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Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-18
ANNISTON.
Organization of the Iron and Steel Company
 Has peen Perfected,


 Anniston, Dec. 16.-(Special Corre1 spondence.) )-The organization of the An niston Iron and Steel company has been perfected by the election of Messrs. John S. Mooring, ]. K Dimmlck, H. B. Cooper, Frank Nelson, Jr., and J. J. Willett di- rectors; H. B. Cooper, vice-president and general manager, and James $. Mooring, secretary and treasurer.
 The company, which is capitalized at $50, 900, has leased for three years, with an option of buying, the plant of the Anniston Rolling Mills company, which is located in the western portion of the city. This mill was built about five years since by home capital but the panic came on about that time and it has never been operated. Some small repairs and minor improvements which are needed will be made at once and the mill start ed up about the first of January. Elm ployment will be given to something over POO skilled mechanics.
 Jim Hall, resident of the Abernathy community, Cleburne county, was found dead few mornings since near an illicit whisky distillery, which was being op- erated about mile from his home hav- ing been shot to death. The murder is a mysterious one. United States Deputy Collector J. F. Green and Deputy Mar shals J. ". Barker and D. s. Jackson made a raid in that section last night anu captured ana destroyed the Stlll, lot of beer, etc, but no arrests were made.
 There have been no new developments in the sensa tional seizure of the whisky still and worm in the basement of the Parker house, the large vacant hotel in West Tenth street, Wednesday night. No claimant has appeared for the apparatus. No one seems to know who put 1t there or anything about it. The building is owned by the Bakers of Selma and the local agent is still out of the city. The still was not in operation nor even set up, but the revenue officers believe from appearances that preparations were be- ing made to build furnace and vats and operate moonshinery
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-18
MORE FUN IN STORE.
Strand spauing and Walking Match at the Wigwam Saturday Night, 0ecem-
 Der 2i.

A ten-round contest for purse of $50 between Jerry Slattery, champion middle weight of Virginia City, Nev.. and James Daughetry, the peoples choice" of Bir- mingham, will take place at the wigwam next Saturday night. December 21. Ar engagements have also been made for a twenty-five mile go-as-you-please race between Dan O'Leary, the world-re- nowned pedestrian, and MT. Lynch, who won the two-mile walking match over MT. O'Leary last Saturday night MT. Lynch is acknowledged to be the best local runner of Alabama.
 During the evenings entertainment there will be two-mile heel-and-toe walking race for amateur boys, the win ner to receive a $5 silver cup.
 The twenty-five-mile go-as-you-please race will start at o'clock in the after noon.
 Entries to the walking contests are open to all, entries to be made with Dan OLeary at Daly & Curran's sample room at any hour up to o'clock D. m. Friday afternoon. Entry fee for the twenty-f1ve-mile go-as-you-please race, S5: the winner to receive $50 in cash.
 Denver Ed Smith will give scientific boxing match with Prof. Johnnie Clarke of Cincinnati after the walking match and before the ten-round glove contest
 This will be the best sparring eXhioi- tion ever given in the south. and will be confined strictly in compliance with the law regulating the rules governing an exhibition of this nature.
 Tickets will be sold at one price, 50 cents for any portion of the house.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-18
GONE KER-PLUNK.
The Peoples Courier, the Populist Organ
 in COOsa County.

The Peoples Courier, the Populist Organ
 in Coosa County.
 Rockford Dec. 15.--(Special Core spondence.)-The Peoples Courier, the populist organ of this county, has sus- pended until January l. 1896. In it's last issue, with which it suspended, it said: "The Courier has existed under some diagreeable circumstances for the past twelve months and the only remedy to cause this to cease is the cooperation of more of the populists in Coosa county.'
 MT. J. T. Cosan who happened to an unfortunate accident two weeks ago, was compelled to have his thumb cut off last Sunday. It was feared for a few days that he would lose his entire hand, but the physicians think it can be saved now.
 Chancery court will convene here on the 18th instant. The docket is very light and will soon be disposed of.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-18
Good fishing at East Lake. fz-1-tf

Brewton StandardGuage: Petitions are being circulated by M. A. Mcclellan and J. w. Terry, each seeking the ap- pointment as tax assessor of this county, the office having been made vacant by the death of J. lI. Hodges.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-18
A Bank
 Failure. AN INVESTIGATION DEMANDED.

A general banking business is done by the human system, because the blood de- positS in its vaults whatever wealth we may gain from day to day. This wealth is laid up against "a rainy day ' as a reserve fund we're in a condition of healthy prosperity if we have laid1&way sufficient capital to draw upon in the hour of our greatest need. There is danger ill getting thin, because it's a sign of letting down ill health. To gain in blood is nearly always to gain ill aOhoie- soDie fesh The odds are in favor of the germs of consumption, grip, or pneumonia, If our liver be inactive and our blood iin- pure or if our flesh be reduced 6eiozO q heaihiy skandard. What is required is an increase in our germ.fghffng strength. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery enriches the blood and makes it wholesome, stops the waste of tissue and at the same time builds up the strength. A medicine which will rid the blood ofits poisons, cleanse and invigorate the great organs of the body, yitalize the system, thrill the whole being with new energy and make permanent work of it, is surely a remedy of great value. But when we make a positive statement that o8 per cent of all cases of consumption can, if taken in the early stages of the disease, be CURED with the Discovery" 1t seems like bold assertion. All Dr. Pierce asks is that you make a thorough investigation and satisfy yourself of the truth of his assertion. By sending to the Worlds Dspensary Med ical Association, Buffalo, N. Y., you can get free book with tile names, addresses and photographs of large number of those cured ofthroat bronchial and lung diseases, as we'll as of skin and scrofulous affections by the Golden Medical Discovery" They also publish book of I6o pages, being medical treatise on consumption, bronchitis, asthma, catarrh. which will be mailed on receipt of address and six cents in stamps.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-18
FOR SALE.

The board of managers of the Charity hospital desire to sell all the red brick, furnace window weights, pipes, etc., to be seen on the grounds of the hospital at Smithfield Apply between the hours of I2:9O and 2:3O D. m. at 2011 Park avenue.
 11-14-tf
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-18
Some of the beautiful Ro-

Some of the beautiful Ro- den stock of watches, dia- monds and jewelry left and we are selling them at aston ishingly low figures. Call and price. Also the superb silverware. Then you should see and price the numerous unredeemed pledges, which we are selling at about half the original cost. You need only examine to be convinced.
 COLLATERA AL LOAN co.
 I2-I5-7f ZOS N. HOIQ SL
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-18

We are headquarters in California wines, such as sherry, port and clarets We canot be excelled in quality and prices on imported and domestic liquors of any kind. Give us a trial and be con- vinced. M. & A. WISE,
 Cor. Morris ave. and Twentieth street.
 0@l R.1:... o% Eloc% Ix4
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-13

The best dressers always have their
clothing made to order. Nash & Co. is
the place where the majority OF the
good dressers go. They have the cor
rect things to show You and produce
the proper styles. Try them for your
next suit.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-13
NEW OFFICERS.

The woman's Relief Corps Holds It's An
nuai Election
The women's Relief corps has elected
these officers for the ensuing year:
President. Cora L. Jolly; senior vice
president, Mrs. N. r. Leggat; junior
vice president. Mrs. chamberain;
chaplain. Mrs. Steinborn: conductor,
Mrs. Violet Gilbert; financier, Mrs.
Fudge; guard, Mrs. Smith. q > .attnF-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-13

You can see the price OF every article
in Calxins' beautiful holiday display
They are all marked IN plain figures.e
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-13

For an appropriate Christmas presen
for either young or old go to Gallxin
and be suited. -, >
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-13
IN THE OPERA HOUSE.
John Mcguire Has Returned From Den
yer and booked an Attraction.

Manager John Mcguire returned yes
terday from Denver. where he secured
Henry e. Dixey as a Christmas attrac-
ton for Butte. Mr.. Dixey Is again
playing "Adonis" and will be in Butte
the 23rd, oath and 25th. The Default
err will be at the opera house for three
nights and a matinee. opening on next
Thursday night.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-13

One new Weber. piano. one second
hand Emerson piano. one second. hand
Kimball piano, for sale cheap to the
i1ton street.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-13

Have your hands reskinned Tor sc.
The Cash Clothing companys two-bit
gloves do 10. .r.4..-..- ~
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-13

g. Child's plate with fork. knife an<
spoon, s1.25 this week.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-13

The most exquisite perfumes IN plain
and cut glass bottles at Parchen-
D'Acheul Drug Co
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-13

"The Song OF the Shirt will be a
good one IL the shirt II bought from
the Cash Clothing company.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-13

Music at the skating rink every even.
ing. Admission rs cents.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-13

For one week only. mems fine calf
shoes, 81 Dan Lewis Shoe Co.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-13

Home-manufactured Ready Mixed
Paints at schatzlein's. IL. W. Broad
way. HI -
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-13

Estey organs. Ave octaves, in good
order. for $50 at Fred or'ton's. Ill Ham.
alton street
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-13

New Designs IN Wall Paper q
Schatzlein's. Il w. Broadway.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-13

Flowers shipped. Finest funeral de-
| signs made by Mrs. Knox.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-13

We are selling Comforts. Blankets
and Pillows at reduced prices.
Blankets as low as soc, 7oc and 81
All wool Blankets at So TO and
81 so. Are away above the aver
age in quality. "e."
The advocate., 1895-04-03

ever want the confidence of bankers
when he had plenty of money. Indeed
he would soon have confidence in his
own security, instead of paying heavy
interest to the banker for the use of
the bankers debts. Q0 1t would
remove the 9 million mortgages hang
ing over the people and defeat the Eng
lish theory of impoVeriShing and sub
jugating the American nation.
J. ?. STEPHENS.
The advocate., 1895-04-03

The MOnetizatlOn Of Productive Real Estate or
Actual Homes.
EDITOR ADvoCATE:-This is pro-
jected theory of furnishing money to
the people of the United States.
Nearly all the financial theories origi-
nate among the cspitslistic class, espe
cially among the gold-bug part of that
class. The system suggested by Mr..
Holden is of the people, and has more
merit than all the theories advanced
by capitalists. The theory assumes
that money is a government legal-ten-
der representative of wealth, or prop
erty monetized; that wealth is none
tized in two ways; (p by coming and
stamping, as gold and silver is coined
and stamped; ~ that wealth is none
tized by coming or stamping paper
representatives or certificates of
wealth, as gold and silver certificates
represent monetization Of gold and
silver; that there is no necessity that
only 21@ per cent. of the wealth of the
nation be represented in money, while
all else has no legal-tender representa-
tive; that while all property might
hs We q legal-tender representative Of
money, the best material to be repre-
The advocate., 1895-04-03
THE LELAND INVESTIGATION.
Republican Press Comments On Rogers and On
His Accusers.

0VCn0oS ~ DCOOAAOS ACOOOSoAy Ava AZ
publicans to make an effort toward
publication in their own ranks, in
order to save the party fol- a little
while longer from utter damnatiOn,' it
then becomes necessary to tell the
truth. And it is only at such times
that the people Of other parties get a
fair hearing through the republican
press. Public attention has never been
directed to the disreputable methods Of
Cyrus Leland as it has since that indi-
vidual preferred charges against Sens-
tor Rogers and asked for his removal
from the state university board of
regents. Neither have the better quail
ties of Rogers been so much talked Of
as they have since then. The Topeka
Capital of March 27 has this to say:
"There is a strong suspicion gaining
ground that the investigation of Sena-
tor Rogers is instituted for the purpose
OF getting even with him for his op.
position to the continuance of the
board of public works. The Capital
believes in fair play. Senator Rogers
was for two years chairman of the
ways and means committee of the
house, and for four years he has been
chairman of the same important COM
mittee in the senate. The charges are
brought against him for the purpose of
displacing him from the board of
regents of the state university, and
ostensibly for political effect. Senator
Rogers is a Populist and has been a
member of that party during his SER
vice in the house and senate, but it is
only just to him to say that while he
has been chairman Of the ways and
means committee there has never been
q charge or a hint of official miscon-
duct. He has given the onerous duties
Of his craftsmanship careful and con-
sCientious attention. He is a fair
minded, leVel-headed man, just in
his treatment of all appropriations
before him. SO much will be con-
ceded to him by his political enemies.
"Governor Morrill, recommended in
his message the abolition of the board
Of public works. 1t was strongly ad-
VoOsted by Senators Thacher, Parker,
Scott, Sterne and others. Senator
Thacher moved in open senate that the
conference committee of the senate be
instructed not to agree to any appro-
priation where the board of public
works had the expenditure of public
money and the motion was sustained
by a unanimous vote of republicans,
democrats and Populists. The course
of Senator Rogers as chairman of ways
and means was commended by his fel.
low members Of the senate regardless
Of party. The charges against him are
for drinking, abusive language, etc.
which Senator Rogers stoutley denies
can be sustained. The charges are
outrageous and uncalled for, and in
view of the leniency extended in the
past to republicans who were the same
kind of prohibitionists that Senator
Rogers is, the investigation is neither
consistent nor good politics"
And this is from the Atchison Cham.
pion, commenting on the above:
ave heartily concur in the above. If
every man in public office is to be in
The advocate., 1895-04-03
Republican Prohibition.
J. P. STEPHENS


elect republican mayors of the cities Of
Kansas, and after it was done, bloWed
through their mouth-pieces, "thst the
POpulists that had left the republican
party and gone into the Populist party
had come back to their first love, there
was a deeper plot or conspiracy than
first thought would portray. I then
believed, and subsequent circum-
stances have corrOborated the fact,
that the republicans were getting
down to dirt. Soon after said mayors
took an oath to enforce the laws and
constitution of the state, the town and
city council, mayors approving, Ii
censed whisky shops, saloons, etc.
This was an effort to bring the then
Populist administration into disrepute.
How well these anarchists and law
breakers performed their hellish work
all who are well informed very we'll
know.
That the present Overmeyer- Morrill,
administration is the property of the
whisky ring of this country, no one
with good sense and fair judgment can
doubt; and the whisky shops will be
lowered under the wings of the g. o. p.
that now "stoops but to conquor," or
WalloWs in her own nastiness.
In 1889 Mr. John J. ingalls, was
spokesman of the old prostitute. Hon.
H. B. Smith, who went in on the raid
to elect republican mayors of the cities,
was then publishing the OssWatomie
Advertiser, but who now is mayor of
our town, published the following:
SENATOR INGALLS, ON PROHIBITION.
" Kansas has abolished the saloon.
The open dram shop traffic is as ex-
tinct as the sale Of indulgences. A
drunkard is a phenomenon. The bar
keeper has joined the troubadour, the
crusader, and the mound builder. The
brewery, the distillery, and the bonded
warehouse are known only to the arch
@ologist. 1t seems incredible that
among population of |, 100000 people,
extending from the Missouri river to
Colorado, and from Nebraska to Okla
homa, there is not a place which the
thirsty or hilarious Wayfarer can enter,
and laying down a coin demand his glass
of beer. This does not imply that alb
solute drouth prevails everywhere, or
that "social irrigation" has entirely
disappeared. But the habit of drink
ing is dying out. Temptation being
removed from the young and infrm,
they have been fortified and redeemed.
The iquor-seller being prescribed, is
an outlaw, and his vocation disreput-
able. Drinking being stigmstized, is
out of fashion, and the consumption of
intoxicants has enormously decreased.
Intelligent and conservative observers
estimate the reduction at 80 per cent;
it cannot be less than Is. Prohibition
prohibits. The prediction of its op
ponents has not been verified; immi-
grafton has not been repelled, nor has
capital been diverted from the state.
The period has been one Of unexsm-
pied growth and Development
Great Godl if the republican admin.
istration would enforce the law that
the party has harped on so much to
The advocate., 1895-04-03

endure while money is needed. They
are increasing as population and pros
perity increase, and as an increase in
money would be needed. That at all
times it has been esteemed the best
security known.
This theory requires the passage of
law by congress-, whereby all parties
possessing homes that are free from
incumbrsnce, shall have the privilege
to lawfully convey the title of such
farm to the United States as security
for the payment of principal and in
terest on the money issued to said
parties; that such homes shall be mon.
etized to the amount Of the assessment
of 1894. Said assessment being made
without any reference to such law is
therefore impartial. The assessment
OF 1894 was about 40 per cent. of the
real value of the homes. Consequently,
ii such parties should take out money,
the currency would be equal to about
40 per cent. Of the actual unincum-
bered homes of the nation. Persons
receiving this currency are to pay 2
per cent. per snnum for the use Of their
homes. When they wish to pay the
principal they can have their title re-
stored to them. This money is to be
full legal-tender for all debts public
and private. Each county shall have
a commissioner who shall look after
titles and represent the government in
his respective county.
This system is almost identical with
the colonial land loan system of Penn
sylVania, which secured the remark
able prosperity Of that state for about
forty years, or until the British crown
outlaWed it. 1t differs in that the Penn
sylVanis system requires the payment
of the amount in ten years. But later
the time was extended. This system
requires only the payment of 2 per
cent. interest, and the time of final
payment is when the farmer wishes to
stop the per cent.
1t is similar to the land loan system
of Leland Stanford, of California, and
the land loan bill of Hon. John Davis.
1t might prove 'the something better
than the sub-treasury system" of the
Populist party.
1t has the following things to rec
emmend its adoption: (D The money
would be issued by the legal, or con-
stitutionsl source-the congress of the
United States. ~ 1t would come di-
rectly to the people without the inter
vention of banks. They could not lay
tribute upon it. (3) 1t would be full
legal tender and never go below gold.
la 1t twould destroy all interest above
2 per cent. People would never pay
banks higher rates than the govern
ment would furnish it for. (5) 1t
would employ million idle people and
add 1900 millions of wealth to the
United States annually. This amount
given to the hungry, naked poor Of
this nation, would soon consume the
surplus of grain and clothing that now
remains to haunt farmers and clothing
merchants. (6) 1t would put the
money where it is needed in the hands
of the farmers, the people who feed the
world, instead of the bankers, the peo.
olo 1,,bO otorva Tho moor IN IT. wonl6
The advocate., 1895-04-03

somewhat cautiously In the enemy'G
country. The Capital deserves credit
for speaking right out in meeting, y
and it has not done so one moment toe
soon.
IF the message was sincere, the rec.
ommending that the board of public
works be abolished there would have
been no trouble in abolishing it had
the house not been hsmpered by the
demand for places. Governor Nor.
rill's recommendation was q wise one
and should have been needed. 1t is
extremely improbable that anything
will come of the proposed inVestiga-
tion of Senator Rogers except disaster
to the republican party.
"The story that the investigation
is the result of personal spite on
the part of Mr.. Leland, we do not be.
lieVe, for he is too broad man for
that, but the fact that the assault came
from the head of the republican organ
ization in Kansas, affords ample and
sorry proof of the absolute lack Of COM
mon sense in the baneful party coun-
ellis to which Mr.. Leland has, unfOr-
tunately, listened. A political blunder
now is worse than a crime, and 80
many blunders have been crowded into
Kansas history since 1893, that it is
often difficult to determine where the
hogWash of LeWellingism left off, and
the pusillanimous mistakes of the pres
ent regime began.
"Senstor Rogers is not saint, and
does not profess to be, but he has
shown such large measure of legisls.
tive capacity and business sense that
his prosecution must challenge the
scrutiny of those who will compare his
rough, bluff, profane honesty of pur-
pose with the weak, pulling, ever
smiling and always treacherous COM
pound Of native insincerity and studied
mendacity which has thrown away the
fruits of a hsrd-earned victory by con-
spicuous coWardice and losthsOme de-
ception. If Senator Rogers will, he
and his fellow POpulist senators might
unmssk the terms of the dastardly sur
render of the executive in the appellate
court matter, and he or they might ex-
pose the hidden villisny by which a re-
publican triumph in Kansas in No
vember, 1894, was made to pay tribute
to the chairman OF the Populist state
central committee in 1896. What was
most needed at the state capitol the
past winter was unlimited integrity
and common sense. If the ''inVestiga-
tion" business is carried far enough, it
will be found that there was most
conspicu Gus lack of either" )"
The MOnetizatlOn Of Productive Real Estate or
Actual Homes.