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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-13
THE LYcEuM
Opens Tomorrow Night at GeIders'
 Hall With Hon. Champ Clark.

The brilliant course of ten lectures and musicals of Birmingham Lyceum will commence tomorrow night. Hon. Champ Clark of Missouri will give either his lec- ture, "Picturesque Public Men'' or Rich CT Than Golconda" The High school au- ditorium is not yet heated and lighted, but as soon as it is the balance of the course will be there. Ebert Hubbard, Luther Manship, John Temple Graves. Bishop Sessums of Louisiana and Rosa Linde Grand Concert company will be in the course. A season ticket for all ten numbers costs 8. These are transferable.
 The admission to MT. Clarks lecture will be 75 cents and the prices for the most of the ten numbers will be 75 cents and sl. To succeed in guaranteeing the entire course the Lyceum must have a fund raised from membership tickets. These can be obtained from H. K. White, man ager of Lyceum. at his office. 937 First National bank building, Peoples phone sos; or from Austin Sims at Browns cigar store corner of Second avenue and Twen- tieth street
 Mir. Clarks lecture will be at s15 o'clock D. m. at -Gelders hall, corner Fourth ave- nue and Twentieth street Those who come without season tickets can pay 7o cents at the door.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-13
THE NEW THEATRE.
Ground Broken for the Majestic on
 Third Avenue.

Ground has been broken for the new Majestic theatre, which is to be erected on Third avenue between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets and the work will be pushed rapidly. It is estimated that the building will be completed about Feb ruary 15.
 The Majestic is being built by B. NJ. Allen and has been leased to the Inter State Amusement company for ten years. In its appointments 1t will be one of the most modern play houses in the south and will have a seating capacity of HOO.
 Representatives of the Interstate Amusement company are expected in Bir- mingham during the next few days to make necessary arrangements looking to the opening of the theatre in the early spring.
 It is rumored that another theatre about the size of the Majestic will be built in Birmingham this winter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-13
MASONIC TEMPLE
 NEARLY FINISHED
THE HANDSOME EDlFIcE WILL BE READY FOR OCCUPANCY NEXT MONTH-IT WILL BE CONvEN- iENTLY APPOINTED.

The Masonic temple, at the corner of Nineteenth street and Sixth avenue. is nearing completion, and 1t will probably be ready for occupancy about the middle of December. It is one of the most i'm posing temples in the south and few are so well appointed.
 The basement will be utilized for kitchen and banquet hall, and the three stories will be dedicated to Masonic work" The Scottish Rite bodies will occupy the first floor; the blue lodges, the Royal Arch chapter. the council of Royal and Select Masters will use the second floor and Cy- rene commandery Mo- 10, Knights Tenn par, will have it's asylum on the top floor.
 The Masonic bodies of Birmingham in elude three blue lodges, one Royal Arch chapter one council of Royal and Select Masters, one commandery, one lodge of Perfect Flu Masons, one chapter of Rose Croix, one council of Kadosh and one consistory of Princes or Masters of the Royal Secret. 32nd degree.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-13
WORK ON THE MACADAM
 ROADS WILL BE PUSHED

palgn of work on the macadamized roads, which will probably consume several weeks. For obvious reasons we do not do much repairing on the macadamized roads in the summer time. The hot and dry weather renders 1t as impracticable to work on the maeadamized roads in the summer as does the cold and rainy wealth CT makes 1t imp-sctleable to repair the dirt roads in the winter time.
 Tn the summer the winds blow away the dust which Is ground up out of the chirt that is laid on the roads at that sea son of the year. The chert can be placed in the washes and holes in the winter and the rains will cause it to pack and get hard and firm during the rainy season.
 "rhe board of revenue will do all In it's power to repair the holes and washes in the macadamized roads in the next few weeks and I think that when the present plans are carried out we will have one of the best systems of public roads in the country"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-13
CROOK GETS $20.
J. c. Martin Tells How He Was Film
 Planned.

The police are looking for man with red hair and red mustache who worked a fiim-fam game on J. c. Martin of Johns, Ala, and got his last s20 note. They say they know man answering the de- scription, and an arrest is expected today.
 Coming to Birmingham Saturday after noon, Martin spent the early part of the evening looking about the city in the com pany of a friend, James Graham, who rode on the car with him from Bessemer. According to Martin, he wanted change for a s20 bill and passed it to his friend They were standing on Twentieth street, near Second alley, and a stranger stepped up and offered to make the change.
 Martin says Graham passed the bill to the stranger who hastily walked away through the alley. Before a policeman could be found the man and money had disappeared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-13
HOWARD COLLEGE
 FUND GROWS FAST
PRESIDENT MONTAGUE HAS RAls. ED 57,ooo--EXPEcTs TO HAVE s75,ooo BY cHRISTMAs-RockE- FELLER's OFFER OF $25,ooo.

With only a little over two months of work President A. P. Montague of How ard college has raised almost $51,O00 for the endowment fund for that institution. As soon as the remaining s24,OOo Is raised John D. Rockefeller. according to his offer to the Baptist state convention, will give the institution s25,0O0, making permanent endowment of s100,000 for Howard.
 pr. Montague is out over the state visit ing associations and canvassing in inter- est of the endowment, and the exact figures of the sum which has been raised is not available at this time. Although a recent letter from Dr. Montague to a friend indicates that the amount in hand has gone over the $5o,OO0 mark. With several more counties to canvass the friends of the college are certain that the entire $75,OO0 will be forthcoming by the Christmas holidays. Some predict that 1t will be raised by Thanksgiving day.
 pr. Montague has worked necessarily in behalf of the endowment since the convention at Sheffield last August voted to accept MT. Rocekellers offer.
 Work on the new science building now being erected at Howard is progressing rapidly and the indications are that it will be completed about December 10. The new buildings will embrace chemical and physical laboratories and will be the most modernly equipped of their kind in the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-13
WHARTON SPEAKS TO
 MEN AT THE BIJOU
What 1t Means to Be Witness for ChrIst-The Kind of Men
 God Wants.

The Bijou meeting was opened by the singing of hymn No. ', Wonderful Words of Life" after which the Rev. Dr. Dickin- son. pastor of the First Baptist church, led In prayer. This was followed by the singing of hymn No. 9, "Oh Happy Day" when Dr. Stagg. pastor of the First Presbyter- ian church, led in prayer. After Dr. Stagg's prayer, MT. Jackson, secretary of the Young Mems Christian association. un- der whose auspices the meeting was held arose and introduced Dr. Wharton
 Hymn No. B.. What Can Wash Away My Slns?' was then sung and Dr. Mccoy offered prayer.
 Witnesses for Christ.
 Dr. Wharton said:
 It is generally expected upon occasions like this that the preached should do all the talking. Jesus said one time. "Ye are my witnesses" What is a witness? |? 1 was preaching in the city of Fort Wayne Ind, not long ago. and promi- nent judge of that city was sitting upon the front seat. and I stopped in the midst of the services and I said. Judge, won't you get up here and tell this con- gregation what witness is?' Well" he said, "a witness is generally supposed to be a man who knows something and tells what he knows. And that is what Jesus Christ meant when he said. "Ye are my witnesses" If you and I know something about Him, we ought to tell what we know If He helps you and me to quit swearing. we ought to tell some one else. If He helps you and me to control our passions. we ought to tell some one else; if He has saved us, we ought to tell some one else. I have con- ducted meetinGs all over this country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-13
SUNDAY MORNING FIRE
 CAUSES $7OO0 LOSS

It is thought the damage from a fire which occurred in one-story building on First avenue, near Twenty-first street shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday morning will not amount to more than s70o0. The heaviest loss was sustained by J. P. Buchanan, who conducts a candy store at 2115 First avenue. His loss is estimated at between five and six thousand dollars. The stock was insured for $4500. and the fixtures were covered by a policy for $500.
 The Harris Transfer company, 2117 First avenue, suffered a loss of approximately 5000, while the joint offices of Carey Thompson and the Hiden-Jackson Real Estate company are said to have been damaged to a gross extent of about 5000. These firms occupy the compartment known as 2113 First avenue, all of the offices being in one building and divided by partitions
 It is not known how the fire started. It was discovered In the basement, and as thin partitions, which did not reach over half way to the floor, were the only dividing lines between the cellars used by the occupants of the stores, it could not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-13

be determined in whose cellar the blaze first broke out. One of the compartments had been used for storing an automobile while lot of excelsior and other com bustibles were in the basement under the candy store. Several live wires lead through this basement and MT. Buchanan is of the opinion that one of them might have come in contact with the material used for packing goods.
 Mir Buchanan called in person yester- day to compliment the fire department for it's excellent work In saving not only the building but much of his stock. When first discovered 1t had the appearance of an ugly fire and it was with consider able difficulty that the firemen got to it. The building is between two large build ings, but the work of the firemen kept the fire from doing very much damage to the one-story structure, much less adjoln- ing property.
 Shortly after noon yesterday the depart ment was called to Seventh avenue and Twenty-third street to extnguish a blaze that started on the roof of the residence of C. L. Luce. The damage will not amount to more than s15.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-13
ILL|No . 'ENTRAL WILL SUI BE HERE Chief Egineer A. $. dwin
 TaIs of Roads Plan ROUTE0F THE Ntf LINE If Francise Is Granted the Illinois centrl Will Enter Birmingham
 a Year-WiIl Cross Mineral Belt.
ROUTE0F THE Nit LINE

A. s. Baldwin, chief engineer of the llli- nois cetral railroad, left here for Mem phis las night at O2O o'clock, after two days say in Birmingham. While in the city MI Baldwin inspected the terminal properg that the road has purchased here and &pressed himself as being well pleasel with terminal arrangements for the Illinois Central to come into Birming- ham.
 The original plans of MT. Baldwin and his rArty were to leave Birmingham yes doesl't haul private cars the hour of his departure was changed until 1920 last nigft.
 While in Birmingham MT. Baldwin held a conference with w. J. Harahan, fourth vicelpresident; Judge J. M. Dickinson, general counsel; Capt. Frank s. White, local counsel, and w. B. Leedy, real estate representative of the road, relative to the application for privileges to come into IolilllllBLpiis hC dPpilNoNAOh AOi iie chises will probably be made at the next meeting of the city council
 While in the city MT. Baldwin was the recipient of many social attentions. A number of prominent citizens called at his private car and assured him that Bir- mingham was eager to have his road come into this district Yesterday afternoon NIT. Baldwin gave a dinner to number of invited guests, which included several ladies. Saturday and Sunday he was taken in charge by the citizens and shown over Birmingham.
 "The Illinois Central Is eager to come into Birmingham. and if the authorities will grant us the right kind of privileges we will be running trains into this city In less than years time.
 "We shall attempt from the beginning to build terminal arrangements that shall meet the demands that are bound to come with the growth and development of this district. We have provided ample prop critics on which to build our terminal and will begin work as soon as the authorities grant us the proper privileges.
 Our plan for coming into Birmingham is by the way of Corinth. Miss. We will use the Mobile and Ohio's tracks into Corinth. From Corinth to Haleyville Ala, we will build a track of our own The distance between these two towns is about eighty miles. The line will be di- rect and will enter Alabama near the line between Franklin and Colbert counties The road will cross large part of Frank lin county, cut the northwest corner oi Marion county and go entirely across Winston county to Haleyville.
 From Haleyville to Jasper we will use the tracks of the Northern of Alabama The Southern, which controls that road will practically rebuild the line from Ha- leyville to Jasper From Jasper we will come into Birmingham over the tracks oi the Frisco.
 '.When all the proposed construction work is completed the Illinois Central will have the lowest grade of any road oper- ating out of Birmingham. We will also have ample facilities for handling traffic
 "The proposed line of the Illinois Gen. tral will cross the heart of the mineral belt of Alabama"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-13

The board of revenue and County Sup ervisor J. Ed Haigler will confer at the regular meeting of the board today rel ative to the proposed improvement of the macadamized roads of Jefferson county. Hugh McGeever, member of the board of revenue, states that he is heartily in accord with the movement inaugurated by The Age-Herald to secure better roads in this county.
 "The board of revenue" said MT. Me- Geever. will consult with the road super visor Monday and map out a plan for the improvement of the macadamized highways in the county.
 For the past several weeks we have had all of our forces centered on the dirt roads. The reports of the various overseers show that these roads are in good condition.
 This week we expect to begin a cam
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-13
PERSONAL

J. Armstrong of Atlanta Is at the Nor rs.
 II. A. Allen of Cincinnati is at the Hill man.
 J. W. Johnston of Columbiana is at the Morris.
 L.. J. Bryan of Montgomery Is at the Morris.
 James Levi of Louisville is at the Bir- mingham. .lt., ,aSisisxAf Charles Hill of Paris, Ky. Is at the Hlllman.
 R. P. Smith of Opelika is at the St. Nicholas.
 W. B. waldon of Atlanta Is at the St. Nicholas.
 Clark Knight of Tampa, Fla, is at the Hillman.
 T. J. Smith of Montgomery is at the Metropolitan.
 T. W. White of Chattanooga is at the Birmingham.
 A. L. Morton of Alabama City is at the Metropolitan.
 Dr. A. D. Blomeyer of St. Louis is at the Birmingham.
 George l.. Richardson of St. Louis is at the Birmingham.
 Walker Richardson of Athens was in Birmingham yesterday.
 H. II. Golson and M. D. Still of We tumpka are at the Morris.
 The Rev. Father Kitrick assistant at St. Paul's, who has been i'll with typhoid fever at St. Vincents for several weeks, Is convalescent. Bishop Allen has granted him months leave of absence and he will leave for the east next Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-13
THE SUNDAY LAW.
A Negro Charged With Selling Liquor
 to Another Negro.

George Station, a negro employed by W. R. McVay, who operates saloon on First avenue between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets was arrested yesterday on charge of violating the Sunday law. It is charged that the negro sold quart of gin and pint of corn whisky to an other negro. Officer Malony is credited with the arrest, although Lieutenant Ha- good and Policeman Williams assisted in getting up evidence. The case will be heard by Judge Feagin in the police court this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-13
East Lake Sidewalks.

The East Lake city council will hold an important meeting tomorrow night. The chief business to be considered will be the awarding of the contract for paw ing the sidewalks of the street leading from College station to Underwood ave- nue. Reports of the city officials for the past month will be read and passed upon by the council.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-13
Negro Football Game.

The football teams of the Tuskegee in- stitute and of Taladega college will meet at West End park on November 20. This game will decide the championship of the negro colleges of Alabama. Both of the teams will be accompanied by a large array of rooters and an interesting con- test Is promised.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-13
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
James Oranqe.

James Orange, who had been connected with headquarters of the United Mine Workers of the United States, Alabama Division No. 20, died at o'clock yester- day afternoon at the Hillman hospital The body was removed to the undertake ing establishment of Green & Co. Fun eral arrangements will be announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-13

Washington, November 12.-The folows Ing Is the forecast for Alabama: Fair Monday and Tuesday. fresh west winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-13

'. T. Shaw X sors undertakers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-13
THE WEATHER

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Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-04-03
BLAZE WAS IN
THE ADELAIDE.
City Surveyor Brogger's Office
Was Gutted by Fire Last
Night.
umbrella for you

Just after the churches of the city
had emptied their hundreds of wor-
shippers last night, an alarm OF fire
was turned in from box 81 at State
and Smith streets.
The blaze, which was of mysterious
origin. was in the office of City Sur
vcyor L. c. n Brogger Jr., on the
second floor of the Adelaide building
at l3s Smith street.
The Office comprises two rooms. one
at the rear of the building and the
room opening into il. This center
Office was Quilted and a surveyors
transit, valued at 800. was ruined.
The door and walls of the Office were
burned, and the walls of the hall out
side had much OF the plaster loosened
by the heat, which was 80 intense that
it blistered the rod connected with the
skyleht on the third floor.
4rhe blaze was discovered by Alder-
man Matthew Smith and j. L. Done
hue. labor men Of prominence, who
were in the union hall on the third
floor with another man.
They heard the flames cracking. and
running downstairs, saw the Brogger
office in flames. Alderman Smith ran
10 State and Smith streets and turned
in the alarm.
The blaze, which was stubb orn
one, was extinguished in a half hour
with the chemical apparatus.
The Lincolns' engine was taken to
the corn er Of Hobart and Smith
streets, opposite the Adelaide build
ing, but no stream from the hydrant
was put on the blaze.
The fire started in corner behind
the door leading in the office from
the hall. In this corner was u quanti-
ty OF books and legal papers, most of
which we're destroyed.
The cause OF the fire is unknown.
Mr.. Brogger had not been in the
Office since the afternoon. The blaze
is thought to have smouldered for
some time before breaking out
The loss was covered by insurance.
An immense throng filed the street.
although none of the fire could be seen
from outside 1t was 9:35 O'Clock
when Chief Moylan sent in the out
taps.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-04-03
FIRE NEAR THE
POWDER WORKS.
Woods AbIaze Threatened ParIin
Burned Very Near the
Poor Farm.
-.Sbeeialko ne Eventng Meags


South Amboy, Apr 3:-A fire
started in the woods back of the Pow :
der Works, at Parlin, Saturday noon.
and created great excitement. 1t was
very close to one of the gun cotton
store houses and some of the men, it
is said, tried to find hole in the
ground, or some place to hide in. as
they expected the sparks would set
fire to the building ang, up would 60
the whole business
Some of the men helped beat the
fire back and saved the building. The
fire continued to spread in the direc-
tion of the poor farm. when it stopped
just back of the barn. Some of the
farmers in that direction ere very
much alarmed, but fortunately escaped
any, damage. One lady who owns a
farm bordering ON the woods. was
down town and on her return to her
home and seeing the smoke she
thought all her place was burning up.
She had a number of hot beds with
young plants in and had a boy deluge
the same with water 80 the fire would
not take hold OF the wet wood. She
was only too delighted to see the fire
cease burning before it reached the
beds.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-04-03
Woodbridge Family Barely Es-
capped With Their Lives in Sun
day Morning Blaze.
ROOF BURNED OVER THEM
Family Not Aware Of the Fire
Until Their House Was
Being Destroyed.
Sbeeial 10 the Egening Ne7ys.


Woodbridge. Apr. 81: Fire dcs-
tr Dyed the dwelling and outbuildings
of William Ostermayor at ; O'Clock
yesterday morning. An alarm was
telephoned to this place but before
the fremen arrived the place was
doomed.
& Mr.. Ostermayor, his wife and four
children barely escaped with their
lives. The outbuldings were burning
fiercely and the roof OF the dwelling
had ignited before the family was
aware of their danger. They fled in
their night clothes and were cared
for by neighbor>.
The place was owned by Joseph
Pierson. Mr.. Ostermayor, who rented
it, will lose everything. his insurance
having expired two month, ago and it
was not renewed. Only two or three
chairs, twenty chickens and cali
were saved.
The origin of the blaze is unknown.
1t started in the large barn furtherest
west ON the property. The fire quickly
gained headway and Spread to other
outbuildings all of which were in
flames while the family still slept in
the house. hut short distance away.
Soon the fire grew so hot that the
roof of the house igrited and soon this
was burning fercely. 1t was only then
that MIR Ostermayor was aroused by
the cracking of the flames and. arous-
ing his.amily, they made their escape.
BY this time others had been awak-
ened. Mr. Ostermayor and family
went to 4 neighbours house, where
clothing was furnished them. In the
meantime someone had telephoned for
the fire department, but it was no t
until nearly o'clock that the firemcn
were aroused. They responded
promptly, but We're too late. 1t is he
lievcd this will lead to some means
being established in Woodbridge so
that the fire department can answer
alarms by telephone without delay.
The flames cast lurid glare in the
sky, and was noticed for miles around
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-04-03
ILLNESS OF
c. F. HALL.
Former Tax Collector Stricken
Yesterday Morning Doctors
Puzzled.

Former Collector of Revenue Conrad
+, Hall is seriously i'll AT his home,
los High street. He is suffering from
internal trouble. but the attending
physicians have been unable rs vet to
make any definite diagnosis Of hi,
ease.
Mr.. Hall was perfectly well Satur-
day night, but became i'll early yes
terday morning DR. J. G. Wilson
and DR.. w. +. Ramsay were called.
Later in the day DrsJ, III. the emin-
eut specialist came to this city from
Newark. hut could not determine the
nature of the illness. DR.. III viii come
to this city again late this afternoon.