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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-27
 NAVAL BILL CARRIES
 OVER S1oO,ooO,oOO
But It Is About $23, 900, 900 Less Than the Administration Had
 Hoped For.

Washington, January 26.--(special)-Th naval appropriation bill which will be reported to the House next week will carry little in excess of one hundred mill lion dollars, being twenty-three million dollars less than the administration want ed. The House committees will deal similarly with the army and the fortif- cation bills and 1t appears evident that departmental estimates are to be pared down from 10 10 % per cent.
 This leads members to hope that a pub lie building bill will be forthcoming dur Ing the present session prominent member of the House said today that if the present favorable condition of the treasury continued and the House fol- lowed the intention of reporting bills be- low departmental estimates there would probably be a bill carrying about ten million dollars. Individual public build ing bills have been introduced aggregat- Ing forty million dollars.
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GEN. WHEELER'S REMAINS
 TO LIE AT ARLINGTON
tcontInued from First Paae.)

 spent the greater. part of his life, and where he planned his ten successful cam paigns for Congress.
 Camp Horace King, United Confederate Veterans, of Decatur, telegraphed their condoence to the Generals family at Brooklyn this morning. as did many other camps throughout north Alabama.
 This morning Maj w. R. Francis, Gen eral Wheeler's warm personal friend here. received a telegram from Miss Annie Wheeler in Brooklyn, stating that her distinguished father would be buried on Monday in Arlington cemetery. Washing ton. D. C. This news was received with much regret throughout this portion of Alabama. as 1t was hoped by the Gen erals numerous friends in this portion of the state that his remains would be inferred at Wheeler Station. Several of the Generals friends in this part of the state will attend the funeral in Washing ton.
 General Wheeler owned charming old plantation home at Wheeler Station. where he also owned 20000 acres of rich farm lands His wife and his son, who was drowned while in bathing at Montaul< Point, N. Y. just after the close of the Spanish-American war are buried in the family burying grounds on the old home stead at Wheeler Sta ton. and for this reason 1t was thought that the General likewise would be buried there.
 Only a few days ago General Wheeler wrote to Maj. W. R. Francis of Decatur, saying that he hoped soon to complete his business In the east and return to his Alabama home. where he expected to spend the remainder of his days. In the same letter he expressed his undying gratitude to his many friends in this congressional district for having elected him to Congress ten times. He stated in tbia letter that 70 often want to U-o h. ington on business for his friends. He de- nied that he intended making his home in New York and said he had no aspirations to become police commissioner of New York, as stated in the press dispatches some days ago.
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Not on tI1e Retired LIst.
I,a earanu unrth post

From the Leavenworth Post.
 A Leavenworth girl ID till recently was engaged to popular officer at the post. She. however. received the attention or From the Washington Post.
 Finally. on that account, the engagement was broken. One of her friends in talk ing with her afterward said: I'm glad of it. You never were bit suited to each other. anyway"
 .Weu," said the other, meditatively, "l wish I'd had the presence or mind to re sign from ths army instead of waiting til I was dishonorably discharged"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-27
Midshipman Decatur Dismissed.

Annapolis, Md, January 26-The order dismissing Midshipman stephen Decatur. Jr., from the naval academy was read out at dinner formation at the academy this afternoon. He left the grounds shortly afterward. It is believed here that the board of investigation which furnishes the data upon which charges of hazing are lodged against midshipmen will adjourn sine die in few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-27
Midsummer NIqht's Dream.

Being a slight revision of the play oi Master William Shakespeare.
 Puhlic-McClellan, you will play the mayor; myself will play the critic You, William Travers will play theNion's part and | hope here is play fitted.
 William Travers-Eiave you the lion $ mart written? Pray you if it be, give il me for 1 am slow of study.
 PubIic-You may do 1t extempore, for it is nothing but roaring,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-27
Reporter Refused to Talk


 Exhibit A. John E. Wilkie. chief United States secret service, treasury depart ment.
 Sir: and after showing him an article--the ono enclosed he~ewith--asked him if he wrote it. He sad he did. asked him why etc, and he failed to make satisfactory reply. asking me if knew whether or not Secretary of State MT. Koot told Attorney General Moody and the President that the government had made a fatal error in forcing the particulars to give up their secrets and that the particulars are entitled to im- munity. etc. I told him l knew nothing about the matter at all He then said for me to find out if MT Root did not so state the case to the President, as well as to Mir Moody, and then he would tell me about this money transaction
 'He says he did hand money to a re- porter at the time and place mentioned but he would not at the present time tell why he did it, nor from whom he obtained the mony He was very bitter against the President and attorney gen. eral for the banner in which Secretary Morton and the Santa Fe Railroad com pany were let off. He further said the de- partment of justice was very corrupt, and that if he dared to do so, he would write It up, etc. l told him l would like to know from whom the money came, and for what purpose, and asked him to tell me, but he refused saying to go ahead and find out all l could. and when the proper time comes he will tell all about if and probably write t up, though when he does so we will be disappointed, as there Is nothing to it. I reported the re- suit of my interview to NIT. Morrison'
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General Mickle Expresses Regret.

Mobile. January 26.-Gen. William E: NJielsle adiutant general of the United Confederate Veterans, when told of the death of Gen. Joseph Wheeler expressed the greatest sorrow and paid a nigh tribut to his ability, saying that ne thought that General Wheeler was the most widely known in foreign countries of any officer in the United Sultes alnaS' General Miclle at once wired his sympa- thies and those of his Confederate com rades to the stricken family in Brook
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connection with the beef packers inves- tigation:
 'sMr. HasIer, the accused newspaper re- porter, ceased tonight to have any con- nection with this newspaper. He under took to report the trial of tho packers under these instructions and no others:
 " Tell the truth and treat the packers fairly
 "A reporter who takes money, even though he does so innocently, as Hasler appears to have done in this case, has lost his usefulness to the Inter-Ocean. The insnuation that the general policy of the Inter-Ocean has in anyway been fixed by MT Hasler Is, of course, ridiculous.
 Hereafter as heretofore the truth re- gardlng the trial of the packers will be told without preiudices against either the prosecutors or the prosecuted"
 Brown Makes Statement.
 When shown the statement Judge Brown said:
 "The small Christmas present that I gave Mir. Hasler. who is old friend and neighbor of mine. was my own money. and had no bearing on the packers trial. ol his reports of it. I gave presents of the same nature to thirty or thirty-fve persons. The fact that am one of tho general counsel of the Inter-Ocesn and personal friend of the editor shows the preposternous of the insinuatons uttered by the United States district attorney in this case"
 In a statement giving his side of the affair, MT. Hasler said:'
 Judge Browns Christmas gift of sl0O was a personal gift. As to it's having the slightest bearing on or relation to the packers case, I am willing to stand on the accuracy and fairness of my re- ports'
 Hector Elwell in explaining his connec- ton with the matter, said
 "On December 25 MT. Hasler came to me and said to me Judge Brown had re- quested him to find out if I would ac- cept a Christmas present from him. Mir. Hasler impressed upon me at the time that the present was to come from Judge Brown and had nothing whatever to do with the packers I told him I could not accept anything of value under the cir eumstances A few days later, Mir. ffaser re-opened the subject, saying that Judge Brown wished to make me a present be- cause of some complimentary articles he believed I had written of him MT. Hasler then presented me with Sl00 and a card of Judge Brown bearing the words, Merry Christmas. George w. Brown refused to take 1t and MT. Hasler put 1t in my overcoat. saying Judge Brown insisted that I should accept. l reported it to my superior and then went to Judge Browns office and returned the money to him"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-27
k.nt,1oku Senate Adlourns.

Frankfort. Ky, January 26-Senator Nat Porter of Warren county today called the attention of the Kentucky senate 10 the death of Gen. Joseph Wheeler, and II adjourned out of respect to his memory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-27
PACKERS BRIBE
 POOR REPORTER
(c0ntinued from First Page)

the article published in this mornings Inter Ocean. Respectfully yours.
 "C. B. MORRISON.
 United States Attorney
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-27
Roosevelt Takes Hand.
1.-The White IIOuse, .,NNnshinrtnn- IannarY 2f. 1908

"
 washington, January 26, l906 "Sir--In view of the fact that there seems to be no opportunity for action be- fore the courts against the counsel of the beef packers, who, 1t appears from Dis trict Attorney Morrison's statement, has been guilty of brlbing reporter-the re- porter having disseminated false and mis- leading statements as to the case against the beef trust-it seems to me that the only course left is to publish MT. Morri- sons letter. and the other documents in the case. This l direct to be done. EX- traordinary efforts have been made in this case as in one or two similar cases, to poison the public mind by the dissem- ination of false ana misleading state ments. and 1t is right that the public should know how this circulation is se- cured. Very truly yours.
 THEODORE ROOSEVELT. "Hon. William Moody, Attorney Gen eral."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-27
Loses His Job.

Chicago. January 2s-George Wheeler Hnman, edltor-in-chief of the Inter- Ocean issued the following statement in regard to the correspondence published in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-27
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take LAXATIVE PROMO Quinine Tab let's. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure E. W. GROVES signature is on each box 25c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-27
lowing tribute to his old friend. and one

lowing tribute to his old friend and one time foe:
 T am deeply grieved to learn of the death of Gen Joseph Wheeler He had led such a beautiful life since the civil war, both public and private, that he had become much beloved in every section of the country. It was only a short time ago that he came all the way to Boston to speak for the boys and girls of the mountains, and to help as much as he could the Lincoln Meuorial university that VIC have tried to establish on firm founda tions near Cumberland Gap. 1 was delighted at his sympathy and helpful ness l had met him several times since his return to the army, once or twice at Tampa, Fla. l do not know of any man who showed greater pleasure in entering in the limited States service than he did in Tampa. when he put of again for the Spanish campaign the old blue uniform of the United States.
 "Once when I was introducing General Wheeler to a large audience at Sarnegle hall in the interest Of the Young Men Christian Association. l remarked thai ne used to bother me more than any other commander that I knew when fought in inc west in 1864 and 1se5 As soon as he could get on his feet, he remarked with a pleasant smile that he wished General Howard would forget little more or that ancient history.
 His marked characteristics were kind ness courtesy, the very beau ideal or gentillty and extraordinary devotion to duty as he saw it. His Christian senti- ments were never obtruded upon strang- CTS. but he was pronounced and out-spok- on as a Christian whenever the occasion dsn,snded it It was always delight to meet him and talk with him upon any tonic connected with the public inter ests. but more especially did he shine Tn private life"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-27
ONE TIME FOE PAYS
 GLOWING TRIBUTE
Gen. Oliver O. Howard Speaks of Gen. eraI Wheeler In Terms of
 Highest Praise.

New York, January 2s.--Gen Oliver O. Howard, U. s. A.. retired, when he heard of General Nheeler's death, paid the fol-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-27
cIowlna EuIoay By Woodford.

When Gen. Stewart L. Woodford rose to make an address at the dinner of the second panel Of the sherifs jury iass night in Delmonicos word or the aeatn ol cenersl Wheeler had not reached the diners and one of the features of the function was the glowing eulogy passed on the ex-Confederate leader by General Woodford. who was his antagonist Tn the civil war
 Joe Wheeler Is one of the pest men ,.,,, or over knew" said General Wood ford "and from the heart of this meeting goes out the fervent prayer. l am sure that he may come back to us, or 1T not, that he may rest on the other sioe as such true and loyal man deserves.
 A great cheer greeted Toastmaster Vii liam H. McElroy as General Wheeiei health was drunk. A..
 p Morgan and nearly all of the Jus tices of the supreme court were guests at the dinner.
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authority for the assertion that there is
 nothing Americans need so much as q greater supply of easily. digested fat. Fresh butter is the best sof tnese fats. and the more pure and tempting we can make it. the more will dyspeptics, in- valds. and all hard workers be beneftad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-27

ABOUT MAIL-The Birmingham post office has received from Washington a supply of pamphlets on the classification, by the third assistant postmaster, under an act of Congress dated May 10, 1904, for free distribution They will be delivered free at the stamp window, but by request only.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-27

YOUNG WOMAN HELD UP.-Miss M. Young, 2O9O Eleventh avenue reported to the police that she was neId up on Quin- Ian avenue by a tall negro, and relieved of pocketbook containing S4 In cash and a number of small articles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-27

AT POINT OF DEATH.-Tobe Hal combe of East Lake, who was accidental ly shot by Notorman George Young last Monday. was removed to the infirmary of Talley & McAdory, on Seventh avenue. yesterday morning. His condition last night was critical and he is not expected to live
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-27
CITY ITEMS

SMALL FIRE.-The fire department was called out about D. m. last night to extinguish small fire on Seventh avenue near Twentieth street
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-27
USE Southern Express Co.'s
CHEAP AND CONVENIENT. NO APPLICATION REQUIRED.

A receipt is given and money will bs refunded if order is lost.
 Sold at all agencies of the Southern Ex- press Company at all reasonable hours.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-11-22

ing. He said be carried Hunt up once
SO late as y O'Clock. Some times ne
testfies. Hunt stayed fifteen or twenty
minutes and sometimes half hour
Dent has made a deposition that once
he carried Hunt up and saw him com
ing down the steps between 8 and
O'Clock the next morning
Maids in the employ of Mrs. Bassctt
have given evidence that they were paid
by Mrs. Bassett not to tell her husband
that Hunt had been there.
In a letter which he wrote in August
1868. TO Mrs. Jennie i. Stone. in Paris
Hunt gives his side OF the case and the
causes which led him 10 champion Mrs
Eassett. He declares the Bassett ply
stefan told him that he thought Mrs.
Bassett would be justified IN leaving her
husband-that her life was In danger.
He recounts the husband s alleged ac-
ton in tracking Mrs. Bassett 10 various
places and the attempted kidnapping Of
Chester. the eldest boy. lie acKnOWl-
edges that he looked after getting Mrs.
Bassett into the Johns Hopkins Hospital
in Baltimore and that she came all the
way from the West, where she was Wis
itIng. to consult him as 10 what course
10 pursue when her alleged husband
had beer cruel in his treatment OF her.
NJ Hunt concludes the letter with an
avowal that II Mrs. BasSett obtains her
divorce ne will ask her to become his
wife
1t is believed the case VIII consume
several days, and If all the testimony IL
read II may be drawn Out into the early
part Of next week.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-11-22
STRIKE
NOW PORTENDING
Master Builders and Trades
Unions Contend About
Open Shop.
Open shop or closed shop?

Open shop or closed shop?
That IS the question with which the
master builders and building trades are
now wrestling There seems 10 be no
probability Of a settlement, and a gen
eral strike is imminent Although rep
resentatives OF the two organizations
will meet tomorrow nigh. it is not
thought they will come 10 any satisfac-
cory agreement
That the Allied Trades Union will go
out on Monday morning and remain on 4
strike until their demands are acceded
10 by the masters is the belief Of all who
are acquainted with the inside facts.
President Charles A Langley. Of the
Master Plumbers Association. saws his
organization will have a conference with
Representatives of the trades tomorrow
evening, but he was not inclined to think
any good would result Mr.. Langley
said thu master ana journeymen plumb
ers finished their work when they ar
ranged for arbitrat ton, and it did not be-
hoove either of them 10 dictate what
should or should not be considered BY
the board. He Is OF the opinion that a
board competent TO settle matters Of
Importance in dispute was capable OF
determining what should be passed
upon.
The master builders arc insisting on
the open shop. The building trades
unions. in a letter TO the master build
ars asking them 10 arrange che confer
ence for tomorrow evening. informed
President Langley that they would not
agree To the open-shOp proposition. and
that question was not involved when
the masters accepted the journeymen' 5
offer to settle the matter by arbi,ra-
ton
Master builders today declined TO eX-
press their opinion as to ;he likelihood
Of a general strike on Monday, or what
its effect would be in building circles.
They have taken their staud. they sav,
and want the questions Gouied one way
or another at the earliest moment by
the board.
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THE WHOLE THING
That's the Way 4 Tennessee Man
Looked at Coffee.

The following letter is so interesting
and contains so much good hard sense
about the coffee question. we publish
IL for our readers:
4 laughed at the idea that coffee iu-
jured me. Notwithstanding the trembling
hands, sa'low, muddy complexion, the
tired. Ustless feeling and aversion to
mental OF physical effort. Also the ter
rible moments in the night when my
heart would palpitate so violently that
IL seemed each moment IL would wear
Itself oLt and become forever stili.
When l married. my coffee days
came 10 an end-my good wife refused
10 serve IL TO me. placing Postum on
the table instead.
This was done over my protest. I
had had experience with Postum-a
straw colored liquid with an insipid
taste. But the cup she set before me
was not so bad. and in a way / even
enjoyed it. But We had not then fully
learned how TO maze Postum properly
by long boiling.
Then the results came The old
heavinGSs after meals no longer tFoub-
led me, the heart palpitatiOn stopped. |
found more enjoyment in out-Of- doors
exercise. and. best of all, I found myself
at the office getting through my work
with an ease I had never known before.
Many persons have spoken to me
about Postum in such a way as TO leave
no doubt they do not know how to make
IT, You might as well set meat or vege-
tables on the hack OF the stove and let
them steep, as TO prepare Postum that
way.
i say 40 such. boil it'-bon il tin II
has dark, rich color. and then YOU will
have beverage that will win and hold
Nol. Name given by Postum Co, Bat
tie Creek, Mich. Read the famous little
book. The Road to MELVILLE" IN pkgs.
There's q reason
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DEATH RECORD.

Phoebe Dunehu, ninety years, 1908 s
street northwest.
Mary A +. Stockton, seventy-six
years. 1907 TEirtieth street northwest.
Ann Madigan, seventy-five years, sos
X street northwest.
Josie Grass seventy-one years. 1851
p street northwest.
Elizabeth NJ Blalteslee. seventy years,
72l First street northwest
John Luckett, seventy years. Garfield
Hospital
Mildred Alexander, sixty-siX years, 8 5
Maryland avenue southwest.
William +. Henderson, sixty-Rour
years, TWining City. .. c
! street southeast
Catherine Glavin, sixty years. 100 Ben
ming road.
Louis Carter. sixty years. 6l2 Broad
court southwest.
Samuel Smith, fffty-six years, $3.50
Grace street northwest
H Herwlg, fifty-five years, railroad
tracks. between New Jersey avenue and
South Capitol street.
Carrie / Dubois. fifty years, 1915 Q
street northwest.
Beverly Donaldson, nifty years, 1910
Nineteenth street northwest.
Fannie Green, forty years, Washing
ton Asylum Hospital
Annie L. Compton. thirty-eight years
500 Twenty-siXth street northwest
George Barnes. thirty years, Washing
ton Asylum Hospital.
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Died.

GRASS-On "Wednesday. November T. 1901.
al Use a H.. Mrs. SOPHIE GRASS WIDOW
Of August Grass and beloved mo'ler OF
william + and Henry l.. Grass, agec sew
euty-one years
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NfURRAY-Ou Wednesday. November =
1905 at 10 O'Clock p. m-, DOUGLAS }.
MURRAY. 49,.
He was born in Auburn. y, Z: aTch
q 1878 He vas educated ana hNed ~
mis- native town until six years ago, Wnsn
he came 10 Washington and worked IN me
Government Printing Once he hAILIel
Miss Elizabeth Raudle, Of Niikesoafre' IA
November 10. 1905 nh.
Mr. Murray was a member OF me Eihs
y-5ge NJ ia of Auburn and Of Mithras
CsbaDter of Free Masons. Of the Distflci. ne
i= survived by his widow, rather, an
Y10thpr ard one sister and brother al
residing iu Auburn, \. Y There was ar, an
other sister who died DAY before yesterday,
.vrsrger,ants for the funeral have no; YET
been made
STRICKHART-On November p ls3 ~ 81;
Tla1s ware .areuue northeast. JOHN HENRI
STRICKHART-
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