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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-22
CLEMENCEAU WILL
 FORM NEW CABINET
CONFERS WITH FRENCH PRESI- DENT AND WITH THOSE WHO WILL PROBABLY BE OFFERED THE PORTFOLIOS.

Paris, October 2i.-As was expected, M. Clemenceau, minister of the Interior, was summoned today to the Elysee palace, and was entrusted with the task of forming a new ministry. NJ. Clemenceau ex- pressed his acceptance and then drove to the house of NJ. sarrien, former pre- mier, with whom he consulted with re- gard to the political situation, saying also that he regretted NJ. Sarrien's retirement.
 M. Clemenceau then visited M. Dubost, president of the senate, with whom he conferred for short time. He then saw M. Bourgeois, minister of foreign affairs, whom he urged most pressingly to retain his portfolio. M. Bourgeois was intiexible in his refusal, pleading i'll health This afternoon M. Clemenceau held conferen- ces with his political friends, including General Picquart, the defender of Drey- fus, who was restored to the army and promoted July 1S. M. Clemenceau de- clares he has not yet been offered any portfolio and that he saw General Pic quart only for the purpose of obtaining information on certain phases of the army estimates It will take him four days to choose his ministers and another four or five days for the new ministry to agree on a programme. No appointments are expected until after NJ. Clemenceau con- fers tomorrow with M. Brisson, president of the chamber of deputies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-22
STATE REUNION WILL
 BE HELD IN MOBILE

Stafford Berney. general chairman of the reunion committee of the Alabama Di- vision of the United Confederate Neter- ans. has issued an address 10 the Com federate Veterans and Sons of Confed- crate Veterans in regard to the holding of the next annual reunion in Mobile.
 The dates set for the reunion are No- vember 2o-22. The address. which ex- plains in detail all the arrangements, is as follows:
 Headquarters General Reunion Commit
 tee Alabama Division United Confed-
 crate Veterans, Mobile. Ala, October
 15, 1906
 To all Confederate Veterans and Sons of
 Confederate Veterans and AlaDamians
 generally:
 The people of Mobile city and county, mindful of the pleasure it gave them to entertain you at the annual state reunion of the Confederate Veterans and Sons of Confederate Veterans, held in this city in 1904. and desiring to have you back with them, have, through their represen- tatives, extended an invitation to the Ala bama Divisions, United Confederate Vet erans and United Sons of Confederate Veterans to hold their annual state re- union for 1906 in this city. and the invl- tation has been accepted by Major Gen eral Harrison, commanding the Alabama Division United Confederate Veterans and the reunion will be held in the city of Mobile commencing at 6 o'clock, D.. m. Tuesday. November 20, and continuing un- til 6 o'clock. D. m, Thursday, November 22, 1906.
 Tine formal orders calling the camps, [. C. Y. and l.. S. C. V. to assemble in Mobile on those dates. will be issued in due time by the commanding generals of the respective divisions
 All the railroads will sell round trip tickets to Mobile from all stations in Alabama and from Pensacola Fla, ard Meridian and Scranton, Miss al l cent mile. going and returning, These tickets will be sold to the public generally, as we'll as to Veterans and Sons of Veterans and will be sold November l9-20 and be good to leave Mobile, returning up to midnight November 2i.
 Confederate Veterans who are without means 10 provide meals and lodging Tor themselves, will have such supplied them by the reunion committee, free, but this of free meals and lodging is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-22
News of Auburn.

Auburn. October H.-(special )-Upon in- vitation Prof. J. J. Wimore professor of mechanical engineering is in attendance upon the celebration of the International Corresponding school Scranton. Pa. He will later attend exercises of the dedica- ton Of the new engineering building Of the University of Pennsylvania.
 Gen. James H. Lane of the chair of civil engineering was appointed by Gen. eral Garnett, commanding the Virginia division of the United Confederate Vet erans, as honorary pall-bearer from Ala bama upon the occasion of the funeral of Mrs. Jefferson Davis Y
 Work upon the new engineering hall Is progressing steadily, the building being now in the third-story. It is of pressed brick and is finished with stone trimmings ana Will be very handsome addition to the fine group of college buildings.
 Mid-term examinations have been in full operation for several days, and all stu dents have been hard at work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-22
M1NTOSH DENIES IT.
New York Life Did Not Mail Out Ticket With Candidates Scratched.

New York, October 21.-General Counsel James H. Mcintosh of the New York Life Insurance company has sent letetr to Superintendent of Insurance Kelsey at Albany denying the statement of G. k. Scrugham, manager of the international policyholders' committee that the com pany had mailed to policyholders the of fielal statement with tho international committee candidates scratched off. MT. Mcintosh says:
 "The company caused to be mailed to each polcyholder whose name was upon the lists filed in your office and else where and whose policy was still in force at his last known postoftice address the official statement which you had duly approved in the exact form approved by you, without any erasures, interlineations marks or changes of any kind. Enclosed with the official statement was also the proxy form you had approved and the return envelope. No other papers or writ ten or printed matter whatever was in closed in any one of said envelopes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-22

rax" Smith are doing likewise in the m- mediate neighborhood.
 Schwab and Heinie and Smith. how ever did not figure till afterward. Lamb and Cleary promptly erected the monu- ments that marked eight claims snug up against the Clark ground. and just as rich or richer. They called these claims. four of them, the Anxiety and the other four the Copper Shoes And so it hap pened that when the l.. II. Sullivan Trust company of Goldtield bought the Anxiety and Copper Shoes, week or two later. Lamb suddenly found himself pluto crat, with Cleary for a running mate. But since Schwab and Heinze and Smith have gone into the Greenwater country. and have ruefully desired the Anxiety and Copper Shoes for themselves, Lamb says he made only one mistake in getting rich which was in getting rich so fast For if he had put off the Sullivan offer for a little whiie he could have been Just twice as rich as he is.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-22

only for Confederate Veterans who are without means to pay for such accom- mediation.
 The free meals will be furnished on the lower floor of the German relief hall. All Veterans who will wish such aceommo- dalton should send their names In ad- vance through their camp commander or adJutant, to NIT. John F. Powers, chair man Of the commissary committee or to Il. l., Lockwood, chairman of the com mittee on hotels and lodgings, Mobile Ala, or to one of the undersigned
 These free meals and lodgings will com mence with supper on Tuesday night, No Yember 20, and end with supper on Thurs day night. November 9.
 All other visitors who desire hotel ac- eommodation at the reunion can have same secured for them by writing in ad vance to H. l.. Lockwood or to one of the undersigned.
 Our hotels and boarding and lodging houses are amply able to accommodate comfortably all who come but 10 save inconvenience after arrival here. visitors should write and secure accommodation in advance. stating explicitly what ac- eommodation they desire. what price they wish to pay and what time they will ar rive in Mobile, and for what length of time they will wish the accommodation.
 Good meals and comfortable lodging, 't Aph5iiS eloAlet ttiIl be SttiItu WltHln the means of all.
 Arrangements have been made for the comfort and amusement of all who come.
 In addition 10 the entertainment to be furnished by the reunion committee. the grand fall musical festival will be going ong at the same time in Mobile, with Madame Nordica and other distinguished musical celebrities affording a rich musi- cal etreat for all lovers of music
 Reunion headquarters will be in the German relief hall, upstairs, where all Veterans and Sons of Veterans will be expected to register upon their arrival in Mobile and receive their official badges.
 All Veterans and Sons and Daughters of Veterans. and citizens of Alabama generally are cordially Invited to be With us at the reunion. and 1t is hoped that they will take advantage of the cheap rate and come and enjoy three days Of music, sight seeing and relax. alton. By order of the committee.
 SAFFOLD BERNEY,
 General Chairman Reunion Committee.
 J. PAUL WILSON, Secretary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-22
HOLD REVIVAL AT
 CHRISTIAN CHURCH
REV. H. c. sEoINeER, STATE EVANGELIST, WILL GO TO EMS. LEY NEXT sUNoAY-MRs. SIM. MONS SPOKE AT METHODIST.

Ensley, October l)-Arrange. nlehts nave been completed for revival at the Christian church, to be conducted by the Rev IT. c. Sedinger of Athens Ala.' state evangelist for the Christian church. He is said to be one of the nnst vigorous preachers of the denomination Who knows the people of all classes and has message for every one. MT sed- inger was In the city last Wednesday when ne made short address and very faVorably impressed the congregation. The church is without regular pastor at present but there are many strong mem- bers In the city who will probably call minister under the direction of the evangelist.
 The meeting will begin next Sunday at Il a. m. and will continue three weeks Ieople or Ensley look forward to a great reVlVal and much good work.
 A large audience gathered this aftar- noon in the Methodist church to hear tho national organizer and lecturer of the woman Christian Temperance ITnion mfs simmons. She took as her theme the work or the institution in America ana spoke very Interestingly Of the mormons, and said that the officers would never rest until they have used all .nelr Influence to remove Reed Smoot rom the United States Senate The can teen system In the army came in for local assembly of the Brotherhood of lhtemperanee were considered and the necessity of personal exertion was ad- Vanced as the only possible remedy.
 ihe meeting of the Birmingham district loeai association of the Brotherhood of ot' Ahdrew' at the Episcopal church next Wednesday DIght, promises to be one of considerable importance An interesting programme Is being prepared and dele s, s%.es Wiii pc present from all the
 Rev. MT Crawford. the EplsconaI reo- tor Will organize Bible and church class Tor instruction Tuesday afternoon at clock. GU
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-22
KNOW NOTHING OF IT.
Liberals Not in Sympathy With Fiqht
 Against Cuban Annexation.

havana, October 21.-Alfredo Zayas. the hperal leader and Colonel Carlos M Asuirre' formerly head of the Cuban rev oiution Junta in New York. say they have no Knowledge concerning the meeting held at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York satus day evening by prominent Cubans. in order to prepare for a conference which will endeavor to reconcile the factIons here in order to prevent annexation by the United States
 senor Zayas, speaking as the head of the liberal party, denied that that was possibility of such negotiations. and de- elared that Charles Cassilly Cook. who was present at the meeting in New York did not represent the liberals, and that ne was merely the volunteer counsel of the former junta in New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-22
Mexico to Have New Road.

Mexico City, october 2l.-Aceording to Fl 1mparci5l, company has been or ganized under the laws of the state of Maine, with a capital of $4,Ooo00O for the purpose of building railroad from Mex ico City to Merida, Yucatan. The road will be 1900 miles long and will pass through Puebla, OaXaca, Tabasco and Campeeez. w. G. Seaver is president of the company and W. s. Carter and w. J. Allen are vice presidents P. E. Briggs of this city will be chief engineer of the road The New York representative is R.. C. Frasier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-22
LOOk Into Kansas City Grain Matters.

Kansas City, October 2l.-An inquiry into the methods of handling grain and the relations of the railroads 10 grain firms and elevators will be begun ill the United States district court tomorrow by the interstate commerce commission, subpoenas have been served on fifteen members of the Kansas City Board of Trade and others who are expected to testify at the first days session. Other subpoenas will be served tomorrow on witnesses desired for the second days hearing L. E. Clark and F. k. Lane, the members of the commission who will listen ta the testimony are expected Monday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-22

We wish to announce to our friends and patrons that through the courtesy of our competitors who have kindly offered to allow us to draw from their stocks that we will be in position to fill all orders entrusted to us.
 Our warehouse store has not been effected by the fire which destroyed our building on First Avenue.
 We have moved to 2016 First Avenue.
 PROWELL HARDWARE co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-22
Auditor Issues Pension Warrants

Montgomery, October 21.-(Specfal) 1.-The state auditor yesterday sent out the pen sion warrants for the Confederate soldiers and widows in Jefferson county there he ing 245O pensioners in the county. divided as follows: Frst-class, 6; second. s. third, 5; four, 750 The total amount on all of them is s23, 360
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-22
ALL ELKS

Members of Birmingham Lodge No. 79 B. P.- O. Elks. are requested to attend the fun eral of our late Brother Dr. M. N. Due, at II o'clock a. m., Monday from the residence, 21O2, Tenth Avenue South, in terment Oak Hill.
 JOHN ANTWINE,
 Exalted Ruler H. E. SHROPSHIN, JR.
 Secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-22

Best of service, best of every thing. Chris Place." New quick lunch, open at noon. 1926 First Avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-22
Crop Damage Not So Great.

havana october I.-Reports to be issued by the government tomorrow will snow that the damages sustained by the crops from the recent cyclone are not as great as has been supposed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-22

While Cleary was gone both horses lay down, and Lamb let them lie. He waited ten minutes, or hundi ed years, he never could tell which. and then-heard the re- volVer shots which Cleary turned loose like so many gunpowder cheers. The horses were prodded to their feet and made to drag themselves unwilingly in the direction from which Clearys signals had come There was the water, sure enough, and though it was green with copperas. it brought the discouraged out fit back to life. That was how the town now building not far away from that spot came to be called Greenwater, and that was how. also, that Lamb and Cleary discovered the trail that led to the big copper strike where Patrick Clark of Spo- kane Is now extracting wealth at so much wealth a minute, and where Charles NJ. Schwab and Frederick Heinze and "Bo-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17

, looks up and down the river it will be
seen at once that the water and the
rugged green banks of the river gorge
form the principal features of the
grand view. The numerous bridges and
the government works add rather than
detract from the general effect. More
over, it is not unusual to have a large
stream of water running thru park
and dividing it into two sections. This
| is notably the case at Seneca park.
Rochester. and Bronx park in New York
city,
| the country runs thru Minneapolis does
not prevent It from being one eltv nor
! should it prevent us from having the
| grandest7 park in the west.
+ -''The name Mississippi suggests some
thing big and instantly locates the site
in the minds of any one who hears the
t name: If in the future our reports
shall show that we have a great park
over five miles long. with the most
! famous river IL the country running
thru it, it can no longer be said that we
|, '1n speaking of the river boulevard.
the late Joseph A. Wheelock said. THE
people are SO well pleased with the
river boulevard between Marshall ave
1 nue. and Randolph street that they are
eager for its speedy completion to
Smelling bridge southwark and to the
| Minneapolis boundary where it viii
connect with st. Anthony parkway.
Thus, these dual boulevards. supple
mented with the military road thru the
reservation will form circuit of nearly
ten miles of driveway looking down on
the enchanting scenery of the deep
gorge thru which the river has cut its
| way. These two river park
ways when COMPLETED will be much
more than scenic drives. They will form
in fact an extensive and beautiful park
whose natural unity cannot be sundered
by accidental differences of political
jurisdiction. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17

trys to find :out for himself. the real
value Of obiets d Part is mystery; for
a little study competent Judges
would help very considerably. Amer
leans may not know it, but each sea-
son they represent mines Of gold to
English art dealers who, for their
coming, lay in enormous stores Of faxed
pictures by 'the old masters imita-,
tion china and brummagem bric-a- brac.
A true story is going the: rounds just
now Of how ]. Pierpont Morgan went
into famous Bond street establish
ment and saw there what purported to
be magnificent Louis XVI drawing
room suite in pale blue and gold He
was much impressed with it, and after
some. conversation, bargain was
struck for $25, 900. In good time the
furniture was sent home, and Mr..
Morgan asked his old friend, Mr..
ties on everything that appertains to
art, to come and look at the swonder-
full suite. -
my dear sir, you have been Edone.
| The thing is modern-a bso lutely So
Next morning Mr.. Morgan went back
to the Bond street establishment and
read the riot act to the whole firm.
little bit, J said the senior member
tt:Send me back the suite, and I will re.
4 turn your check by the very next
1 post. = This was accordingly done
/ A few days later, another rich Amer.
lean. dropped in at the shop and his
i attention was called to the :" Louis
1 XVI suite.S':' He was duly impressed
and made an offer of $4,000 for it.
HOh, dear no, said the senior mem.
Der. es1 assure you on my word OF
honor that only the other day / re-
turned Mr.. Morgan check for that
amount which he had rendered for this
very suite. will show you my letter
press copy Of my letter which accom-
1 panied it. -
i The letter, which had been adroitly
worded, so as to conceal the nature Of
the transaction, greatly impressed the
man, who belonged to that class tc
whom money talks more effectively
than anything else. /.
Well, what will you take for itf'.
he asked.
/ Thirty thousand dollars, replied
Il the dealer. - Not cent less Yol
i know that when Mr.. Morgan does no,
Il get a thing. at his own price, he gen
SerallY makes another. offer, and il you
wait too long, you may miss the chance
Eof getting it. Iscouldf t even promise
4 you to keep the offer open for twenty
-four hours
..stsWell. I'll take it, said the Amer
lean, and he went away happy in tht
y thought that it was worth $4,000 to gel
lahead of ]. Pierpont Morgan.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17

Her mother has taken~a charming house
In Charles street, just off Berkeley
square, and announces a succession Of
parties right sups to August t
The Struggle for Men.
Each week Che str ggle to capture men
for dances grows more acute. Host
esses, ever, great, ones; have been
many to- turn Up at their balls while
scores of pretty girls have had to sit in
rows as WallfQWers.s The sight is a
dismal one. Pretty faces sfrown until
they look old and Wrinkled; even tears
course down the cheeks of debutantes
who pahtetfca1ly demand Us this what
is meant by a London seasonq !" 81
An excellent idea has occurred to
some dances She is making all her
girl friends promise to learn to dance
in man s position, 50 as to make the
L festivity go off successfully if there
are not enough men present to go
round. 81
20 80 I shall dance as a man all night
myself 81 she has said, aand I have
made up my mind that if all goes well
we shall be independent Of; man kind. =
would venture upon such an innovation
and there IS no doubt It will be sue
cess. If only English women could be
induced to act with similar independ-
Eencef no, doubt much might be accom-
plished. But the latter grovel at the
men Is feet When men accept their
Invitations they almost fall upon their
necks with gratitude. There are host
esses who pursue men into their Offices
up in the heart Of the city--chivy them
|, all over the place until they promise to
eat their ID timers and drink their cham
pagnel These are the women who, as
I Milton has it. still @s see 81 God thru
man ets in the face Of all this
Eng ish women are not nearly so pop
ular with men as either Americans or
Irish women who, as the phrase goes,
run after, them. I.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17

-,s. . - -
p N IssIsSIPPI. RIVER PARK is
w the name chosen for the long
stretch. Of park and boule-
ward beginning at the state university
campus and extending almost to Fort
Smelling. In this long reach there are
700 acres Of land and river under the
control of the Minneapolis park board,
| park.
The idea is, approved Shy the park
commissioners and there is no doubt
/ that the plan suggested by Commits
sidt1er NV. F. Decker will be adopted
inSzthe near future. ...,--
Beg inning at the university campus,
4 st: Anthony parkway includes the en-
:ktire eastern: bank of the river to the
! government dam at Meeker island
Where the city limits of St. Paul pre-
9iEvent further extension. On the west
SEriver bank there is Riverside park.
Il Riverside parkway extending from
Franklin avenue to Minnehaha, and
Il Minnehaha park itself with its 1873
facres of the most picturesque scenery
Tin the northwest. = ...---.-......
1 Across the river st. Paul has secured
:, control of the. bank from Marshall street
to Randolph and expects; to extend the
& park scheme from Randolph street. to
Fort Smelling.
. Should st. Paul also secure control
of the west bank from Marshall avenue
: to ) the Meeker island dam ''grand
rounds; Incompatible in the country
= will be completed. $50,
Speaking of the proposition to con
sDlidate the parks and houle- ards, G.
NJ. Loring, father of the parks says;
+ IS +. ".Tt may seem strange that this union
of parks should have been. DELAYED sc
/: long, as the land practically was ac
CURED years ago. It NAV Still seem te
some that the great Mississippi rivel
separates rather than nnites these
s tracts, but as one stands on the Frank
z lin avenue or Lake street bridge ant