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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
pr. staaa at Decatur.

The Rev.s Dr. J. W. Stagg. pastor of the First Presbyterian church, was in Decatur yesterday where he conducted the dedication services of the new Pres byterian church there. The church is of brick, trimmed with stone, and is one of the handsomest buildings in that city, costing s7OO0. Dr. Stagg is expected to return today or tomorrow.
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Sunday School Association.

The committee from the Sunday School association of this city held a meeting yesterday afternoon at the First Cumberland Presbyterian church to make arrangements for the entertainment of the delegates to the state convention, which will be held here April 25 to 27. The committee has secured homes for practically all the delegates who will attend. about 500. Nearly all arrange n.ents have been completed and the dele gates are promised pleasant stay while in the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
QUIET IN COUNTY.
Sheriff's Force Make But Few Ar
 rests-AlI Minor Offences.

Saturday night and Sunday were very quiet all over Jefferson county. The sher- iff's office reports that but very few arrests were made and all of these were for minor offenses.
 strenuous one for the county officials, several shooting affairs having taken place in different parts of the county. The cause of this was ascrbed to the fact that last Saturday was pay day In a majority of the mining camps in the county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE
To Jacksonville, Fla, Via Southern
 Railway.

Through trains leave Birmingham at 6:10 a. m. and 5:15 p. m., arriving at Jack sonville at 9:25 p. m and s:35 a. m.: direct connection made for all South Florida points and Cuba.
 Only line operating double daily service between the two points.
 For further information and tickets ap- ply to J. N. HARRISON.
 District Passenger Agent. Morris Hotel Building. s-1s-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
COUNTY GRAND JURY.
Body Will be Organized Today for the
 Spring Term of Court.

The grand jury for the spring term of the criminal court of Jefferson county will be organized this morning at 10 o'clock by one of the judges of the court. The jury was summoned by the Board of Revenue, which is the county jury com mission, several weeks ago.
 The granl jury will get down to work immediately, in It's room on the third fioot of the court house The spring term of the criminal court, however, does not convene until April 10.
 The new grand jury will take up the eighteen cases which were continued over by the last grand jury. The aSand jury for the January term of the court docket ed 270 cases, examined about $50 witnesses and returned 157 true bills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
Lulu Chaser.

It is needless to say that Lulu Glaser in "A Madcap Princess" will be royalty greeted at the Jefferson theatre next Fri day night. Miss Chaser Is exceedingly popular in Birmingham. This season she appears in comic opera adaptation from Charles Majors novel; When Knight hood Was in Flower
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
A Small Blaze.

The Fire Department was called to ex- tinguish a small blaze at the residence of N Delapley, on Avenue B, between Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets. yes- terday morning, at 10:Ss. \The fire was caused by a defective fiue, and was done.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK & TRUST co. 2OO3 First Avenue.

"Who gets, doth much; who keeps, doth more"
 Start savings account with us and get one of our Home Deposit Banks to take to your home or office to help you save the small change Make a rule to drop some amount in it each day, and at the end of the month bring it here and deposit the contents. One dollar will open an account
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
"As You Like It."

Florence Gale and her company will have interested audiences Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night when "As You Like It. is presented at the Jefferson theatre. Miss Gale is said to be scoring one of the triumps of her career in this delightful comedy of Shakespeare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
ADJUSTMENTS
AT THE JEFFERSON.

This afternoon and tonight Roselle Knott. in Cousin Kate. " Wednesday afternoon and night. Florence Gale in As You Like It." Thursday night-Vanderbilt Glee Club
 Friday night-Lulu Chaser in "A Madcap Princess.
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of men, the narrowing sense of guilt, the ever turing thirst for righteousness. the desire to be at once with him who lures me with the ideal.
 Whenever the pursuit of the ideal Is abandoned then the besetting God nags the soul with misery, The very agony of the world is evidence of his pres- erce.
 ''The fiend that man harries
 Is love of the Best
 Yawns the pit of the Dragon,
 Lit by rays from the Blest.
 The Lethe of Nature
 Can't trance him again,
 Whose soul seeks the perfect,
 Which his eyes seek in vain"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
THE WEATHER

Washington March 26.-Foreeast for Alabama; Fair Monday; Tuesday show CTS, cooler in the interior, fresh southerly winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
NEGRO ARRESTED . ON MURDER CHARGE  Albert Watts is Wanted in
 Anniston
  HE MAKES A STATEMENT I Denies Any Knowledge of Crime othsr Than Having Put a White Man from a Train Last Thurs
 day Night.
lE MAKES A STATEMENT

Albert Watts, a negro brakeman on the minghamN and Atlanta on freight train, was arrested on an incoming train at Woodlawn yesterday morning, at Il o'clock. and lodged in the city jail to await officers from Anniston, where he is charged with the murder of white man.
 The arrest was made by Officers Fully and Cole on telephonic instructions from officers at Anniston. They met the train, on which Watts was employed, at Wood lawn and made the arrest without diffi- culty.
 Police Lack information. The police officials have no information as to the nature of the crime, further than that Watts is charged with murder.
 When seen by an Age-Herald mar, Watts denied any knowledge of murder, but said he supposed he was wanted for putting a white man off his train las: Thursday night at Bynum, a small station ten miles west of Anniston. He states that on last Thursday night as his train pulled out of the yard at Anniston he saw two 
 white men in one of the cars, a gondola. At Bynum, the next stop, he and the con ductor, F. A. Cox went back to put the men off the train. They found, it is al- legged, only one of the men, and he, it Is said, was in drunken stupor Watts says that he and Cox put the white man off the train and continued the trip leav- ing the man on the ground by the railroad track at the station
 Claims No Violence. Watts claims that no violence whatever was used against the man. and thought no more of the matter until Saturday night when he came through Anniston and heard that he was wanted for murder. A report comes from Anniston that the man put off the train at Bynum last Thursday night died short while after from the effects of a gun shot wound, the man claiming just before he died that he was shot by the trainmen who put him off Another report has it that he was shot sometime before being put off.
 Albert Watts, the negro under arrest lives at Woodlawn. He seems to be very confident of proving nnocense
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
ST. DENIS HOTEL, NEW YORK,

at Broadway and 11th street Centrally located. European plan. Moderate charges. Excellent cuisine. 3-24 67t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
AT THE BIJou.

All the weed, with matinees Tues day. Thursday and Saturday-David Higgins in His Last Dollar"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
Wall Papering

w dII dp0IIHS
 Wait for Crockett Wall Paper Go. Largest assort. ment Sf FINE PATTERNS in Birmingham. Be open for business in four days, 2O26 First Ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
nEEIeEHCs

OFFICERS: J. B. Csbhs, President: B. F. Reden, V. President: H. H. Mayberry, Treasurer; c. c. Davidson. Secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
pIREcTonaY

DIREcToasg
 J. B. cobbs. H. H. Maybsrry. B. ?. Rodsn. J. H. Robinson, c. o. Simpson, ]. R. Copeland, c. O. Burns of sIsw York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
American Trust & Savings Bank First Avenue and Twentieth Street,
 Birmingham, Ala.

Thousands of people in Birmingham and vicinity have money at home. where 1t Is liable to be stolen, and is never safe. To such we would suggest that they open a checking or a savings account with a progressive, up-to-date, reliable bank, such asa the AMERICAN TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
OFFICERS.

OFFICERS: ". W. CRAWFORD. President. H. L. BADHAM, Vice President. ". A. PORTER. Vice President. c. B. MCCORMACK, Chairman of Board. H. B. URQUHART. Cashier. c. M. WILLIAMSON, Assistant Cashier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

The strength of a bank isin it's individual
 loans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27

First. as law. inevitable. memorable, unbending order The ways of the uni verse are profound and unfathomable, but they are coherent. There is method in the movement of the stars, uniformity of &C., ton. Let loose an object. high above. ten thousand times and ten thousand times that object will drop to earth. Loose 1t once more, and 1t will not go up. but will come down again. Infinite variety, end
The Washington times., 1905-02-15

other people it should take advantage
of its opportunities TO educate itself.
Instance company that travels from
one coast TO the other. What oppor-
tunity for observingi What a chance
to see places and people! Nothing IS
observed. The little dramatic enyir-
onment of the stage. an atmosphere
purely artificial, is carried across and
back. Denver is remembered because
some member "got a hand there Ito
the dismay of the rest), and San
Francisco is bright spot by reason
of a bouquet and French dinner.
The Republic is not looking to the
stage for culture, but for amusement,
and that's the truth. 1t sees little
more reason for national theater
than for national shoe store, and in
the absence of yearning is content to
let the matter rest with Mr. Metcalfe.
The Washington times., 1905-02-15
Almost Too Grateful.

When Massachusetts, man had been
acquitted in court he was SO grateful
that he kissed each member of the
jury. The spectacle was unprece-
dented. It is marvellous to think that
the scheme could have been carried
out. An impulsive defendant. dazzled
by the halo of his yindication, might
have made sudden dash at the near
est juryman and kissed him before
there was realization OF what was TO
happen. But it does seem as though
ten or eleven out Of the boxful
might have escaped. Men do not
like 10 be kissed by men. Such an
experience is not a treat, but an or
deal. Ii TO return a verdict of acquit-
tai is TO lead to such a climax, there
IS danger that some innocent person
will be convicted as q measure of self
defense on the part of the jury.
Anyhow, the man SO constituted
that he would kiss not only one, but
a dozen others, need not fear the
result OF any infraction OF the statute.
for he can put in plea of insanity.
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Passing Judgment.

There is noticed tendency to pass
Mitchell. This is unfair to him, and
out of consonance with the principles
OF justice. AS he has been indicted on
specific charges, it is not only his
right to meet his accusers in open
court and there seek vindication, but
it is his right during the interval to
be unmolested by aspersion. The let
ter written by Senator Mitchell, and
fldence for which it is impossible to
have admiration, is now being read
according to the mood of the reader
It can be construed as the proelama-
the course has been taken. For in
stance, the New York Times, a high
toned journal, and esteemed, remarks.
How the glow Of conscious limo
through these utterances of Senator
Mitchell" The excerpt, perhaps it is
unnecessary TO state is fine example
Of sarcasm
Here is a man accused OF crime
He contends, with what reason it may
be in his power to demonstrate at
the proper time, that the charge is
haseless and malicious, the work of
enemies. It may be all Of this. II
the plotting of enemies has led to an
indictment, where is the limit to
which it might not lead? The de-
PENDANT has a plan of defense, and
part Of this must be keeping concealed
from these foes any knowledge of the
course he will pursue. Hence he
might write confidential letter that
in itself would be no breach Of pro-
priety, and in asking that the docu-
ment and all it touched upon be kept
secret be doing nothing except pro-
teeting himself
Why place the worst construction
upon every word or any person &C
cused? There is duly constituted
tribunal where a verdict will be rem
dered. Better leave the whole matter
to this tribunal.
The Washington times., 1905-02-15
RECEPTION OF
THETA DELTA CHI

The fraternity house Of the Theta
Delta Chi at 1903 New Hampshire ave-
nue. was the scene Of a delightful and
interesting assembly last evening. a
reception was rendered by the mem
bers from o'clock until II o'clock.
when the younger members danced until
1 o'clock.
The patronesses with the exception of
Mrs. Hay ard Mrs Sterrett were pres
ent and received the hundreds of guests
who paid Their respects.
The receiving tine included Madame
Quesada. wife of the Cuban minister.
Mrs. A. P. German, jr.. Mrs. Peeie, Mrs.
A. D. Albert, Mrs. Rneem Mrs. Schoen-
field. and Mrs. Strong. Other fraterni-
ties paid their respects during the even
ing.
Palms, srsilax, and ferns skiilfully ar
ranged In contrast with red-eapped
lights made the already attractive home
OF the frate nifty even more attractive
Among the girls who assisted III serv-
ing the guessts with refreshments and
otherwise contributed to heir comfort
were Miss Tompkins, the Misses Al
bert, Miss a1cIlhenny. Miss Robinson,
Miss Ravenel, Miss Washington, and
Miss Magruder. All of the men Of the
Frat were present and contributed to
the entertainment of those attending
The Washington times., 1905-02-15
MR.. BEALE WEEDS
MISS SUMMERHAYES

Only a small company of intimate
friends witnessed the marriage last
evening of Miss Katherine Summer
hayes. daughter of Lieutenant Colonel
and Mrs. Summerhayes- and Robert
buchanan Reale. the ceremony taking
place at the home of Mrs. Henderson,
1872 Rhode Island avenue, the two fami-
lies being old friends.
1t was first Intended 10 nave the
wedding at the Nantucket home OF the
brides parents, where the house is spa
cious and we'll adapted to large enter
tainment. and where the family spends
siz, months each year, but at present the
island is icebound and inaccessible.
The wedding gown was of white satin
trimmed III rare old Spanish lace. Mrs.
Frederick Remington, of New York, wife
of the weiI-lSnoWn artist, was the pride s
only attendant. Mrs. Remington wore a
white lace gown and carried roses
The Rev Pa lher Buckley, Of ST. Mat
tbeyyss Church, offieiated. The bride S
New england relatives came here for the
ceremony, incladtng Mr.. and Mrs. Pen
ninanY Of Kew bedford; Brigadier Gen
eraI Cook and Mrs Cook. Miss Dun
ham. and others from New YORK. Baiti-
more and New Rochelle.
The bridegroom comes of the we'll
known Washington family, ard will
take his bride TO Schenectady. N. Y.
where he now resides.
The Washington times., 1905-02-15
ARCHITECTURAL CLUB
AT ANNUAL DINNER

The Washington Architectural Club
had its annual dinner at Rauscher's
last night, with Thomas Hastings, OF
New York, and William Price. Of Phil
adelphia, as guests of honor. Presi-
dent c. L. Harding was the POSTMASTER,
and others present We're Thomas Hast
ings, w. L. Price. F. b. Wheaton,
Percy Ash w. G.. Peter, l.. a. Simon,
Fred Upman, A. B. Heaton, a. 2.
Clark. jr., +. B. Pyle. j. III. Corning,
H. c. Wilkinson, Z. D. Ryerson, 3. S.
Simmons, G. P. Hales, a. T. f. Brown,
j. y. McCIuskey, 5r., II. st. c. Mar
ford, w L Gideon, II. f. Howes. s. c.
Fislse. D. G. Iix. c. o. Stevens, B. c.
Flourney. E. V. Murphy. L. ]. Weisen-
born, G. Q. Totten, jr,, P. J. Peltz, O.
Wenderoth. d. Wolfsteiner, II. c. Nc
Allister. E. Bradbury. T. l.. Molby, K.
A. Parrish, G. S. Cooper, F. H. Jack
sin, J. H Blohne, r. A Tissington,
H r. Pratt, H. Huntington, c. r. Lom--
bard, W. B. Wood. Elliott WOODS, ana
James Henry MoseF-
Many Of the guests were from other
cities, their presence in the city beng
dae to preparations for the annual ex-
hibit in the Corcoran Art Gallery from
February 20 to March 10.
Among the after-dinner speakers Were
MIR Hastings, Mr.. Price, ana James
Henry Moser.
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NOVEL entertainment
GIVEN BY MISS ('RYDER
Band of Street Musicians, Dressed in
Native Costume, Sing and
Play.

Few entertainments given IN Wash
ington have had the novelty OF that
given yesterday afternoon in the Wash
ington Club by q band Of musicians
under the direction of Miss Cryder
The entertainment IS billed as lie Can
tori NapoIitani," sud combines a series
Of songs such es are given by street
singers of Italy.
During a lengthy visit abroad last
summer Miss Cryder hear the native
singers and conceived the idea of Ia wing
them sing in costume here. The songs
Were written for Miss Cryder by one of
the travelling singers. and she brought
them to America, giving them for the
first time IN this country some weeks
ago before the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt
Miss Cryder,s company includes Mile
Jeanne Nuola, soprano: William Ed
ward Todd, ir., and ". T. Holt. man.
dolinists; Arthur E. Yundt. yioIinist.
and H. E GalIaher, guitar. All were
In picturesque Costume.
Mile NuoIa has voice of high cuI-
tiyation and gave her songs in artistic
and most interesting style Included IN
these Were 20 Bella Napeli, eharac-
teristIc and charming number 70. which
the young singer impaired much OF the
native atmosphere In her Interpretation
Another delightful composition was the
concluding number, s-CarmeIa.'' in which
the accompaniment was sung by the
young men and Mile. Nuola supplied an
obligata- The intervening songs. were
Mari. Mari, Dopo,' and "a Fran
gesa- Instrumental selections by the
men included selections from I'll Troya-
tore" '.TfaviataI" Aida" and La Be-
heme."
a representative audience heard this
interesting recital, and an early repeti-
ton of the entertainment will undoubt-
eddy afford keen pleasure TO naaRy local
music lovers.
The Washington times., 1905-02-15
For a National Theater.

In the current North American Re-
view James s. Metcalfe presents a
paper upon Financing the National
Theater
Mr.. Metcalfe gets ahead OF the sub
ject. There is necessity for showing
first that there is any demand for
such an institution. Certainly he does
not make plain the existence OF tile
demand. The title is misleading. as
the writer does not hope 70 have the
theater endowed by The Government.
II is to be endowed by millionaires.
Then why 'National?''
Mr. Metcalfe describes what he
thinks would be the ideal theater and
the ideal theatrical purpose. The
first, as he portrays it, is wholly salts
factory. excepting perhaps the fact
that the chosen site is in New York
for he goes only into general terms.
But when he mentions the formation
of the best and most thoroughly
trained company OF English-speaking
actors in the world" fears arise that
he dreams. Managers with ample
money have been essaying this for a
long time. Mr. Metoalfe would nave
this company promulgate the STANG
ard of pronunciation, project new
enough to be interesting. At present,
stage English is perhaps the worst
that cultivated ears have 10 with
stand. 1t is .execrable. Even such a
simple word as here" in stage lingo
becomes yeah. q did not expect
to see you yeah says the heroine
and faints.
Before the stage begins to educate
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WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY Is. 1905.
Union Labor Not Involved.

In the course of the inquest on the
death OF a painter who fell from the
top Of the Cairo apartment house
while at work, it was suggested by
witnesses that the accident was due
to a weakening of the rope which
held the platform, and that the rope
had been treated with acid by repre-
sentatives of union labor. The mas
ter workman in charge, it appears,
was a non-union man, and the testi-
mony offered by his employees clearly
creates the impression that the aoci-
dent was due to enmfty directed
toward him because he did not belong
to the union.
The testimony does not, however,
make this explanation of the accident
inevitable. It was suggested also that
acid used by timers might have fallen
upon the cable and weakened it so
that the platform fell. It is known
the police doubt that there was any.
intentional, not to say criminal, tam
pering with the rope which broke
But if the investigation should de-
velop that the rope had been weak
ened by the application Of acid, or in
any other way, it does not seem to
The Times that that discovery would
involve the whole cause of union
labor. II union labor is to be blamed,
il must be shown that the act was
designed by regularly elected officers
OF union labor, by them committed
to a deputy, and finally accomplished
within the limit of their instructions.
Either this, OF it must be shown that
the influence or the union encourages
and fosters this kind of lawlessness.
The cause cannot be condemned for
the acts Of its unauthorized repre-
sentatiyes.
Either OF these alternatives is, in
Washington, an utter impossihility.
The officers of the District of Column
bia unions are, none of them, capable
Of such conspiracy. But, whether
they are capable OF It or not, they
cannot be convicted of it on innuendo.
And the body Of union laborers in
Washington are-beyond the slightest
doubt-earnest, patriotic, and unfail-
ing in their support of the law.
The com munity will go slow IN
listening to a charge of conspiracy
which involves so many thousands of
its representative citizens
The Washington times., 1905-02-15
ODD FELLOWS HOSTS
OF GENERAL RANEY

At Odd Fellows Hail last night re-
caption was rendered Gen. n. a. Raney
by the Fred D. Stuart Encampment No.
I, I. o. O. e.
General Raney Is from A[arengo.
Iowa, where he is general commanding
the patriarehs militant degree Of the
order, and is in the East on official
business of the order.
The reception and meeting last night
which Were secret. were attended by
many prominent Washington Odd Fell
lows. morley Encampulent, OF Alex
andrfa. Gen E. W Bradford. and Col.
John I. Brown, as guests of Stuart En-
a handsome supper was served in the
blue room after the exercises were CO.
cluded. Addresses were made by o. Z.
Smith, grand patriarch, Of Canton
Washington. No. I; II. c. Hazard. past
grand patriarch; d. R: Stansbury, past
grand master. and ". H Mcneil.
The speaking concluded with reply
by General RaDey.
The Washington times., 1905-02-15
CHIEFS OF STAFF FOR
BATTLESHIP SQUADRON

To fill the aewly-created posts OF
chiefs of staff in two of the battleship
squadrons of the American navy Capt.
J. Z. Pillsbury, Assistant Chief OF the
Bureau of Navigation in Washington
will be detached from that bureau and
Commander F. f. Fletcher viii be as
signed from the naval torpedo station at
Newport.
Captain Pillsbury will be chief of STAN
10 Rear Admiral RobIey d. Evans, VINO
as commander in chief of the North
Atlantic feet, and Commander t1etcher
will become chief of staff to Rear Ao-
n1iraI Stirling, commanding the Asiatie
fieet.
The Washington times., 1905-02-15

performed last March. His health was
good until September. when the Hlalady
first made its appearance.
The following statement by the sur
geons was given out:
President Harper has been in III
health since The middle of September.
His illness IS not connected with the
operation performed last March. His
health was good following the operation
until the middle of September. Since
tnat time he has continually suffered
pains in the region Of the large intes-
tines.
This has been associated at times
with another difficulty. but there has
been no disturbance of the digestive
apparatus There has been at all times
considerable tenderness in the region Of
the colon and there Is apparently u
thickening of the intestines
he nature of the difficulty has not
been definitely decided. 1t has render
ed the case more serious than if the
difficulty was more plain"
President Harper came to the UnIyer-
sity Of Chicago in 1891 from Yale He
has been instrumental in obtaining
81. coo. COO for the institution. OF this
sum Mr. Rockefeller has given about
sI2. 600, GO.