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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
Observed as Leoai Holiday.

Atlanta. Ga, June 3.-T'he anniversary of the birth of Jefferson Davis. president of the Confederacy. was observed here as legal holiday, the banks and many bus mess houses being closed. Appropriate exercises were held in the hall of the house of representatives,. the oration being delivered by Hon. John A. Hinds. A number of Confederate veterans were decorated with crosses of honor by the Daughters of the Confederacy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
Tuscaloosa Council Meets.

Tuscaloosa, June 3.-(Special.) )-The reg ular monthly meeting of the board of mayor and aldermen was held in the coun- cil chamber Wednesday evening. The chief of police was allowed expenses to attend the meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police at St. Louis A few other matters of minor lm- nortance were discussed, after which the disnenser's report was read, which was as follows: Profits since January l, $l1,- 213.sS; sales for May s7969.35; profits for May sel64 55; largest days sales s701 75; smallest days sales, $ls775; average days sales ssO6.51.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
Pettibone's Second Attempt.

Herman s. Pettibone, a son of former Congressman Pettibone of the First Ten nessee district, now an employe of the land office stationed in Huntsville, Ala. committed suicide in this city last night by taking a mixture of aconIte and mor- phine He made an unsuccessful at tempt to end his life about a month ago. Pettibone was 31 years old. He was a graduate of the University of Pennsyl- vania, coming to this city some time ago to do newspaper work.
 Legal separation from his wife is said to have lead to the suicide. The remains will be inferred at Greenville. Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
Believes Son Has Been Murdered.

Salt Lake, Utah. June 3.-M. s. Perry. a contractors of Salt Lake City, believes that his 16-year-old son, Mayo, has been murdered near Mansfield, Tex. Mayo left his home last Octo- Der. and was last heard from at Mans field. Tex. J. s. Means, a merchant of Mansfield, wrote MT. Perry that com panion of Mayo had told the police that Mayo had fallen from train and been killed. Investigation disproved the story.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04

the strikers, all of them armed with clubs. Some of the strike breakers have been arrested for carrying revolvers.
 The strikers issued statement denying any knowledge of or sympathy with the demonstrations made against the ears this morning. The company sticks to it's re- fusal to further discuss the strike and asserts that it will run cars regularly if given police protection.
 Public opinion appears to be divided ac- eording to the individual sympathy or against organized labor. The cars which run today carried very few passengers and did not repeat their trips.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
Vulcan Is Very Smooth.

Tuscaloosa, June 3.-(Special.)-Prof James A. Anderson, assistant stat. geolo- gist, who has charge of the Alabama geo. logical exhibit at the worlds fair, ar rived from St. Louis yesterday. Professor Anderson states that the fair is a great success, and says that Vulcan is the greatest thing at the fair, and Is attract ing more attention than any exhibit from the south. So smooth is the great cast ' says Professor Anderson, that it is im- possible to make visitors believe that the statue is of iron, and it is necessary to keep a large hammer near so that skep- tics may strike the iron and hear it's ring''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
Men Crushed In Mine.

Fort Worth, Tex, June 3.-A special to the Recora from Thurber, Tex. says Eli Thomas and H. M. Long were killed here today In shaft No. of the Thurber Coal company. They were crushed beneath heavy timber which had become weakened by fire in the shaft last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
Public Holiday in Richmond.

Richmond, Va., June 3-Jefferson Davis birthday was observed here today as a public holiday At Lee camp Confederate veterans hall tonight the Daughters of the Confederacy presented crosses or honor to surviving members of the Con- federate army and awarded prize of sl0 in gold to the Richmond high school pupil who wrote the best essay on the president of the Confederate states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
HUMBLE CRAVE DECORATED.
Big Parade Is Conducted Through New
 Orleans Streets.

New Orleans, June 3.-Memorial day was celebrated by parade and eeremo- nies participated in by Confederate vet erans, ladies memorial organizations. military, and school children. Col A. j., Lewas was the orator of the day. The change to June became official in Louis vile today, Governor Blanchard signing the bill making Jefferson Davis birthday a half holiday in the state. Various his- toric tonlbs and monuments were covered with flowers, including the humble grave of Dan Keegan, the fifer. who played the last revellle and who died recently
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04

" ADSDEN, June -(speeial)-Col. James L. Tanner died tonight at
 7;20 o'clock after a long and lin gering illness. Colonel Tanner was among the best known men in Alabama, noted lawyer and politician, making a splendid race for secretary of state in the last state election. For the last six months he has been lingering with some terrible spinal affection from which he suffered agonies, but through it all he was cheer full and hopeful.
 Colonel Tanner lived in Birmingham and practiced law for about five years prior to the time of his race for secretary of state. He was personally one O. the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
occupy Outer FortIfieatIons.

London. June 3-The Rome correspon- dent of the Central News telegraphs;
 A Tolsio despatch to the Giornale D'1ta- ila says that the Japanes have occupied the first line of the outer fortiications of Port Arthur after a feeble resistance.
 The correspondent at Tokio of ths news agency Libras, says that four di- visions of Japanese troops have occupied Kwang Tung heights. which they placed heavy artillery, dominating Port Arthur.
 The same correspondent adds that ths Russian squadron made sortie but was forced to return, being threatened by the Japanese fleet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
Betting May Be Stopped.

Chicago, June 3-Rumors. somewhat indefinite in their character, are cur rent tonight to the effect that betting will be stop ped tomorrow when the track at liar lem opens The police of that suburb said tonight that they understood that attempts would be made to interfere with me operation of the track, but they were without information as 10 the nature of the movement, nor did they know who was behind it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
Memorial Exercises at Anniston.

Annisfon. June s-(special) l)-Confeder- ate memorial day was celebrated here this afternoon by appropriate exercises and the decoration of graves in the local cemeferies The address for the occasion ueve delivered by local gentlemen. The Rev. D. N McLauchlin euogized Jeffer- son Davis Dr. Charles ]. Owen spoke on ..I'he Immortal Gordon" The exer cises were held at the auditorium and every available seat was occupied.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
Rural Carriers Appointed.

washington. June 3.-tspecial) )-John K. Edmundson appointed postmaster at Rem froe Taladega county, vice Ennis w. Jordan. resigned. Rural routes ordered estahlished July 1: Henry county, addi- tional service with two carriers; Head land additional service with one carrier. T. Moore has been appointed regular. James, I.ide substitute, rural free delivery carrier at Selma.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
Business Was Suspended.

Savannah. June 3.-Jefferson Davis birthday was celebrated today by suss pension of business in the banks and ex- changes. and a general closing of stores in the afternoon. The military of the city paraded in the afternoon, and at night an address was delivered by w. G.. Charlton. Crosses of honor were confer red by the Daughters of the Confederacy at the evening exercises.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
Crosses of Honor Conferred.

Charleston. June 3.--All of the banks and some business houses in this city ob- served the birthday of President Davis as a holiday. At Eibernian hall tonight seventy more crosses of honor were con- ferred on Confederate veterans by Daugh- ters of the Confederacy, and prizes of slo and So in gold were presented respectively to two pupils of the public schools for the first and second best essays on the Con NaVY.n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
Taft Approves AIIotments.

Washington, June 3.---Secretary Taft today approved the allotments made by the quartermaster general of the funds for barracks and quarters at various army posts, and for the amounts to be expended during the fiscal year beginning July l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
Suit Against stratton Estate.

St. Louis, Mo-, June 3.-A suit against the estate of w. Scott Stratton, the late Colorado millionaire. was brought in the United States circuit court of appeals at Denver today. The case is the one in which Stratton's ln- dependence limited company seeks to recover $6,000,000 from the Stratton psfafn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
Enoineers Elect Third Assistant.

Los Angeles, Cal, June 3.-The bi- ennial convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers unanimously elected H. E. Wills of Clinton, Ia., third assistant grand chief engineer over four other candidates. c. H. Salmons of Cleveland was unanimously re- elected second assistant engineer. The latter situation carries with 1t the ed itorship of the official organ of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
BEST SHOWING IS
 IN JACKSONVILLE
GAIN IN BANK CLEARlNGS OVER LAST YEAR VERY LARGE-BIR- MINGHAM SHOWS A GAIN OF NEARLY PER CENT.

New York, June 3-The following table. compiled by Bradstreet. shows the bank clearings at the cities named for the week ended June 3, with the percent age of increase and decrease, as compared with the corresponding week last year. Totals include ciearngs of ffty-two other cities. Canadian totals include clearngs of seven other cities in Canada
 Dor ~ I)ar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04

most popular men in Alabama and was noted for his happy temperament, which manifested itself at all times, even under the most trying circumstances
 He came to Birmingham from Gads- den. In Gadsden he had been the law partner of Col ". H. Denson for sev- eral years. When the partnership was dissolved he went to Indianapolis. where he practiced for a short time.
 He married Miss Hallie Ward of Gads- den, who survives him.
 The Illness which culmnated in his death began soon after the close of his campaign for office two years ago, all though his intimate friends knew he was far from being in perfect health even during the campaign.
 Colonel Tanner was A years of age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
Rough Rider Is Appointed.

Washington, June 3.-Frank A Rantze today was appointed agent at the Osage Indian agency in Oklahoma He is resident of Enid in that ter ritory and was captain of a company Of roughriders during the Spanish war. His selection was made by the Presi- uent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
Floods In Oklahoma.

Oklahoma City. okla June 3.-con- tinned heavy rains have swollen all streams in Oklahoma and Indian Terri tory to the point of overfowing and thousands of acres of land are under water. Railway traffic is threatened in many places A repetition of last years s Hnnds is feared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
order.d to Send Relief.

Paris, June 4.-The Echo de Paris St. Petersburg correspondent reafffrms his in- telligence previously telegraphed that the emperor, adopting Viceroy Alexieff's idea, ordered General Kuropatin to send forty thousand men to the relief of Port Ar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
Russians at Hamheune.

Seoul, Korea. June 80 D. m)-The Japanese consul at Gensan wires that 29l Russians arrived at Hamheung yester- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
Yamanata to Take Command.

London. June A dispatch from Tolio to the Daily Express says that Field Marshal Yamagata has been appointed commander-in-chief of all the forces in the field
 He Is expected to proceed to the Liao Tung district shortly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
Will Vote for Available Man.

Representative Sparkman of Florida was In the city today. The delegates to the St. Louis convention from his state stand unlnstructed six, for Hearst four Mir. Sparlsman says, however. that they will go to the convention and vote for the most ayaila ble candidare presenting himself. The Parker sentiment accord ing to MT. Sparkman, predominates in the state.
 According to Representative vanduser of Nevada the successor of Senator Stew art will be W, l.. Sharon, a nephew of the former senator.
 It is said here that Henry T Oxnard the sugar magnate is candidate for Senator Bard's place, and that the Cali fornia legislature will be favorable to his election.
 . Representative McCleary of Minnesota who has served five terms In congress has opposition for renomination' his op- ponent being H J. Miller, who is opposed to the stand pat tariff policy advocated by McCleary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04

The following Alabama boys have suc- cessfully passed mental and physical ex- animation for admittance to the military academy at West Point: T. J. Dowdell, T. A. Terry J. C. Williams, W. P. Moon and H. W. Hall
 J. K Maxwell, an Alabama clerk in the treasury department has been pro- noted from s72O to 800 per annum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
,faIa 50 7e2 065

l-Not included in totals because con-
 ming other items than clearings. Last weeks.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-06
A Chance for Northern Farmers.

Are yon tired Of our cold northern win.
tiers, with their sickness and diseasei
Are you tired Worrying over tie dan
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Are You tired Of working hard all sea-
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Do you want to avoid al this, and live
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-06
THE cossAcKs.


Unlike other Russian soldiers. the
Cossacks are very Intelligent IN MILF
tary matters and do not hesitate TO
eriticise their generals freely among
themselves. They have bitter tongues
and genius fol satire. There is IA
yorite story which has been told IN
Cossack camps for generations. Ii II
handed down from father to son, III /.
names being changed TO fit the mill
tary commanders Of the day. Freel;
translated, 1t runs something like this
The war god of Russia was asleep
In heaven one day when he was awak.
ened by the confused clamor of two
hosts in battle on the earth beneath
He shouted TO the Angel Gabriel:
Look out and see what my Cos
sacks are DOING
'1hey are fighting the Turks. and
Prince potemkin is leading them"
"Oh, that's all right" said the war
god. Hes a good man.
So the deity went asleep again. ONLY
to be awakened by another turmoil.
What's that?r he asked sleepily.
They are fighting the Turks again
under Suwarow'
Hes a fine fellow. They'll do all
right"
And so the story goes on iltermina-
bly, around the campfire. each man
adding the name OF his favorite com.
mander until at last one of them
makes the Angel Gabriel mention the,
name Of some general who happens 20
be regarded by the Cossacks as dIf.
fer. Then the next man makes the
war god reply III accents OF great
alarm:
"oh, my beloved cossacks! they
must be perishing under that man. 1t
Is time | interfered. Hasten, Gabriel,
and bring me my long boots, for
must so down at once and save them"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-06
Best Cough Medicine For Children.

When you buy cough medicine for
small children You want one in which
you can place implicit confidence. You
want one that not only relieves but
cures. You want one that is unques.
tionably harmless. You want one that
is pleasant to take. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy meets all of these con-
ditions. There is nothing so good for
the coughs and colds incident to child.
hood. II is also a certain preventative
and cure for Group and there is no dan.
wer whatever from waooping cough when
it is given. 1t has been used in many
epidemics of that disease with perfec
success. For sale by C. C. Stone, drug.
gist.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-06
queer Drunken Manins.

An English sheriff who died some
years since kept a record of the curl
GUS cases Of drunkenness that came
under his observation. Several habit
ual cases had developed odd mapias.
One woman who had been arrested 167
Zines for drSnlieaness in twenty-eight
vasifs, had mania for breaking win
dows when she was intoxicated. An
old soldier, suffering from wound In
the head, always stole Bibles when he
was tipsy. Another man stole nothing
but spades while one woman's fancy
ran to shawls and another's to shoes.
4 man named Grub was imprisoned
seven times for stealing tubs, although
there was nothing in his line of life to
make tubs particularly desirable to
him.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-06
Failed In an rrmerrency.

The man who said he did not see
what good his life insurance would do
him until he was dead must have been
hopeless object for the suave attack
of the agent. Like him is the farmer
of Fifeslhre village of whom a Lon
don paper tells.
He had been advised from time to
time TO insure his house against fire.
The agent, Sandy McLery, could never
get the old man to sign and was forced
to listen to the familiar argument that
his house would never gang on fire."
The unexpected happened, however,
and the neighbors We're astonished
when the old man, instead of trying to
save his goods, ran wildly up and
Gown the village, crying:
"Whaur's that mon Sandy moo?
Whaur's that insurance chielg Ye
can never get body when ye're need
in him!'
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-06
TURTLE FLESH.


rhe Handsomest of the Animals
Give, the Worst Meat.
No one really knows how large tur,
tie may grow, but certainly there does
not appear to be c-uch IL any exagger-
alton attached to the statements of
Pliny and Strabo, who, describing the
rhelonophagi of the Red sea, say that
they utilized the shells of the turtles
they had eaten as roofs to their huts
md boats for their feeble voyages.
Strange to say, the handsomest tur.
tie, the hawks bill variety (Chelone i'm
bricatat, furnishes the worst flesh, be-
ing so strongly favored with musk as
70 be almost UNBEATABLE. This peculiar
~ would seem to point to a diet of
squid since these m0llusca are exceed
ingly musky. But 1t may not be out of
place to remark here that turtle flesh.
even of the best sorts, is/not nice. As
Sam Wellers pieman hoarsely whis-
pered, Its the seasoning as does It."
diet of turtle steaks or of hashed
turtle or of turtle soup, au naturel,
would soon sicken any one but saw
ige. For siXpence or its equivalent In
most of the West India island towns
one can get heaped plate of turtle
steak with bread or jams or sweet po-
tatoes ad lib. But never knew even
4 hungry sailor who wanted more than
1ne meal week Of it, for all its cheap
ness. The fact Is that In the cult of
turtle soup we are following "a long
way Off, 1t is true, the example set by
the Chinese, who love gelatlnous soups
and pay fabulous prices for the nests
Of the sea swallows. the holothuria, or
sea slug, and the sharks fins because
Of their gelatinous qualities. : Frank
I. Bullen in Leslie's.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-06
Blockades ana Blizzards.

In new Pullman ordinary" sleepers
wide vestibuled and with every moderi
convenience, in charge of competent
,gent from Cincinnati and Chicago vis
louisville, New Orleans, Houston, Sal
tntonio, FL Paso and Los Angeles 10 Sai
Francisco. Rates or berth half of cos,
in regular sleepers. For FREE descrip
tive matter and full partiulars address
E. A. RICHTER, Tray. Passenger Agent
Illinois Central Railroad.
5l2 PARK BUILDING, PTTTsBURG, PA
Ian. 29,w,tf.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-06
Ti,e nnk.

England won her supremacy on the
seas with her ships Of British oak, a
wood that is renowned for strength
and durability. When the Spanish ar
mazda set sail for England its com
mander had express orders from the
king Of Spain to burn or otherwise de
stroy every oak In the forest of Dean,
then the great source of shipbuilding
supplies. But. as blunt old Drake
prophesied, Philips beard was singed
instead. Admiral Nelson declared that
without heart Of oak the British
navy and empire would soon come to
an end.
The oak is beautiful at all seasons.
From the time it opens its delicate
green buds. close pressed in their resin
Gus oyercoat, and emerging flame tip
ped with bronze or crimson. until they
come again an acorn bearing spray is
most artistic, and the ruddy hue OF the
tree in sutumn combines well in ma
TIRES color scheme,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-06
Two clever Answers.

1t is reported that a man appointed
sixth auditor of the treasury subject
to examination was asked to state the
distance of the moon from the earth.
His written answer was simply, mot
near enough to affect the functions of
a sixth auditor" He passed. So did
another who being examined for en-
ployment in the treasury, was asked
how many soldiers England sent to
this country during the Revolution.
His answer was, "a blamed sight more
than ever got backa --vr
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-06
sciatic Rheumatism Cured.

Il have been subject to sciatic rheu
matism for years" says f. II. waldron
of Wilton Junction, Iowa. "My joint.
were stiff and gave me much pain and
discomfort. Ny joints would crack when
4 Strengthened up. l used Chamberlain.
Pain Balm and have been thoroughly
cured. Have not had a pain or acn
from the old trouble for many months
1t is certainly most wonderful lini
ment. For sale by G @. Stone, druggist
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-06
InhustrinI Ecnnnmx.

A locomotive engineer on 40 eastern
railroad said one day to his two fire.
nen, Suppose you fellows work as If
you, and not the company, We're pay
ing the coal bills" During six months,
merely by careful firing, the men
caused saving in coal. over the aver
age consumption of the engine. equal
to almost four times the amount OF
wages paid the men for that period.
The engine was the same: the men
worked differently. Worlds Work.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-06
Sweet Melody Flour.
Fortunes IN Truck Farms.

If you are interested in this fayorite
branch of agriculture, and desire some
interesting reading matter showing how
fortunes are actually made along the
line Of the Illinois Central R. R. by
northern farmers who are now located
in the south, write TO the undersigned
for FREE handsomely illustrated pam
phlets and full particulars
E. A. RICHTER, T.P.A., III. Cent. R. R..
SIP PARK BUILDING.
ian2swtf. PTTTsBURG, PA.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-06
Stock Raising for Profit.

The south is rapidly oming to the
front as a stock raising country for pro-
fits You can learn how northern stock
raisers located along the Illinois Cen.
trail R. R. are getting rich in this bust
ness by writing for FREE descriptive
matter and particulars to
Z. A. RICHTER, T.PA., III. Cent. R. R.,
SIP PARK BUILDING,
jan29wtf. PITTSBURG, Pa,