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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-22
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Mrs, Louise Vinezza.

After a long illness Mrs, Louise Vinezza
died at her home on Twenty-seventh
street yesterday afternoon. The funeral
services will be from the parlors OF
Gaudin company at II o'clock a. m. and
interment will be at Elm Leaf cemetery
Mrs. vlnezza was "a years old, and was
a native of Italy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-22
EXCURSION RATES
To Washington, D. c., and Return Via
Southern Railway.

Education Southern railway announces
special rate OF one and one-third fare
plus rs cents for the round trip on the
certificate plan. Ticketslon sale February
18th to March Sd, 1904 good to leave
Washington returning on or before March
9Th, 1904.
For full information, schedules, etc,
apply at Passenger Office, M~-~'s Hotel
building ]. G.
2-i.-16t District Passenf
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-22
Lewis Morrison.

Lewis Morrison will give a performance
of the part of Mephisto In Faust" at the
Jefferson theatre Thursday matinee and
night. The Morrison version of Goethe's
Faust has been a standard for twenty
one years, and Lewis Morrisons perform
ance of Mephisto is conceded to lie the
finest exposition of this character 70 be
seen upon the American stage.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-22
ADJUSTMENTS.
AT THE JEFFERSON

Monday evening-"King Dodo.'
Tuesday matinee and evening
Haverly's minstrels.
Wednesday matinee and evening
1.-THE Storks."
Thursday matinee and evening
Faust"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-22
Miss Polly Griffin.

Miss Polly Griffin. aged rs years, died
yesterday at her residence in East Lake.
The funeral services will be conducted
from the residence today at noon and
the fnterment will be in the Fest Lake
cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-22
Benefit of Hospital.

A special Washington birthday matinee
will be given at the Bijou this afternoon
at 2:30 o clock by the Wels-Dunne- Harlan
company for the benefit Of the Hillman
hospital. The offering for this special
matinee will be by the Sad Sea Waves"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-22
Trades Council Meeting.

The Birmingham trades council held a
special meeting yesterday afternoon at
2:3O o'clock In the brfcklayers' hall. The
session was executive and the proceedings
were not given out.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-22

The matinee at Bijou on
Monday, 32d. IL to benefit
Hillman Hospital
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-22
Banks Close TODAY,

Today being Washington's birthday the
banks will be closed
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-22
Established 1886.
GELDERS' RESTAURANT


Established 1886.
cELDERs' RESTAURANT.
10 North Twentieth Street.
Dinner from 1880 a. m. to 3 p. m.
MENU.
SOUP.
Split Pea.
ROASTS
Prime Ribs of Western Beef au Jus.
Dreaded Veal Outlets, Tomato Sauce.
ENTREES
Peach La Condo.
VEGETABLES
Mashed Potatoes. Candied Yams
Hot Slaw. Boston Baked Beans.
DESSERTS.
Ginger Pudding. Fruit Sauce.
DRINKS.
tcoree. Tea aa:s;s Mix.
% Cents. t-~STf
We make the best CHS in town. Age
Herald Engraving Company.
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AT THE BIJoU

= All week with usual matinees-"My
. Friend from India"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-22

We make the best LIS in town. Are
Herald Engraving Company.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-18
CONGRATULATED BY
SECRETARY SHAW.
Chief of the Treasury Department
Gratified at Large Attendance
at the Worlds Fair.
Il congratulate you. young man"

Il congratulate you. young man.
This was the effrsive greeting os Leslie
N. Shaw. Secretary Of the Treasury. TO
President D. r. Francis as they met yes
terday afternoon at the Office OF President
Francis in the Administration building.
This marked the second visit OF Secre-
tary Shaw TO the Worlds Fair Later. on
leaving the building. he reviewed the ap-
pearance Of the grounds and buildings and
the swarming crowds OF visitors from the
steps OF the Administration building. and
remarked on the gratifying picture a. q
whole.
After his call at the Administration build
ing. President Francis took the Secretary
for tour Of the grounds in the stx-horse
Yellowstone Park coach Other members
OF the party on this excursion. which took
ernor Bales Of Massachusetts,. Governor
PEABODY OF Colorado. William II. Thomp-
son; Judge Franklin Ferriss Judge Selden
T; Spencer. Judge e. a Gaiienkar,p. Mrs.
ter and c. II. Huttis.
At 30 o'clock President Francis ten
dered the Secretary a dinner at the West
Ny trip to St Louis is purely for politi-
cal reasons" said Secretary shaw hast
The Exposition: wha, are my impres-
sions OF Il under present conditions? re-
tterated Secretary Shaw. hurrying down
the steps Of the West Pavilion Very
pleasing. indeed; a most gratifying show
ing" as he waved his hand In the direc-
ton OF the plaza crowded with Saturday
night visitors.
As the Secretary left the last step Judge
Spencer took him by the arm and hur-
ried him away 20 FESTIVAL Hail. where
Secretary Shaw made his second political
address of the day TO a big audience
Secretary Shaw will remain in ST. Louis
until this evening. when he will depart for
Iowa to continue his campaign.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-18
GERMAN CONGRESS
CLOSES MEETING
Votes TO Make General and
Group Chairmen Permanent
Officers. Forming Director
ate With Power to Elect.

The Germanic Congress held the second
and closing session of its deliberations in
Congress Hall at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning. Men Of all Germanic races were
present, including Americans. Enslishmen,
Hollan6ers, Norwegians. Danes. Swedes
and Germans. the last in the greatest
numbers.
The meeting opened with the reading
Of papers on topics Of general interest.
Following this three resolutions were pre-
sented and accepted. The congress voted
TO make their general chairman and
group chairman permanent officers. form
ing a directorate, with full power to elect
new officers. decide places OF meeting for
This directorate will be made up as fol-
lows: General chairman; Professor Ma
rion Dexter Learned. University Of Penn
sylvania: group chairmen. Holland. Ger.
ritt II. Ten Brock. ST. Louis: England and
America. and all English-peakins peo-
ford University. England; Germany, Pro
fessor Otto Heller. Washington Univer-
sity: Norway and Denmark, Nicoiay A.
0revstad. Chicago: Sweden. Doctor Johan
A. Enander. Chicago.
Other resolutions were passed thanking
the Exposition and the local Committees
OF the German-American Alliance in ask
ing Congress that the immigration Laws
be referred to q committee of different
nationalities and recommending closer
search into race descent in the United
States census.
After these resolutions had been dis
cussed and passed the congress adjourned
to meet again on call OF its directorate.
The papers read. with their authors,
were as follows:
reflections on the Position OF the Ger
man in the United States by William
Woke. Chicago: Germans in Politics.
by Doctor H. A. c. Anderson. New York;
The German Physician In America" by
Doctor Carl Beck. New York; German
American Authors" by Conreid Nets. ST.
Louis: English Loan Words in Modern
Danish by Professor d. X Dodge. Uni
yersity OF illinois: The Task Of American
Citizens Of German Extraction" by Adoplh
Timm Philadelphia A PAPER in the
Dutch language was read by J. J. Hou-
wink Of ST. Louis
In the evening the delegates were the
guests Of German Commissioner General
Theodor Lewald at a reception In the
German Pavilion
Doctor Karl Bartsch presided a. toast
master and toasts were responded TO by
Benjamin Altheim. Doctor F. Kolben-
heyer. Doctor Theodor Lewald. the Ger
man Commissioper: Doctor c. ]. ESamer
the president OF the National German
American Alliance, and Doctor Hugo
Mrenstenberg of Harvard University
Poems were read by Mrs. Fernando Rich
ter and Conrad Mes OF ST. Louis.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-18
DAY At CRYSTAL PALACE
Offered FOR HAlFPENNY

SPECIAL BY CABLE TO THE ST. LOUIS RE-
PUBLIC AND THE NEW YORK HERALD
London. Sept H-CCopyrtght. 1scA)-A
notable instance Of entsrpristng newspaper
advertisement Is that afforded By the
Daily Mirror. one Of the youngest Of Sir
Alfred Harmsworth's publications. The
Mirror Is offering its readers . day At the
Crystal Palsce for the expenditure Of Q
halfpenny on Its issue Of September -
On that day the Mirror coupon will admit
to the place and the occasion II to be cele-
brated by the FIRST appearance in this
caDntry OF The KiIties." q hand from
Canada, which recently played an engage
ment at the Worlds Fair in St. Louis.
All the features Of tha CTystal Palace
will be open to the visitors. provided with
q Daily Mirror coupon. purchasabls for
one halfpenny. with Tie paDse thseWa b,
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-18
Two Automobiles. One French,
the Other British. Will En-
ter Competition.
fOURNIER TO BUILD BOAT.
s. F. Edge Has Craft Now Under
Construction in Which He
Hopes 10 Cross Atlantic
Ocean Next March.

PrBfic AND THE NFw foRk HERALD.
Paris. Sept I7.-(Copyright. IsOA)-Henry
F-ournier. the famous French automobiliss
and owner and skipper Of the now cels-
brated Ho,chkiss racing launch. has de-
cided to try for NJ Charters prize OF 40
COO offered TO the owner os the nrst auto
lille launch crossing the Atlantic. Four
nier made the announcement today in
the course OF conversation
Il think the idea a capical one" said
Fourn!er. "and intend TO start from
Havrs early nex; May. I shall have .
launch IS to Is meters long built for the
purpose. on similar lines TO my prss0ns
craft. and this i propose to drive with .
Hotchkiss engine OF about eighty-horse
power.
There will be four OF us In the boat.
and one Of the number must Be . man
well acquainted with the Atlantic. capa-
bic Of navigating a vessel I have no
apprehension OF storms AZ these motor
launches are fine. seaworthy boats, like
ccrks on the water. They will 20 through
anything likely to be met with At that
season Of the year. II tho weather n
good have hopes Of beating the Atlantic
record A launch travelling at the average
speed Of :wenty-three knots would attain
that end
PCBLic AND THE NEW YORK HERALD.
London. Sept. T.-tCopyrisnt. is4SS.
F. Edge IS delighted to hear that NJ.
Charley offers a prize OF $4,000 for the
first motor boat to Cross the Atlantic. be-
! cause next March he Will be sending one
across TO New York. and it win BE- an
added attraction to the voyage II . hand
some award Is TO Be competed tor-
Nr Edge in an interview said:
1T falls IN admirably with my plans
I have for some time had under constrse-
| ton for q wealthy American cruising
motor boat. and one OF tho terms Of the
| contract IS that she shall cross the At
! iantic TO be delivered in New YORK on her
own keel I expect she viii BE- ready N
March. 20 tha: I ought to stand . good
chance OF obtaining tho prisa She Will
| be s5 feet lons. viii carry six passengers
and the crew Of two men
We have been instructed to do the best
We can regardless OF price. and tho boat
Will, therefore. be very luxurious. She VIII
| have ao-horse power engines. and In re-
siity she will have more. because there
will be two engines on each side Of 1se-
horse power. apiece, and . center one Of
| forty-horse power.
We expect to be able to do comnorta-
bly, twenty miles an hour. 80 that We
| ought to be able to cross In about six to
| seven days"
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-18
VETERANS OF MEXICAN
WAR MEET At THE FAIR.
Reuui0u COmmemOrates Fifty
Eixhth Anniversary Of the Peace
Of GuadalOupe HidalgO.

Mexican War Veterans Day. the fifty
eighth anniversary of the Peace Of Giada-
loupe Hidaigo. was observed by 4 meeting
of the National Association OF Mexican
War Veterans in Bush Hall al 10 n m
yesterday morning President James c.
Carlton occupied the chair and the room
was filled with men averaging a years old
The meeting was TO have opened with
An exchange of greetings between the
president OF the association and Commits
sioner General Aibijino Nuncio, represent
inn the President OF Mexico. MI. Nupcio.
hoveyer failed to appear.
After a few Introductory remarks by the
PRESIDENT Mrs Moore Mrrdock OF Fort
Worth. Tex president of the National As
sociation Of DANES OF 1ss6, made 4 speech
NJ congratulation. at the end of which she
prese nted TO President Carlton n hand
some cayel In the name OK the association
over which she presides-
An address entitled "A Tribute to Our
Braves was made by Hrs- Josie Frazee
Capu,emen OF Little Rock. Ark. State
Cotnmandant OF the Danes of 1876 Then
came an address. To Ny Beloved Veter-
ans" ty Mrs Moore Murdock-
The officers of last year were Reelected.
vith the exception of vice president This
nosition having been made vacant by
deafn- CoioN,el Louis F. Beeler of Balti-
morr was elected to fill it, On invitation
m the Commercial Club of Dallas Tex,
Trough william Attwell the association
chose DALLAS as its next place of meeting
the reunion closed with a bsnediction by
Captain H. T. vost Of Grifhthviile. Ark
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-18
NEUR0L0GIsTs HEAR PAPERS.
Topics Of Interest to Physicians
Complete Meetings Programme.

At the closing session OF the American
Neurological Association at the Planters
Hotel yesterday several interesting papers
were read. while IN the evening the ST.
Louis Medical Society gave neurological
session In honor OF the delegates.
The convention adjourned about noon
yesterday. after which a luncheon and
smoker was given at the Planters The
annual banquet OF the association was 1i.-
sn Friday evening at the Tyrolean Alps.
In addition TO the delegates to the eon-
vention a number Of prominent ST. Louis
physicians we're present, among them the
officers Of the St Louis Medical Society,"
Several toasts were responded TO. al, apro-
pos to the occasion.
Il was stated by some Of the delegates
that this was one OF the best meetings the
association ever had. the attendance being
larger and the papers Of more than ordi-
nary interest
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-18
Success in Merely Mary Ann"
Attained Without Prelimi-
nary booming.
GOSSIP OF LONDON STAGE.
Lighter Vein Shown in Work OF
Mr.. Pinero. Whose Latest
Play Is in Rehearsal AT
Wyndham's Theater.

Pt-BI.ir AND THE NEW YORK HERALD
London. Sept. T..-tCopyright. isA-)-Nr-
George g Tyler. manager OF Miss Eleanor
Robson. whose remarkable success IN
Merely Mary Ann at the Duks OF York 5
Theater. is the talk OF London. sailed Tor
home Friday on the Deutschland
Yes" said Mr. Tyler. Just before he left
for Dover 10 take the steamship. Il am
thoroughly satisfied with the reception the
British public has given TO Miss Robson.
I would be pretty hSrd to please Il were
not. for she gets an ovation at every per-
formance. and the newspapers are ap-
parently trying TO See which can say the
most complimentary things about her"
Mr.. Tyler introduced brand-new policy
in theatrical management in doing sbso-
iutely no preliminary booming for Miss
Robson. The result has been so satisfac-
tory that other acting managers are likely
To follow suit The critics were allowed
TO discover Miss Robson for themselves and
they apparently enjoyed the novelty OF the
experience
Although NJ Tylsr's chief object in com
Ing TO England this summer was to pre-
sent Miss Robson In London, he has done
q good deal OF other business during his
stay. One important Zeal he has made Is
with Mr. Hall Caine for his latest play
The Prodisal Son" /; Is really to make
arrangements for the production Of this
piece that Mr.. Tyler Is returning to Arne--
ica now. He will have to come back &c
London In three or four weeks TO com
ple,e arrangements for the new Play fol
Ngfss YSabson next SeaSCu.
Mr. A. ". Pinero Is busily conducting
the reheaTsals of his new play. the pro
duc.ion OF which. at wyndham's Theater
Is the chief promised novelty Of the au
tunn season In bis new piece Mr.. Piner'
has reverted to a lighter vein than tha
revealed In his more recent plays; indeed
he has adopted 4 farcical treatment O
grave domestic complications.
Years ago Mr.. Pinero declared that The
foll!es and even tho vices Of the age MAJ
be chastensc as efectually by a soundin.
blow from the hollow bladder Of a iestsi
as by the fierce application Of the knoui.
and IL Is assumed that his aim - onct
more to indorse this principle For hi
title he has chosen "A Wife Without I
Smile"
Mrs. James Brown Potter hopes TO be
gin her season At the Savoy with th'
Golden Light on September n.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-18
CAR CRASHED INTO
AN AUTOMOBILE.
Ralph Cranes Machine, With
Four Occupants, Wrecked
Owner Sustained Slight
Injuries.

Ralph Crane OF No. 81: Gates avenue.
son OF Charles 6. Crane. general passen-
ger agent Of the Wabash Railroad. had q
narrow escape from death yesterday. when
the automobile he was driving and which
contained. besides himself. his brother.
Robert Crane; his mother. Mrs Charles s.
Crane. and Mrs Walker Evans Of No.
44S Mcpherson avenue. collided with an
Olive street car.
Tho collision occurred at the corner Of
Westminster place and Walton avenue.
Ralph Crane was thrown from the front
seat OF his machine to the ground. and 50
close did he fall to the street railway
track that q hand could not have been
passed down between his body and the
side of the car.
He escaped with a cut hand The other
members Of the party were shaken up. out
none of them was thrown from his seat
The car that coiIided with the automo-
bile was east bound colltded with the auto
In charge OF Motorman Thomas IAman-
When the collision occurred the automo-
bile containing the Crane party was turn
ing out Of Westminster place Into walton
avenue and was going at n five-inile pace
The street car was running about ten
miles an hour. The whole front OF tho
automobile vas torn awvv-
Ralph Crane claimed the notorman did
not sound his gong TO warn him OF MS an,
proach while I.3man stated he sounded
the gong three times
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-18
AMBITIOUS SCHEME ON FOOT
TO SOLVE SERVANT PROBLEM

PCBfIc AND THE NEW YORK HERALp.
London, Sept. Il. copyrighted 1eoi)-of
the many schemes which have been sus-
gested as a possible solution OF the do
mestic servant problem. probably the latest
is the most ambitious.
The idea. which had its inception in the
mind Of an unmarried daughter OF a coun-
try canon. and which has been largely dis
cussed in the London press. Is that OF the
formation of cooperative government
between mistresses and maids. The scheme
Is called THE National Registry. Linn
tied" 1t Is planned to obtain An army q
100 600 mistresses and a0.0CO servants to
bind themselves together In q friendly
union.
The work il to be done systematically.
A town or district will be taken and few
ladies there induced to interest themselves
In the movement
Then says q cynic. ''the trouble will
begin. for the whole place Is to be can
vassed in order to get into touch with
those who want situations and those who
will have them to offer. The response will
no doubt be prodigious and the toes told
each side will be edifyinG when they are
not scandalous."
But 1t is to come out ell right in the
end, for when 80 ladies are prepared TO
take S each q local committee Of man
agement will be formed and the good mis-
tress and the good servant will embrace
each other.
OF course. only exemplary servants and
uistresses with good characters will be
admitted into this noble society. which
pronounces the doom Of the bogus and un-
| desirable registry ONCE and Is to save
a million pounds Css.osc.ee0 a year. alleged
| to be paid in fees by mistreses and serv-
/ arts to the re9iRsgy once
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-18
CONTEST IN JAM.MAKING
WON BY NINE. BEAUvILLE.

SPECIAL By CABLE TO THE ST. LOUIS RE-
PUBLIC AND THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Paris. Sept. r.-tCopyright, 1904. N.eSugar-
makers of Laon have organized a COM
petition in home jam-making. reserved to
the inhabitants Of the Department Of the
Aisne.
OF 123 specimens submitted. some July
apple jelly by Nine. Beauvflle won the
first prize. Nine. Beauville's receipt Is a
follows:
The fruit Is thrown into boiling sirur
and kept boiling thirty to forty minutes
by which time an the Juice Is boiled out.
Five hundred grammes Zone pound OF
sugar In used to 500 grammes Zone pound
Of fruit. The same process IL followed
with cherries. Strawberries and rhubarb.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-18
WHEAT PRICES CONTINUE
TO DECLINE MOST SHARPLY.
Break In Chicago and New York
Markets. Especially IN Nay Option
which Fails Three Cents.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York Sept. l..-Wheat prices con-
tinue,d to decline to-day in Chicago and
this market. There was a severe break In
the May whea, option. Corn did not ex-
hibi. the same declining tone as wheat.
and although IL eased of n cent a bushel.
at the low figures support was apparent
May wheat practically declined
cents a bus,iel Friday May wheat closed
at 8 Is a busfei. and NJ the close to-day
81 iz,s was quo;etSfor the same delivery.
Dec. wheat declined from 81 lS,S to 81 -loAs.
while the special delivery. which has held
the firmest on account Of the la;eness OF
the crop. declined from si.ll,s 10 Slos7s
Heavy prodt-taktne. coupled with a
calmer consideration Of the worlds wheat
markets, induced the liberal selling to-day.
The break in wheat failed to exercise any
Influence on stocks. which reacted at the
close. The news that frost might develop
over the corn belt did. however. cause
more liberal proat-takins-