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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-15
LYONS IS CANDIDATE.
Seeks the Office of Probe Judge of Lee
 County.

Opelika, January 14-(Special. )-The Hon. John B. Lyons of Opelika has an- nouneed as candidate for probate judge of Lee county.
 MT. Lyons is one of our most prominent citizens and successful business men. He has always taken an active interest in everything that promoted the develop ment of Opelika or Lee county. He is young man of fine education and of the highest integrity, honesty, capacity and business qualifications. He is an active member of the Methodist church and Sun day school, devoted Knight of Pythias, and a prominent Mason, occupying high position in the state organization of that order.
 While MT. Lyons has always been an earnest and enthusiastic democrat, he first took an active part in politics in fa- yor of the ratification of Alabama's new constitution, that resulted in the dis franchisement of the negroes, their elim- ination from politics and the establish ment of white supremacy on a sound and impregnable basis.
 On account of his position on the new
 
 constitution he was an earnest and zeal. out supporter of Governor Jelks, its log teal exponent, in the last gubernatorial campaign.
 He was selected by Governor Jelks' friends as the chairman of his campaign committee in Lee county and the bril- liant victory In this county was largely due to his untiring ability, zeal and en- ergy.
 If nominated probate judge, Mir. Lyons will make most accommodating, eff fcient and economical official. and would give the county most excellent business and economical administration.
 The Hon. W. NJ. Bass, tax collector of this county, has announced for reelection. He is now filling the position made va cant by the death of B. R. Booker, to which he was appointed by Governor Jelks. Mr. Bass is one of the registrars that made Lee county white county, is an ardent constitution sympathizer, and a competent and faithful officer. It is probable that he will have opposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-15
WHAT SORROW SAID.

w D. Nesbit in Chicago Tribune.
 Sorrow came to meet him. garbed in gray, And, heavy eyed and signing, bade him
 stay.
 She told him all the measures of his grief; She showed him the completeness of his
 loss,
 How what was once a rose was withered
 leaf
 Thus Sorrow, in voice fuli soft and low, Told him of everything he could but know. Sorrow stayed. and told him further yet Of many things he never should forget; She told him of the laughter and the song That once were his to share with olden friends: She whispered all the memories that throng- The blessed thoughts that recollection sends Out from the very heart of lonesome To touch the soul with glowing rays of light. Sorrow sat beside him. garbed in gray; And when she rose to go he bade her stay. ; You say that you are Sorrow. yet you bring Anew to me the music and the rose, The laughter and the song and every thing held so dear in all the long agoes Then Sorrow with smile. made answer: For V was born twin to Happiness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-15
Policemen Are Too Reckless.

Unless something is done to stop the reckless firing of pistols by policemen" said prominent physician last night, '1t will be unsafe for doctor to venture out on the street for the purpose of visit ing persons who are in need of medical attention. I especially refer to the affair of last night when shots were fired to stop Dr. Cunningham Wilson. who was taken for burglar. Dr. Wilson had vis- ited a patient and left the house afoot, as he only lived two blocks away. As he walked acros the street he was told to halt and then shots were fred
 Naturally Dr. Wilson feels very much upset about the matter" continued his brother physician, land I think 1t high time something was being done to stop such reckless conduct on the part of off, cers of the law. Under present conditions any law abiding man who happens to be called out of his house at a late hour of the night is liable to be shot down like a common criminal. I remember we'll when negro butler, employed on the South Highlands, was fired upon for a burglar because he ran when ordered to halt and he barely escaped with his life. This sort of thing has happened frequent ly and citizens who have to catch early trains or go out on night calls are in more real danger from policemen than from highwaymen
 '1'he police department may say that it is a natural mistake continued the physician, but that is no excuse. No man will stop at the order to halt unless he knows the man giving the order to be a policeman. Highwaymen and foot pads use the same signal and if a police man can't tell a citizen from a burglar. in the dark, citizen certainly cant tell a policeman from a highwayman, in the dark, especially when he orders him to halt without giving any reason for such a peremptory demand"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-15
EVENTS IN EAST BEAR
 ON DESTINY OF CHINA

Beyond and behind all wars and rumors of wars between Russia and Japan, the one overwhelming problem of this century remains concealed. That problem is. as 1t has been for forty years: What shall be china's destiny? Not much more light is provided as to that vast problem than has been provided heretofore. If Russia overtly gets Manchuria, and Japan as overtly overruns Corea. China will still be there, to puzzle politicians .mystify white races (herself, also, perhaps) and hold out the greatest commercial poten- tialities imaginable to all who know her almost untouched wealth of every sort.
 It is satisfaction to feel that no Amer lean enterprise in the Orient is suffering in the bad so far from threats that fly be- tween Petersburg and Tokio. Our railway is making good progress between Canton and Hankow, just the same as though it were in Hindustan. Other enterprises, fathered here, may profit by a wrangle in which the United States is not likely to become involved.
 England's apathy seems unlike her old time preponderance in international af- fairs. It is amusing to find in the Sun, this morning, a London despatch that quotes Lord Ronaldshay, just returned there from Mauchuria, as saying yester- day that there were six trainloads of Rus sian troops immediately ahead of his train as he went eastward, and that there were 100000 Russian soldiers in Manchuria last August" Probably no American is so well informed about Manchuria as Leigh Hunt. concessionaire. He was in New York three years ago today. Talking with him at the Holland house, he said to me that there were then 100000 Russian soldiers in Manchuria. In other words, the information conveyed in the interview with Lord Ranaldshay is exactly three years old.
 English merchants in the east have been remarkably successful in building up their trade as bankers in the Orient they have done equally we'll; but the English foreign office, synonymous with incapacity, will open it's eyes in wonder beyond a doubt over Lord Ronaldshay's remarks, as though they conveyed some startling news. Petersburg. Berlin, even Washing ton, keep well informed these days, but any old sensation will do to work off in the streets of London.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-15
Trust Companies.

The New York Commercial states that 240 trusts were organized in 1903, the increase being fully equal to the increases in 1901 or 1902. According to the Commercials table there were but three trusts in 1..abama in 1892, and in 1902 there were but Il, but in Decem- Der, 1903, the number had been in creased to 20. The names of our trusts, 20 in number, would be interest ing reading. but the Commercial does not enter into details. At this writing The Age-Herald is not able to name twenLy, but still the entire number may be here. It is, however, proper to say that the Commercial does not refer to trusts of .he Standard oil sort, but to trusts of the banking sort The latter are not harmful; they are exceed ingly helpful, and we cannot have too many of them. It, is, however not easy to distinguish between bank trusts, and plain banks, especia5y of state origin and aulAority.
 Georgia has. 23 trust companies, and Mississippi T. Texas looms up with A. Pennsylvania is lar and away the state in which trust companies prosper. She has 254, while New York has but SS, and Illinois but 2. In Pennsylvania the trust companies outnumber the state banks, and are giving the national bank s-arp competition in the way of deposits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-15
The Salvation Army.

The Salvation Army is a wonderful in- stitution," remarked a man In the lobby of the Florence last night. They go out and preach, not in the wilderness, but in the cold, rain and snow They never stand back for the weather but are ever and always wideawake to the duty of the hour. No man can possibly doubt their religious fervor, nor can any preacher, who breaches the gospel in comfortable temple, dare consistently to impeach the motives of the members of the Salvation Army. They get but little pay, but do a wonderful amount of good on the high ways and in the hedges. How can any man doubt the faith that in them lies ?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-15
ThurlOw Weed Barnes in the New Tor

Thurlow Weed Barnes in the New York
 Sun.
 M ATE in the month of April 1908, NS some views of mine on matters k@ Russian and Chinece you were so kind as to present on your editorial page, under the caption; After Man churia-What?'
 The very alert interes. of all nations nine months ago was centered on the question. uppermost then in the Orient: Does Russia intend to stay in Manchuria; and. if so what will Japan and China do about 1t, and what will be done by the rest of the world?
 Russia has made 1t plain, as plain as anything ever in the Cathay, that she does not entertain the remostest idea of evacuating the rich province whose sig nifcance is to her twofold,. Manchuria furnishes Russia with an open port on the sea; further than that, 1t gives her a pleasant region where troops may re- main, very comfortably, within striking distance of Pekin, and at the same time within easy distance of Corea, Land of the Morning Calm"
 In Japan the present situation reminds me of the mood of the United States was in during the month of March and early in April in 1898. We had watched affairs in Cuba, those days, for a long time. h. dignation her over one act and another on the part of Spain, was intense. Many of our people did not want war, but felt fearful that war might come. Other Americans. like "Bucky" O'Neil of Ar izona, were farful that war might not come. have thought often that McKin- ley knew 1t must come, and was prepar- ing for 1t for weeks before its actual event. So In Japan now the Mikado prob ably knows that war is at hand; but he delays until his ships from Italy can reach the Yellow Sea-
 No prediction is safe at the moment, however, as to what may or what may not happen as between Russia and Ja- pan. Instead of using her Manchurian foothold to bring direct pressure upon Pechili, Russia appears to desire to handle first the less numerous. but more agile, yellow people further west. Japan is forcing this shifting of the scene When clash follows. any day, no one will be surprised. If on the contrary no clash shall come. sense of relief will follow, but not one of surprise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-15
HERBERT SPENCER'S WILL
 IS A PECULIAR DOCUMENT

proceeds divided between a number of scientific societies, The will orders that Herbert Spencer's autobiography is to be published simul- taneously in Great Britain and the Unit ed States, and requests David Duncan to write a biography in one volume of moderate size.
 Another interesting clause follows:
 T give to Charles Holme. son of my late friend George Holrne. Derby. in re- membrance of his father having saved my life when a boy the watch presented to me by friends. in Boston. U S. Al. and so inscribed, together with the attached chain. and I hope the legatee may think it well to keep in his family as an heir loom.
 In a codicil MT Spencer reiterates his objection to the metric system and ex- pressed the desire whenever bill shall be introduced in parliament on the subpect, his pamphlet against the system shall be reprinted and distributed to the members of both houses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-15
Beautiful Floral Tribute.

'The wreath of flowers which was sent to Atlanta on Wednesday night by Camp Hardee, United Confederate Veterans, was one of the most beautiful floral offerings I have ever seen,' said William Lindsay yesterday afternoon.
 '"rhe wreath was composed of roses. carnations, lilies and lilies of the valley, with maiden hair and other ferns and it was fitting offering from the veterans of Birmingham to the memory of the gall lant officer. It was about three feet in diameter and it was tied with a long rib- bon upon which were the following let ters: From Camp Hardee No. 7S. United Confederate Veterans The wreath was carefully packed and shipped by express on the same train that carried the vete- rams who went from Birmingham to at tend the funeral"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-15

N ONDoN, January 14.-Herbert
 S spencers will is curious docu- - ment. It directs that his body shall be placed in a coffin with a loose lid and cremated, and the ashes buried, all without any species of religious cere- monies. All rights and property in his books and investments are given to the trustees. the Hon. Aubruen Herbert, Dr. Henry Charlton Bastian and David Dun can, with instructions to employ the year ly revenue fin resuming and continuing during such period as may be needed for fulfilling my wishes, but not exceeding the life time of all descendants of Queen Vic toria, who shall be living at my demise, and survivors and survivor of them. and for twenty-one years after the death of such survivor. the publication of the ex- isting parts of my Descriptive Sociology the compilation and publication of the fresh parts thereof upon the plan followed in the parts already published"
 Afterwards all copyrights, stereotype plates, etc., are to be auctioned and the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-15
CONVENTION ASSEMBLIES.
First Session of the Panama Represen
 tatives Is Held.

Panama, January 14-The first prelim- mary session of the constitutional conven- tion was held here today and the first reg ular session will be held tomorrow
 The convention elected Dr. Pablo Arose. mena temporary president and Dr. Luize de Roux temporary vice president. It was understood that Dr. Emanuel Anna dor will be a candidate for the presidency of the convention. but as he Is a candidate for the presidency he declined to pre- side over the deliberations.
 The Associated Press correspondent is informed that the constitution will be ready forpromulgation within ten days, when Dr. Amador will be elected the first constitutional president of the republic of Panama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-15
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
New York Press.

From the New York Press
 Never kiss a girl on the street; the best place is on the mouth.
 Generally a man gets to be reformer after he has tried everything else and been sat on.
 It tickles a girl almost to death that looks thin and isn't to think how sur prised people would be-
 The trouble with making fortune is while you are doipg it you forget how to have any fun out of It.
 A girl is such a good guesser that she never refuses a man so he will ask her again when she knows he is going to take a steamer for Europe the next morn- ing. s nys.4s c.4slte.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-15
CONTRAST OF YOUNG AND MILES,

From the Boston Post.
 There is no question Tn the mind of any intelligent man as to the real sig iIificance of the order announcing the re- tirement of Lieut.. Gen. Samuel B. Young. It will convey exactly the infer ference which President Roosevelt in tends 1t to convey, namely, that the slight to Gen Miles upon the occasion of his retirement was intentional, piece of personal revenge.
 When Lieut. Gen. Miles was sent home. upon retirement, without a word of of ficial recognition of his long and glorious service, there was a blaze of popular re- sentiment of such treatment of one of the peoples heroes, which compelled expla- nation Mr. Roosevelt and Mir. Root did not dare face the storm, which they, in their petty jealously, had raised. They snealxingly and insincerely took refuge behind an old order. dating from the Cleveland administration, against com plimentary mention of the records of retiring officers. It was forbidden, they said to refer officially to the grand work of our army heroes.
 Now they throw off the mask of hypoc- risy There is no pretense about it. When Gen. Miles successor retires, they re- cite in official orders his career and his deeds, his services and his honors. with generous praise, and hold him up as a model for emulation. The old order of Secretary Lamont is ignored.
 Gen. Miles deserves all that is said of him. He. like Miles. is a soldier of the civil war who has risen to the highest rank in the American army through merit, valor, and commanding military talent. He will hold place in our Pan- theon without regard to the general or der" of the war department. He, too, is one of the peoples heroes.
 But Mir. Roosevelt cannot let it go so He must rub It in" that his praise of Young is a reflection upon Young's pre- decessor The climax of his eulogy of the retiring head of the army is that ais tinction came to him as the result of loyalty to his commander-in-chief."
 Here we have it. Distinction did mol come to Miles in general orders because .hs was not 'Ioyal" to Roosevelt. YounG eets the euioey and the distinction" be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-15
PRICES ARE REAFFIRMED.
Orders for Steel Have Increased Great
 Iy During Past Ten Days.

Pittsburg, Pa, January 4.-Manufac- turers of steel bars in session here, re-af- firmed prices today The manufacturers are said to be we'll pleased over the i'm provement which the industry has shown during the last ten days.
 At d meeting, it developed that new or ders placed last week with the largest steel producing firms were heavier than during any similar time since last July, and this week, thus far, Is showing de- cided improvement over the previous week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-15
IN HOTEL LoBBIBS
from" Rlchsrdson of New orleens.

HtiSttAEdBOfl VT lN9W 0IiGdHba
 Tom" richardson, manager of the New Orleans Progressive Union, spent four hours in Birmingham yesterday, awaiting connections. He was billed to address the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce last night, but failing to make connections oH account of wreeks below hero, he proceeded by tho South ern at 44o D. m. for Washington.
 'Tom"-he will not allow anyone to call him MT" "Colonep' or any other title-is buoyantly enthused over the glorious achievements of New Orleans. In Tact he has done more, perhaps. than any one man, in bringing about condi- tions as they now exist in the Crescent City. Said he: New Orleans is clearly on top this season and she absolutely d. rects the cotton market, the rice market and the lumber market of the south, and this means much. As a coffee market she is rapidly pushing forward and, within a short time, will control that mar ket.
 As evidence of the growth of New Orleans, it Is true her postal receipts in- creased sixty per cent last year. The bank clearings of New Orleans last year were $S0OO0O0 per day for each working day of 1903"
 Tom Richardson Is also secretary of the Four-States Commercial league, com posed of the states of Louisiana. Mis- sissippi, Alabama and Texas; and was the prime mover in that organization. He said yesterday:
 As an immigration agency no organ ization ever accomplished so much within so short a time as has this one. We have the sympathy and support of the press and of the great railroads. At our last meeting the head of every railroad was present, and gave us practical encourage ment The league is building up the south"
 Tom" Richardson is great newspaper advertiser, and believes strongly in the efficacy of printers ink. By the way, he Is large stockholder in the new Fort Worth (Texas) Record, and says that paper is succeeding in a wonderful way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-15
Caucasian and MongoIian.

A war between Russia and Japan because in 1t for the first time in many centuries the white race would be pit ted against the yellow race. Russia does not represent the best of the white race, while Japan unquestionably is the very flower of the yellow race.
 In the past the whites were not al- ways victorious when they came in col 1ision with the people of the east. The Turks swept all before them up to Vienna. The Mohammedan Arabs de- feated the Romans in the seventh cen tury in Syria, and were checked with in the limits of the present republic of France. The Saracea held his own during the crusades, and Tartar hordes once overran Russia.
 The oriental races have not degener- ated in valor. Recent battles against the Arabs in the Soudan, against the Afghans in Asia, against the Sepoys in India, show that they still possess good fighting qualities, but they have not. kept step with progress in arms and other mechanical contriyances, and thus they have fallen victims to Gatling guns and other destructive agencies of war.
 The Japanese have, however, seen and accepted the situation. They are the first of the yellow races to do so, and their progress in the last thirty years is the marvel of the world. There is nothing like it in the worlds history, and Russia will find she is fighting a very superior race if she goes to war with Japan.
 There is a great deal at stake in the threatened war between Russia and Japan. If Russia wins the yellow race in China, Japan and Korea will be dom mated perhaps to the end of time by the white. If Japan wins she will be- come the leader of all Mongoleans in the far east, and she will endeavor to bring both China and Korea up to her own standard, and Russia would then be face to face with the long talked-of yellow peril. It Is difficult to put limit to the yellow race if all of it can be modernized and made equal, man for man, with Japans forces of today.
 Look at 1t as we will the white race and the yellow race are pitted against each other in the far east, and more history will De made, if war comes, than has been made since the days of old Rome. Let it not, however, be thought that civilization would be a loser if Japan wins. The uncounted millions in China need education and development, and the best chance they have to secure them is under Japan's enlightened leadership The yellow race has it's rights, and the white race has no right to crush or even to dom- mate its e,stern rival The white race really proposes to keep Japan an island empire in order that 1t may apportion China itself, while Japan proposes to develop the yellow race as she herself has been developed There is more good to mankind tied up in the Japan ese proposition than in the grab game of the white race.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-15
Railroad Men Confer.

Major J. F. Hanson, president: W. H. Winburn. vice-presdent and traffic man. ager, and W. c. Bradley, a director of the Central of Georgia railway, spent yesterday in Birmingham, and during the day held conference with President Mill ton H. Smith of the Louisville and Nash vile.
 MT. Bradley is a resident of Columbus Ga. He is vice-presldent of the Third Ma tional bank of that city and is connected with the cotton mill industry there. He came to Birmingham to look at the city, and expressed himself delighted with the signs of progress and development here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-15
About Persons.

Col. J M Falkner. of Montgomery, and Mrs. Falkner are at the Hillman. Thomas Everitt of Atlanta, formerly of the Morris hotel. was in the city for a few hours yesterday.
 G. A. Moore and c. W. Harrison. Jr., are at the St. Nicholas.
 sss
 Chancellor w. l.. Parks of Troy is at the Morris
 W. E. whitcomb and c. P. Evans of Chicago are at the Hillman- D. D. .Briees, efs Annistpn. B. F. Taylor