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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-30
M'KINLEY CLUB OF OMAHA DIMES
EACH OF THE TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY BANQUETERS WORE RED cARNATIoNS-MU U RAT HAL STEAD SPEAKS.

Omaha, Neb, January 29.-The Omaha Mckinley club tonight celebrated the birth of William Mckinley with ban quet at which Governor VanSant of Min nesota, Governor Mickey of Nebraska, Edward Rosewater of the Omaha Bee, Murat Halstead of Cincinnati, and John L. Webster and General Cowin of Omaha were guests.
 Two hundred and fifty banqueters wore red carnations. John L. Webster. Ne braskas candidate for the Vice Presiden- tian nomination, spoke to the toast, ''The Republican Party MT. Webster sketch ed the early history of the party and it's achievements particularly eulogizing the martyred President.
 Murat Halstead of Cincinnati toasted "The President of the United States"
 After brief eulogy of President Me kinley, MT Halstead confined his re- marks to political conditions in Ohio. He expressed the belief that Senator Hanna would refuse absolutely to become Presidential candidate, and that Ohio would send to Chicago a solid Roosevelt delegation which would give all its prestige for his renomination.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-30
The Drummer Tax In Europe.

From comfort.
 An American drummer. describing the tax required of commercial travellers of that kind in Europe, said:
 'In Denmark there Is an annual tax of s42.SS if man represents one house, and half that for each other house represent pass good for thirty days, costing $26 80. France is easier and you don't have to have anything but a business passport, which costs no more than you want to pay. In Holland you have to have an in dustrial tax receipt, which costs s6 In Sweden the price is the same as in Nor way-$26 S0-and if you try to get out of it you will catch a fine of from the price of the trade pass up to S1S4. and they are strict about It, too. In Austria you have only to show a proper trade license, and in Switzerland a business passport. They don't cost any more than you want to give up to the chaps who let you have them. In Russia the price Is s25.75 as trade tax, and $5.15 extra as a communal tax. If you are Hebrew you don't want to go to Russia to sell goods. You may be all right, but Russia doesn't like that kind and shows it by pushing the drum mer tax on Jews up to $257.50. besides the communal tax of s515 Englands the place, though, where you want to go That's the great free trade land, and you can go anywhere and everywhere and sel to anybody and everybody and never pay penny. They are so free over there that by love you almost feel like asking the country to pay you a few hundred a year just because you are there"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-30
TRUST COMPANIES POPULAR
Men of Means Thus Dispose of Their
 Estates.

From the New York Commercial.
 The tendency of men of large means to place their estates In the hands of trust companies. instead of individual adminis- trators, is steadily increasing, as the ad- vantages of such disposition are more and more forcibly demonstrated. The dissipa- tion of large estates through expensive litigation and incapable or improvident management is a strong inducement to place the accumulations of a lifetime in such shape that they can be readily pass ed over to the care of trust company. with its high financial responsibility and legal restrictions.
 The courts have ruled that fund left in trust for specified purpose cannot be anticipated. or diverted into other chan nels, or paid out in any way contrary to the expressed desire of the creator of the trust; and is beyond the reach of present of future claimants
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-30
HOUSE DEBATES
 MILEAGE ITEM
Continued from First Paae)

Continued from First Page) which state that the secretary of the in terior has repeatedly stated that there is A great amount of fraudulent land en- tries out in the western country has he not?'
 MT. Mondell: "The gentleman has not carefully read the secretary's report The gentleman probably read the trans-conti- mental edition of the secretary's sugges- tions."
 Mileage Item Taken Up.
 When the paragraph relating to mile age of members was reached, MT. Hem enway called attention to the fact that provision for the mileage of senators had been omitted from the bill by an over sight, and it was inserted.
 Three of four members were on their feet seeking recognition.
 MT. Maddox of Georgia raised a point of order against the item. He asked for a ruling as to whether, since the mileage provided for the regular session had been applied to the special session, the house could now appropriate mileage for it's own members.
 MT. Grosvenor proposed an amendment providing that any member so desiring might convert any money due him under this appropriation into the treasury. Laughter followed it's reading.
 MT. Maddox said he had heard cheap amendments offered before, and he could exercise his right to accept or return money without amendment
 Sessions Merged Into Each Other. Mr Littlefield of Maine took the ground that there was no interregnum between the two sessions, and that one merged into the other. He said no motion was made to terminate the session without date, and that there had been no ad- 1 journment by reason of constitutional l limit. Therefore, he argued this has been continuous session, and the item | for mileage was unauthorized by law. Mir, Littlefield made an extended legal argument in support of the point of order. He held that in the early days when an extraordinary session of congress extend cd beyond the day of the converting of l the regular session, they regarded 1t as a | continuous session. He cited precedents, particularly the action of the Fortieth | congress.
 l At 5:25 D. m. the committee rose with the mileage question pending.
 At. 5:so p. m. the house adjourned until tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-30
RANDOLPH MAKES
 A HEROIC RESCUE
FIRE IN COSMOPOLITAN BUILDING IN CHICAGO CAUSES A PANIC AMONG GIRLS EMPLOYED IN THE BUILDING.

Chicago, January Notwithstanding recent experiences with smoke and flame, tenants of the Masonic Temple, twenty story structure, failed to scare today when a fire broke out in the Cosmopolitan building opposite. The occupants of the Cosmopolitan made nasty exit
 On the upper stories of the Cosmopol- itan a number of women became hyster- ical and blinded by smoke made efforts to- spring from the windows. Cooler heads, however, prevented this and the women were carried down the fire escapes. Miss Herma Verba was so severely burned that 1t Is believed she cannot live. Chem icals she was mixing on the sixth floor exploded and caused the fire. The woman in a dying condition was carried down a fire escape by c. W. Randolph, secretary and treasurer of the Cosmopolitan Light company Several other persons were burned but not seriously. The fire was confined to the fifth and sixth floors.
 Edward Stokes, who assisted in the rescue of Miss Yerba, was probably fa- tally burned and was taken to the county hospital Of the thirty-hve people on the floor where the fire started, twenty-five were girls and women.
 The panic started with the explosion of the chemicals and the excitement was increased when Miss Yerba ran from the room with herclothing In flames. Drop ping everything, the girls made a rush for the door. As they neared the center of the room the foremost of them fell and the next moment nearly all Of them lay in a heap on the floor screaming.
 In vain did D. Pillow, president of the Cosmopolitan Light company, endeavor to reassure them and he was forced to drag half the number to the front stair way which had not yet been reached by the fire. Meanwhile MT. Randolph with Miss Verba in his arms had begun to descend the fire escape amid the cheers ofthousands of people who stood In the street below.
 At the fifth floor almost overcome by smoke, Randolph gave his unconscious burden to Edward Stokes, who carried the girl to the street. This duty done Stokes succumbed to his own injuries and was taken to the hospital. While this rescue was being performed the safety of the 1 other girls was attended to. The total 1 loss is put at $75,0OO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-30
OPERATORS HAD
 ID CHANGE PLANS Demands of Miners Were Not
 as Expected WANT RUN-OF- MINE BASIS Presidential Mitchell Also Asks for Flat DlfferentaI of Cents Be-
 tween Pick and Ma
 chine Mining.
WANT RUN-OF-M BASIS

Indianapolis, January 29.-The opening of the joint conference of Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Western Pennsylvania coal operators and miners was delayed today by the operators holding caucus to formulate their demands. At the caucus last night the operators found it impos- sible to get together and there was an adjournment that the Indiana and Illi- nois operators might have caucus to- gether
 The operators came to Indianapolis ex- pecting the miners to make a demand for a 10 per cent increase in the mining scale and when it was found that they had cut out the demands for more wages and were standing pat on proposition to be presented to the operators, making the run-of- mine basis and the cent diff ferential the battle grounds, the operators had to change their plans. Man. oper- ators urged that they make their de- mands very conservative.
 The Western Pennsylvania and Ohio op- orators insist on making demands of re- turning to the mine scale of 1902, and an- nounced that they would refuse to con- slider the run-of-mine basis and the cent differential The Illinois and Indiana op- orators were for more coneiliatory action:
 The demand of the operators was pre- sented by H. L. Robbins and was in the form of a resolution declaring that in view of the financial depression there should be reduction of 15 per cent in the scale for the year beginning April 1.
 1lt a1 Inv John Mitchell and demand an absolute run of mine basis for the entire competitive field; that there be q flat differential of cents difference between pick and ma chine mining; that all internal differences shall be referred to the districts affected for adjustment; and that there be uni form scale for outside day labor in the competitive field. MT. Robbins addressed the conference in support of the oper- ators' demands and President Mitchell followed in reply and in support of the miners demands.
 In opening the argument for the oper- ators, MT. Robbins of Pittsburg. called attention to the fact that the miners had an increase of 66 per cent during the last seven years. In reply to MT. Robbins, President Mitchell spoke for the miners. He said
 "A reduction In wages will benefit no one. The operators would not be benefited. They would have to give it to the rail- roads,"
 The remainder of the day was devoted to discussion and sparring for technical points of advantage.
 A joint committee was appointed to look after the relief of the sufferers from the HarwicS mine disaster. The convention adjourned at o'clock subject to the call of the scale commit tee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-30
A Whistler Incident.

Once while lunching with a friend who knew something of the habits and eccen. tricitles of good wine, James MacNefl Whistler was telling about the peculiari- ties of Henry James. how James would drag slender incident through several pages until it was exhaustd. whereupon his friend casually remarked '"rhe best of wine is spoiled by too small a spigot. Whats that? Whats that you said Did you get that out of Shakespeare? ?' Not at all; it is simply physical fact that if you let good wine dribble through a small spigot you lose it's fragrance and character" God bless me. but believe you are right,' cried Whistler in delight And it's a good saying-it's James to a -drop.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-30
A Typical Bonaparte.
the London Outlook.

From the London Outlook.
 Princess Mathilde was a typical Bonaparte Beneath the skin of grande dame there dwelt the soul of a vivandiere. She was generous and tempestuous Something of butt in her prime, as certain rather pro nounced passage in Lord Malmesbury 2 "reminiscences shows, she was univer sally admitted at the same time to pos sess taste and knowledge of the arts It was to her credit, too, that she cared not a snap of the fingers for dynastic disputes. She was on the friendliest of terms with the Due d'Aumale, and is said to have tried, but in vain, to conciliate some of the stiffer branches of the puzzle-headed Bourbon family Altogether, she was woman who lived every moment of her life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-30
LETTERS TO EDITOR
No Cause for Alarm.

To the Editor of the Age-Herald:
 In view of the fact that many parents in Alabama have been possibly alarmed by reports of smallpox in the Alabama Girls Industrial school, l wish to say that while there has been one very mild case in the school the young lady has been iso- lated. and there is absolutely no occasion for alarm.
 No other girls are in any way exposed and the young lady in question will be able to resume her work in few days. We have had some forty cases of measles, all uncomplcated. The epidemic is abat- ing and measles wil soon be thing of the past. Other than this the health of the school is excellent-never better for the season of the year. There Is positive ly no occasion for any alarm.
 D. l.. WILKINSON, M. D.,
 College Physician. Monteyallo, January 29
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-30
New Idea in Church Decoration.

From the Church Economist.
 The Grace Baptist Church. or the Bapt- ist temple, as 1t Is better known, of Phil- adelphia. has a system of signature in scriptions about the pulpit and walls
 dado of encaustics tiles is run a round the walls of the main auditorium within easy reading limits. and members can have inscribed in this imperishable medium their names making slight contribution to the debt of the church.. The simple signature on a small brick costs but N. Larger spaces costs s5. Still larger square, corresponding more to the con- ventional tablet. cost from 52o upward. A double row of colored marble squares In front of the pulpit platform with a suitable carved inscription cost $500 each.
 As people show their desire to have their names imbedded in the very struct- ure of their church the woodwork along the walls is removed and another section of inscribed tiles put in their place Thus the work goes on continually. A cata- logue with locations indicatd tells in moment where to find any name.
 As plan for realizing large sum of money by appealing to the loyalty and interest of church constituency it has worked admirable and might be duplica- ted with equal success elsewhere.
 
 All kinds of cuts. Ase-HeraId En
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-30
ROCK ISLANK GOES
 INTO NEW ORLEANS
GOULD APPROVES THE PLAN AND OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE THAT TRAckAcE RIGHTS ARE AGREED UPON.

New York, January 2s.-George J. Gould has approved the plan by which the Rock Island and Frisco systems will ob- tain entrance to New Orleans by way of the Iron Mountain, Texas and Pacific route down the Mississippi valley from Memphis.
 It was officially announced tonight that the provisions of the agreement for track age rights formulated at recent confer ences between the Gould and the Rock Island interests were satisfactory to all parties concerned and that the contract could be regarded as closed, although the directors of the roads involved had not yet formally acted on it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-30
BROWN LEAVES MEXICO.
Has Been Negotiating for Better lm-
 migrant Laws.

Mexico City, January 29.-Marcus Braun. special agent of the United States depart ment of commerce and labor. who has been here seeking to interest the govern ment in some plan, cooperating with the United States in keeping out undesirable immigrants. left for Washington tonight. It is understood whatever arrangement will be made, will be effected through the usual department channels.
 Hundreds of Syrians are arriving here monthly enroute to the United States, who are described as of class that could not get entrance to the United States through the larger ports
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-30
Society Receives Wm. H. Taft.

Washington, January 29-official Wash ington tonight gave cordial welcome to William H. Taft, the incoming secretary of war, at reception given in his honor by retiring Secretary Root. There was a large attendance, including all the army and navy officers in Washington above the rank of captain, the members of the cabinet, the committees on appropria- tions military affairs and Philippines of the senate and house. The reception was stag affair and there were no speeches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-30
DEAD CANNOT BE BURIED.
One Hundred People Are Frozen in on
 Fox Island.

New Harmony, Ind, January 29.-- The Wabash river here stood IA feet tonight and was rising rapidly. The ice is heavy anu fills the river from bank to bank.
 The people living on Fox Island have not been able to bury John Stewart, who died last Saturday. There is no undertaken on the island, and it may be days and perhaps weeks before an undertaken can reach the island. Over one hundred people live on the island. Conditions along the river are most threatening
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-30
Hattie Pitcher Discharged.

Miller, S. D., January 29.-Hattie Pitcher, a school teacher, who has been under arrest charged with com plicity In drugging Wilbur Quirk and attempting to rob a drug store on Jan uary 12, has been discharged, after a hearing. Miss Pitcher, on the night of the robbery, was wounded in the back. She told several stories as to how she received her wound but the prosecu. ton was unable to connect her with Quirk's case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-30
Attacked By Enraaed Lion.

St Louis, Mo, January 29.-During an exhibition tonight at the Geological Garden a lion known as Caesar at tackled Keeper Steve Lawrence The lion had only recently been received and Keeper Lawrence had entered the cage to make it perform few tricks. Caesar sprang at Lawrence and almost denuded him of clothing. He was fight ing for his life, when policeman rushed in and shot the lion to death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-30
Rock Island Reduces Grain Rates.

Omaha, Neb., January 29.-The Rock Island railroad today took a slash at grain rates on shipments from Missouri river and Kansas and Nebraska in- terior points to the gulf. From the Missouri river the rate on all grains is reduced cents, and from Nebraska and Kansas interior points it Is re- duced cents The reduction is made, it is said, as a result of the recent rate war on grain by roads having Chicago ltpNc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-30
Drug Store Burns.

Scottsboro, January 29.-(SpeciaL)-Th drug store owned by the late Dr. Buchan- an was totally destroyed by fire at late hour last night. At one time it was feared that the freight depot of the Southern railroad would also be destroyed but it escaped, owing to the stiffness of the wind
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-30
Commissioner of Patents Reports.

Washington, January 29.-The report of the commissioner of patents for the call endar year 1903 shows that the patent business transacted exceeded all previous years. The total cash receipts of the of flee were $1,61669s, leaving surplus of s1sS. GOO. There were 5o,21s patents applied for. and 31, ,699 issued The report predicts the same increase for the present year and says the patent office since It's incep- ton in 1886, has furnished net balance of s5,6S2,54O to the government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-30
Almost a Fire.

The dining room of the residence of Mrs. J. F. Ehrhardt of COS North Twen- ty-third street. was discovered on fire yesterday morning. when the family went into the room for breakfast A coal had popped out of the fireplace and set the carpet on fire. The flames were spread ing slowly but surely when discovered.
 The damage was light.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-30
Mexican Methodists End Sessions.

Mexico City, January 29-The Mexican annual conference of the Methodist Epis- copal church which has just terminated its session at Pueblo was very success ful. The Rev Dr. Butler was elected the delegate of the Mexican conference to the general conference to be held next May at Los Angeles, Cal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-30
Will Make Soil Survey.

Selma, January 29--(Special.) Congress man Bowie has been notified that the de- partment will make soil survey of Dal- las county beginning in October of this year. The Dallas County Agricultural club requested Mir Bowie to secure sur vey of the soil of this county and his success in their behalf is greatly appre- ciated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-30
Policemen Penn Returns.

Policeman E. A. Penn has returned from Macon, Ga where he went to the bed- side of his brother, A. A. Penn. who was Very ill The sick man recovered some what yesterday morning and now there is every reason to believe he VIII recover completely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-30
For Tamperinq With Mail.

Huntsville. January 29-(Special)- James Evans of Neck, Marshall county. was arrested yesterday on a charge of opening mail addressed to another per- son. United States District Attorney Steel. appeared for the prosecution and Evans was placed under bond.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-30
Democratic Pow-Wow Called.

Washington, January 29.-Senator Cor man has called caucus of the demo- cratic senators to be held tomorrow. It was announced that no general plans were entertained except that a pow wow over the Panama question seemed to be necessary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-30
A Georgia Neqro.

Sheriff ". Y. Edwards of Crawford vile, Ga. is in the city after Wilson Nit chell, a negro who is wanted for assault with intent to murder The sheriff will carry the negro back to Georgia this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-30
Hanlon Wins in Fourteenth.

San Francisco. January Skid Broad and Eddy Hanlon met tonight for a twen- ty-round contest Hanlon winning in the fourteenth round.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-30
With the old Playwrlghts.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
 Goldsmith had just completed the third act of "She Stoops to Conquer.''
 'I like that name,' said an old actor friend. '4but. for heavens sake. where is your slapstick?''
 Seeing that 1t was not yet too late, Oli- yer sent for the property man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-30
Independent Prosecution Abandoned

Independent Prosecution Abandoned.
 Chicago, January 29.-Satished with the findings of the coroner's jury that inves- tigated the Iroquois theatre fire. the in- dependent prosecution started by Arthur D. Hull, whose whole family perished in the disaster, was formally abandoned ifr court today There will be an investi- gation of the Iroquois disaster by spe- clal grand jury. This was determined to- day by the states attorney.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-30

Aristophanes had just received an order to write ''Wasps." .It will be hard for the chorus girls to make good.' he said, ''as corsets have not yet been placed on the market
 Nevertheless. he decided to turn out the production and let the girls take their chances