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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11
Funeral of the Hon. chas. Foster.

Fostoria, O., January 10.-The funeral of the Hon. Charles Foster will take place from the family residence Tues day at o'clock. Mayor Cunningham issued proclamation suspending busi- ness in the city departments during the funeral.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11
Will be Inauqurated Today.

Columbus. O.. January 10.-The inaugur- ation today of Governor Myron T. Her rick, Lieutenant Governor Warren G. Harding. and other state officers. will take place at noon tomorrow. Following the ceremonies, there will be a military and civic parade. in which 5000 men will participate.
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Ia Given Full Power.

Rome. January 10.-King Victor Elm manuel has signed decrees giving For eign Minister Tittoni full powers in con- nection with the arbitration treaty be- tween Italy and Great Britain. which will be signed in Rome when the British ambassador has been similarly empow- cred.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11
Steamboat Strikes snas.

vicksburg Miss. January 10.-The steamer Rees Pritchard that left here yesterday for Yazoo City. struck snag and sank near Satartia. No lives were lost. An effort will be made to raise the sunken steamer
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THE WEATHER.

< washington. January 10--Forecast .
 < for Alabama: Fair. cooler Monday. -> < Tuesday fair, fresh west to north <
 . west winds.
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(continued on Second Pase)

GE.DERs, no goth Street,
 has the best Coffee in the c'A-a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-11
Gen. Stephen ), Lee Assumes Position of Commander-in-
 Chief of the Veterans
GENERAL ORDERS ISSUED
 REGARDING LAST RITES
Deceased Referred to as Possibly the Greatest Representative of the Old courtly Southern Gen.
 tleman.

New Orleans. January io.-The following has been issued from United Confederate Veterans headquarters:
 Headquarters United Confederate Veterans, New Orleans. La,
 January 10, 1904.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-06
YELLOW SOCIETY.

Mrs J. Worthington Woodward" by
Helen Beekman, Is a clever. II rather
crude study of certain phases Of New
York society. The title Of the book orig
inally was Dainty Devils the title
roles being played by two young mar
ried women of fast habits, cousins OF
]. Worthington Woodward. The hero
inc is country girl brought up In Mas
sachusetts. with a German count for q
grand 4ther. The story of her court
ship is exceedingly pretty and quaint,
and the gentle. scholarly figure of her
father is most attractive. After mar
riage she comes to New York. where her
husband occupies a lofty social posi-
ton. and where the worshipers Of the
Brazen Calf, as James l.. Ford calls
them. make her fearfully miserable
How much of all this is realistic. and
how much is yellow journal headlines II
would be difficult TO say. but the story
is likely to add to the satisfaction of
persons I'm the hinterland. who already
thanking their stars that they do not
live in New York. (New York: Bren-
tano's.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-06
Hurting Hothouses.

So rapidly is garden truck farming be-
ing developed in Florida that the own
ers Of hothouses who are growing
fruits and vegetables for the market are
beginning TO talk about going out If
business. According to figures furnish
ed today by District Passenger Agent
Al Reed. Of the Atlantic Coast Line.
truck farming has doubled in the last
two years. The Atlantic Coast Line
has been compelled to put on another
Of the express freights 10 handle the
business. The trade begins i'm the lat
ter part of November. when the first
OF the tomato crop comes in. From
then on until the last OF May the trains
coming North are loaded with cucum-
bers. tomatoes, oranges pineapples, lem
ons. onions. lettuce potatoes, melons,
and every other fruit and vegetable
grown in dollhouse. The freight rates
have been lowered until IL is cheaper to
ship from Florida TO New York than il
IS to buy fuel needed 10 operate many
Of the lighthouses. AS yet il is said the
trade has not seriously injured the hot
house industry around Boston where
there are some of the largest in the
world.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-06
CLAIMS ALL TAKEN.

SeweH Ford, whose whimsical writings
have won deserved favor, writes rather
pessimistically In the Reader of the
impossibility of finding a literary field
Yet unoccupied by some author of the
day. He might have added that the
horse story is effectually copyrighted
by himself and David Gray. But these
are a few of the warning signs he has
found stuck up on the map:
Are you minded to cast your plot on
the prairies with an untutored but heroic
cowboy in the title role? At once you
face this legend:
WISTER's RANCH-KEEP OFF!
Lin MacLean, Supt.
Do you tramp back to your native city,
stumble across some unique but un-
washed characters on the shabby out
skirts of the town? You are confronted
by this:
THERE'S ONLY ONE CABBAGE PATCH
COPYRIGHTED STAY OUT!
The Century Company.
Would you abandon humankind. defy
the wrath Of John Burroughs and do
the sentimental naturalist with impOssi-
BILE bears and wolves and such2 Look
at the signs on those trees:
NO HUNTING ALLOWED
I've met 'em all. T. I. s.
So you go home. discouraged but I'M
beaten. Hai You have an idea. As a
that seem rather good from this dis
lance. Eagerly you peer into the past.
Why, what's that? Another warning
notice?
BOYFILLE-TRESPASSI Forbidden!
William Allen White.
Well, YOU have children of your own.
Surely you will be allowed TO chronicle
their doings and misdoings. But no.
Tackled to the nursery door you find
this placard:
PRIVATE UNDERGRADUATE VISITORS
Josephine (no Dodge DasSam.
Rather discouraging. eh2 But cheer
up II you travel FAR enough you viii
come TO the regions of the Unwritten-
II you are really determined to leave
the crowded commons of problem stories
and historical romance, IL you are bent
on finding your sermons in the stones
of an untrod field, apply to the Librarian
of Congress for copy OF the Literary
Homestead Act and the accompanying
charts showing the reserved and the
unreserved tracts. You Will md the
occupied portions indicated b. vanilla
yellow tint. the unsettled districts coll
ored a turnip-top green.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-06
Unexpected Material.

Henry c. Rowland, the author Of Sea
Scamps." has eonsorted with great
many people OF varied moral stripes du-
ring a life OF adventure that has carried
him all over the Gulf of Mexico and the
Philippines. But few people would dare
TO go, as he did. on a hunting trip into
the swamps OF Florida, with bad mSn
and acknowledged murderer. IN 1891.
he wanted a guide TO take him hunting
on the west coast of Florida. He found
one. and after being out with him FOR
some days awoke to the fact that he
was alone I'm the wildc with the prize
criminal Of the country. Most men
would probably have made tracks inn
mediately for home, but Mr.. Rowland
continued his hunting for several
months and declared that Mr.. Murder
Thief-and-Burglar was quite an agree
able companion when you could get IL
out Of nina that he might XIII you In
your sleep.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-06
Await Merger Decision.

Railroads and financial companies all
over the United States and most OF
Europe are awaiting the action OF the
Supreme Court IN the Northern Securi-
ties merger case. This interest lies IN
the fact that dozens of combinations
already in force and a number OF others
proposed depend upon whatever decision
Is rendered Some OF the largest rail-
roads in the country will be affected by
the decision. II is even said that one
OF the largest railroad combinations in
the East. which by means OF stock con-
trolls another large system and a num-
beT- Of smaller ones, Will be compelled
TO give up this control If the decision
Is adverse TO the Northern Securities
Company, in case any dissatisfied stock
holder should take the matter into
court. The annual meeting Of the
Northern Pacific Railroad was held yes
terday in New York. but no action was
taken. the meeting being adjourned UNI
I'll March Is, before which date IL is ex-
pcc.ed a decision win De given.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-06
WORST KIND OF WHISKY
IN KEYSTONE STATE
Wood Alcohol and Red Pepper in Nine
ty-Five Per Cent of Samples.

ALTOONA. Pa. Feb 6.-Dr 2. H.
Warren. State pure food commissioner.
has made startling discovery regard
ing the cheap order grades OF whisky
sold all over the State. He says:
Most of the cheap whisky sold n
Pennsylvania, 1 have discovered by an
alysis. is manufactured from wood al
cohol and red or India pepper the latter
element giving the deadly dose the de-
sired snap.
L was aStounded when the chemists
informed me Of their findings in a num-
Der OF cases. and Immediately had over
l.0e samples taken up over the State
Ninety-five per cent OF the samples -
Tar examined have shown the presence
OF wood alcohol in poisonous quantities
along with the pepper. Some samples
contained arsenic. turpentineSand traces
of prussic acid.
Z DR.. Warren said he had instituted pro-
ceedings in over 100 cases where the
deadly stuff had been SOLD. The total
number. from present indications, viii
exceed 1000. and may. before the in
vestigatton is completed. reach :. GOO.
NO wonder said the doctor. that
our aSylumS are fullf'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-06
Realism in Fiction.

Norman duncan, author Of 1.-THE Way
OF the Sea-" is a realist in every way.
Each story he writes Is not only as true
to life as he can make 1t. but Is actual
w based on facts. In gathering his ma
terial Il Is Mr.. Duncan's plan 70 hold the
idea he wishes TO present definitely in
mind and 10 wait until the phase OF HE
he wishes TO illustrate appears. In a
recent story he describes a physician
so hard hearted and so misery that he
allowed two of four children TO die Of
diphtheria because the father had only
sufficient money TO buy antitoxin for
two. The newspapers called Mr. Dun
can a liar and a slanderer. but the
basis of the story was fact, and re-
spectacle citizens, Including the min
listers and others, have since supported
Mr. Duncan's statement.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-06
NEWS OF RAILROADS
AND OF RAILROAD MEN
Western Maryland Rumors.

Rumors are in circulation to the effect
that the Pennsylvania Railroad is to
get the Western Maryland from the
Wabash and that "A traffic agreement is
TO be made by watch the Pennsylvania
is TO handle all OF the Wabash freight
I'm the Eastern States 1t is said that
a syndicate of New York bankers has
agreed. 10 lend the Pennsylvania fifty
millions TO make the purchase and to
improve the lines Of the system west
OF Piitsburg. According TO the state
ments made the Pennsylvania is 10 get
control of the Western Maryland by
having it turned over 10 the Norfolk
and Western. which IS really d part Of
the big Keystone, system. This done,
the traffic arrangement is to go into
effect.
The Pennsylvania is TO Issue notes and
receive the money April 1. The notes
are TO run FOR eighteen months. The
Western Maryland. which connects Bal
timore with Williamsport Md. has
leases on a number Of smaller lines, and
has an outstanding debt Of SIS 20, 900 in
common stock, and S324. 600 IN preferred
stock The officers OF the Pennsylvania
refused 70 discuss the rumor. and those
who had anything at all to say denied
that there had been any amicable set
Element OF the difficulties between the
Wabash and Pennsylvania. The officers
Ct the Western Maryland I'm Baltimore
emphaticaily denied the rumor. but de-
mails were not unexpected
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-06
SCOTT STARTS BOOM
FOR SENATOR ELKINS
Would Receive Undivided Support of
Southern States for Vice President"

CHICAGO, Feb. e-The boom of sena-
tor Stephen b. Elkins of West virginia
for the Presidential nomination
was launched at the Auditorium yester-
day by his friend and colleague, Sena-
tor n. Il. Scott
I'VE must have Vice-President who
would be able TO MI the Presidency in
case OF an emergency" said Mr. Scott
That is something that has TO be
reckoned with, and there IS no doubt
Of Mr. Elkins' ability
He would receive the undivided sup,
port OF the Southern States, and ne is
strong with the property interests OF
the country That would be good bal,
ance.
.Of course, il is a foregone conclusion
that Roosevelt will receive the Repub.
lican nomination"
Senator Scott is here with several
other Republican leaders arranging the
preliminary details for the national con-
vention. which meets at the Coliseum
on June q
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-06
METROPOLITAN COMPANY
TO SING IN WASHINGTON
Negotiations Pending for an Engage
ment in March.

Manager w. H.. Rapley. OF the Ma
tioTal Theater, confirmed this morning
q report that negotiations are pending
for Washington engagement of the
Metropolitan Grand Opera Company
Neither the dates OF The engagement nor
the works to be sung had been deter
mined. said Mr.. Rapley, but the mana
ger thought It likely the performances
would be given some time in March.
On previous occasions the Metropoli-
tan company has limited It's engagement
here TO three night performances and
one matinee. The bill for such an en-
Ragement has usually been composite
that IS, IL has included examples Of lyric
opera like The Barber Of Seville" and
music dramas Ike "Siegfried." II Is
anticipated that some such selection will
be made IN this instance, and that the
bill win Include Carmen" '"The Barber
OF Seville" "TannhaGser. and one other
Wagnerian work. There Is little hope
that "Parsifai" VIII be included.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-06

most unusual degree. He was not deep
thinker, but he was quick TO understand
and put forth great thoughts. He waa
not a politician, but he had certain po~
hucai convictions which impelled him to
throw all the tremendous force OF his
personality I'm their favor Whatever
wisdom he possessed was intuitive, in
stinctive, impulsive. not calculating and
shrewd
II Beecher had done only this one
thing in his life he would have de-
served to be remembered: this one thing
which he did namely, TO loosen the
bonds of the old Calvinistic theology
and win men over to a more human
view of life and of God. His imitators
have been too often actuated by desire
Of applause; jokes and melodramatic
incidents dragged into a sermon for the
effect are seldom in good taste; but as
the biographer clearly shows, oratory
flashing with humor or thrilling with
excitement was natural to Beecher, and
he could not have preached differently.
Some instances Of his humor. given in
one of the later chapters. are peculiarly
characteristic. The author says:
ION one occasion / argued for Cal
vinism that it had produced splendid
characters in Scotland AMI in New
England. Yes. he replied, 'C9lrinism
makes a few good men and de- 'oys
many mediocre men. 1t is like cnurn;
it makes good butter, but IL throws
away A lot of buttermilk. Charles
Sumner in the Senate, and Thaddeus
Stevens In the House were pressing for
ward the reconstruction measures based
on forcing universal suffrage in the
South. IN conversation with me Mr..
Beecher thus diagnosed the situations:
The radicals are trying to drive the
wedge into the leg butt-end foremost;
they will only split the beetle. They did
they solidifed the South and divided the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-06
~ LITERATURE ~
!: HENRY WARD BEECHER :. ::

LIFE of Henry Ward Beecher,
N by Lyman Abbott, is a book
4 \ which cannot possibly fail to
appeal to wide public. Beecher was
one of those men who, if one is to I'M
derstand them thoroughly, must be
known personally. or described by those
who know them. Easily misrepresented,
easily maligned, and as easily winnins e
the admiration of thousands, he is one
of the most perplexing characters. to
the dispassionate and cold-blooded stu
dent to be found in our history
DIR. Abbott's friendship with Beecber
extended over many years. including the
years in which his utterances were most
bitterly criticised and misrepresented.
n writing this biography he has hal
refore him the difficulties incident to
dealing with the periods of the anti
sllvery agitation. the war. and recon
st1Gction; and he has had to comba-,
indirectly, the prejudices of those VINO
were opposed to Beecher on political or
tn sologic3l grounds, and their name was
legion. His treatment of these questions
is delicate. discreet. and in every way
admirable.
Beecher has been called. a charlatan.
a popularity hunter, a trimmer. but. in
the light of history. he cannot pc said
to merit any of these names. Charla-
tans pretend to knowledge which they
do not possess; he never did. When
the tremendous force OF public opinion
which he fought is understood, ne cam
not be called a man who cared for pop
ularity. If to fight popular prejudice
with might and main, regardless Of
threats. yet keeping the rights Of the
other side continually in mind. is to
be trimmer. Beecher may have been
one.
The truth is that Henry Ward Beecher
had the oratorical temperament TO a
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Republican party. If he had been
preaching on reconstruction. the figure
would have flashed on him then. and
he would have given II to his congre-
cation from the pulpit as he did like
humorous figure in the following in
stance He was denouncing the incon-
sistency of church members: stopped:
Imagined an interlocutor calling him to
account for exposing the sins'of church
members before the world. and thus re-
piled to him: DO you not Suppose the
world knows them better than l do?
The world sees this church member IN
Wall Street, as greedy. as rapacious,
as eager. as INSCRIPTIONS as his com
panions. He says to himself. us that
Christianity? / will go to church next
Sunday and see what the minister says
about this" He goes and what is the
minister sayingT Then. instantly, Mr..
Beecher folded one arm across his
breast. held an imaginary cat purring
comfortably there. as he stroked it with
the other hand. and continued. The
minister is saying. Poor pussy, poor
pussy, poor pussy
Such Illustrations as these were the
spontaneous language of Mr.. Beecher's
mind His biographer says that his ad-
dresses usually seemed to be imprOmptu,
but were really the result of careful
elaboration extending over weeks OF
months. so far as the skeleton of the
sermon, or it's serious meaning. was con-
cerned Often. however, the minor fig
ures OF speech and humorous or dra-
matte Illustrations. which gave them
their live" quality, were the result Of
the inspiration of the moment.
The book as a whole is full OF anec-
dote. character study, and that personal
"Reminiscences which is the best part OF
most biographies. 1t ought TO win gen
eral attention. (BOston: Houghton,
Miffiin & Coz
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-06
SOUTH AMERICA
IGNORES PANAMA
Request for Recognition
Seemed irregular.
FIVE STATES ACT TOGETHER
They Will Make Entrance Into Family
of Nations as Disagreeable as
Possible.

Inquiry among the South American
dipiomatists here indicates no Immediate
prospect of recognition being given to
Panama Nby those republics which have
persistertly held aloof from the new
state. The fact is also emphasized that
practically the whole of South America
has failed to grant Panama the recogni-
ton which was asked for by her minis
ter in the United States
A number of reports have been print
ed 'crediting certain of the republics
with opening negotiations with Pan
ANA. but. the actual facts are that IN
South America Peru is the only repub-
lie. which has formally taken action
and abe others are Central American
states. NicaIhgua. Costa Rica. and
Guatemala There is apparently no
doubt that fun and complete recogni-
ton will be given by these republics
eventually. but the evident interpreta-
ton of the delay is that South America
looks with disapproval on the manner
IN which the new state gained her indie
pendence. and will make her entrance
into the family of nations as disagree
able as possible
Five States in Unison.
Among the most powerful of the Latin
AtRNShNS winch out against
Panama, are Brazil Argentina. Chilt.
Ecuador. and Bolivia. Positive informa-
ton was obtained from a South Ameri
can diplomatist here yesterday that
five republics are acting in concert in
the matter. These are Brazil, Argentina.
Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay They
have taken no steps toward entering
into trade negotiations with the 18TH
milan republic nor have they indicated
their intention of doing so.
A well-known South American diplo
matist here threw some light on the
matter yesterday by saying that the
South American governments objected
10 what they termed the irregular form
in which the request to recognize Pan
anna came TO Them The request they
said. was made in the form of a cir
cular which was given TO the South
American ministers and charge DAT
fairies by the Panama representative in
Washington, and IL Vas then cabled
home.
1T was rather a big request to make
anyway, and we certainly ought to have
gotten 1t in regular form: that is, from
the Panama government itself.
This was the view expressed by a
minister from a South American re-
public, and IL is the evident opinion OF
many Of the others.