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IW. P. MESSER <Sc COMPANY, Agents.
1 ' _4_224 NORTH TWENTY-FtRST STffEET^^ ._
Statement of the United States Department.
THURINGIA INSURANCE COMPANY
OF ERFURT, GERMANY.
r-r— _AS OF DECEMBER 31st, 1900_—
RESOURCES.
Stocks and bonds owned (Market Value).$847,514.78
Net premiums in course of collection, not over
three months due. 131,992.31
Cash in office and in banks. 13,787.46
Agents’ debit balances. 9,713.06
Interest due and accrued... ... .. 8,337.50
- $1,011,345.11
LIABILITIES. „ '
Reserve for reinsurance.>609,574,16
Reserve for outstanding losses. 36,713.18
Reinsurance due. 1,714.67
Net surplus. 363,343.10
- $1,011,345.11
FIS U ISC C United States Manager,
■ Ui IUvw| New 7 ore.
M. P. MESSER & CO. General Agents.
Statement of United States Department.
THE FRANKFORT MARINE ACCIDENT
AND PLATE GLASS INS. 00.
^OF FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAIN, GERMANY^
RESOURCES.
Bonds owned by company (Market Value).5540,140.00
Cash deposited with trustees. 110,588.75
Interest due and accrued. 13,122.46
Net premiums in course of collection, not over three
months due. 181,689.07
- 5845,540.28
LIABILITIES.
Reserve for reinsurance... ..5358,327.06
Reserve for losses. 226,243.51
All other liabilities. 3,253.30
Net surplus. 257,716.41
- $845,540.28
Fn linoC United States Manager,
, U. VUOOj new Yobk.
M. P. MESSER & GO. General Agents.
STATEMENT OF THE
MANHATTAN FIHE INSURANCE CO.
OF NEW YORK.
45 OF DECEMBER 31st, 1900.
■ * RESOURCES.
Market Vain*.
Stocks and bonds owned.$533,337.50
Interest due and accrued. 2.067.71
Net premiums in course of collection, not over three months due 216,830.31
Cash in office and in banks. 56,975.32
Bills receivable. 21,213.09
Total assets.$830,423.93
LIABILITIES.
Reserve for reinsurance. ...$125,472.00
Reserve for outstanding losses. 50,668.81
All other liabilities, viz. 116,269.57
Capital stock. 500,000.00
Net surplus.:. 38,013.56
Total liabilities.$830,423.9*
SUMTER COGSWELL,
M. P. MESSER & CO. Resident Agents.
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PATRICK CAME
NEAR BEING FREE
Is Charged With Forging Mil
lionaire Rice’s Name
HAD $10,000 BOND READY
District Attorney Appeared Just In
Time to Prevent the Man From
Being Released—Judge Re
' yoked Acquiescence.
New York, February- 26 —Albert T. Pat
rick, charged with forging the name of
William Marsh Rice, the Texas million
aire, who died last fall in this city, came
near being released this afternoon on a
$10,000 bond, which his brother-in-law,
John T. Milliken, of St. Louis, furnished
to the city chamberlain in cash. District
Attorney Philbin opposed the proceed
ings, saying he wanted to inquire into the
matter. Judge McMahon, before whom
the application was made, refused to ac
cept bail and Patrick was sent back to
the Tombs.
Charles Webster, Patrick's lawyer, to
day notified Bail Commissioner Poole that
Patrick was ready to make bail. Poole
made out the usual form and sent word
to District .Attorney Osborne’s desk, but
Mr. Osborne was in Albany. Mr. Os
borne has had charge of the Patrick case.
Poole then sent it to Assistant District
Attorney Lebarier, who signed it as “cor
rect as to form” and sent it back.
District Attorney Philbin says he had
no intimation until the matter was al
most over that Patrick was to have been
released. The District Attorney then hur
ried over to the court, where Judge Mc
Mahon was listening to the case and
where they were waiting for the certifi
cate to arrive from Uie city chamber
lain’s office to show that the. money had
been paid over in cash. The District At
torney told the judge that he desired to
inquire into the matter and that he hoped
the judge would not allow the proceed
ings to go any further today. Judge Mc
Mahon revoked his acquiescence. Pat
rick was then taken back to the Tombs.
“The reason 1 opposed the proceedings
to release Patrick, ' said District Attor
ney Philbin, “was because i wished As
sistant Attorney Osborne, who is in Al
bany, to take this part of the affair. He
should have signed these papers, and
though 1 have no great suspicion about
the matter, I think it is very peculiar that
application for bail should be made at this
office on the very day that Mr. Osborne
happens to be out of the city. I mean
to consult with him about the case, as
he knows it from beginning to end.
“If Mr. Osborne has no objection to bail
Patrick may go, but If Mr. Osborne does
object, Patrick will stay In the Tombs.’’
Moore is Knocked Out.
Memphis, Tenn., February 26. — A1
Weinig of Buffalo knocked out Dick
Moore of Brooklyn in the fourth round
of what was scheduled as a twenty-round
Spring
Medicine
le of the greatest importance. This
Is the most critical season of the
year, from a health standpoint.
It is the time when yon imperatively
need Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
It will give you a good appetite,
purify and enrich your blood, build
up and steady your nerves, overcome
that tired feeling, give mental and
digestive strength — in short, will
vitalize your whole being, and put
you in perfect health.
Don’t delay taking it.
Don’t experiment with others. Get
that which trial and test have proved
the best—
HOOD'S
Sarsaparilla
Boat or Spring - “ I have taken
food's Sar-iaparlUa when needed for several
ears and would not bo without It in the
* ouse. It is an excellent medicine und I
eartily recommend its use in the spring
ind et any time when a blood purifier and
' tonic is needsd.” Mas. F. M. Foote, 21
•ilrvlng Place, Passaic, N. J.
Spring Fover-“I have taken Hood’s
irsapariila for my spring medicine for
ars and have always found it reliable
.< giving perfect sitlstanion. Ia tbe
spring it takes away that tired feeling or
spring fever, gives oneEpy and puts the
blood In good condition.” Miss Erni
ConoifME, 1538 10th Btred^ N. W., Washing
ton, D. C.
fight before 4600 people at the Phoenix
Athletic Club to-night. The fight was
slow, Weinig’ superior training and faster
foot work returning him an easy winner.
Steve Crosby' of Louisville and "Young”
Peter Jackson fought ten rounds to a
draw as a preliminary to the principal
bout. Crosby had the best of it.
CHINESE BEHEADED.
Chi Sin Met His Fate in a Dignified
Manner.
Pekin, February 26.—Ohi Su, former
grand secretary and Hsu Cheng Yo (eon
of the notorious Hsu Tung )were publicly
beheaded today. The street in which the
execution took place was guarded by
French, German and American troops.
The condemned officials were taken to
the ground in carts, escorted by- a com
pany of Japanese infantry. Chi Siu met
his fate in a dignified manner, walking
from the cart calmly- and fearlessly.
Hsu Cheng Yo was stupofled with opium.
They were both dressed in their Chinese
official costumes, without the insignia of
their rank.
THE Cl IY
BANK CLEARINGS.
Bank clearances yesterday were
$190,553.19.
BROUGHT BACK A BRIDE.
A. B. McKinney, salesman for A. D.
Allen, the furniture dealer, returned
yesterday from south Alabama with
a bride.
DECLARED DIVIDEND.
The Avondale mill has declared a
dividend of 4 per cent., which is pay
able on March 1. The mill has earned
about $140,000 since it went into oper
ation a little over two years ago.
GOOD CONTRACT.
Edward J. Oberlin, a local con
tractor, has been awarded the con
tract for the construction of a system
of water works and an electric light
plant at Lake Providence, La., his bid
being $18,482.
MARSH RESIGNS.
George P. Marsh, superintendent of
the Avondale mills, has resigned and
gone to Huntsville, where he will be
agent of the Merrimac mills. His suc
cessor at Avondale has not been ap
pointed.
TO BEGIN OPERATION.
The cement plant at North Birming
ham, built by Caldwell Bradshaw and
associates, will be put in operation in
a few days. Slag, which will be used
in making cement, will be obtained
from furnaces in that vicinity.
APPOINTED DEPUTY CLERK.
United States Revenue Colector J.
H. Bingham has appointed V. S. Root
of Cordova, Walker County deputy
clerk, to succeed T. M. Long, who re
signed to accept a position in the mar
shal’s office.
BACK FROM GRENADA.
The Rev. Theo Copeland has just
returned to the city from Grenada,
Miss., where he has been conducting
a series of revival meetings. As a re
sult of this meeting the churches were
greatly built up and a large number
of accessions followed. One of the
results of the meeting was that the
’’blind tigers" in Grenada, which is
a prohibition town, were all cloBed.
“WICK" HAWKINS
SHOOTS HIMSELF
Well Known Young Man Com"
mits Suicide Near
Tuxedo Park
Ensley, February 2d—(Special.)—Wil
liamson Hawkins, better known as
“Wick" Hawkins, shot himself about noon
to-day at the home of his sister, Mrs.
James McWilliams, who resides near
Tuxedo Park, with a 38-calibre Colt’s pis
tol and died instantly. He hud been away
during the forenoon and It is stated that
he had been drinking heavily, which
probably prompted him to commit suicide.
Upon his return to his sister’s home,
where he lived, he asked for the revolver,
telling her that he wfas going to clean it,
and went to his room. A few minutes
later a shot was heard and Mrs. Mc
Williams ran to the room only to find
him in a dying condition. The bullet en
tered above the right ear lodging near
the left eye. Th^ deceased had until
recently been working at the steel mill,
lie was single and about 2$ years of age.
Interment will take place to-morrow at
Oakland Cemetery.
Coroner Paris was notirted and came
out immediately and made an lnvestiga- ■
tion. lie decided that an Inquest wras un
necessary.
The Mayor and Boar- oi Aldermen at
their meeting laat night elected Mr. C. M.
Robinson tax collector and Mr. C. W.
Mills city engineer.
SILK SALESMAN
II LAWS IIILS
Charged Will) Swindling Local
Tailoring firms
HE GAVE SHORT MEASURE
Customers Found They Had Bough
More Spool Than Thread—
Claims He is an Elk and
is Not Guilty
An Itinerant silk salesman giving his
names as A. D. Williams, is a prisoner
at police headquarters with two charges
of swindling docketed against him, as
the result of his dealings In this city.
The man was arrested at the Union
passenger station, shortly before 10 o’clock
last night by Night Captain Weir of the
police department, on complaint made by
Hyman Cohen and Snyder & Sons, well
known tailors, who claimed to have been
victimized.
The man called upon a number of
tailors yesterday and represented himself
as a salesman for a shit thread house,
manufacturers and dealers in a grade of
thread used in the tailoring trade. This
silk comes on spools, and is considered
staple, selling at about $o a pound. \\ il
liums states that he was compelled to
take back a quantity of it in Atlanta,
and that in order to get rid of it, he
would make a concession in the price,
ottering it at $4.5u. Among his customers
were Snyder & Son to the extent of $20,
and Mr. Cohen of the Four Dollar Pants
Company to the extent of $16.
Late in the evening Mr. Cohen became
suspicious of his purchase, and decided
lo cut one of the spools open. This he
did. and found that there was more wood
than thread, the spool being much fuller
than the kind generally used. Knowing
that Mr. Snyder had bought some of the
goods, Mr. Cohen reported the fact to
that firm, and a further investigation
developed the fact that a spool marked
“900”, which designates the number of
yards, measured only about 360 yards, or
less than one-half the number it was
supposed to contain.
The facts were at once reported to the
police, and Captain Weir in company
with the two tailors, went to the pas
senger station, believing that the man
would probably leave on one of the night
trains. He was described to the officers
as a smooth-faced individual, wearing
glasses, and while the officers wj,ere look
ing for him at the station, he was met
by Mr. Snyder and Mr. Cohen, who were
also out on the lookout. As soon as these
gentlemen "explained” their case, Wil
liams pulled out a roll of bills and re
funded them their money. About this
time Captain Weir came up, and it was
explained that the money had been re
turned. but the officer placed the sales
man under arrest, and took him to po
lice headquarters. The receipt given to !
Snyder and Son was signed “Wilson,” I
and the one given to Mr. Cohen “Wil
liams”, but he contended that his name
was Williams, and that he was not guilty
of swindling.
He claimed to be an Elk. and w'ore a
pin of that order. He spoke of Judge B.
M. Allen, who w’as the Grand Exalted Ru
ler of the order, and later sent for him.
and employe 1 him as his attorney. When !
seen by ail Age-Herald reporter he re- j
fused to make any statement, saying that
his case was in the hands of his attor
ney.
The police believe that a quantity of the
thread was disposed of in the city, and
that other firms have been victimized.
The thread is neatly packed In paper
boxes, and on one end of each spool is
a label, in the centre of which is an Elk’s
head .around which are the following
words: “Imperial Machine Twist. Pure
dye. One Ounce.” The grade on some
of the spools is designated as ”00’’ and
on others us “A.”
Captain Weir states that the man told
him that he came here from Montgomery
and he believes that the tailors in that
city have also been taken in.
LENIZ SPRINGS A
SENSATION IN HOUSE
(Continued from First Page.)
everything Mr. Berry had said. The In
cident ended here.
The report was then voted down with
out division.
Jlr. Hawley of Texas moved that the
House recede and concur In the Senate
amendment authorizing the construction
of three additional Holland submarine
boats at a cost not to exceed $170,000 for
each boat, and his motion was debated
at some length. It was interrupted by
the scnsatlonnl episode of the day.
THE SENATE
Washington, February 36—An Impor
tant amendment to the Philippine amend
ment to the army appropriation bill was
agreed to today. It was an amplification
of the amendment previously offered by
Mr. Hoar, laying restrictions upon the
sale of public hands and the granting of
franchises and concessions in the Philip
pines. Mr. Morgan of Alabama continued
his speech, begun yesterday and occupied
the floor during the greater part of the
day. He concluded his address Just be
fore the afternoon recess, after having
discussed both the Philippine and Cuban
amendments. He appealed to the com
mittee to withdraw both propositions,
maintaining that Congress was treading
upon dangerous ground and trifling with
•dged tools In acting upon them without
ample consideration. During the after
noon Mr. Allen obtained the floor from
Mr. Morgan and severely arraigned Ad
miral Sampson for some endorsements he
is.alleged to have made upon an appli
cation of Chief Gunner Charles Morgan,
of the navy, for promotion to the grade
of a commissioned officer. Mr. Allen’s de
nunciation of Sampson was sensational.
During the day the conference report
upon the District of Columbia appropria
tion bill was agTeed to as was a partial
report on the postoffice appropriation bill.
At the close of the night’s session the
indications were that a vote might be
reached upon the pending bill and amend
ments perhaps tomorrow.
LEGISLATURE MAKES
SPURT IN LAST LAP
(Continued from First Page.)
ailttee is against the bill and that it will
be shelved or amended in a manner to'
kill it.
The School Book Bill.
The other hard fight on is the Uniform
Text Book bill—the Bulger bill. The
"Big Book Trust" is fighting it and the
little fellows who make books, too, w'ant
It, so they can get a chance to sell books
In Alabama. In the meantime the pa
rents who buy books for their children
want cheaper 'be»oks. They want books
sold in Alabama at the same price charg
ed In Tennessee and Indiana and other
progressive States. Of course the book
trust don’t want to cut down its profits.
Instead the trust is apparently making
use of a bit of its profits in a lobby—and
an effective one it is. It Is said the lit
tle book houses also have a lobby work
ing for the bill in order that they may
have a chance to compete in the Alabama
school book market.
Certain it 1b that the contest over this
bill in the Senate will be vigorous and
perhaps vicious. The bill has already
parsed the House. It may come up in
the Senate tomorrow, and it may not be
taken up until Thursday. Both sides are
rather afraid of a vote right now. Those
declared for or against the bill are about
evenly divided. There are said to be only
three Senators on the doubtful list. Both
factions are working for them.
Governor Sam ford declared emphatical
ly in his campaign for Governor for a
uniform text book bill. He still declares
emphatically for it and Is exerting his
infiuenoe for ft. He believes such a law
should be enacted and he is emphatic in
his declarations in favor of it to every
Senator who visits his office. Yet he
realizes that the influences the book trust
have brought against the measure are
tremendous and that the bill is in grave
danger in the Senate.
As a matter of fact the chances of the
bill in the Senate are about as even as the
tossing of a coin to come heads or taila
Bills of Local Interest.
Montgomery. February 26.—(Special.)—
The following bills of Interest to Birm
ingham and Jefferson County have pass
ed the Senate:
S. 578. To prevent hogs from running at
large in Jefferson County.
H 360. To make Jefferson County a san
itary district and provide a commission
therefor.
H. 361. To authorize board of revenue
of JefTerson County to issue bonds fir
sanitary- purposes.
H. 1362. To authorize Birmingham to
assess costs of Improvements on streets
and sidewalks against attlngent proper
ty.
H. 1318.To further provide for govern
ment of Birmingham to give Mayor veto
potvers etc.
Wreck on Wabash.
Indianapolis, Februury 26.—The Wa
bash limited Jumped the track near Mil
lersburg. this morning, on account of a
defective track and nearly all passengers
were injured more or leas. None were
killed outright. Doctors were taken from
Goshen on a special train.
— 0 -i 30 D ays'Treatment
Umpouno.
The Greatest Remedy known to the
civilized age Is Dr. Burkhart's Veget
able Compound. It Is a positive cure
of Pains in Back, Poor Appetite, Coated
Tongue, Dizziness, Headache, Pains in
Side and Back, Sick 3tomach, Night
Sweats, 8tiffness in Limbs and Joints,
etc. 10 days' treatment free. All drug
gists. DR. W. 8. BURKHART, Cin
cinnati, O.
Many Bills Passed by Legis
lature testerday
REVENUE BILL GETS THROUGH
In the Senate the Uniform Text
Book Measure is Placed Upon
Calendar—Long Insurance
Bill Passes the House
Age-Herald Bureau, Clancy's Hotel,
Montgomery, February 26.—(Special.)—
Both houses of the General Assembly of
Alabama spent a busy day in the consid
eration of important legislation.
The House passed the revenue bill,
which had been discussed for two days,
and finally submitted to a special com
mittee for redraft. The committee re
ported late this afternoon, and It required
about two hours to pass the measure.
Chairman Whitson of the special com
mittee explained that the substitute of
fered by the committee was practically
to re-enact the license schedule parsed at
the session of 18%-’99, and that other sec
tions of the revenue code of 1896-'97 were
left in operation.
The House nvade quick work in the
passage of the Long insurance bill. The
bill providing for the republicatlon of the
Alabama Supreme Court Reports was
also passed.
In the Senate a resolution was present
ed naming next Monday as the day for
final adjournmet.
The school text book bill was placed
upon the Senate calendar today and it
is expected that the measure will come
up for hearing on tomorrow. A lively
fight on the measure is expected.
The House.
Immediately after reading the journal
in the House this morning, Mr. Long of
Walker called up his bill to prohibit pools
trusts, monopolies and conspiracies to
control the business of fire, lighting or
storm insurance.
Without debate the House passed the
bill by a vote of 64 to 3. Mr. Seibels
moved to reconsider the vote by which
the bill was passed, and gave notice that
he w'ould ask consideration of his motion
on tomorrow’.
Mr. Long moved a suspension of the
rules in order that the motion to recon
sider be immediately considered. In
speaking to his motion, Mr. Long made
an attack upon the Southeastern Tariff
Association, and quoted some figures
which he said clearly showed that the
Insurance trust was robbing the people
of more than 1600,000 annually in this
State. He again made reference to the
withdrawal of the Birmingham lobby,
which had come here to support the
measure, but had later secured a one
third reduction in Birmingham rates, and
had then returned home. The motion to
susTpend the rules was adopted, and on
motion of Mr. Harwood the motion of re
considering was tabled. The bill w^ent to
the Senate without engrossment.
Supreme Court Reports.
The House next took up the bill pro
viding for a reprint of the Alabama Su
preme Court reports. The bill seeks to
contract with the West Publishing Com
pany to republish the reports up through
the ninety-fourth and agrees to take two
hundred sets of the reports, paying
therefor $49,000. The reports are to be de
livered within four years. One hundred
and fifty sets, one to be provided for
the judiciary of the State, in exchange
for the incomplete sets now provided,
and the State may sell the remaining
fifty sets. In the debate it was esti
mated that the cost to the State would
not exceed $25,000, as the sale of old books
returned and of the fifty sets would net
the State some $26,000.
Mr. Hammond of Etowah, singly led the
fight against the measure, saying that
it was a discrimination in favor of the
lawyers.
Messrs. Porter of Washington. Jones of
Concord, Harwood of Greene, Whitson of
Talladega, Goldsmith of Lowndes and
Clarke of Mobile, supported the measure,
and it was passed by a vote of 56 to 14.
Advertising Scheme.
The bill to appropriate $10,000 for the
purpose of equipping a car to advertise
the resources of Alabama, was defeated
after a short fight. Messrs. Clarke, Ham
mond and Walden opposed the bill and
Mr. Woolff championed it. Mr. Clarke
was sarcastic In his ridicule of the car
Idea, saying that It would not provide
space for the rich resources of this State.
Room would possibly be provided for a
half dozen jars of fruit, three or four bot
tles of wine, a jug or two of “moon
shine” and sleeping apartments for the
party necessary to accompany the car.
He said that Alabama should not be con
tent to have such an exhibit at Buffalo
and St. Hauls.
Mr. Brooks’ bill for the relief of per
sons who paid licenses under the act en
titled “an act to amend the revenue laws
of the State,” approved February 23.
3899, was defeated by a vote of 45 to 13.
Compulsory Education.
The House took up the compulsory ed
ucation bill, and Mr. Reilly, of Jefferson
made a strong plea for the passage of the
bill. Mr. Wallace of Madison opposed the
bill, saying that it proposed a vicious and
pernicious change in the educational sys
tem of the State. Mr. Johnson of Jack
son was speaking in advocacy of the
measure when the hour of adjournment
arrived. The House recessed until 3
p. m.
Afternoon Session.
When the House reconvened Mr.
Johnson concluded his remarks in favor
of the compulsory education bill. Mr.
Leath of Jefferson followed in support of
the measure, and Mr. Chapman op
posed it
.he bill was indefinitely postponed by
a vote of 65 to 20.
The House at 7:15 p. m. recessed until
8 o’clock.
The Senate.
The Senate spent a busy day in the
consideration of general and local bills.
The session was without special feat
ure.
The Senate passed the following bills:
S. 224—To make the wife a competent
witness against her husband in prose
cutions for abandonment of family or
offense against her property.
H. 483—To amend charter of Pratt City.
S. 376—For the relief of J. W. E. Gul
ledge of Chilton County.
H. 1179—To provide for the registration
and lien of judgments for the payment
of money in the courts of justices of the
peace in Marshall County.
S. 598—To allow the sheriff of St. Clair
County same fees in county as in Circuit
Co irt.
H. 425—TO estaDiian unwnumc
District in Jefferson County.
H. 1373. To incorporate Tuscaloosa
Dodge No. 393 Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks. The amendment was
adopted and the bill passed.
H. 1356. To provide stock law for
Blount County.
8. 909. To authorize closing of a part
of Austin avenue, in Woodlawn.
H. 719. To repeal act to provide for ex
tension of stock law in (May County.
H. 6. For the relief of Birmingham Den
tal College.
8. 261. To amend section 2899 of the code.
(Relates to salary of mining inspectors.)
H. 680. To create East Dake. Jefferson
County, a separate school district.
H. 814. To remove Marie Huggins of the
disabilities of non-age.
S. 318. To provide a uniform series of
text books in Franklin County.
S. 456. To incorporate the Mutual Aid
Society of Alabama.
8. 901. To establish Pleasant Valley
school district In Cherokee County.
H. 694—To incorporate the International
and Meta lie Exliibition. Passed
8. 499—To allow stock to run at large
in precinct No. 20 in Calhoun county.
Passed.
8. 533—To amend section 1446 of the
Code (relates to meeting of Dental Ex
aminers.)
H. 789—To amend section 16 of act to
authorize municipal corporations to buy
and sell liquors so as to include
Cherokee.
H. 573—To further regulate separate
school districts in Cullman county.
H. 1289—To authorize Northport to issue
bonds for building a school house.
H. 1278—To authorize Tuscaloosa and
Walker counties to fix the rate and levy
taxes for county purposes in February
of each year.
8. 699—To allow the sheriff of St. Clair
county $2 per day for attending In Cir
cuit Court.
H. 122*5—To relieve Alice L. Clay of
Limestone of non-age.
H. 107—To amend act to establish Leigh
ton school district.
S. 529—For the better regulation of
primary elections in this State.
Amended so as to apply only to Jef
ferson county, and, as amended, passed, i
8. 391—To Incorporate the Girls’ Indus- 1
trial School at Montevallo.
H. 1370—To incorporate the Alabama j
Game Preserve.
H. 1429—To prohibit sale of liquor in
five miles of Masonic Institute in Court
land.
H. 959—To provide for more efficient in
dexing of records of Judge of Probate of
Walker county. E. E. K.
PIER FONT MORGAN
MAKES STATEMENT
Says Total Capitalization of the
Combine is $1,100,009,000
THE FIGURES ARE OFFICIAL
$300,000,000 of Bonds, $400,000,000 of
Preferred Stock and $400,000,000
of Common Stock Is the Is
sue—Offers for Stock.
New York, Feb. 26.—J. P. Morgan
authorizes the Associated Press to
state that the capital issue of the
United States Steel Corporation will
be $300,000,000 bonds, $400,000,000 of
preferred stock and $400,000,000 of
common stock.
AMUSEMENTS,
• Falsely Accused was presented at tha
Auditorium last night by Rentfrots’ Jolly
Puthfinders and gave entire satisfaction
to a largo audience. The bill for to-night
will be “The Three Musketeers,“ and
ladles will be admitted free.
The Rogers Brothers.
John J. McNally, who writes the farces
which have brought the Rogers Brothers
Into great favor and fortune, is wise be
yond his kind, and ndver fails to score
with the material he provides. In tho
case of “The Rogers Brothers In Central
Park" he has Invented wittier dialogue,
funnier situations, jollier son^s. more
graceful dances and richer effects In gen
eral stage business, and prettier schemes
of coloring In dress and scenic garnish
ment than in any of his previous work
for these comedians.
The chorus is composed of fifty pretty
and shapely girls, and shows tie effect
of excellent stage management at tho
hands of Ben Teal, who is the general
stage director for Klaw and Irlanger.
Action, rythm and color are the ground
work of the piece, and many are the
changes of costume required through the
three acts, with each change more bril
liant than its predecessor. In fact, there
is such a bewildering multiplicity of
bright things in lines, situations and
songs throughout the performahee that
one gets a most agreeable impression of
the complete whole rather than any par
ticular portion, the stars alone qxcepted.
Klaw and Erlanger have given the piece
every advantage, and have beep most
lavish in the costuming and stage set
ting. Mr. McNally’s effort for the Rog
ers Brothers Is ably supplemented by
Maurice Levi's music, and the market for
Rogers Brothers stock Is booming. He
who takes to the Idea of a laugh, set to
jingling music, and served by the beat
the stage of today affords in the classi
fication of musical farce, wrlll do well to
buy tickets in advance for the perfor
mance of "The Rogers Brothers in Cen
tral Park." The engagement at the Jef
ferson Theatre Is for tonight and tomor
row nl^ht.
Battle In East Africa.
Mombrasa, East Coast of Africa, Feb
ruary 26.—A British expedition of BOO men
utter making an eight-day march of 118
miles into the Somalis country to punish
them for killing Sub-tommissloner An*
ner, was attacked at Sannasa, twenty
nine miles from AffmUdu, and lost sev^
enteen men killed, including Lieutenant
Colonel Maitland. The Somalis were
beaten off with the loss of 150 men kitted.
The cattle captured on the march were
stampeded and lost. The expedition haa
returned to Affmadu.
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