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Parlor Chairs.

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week for. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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OPENING TOMORROW
NATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE RE
FORM LEAGUE CONVENTION.
Presidents Message May Be Discussed
Extension Of Federal Law
e. to the District.

All is now in readiness for the convention
Of the, National Civil Service Reform
League, which, will open in this city to-
morrow morning with a meeting of the
governing council Of the league at the New
Willard Hotel The chairman Of the coun-
Gil is Charles J. Bonaparte. Daniel Gill
man, president, and Elliot H Goodwin, sec.
rotary of the national organization, are ex-
pected to arrive in this city about Z o'clock
this evening and to open offices in the New
Willard at once for the transaction OF con-
vention business
The program for tomorrow in detail is as
follows:
$50 a.m.-Meeting of the council at the
New Willard Hotel.
1890 pm.-Luncheon to the members of
the council at the New Willard Hotel.
2:30 p.m.-First session of the league, pub
lie meeting at the New Willard Hotel; ad-
dress of welcome by Mr.. Henry B. F. Mac
farland, president of the board of Commits
soners Of the District of Columbia; reports
from civil service reform associations COM
posing the league; reports from the wO-
mems auxiliaries; report from the civil
Federation of Women's Clubs, Mrs. Imogen
B. Oakley; reading of papers, Extensions
of the Competitive Service" Mr.. Clinton
Rogers Woodruff; discussion.
500 p.m.-Afternoon tea to delegates and
ladies accompanying them, rendered by Mr..
and Mrs. John w. Foster at 1923 18th
street northwest
500 p.m.-Second session of the league,
public meeting at the New Willard Hotel;
annual report of the council. to be read by
the chairman, Charles j. Bonaparte; adj
dresses by DIR. Daniel c. Gilman president
of the league; Carl Schurz and other speak
ers of national prominence.
The Presidents Message.
In the opinion of Secretary Siddons of the
local Civil Service Reform Association, the
portion of President Roosevelt's message to
Congress which refers to the consular
service will be given consideration by the
convention. In his message the President
said:
Our consular system needs Improvement
Salaries should be substituted for fees, and
the proper classification grading and trans
fer of consular officers should be provided.
1 am not prepared to say that a COMPETE
tive system of examinations for appoint
ment would work well; but by law 1t should
be provided that consuls should be familiar.
with the French. German or Spanish lam
guages, 5iand Should possess acquaintance
with thesresources of the United States,'
This Is In line with the ideas of the mem
bers of the league, who, however wish to
have the government go still further and
create some means by which only the hest
fitted mAai will be able to get into the con-
sular serviceas OF course 1t rs realized by
the league that under the system of presi-
Dental appointment and patronage this win
be hard TO establish. and when once estab-
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Indiana Man Kills Three.

Gilbert Burns. aged fifty years. shot and
killed his wife and Joseph grippe. at whose
home his wife was employed, at Rochester,
Ind. After the double killing Burns walked
two miles to the home OF his sister. where he
blew or the top of his own head. Mrs.
Braman, who also lived at the home Of
GRIPPE. was struck by scattering shot from
the charges that killed the other members
of the household. She will probably re-
cover. Burns was teacher, and was sep
arated from his wife, who had taken en-
ployment at the GRIPPE home, four miles
south Of Rochester. The murders, were
committed with a shotgun. Burns drank to
excess at times, and his wife had taken
four children and left him several times
before to avoid his cruelty.
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Dirt Train Bumps Electric Car.

The motorman and conductor and one
passenger on a car on the Columbia line
were given a scare this morning at the in
tersection of I'd and H streets northeast
when one of the dinkey engines drawing a
dirt train bumped against the side of a
passenger car on the Columbia line. ]. p
Davis was the motorman in charge of the
car, and Edward NJ. Thompson was the en-
Washington, Waterman, was guarding
the crossing.
The dirt train was moving on down
grade. and Ii was impossible, he said, for
the engineer to bring his engine to a STOP
in time to prevent the accident.
The force of the contact was great enough
to deraii the street car and damage the
side of the vehicle to the extent Of about
500. The police were told that the street
car was not brought to a stop before cross
ing the tracks on which the dirt train was
being drawn. Nobody was injured.
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"To Die a Precious Gift"

Accepting death as grateful gift. quoting
from Plato, William B. Babcock, Office
manager of the western branch of the Re-
lance Insurance Company. attached tube
to gas jet in his room in Chicago yester-
day. 1873 18th street, and asphyxiated him
self. In his room he left a note, containing
a quotation from Plato, which read:
'Te die is the most precious gift Of man."
This believe, and accept this gift CRATE
fully"
Mr.. Babcock was unmarried and. in the
words OF an almost lifelong friend. Mr.
Riggs, was a confirmed bachelor, suffering
from dyspepsia and insomnia. He was
about forty years old, conservative and
thoughtful. seldom expressing an opinion.
He was a weil-read man, student Of
philosophy and constant reader. The in
direct reason for the suicide, It is believed
was the recent death of Mr.. Babcocks
mother and sister.
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lished may be overthrown in large par

lished may be oyerthrown in large part
by new President.
Secretary siddons was sorry to have to
announce this morning that Governor Win
throp of Porto Rico, who has been in this
city recently, will not be able to address the
convention, owing to the necessity of keep
ing an engagement in Boston. letter
from the governor may be read to the dele
gates, although this is not certain. In
discussing the work Of the league with Mr..
Siddons. Governor Winthrop said yesterday
the congress of the island that an island
civil service law be established. He is
heartily In favor of the general plan of the
league
Among the members of the District of
Columbia association are William F. Will
loughby, treasurer OF Porto Rico, and
Adolph G. Wolfe, associate Justice of ethe
supreme court of the island. The latter
was once treasurer Of the local body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-07
Federal Law in the District.

The District Commissioners in their re-
port to the President yesterday called at
tention to the advisability of extending the
federal civil service law to the District of
Columbia, move for which the league.
both local and national, has been contend.
ing for long time It Is sincerely hoped
by the association that the President will
see fit to recommend, as he has done In
previous messages that Congress take the
required action in this matter.
Since the last publication of the list of
those who are expected to attend the con-
vention, Gen. Henry L. Burnett, United
States attorney for the southern district of
New York, has signified his intention to be
present. About five hundred persons are
expected to attend the grand reception in
the New Willard Friday evening, the event
which will mark the close of the conyen-
fion
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Combination

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Ladies' Desks.

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China Closets.

Magnificent China
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glass panes A 5000 M N SQU
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Rockers.

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21
CUBAN CONGRESS ADJoURNs.
Practically Nothing Has Been Accom- pished During Past Seven Months.

Havana, October 2O.-After seven months of fruitless sittings, the sessions of the Cuban congress closed tonight. The fight in the house over seats contin- ued throughout the session and resulted in the seating of nearly all the moderate coalition contestants. The nationalsts, however. succeeded nearly always In breaking quorums because the moderate majority was rarely ever able to muster their full membership.
 Whether any act of the session can be construed as legal will shortly be deter mined by the supreme court in an action which Is pending to test the constitution ality of the law prohibiting the exporta- ton of palm bark, which Is used in the United States, as we'll as in Canada for packing the tobacco. The ground of the action is that the moderate majority dis regarded the constitution that two-thirds would constitute a quorum. The mod crates contend that the two-thirds pro- vision does not apply to daily sessions. The application for public works asked for by President Palma, and immigration and municipal governments, and other pressing measures have been postponed to the session which will begin in Novem- Der.
 President Palma sent no message to congress on the vexatious question of government assistance for the sanitation of cities to which the United States has called attention and the special senate committee did not report on the matter. Some of the leading senators refuse as- sistance on the ground that the cities are now able and should be compelled to bear the expense of sanitary improve ments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21
SURGEON JUMPED
 FROM THIRD STORY
WAS SUFFERING FROM AN ACUTE NERVOUS DlsoRDER-NoHsE HAD NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH ALONG WITH HIM.

Philadelphia, october 2o.-sufferins from acute nervous disorder, George H. Pur- viance of Washington D. C. assistant surgeon general of the marine hospital service. jumped from the fourth story window of the orthopaedie hospital here tonight and was instantly killed. He was about s3 years of age and came toat the hospital about August 8, to be treated for neurasthenia and general breakdown.
 A nurse who attempted to prevent the doctor from leaping to the sidewalk had a thrilling escape from death. The nurse who was closely watching the patient saw him open window on the tourtn floor and step out on small balcony. She followed quickly and graspeo the doctor on the shoulder as he was climb ing over the balcony rail He trled to free himself and then caught the nurse about the waist and was slowly dragging her over the rail when she managed 10 break his hold Before she could again seize him. the invalid plunged head fore- most into an area-way below the slde- walk, and was dead when picked up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21
APPOINTMENTS MADE.
Changes In Steamboat inspectors Are
 Result of SIocum Disaster.

Washington. October 20.-Capt Henry M. Seely of Boston today was appointed inspector of hulls, and Theo, dore T. Mersereau inspector of boilers in the steamboat inspection service at New York.
 These appointments are one of the results of the conclusions of the Slo- cum disaster commission, the ap- pointees taking the places of Messrs. James A. Dumont and Thomas H. Bar rett, whose removal from the service for laxity and neglect in performing their duties had beel directed by Pres ident Roosevelt. Captain Seely at pres ent is an inspector of hulls at Boston and will be transferred to New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21
PARKER TO SPEAK
 AT ESOPUS TODAY
Continued from First Paoe)


 erously applauded to a discussion of the tariff question, as applies to industrial conditions. He was frequently met with Interruptions from the audience all of which he answered with readiness and good nature.
 A decided feature of the meeting oc- cured while Mr Cochran was denouncing fhe protestive tariff policy of the repub- liean party as inevitably tending to a rise in the price of commodities and fall in wages. A man in one of the galleries shouted: Did you support McKinley?" Considerable cheering followed this ques- tion.
 MT. Cochran waited until the applause subsided paused for another moment and then said:
 "I supported Mckinley in 1896 because on another public question he took such a position that it was necessary for inc to support him, in spite of his views on the tariff. But after that contest was decided MT. Mckinley and his associates sought to betray the gold standard by sending a commission to Europe to estab- fish bimetallism. because they thought there was as must profit in treason as there was in loyalty"
 Tremendous applause followed MT. Cocl<ran's retort. The speaker further charged that the gold standard was not firmly established until the British cab met had refused to aceede to the pro- posals of the bimetalllc commission to open the hints of India to the coinage of silver
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21
HARALSON IS BUSY
 ON CAMPAIGN TOUR
Cotton on Experimental Farm at AL bertville VIII Yield 1000
 Pounds to the Acre.

Albertville. October 9O.--(special )-Hon. W. w. Haralson of DeKalb and Judge John B. Tally of Jackson have been here this week in the interest of their candi- dacy, both running for circuit judge in the ninth judicial circuit.
 Edgar o. McCord is out presenting his claims for solicitor to the people.
 The cotton on the experiment station at the place will yield more than 1000 pounds to the acre.
 Prof. J. B. Hobdy, president of the school, or Prof E. A. Miller. agriculturist, will take a squad of thirty-five boys about twice week and pick 700 or 800 pounds after school adjourns in the after noon.
 Mrs. F. D. Anderson of the Albertville hotel died this morning. Mrs. Anderson came here from South Pittsburg, Tenn less than a year ago, and took charge of the hotel Her remains were carried to South Pitsburg for burial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21
ANT FARM FRS
Milk and Feed Their Cows and Lay
 By Eggs for Winter.

From the Chicago News.
 Lord Avebury,the naturalist, insists that ants possess minds and display a high order of intelligence. "The social habits of ants afford arguments which seem conclusive'' he says. Take first their relations with other insects. Those between ants and aphides, which have been called ant cows, are indeed remark able. It is not merely that the ants milk them, tend them, defend them from at- tack, sometimes protect them by earthen inclosures from too great summer heat, but over and above all this they collect the eggs in the autumn keep them through the winter and plant them in the spring. Some of the root aphides may always be found in ants nests, but was much puzzled years ago by finding in ants nest some black eggs, which ob- viously were not those of ants. Event. ually I ascertained that they belonged to a species of aphis which lives on the leaves and leaf stalks of plants.
 ''These eggs are laid early in October on the food plant of the insect. They are of no direct use to the ants, yet they are not left where they are laid. exposed to the severity of the weather. and to in- numerable dangers, but are brought in- to their nests by the ants and tended by them with the utmost care through the long winter months until sAhe following March, when the young ofes are brought out and again placed on the young shoots of the daisy. This seems to be a most remarkable case of prudence. Our ants may not perhaps, lay up food for the winter. but tney do more, for they keep during six months the eggs which will enable thl m to procure food during the following summer a case of prudence unexampled in the animal kingdom
 Dr. F'ogel gives these examples of the mental processes of ants: While success visibly heightens both the audacity and tenacity of the ant will, it is possible to observe, after repeated failure or in consequence of the sudden and unexpect- ed attacks of powerful enemies, a form of dejection which may lead to neglect of the most important instincts to coward ly flight. to the devouring or casting away of offspring, to neglect Of work and similar conditions. There is acute dis- couragement when combat is lost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21
Hobson Goes to Tennessee.

Chairman Mallory has received yester- day and today long distance telephone messages, telegrams and letters from the chairman of the democratic state ex- ecutive committee of Tennessee urging that Hon. Richmond Pearson Hobson be permitted to speak at Cookeville, Tenn, on November 5, the occasion being an immense barbecue at which six or seven thousand people will be present.
 After considerable figuring with Secre- tary Mel as to the appointments antiei- pated for Captain Hobson 1t was decided to give Tennessee Captain Hobson for the day desired. He will be given an appointment for Friday night along the line of the Louisville and Nashville be- tween Birmingham and Nashville so as to catch the night train into the latter city arriving there in time to take an early train out to Cookeville
 So far the campaign committee has announced only one positive appointment for Captain Hobson and that is at Gen. treville in Bibb county on October 29, but by tomorrow the committee will have him assigned for from one to three speeches a day, beginning Tuesday. oc- tober 25
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21
SELMA IS HAVING
 PROSPEROUS YEAR
All Lines of Business in Excel
 lent Condition.
WILL HAVE HOUSEWARMING 6
EIks Are Making Extensive Prepara tions for Informal Gathering at New Home Next Wednes-
 day Night.

Selma, October 2O.-(Special.) )-selma is having an unprecedented year in com mercial circles. The cotton receipts num- Der up to last night over 4sOOO bales. and the fieecy staple continues to roll in at the rate of about 1000 bales per day.
 In addition to the cotton receipts the freight receipts at the depots are largely over last year, and the merchants being busy, are slow in taking goods out, there- by almost causing a congestion at the depots similar to that which has existed at the congresses and warehouses. Mer- chants in all lines are having a splendid trade, and farmers, besides having plenty of money to pay their debts and indulge in luxuries. have fine crops of corn and potatoes. andAave raised much meat for home consumption.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21
CongregatlonaIists Adjourn.

Des Moines, la, October 20.-The National Congregational Council was adjourned tonight by Moderator Wash ington Gladden. after two strong ad- dresses, one b. himself interpreting the significance of the council as re- lated to the future of Congregational ism, and another by President Cyrus c. Northrop of the University of Min nesota The delegates were carried by special train to St. Louis to hold sery- ices at the exposition tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21
ABOLISH SHORT SERVICE.
Change Is Made In Plan of Enlistment
 In English Army.

London, October 21.-The British army council has issued an important order, under which, instead of enlisting three years with the colors and nine in the reserve infantry of the line, will in the future enlist for nine years with the colors and three in the reserves, thus practically abolishing the short service system.
 War Secretary Arnold-Forester fore shadowed this change in a speech last July, In which he declared that the existing system had proved failure because so few men volunteered to ex- tend their service with the colors. Some critics, however, declare the ex- isting difficulty of obtaining recruits will be greatly enhanced under the new order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21
LEE IS CONVICTED.
American Must Work in Salt Mines of
 Mexico.

Denver, Colo, October 20.-Police Captain Franl, Lee received informa- ton today that his brother, Timothy J Lee, the American locomotive engineer who has been held in prison in Faca- tecis, Mexico since the first of last May, has been found guilty of respon siDility for the wrecking of train which he was pulling and has been sentenced to hard labor in the salt mines for four years.
 United States Senator Thomas M Patterson will continue his efforts tc have the state department at Washing ton intervene in the unfortunate mans behalf. Engineer Lee was severely in jured in tAe accident.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21
DELAYED BY FLOODS.
MT. and Mrs. w. B. Reynolds and Miss
 Fellons Arrive Home Safely.

Montevallo. October 20.-(Special)- )-Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Reynolds and Miss Alice Fellons have returned from an extended eastern trip. Their return was delayed on account of the washing away of the steel bridge over the Rio Grande. They were detained at Alberquerque. New Mexico, several days. and finally had to go up through Texas 1500 miles out of their way.
 Miss Bessie McCasey, who has been threatened with typhoid fever, is thought to be improving slowly. Her place at the college is being supplied by Miss Hattie Lyman.
 Montevallo is jubilant over the cotton crop There have been 400 more bales sold than at this time last year.
 Misses Jamie and Josephine Pruett of Town Creek entered the college today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21
Capt. Dickson Jones Married.

Yesterday occurred a quiet marriage in which Captain Dickson Jones of Camden, quartermaster on the staff of Major V. B. Atkins of the First cavalry squadron, was joined to Miss Evie Russell. The ceremony was performed by Rev. A. A. Little at the home of MT. and Mrs. J. J, Babcock.
 The groom was accompanied to Selma by Judge James c. Beck, probate judge of Wilcox county, Captain Jenkins of the Wilcox mounted rifles and Messrs. Ed ward Jones and G. w. Pharr. The bride is a charming young woman, and is a sister of Mrs. George W. Treadwell.