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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-11
GADSDEN.

Gadsden, February 10.-(Special )-Miss Francis Sibert Is the guest of Mrs. Louis Kidd in Anniston this week.
 MT and Mrs. M M. Hughes entertained Friday evening in honor of their guest, MT. William Breeden, of Kingston, Cam ada. The house was beautifully decorated In violets and primroses. There was guessing contest, after which refresh ments were served.
 The Euchre club was delightfully en- tertained Friday evening by Mrs. s. c. Gentry at her home on Ninth street.
 MT. and Mrs. E. T. Schuler entertained with dinner Thursday in honor of MT. and Mrs. John Godey of Columbus, O., the guests of MT. and Mrs. T. 8. Kyle.
 Mrs. J. B. Tolson and children left on Tuesday for Pawhuska, I. T., to join MT. Tolson
 w. w. LaFever of Oshkosh, Wis. is the guest of his brother, E. R. LaFever, in this city
 Mrs. Charles l.. Gum entertained the Wednesday Morning Card club Wednes- day at her home on Chestnut street.
 The Gadsden chapter, U. D. C.. will give a valentine party at the home of Mrs. Agricola's. on Fifth street Tuesday evening and night
 The Young Ladies Sewing club was en- tertained Tuesday afternoon by Miss Mary Cox at her home on Forest avenue.
 Dr. A. W. Rails returned Monday night From Columbus. O.. where he went to assist in an operation upon his father-in-
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STATE SOCIAL GOSSIP
HUNTSVILLE.

Huntsville. February 1O.-fspecial)- Mrs Ephriam H. Foster entertained few friends at cards on Wednesday night in compliment to her guest. Miss Pattie Pointer of Decatur Refreshments were served.
 Mir and Mrs. R. L. O'Neal entertained limited company of friends on Wednes- day evening in celebration of their we'd ding anniversary.
 Mrs. A. M. Booth entertained at dinner on Wednesday evening in celebration of the seventy-first birthday anniversary of her father, MT James B. Ragan, of Tul- Iahoma, Tenn.
 Mrs D. Irvine White entertained the Bid Euchre club Thursday afternoon at her home on McClung street.
 Mrs Oscar R. Hundley entertained at cards on Wednesday
 The Bid Euchre club was entertained Monday by Mrs. R. W. Walker.
 Mrs. Madge M. Dox and Mrs. Margaret Boiling entertained at cards on Tues day.
 The Junior society of the First Baptist church was entertained by Mrs. Muse Shields on Monday afternoon in compli- ment to Mrs. Jesse Bailes.
 The young people who took part in the recent "Mother Goose" entertainment at the Misses Gays were entertained on Monday at Kildare by Miss Virginia Me Cormiek.
 Mrs. Alex Craven and children of Bir- mingham are visiting Mrs. James Mur- phree.
 Miss Mary Todd has returned to her ihome in Mobile after visiting Miss Jessie lNorth.
 Miss Iuberta Wilkerson has returned From a visit in Florence.
 Mrs. Alberta Taylor has returned from -a visit in Denver, Col.
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MOBILE.

Mobile, February 10.-(Special)-One of the pretty affairs of the week was Mrs. M F. Kirkbride's luncheon on Wednes- day for Miss Lucille Overall. The decor ations were of golden gate roses and white hyacinths and ferns. Mrs Kirk brides guests were Misses overall, Gladys Randall, Lettice Clark, Alma St. John, Mary Rich Mary Hunter, Oline McMil- Ian, Morris Clarke, Alice McPhillips. Ger krude Smith and Zemma Mastin.
 Miss Lucille overall was again honored Wednesday, when she led the Manassas cotillon with Mir Charles Green. This is the second large affair given by this club this winter, and it is establishing rec ord for entertaining that will make the A Athelstan look to it's laurels. The favor table with its load of pretty trihes, was presided over by Mrs. Jesse Burke, Mrs. Rhett Goode, Mrs. E. B. Kirkbride and Mrs. Overall. MT. Green led some pretty and novel figures. notably the fairy fig ure in which Miss Overall as Fairy Queen, was drawn i'll a white and gold chariot by six young ladies dressed as butterflies. The football figure furnished much fun and the tulip was most effective. A mann moth tulip was placed in the center Of the darkened room, and when the lights were flashed on they disclosed Miss Over all in the heart of the flower, holding bouquets of tulips, while the dancers caught the ribbons attached to the petals of the big flower.
 The Discards were entertained by Miss Ethel Hodgson Wednesday.
 Misses Veneta and Mary Danner have returned from a visit to Jacksonville, where they were royalty entertained. Miss Venetia was considered the prettiest girl who has visited Jacksonville in years.
 Miss Anna Knox Taylor chose the car nival colors for her card party Tuesday evening, when she entertained at the home of her sister. Mrs. J. k. Tonart. The yellow and purple so dear to all car nival lovers was carried out in violets purple hyacinths purple baskets tied with yellow ribbons and place cards of purple and yellow pansies. Supper was served before the game. The pretty prizes were won by Miss Reba Warden, Miss Ackie Jones, Mir. Paul Wilson and MT. Bachus.
 Miss Morris Clarke left Thursday for
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for Nashville. He has been very popular among the young people and will be greatly missed.
 Mrs. Charles Shawhan and Mrs. J. s. Robbins entertained jointly on Thursday Tor Miss Reba Walden of Unontown, their party being one of the handsomest of the season. The Country club was chosen as the scene of action and the beseging army divided into two strong forces, the married women fro bridge fin the after noon and dancing for the younger people in the evening. No trouble was spared in converting the club house into a thing of beauty. the red and white of the walls blending with the color scheme, which was red. The idea was a musical bridge party, and 1t was cleverly carried out with various musical instruments and with quantities of red bells, which stood for chimes. Miss Walden wore an all red costumes and looked very handsome. Mrs. Shawhan wore a lingerie dress over silk and Mrs. Robbins a champagne colored crepe de chine.
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urday afternoon. The club prize was won by Mrs. Council Elliott. and the visitors prize was won by Miss Berry. During the afternoon refreshments were served.
 An informal card party was given by Miss Abbie Crawford on Friday evening in honor of Miss Cordle of Rome, Ga. Miss McMurchey won the prize, a hand some deck of cards. Refreshments were served
 On Friday evening the o. T. club was entertained by Miss Annie Leigh Harris at the charming home of her parents, Col. and Mrs. C. C. Harris. on Line street. The club game Lost Heir" was played. A number of visitors were present. Salads were served.
 The Progressive Culture club was en- tertained on Tuesday evening by Mrs. J.
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SHEFFIELD.

Sheffield February 1O.-(Special.) )-Mr and Mrs Murphy Hill. who have been vis- iting relatives in Pulaski, Tenn, have re- turned home.
 Miss Mary Wilhoyte is visiting her mother in Birmingham, who is in that city in St. Vincent's infirmary.
 Mrs. W. B. Waddell will soon leave Tor Florida. her future home, MT. Naddel having decided to locate in that state
 Mrs. R. ]. Thurmond has returned rom visit to Memphis.
 Miss Susie Brumbach is visiting rela- tives in Tennessee. Miss Marcela Fossick has returned
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DECATUR.

Decatur, February 10.-(Special)-Mrs c. B. Peschmann entertained with card party in honor of her guests, Mrs. and Miss Pye of Hartford. Conn.,. on Thurs day evening. Mrs. Henry Davis won the first prize and Mrs. William E. Crawford the second.
 The Young Ladies' Pedro club was en- tertained by Miss Georgia Bibb on Sat
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law, MT. Thomas L. Johnson, at the Grant

c. D. Clark was called to Richmond, Va by the illness of his mother.
 Mrs. J. M. Elliott. Jr., is the guest of relatives in Rome, Ga., this week.
 Mrs. James L. Tanner is visiting friends in Atlanta
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home after a lengthy visit to friends in the Indian Territory.
 MT and Mrs. J. l.. Andrews have re- turned home after visit to friends in Hartsboro.
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T. Jones. At this meeting the study of Shakespeare's Richard H." was re- stunned. The parlors were beautifully dee- orated in green and white, the club col- ors. During the evening refreshments were served
 Miss Elsie Johnson entertained at cards on Thursday evening. Miss Marguerite Clarkson won the ladys prize and Mir Will Skeggs won the gentleman's prize. Salads and sherbert were served.
 Miss Georgia Bibb is the guest of Miss Catherine Pierce in Columbus, Ga.
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GREENvlIIE.

Greenville, February 10.-(Special.)-A pre-Lenten wedding of social prominence
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Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16
HELPED TO LAY FIRST CABLE
Captain Henry Augustus Moriarty of
British Navy Dies I'm
London.

LONDON, Sept. l5.-(Special Cablegram
TO Tho Bee.)-An interesting though sad
echo of how Cyrus laid the cable" occurs
In connection with the death of Captain
Henry Augustus Moriarity, c. h. Many
incidents are given in connection with the
checkered story of the early attempts
made to establish telegraphic communica-
tion between England and the United
States.
The deceased represented the Admiralty
in the 1S57-5s ventures. and also on board the
Great Eastern in 1885, as navigator. When
the cable parted in midocean he instantly
took the most careful bearings of the ships
position, bearings which in 1866 proved of
the utmost utility. So confident was he Of
their accuracy that when, on September
2 the vessel reached certain point, he
declared that the ship was "over the spot"
Almost simultaneously, 1t is stated, one
of the Great Eastern officers shouted
We've hooked it. You said we ought to,
Captain Moriarity, and we have" For his
services in connection with the operations
of the late Cyrus W. Field the captain was
decorated with the c. b.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16
THREE DROWN ON LAUNCH
Boat with Disabled Engines Drifts
All Night and Tus Re-
fuses Aid.


NEW YORK. Sept l5-Three persons.
two women and a man, were drowned in
the lower bay early today when the
naptha launch Sausage. which had drifted
helplessly all night with disabled engines
collided with the second scow Of a tow
in charge Of a tug which had been ap-
pealed TO for aid, but refused to stop
There were eight persons in the launch
at the time, but four OF them, three men
and one woman, were rescued by passing
craft soon after tho accident.
When these rescues were made no one
else was in sight and IL was thought four
persons had lost their lives, but at noon
today one OF the women thought TO have
gone down. Miss Fannie Day, was brought
home in a pitiable condition. Being an
expert swimmer. she had fioated in the bay
for hours. She became unconscious and
knew nothing further until revived on the
deck of a tug boat which had picked her
up. The woman recovered soon after the
Sausage capsized was Mabel Cook. The
name OF the drowned persons would not
be divulged by those who were rescued.
Miss Day and Miss Cook are both en-
pioyed in a department store.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16
WATT TO RECEIVE cLEMENcY
Former Member of Parlis ment to He
Released After Year in
Prison.

LONDON, Sept. 1b.-(Special Cshlesram
to The Bee e)-Mr. Gladstone, the home sec
retary, has decided to release after one
years Imprisonment Mr.. Hugh Watt, ex-
member of Parliament who on December
n last was sentenced. after famous trial.
to five years imprisonment for melting
certain persons to murder his first wife
Mrs. Julia Watt, from whom he was di-
vorced.
Messrs. Michael Abrahams Sons & Co,
have received the decision of Jthe Home
once. Together with Mr.. Horatio Bottom
ley. NJ. r., they had been working for a
reduction of the sentence ever since the
trial They appealed on the grounds of
the admittedly unreliable character OF the
evidence Of the witness for the prosecu-
tion. Questions were raised in Parliament,
especially as to the witness Lightfoot,
who was sent to Canada, and twice their
appeal was refused, Mr.. Gladstone stating
that he saw no reason for interference.
Their last application has just been
answered favorably.
Mr. Hugh Watt is at Parkhurst in fair
physical health. but his eyes are giving
him trouble. On his release. which is ex-
pected about the end Of November, he will
20 abroad TO consult an American oculist
Mr.. Bottomley has received a letter from
Lady Violet Watt thanking him for his
successful efforts on behalf OF her hus-
band.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16
COLORADO SLATE UNBROKEN
Republican Convention I'm Centennial
State Completes Its Ticket
and Adjourns.

DENVER, Colo, Sept. 15.-The repuo-
lican state convention completed its work
today and adjourned sine die. The ticket
named was chosen by the leaders and an
unavsiling effort was made to break the
slate in several places. notable instance
was the choice of Chief Justice William H.
Gabbert for denomination for a place on
the supreme court bench His opponents
charged that he was not a republican, but
an avowed democrat. and his supporters
replied with the argument that he was
bigger than the republican party" being
an American who believed in upholding the
law and maintaining order. The full ticket
follows:
Governor-Phillip B. Stewart, FL Paso
county.
Lieutenant Governor-E. R. Harper Gum
nison county.
Secretary of state-Timothy o'Connor,
Boulder county.
State Auditor-George ID. statler. Weld
county.
Attorney General-william H. Dickson,
Denver county.
Superintendent OF Public Instruction
Miss Katherine L. Craig. Jefferson county.
State University Regents-Charles r.
Dudley, Denver county, and James c. Bell.
Las Animas county.
Justices of the Supreme Court-Wiliam
II. Gabbert. San Miguel county, and
Charles F. Caswell, Mesa county.
Congressman-at-Large- w. Cook,
Denver county.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16
CLEMENCEAU AFTER SINECUREs
French Minister Has Amusing Ex-
periences While Looking for
Men NeedIessly Employed.


PARIS, Sept. l5.-(Special Cablegram TO
The Bee.)-Many stories are being told Of
the sarcastic remarks made by NJ Glenn
enceau, the minister of the interior, on
his discovery OF the many sinecurists whom
he intends to dismiss from the government
service when his Carlsbad holiday is over.
On going to the home office one day he
saw clerk fast asleep at his desk at 2
O'Clock in the afternoon. The chief clerk
of the department who had seen the
minister coming, was going to awake the
man when NJ Clemenceau stopped him,
saying. Don't wake him. he has been
here nearly hald an hour already, and IL we
disturb him he will 60"
In one of the public offices large cistern
had been turned into swimming bath
for the recreation OF the attaches during
the many hours Of leisure-a fact which
was discovered by the minister by accident.
One young man nearly drowned himself,
and his frightened colleagues were rushing
for a doctor when they met NJ. Clemenceau
in one of the passages.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16
CHINESE EXCITED BY PAPERS
Pictures of Alleged Abuses of Asiatics
in south Africa May BE
Troublesome.


PEKING, Sept. 15-(special Cable1
TO The Bee.)-Copies of Chinese illus -
newspapers containing cartoons ..
coolies on the Rand being sp' .sSSN
refined forms of torture are &
circulated. These cartoons ~ In
calculable damage in st- .SS unity
against foreigners thro' - Chinese
empire. rE.N
They are taken for h,-a part from
the discredited book, "shs Driving on the
Rand" of which the anti-British London
newspapers made much capital, and which
was afterwards shown to have been illus
trated with pictures for which coolies were
paid to pose as IL they were being beaten
by English mine managers.
The cartoons are supplemented by state
ments taken from London journals giving
what purport to be accurate accounts OF
the torture of Cinnamon. In one case these
statements are described as being vouched
for by Prof" Clifford (sic.), Chinese ed
tors apparently having a hallucination that
this a hall mark of truth
The cartoons show Cinnamon hung by
the hands to beams. Others depict them
hudded up in corners and being beaten
with the "cat"
In the present inflamed state of feeling
i'm China, when the safety of Europeans
and Americans hangs on a very slender
thread, these pictures are having a dan
gerous effect on the uneducated readers
who see them. These have never had any
means of learning the actual conditions
under which the coolies work in South
/ Africa.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16
GLASGOW EXPERIMENT FAILS
Postomce Department Takes Over
Telephone system in Time 90
save Disaster.

GLASGOW. Sept. 15.-(Specisl Cablegrau
10 Tho Bee)-Amerioan cities which have
been studying the municipal ownership
propositions. which II has been claimed
have reached their highest stage of per-
fection in Glasgow. will be interested II
not surprised at the latest reports upon the
telephone situation. The consensus of opin-
ion here appears to show that the general
postofiice department took over" the tele-
phone system just In time to prevent a
disastrous failure. The accounts which re-
late to the telegraph department. show
nominal balance on the years workings
of s24O. This paltry sum is called a sur
plus, but. as a matter OF fact II is no sur
plus at all. 1t is only the balance Of reve-
nue. after deducting the working expendi-
ture, and is all that can be applied out Of
income to depreciation on a capital in
year ending May 81 amounted to s275,Ooo.
and the amount of progress in public favor
may be measured by the fact that THU
compares with a rental of $4,000 in the
previous year, an Insignificant increase,
after incessant canvesslng, of only 5000.
But 1t has cost $4,000 to gain this increase,
as the working expenditure has been $780,
600. compared with $4,000 in the corre-
spending period. After bringing forward
the proportion Of rentals in 190i-5 applicable
to 1866, and deducting the rentals received
in 1866 applicable to 1867, and after add
ing sundry receipts amounting to s13,50o
the sum of revenue appears as sesS.0O0 as
compared with S275. 900. The working ex-
penditure has been $4,000. which, being
deducted. leaves the net revenue about the
same as last year The interest to loans
fund and the sinking fund have, however,
to be paid out Of this, and the sum re-
quired this year is 100000 as compared
with 900 at last balance Thus, while
1904-5 accounts showed a balance called a
surplus of $500, which was carried to gen
eral depreciation fund the present ac-
counts show a nominal surplus of only
s240. which is also generously transferred
to depreciation account
In any event, II Is interesting TO note
that the municipal telephone system is
about to end. The stores. tools and nova
BILE property are to be taken over by the
postoffice at a valuation. but whether the
valuation will come up to the book entries
remains to be SEEN The telephone COM
| mittee says that the loss to be sustained
by the sale of the postoffice is estimated
at $4,000, but that this loss, although a
matter of regret, is insignificant in COM
parison with the benefits reaped by the
/ telephone users in Glasgow, and indirectly
| by the community at large. from the
/ cheaper and better service they have en-
| ioyed as the result of the establishment OF
the corporation telephone service"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16
ONE EXILE TO BE RELEASED
sultan of ComorO Islands Will BE
Permitted TO Return TO
Former Home.

PARIS. Sept iE.-if5pec!al Cablegram to
The Bee )-The four royal exiles who are
under the control of the French colonial
Office are 50 be reduced to three, for the
sultan o: the Comoro islands is TO DC cent
from ROanion back 10 his own realm and
will be allowed to take part in the gov
ernment OF the republic
The other three are likely to remain where
they are. Queen Ranavalo Of Madagascar
Is very comfortable at Agiers, and the
king OF Dahomey is quite contented at
Blidah Indeed. he would think twice be-
before wishing to go back TO Dahomey, for
his life would hardly be safe In the hands
of his SUBJECTS
Han Nghi, king Of AMMAN. has consoled
himself during his exile in Southern Al
gieria by marrying a very charming French
woman, who has made him so happy that
he has quite ceased to dream of the past
delights of power.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
Senator Clark Makes Trip to New
Hampshire to Consult with Sec
retary Hitchcock.
(From a SIAN Correspondent.l }


WASHINGTON, Sept 15.-(Special Tele-
gram )-senator Clark of Wyoming has
gone to New Hampshire for an interview
with Secretary Hitchcock in relation to af-
fairs in Indian Territory and the hye civil
lied tribes A special committee of the
senate has been appointed with the broad
est OF powers to investigate the affairs OF
the Indians with especial reference to oil
and coal leases. Acting Secretary Ryan
has pledged the department to give the sem
ate select committee every possible facil-
ity to make an exhaustive investigation of
the conditions alleged to exist. In order
to emphasize. this position of the depart
ment Senator Clark desires to ascertain
Secretary Hitchcock's Views at first hand
so that the committee may be guided in
its Investigations by the position of the
secretary of the interior on the matters at
issue.
6. b. Hohmann of lincoln. one OF the
party of Home Folks present to welcome
william Jennings Bryan at New York re-
Gently. spent the day in Washington and
leaves for home tomorrow morning Mr..
Hohmann since the celebration In New
York attendant upon the arrival of Mr..
Bryan has made a tour of number Of
eastern cities
Rural Carriers Appointed-Iowa; Latta,
route l, Alvin J. Wischmeer, carrier; Ar
thur c. Wischmeier, substitute; Plainfeld.
route 2 Ernest c. Hall. carrier; Warren
f. Hall, substitute South Dakota: Platte,
route q Albert e Brown, carrier; Harry
A. simons, substitute
w. A. Lyons Of South Omaha, S. d. Brim-
ball. Redfield, s. D.. and Irving B. Parter.
Orange City. Ia. have been appointed vet
Urinary inspectors in the bureau of animal
industry Of the Agricultural department
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16
REPORT ON PLAGUE IN INDIA
over Three Hundred Thousand People
Died I'm United Provinces
Last Year.

LAHORE. Sept. B.-(speeial Cablesram to
The Bee.)-The report on the plague in
the United provinces In 1895. which has
just been issued by Major Chator white
shows that entire districts have been
swept and that over 10000 people died
from It's effects The Muttra district which
was the worst. had 46.s44 deaths, as against
4.is5 in 1904 The scourge paraIyxed the
people" Is the collectors graphic descrip-
tion.
1t Is believed that the rat fea is chiefiy
responsible for the spread OF the plague,
and war has been waged against rats.
Here is the rats death record: Bareilly,
a5.lOs rats killed. Allahabad, T7,sS rats
killed; Badaun. es.2n rats killed; Agra,
81 IN rats killed.
Most OF the municipalities gave rat
traps away to the inhabitants ana Major
Chator White urges that the rat war
should be carried on indefinitely.