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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-20

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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-20

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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-20

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-27
MT. Rooseveli's Successor.

Elmer Dover, secretary of the republi Ohio to New York and back again via Washington, rises up to remark that If the republican national convention were to be held this month the nomi- nee would be either Charles Warren Fairbanks or Secretary Shaw, probably the former He bases his opinion on the fact that the two men are running a neck-and-neck race in lining up their respective forces. Both are hunting for delegates, in the approved political fashion, secretly and persistently MT. Dover is on the spot, and he knows what is going on, and he does not hesi- tate to say that the forces of the Vice President are thoroughly well organ ized. He is in a better position today, says MT. Dover in regard to the secur- ing of delegates than any other man who has been mentioned for the high office.
 MT. Dover says, however, that a man would be a fool who would attempt to name the nominee of either party in 1908. The rate bill or the investiga- tions of corporations may bring before the people man not now thought of. All he desires to say is that MT. Fair banks and Secretary Shaw are now ahead, but they may not even be in the race two years hence, for these be changeful, almost revolutionary. times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-27
Mir. Roles Here.

". c. Boles, who formerly. resided in Birmingham, where he is well and favora- hy remembered. Is registered at tho Hillman hotel. He was at one time a director in the local baseball association. He talked entertainly of those early days, and grows enthusiastic in discussing the marvellous growth and present develop ment of Greater Birmingham.
 "On every visit to this city, he de- clared last evening, 'T notice remarka- ble growth, both in material development and the adoption of metropolitan methods Birmingham is destined, I believe to be not only the great city of the south but one of the most important cities of the United States. On account of its iron, coal and steel industries, 1t is now occu- pying the strict attention of the great captains of industry, and that much posi- tive and lasting good will result from this fact 1 am certain"
 Mir Boles is at present in charge of the Covington (Kentucky) bureau of the Cin- cinnati Enquirer. He declares that he IS always delighted when an opportunity to visit Birmingham presents itself
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-27
Will Be Brilliant.

''The electric arches being constructed across Third avenue remind me of those saw in Denver in 1892 when the Knights Templar met there" said the Rev. Dr. J. A. Duncan, pastor of the First Meth odist church vest erday. "I believe that when this series of electric arches is completed Birmingham will have the only one of this kind in the United States. At least do not know of another, and Third avenue will be one of the finest shopping districts in the south.
 "In Denver the streets were festooned with strings of incandescent lights, and the emblems of the Masons were to be seen on every hand in colored lights. There was a Masonic cross in red lights with colored glass, and in one place there was the cross and crown. the former in red lights and the latter in white lights There was triumphant arch also, and it was one of the prettiest things l have ever seen.
 q am glad to see the merchants show ing so much enterprise. It will pay them well in the matter of advertising. l be- heye, and 1t certainly shows a spirit of 'get-up-and-get' that is typical of Br- mingham.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-27
The New Theatre.

q would not state it positively" de- clared a real estate agent last evening to number of interested listeners, that the Schuberts will erect or lease thea tre in Birmingham within the next few months, but it is my belief that this will be the case. From numerous rumors, many of them coming from a source that I consider authentic, the Schuberts are anticipating such a move.
 Tt has been rumored that the prospec- tive theatre will stand on the spot now occupied by the Fies stables, spot which MT. Fies has been quoted as stating was too valuable for occupancy by stable It has been rumored, too, that the Fles will move their stables to the lot recently acquired from Colonel Johns. It has even been rumored that the plans for the interior of the building have already been drawn. You can form an opinion from those rumors. I, for one, and am sure that there are others, would not be surprised to see a Schubert theatre rise in Birmingham in less than year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-27
POLICE FIRE ON
 ALLENTON CROWD

Allenton. Pa, June 26.-A platoon of the state constabulary which Is on duty in this city in connection with the street car strike. fired into a crowd tonight and injured a boy. The police were riding past Fourth and Hamilton streets, when they were greeted with yells by large crowd congregated at that point. Two of the state policemen arrested two men and started with them for the jail, half a block away. crowd of 2000 persons quickly gathered and stones were thrown at the state police. The helmet of F. Markrantz, state policeman, was smashed with brick. In the melee that followed one of the arrested men es- capped.
 The police being hard pressed by the crowd that was following them turned and fired shot into the air and then shot low. A bullet struck Harry R. Winkle. a 13-year- old boy, in the leg, and he was taken to a hospital Chief of Police Bower and several city policemen arrived at the jail as the state police brought in their remaining prisoner, and two troop CTS who were accused of doing the shoot ing were locked up and charges Will De preferred against them.
 Very few cars are running, the company not having enough men to keep up their usual service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-27

the town is a favorite resort for all kinds of travelling amusements, lectur- CTS. singers and other entertainers.
 Just now summer parks are doing a summer business. East Lake park is the most widely known summer recreation ground in the Birmingham district, although there are numerous others, including North Birmingham park and Germania park. The street railway company also maintains an up-to-date park for colored people, where many amusements are provided. It is needless to say that it Is liber- ally patronized. Smaller city parks afford recreation for people who do not care for a trolley ride. Convenient railway schedules permit the tired business man to spend a day or two in delightful watering places within easy reach of the city.
 Birmingham people are progressive in their amusements as in everything else, and nowhere in city of it's size will better and more varied diversion be found for the masses when at play.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-27
Cotton Acreaqe This Year.

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson ex- plains that the estimated increase this year of 1,6S6,O00 acres is due in part to the oufturn of cotton in 1905 as ascertained by the census bureau, and in part only to reports received thls year. An acreage that would produce 100000 bales had to be added to meet the census bureaus figures, and this accounts for a million acres at least, leaving but 6S6,000 acres, or about 21a per cent. of reported increase.
 All told, the department puts this years planting at 28,6S6,Oo0 acres. There is nothing remarkable In the governmental figures. The big crop or 1904 was grown on 31,24S,530 acres The crop of 1903 was grown on 28,907,- coo acres. and it aggregated 1O,O1l,S74 bales. The crops of 1902 and 1901 were each grown on about 27,50O,000 acres, and each was below eleven mil lion bales.
 The acreage of the present year does not in itself point to crop exceeding eleven million bales, and If more IS made it will be because the weather is favorable to the cotton plant, and the boil weevil quiet and unaggressive. It is an average acreage, and the crop will probably be of similar nature
 The acreage of Alabama in the big crop year of 1904 was 3,902,92O, and the actual crop in 500-pound bales was 1,467 ,469. This year the acreage is put at 3,593, ,043, as against 3,571,61 acres in 1905. The figures of 1904 have never been approached in Ala bama Acreage figures are at the best but estimates, for the government re- fuses to count acres as it counts bales. the one being as feasible as the other if the government would foot the bills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-27
Discourse on Umbrellas.

q wish the art of manipulating an umbrella was a part of every school curriculum, said a man yesterday as he crowded in for standing room on the rear of Highland car and moped the water out of his collar.
 You know it's hard enough on a man to be out in a rain like this without an umbrella, but when it comes to hav- ing the water from another persons poured down your back, the limit is reached The woman in front of me car ried her parasol hoisted until she was safely on the car steps, and then. with serene indifference, lowered it so all the surplus water went down by collar.
 When you handle an umbrella the right way, they're protection when they're clumsily manipulated, they're a menace. Nine times out of ten, too, when you're not soaked from the closing um- brella, you're delayed by the operation long enough 10 be soaked anyhow; so I want to see the art of handling um- brellas made a part of the high school course.
 "I would also like for the fouth of the land to be taught not to get intimate with umbrellas they haven't been legally and in financial manner introduced to. It that principal had been properly incul- cated decade ago. I'd have had a rain stick of my own today"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-27
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION.

When the Jamestown exposition was planned to be held next summer sup porters could not dream of it's rivaling In magnincance the worlds fairs of Chicago and St. Louis, says the Worlds Work. But this did not preclude distinctive exposi- ton of another kind one that should give the most impressive lesson in historic edu- cation ever set before exposition sight seers. So 1t was planned to make this ter-centennial exposition Illustrate the na- tion's story. It will be a colonial affair. Georgian architecture and garden effects nowhere reached such point of excel lence as in Colonial America, and at no time was this art more pure than In the early days of Jamestown. The grounds on which the exposition will be held are en- closed by fence of roses, trumpet vines, Virginia creeper and honey-suckle. Instead of deal boards mass of flowers and yer dure will intervene between the outside world and the colonial city within. The Towering vines will be strung on wires, modern innovation, but nothing of the metal may be seen by next year. only the lofty pine posts at intervals of ten feet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-27
SAYS DOWIE WAS
 OFTEN DBLIRIOUS

Chicago. June 26.-Mss Elizabeth Me Lehman, a nurse who accompanied John Alexander Dowie to Mexico and Jamaica, testified today in the hearing before Judge Landis to determine the ownership of Zion City property, that Dowie, during that trip, was dellrious a greater part of the time. While in Jamaica she de- cared he was continuously under the inn pression that the Emperor of Germany was coming to visit him, and at times sent the witness to the port to watch TOT the imperial fleet. On one occasion, she testified, Dowie dressed himself in even ing clothes and awaited the coming Of the Emperor.
 Dowie seemed to believe, according to the witnesses testimony, that by his prayers he had prevented war among Asiatic nations, and that in consequence he was to receive a sum of money.
 Deacon H. B. Bracefeld, follower Of Voliva, testified that he believed Dowie was inspired by God in establishing Zion City. He was unable to explain on cross examination how, in view of his alleged divine inspiration Dowie could be deposed by the people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-27
FREDERIck's SUCCESSOR.

Special to The New York World.
 Washington.-The House of Represen- tatives has been intensely interested in an extract from Macaulay's essay on Frederick the Great, which somebody dug up a few days ago and circulated in typewriter form The heading on the extract is: "Who Is the American Prototype?" and nobody has had to take more than one guess. This is the extract:
 Most of the vices of Fredericks ad- ministration resolve themselves into one vice, the spirit of meddlng. The inde- fatigable activity of his intellect, his dictatorial templer, his military habits, all inclined him to this great fault. He in terfered with the course of justice as well as with the course of trade, and set up the law as expended by the unanimous voice of the gravest magistrates. It never occurred to him that men whose lives were passed in adjudicating on questions of civil rights were moro likely to form correct opinions on such questions than a prince whose attention was divided among a. thousand objects and who had never read law book through.
 'The resistance opposed to him by the tribunal inhamed him to fury. he reviled his chancellor. he kicks the shtns of his judges He did not. it Is true, Intend to act unjustly. He firmly believed he was doing right and defending the cause of the poor against the wealthy. Yet his well-meant meddling probably did more harm than all the explosions of his evil passions during the whole of his long reign. We could make shift to live under a debauchee or a tyrant but to be ruled by a busyhody is more than human nature can hear :" l-..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-27
THE EARNEST BATTLE.

Joaquin Miller.
 The bravest battle that ever was fought. Shall I tell you where and when? On the maps of the world you will find 1t
 not;
 Twas fought by the mothers of men. Nay. not with cannon or battle shot, With sword or nobler pen; Nay, not with eloquent words or thought, From mouths of wonderful men; But deep in a walled-up womans heart Of woman that would not yield, But bravely, silently bore her part
 Lo there was the battlefield. No marshaling troops, no bivouac song, No banner to gleam and wave; But oni these battles. they last so long, From babyhood to the grave. Yet faithful still as bridge of stars, She fights in her walled-up town Fights on and in the endless wars.
 Then silent, unseen-goes down. Oh, ye with banners and battle shot,
 And soldiers to shout and praise, l tell you the kinglest victories fought Were fought in these silent ways. Oh. spotless woman in world Of shame! With a splendid and silent scorn, Go back to God as white as you camo, Tho dngiest waEztQr oogY'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-27
Birminuham's Amusements.

The people of Birmingham are well supplied with clean, healthful amuse- ments. At present there are three handsome theatres which keep open during the winter, in addition to the East Lake Casino, summer theatre. The Bijou also inaugurated this sum- mer the practice of remaining open for a month or two during warm weather with gratifying results. The Jefferson theatre ranks first, with seating capacity of some 1900, and is control led by Klaw & Erlanger, lessees. The Bijou theatre, controlled by the Wells syndicate. has a seating capacity of 26OO. and is one of the largest play houses in the south, surpassing in number of seats several well known New York theatres. The Majestic theatre, recently completed and deco rated in a most attractive manner, will be open for business next fall. The Bijou is a popular-priced house, offer ing a variety of entertainment, while the Majestic will be exclusive vaude vile. This arrangement will give Bir mingham two popular-priced houses There will be three amusement com pines backing attractions into the To cal playhouses, so that theatre-goers here will get the best entertainment dramatic and otherwise, which can be procured.
 In addition to theatrical attractions of which Birmingham gets the best
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-27
THE NEW SAN FRANCISCO.
Burnham Plans for Artistic Rebuilding
 of the City.

The Burnham plans for the rebuilding of San Francisco are comprehensively ex- plained by French Strother in the July Worlds Work
 For the improvement of the city they considered it as divided theoretically into three divisions: civic. economic and resi- dential, which he called centres
 The cvic division includes all public buildings, such as the courthouse. the postoffice the hall of records, museums of art and natural history, an auditorium for such public gatherings as political conventions and the theatres. These buildings, in which the public character of the people finds architectural expres- sion, and in which the civic business Is transacted, he grouped into centre" which should be as nearly as possible at the geographical centre of population of the city. This point he determined to be the intersection of Market street, Van Ness avenue, and an extension, which he proposed. of the Panhandle from Golden Gate Park. At this point he would have a great circular place" or concourse. marked by a monument of some sort. The cvic centre should be pivoted on this place, and should be bounded by an en- circling boulevard with radius of sev- eral blocks. Fronting on this boulevard he would have the civic buildings placed, and heavy traffic excluded from 1t. and from the intersecting streets and the place" within. He also proposed fur ther extension of the Panhandle east to the water front. Thus the civic activities of the city could be carried on without Interruptions, in a district whose char acter would be at once dignified and con venient-set apart from the rush of bus mess and yet centrally located and made easily accessible from every quarter.
 For the financial district, located around the intersection of California and Sansome streets, he proposed an arrangement of buildings similar to college quadrangle. He would have the financial houses grouped here about a place" at one end of which should be the stock exchange built In a style to be commanding archi- tectural element of the group. The sur rounding buildings should be connected by arcades, and the whole district closed to vehicles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-27
mt wheat crops of this country:

The outlook at present is so favor able that experts look for a crop sec ond only to that of 1901. Such a crop would go long ways towards main- taining the high degree of prosperity now prevailing, for after all it is the crops, not Dingleyism, that keeps the country prosperous.
 If to the United States crop be added a Canadian crop of 110000,00O bushels, the total would be s2S,0o0,OOO bushels. as against total in 1901 of SSS,672,ooO bushels.
 The wheat crop is promising, and as soon as it is out of harms way, news from the corn and the cotton fields will be eagerly sought by all classes of business men-by manufac- turers and transportation managers as well as by merchants and producers. This country is based on wheat, corn and cotton, and all the rest are in the second or lower ranks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-27
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
The Georgia Campaign.

Georgia is in the midst of the most heated gubernatorial campaign in the his tory of the state and, of course, railroad rate regulation is the most prominent issue" said J. A. Griffin, prominent merchant and cotton factor of Temple, Ga, who was at the Morris hotel yester- day.
 ''The people of the entire state are very much interested in the campaign and 1t is the principal topic of discussion in all circles just now. While it is im- possible to foretell the possible result it seems to me that Hoke Smith. who fla vors a reduction of rates. has the best chance of winning.
 Tt seems to us Georgians very strange that Alabama's political issue just now is fight for Georga's rate while so much is being said in our state against the alleged excessive charges of our rates
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-27
All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand.
 Macbeth.
Cost of the Canal.

Not including $40,00O,0O0 paid to the old French Canal company and $1O, O00.000 paid to Panama for the canal zone ten miles wide, the cost of the canal equipped with locks that have a lift of S5 feet has been put all along by the engineers at $140000,000
 There has already been expended on the work s27,000000, and the ap- propriation for the next fiscal year is $26,000,000. This means that the canal proper will have cost on July 1, 1907, the sum of s52,OdO,0oO, leaving but S870O0,000 of the estimate to be eX- pended.
 Secretary Taft now says he will want $14,O0O,0OO, possibly $15,000,000, for each of the next six years, and the country will be fortunate indeed if it gets in the six years a feasible canal at that price. No one will object to the construction of an operative ship canal at a cost of $140,000 900. But no one expects to get one at that price.
 Thus far no bonds have been issued in the course of construction, but Sec retary Shaw Is said to be contemplat- ing an issue of bonds, although the treasury surplus is equal to all possible demands from Panama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-27
AMERICAN ANTIQUARIES,

Americans seem to be crazy over the word antique says writer in July Country Life In America. They clamor for antique furniture, antique silver, antique jewelry, antique linen, orientay rugs, and in most cases they expect to pick them up 'for a song from some itinerant auc- tioneer or from some dealer in antiques who has a nasty little shop on an obscure side street. and whose white hair and evi- dent age give them confidence to believe that his stock consists of herlooms.