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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-30
THE POPE AT ST. PETERS.
Striking Description of Jubilee In Let
 ter From American Art Student.

From the New York Tribune.
 Tuesday was the twenty-fifth anni- versary of the pope's reign and there was high mass given at St, Peters at which he assisted. l got to St. Peter's at and found it already crowded. I squeezed my way through the crowd and got quite near the aisle. There were a great many elderly men in black doublets and knee brooches and ruffs, with gold chains around their necks and rapiers at their sides, and the Swiss guard was glorious in armor and all the rest of their fantas- tic but effective full dress. The crowd was frightful-over seventy thousand people-and in the church. a place where the rolling of thunder.
 At Il the people began to be greatly excited and suddenly they broke into cries like the bursting of cannon. Hand- kerchiefs were waved and all cried Viva il Papa-Rei Qong live the pope king). Over the heads of the crowd I could see the halberds of the Swiss guard, then l caught a glimpse of the cardinals as they passed by, and then the noise of the people became as the crashing of the sea. I saw over the mass of waving heads two white-pumed fans, gigantic, coming near and then throne borne on the shoulders of men, full ot white and gold cloths, and one could just distinguish above them the ash-gray fact of d man, so small and gray, while over the crowd he waved his mittened hand in benedietion.
 "A little. tired old man, almost nothing but spot of ashgray, and amid all the purple, gold and white he looked like some faded idol wrapped in precious eloths-something unreal-that surprised one to see it move-when slowly it raised itself from it's chair and elevated it's hand oveer the people while all shrieked and cheered, Viva Leone! Viva il Papa Rel
 If one had ever imagined that he had seen enthusiasm let him come to Rome and see the people from all over the world greet the pope. It was sheer mad ness, frenzy, and fine because of that. There was something about him that made one want to shout, too-somethine beautiful and fine
 T saw him crowned with the triple crown, looking more than ever under the white and gold canopy. like some old. old idol. On his way back to the vatican he passed again-no bigger than child so feebly yet so bravely raising himself in his chair to bless the people. His face was so happy as he smied--it was such a beautiful face, so good and kind to look upon. Not for moment did it seem to me to be the high priest of the Roman Catholic church that was being cheered but something that was just as holy, just as fne-an old, old man. good and wise-and l must confess 1t. l. too, cried Viva Leone! Viva Il Papa-Rer'' ''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-30
HE ONLY DAILY SEWsPAPER IN ALABAMA
Blow, wIndl Come, wrackl At least we'll die with harness on our back.
 Macbeth.
Cotton Conditions in April.

Tn Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas April has been a dry month-a very dry month in Mississippi, where there has not been enough moisture in forty oays to cause corn and cotton to sprout This means that the cotton crop is late in all three states. In Mississippi and Louisiana the crop will be about two weeks lat at the start.
 The crop as a whole has late start, owing In great part to cool weather, and in Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas to dry weather No rain has fallen In New Orleans since March 29. Precipitation records have been kept in that city sixty-seven years, and in all that time the city had not known a oryer April than the present one. What is true of New Orleans is true of the rest of Louisiana and of Mississippi, and to some extent of Texas. West of Alabama there has been too much dry weather and from Alabama east ward and northward, too much cool weather. Between the two the crop will be started off fully two weeks late. No one anticipates dry May. In fact, May without at least four rainy days would be exceptional in New Orleans, and no doubt the drouth now prevail ing in Mississippi and Louisiana will soon be broken. This state is not drouthy, and, barring the cool weather, the season has thus far been favorable to all growing crops, and the acreage is thought to be fully up to the normal at least.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-30
THE COTTON CROP.

From the Washington Post
 "The planters of the south are prepar- ing to put in big cotton crop this year." said B. H. Dickson. head of one of the biggest cotton firms of Boston. at the New Willard. ''I have just come back from sojourn in Georgia, and know that the farmers of that state have put their minds on a biz yield. tempted by the splendid prices they have been getting for the ieecy staple. Ten cent cotton is a big boom to the people of Dixie, and in my opinion ten-ccnt cotton is going to last for quite a while. The only thing that can cause it to drop much under that figure will be such an enormous produc- ton as will greatly exceed the demand
 Tn view, however of the constantly increasing world demand for cotton it will be hard for the. supply to get excess sive. and that Is why l look for a con tinuation of present prices. There is no cotton region in all the globe compara- ble to our great cotton belt. and to the United States the world will always turn for its supply. Some of the colonies of European powers may grow it to linn tied extent but never in quantity nor quality will they be able to compete with Us.
 There is a great air of thrift and prosperity in the old state of Georgia which has an intimate connection with this cotton story. The farmers by virtue of it's production, are getting in easier circumstances than ever before Of course. they make money out of other crops, but cotton will continue to be their chief reliance. Most of them are out of debt nowadays. whereas 1t hasn't been so many years since they were never free of financial obligation and had spent their crop before it was gathered"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-30
Statistics of Lynchinq.

J. Ebert Cutler of the postgraduate department of Yale university has made "Lynching" the subject of his thesis in June, when he will receive the degree of doctor of philosophy.
 His paper is strictly statistical. He shows that in twenty-one years ended January l last there had been 3233 per sons lynched in the United States. The record years for such crimes were 1884 and 1892. In the former year many whites were lynched in Montana and Colorado and in the latter year many whites were lynched in the south. Since 1892 lynchings have been de. creasing, especially in the south, and such outbreaks against law and order will soon become unknown
 In the twenty-one years, 1873 negroes were lynched, and 1856 white men. In. cluded in these figures were 61 women -3S blacks and 23 whites. In the south 1O91 blacks and 593 whites were Iynched-a total of 1884, leaving 1549 that were lynched in the other states. {. The difference between the two sec
 vns in this respect is not material. Ind neither is in a position to throw
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-30
PUTTING NEW YORK ON MAP. y

From the New York World
 An inspiring spectacle that will be when the warlilze host of Governor Odel reaches St. Louis. Troopers trampine. chargers ehamping-o lyric verse will be adequate for It's description. Alas, that Poet Platt will not be there! For 1t will be rhythm in regimentals cantos Of eanteens, ballads in brass waiting only to be set to martial music
 The cost? A trile of s50O0O. Charge that to advertisement. The Empire state. 1t seems is little noted nor long re- membered." This shall be mended. An the world knows Parkersburg, w. Va, and Muneie Ind. as homes of strange happenings; HaclSensack N d. for it's weather works; Quincy, Mass. for gran ite and gray brain matter. New York. too, must have display line. and let it be in gilt and gray and blue.
 And yet. leaving out of account those chronic grumblers who insist that New York is fairly well known already there will be others little less unreasonable who main ain that s5Q0oo Is too much for the military display of governor-or that only sx tin,es that sum is too little for the entire exhibit of Americas great est state at the worlds greatest exposi- tion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-30

stay in Birmingham pr. Stafford met many representative citizens, He Is one of the best known Catholic priests in America.
 Richard Battle of Montgomery is at the Morris.
 William ". Molford of New York is at the St. Nicholas.
 " J. Boykin of Gadsden is registered at the Metropolitan.
 Henry g. Blake of Boston is at the Morris.
 George T. Rosson of Mobile Is at the Hillman.
 J. B. Allen of Atlanta Is registered at the Hillman.
 W. D. Sims of Annlston Is at the Met ropolitan.
 J H. Smith of Nashville Is at the Nor ris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-30
BIG PAPER MILL TO BE
 PUT UP AT LAKE CHARLES

tai has been raised, and I will go to an order for the equipment. We will, as the mill at Orange, make paper from pine shavings, using the slabs and refuse from the sawmills at Lake Charles. We have made a contract for the material, and the mills will get revenue of about $1S,0O0 a year from us for the raw ma terial, delivered to us, that has formerly been wasted. This means much to the timber interests of the south. for as soon as I demonstrate the success of the pro- cess for making paper from pine shavings, l have an offer of ample capital to de- velop the industry throughout the piny woods section. If this industry is de- veloped to it's fullest, it means millions annually to the sawmills of Louisiana alone, for material that has heretofore been a loss to the millmen Our ma chinery will cost about $25OOoO and the buildings about $30O0O, and while the company is capitalized at only $S00,0OO, there will be ample capital to operate the plant successfully.
 T am the first man who ever made paper from pine shayings, as J. G. Powell. L. Kaufman and Captain Locke of Lake Charles can attest. The process is very simple, but it requires a great deal of skill to get the best results Caustic soda is used on woods with plenty of rosin while bisulphite is used in those woods without rosin Work will begin on the buildings in a short time, and they will be ready for the machinery to be installed upon its arrival The building where the digester will be located will be three stories high, fifty feet wide and sixty feet long; the wet and washrooms will be S0x12O feet; the beateP room, 6Ox 70 feet; the machine room, where the fin- ished product is turned out, 6ox1so; boiler room 4Ox5O, and the engine room about the same size."
 MT. Thomas Is here on business con- nected with the establishment of the mill. but will return home in a day or two, when he will make arrangements for his eastern trip. After he has placed the order for the machinery at Wilmington. he will proceed to New York for a few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-30
A scANDALous INCIDENT.
London Clergy Are Outraged Over the
 nderbiIt-Rutherfurd Wedding.

London, April 29.-At today's session of the London diocesan conference the bishop of London, the Right Rev. Ar. thur F. Ingram, read a letter from representatives of tue clergy of the diocese drawing attention to the Van derbilt-Rutherfurd wedding, and re. questing him to make such reference during the conference Ito this scandal ous and deplorable incident as shall serve to allay to some extent the dis. tess of the clergy, who feel keenly this infringement of the marriage law in the diocese and which may lead others also to realize how serious a breach of church discipline is involved in such a proceeding.
 The bishop said he need hardly say that even without Jnls letter the mat. ter would have been investigated. He had seen the chancellor of the dio. cese. He had contended that he was obliged by law to issue license to divorced persons If any clergyman could be found to marry them as in this case, the latter was the guilty party; that the chancellors jurisdic. tion was entirely independent of the bishops, and that the license went out in tle chancellors name and not in the bishops.
 The bishop of Lonuon added that he had already summoned the Rev. MT. Madden, who performed the ceremony, and after seeing him he would give his opinion of the whole matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-30
venezueIa and the Germans.

The decrees issued by the vene- zuelan congress and executive are evi- dently meant for the Germans, who have given that republic so much trouble, and they apply alike to all, and so perhaps all immigration of either persons or capital will oe stopped For the decrees provide that foreign-born persons, no matter how long their resi- dence may have been, or how pacific their intentions may be, shall not par ticipate in the politics or political af- fairs of the republic. They cannot join a political society, edit or even write for a political newspaper fill a public office, take part in the countrys numerous civil squabbles, or become a spellbinder, If such part be possible in the tongues spoken in Venezuela. If they do any of these things they may be shot, hung or trea,ed to a bath in boiling oil, although the last-named remedy is not specifically mentioned. It becomes, however possibility un- der the general clause of the decrees.
 One of the curious features of the decrees is the provision requiring all  foreigners to agree that they will not resort to diplomatic remedies until they have exhausted all legal means in the republic, and all who refuse to sign sucn an agreement are to be ex- pelled. All foreigners in the republic are to be at once listed, and no addi- tional foreigner can become a resident until he has obtained the permission of the republic.
 Altogether, the decrees are a curious piece of statecraft, and they go to show that German bumptiousness has closed Venezuela to all foreigners. The great est injury will for the moment be done to Germans, but in the long run these decrees will prove obstructive to Americans, especially while the Pan ara canal is in course of construction, and after it is built. But perhaps Ven ezuela will regain her cquipoise and re- peal her new decrees directed against all foreigners AS those decrees stand no immigrants and no foreign capital will go into the republic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-30
New York Trust Companies.

NO concerted action has been taken by the trust companies in withdra wing from the New York Clearing House asso- catlon. and it is not believed there will be-" said a New York financier From information obtained last Monday the se- sessions will be limited to five or six
 "The Union Trust company has already notified it's patrons of it's withdrawal and the Continental company will do so soon. President Otto T. Barnard of the latter institution, said his company had not sent out notices of the severing of it's con- necton with the clearing house, but 1t had decided to do so.
 When asked whether the fact that number of large trust companies had withdrawn fromlthe clearing house would not result in d large reduction in the amount of deposits carr;ed by trust com panies in banks banker said;
 Not in the least. The fact is that money will be kept in circulation that would otherwisd be tied up. The banks are the proper Repositories for the sur plus funds of tfust companies. I believe 1t will result in an increase in trust com pany deposits it banks" :"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-30

A~ THIN the next few months A~ there will be established at
 " Lake Charles an enterprise that will add greatly to the wealth of the tim Der and industrial interests of the state a paper mill.
 A company has been formed, all the necessary capital, $300, GOO pledged, and Robert Thomas, projector of the mill, will go north within few days to place an order for the necessary machinery. The plant including the necessary build ings, will cost about sSOo.0oo and paper will be manufactured from the refuse of the sawmills. While a speciality will be made of newspaper. all grades of paper will be manufactured, the finished prod uct being turned out in a variety of shades and colors. There is already a mill at Orange, Tex, which is turning out several tons of paper a day from pine shavings, which shows a very fine quality, and now Louisiana is to have a similar mill. It has been clearly demon strated that the process employed at Orange is a success, and while very sim pie, requires great skill
 MT. Thomas was the first man who ever made paper from pine shavings. giving three reputable gentlemen of Lake Charles As reference for the truth of his state ment. He took the matter of establishing a mill at Lake Charles up some time ago, and has had little difficulty in raising the necessary capital to float the venture He has plans for the buildings-three in number-and the work will begin in a short time. It Is his purpose to have the buildings completed and ready for the installation of the machinery by the time 1t Is received. There are several thousand sawmllls in this state, and there Is great waste of the materials that will be used in the making of paper by this plant. The finished product can be turned out at very small cost, which means that these mills can undersell the paper trust.
 Our mill will be equipped with the most modern machinery" said MT. Thom- as at the Commercial last evening, and will have a capacity of about 30. 900 pounds of paper a day. All the necessary capi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-30

N PROPOS the Worlds article upon (pU .rhe Coal Problem, MT. c.
 Mertz of Brooklyn furnishes the following interesting data upon the mak- ing and use of briquettes from coal dust;
 Though briquettes are not now manu- factured in this country. economical con ditions will undoubtedly be the same here in few years as in Europe, especially if the necessities of life are to remain in the hands of the grabbers. Then bTi- quettes will surely appear on the market. They would have been welcomed last winter
 Briquettes are made In large quantities all over Europe, also in South America, Japan, San Domingo and many other countries, and of all sorts of ingredients.
 Ninety per cent of the machinery to make the briquettes comes from St. Etienne, France; the rest from Belgium. The French presses are more powerful and produce better briquettes than the Belgian machines.
 Briquettes are made In all shapes and sizes, from the industrial square bri- quettes of twenty-two pounds each to the small stove nuts. The cost of transfor- nation from coal dust to briquettes is 5O cents per ton.
 The production of one French press Is seventy to seventy-fve tons In ten hours, while the Belgian presses produce from 100 to 12o tons in the same time.
 Etiquette processes have much im- proved The product has in some in- stances become better than coal itself. l can mention a case in which have been interested of briquettes made by spe- cial process for the French navy at La Rochelle, for torpedo boats. where the problem is always to store the greatest quantity of calories in the most limited space.
 The briquettes experimented upon ana now in use produce 10 per cent nigner caloric power than the best coal thus enabling the boats to carry lo per cent more fuel in the same space, and en- abling a longer radius of action. Rr,ouettes are daily used on locomo- lives in Europe to great advantage, and give good satisfaction
 American coal will never sell well in Europe. They do not burn hard coal over there, and do not want any. and soft coal is handled so many times be- fore reaching its destination that il comes rather in the shape of dust which I have seen myself in several consisn- ments to represent s5 to 75 per cent of the cargo. making 1t of course unfit for use. But in the form of briquettes, which can be made as hard as rock, this in- convenience should disappear, and Ameri- can briouettes would find a ready market all over Europe. especially along the coast of the Mediterranean. in Europe, Asia and .-4rica, where there are no coal mines and where they have to depend
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-30
Cioarestes In England.

Notwithstanding all one hears about the growth of the cigarette habit in Eng land Edward'b kingdom occupies a comparatively lbwly place as a smoking nation" said d tobacconist Statistics prove that as smokers, Dutchmen are well ahead of all the other nations. Ger mans come second. although man for man they consume ltss than h,if as much to- baoco as Dutchmen. Three times as many cigarettes are consumed annually in Eng land as in either Germany or Holland. but as consumers of pipe tobacco both these countries are far ahead of Eng land"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-30
From Harner.s Weekly.

from darpers Weekly.
 N STATEMENT made by one Of W the agents of the closed Lowell
 cotton mills. to the effect that in some of the mills of that city ma- ehinery is still running which was run ming before ehe civil war. ought to i'm press the strikers with a sense of their uncertain situation. and no doubt dis quiets stockholders who comprehend ex- isting conditions in the cotton industry. We do not suppose that any very eonsid- erable amount of such old machinery Is still in operation but the fact that any is left is regarded by progressive cot- ton manufacturers in other cities as in- dicating a serious weakness. Within twenty years, nearly every cotton mill in Fall River and New Bedford dating back as far as that has been rejuvenated as to its machinery. in many instances thousands of dollars worth of fairly ef- tcient apparatus having been sent to the Junk pile, simply because newer inven- ticns had put 1t slightly behind the best of the times.
 The most alert cotton mill manage ment of New England promptly discards an old machine, no matter how good it's
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-30
NO RAopAp. REpApI

From the New York Tribune.
 The British prime minister announced yesterday that the government had de- eided after all not to go into the Bag dad railroad enterprise with Germany That was not at all unexpected. We said in these columns more than a week ago that the proposal to enter that scheme would arouse a violent storm of opposl- tion in England. Apparently the govern ment thinks the '.Venezu la muddle' was enough trouble for enc year. and so has decided to keep out of the "Mesopotamia mess"