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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13
HOW DALNY WAS LooTED.

From the Chicago News.
 When the correspondents with the Jap anese army first went to the front in the siege of Port Arthur they were given quarters in Dalny. which city had been evacuated by the Russians and thorough ly plundered by Chinese before the ar rival of the Japanese forces. How the Chinese robbers found their opportunity for plundering, Frederic y'lliers tells, as follows: "when the zition at Nan shan fell the town was practically un- covered and the Russian citizens were compelled to fly to Port Arthur. But the mayor informed the peor1e that they had quite four and twenty hours .n which to prepare for the flight, as it would be impossible for the enemy to arrive before that time.
 "Unfortunately on the very evening of the taking of Nanshan an adventurous Jap sergeant pressed forward alone to Dalny and, arriving late at night, went from house to house in the Chinese quar- ter, spreading the news that big force would be in early in the morning, and insisted on the celestials flying the Japan ese flag over their houses, which was done. When daylight came the Russians saw. to their dismay, that there were many rising suns, and all but one dawn ing in the wrong direction. Thinking that the Japanese had entered the town. there was a terrible panic.
 .'They immediately packed ,' and rush. ed away for protection to the great fort ress. On seeing this movement on the mart of the Muscovites. the chrnchuses who were secreted in the town and in the outlying villages hurried into the city and commenced firing and footing the Russian quarter. These men had been for weeks awaiting this possible event; now their time had come and, judging by the number of bottles lying empty in the courtyard of the hotel, they must have had a very good time indeed
 "For the thirty-odd hours they were pillaging they made the hotel their head quarters They ripped up cil the beds. sofas and chairs in their search for hid- den treasure and left nothing behind them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13
ON THE HEADLANp.

By Bayard Taylor I sit on the lonely headland,
 Where the sea-gulls come md go;- The sky is gray above me,
 And the sea is gray below. There Is no fisherman's pinnacle Homeward or outward boun1 I see no living creature
 In the worlds deserted round. pine for something human.
 Man, woman, young or old Something to meet and welcome, Something to clasp and hold. I have a mouth for kisses,
 But there's no one to give and take; I have a heart in my bosom
 Beating. for nobody's sake. O warmth of love that Is wasted! Is there none to stretch a hand? No other heart that hungers
 In all the living land? [ could fondle the fisherman's baby, And rock 1t into rest; I could take the sunburnt sailor, Like a brother, to my breast. I could clasp the hand of any
 Outcast of land or sea, If the guilty palm but answered The tenderness in mel The sea might rise and drown me Cliffs fall and crush my head Were there one to love me, living, Or weep to see me dead!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13
GOOD OLD GAME OF BASEBALL,

From the St. Louis Republic.
 Some apprehensive party has expressed the opinion that "the American people will outgrow baseball' and an editor has been thoughtless enough to print it. Thoughtless, inconsiderate; yes, and un- patriotic. Almost immoral. How dare an editor give publicity to an insidious breath hostile to one of our basic institu- tionsl By all the memories of "one-old- cat and town ball. how can man utter such thing and an editor circu- late it? The American people rise up in the grand stand so to speak. and resent 1t with mighty hiss. Life would not be worth living to the glorious, free and independent spirit without base ball. We are a nation of rooters. We must root or die. Baseball will live as long as the nation. When the ghoulds get to dancing on the diamonds there will be none of us to witness it. Baseball will be the last relic to crumble.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13
NEW HOTEL
To Cost s15,ooo,ooo to Replace the
 Plaza In New York.

New Yorl.-Where the Plaza hotel now stands at Fifty-ninth street and Fifth avenue overlooking the southern end of Central park it has been planned to erect within the next year a hotel which will rival any similar structure in the world. Fifteen stories high. and having nearly 1000 rooms, 1t will be built at a cost of about S5,OO00OO. The projectors expect to have their hostelry ready for business a year from next autumn.
 In every respect 1t is planned to have the new hotel a model It's ball rooms and cafes will be modelled after the fa- nous hotels of Europe. the entire inner court being taken up with one large din- ing room, other smaller dining rooms ex- tending along the side. The old Plaza closed Saturday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13
Immigration Conference Today.

N''The conference of business and other prominent men of the state," said Secre- tary Babb of the Commercial club, for the purpose of discussing the question of migration, which was called by F. M. Jackson, late president of the Conner cial club, will be held at the club rooms in the Linn building tomorrow (Tuesday) morning at 10 o'clock.
 Many men from all sections of the state who are interested in securing q greater and better class of immigration have indicated their determination to at tend the conference and it is expected that it will be one of the most repre- sentative meetings ever held in Alabama to consider a similar subject
 "No definite plan of procedure has been decided upon, the object of the confer ence being to discuss the situation and the needs of the state, and devise ways and means of securing desirable immigra- ton. 4Ht
 Tt is the intention of those heading the movement to form some sort of or- ganization and push the matter In ha .,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13
About Persons.

Dr. Frank l.. Whitman left yesterday for Louisville to attend the Confederate reunion. Dr. Whitman goes as delegate to the convention of the Sons or the Confederacy.
 Gov. w. D. Jelks left yesterday after noon for Montgomery, after two days visit to Birmingham.
 David R. Lindsay of Louisville IS at the Morris.
 James Spence of Tuscaloosa is in the city.
 J. A. Huggins of Corona is registered at the Morris.
 w. T. Brown of Ragland was here yes terday.
 c. N. Avery, accompanied by Mrs. Avery, left yesterday afternoon Tor Montgomery, where he will make his fu-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13
The seaboard.

q think that the Seaboard would do we'll to move it's assistant general pas senger agents office from Atlanta to Birmingham when the road puts on its fast schedule" said a prominent citizen who is in close touch with the railroads
 Birmingham will be the southwestern terminus of the Seaboard, and pas senger official of rank will be neeoea here. Beside the local business and the eastern business an assistant general passenger agent here would be in direct touch with Memphis.
 Birmingham already has an assistant general freight agent of the Seaboard' and I think that a passenger offielal or equal rank should be located here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13
Age of Mockine Birds.

How long do moclxing birds live! IS a question that is puzzling me, said H. U. Nelms of Pratt City. 'l have singer which is now fifteen years Of age ie VIII be sixteen next spring. Every winter for the past ten years l have been ex- pecting that the bird would die before spring. She seems, however, to become u better singer with each succeeding year.
 Every year, as soon as the winter IS past, the bird will begin singing ana will continue almost without ceasing un- til late fall. We have become very much attached to the singer and would regret very much to lose her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
 @ HE fight for life made by Albert lC T. Patrick has been one of the
 most persistent in the records of criminal jurisprudence. While Rice died on September 2S, 1900. Patrick was not arrested until October 4. and then he was not accused of murder, but of forg- ing the dead mans name to checks. Weeks passed before the capital offense was formally laid at his eoor, and 1t was not until January 20, 1902, that he was arraigned before Recorder Golf. The trial was one of the longest in the his tory of the state. It was March 27 when a verdict of guilty was rendered. There were S8 witnesses heard for the prosecu- ton and 16 for the defense. The ex- penses of the trial and it's preliminaries were roughly estimated at s250,0o0. There were 750O pages of testimony taken.
 During the trial in New York county. Patrick's attorneys were Robert M. Moore of Cantwell & Moore, Frederick B. House and Francis B. Turner. Ex- Assistant District Attorney James w. Osborne, with the aid of Assistant Dis trict Attorney Garvan, conducted the case for the people.
 Patricks conviction was largely brought about by Charles F. Jones, tne valet Of MT. Rice. Jones was arrested at the same time with Patrick and lodged in the Tombs While imprisoned there he tried to kill himself, hacking at his throat with a knife. At the time he said the knife was given him by Patrick, who told him that he had better kill himself rather than suffer death in the electric chair. He was still suffering from his wounds when he made his confession. declaring that Patrick mad induced him to kill his master with chloroform.
 Patrick came to New York fror1 Texas in 1891, and he acted for Rice in several suits Jones said that Patrick suggested the making of a bogus will for Rice in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13
AFFECTIONATE DOG

From the New York Tribune.
 Beerbohm Tree, the London actor tells a story of a dog named Argus which used to accompany him to the theatre. The dog was of an emotional habit of mind and was greatly affected by sensa- tional scenes. When Mir Tree was play ing in Captain Swift" Argus used to take his place in the wing ana follow his every word and look until the suicidal situation was reached. The moment MT. Tree felt for his pistol Argus used to rush into thu darkest corner he could find, and, burying his head between his paws, listen for the thud of the actors fall. After that the dog would crawl back to meet his master with a howl of joy at MT. Trees apparent return to life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13
THE PATRICK TRIAL ONE
 OF LONGEST ON RECORD

December, 1899. They were looking through Rice's papers and found his real will, in which, after making small lega- cies to relatives, he left the bulk of his fortune to the William M Rice Institute for the Advancement of Science, Art and Literature in Texas.
 After short time Patrick brought the valet bogus will, under which Patrick was to get half of the estate The rela- lives received several times the amounts which were really left them, and the remainder went to the Rice institute. Patrick figured that the real will could be used as a club to make the relatives accept the bogus one
 Rice himeslf suggested the death which came to him when he told Jones of an article he had read in health magazine regarding the use of chloroform as an anaesthetic. Suspicion first attached to Patrick when he presented several checks purporting to have been drawn i'll his favor by MT. Rice at -,ew or.. banks. These checks called for an aggregate Of $25O,O0O. Two of the checks were accepted by trust company and t1o were re- Jtcltu py SWenSOn ~ oOHS Dd.lkefS.
 Rce's safety deposit vault was opened and found to contain securities worth more than $2,OO0OO0. Following the coil viction of Patrick, Jones was released by the district attorneys office, and went to Texas, supposed to be oying of con- sumption. He has been heard from in various parts of the southwest. After his conviction Patrick was sent to Sing Sing, where he has since been a prisoner in the death chamber.
 When the district attorney l. irned tho verdict had been confirmed by the court of appeals, he said that the only course now open to Patrick was to make an appeal for pardon, Fatricks only avail able recourse would be an appeal to the United States supreme court on eonsti- tutional grounds or for executive elem ency
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13

at once against Harbin and the trunk line of the Siberian railroad. and if he can seize and hold them all Eastern Siberia and Northern Manchuria be. ecme at once untenable to the Rus. sis.ns.
 But Russia has arrived at point in her career when she sees the futilitv of her system in war, and her ad. visers doubtless see also that she must this time accept whatever terms Japan is willing to grant her. She Is in China's shoes after the Boxer re. bellion. She will therefore doubtless accept profered terms. and the dove of peace will, let us hope, again alight in the far east.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13
Offer Japan the Philippines.

The United States has made smooth tie way for negotiations that may throw into Nippon's lap a billion of dollars. For 10 per cent of that amount we should be willing to part with the Philippines, and Japan would then have an island kingdom extending from the Arctic end of Saghalin almost to the wild men of Borneo-a stretch of is. lands from the equator to the Arctic circle. This would certainly satisfy Japan's insular ambition.
 A cablegram from General Corbin was received last week stating that he had just fought in the island of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13
The Third Reqiment.

William w. Brandon, brgadier general and adjutant general of the Alabama Nat ional Guard, arrived in the city last night from Montgomery. He will return tonight.
 ''The military affairs in the state gre very quiet just at present" he said at the station. We are getting ready for the encampment of the Third regiment, which goes into camp at Anniston on Thursday for one week. Outside of that l do not believe that there is any news at all in military circles"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13
ENCOUNTER WITH LION.

From the Arizona Republican.
 Jake Linville of Cave creek killed big tom lion under the most uncommon con ditions of a hand-to-paw fight.
 Soon after nightfall Jake heard the dogs run a varmint up sycamore tree close to the tent of the great camp, A few miles up, Cave creek. At the first alarm he rushed out with rifle in hand and saw long, auivering body crouched along the lowest limb. In the dim moon- light and with his defective vision he aimed between the blazing eyes of the brute, but the merest trife high. The ball split Tommys nose and glanced along the forehead with just sufficient concussion to stun the brue and tumble him to the ground.
 In a half second the giant cat was on it's feet and leaping toward it's assailant, who had no time to slip another ball in place. He had just quarter of a sec- ond to club his rife. The first blow as a club proved the theory that the modern rifle is too dinlSy to put up for clubbing hard-lifed cat. for the stock broke clean off.
 lhth Jdhc anu tho PoHe"SA ""is~SN around the tree twice. Jake caressed the giant cat with the barrel of the gun and once the cat tried to hug him. Jake squirmed free of the lions hug and hit it hard enough to bend the gun barrel little. That ended the dance. The lion measured nine feet from nose to foot of tail.
 For a lion to fight as this one did is most uncommon thing. Ordinarily mis- erable flee dog can run a big tom up tree, where he stays snarling and spit ting until man comes close under to dispatch him, sometimes with only 22- caliber rifle, if aimed true between the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13
IN HOTEL HOBBIES
nwIah Eathsr to the ThOuaht"

Considerable interest was awakened III political circles yesterday by the puoliea- ton in many of the afternoon newspapers of an article in which an unidentified politician stated that President Conner of the railroad commission would not be a candidate for governor.
 The unnamed gentleman who was quoted was represented as being closely identified with the railway rate reform movement and close politically to Presi- dent Conner. Some persons jumped to the conclusion that Captain Prank S. White was the person who had been interviewed. When Captain Whites attention was drawn to the subject last night he laughed heartily and said
 What is the old saying about the wish being the father to the thought? No 1t was not who was talking in the after noon newspaper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13
GOOD ADVICE.

From the Maryland Baptist. Drink less, breathe more. Talk less, think more.
 Ride less, walk more.
 Clothe less, bathe more. Worry less, work more.
 Waste less, give more. Preach less, practice more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 Men economixe to get out of debt so they can be extravagant and get in again.
 There is no money in betting because vou lose what you lose and spend what you win.
 Next to a good cook the most important thing in your house is to get along with your wife.
 A, woman who wears false teeth can get very indignant with another who touches up her complexion.
 A woman never considers herselr to De properly dressed in the evening II sne has on enough to be clothed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13
SATAN DEcRyING SIN.

From the Baltimore American
 MT Rockefeller will now realize the meaning of the expression. the last straw The prisoners of a penitentiary out west publish newspaper in which he is taken to task for immoral business methods
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13
THE COST OF WAR.

War began. February ,, 1904 Continued to date (days). 449 Cost to Russia (estimated) .... .slS75,0oO GOO Cost to Japan (estimated). -. .sl5O0, 900 Russians in the field, present time. 400 900 Japanese in the field, present time. .420,000 Russia's casualties in battle.......... .420 900 Japanese casualties in battle. ITO GOO Russian warships lost or captured. 62 Japanese warships lost g Value of Russian shipts lost. ..... .$150,OO0,000 Value of Japanese shipts lost....s 15, ,0OO coo Siege of Port Arthur lasted (days)... PIT
 Russian losses, Port Arthur (men). .3O000 Japanese losses. Port Arthur (men). .52 900
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13
Dr.. staqa Goes to Tennessee.

Dr. J. w. Stagg, the pastor of the flrst Presbyterian church, left Birmingham last night for Clarksville. Tenn, where he is to deliver an address before the Southern Presbyterian University. It IS understood that pr. Stagg will speak or the negro problem and will elaborate the views expressed by him recently at Auhurn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13

tnre home. He has accepted the man. agement of the Montgomery office of the Prudential Life Insurance company.
  D. O. MeGhee of Nauvoo was at the Morris yesterday.
  W. NJ Haynes of Atlanta is in the city. J. o. Burke of Eutaw was in town yes terday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13
Railways, TeIeeraphs and Telephones

J. Thomas Pulle of New York, repre- senting the American Telephone and Tel egraph company. has been in the city for several days renewing contracts for his company and looking after it's gen. eral interests.
 'Improved means of intercommuniea- tion throughout the south-the railway telegraph and telephone lines, not to speak of. the movement in behalf of good roads-are having a marked effect in uni flying the people and making their whole life more nearly homogeneous l have of- ten thought that if steam and electricity had been in use fifty years ago there would have been no civil war. It is in- evitable to suppose that a people united as Americans now are by physical ties alone could ever be driven into civil war. The railway, the telegraph and the tele- phone are great civilizers. They enable each section of the country to come inti- mately in contact with every other sec tion, and the people of one section to know and understand ana rove the peo- pie of the other section.
 T note," he continued, that there is a growing tendency in the southern states to adopt the custom of celebrating each year old home week; that is, of hold ing a reunion of all native sons of one state who have settled in some other state. Two years ago I attended one of these gatherings at Greensboro, a town in my native state of North Carolina. The occasion was so delightful that l wish all other states would adopt the custom"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13

but bare iron bedsteads and foul mating, on which they had slept off the effects of their dissipation. We unfortunate cor- respondents had to camp out in the empty rnnns U
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13

Expert Dalrymple seems to place low estimate on the American poli- tician. He declines to take him in as a partner or even as an agent or helper
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13

Fashion has at last decreed that no woman under the age of thirty shall wear hoop skirt, and it now begins to look as if the stock in the factories would remain there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13

Admiral Enquist is anchored beyond the reach of Japan's twelve-inch guns. It is better sometimes to be interned than overturned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13

When the Russian people come into their own Trepoff will have to be in' termed to keep the bombs from alight- ing at his feet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13

Gen. Joe Wheeler is in Louisville, one of the lions of the happy occa- sion. He represents the restored union. He once wore the gray, but he is now wearing the blue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13

James Hazen Hyde is 20, but the last year was strenuous enough to count double in his case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13

The best news is that the ancient and fanatical Pabedonosteff is going to leave Russia for his own and Rus sia's Good
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13

Detroit has a wedding cake eighty two years old, and it Is to be put up against the cakes of the cooking school It is expected to hold it's own.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13

The dove of peace is pruning her wings, but she is still somewhat irres- olute. She Is awaiting news from St. Petersburg and Tolio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13

The Pennsylvania first eighteen hour train to Chicago arrived ahead of time. A dangerous precedent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13

Plenipotentiaries are to be appoint ed by both Japan and Russia, and they are to meet to consider peace propositions. So far so good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13

Oregon should put one of it's new whipping posts for wife beaters on x.ibition at Portland. It is her most popular institution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13

Enquist concluded that interne beat outturn under the circumstances out of sight. He had had enough of the latter to dull his appetite for it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13

Banker Bigelow has begun to serve his ten-year sentence. He took no appeal. He just took his medicine without a murmur.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13

Thirteen directors deserted James Hazen Hyde, and he could not break the hoodoo except by resigning,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13

Tn New York the Statue of Liberty st..nds charged with the opening of wireless messages. Miss Liberty could not resist the temptation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13

Japs who do not desire to go to Harbin will welcome peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13

Give the German crown prince credit for one thing-he has not be- gun to point his mustache upwards, war-lord fashion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13

The crown prince of Sweden pro- poses to secure his English bride, no matter what the vikings may. do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13

Never until Alfonso arrived in Eng land this week had a Spanish King set foot in that country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13

The President should strike out the word "hours" after the name of this town and write the word days"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13

Paul Morton used the cabinet as a stepping stone to the Equitable Life Thls may not be reflection on the cabinet, but it certainly is on the Sim pie Life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13

All hope the dove of peace will be asked to alight, but all know that the gentle bird may get brickbat instead.