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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-09
MANY STORIES TOLD OF
STRANGE WHITE RACES
From chambers. Journal.

From Chambers Journal
" HE idea that in remote parts of the
tropics amidst the dark-skinned
races there exist mysterious iso-
lated white tribes bearing strang re-
semblance to Europeans has long pos
sessed a curious fascination for the Old
World. The early Adventures in Central
and Southern America brought home
many tales of extraordinary cities be-
yond the mountains. and vague stories
afioat in South Africa thirty or forty
years ago furnished Mr., Rider Haggard
with a theme for one of his best known
novels, ALLEN Quatermain.
Similar legends are met with in almost
all the less-explored parts of the globe,
and they have always certain features in
common. The isolated white peoples al
most invariably inhabit mountainous
region in a vague interior always the
surrounding races; they. are seldom seen
and yet are definitely stated to be more
civilized and better educated than the
darker masses whom they avoid. Who
they are and whence they came no one
knows; native fables afford no expana-
ton. Once 1t was thought that forgotten
white explorers might have built up un-
known Kingdoms in the wild places of the
earth. But upon examination these theo-
ries vanish as rapidly as do the white
tribes themselves, and the ultimate ex-
PLANTATION Is almost prosaic
Yet so strong a hold has the idea
gained that even at the beginning of the
twentieth century the possibility OF the
existence of a genuine white race is not
altogether scoffed at 1t Is less than two
years ago that an American officer en-
gagged in the operations against the Mo-
ros in the Philippines collected apparently
substantial evidence relating to mystic
rious white tribe on the island of Min
danao. The mountainous district in the
center of this island has never been ex-
plored, and even the coast is not well
known. But along the seaboard many
stories are told of the fierce white people
who have their home in the forest-clad
mountains of the interior. Eye-witnesses
depose to having seen strange, fair
complexfoned girl lettering near a coast
village, a girl who fed toward the hills
as soon as she was addressed Other men
and women of a light-compexioned race
are said to have been seen by more ven
turesome natives who were bold enough
to approach the wild mountain district.
The United States officer was so int
pressed that he determined to conduct an
exploring party across the center of the
island. But apparently the mysterious
white folk had vanished. for the world
has as yet heard nothing of his search
being crowned with success.
Arabia. however, can with more reason
boast of a white tribe. For years stories
of sucf1 a race have been told in the Per-
sian Gulf, and the Rev s. NJ. Zwemer,
an American missionary stationed at
Museat, alluded some tina pso to coffee
house babble in Eastern Oman concern
ing a mysterious race of lght-complex-
Toned people who live somewhere In the
mountains. shun strangers and speak a
language of their own" Various theories
have been propounded> to explain the IA
BILE; but probably the explanation Is to be
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found in the narrative of Journey made
in Oman in 1876 by Col. S. B. Miles, pub
lished some time ago in the Geogfa phical
Journal Colonel Miles, in the course Of
his travels nearly thirty years ago, came
across a town named Sheraizi, in the
heart of the Green mountains. This
strange place was perched like an eagles
nest on the top of great cliff, and was
inhabited by a people of lighter skin than
the rest of the tribes of the interior. They
rarely descended to the plains, and re-
fused to mix or intermarry with the
Arabs. Colonel Miles found they were
the descendants of a portion of the Per
sian army which invaded Oman in the
tenth century. The isolation of the town
and the curious behavior of its people
through so many generations would UNI
doubleday give rise to exaggerated sto-
ries In the bazaars on the distant coast,
and in this case the origin of the fable
may be regarded as fairly certain.
Unfortunately for the romance of the
world, 1t seems practically impossible for
stories of this character to have origins
!. novelists would wish The world is com
paratively small today. The trail of the
explorer is over every land from Para
quay to Tibet. Forbidden lands are en-
tered; hidden cities exist only In the inn
agination Of the fietionist. In a period
when trains run to Bokhara and the
Great African Lakes, when the tourist
appears at Khartoum, and Lhassa itself
is threatened, there is no room for a mys-
terious white race. Even the Dark Con-
tinent is no longer allowed to have its
mysteries The photographer sits on the
battered walls of Kano; the Fulan en-
perors have passed away.
One may no longer believe In the exist
ence of a strange white people in the
heart of equatorial Africa. Mr.. Rider
Haggards splendid race are probably
only the Ba-hima originally discovered by
Spoke in southwestern Uganda At least,
Sir Harry Johnston claims to have dis
covered in them the clew to many of the
mysterious white race legends found in
the Dark Continent. He was engaged
in nothing more thrilling than tour Of
inspection to Ankole when he came across
them. They are of very light complex
ion, and are the 'aristocrats" of this re-
gion. Sir Harry Johnston. says they are
obviously descended from "A Gala, So
mali or other Hanitic stock" and adds
that some of them are more like Egyp-
tians than is the case with CALAIS and
Somalis. Romance disappears before the
tread of the explorer. The Dark Conti-
nent is dark no more.
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CENTRAL OF GEORGIA

RAILWAY
Arrival and departure of trains at IN.
lon Station, Birnint ham. Ais. effective
January 8. 1905; Goth Meridian time:
DEPART. RES.
Fer Columbus. Jac5., Ameri-
Gus ana Albany $3.50. $40 am
For Columbus, Macon. Albany,
Augusta and Savannah. .... 400 pm
ARRfvALS.
From Savannah. Augusta. Macon,
Albany and Columbus. .s10:15 pm
bTom Savannal. Augusta. Al
bany. Macon and Columbus. ~ 05 pm
sDaily.
Vestib1ied drawing-room buffet sleep.
Ing cars between Birmingham and sa-
vannah via Columbus and Macol OIL
t-ains leaving Birmingham at 400 .. l..
and arriving Birmingham 1905 p. m.
For further information write or apply
to r. II. Fiji I. r. A., 1924 First ;yenue:
X. w. Luckett. U. a. Birmingham.
Ala
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Fruits an. Produce.
Corrected daily by c. +. Bell r Co.. lois
Morris avenue)
I.emons-Per box, extra choice. s343. %.
Limes-Per 100. sl.25.
Bananas-Per bunch. 75c9a.75,
Apples-Per barrel. Greetings, Baldwin,
ss.2a az So Russets, 50 50d3.75. ~
California navel oranges, $2.75.
Peanuts-Fancv. per pouno. SIC; M \
SIC
Cranberries--Boxes, 81.
Potatoes-Irish potatoes. per bushel.
s. to 60c
Sweet Potatoes-Cullnsn. per barrel.
81 80; Dolly vans. per bushel, a.2S; seed,
per bushel. $780,
Florida ca "a. e-Per crate $500 to SIPS
Cabbage-Per pound. III to nc.
Rutabaga turnips. 11sc per pound.
Onions-Per pound. 2zc.
Turkeys-Live, 15c; dressed. II to 1sc.
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Loyeman 8 Co.'s Market Letter.

BY II. & u. seer.
The past week was one of extreme dull
ness, the public practically having no in
terest in the market, the crop being too
large to buy cotton for an investment and
selling is virtually prohibited by lack
of protection at New York, where stock
Is so small-75,000 today; last year. 1OS.O0O
The movement to market is of such a
magnitude as to surpass all expectations,
10sS6,0O0 bales having been marketed al
ready, against 9,272,000 last year, the
movement of the past week amounting
10 4254 600 bales, compared with $4,000 last
year. The market has been 50. narrow for
the want of speculation that values re-
main practically unchanged when COM
pared with this day one week ago, July
closing at 1891 6 today, against 7.46
last Saturday. There is some talk of a
great deal of cotton being shipped to the
northern market for delivery on May con-
tracts, rumor having it that large freight
engagements having been made here for
immediate shipment to New York, and it
is said that Memphis and points in Texas
will forward to the north a great deal
of cotton, principally low grades.
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Hens-30a35: chickens. 25Q30c.
Butter-Fresh. 15020c; renovated. 26c.
Eggs-Per dozen. Ice.
Florida Beans-Per crate, $3.50
Florida Squash-Per crate $3.50.
Florida Cucumbers-Per crate, &c.
Florida Tomatoes-Per crate, 81. 50q4.
Florida Celery-Per crate, $3.5094.
Florida Strawberies-Per quart. 20d25c
Peas-White, per bushel. $1.s5gl. so; clay.
per bushel, $1Q1.15.
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Local stap:. Groceries.
r. directed daily o. Ii. r. Rcden Groct

Local slap. Groceries.
e directed daily o. b. r. Rcden Grocery
Ccmpany)
Sugar-Granulasc 6M; Y. c.. SIS.
Flour-Fsncy patent. 1915; ha,f patent.
s5.7a
Coffee - Green. 10u13c; Arbuckle's-
Porto Rico, $13.55.
Meat--Dry sailed ribs. 81; dry sailed
rib bellies SD4; hams, fancy, 12k2; me-
dunn IL; extra clears, SIS; bacon bellies
III.
Lard--Leaf 94c.
Compound Lard-Snowdrift, So.
Molasses-C entrifugalh 15Q35c; sugar
house 40c. Georgia cane. 35c.
Beans-Navy. s2.4o per bushel: Lima,
t1kc per pound.
feari f;ilts-s2 pounds 81. 60
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may pardned for feeling pride in the fact that within
the
opening of our business high bid for
the State of Alabama We prize
financial institution and the prestige which
place much value opportunities to
rate that
4 heart
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MARKET SOLD Off
IN EARLY TRADING
fcontinued from Twenty-second Pase)


the final figures of last night but the
close there was at unchanged prices. Inc
local market opened a shade lower and
later ON rallied 2 to points, closing about
The same as last night. The port move
ment was again heavy with estimated re-
ceipts for Monday over that Of last year.
The weather conditions are somewhat
more favorable than during the early part
of the week
Fertilizer houses report increased de-
,nand for fertilizer over a week ago. The
indications two weeks ago were tnat
there would be a big reduction, but from
the present increased demand it now looks
as though there will not be any reduction
n|the use of fertilizer.
So far the season is late, yet there is
ample time for the preparation neces-
sary to plant a large acreage. The move
ment continues large, and in Texas the
movement shows that the planters are
disposed to market their holdings at the
present prices, while in other states cot
ton is for sale at advanced prices.
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival AMI departure II
passenger trains at the union station.
Birmingham:
(Eheci we January 8. 800 D. MI
Louisville and Nashville RsJIrozo
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Phone xs tPeopie'O II you want the
cawk Engraving Co.
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ST. DENIS poTEL, NEW YORK.
at Broadway and 18th street. Centrally
located. European plan. Moderate charges
Excellent cuisine. 3-24 SIT
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-23
A FINE SEND-oFF.

Here's old Jack Rlce's widow. who
was three years getting on the pen
sion roll as a soldiers widow, and in
less than three months after getting
there she trades off her pension fer a
man who hadn't been divorced two
hours. Levi Greisner was granted a
divorce at 10 O'Clock this morning,
and before noon had taken out Ii.
cense to marry Mrs Harriet Rice.
Police Magistrate Birkett was en-.
gagged TO tie the knot May the Lord
have mercy on their miserable souls
Mt Carmel Register.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-23

country especially into the hands of
Baer and his associates, is out in a
sta ement that IF Yale has any wis.
dom to spare it should be given to
President Roosevelt. The state.
ment was made at the Yale alumni
dinner, while the speaker was dis.
GUESSING the presidents proposed plan
for reforming railroad freight rates
II Mr.. Jas. J. Hill and the other rail
read operators of the nation do not
want to get the hot end of it," so to
speak. they had better muzzle this
person Baer He came near preclpl
tating small sized revolution three
years ago by his rash method of
handling a great question. and he
feeling in regard to railroad freight
determinations is JUST about as tense
as it was in regard to the coal carry
ing railroads.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-23

over had Il ought not to be neces
3afr % deny such a statemea but
unfrien ~ papers have assumed it
tue and made it The basis of edi
toFials Mr.. Bryan has said nethlng
that would bear such a construction:
ao has made no comparisons between
President Roosevelt and former pres.
dents. It is too soon We to deter.
Hine what kind Of a president the
present occupant of the White House
is going TO be. He has shown some
symptoms of reform since the cleo
ton, and Mr.. Bryan has commended
such of the presidents recommends.
lions as he believes 10 be good and
he WI support him in every good
move that he makes, but he is not in.
dulging in comparisons.-Bry
Commoner.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-23
THE BEEF TRUST.

In the February number Of Every.
body's magazine that periodical be.
gins the work of laying bare the op.
erations of the beef trust. which Is
now on trial before the supreme court
of he United Stotee Chas Y. Rrs.
seH Is the writer han Hing the trts.
He declares il is "the greatest trust
in the world" greater than Standard
oil. holding in fits grasp all .he meat.
fruit and dairving products Of the
United State7. He shows TIE raparI-
~ Of bis bgef trust. i.s defiance IF
the law ifs Unsuitable amW ion 10
control an -he food supplies Of This
great country He shows us grasp
ing hand closing over wheat and corn
and oats. he ac erts tina the beef
trust received in rebates from he
railroads OF the country last year
s25.000.0o0 Mr. Russell says.
In the free republic Of the United
S ates of America is a power Crater
than he gOVeTnue1t. greater thar
the courts or judges. greater than
legislatures, superior to and indie
pendent of all authority Of .tate or
nation.
Three times day the power
comes to the table of every houoe-
hold in America. rich or poor. great
or small, known or unknown: It
comes there and EFFORTS ifs tribute.
1T fixes at is own viii the price Of
every pound Of fresh. sailed Smoked
or preserved meat prepared and sold
in the United States. II fixes the
price of every ham. every pound Of
bacon, every pound Of lard, every can
Of prepared soup. II hac an abco-
lutte monopoly of our enormous meat
exports. dressed and preserved.
1T can affect the cost Of living in
Aberdeen or Geneva as easily as in
Chicago and New York
1T has in the last three years in
creased for its own benefit the ex-
Denses Of every hou. ehold in Ameri-
ca. 10 controls or influences ;he
price OF one-hslf the food consumed
by the nation. II has It's share IN
the proceeds Of more. c0mmodii les
Of daily consumption than al other
trusts. combinations and monopolies
together. and the prices Of these it
leeks to augment for its own profit.
1T can make. within certain limits.
he price Of wheat. corn or oats. what
L pleases; Il will shortly be able to
control the price Ct every loaf of
bread.
Il am quite we'll aware that my
words may seem extravagant 10 the
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-23
THE WAYFARER.

He has traversed life's up and down;
Again at home he's stranded.
He is a battered wreck and blown,
In the old harbor landed.
He loiters by the village store
The same old crowd is waiting
But he's a stranger at The door
All memory is belating.
He wanders to the rustic seat
Beneath the carven benches:
Strange children in the old retreat
Fly him and his strange speeches.
All! he's stranger, and uncouth,
And they are stranger TO him,
Long years have passed since he
forsooth
Trod in the paths that knew him.
Along the muddy road his feet
Trudge on beside the meadows;
Behind him from each old retreat
Come voices from the shadows.
He stands alone there in the light
Upon the hill top streaming,
He whispers softly: "All good
night"
Then passes on-still dreaming.
Horace Seymour Keller in The Re
view.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-23
LOOK TO THE LIGHT.


The shadows darken DER The rivers
breast
Dimly the hills appear
Lock to the Orient. Love. and not the
west
Though the starred dreams are
there.
There chimes the red gold of the dy-
ing sun
Which soon the dark shall blight.
The gold of beautiful. sad dreams,
Dear one.
Look to the morning light,
Look where the light shall first H.
lume the skies
When the black SHADES depart.
God made the morning In your dream
ing eyes
A deathless morn, sweetheart!
The young world calls you, where no
spirit grleyes-
In temples reared 10 Art
Your face shall shine when he that
loves you leaves
But a dim name, Sweetheart!
Yet this--for all the shadows OF the
past,
As fades his face from sight
Look to the light, Sweetheart, at last
-at last!
Sweetheart, look TO the light
Frank l.. Stanton IN Atlanta Con-
stitution.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-23

generality OF leacalH, T. teo VII
know the history ana actual opera
ions Of the American be # trus they
win appear an un1erstatemeat OF
calling and HulaIisibg rHtas
One maA, yolLg coJ aHai
resourceful. urUhably taa able acr
,alnly he mo daring uaaipl
nea ail be captains IT laaae IS
aow steering tac tmerc-n b eff
}elsa falg toward wJr,dwlde DO
Winiaa tiis name is ]. 0gd n Ar
mour of Chicago. No more extraordi-
nary figure has ever appeared in tie
Woylt commercial affairs, no man,
not even Mr. Rockefeller has con-
ceived a commercial empire so daz-
zling.
holds no~ in lie hollow Of his
% nd the gram market Of the United
sf9see He can make or affect the
uge &, aus cereGl If an pro 10 $
4 t IN by the Chicago board Of
trade Through the beef trust. the
Private Car, the Big Pistol, he and
his associates are factors in more
markets for meats of all kinds and
for most kinds of produce. His posi-
BILE profits seem limited for the future
chiefly by his will. No reason appears
why he should not amass in a few
years the most colossal fortune in
he world why he should not gather
10. himself such power as no other
man ever had; for who has ever con
irolled ;he food supplies of one hun
bred million people?"
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-23
MR.. NlEDRlNeHAUs.

We rhoud not call Mr. Nledring
haus a good representative of any
state. We could not do so without in
sul'ing the state. But he Is very
good representative of the dominant
element in the Republican party In
Missouri and. to a lamentable extent.
the dominant element of the party
organization throughout the country.
He has drawn his wealth from the
common people by means of the in
iquitous tariff tax on foreign compe l.
ton in ware of general use, practical
ly indispensable. He has been a per-
sistent and greedy advocate Of the
legislation that has thus made him
rich. BY his conduct he has shown
that he regards legislation as a means
for personal advantage at the expense
Of the public and he has joined hand
with the great band of tariff fav0ri,es
at every stage to prevent the loocen-
ing of the bonds imposed on Ameri-
can industry and to increase the prof
is of the special interests.
He was the chief manager Of the
Republican campaign in Missouri,
which was in effect, Of course. hir own
campaign for the senatorship He
raised the money and distributed il
Under the law he was called on to
render an accounting Of this money.
The law seems so hnve been some
what loose. hut an hon 81 man would
know perfec w Well what he ought to
a. ana woull have done it Mr. Med
ringhaus unquesn nably knew what
be should do but he did not do it.
His accounting wa defective and
false. He did NOT report sums which
he actually received He misstated
be -ourca7 %. part Of his funds. He
reported that be had personally Civ
1n money that came from others. To
he committee Appointed TO invec e.
gate his conduct he explained that he
opt NJ separate account of the par
" trust fund, that he pu; what he col
ectel in'o his own bank account and
paid what he did pay by his own
check His theory Of subordinating
public action to his own advan age he
applied 10 party action as well The
lob was his. Whv should he mind
he law based on the absurd notion
hat the public intere.t is the real
him 10 be pursued
The candidacy of Mr.. Niedringhaus
vas a scandal. II was scandslous that
10Th houses of the Missouri legisla
ure. voting separately. should have
given him a majority. II was con
inuance Of the scandal that the
bolt" Of eight RADublicaasl which
prevented the election of Mr.. Med
-inghaus on the joint ballot was caus-
= not by moral repugnance to him
md hia practices. but by the com
hands or the intrigues Of that other
mOralist Of the Republi-
an party in Missouri. the Hon. r. c.
Ierens. The joint ballots have failed
% end the deadlock. Mr.. Kerens mas
sin. Il is highly improbable that ths
republicans Of Missouri will give the
lection to Senator Cockrell.
But il is something to be rid of |
Eedringhaus.-New York Time,
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-23

A Baltimore girl has, brought suit
for $4,000 damages against man
whom she charges with having EN-.
hraced and kissed her against her will
his defense viii probably he that be
didn't get his moneys worth. II Il
bad been Cairo girl il would have
been different. It's worth any mans
$4,000 to kiss a Cairo girl.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-23

and resting places of finance for
months past nothing has been heard
but fairy tales of great earnings of
railroads and industrials. fairy tales
of new ore in ola mines, fairy tales OF
great financial forces conyerging to
I ward colossal combinations.
These are the lures of the 'syE-
TENS hirellngs, the decoy calls of
| the market tout and the financial tip
ster whose part it is to mould opin.
ion and urge the people TO the sham
bles. Before my eyes, with a blind
and audacioug defiance of my warn
ings, the old, old game was rugged in
full view of the audience and the old
players began their venerable antics.
In the meantime the system attend
ed to its own role in the conspiracy
supplying out of its banks ana trust
companies the publlc's money for the
gamblers TO make the game with !
Then began the artful process Of work !
ing up the market; stocks gradually {
climbed higher and higher ANAL |
eaTated aecendod from the fortiss !
into tae 6fle5 gld ne sEtt7 auA (
~ III a5.1 s-so. fsnr.
"a awe .,s.rs ssfr .h 9fes
aa lre Ever aag IS tie oek
xe4ape9 hna8ra "a 4aoa a 81
shares cal.n zat hand tsA. aa naria
auoaT the pro pals VINO lsiy
Shared their PARIS in tnis frarc'aI
malsFrarta TIE r5ad oil nivhs a.
l3r3n uale hg lae'~ nvcsita5nti
legla %, #sear n che m.ts
iHar lt gala aIarr r4tner than
ciiaUed r aap wa8 se tie mar
m made TAs aly manpUstots Fab-
le ta4 aauN c'eef0'1y Tan puh-
lic began ia Hte io ouy ii was
Aan ou!t IS us up He
Wool eros be9re beginning Dc sngr
.ue
Cl ying his eriele for February Mr.
Lawson says:
- desire TO ssv and to ask nv read
9rs 70 believe that:
The work 7 am doing is wholly in
he interest Of the people
Il have never in a "'ng'e Inst nca =
n al The wears Of nv de7l'nga witt
he people knowingly deceived them
lor lent my aid to their plun 1eriue. d
81 have never in single ipst~noa
,enaa al Inv tho ,evstar,,s, nIrnd,r,ng
~ onnreesion ~ tho naoplo
81 have never in single irst,poo >,
-iolatad the coincidence ~ another ana !
y telling This story rea or1v thosa \
etails and information which ocoord =
mo- n tho biebaet and hroadast oo1o ,f,
= mon bad rioht ~ no ard ~, !
,oIdipg hacI, and viii continue ~ i
olI some Of The mo. do,,oor,,,c, -, !,
ience AGAINST tho .systom' n r,,, NC .,
nss,on hacausa !, go - a. !,
,ays which make n unfair FIR ma N :,