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ed forward and looked searchingly at the witness. Then he strengthened up again, took off his glasses and drummed his fingers on the bench.
 There was a momentary hush in the court room.
 The judge broke the silence
 "Aren't-you-the-nl -nlgger- -that-d 0 emo wn-to-the-eourt-this- ? ." said the judge quietly. pausing between each wdrd.
 Yes, jedge, I is." said the witness.
 Judge Feagin bit his lips His eyes shot around the court room. simulta- neously in twenty-seven different direc- tions.
 Where's Fannie Burns?" snapped the Judge.
 The woman stood up
 Fannie, you're discharged Go home Stay away from that black nigger. Don't have anything more to do with him. Both of you ought to be in the peni- tentlary. But I'll let you go this time"
 The woman got up and started to go out of the court room
 Moses Weleh got down from the wits. ness chair and was slipping away un- seen.
 "Gome back here" cried the judge. I'm going to make you pay the costs. Hand over two dollars and half or go to Jail9
 Nose put his hand deep in his pocket, slowly drew out roll of bills as biz around as a cooks rolling pin and meek ly handed the clerk a yellow back 20-dol- lar bill. Then. receipt and change in hand. he walked with bowed head out of the court room
 Mac" said Judge Feagin, addressing McElrath, his clerk. ten minutes later in the judges private chamber. Mac, I've been on the bench for nine years but today Is the first time in my experience that l have ever had man try to bribe me. If that black Nose ever comes up before me, I'll send him up for ninety nine years, so help me"
 "Sh-h-h--s -sh-h- sh-h!9 said Mae.
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St. Nicholas Hotel.

William Neill and L. A. Stubblefield who have purchased the interests of T. G. Hewlett and John A. Payne in the buffet, cafe and hotel proper of the St. Nicholas hotel, have assumed charge of the place. The firm name will be William Neill & Co. MT. Neill is a hotel man of large experience, and the St. Nicholas will take on new life under his management.
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WONDERFUL CURE
 OF SORE HANDS
By cuticura After tho Most Awful Suffering
 Ever Experiencee..
EIGHT DOCTORS
And Many Remedies Failed to do a Cents Worth
 of Good.

About five years ago was troubled with sore hands, so sore that when I would put them in water the pain would very nearly set me crazy, the skin would peel of and the flesh would get hard and break. There would be blood flow ing from at least fifty places on each hand. Words could never tell the suf- fering endured for three years. I tried everything that was told to use for fully three years, but could get no relief I tried at least eight different doctors, but none of them seemed to do me any good, as my hands were as bad when got through doctorlng as when first began I also tried many reme- dies, but none of them ever did me one cents worth of good. I was discour- aged and heart-sore. I would feel so bad mornings when got up, to think had to go to work and stand the pain for ten hours, and often felt like giv- ing up my position. Before I started to work mornings I would have to wrap every finger up separately, so as to try and keep them soft and then wear gloves over the rags to keep the grease from getting on my work. At night I would have to wear gloves in bed. In fact, had to wear gloves all the time. But thanks to Cuticura, the greatest of all great skin cures. After doctoring for three years, and spending much money, a BOG. box of Cuticura Ointment ended all my suffer- ings. It's been two years since used any and don't know what sore hands are now, and never lost days work while using Cuticurs Ointment"
 THOMAS A. CLANCY,
 slo N. Montgomery St., Trenton, N. J. Sold shroughout the world. cu,isurs Rs.olvsnt, sce ln firm of Chocoase Coated Pills 2sc per vial Of O. Ointment ec., Soap. 2sc. Dsposi Lendon, Charter house sQ Paris. Rue de Ia Beston is7 Colunbus Ave. Po<ssr Drug Chem Corp, ssle Prcpnesors.
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Miss Edwards Improving.

Miss Nellie Edwards, who was shot a week ago last Friday by Mrs. John A. Kaiser, was much improved yester- day, and again there were hopes of her recovering sufficiently to live for some time to come. Her wonderful vitality has agreeably surprised the physicians.
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w. L. H. MARRY ELECTED. He Succeeds j.. o. Hanes as Financial
 Agent.

At meeting of the executive com mittee of the board of trustees held yesterday at Owenton the Rev. w. E.. H. Mabry, formerly of north Alabama, but recently of Florida, was elected financial -ent of the North Alabama college at Owenton, to succeed J. o. Hanes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-06
MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED.

B. W. Griffin Of Attalla, to Miss Vas sic Ann Wear.
 John II. Coleman of Chldersburg to Miss Alice Bilingsley.
 J. M Screws of Kimberly to Miss Sallis Watts.
 W. K. Smith Jr.. of Bessemer to Miss Eleanor Pitcher.
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Mortgage for ssoo.ooo.

In the probate court mortgage was re- corded by Yoande Coal and Coke com. pany to American Trust and Savings Bank of Birmingham for $310. GOO. per cent interest
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THE WEATHER.

washington, December 5.-Forecast for Alabama: Fair Tuesday and Wednesday; colder Tuesday; fresh northwest winds.
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AUCTION OF THE
 ORIENT ANTIQUES
T. V. BoARDMAN & co. EXHIBIT A RARE COLLECTION OF oRl- ENTAIL RUes-soME RICH GooDs-GREAT SUCCESS.

The auction of oriental rugs, which be- gan yesterday afternoon at T. J. Board- mans on Third avenue was a great suc- cess. Two auctions will be held through the week, every morning at ten o'clock and every afternoon at 2:3o o'clock. Almost the entire second floor is given over to the auction. The collection of rugs is one of the most magnificent ever brought to the south, and fully fifty thousand dollars worth of rugs is on ex- hibltion. All of the famous rooms of the Orient are represented In this collection and one rug alone, is valued at six thous- and dollars. It is from a Persian loom. and Is one of the finest carpets in Amer ica. Connoissieurs pronounce It sym phony of color.
 There are some four hundred or more rugs catalogued, those including genuine antiques, as well as modern rugs.
 Some of the antiques breathe of the centuries, their colorings and sheen as soft and as old as moonlight. The most ancient looms have sent their finest finest weaves, whose intricacy of detail requires a rug expert to be we'll versed in the history of the Orient.
 All the wonderful elements that enter into the work of the weaver are ex- plained at the auction-the relation cf color the harmony of design, until it is inA the nature of liberal education in art to attend one of these rug sales.
 An Oriental Rug department is to be permanent feature of the T. V. Board man company.
 The present collection IS one of the most interesting studies from the east ern world. and indicates how the sale of Oriental rugs has increased in tho western.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-06

Keep the liver and kidneys in order. Hoods Sarsaparilla is the remedy to reg uiate these organs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-06

Phone 27s (Peoples) If you want the Gawk Engraving Go.
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Total first year cost and main
 tenance .s..........ss..'s. [. +%Aoo'VVV'"o
 "The above figures are the result Of careful study" said MT. Gray, ''and need no argument to force them to public con- sideration. It is quite an easy matter to
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ask for city Improvements and extensions in all departments, but not so easy to find the wherewithall to meet these de- mands.
 "Taxation is a delicate question. Every body wants his tax burden and more pub lie improvement, and even the insurance companies in making this series of de- mands ask for reduction of one-half the special tax paid by them fin section 2s of their demands"
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Weathc Report.

Temperature and precipitation as report ed by the weather bureau for selected southern stations during "A hours ending a. m. Precip-
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Weather Conditions.
Birmingham, Monday, December D.

Birmingham, Monday, December 5.
 The rain area for the past twenty-four hours embraces all the southern states, together with Kansas, Missouri and Vir- ginia, while light snow fell in New York and Michigan. The center of the rain storm this morning is over Alabama and the heaviest amounts fell in this state and Mississippi Georgia and Tennessee.
 Very low temperatures prevail over the west and north, freezing weather ex- tending into central Texas, but in the eastern half of the country it does not reach much farther south than the Ohio .4f.r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-06

can be obtained over and above present expense and fixed charges, my arithmetic is a failure.
 T placed the figures in tabulated form, and answer the twenty-nine propositions submitted by the Tariff association simply by figures;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-06
SAVE THE DIMES,

SAVE l lftE DlMES, and the dollars will take care of them selves.
 If you are not saving part of your in- come regularly, you are missing the greatest and surest opportunity in the world for securing a competence. Your deposit of One Dollar in
 THIS BANK ia AS welcome as though 1t were thou sand. We pay per cent interest, compounded semi-annually.
 Capital $100000. AMERICAN TRUST & SAVINGS
 BANK,
 BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-12-03
GREAT NORTHERN
STILL DEFIANT
PERSISTS o1sTRucrNe STREETS ON WATERFRONT AND
INCONVENIENCE ALL BUZZ MISS MEN DISTRICT

OF much annoyance and delay. and
Caohran says the city should take
measures To have Il stopped
The drivers OF wagons are also
exposed to considerable danger from
tllu ears blocking the driveway In
ffant OF the mercantile establish
mentn In the Colman dock
Owing TO the work Of repairing
the treatle. which N going ON IL the
north Of the building. aud the
string OF ears In front. teematera
are compelled 90 drive their Wag
ona over a portion Of condemned
treHtle This trcntle shakes in I'm
alarming manner every time team
goes over Il and the merchants fear
that unless an opening il kept clear
a. point where the trostle Il sound
some accident may result
The merchants operating bust
ness establishments along the water
front have 20 pay their taxes Just a.
everyone else does. said Cochran
and u seems 90 me that We should
have some consideration shown as
In this matter by the city have
personally implorcd the city eouns
Ell 70 enforce the law "a regards the
blocking Of highways by railroad
trains. but without avail Trains
are allowed but 4 minutes 10 OBJ
struei a thofoughfare. but here "a
train IL kept standing at times for
fully Is minutes
a lady became 20 exarperated h
feW days ago. after being held for
nearly 20 minutes. that she finally
teiephoned the police This IL only
one OF many incidents that occur
here daily and something should be
done 10 remedy the situation
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-12-03
PLAN A
BOOMER
wEsTLAKE BOULEVARD I'M
PRovEmENT CLUB TO HOLD
RouslNo MEETING ON CITY
HALL QUESTION

Under the auspices Of the West
lake Boulevard Improvement club a
/ meeting viii be held at p. m. SAT-
urday. December 2. in Boulevard
F hall. corner Fourth. Pine aud West
+ lake. 10 advocate III. city hall bonds
ana the location OF the city hali
near the inevitable center Of the
coming metropolis The hiRh grade
business district-once exclusively
south Of Yesler-has spread 10 Pike.
+ The growth Of the residence district
the indlsputable logic Of grades and
contours. the trend Of trade, all prove
that the metropolitan business 81
Seattle viii ccutrnlize ON the level
district where converge pike street.
Union and Pine. WeHtlake and West
ern. and all the numbered avenues
from First 20 Seventh. Here alone
IN all Seattle r. found "A reasonably
large area. level both ways, eonven-
tent TO the residence districts, at
trative 20 the purchasing classes
and suitable for high grade business.
Don't imagine that boiler shops,
/ freight yards. warehouses. or even
union depota. make high values. In
every city genteei business moves
up town, away from tho smoke,
elanE. fumes and unsiRhtlinesa Of the
manufacturing and railway district
The United stutes knew n thing
or two when II chose its permanent
/ location. Let the city hall also be
/ placed. not in the rear OF the city's
growth, but at the center OF high
grade development, the real center
OF population. the present center OF
enlightened investment. the recog-
nized center OF prosperity, the inev-
table center OF the Seattle OF the flu
ture.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-12-03
COTTERILL MAKES
SPICY ARGUMENT
GAYS CITY Is sioOOoOOO N pEsT AND THE COUNCIL
WOULD PLUNGE IT INTO NKRuPToY

unless Il was done with the lnten-
tion Of making a sweeping redue.
ton for political reasons prior To
the next municipal election lie as.
serted that some ~ the expenses.
particularly In the water depart
mentl had been rung In twice. and
that the fractions ~ "A mill provid5
I'd for paving the interest ON the
various funds were each "a trlfle
larger than Was necessary. 80 that
they developed an aggregate excess
sum Of interest OF So goo
The $4,000 600 debt that cotter-
m figured the city possessed Is
made up Of It's own debt. and the
proportion Of the county. school
district and state debt Il bears. lie
did not take up the question Of n
city hall site. except as relates 70
the purchase % the remainder Of
the city hall block Tor $50 0o0 lie
said that the price was eXorhitant
and the site n poor one. lie thought
$500 600 too much money TO expcud
on a building on the present site.
+. shorrock thought that the city
was not In danger % Assuming too
large a general debt The taxpay-
ers. he thought. should pull In on
local improvements. instead Il
was the latter. ne thought. that were
becoming n burden. Figures which
he had collected showed that the
debt outstanding against the city
Tor local IMPROVEMENTS IN 1899 was
$40 600. while last month Il had
erept up tn the astonishing amount
OF 81 .boo eco These taxes, be said.
affected nearly every taxpayer IN
the city and were enormous.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-12-03

The merchants along the waters
front are again kicking over the in.
convonioncea suffered by them
through the blocking OF ltailruasl
avenue by the trains OF the Great
Northern railroad The merchants
say THAT fer hhaft space ~ time.
which occurs about twice a msnth.
the railroad officials will keep the
thoroughfarea clear. but after a
brief period will again lapse Into
CareieaAneaa
The merchants have applied Ga
the city officials In vain for an
abatement of this nuisance. hui "
far Il has awaited them nothing.
Tho business houses which have
trucks hauling freight daily for the
different steamers along the front
also have kick coming Repeat
eddy these drivers are held up hy
the trains for 10 10 10 minutes aud
often lose a boat NJ n result Tom
Cochran. manager of the Morgan
Oyster company. states that the
business Of the company IN many
times greatly hampcred by the
trains Cochran says that every
night At about O'Clock long train
OF freight cars II strung Tor blocks
ON the far track and Il h impossible
Tor wagons to get to and from bis
establishment without being CON
PEELED 10 drive a great distance out
of their way.
Ia addition to this there are other
trains standing on the track aud
wagons have to first drive around
one and then drive for perhaps half
a block to get around the other
This EiE rag process IL the occasion
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-12-03
zIEBARTH
ANSWERS
SAYS HE DID NOT APPEAR ON
FIELD BECAUSE KNIGHT
WOULD NOT PLAY HIM

Ziebarth. the varsity guard. who
was severely criticised owing 10 his
non appearance az the Washington
California game. in a eommunica-
tton 10 the sporting editor of The
star says that the criticisms were
unjust. and the real cause of his
not appearing at the game was not
made known
Zlebarth. In his communication.
aaid
"The statement that I refused 20
piuy because ! could not have a Ger
tain number Of tickets. Is not only
ludicrous. but entirely false The
reason for my not appearing on the
field was due 10 the fact that Coach
Koight did not intend To- play me.
There has ben hard feeling between
Coach Knight and myself for a long
time We were never friends and
had had n squabble before even en-
tering the University OF Washing
ton. had II on excellent author
ity before the game that Knight in
tended 10 place me on the side lines,
Il knew that knight would use
any opportunity that came In his
way 10 humillate mi, and | felt
sure that he. In ate npting TO do
so. would deprive me &C the privll-
ege of playing In the California
game. The fact that I WAS refused
the tickets had nothing 10 do with
the matter. ! simply did Not care
to stand by and see another man
play In my place. After he game
I received further information that
Knight had told Manager Segrist
that he did not intend to play me
unless injuries TO OIL or players
made II absolutely necessary"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-12-03
GIVEN A CHANCE

The board OF works and the build
inE Inspector yesterday afternoon
decided. after an inspection OF the
brick building at the corner Of Pine
street and First avenue. not to con
denim Il until the owner. sam Fer
nandoE. had been given an oppor-
tunity 20 put Il In safe condition,
There il large crack In the rear
wall This will have Ia be repaired
aud the foundation must be adjust
ed "a prevent the building from slid
ing over the bluff
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-12-03

In attempting 70 show why the
city hall bond issue should be voted
down. George p Catterill provoked
spicy discussion at the Joint meet
inx 90 the Queen Anne and North
Seattle improvement clubs last
night After asserting that the city
was already IN debt $4,000. GOO. he
remarked that tt seemed that moth
Ing would prevent the city council
men from plungiug the city into
bankruptcy. but the limit of bond
cd Indebtedness and the walls %
the penitentiary.s
That assertion brought Council
man Prank l.. Mullen, who was
present, 10 his tnet
Il want "a tell the members OF this
club that | am not afraid OF going
o. the peuitentiarY he retortcd.
Il don't care five=cent piece
whether you vote all the bond is
sues down or not. suli. would
personally like 90 see the jail and
emergency hospital huilt I am not
afraid OF being lodged there l
would also like to see that lighting
plant bond issue carried.
II am glad that Mr. Cottorill ad-
inltted that the eity was not rob
bed when Il paid sts Geo for the
street lighting system OF the Seat
lie Electric company. With City
Engineer Thomson negotiated
that deal. This Is the first time
that ever knew Mr.. Cotterili 20
say a kind word for me OF any
other councilman"
DR. Criehton. councilman from
the Eighth ward. also took occa-
sion 10 refute the statements made
BY Mr. Cotterill. lie admitted that.
although he was member OF the
finance committee. he was not a
financier. still he thought common
sense would show that the increase
in the tar levy was justified. He
thought that the fact that the city
was paying 50 much for public Inn
provemen,s. having paid 40 per cent
OF the cost Of paving Queen Anne
driveway. for instance that Is men
had been hired for the police de-
partment. entailinE an additional
expenditure OF 50 .n0a. that the
building OF the new fire stations
and the increased expenditures In
the fire department amounted 70
s.. 600. and that SIS. 900 had been
appropriated for garbage collec-
ton system. were ample reasons Tor
the Increase In the tar levy.
He admitted that the finance
committee had been Obliged 20 pro-
vide for the payment out OF the
general fund Of tt7 900 interest on
the Cedar river water works. which
had In previous years been Illegally
taken out Of the water fund lie
said that the committee had not
provided for paying the total
amount OF Judgment warrants out
standing against the city. He
thought such action was Justified
because the judgments had been
rendered in making great cuts and
street improvements that would be
a benefit for 20 years. and he saw
no reason why Il should all be paid
BY present taxpayers this year.
The club had already voted down
the city hall and jail bond issues.
approving the city Jail issue, 80
that there was nothing left but the
Hghing plant issue This was en-
dorsed with a whoop.
The most unusual feature Of Mr..
Cotterilts address was the asaer-
ton he made that the report which
the finance committee made on
which Il based the tax levy was
padded" Why 4 vas that the
committee should pad" the budget
skne gra~aaafres che sire ~ the levy
was something he could not explain,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-12-03
MADE SOME
CHANGES

The financial situation was tho
subject q discussion az the rally
held BY the independent citizens OF
West Seattle last evening The
meeting was one Of the uvelleHt held
during the campaign. and the speak
era came out flatfnoted on the one
important issue before the voters.
Or. Van Winter. the candidate for
mayor. charged the present admin
irtraiion with being hntaEonlHtic 20
the interests 81 the voters. ana be
stood ready 60 prove his statements
in public discussion 81 the question
before the voters Of the city. Ito
gave some hot talk on the present
condition OF the city. and explained
how the party he represented woull
change the conditions II placed Ia
power.
Speeches indofninR the state
mcnts Of the mayor and the policy
OF the party were made by J. H. l..
Todd. w = f.anKdon. Jacob Maids
and Ausborne Wilson. The meet
ing was called to order by Or. a. u.
Andrews
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-12-03

The great losses among the at
lacking japanese columns at the
battle Of Laao Yang was due to the
formidable defsuses built BY the
Russians under General Stacked
berEa direction.
Inc fedouht shown here was ore
81 similar redouhts which the
Japs attacked furiously and sue
cessfully. but with tremendous
LOSSES. General Oku's third division
was nearly annihiiated.
These redoubta were built IN the
cane fields around Lao Yang and
we're placed - that terrific fire
was concentrated upon the attacking
forces. All about the redoubta for
a distance the cane had been cut to
a height Of three feet. offering In
adequate protection 20 the Japa In
their advance upon the position.
The first defense consisted Of >
single barbed wire. placed close to
the ground. Inside Of this were four
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-12-03
NEEDS 10 MEN

Forty men viii be needed % run
the municipal lighting plant and
distributing system. according 90 l.
n. NounEs. superintendent Of lights
and water. lie has asked this NUM-
Der frum the council. although he
probably VIII not use Ia the be-
ginning half that number. A. soon
as the council decides upon the
size 81 the appropriation that Will
be needed examinations will be held
fnr applicants Tor the positions.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-12-03
NOT M0LESTED

The Nippon Yuuen Kaiaha'a Iyo
Maru arrived In port yesterday,
having made a Is daY run across
the Pacific from Yokohama 90 Sc
attic. She carried tas passengers
aud $500 tons of merchandise.
Among the passengers were Rich.
ard harry aud W e. e. Morgan.
war correspondents direct from
Manchuria, Morgan represented
the New York Times and Harry was
ia the Orient as a free lance Capt
s. j O. Parsons. the English com
mandor OF the ship stated that he
saw no Russian craft and that his
ship was not moiested IN any way