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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20
STATE HOUSE GOSSIP.

rTo1fl the montgomery Journal.
 The Montgomery correspondent of the Birmingham AgeHerald, who is known state administration than any other news paper man in this city, gives out some interesting gossip under the head of Political and Other Gossip of the Cap itol.' in The Age-Herald of yesterday
 Among the many rumors disclosed by this correspondent. who has the confi- dence of the state house officials, is that Gen. w. W. Brandon, who was in the race for state auditor before the appoint cancy caused by the naming of Col. T. l.. Sowell to a judgeship in his home county of Walker may not now be a candidate for auditor, but may get back to his first intention and go In for sec retary of state"
 The correspondent then proceeds to fig ure on the possible lineup for this of- flee giving us the names of General Brandon, Capt. A. c. Sexton and Frank Julian, with Henry R. Shorter, insur- ance commissioner, as a possibility"
 Then comes the most interesting dis closure in the letter. Tt is said that Sex ton would have the support of the ad- ministration." says the correspondent, though there is not In evidence any too good reason to be fully satisfied of this. as the governor, at any rate Is known to be fond of General Brandon, and to desire to show him whatever favors he can. If Shorter, the brother-in-law of the governor, should enter. then there would be further complications"
 Then. to make 1t clearer that the ad- ministration is to have hand in naming the next state officers to reward friends and punish enemies, the correspondent and confidential friend of the admins tration, who gets all the news that is to be given out officially and unofficially from the executive office. adds:
 Whatever may be thought of the out look for administration help. there seems to be little reason to doubt that that in- fuence will be against the ambitions of Julian for some reason very much out of touch with the 'ins.' He has not he's itated to poke the governor good and hard every time he has had chance in his paper, the Tuscumbia North Ala bamian. and it is not even a conjecture that the executive will allow such thing to go unrewarded.'
 This insight into the plans and purposes and motives of the chief executive just now, is only intensified in interest by the further statement that General Brandon. of whom the governor is known to be very fond" will not likely antagonize the recent appontee of the governor for state auditor. but may return to his first intention and run for secretary of state; and all are disclosures of prime import ance at this stage of the proceedings.
 ~amature and ill-advised
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20
KlCHMOND'S WELCOME TO
 PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
From the Ricl
 Wednesday. nond Times-Dispatch o


 Wednesday. mond Times-Dispatch of
 oMETHIN
 NN ago the P more than forty years " States .entssident of the United mond and took 9po=sd the city of Rich ouered territory. and sion of 1t as con found sorrow and destneh ne came nc day night. April B. 1865. ation' on sun evacuated by the Confett fett'iciiinoho was ment; the troops were wfrate govern the front and the officiandrawn from ment took train for the souof govern departed from Manchester u. As they back and beheld the entire lowy looked of the city wrapped in flames Pr portion all buildings embraced in that pccucally the city bounded by Twenty-secondion or on the east. James River on the street Fifth street on the west and midwayltn' tween Grace and Franklin streets on oe- north was destroyed and that portpe which survived bore the marks of poverr and deprivation which the long and disas trous war had entailed. It was a gloomy sight which the President of the United States beheld on that occasion and tht heart of Abraham Lincoln must have been touched to the quick.
 But while their city had been in great part destroyed, the spirit of the men and women of Richmond had not been broken and ere the bricks in the smoulderine ruins had cooled the citizens pulled of their coats and went to work with vii and energy unsurpassed to clear up anc rebuild In time all the buildings were restored and Richmond entered upon 2 new career
 Today the President of the United States will enter Richmond as our invited guest and will see no evidences of distress an6 desolation, but every evidence of hap piness and prosperity. He will see a city of 100000 inhabitants with buildings and lots assessed at $50, 100000, an increase oi more than s4,00o.0o0 in a single year, city of factories, warehouses, mercantile es- tablishments, bonding and insurance buildings, hotels churches, schools, parks and monuments, and as further sign o1 progress and prosperity, he may know that the deposits in the banks have ir fifteen years grown from less than $9,000, GOO to more than BPS, 100000, being equal in the aggregate to the entire deposits
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

tive and the industries fully employed. No. ? foundry iron is firmly held at SIS. The great crops are overtaxing the equipments of the railroads, and the only shadow on the business world is an increasing car famine. It may therefore be said that the limitations of business in these prosperous times are labor, capital and cars. We need more of all three, and perhaps the lack of the last named will be more acutely felt in the immediate future than either of the other two.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20
THE LAZY MANS PARADISE.

From the Era Magazine.
 In Paraguay the women are in the pro- portion of seven to one as compared with the men. The consequence is that the men are taken the greatest care of, and every thing which is unpleasant or might be risky to the life of a man is done by the women. The streets are cleaned. ships are loaded. oxen are driven by them, and 1t is even said that they have taken part in their country's wars. acting as sub stitutas for their men folk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20
CAUGHT A CANNON BALL.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
 The veterans, smoking comfortably, sat around the log fire in the armory.
 "The strangest sight I ever saw one said, was the blocking of a cannon ball. It was at Chickamauga. spent ball came skating through the air, like base ball thrown pretty swift, and brave Irish sapper next to me said: Watch me block this He held his spade straight, like a cricket bat and received the ball full and true. Its course wasn t defected. It climbed straight up the spade and took off the young soldiers head
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20
Memoli's Band Engaged.

Memolis band, augmented by several excellent performers, has been engaged to give concert every afternoon at the fair and number of additional concerts at night. An old member of the musical union, in speaking of the fair, said:
 Tt is gratifying to all music lovers and citizens in general that the manage ment has employed Memois band even if an outside band had been engaged. Memoli always has a good band, but this season It is larger and better than ever. A solo clarinet artist of the first rank is among the material recently enrolled in the or ganization. Brilliant programmes are be- ing arranged by Memoli and the music will be a feature of the fair"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20
DOCTORS OPERATE ON OSTRICH.
New York Special to the Philadelphia Ledger.

New York Special to the Philadelphia
 Ledger.
 One of the largest ostriches in the Bronx Geological park underwent an op- eration to reduce the swelling of a large gland under one of the birds eyes this morning. It was decided that lancing was the only means of saving the sight of the eye.
 Dr. Blair and Acting Director Mitchell one. The ostrich struggled wildly at first, and the assistance of many attendants was required to get the bird into a crate. Then cocaine was administered to the dis eased growth, and the operation pro- ceeded.
 The swelling was reduced considerably. and a cure is expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20
AuTUMNAL.

By Ernest Dowson. Pale amber sunlight fails u The reckoning October trGroH That hardly sway before ass. As soft as summer: summer breeze Seems little. dearl on days loss
 oke these! Let misty autumn be our pa The twilight of the year 1sf! Where shadow and the dafk'weet: Our love. a twilight of the hesess mee' Eludes a little times deceit. ' Are we not better and at hom In dreamland autumn. we wht No harvest joy is worth orosdeem A little while and night shall c4mI A little while, then, let no drme,
 ,am. Beyond the pearled horizons lie Winter and night: awaiting tk We garner this poor hour Of csc Until love turns from us md 3ao, Beneath the drear NoveInbeE tiso
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20
RalIraod Conditions.

''The railroad business is very good now" said E. A. deFuniak. general freight agent of the lines of the Louis vile and Nashville south of Decatur. yes- terday. "The car shortage that was re- ported some weeks ago seems to be pretty general over the country. l notice some complaints in Birmingham, but they are only temporary. and none of our mines will suffer more than half day in week at the most.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press
 A young man married is a man broke for the rest of his days.
 The devil knew his business when he in- vented the furnace.
 Faith is what you think you believe be- cause you want to believe 1t.
 Being sinner wouldn't be such a bad job if people would let you alone at 1t.
 When a girl has curly hair it is sign she does not think much of the beauty of girls who haven't.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20
GOSPEL OF THE LINKS.

From Punch.
 The Bishop of Manchester declares that if the people will not come to the church the church must go to the people, and fol- low them to their weekend resorts. It is, we hear. proposed to make a start by sup plying golf links with missionaries. who will sing a short hymn after each drive. In the event of foozle, the hymn will be sung with extraordinary vigor, in order to drown any lay remarks that may be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

The wonder is that John J. McGraw does not head one of the tickets in New York. His honored name would be felt at the ballot box even as it is on the diamond.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

The New York Life explains it's re- ductions in dividends by issuing cards to the policy holders bearing the words, Forget It." The scheme is full of gall, but it will not work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

Imported autos fill the warehouses of the custom houses. It is not good form to ride in an American auto, al though the one smells as vile and is as bloodthirsty as the other.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

New York is the baseball town of the world, outranking in that respect even Montgomery, or Atlanta next year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

Pretty soon injunctions will be sued out to prevent the commission from putting the names of good men in the Hall of Fame.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

Why does the Armstrong commit tee neglect to call Chauncey Depew to the witness stand to explain his at torney fees?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

Philadelphia cannot win baseball pennants, but it can win honor in fight ing graft. and it is proceeding to do that much
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

Buffalo is a competitor of Birming- ham in the Chicago iron market. Buff falo has the advantage of water trans portation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

President Roosevelt finds no sec tionalism in the south, and he harbors none in his own bosom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20
REVIS ED.
From Life.

From Life.
 In Salt Lake City Cupid writes That he who reads may run Ten souls with but a single thought Twelve hearts that beat as one.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

Addicks says he does not intend to retire from politics. and Miss Mae Wood says she does not intend to re- tire from litigation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

If the men guilty of insurance frauds had lived in Oregon, they would have been tride and convicted long ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

It is generally thought that Addicks Is dead enough to be eligible for niche in the Hall of Fame.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

Instead of cutting the canal the Shonts commission is engaged Tn cut ting salaries of the canal employees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

The overcoat and the thick under clothes appeared prematurely, and ,..ey have been put on the retired list again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

Sir Henry Irving's remains will lie along those of Garrick in Great Britain's Hall of Fame.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

William J. Bryan made no speeches from the butt end of his steamship as he crossed the broad Pacific.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

The insurance magnates did not wait to get deferred dividends. No, indeed; they took theirs as they went along
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

Christy Mathewson is the only man who woulu poll solid vote for place in the Hall of Fame.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

It took Japan one year, eight months and seven days to teach Russia her place in the Orient.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

The early buyer is selecting Christ mas presents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

Senator Depew has disappeared be- low the horizon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

Ohio is kicking up great fuss 1T an off political year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

After Castro whips France he may invade New Orleans and break up the uuarantines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

The campaign in New York city has actually reached the speaking stage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

France hesitates to tackle Castro, even when Uncle Sam urges her on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

Sir Henry Irving considered King Lear his best performance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

Iowa's decrease in population is due to her hot haste in securing federal offices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

Football is not so brutal as 1t Ii thoughtless. It is mock heroics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

Ohio and Cuba are full of politics oi the hot sort.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

Secretary Taft is the administra tion's general utility man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

The automobiles should not only be hitched to star, but riveted to them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20
TEDDY" AND BILL"

From the Home and Abroad. nickname after forty is a rr~~f of character.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

Captain Taggart's well-stocked side board was not, however, fully exoner- ated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

All are willing to have Jack Eros come early in his best form.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala. post office as second-class matter under act of Congress March B. 1879.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-02
-FOUR LOST ON OCEAN BARGE
: ,~'ns on Great Lakes for the Season
Destroyed ,ls Lives and 70 Ships,
Causing Property Loss of $1,000 900.
Life Savers Rescued AGA Vessels and
Gave Assistance at I.14t disasters.
tnv Associa,on l.rcas,

CHICAGO. Dec lit is believed
,hat Tho steel s;oamcr Ira IL. Owen
mas been wrecked and that its crew OF
nineteen men is drowned. The shin
WAS last seen on Tuesday forty miles
rom o";or Island in Lake Superior.
lhe Ovens captain was .loscph Multi
gan, Oi nuiialo.
Tho latest tidings OF tho Owens
We're brought in today by Captain
Chamberlain. Of tie steamer William
SicmenN. Captain Chamberlain -.
ported that at 10 o'clock yesterday
when twelve miles cast OF Nlichigan
Island. wrcckagc apparently from tho
Gwen WAS seen. Floating in the midst
ct the wrcckagc were life prcscrycrs
marked IS. $. Ira II. Owen"
Captain J. }. Keith, manager OF tho
owen tonight admitted That all hope
wcS apparently Gona.
Il % not understand what could
happened 10 the Owen" he said.
She had "a cargo OF $4,000 bushels OF
barley which WAS 4 light load for the
ship"
The Ira II. Owen was built in Cleyc.
land in 1887. She was insured for
S!Go,o00. Her cargo OF barley was
also insured.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-02
NINE MEN FALL INTO FLAMES
Explosion Of 4 Gas Main Sets 4
House on Fire and a Farmer, His
Wife and Two Children Are Gre
mated-Pipe That Ran Past Thei,'
Home Blows Up.
uIy Asaoclatad Press.l

MOBILE. ALA. Dec. l.--Ninc per.
son" whose names are not yct known,
occupying pun" boat on Middle
river. which runs between the Tcnsas
and Alabama rivers. burned TO death
today III Il fire which destroyed the
ho:.J.
Sidney Wheat. the negro steward.
was III" only survivor OF ten men
Who lived on the craft. Wheat os-
caned dearli by being awake, owing to
illness. Tho cracking OF burning
tinhcrs warned him in time and he
jumped into the river. escaping just
SIS The boat collapsed.
Stewart and Butt, OF Mobile. who
owned the heat, say there had been
no steam on her for three days. The,
we're ut loss 10 account for the
burning OF the vessel
According to WhCat's story he
nine men where dumped into a roar
inG furnace while some OF them were
asleep. They were roasted alive.
The beat was used by men wnc
we're cHSaecd Ill getting logs out eli
EHrrcw PLACES for railing purpos ~.
!: was constructed Something siniiiai.
In drcd%c boat and had Il structure
iov shcl;ering the machinery ana
apartments i'll which the crew and
employees lived. In this case those
on the vessel occupied the second
stCry of the structure.
The fire had evidently been burn
Ing for some time when Wheat was
awakened. lie says he rushed in and
yelled TO the others TO get out as
fast as They conld as the boat WAS
burning. He does not know whether
any OF the men heard him. lie
lcapod from tic vessel into the river
and "A moment later the vessel col
lapsed. prccipitatns tho other men
into the blazing hull
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-02
MOBJACK SINKS
"A : MALL LAUNCH
Man browns as the Result of i
Collision With Steamer in
Norfolk Harbor.
(By Associated Prcss.)

NORFOLK, VA, Dec. LIN col
Iision tonight in the harbor between
the sido-whccler Mobjack. of the Old
Dominion Steamship Company. and Il
small gasoline launch. as the liner
was backing out OF her slip to pro
coed OH her regular trip 10 East
river, the smaller craft was wrecked
II is reported that Captain Atkins,
of the steamship Myrtle Leaf, now
i'll the harbOr, was drowned. and
three others. Captain Mcdonald, OF
The steamer Dorothy, coaling at lam
hert's Point; Engineer White, of the
launch. and James AIackie. OF Ports
mouth. narrowly escaped watery
graves. All would have been drown.
ed but for tho prompt work of the
crow of the tug Proctor, passing at
tho time, and OF the Mobjack.
Officials of the steamship company
deny that Atkins was drowned, but
no record of his rescue has been re-
ported.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-02
Heroic Record of Life saver..

WASt,iNGTON. Dec. 1.-The work
Of The lii" saving service for the fiscal
year IS summed M in u report of Gen.
cral Superintendent liimhall to the
secretary Of tie treasury made public
today.
Tho lie saving crews saved and as
sisted in saving i'll imprvilcd ycscls
and their careoes. besides aTOrding
assistance Of more or less importance
10 617 Other vessels. including crafts
OF all kinds. making Il total of In
vessels To which aid was furnished
In addition the rcpcrt states So steam
orS and SIS sailing vessels in danger
were warned on their peril by signals
OF The patrol and lookout in time to
escape disaster. The saving of many
lives and much property is attributed
10 such warnings.
No less than go disasters 10 docu-
mcntod vessels occurred during the
period stated. involving the lives OF
1859 persons, oil whom 81 yerc lost
The estimated yaluc OF vessels ami
carGccS 80 affected was $1,000. $50. of
which s,.9lT.3s5 was saved. sixty.
three vessels were totally lost
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-02
More Changes Sure to Come in
Insurance Companies.
SON D.NiLS TIE REsMSA1lo>
Report Sent Out That Asad Men in
New York Life are to Retire 10
Private Life After Drawing Fat
Salaries Tor Years.


NEW YORK, Dec. i.-Andrew c..
Fields. formerly head oil the supply
department OF the Mutual Life lnsur-
ancc Company. who maintained Il
house ut Albany during several Sos.
sions CT the State Legislature. is no
longer connected with that cnmnany
Frederick Cromwell, The temporary
president OF The Mutual Life. today
announced That S. w. S. Sullivan. for.
morly in tho advertising department
Of The Mutual. has been appointed
mead Of the supply department. 1t is
understood that SIR. Fields will not re-
turn TO be examined hy the insurance
Investigating committee. Charles T..
Smith. head oil the Mutual Life III
s1rancc Company press bureau ard
who is paid $S.co0 Il year has re-
signed.
JOHN c. Mccall, secretary OF the
New York Life Insurance Company
and son Of John y. Mccall, the prefi
dent. denied today the report that he
and his father were retired from their
Offices in the company in January.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-02
Only Soldiers In the mplre That
Are True.
10000 ARE To BE M0SOLIZED
Grand Dukes, AccoYina to Rumors,
Are Involved in Conspiracy
Against the czar-Reports Cannot
Be Verified.
my hssociatcd prnss.)

ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 2.-o: 30
4. m.-Thc guards arrested ut Tsar-
skoc Sclo Thursday night and Friday
morning numbered $50, including;
twenty officers.
All Kinds OF rurlOrS are current, in.
Guiding the assertion that one of
tho grand dukes is involved in a
conspiracy against the Emperor. but
none OF them can be verified. 1t only
seems certain that no reliance, can
he placed even on the guard rcg..
ments. Arrested soldiers arc seen
every day. escorted by their comrades
with drawn swords.
ST. Petersburg is swarming with
CoaSac!s, tho only troops against
when there is no suspicion of dis
affection.
y conference was held at Count
Whites residence last night TO con.
slider the demands of the telegraph.
ors.
Count Witte has declined to re.
coivc n deputaton from Tho tclc-
graph and postal strikers on The
grounds that they are violating their
duty TO the state, but he sent n note
TO the dopu'ation recommending that
the strikers address themselves to
their Immediate chiefs.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-02
Woman Among the Victims.

BOSTON. MASS. Dee. 1.-The
founding of the now steel barge Della
wanna and The loss Of four persons on
board, Including Captain John u. Mum
sey. end his wife. was reported today
by the tug Scranton. which had hcen
towing the Lclawauna from New
York
The barge Went down in n heavy sea
iaSt night near MinOt's light. One ca
the crew q! The Doiawanha wGs saved.
So Quickly did Tho barge founder afttr
the Swapping Of the hawsors THAT thn
crew had absolutely no Time u assist
the tow, which disappeared almost be.
fore tho Scranton could put about.
The sol osurriv0r Was found cling
ing 10 fragment OF !! broken boat
He said the De!awaana was thrown en-
her beam ends by & terrific sea, ami
the water Hooded into the hold.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-02
Ten Lake Vessels stranded.

CLEVELAND. CHIC. Dec. IA
telegram received NJ the offices of the
Pittsburg Steamship Company here
today from Two IiarbOrs, Mich. states
that the steamer Watt with tho barge
Thomas III tow has arrived safely NJ
that port. These vessels had not
been heard from since tho big storm
Of Tuesday.
Up To the present time ten vessels
belonging 20 the Pittshurg Steamship
Company have beca reported ashore
as Il result OF tho recent great gale.
The officials Of the company express
tho belief that all these vessels Will
he saved with The exception of tho