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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-16

tees plan. It is accepted as a matter of organization, order and party eff ciency. There is scarcely a discordant note in the entire length and breadth of the state. All appreciate the essen tial democracy of the plan, because more is committed to the direct vote of the individual democrat than ever has been before. Each voter will name his own preferences for United States Senators. This is a great gain in the direction of popular government This puts all democrats on a.high plane of equality
 The state committees plan seems to displease some of the esteemed Wash ington correspondents, however. One of them says the plan makes no pro vision for the selection of executive committees in the counties, senatorial districts and congressional districts. This was none of the state committees business. Each county and district committee will attend to that matter, each in its own way. Each local com mittee will attend to it's own success sion.
 Another esteemed Washington cor respondent fears that the alternate Senators-elect will die. So they may, but there will then be a governor and legislature to act in that improbable emergency.
 The Washington correspondents would do well to confine their remark able political acumen and sagacity to affairs going on under their respective noses. The home folks will attend to home affairs, and they do not need ad- vice from the far-away banks of the Potomac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-16
John Earson of Chicago.

John Farson of Chicago, representing large investment interests at the north, was in Birmingham yesterday.
 MT. Farson is travelling in the south as the guest of c. H. Ackert, fourth vice president of the Southern Railway com pany.
 MT. Farson had not been in Birming- ham before since 1894, and he marveled while here yesterday at the wonderful im- provement made In the city.
 Besides his large financial business, MT. Farson is keen on automobiling, be- ing president of the Automobile club of Chicago and vice president of the Ma tional Automobile association. He said that everywhere in the country there was an insistent demand for better roads, and he spoke enthusiastically of the great benefit that comes to every community from road improvement.
 MT. Farson and Vice President Ackert left last night for Mobile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-16
Across the Sea.
Potomac

This is to be busy week in world politics, for today the representatives of twelve countries, including the United States, will meet at Algeciras, in Spain, to discuss Mediterranean problems. Mir White, our ambassa- dor to Italy, and Mir. Gummere, our minister to Morocco, will represent this country, and difficult task they will have, no matter what their in- structions may be.
 Tomorrow France will elect Presi- dent to serve seven years. M. Fal- Heres, president of the Senate, is pitted against M Doumer, president of the Chamber of Deputies. Strangely enough, M. Fallierc5 represents the progressive liberalism of his country, while M. Doumer represents reaction ists or at least the conservatives. The election of Fallieres would mean a maintenance of Loubetism in the high office. The real power, however, rests in the Chamber of Deputies, which can make and unmake cabinets at will. A reactionist in the presidential office would. however be unfortunate, and it is not likely to occur.
 While these great events are taking place across the channel the British people will elect a new Parliament that may control that vast empire, one on which the sun never sets. The Campbell Zimmerman government goes ernment goes to the people on this to the people on this programme:
 Free trade.
 Stoppage of further importation of Chinese labor into South African mines.
 Self-government for Ireland in local affairs.
 Popular control of education.
 Popular control of licensing of the liquor tranlc.
 Taxation of land values.
 Civil authority in India to be para mount over the military.
 Greater freedom for free trade union ism.
 Arbitration In internal disputes.
 The maintenance of friendly rela- tions with foreign countries.
 This programme seems to be sweep ing the country, and Premier Campbell Zimmerman may secure a good work ins majority outside the Irish national isis or the lauorites. Out of 670 seats England elects 465, Ireland 103. Scot land 72. am. Wales 30. The interest turns upon the elections in England, for Ireland will elect nationalists as a rule. and Scotland and Wales liberals. A smashing liberal victory will bring cnurch disestablis4ment to Wales, and more freedom to the Irish people in home affairs. It will stamp out MT. Chamberlain's protection scheme, and perhaps work changes in the control of the public schools, aiding in that respect the non-conformists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-16
MARRIED IN MERIDIAN.
Jefferson County Couple Are Partlo-
 pants In Gretna Green Affair.


 Meridian, Miss, January 15.-(Special-)- s. D, Brown and Mis- May Nelson of near Birmingham were married this afternoon by Justice Townsend in the presence of a number of local citizens The young people admitted 1t was a Gretna Green affair, and said 1t had grown beyond their endurance to listen to parental ob- jections. The bride is beautiful young woman, highly cultured and attired in the latest fashion. The groom is hand some young fellow, who appears to be prosperous young business man. They re- fused to talk of themselves other than tying of the knot.
 Mrs. Lydia Bailey, relict of the late Charles w. Bailey of Clarke county, and mother of c. W. Bailey and Mrs. Josh F. Moore of this city and John W. Bailey and Mrs. Cicero Terrell of Quitman, died in this city of pneumonia. The re- mains will be taken to Quitman tomorrow at o'clock for interment a special train being operated to carry relatives, friends and the pastor of the Methodist church, who will officiate at the interment. Mrs. Bailey was a member or the Methodist church and had resided until very recent ly in Quitman.
 By splendid piece of detective work Officers Monette and Edmondson have arrested Austin Stewart, colored, and landed him in the county jail and re- turned alleged stolen jewels to the for mer owners. Mir and Mrs. Alexis Har vey reported that a diamond brooch, val ued at s150: clover leaf pin. worth s25, and gold watch had been stolen from their residence. Everything was reeov- cred except the purse in which the jew els had been kept and this the negro threw into Sowashee creek.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-16
Bank CIearinus Last Year.

Bank clearings are not the best indi- cation in the world of a city's bust ness, but still their trend has some significance. Bradstreet's shows not only the aggregates of the various cities of the country, but it also shows their relative rank.
 Birmingham and New Orleans were content to hold their own in these prosperous times. New Orleans is No. Il, and 1t held that rank in 1904 Bir- mingham Is the fifty-third city, and that was It's place in the previous year. So general is prosperity Bir- mingham could not climb up a rung, although it's clearings had risen in 1905 to $S2 2,109,311, as against $62 2,616,. 019 in 1904, gain of 231s per cent.
 Memphis was No 23 in 1904; in 1905 it is No. 25, loss of two places in rank. Richmond was No. "A in 1904; 1t Is now No. 27 Savannah was No. 30 in 1904; it is now No. 31. Atlanta we say it with sorrow-was No 30 In 1904; it was marked down to the thirty-seventh place in 1905. Nashville was No 40 in 1904; it is now No. fl. Charleston was No. .54 in 1904; it IS now No. 55. Knoxville also went down one place.
 Five southern cities shine out bright ly in the table of clearings, namely, Fort Worth, which went up seven points; Augusta, three points; Jack sonville, five points, and Chattanooga and Macon, two each.
 These changes in the course of a year relate much more to trade In grain, cotton, lumber or cattle than they do to payrolls. Birmingham pre- fers payrolls to the swapping of agri- cultural products, but even the latter is desirable, and perhaps the two will yet be combined in this town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-16
Cotton Mills of the World.

The American Cotton Manufacturer says there are 120,000,000 spindles in 5964 cotton mills in the world Great Britain holds 2007 cotton mills in which there are 50,s64.s74 spindles Nearly all of these mills are located in England, which is smaller than Ala bama by 4000 square miles.
 In the northern states of this coun- try there are 57S mills containing 14.- S10,164 spindles. In the south there are 659 mills, but they hold only B. 05U,S79 S. indies. Germany has as many spindles as the soutn has. Russia, France and India each have over five million spindles.
 The annual consumption per spindle is 132 pounds in India. Itis high there because coarse goods only are made in India. In this country it is S4 pounds; in Great Drita4n it ls but 36 pounds. These figures show that the spinners
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-16
Mississippi Court Decisions.

Jackson, Miss. January 15.-(Special)- The supreme court handed down the fol- lowing decisions today:
 Truly, J.-Lola Ming vs. The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railway; reversed and remanded.
 Adams Machinery Company vs. A. c. Thomas; affirmed
 T. D. Young vs. w. T. Adams; affirmed. Joseph Johnson vs. The Illinois Central Railroad; reversed and remanded.
 W. c. Walker vs. J. B. Nelson. execu- tor;affirmed.
 Lula Rule ct al vs. Mary Rule ct al; affirmed
 voleny Moore vs Mardus & Newberger; affirmed.
 E. J. Norton ct al vs. John Walker; affirmed
 zgler Bros vs. Mobile and Ohio Rail- way; reversed and remanded
 Calhoun, J.-Ernest Locke vs. Friedman, Kieler & Co.,; overruled.
 Continental Casualty Company vs. R. Sims; affirmed.
 A. R. Reavs vs. Henry Grubb; affirmed. W. H. McCarty vs. J. c. Key; affirmed. c. M. Carrie & Sons vs. Thomas Pad dleford; affirmed.
 B. c. Farr vs J. w. Sutton ct al; af- firmed.
 Village of Jamestown vs. w. l.. Ganeng; affirmed.
 Mrs. l.. J. Russell vs. J. l.. Johnson; reversed and remanded.
 Ganen & Chenwith vs. J. H. Brown; re- versed and remanded
 It was contidentially expected that a de- cision in the famous Sandy Bayou case would be handed down this afternoon, but it was not.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-16

Clark of Gurnee form a party which is at the St. Nicholas.
 II. c. Allen of Montgomery is at the St. Nicholas.
 Dr. W. A. Elrod of Albertvllle is reg istered at the Morris.
 c. NJ. Nicholas of Anniston is at the Colonial.
 s. B. Cotton of Athens is at the Metro politan.
 John Hightower of sylacauga is at the Morris.
 James c. Levi of Louisville is at the Birmingham.
 ". W. Simmons of Athens is at the St. Nicholas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-16
Great Strides.

Joseph W. Stephens of the Stephens Safe and Lock company of Pittsburg was in Birmingham yesterday.
 q was here a few years ago and l thought this was a live city then, but today I find it has made great strides. Indeed, I scarcely recognized 1t as the Birmingham I saw on my previous visit. There has been a rapid accumulation of wealth in Birmingham. and prosperity is in evidence on every side.
 q understand that the Greater Bir- mingham has a population served by the street car lines little short of 10000 It may be safely predicted that the street car population will reach 100000 by 1916"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-16
Deadlock In Negotiations.

Chicago, January 15.-The city of Chi- cago and the Chicago City Railway com pany which operates all of the street rail- ways on the south side of the city, have reached a deadlock on the terms upon which the franchises of the company are to be renewed The negotiations have been in progress for two years, and today the railway company informed the local transportation committee of the council, and that 1t would not accept the extension ordinance as it has been drawn by the committee, and declared also that 1t would not discuss any longer any amend ments which the committee might make.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-16
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 The consolation that a man gets out of losing money is that he is a dead game sport.
 Probably in the tropics the furnace would insist on burning at top speed. even If there weren't any coal In 1t.
 There is hardly anything in the world so mean to a woman as to have a new hat and stormy weather on the same day.
 The trouble with having to kiss your family goodnight is you have to walt for them to go to, bed before you can take a drink.
 When woman says she has been work ing hard 1t is sign she has been out calling all day: and when she says she has had quiet, restful day at home, she has been making clothes for the chii- dran-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-16
Texas Has Some Claims.

Austin, Tex. January 15-Adjutant Gen eral Hulen of the state of Texas left to- day for Washington with some s3O0,OOO worth of claims against the federal gov ernment. These claims represent frontier protection afforded by Texas troops dur ing the early days of Texas. It is thought that there is an excellent chance for their settlement at present, hence the renewed activity. While in Washington Adjutant General Hulen will also try and secure one of the national guard camps of in- struction for Texas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-16
Harold Bauer,s Wit.

Tt was in Marion said a musician, "where Harold Bauer was giving piano recital in the auditorium of Judson col lege. The programme began with the Sohumann "Faschingschwank, and all went as mercy as the proverbial marriage bell through the allegro and romance. But only a few measures of the schergo had been played when In the twinkling of an eye, or less, the room was plunged into Cimmerian darkness. The audience remained perfectly quiet and MT. Bauer continued as if nothing in the least un- expected had happened Of course It made no difference to hIm--he plays with his eyes closed anyway.
 "On into the mazes of the intermezzo and through the passionate finals, and still no lights. The music ceased and during the thunderous applause which followed a lamp was brought to the side entrance of the stage and MT. Bauer made a safe exit.
 ''The announcement was then made that owing to an accident at the power house the lights would not be on for fif- teen or twenty minutes Two or three lamps which were procured and placed on the organ bench at the rear of the stage provided light enough for the audi ence to see the outlines of the piano. and when the artist again appeared he said in his quietly affable way: As you cannot see your programme, 1 will tell you the names of the pieces I shall play. He named the Brahms and Mendelssohn works which were to come. and then said: "The last piece in the group is an etude by Alkan called The Wind Ow- ing to the darkness his face could not be seen, but there was a suspicion of a smile in his voice as he remarked, So if the lights fail us we shall still have the air
 'As it happened the lights came on before the Alkan etude was begun, and 1t was doubtless we'll, for MT. Bauer pro- duced with The Wind an effect so won derfully realistic that some of the sensi- tive souls in the audience could scarcely have endured 1t If darkness had pre- vailed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-16
fccep,ance of the Primary.

When the democratic party speaks through its regularly constituted au- thority in Alabama the rank and file get into line with regularity, harmony and dispatch. This has been the GUS tom of Alabama democrats since the days of reconstruction, and they are maintaining their record this year.
 From all parts of the state come cor ail acceptances of the state commit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-16
TWO RIVERS.

By Daniel O'Connell. As the lark from his cosey nest Welcomed the morn, Fresh from the mountains crest, Twin streams were born. Through deep vale and wooded dale. Meadow and lea, One singing merrily,
 Gushed to the sea. Through bleak wasts and arid plain. Cheered by no song, Far from the waving grain, One toiled along. And one stream the sunlight Tinted with gold, While gloomy clouds, black as night, The other enfold. But when the evening sun
 Sank in the west, The sea caught the rivers both Home to her breast. And the song of the river
 That burst o'er the lea, Has been hushed for all time In the moan of the sea. And the wall of the river
 That toiled through the plain, In natures wild throbbing, Will neer sound again. Our lives like these rivers, Howe'er they be cast, In the grave. the great ocean, Find nepenthe at last
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-16
Arguments In caynororeene Case.

Savannah, January 15.-In the federal court the Greene and Gaynor case today time was taken up by argument for the defense and for the government upon the defenses demurrers to indictments. The arguments had not been concluded at ad- jcurnment, and tomorrow morning Judge S. B. Adams will be heard for the gov ernment and Colonel Meldrim will con- clude for the defense. Judge Speer will then take the demurrer under consid- eration, and if his decision is rendered in time the matter of the jury will be taken up. If not that stage of the case will re- main for consideration on Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-16
Mrs. Foster-comeqys on staqe.

Chicago. January 15.-Mrs. Foster-Co- megys. sister of Benton McMillin. ex-gov- ernor of Tennessee, who has lately adopt ed the stage as a profession, has been en- gagged to head the Dramatic Student com pany, which will make it's first appearance January at Ravinia park, just north of this city. The company, with Mrs. Fos- ter-Comegys as leading lady, will remain at Ravinia during the present dramatic seasor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-16
Receiver for Cleveland Firm.

Cincinnati. January 15-Former Judge Bushnell of Cleveland was today named by District Judge A. c. Thompson of this city for receiver for the firm of Deni- son. Prior & Co. of Cleveland, Judge Thompson having been designated to act on the matter owing to the absence of Judge Tayler from Cleveland. The ap- pointment of a receiver was suggested by c. k. Denison, senior member of the firm of Denison. Prior & Co.,, and approved by C. F. Emery, Priors father-in-law. who is administrator of his estate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-16
"cIansmano Appears In Louisville.

Louisville, January 15-The Rev. Thom- as Dixon's play. 'The Clansman," opened the closing week of it's southern tour to crowded house at MacAuley's theatre to- night The Rev. MT. Dixon made the journey from New York to be present at tonights performance, and made brief speech in response to many calls. The Clansman" will at the end of the week make it's entry into the north and west, and its reception there Is awaited with interest,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-16
chaffee Tenders Resignation.

Washington, January 15.-Lieutenant General Chaffee today rendered his resig- nation as chief of staff U. s. Alto take effect today, and it was accepted by the President. General Chaffee does not go on the retired list until February<1 but he desired to relinquish the duties of chief of staff that he might have fifteen days leave of absence before retiring from active service. General Bates. as- sistant chief of staff, will succeed him as chief of staff
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-16

N GENTLEMAN from Calhoun coun- P1H ty drifted into Birmingham on one of the trains the other day and registered at a hotel It was his first visit to a town of any size and he was impressed by the marks of progress he saw on every side. After assuring him. self that it would be safe to leave his grip at the hotel the rural visitor went out on the streets to walk around. Dark ness fell like a feather from an eagle s wing, but the Calhoun man did not seek his couch. The night wore on and about o'clock in the morning he hailed a policeman. Say" he remarked, "can you tell me whereabouts the Push and Pull hotel is?"
 "Whatn exclaimed the policeman. T never heard of such place." "Shore is the name," answered the other in confident tone. T saw 1t on the door"
 Every little bit helps," remarked Datto Williams Jennings Bryan as he adjusted his new feathers and glanced into tho mirror
 A sUPPosITION. What would you do
 If Boston maid Whom you would like to woo Instead of speaking learnedly Should say, Get outi Skiddoor7 I think you'd faint, or else you would Take up your hat and flee For Boston is the last place where You'd look for "23."
 It Is easy to give advice while sitting on top of pile of dollars. Make your millions and then you can be a philoso- pher like J. D. R.
 Jack O OBriens hotel experiences in New York are now being acclaimed a fine bit of press work" for the Philadelphia fight CT. A man can't even be insulted these days without having his motives ques- toned.
 VANITY FAIR. heard the trailing garments of the night Sweep down a nearby hall And then a womans voice in accents
 harsh
 ''she had that dress last fall" TWO negroes were haVlng heated al- tercation. Said one, "Go way, nigger! When de sun shines yer make it darkr' There was time when jiu-jitsu was a fad It seems to be waning in popularity and interest. One does not hear so much about the marvellous physical science as formerly. No doubt, its chief claim to att tention was the fact that imaginative cor respondents attributed the success of the Japanese in war to their knowledge of jiu-jitsu.
 WOULD HELP SOME.
 When we sinners
 Come to die
 We must face it.
 You and l.
 Don't you think it
 Would be great
 If we could get
 A rebate?
 The Corean minister was stabbed eleven times and probably got used to it. Restless persons are already beginning to worry over the disposition to be made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-16
About Persons.

O.B. Lehman of Dayton, O., is at the Birmingham.
 J. Walter Bennett of Tuscumbia is reg istered at the Metropolitan.
 H. c. Armstrong of Selma is at the Morris.
 Philip Reilly of New Orleans is at the Hillman.
 L. M. Strickland and J. N. Morgan of Adger are at the Metropolitan.
 Mir and Mrs. J. R Hunter. Mir. and Mrs. D. J. Devangues and Mrs. J. c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-16
Slow With Poll Taxes.

Scottsboro, January 15.-(SpeciaL)-Up to the present there have been eight hun dred and seventy-eight poll taxes paid Into this. Jackson, county. There are about forty-three hundred registered voters in the county and of that number nearly twenty-eight hundred are subject to poll tax.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-16
The Rev. Mr. Copeland.

The Rev. Theo Copeland, former pas tor of St. Luke Methodist church, Colum- bus, Ga., is stopping in the city for day or two, en route to his new appoint ment, Payne Memorial, New Orleans. This church is said to be the largest and most influential Protestant church in the Crescent City, and one of the best charges iu the Louisiana conference.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-16
Aasd Nearess Is Dead.

Chattanooga, January 15.-Aunt Kitty Boyd. an ante-bellum negress, and no years old, was burned to death in her cabin near here. She arose in the night to fix the fire and her clothes caught fire from the sparks. She had never been sick a day in her life. At one time she brought s15Oo on the auction block
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-16
University Man AppoInted.

Washington, January 15.-James Brown Scott of California, professor of law at Columbia university. New York. has been appointed solicitor of the state depart nent to succeed Judge Penneld, re- signed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-16

Two telegraph operators who did their courting by dots and dashes may be expected to do their quarreling with hammer and tongs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-16

Midshipman Decatur would have been all right If he had not retained so many students to bring his break fast. He ordered 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-16

Des Moines has a dog that smokes a pipe. It remains to be seen whether he will live as long as some of the old women we read about.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-16

Hearst shot fierce mountain lions that were rushing furiously at him. lie Is getting ready to run for Presi- dent in 1908.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-16

A Colorado man died while telling joke to his wife, but the chances are that she had heard it before and knows how 1t ends.