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Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-05-07

London. May THE British press
is loud in its expressions Of admira
lion for the brilliant Japanese strategy
in dealing in rapid succession three
great blows-the battle Of the Yn,u.
the sealing of Port Arthur, and [. q
landing at Pitsewo-and the develop
mcnt Of .hesc opening moves is await
ed with the greatest interest. 1t 5
considered 10 be not unlikely that H..
primary object will be an assault on
Port Arthur ard an enieavor to car
ture the Russian feet there. This idea
is fnvored BY Henry Spenser Wilkinson.
in the Morning Post, a journal ger
orally well posted on Japanese affairs.
Other journals consider that the
Japanese will be Contented to place n
small force as a mask to Port Arthur
and will send their main forces from
PitseWO to cooperate with Gen. ku-
rOkis army. in which case if the Rus
sian assertion that large reinforce
ments have been sent to Fen Wang
ChenG is true. great land battle is
imminent there or at Lao Yang. 1t
is believed that 1t is Japan's second
army that landed at Pitsewo and that
the destination of the third army is
still to be revealed. Practically no
further news of any kind has reached .
London beyond belated dispatches from
correspondents with the Japanese army
on the Yalu. detailing events preceding
the recent battle.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-05-07

St Petersburg, May 1.-22S A. M
Japanese troops swarming across the
narrow neck Of the Lao Tung peninsu-
la, the railroad and telegraph commu-
nications cut and the Russian Gibral-
tar isolated and left to its own re-
sources-all this the Russians seem 10
accept with great stoicism.
These events have been Anticipated
since the outbreak OF the war and the
authorities, i'm a sense. appear to be
relieved now that the blow has fallen.
They assert that the fortress Is impreg-
nable and amply provisioned to stand
a siege for year. and that it can hold
out until the time comes to relieve It.
According to official information. the
landing Of troops from sixty trans
ports began simultaneously at Pitsewo
ard Cane Terminal on the morning Of
May 5. 1t is reported also that troops
are being landed at Kin Chow, but this
is not credited as the Russians are
known to have Notifications there and
1t is not believed that the Japanese had
the daring to land Immediately under
Continued on page ~
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-28
WAS BADLY WANTED.
Eight indictments Against Man Cap
tured at Florence.

Florence, January 7-(Special)-W
eight indictments against him for high
way robbery. assault with intent to COM
nit murder, carrying concealed weapons
and other offences. George Keeton, who
is badly wanted by the authorities of
Wayne county Tenn. was captured here
yesterday by Sheriff o. B. Hill and
Deputy Sheriff Cal Young, on his way
to Texas
The indictments were found against
Keeton at the September term of the
Wayne county criminal court and since
that time he has been hiding out. The
authorities learned that he was seen COM
ing in this direction on his way to Texas
and Sheriff Hill was notified to look out
for him.
When the l..0 train pulled into the
louisville and Nashville depot in East
Florence it was bearded by the sheriff
and his deputy. stepping up to Keeton
the sheriff called him by name and the
man replied by reaching in his pocket for
his pistol, but the officer got there first,
and with a six shooter staring him in the
face he submitted quietly to arrest.
keeton was accompanied by his brother
Will I<eeton. under Indictment for carry
ing concealed weapons, who was sitting
in the seat in front of him The two men
were started at once for Waynesbqra, In
charge of officers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-28
AUTOMOBILE RACES
WILL BEGIN TODAY
oLDFlELD WILL ATTEMPT AT Or
MoND TO LOWER FORD'S REC
ORD FOR THE MILE STRAIGHT
AWAY.

Daytona, Fla, January 27.--What are
expected 20 be the most important auto
mobile races ever held in this country
are scheduled to begin tomorrow and to
continue on the two following days at Or
mond and Daytona Beach.
Barney Oldheld Of New York will be one
of the contestants, and he is determined
to break Fords record for the mile
straight-away at 80 2-5 seconds, made on
the ice at Detroit last week. Other well
known automobiles who viii take part
In the races are.
William X. Vanderbilt. Jr., B. NJ shan
ley, Jr., FL L. Bowden, S. B. Stevens. f.
A. LeRache, w. G. Brokaw, !. l. Blair,
Louis s. Ross. Walter Christie. L. p.
NToores, Dominique =. I-amherjaek and
Howard Gould.
NJ. santos-Dmnont. the aeronaut, ar
rived tonight to attend the races.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-28
WALKERS TRIAL SET.
Believed Mrs. Dickinson's Slayer viii
Get Death Sentence.

Jasper, January 2z-(Special.) 1.-THE trial
OF Henry Walker the negro once convict
ed and sentenced to death for the murder
of Mrs. j. G. Dickinson, the wife of q
prominent business man at Cordova last
March. has been set by Judge Ray of the
circuit for court Wednesday, February B.
A SPECIAL venire has been selected and is
now being summoned.
The case was reversed by the supreme
court a few days ago, two Of the JUS
tees dissenting, but it is not known on
what grounds. Much interest In the result
is manifested and while great many
are inclined to think the evidence against
Walker Is weak, it is generally believed
that the sentence of death will again be
the outcome.
No crime ever committed in this section
has been equal in gravity to the one with
which Walker is charged. One night last
March a negro entered the home of j. c.
Dickinson at Cordova and with a Ratchet
inflicted wounds on Mrs. Dickinson, from
which she died, and so horribly beat Mr..
Dickinson that he has not yet fully re-
covered.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-28
Love by Mathematics.

From the Atlanta Journal
How uninteresting a plodding statistic
ian may make the most interesting sub
ject! One Prof. Bell, instructor in a
New England university has complied a
table which shows the age at which men
and women ought to fall in love with each
other. We suppose his figures are cor
receive have not examined them closely
enough to pass any opinion--but doesn't
the idea of reducing such things to fig
ures knock all the sentiment out of them?
We are told to multiply and replenish the
earth-yet who is there that would really
enjoy making love by the book of arth-
metic? Not we. There are some things
that should not be reduced to mathemat-
ical nicely. And who, by the way except
a New England professor. would think
of approaching this business mathemat-
ically? The Mad Halter. in Alice in
Wonderland explained that his figures
were the outcome of his emotions. but
who else but a New England professor
would be content to have his emotions
controlled by his figures? Who else could
coolly call a halt to his affections until
he had asked the lady her age. consulted
his tabulated statistics and ascertained
that the square of her age, multiplied by
X, and added to the cube root of his age,
gave such a result that further division
after matrimony was impossible? We
couldn't do that We would not have the
nerve to measure a lady to see If she
fitted into the hypothenuse of our left
handed triangle before we asked her to be
ours
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-28
An Amazing Hoax.
From New York World.

From New York World.
Picturesque things co happen in the
tropics. There was queer story afioat
in Singapore a while ago that at set
time and place the coolies of the Macao
and Teochow tribes were to meet on the
Esplanade and flight OUT t-ler ancient
feud to full satisfaction.
1t seemed almost too good to be true,
but 'the man said So" Hitherto the
Macao and Teochow men who singly
fought as champions had found them
selves in the police court, but now it was
said that the SilShs were to appear only
to keep order and see fair play.
Everybody went-the men of the two
rival standards ready to fight for them,
the others to look on at a battle whose
like had never been seen before When
the Sikhs did come there were from 80, :
900 to $4,000 Cinnamon on the ground.
The police kept order all right, but for
four hours the crowd halted, and still
there was no fight. Finally the Skhs re-
ceived orders to get the crowd moving.
and gradually they succeeded in this by
whipping the Cinnamon about the calves
of the legs with their thin rattans.
One man was arrested and fined 50 in
silver next morning in the police court.
That was all
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-28
New Year superstItitions.

From Punch
In some parts of Lincolnshire it is
considered most unlucky to be muir
dered by dark man on New Years
eve.
In Lancashire, if an unmarried wom
an loses either leg in a railway acct
dent on New Years eve, it is regarded
as an evil omen, and sign that she
ill not meet her future husband dur
ing the ensuing twelve months.
Dorsetshire folk firmly believe that
if hey meet mad bull on New Years
morning it is an almost certain sign
tEat they will shortly go on journey
A native of the Outer Hebrides would
be greatly upset if he were to drop a
five-pound note into the fire ON New
Years eve.
In many houses OF the north misfor-
tune is looked for whenever the first
New Year visitor happens to be a
criminal lunatic
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-28
PARTISAN wAsHERwoMAN.
Chic and Gay, No One Would Associate
Her With Suds.

Paris Correspondence New York World.
Among, the working classes of Paris
there is no more coquettish member
than the jaunty little washerwoman,
the "blanchisseuese Parisienne." She
carries her basket on her arm or her
bundle swung over her shoulder in the
ARREST way as she trips along. and to
see her one would never associate her
with soap and suds. She is always
fair-headed, but with her hair done up
and befrizzled in the most bewitching
modish fashion. and nearly always she
wears a Smart" cheap little costume
in good taste and very becoming, with
ribbon or a bit of tulle stuck some
where as finishing attraction.
She may wash out or burn out ones
clothes in trice, but she is the ARREST,
most obliging little person in her talk
imaginable She knows how to explain
away all missing articles, or to account
in the most plausible, polite fashion for
ones not having received clothes on
the day asked for
In the ironing room she looks as
fresh as rose. She bends over the
ironing board with little song on her
lips, and keeps half an eye on the
street door for passing Irritation. In
the window there is always a boquet of
flowers, and frequently a sleek cat
curled up. On the wall hangs some
gray little illustrated calendar. Some
times a plaster Punchinello sits upon
the shelf Very often a canary hangs
in the front shop window, and chirps
while the little washerwoman sings to
the brisk movement of her iron.
! It is easy enough to associate the
Partisan washerwoman with a ro-
nance. There is no hint of soapy red
elbows about her. The washing all APP
pears to be done sub rosa, and she
looks as if she was always on dress
parade. In fact, there is no end of
small Paris amourets in which the
washerwoman plays one of the princi-
pal parts. In the Latin quarter it fire.
quently happens that passerby in the
sees student of the Sorbonne flirting
over his linen with the washer of it in
the little laudries that abound in the
quarter.
AS a rule the blanchisseuse does not
envy the sewing girl her lot. She Is
much more care free, sings more and
has a greater number of opportunities
ing bright, malicious glances or bon
mots at her male acquaintance as she
trips along in her high heeled shoes.
The Partisan washerwoman is one of
the distinctive types of the city, under
standing perfectly what it is to be
"chic" and gay on a few sous.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-28
q Census of Fads.

From the New York World.
Chicago, where the "fads" come from
has recognized its duty by furnishing a
list of them to the public. A few may
have got away but the Irving Park Wo-
mans club has compiled this list of the
"fads" that most abound:
Yellow journalism.
Authors with long names.
Side talks with girls.
Treatments to make women beautiful.
Fish dinners with live fish on the table
Dinners for monkeys.
The historical novel.
Books with rough edges.
Use of 'foreword' in books, instead Of
preface"
Turned-up trousers.
Present shape of trousers.
Burnt wood.
Visiting Waldorf-Astori in New York
the annex in Chicago.
The kangaroo walk.
The athletic girl.
Compressed food tablets
The Bo-breakfast fad
The uncooked-food notion.
The soaked raw-wheat craze.
The peanut cure for insomnia.
The acknowledgements fad.
The microbe in everything.
BY a strange oversight, the club omit
ted Chicagos latest addition to this list
the 'no-bath' fad advocated by DR.. Rob-
ertson However, as the Esquimaux fol-
centuries have practiced abstention from
the external use of water, possibly the
recent enunciation of this gospel is not
so much fad as a rediscovery.
Now that the fads have been enumer-
ated, it will be interesting to know what
the Irving Park club proposes to do about
them. The mere enumeration of them
is likely to increase their prevalence as
making known to fad-fo1lowers the entire
possibilities of the schedule they have
heretofore followed only in part.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-28
"Doc Ubert'sp Gone.

From the New York Press.
DOC Ubert's' at Beach Channel, was
the last place on the trestle where one
could fish without treading upon the sands
of Rockaway Its destruction by iIfe re-
moves a shelter that was not nnattractive
to the angler. Whether you got bite
there on your hook or not, it was nearly
always possible to get a biSe with your
teeth, even if Doc had TO send to Fulton
market for fish and oysters. He Is a
quaint old chap, formerly well-kr own
druggist of Brooklyn. Among his possess
sions is a patent medicine, hundreds Of
boxes of which were stored IN imrc ense
heaps in his tavern. AS this proprietary
article contained something like 81 per
cent of tar, you may readily Il idersrand
that the fire did not need much wind to
rage fiercely. The flames were one case
of sickness that his medicine failed to
cure. DOC" is far from Poverty Hollow;
he will in all probability rebuild his shell
in time for the next seasons sport.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-28
PEPPERMAN ON COMMITTEE.
Arrangements Made for National Edi.
tors Convention in May.

ST. Louis January 27.-The National
Editorial association in accordance with
definite arrangements completed by the
executive committee in session here today
will hold its 10Th annual convention in st.
Louis May 1G, II, Is and 10. The follow
ing gentlemen were appointed to look af-
ter the accommodations for the delegates
upon their arrival here: ]. NJ. Sprague.
Springfield. III: r. E. Dowdell. Arteslan,
&. d; Jacob Pepperinan. Montgomery.
Ala
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-28
COLD WEATHER MAY
CAUSE EGG FAMINE
Chicago Merchants Cannot Now Supply
Demand for What Is Called
Luxury.

Chicago, January 27-unless the cold
spell in Kansas. Missouri, Arkansas and
other great egg producing states. luoscns
its grip, an egg famine is probable.
/ The present supply in the hands of
Chicago merchants is entirely insufficient
TO meet demands. Receipts have been
reduced TO the vanishing point The ef-
feet has been TO place eggs temporarily
among the Injuries. EGGS of the quality
which could he purchased last week at
wholesals for IS cents now are considered
a bargain at SO cents
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-28
Married In Huntsville,

Huntsville, January 27.-(Special) ED
gar Farrls, q prominent citizen Of Max
we'll Tenn. and Miss Minerva Mcleod of
Belvidere, Tenn, came to Huntsville yes
terday afternoon and were quietly mar
ried at the residence of the Rev Fl. ID.
Rice. pastor of the Dallas avenue Bap-
list church
Miss Eva whitman daughter of Mrs.
r. Press Whitman, and Mr. Frank Neale
will be married tomorrow at the home of
Inc bride.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-28
lnstaIIs New Engine.

Gadsden. January 27.-(SpeciaL)-W. F.
Burlington of the Queen City Lumber
company. has just Installed n 225 power
stationary engine for the large saw mill
of the Curtis-Attalla Lumber company
Mr. Fullington sold them the engine and
put 1t up for them. Mr.. Fnllington says
the saw mill is one OF the finest in the
county and cuts about 10000 feet daily.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-28
God Jok on Wlfey Dear.

From Judge.
my ANGEL said t he husband with a
merry twinkle in his eye, would you
like for me to read a lot your old
letters to me?'
why, dovey, where on earth did you
find the foolish things?' asked the fond
wife with an air of surprise.
"Oh, l ran across them at an old
bookshop this afternoon"
'Impossiblel 1 am sure they are all in
the attic"
THAT sop sarcastically asked the bru-
tai brute. Look here
And he held out q worn copy of
Everybody's Ready Letter Writer and
Epistolary Forms
Next day he doubled his order for hair
tonic
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-28
Thief Makes a Meal.

Gadsden. January 1.-(Special) Demon
day afternoon in Hills beat. some five
miles above Gadsdon, an unknown robber
entered the home of Homer Putnam by
pricing open the rear door and after eat
ing al the cold viands he stole coat. a
jacket, pair of shoes, a pair of pants.
and other articles. The robbery was soon
discovered and the thief tracked to Gads-
den, where he was lost.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-28
EDUCATION HAS
HARMED NEGRO
CONTINUED from First Page,


---~-~-~----~>y-----~>
Mr.. Burkett, paid his respects to Pierpont
Morgan. The financial policy inaugurated
by President Cleveland, he said, emanat-
ed from no political party, but from a
coterie of gentlemen who then and since
then had been the advisers of presidents
and who had, by their vicious financial
legislation of 1893 and up to 1896, brought
upon this great continent the desolation
of desert have now followed 1t up by
plundering every man of small means and
every small investor in their neighbour
hood.
ut should be remembered that II one
man more than any other was conspicu-
Gus in further promoting the fiji lncial
policy Of Grover Cleveland. 1t was John
Pierpont Morgan, man who has sunk
from the condition of adviser of presi-
dents and inventor of financial legisla-
stion. to the level of the man with a gold
brick to sell, or a confidence man with
three cunning little shells at country
fair
The committee rose at Sis p m.
At 5:23 p. m. the house adjourned until
tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-28
STATISTICS ON
IRON PRODUCED
Figures Interesting Because o
Reactions.
TOTAL AMOUNTS FOR 1903
Production of Pig for That Year Shows
1t to Have Been 1o,ooe,252
Gross Tons-Increase
over 1902.
TOTAL AMOUNTS FOR 1903

Philadelphia, January 27.-The Ameri-
can Steel and Iron association has re-
ceived from the manufacturers complete
statistics of the productions of all kinds
of pig iron in the United States In 1908,
which will appear in tomorow's issue of
the Bulletin, the associations official pub
location.
The statistics are more interesting than
usual, because of the reaction in the iron
trade the last half of 1903
The total production of pig iron was
1s,Oo9252 gross tons, against 17s2l,921 tons
in 1902. The following table gives the half
yearly production of pig iron in gross
tons:
Period 1902: First period 97O7,SS7; Sec
ond period. 1901 1876. Total, 1S,009,252.
The production of Bessemer and low
phosphorus iron in 1908 was 11,S9s,sOS tons,
against 1898. 11S tons in 1902.
The production of basic pig in 1908 was
2,O40,726 tons against 2OSS,59O tons in 1902.
The production Of charcoal pig iron in
1903 was 5Ol575 tons against S7s,5O4 tons
in 1902.
The production of mixed charcoal and
coke pig iron in 1908 was 927 tons.
The production of Spiegelesen and Fer
romanganese in 1903 was 192,66l tons
against 2129S1 tons in 1902.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-28
Money Spent OF. Streets.

Gadsden, January 2z-(speciaL)- 1.-THE
present city administration in the first
nine months OF their first year has spent
S4elo24 on the streets of Gadsden and they
are in deplorable condition. Several new
streets have been opened up and the old
ones worked Also three new wagons and
. pair of mules have been bought. over
s11oo more has been spent in the nine
months than during the last preceding ad-
ininistration.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-28
Z MIL BrInos Boom.

Huntsville January 27.-(Speclal)-Th
construction OF another great cotton mill
by the Merrimack Manufacturing com
psny, will create boom of no small pro-
portions In Huntsville building circles
The company will build from sixty to
seventy new houses for additional opera
lives. This work is usually let out to
local contractors instead of to one big
construction company and the probable
tiles are that carpenters will be in de-
r,,oyA
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-28
SEVEN HUNDRED
BALES ARE SOLD
H. C. AND w. 3. REYNOLDS CO. AT
CENTREVlLLE MAKE A SALE
WHICH AMOUNTS TO MORE
THAN $4,000.

centerville. January 27.-(special)-H
c. and w. B. Reynolds company sold to-
day ZOO bales of cotton at IA 9-16c, aggre-
eating more than $4,000
This company, of which w. B. Reynolds
Ct Montevallo IS president, recently de-
AIRED a twenty per cent dividend ON their
capital stock of 100000. They have stores
here and in Blocton. and still hold several
hundred bales of cotton.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-28
CITY ITEMS.

Building Permit.-Building Inspector
Julian Kendrick has issued permit to
Evans Bros. to repair the Linn build
ing. formerly the First National Bank
building. on First avenue and Twenti-
eth street, at cost of $500.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-28
Epidemic of Measles.

Huntsville. January Especial AN
epidemic OF measles has appeared in
various portions of Madison cornty and
In some precincts the disease is so pre-
valent that schools have been closed. No
deaths have occurred.