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New-York tribune., 1906-09-17
MEXICO AFTER ROAD?
Belief That She May Buy Central
TO Control Rates.

Mexico City. Sept. 16.-It is generally under
stood that one OF the principal objects Of
Finance Minister Limontour's trip TO Europe is
TO bring about the acquisition OF the Mexican
Central Railway by the Mexican government.
This supposition is strengthened by the fact that
Vice-President Richards of the Central has also
gone 10 Paris
The acquisition Of the railroad would have
great political significance. it is believed here
TO be The only way that the roads can be regu-
lated In order 10 avoid discrimination in rates
New-York tribune., 1906-09-17
FIFTY COINERS TAKEN.
Police Raid Band an Paris-!Stu-
dents Among Members.

Paris Sept. 6.-The police discovered to-day a
band of expert coiners having international con-
nection. and fifty members OF fl were arrested.
Including several Latin Quarter students whose
parents hold high official places. The students are
implicated for having passed tine money, most
OF which was I'm ten ana twenty franc pieces
The process used by the oOunterfeiters was a
most perfect one. the coins being electroplated
with gold dust. IL is estimated that two hun
dred thousand francs OF this money has been
passed IN the last six months The band oper-
ated also In England and Germany and was
making preparations 10 open business in Chi
cagO and BuenOs Ayres.
New-York tribune., 1906-09-17
MR.. GAGE PRAISES THE SIMPLE LIFE
Not a Theosophist, Nor a Dealer in Black
Art, Says Ex-Secretary.
TBy Telegraph 10 The Trih,,,,e !

Point Iona. Cal. Sept 16-"They say / am a
Theosophist. deep student OF astronomy; that I
am a dealer I'm the black art and / know not what
else said ex-secretary Lyman ]. Gage to-day 'I
am not Theosophist; bought this home Of mine
from Katherine Tingley. exchanging land owned
in another part Of Point Iona This is the extent
OF my affiliations with Theosophists II seems
good 10 be surrounded only by trees and flowers
and my own people. l have forsaken the world
for this life. which may lead only for a while or
until the end
New-York tribune., 1906-09-17
COTTON DEFAULTER ARRESTED

Augusta. Ga. Sept 1G-Thomas w. Alexap-
der. head OF the largest cotton firm in Augusta
who two months ago disappeared after having
defaulted for approximately 100000. has been
arrested by a detective agency in Pittsburg
and hos agreed 20 come back to Augusta with
out reouisition uapers-
New-York tribune., 1906-09-17
PARIS REST Law RIOTS.
Trouble Caused by Some Stores Re
manning Open.

Paris. Sept. 16.-Although a majority OF the
stores here to-day complied with the compulsory
weekly rest day law. several remained open,
causing numerous demonstrations. The police
were forced repeatedly 20 charge mob of four
hundred persons in the Ternes district. and ar
rested twenty Other demonstrations were easily
diSnerSed
New-York tribune., 1906-09-17
MR.. PHIPPs INVESTIGATING
Thieves, Not Fire, May Have Robbed Him of
$4,000 Collection.

burg is trying 20 solve where brica-brac cut class
guns. Paris gowns and hats valued al SIS on, ba,a
gone. The remarkable collection. Mr. pbin,s
thought was consumed when the old AIcVas, No.,
house was burned. August l2 Thc auestto, ,,dS &
arises II the trunks were not first despoed of tbc;r
contents by European crooks, who started tba S
10 conceal the theft Pinkertons are WORKING n3
81
New-York tribune., 1906-09-17
INDIANA CROP REPORT.

lTy Telegraph 20 The rrbure
Richmond. Ind.. Sept. is-JOseph H. stubbs. chief
OF tie Indiana Bureau OF Statistics. to-day gave
out the following agures on the grain yield this
year; Wheat. % s9 7sS bushels oats. As 81 7si bush
els. ana corn. l5s.7saAss bushels-
New-York tribune., 1906-09-17
Mr. PARSONS CONFIDENT
,o,ppHr LIKELY TO WIN
To-morosc-Anfi-ee"ss
r;rrt Engrosses Republicans

.. sny tine gene INTO Co., 60 as
4 hsve no, o. ~. I can say that 'ee,
. oont e.,',oe.s as { have fron tne
.urec OF sooN
80 Parsons .,..- Courty
De' p.-sons % the Republican oouii1s
re- ss,d last night that he was !,
oo'''.... -'...o,,, AZ the primaries on IuesoHs.
o. r.-sons's associates are eouS4iy -
o, Ni, p.-sons men soon after the 9ilii'"4s
cent -. s,scovered that the ouigs men
-. ,,ssne money in suspioiousiy 49, . W.
49, --1ev do not charge the frleiiD9 ..,o,,
H -. ,-i,b attempting 90 brioe tneil -,
s-ss '.. ,.,,s,ns. but they assert that inc il'o
e's..-'S e.....S nv the partisans Of Mr.. euiss
pe'He !, enornous financial resources az
- b,s an uphill Job Of IL in Natl0us
ul'y -. the workers have been acc
=. -. .,greasing OF the ways" with nlones'
- - ,,arsons,s campaign work has aooea tl1NA
-. ,,-es,iee as a good fighter. II ne i Oe''e-i
70 -. .-.s.,, ba and his ieutenants VIII 90
OH I,..s Tba aral instalments OF cainp1'e"
su' ii, IA sent out to-day. and to-rnorro"
l'e' . -. barots will be waged between
.nsQp m. In each Assembly
',s1 ne elected an executive MEMBER ile'i'
-. .,,,, county and Assembly district commit
-. - delegates 20 the Judicial Oolsie eSS'
-. - "a ,,ro Assembly district conventions
:. ~. Persons men win. Mr.. Parsons VIII sue
. b,r,self as president Of the County Com
-. T. rbe cuigg men win, il is hkely uha'
No.. 4Je,,,r VIII be elevated 70 the place ne
-, tsls The lineup in the various Az
s,s,-,c,s for the control OF the primaries
IS as follows;
New-York tribune., 1906-09-17
THE MONGOLIA ON REEF
HER PASSENGERS LANDED
Sister Ship of Manchuria in Bad
Position at Mid1Cay.

Midway Island North Pacific Ocean. Sept. 16
The Pacific Mail steamship Mongolia, a sister
ship of the Manclluria, is aground Midway
Reef The ship is being lghtened and her pas
sengers are being landed safely. The weather is
fine and the sea smooth.
Honolulu. Sept. 16-A message received from
Captain Porter of the steamship Mongolia says
that the vessel is on the rocks and is in bad
position. The passengers have been safely
landed on Midway Island II is thought that
supplies and tackle unless the Mongolia is quick
ly ioated. They Will also bring away her pas
sengers. Midway is utterly lacking in accommo-
dations for so many people and much hardship
may result.
The steamship Mongolia sailed from Yokohama
for San Francisco on September To- She IS owned
by the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. of New
York and is a sister ship OF the Manchuria, which
went ashore on Rabbit Island August % and was
foated Saturday She was built at Camden. N j.
in 1904 Her length is coo feet. beam 65s feet and
she registers 1865 gross.
The reef on which the Mongolia IS ashore nearly
surrounds the Midway Islands. a group in the
North Pacific Ocean. northwest OF the Hawaiian
Islands The reef is open only the west side.
admitting to Welles HaTbor. which IS roomy and
safe. On Midway Island is a cable station.
The Mongolia Is the fourth large transpacific
vessel 20 be stranded within the last two months.
The other three were the United States transports
Thomas and Sheridan and the steamer 5Tanchuria-
The Sheridan is still aground
New-York tribune., 1906-09-17
THE SECOND EMPIRE.

Is one Of hfteen fast trains 20 Buffalo every day
by the NEW YORK CENTRAL. LINES. America .
Greatest Railroad" Leaves New York at 10. ,. IN.
-AdyI
New-York tribune., 1906-09-17

A meeting OF the district captains OF the Down
,,v, Rsnuhlican club was held at their club
,oors No. 80 Oliver street. last night. The re-
ro-t handed in by each captain indicates that
Ey Rosenberg viii he the next Repuollcah
leader Of the "a District. A grand rally VIII
he held by the members OF the Joseph Han Asso-
cation al Dewey Han. No 46A Pearl street
this evening Among the speakers viii he FRANK
A. Ware. T. Hendricks. J. J. Barry. Max Brown.
= > shiei 1zs Els1 RnssnharE
New-York tribune., 1906-09-17
NAY BREAK UNIT RULE.

,o,. - I'm is IN earnest ana really means 20
go TT snlzer for Governor in the state con-
.,aa -, - .e can break the time honored uni,
sri,,- 'h nc. usually binds Tammany Han Mr
g p, INKS he VIII do this. Thomas Z. Rush
bsria,S one To- Governor and 50 is city cham
'Ay st'h has thousands OF Hearst men
New-York tribune., 1906-09-17

eoniisuea ON ssoond page.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-27
Go 10 the Polls Today.

The first duty of every citizen today
is to vote, and to give every employe
an equal opportunity. The act of vot-
ing is the kingliest duty a citizen is
called on to perform, and no qualified
elector should shirk it today.
Consider for a moment the majesty
of todays primary! Nearly 100000
Alabama democrats will participate,
each one of the vast army as good and
as influential as the next man or any
other man. The essence of the prl-
mary is political equality.
Before the primary was devised the
rank and file of a party were COM
PEELED to accept the choices of a hand
full of managing politicians in each
county. The average man had no more
voice in the selection of nominees than
rabbit, but the primary system has
changed all that, and changed 1t for
the better. The primary has come to
stay, and convention Is fast becoming
an insult and an affroht to our army
of voters nearly 100000 strong.
The will of the party will be def
nitely expressed today, and no more
majestic event will occur this year in
this state. Add to It's impressiveness
and significance by going to the polls
yourself today. The larger vote the
weightier its instruction and meaning.
Two years ago about $4,000 votes were
cast in the democratic state primary.
This year the number should be car
ried to 100000, and it will be if every
man will do his duty.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-27
COLLEGE DAYS.

From the Kansas City Star:
The colleges apd universities of Amer
lea but recently graduated about 10000
educated, trained ambitious young men
and women who have entered the push
ing, surging. vying, competing theatre of
human activity. They have taken their
posts of duty, or have entered the pri-
vate ranks and are giving relevancy to
the belief that to be truly successful they
must mount the ladder by which they
climb, round by round" But ALL be 1t
said are imbued with that zeal and re-
fined with that purpose that are incidental
to the pursuit of higher education. And
now the doors of our great institutions
are to be opened once more. Young men
and women anxious with concern and ex-
peetant with hope are turned toward the
alma matters of their parents and friends.
Loving hands are setting about prepara-
tons incident to the departure of the
young collegians and the resources of the
best homes In America will soon be tested
to fill cavancies. The campus will soon
ring with the college YELL the college dor
mitory will resound with the shouts of
students returned from the daily grind"
and the athletic field will be filled with
partisans while student will vie with stu
dent In friendly but wholesome rivalry.
The good old college days! Those who
have never enjoyed them have missed
much of lifes pleasures. But those who
can appreciate to the full the ardor and
enthusiasm, the thrill of ecstasy, of the
college or university student as he reaches
the old familiar spot and stands once
more beneath the dear old college colors
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-27
Mr.. LonqWorth and Labor.

The Presidents son-in-law is a men,
Der of Congress, and he desires to re-
main one indefinitely. He has no other
means of recreation or amusement; no
other way of keeping in the public
eye. In 1902 he carried the district
that lies chiefly in Cincinnati by $4,000
plurality and in 1904 he polled a plu-
rality of 10000.
But things are different this year.
Mr.. Longworth voted against certain
labor measures, and organized labor Is
preparing to oppose his reelection.
His former friend, George B. Cox, has
been deposed, and the young congress
man is compelled to look out to a great
extent for himself.
He will gain denomination, but he
will have no easy task In securing re-
election. 1t is reported that his young
wife proposes to accompany him on his
campaign, taking part in 1t whenever
occasion offers. She has studied the
methods of Englishwomen in parlia-
mentary elections, and she may at
tempt to reproduce their work in this
country. Mr.. Longworth needs all the
help he can muster. for his opponents
are organizing to defeat him, regard
less of past pluralities.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-27
Hearst, Hughes aud Jerome.


The political situation in New York
almost defies analysis or even guess
work. A governor is to be elected in
November in a state that gave Roose-
welt two years ago plurality of 1885,
552. And yet the republicans in that
state are in a panicky condition. They
dare not renominate Governor Higgins,
and they are turning to Lawyer
Hughes of insurance fame as a forlorn
hope.
On the other side of the house af-
fairs are almost riotous. Editor
Hearst will go to Buffalo the nominee
of the independence league, an organi-
cation he has built up. He is carrying
county after county, and 1t is more
than suspected that Leader Murphy
and Tammany are inclined to regard
his candidacy with favor. If so, he will
become the nominee of the democratic
state convention, which is to meet at
Buffalo, September %.
But that Is not all. The race will
not simply be between Hearst and
Hughes. Another Richmond Is In the
field in the person of William Travers
Jerome who ran last year as an indie
pendent for district attorney in New
York City, and was easily elected. He
offers to accept, without a platform,
the nomination of the democratic
party. He will not get 1t. But he
doubtless intends to thrust himself
into the race as an independent can
didate for governor. He hopes in that
way to defeat Mr.. Hearst. Once seat
ed as governor. Mr.. Hearst would, 1t
is believed remove both Mayor Nc
Clellan and District Attorney Jerome
from office.
does not often occur In American poll
tics. Mr.. Hearst Is an advanced radi-
cal He will appeal to the discon-
tented. Mr.. Jerome will appeal to the
conservatives, and Mr. Hughes will fall
back on his insurance record and the
&. o. p. The triangular race will defy
all forecasts and all estimates, and
no one will know until the ballots are
counted in November how the big
state has gone.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-27
chile's Great Disaster

The later and fuller reports do not
lessen the loss of life or of prosperity
caused by the earthquake of last
Thursday in the South American re.
public. The seismic shock extended
farther than did the one of last May
in San Francisco, and the total loss
will, perhaps, be the heavier of the
two when all the provinces, especially
In the south, are heard from.
The San Francisco disaster came to
q great and rich country, and the ap
peal for aid was quickly met, and re
Mobilization will be widely distributed
Half a billion dollars will restore our
great Pacific port, and it will be drawn
without difficulty from the richest
country in the world
Chile is not the United States. II
is about the size of Texas, all told, but
1t is largely mountainous, and is, there
fore, largely undeveloped. There arc
about 100000 of people in Chile, and
that number cannot readily shoulder a
burden that fell lightly on $4,000 ,O0C
of people commanding a world OF
wealth and resources.
The winter season rests upon Valpa
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-27
Southern chlvalry.

''Is the proverbial chvalry of the south
dying out?" asked gentleman of the old
school some days ago. II ask that ques-
ton advisedly." he continued, for there
are several incidents which have come
under my notice recently which would
seem to indicate that such is the case.
twenty-five years ago you could not
see a man In a street car sitting down
while a woman, no matter to what class
she might belong, was standing up.
Everyone has noticed recently the COM
ments which come from men of the work.
ing classes regarding women coming to
town late in the afternoon and waiting
until the time for the stores to close be-
fore going home, causing the men who
have been hard at work all day and who
are tired out, to stand up the. whole way
home in order that they might be consid-
cred polite. Now men of the real old
school would never mention such phase
of the question no matter how true 1t
really was, but would suffer in silence and
uncomplainingly.
MY personal opinion on the car-seat
question is that wherever a town grows
10 De 81 ldtB6 thoiou6hAy AiioNSiht
there are going to be some people who
will not surrender their seats to any
lady, no matter what the conditions may
be, but there will still remain those 9TH
erse who retain their grand-father's ideas
of respect and reverence for womanhood,
and who will never allow one of the
gentler sex to be in any way inconven-
fenced when 1t lies In their power to pre-
vent it,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-27
ROOSEVELT; SPELLING REFORM.
E Chicago Record-Herald.

From the Chicago Record Herald.
The President has decided to reform his
own spelling In accordance with the re-
commentators of the spelling reform
committee and to have his messages and
all documents and official correspondence
from the White House set up by the pub
lie printer in the manner suggested.
How far the influence of his decision
will be felt is an interesting problem. It
may result in an extension of the new
rules to other public documents than the
ones mentioned. His example may find
imitators among the newspapers and the
magazines. If 1t does the reformers will
have cause to bless the day when he be-
came their champion. If 1t does not it will
make little difference whether the public
printer sets up executive messages after
the reform style of Brander Matthews or
the Independent style of Andrew Jackson
1t is to be noted, however, that the
change is not SO for-reaching as might
appear from the statement that the re-
formers list contains 800 words. For
many of the words are now commonly
given the reformed spelling. On the other
hand the number of spellings in the list
that look very queer Is, comparatively
speaking, small. No attempt has been
made to produce a thorough and compre-
hensive system, and the most that is
hoped for is gradual substitution of the
new for the old.
But, even SO. there are difficulties
enough in the way. Spelling reform has
always been opposed on principle by GER
tain students who insist that the old
spellings are full of significance as to the
history of the language, and a much more
effective opposition comes from the natur-
al conservatism of the people. They cling
to the usage with which they are familiar
and laugh at the reformed words. Even
those who are not good spoilers have
the feeling that bad spelling may be con-
sidered proof of general Ignorance. IL
they do not know the usage they do know
that there is a right and wrong way,
and they are quick to ridicule others who
spell phonetically on purpose.
If the Presidant succeeds in overcom-
ing all the opposition this will certainly
be his greatest achievement. Destroying
or tanning an octopus would be child's
play by comparison.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-27
The Stock Market.

Henry Clews. in his Wall street letter
of Saturdays date, says:
1.-TWO striking facts are noticeable in the
stock market First. an extraordinary
combination of favorable circumstances,
and, second, the undoubted purpose of
powerful financial interests to take every
advantage of these circumstances posi-
BILE. Without going into the already ia
miliar details about good crops. satisfac-
tory business prospects, the great activity
in industry, etc., the present situation is
probably the most remarkable in the his
tory of Wall street. Not in the memory
of the Oldest operator has there been a
time when the financial skies were so
universally bright or so free of clouds
The plans of our large operators. there
fore, need cause no surprise; they are the
natural sequence Of the times. While their
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-27

raise, and its homeless thousands have
been driven to the surrounding noun
tains. The latitude Is nearly that of
Alabama, and the climate of February
in this state is just about the weather
that Valparaiso is now experiencing.
Under such circumstances aid is sorely
needed, and it is believed that the rest
of the civilized world will come to its
relief in its hour of trial. The little
country is progressive and courageous,
but her resources are not great, and
she will be crippled many years unless
other countries come to her assistance.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-27
Eye on Main Chance.

LAS an illustration of the single-mind-
edness of the politicians during the CAM
paign, and how solely they have their
eye on the main chance, psafd a man last
night, two candidates, who should have
been known to each other. passed on one
of the crowded drug store corners last
night. Both hesitated, looked back, and
stopped at the same instant, evidently
thinking they might be overlooking a
vote. With outstretched hands. contain
ing, of course, a card, they approached
each other. Then, when 1t dawned on
them that they were cunning for the
same game, they saved their pleasantries
and their ammunition and lost no time in
getting away From the politician the
non-voter gets about the same kind of a
deal, but the man with ballot up his
sleeve gets a smile as warm as a blanket,
and handshake that is the very essence
of friendship"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-27
Crop Conditions.

No factor in the markets is so con-
trolling as the growing crops, for
spring wheat, corn and cotton are still
unharyested, and to some extent at
least undetermined. No serious set
back has occurred in any of the leading
crops. Prices are falling. Wheat is
about cents a bushel lower than it
was a month ago. December cotton
has gone down until It is selling close
to 8 cents. September corn is going
down, and even oats, backward, are
selling lower.
The country is smiling and happy
and prosperous because it has in sight
great crops that are worth vast sums.
and that are available, both for home
consumption and for export. If no set
backs occur to the maturing crops,
they will, within thirty days, be we'll
assured. The harvesting of the spring
wheat crop is progressing in the Da-
kotas and in Minnesota, and will soon
be carried on in Manitoba and through
out the other provinces of the Domin-
ion. From every section come reports
of great yields of wheat per acre. The
fields in Nebraska yielded four bushels
more per acre than they did last year.
Kentucky has a full crop, and every
other state reports more bushels than
the maximum estimate gave it credit
for.
These great crops, present and pros
pectiye, are at the bottom of the rising
prices of securities of all sorts. The
country is fairly booming because gold
en- grain is filling the granarles
and cotton is opening The buying
power of the American people will be
carried to top figures by November,
and happy Christmas is coming.