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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-22

NM AsHINGToN, October a.-Post- NHV master General Payne today re-
 w moved from office Michael w. Louis, superintendent of supplies of the postoffice departments; Louis Kempner, chief of the registry division of the third assistant postmaster generals office, and C. B. Terry, a 800 clerk in the postoffice department, and directed the postmaster at New York to remove Otto Weis a clerk
 These removals are the first result of Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Brstow's report on the irregularities in the postoffice department. Information of the contemplated discharges did not leak out at the department until After 4 o'clock and at 4:3O the postmaster gen eral made an official announcement of his action.
 In reply to questions, MT. Payne said the discharges were the result of disclos- ures made by the Bristow report
 T have read the report" he said, and am free to say that my action today was the result of it's perusal"
 He declined to say whether there would
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-22
YOUNG CORBL. INS
 ANOTHER VICTORY
AFTER HARD FIGHT HE SUCCEEDS IN GETTING THE BEST OF HIS PLuckY BUT GRoGGY oPPo- NEWT IN SIXTH ROUND.

Philadelphia, October Northampton Young Corbett and Tim Callahan, the latter of this city, fought six rounds to- night before the National Athletic club, in which Corbett finally got the better Of the contest after hard struggle.
 Although Corbett forced the fighting at all times, Callahan had the better of the first four rounds. Corbett had much diff culty in landing. Nearly every time he went after Callahan, the Philadelphian would meet him with a straight left or right-handed upper cut In the third round Callahan made Corbetts' nose bleed
 There was no choice between the men in the fifth round, which was stubbornly fought The sixth, however, was all Cor betts Callahan slipped. and in regaining his feet, the champion struck him terrific blow on the jugular which almost knocked Callahan out. From then to the end of the round. Corbett rained blows on his groggy opponent, but failed to knock him out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-22
FOOTBALL PLAYER DROPS
 DEAD DURING BIG GAME

Annapolis, Md. October A.-in the game this afternoon between the Navy and Baltimore Medical college, death won the last five minutes of the first half. Robert E. Lewyn, of Plainfield, N. H., second year classman, of the Baltimore Medical between the opposing teams.
 The tragedy was unexpected and came like thunderbolt to the 2O00 or more peo- pie who had gathered to witness the game. The opposing teams had swayed back and forth over the field, two as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-22
Death of Mrs. Meroney.,

Montevallo. October 2i.-(Special )-After being ill but a few days Mrs Martha Jane Meroney died this morning of pa ralysis. age 75 years. Mrs. Meroney was the widow of Phillip D. Meroney. She was the mother of five children. four of whom survive her. They are: Walter s. Meropey. former city clerk of Birmng- ham; Mrs. D. B. McMath. Mrs. G. w.. Shriner and c. L. Meroney of this place. The funeral will occur tomorrow morn ing from the Baptist church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-22

evenly balanced as ever met on the grid iron. The Navy by hard line buching had pushed the ball to within ten yards of the visitors goal when the latter by herculean efforts hurled the midshipmen back The medicos made gains of three and five yards and had just lined up for another effort. when Lewyn, right guard for the Baltimoreans. fell to the ground. His limbs immediately became rigid. He was carried from the field and five min utes later was dead The cause of death is given out as cardiac syncope. Neither team had scored when the sad ending of the contest came.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-22
WRECK ON sEABoARD.
southbound Express and Northbound
 Freight Collide.

Washington, otocebr ALA collision oc- cured about o'clock tonight at Ma rumsco, about twenty miles below Alex andria. Virginia. between a southbound Seaboard Air Line express and north bound freight one the Richmond. Fred ericksburg and Potomac railroad. The freight had taken a siding to give the right of way to a northbound Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac express. The southbound Seaboard Air Line express took the siding for the same purpose resulting in a collision. There were no casualties.
 Engineer R. c. Davis of Richmond, of the Seaboard Air Line, was slightly in- Jured.
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Before the fair began I think the re- cords will show that we have done our part in suppressing gamblers. We arrest the men caught in these places and ar raign them in the police court under the right names which does more than any thing else to stop the practice of gam bling.
 Ward Challenged.
 q challenge Alderman Ward to make a comparison of the records of the past five months with the records of any five months during any previous administra- tion.
 '9The plan outlined by Captain Johnson, Lieutenant Hagood and myself as soon as the fair closes is to have officers visit these places as necessary, remain in them the names of all the persons there during that time''
 Chief Wier produced the following or- der. which he had written, and which is self explanatory:
 Capt. J. S. Johnson and Lieut.. T. 2.
 Hagood:
 "Gentlemen-You will notify the men on your respective shifts to take down the names of all vagrants, especially gam biers, on their respective beats and keep the list so that warrants may be sworn out for them and they may be prosecuted under the new vagrancy law.
 This order must be enrorced to the letter. w E. WEIR,
 "Chief of Police"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-22

mand loans and other good securities about $4000,0O0 This was our condition after having paid out to depositors, in ad- dition to current receipts and disburse- ments. over $2,O0O,OOO within fifteen days in a period of generally strenuous finan- cial condition. Despite this full and ample security quietly available, our depositors seemed almost frenzied in their haste to get their money lest they should lose 1t all.
 There is not now and never was mo- ment when they or any of them were in the slightest danger of losing a penny.
 (Signed) U. A. LAMBETH.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-22
DIRECTORS ARE NAMED
 FOR ILLINOIS CENTRAL

|, Chicago October 2-At the an- ! ], nual stockholders meeting of the H. <
 } linois Central railroad today 1t was
 } voted to mortgage thirteen small { } branch lines for a sum not to exceed {
 } S20, 900, 900, s14.00O, 900 to be raised at {
 , once for the purpose of funding the {
 indebtedness of the company and im- :. , proving It's lines.
 , For that purpose bonds are to be { , issued maturing in 1915. bearing not 1
 } to exceed per cent interest. The { } following directors were reelected: { } Stuyvesant Fish. E. H. Hartman, { } John Jacob Astor and Robert Wal { } ton Goelet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-22
THE WEATHER.

; Washington, October 21.-Follow- :. ; ing is the forecast for Alabama: :. , Fair in northern. probably rain in . }, Southern portion Thursday and Fri i.
 , day: fresh to brisk northeast winds < , on the coast. {
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-22

tion thereof, when a parade is given or when parades are given by said circus company on the streets of said city as follows:
 Each circus when admission fee for adults, including charges for reserved seats or any other charge is 50 cents or over, $500.
 Each circus when admission fee for adults. including charge for reserved seats or any other charge is less than 50 cents, $2OO.'
 The city license schedule was amended to conform to the above resolution.
 Improvement ordinance No. 1S2, provid- ing for a sanitary sewer on certain parts of Avenues G and H, was referred to the judiciary committee.
 Street Name Changed.
 The name of the street heretofore known as Pansy street was changed to Iroquois street.
 A resolution vas adopted providing for advertising for bids for work to be done under improvement ordinance No 147 with the stipulation that the contractor be not paid until the work is completed and the assessments collected.
 Upon recommendation of the lights and telephone committee light was ordered placed at the corner of Sixth avenue and Twenty-fourth street tC ne paid for by the Birmingham Railway Light and Power company.
 The contract for installing service pipes for heating the city hall and jail with steam was awarded to the Alabama Sup ply company, that company's bid for the work being s357
 The chief of police was authorized to have the open space back of the city hall covered, the space to be used for keep ing the patrol wagon when not in service Assessments were made final under im- provement ordinances 121 and 122 Im- provement ordinances 129, TIC, IT, ITS, 179 and 1S0 were confirmed
 The city engineer was instructed to ad- vertise for bids for work to be done un- der improvement ordinances 179 and 1SO.
 To Abate Nuisances.
 Alderman Greener introduced a resolu- ton which was referred to the miscellan- eous committed, providing for the removal of the nuisances in the buildings along Second avenue between the Jefferson the atre and Eighteenth street.
 A petition and resolution introduced by Alderman Forney, providing for keeping Twenty-seventh street open was referred to the railroad committee with power to act.
 The petition for license to run a saloon at 2O10 Morris avenue was referred to the miscellaneous committee.
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pepositors Panic-stricken.

"When our doors closed we had approxi- n,ately $1,900.0O0 of deposits to secure, while we had on hand cash, time and de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-22
Circus Parades Taxed.

The following resolution was adopted: "Be it resolved by the mayor and alder men of Birmingham that license tax for both police and revenue purposes be and is hereby fixed on all circuses giving performances outside of the city of Bir-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-22
coIIoquy About Saloons.

Alderman Heidt in defense of his posi- ton in the matter said that the only peo- ple who wanted the saloon to remain were its owner. the owner of the building, the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-22

Pittsburg. October a.-The doors of the Federal National bank were not opened for business this morning. The following notice was posted in explanations; Closed by the authority of the comp troller of the currency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-22
Closing Was Necessary.

Bankers and brokers are of the opir ion that the closing of the bank until it affairs could be adjusted was the bes thing to do under the circumstances. Tn talk about the banks affairs has been drag to the market, and the belief tha the action of the directors will have good effect on the situation rather tha an injurious effect.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-17
PEcANs GRATED ON HICKORY.
A South Carolina Experiment from
Which Much Is Expected.

In Chester county, S. c., they are
grating pecans on hickory sprouts.
Such gratis grow at the rate Of five
feet a year, while seedlings grow very
slowly. 1t is believed such gratis will
begin to grow in four years, while
seeding pecans would consume twice
that time in getting to productive
ness.
Nor is this all. Seeding pecans
are subject to attacks of @borers,"
while it is assumed that hickory
stock would be proof against such at
tacks. Alabama is full Of hickory
sprouts, and if these sprouts can be
turned into pecan trees a new source
Of income will soon become available.
Two old pecan trees in Virginia are
considered worth $1,000 apiece, sim.
ply because they each yield annually
the income Of that sum. ~
News and Courier.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-17
KITcHENER,s RAIIRoApINe.
How He Built the Railway by Which
the Sudan Was Conquered.


Writing in the Century on the
trip "From Cairo oKhartum" blythe
Nile and the Sudan railway, DR.. Will
liam Gage Erving says:
The construction of this railway
Will always be ranked as one of
Kitchener's greatest achievements in
the Sudan. Obliged by limited ap-
preparations to conduct all his opera
tons at the least possible expense, he
made s of every remnant Of the
equipment Of Ismail Pasha's unfn-
ishedrailway ,rescuing dismantled en-
gines from bitches, and collecting
missing parts from the contents of
scrap-heaps. Near the Atbara his
rails gave out, leavinga break of some
distance to q necessary terminus.
Every siding which could be spared
was taken up, and then, the results
being insufficient, the village Of Wady
Halfa was laid under requisition.
Here many of the houses had straw
roofs supported by rails taken from
the old line. These were summarily
appropriated, and after their remov-
al Halfa presented the spectacle Of a
mushroom western town under a cy-
clone. But the line was completed.
The greatest obstacle was the all
important stretch of 800 miles from
Halfa to Abu Hamed, across the neck
Of the great bend Of the Nile, an un-
broken expanse Of barren desert. The
leading engineers Of Europe declared
it possible to construct a railway
across, this tract, arguing that the
entire carrying capacity Of a train
would be taken up by the water sup
ply necessary for the locomotive.
Nevertheless, assuming the respon-
Sibility, the sirdar ordered the work.
begun, relying on the indomitable
pluck and skill Of his subordinates in
charge and his own habit Of success.
Near the middle of the course, at
points some 50miles apart, wells were
sunk, an operation ridiculed by the
natives, and with true Kitchener luck
water was struck in both instances,
SO that the train now accomplishes
the distance with only two extra wa
ter tanks. But all succeeding at
tempts to find water along. the line
and they have been many-haye
proved fruitless.
1t was by means Of this railway
that the Sudan was conquered. BY
its construction the long route Of
nearly 700 miles by way Of a river for
long stretches absolutely un~navigable
for ten or eleven months in the year.
and even at flood impracticable save
for small whale boats hauled through
rapids at enormous toll and expense.
was exchanged for a short, direct, un-
obstructed highway, its carrying ca
pacity limited only by the shortcom-
ings Of a single pair Of rails.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-17
A REMARKABLE RUG.
Gift Of the Shah of Persia to til
Sultan of Turkey.

Gift Of the Shah of Persia to tn
Sultan of Turkey.
One Of the most remarkable fea-
lures Of the new edition of "Oriental
Rugs Charles Scribner's sons, is
a reproduction Of a carpet owned by
the late Henry J. Marquand. This
piece, which was woven in the latter
part of the fifteenth century, was
without doubt made as a gift from
the pasta Of Persia to the then ruling
sultan Of Turkey, for the authenticate
ed record held by Mr.. Marquand
showed that it had been found among
the effects Of the Sultan Abdul Aziz
after his death.
Aside from the marvellous color
and texture, whichis over 500 knots
to the square inch, the feature of the
rug is that the inscriptions through
out its border, as well as arabesques in
the medallions Of the design, are
woven in silver thread. Vast inter-
est has been excited among the Eu-
ropean collectors in this carpet owing
tothe fact that it is companion piece
for the famous carpet owned by the
Prince Alexis Lobanow Rostowsky,
which was shown in the Vienna mu-
seum's exhibition in 1889.
The Rostowsky rug was supposed
to be without a parallel in the
world, but this carpet, the most high
ly valued among the textile treasures
Of Mr.. Marquand, contains positive
internal evidence that it was made
upon the same looms andin the same
period, and doubtless for the same
purpose as that Of Prince Lobanow,
which also passed into possession Of
its present owner directly from the
seraglio in Constantinople, and so fal
as it can be aseertained this carpet.
used as a frontispiece Of "Oriental
Rugs" is the highest class oriental
fabric now in existence in this coun.
try.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-17
AS BUSINESS.
Pruhts of Paul leicester Ford from
his Writings.


We used to hear a great deal about
literature as an art and about the de-
votion of its followers to noble ideals
at the cost of poverty and obscurity.
The estate of the late Paul Leicester
Ford, just distributed by the surro-
gate, shows the rapid rise in htera-
ture as a business since authors
of the Hawthorne stamp went out of
fashion. Mr.. Ford, according to the
Brooklyn Eagle, was a writer of
charming stories, for which neither
he nor his friends claimed any endur-
ing place in literature. With the
exception of "The Hon. Peter Stir
ling" which is likely to be read for
good many years as an entertaining
study Of practical politics in the last
decades of the nineteenth century,
the interest in Mr.. Ford's books was
as evanescent as it was keen while
their vogue lasted. Yet this novelist
for delectation, Of the more refined
and graceful sort, left $215,OOO in
personality, most Of which was the
earnings Of his own pen.
The appraiser adds an estimate
from the publishers Of the probable
royalties of Mr.. Ford's books, which
proves the transitory nature Of the
interest they arouse. From Wanted,
a Chaperon," a posthumous story,
only published a few weeks, royalties
Of $4,000 are expected from future
sales. But from "Janice Meredith"
from which the greater share Of Mr..
Ford's fortune was earned, and which
is still valuable in the theater, al
though the high-priced houses have
done with it, royalties Of only j, 1000
are expected hereafter. The estimate
on "The Hon. Peter Stirling" for
which the demand began slowly, but
which has some Of the lasting quail
ties Of literary masterpieces, is 81, 500,
For Mr.. Ford's semi-historical works,
"The Many Sided Franklin" and
"The True George Washington" no
great sale is expected hereafter. Mr..
Ford fairly typifes the authorship Of
his period. He was one of the
successful novelists and his work was
always readable and attractive to
people of educated taste, as well as
to the casual library patron, yet with
the exception Of one serious novel il
makes hardly greater claim to per-
manence than does journalism Oh
%magazining. But the returns from
it would have astonished most writers
of an earlier and more serious day.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-17
Egyptian Cigarettes.

Over $50 tons Of cigarettes were
exported from Egypt last year.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-17
ADDITION TO TRAINS.
THE Meteor and ''The Worlds Fair
Special" to the Frisco System.

The route of this flyer is via our old
line, through the Ozarks and Indian Ter
ritory to sapula, thence over the Red
River Division through the historic Greek
Chickasaw Nations, via Denison and
Sherman, to Fort Worth and points
Southwest thereof; and via Sherman and
the Houston q Texas Central Rail.
road to Dallas and Beyond. The more
newly-constructed portion OF the roadbed
trsversed has been heavily ballasted with
rock, laid with heavy rail, and In every
way brought fully up to the standard oil
other divisions of the Frisco System.
The train will be made up of entirely new
equipment throughout, carrying Palace
Day Coaches, Reclining Chair Cars, Pull
man Drawing Room Sleepers an
CAFE OBSERVATION CARS,
In which meals a la carte will be served
at hours convenient to the traveller,
This service will be under the manage.
ment OF Mr.. Fred. Harvey, whose name
should be a sufficient guarantee OF careful
attention to the inner man. Just a word
about these cars: The dining room is To-
Gated in the forward end. The rear por-
ton of this car is occupied by an obser'
walton saloon, and is provided with easy
chairs, writing desks and stationery, and
a library service embracing the leading
daily papers and the more popular weekly
periodicals. The train will be lighted
by electricity, and cooled by electric fans
during the summer months.
TO THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC.
The Inauguration OF service Of
this character; means quite as much to
Its patrons as 1t does to the railway COM
pany interested. II we were not sanguine
OF the success of this train, 1t goes with
out saying that 1t would never have been
established. IL fills a long.felt want and
opens a new and fast developing country,
But we feel that these are not the only
factors that may reasona bly, heexpectto
contribute to It's success the time is ias
the train is a ''handy" one, as regards
hours OF arrival at and departure from
terminl; and the equipment is ornate, ant
provided with all modern c~onveniences
These features should, OF themselves,
tend to make the train popular.
We also take pleasure in announcing
material improvements in our service via
Fort Smith and Paris to Texas and the
Southwest.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-17

SEE THE VEST n IT'S 1902 PROSPERITY.
Homeseekers' excursion tickets are
sold over the Burlington Route on the
first and third Tuesdays Of each month
at one fare plus $500 for round trip TO
the territory east of the Rocky
Mountains
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-17
CURIOUS OLD BOAT.
Thought to Be the Oldest Vessel Now
in Actual Use.

A very curious old boat arrived at
Whitehayen the other day from
S~trangford Tough, says the London
Graphic. She had, a local paper de-
c%lares, an extraordinary history. AT
one time, a hundred years ago, the
vessel sailed regularly from Porta-
ferry to Whitehaven, and was in
these days called the Portaferry
frigate, and afterward the name
of the Three Sisters was bestowed
upon her. But, most Extraordinary OF
all, it is solemnly alleged that she was
used in 1859, at the siege Of London
derry, to carry provisions up the ia
nous Loeb Foyle in those stirring
times. If this be SO, the Three Sis
tiers is the Oldest vessel in actual use.
1t is further alleged hat a curious
privilege was given to her more than
a hundred years ago. She is permit
ted to come into Liverpool port, to
use all "the wharfngs and PIERS
without the payment of any quay OF
pier dues.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-17
Free Theaters.

Some Of the Partisan theaters give
gratuitous performance three or four
times a year. They are intended for
poor people, and those who are first
in line are usually at doors several
hours before the house is opened.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-17

0ue-way Settlers rates on same
dates, to a large extent Of western ter
ritory at a trife more than half rates
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-17
CHEAP oNE.wAY RATES.

0ue-way Settlers rates on same
dates, to a large extent Of western ter
ritory at a trife more than half rates
THE RICH WEST.
The generous harvest of 1909 is a
strong appeal to Homeseekers, Invest.
ors and Renters to visit the west and
see the rewards which have come to
farmers, stock-raisers and fruit-grow-
ers in the territory traversed by the
Burlington Route, the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern Railroads
from the Mississippi River through to
the North Pacific Coast.
TO CALIFORNIA.
Weekly California excursions in
through tourist s~leepers. Select par
ties in charge of special conductors;
join them. Best and most economical
way to reach the coast via the all-year
and scenic route through Denver,
Scenic Colorado and Salt Lake City.
MAIN TRAVELLED THROUGH THE
WEST.
You can thoroughly rely ON the Bur
lington's passenger service to Denver,
Kansas City, S. Joseph, Omaha, St
Paul, Minneapolis, Ito the whole West
Northwest and Pacific Coast region.
Consult your nearest ticket agent OF
write us of your proposed trip. 1t shall
be a pleasure to send you a careful
reply and any of our publications free
on request.
l.. w. WAKELEY,
Genl Pass'r Agent, st. Louis, Mo.
CHAS. E. MICHEL,
T. P. A., 604 Pine ST., Louis, Mo.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-17
REAL. ESTATE

Tor sale in Lexington. Farms
ior sale. Houses to rent. Il
you have any real estate 10
sell place it in his hands-no
cost if no sale, Office in
LEXINGTON.