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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-05
75c Foot Stools, 39c

A small job lot of iron leg foot stools, round covered, with carpet. They are or nanental looking stools, prettily gilded and usually sell at 7Sc. They go on sale at 39c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-05
We are Prepared to Rush any Awning Orders

One of the advantages in having your Awnings made here, is that we possess the facilities for rushing the work, without sacrificing any care in the making. We are prepared to make Awnings of all kinds either for residences or stores, and a postal card will bring a representative with sam ples and prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-05

S45O Linen Crash Wash Suits, Worth G. 50
 At 4.5o here are some Linen Crash Waist Suits, prettily stitched in red and trimmed in self straps and red buttons. They have neat stock and the suit is full and literally cut It comes in natural color. When first got them in sold them at 650 There are but few left so they are marked at 4,5O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-05
It's Time To Be Putt ting Up JeIIies and Preserves ruit J ars and Jelly Glasses at Less Than You Know Elsewhere.
 Year after year we do the largest busi-

NiiO, iti - N.ie jars and jelly glasses. We not only have the largest assortment, but our prices are less because we buy these things invariably in car loads. Here for in- stance are two car loads of Mason's Fruit Jars, in pints, quarts and half gal Ions. Also a car load of Hazel Att as Jars-a wide mouth jar especially de- signed for canning whole fruit, they arein three sizes. Some prices
 PINT Mason's Fruit Jars, per dozen, soc QUART Masons Fruit Jars, per dozen 6Oc 1b GALLON Mason's Fruit Jars, per dozen, Ioc NEW RUBBERS, white or black, per dozen, Dc BOYD'S PORCELAIN, Lined Caps, per dozen, Zoe 1 PINT Hazel Atlas Jars, per dozen, Ioc QUART Hazel Atlas Jars, per dozen, 8oc 1s GALLON Hazel Atlas Jars, per dozen, loo 1-3 PINT Jellies, per dozen, BOG # PINT Jellies, per dozen, 35c
 Two styles, in plain or optic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-05
L, @ L, @ sE0eb L L.

ASpecialSaIe OfOdd
 Lengths and Rem-
 nants of Carpets.
 A small but decid- edly important sale is this one of odd lengths and remnants of Brussels, Administers and Velvet Carpets. The prices are about half, for instance
 95e Tapestry Brussels are marked soc.
 I.25 and I.5O Administers are marked 75c.
 l.25 and l.5O Extra Wilton Velvets are marked 75c.
 And then here are 75c and 85c Super Ingrain Carpets, in good, strong, bright colors and repre- senting the best quality of In- grain, made, laid and lined, for 59c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-05
A Special Sale of Shoes For Little Boys,
 Misses and Children.

Here is most important announce ment-footwear for the younger folks, al- ways cost about the same There is seldom an oppor- unity to get special price in chdrens shoes and only because we do such an enormous business in ohidrens shoes thanks to the great care exercise odd lots We have divided them into two lots thus:
 On Table No. l-Msses On Table Mo- 2-Boys and Children's Strap Slip Oxford Tics sizas nn to pers and Oxford Ties, bro- =, f ken sizes, worth 1.50 and IS. Negulaf pflce loo l75, for ssc at ssc
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-06
PARIS, March 8.

PARIS, March 8. <
Great satisfaction is expressed In stare
and colonial circles over the new treaty
lust contaminated between Franco ana
siam, particularly as oil the most I'm
ipoctant demands formulated ny the
French colonial party have been con-
coded
The burning question regarding the ter
rltories Of the right bank OF the Mekong
ia settled in favor OF France, The French
are ultimately to give up Chnntapun %
the siamese, but not until France as,
sumcs possession of the port OF hrat ana
Of the lSral territory. H
siam undertakes that IN constructing
railways, harbors and canals IN the Me-
kong Valley, and particularly railways
leading from the valley to Bangkok, Sla-
mese workmen and Siamese capital only
shall be employed,
Should an appeal to foreign capital pc
come necessary, Slam must first come 70
an understanding with the French gov
ern,nent. This also applies to the asking
and granting of concessions for any rail-
ways In the MekonE distr!lt, N
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-06

Mr.. Easements story Of the journey
which he made UP the Congo between
June and September tells Of q vast PROV
incc devastated partly by disease and
partly by the cruelty OF the traders and
soldiers of the State
Communities which formerly were largo
and nourshIng centres of population arc
to-day entirely gone, or now exist II suctl
diminished numbers as to be no Pnser
recognizable. Hettabulates a list Of FOUR
teen towns or villages which now. nave q
population of 1GlS, as against 1870 persons
ten years ago. ,5li
The natives attribute their alarming
death ratio partly to sleeping sickness ana
partlyto other causes, among which tho
treatment they have received at the hands
of tho soldiers and traders Is prominent
Forced labor, scarcely different from slaY-
cry. is rampant. The native population
has to supply food and wood TO tho gov
eminent stations. and when supplies run
short the soldiers go out and eaten Wo-
men, who are Imprisoned until heavy fnes
arc paid,
Ravaging the Land,
Armed expeditions are frequent TO In
sure these supplies. a case is given where
sixteen persons We're killed and houses
were burned down to secure o few goats
and some fowls
In II village named the men begged Mr..
Easement to Intervene, Ono of them. "a
strong, splendid looking man. broke down
and wept, saying that their lives were
useless 10 them, aud that they knew no
way OF escape from the troubles that were
gathering round them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-06
|CONGO FREE SIl47E UNDER BELGIAN RDLE
HOTBED or MOST BRUIAL A7ROLzllEs

Here is a quotation from n traders
diary, "The only way to get rubber IS 70
fight for lt.3. -. Each time a corporal
goes out for rubber cartridges are given
10 him. FOR every one used he must bring
back u hand.
! II appears that by way Of punishment
for not supplying rubber tho Congo Trad
Ing Company cut off tho hands Of Offend
ing natives,
Mr.. Easement saw women lied together
by the neck huddled In tax prisons, a
man came to him who had hcen shot IN
the thigh by sentries who were arrest
Ing tho chief on account of meat"
In another village two men and q child
wcro brought to him. the men shocklngly
wounded and tho child's hand cut off At
the wrist by way of enforcing the rubber
tax. .ts
Baskets Full of Hands.
Many other cases of mon shot and chill
dren mutilnted came under the Consul's
own observation. Everywhere he was
given detailed statements By the natives
Of the ravages committed by tho sen
trles,'' Of men dying In chain gangs, and
OF mutilutlons. Here is an extract;
"They killed ten children because they
were very, very small, Then they killed
lot of people, and they cut off their
hands and put them IN baskets ana tooK
them to the white man, He counted ouf
the hands-9O0 In all. The white mans
namo was Co. D.
one of tho habits Of tho Congo soldiers
seems to be to brain children With the
butt ends Of their rifles, K Alu lila lions toe
horrible for publication axe descrlped,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-06
LONDON, March S,

3 . y : 'Ia n
Roger Easement, his Majesty's Consul
at Bona, has written a report on the adj
mlnistration OF tho Congo Free State
which makes some terrible revelations OF
the atrocities committed in that vast
region OF Central Africa under Belgian
rule, It was printed as Whlte-paPer on
Saturday
Lord Lansdowne, In a circular TO Brlt-
ish representatives IN the European capt.
ijtals. SAYS "rhe descriptions given N me
report of the manner IN which the admin
istra tionis carried on and the methods by
which the revenue Is collected y y
constitute a grave Indictment
An extract from report by LORD Crom-
er. who has lately visited the Belgian
country on tho Upper Nile. Is included,
Lord Cromcr describes how, in the coun-
Try for 100 miles above khnrtoum, occu-
Med by the British, the confidence or the
natives has been compl G tely restored. VII
laEes are numerous. AS soon as the Bel
CLAN frontier is crossed tho country Is bare
OF inhabitants,
a.sThe reason for all this is Obvious
enough" writes Lord Cromer The Bel
gians are disliked. The people fly from
them and It is no wonder they should do
SO, for am Informed that the soldiers
are allowed full liberty to plumber. ana
that payments are rarely made for sup-
plies,
.It appears to me that the facts $500
afford amply sufficient evidence OF the
spirit which animates tie Belgian admin
istratlon, II Indeed administration y can
be callsd.H IA 4 q. H
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-06
s GRANDSON
BRITISH P A. ] I. |;|
Was Engaged IS Heiresss, Fell Fell. i
and is Now Inmate Of
Workllouse.
LONDON. March 5.

5 LONDON. March 8.
An extraordinary story is told of Rich
ard Dickinson, who was engaged to an
helress, but is now an inmate Of Fulhnm
Workhouse.
Mr. Dickinson is the grandson Of q IA
nous admiral, son of Il naval captain 81
renown, brother of Church Of England
clergyman, brother-in-law OF a daughter
OF peer or the rea I'M. and in the Morn
ing Post of october II, 1909, his engage
ment TO an helress to considerable wealth
was announced.
His marriage was to have taken place
In January, 1909, but he fell i'll, and the
ceremony was postponed.
He never completely recovered, and the
doctors who have attended him have told
him that his only chance Is to SO 70
Homburg and take the waters. ~
There is cruel Irony in this advice. for
the prospective bridegroom is penniless
and his friends and relatives have , no
knowledge of his whereabouts.
II am,t' he said. "the son OF the late
Captain Sir Richard Dickinson, r. ~,
whose extraordinary conference.-the "HlcH
lasted twenty-three days, caused such q
sensation throughout England some years
ago. 5g.'.
"The charges against him were pro-
nounced frivolous, groundless and vexa-
tious. So far as a mere vlndication OF
honor, character and bravery was con-
cerned the result was sufficiently trium'
plant. MY father. however. was not q
man of wealth, and depended onshis pro.
fessIonal pay. lie was practically ruined
bythis trial. IA Il s.
Mr., Dicldnson's mother was the d !, 8
ter of Admiral Thomas Scare, " -,
whose distinguished naval services arr
recorded In history. Other daughters o.
the admiral married officers OF the army
and navy, and their families are at pres
net In various parts of England, Els one
living BROTHER clergyman, married Q .
daughter Of n late peer. hi @
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-06
Special Correspondence

ST. PETERSBURG. February %.
4 Feeling among the Russian peasantry at
Kasan has beenroused 10 an intense pitch
Of excitement by excited appeals made to
them by simple village girl who has
suddenly been seized by religious frenzy.
She halls from the village of Kliushevo,
near Tchistopol. on the Kama river. and
has been trampipg from village to village
imploring peasants, including the Tartar
Moslems who inhabit part Of the dis
trlct, to take up arms, and allow her to
lead them against the Japanese.
TIE local starosta put her under arrest,
but the villagers released her8and march-
ed With her at the head in a khrestni
khod (reigIous procession from village to
village, carrying ikons and sacred ban
iners.
The local Rpeasantry confound the Japa-
nese with the Germans, and are under the
impression that the war is being waged
somewhere In European Russia, and that
the Germans may be expected to at
tack their villages at any moment.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-06

PARIS. March s.
Count Eugene dc zichy, the famous
Hungarian magnate, deputy aud cham
berlan to the Emperor Francis Joseph,
has arrived In this city,
Patriot, philanthropist, artist and hunt
er, this nobleman bears q European rep
utation, and his prowess In the chase IS
only equaled by the acts OF beneYolence
which lie la continually doing,
The origin Of the family OF which he is
the head appeals especially to the love OF
romance,o of tho French, tits related that
one Of the seven companions Fof Attlla,
the 'scourge Of God, was hunting one
deer Of dazzling willingness among ne 1e
transfx ii, when the animal boldly con-
lfronted him. and the weapon fell from M NJ
APPEARED tha figure Of cross, and, Ike K
ST. Fl umbert, the Hun chief became at
once a convert to Christianity. lie care;
fully narked the spot,where the animal II !,
iilpon#lt, which he named Ilchy 5
From this the Counts dc 2lchy derive
Ihalc lOa l.- E-- Ll-.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-06
LONDON, March 5.

LONDON, March 81. Il
Y Immense interest has been aroused by
the announcement that revival OF the the
famous Egllnton Tournament Is In COLI
temptation, IN aid Of the fund for the tn r.
movul OF Kings College Hospital, y tlious 2
at present tho scheme Is by no means
fully formulated NIX.
The project is a bold one, for the thlF T-
tecnth Earl OF Egllnton Is! SAID 70 nay nay . .
spent between 10000 and 94o,o upo o
tho memorable entertainment with Wmcn
his name is connected, and which maze
him in the year 1899 by far the mos. pow
lar $nobleman In. Scotland. An outlay OF OF
this Edescription would obviously be pro
hJbitivc, but the idea of the prom tiers Is
that 1t will he we'll within their powers
to reproduce on salts factory ana At
,ractiye basis tho chivalrous forms a ~
ceremonies OF oldel times OF when the
great tournament In tho park OF Fslint lS'
Castle serves as an historical reminder, :. !.
4 To-day tho emblnzoned shlelds fsoI ~. W
various knights who took part III .Jp Us z
Ing on that memorable occasion hang IN !
the round hall OF Eglinton Cast1e. ~; anu
below them place is found for the arn ,'l
of EACH The wcarers are no more. sn I, !
the idea Is. IL possible! to obtain INC
services OF the descendantsso OF these hls tl-
born and notable personages. ana SO,
sixty-fve years later, and in the sae re-.
name Of charity, to rcconstitute q stare
and thrilling scene. ;ss ri
The First Step; y 8
The first step, to BIO tn ken Is, Of course Us
tho formation Of q very weighty eo 60 n n y
tee. which shall be thor ughly represents g
i've Of those who took part in the historic 9
pageant Of 1889. !, y \,
a glance at the official progrial. me y !, q
that function! shows how many OF I. tne
great houses supported the Earl OF 1s .l.
ton on that occasion. such names appea !.
Ing as those OF the MARQUIS OF LONDON 90 !,
derry the Marquis of Waterford, the ia "a = !
of Craven, the Earl of Cassllis, vlscount
Aldford viscount Glenlyon J. Lord {, sast !
Lamb. tho Hon. Captain Gage. and many
more. 5s " +, TX u !,
with the collaboration Of their des g, nd
ants, who have often heard at first hand
of the tournament, accuracy Of details
would DO secured, and 1t Is probable tina.
in many instances the actual mail that
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-06
EXHIBI TION IN

LII slaveholding country. Thousands Of
lchlnamcn will be cnrricd into the Trans.
WAL sindenturcd for number OF years
lto#thc mincaowners. and set II Q 90 IN
skilled labor beneath the ground IN order
THAT shareholders III England may have
their dividends secure. regular and en-
riched. and that the 1'ransvan millions
aires may be kept loyal TO the govern
|incnt which fought for their interests. In
The Boer war. 1t is nllfrery dreadful;
and no one who has rendHthe speeches III
the House of4I.ords during last week can
feel much pleasure in becoming, III virtue
Of his citizenship. Darticipator IN inc
crime of ensiaving his &fclow-mhrl. s.
But apparently II is to be. Tic tradl-
tons of last century are to be cast to the
winds, and England Is once more to hold
slavesS They Will be !ll-paid ill-fed. hard
worked, and when their term is done. sent
home, However, one thing Englishmen
are going TO do-thcy are going TO iespecs
their religion. Said Lord Darlington in,
the Lords 4..I am given to understand
that there Is already q trade going to DO
initiated to supply these Chinese coolies
with cheap idols made In England"
How blessed a thing II Is 10 be a good.
pious religious Englishman, reading your
Bible. going to church, praisng the Lord
and supplying your Conlies IN Inc lral's-
vaal with cheap idols Of hldeous, cross
legged. fat-paunched Joss. No wonder
soothing lfeine said the angels laughed
when Englshmen prayed. Surely the LIB
erals tho decent Conservatives. the King
himself, will spare the country this last
shame.
Reform in Church Music.
His Grace the Archbishop OF Dublin
has issued a letter. to the clergyo Of the
archdiocese. In which he says that he has
applied to the Holy. See for one or two
concessions which, II granted. would en-
able choirs to be formed IN some churches
in which. under the new legislation II
some such concessions cannot be obtained,
1t may be necessarytn future to depend
altogether upon congressional singing,
| A reply to the application cannot be re-
ceived for! some weeks o como. but In the
meantime his Grace feels justified in al
lowing the existing arrangements regard
ing music in the churches Of the diocese
In so far as those arrangements are In ac-
cordancc with previous ecclesiastical leg
islation In this matter-to continue un-
changed until the end Of Lent.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-06
FAMILIES DIVIDED
ON FISCAL QUESTION
Cllanberlain's Scheme Pits Illus
band Against Wife and Sister
Against Brother.

LONDON, March s.
Gossip has declared that there might be
some serious social rivalry between the
free trade and protectionist party-giYers'
ard hints at a possible waryto the Kii 1,le
and fork-between these fair and
free, hostesses Lady Lansdowne, Lady
aWimborne and Lady Colcbrooke nave
each given brilliant receptions to further
the ia ith that is In them, and SO also has
IaGy Londonderry at Londonderry II ouse.
81 But the present state of society shows
THAI there Is nothing toAfear IN thatSre-
spect Opinions differ too widely; every
house is divided against itself, ana a
mans (or woman's) foes are those OF ms
or her own household. Not that this all
important subject seems, as YET. 70 nav
aroused angry feelings, 4no two members
OF a family think alike, but all are amla-
bly, satisfied with their own opinions. For
example. the Duke of Marlborough Is
vigorous protect!onist, and his cousin,
Winston Churchill, very militant Tree
tracer. Lady Wimborne proclalms her
SELF a whole hearted Cobdenite, as does
her sister, Lady Tweedmouth; while an
oplisr sister, Lady de Ramsey. Is an Qua :
spoken protectionist. and Lady Sarah
Wilson-yet another--acts on the women
branch of the tariff reform committee.
ri p H ~. VI r.
Families at Variance.
Fathers and sons are equally at vart-
ance on this burning question of the hour.
Lord Brassey holds free trade opinions.
but his eldest son, Captain Thomas
Brassey, is keen supporter OF MT
Chamberlain and his fair trade propa-
'sanda Husbands and wives are equally
II skies and sevens. The Duke of Suth-
.el'snd is 4. protectionist. and his beauti-
full Duchess has announced herself as an
ardent free trader. f,ssS g
Mrs. George Cornwalis-West is free.
and her husband holds the doctrines or
the fair contingent SO the world
.wags. And those In the know declare
that smart society rarely sacrifices pleas
ure to principle; and that a popular host
'ess studies the success Of her entertain
ment rather than the political beliefs Of
her visitors. But these same experts
maintain that Lady Colebrooke is a force
to be rcckoned with; her dinners are seri-
Gus as well as brilliant; and she might
even revive the salon, had not bridge and
motoring banished the art OF conversa-
ton. 4H vi lsig5} 354sa Ell sg.g Z.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-06
TREASURES STOLEN
FROM SPANISH. CHURCH
From Point.o Of Art and Antiquity
Many Of the Articles
Were Priceless.
! MADRID. March 8.

MADRID, March D. Il
The Cathedral Church OF Snntillana, In
the province of Santander. which Is one
Of the finest specimens of the Gothlc-Hls-
3panos art existing. and dates back to the
et ley ~ ee yal,led at s56oooo. Upeu
Thieves broke In and stole gold and sill
yer ornaments and plate weighing 45O
shipers for Centuries. The church is q
y s,nIhh museum o. national art. and
some Of the pieces stolen are priceless
from the, point OF view OF antlqulty y and
"T The ROLLERS were seen. to leave the
church, and, entering q fast motor car
with their booty, drive, awaysbefore an
the building showed that the affair had
been most sklllfally plapned, AZ I'M XII
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-06
SULTAN SENDS KAISER GIFT
Beautiful Sculpture From Ruined
Palnce in the Holy Land.

pERLIN March 5--The Sultan has
made Kaiser Wilhelm a handsome pres
ant Of sculpture for the new Kaiser Fried
rich Musem which Is raptdly appron &c n
nfesthe facade OF ruined palace between
Damascus and Jerusnlem, much admired
by tho Kaiser during his lnte.yistt to the 4,
Orient, and promised him at that time by
"A few, days ago the treasures arrived.
hacked In 400 huge cases They have been
placed pro TEN. on the ground floor OF
the museum G
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-06
Says Japs Are Lost Tribes.

i PARIS, March 5.-M, Hpgues 3Le R g ~
nsse with the ter lost trb rs last lsEa ina
~ Israel before the ten tribes were dis.
re pers ee and Hosea was the name Of rs J j.
military chief who started the iat q "a II
EpfrGTIs seop ny ;ns S JAPAN il
the wear $50 3. g.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-06
NOTED ITALIAN BANDIT DEAL
One of His Habits Was to slit Noses
of Soldiers and Police.

ROME, March 5.---Antonio Roccella,, once
one OF Italy's most daring brigands, ~
dead.
He enjoyed tho nickname of .lMozza-
nasi," owing to his practice OF Sitting the
noses of all soldiers or policemen who tell
into his hands. He was ultimately caught
and sentenced to death, but turned in'
former and was reprleyed. ~
After serving thirty years imprlsoil.
meme he returned to his native village In
Calabria and took up again the peacsRLa
profession OF shepherd. Xxi
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-06
Cemetery for Domestic Pets.

PARIS. March "a company has been
formed in Paris, with u capital Of $40, 900,
to establish cemetery for domestic pets.
Tombs may be rented for about 81 each q
wear. fIeal 5tfftl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-06
from Laborer t. D. D.

BERLIN. March Herr Nomm Q. 4, rs
German missionary In Sumatra, ,Rhsi
started In life as a farmland, mas been
made a doctor OF divinity. Tor his trans.
iation of tho Bible into tho language M
the BRtt,h ~
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-06-22

Ice Boggess, of Lumberport, spent
Wednesday in the city.
Dexter G. Powell was here from salem
Wednesday.
N. X. Baker was a guest here wednes-
day from Brown.
Jesse I. Randolph, of Salem, spent
Wednesday in the city
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-06-22
RECEIVES HonoTs al school.

Col. Thomas b. seely receives wort
from his daughter, Miss Martha seely
who Is attending Mt. Alysious Academy
at Crescent, Pa, and who will be HON,
shortly, that she has been awarded thre,
premiums for excellence in her schoo
studies, passed her grades and stooC
100 per cent. in all her examination.
and received a special premium for pro
ficiency in music and on the violin. Hel
father is very proud Of her school recort
and her many friends will be pleased I,
hear of it.