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Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-25
Russia win Ignore treaty.

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. - Russia
will ignore Japan's newly negotiated
treaty with Korea guaranteeing the in
dependence and integrity of the Her
United States. Japan. it may be stat
ed, assumes practically the same atti-
tude OF Indifference toward Russians
protest to the powers, Which, on high
authority, it is declared, win be ignor-
ed by the Tokyo government.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-25

Al good assortment Of
striped Madras, suitable for
mems shirts and women's
waists, worth 1oc the price
Friday is 7c
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-25

Women's fast black Hos
iery,excellent quality .ooub-
lie sole and heel, agood 1870
quality special Friday at loo
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-01-11
A Card.

We. the undersigned, do hereby agree to
refund the money on q 50 cent bottle of
Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar If it fails
to cure vout cough or cold We also guar
antee IS cent bottle to prove satisfactory
or money refunded.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-01-11

the fact that 1t was Impossible TO geG
a stateroom less than five wee ks IN
advance. Tbs accommodation Is
limited, as the name implies. 1 got a
seat in the morning before leaving at
500 D. NJ. or l would have been
turned away as many were towards
night. We carried SO passengers.
The train was solid vestibule, finished
in Honduras mahogany and polished
like a new piano. The upholstery
was pale blue plush. Each car was
lighted by its own electric plant; the
''juice" was generated by motors
under the car which we're run by a
belt from the car axle, storage bat
teries were charged during the day to
run the lights at night during stops.
Each car was lighted by four large
ceiling lights and twelve sixteen
candle power lights on each side Of
the car, so arranged that each 10 wei
berth at night contained two lights
The temptation to ''read in bed" was
irresistible. The dining car had
seating capacity of thirty and at might
made a pretty picture with the
snowy linen, flowers and brilliant
lights, each table bearing its Lighted
wax taper in beautiful candelabra
The dining cars on this entire system
are managed 10y the famous FREQ
Harvey Company and the service ant
food are as dainty as can be found il
any eastern hostelry. The smoking
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-17

precinct to be prosecuted, and, as is often the case persecuted by justices In that precinct within which he does not reside.
 We would mention in this connection Justice Dupuy of beat g, who testified before the grand jury that he issues garnishments and summons and com plaints regardless of where the defend ants live, and 1t suffiees for him to know that one wants to enter a suit, and he makes no further inquiry. He seems to Lave no higher conception of duty than the collection of costs.
 We would also call the attention of your honor to Judge Charles Mandys court at Ennley. which seems to be run on a happy-Ro-lucky principle. the deputy constable for this court receiving B for making arrests. That is double the amount allowed by the code. We feel as- sured that the constable and the judge get their cost, and that it comes out of the poor luckless fellow who happens to fall into their clutches. and we believe that 1t would be to the best interest of the people Of this county if all the judges of the inferior courts were put upon salary, as they seem to be run now mora Tn the interest of cost than law and or der. It Is shown that the judge of this court delegates to the deputy constable the power to issue warrants. This is, in- deed, a very dangerous practice, and one that Is not authorized by law.
 "We would be dereliet in our duty" gays the report, If we failed to call your honor's attention to the reckless disre- gard of human life in this county Many of the homicides investigated by this grand jury can be traced directly to the unlawful and cowardly habit of carrying concealed weapons, and we cannot too earnestly recommend to those charged with the enforcement of the law that all men convicted of tnls Xlcious and cowardly habit should have the i1xtreme penalty of the law meted out to <Efm whether they belong to the higher .. humber walks Of life. Human life seem' to be the cheapest commodity In the mar ket, and as long as we convict only negroes for the crime Of murder we fee that 1t will make more rapid strides 1T the future than in the past. All mer | agree that convictions In this county for murder are too few and far out of pro-
 portion to the number Of homleides com | mitted.
 "Iet us urge upon your honor in this
 connection that If there be any who have
 served in ycur honor's court as jurors
 who have ,ot the intelligence to inter- | bret the law, or the moral courage to | enforce it they be excused from jury | service by your honor, The law should be
 SO rigidly and impartially enforced that the humblest citizen should feel that 1t
 is ample to protect him and his rights. and the most exalted should not feel that they ran trample the law under foot and go unwhlpped of justice"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-17
SHOOTING IN TUSCALOOSA.
James Hinton Is Seriously Wounded
 By James Thompson.

Tuscaloosa. November 1s.-(speciai)- James Thomson shot and seriously wounded James Hinton Monday after noon. Though the shooting occurred In the business portion of the city and there were several eye witnesses, they refused to give out any of the details and very little information could be obtained
 It is, however, very probable that the trouble began on October 24 when Thom- son was badly cut by Hinton, and he had only recently recovered. The prelim- mary trial of the case was to have been yesterday, but Hinton waived trial and gave a $500 bond. It was immediately after he had given the bond that the shooting took place. Two shots were fired, one entering the stomach of his victim, and passed clear through com ing out the left side. Hinton was taken to the Emergency hospital where he re- ceived prompt medical attention. The
 wound is quite a serious one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-17
A Sad Death.

From Oakwoods Crexas) Dispatch
 The silver cord is loosened, the golden bowl broken and the spirit of little Mary Newport Reese has been carried away on anoal vyines to that home above, and ever be with Him who said, Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not for of such Is the kingdom or heaven.p Little Mary was years ana months old, and the fond hope and idol of inc voung father and loving mother. Her home was In Birmingham, Ala, and her mother was here on visit to her narents, Judge O. Wiley and family Sad, indeed was the news that flashed over tba electric wires to the doting father far away of the death of his darling babe. Loving friends and physicians did all In their power 10 allay the dreaded sting Of death but He who rules the heaven ana the earth called her home to be with Him and there walk the golden streets of the New Jerusalem. Little Mary is not dead but sleepeth. h- M.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-17

Judge Thomas c. Jones of the United States court has denied the petition of J. A. Payne and L. A. stubbleheld asking the appointment of a receiver for the St. Nicholas Hotel company, conducting a hotel by that name in the city of Bir- mingham.
 The petition was first filed by J. A. Payne, a citizen of Cincinnati, on com plaint against T. G. Hewlett, l.. A. Stub blefield and the St. Nicholas Hotel com pany. In his answer MT. stubbleheld joined in the petition for a receiver. but MT. Hewlett resisted it. Judge Jones
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-17
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS HEAR AND
 DISCUSS A NUMBER OF REPORTS
ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL co.
 NOT TO HAVE RECEIVER

decided that there was not sufficient evi. denoe before him to warrant the appoint ment of a receiver and the petition was dismissed. This ends the case, for the present at least
 MT. Hewlett, MT. Payne and Mr. Stub blefeld are joint partners in the owner- ship of the St. Nicholas hotel, and or- ganized themselves under the name Of the St. Nicholas Hotel company.
 In his complaint Mir. Payne claimed that there had been mismanagement and asked that a receiver be appointed to straighten out the affairs of the company and protect his interests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-17
pamane Suits Filed.

J. A. Hodges has filed suit in the circuit court against the Pratt Coal company asking for damages to the amount of $15,- June.
 In the same court Edward Bail, pro ami, has filed suit against the Little Warrior Coal and Coke company, asking for dam ages to the amount of $1O,OOO for per sonal injuries alleged to have been re- ceived by the plaintiff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-17
Democratic Subcommittee,

The subcommittee of the city demo- cratic executive committee will meet to- night at 7:3O o'clock in the headquarters on the third floor of the city hall. Chair man G. B. Burkhalter will preside, and all matters now pending before the sub committee will be looked after.
 This will probably be the last meeting of the subcommittee until after the mu- nicipal primary election. which takes place Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-17
NOTICE. s5,000 REWARD ]!

By authority of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Coal. Iron & Railroad Com pany. a reward of Five Thou sand Dollars is hereby offer ed for information that will lead to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who shot Superin- tendent w. s. Lang, at Bloc ton. Saturday, Nov. 18th.
 Tenn. Coal, Iron & R. R. Go
 by D. H. Bacon, Pres't.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-17

 the systems lie, with the result that the traffic density and gross revenue methods brought about essentially the same dis tribution, while both the traffic and revenue percentages showed wide varia tions from track mileage and net earn ings percentages.
 In the opinion of the men who know the properties concerned a satisfactory absis for distributing values can be es- tablished on the basis of traffic and revenue statistics. Since, however, a few railways in the United States have nei- ther of these classes of statistics-while most systems have both-other compari- sons have been made with view of formulating plan which can be applied to isolated railways for which other classes of facts are not available. One of the most interesting of these is percentage table showing the density of the population along the line of the rail- way, Tn the final report Illustrative tables of this kind will be introduced.
 information Not Public.
 These illustrative tables will be so framed that the railways represented by them cannot be identified, for the reason that much of the information which is being accumulated for the purposes of this investigation Is not public and Is provided by the railway companies with the express understanding that 1t shall be used for this specific purpose only. The statistics of railways giving detailed facts regarding the operations of the lines by divisions and states are consid- cred too private for publication and gen. eral circulation. Tn further explanation of the general plan of railway valuation 1t may be stated that no statistics will be published with reference to individual railway systems whatever, but that az gregates only will be given to the public. | -S~-~~>>~~~~~~~>~~~-~~---
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-17
Country Club Meetlno Postponed.

On account of next Monday being cleo tion day, the Country Club meeting called for that night has been postponed to the following night. Tuesday, the 22d inst The meeting will be called to order promptly at o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-17
Mrs. wInsIow's soothlno svrvu,

Mrs. WInsIow's Soothing Syrup. The best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask for "A4-s. Winslow q soothing Syrup" and take no other kind. Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE TEETHINC. with PERFECT SUCCESS. It SOOTHEs the CHILD. .SOFTENS the GUMS. ALLATs all PAIN. CURES WIND COLO. and Ia twenty-five cents a bottla
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-17
NOTICE. s5,Oo9 REWARD l!

By authority of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Com pany, a reward of Five Thou sand Dollars is hereby offer ed for information that will lead to the arrest and convic- tion of the person or persons who shot Superintendent W. s. Lang, at Blocton, Satur- day, Nov. Hath.
 Tenn. Coal, Iron & R. R. Go.
 by D. H. Bacon, Pres't.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-17

Wanted-A first-class As sistant Electric Engineer Apply to Loveman, Joseph & Loeb.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-17

W. H. Avery the well known salesman for Hood & Yielding left yesterday for Shelby county, where he will spend sev- eral days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-17

GOOD BANK is the safest place for your money. You will be surprised at the rap.dity with which your bank account is increased by a little systematic saving. We help you bv having interest at the rate of per cent per annum. TRUST & SAVINGS
 BANK,
 BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-17

All forms of scrofula, salt rheum and eczema are cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla. the blood purifier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-17
INDUSTRIAL AGENTS
 MEET IN THIS CITY
R. R. Officials Who Look After
 Development Enterprise
ARE SEEING BIRMINGHAM
Land and Industrial Agents Associa- ton Elect officers-Members En- tertained by Maj. F. Y. Ander-
 son at His Elegant Home.

The Southeastern Railway Land and Industrial Agents association began an important conference at the Hillman ho- tel yesterday, which will probably last for two or three days.
 At the meeting yesterday nothing deli mite was decided upon, but the agents discussed the outlook for industrial im- provements in an informal way The con- ference is purely a business affair and no set speeches and, in fact. no speeches of any kind were delivered.
 This conference is of much importance to Birmingham, in view of the fact that the agents of several of the big railroads have come here for the purpose of map ping out some plan ard discussing the most advantageous ways of securing de- velopment along industrial lines. These improvements will not only be of vast benefit to the railroads represented, but will help the various sections so devel- oped.
 Seeing the City.
 At o'clock yesterday afternoon the in- dustrial agents were driven over the city in carriages and some of them who had not seen Birmingham thoroughly before expressed great surprise at the wonder full growth of the town. They predicted that within a few years Birmingham would be a powerful factor in railroad competition throughout the country.
 .t~H,A ata "a p11agfa of Major F. Y. Anderson at his elegant home on the South Highlands. This morning they will be the guests of the Commercial club and will be taken on a trip around the district commonly known as the "trip around the horn." The spe- cial train will start this morning and 1t will probably be late in the afternoon be- fore the industrial agents return to the city They will be shown some of the larger coal mines, the furnaces and steel works and in fact, everything of inter- est in the district.
 Officers Elected.
 The following officers were reelected for t. ensuing year:
 President, M. V. Richards. Southern railway.
 First vlce-president c. A. Park. Louis vile and Nashville railroad. Second vice. president, J. E. Ingraham Florida East Coast railway.
 Secretary, w. l.. Glessner. Georgis Southern and Florida railway. Those present at the meeting yesterday morning were: F. Y. Anderson, lant commissioner Alabama Great Southern railroad; E. P. Skene, land commissioner Illinois Central; J. W. White, general in. dustrial agent Seaboard Air Line; J. M Mallory, industrial agent Central of Geor. gia; w. L. Glessner, commission of i'm migration Georgia Southern and Floridf railway; F. II. Lebaum, agricultural ant industrial agent Norfolk and Westerr railroad Charles s. Chase, w l.. Hen derson, r. E. Resler. land and industria agents Southern railway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-17
MAY BE SLATED
 FOR AMBASSADOR
IT IS SAID THAT OSCAR R. HUND- LEY WILL BE SENT TO MEXICO TO SUCCEED AMBASSADOR CLAYTON.

The report Is current In republican cir eles that Oscar R. Hundley of Huntsville is slated for ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Mexico, to suc- ceed Ambassador Powell Clayton of Arkansas. who. 1t is stated, retires of his own accord in a short time. This mission Is considered one of the most important and carries with 1t salary of SLIGO
 It is understood that MT. Hundley will be given this high honor as a token of appreciation of services in the national campaign. It is pointed out that Mr. Hundley was the only southern repub- lican who was called east to make speeches. He addressed republican rallies in several of the eastern states, and made a reputation as ''spellbinder."
 The appointment of MT. Hundley to this position will in all probability relieve the embarrassing entanglements that might follow the establishment of an additional United States district court in Alabama. MT. Hundley has often been mentioned in connection with the new judgeship should 1t be created
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-17

Dr. Geo. w. Reese, Dentist, 7O5 First Nat'l Bank Build ng. Phone 06.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-17
PERSONAL.

E. M Owens of Louisville is at the Morris.
 J. B. Davis, prominent merchant and business man of Blocton, is at the Nor ris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-17
Weather Conditions.

Temperature and precipitation as report ed by the weather bureau for selected southern stations during 24 hours ending a. m. Precip-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-17
SEABOARD WORK
 ABOUT COMPLETED
GUT ON AVENUE A WILL PROB. ABLY BE FINISHED TODAY. FIRST TRAIN MAY COME EARLY IN DECEMBER.

The seaboard Ar Lines cut on Avenue A, from Twentieth to Twenty-fourth streets. by which that line reaches its freight depot and switches in Birmingham, will probably be completed today and immediately the construction department will commence laying rails so that the first train may come Into the city early in December.
 This excavation on Avenue and the construction of the massive retaining walls have taken considerable time and a great deal of money. This is considered one of the best pieces of railroad work in or around Birmingham
 The first trains will be freight, as the new roadbed will not be in condition for fast trains to run over it for several weeks. probably months The tracks are rapidly being laid, however. and there is reason to believe that the first freight train will come within two weeks.
 All preparations for handling trains have been practically completed. The yards. wires and freight depot are about ready. As traffic increases the necessary extensions will be made.
 The work of laying the connecting link of track which separates Birmingham from the west end of the line already laid will be rushed as fast as possible. and shifts of men will work on 1t night and day if necessary. Permission will be asked the city to be allowed { -ork on Sunday in the outskirts of the so as to facilitate the work.
 Several officials of the Seaboard are expected in Birmingham thls week to 4l..4 l.....
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-17
THE WEATHER.

Washington November 16.-Following is tie weather forecast for Alabama: Fair thursday and Friday; light variable linda.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-17
Weathc. Report.

Birmingham, NoVember 16. Except at few scattered points in the iorth, warmer weather prevails over the ntire country east of the Rockies. It is till cool, however, freezing conditions be- ng reported as far south as Mississippi and Tennessee. The greatest rise in tenn perature has occurred in the upper Mis- souri valley, due to the approach of the storm area, which was off the North Pa eifc coast yesterday. Another cold wave is following this, its crest being over Ne vada, where temperatures have fallen 30 degrees.
 The only rain reported was from Wyo- ming and the Pacific coast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-17


 time, but simply that when a rate is complained of by shipper or commit nity and shown to be excessive the com mission shall have authorty to prescribe the reasonable rate indicated by the evil dence in the particular case, and that the order of the commission shall go into effect unless the carrier can show in suitable proceeding in court that some of its just property rights would be thereby destroyed. The accomplishment of this main purpose of regulation re- quires some ancillary powers, such as authority to require through routes and through rates and prevent, pending im- mediate investigation, large and numerous advances in long standing rates and rad ical changes in adjustments of rates to which commercial affairs have become alike adjusted for long periods.
 The frequent recognition by this asso- citation of the necessity for such amend ments to the law renders unnecessary, with one exception, further reference in this report to the cogent and oft-repeated reasons therefor. The exception is the disappearance of competition. The uni fcation of railway interests has pro- gressed to such an extent through actual consolidation, control of stock in previ- ously competing lines, the utilization ot stockholding interests, sometimes called community of interest, and in other ways that the competition between carriers, which formerly operated to keep down rates. and certainly prevented wholesale increases, has been very largely sup pressed. and can no longer be relied upon as a sufficient or powerful factor in protecting the public interests. This tremendous progress toward common or ad control mainly occurred during the past six or seven years Its effect upon railway rates is forcibly man ifested in numerous increased tariff charges. Competition springs from self interest and cannot be compelled by law. Combinations may be declared Illegal and consultations prohibited by statute, but competition results only from the inde- pendent activities of those engaged in trade and commerce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-17
To Prescribe Reasonable Rate.

That there shall be no misconception. it should be again stated that the pres- ent public demand Is not that the fed eral commission shall fix whole tariffs of rates in the first instance, or at any
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-17
VaIuatIon of Railways.

Prof. B. H. Meyer, expert special agent representing the Interstate Commerce Commission, read paper on the valua-