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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26
WARSHIP FLEET
 LYING AT SEATTLE

Seattle. washn., May 25.-The harbor of Seattle today presented a beautiful marine picture to the large crowd of peo- ple assembled from the northwest states. Eleven war vessels lay in stately majesty in wide crescent extending from Smith s cove to the south end of the harbor. A feet Of excursion launches .plyed from the shore with full cargoes of holiday at- tired visitors eager to inspect a modern battleship.
 Early in the day the Ohio was detached from the fleet and sailed to the navy yard al Bremerton, where she will take stores aboard preparatory to her return to San Francisco to be docked The most im- portant social event attending the visit of the battleships took place to- night at the Rainier club. Rear Admiral Sherry and his senior officers were enter tained at one of the most elaborate ban quets ever given in Seattle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26
FALLIERES ENTERTAINED.
Brilliant Banquet ls Given By King of
 England.

London, May 2-The King and Queen of England entertained the French guests tonight at 8 banquet at the palaces It was a brilliant affair and characteristic of great state functions. The banquet- ting hall was beautifully appointed, the famous Windsor gold plate and fine candelabra being especially noticeable. The dinner service was green Sewers, and out of compliment to the guests the dec- orations throughout were La France roses. The guests included numerous peers, min isters and former ministers.
 President Fallieres in replying to King Edwards toast expressed the great pleas ure the visit afforded him, confirming, as it did, the cordial relations existing be- tween the two countries. In behalf of the French nation he drank to the prosperity of Great Britain and the development of this suspicious friendship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26

which he attacked and exposed many of MT. Chamberlain's fallaces. Finally he married for the second time 8 womtn who is brilliant and beautiful. and moreover was supposed to have been the original of the heroine in a novel which made much stir at the time, MT Bensons "Dodo." Personally, I do not believe that author ever intended to DOT tray Mrs Asquith, but clever people thought that they had discovered an un- doubted portrait and most people have remained under the impression that that was the authors intention.
 From the women's point of view, MT. Asquith is known to be a deadly op- ponent to woman's suffrage, and all mili- tant women are closing in to do battle with the new premier.
 They are sharpening their spears and mending every joint in their armor to go into deadly combat within the next few weeks with MT. Churchill, who will have to seek reelection at Manchester and with every other representative of this government until thy meet with suc- cess.
 In the destruction by fire of old Drury Lane theatre we have lost one of the historic buildings of London.
 On the stage, of which nothing is left but a few charred beams, burnt scenery and blackened walls, Macready, Charles kean, Phelps Helen Fawcett, Mrs. Stlrl- ing, have held the house spellbound.
 George Henry Lewis, speaking of Ma cready's farewell, says: How glorious and triumphant a sight, everyone start ing up waving hats and handkerchiefs, stamping, yelling their friendship for the great actor who now made his appear ance on the stage where he was never more to reappear." Then came a lull but finally the unsatisfied audience burst forth again with cries for their favorite play CT, and Macready came forward in his plain black suit to bid Farewell. long farewell, to all his greatness.'
 Later in the history of the theatre Uncle Toms Cabin" was produced there, which proved a most tremendous success at time when the history which called it forth and the sentiment which in- spired it was in every mans mind.
 It may also be remembered that Sir Henry Irving made his last appearance at Drury Lane, and that during that time Miss Ellen Terry celebrated her jubilee on that stage. And now old Drury Lane is no more.
 At a moment when it was about to provide scene almost without paral- lel the stage was, for the second time, completely destroyed.
 It will probably be rebuilt, redecorated, reopened, but somehow the old Lane, as we knew it cannot be restored.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26
Convention Is Postponed.

Fort Worth, Tex, May 25.-With train service practically suspended be cause of the floods in north Texas the meeting of the state democratic ex- ecutive committee called for today has been indefinitely postponed, not more than half dozen memb CTS of the com mittee having reached the city. For the same reason the state democratic convention called for tomorrow for the purpose of naming delegates for the national convention at Denver will probably be postponed.
 After receding steadily since Sunday night, water in the Trinity river began to rise again late tonight and anoth er big flood is declared to be coming down the west fork of that stream.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26
---------=7777777'"' Leaves Fortune to Vale.

London. May 25-The will of Archibald Henry Blount who died year ago and which leaves $450,O0O, the residue of the testators estate to Yale university, was today admitted to probate. The mystery why MT. Blount chose Yale university as his beneficiary has not been cleared up and none of his relatives or friends can explain why he left his money 10 the American college He paid only one short visit to the United States in all his life and he had no connection there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26
MISS LILAH MACCARTHY
BY LADY HENRY SOMERSET.

r oNDON, May 25. = There is always
 something singularly pathetic in a - really good caricature, for the req son that a sense of humor and a sense of pathos are so nearly allied that it IS almost impossible to possess one without the other.
 Last week there appeared in the English press picture of the late Premier, Sir Henry Campbell Zimmerman, sitting in his weakness and in his old age, gazing into the fire.
 There in the glowing embers were de- picted certain scenes of the past which came wildly before him-great debates, great issues, great struggles, great disap- pointments, great successes, and in his hand he held two rolls of paper which were not consumed, and on these were written, "A nations esteem and respect
 That, undoubtedly is what has re- mained to Sir Henry after his career, per- haps not brilliant in the9sens of long and splendid political success, such as fell to the lot of Fox and Pitt, Disraeli or Gladstone, but a man who by his own personal merit his extraordinary con- sistency, his hard work, his serene cour- age and dogged determination at all costs to do his duty, as he understood it., and his indifference to hostile criticism, has eventually won for himself not only the respect of the men of his country, but a mixture of love and admiration from both his followers and his foes.
 There has never been in the history of the House of Commons a more successful leader, and during his short career he had made mark which cannot be for gotten. ..,
 And now, after 40 years work, i'll health. pain and weakness have forced him to lay aside the weapons of power, and his mantle has fallen on another brilliant member of the cabinet, MT. As sulIith Truly times are changing fast-a labor member in the cabinet, and now a Premier who 40 years ago came as a small boy from Nonconformist home in the north, to the city of London school, and spent his time in the heart of the city until he went to the university
 It is perhaps these early years spent in London which have given to MT. Asquith so strong an understanding of the great ness of the career on which he embarked, as a little lad he would stand outside the house of commons--he has told us him. self-and watch the men to whom the country had entrusted its government pass in and out, he determined in his boys heart that he one day would SC in with them.
 Then came his time at Oxford under that great.smaster of Balliol, Jowett where he was president of the Union, and where his speeches greatly impressed his contemporaries.
 After Oxford some druging years in which he was obliged to rely on journal Ism and featuring for his maintenance
 Then the Parnell commission, during which he was retained as barrister and acted as junior counsel to Sir Charles Russell.
 His brilliant piece of cross-examination of one of the witnesses in that trial made him man of mark; but in the house of commons the attitude which won for him a conspicuous place was the courage with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26
COMMENCEMENT TIME.
Is Season When Sentiment Reigns
 Supreme.


 Commencement time is a period when sentiment reigns rampant. In thou sand college towns the May moon is look ing down on dark couples whispering un- der the trees their vows of eternal fidel- 1ty The old vows-the oft-repeated vows! An, where are the vows of yesteryear? 1vy-covered walls and venerable elms will hear again, the stories that they have heard so often before, and sentiment and romance will spread like a contagion throughout the college towns. And per- haps 1t is just this spirit of sentiment that makes commencement time so dear to us. It is one of the high spots we strike in our flight between the cradle and the grave. Marriage, the first baby and grad uation day are the three lofty eminences we reach, and each is great because 1t is so full of sentiment, says John I. Mc- Cutcheon in the June Appleton's.
 When we think of commencement day, as seen through a perspective of years it seems like the happlest period of life. All the worries and troubles have been smoothed away, and we retain only the somewhat jumbled memory of bro ad lawns and stately trees and ivy-covered college buildings and white dresses and fresh young faces full of the joy of liv- ing. For example, take that lovely moon light night in June, when we serenaded the girls at the Ladies Hall.' It will always stand out in memory. The throb of the instruments, the faint fragrance of flowers, the fresh smell of verdure, the delightful mystery that lay beyond those fiuttering window curtains up above and more than all, the elation of youth. Why, that night was sentimental orgy, and it stands out against the purple long ago like the evening star against the heavens. It was raputurous.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26
HARRY THAW MUST REMAIN IN ASYLUM Celebrated Prisoner Hears De- cree Rendered In His Case DECLARED STILL INSANE Thaw Receives Decision unmoved and Will Talk to Newspaper Men
 on Any Subject Except
 That of His Wife.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, May 25-Harry K. Thaw has accepted, apparently with res- ignation the decree of Supreme Court Justice MoFschauser that he is still in sane and that the interests of the public will be best served by denying him liber- ty. Pending the signing of the papers of recommitment which probably will not be done before week from next Saturday, Thaw will occupy Sheriff Chanler's sure m the county building here. In the mean time an effort will be made by Thaws attorneys to induce District Attorney Jerome to consent to the commitment Of the prisoner to one of the state hos pitals other than Matteawan. It is said that in event of MT. Jerome giving his consent to such charge, no appeal will be taken from Justice Morschauser's de- cisioh Even if an appeal were taken it could not be argued before fall.
 After James G. Graham his attorney, had shown him a copy of Judge Nor schauser's opinion, Harry K, Thaw gave the reporters an interview and talked yolubly about his case. He talked uu- reservedly on everything except his wife,
 
 marriage was mentioned he stood up and indicated that the interview was at an 1 end.
 l His chief theme was the newspaper re- ] ports of the evidence on his trial. Much l testimony favorable to him. he asserted, was not published probably because 1t 1 did not appear to the reporters inter- esting, while undue prominence was given l District Attorney Jeromes cross-exami- nation of Thaw's experts because Jerome
 knew how to make it interesting. He said:
 "Take for instance Dr. Jacoby. His direct testimony was conclusive but not interesting His cross-examination under MT. Jerome was interesting and the news papers printed it. Probably I should have done the same as the reporters did in the position
 That did not discuss the action of the court. He said that Mr. Jerome had done 1 what he deemed his duty. Asked about ] a report that Evelyn Thaw would with draw her annulment suit in order to try to have herself appointed custodian of her husbands property, Thaw said le I had no fear of any such action. Thaw was cheerful for a man who had Just heard bad news.
 MT. Graham said that the order for re- commitment would probably not be signed by Judge Morschauser until a week ron, l next Saturday. In the meantime efforts will be made to induce MT. Jerome to 1 consent to Thaws commitment to one ] of the state hospitals other than Mattea- ! wan.
 | Mrs. Thaw, Harrys mother, and Mrs. George Carnegie, his sister, visited him ,n i the jail today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26
RECORD OF THE COURTS

A suit was filed in the circuit court yes Mule company against the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad company for de- lay in several shipments of live stock, the plaintiff alleging that they had beea damaged to a great extent in a number of instances by these delays. It was charged that carloads of mules and horses were kept on the road a week or two longer than the railroad company had agreed to transport them in, and that the stock had suffered, been badly bruised and emaciated, and that as result they greatly diminished in value. Six counts. each for a different sum, are listed in the plaintiffs petition.
 In the second division of the city court the case of the B. F. Poole Investment company vs. Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company is on trial.
 The following dockets are set for today in the civil courts:
 City Court.
 First division, Judge Ferguson. Jury.
 W. A. Lester, administrator, vs. E. I. DuPont Power company, damages; c. T. Randall vs. B. o. Watkins, assumpsit; Vita Vineyard, pro ami, vs. Ringing Bros., attachment; Noah Vineyard vs. Ringing Bros, attachment; Cliff Cahoon vs. Alabama State Fair and Exhibit as- sociation ct al., damges; Julia Walden cour pro ann, ys J. H. Atkins ct al., damages; J. S. Reeves & Co. ct al. vs. R.. Zavelo, assumpsit; Felix I. Tarrant vs. J. H. Campbell, assumpsit; Eva O. Early ys. Union Central Life Insurance com pany, assumpsit.
 Second division, Judge Senn. Jury.
 M. F. Maddox vs. Birmingham Railway, Light & Power company, damages; Henri- etta Pryor, pro amf vs. Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, dam ages; Joseph E. Johnson. administrator, vs. Sayde Mining and Manufacturing company, damages; Berdfe Tyler, pro ami, vs. Jefferson county, damages; R. w.. Gale vs. M. & A. of Birmingham, dam ages; William E. McMillan vs. City of Birmingham, damages.
 Third division, Judge Nesmith, jury:
 vester McDonough vs. Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company, damages; John Yates vs. Western Union Telegraph company, damages; Nettie Green vs. M. & A. of Birming ham, damages; J. w. Hawkins, admin istrator, vs Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company, damages; i; Mrs. Kate Maxwell vs. Louisville and Nashville Railroad company, damages; M l.. Lawson vs. Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, damages.
 Circuit Court.
 Judge A. o. Lanes division, jury:
 K. A. Gray vs. Roberts & Shafer Co.,, damages Mrs. Kath crime V. Echols vs company, damages; William A. Poole.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26
LIBERIANS WILL
 VISIT TUSKEGEE

Washington, May 25-After formal ly paying their respects to Secretary Root today, the delegation represent ing the government of Liberia in this country on diplomatic and trade mis- sion announced it's intention of going to Tuskegee, Ala, to make a thorough study there of the industrial institu- tion for negroes headed by Booker T. Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26
The Pleasures of Hope.

From the New Orleans Times-Democrat. "This poem upon May Day., said the editor, lis not at all bad
 The attic poet flushed with delight. s"-but since we have enough material on hand to last us for the next ten years, l am obliged to decline it.'
 The poet Still smiled hopefully.
 ''But, sir" he said, you will require something for the eleventh year..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26
Troubles for Auto Racers.

Paris, May 25.-A special to the Matin from Nikolsk, Russia, says that the American crew in the New York to Paris automobile races, after covering about IS miles of the road from that city under the greatest difficulties, was confronted by an impossible swamp and forced to return to the nearest village. The German car is proceeding over the sleepers of the Trans-Siberian railway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26
New Court for Florence.

Washington. May -CSpecial.)-Th House tonight passed Representative Richardson's S bill establishing a federal court at Florence, Ala Judge Richardson made a strong statement in favor of the bill The bill now goes to the Senate, and if 1t passes that body will become law
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26

The annual outing of St. Paul's Sun day school will take place at Germania park, June 8. All the children who are to take part in the May Queen corona tion are requested to meet at St. Paul's hall this afternoon at o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26
AUCTION! AUCTION!

AUCTlON! AUCTION!
 Horses and Mules. A large list of consignments will be sold at our stables, Thursday, May 18th, 10 A. M. A rare op- portunity to secure some bar gains. FEES 6 SONS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26

Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Bulger passed through Birmingham yesterday en route to Hamilton, O., after visiting relatives of MT. Bulger in Dadeville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26

administrators vs. Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company, dam ages; Edward Lehner ys. Central Coal company, damages: s. F. Teague & Co. vs. Louisville and Nashville Railroad company, damages.
 Judge A. A. Colemans division, jury:
 L. Nixon vs. Industrial Insurance company, appeal by defendant Fred Simon vs Western Union Telegraph company, damages H, Abel vs. Joh n Reed ct al, ,- damages; Claude Brewer vs. F. c. Stevens, assumpsit; J. B. Byrd vs. Western Union Telegraph com pany, damages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26
Chancery Court.

Nesbit Leck vs. Cyrus Leck, T. H. Mattocks vs. C. E. Hoy ct als., Fannie Perdue vs. Sidney Hart, c. M Elford .vs. B. B. Rudulph ct al., Lewis Wha- ley vs. Steiner Brothers, a corporation; Forney Todd ct als.. ys. Maggis B. Moore. B. w. Pucket vs. Mayor and Aldermen of Birmingham, Leona Ora ham vs. John F. Graham, A. H. Cooper vs. Atlanta and Birmingham Air Line railway, George Lewis vs. Rosy Lewis E. w. Fucker vs. Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, Joe Avery vs. Martha Avery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26

Connections at Savannah with steam ships for New York, Boston, Baltimore and Philadelphia. For further informa- tion apply to R. w. Lucllctt, ticket agent, Terminal station, or S. E. Cowin, com mercial agent, POOP First Ave, Birming- ham. Ala 5-26-10t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26

Mrs. Mertle Wells Sweeney and little daughter, Miss Martha May, are spend- ing the summer at Monte Sano, near Huntsville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26

The regular meeting of the Free Kin dergarten association will be held at 1O:3O Thursday morning at the Hillman hotel.
 The public Is cordially invited to at tend the commencement exercises of the Kindergarten Training school this evening at 8 o'clock at the Margaret Allen school. Col. T. G. Bush will make the annual address. After the exercises an informal reception will be held, when the exhibit sent by the Birmingham free kindergartens to the international kindergarten convention in New Orleans will be explained by Miss Agnes Wilson, supervisor. This exh ibit was most favorably mentioned at the time, and the board of directors are taking this opportunity of ex- hibiting the work in Birmingham.
 The call meeting of Pelham chapter. U, D. C., has been changed from , o'clock Wednesday afternoon to 10 o'clock Wednesday morning, with Mrs. c. M. Tardy.
 A general meeting of the auxiliary to district nursing is called for tomor- row morning at 10:30 promptly, with Mrs. T. G. Bush. A full attendance is urged as this will be the final meeting of the entire auxiliary until the au tumn. %s -
 Mrs. Mertle Wells Sweeney and little daughter. Miss Martha May, are spend-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26
SOCIETY

The regular meeting of the Free Kin dergarten association will be held at 10:3O Thursday morning at the Hillman hotel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-26
SLEEPING GAR SERVICE
 WILL BE RESUMED
Between Birmingham, Ala, and Sa- vannah, Ga., on June 1, 1908, Over Central of Georgia Railway.

The first car will leave Birmingham for Savannah at 4 D. m. May 31. First car will arrive Birmingham from Savannah at 12:05 p. m., June 2. Thereafter Pull
 man buffet cars will be operated daily between Birmingham and Savannah on
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-28
SLOW. MAR. POD. N

Poleg politiGne in strokovne
"rganizacije, so v Ameriki po-
trebne organizacije, katerih je
celavec zavarovan Ia slucaj bo,
Iezni, nesrece in smrti.
V politicnih organizacijah sc
delavci organizirajo, da Sc borijo
ma politi6nem polju "a preobrat
canasnjega gOspodarskega reda
in "a ~izvojevanje socialnih re-
form, Xxi so "a produktivne stano-
We V prehodnji dobi IL kapitalis-
ticnega gospodarstva V socialis-
ticno neobhodno %potrebne. De-
iavci sc posluzjejo politicne or
ganizacije, da potion volilne bor-
be izvolijo svoje tovarise-delavce
Y pOstavodajne zastOpe. da tam
5astopajo koristi prodUktivnih
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DOPISI.
Cumberland, Wyo., 10. jan. .

Cumberland, Wyo., 10. jan. -
Cenjeno urednistvo "Proletar-
ca! - Zelim nekoliko omeniti
o tukaisniih razmerah V nekterih
zadevah, kajti cd mas Sc sploh
malo keda.j kaj slisi.
Delamo slabo; cd 2 do 4 dneve
v tednu; vec premogokopov po-
civa. tako da je Sc vedno veliko
stevilo ubogih delavcev brez de-
la in V slabem gmotnem ~polozaju.
Pripetilo Sc je tudi re, da so bill
brezposelni delavci primorani
prositi podpore pr United Mine
Workers of America. da zamore-
.io nasititi svoje otroke.
Vkljub temu slabemu polozaju
pa Sc vedno prihaja veliko stevilo
delavcev iskat della v Ia kraj.
Uspeha nimajo naravno nobene-
ga. Zalostnih in obiokanih obra-
zov Sc morajo podtikati naokrog,
tako da Sc moraio vsakemu "a
smiliti v srce. Cenjeni rojaki,
nikar ne prihaiajte semkajl Po-
trpite vsak ma svojem prostoru,
ako innate lie kolickaj della in ne
s~puScajte Sc ma pot. zlasti V ia
kraj ne, kjer ie veliko ljudi brez
posla in V bednem staniu.
Nadalje mammalian, da Sc je
tudi med mani, slOvenskimi de-
Iavci V Cumberlandu. Wyo.,
pOraialo Socialisticno gibanje.
Zavedati Smo Sc priceli svOiega
razreda. Dne 10. t. m. smo orga-
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Mohor Mladic.

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