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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30
A BLACK STATESMAN.

From the Baltimore Herald.
 There died the other day in the city of Adds Abeba, in Africa, an Abys- sinian with an Irish name. He was Ras Makonnen. commander-iI -chief of the army of Meaelek II, King of the Kings of Ethiopia and Lion of Judah. The Ras was black man, and knew little of European refinement, but all the same he vas a good, fighting Christian, a wise statesman and a bold and dangerous war rior
 When. in 1Ss9 John Ras of Tigre fell in a battle with the dervishes of the Sudan, and MenelelS became negus negusti in Abyssinia, Ras Makonnen became his right arm and other self Menelek was schooled in war, and so was Makonnen They were men of an age, with similar tastes and ideals The negus negusti sat in the palace at Addis Abeba and wran- gled with ambassadors. The Ras mounted his war steed and set out to make Abys- sina independent and safe and pros porous.
 In 1889 the Italians, who had been cs- tablishing colonies on the Red Sea coast, claimed a protectorate over Abyssinia. Atenclck and Makonnen entered objection to this and the Italians, for answer laLded troops and seized Kassala. Then Makonnen, the war chief, began to or ganize his army. The work was done | quietly and slowly, but none the less ad- midably Meneek sent to Europe for modern rifles and good ammunition. Ma konnen taught the Abyssnia how to use them. March 1, 1S96 the army of Italy and the army of Abyssinia met at Adowa. Next day the few Italians left in Abys- snia were in full flight toward the coast
 Later. in 1S96 a treaty was signed whereby the integrity of Menelek's en- pire was recognized and since then 1t has l made enormous strides in civilization Railroads are under way; an efficient police has been organized, and trade Is being fostered. Last fall Menelek sent ar envoy to the United States, and now Uncle Sam is to send a consul to Addis 1 Abeba. Abyssinla. once the most pros porous and progressive of African states is about to resume it's old position. With out calling upon a European power tc l aid them, as the I<hedive of Egypt had l to do. Menelek and Makonnen lifted theil country from the depths to the heights
 The one has been a wise and sagaciou: king. The other was a most faithful anc admirable prime minister
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30
ROUGH ON CHAUNCEY.
le London Mall.

From the London Mall.
 In England We are not very good at after-dinner speaking. but in America they did understand 1t, said George Wynd- ham at a Frienly Society dinner at Do- yer.
 There were Americans whose fame as after-dlnner speakers had reached our shores, Chauncey Depew for example. and General Porter. When they used to meet at the same dinner there was fre- quently a very brilliant passage of arms.
 On one occasion MT. Depew, wishing to put a spoke in General Porter's wheel, said: II can't speak very we'll after din- , ner, but it is no trouble for General Porter. You put a dinner in the slot and up comes speech" Later it was General Porters turn. and he said: 1T can't emulate Mir. Depew: with him you put a speech in the slot and up comes A dinner"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30
BERNHARDT "UNDER CANVASS

From the New York World
 Bernhardt playing Camille" under can vas to the plaudits of 1000 Texans-the art of the Conedie Francais in a prairie atmosphere. with tent pegs and guy ropes as accessories-is it to be wondered that the actress found it "fairyland" or that her emotions were never appealed to more strongly"
 What is there in the experience of 'strolling players to match this? What are the triumps of the boulevards to the cap ture of Dallas and the rout of the theat- rical trust while Paris and New York looked on? It is to be supposed that the lady of the camellias was never played with greater feryor than under the stim- ulus of these unique circumstances.
 Bernhardt should receive the freedom of the Lone Star State, to which she has added a new laurel. She has fought good fight for liberty She has maintained the traditions of the Alamo She should be admitted to fellowship with the de- ! scendants of Crockett and Houston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
Glass Makinu Possible.

The day will come. and it ought not be long off, said a prominent capitalist of a northern city in the Hillman yes terday, that Birmingham will be the center of the greatest glass manufactur- ing industry in this country.
 So many things are talked about which Birmingham will eventually have that some people are accustomed to pass all predictions into class commonly called hot air and going ahead with their iron and coal interests, but the glass possibil- ities of this section are bound to soon be singled out and developed.
 The three important items In the cost of making glass are fuel, sand and lime stone and there is not place In thls country where all these can be dellVerd at factory door as cheaply as they can right here. Here you have mountains ot sand and limestone, as cheap coal as can be found. This means that Birmingham can manufacture glass cheaper than Plttsburg and still Pittsburg ships every year thousands of tons of glass into the Birmingham territory. Birmingham has fully as great an advantage over Pitts burg for the manufacture of glass as II has in iron.
 Take all the big glass manufacturers in the country and you will find them either in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Indiana, or following the belt of cheap fuel.
 "There is only one glass plant in thls part of the country. a small one over at Talladega, and do you know that 1t IS buying sand from the Birmingham dis trict? There is no doubt about the glass industry coming and when 1t does come it will be on a large scale.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30
Another Line 10 the Warrior.

The Ensley Parrish division of the Southern railroad is about to build a branch from a point near Ensley down and along Village creek to the place where it empties into Locust Fork The distance is about twenty miles. The branch is to be built in order to give the Southern access to other coal mines, but in the dim dis tance 1t will be needed in order to carry the heavy products of the dis trict to barges on the Warrior, and to bring back perhaps sugar, molasses. salt and other bulky articles.
 We cannot have too many direct lines to the Warrior, for in the course of two or three Congresses more Souaw shoals will have been over come, and there will be six feet of water the year round at the. forks of the river.
 This district has not risen to an Appreciation of what this means. Pitts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30
Primitive and Modern.

Life in this age,' said citizen, 'is productive of some strange contrasts. This morning as I passed along the street I saw one of our mountaineer farmers leaving the city for the hills. His vehicle was a common farm wagon and draw ing 1t were two plodding oxen. But the odd part about 1t was the fact that the load consisted in an up to date disc har- row.
 "One would naturally expect that the man who drove such a team as that would pulverize his soil with the typical home made tooth affair. But 1t Is an evidence of prosperity that the farmer can afford to use the expensive modern farm imple- ments. and we respect the man who hitches Buck and Ball to Mccormick or Deering machine"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

burg knows what water transportation means, but this district does not, and Pittsburg enjoys ninety days of navi- gation in the year when there is water enough in the river and no ice. Ninety days and no more in the average! This district Is to have 365 days in the year of barge navigation, unyexed by low water or ice. To say that such facilities of transportation will not be utilized would be to reverse Pitts burg's experience and desires, for Pittsburg wants more water transpor- tation instead of less.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30
COSTLY WORK.

From the Memphis NewsScimitar
 With steam shovels and all mechani- cal labor saving machinery the work of moving dirt on the isthmus is proving very expensive. Reports show that the 16O,OOO cubic yards of dirt taken out of the Culebra cut during the month ol February cost 6l cents yard.
 Contractors who use mules and scrap CTS on levee and railroad work are glad to. receive from 10 to F cents yard but. of course, the work is vastly diff ferent.
 Nevertheless one would think tha. dirt could be carried out in paper sacks fol less than 1t is costing the government
 When the tracks are laid and tbe dir can be hauled away, no doubt it will bt cheaper to move it than 1t Is now. but Uncle Saw usually is taxed the limit fol anything that is done for or by hinl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30
A False Alarm.

"I had a funny experience last night, said a popular Alabama drummer Ill the Morris lobby yesterday.
 1T am as wild about going to fire as a 10 year old boy, and when an alarm is turned in l check my dignity at the hotel and lead the procession. Well, when I walked up last night suddenly, and look ing through the window saw miles or horizon gilded with the reflection of flame I thought the whole town was on fire. I jumped out of bed and made for my clothes and not till l had reached collar and necktie in the process of dressing, did it occur to me that I wa in Blr- mingham, the city of furnaces where they have fire to burn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30
Federal Action in Chattanooga.

Justice Harlan recently said ''the supreme court is proceeding in the case of Johnson against the state of Tennessee on appeal pending a review of the case. The department of jus tice can investigate the case, if it chooses, but the supreme court has not requested the aid of the executive branch of the government" Exactly what this means is not known but it is interpreted as an indication that the department of justice will proceed against the lynchers on criminal lines, while the supreme court will perhaps treat the lynchers as persons in con tempt of court. It has been stated that the department of justice has dispatched detectives to Chattanooga, and the district attorney, who lives at Knoxville, is ready even anxious, to move against the lynchers.
 The facts of the case are briefly these: The crime was committed on January 23. The trial of the negro Johnson was begun on February 6, and he was convicted. An appeal was taken to the supreme court of Ten nessee, which refused to grant new trial, holding in a written opinion that there had been no error of procedure. The case was then carried to the United States circuit court, at Knox vile, on an application for writ of habeas corpus, which was denied. Johnson's lawyers quit the case at this point, and two negro lawyers came into it. They took an appeal from the decision of the United States cir cult court in the habeas corpus case. The appeal was allowed by Justice Harlan, and later by the supreme court. and the decision was tele- graphed from Washington on March IS. Johnson had been sentenced to be hung on March 19, and on the night of that day a mob took him from jail and hung him from bridge.
 The supreme court, after a vacation of two weeks, is again in session, and there Is much interest in Chattanooga as to what 1t will do in the matter. Contempt of court could be punished by the infiiction of a fine or by i'm prisonment not exceeding twelve months, or both.
 Attorney General Moody will, 1t Is said, try to convict the lynchers under sections 55os-5509 of the federal stat utes, which contemplates conspiracy to deprive citizen of rights guaran- teed to him by the federal constitu- tion. Conviction could be followed by Imprisonment for term of ten years.
 All that Is known Is that the attor- ney general and the supreme court are not acting comparatively, and that either would perhaps be glad to see way to the punishment of the lynch CTS who disregarded a stay of execu- tion, and perhaps hung an innocent man. The case may yet become his toric, for thus far in the history of the government no lynching has been brought within the exercise of federal power.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30
lmpressed With Birmingham.

Col. Hunter Shoop of Columbus Misse having business interests and numerous friends in Birmingham is frequent Vlsi- tor here.
 When seen at the Morris last night Col onel shoop expressed himself as peing enthusiastic over the outlook for Bir- mingham, and said that wherever ne goes he finds that people are well in- formed as to conditions here.
 "Everybody," said Colonel Shoop' lis deeply imbued with the idea that noth- ing short of universal depression can keep Birmingham from coming into its own rapidly"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30
VERSES TO MY BEE
By Robert Burns.

By Robert Burns
 Thou bed, in which l first began To be that various creature-man. And when again the fates decree. The place where I must cease to bt- When sickness comes. to whom fly. To soothe my pain. or close mine eye When cares surround me where I !eer Or lose them all in balmy sleep When sore with labor. whom I cort And to thy downy breast resort. C The center. thou, where grief and pal Disease and rest alternate reign. o, since within thy little space So many various scenes take place; Lessons as useful shalt thou teach. As sages dictate-churchmen preach. And man, convinced by thee alone, This great important truth shall own That thin partitions do divide
 The bounds where good and i'll reside That naught is perfect here below, But bliss still bordering upon woe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30
iesire to keep that fund from being

desire to keep that fund from being uncovered.
 What the public desires is not so much the punishment of this or that person. as it is publilcty in the matter of national campaign funds. Chair man Taggart says he is ready to pub fish the list of subscriptions to the democratic national campaign fund of 1904, but there is no similar willing ness on the part of Messrs. Bliss and Cortelyou. The latter should be prodded into publicity, but MT. Jerome will never prod them. That much seems to be certain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30
Blrminoham's Future.

H. M. Beutell of Atlanta, the largest hardwood manufacturer in the south Is at the Morris. In discussing Birming- ham last night MT. Beutell said:
 Birmingham is one of the coming great cities of the country It is already a great city, but it's growth has hardly more than begun. There is bound to be sereval large cities in the south and Bir- mingham will be one of the largest, of them Birmingham is surrounded by re- sources greater than Pittsburg ever had, 1t has better climate and larger trade territory and in time, l mean as soon as developments can be made, 1t ought to be a much larger city. Some day Bir- mingham and Atlanta will be to the south what Philadelphia and Pittsburg is to the east-only Atlanta never sleeps.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30
GATES IN BIRMINGHAM.
From the Selma Journal.

From the Selma Journal.
 John w. Gates and party ~s cap italists are in Birmingham end that city of coal, iron and steel is doing its best to show them thAt It IS the logical center of the great steei ana iron industry which can re developed in this country. MT. Gates las the repu- taton of having the nerve 70 pack his iudement with an almost unlimited capi- tal and Alahamjaps all hoe that the Magic Civ can convince hi,. judgment that 1t is the place for fnve'tment ana extension
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30
Vulcan Site.

'In the event that the City Council is in duced to reconsider its action allowing Vulcan to be erected in Capitol Park l would suggest as an ideal site Observa- tory hll," said Col L. w. Johns.
 What is known as Observatory hill is beyond Owenton. Vulcan standing on that eminence would be seen by all the people riding on the Ensley and Bessemer cars. The suggestion Is, I think, worth con siderinR"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press
 There is a lot more fun in shocking peo- pie than in being shocked by them.
 Hardly anybody would want to do all the things he wants to do if nobody ob- jected.
 If men couldn't go into politics they would invent something else just as bad to do.
 No matter how much you pay for ex- perience, 1t is worth mighty little when you try to sell it.
 IL makes women awful proud to have somebody ask her how her children are when tt is one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30
FOXY MOVE.

From the Catholic Standard and Times.
 You mortified me to death; com plained Mrs, Richley.
 How" demanded her sick husband.
 ''Why did you tell that new doctor you were in the habit of eating corned beef and cabbage? We never have such com mon food
 'Well, aal to fix his charges on a cornet cabbage basis"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30
About Persons.

C. B. Parchmann and wife of Decatur are registered at the Morris.
 T. B. Turner of Oxmoor Is at the St Nicholas.
 F. l.. Moore of Nashville, is stopping at the Hillman
 George S. Lee of Anniston, is at the St. Nicholas.
 w. T. Warner of Atlanta, is at the Hillman.
 w. B. Abercrombie of Tuskegee, is al the Morris.
 J. W. stanfeld of Clanton, is stopping at the Morris.
 J. A. Neuralson of Montgomery, is reg istered at the St. Nicholas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30
WONDERFUL LAMP THAT
 LIGHTS UP THE OCEAN

work. It is expected that by means of the new invention it will be possible to make permanent repairs, outside as well as in- side the hull, to a vessel, even under fire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

A naturalized citizen of Iowa wants his papers fannulled because he says the constitution Is not what it is cracked up to be. He is not the first person to find that out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

Attorney General Hadley has de cided not to call John D. III, and so he closed the case, and went back to St. Louis, where MT. Pierce awaits his coming, but not joyfully.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

H. H. Rogers simply made an ass of himself on the witness stand, for his lawyers admitted all that he claimed that he had forgotten.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

Tomorrow the Highlanders and the Coal Barons will put their best men in a game. and it will be contested from start to finish
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

It will take Russell Sage ten years to get out of business, and he will then be one hundred years old, which is his ambition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

Uncle Sam couldn't rest easy until he had announced that he would build a warship to outclass England's Dread nOnpht
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

Governor Pattison of Ohio is mend ing, and Providence may desire that state to stay in democratic hands four full years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

Long silk gloves are scarce just now. but we are offering a substitute that looks something like a stocking without a foot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

Some go to Europe to see the sights, some to improve their minds, and some to avoid process servers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

The subpoena dodgers should prac- tice ballooning when they feel the need of a restful period.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

H. H. Rogers may have short memory. but it is not the shortness of senility. It is more like that of un- mixed cussedness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

At Depews own request the Depew dinners have been called off. That set ties it. The old man is knocked out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

The Minnesota university says that basketball is not ladylike. How about emasculated football?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

H. Clay Pierce will soon ascertain that Attorney General Hadley Is com ing back loaded with Standard oil facts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

The Japanese would be happy if they could reduce their output of earthquakes and famines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

A Pulajane is a Christian Moro. The Moros are bad regardless of the relig- ion they practice, or rather profess.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

The railway rate discussion in the Senate is billed to run until the mid dle of May or later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

Steam is going and identification is coming at a rapid rate. The locomo- tive is to go when at it's best
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

It is related that the first society item is 330O years old. The art of "bushwah" was thoroughly understood In those days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

A Kansas man was sentenced to spend a week in bed. That is getting off lighter than the packers did.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

Judge Parker's speaking tour cer- tainly mudded the waters in both sec tions of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30
LIEUT.-GOv. CUNNINGHAM.
nn thn Montromerv Advertiser.

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 The Advertiser stated few days ago that it had good reasons for believing that Lieutenant Governor Cunningham would soon take the field and make wig orous campaign in the interest of his candidacy for governor.
 It will be seen from a brief interview with him, published In this morning s issue of The Advertiser that he will open his campaign by speech at the court house in this city next Wednesday evening, April 1, and from then on he will meet the people in all parts of the state.
 There Is ample time, five months, In which to present his claims and to ex- plain his views and position, and he has acted wisely in holding back until the present time
 The campaign will now grow in in- terest and we have no doubt of Gov ernor Cunninghams ability to present his claims in a manner that will be edi- fying and instructive He Is thoroughly at nome in all matters of state policy and history and has something more to commend him than one issue, which can be better and more satisfactorily adopted under the administration of calm jul dicial minded governor like Cunningham than passionate and prejudiced extrem- ist like Conner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

They are hoping for January thaw in the tier of states along the British line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

It is bad sign when a man in the public eye announces that he Is going to live in Paris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

It seems hard to beat Jeff Davis for an office in Arkansas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

Another wndfall for Tuskegee! This time it is S665,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

A college president says, Don't be a parlor car" Now that would be a hard thing to do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

The peach crop prevaricator hesi tates this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

The "also ran" baseball players will soon be seeking green fields and pas lures new.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

Sarah visited the state legislature of Texas without a gun.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

Indianapolis is trying to hold out as long as Algeciras does.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

Judge O'Sullivan is plainly man that Jerome cannot trifie with or bull doze.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

Datto Bryan will soon be in our midst, full of honors and travel stains.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

A dog bit chorus girl the other day, possibly because she is one of those who look good enough to eat"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-30

Andy Hamilton may break out at any moment in an unexpected place. !