elsewhere it has subsided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-31

The New York city election is too uncertain to bet on. Neither side has a sure thing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-31

It would not be prudent to ask in China, How old is An?''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-31
THE ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN AlAsaNi

Hors'd upon the siehtIess couriers of the air.
 Macbeth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-31

Pension Commissioner Ware is an out-and-out heretie, declaring among other things that pulls" don't go in his bureau
 Secretary Shaw, from the depths of Iowa, has not discovered Hae fact that prosperity and Dingleyism have part ed company.
 The Hearst boom is by no means so insignificant as some consider it. He will have at least fifty delegates be- hind him.
  Dowie has sounded a retreat from New York. The brazen, foul-tongued humbug got in the limelight once too often.
 Dowie should box up his epithets and ship them to Australia to go along with that seven-million-dollar rake-off. 
 Sympathy did not help the Boers, and it will not help Japan It's the big gest battalions that do the business.
 
 The University boys are full of the spirit that proceeds victory, while Se- vance is plainly discouraged.
  The injuries from football are piling up but the number is still far behind the list of toy pistol victims. MT Folk is needed in the governors office and he is also needed in the cir cult attorneys office
 
 When toothless senators can marry young widows, why should David Ben nett Hill despair? q Between the Missouri battleship and the Missouri mule this country is safe against invasion.
  The promotion craze is still ram- pant at Salisbury, N. C., but elsewhere it has subsided.
 The New York city election is too uncertain to bet on. Neither side has sure thing.
 Gladstone Dowies valet knows the faith-cured will pay his salary promptly.
 Dowie evidently has made up his mind to do no healing on bogus checks.
  When Dowie is dece;i+ he is dull; when he is not, he ic i eiackguard.
  It would not be prudent to ask in China, How old is An?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-31

On December 15 the Anniston Evening Star will issue handsome anniversary edition. consisting of 100 pages, which will give a complete description of Anniston of today. An edition of 10000 copies will be published. and it promises to be one
The Princeton union., 1903-09-03
MAY APPEAL TO THE COURTS.
veteran Workmen Object to Increased
Assessment Rate.

Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. 2.-An appeal
to the courts will be made by the vet
eran members of the Ancient Order of
United Workmen should the supreme
lodge put into effect the new rates and
plans of beneficiary assessment adopt
ed at its session in St. Paul this wear.
The new rates heavily increase the as
sessments on the members over fiftv-
five years old.
At meeting of over 1000 protesting
members of the order held here last
night, resolutions were adopted out
lining their grievances and concluding
with the following declaration:
After consulting eminent legal au-
thorities, the committee is convinced
that it the supreme lodge officials fail
TO need the protests of the aggrieved
membership and the demands of fra
ternity and equity, but on the other
hand persist in the enforcement Of the
new plans, they, in loyalty to the older
members, must seek equal and exact
Justice in an appeal to the courts un-
der the we'll defined PRINCIPLES of
equity as laid down by the courts of
this and other states and of the United
States'
The Princeton union., 1903-09-03
STOCkMEN MUST PAY.
After the First Of January Free Trans
portation Will Be CurtaiIed.

Chicago. Sept. 2.-Stockmen through
out the West, who have for many
years been enjoying free transporta-
ton from their homes and the shin
ping centers, will find this privilege
curtalled after Jan. 1, 1904. The ex-
ecutlve officials of Western lines met
mere Tuesday and agreed that on and
after the date mentioned thew would
discontinue the issuance to stockmen
OF return transportation, thereby COM
pelllng them to pay their fare to their
homes after having come to the various
shipping centers with stock. Before
the agreement can be carried out.
however, great deal of work will have
to be done by the traffic men.
Committees will be appointed soon
for the purpose Of preparing a digest
OF all the laws of the various states
pertaining to the subject of stockmen's
passes with view to seeing what vio-
latlon, IT any, will result from the OBJ
servance of the order. A large num-
Der of the Western states have enact
ed laws compelling the railroads to
issue passes to men in charge of stock
cars. but there is no uniformity in the
requirements. The new regulations
are the same as those in force in East
ern territory where the stock traffic is
not nearly SO great.
The change is proposed largely for
the purpose of curtailing the operations
of ticket scalpers
The Princeton union., 1903-09-03
CONFESSION WAS FAKE,
John w. SIuder Now Denies connec-
ton With CHICAGO Crime.

Chicago, Sept. John w. Sluder,
ex-employe of Chicago City Railway
company, who on Monday night gave
the police an alleged confession of
the circumstances surrounding the
murderous raid on the company's
barns last Sunday morning, informed
Chief O'Neil, in the presence of num-
ber of newspaper men last night, that
all his startling yarns about the trag-
edy we're false.
THAT was all lie chief, I don't
know why I told it, but I was not
there at all when the shooting took
place."
The chief declared that Sluder's de-
NAL was no surprise to him, as ever
since the young man had been arrest
ed he had been telling one story and
contradicting it in it's next breath.
The strange thing about Sluder now,
seems to be, as the police view it, his
familiarity with every move made by
the robbers, details which Henry
Blehl, one of the clerks in the office,
alone was supposed to know, except
Ing the robbers themselves.
The Princeton union., 1903-09-03
MILWAUKEE BANK ROBBED.
Daring Thief Obtains Five Hundred
Dollars, But Is CAPTURED,

Daring Thief Obtains Five Hundred
Dollars, But Is Captured.
Milwaukee, Sept. 2-The Germania
National bank was robbed of $500
tuesday by daring thief who gave
his name as George P. Johnson. The
money taken was a package of cur
rency, and was extricated from the
paying teller's desk by means of
short piece of copper wire while the
teller was engaged at the telephone.
The thief was run down and cap
tured and the money recovered all in
the space of a few minutes.
The prisoner acknowledges that his
real name is George Shea, and the
Bertillon measurements establish this
fact. He is credited with having
robbed the Metropolitan National bank
of New York of $4,000 on July %,
1899, for which he served a term of
two and a half years in Sing Sing, and
was identified at that time by Captain
Coleran Of Chicago as Philip Bailey,
who had several years before been un-
der indictment for stealing a $1,000
diamond pin f. ON a State street jew
eler in Chicago. The prisoner appears
to be about thirty years old.
The Princeton union., 1903-09-03
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The attendance at the Minnesota
state fair Tuesday was 47,O00.
Colonel Richard Eskridge, U. S. A.,
retired, died in the hospital at Ma
Mia Aug. 20.
E. D. Libbey, adjutant general of
Minnesota, and Miss Hannah Mayer
were married at st. Paul Tuesday.
Lou Dillon broke her former record,
to wagon, at Cleveland Tuesday, going
a mile in 2:04k. Her former record
was 2:04%.
The war department has approved
the plans for the new cavalry buildings
to be erected at Fort Smelling at a
cost of 100000.
General George B. Wright, one of the
best known men in Ohio, died at Co.
1umbus Tuesday of pneumonia, aged
eighty-seven years. He was prominent
in state and national affairs.
Caleb Dwinell Randall, well-known
resident of Michigan and originator of
the state system for caring for de.
pendent children, is dead at Cold.
water, Mich., aged seventy-two years..
The Princeton union., 1903-09-03
SUGAR FACTORIES ABSORBED.
American Refining Company Now Con-
trolls Mick1iuan Concerns


trolls Michigan Concerns.
Detroit, Sept. 2.-The Free Press
says that for some time past the
American Sugar Refining company has
been gradually purchasing stock in
many of the large beet sugar factories
throughout Michigan and Tuesday it
was announced that this company had
obtained a controlling interest in the
following factories: Sebewaing Sugar
refining company, Sebewaing; SAM
las Sugar Refining company, Cros-
we'll; Peninsular Sugar COMPANY.
Caro-; Tawas Sugar company, East
Tawas; Michigan Sugar company. Bav
City: Alma Sugar company. Alma:
Saginaw Sugar company, Saginaw:
Valley Sugar company, Saginaw; Me-
nominee River Sugar company, Me-
nominee
1t is also stated that as soon as the
beet sugar season is over the manage
ment of the factories will be placed
under one head. The combined capi-
talization Of the companies absorbed
by the American Sugar Refining com
pany is placed at $6,350,0O0.
The Princeton union., 1903-09-03
SATTLEMEN OF MISSOURI OR.
GANIZE INDEPENDENT PACK
ING COMPANY.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE STOCK
1T is so ARRANGED THAT THE
COMBINE CANNOT CONTROL
NEW CONCERN.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 2.-Twenty-
live cattlemen from different portions
OF the grazing section of Missouri met
here last night and agreed to form an
independent grazing company to COM
pete with the so-called packing combi-
nation. The name agreed upon was
the Independent Packing company.
Articles OF incorporation will be drawn
up and agreed on today. The company
Will nave capitalization of $4,000, 900
and will be Incorporated under the
laws of Arizona. OF the proposed
capitalization, 81 per cent will be dis
posed OF to be held in trust by the
hoard OF directors of the COMPANY.
This will insure the stockmen who are
interested in the concern that the
company will always be controlled bv
the stock interests. The rest of the
stock will be sold to stockmen if nos
slple, although no purchaser will be
barred.
The division of the stock as agreed
upon Tuesday was made to prevent
any possibility of the trust getting
control of the Independent company.
Two million dollars of the stock will
be issued at once and the rest will be
put out later
Formerly it was part of the plan to
include the United States Packing
company of Pueblo Colo., in the com
blnation: Now it is said the Pueblo
plant will never be built, but it's cap
ltal of over $1,50O,O00 will be offered
TO the independent Packing company
or will be allowed to revert back to
the stockmen who subscribed it.
Charles F. Martin, secretary of the
new concern, who was one of the pro-
moters of the United States Packing
company and stockholder, is in Kan
cas- City promoting the organization
OF the Independent Packing company.
me independent Packing company
will build one plant in the Missouri
valley, but it's exact location has not
been determined on. 1t will be in
operation next year. Another plant
will be built, probably in Texas.
The Princeton union., 1903-09-03

Prospective Prisoner Beats Him and
Takes His Money.

lakes tbs Money.
New Albany, Ind, Sept. 2.-As a re-
ward of his service as an amateur de-
tective to run down a bill raiser,
Charles Marshall of Orange county
was SO badly beaten by his prospective
prisoner that he will die Marshall is
a young countryman who shortly after
joining an amateur detective associa-
tion received letter from a man in
Chicago offering to sell $500 in gen.
uine currency for 5000. The letter
was so worded as to give the idea that
the bills were raised. Marshall open
ed correspondence and arranged to
meet the man, who gave his name as
H1te, In secluded spot near New AL
bany. The amateur detective borrow
ed $500, and when the negotiations
with Hite reached the point where the
moneys were to be exchanged he told
Hite he was under arrest Hite
knocked Marshall down with a large
stone and then Marshall was found
horribly beaten several hours later.
The $500 he had taken to the spot was
gone. Physicians say there is no
chance for his recovery.
The Princeton union., 1903-09-03
SENSATIONAL MINING SUIT.
Lesion 6atIiett and e. G. MiIIard Ask
@ for an Injunction +.

S~' s"JAhSsIOtIs
Nevada, Cal, Sept. "a sensation
al mining suit has been filed in the
superior court in which Lesion Bal
netI IS one of the plaintiffs. He and
E. e. Millard asked the court to issue
an injunction, and restraining order to
keep the directors of the Creek Mining
company from resembling an assess
ment at meeting to be held in
Iruckee Thursday. The plaintiffs
charge that the large stockholders
want to rescind the assessment so as
to defraud the smaller owners, while
the latter say the assessment will re-
deem the property, besides leaving
palance in the treasury. 1t is also
charged that the books are kept in the
state OF Iowa, except at the times of
annual meetings when they are taken
out OF the state again. The complaint
alleges that this is done for the pur-
pose OF preventing other directors
knowing what is done in order to de-
fraud the stockholders.
The Princeton union., 1903-09-03
BASEBALL SCORES,

National League.
At Chicago, 0; Cincinnati, 3.
At New York, Z; Philadelphia, 8.
At Brooklyn, 8; Boston, 3. Second
game Brooklyn, 5; Boston, 0.
American League.
At Washington, /; Boston, 2.
At St. Louis, 0; Cleveland, 4.
At Philadelphia, 1; New York. s.
Second game-Philadelphia, 1; New
York, 1-called end ninth inning:
darkness
American Association.
At indianapolis, 10; Minneapolis, 2.
Second game-Indianapolis, 4; Min.
neapolis, l.
At Louisville, Z; st. Paul, 0.
At Toledo, G.; Kansas City, Z.
At Columbus, 3; Milwaukee, 5.