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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-07-01
POstoffice investigation.

The postofice disclosures have
alarmed the republican leaders. There
is danger, too, that contracts let in
other departments will be found to be
tarred with the same stick The Mark
Hannas and r. c. Platts and Elldnses
of the &. o. p. have therefore asked the
President to put speedy end to all
Investigations, and in the meanwhile
to suppress all news concerning them.
And the most surprising thing about it
If the President has consented, and no
more news will be given out, and prob
ably no more Investigations will be
made, although 1t is well established
that the seed contract let in the agri-
cultural department is tinctured with
corruption.
All persons employed in the post
office department are forbidden to give
out any information or even to discuss
the subject, the penalty being instant
dismissal, although 1t is difficult to see
how instant dismissal Tor such cause
can take place under the civil service
laws. The civil service laws are not,
however, much regarded by a machine
politician of the Payne sort, and in
some respects it has been set aside
altogether in the postofflce department.
Mr.. Payne is the secretary of the re-
publican national committee, as Mr..
Hanna is its chairman.
The scandals in the postoffice are
the the direct outgrowth of the long
stay of republicans in Office, and If the
people really desire to witness a
change and thorough overhauling Of
rascality and corruption, they will turn
the party out that has sheltered and
protected the rascals, and put the
democrats in. Rotation of this sort is
the best protection the people have,
and 1t begins to look as If they in
tended to apply the remedy next year.
The professional politicians of the
republican party havo at any rate
throttled the Investigations that Cen
eral Bristow has been conducting, and
not a word can be elected in the post
office department concerning scandals
that are known to exist there and that
have gone unpublished. The corrup-
nists now hope to secure acquittals,
and the whole matter to be hushed up
as speedily and as thoroughly as pub
lie sentiment will permit. When Pres
ident Roosevelt holds back in such a
crisis, it is plain that tie investigations
will soon be brought to close.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-07-01
Condition Of UrowInu Crop.

The New Orleans Times Democrat
contains reports from all parts of Ala
bama, purporting to show the condition
of the growing cotton crop on June 49,
These reports go to show that, while
the crop is backward and that there
will not be a general movement of the
new crop before ''the middle" of Sep
TENDER, yet there has been a material
Improvement in the plant. Troy re-
ports some blooms. Selma says there
has been an improvement of 20 per
cent in the crop. From the Tennessee
valley come cheerful reports of sun
shine and warm rains, and an improv-
ing crop. Commissioner of Agriculture
Poole says the month of June has been
very favorable to the growth of the
cotton plant. 1t is healthy. At Liv-
ingston the first cotton blooms were
eight days later in the season than last
years were. Huntsville thinks the
crop is is per cent better than 1t was
in May. Greenville says the June
weather was very favorable for cotton
growing, and the plant has good color,
and is now coming on rapidly. At
Gadsden the crop is much improved.
Evergreen expects to receive its first
bale about August 20, as 1t did last
year. Demopolis anticipates large
crop. At Dadeville the plant is healthy
and vigorous The stalk is strong Mt
Athens and is branching we'll.
Alabama as whole promises to
make good crop in any event--a
large crop If frosts do not occur until
late in November. The movement to
market will be three weeks later than
usual, and not much cotton will be
marketed before September 15. This,
however, may be FASTENED by hot
weather in July and August, the two
great cotton-making months.
In the entire cotton belt the general
outlook is neither very promising nor
very unpromising. An average eleven
million-bale crop may safely be pre-
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When well-appareIl'd April on the heel
OF Iimpine winter treads.
Romeo and Juliet.
Socialists Here and Elsewhere.

The socialists In this country consti-
tute one of those small parties that
hang on without steady growth to the
two great parties of the country with
which nearly every sensible citizen
prefers to act, because one can there
by accomplish something. In the
small parties nothing can be accom-
plished, or rather has been accom-
plished, of great value in the history
of this country. The republican party
stands today for privilege and aristoc-
racy, and the privileged classes sup
port it, and it is strong in the sinews
of war. It's campaign funds run up to
almost fabulous sums. The demo
cratic party is the party OF the masses.
1t stands for liberty without license,
and for the rights of the many. In
the one or the Cher the sensible
voter can as a rule be found, and there
is for that reason little room In this
country for small parties. There is
no room for socialism. Whatever is
lawful and desirable can be obtained
through the democratic party.
The socialists of this country are
urging all sorts of new and untried
public policies. Not so in Germany.
The social democrats Of Germany are
very loyal to the empire and even the
emperor, and 1t is believed the time
will come when there will be an ALI
ahce between the social democrats and
the emperor.
The programme of the German So
cialists calls for nothing unreasonable.
They ask for government responsible
to parliament, woman suffrage, pay
ment Of members of parliament, a mill
tia system instead of standing army,
establishment of the churches, I'M
denominational schools, and an income
tax. There is not plank in their plat
form that is disintegrating or democrat
izingizing or dangerous. and perhaps
not one that would be readily sup
ported in this country. They are not
radicals or extremists. On the con-
trary, they are up-builders, and Ger
man unity and German sway are very
dear to them. They openly say they
desire nothing that will render the
country less powerful or less united.
Many bankers, merchants and profess
sional men vote with the social demo-
Gratis in Germany, t-ere being wide
gulf between them and the socialists
oil this country who desire to change
taxation and the control of public utili-
tics In the most radical manner.
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class DISTINCTION Under iha Law.

The proposition to invite T. J. Corn
well back to Bessemer is a very curl
Gus one. If he has committed no
crime, but simply owes lot of debts,
there is no reason why he should not
come whenever he prefers to come. If,
however, he has committed a crime, no
zone in Bessemer or out of it is EN-
powered to condone the offense, and to
invite the absconding bank president
to resume at the old stand
The law is made to fit all alike-the
man who has money and friends as
well as the man who has neither, and
any effort to set up class distinction
under the law will prove futile, AMI
those engaged in the transaction
should ask themselves this question.
Are we dealing out justice with an
even hand?"
President Cornwell says in letter
addressed in effect to his creditors and
depositors:
II am so greatly distressed over this
matter that 1 want TO return to BESSIE
mer, If possible, and I want you to pro-
pose to the depositors that If they will
allow the receiver TO go ahead with the
work and declare a dividend. and will ac-
cept my notes for the remainder, l will
come back and go to work and pay every
dollar that is due"
There are two difficulties in the way.
In the first place Captain CornwelI is
undertaking to carry out very large
contract, handicapped as he will be by
his flight and subsequent disclosures,
and in the second place no one is en-
powered to pronounce him innocent if
he has committed any offense against
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BURGLARS GET BUSY.
Four Homes In Florence Are Broken
Open and Robbed.

Florence, June 30. : Especially = The
peaceful city of Florence was disturbed
last night by the unusual appearance of
three masked men who entered four
houses In East Florence between l and
o'clock in the morning
The victims of the raid were John
Reyes, Morgan Mitchell, John Phillips
and John Flagg. The latter was the
only one to awake, and he was struck
over the head and shoulder with some
weapon and wound made on the side
of his head three inches long. One of the
men then held him while the others took
his watch and some small change from
his pockets.
At Mr.. Mitchells the sideboard was the
only place visited, the burglars making
a hearty meal off the remains of the
Sunday dinner.
Mr.. Flagg was too badly hurt to give
the alarm and 1t was morning before the
police were notified of the robberies. 1t
Is thought the men went to Sheffield from
here, as a boat was stolen from under
the Southern bridge
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THE SOUTHERN PRESS.

Chattanooga News: The gun continues
to pop clear in the old Kentucky home.
Memphis Morning News: King Alphonse
will review what is left of the Spanish
fleet next month
Mobile Item: The washerwomen of
whistler. a hustling Mobile suburb. are
said to be on a strike. Ye gods.
Florida Times-union: Now that King
Peter has selected his palace corps, he
should not forget to engage competent
undertaken.
Mobile Herald Another expedition has
started for the north pole. The pole is
about as hard to find as an honest official
of the postoffice department.
Gadsden Times-News: The Gadsden dis
triet is attracting wonderful amount of
attention all over the country. They all
know now where Gadsden is located.
Montgomery Advertisers The effort of
Congressman Stevens of Minnesota to
make Cleveland responsible for Maehens
raseality Is weak effort to defend the
administration. Machen has been re-
publican for years and has had both time
and opportunity to learn how to steal.
Nashville Banner; Secretary of State
John Hay is urged by some Eastern pa
pers for the nomination for vice president
on the Roosevelt ticket. but If Mr.. Hay en-
joys the prominence and influence which
public position gives he will prefer his
present office to that of yice-president.
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CHINESE IN DRESS SUITS.

From New York Telegram to the Balti-
more Sun.
A complimentary dinner was rendered to
the American friends OF Cinnamon last
night at Delmonico's by the New York
section of the Chinese Relief association.
1t was an odd and brilliant affair. For
the first time in the history or the Chi
nese In this city nearly 100 Chinament APP
peared in dress suits In a body and with
out queues.
DIR. Walter Brooks Brouner, the toast
master, made the extraordinary an
nouncement that 500 "pigtais' had fallen
in Chinatown In the last month as the
result Of the propaganda of reform This,
he said, was Sanctioned by the Chinese
Emperor, upon whom Cinnamon look as
a second George Washington"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-07-01
THE AMERICAN FARMER.

From the Kansas City Journal
When the American farmer rises early
in the morning 1t is to look over broad
and fertile acres that are his own. When
he goes forth it is to fields that no hui
man being can lawfully step upon with
out his consent When he gathers and
gamers the harvest he stores up what
in vast majority of cases, no greedy
and rapacious landlord can take from
him. It Is all his. The proceeds of 1t
are to clothe and feed him and his family
and educate his children; to be the sup
port of his old age and the heritage Of
his posterity. Looked at from every point
OF view, 1t is doubtful If there is another
human being under the heavens who has
more cause for carrying light heart and
a contented mind, for regarding the past
with satisfaction and the future with
hope, than the American farmer
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PLEASANT LIFE is SPENT
BY THE LONDON BROKER

not undo their business except at loss.
The broker gets his commission anyway.
and his life is much less wearing. A job
Der with a large capital at his disposal
generally makes money much more rapid
ly than broker. unless the latter is In
touch with high finance
There is an enormous mass of invest
ment business transacted on the Stock
exchange in London, far more than In
any other money market of the world.
but there are good many brokers to do
it, and the membership Of the house
would show rapid reduction If specuia-
tive business were dismissed. A member
of the public. il he chooses, cam speculate
through an Outside" broker, bucket
shop keeper" but the man who does this
would buy gold brick at sight Ninety
times out Of hundred he would lose his
money.
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THE FAIRY IN ARMoR.

BY Joseph Rodman Drake.
He put his acorn helmet on
1t was plumed with the silk of the thistle
down:
The corslet plate that guarded his breast
Was once the wild bees golden vest;
His cloak, of a thousand mingled dyes.
Was formed of the wings of butterflies;
His shield was the shell OF lady-bug
queen,
Studs of gold on a ground of green;
And the quivering lance which he brand
ished bright,
Was the sting Of wasp he had slain In
fight
Swift he bestrode his FREELY steed;
He barred his blade Of the bent grass blue;
He drove his spiirs of the cookie seed.
And away like glance of thought he
flew,
To skim the heavens and follow far
The fiery trail Of the rocket-star.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-07-01
EDENs' PROPHECIES.
Florence Weather Man Gives Out Fore
y cast for July.

Florence. June Especial. 1.-THE July
forecast, according to H. X. Edens, the
Florence weather prophet Is as follows:
The astronomical 'lowsr for July are
s-5, SO. 1916 1920, 22-25, 27-2s, with es-
pecial emphasis on the 9, IA, 10, "a rs and
49, Up to the 14th of the month astron-
omical pressure is somewhat above the
average but the lows will develop at
times exceedingly favorable to falling
weather. Thus conflicting causes make
it impossible to tell whether high or low
atmospheric pressure will dominate the
first half of the nf~-sth.
From the 14th onward until the end OF
the month the pressure will be abnormally
low and thunder, wind and hail storms of
destructive energy will result in many Sec
lions as a sequel to high temperature and
violent electric tension.
The rains will be notably heavy. yet
they will not be evenly distributed and
there will be drouth in some sections.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-07-01
Cuban Negotiations.

"Advices from Cuba lately have tended
to strengthen the belief that the Cuoans
are anxious to see conclusion or the
treaty negotiations which have been SO
long pending" said a retired statesman.
There is one unfavorable element IN the
situation, namely, the feeling aroused by
indications of renewed opposition to recip-
rocity at Washington. 1t is felt that this
feeling may complicate the situation as
regards the treaties, and that some OF
the opposition senators may make pre-
text for deferring the ratification of the
other treaties until the winter session OF
the Cuban congress"
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Three Veterans Die in One Day.

Opelika, Ju- S0.-tSpecial) -Three of
the most prominent as well as the Oldest
citizens Of this county died yesterday.
They were DR.. F.. C. McElhaney, j. c.
Tillery and DIR. d. X. Breedlove. All
were gallant Confederate soldiers, life
long democrats and good citizens. They
were very prominent in their communi-
ties and had many relatives and friends.
DIR. Breedloye lived in the country near
Opelika Mr. Tiilery ten miles from here.
and DIR. Mc{clhaney at Auburn.
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Thriving Trade.

have had an unusually good trade this
year" said a Second avenue man, and
unless the miners go out on long strike
we will have a brisk trade all the summer
Birmingham is a great shopping centre
The merchants carry splendid stocks and
customers come here from all parts of
Alabama and Mississippi to buy goods.
No city between New Orleans and Louis
vile is so attractive to women shoppers
as the metropolis of Jones Valley"
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From the Century.

M COMPARATIVELY speaking
W. brokers' life is a happy one. He
has more or less pleasant Of
fees, and, If he is industrious, he is 10
be found there from 10 to or 8 O'Clock
every day of the year except stock ex-
change holidays and his months vacation
I'm the summer. The stock exchange
opens at 10 and shuts at 4, but official
husiness hours are from II to 3. Bar
gains before or after these hours cannot
he officially recorded on the market
boards. The investment broker, there-
fore. docs not deal till II o'clock, when ne
goes into the house, walking rouno tne
market collecting prices and cleaning IN
formation while he does his bargains
A,ter that he returns to his office, where,
II times are slack. he can write mis- let
ters and read the papers and meditate
how 10 provide his clients with what they
all wants per cent investments with
government security. The life OF
broker with good investment business is
about as pleasant as any commercial ca
reer can be- He walks between his ofnce
and the stock exchange several times
day. and his occupation is neither seden-
tary nor fatiguing. He Is brought into
contact only with his own clients, and
In the house he can select the jobbers ne
chooses to deal with.
The general public have very vague
ideas about the difference between brok-
ers and jobbers. If man has money to
invest and desires to buy certain securi-
ties, he must employ broker He can
not deal direct with jobber. The broker
will give his advice. IL asked for, ana on
receiving instructions to invest, say, 4oOoo
In consols, he will walk into the house
to the consol market, select dealer ana
ask for price in Ave consols the
dealer makes a price. wide" or close
as the state of the market will permit,
saw $780,. which means that he is ready
to buy at 80 and sell at ssA. The broker
replies that he buys at 99A. returns to
his office. and delivers a written contract
to the client. The dealer steps into the
center Of his particular market and chal-
lenges at the middle price, s9is.
The theory is that some other broker
has been selling consols at 80 to another
dealer; the two dealers meet. and the
stock changes hands at ssA, both job
bers getting one-eighth per cent on the
market turn. This is the theory. and II
all business could be conducted on such
quiet and respectable terms the Stock
exchange would be very nice place for
jobbers- As matter of fact, the market
often goes against them. ana they can
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-07-01
About Persons.

Charles e. Waller formerly speaker of
the house and candidate for governor, Is
registered at the Metropolitan Hotel
r. Lesser, of the Metropolitan, leaves
today for Omaha where he will join the
Alabama Press Club on its trip to Can
ada,
w. L. sibley of Warrior is at the Morris
hotel
A. B. Bnnn, a prominent railroad man
of New York is registered at the Metro
politan.
C. w. williams and wife of Montgomery
are at hotel IIillman.
Charles L. Smith of New Orleans is
among those registered at the hotel Hill
man.
George H. Clark of Bessemer is at the
Morris.
j. T. Fleetwood, of Talladega, is stop
ping at the Metropolitan hotel
s. ]. Fearing of Sheffield is a guest Of
the Morris.
The Hon John B. Knox of Admission is
among the prominent men registeded at
the hotel Hillman.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-07-01
Exciting Cup Races.

UNLESS all signs fail, the cup races of
1903 will be the most exciting in the long
list of contests for the Americas cup
remarked sportsman. Reliance has
demonstrated as thoroughly as the thing
can be done her superiority to the de-
fender of two seasons and her closest
rival, and there appears to be no doubt
about 1.-THE latest Shamrock Is the glory
of her name and line. Two yachts that
can outsai and outpoint everything
matched against them ought to provide
remarkably fine sport when they meet
each other in August"
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
Most people stay poor not because they
don't make enough, but because they
spend too much.
What makes a girl look SO queer when
you talk about the loyalty Of a man who
is engaged to her best friend?
No matter how cold girls feet get she
will always stay out on a dark piazza
with man If he keeps her hands warm.
It's curious when a girl comes back
from a summer resort. how much she
looks like articles that have been paved
all over bargain counter and not taken.
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Confederate Commanders.

To the Editor of The Age Herald.
Birmingham had on yesterday, in the
person of Mosby. a distinguished wish
tor. We were n the same army, and
strange to say, during the four years,
never saw him. which l have always
regretted, as also that 1 did not see
Forrest and Harry Gilmore of Maryland
1t has been a question since the war
who was our greatest cavalry leader.
When hazardous movements of great i'm
portance and ready emergencies are con-
sidered, 1t must be given to Forrest, but
when we remember Jeb stuarts ride
return, we must exclaim: That was a
wonderful movement" He was called
Beauty Stuart" and he was not only
splendid In appearance. but beautiful in
character. This gallant officer received
his mortal wound at Yellow Tavern, and
died composed, talking of his family,
leaving his gold spurs to Mrs. r. e. Lee,
and his thoroughbred horse to his staff.
Wheeler was a terror to the enemy,
quick and hard fighter and Mosby and
Gllmore's feats in war and narrow es-
capes will to the generations that fol-
low Teau more ike HcllOn tnan truth.
Just here for the information of our
children and those of our people who are
to follow, l wish to say that Camp Har-
dee Is leaving a book of individual war
record which we trust will interest them.
In addition to this, at our state reunion
to be held in Birmingham next fall, the
names, company and regiment of all vis-
iting comrades will be asked for by our
accurate and truthful historian of Camp
Hardee, Judge W. H. Houghton. for re-
ference In the future. that all who may
desire can find out something about the
Confederate soldiers who went from Ala
bama
would be glad to have picture OF
Mosby and his autograph. 100
J. LAWLER DARBY.
pirrafpcb cham Tuna IN Ia
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IN HOTEL LoBBIEs.
Huah c. benson I1onored.

Hugh c. benson, son of Col ". H.
benson of this city IS to be signally hon
ored by the government. Young benson
is one Of the first topographic, hydrogra-
phis and astromonic engineers IN the
United States coast and Geodete survey.
He has been at work on the harbor OF
Laguzan bay in the Philippines and
when he finishes its survey It Is to be call
ed benson bay and harbor and is to be
so printed on the maps.
Hugh benson was to have come home
this month but he cannot complete his
work and leave until October.
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MARRIAGE AT TUsKEeEE.
Mrs. Bessie Wadsworth WEEDS c. n,
Motion of Birmingham.

Tuskegee. June so.-(special. AT the
Methodist church Sunday afternoon Rev.
Henry T. Johnson united in marriage
Mrs Bessie wadsworth and Mr.. c. H.
Motion.
Mrs. Motion has lived In Tuskegee for
many years and has large circle of
friends who wish for her much happiness.
She is prominent in church and society
and will be greatly missed.
The happy couple took the train imme-
diately after the ceremony for their future
home in Birmingham.