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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-31
NO DECISION REACHED.
TruesdeII and Auchincloss Hold Their
 First Meeting.

New York October 3O-Wiliam H, Truesdell, president of the Lackawanna railroad, and John w. Auchincloss, mem- bers of the trustees of the Mutual Life Insurance company. appointed to invest- gate the management of that company, met in this city today to fill the vacancy caused by Effingham B. Morris declina- tion to serve on the committee, but they reached no decision on that subject, how ever.
 At the office of the Mutual Life Insur- ance company it was stated today that no information other than that contained in the newspaper reports had been received about the quo warranto proceedings insti- tuted in the Ohio courts seeking the re- moval of the officers of the Mutual Life and the placing of the company in the hands of a receiver.
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= E SLEY D E P x R T w E N T ======

The new code of the city, which has just been published, contains an ordinance all lowing the barber shops of the city to open for awhile on Sunday morning for the accommodation of those who are un- able to leave their work on Saturday evening in time to get to the shop.
 Complaint was made at the last meet ing of the council that the barbers had taken advantage of this ordinance to charge exorbitant prices for work done on Sunday. The city attorney was in- structed to draw up an ordinance regu- lating the matter or annul the existing ordinance allowing the barber shops to open on Sunday.
 Other matters pertaining to street and sidewalk improvements are to be consid- cred
 Ex-Congressman Howard.
 Ex-Congressman NJ. W. Howard of Fort Payne will lecture at the opera house in this city tomorrow under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid society of the First Meth odist church.
 This will be the second of series of lyceum entertainments that are being given by the society and promises to be one of the most interesting in the entire course.
 A number of season tickets have been sold and the attendance tomorrow night promises to be good Notes and Personals.
 Mrs s. N. Matson has returned home from Bloeton, where she has been spend ing some time with her mother, Mrs F. E. Carlton.
 ]. R. Glenn of Shelby county is spend ing few days in the city, the guest of I his brother, ". J. Glenn. Miss Allie Davidson of Elkmont, Ala Is spending a few days with friends in the city. At one time Miss Davidson was a resident of Ensley and she is very popular here.
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Southern Railway Co.
:hcdule In Effect July 23, 1901

oCUCou1C III GHCCL July <os ISu0. Trains leave Birmingham as follows: GAO a. m.--No. 3s, for Atlanta, Washing ton,. Baltimore, Philadelphia New York and the East. Pull man Drawing Room Sleeping Car. Birmingham to New York. Dining car. Birming- ham to Atlanta.
 GEO a. m.-No. 19, for Montevallo, Ma plesviile. Selma and way sta- tions.
 1928 D. m.-No 35. for Columbus, West Point, Winona. Greenwood and Greenvile; also Sheffield and Florence and North Ala bama points.
 $40 p. m.-No 15. for Cordova. Oakman. Corona and way stations; also Blossburg
 6:45 a. m.-No. 22 for Anniston. Henin and way stations: also Rome Ga. $50 D. m.--No s6. for Atlanta, Charlotte. Richmond. Washington, New York and the East Pullman Sleeping Car Birmingham to Richmond. Va. (:05 p.m.-No 2h Anniston. Atlanta and way stations: also for Jack sonviile, and all Florida point, also Talladega. Ala P::llman sleeping car Birmingham to Brunswick. Ga 10: 20 D. m.-No. 3I, tor Columhns. WNst Point, Winona. Greenwood and Greenvi';e. Pullman Draw ing Room Sleeping Car Bir- ningham to Greenvills. f0:35 D. m.-No. 21, for Selma. Mobile and way stations. Pullman Draw ing Room Sleeping Car Bir- mingham to Mobile. il 80 D. m.-No s8, for Atlanta, Anniston and way stations. Pullman Sleeping Car, Birmingham to Atlanta Sleeping car can be occupied at Union station 9:3o D. m.
 For detailed information and sleeping car reservations apply passenger office. Morris Hotel Building. Telephone 067 Bell and 617 Peoples.
 .. N. HARRISON. Dist Pass. Ar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-31
FALL RIVER STRIKE
 HAS BEEN AVERTED
EMPLoYES AND OPERATIVES GET TOGETHER AND THRESH OUT DIFFERENCES AND AGREE ON NEW SCALE.

Fall River, Mass, October sO.-Amlca- ble relations were established between the cotton manufacturers and the textile council at a protracted conference today between representatives of the mill own CTS and operatives. A compromise agree ment on the wage issue which for several years has frequently disturbed industrial conditions here, was arranged and in con sequence of the understanding, it was the general opinion tonight that not only will a strike be averted, but that the wage question will be adjusted for at least a year.
 The new plan provides for a direct and indirect advance totaling slightly less than 9 per cent, the agreement to date from October 23.
 The manufacturers, with the exception of M c. D. Borden of New York, owner of the Fall River iron works. declined on October IS to restore directly the wage schedule which prevailed before the re- duction of 12 per cent on July 25, 1904 but offered straight advance of 5 per cent and introduced a proflt-sharing plan. The operatives were much dissatisfied with this arrangement, and a general strike was threatened. The position of the operatives was strengthened by the action of MT. Borden, who voluntarily restored the old wage scale without the dividend plan.
 To avert a strike, if possible, Mayor Coughlin and others induced both sides to again consider the wage issue before taking final action. This afternoon the manufacturers association and textile council met and for four hours and a half went over the whole situation, with the result that the compromise was l agreed upon The manufacturers asso- | citation already has accepted the new scale, and the individual unions are ex- peeted to do so Wednesday. 1 It Is thought that the compromise agreement if ratified by the various unions, will be adopted by mills else
 where, which follow the Fall River | schedule.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-31
REPORT TO PRESIDENT.
Committee Will Tell Him of Attempt
 to Pack Recent Convention.

New York, October 30.-Armed with resolutions adopted by the Baconite con vention on rate lesiglation at its session here last week. and also with a long statement, Chairman s. H. Cowan of Texas left today for Washington to sec President Roosevelt and notify him of the action taken at the Steinway hall gather ing.
 With MT. Cowan there will be a ''notifl- cation committee" composed or w. E. Hughes and Murdo Mckenzie of Col orado, s. E. Burnett of Texas. W. R Higbie of New York and Joseph H. Call of California. The committee will tel the President the meeting indorsed his rate policy, and will add an accusation against the railways for alleged attempts to pack the convention.
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NOTICE.

Commencing at once. all passenger service on Queen z Crescent Route between Birmingham and New Or leans, and Birmingham and and Shreveport has been re- stunned, schedules being same as in effect prior to Quaran- tine. Passengers can now enter Tex as and ct h @ r Western Points through either New Orleans or Shreveport without inter. ruptiOn
 A. B. FIREMAN, T. PA.
 Queon & Crescent Route,
 Birmingham, Ala.
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QUARREL OVER PROPERTY.
John Elliott Is Charged With Killing
 Tom Key.

Jasper, October 30-(Special) )-John El- liott was brought to Jasper and placed in the county jail today on a charge of killing Tom Key near Drifton yesterday. Reports of the affair state that Elliott, whose mother has lived on Keys place until few days ago, when she died, and Key were alone, and that the difficulty arose over the disposition of some prop erty which had belonged to the woman
 Key was shot twice. one shot taking effect in the left leg and the other in the chest. After receiving these wounds Key got on his horse and rode to the house of a neighbor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-31

Ladies of B'ham are invited to inspect our magnificent dis play of cut flowers at our cut flower show, at the Fair Grounds at fl o'clock, also see our display of cut flowers at our down<town store.
 John L. Parker.
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Messaue Carried 1000 Miles.

Washington, october 90-A report re- ceived at the navy department from Colon. isthmus of Panama, states that the wireless station at Colon read wire less communication passing between the station at Key West and vessel about 200 miles distant from Key West. The distance at which the Colon station read the communication is estimated at about 1000 nautical miles.
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Reduced Rates
 VIA
 kly&S':l

SAN FRANCISCO. LOS ANGELES and other California points. -. .$34.5o Onc-way second class colonist tick cts will be sold daily until October 31st, 1905, with stop-over privileges at certain points en route. PORTLAND, ORE TACOMA, WASH, SEATTLE and other points. $44.5o One-way second class colonist tick cts will be on sale daily until Octo- Der 31st, 1905, with stop-over priv ileges at certain points en route. WINTER TOURIST RATES are now in effect to the various winter re- sorts in the south and are very req eonable.
 For further information. call on or write. A
 P SID JONES, D. P. A.
 R. c. PIERCE. T. P. A V
 UrTrIrI INV ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-31
ENsLEY CARS

On account of possible de- lays on South Ensley Line on account of Fair Grounds travel, tho Ensley li9es will, during the continuation of the Fair run separately. each set of cars going and conn., over the same route. No loop will be made.
 B'ham. Ry.. It. & Power Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-31
OVERSTOCKED.

S3,O0O. % Stock Trunks, Suit Cases. Travelling Bags. Closing out 10 per cent less than cost for next 20 days. Buy now, pay later. Anchor Supply Co.,, 22l8 2nd Ave. Bifmingham l7l7-l0 Ave. E, Ensley. Your Credit is Geod.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-31
Ensiqn's Case Comes Up.

Mare Island. Cal. October 3o.-The court martial of Ensign Charles Wade, accused of responsibility for the boiler explosion on the gunboat Bennington, be- gan this morning before the same court that has just tried Commander Young of the same vessel on a similar charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-31
Fair Grounds Transperta.
 tiOp.

During tho State Fair the cars to the grounds will come in on Third Ave. to 18th St., along 18th St. to First Ave, along First Ave. to goth St., along 2Oth ts Second Ave, along Second to 18th St along 18th to Third Ave, and out Third to Fair. There will be a car every two minutes and moro fre- uuent if found necessary.
 Cut this out and preserve as reference.
 B. R. l.. dE F. Go.
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Mrs. wInsIow's soothino syrup

The best remedy for DIARRHoEA. Sold by druggists in every part of tho world. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind. Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS. + SOOTHS the CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS. ALI4AYS all PAIN. CURES WIND COLO. and is tWenty-hve cents a bottle
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SEE

Our line of Toilet and Dinner Sets. They arc beauties-the swellost in town. Buy now, pay later. Anchor Supply CO, 22l6 End Ave. Birning- ham. l7l7.10 Ave. E., Ems ley. Your credit is geed.
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cities all Birmingham Atlanta  office Woodward building application
 
 Forf further Information address E. RYAN, c. p. A, w. E. CHRISTIAN, A. O. P. A. Portsm Atlanta, JOHNSON, p A., Birmingham.
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TOMBlGBEE VALLEY RAILROAD
 COMPANY.

Schedule in effect May 10th. 1905. G' ing North Going South read down. read up
 No. 2 No. 1 Lv. 7:20 O. m..... Calvert Ar. 4:0 D. m. Ar. 7:45 a.m.... Fairford ...Lv. 3:16 D. m. Lv. S:15 p. m.... Fs.irford .-.Ar. 800 D m Lv. Il 30 a. m.... Berney ...Lv. 1:30 D. m. Ar. l2:30 m. Healing Springs Lv 1:0c D. m. Trains on above schedule run only on Wednesdays and Saturdays of each week. For further inforcla lon, write
 JOHN T. COCHRANE.
 President and General Manager.
 General Manager,
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RAIL w AZ SCHEDULES Showing the arrival and departure of passenger trains at the union station. Birmingham:
 (Effectivs July 23 fs06.) Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-31
Dr. Rameau'S
 Sexual Tonic

plSrp if you want the
 Co
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-31

AT. Birmingham o:10 p. m. Ar. Birmingham
 1:30 p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-31

Carrying through day coaches, cafs dining car and sleepers, for Atlanta, Raleigh, Old Point. Norfolk, Richmond. Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York, making connection for Boston,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-29

side the plate Of each guest, resting on
miniature beds of lilies of the valley, ViO-
let's and maidenhafr fern Just prior to
the arrival of the ices the star guest
rose and proposed the health of the cou-
pie whose diamond wedding they were
ing fact that the combined ages of Mr.
and Mrs. Crantz totaled up to 100 years.
After the toast had been drunk Mrs
Crantz rose and proceeded to fasten the
pins in the lapels Of the gentlemen's dress
coats, while Mr.. Crantz claSped the brace
lets round the arms of his fair guests.
Perhaps the most interesting souvenirs
ever given away were those distributed
al dinner last March inaugurated by the
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
in honor Of Thomas Alva Edison. These
souvenirs consisted of small ivory boxes
light. and inscribed THE Genius of the
Lamp" This was a copy of the famous
statue in Mr. ESdisOn'S laboratory at
Orange. which typifies the triumph Of
electricity, and which Mr. Edison bought
some years ago at the Paris exhibition
also beautiful pins made in the miniature
of an incandescent lamp. the bulb being
formed by a single pearl. These latter
however, were given 10 the ladies only
The menus also formed interesting SOU
venirs for they bore on the outside the
below was an autograph signature of the
Wizard"
Another interesting feature OF this re-
markabie dinner was the procession of
walters bearing the ices, each one of
which was contained in a model Of an
Edison invention-motors. Photographs.
switchbOards. automobiles. incandescent
apparatus. etc. The ices themselves were
in the form and size of incandescent
bulbs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-29

= HE Japanese attack on Port Arthur
began during the night of Feb. s.
when Admiral Togo's fleet bounced
Unexpectedly on Admiral Stark 5
squadron, as it swung at anchor in the
oHlng, unsuspicious of immediate dan
ger. But the actual Investment Of the
stronghold did not begin until Kinchow
and Nanshan hill were captured Oh the
18th Of May by the com bined operations
OF the japanese army and navy. The
occupation of these positions gave the
japanese control of the narrow neck
OF the Liaotung peninsula, and the
Manchurian railroad closed the Gordon
laid around it by land and sea and sep
afated II from its source of supply. 1t
IS, therefore, only seven and one-half
months since Port Arthur was actually
Isolated and its siege began.
RUSSIA spent nine years and untold
millions of roubles to develop Port Ar
thurs fortifications in anticipation of
the possibilities of a siege Viceroy
AleXieff flattered himself and encour-
aged mis- government to believe that he
had developed an impregnable fortress
an Oriental Gibraltar-in the defens-
I've works commanding the apprOacheS
To the city and harbor from all quar-
ters. When the siege began St Peters
burg represented that the fortress was
stocked with at least two years, supply
OF food and military stores. But the
half months that it's much Wanted i'm
pregnability is a myth, and the fam
ished condition of the brave garrison
and the exhaustion of ammunition in
its main forts demonstrates the fsIsity
Of the earlier Russian representations
regarding the extent of the stronghoId's
supplies SQme of the more important
forts rarely fired shot recently. their
ammunition being practically all gone.
Famine was stalking in Port Arthur.
Every horse and mule within it is said
TO have been killed to supply the garri-
son with food. In the interest of com
mon humanity General Nogi appealed
TO the beleaguered garrison to sIirren-
der to save further slaughter. From all
accounts the fear of a massacre. like
that which followed the storTninx of
Port Arthur in the ChiDo-Japanese war
was the only thing that prevented ca
pituiatiOn earlier
The redution of a, modern fortress.
which its constructors confidently be-
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even though he is economical by ma
ture or training.
These are the regular day in and
day out errands- Besides, all sorts of
queer errands are bobbing up contin-
ually- Whenever woman uses her
stove as a savings bank, and fOrgets
about il and burns up the money. she
sends on the ashes to her congress
man. and he has to carry on negoti-
ations fer their redemption with the
treasury department. A former sub
Ject of the kaiser proposes making
visit TO the fatherland and wants
passport; he writes to his congress
man for it. when il would have been
Just rs easy for him to communicate
direct with the state department \
wealthy citizen, who IS going 70 tour
Europe thinks that his stay abroad
viii be more pleasant if ne has letters
Of Introduction TO our diplomatic and
consular officers in the countries in
which he viii travel Will the con-
gresham please 10 get these letters
for him? Somebody holds a half of a
So bill: he hopes the congressman will
be kind enough to find out whether or
not the treasury has the other half,
and if il has he will send on his half.
and the congressman can get the bill
redeemed for him. Or a contractor
has bid on certain lot of army sup
plies, and hasn't heard from the bid
yet. What in thunder is the matter.
and let him know at once, And so
it gOes-errands without number or
end
Equally as taxing. but not so exas-
perating, for the requests have more
merit. is the representatives work as
lawyer in behalf of his constituents
This work covers a large field. and
leads the representa- tive and his sec
rotary to every bureau of every de-
partment in Washington. Pension
claims. both meritorious and otherwise.
must be pushed; and he is a neglected
legislator VINO is not called upon to
look after ten or twelve new claims
every day. a certain constituent has
been indicted for his acts in connec-
ton with a defunct national bank: the
official writes that he has been wrong
fully accused. and the representative
seeks an audience with the attorney
general in an endeavor to straighted
out the legal tangle. Another man
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-29

and makes him wonder at times why
he was ever crazy enough to want to
go to congress, anyway. This is the
errand of hunting up boarding places
for constituents who have written that
they are going to do Washington for
a week, or are coming on for the in
auguration, individually or in body
and would like the best rates possible
and as they don't know tinker's dam
about the capital, and their congress
man does, would he be kind enough to
arrange matters for them, and also tell
them the best way to come and what
IS the fare, and how do they get from
the depot to where they'll put up for
their stay?
The law maker and his assistant re-
signedly sally forth, pull countless
doorbells, hold as many parleys with
all kinds and degrees of boarding
house keepers, haggle with them to the
best of their joint ability, arrange to
have an extra cot put in one room or
crib in another for the baby who
can't be left at home, and then travel
homeward, after congress has ad-
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efforts put forth free gratis in their
behalf
Unhappily for a representative, the
demands of this class do not end here.
He must secure them tickets to public
receptions. choice seats on the review
ing stands when Darades are on foot
send them engraved cards giving them
admission 10 the congressional gal
leries, although such admission is free:
frequently meet them at the trains and
conduct them TO their boarding houses
and then spend a large portion of the
time they are in town showing them
the sights and arranging interviews for
them with the president, always, and
several other noted persons. TO boot
In brief. the representative, besides be-
ing their errand boy, is now their
guide. philosopher and friend''-es-
pecially friend, when it comes time for
them to start hOmewaTd and they find
II VIII be necessary 10 raise money for
the return tickets Herein lies one of
the reasons why the representative
who depends solely on his salary finds
it a hard task to make both ends meet,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-29

heved to be impregnable, within the
brief period of less than half a year.
illustrates the power and destructive
ness of the modern enginry of war and
the high development of modern mill
tary science which are exemplifed in
the most perfect form i'm the army and
navy Of Japan. Compared with some
historic sieges, that of Port Arthur is
however, short, and the sufferings of
its garrison are Insignificant Troy
held out for ten years against the
Greeks, and its long resistance and the
achievements of its brave garrison
have been written on the scrolls of
fame in immortal verse. The siege of
Jerusalem by the Roman legiOns under
Titus is one of the most memorable in
history, because Of the courage and
persistence of its asSallants and the
desperation with which it was defend
ed. The siege Of Carthage lasted two
years, and for six days fighting was
carried on in the streets of the city,
men and women defending their homes
With fierce determination and stub
born resistance which recalled the lat
ter days of the siege of Jerusalem
And during those long two years the
beleaguered city had a population of
100000 TO support.
The most famous siege in the annals
or Ireland was that of Londonderry
It lasted 105 days, during which it's in
habitants suffered the severest priva-
time James II and his army were forced
TO raise the siege and retreat.
Saragossa, Spain, was invested by the
army of Alphonso of Aragon in 11I3 and
its Moorish defenders held out for five
years, suffering the direst distress a
large number of its inhabitants dying
of hunger. The same city was besieged
for nearly a year by the French in 1908
and 1909, during which $4,000 o fits
people fell victims TO the ravages of
war and famine.
In 1704-05 Gibraltar successfully with
stood five months siege instituted by
the Spaniards, and another laid by the
allied forces of France and Spain from
July Is. 1873. to February 5. 1913, the
blockade being discontinued on the lat
ter date
Sir Sidney Smith successfully foiled
the efforts of. Napoleon TO reduce the
city of Acre for sixtSr-one days. when
the siege had 10 be abandoned.
The siege Of Sebastopol lasted eleven