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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-12
ENTERTAINMENT BY
 PRATT CITY LADIES
LADIES' HOME MISSION SOCIETY OF THE METHODIST CHURCH WILL GIVE ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY NIGHT.

Pratt City, April 11.-(Speclal)-An en- tertainment will be held at Foley's hall next Friday night under the auspices of the Ladies Home Mission society of the First Methodist church. An interesting programme has been arranged, in which a number of Pratt city's best musical talent will take part. The proceeds of the entertainment will go to the Ladies' Home Mission society. The programme will be as follows
 PART l. Music.
 Jerusiah Dow-Miss Ethel Harrison. Recitation-Mi Dobbs. Tableau-"Flowers of the Family and Belle of the Town
 PART II. The Dressing Gown-(A Farce) MT. Peabody~-W. A. Gipson. Mrs. Peabody-Miss Ethel Harrison. Marion. the daughter-Miss Kate De- Bardeleben.
 Mr. Kirk, MirIan's sweetheart-w. c. Mcdonald.
 Sarah, a servant-Miss Miriam Wal tersdorf.
 Cumber, the butler-J. C. DeLacey. Song, qlartette-Pra City Glee club. Tableau-'Rock Of Ages, Song, "Out in This Cold World Alone" Mae Yam.
 Song-James OHare.
 PART III '"The Obstinate Family'-A farce com edy
 Mir. Harwood, Henry's father-in-law-J. c. DeLacey.
 Mrs. Harwood, Henrys mother-in-law- Miss Ethel Harrison. Henry Harwood-W. C. Mcdonald. Jessie Harford, Henry's wife-Miss Ma bel Benson.
 Jeams. Harwoods servant-W A. Gip- son.
 Lucy, Mrs. Harwoods maid-Miss Fran ces Massengale. Tableau.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-12
WILL INSPECT PROPERTIES.
SIoss Officials Will Leave Today fol
 Sheffield.

President J. C. Maben. Vice President J. W. Mcqueen and Directors W. H. Goodby and w. E. Strong of the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company will leave in the company's private car over the Southern today at 1920 o'clock for Russellville to look over the the ore mines and from that point they will proceed to Sheffield to inspect the furnace.
 The party will return to Birmingham Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-12
Personal and General.

The Model Tent No. H. Knights of the Maecabees, held an interesting and large ly attended review tonight.
 MT. and Mrs Robert Amerson, form erly of Chattanooga, who will in the future make North Birmingham their home were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Daniels yesterday
 The Rev. Dr. w. E Foust. who has been assisting in revival at Russell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-12
DURAND GOING HOME.
British Ambassador to Spend Fort
 night In England.

Washington, April 11.-Sir Mortimer Durand. the British ambassador, will sail oh the Etruria on April l2 for a fort nights visit to London. The ambassa- dor is a personal friend of Lord Lans- downe and he will have several confer ences with the minister for foreign af- fairs.
 The ambassador did not take his leave last year, and his visit now is for the purpose of getting in touch with home affairs and to discuss number of mat ters in which his embassy is interested. The ambassador will return to Washing ton in time to greet the President on his return from the western trip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-12
Alabama At Departments.

Washington, April 11-fspecial.)-Pat erts issued: Calvin Carter. Eufaula quilting frame; Fred F. Geibel. Mont gcmery. Spring shackle; Lawrence c Mooney Montgomery. smoke consuming furnace; Edgar H. Taylor, Birmingham baling press; Philip M. Vance, Birming- ham, tool.
 Postmasters appointed: Mcintosh Washington county Leslie c. Slaughter W hiton, Dekalb county. Henry W. Eos sett.
 Rural routes ordered established May 15' Harpersville. Shelby county. route 1 population Al, houses 1O6; Hope Hull Montgomery county, route ?, population 6s3. houses 165.
 Rural carriers appointed: Buffalo route 2, Henry M. Thompson carrier Ernest E. Thompson substitute: Ethels- vile, route 9. John W. Whiten carrier Thomas Whften substitute.
 The Gawk Engraving Co. makes the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-12
w aIsh Buried.

The funeral of Mike Walsh, who com mltted suicide Sunday afternoon by drinking pearline and whisky, was held this afternoon at o'clock The decision of Dr. E. M. Cunningham, who held the pest mortem examination yesterday, was that Walsh was killed by drinking quan- titles of whisky and pearline.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-12
To Reduce Liaht Rates.

Beginning May l. the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company will make a reduction of 25 per cent in the electric light rates of Ensley, thereby putting this city on the same basis as Birmingham. The company has also agreed to run wires on every street and avenue of the city, providing reason able number of patrons can be obtained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-12
Personal and General.

A seris of interesting revival services are in progress at the Wylam Baptist church this week. The Rev J. w. o Hara of Montgomery, oit formerly of Vivian, is preaching some able gospel sermons,
 The Dialecticai society of the Enser High school elected the following officers yesterday afternoon: Walter H. Childes, president: Miss Mabel Brooks, vice-pres- ident. Miss Esther Lind. secretary; Mlss Jamie Cutter. treasurer, and Miss Blanch Davis. critic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-12
DYNAM|TERS KILL
 AN INNOCENT CHILD Non-Union Miners Houses at
 BIossburg Dynamlted ONE HOUSE IS WRECKED
John Alexander, Miner, Employed BY the Tennessee Co., Escapes With His Life, But His Child Is
 Dead-Murderers Escape.

The houses occupied by non-union miners, in the employ of the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company at Blossburg, were wrecked by dynamite at Blossburg late Monday night, and as a result a little white girl about l2 years old. the daughter of John Alexander vas killed. Several other people were bruised and shaken up. The little Alex ander girl is said to have lived about a half hour after she was injured
 MT. Alexander and his family occupied one of the houses which were wrecked William Cato, a negro, was the occu- pant of another house which was blown up.
 The house occupied by the Alexanders was a three-room cottage. two of the rooms being in an el, The members of the family at home consisted of the father and three children, two girls aged nine and twelve, respectively, and one boy, aged ten years, were sleeping in the front room. The three children were sleeping in one bed and Mir. Alex ander in the other bed.
 It seems that it was a peculiar Nj dent that saved the life of MT. Alexan- der. He had formerly slept in the bed occupied by the children, but for some reason exchanged beos with them Mon day night Mrs. Alexander and two of her children are in Georgia. where they had gone on account of the delicate con- dition of the lady's health Owing to her critical illness she has not yet been notified of the death of her little daugh- ter.
 The Explosion.
 The dynamite which wrecked the Alex arder home was stuffed in a lead pipe three inches in diameter and about two feet long. The explosive was placed on the front porch, near the bed in which the Alexander children were sleep ing. So great was the f@ce of the ex- plosion that the pipe was hurled through the wall and through the bed Into the adjoining room. The porch was com pletely wrecked, the wooden bedstead knocked into splnters and the front room of the house badly damaged. The lead pipe was broken into a hundred pieces.
 It seems a miracle that the other sleeping children escaped without in- fury. while their sister. who was sleeping on the side of the bed next to the wall, was frightfuliy mangled
 Deputy In Pursuit.
 The local deputy who is stationed at Hlossburg got in pursuit of three men
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-12
Alabama chautauqua, Anniston, Ala

On account of the above occasion the Southern railway will sell tickets to An niston and return at the rate or one and one-third fare plus 25 cents. Tickets will be sold April IS to 21 inclusive, with final limit returning April 23' 1905.
 4-12-td J. N. HARRISON, D. F. A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-12
CAPT. ROBSON WILL
 BE IN THE FIGHT
SAYS HE WILL TAKE PART IN THE CAMPAIGN WHETHER HE IS A CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR OR NOT.

opelika, April 1-Cspeeial.) )-Capt. R.
 P. Hobson was in this city today on
 route to Montgomery. where he expects to get sufficient insight into the political
 situation in this state to enable him to
 determine whether he will run this year 1 for governor. II Is understood t4iat he has very decided gubernatorlal aspira- 1 tions, and when approached upon tre sub- ject said:
 | T shall be in the political fight, whether
 a candidate for governor or not, as 1 ex-
 pect to be deep in every political fight in
 the state so long as l live. l am not pre-
 pared to state whether I shall be an ac-
 tive candidate for the nomination, as 1 am
 not sufficiently well informed as to the
 present status of affairs here. like po-
 litical work, but 1t comes high, cutting heavily into my lecture work"
 Respecting the result of the naval en-
 gagement expected in the far east he
 said he predicted a victory for the Japa-
 nese, as the efficiency of the Japanese
 fleet is from 20 to 10 per cent superior to that of the Russians. Then the Japa-
 nese can count with considerable eer- tainty on the Russians becoming demora-
  to their success. The Japanese gunners, he said, are much more efficient than the Russian, and the greater number of cruis- CTS with high speed, increases the
 chances of the Japs to win
 Captain Hobson stated that meetings in eighteenth states his peace resolutions had been adopted by a rising vote of the audience In seventy cities. Alexander City, where he spoke last night being the seventieth.
 He said he considered the refusal of w. J. Bryan to debate the question with nim of the need of strong navy mis- take. for if MT. Bryan Is right thi5
 would be the best way to bring the peo-
 pie to sec it, and if the Captain Is right, US he believes he Is, 1t would help the people to have it demonstrated In joint
 debate. the most democratic method or bringing it before them. He will speak
 at Monroeville Wednesday night.
 Vile for the past ten days. has returned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-12
AIRS AFFAIRS OF
 THEATRICAL TRUST Numerous Theatres Are En- braced in the Syndicate AGREEMENT IS IR0NCLAD David BeIaseo In His Suit Submits a Copy of the Agreement Between
 kIaw G Eranger and Others
 to Control Productions.
AGREEMENT IS IRONCLAD

New York, April 11.-During the con- tniuance today of the trial of the suit of David Belasco, the theatrical man ager against Joseph Brooks, in connec- ton with the production of "The Auc- tioneer," and involving the control of the principal theatres of the country by a syndicate, so-ealled, the text of the syn dacte agreement was offered in evidence. It's reading was one of the striking feat ures of trial replete with interesting incidents.
 The parties to the agreement which be- came effective August Sl, 1901, and runs for five years, are shown to be Al Hay man, Charles Frohman, Mark Klaw and A. l.. Erlanger, as parties of the first part. and Samuel r. Niedringer and J.. Fred Zimmerman, trading as Nixon x Zimmerman. parties of the second part. The preamble to the agreement recites that theatrical interests in all the large cities had suffered as a result of the in- discriminate "booking'' of attractions, ne- cessitating some agreement between tho interests whereby long pjumps' would be avoided, and tours so arranged that there would be no conflict Of similar attrac- tions in the same city. The list of the atres announced as under control of the parties to the agreement, and which was to be supplemented by any theatres sub seuuently passing under control of any of the parties in the next five years, is as follows
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-12
ST. DENIS HOTEL, NEW WORN

at Broadway and 11th street. Centrally
 Excellent cuisiua. SPA 67t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-12

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-12
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who are suspected of committing the cow ardly deed, but as the men separated two going one way and the other an. other way, they lost trace of them in the darkness
 The dynamlters were evidently bent on doing serious mischief A short time be- fore the Alexander home was wrecked several sticks of loose dynamite were placed on the front porch of the home of William Cato, colored, but no serious results followed the explosion. A num- Der of the people of the camp were up and were searching for the dynamiters when the explosion on the Alexander porch occurred.
 It is thought that the three men who were seen by several people last night are the same three that have committed several deeds of violence around several mining camps near Blossburg during the past few months.
 Little damage was done to the house occupied by the negro.
 Sheriff Burelns Men.
 Several deputy sheriffs were sent out to Blossburg by Sheriff Burgin early yester- day morning. Other deputies Followed last night So far no arrests have been made, but the officers are exerting their best eff forts toward locating the guilty persons.
 The mines at Blossburg were closed down yesterday and all the people attend ed the burial of the little Alexander girl.
 Coronor Paris is at Blossburg, and has begun a thorough investigation of the dynamitng. Bloodhounds were taken from Pratt City to Blossburg, but as hundreds of people had been to the scent since the explosion it was impossible to do anything towards tracking the per petrators of the crime
 John NJ. Franklin, general superintend- ent of the mines for the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railway company, went out to Biossburg yesterday and spent the day Investigating the acts of the villains.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-12

Vile for the past ten days. has returned home.
 Mrs Richards of Fern Bank Is visiting her father, Dr. J. T. Seay.
 Miss Jessie Jackson of Speigners is vis- ting her aunt. Mrs. James Rogers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-12
List of the Theatres.


 Knickerbocker theater, New York; Hol- jst Street theater, Boston; Colonial thea ter, Boston; Boston Museum, Boston; Providence opera house, Providence. R.. l.; Chestnut theater, Philadelphia; Chest nut Street opera house. Philadelphia; Broad Street theater, Philadelphia; Wal nut Street theater Philadelphia; Peoples theater, Philadelphia; Academy of Music, Baltimore; Ford's opera house, Balti- more; National theater, Washngton; Co., lumbia theater. Washington; Alvin thea ter, Pittsburg; Euclid Avenue opera house, Cleveland; Grand opera house, Cin- cinnati MacauIey's theater. Louisville; Olympic theater, St. Louis; Century thea ter St. Louis; Powers theater, Chicago; Illinois theater. Chicago; Great Southern theater, Columbus Victoria theater, Day ton; Valentine theater, Toledo; English opera house. Indianapolis; Starr theater, Buffalo; Princess theater, Toronto; Boyd's theater. Omaha; Broadway thea ter, Denver; Taber Grand opera house, Denver; Columbia theater, San Francis co; Tulane theater, New Orleans.
 In Conjunction With Others.
 These theatres" the agreement contin-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-12

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-12
Deputy In Pursult.

The local deputy who Is stationed at nlossburg got in pursuit of three men
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-17

ness and they must always continue it if they are
to hold the height they have gained. But they
are never true men, and one can never symPathlze
with them. They are always deeply envlous OF the
true artist the true student-the worst enemies in
fact that the true workers encounter. They know
the value of the true worker and OF his achievement
far better than anyone else.
The great majority of the laity always wait
ing for some one to form their opinions for them in
matters of Art and Science, and among such peo-
pie these so-diSant great ones have great vogue
But they attain the great heights; they never
for a single moment know the INVESTIGATION OF that
admiration which comes from the soul aroused
by the work of true genius
Now and then there appears painting, a sculp-
t11re a novel or novelette, from the hand of some
young man who has the true touch, the all-see1ng
eve, the divine fire. And the instant response in
the Art world shows that the world IS ever awake,
ever Watching for the coming OF the great. The
world IS ever eager to welcome true genius, what
ever the pessirnists may write say. And II 1t
does not rise homage if its Indifference IS cruel
blow to the young artist, man or woman, who has
done something which they confidently believe IS
truly great let them ever be sure that their work,
and not the judgment of the world, is III fault
am strongly inclined believe that the greatest
workers in Art never know at all how they achieve
their ends. l have met, for instance, great many
writer's of plays who knew all about the art OF play
writing; who could discuss It so earnedly from the
StandpO1ntS OF cOnStruCLloil ClltIaCLSi
and this and that and the other that l received
their manuscripts with bated breath and began
reading them with an expectation which was not
wholly free from awe Alas the first five pages
showed clearly that whatever they might be they
certainly were not practical dramatists; they Ger
tainv we're not IN vital touch with the characters
they had assumed TO portray
True dramatic work flows. 1t may have its
technical faults but it flows unaffectedly, naturally
effortesslv ike a rapid stream, The artificial the
self-conscous does not flow at all 1t IS strained
imitation. It is Angler, Dumas t7ls, Sardou, with
the soul the soul of the dramatist not there Great
dramatists they are, in their own minds, but not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-17

Dumas fLs wrote long and admirable p-efaccS
to al or nearly all of his plays, telling exactly
how he came to write them what morals they
conveyed, what his intention had been from
the first. But it invariably happened that he
wrote the preface after the work was completed
and produced, and never before. He did first, and
philosophical afterward. He followed his instinct
first not thinking all of the philosophy but only
1aboring to complete and vital creation before
him. When that was achieved, he would sit down
and think about himself, become self-COnsciOus,
analytical, philosophical But all this was after
thought.
And since we know ourselves better than we know
any other persons, and since l am asked to my
self as an illustration, l may say that this per
fectly true IL my own case. As a girl never
wanted to be actress; as pupil OF the Coincide
Franchise | never wished to continue-at least not
till long after l began. OF the wild, eXtravagant
dreams of success upon the stage, which seem to
inspire some American girls | have met, knew
nothing I never dreamed at all l had no time
I simply worked because had to work.
My first appearance on any stage took place when
l was a little girl indeed pupil at Grand Champ
Convent at Versailles The play was The Journey
of Young Tobias" written by one of the sisters
Sister Th6rese, to celebrate a great occasion The
Archbishop of Paris was coming to see us was
the Guiding Angel an important role as may be
imagined when the central figure was upon a
troublesome Journey. l wore a long white gown
with large sleeves and two beautiful white wings,
and my hair was cured and tied over my forehead
with gold lace l studied my lines and knew them
perfectly, but a moment before my entrance lost
NV head completely. l was pushed on the stage,
and scarcely knew what was saying. 1t appeared
afterward that l had acquitted myself creditably,
but this brought sense of satisfaction
did not like it. l wanted to be nun. All l
knew of actresses consisted of having once seen
Rachel She came to the convent once to see a girl
named Adele Sarony. She went into the garden
and sat down painfully and could not get her
breath 1t gave me the impression as | peePed
c11riorsIv at her that actresses had a hard time
Alas! that was the truest of all impressions. No
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-17

So it was with the elder Dumas. He wrc
great, immense novels, he created thousan
of characters. But he could not have tc
how he did it. He simply did it. The lit
he left behind him telling others how to
it showed that he was almost complete
ignorant Of the subject. There are scores
feuilleton writers in Paris to-day who cou
do this explanatory work much better tn
he did it, but they could not write one pa
of the thousands which were his.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-17

flesh and blood. They are dram
artists in papier-mache.
And the same class exist among
painters, novelists, in all branches
OF intellectual endeavor. They are
dreamers, not doors; they think of
themselves, not of Art. And per
haps this classification best answers
the question at issue. Those who
dream do not do. Those who do
have no time to dream. They may
dream of art. Of achieving the diff
cult, the impossible. But 1t is always
Art OF which they dream, and never
of themselves. They, l think, are
the really great.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
CHASING KUR0PATkIN
JAPANESE PUSH THE PURSUIT
Most Of Russian Army Thought to Be
Savsd-eut Retreat May Con-
tinue to Harbn.

Mach l3.-While General Kuropat-
kin has apparently succeeded in saw
ing more of his artillery than seemed
poss Die his losses in men, ammuni-
ton and cOmmisSariat supplies In the
battle Of Mukden are far greater than
Garlic lrports indicated, and even that
portlon OF his army which he succeeded
in eNrrlcating from the positions
around Mukden is still in serious
dangeT
The Japanese generals. realizing that
with little more speed they could
have inflicted a crushing defeat on the
Russian army after the battle Of Lao
Yang, determined not to allow such an
opportunity to pass again, are follow
ing after the defeated and sorely tried
Russian forces.
While small portion of kuropat-
kin army has reached Tie pass. the
greater part of those who escaped from
the battle of Mukden are still strug-
gling onward, being at last accounts
between twelve and sixteen miles from
their goal, with the Japanese. flushed
with victory and reinforced by fresh
men, harassing them from all sides.
Eyen should the remnant of the
army reach Tie pass, it is hardly pos
siblv for it to make stand against the
overwhelming force opposing it. and
especially as the Russians must be
worn out and weakened by the loss of
mel, guns and ammunition.
1t is more likely that Kuropatiin will
fall back to Harbin with what he can
save and wait there for the reinforce
ments that st. Petersburg has already
promised him. A possible obstacle TO
the plan is General kawamura's army.
which has not yet been located, and
which may also be heading for the
northern capital
The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-17
MAY TREAT WITH JAPAN.
Gar Calls Council at Which Peace
May Be Considered.

Washington, March l3.-When the
Car calls his war council tomorrow,
he will be able to inform them that
Japan will welcome peace on reason
auIe terms and will promptly name her
conditions. provided she receives trust-
worthy assurances that they will b.
seriously considered.
This the Emperor has learned from
friendly chance llories in Europe, aa
well as the general terms acceptable
to Japan. These, it is said. includes
the retention by Japan of Port Arthur.
"A japanese protectorate over Korea,
and an indemnity.
An attache of Russian embassy IN
Europe is quoted as expressing the be
lief that kuropatkin's recent defeat
will force Russia to ask for peace.
Briefly. these were the reports cGr-
rent in the diplomatic corps to-day.
and as a result OF this important infDr-
nation official Washington believers 10
night that Russia and Japan are on he
verge of peace. If it be true that tho
second Pacific squadron has been re-
called. even the most optimistic ni
RuSsias friends admit that this is p
strong indication that Oyama's mighty
blow has made for peace.