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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-11
Short story in American Fiction.

In Harper's Magazine for March Mr..
Alden comments on the short story Of to-
day, explaining why more short stories
and fewer serial novels are printed than
formerly.
1--WE recently received an interesting.
letter from a subscriber" says Mr.. Alden,
asking whether we are not giving more
space to fiction than usual"
"Following our own impression, we
should at once have replied that we were
giving considerably more fiction than for
merly, and that we thought it good
thing to do. We had every reason for
believing that on that account, as we
supposed. the number Of our readers had
increased in recent years. We knew that
we did not give so much space to serial
fiction as we did twenty years ago, when
sometimes three novels would be running
their course at the same time. while now
we very carefully confined ourselves to
one. OF course this now left much more
room for short stories and we thought
we were so generous In our allotment to
these that the whole space accorded to
fiction far exceeded the limit fixed in
early years. The short story Is peculiarly
an, American institution. and we are as
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Some Inside History.

There was not single reporter at the
pier to greet Judge Andy when he ar
rived on Tuesday SO secret had he kept
his movements. He was in town from
O'Clock in the morning until 8 O'Clock in
the afternoon before any paper announced
the fact. Among the Judges" fellow
passengers on the voyage over were two
newspaper editors, one, from the Brook
Ign Eagle and the other from the Chica-
go Tribune. The Tribune man knew It
was impossible for him to score a
beat for the Eagle being an afternoon
paper, has an edition before the Tribune,
so he agreed to keep silent. The Eagle
man landed from the ship and hurried to
his office to announce his great good
luck The boss editor did not seem very
much impressed. He saw no reason to get
out an evtra edition for it. He thought
the public wouldn't mind waiting until 4
o'clock in the afternoon, the Eagles regu-
lar press time for its single edition, to
learn of Judge" Andys arrival. So the
editor who had come over on the ship
with the Judge" all the time nursing his
beat" sat down and wrote the story,
saying that the dear reader would be sur
prised when he opened his copy of the
Eagle and found that Andrew Hamilton
was back in this country, or words to
that effect
Meantime a man who refused to give
his name called up the Evening Sun on
the telephone and told the city editor
that Hamilton had returned. The mysteri-
Gus person gave all the necessary details
except his own name and the whereabouts
of Hamilton at that time. He said that
the Eagle was planning to have beat
on the story and even gave the name of
the editor who came over on the ship
with Hamilton. A dozen reporters were
sent out to try to confirm this anonymous
information. One of them ran down son
of the Eagle editor. The son said yes.
father came over with Hamilton" That
was enough. The Evening Sun beat the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-11
"Judee" Andy Back.

The return of Judge" Andy Hamilton,
the Legislative agent who spent more
than 81, 100000 for the New York Life In
surance company, sent cold chills down
the spinal columns of large number of
legislators whom the conservative papers
callry and the yellow papers refer 10
as thieves. There are also several in
surance officers who are not overjoyed at
Judge Andys belated return home. It
is certain that some one besides Hamil-
ton knows what he did with the money
intrusted to him to Influence" legisla-
ton. In view of the fact that 50 far all
the blame has been saddled on John A.
Mccall, who Is now in his grave, and
Judge" Andy it is not unlikely that he
may tell some interesting details and men,
ton some names that may make it en-
barrassing for certain high insurance Of
ficials and trustees and also for the leg
islators who may have been corrupted"
All that Judge Andy has confided to
the public in regard to. his plans is that
he came back ito face the music discor-
dant or otherwise" To his close friends
he has disclosed the fact that he is in
fighting mood.
"They murdered poor Mccall" said one
of Hamllton's friends, but they will
have the battle of their lives when they
draw their stillettos on Hamilton.
"rhey'" undoubtedly means the men
who made Hamilton and Mccall the
scapegoats. As the matter is explained
by McCalrs friends, various trustees OF
the New York Lofe knew exactly what
Hamilton was doing and approved his
expenditures for promoting or killing leg
islation; and then when the critical mo-,
ment came. these same trustees shifted
the blame to Mccall and sneaked out of
their share of the responsibility.
If Hamilton does not name these men
voluntarily District Attorney Jerome may
find way to make him tell 1t is already
rumored that the district attorney has
guaranteed him immunity If he would
reveal the men high up" Those in a
position to know say that if Hamilton's
tongue is loosened the public will hear
things more startling than the corruption
brought to the surface In the Armstrong
investigation.
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proud of 1t as we are OF the Bird OF Free
dom TO develop this species of liter
allure has seemed always the most dis
tinctve feature of a genuinely American
magazine. TO make the most OF it, by
giving as many examples as possible OF
the best of it. has seemed the one surest
way Of nourishing and gratifying dis
tinctively national instinct. While novels,
of every degree OF excellence, are readily
accessible to everybody, yet for the cur
rent short story the reader must almost
wholly depend upon his magazine.
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standing on February 10 last, when the
Rockefeller outfit paid him in the neigh
borhood of $25. 100000 to let go of the sub
sdiary properties of the United Copper
company, the Heinze parent concern. AS
the deal was explained at the time the
cause of war was removed and the United
Copper was to go in with the Standard
Oil group. but only on the basis Of pur
chasing it's way to an ownership in the
stock as any outsider would have to do.
Agents of Heinze denied at the time
that he had signed away his control of the
United Copper The Standard Oil per
mitted the report to go out that he had
done So
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Justice Joseph NJ. Deuel. who sued Nor
man Hapgood editor of Golfers Weekly
for criminal libel because he was called
a blackmaier in the paper and lost his
suit, continues to sit ON the bench despite
the fact that District Attorney Jerome
has taken steps to have him removed.
Justice Deuel. will gain no friends by his
attitude of defiance. The public is like
1yi to take the view that he should clear
his own skirts before he attempts to
administer Justice to others.
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HeInze Squeeze for $4,000. 600,

A story is being told in Wall street that
one day this week the Standard Oil crowd
led by II. II. Rogers shook 5000, 900 out
of the pockets of F. Augustus Heinze by
an enforced liquidation of his Amalgama-
ted and Anaconda copper holdings As
the story ran Rogers had been lying in
wait for Heinze and saw his opportunity
to strip him of some Of the millions with
which the Standard purchased peace from
its old time Montana enemy.
Standard OIL and Heinze. after seven
years war In Montana came to an under
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81 Advertisino Book Sent Free.

TO those interested in the subject OF adj
vertising we will send free upon receipt
of 1c in stamps or coin TO cover postage.
the i5l page bound book entitled Current
Rates Of Live Publications. This hook
contains lists of all publications in tho
United States with their circulation and
their rates for advertising space. 1t also
contains complete list of street cars
showing costs of street car advertising.
A most valuable book for the old as well
as the new advertiser. Painter-Tobey-
Jones CO.. Advertising Agents, 1856 Dear
born St, Chicago Ill. 3-3-tf
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A Flat Lottery.

From the New York Tribune.
A Paris fiat owner has hit upon nm idea
which is popular with his tenants on
the door OF every apartment is II number,
and on the first day of each month the
landlord draws n lottery. and the occu-
pant Of the fiat the number of which
proves to be the winning one pays no
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-11
Police Corruption.

A noisome police scandal is promised as
the result of the trial of Bertha Claiche,
white Slave" of the Tenderloin for
the murder of her inhuman master. Emf.
Gendron, who was a French criminal.
brought the girl to this country few
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-11

Eagle on the story that it had nursed in
its office all day. 1t is not always
good plan to count your chickens before
they are Matched.
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A Shameless judge.

out of its stock has passed into the con-
troll of a Standard oil group of capitalists.
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by sEwELL HAGGARD.

Total 81 PAP 313,10O
A new adjustment of the steel and iron
industry has been talked of intermittent
Schley, the late Charles S. Guthrie, and
their associates in the Republic Iron and
Steel company purchased control of the
Tennessee Coal and Iron company. 1t
was then said that the ultimate purpose
of the Gates syndicate was to build up
great rival to the United States Steel
corporation by merging the principal in
dependent concerns, notably the sloss-
Sheffield Steel and Iron company of Bir-
mingham, Ala and others of the con-
Germs in the southern field.
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FOR RENT = In Steiner
Building two elegant cen
Meeting offices and one large
single office on ground floor.
Evening star., 1906-04-05
THE GRAIN MARKETS.

CHICAGO. April 5.-The wheat marke,
today was easy after an upturn. which oc-
Cured shortly after the opening Pit trad
ers were the best buyers In the first few
minutes OF trading. but later there was
considerable selling by commission houses.
and a decline at Liverpool, In the face of
an advance on the local board yesterday.
were factors for lower prices NAV wheat
opened y to Nan lower, at 7s1sa7sN, adj
Vanced to 7SA and declined to 7sX.
Because of proft-taking Nav corn ae-
clined to As
In sympathy with wheat May oats de-
clined to 31Ma31A
May provisions opened easier. pork at
IL. TO- lard at s.35as37A, and ribs at sh5
Close: Wheat-May, 77% July. 77A.
Corn-May. 451s: July, 45K.
0ats-May. 81AaS1M; July, 2oNa29%.
Pork-May. 1921; July i8O7h
Lard-May. s.35: July, s.47M.
Rios-May, s.521s; July. 852ls.
Evening star., 1906-04-05
The World Of
Finance and Trade

Canadian Pacific. 1I29k.
Chesapeake and Ohio, 59i4
Chicago Great Western. 20A.
Colorado Fuel and Iron. 61A.
Consolidated Gas. 141A.
Denver and Rio Grande, 46
Erie. common, 44M.
Erie. I'd preferred. 691..
Ice Securities. 90.
Kansas City Southern. pfd.. So.
Louisville and Nashville. 150A.
Mo, Kansas and Texas. common. 30A
Mo-. Kansas and Texas, pfd., I2ls
Missouri Pacific 9Ja4.
National Lead, S2&.
New York. Ontario and Western, 81.
Northern Pacific, 220is.
Reading, 1874
Republic Steel and Iron, BIN.
ST Louis Southwestern, pfd.. S5.
Southern Pacific, 60.
Southern Railway, 4OSa.
Southern Railway, pfd.. 1021s.
Union Pacific, 157Ss.
United States Steel, 42as.
United States Steel, pfd., 1O7ss.
Va.-Car. Chemical Company, 90
Union Pacific Conv. As. 1591s.
United States Steel SIS. 993z.
Evening star., 1906-04-05
Ex-senator Hill at the Capitol.

Former Senator d. B. Hill of New York
spent some time yesterday afternoon on the
floor of the Senate and in the democratic
cloak room. during which he exchanged
greetings with his old-ume colleagues Of
both parties and was introduced to many
of the newer members. He Is on his way
to his home at Albany, N. Y. from South
Carolina where he has spent the past two
months on account of the condition of his
health. which Is now much improved. The
visit was the first made to the Senate by
ten years ago.
Evening star., 1906-04-05
NEW YORK COTTON ExcHANcr
Liverpool Cotton Prices.

LIVERPOOL, April 5.-Cotton, spot good
business done; prices points higher:
American middling, fair 6.61; good mid
ding 6.3li mddling, eli; low middling,
o'so; good ordinary. ST. ordinary. 557. The
sales of the day were 1900 bales of which
1000 were for speculation and export. and
included 1900 American. Receipts 5000
bales, all American. Futures opened steady
and closed steady; American middllng &. o.
c., April 5.95: April and May 5.95; May
ana June 5.eo: June and July. 5.98: July
and August. 5.96; August and september.
o.92; September and October, SIS: Octo-
Der and November, 5.72; November and De-
cember, 6.71; December and January. b.7l;
January and February 5.71.
Evening star., 1906-04-05
Escaped in Open Boat.


COPENHAGEN. April 5.--A Russian So
cialist who has adopted the pseudonym
OF "onix." and who was expelled from
England as an undesirable allen ~ the
Harwich immigration authorities, left
Copenhagen for Harwich this week, en-
route for Canada.
"onix" is believed to be a high ofsicfal
of the Russian revolutionary party. He
companied by Russian soldier, and made
his way to Esb1erg, whence he sailed for
Harwich. Since his deportation from Eng
land "Onixr has been supported by local
socialists. He hopes to secure employ
ment on Canadian farm.
Evening star., 1906-04-05
The Coliseum to Disappear.

The Coliseum pleasure grounds and en-
tertainment buildings. located at 14th and
b streets northeast. are to disappear. Ar
thur Cowsiil. the builder. has purchased the
buildings, which contain a large quantity
OF valuable lumber. and has commenced to
tear down the structures. Within the next
two weeks the entire establishment will bo
gone Mr. Cowsiil viii utilize consider
able of this material In several of his con-
tracts; the remainder he VIII dispose OF.
Evening star., 1906-04-05
THE BALTIMORE MARKETS

Special Dispatch to The Star
s,l5t BALTiMoRE. lna md Nd April s.-wHEAr-Firm;
saas45s; steamer No. red T8a.a7T: receinfs 966s
bushels southern by sample, 81; southern on
eoRN-strong; spot, 5la5iA: April. 51as1n /.
MAY olaoi<; July. 50 asked; steamer mixed. s5s
sssi aaeceapss, ieo, 47s bushels; southern white
OATS-Firmer; No. white 3sa3SIh: No a
white, S!a5Ih No. mixed. 3aa38J: receipts,
RYE-Ftrmer; No; western. e5 bid; 70a7i do
mestic; receipts, 2. 256 bushels 1850 Wv"
HAY-Firn. UNCHANGED
GRAIN FRkiGHTS-Quiet unchanged
Evening star., 1906-04-05
Washington Stock Exchange.

sales-Regular call. IL O'Clock noon-W ashington
Rwy. and Elec. As. s., 900 at SIS4
Washington Gas As, 81 600 at 104A
Capital Traction. at 146, 10 at lac. 5 at 14e.
Washington Rwy and Eiee. COM. 100 at 42ss,
100 at 421a, 80 at 42n. 90 at 42Ia.
Washington Loan and Trust. 10 at 21ss.
Union Trust 10 at 15s 10 at 49, 10 at 15S
CON, 2t at eoA 25 at eos4. 20 at 6oS, 20 at
807s, 20 at 6o1s. 70 at 81. at 81, 25 at 61A
buyer 60l, 25 at 611s.
Mergenthaler linotype, 10 at 1929, at 1893, 10
at 10 81 af aa m ~ ~ as s n 40 AZ aa ss e2 IL
1914. 10 at 1919. 10 at 1919. 10 at 1919.
15a 100 at 1SS 10 at a 1s 10 at a' 1s ioo at
15t tbuyer 60l, 100 at 1ols, 100 at 1915. 100 at
1914, 100 at 1876.
American Graphophone pfd. 100 at 9x. :
Greene Copper. 100 at 81 100 at 81, 100 at 81 Il,
800 s st At At s 20 At It 81 81 ie % at a. so 20 g
at a1h (buyer 6oD. 100 at s1N, 100 at a1K. 100
at BIN buyer 60).
After eail-washington Rwy. and Elec. As. $500
at 875s. 1900 at s7&.
Lanston Monotype 100 at 15A.
n no
Evening star., 1906-04-05
THE COTTON MARKETS.


opened firm. at an advance of 6a3 points on
higher Liverpool cables and bullish private
cables reporting a big trade demand. Spot
sales in Liverpool were 1900 bales at an
advance OF points. Trading here was
quite active at first, with shorts covering.
but there was little sign OF bull support.
and after selling to II points net higher
ana within 4a6 points of the highest point
for the recent bull movement, the market
sagged off under realizing and during the
middle of the morning was quiet but steady
about 6a1 points net higher. Aside from
rains In the western belt the weather map
was favorable. The Master Spinners Fed
Grafton reports stocks of European spinners
l,oS2, COO bales as of March l, against $685.
ooV paies last year, but a bearish inter-
pretation was prevented by the big trade
demand reported from Liverpool.
Futures opened steady. May, 11.21; July
il;17; August, 1100; September, 1910: Oc-
cember 1857
Inc market at midday was dull but
STEADY. with prices about points off from
lhe pest but 4 to 8 points net higher
Trading was less active than during the
early session and the trade was evidently
Spinners' Federation report
spot cotton quiet; middlng upland Il 65:
middffng gulf, 11.9O
Estimated receipts of cotton at the ports
today, 1900 bales. against 13,25S last week
ado ana a4;oI6 last year For the week. 100,-
lS4 S9o last year. Today's receipts at New
orleans, 4'3Se bales. against 8,7O8 last year
last year
Spot closed quiet. points higher: mid
eala S,is 1apsands aaa lilo: middling gulf. 1885,
Evening star., 1906-04-05
BULLS AND BEARS

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. April 5.-The opinion was
again freely expressed this morning that
the stock market during the next few days.
and possibly longer. would be governed
very largely by the money market The
reduction In the Bank Of England.s dts
count rate from to 81. It was thought,
might have very favorable effect upon
sentiment. and some went SO far. as to
predict that there would be an easing up
In money conditions here In few days.
On the other hand. others contended that
money would be tight for several weeks.
Ansei Oppenheim. vice president of tie
Chicago Great Western. who returned f-om
London yesterday, says that monetary con-
ditions I'm England and Parts are favor
able
No developments OF important character
In the coal regions could be ascertained
this morning. The operators are said to
be firm In their position against the de-
rnands of the miners, but that IL the miners
make reasonable concessions they VIII be
accepted.
Frederick W. Scott of the stock exchange
firm OF Scott & Strirngfellow OF Richmond.
who Is in New York, is very enthusiastic
with respect to conditions in the south Mr..
Scott is a firm believer in the future OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio. A strong move
ment is on foot to have the dividend on
Chesapeake and Ohio increased. 1t Is be-
lieved that such action viii be taken, the
only question being whether 1t will be done
this spring or next fall.
xk
President Murray and Vice President
Randolph Of the Baltimore and Ohio are
IN town. They say that the outlook is
bright for an enormous business for the
company.
The information comes from good sources
that the resignation Of President Barr OF
the Seaboard Air Line was entirely vol
untary.
1t Is reported from Pittsburg that the
special meeting of the National Fire Proof
ing Company. called by the directors for
the purpose of acting on a proposition 10
increase the Indebtedness by 81 SOC, 600, will
be held today.
Immediately afterward the annual meet
ing of the corporation will be held. 1t is
understood that $500, 900 of the bonds Will
writing of the remainder have been COM
oleted The s., 100000 will be used for lqi-
dating the floating indebtedness. and In
creasing the working capital. So f;Y as is
known. there will be no opposition to the
plan. 4.
X
The Illinois supreme court has denied
the application of the Chicago Telephone
Company for rehearing In the case OF
the city of Chicago. which disputes the
eemaanys rights for toll charges within
the city limits.
The Illinois Manufacturers Association
charges that the telephone company has
compelled subscribers to pay $l75 year
for business telephones. while the ordi-
ed fixes the rate at s125.
The United States Steel Corporation has
secured another subcontract for 10000 tons
of structural steel. which will be used in
Korea for bridges. The first lot will go for
ward early next month. All the steel will
be fabricated at the new American bridge
shops of the American Bridge Company
The American bridge plant Is now turning
out II 600 tons of bridge material called for
In a recent Japanese contract.
Evening star., 1906-04-05
LOCAL FINANc1AL NEWS.

After a poor start the stock brokers got
down to work at the meeting OF the local
sxchanss today and succeeded in Transact
ing considerable business The features OF
the hour were the selling OF enough Mer-
genthaler to bring yesterdays price OF 1yS
down to 191k and the lifting Of yesterday
quotation OF 60ss on washington Gas stock
to 81 In the trading OF about $50 shareA
In all 1ae shares of Mergenthaler stock
we're traded. They went IN lots OF ten, and
the starting price was 192K. fraction be-
low the price at which twenty-five shares
went yesterday. A few then brought 1e3,
but a break came and the selling price
gradually jolted down to 1917. When the
trading ceased there was stiil some for sale
at 1915. and the bid remained at 1915.
The first sale OF Washington Gas was
made at COZ. In a short while 120 shares
had been traded In at that price. The de-
sire to buy on the part of some brokers sent
the offering price to 607s. at which sixty-five
more were bought. Sellers lifted their price
another eighth and got rid OF thirty-two
shares at 81. The regular trading closed
with a sale Of Twenty-Five shares at 6l,s.
The highest selling price yesterday was eOss.
This stock closed with 81 bid and stock Of
fered at 6lh. Options for sixty days were
sold at 61iS.
On the call about $50 shares of Lanston
stock were sold at 10, 1915 and 15A, with
options at T. One hundred more brought
1oh after call. A change in the price OF
this security was expected by some brokers
today. but the closing bid was the same as
that Of yesterday.
Three hundred shares OF Washington rail-
way and Electric common went at 42Ss and
42h. fraction below yesterdays prices.
Over 1000 shares of Greene Copper were
traded. the highest price being 31S, the
closing offering price Of yesterday.
Among the other securities in which bust
ness was done were Washington railway
and Electric per cent bonds Capital Trac-
ton stock. Washington Loan and Trust
stock and Union Trust and Storage stock.
Today's Government Receipts.
National bank notes received today for
redemption. $3.50, ,195: government receipts
from internal revenue. $713.s6s; customs
s945.62s; miscellaneous. $65 053; expendi-
lures. 81 100000