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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-30
One of These Thrilling Stories
Will Appear Each Sunday in
The Special Magazine SUPPLE
ment of The AGE-HERALD.

PHE hass and enhal-
II ing series of stories Craftsman,
IL by
enterprise whereby AgeHeraio
readers were enabled Sherlock Holmes received
Herald mpee its behalf and has now un
farewell bow to the public through Tho
medium readers may now form
their acquaintance equally brilliant and more a
parsonage A. J. Raffes.
Holmes" has the language
of the
soealed gentleman burglar
sobique false impression The original
CHANGED decent man.
intellect scared to the heights OF genius
those gentleman of birth and breed
conscience environment he turned his
beneftng the world
antihesis Sherlock Holmes The former
behalf
his for successfully
baTlng the of its protectors
Sherlock Holiness
readers mind that
ped other
a struggle
of
old
vicissudes awaited with
that no
the
Of elements which
originality will hold him spebomd The
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-30
WIN TRAFALGAR"
OF THE FAR EAST
BRITISH PRESS AND PUBLIC HEAR
THE NEWS WITH JUBlLATlON.
THE SUN HAS SET ON RUSSIAN
GLORY.

London, May 3O.-rhe naval battle be
tween the fleets of Togo and RojestVensky
strikes the Imagination of the British pub
lie with far greater force than any OF
the military operations. Hence, Togo $
victory arouses more intense interest than
any incident of the war and is greeted
by the newspapers and the people with
great jubilation, Everywhere it is be-
ing compared with Trafalgar and About
kir.
Togo" says the Daily Telegraph edi-
torially ''has won the Trafalgar of the
far east. and won 1t as his allies rejoice
to note, in Nelson's year"
The same editorial recalls the fact That
the battles of Manila and Santiago did
not cost the Americans a single ship, and
indeed hardly a single life, and it was
therefore not surprising that Togo had
gained a bloodless victory"
In strains of eulogy all the papers pay
tribute to Admiral Togo's naval glory
and comment on possibilities of peace.
Universal opinion is that 1t would be
criminal for the Emperor of Russia to
continue the war, but serious doubts are
expressed as to whether Saturdays dis
aster will even convince tine war party in
st. Petersburg of the hopelessness of a
further struggle,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-30
JAPANESE NOBLE IS
CHEERED IN BERLIN
PRINCE AND PRINCESS ARlSU-
GAWA ARRIVE AND ARE WARM
LY GREETED AT STATION BY
THE GERMAN EMPEROR.

Berlin, May 29.-Extra copies of the
newspapers with a list of the sunken
or captured Russian warships were fut-
tering throughout the great crowd assem-
bled to see the Prince and Princess Ari-
sugawa arrive here today to represent
the Emperor of Japan at the wedding
of Crown Prince Frederick William and
Duchess Cecilia of Meklenburg Sehwerin.
Emperor William sent a special train
to the French frontier to bring the Prince
and Princess and their suite of thirty
persons to Berlin and was himself at
the station to welcome them They were
oheered in a fashion quite uncommon to
Berlin probably because everyone is
talking of the Japanese success In naval
combat in far eastern waters.
The Emperor is reported to have alluded
cordially to the Japanese success. Prince
and Princess Arisugawa are guests of
the Emperor at the Hotel Bristol, where
the Russian deputation TO the wedding
will also be quartered. The hotel Is next
door to the Russian embassy
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-30
KILLS HIS SISTERS
FOR THEIR CONDUCT
Chattanooga Man Is Principal
in Awful Tragedy
DEED WAS PReMEDITAIED
Starts to the House Saying He Was
Tired of Their Conduct and Had
Decided to Clean Up the
Whole Bunch.

Chattanooga, May 29.-Frank Neighbors,
white man, aged about 25 years. shot
and instantly killed his sister Tela Tay-
lcr, her husband. George Taylor. and
probably fatally wounded another sister.
Mrs. John whaley, early tonight. Trou-
BILE concerning the character of his two
sisters is said to have led up to the
tragedy
With the same ealmness that he ap-
pears to have done the killing, Neighbors
afterwards surrendered to the police and
is now confined in the city hall He was
not drunk when the killing was done.
But according to the testimony of wit
nesses before the coroner's jury he had
been drinking. There were no eye-wit-
nesses.
Neighbors walked toward the house In
which the killing was done, announced
that he was tired of the conduct of his
sisters and that he had decided to kill
the whole bunch" He then proceeded
to the house and carried his threat into
execution. Upon returning he declared
that he had CLEANED up the whole out
fit" No other motive besides that he
consl-@sd the conduct of his sisters to
be bad and that he was Tired" of their
actions Is shown for the killings, so far
as can be learned Just why he killed
George Taylor is not known, since no
one knows what occurred in the house.
Nelghbors made no effort to escape ex-
pressed no regret over what he had DONE
| and seemed to be perfectly conscious of
the result of his actions. When seen at
| the police station, where he was con-
| fined by the city after the killing, Neigh
bors declared calmly that he had no
| statement to make and showed no signs
| of ntoXication or insanity.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-30
PLEADS FOR LIBERTY
OF HER ASSAILANT
Girl Says Her 5weetheart Did Not
Intend to Hurt Her When
He Shot.

Philadelphia, May 29.-Bessie Helen
Davis, the chorus girl who was shot by
Edward Smedes, a member of the same
theatrical company, today appeared al
the central police station to plead for her
assailants liberty.
The girl. VINO had been in hospital
since the shooting, left the institution
last night, and with her mother who
came from her home in Bronx and went
to her boarding house. She said she in
tended to withdraw all charges against
her sweetheart, because she said The did
not mean to hurt me-" Smedes was ar
raigned before magistrate, charged with
murderous assault.
The magistrate refused to release
smedes. and he was held for the action
of the grand jury That body later ig-
nored the indictment and Smedes was re-
leased from custody.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-30
MRS. FISK SCORES
THE SYNDICATE
COULD NOT HIRE THEATRE IN
SALT LAKE, so SHE RENTS A
PUBLIC HALL AND MAKES A
SPEECH.

Salt Lake City. May 2s-Mrs Mamie
Madden Fiske, who was barred from
professional appearance in Sale Lake
city through her inability to secure any
of the local theatres, hired a public hall
and tonight delivered an address on what
she termed the theatrical trust; its eff
feet on Salt Lake city, ETC." Mrs. Fiske
and her company of players arrived here
today. In opening her address to the
large audience Mrs. Fiske said:
Il am happy to say that the theatrical
trust, which excludes my company from
your play houses, is not sufficiently pow
erful to prevent us from stopping in your
city ON our way to the Pacific coast. Nor
can it rob me of this privilege of adj
dressing YOU
Mrs. Fiske said she was sure the local
managers would be glad to open the
doors of their theatres to her company
if they dared, but they dared not do so,
she said. In the east, and on the Pacific
coast, she said there were theatres open
to Independent actors, but the theatrical
syndicate had endeavored to block the
way to California by holding the avenues
of approach so that it would be impossi-
BILE for an Independent actor to fill a
tour from Chicago to San Francisco.
The trust, she said, made it impossible
for an independent actor to play in Kan
sas City. Omaha, Denver or Salt Lake.
You can readily understand" said Mrs.
Fiske, that the expense entailed by
the journey of large dramatic company
direct from Chicago to San Francisco
would be more than any degree of sue
cess in San Francisco would make profit
able
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-30
PARIS JOURNALS
DEPLORE DISASTER
MAJORITY CONSIDER THE. TIME
RIPE FOR INTERVENTION IN
FAVOR OF PEAcE-FEAR THE
YELLOW PERIL"

Paris, May SO-The morning papers
unanimously deplore the Russian disas-
ter, while eulogizing Admiral Rojestven-
sky's herolsm. The majority consider
the time ripe for Intervention in favor of
peace.
The Figaro sympathizes with Rojest-
vensky and expresses apprehension with
regard to the yellow peril"
The Matin says
at is more than a defeat-is it catas-
trophe.'
The Echo de Paris remarks that it is
athe ruin of our aly's hopes"
The Journal declares it is a vain en-
deayor to conceal the Importance of the
disaster, and that Russia has definitely
lost.
The Solel says the result of the battle
teaches the lesson that 1t is impossible
to mprovise a navy.
The Humanite compares the battle to
those of Trafalgar and Santiago.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-30
AMERICAN YACHT
WINS GREAT RACE
Atlantic is First to Cross the
Line
HE HAMBURG SIGHTED
Atlantic Crosses the Atlantic Ocean In
II Days, is Hours and % Min
utes, Averaging 1912
Knots an Hour.

| The Lizard, Eng, May 29.-The Amer
lean yacht Atlantic was the first to cross
the line in the great international race
across the Atlantic ocean. As the At
| antic passed the line south of Ihe
Lizard lighthouse, at 9:l5 p. m, gun was
fired from the German cruiser Pfeil, the
stakeboat which arrived early in the
evening, while rockets We're sent up from
Lloyds signal station and fog horns were
blown at the lighthouse.
The Atlantic proceeded for Cowes, Isle
of Wight. intent on beating records.
After passing Scilly the Atlantic was
becalmed and had twelve hours to drift
At The Lizard she met a tremendous sea
swell, and for some time drifted back
wards and forward.
Captain Barr and Wilson Marshall, the
owner of the Atlantic, agreed that they
had made a splendid passage without a
single mishap. only experiencing one
strong gale through which the boat rode
admirably.
The record sail for one day was BAL
knots, which Mr. Marshall believes beats
anything hitherto achieved. This was
made May "a On May % the yacht made
2S2 knots. on Bay 26. 179 knots on May
q, 14S knots, and on May %. 21S knots.
The Atlantic reached Bishop Rock light
house southwest of the May group of the
Scily Isles May 20, having accomplished
the passage to that point in II days 16
hours and % minutes. with an average of
ten and a half knots per hour.
-
be the Hamburg CGerman representative
of the Kaiser was sighted ten miles
southwest of Scilly Islands at 1880 o'clock
this morning. The wind is light
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-30
BOUT CALLED OFF.
o'keefe Then Challenged Any Man In
the House.

indianapolis, Ind, Lay 29.-The ten
round bout scheduled between Jack
O'Keefe of Chicago and Buddy Ryan OF
the same city was called off tonight when
Ryan refused to go on unless the fight
was to be declared a draw in case both
men were on their feet at the end of ten
rounds.
OKeefe refused to fight unless de-
cision was given, and after considerable
parleying the manager declared the bout
Cancelled. O'Keefe offered to fight any
man under 100 pounds in the house. Billy
Mayfield of Hot Springs accepted the
challenge and the men went ten fast
rounds to a draw. In the last round
O'Keefe attempted to put Mayfield out.
but the latter proved to be the equal of
his opponent in the in-ighting tactics,
which O'Keefe employed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-30
oWENToN COMMENCEMENT.
Literary Societies Are to Hold Joint
Meetng-Today's Programme.

Inc most interesting feature Vi INT
owenton commencement exercises yester-
dav was the annual Joint meeting of the
E,,,,,aa,aa,, and pohert L loo Literary
-. NJ, A.
souie'ies - "as 'ie'u ,''s.
bate was spirited ana the speakers ac-
quilted themselves with much credit
Yesterday morning the freshman and
.o,,, o,,,ora classes held their defamation
contests
Inc following was the programmes
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-30
BIRMINGHAM SEMINARY.
The Expression Glasses viii Present
Comedy Tonight,

The commencement exercises of the
Birmingham seminary are full of inter-
est and are being largely attended. To-
night the expression classes will hold
their exercises. Among the features ar
ranged for the occasion will be comedy
to be presented by number of students.
Last night the primary and preparatory
classes entertained in a very charming
manner. The programme included num-
Der of musical numbers by the young
pupils of these classes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-30
King Edward Holds Court.

London, May 2g.-King Edward and
Queen Alexandra held their third court
of the year at Buckingham palace this
afternoon. There was an unusually
large attendance of royal personages
and members of the diplomatic corps
The Americans present included Mrs.
John Jacob Astor and Miss Halle Err
MIME Rives of Richmond, Va.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-30
Reaaars Must Leave.

Mayor George B. Ward is deter
mined to rid Birmingham of beggars
who appear upon the streets. He
has sent a letter to the chief of police
instructing him to clear the streets of
this class of people. Transportation
out of Birmingham is being furnished
to all of the cripples and blind men
who apply at the Mayors Office.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-30
Split Among Liberals Widening.

Havana, May 29-The split in the lib
eral party is widening and many local or
ganizations are resuming the name of
nationalist declaring that they will
not support Jos Miguel Gomez, governor
of Santa Clara province. for the presi-
6eney This attitude of the liberals seems
AID to the strength of the followers Of
/ .es;aent Palma.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-30
OFF FOR BROOKLYN.
President Will Take Part In Memo.
rial Day Exercises.

Washington, May S0.-President Roose-
Welt left Washington at 1890 o'clock this
morning for Brooklyn, where he is to
be the guest of the citizens tomorrow and
will participate in the Memorial day ex-
ercses.
A feature of the day will be an address
by the President at the unwilling of
statue to Gen. Henry w. Slocum. The
President was accompanied by Secretary
loeb, and occupied a special car attached
to the regular express on the Pennsyl-
Yania railroad.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-30
Woman Killed IN Runaway.

Chattanooga, May 29.--Miss Elizabeth
Wilbur. a prominent woman from Ora
rada, Miss. was killed as a result of
runaway this morning on Mission Ridge.
While driving with several companions
the horse became frightened and ran
fway. Miss Wilbur was thrown from
the buggy and sustained internal injuries
end proved fatal.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-30
colored School Will Close.

Avondale colored public school will
hold its commencement exercises at
ST. James A. M. &c. church in Avon
dale tonight, May 30 and June /. Coun-
Gil B.. Moseley is principal of the
school.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-30
O'Dwyer Is Appointed.

Mobile, May CIV. L. o'Dwyer has
been appointed general freight and pas
senger agent of the Mobile Jackson and
Kansas City railroad, effective June 1.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-30
The Silent Eye.

The state fair edition Of the Silent
Eye has been issued and Is very
creditable number The advertising
patronage is extensive.
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LEGAL NOTICES.
Order of Publication

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Anna p. Mordecai ct. al. VS.. James p.
Tuthill. Adele Gracey Wheat ct. AIN
chancery.-At Birmingham. Alabama.
Fifth District. Northwestern Chancery
Division of Alabama.
In this cause it being made to appear
to the court by affidavit of lvey F. Lewis
solicitor and agent of complainants. that
the defendant, Adele Gracey Wheat is a
nonresident of Alabama and resides in
Benndale Mississippi. and further that,
In the belief of said affiant the defen-
dant is of the age of twenty-one years.
it is therefore ordered by the court that
publication be made in the Birmingham
Age-Herald, a newspaper published In
the city of Birmingham, Alabama, once
a week for four consecutive weeks, re-
quirfng her, the said Adele oracey Wheat.
to answer or demur to the bill of COM
plant in this cause within thirty days
after the 18th day of June. 1905, or a.
decree pro confesso may be taken against
her
Done at office this 18th Day OF May. 1905.
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Done at office this 18th Day OF May, 1905.
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-07

Burnett's Vanilla is pure. Don't let
your grocer work off cheap ana dan
gerous substitute. Insist on Burnetts S.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-07
RAJ E|GH'S GALA DAY
10000 People May See
Saturdays Game.
Special Trains Will be Operated From
Several Towns. There Will Be
Music and Noise Galore by
Bands and Meqaphones

The game of football in Raleigh Sat
urday between the A. and NJ. and the
University has so far exceeded all ex-
pectations from the standpoint of at
tendance that it now look as if ten
thousand people will witness the con-
test Bleachers have been built the
whole distance of on@ side of the field
to accommodate the crowd. fence
has been erected enclosing the field
so that no one can be on the gridiron
except the two CEamS.
The teams are evenly matched and
the betting is even money. The teams
have tied for three years, but is be-
lieved that somebody will win this
year.
The University students viii come
on a special train 500 strong. They
will march to the crowds headed by
the Third Regiment Band. The A. and
NJ will march to the Fair grounds III
military formation headed by the A.
and NJ. Band.
Wake Forest and Trinity will al
so attend and the three female col
leges here will be out enmasse. Ban
ners megaphOnes. ribbons, decorated
vehicles and Tallyhos will all add to
the gayety of the afternoon.
A dance which promises to be the
largest of the season will be given by
the local University men and A. and
M. students complimentary to the two
teams. Saturday will be a gala day
for Raleigh.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-07
THE THEATRE EVIL
DR.. Moment Attacks the
Modern Theatre.
Its Object, He Said, is Not to Elevate
Manhood and Womanhood, But to
Make Money. Declares 1t Must
be Regenerated.

In a powerful sermon at the First
Presbyterian church Sunday night on
the problem of the Book of Esther,
DR.. Alfred H. Moment de-
Iivered mighty condemnation
of the modern theatre. The
purporu of his sermon was to
enforce the truth that righteousness
must not bow to unrighteousness, nor
serve it in any way.
Dr. Moment said in part:
The theatre ought to be power
for good-uplifting In it's influence, or,
at least. atfording harmless amuse-
ment for all classes and ages. That
it is mostly injurious in its moral
power is a notorious fact. Just before
mis- death, few weeks ago, Sir Henry
irving the worlds most famous actor
said: / hope the time may soon come
when the theatre shall be sufficiently
pure to commend itself to the best
people, This noble wish was worthy
man who during a long and eX-
traordinary career. never Frustrated
his lofty talent to a vile play. But it
was a humiliating confession, that the
theatre of our day is too largely vile in
moral tone and not such as the best
people should patrOnize. Here are
few quotations taken from the press
of three of the largest cities of Amer
lea:
The stage today is a greater evil
than any other institution. Nothing
else does SO much harm to young
men and young women. During the
last ten years the stage has been Civ
ing to the public nothing but rubbish
twaddle and slOp.'
1.-The Montebanks of the playhouse
are now making a disgraceful decent
into the darkest ages of the drama
N1oxy I, &c.
of rot
These utteranceS are from the
newSpaperS-not from the pulpit. But
the worst feature of this subject is,
that there seems to be an increasing
demand for this sort of rot and
slop.' The other day, in our great met
ropolis, for play so vile that the
authorities prohibited it's performance,
tickets to the amount of $4,000 were
sold in a few hours.
ut is often charged that the church
should endeavor to purify the theatre
and make it a helping hand for good
But what, it may be asked, is the
playhouse for? To elevate people in
their manhood and womanhood so as
to make them virtuOus and honorable?
Not at all. 1t is to make money. Every
play-Writer, theatre manager and ac-
tor, is in the business for money.
That which pays the most is the thing
these people are determined to give
the public-that it elevates or de-
trades, is a matter of absolute in
difference to the average man, or wo-
man, who has to do with the stage
Any effort therefore to purify the the
atre. comes UP against the stone wall
of avarice. Money must be had
though the country be flooded with
immortality. What. then, can the
church do?
still our country abounds in good
men and women-righteous God-fear-
ing people. These ought to rise up
i'm condemnation of the unrighteosness
of the modern theatre and demand it's
ourification-not it's abolition. / be-
lieve in the theatre were it regenerat-
ed from unrighteousneSs."