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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-26
SELMA SETTINGS. Items of &erest Gathered by an
 4 : Herald Reporter. NEWS ELECTED OFFICERS ; OfA ardee Light Infantry-A S| riple Murderer Indicted.
 Other News.
ELECTED OFFICERS
AGE-HERALD BUREAU,


 meeting of the Hardee Light Infantry was held last night at their armory for the p<-pose of electiEg officers to fill vacancies recently created by the resignation of sey- eral members of the company,
 The election passed off smoothly and after short ballot resulted as follows: H. H. Stewart, Jr. captain; F. H. Coleman, first lieutenant; Il. H. Hudson, second lieutenant; w. T. Atkins, Jr., junior second lieutenant.
 These officers will not be sworn in until the governor has accepted the resignations of the previous officers.
 GONE TO TUSCALOOSA.
 MT. Curran Goodwin left today for the State university. He is member of the football team, and has gone to attend meeting of the club, which will go into training at Tuskaloosa until the university opens. They are looking forward to the match gamo with Auburn, which is to be played on Thanksgiving day.
 WAS JOHN aAsToN's MURDERER. It has come to light that the negro who killed Will Louis on Alabama street Sun- day morning is the man who shot John Gaston in East Selma about year ago.
 A TRIPLE MURDERER INDICTED. The grand jury returned true bill yes- terday against Nathan Pelham, the mur- derer, who killed George Phillips at Marion Junction last year. At the time of the killing he escaped, but returned to the scene of his crime later and shot his sister-in-l Jaw and two children, from which resulted the death of the woman and one of the children. He was captured and placed in the county jail here about two months ago.
 HOTEL ALBERT TO BE SOLD.
 Hotel Albert will be advertised for sale in the Morning Times tomorrow. This is simply a sale Of the property by the bond- holders and the lease will be unaffected,
 FOR STATE WORK.
 International 5 scretAry Anderson of the Young Mems Christian association and Slate Secretary Willis raised S250 in Selma yesterday for state work. Mir. Anderson was called away from his duties here, by a telegram, to the bedside of sick relative before completing his work. Selma has one of the most prosperous chapters of the Young Men's Christian association iu the state.
 PERSONAL.
 MT. John Morris will leave tonight for a visit to his old home in Adairsville, Ky. W. B. lnge, Esq, of Greensboro was in Selma today on business. . Miss Annie Fuller of Montgomery passed : through Selma today en route to JudsonA institute at Marion. . MT. L. G. Joseph, who has lived lh Selma for number of years, leaves today for Birmingham for the purpose of accept ing a position with Loveman, Joseph x Loeb. He is brother of MT. Joseph of that firm. Selma loses an esteemed citi- zen upon the departure of MT. Joseph, whose accomplishments in the musical line are known throughout the state.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-26

BURaLARY.-Cato Taylor is in the county jail, charged with burglarizing the Ten nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company's store at slope 5, Pratt mines. It is alleged that he carried away considerable quan- tity of meat and other prov .sions.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-26

NEW BOOK CoMPANY.-Articles of in- corporation of the Birmingham Book com pany, B. F. Roden, F. L. Biviugs and J. B. Eoden stockholders, were filed in the probate judge's office yesterday. The cap ital stock is S5000.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-26
HOME INDUSTRIES To Be Patronized Is What the La
 dies Auxiliary
OF THE COMMERCIAL CLUB
Has Definitely Agreed Upon. Resolutions Bearing the
 Proper Tone Adopted.

The ladies' auxiliary to the Commercial c ub is growing. large number of our mlst prominent ladies attended the meet ing at the Commercial club rooms on yes terday and became members.
 There was also most signal increase in interest, and the auxiliary is now pro- nounced success.
 The committee on consultation and by laws, through the chairman, Mrs. R. H. Pearson, presented a report, which was taken up seriatim, and with some few amendments adopted. The bylaws fixed the meetings of the auxiliary as monthly, and on the first Tuesday of each month at 10 'clock a. m.
 The executive committee, appointed at the last meeting, was made board of control of the auxiliary, with an addition of two members from the Commercial club.
 The committee on resolutions made the following report, which was read by Mrs. R. D. Johnston, the chairman being ab- sent, and unanimously adopted:
 Whereas, The ladies' auxiliary to the Commercial club of the city of Birmingham is anxious to assist the club in it's efforts toward the upbuilding of the city, the maintenance Of its industries and establish
 
 1. That every member hereby indorses the work of the club, signifies not only willingness, but an earnest desire to most heartily cooperate with the club and as- sist in all practical ways in the advance ment of the material interests of the city. 2. That the first consideration of the aux Hilary be to encourage the patronage of home industries, provided their products are equal in quality and no higher in price.
 8. That as woman's sympathy and in- terests are naturally more enlisted in woman's work, the zeal and energy of the auxiliary may very properly be directed especially toward fostering those indus tries which employ deserving women. 4. That readings be given at each meet ing of the auxiliary prepared or selected by three members, previously appointed, such readings to bear upon the possi bilities of the work of the auxiliary, the advisability of specific work as may from time to time be suggested, or giving information upon the various industries now in operation in the Birmingham district.
 4. That the president appoint a commit tee to act with committee from the Com mercial club to prepare an address for dis l tribution in this city and adjacent terri tory, requesting and urging all persons to use goods and wares man ufactnred in this county, aud, as far as practicable, copy | of this address be mailed to the merchants and homes in the county.
 6. That The committee on social features of the Commercial club be requested to | hold joint session with the entertainment | committee of the ladies' auxiliary at as early date as possible, to take into con = | sderation the advisability of holding an entertainment or reception by both organ | izations to further their respective agen- ces of work for Birmingham. Respect | fully submitted.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-26
LOCAL LACONICS
Gathered, Noted and Condensed by Age-Herald Reporters-General
 Resume of Happenings.

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE.-Mr. John London, former secretary of the Elyton Land company, was admitted to practice law in the United States courts yesterday.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-26


 pany, B. F. Roden, F. L. Biviugs and J. B. Eoden stockholders, were filed in the probate judges office yesterday. The cap ital stock is S5000
 BURGLARY Cato Taylor is in the county jail, charged with burglarizlng the Ten nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company's store at slope 5, Pratt mines. It is alleged that he carried away a considerable quan- tity of meat and other prov slons.
 BRooKsIDE DEMOCRATS. An Oscar W. Underwood club with fifty three memb bers has been organized at Brookside. Dr. l.. A. Jenkins was elected president and B. l.. Stewart secretary. Hon. Dan Dean made an eloquent speech before the club.
 MARRIAGE LICENSES. Marriage licenses were issued out of the rebate judges of- flee yesterday as follows: A. A. Polls and Miss Mary Il. Hutchison, W. N. l. Mo- Mahan and Miss Mary E. Belcher, James Andrew and Miss Minnie Ada Lovelace.
 THE WARRIOR BRIDGE.-The contract for constructing the Warrior bridge will built at the place known as Boom, and will be ready for use by the end of the year and probably sooner.
 SENT TO CoALBURG. following con- victs were sent to Coalburg yesterday to serve out sentences: Arthur Peterson, Will Jackson, Tom Morris, John Holder, Julian Betts, John Alexander, Tom Odom, George Robinson, Jim White and Jake Beverly.
 FOR SELLING WHIsKY.-John Powell was before United States Commiss loner Burney yesterday charged with selling liquor. Powell runs a boarding house at Third avenue and Twentieth street, ana some of the United States witnesses who stopped with him claim that they bought whisky from him.
 JOINT MEETING CALLED The commit tee on social features of the Com mercial club, and the entertainment committee of the ladies' auxiliary are called for u joint meeting at the rooms of the Commercial club on Thursday afternoon (tomorrow), 26th instant, at 8 o'clock. A full attend ance desired. N. F. Thompson, Secre- tary.
 FIGHT IN JAIL.--A lively fight occurred in the negro department of the county jail yesterday morning, in which Ike Owens received bad cut in the back of the neck and William Grissons bruises and cuts in the face. Dr. Gillespie, county physician, {, dressed the wounds, which were not con- sidered very serious. The quarrel is said to have originated over a package of cigar r ettaS.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-26

Underwood club with fifty three mem bers has been organized at Brookside. Dr. l.. A. Jenkins was elected president and B. l.. Stewart secretary. Hon. Dan Dean made an eloquent speech before the club.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-26

MARRIAGE LICENSES. Marriage licenses were issued out of the probate judge's of- flee yesterday as follows: A. A. Polls and Miss Mary Il. Hutchison, w. N. l. Me- Mahan and Miss Mary E. Belcher, James Andrew and Miss Minnie Ada Lovelace.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-26

THE WARRIOR BRIDGE.-The contract for constructing the Warrior bridge will be let on October 6. The bridge will be built at the place known as Boom, and will be ready for use by the end of the year and probably sooner.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-26

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The Washington times., 1894-04-29
ABOUT POSTAGE STAMTS.

Yesterdays Congressional Record contains
a speech of Congressman Bingham, Of Penn
sylvania, on the post office appropriation bill,
which passed the House the other day.
The general doesn't like the idea OF the
government encroaching on the business OF
the people, and was particularly Disguised at
the Postmaster General for accepting the bid
of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to
furnish the government with postage stamps
for the next four years.
Chief johnson undertakes to supply the
stamps at net saving of 100000, besides
equipping the bureau with the plant neces-
eary to satisfactorily perform the work. The
general did not make it very clear why it was
the proper thing for the government to print
the currency and the internal-revenue stamps
and give the postage stamps to contractors,
who made an annual profit Of between $780,
900 and $4,000, nor did he pretend that the
people employed by the bidders of Philadel-
phia-in whom he was specially interested
and New York paid better wages than the
government.
The action of the Secretary of the Treasury
and the Postmaster General On this matter
will meet the approval of all who are not in
terested in some way in government con-
tracts, even though it be another step in the
direction of "paternalism." Although the
move is displeasing to General Bingham
and his friends of the Philadelphia firm, it is
an eminently proper one. The government
VII make large saving of the peoples
money, the workmen will receive the best
WAGES prevalent in the craft, and no one will
be injured except few contractors, who grow
ricn on isJs Of this character.
The Washington times., 1894-04-29
At the District Building.


Soloman Nally has been appointed private in
the District of Columbia Fire Department.
On and after May the Commissioners have
ordered that the Eastern market butcher stands
and baker stands will rent for 81 and $3 per
month, respectively.
Building Inspector Entwistle has opposed the
use of lead pipe as water supply pipe for the
new Patterson school building. The Commits
sioners will decide on the question.
The Commissioners yesterday communicated
to Congress their approval Of House bill
6,642, ''Io establish a free public and depart
mental library and reading room in the District
of Columbia"
Senator PETERS argument in favor Of the Dis
trict government purchasing the works OF the
Washington Gaslight Company has been re-
ferred to the Commissioners for report Capt.
Derby indorses the project, but Capt. Powell is
opposed 10 it.
In a communication with Assistant Ad1utant
General Israel w. Stone the Commissioners state
that they deem 1t inexpedient to make any ex-
ception TO the rule against canvassing in the Dis
trict Offices during offices hours in order to allow
the Department Of the Potomac to solicit aid in
the decoration of soldiers graves.
Major Moore called yesterday at the District
building to submit copy of n proposed gen.
eral order to be issued tomorrow, when the
extra policemen go on duty The major sub
mitted a list of the 200 additional privates, and
the Commissioners approved the list without de-
lay Major Moore notified the men last night
to be ready to report for duty at moments
notice
The Washington times., 1894-04-29
BOTH GOLD AND SILVER.

The Republican party IA
vors the use OF both gold
SENATOR and silver as money. 1t
FROM believes that both the metals
should be legal tender in
"foAiN'' the payment Of debts. 1t
insists that one dollar should be kept rs good
as any other dollar, and that there should be
no deprecated money in the currency of the
country. The Republican party has repeatedly
declared, in national and state conventions,
that as soon as it could safely be done the
mints Of the United States should be open to
the free coinage Of both silver and gold at
the ratio now fixed, sixteen Of silver to one of
gold.
The last Republican state convention of
Wyoming said:
1.-THE money of the country should be founded
on both gold and silver, and this result may be
achieved by wise and timely legislation and in
ternatonal conference for the restoration Of sill
yer, not only as money of the nation, but as cur
rent coin Of the world"
With the recognition now given to silver by
the great commercial nations of the world no
ratio can be maintained between the two
metals so far as the bullion value Is con-
cerned.
The United States in the several interna-
tional conferences during the last twenty
The Washington times., 1894-04-29

provement Of the wretched roadways to be
found in almost every section of the country.
What is to come out of the movement? No
man tell at this moment, and one mans
opinion is worth just as much as any other
mans. The French revolution was an up
rising Of the masses against privileged
class, embracing less than 1000. who mo-
nopolized everything in the state, the army,
the navy, and the church. 1t may be said
that in this country we also have privileged
class, constructed on somewhat different lines
from the old French nobility, and. perhaps, to
a certain extent, this is true.
But who is to blame for the existence in
this land of special privileges? Here every
man has the ballot, and if he does not use 1t
intelligently and in his own interests he has
only himself to blame. What a contrast there
ia between the American farmer and me-
chanic OF to-day and the peasantry Of France
on the eve OF the eighteenth century.
Good citizens will earnestly pray that all
these movements, no matter for what motive
undertaken, may end peaceably. The TIMES
urges the authorities to be patient with the
pilgrims now nearing our gates. While the
law must be maintained, there is no good rea-
son apparent why single human life should
be sacrificed. No one is clamoring for the
heads of our nobility. There is no desire for
the guillotine and no necessity for the enact
ment in America Of the terrible scenes OF the
"reign of terror" We have no room for a
dictator, and no Napoleon will spring out of
the peaceful revolution now in its first stages
to make himself absolute master of all. The
American voter is patient and long-suffering.
He is thinking as he never thought before.
Pretty soon he will be ready to act.
The Washington times., 1894-04-29
NITS-OR MISSES.

| Mr.. Breckinridges new trial at the hands
of his Kentucky constituency is the one he
would like to have overruled.
1t is presumed that Mr.. Aldrich has tied a
stronger string to his fiery desire for vote
on the tariff bill.
And now it appears that some actors have
Joined Coxey to get in training for the COM
| ing season.
The strangest thing about the Rothschild
stabbing affray was the fact that blood issued
from the wound.
Now that the London police are attempting
to abolish Labor Day, they might take hand
at King Canute's old job of ordering back the
ocean.
According to late New York advices. his
name is now spelled David B. Capitol Hill,
in evidence of his assumed mortgage on that
locality.
Permit THE TINES. in all humility, to call
the attention Of readers to the advertising
columns this morning. They wore broad
smile yesterday-but to-day!
The coming of ''the greatest show on earth
is likely to meet lively competition at the
hands of Mr. Coxey's little movement in that
line.
It is to be hoped that Governor Tillman can
get his troops together once more In time to
score another coup d'etat on possible Pal
metto Coxeyites.
And now the flowing side hirsutes Of Chi
cagos postmaster are mixed up in the Breck-
inridge-Pollard affair.
From late accession OF activity it is in
campaign committee is not as confident over
the outcome of the Fall elections as are Re-
publican newspapers.
Greece is shaking with the earthquake,
Portugal has the cholera. Italy has forbidden
May day demonstrations, and Washington has
the Mysteries over the coming of Coxey.
H. R. 6642, to establish free reading
room and public library, is meeting with gen.
eral approval.
The tariff compromise bill when il passes
the Senate will probably suit nobody. Mr..
Wilson can then revise the old saying to
read: 1t is wise father that knows his own
child.
The idle men, who Senator Wolcott said
did not live in Colorado, proved their exist
ence by burning him in effigy in the Cripple
Greek district
Governor Mckinley has ordered out the
guards and the Gatling guns. The particu-
lar industry he is now protecting is that down.
trodden corporation, the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad.
The Pacific railroads are rehearsing in the
House "A New Way to Pay Old Debts.''
II the Coxeyites prove too strong for the
police and the District militia, the authorities
might call on the Pennsylvania State Guard.
Washington has had in recent years three
samples Of their law-abiding qualities.
Let's see-who was on trial in the police
court the other day, Judge Kimball or George
Francis Train?
1t is altogether too common to scout at the
average police court judge. The prevailing
The Washington times., 1894-04-29
AR0uT OuRSEIE,

The TIMES is all right. Notice the way the
office sales jumped this week-paid for as de-
livered-no chromos: Monday, 400; Tuesday,
500; Wednesday, 1000; Thursday, 1,5Oo; Fri
day. 1,6OO; Saturday, $500, and at least 500
more asked for, which could not be supplied.
This does not include the strides that are
making on the carriers routes. The TIMES
does not ask the public to take our word for
it. Our presswork is done in the Star press
room. Anybody is at liberty to ask at that
office for the facts. Now is the time to sub
scribe.
By the way, collections for the paper in
future will be made weekly or monthly, as
the subscribers themselves elect. A general col
lection on subscriptions now due will be made
tomorrow, SO our friends will make their ar
rargements accordingly. But remember, we
are not affiuent as yet, and that every little
Will help. Subscriptions can be paid at the
counting room in the event Of the subscriber
being out when the collector calls.
The Washington times., 1894-04-29
NOT 4 PARALLEL CASE.

Many writers for the press and not q few
public speakers profess to see in the social
upheaval consequent on the prolonged busi-
ness depression now general all over this
country parallel to the conditions preva-
lent in France in 17S9 just prior to the out
break OF the revolution.
In the early years OF the French revolution
large masses of unemployed and discontented
men, apparently as If with one impulse and
without concerted action, organized them
selves into clubs and all headed for Paris. In
this country to-day, from nearly all points OF
the compass, bodies OF men are marching "on
to Washington" Nearly all are involuntarily
idle, many are hungry, and all are discon-
tented
Here the parallel stops. A century ago the
means Of communication were very primitive,
there were no railroads nor electric telegraphs,
and in France not more than one in a score of
the population could either read or write. On
the overthrow of Napoleon, in 1915, there were
some portions Of the country in which the
people had never heard OF the most stirring
and sanguinary events of the revolution.
OF the various detachments Of the "Com-
monweal," or whatever other name by which
they are known, now endeavoring by various
means Of locomotion, but mostly on foot, to
reach the National Capital, it is pretty fair
to assume that the percentage of illiteracy is
very light, and that the vast majority are
pretty well informed on current events. They
know that something is wrong with the body
polite, but their notions concerning the ap-
plication of remedies are not very clear.
Therefore they join the Coxey movement, and
are now on their way to washington-some
OF them are almost hereto impress on Con-
gress the necessity. in order to relieve the
prevailing distress, for an issue OF half q
thousand millions OF dollars Of non-interest-
bearing bonds, to be expended in the i'm
The Washington times., 1894-04-29
Kings Palace.
8I2-8l4 SEVENTH STREET.
Let No Man
Pass This By!

You thinking pretty hard about buying Suit of
Clohesthe weather during these last few days MADE
you think Clothing dealers falling each other in
their attempts quote the lowest prcewasn before
started this greatest of all Creditors sales We sell
to MAKE it-peope come here in warrns-and they find
every price and every quality precisely advertised
There's no use paying SIS for Suit of Clothes when
Su made up in Chevots, Serges, Cassmeres Fannes
&c. S. for choice Don't pay S. for pair of Trousers
patterns ST. 50 for choice Regular IS qualities
The Washington times., 1894-04-29
THE CUCKOO AGAIN.

The following appeared editorially in last
nights Evening News:
The people Of Washington have no reason
whatever to fear the advent of "Gen." Coxeys
army of tramps, which is now at hand. ALI
reports from the army-a body of not over 900
men-agree that it is composed of cranks, hobos,
crooks, and good-for-nothings.
Here is another blast from the horn whose
plating is sadly worn and tarnished by a long
period Of cuckoo calls.
1t is absolute inaccuracy to affirm that 'all
reports" agree on this remarkable character
ization. The News is either stating q delib-
crate falsehood or is laboring under misin-
formation laboriously obtained. The News is
welcome to tho cold comfort it can extract
from its choice of these two preceding alterna-
tives.
When latte-rday journalism comes to the
point where it must needs sneer at the at
tempted alleviation of suffering, however
expressed, 1t ceases to be journalism and
recurs to style of literature of the same
color as the ink which gives it form
The Washington times., 1894-04-29
UNCLE PETERS SERMON.

"Wha's 20 reco'd, tremblin' sinnah?
Wha's de tithes yo' bringin' in?
Do yo' 'spect & be a winnah
Fo' yo' Christyun wuk begin9
Hussle up! Secuah yo' lodgin'
Wha' de golden Lanterns glow
Fob dey wunt be any dodgin'
Wen de hon begins t blow.
"Tend ter wuk an be a sav,n;
Yo' no Lijah-heah my song?-
Des a waitin' twell raven
Gums totin' grub alongi
Yo' may hab a peaceful lodgin'
Wha' de streams O marcy flow
But dey won be any dodgin
Wen de hon begins t. blow.
"Put away de idle dreamin'-
Lif' Emanufs hannah highi
Dom yo' set de lamps gleamin'
On de buEzum o. de sky!
All, ye can't deadbeat yo' lodgin'
Wha' de hebenly roses blow
An dey won be any dodgin'
Wen ole Gabe begins Z blowl"
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