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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-09

Have you read the AGE-HERALD's call for weekly agents? You should. It will surprise you to find out how much good money there is to be made. Read the an- nouncement and write for particulars.
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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-09
A NEW WRINKLE.

All lovers of the "Uhl be joyful!' can learn something to their advantage by call ing on Henry Barnard at his new place, 219 Nineteenth street. He has just inaugurated au entirely new scheme in the way of hand ling his fine bottled goods, whereby the in- ner man can be refreshed right or the spot. You are respectfully invited to call and in- vestigate for yourself.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-09

Placed end to end in a continuous line, the streets of London would extend from the Mansion house across the entire conti- nent of Europe and beyond the Ural monn- tains into Asia.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-09

it's just value. The board should meet once every four years. This is often enough, unless A boom should come along and property advance rapidly, and in that event the board could be convened readily. Mir. White says ia uniform tax value should be established, say of 75 per cent. " Governor Oates thinks that the cash value of property is the true criterion. As to solvent credits Governor Oates is very explicit in his message. He says: "Solvent credits are by law taxable. The existing law, however, leaves it to the discretion of the tax payer to de- eide which of his credits, or debts due him, are solvent; if he has a doubt, nothing is paid and many escape. In order that nons of these may escape the payment of taxes, l recommend that a small stamp duty varying according to the value of the paper evidencing the debt-be imposed as the most convenient and surest method of col- lection; and that no evidence of debt shall be collectible in any court unless the col lector's stamp has been placed thereon ,and by him cancelled each tax year, after the approval of the act. This, am persuaded, would do no injustice to any one and would add largely to the revenue of the State.o
 . -
 ALABAMA AND THE EXPOSITION.
 Maj. Frank Y. Anderson introduced resolution in the Commercial Club meeting requesting the Legislature to make an ap- propriation for proper exhibit of Ala bama's resources at the Atlanta exposition. This was a point well taken. Alabama should not allow such a rare opportunity pass to make her resources known as the Atlanta exposition affords. The resolution also invited the cooperation of the other Commercial Clubs in the State in this move- ment to have Alabama properly represented at the exposition. This leads to the sug- gestion that tine Commercial Clubs of Ala bama can often cooperate in advancing the interests of the State. There should be close bond of union between them. The members of each clu ub should be given the privileges of all the other clubs. When a member of the Birmingham Commercial Club goes to another town in the State he should feel as much at home in the rooms of that towns Commercial Club as in his own club. An annual convention of delegates from each club in the State should be held, and matters that concern the welfare of the State should be discussed and acted upon. The principle that "the welfare of one is the concern of all'' should be guiding mo- tive. Every town in the State is closely bound up in mntuaity of interest with every other town. When the Alabama clubs become thoroughly homogeneous they should seek cooperation with the clubs of neighboring States. In this way business matters of national and inter- national importance can be acted upon in concert.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-09

Dr. T. M. Alien, dentist, 2O23 and 2025 First avenue. Birmingham, Ala. 9-2-4m
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-09
DEATH.

think of death as one long sleep, Where I shall lay me down to dreaA pf one whose love is all supreme, While he shall o'er me Vigil keep.
 AUBREY MAXWELL.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-09

MR. J. A. RoUNTREE, Secretary of the Alabama Press Association, has perfected arrangemements for the midwinter excur- sion of the association to Cuba. The ex- cursion will leave. Montgomery on January Il, 1895, and will take the steamer Olivette at Tampa, Fla. Already the editors are thinking up puns on the name of the steamer. The trip will doubtless be even more enjoyable than the one to the Worlds Fair, for there will be no danger of en- countering the A. P. A. out on the ocean.
 ENTERTAINMENTS O'BR1EN's bill to in- hibit corporations from black listing em- ployes has in it the elements of justice, right and humanity.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-09
A QUADRENNIAL TAX COMMISSION.

A AQUADRENNIAL TAX COMMISSION. To the Age He raid:
 Since the publication of my article 9th instant advocating the appointment of a quadrennial commission for the equaliza- tion of taxes, have been informed that a decennial commission has already been tried in the state of Virginia-perhaps a lccal law-and with success. l have not been able-as yet to procure copy of their law.
 auditor, strongly, might say urgently, advocates commission for the purpose of tqualization-a state board.
 The honorable senator from Mobile. Mir
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-09

Rheumatism is caused by acidity of the blood. Hoods Sarsaparilla purifies the blood. Try 1t.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-09

THE State papers universally demand a constitutional convention.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-09

SENATOR HILL has been in two wrecks recently.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-09

The very best and most popular authors are secured for the Ladies' Home Journal, and at present the leading attraction is q series of articles by eminent writers under the title, "The Man WhoIMost Influenced Me,' to be alternated with a companion series under the title, ''The Woman Who Most Influenced Me.'
 If the authors are perfectly sincere aud candid this will no doubt prove delightful reading. PAUL PRY.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-09

Scribner is one of our--best magazines, and the Dece am Der number is very attrac- tive. One of the leading features this month sis by Robert Grant, the bright, shrewd author of Reflections of a Married Mar." and Is entitled 'tThe Matrimonial ToGane Benefit Associaiion,o ,o and all those who enjoyed the delightful philosophy ot the former work will find the same charm in this quaint romance.
The record-union., 1894-07-16
Owe GOOD no REsULr.

One good to come out of the recent
unrest now ceasing, will be the opening
of the eyes of the people to the erimi-
nality and un-Americanism of that i'm
ported thing the boycott, which has had
Its greatest manifestation in the railroad
or Pullman boycotting trouble. There is
but one State in the Union that has not
declared it unlawful and criminal. The
logic of the boycott will clearly appear to
whoever gives five minutes of fair
thought to the application of this auto
cratic instrument. The very people who
employ it are those most jealous of indi
vidual liberty, yet nothing can be clearer
than this truth, that individual liberty
and the boycott are diametricslly OPP
posed to one another.
Whoever employs the boycott for one
purpose is estopped by his own act from
protesting against the use of the boycott
by another in retaliation; when this re-
turn blow is delivered we have conflict
that, carried out in all fullness, turns
every mans hand against every other
result of such a condition is anarchy or
worse.
But it is replied by the radical labor
journals that capital being cowardly is
susceptible only to fear, and hence the
boycott is the only peaceable and proper
weapon to use against it. The fact is.
that capital and labor are allies, and
neither without the other has any ability
to accomplish anything. Therefore the
employment of force, and the boycott is
force, at once separates them and de-
stroys their ability.
Hence it is just as unwise, wrong and
cruel for labor to attempt to force itself
upon capital as for the latter to attempt
to coerce labor to service without its free
viii and consent.
Prescription is force, the boycott is
proscriptiye, and when prescription is
employed by either of two elements in
society that are dependent upon each
other. there most follow deplorabIe re-
suits. The activity of both labor and
capital must be voluntary; any eonspir-
acy to destroy volition in either is unlaw-
full, and the courts have always so
held. simply because it is the essence of
reason.
The public is to-day arriving at just
estimate of the boycott, because it has had
in the last three weeks q close view of it,
and been brought to realization of its
utter indefensibleness, and hence we con-
clude that the attempt to boycott that has
brought about the present distress has
not been devoid of good.
The record-union., 1894-07-16
ooMPULsoRY ARBITRATION.

There is vast deal of talk about enact
ing laws to bring about compulsory arbi-
tration. There can be no such thing.
Arbitration involves consent of two or
more to submission of an issue and agree
ment to abide by the judgment of ms
jority of the arbiters.
Now it needs not thin blefull of brains
to understand that as consent is the
essence of arbitration, where it is not had
there is and can be no submission of the
issue.
The power of the Government may be
interposed to prevent great public injury
because of an issue between contending
parties, but not to compel them to arbi-
trate, for the simple reason that there will
than be subversion of individual liberty.
and because any consent that is the re-
suit of coercion cannot be binding.
In the laws of California we have now,
and have had for years. an arbitration
clause, which runs to the fartherest limit
to which it is possible to go and not de-
stroy the essential element of consent
That law provides that when contending
parties agree to arbitrate they may come
into the Department of Justice and file
that agreement. When that is done the
courts are to take jurisdiction, and the
judgment of the Board of Arbitration be-
comes of as binding and Judicial character
as the judgment of the court, and may be
snforced by the Superior Court, and ex-
seution and other process issued upon it,
The record-union., 1894-07-16
THE WEEKLY UNION

Is the cheapest and most desirable Homo,
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Pacific Coast.
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The record-union., 1894-07-16

THE San Francisco Bulletin, in an effor t
to excuse it's failure to publish the news,
says. in the course of an article abusing
Colonel Graham: 'Since Colonel Graham
took charge of the levee at Sacramento no
reporters have been admitted within the
Federal lines.n That is a fatty false
statement. as every newspaper man
on the ground knows, and COM
mon justice demands that it be so
branded. The same journal, solicitous
to throw discredit upon the soldiers,
complains that there is ''no accurate
and precise definition of the actual state
of things in Sacramento, so that citizens
may govern themselves accordingly"
That also is untrue. Posted on every
corner and deadwall are proclamations
in bold type, and the same have been re-
peated over and over again in the press,
telling the people clearly and unmistak-
ably not to gather in crowds, not to en-
gage in noisy assemblies, not to inter-
fere with the military, not to obstruct
officers in the discharge of duty. and so
on. The Bulletin need not trouble its
soul. No good citizen who has observed
the directions justified by the conditions
has been even incommoded.
The record-union., 1894-07-16

precisely as upon a regularly rendered
judgment.
But this is not compulsory arbitration,
but voluntary submission, by which the
parties to the issue substitute arbitrators
for the court and jury.
Ii, however. it is conceded, for the sake
of the argument, that there may be COM
pulsory arbitration. and that when en-
ployer and employe disagree either may,
on the application of the other, be COM
PEELED to name an arbitrator and that
both shall abide by the judgment of the
board, what will be the result if the de-
cision is against the worker? Will not
his condition under such a judgment be
that of slave? He will be compelled to
work, of course, if the judgment is worth
anything at all; his labor will, therefore,
be involuntary, and involuntary labor is
slavisn and penal.
Let us suppose that A, operating a
factory, reduces the wages of B, an en-
ploye therein; that B protests and strikes
and compels a to come into board or
court of arbitration. B and A there sub
NIT their respective cases. with full
knowledge that each must be bound by
the judgment to be given.
Suppose now the court or board to find
that A had either to close his factory or
reduce his output for wages, and there
fore that B must accept the cut. This
judgment being rendered, A can demand
that B go back to work. and if B refuses
he can invoke the power of the law to
compel him to do so. If not, then there
is no value or virtue in the judgment,
and there was no reason for submitting
the issue.
1t is replied. ''but B may, if unwilling
to return to work on the terms of the
judgment, refuse. and still the judgment
OF arbitration will have been effective, for
it will have placed B in the wrong and
have deprived him of moral support, and
he will be restrained from making war
upon A."
AS to that, he can be SO restrained now,
but are the friends of compulsory arbi-
tration willing to accept the other horn OF
that dilemma? Suppose the decision is
against A. the employer, and he. not be-
ing satisfied. concludes to cease also and
close up his factory, will B concede it. oil
insist upon the wheels turning and the
payment of the old wage? If B grants to
A the claim made for himself-that is, the
right to refuse 10 work under compul-
sion-then what good has been accom-.
plished?
No, if compulsory arbitration has any
/ virtue whatever in its composition, i
will be found in the capacity to enforce
the DEGREES of the srbitrators, and that
means involuntary servitude. which i;
slavery.
The record-union., 1894-07-16

! IN all this recent contention, the rem
nant of which Is still visible, the Popu-
| list party has attempted to turn to its own
advantage the incidents and issues of the
strike. In doing so, it went to the ex-
tent of indorsing lawlessness, of encour-
aging overt acts of violence and resist
ance to the lawful authorities, and of con-
tributing to the moral if not material
support Of those who were in an open re-
sistance little short of rebellion to the
law and the Government. Yet the Popu-
list party asks to be placed in control of
the Government by the free ballots of the
people. 1t actually asks the people of the
United States to hand over to it their
government, and all that such transfer
of administration means. In return this
party of many promises and impossible
schemes of assumed benefcence
proposes to so adjust matters that
the era of universal peace, brotherly
kindness and lion-and-lamb affection
| SDal4 AT once QAWu. we dppE0u0uu,
however, that the people will reflect upon
few significant facts before they go to
the ballot box; they will recall that this
Populist party openly indorsed activities
that involved bridge-burning, unlawful
seizure of property. the ripping up of
tracks, the burning of cars and the
freight of innocent parties, the stoppage
of interstate commerce, the interruption
of the carriage of the mails, the use of
violence toward officers, State and Ma
| tional, and, finally. that this same Popu-
list party by resolution condemned the
Federal Government for enforcing the
laws and supporting constitutional guar
antees. It is unthinksble that the people
will intrust administration to a party
that for political advantage commits it
self to lawlessness and approves the acts
that have disgraeed the Nation within
the last twelve days.
The record-union., 1894-07-16

The RECORD UNION and WEEKLY
UNION are tie only papers on the Coast,
outside Of San Francisco, that re-
celUe the JatLl Associated Press Dis
patches from att parts Of the sOorld. Out
side Of San Francisco, they haze no COM
PetitorS, either IN influence or home and
general circulation throughout the State.
The record-union., 1894-07-16

WHILE the railroad trains were tied up
by the senseless and foreign boycott, the
bicycle proved its value. 1t was the
swiftest and most reliable vehicle for
keeping lines of communication open be-
tween towns. In fact the bicycle has
risen several notehes in public esteem be-
cause of the service it has done the pub
lie the past three weeks.
The record-union., 1894-07-16

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The record-union., 1894-07-16
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weather Forecast.

Northern California-Fair warmer, except
nearly stationary temperature along the
coast; fresh 10 brisk southwest winds.
The herald., 1894-05-09
THEY WENT At IT WITH AN AK
Western Freight Rates Cut
Squarely in Two.
A Cut Of so per Cent Between Chicago
and the Missouri.
The Missouri Pacific the Cause of the
Treubls-Anethsr Coast Line Con-
tract Let-Rsilroad News
Notes.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated PresA
CHICAGO, May S.-Thc lines in the
Western Freight association went at the
rates today with an ak and by the time
they had finished their work there was
not much left OF the rates between Chi
cago and the Missouri river and between
the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
Freight rates of all glasses were cut
Equarely in half, the reduction being 80
per cent Of the rates in effect yesterday.
The cause for the reduction 10 said to be
the Missouri Pacific road, which some
time ago declined to enter the agrso-
ment of the other lines to maintain
rates, and which has, it is claimed, been
cutting rates without regard to the
tariffs in effect on the lines in the West
ern Freight association. The pres
emit reductions are made with the
object of bringing the Missouri Pacific
to time and compelling it to maintain
rates. The rates, put in effect after to-
day, apply not only between Chicago
and the Missouri river, but from all
points on the Mississippi river to all
points on the Missouri river as we'll.
Chairman Caldwell of the Western Pas
senger association has called q meeting
OF the association for tomorrow to see
what can be done with the present rate
troubles in his territory. This general
opinion, even among the best friends of
the Western Passenger association, is
that nothing can save it but thorough
reorganization with the Union Pacific
and the Atchison as members.
The herald., 1894-05-09
TWO WARDS 10 HRAR FROM.

The land committee of the council
and the park com lnisaiouers are anxious
to perfect and symmetrize the Elyaisn
park by purchasing by condemnation for
public uge nome two hundred acres in
the confer of the park, and also to ex-
tead the Wesslake park by Condemning
como sixteen acres constituting the do
preston below the present lake, between
Seventh aud Ninth directs, and making
the lake ono continuous sheet OF water
for about half mile. But tho PROPOSE
ton is no sooner made than it is DeGet
with difficulties, the chief of which is
that the councilmen representing the
wards where there are other parks at
ones interpose claims to making larse
additions to their own public grounds.
The programme of increase, as far as
heard from, 10 to add fifty acres TO the
Hollen beck park, sixty-one acres to the
EaEtlake park. two hundred and forty
five acres to Elysien park end sixteen
acres to Westlake park. Now Gomez in Mr..
Pessel from the Ninth ward, who claims
that his people are 30 "cribb'd, ca bind
and confined" that they want breath
ing space, too, and that they ought to
have park OF two hundred acres or SO in
the Brlswalter tract or whereabouts.
The councilmen from the Seventh and
Eighth wards are yet to be heard from.
This seems to be the regulation thing,
that whenever an improvement of ons
park is proposed, all the others must
have corresponding improvement or
enlargement also. Metspherically and
concretely speaking this sort of thing is
running the park business into the
ground. The commissioners are doing
The herald., 1894-05-09
A Letter of Thanks.

On the 10Th of last month the South.
ern Pacific eent train of ak PullMsns
north bearing party Of knights Tenn
plsr to the number OF $50 to their an
nual conelave being held at San Fran
cisco. Mr.. G. II. White WAS especially
courteous TO the gentlemen and succeed
ed in getting THAR special sent ahead of
the regular afternoon train, which had
to be held nearly ten minutes.
The Knights have taken the following
means toshow their appreciation, which
was received yesterday through the
mail by that gentleman:
ASYLUM OF CGUR DE LION CoMMAND-)
cry, No. 8, X. T., stationed ct Los
Angeles, CAL, May s, 1894.
DEAR SIR AT q stated ccnclave Of
Ceur de Lion commsndery held on the
above date the following resolution was
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, Ia the preparation for the
Knights Templar excursion to San Fran
cisco on April 18th, Mr.. G. III. White,
ticket agent of the Southern Pacific
Railway company, rendered TO Ceur de
Lion commnRdery, No. 8, K. T., valua-
Bile assistance in preparing for their
comfort and pleasure on said occasion
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the thanks of this
commandery be extended to said Mr..
Charles III. White for his many courte-
sies, kind consideration aud untiring
efforts in our behalf, which were most
thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated by
the sir knights and their ladies on this
occasion.