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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-19
SECOND EDITION.
ANNISTON SWINGS INTO LINE
AND APPOINTS DELEGATES TO MEMPHIS
Resolutions Recite That the Prosperity of This Country Does Not Depend Upon
 Tinkering With Silver.

Anniston, May 1S.-fSpecial)- "A mass meeting of citizens was held at the city court room this afternoon to select del egates to the sound money convention to be held in Memphis on the 2Sd instant. Capt T. G. Bush was made chairman and l.. M. H. Whetstone secretary.
 Captain Bush addressed the meeting for a few minutes and made an able and eloquent argument against the free and unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to l, and was heartily applauded.
 M. B. Wellborn offered the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted
 Resolved, That we heartily indorse the administration of President CleVe- land on the financial question and be- lieve that the returning prosperity which is evidenced on every hand, is largely due to the firm stand taken by the president and Secretary Carlisle in upholding the credit of our government and keeping all of our money, gold, silver, and paper, on parity, making one dollar as good as another.
 Resolved 2. That we do not believe that the free and unlimited coinage of silver independently by this country neees- sary to prosperity, and therefore deplore the effort being made to indoctrinate the southern people with that belief.
 A committee consisting of M. B. We'll born, William A. Davis and Lucien Keith was appointed to nominate dele gates to the Memphis convention, and they reported the following, who were unanimously elected:
 T. G. Bush. J. B. Kelly, H. B. Rudi- sille, D. c. Blackwell, John H. Frye, J. c. LeGrand, J. B. Goodwin, Thomas l.. Houser. w. c. Tunstall, Jr., Milton A. Smith, William A. Davis, Frank c. Bry an. M. B. Wellborn, W. H. Weatherly. D. r. Constantine. w. H. McKleroy, w. E. George, B. F. Cassady, H. A. Young, A. L. Smith, John Butenshon, Thomas E. Kilby, o. F. Smith, l.. M. H. Whetstone. John B. Rees, w. H. Fain, Jr., Lucien Keith, Samuel l.. Crook O.. D. Ansley, H. Atkinson, W. G. Ledbetter, H. A. Reynolds J. s. Stump, Gyp Hudson, J. A. Douglass, w. E. Robertson. C. w. Sproull, Ed G. Caldwell and O. z. Hen derson.
 The meeting then adiourned
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-19
BACK FROM LIBERIA.
A Representative of the International Migra- tioa Society Tells of the Trip
 of the Steamship Horsa.

Mir cottingham, a representative ot the International Migration society, has returned from Liberia, where he went with the colony of 200 negroes in the steamship Horsa that sailed from Sa- vannah several weeks ago. The passage over was without accident, and took eighteen days. The colony are all well, and are pleased with the prospect. The ship was welcomed by the citizens of the town Monroyia, and a cordial welcome was given the new corners. It Is mis- take to suppose that immigrants are not welcome to the native Liberlans. The Liberians had built large houses for the temporary habitation of the Horsa's s col ony, and showed them every attention. The men were carried up the river m boats at the governments expense and given an opportunity to select thelr farms. The colony will keep together as much as possible.
 The Horsa, on it's return voyage, stopped at the West India islands and took on cargo of sugar for this market. By waiting week or ten days It could have obtained return cargo from Llbe- ria, but did not have the time to spare. Liberia produces coffee, coeoanuts, bana- mas, palm oil and various kinds ofscostly wood all of which find a ready sale in the United States We ship to Liberia all sorts of machinery, flour, pork, etc. Lum- Der also forms a large item of export 10 Liberia While the Liberians have any quantity of valuable timber, they have no sawmils and woodworking shops, and hence get the lumber for their houses from this country. Nearly all the cotton goods sold there come from England. We sell England our raw cotton, and she spins it and sells it to all countries
 MT. Cottingham brought back with him several specimens of the money of the Liberians. They use paper money, which is kept in circulation by being made receivable for custom dues. They also use copper, the 2-cent copper piece being almost as large as our silver dol lar. They accept the American dollar. both gold and silver, at par. The Libe- rian republic was founded under the aus pices of leading men of this country, and the government is modelled after. ours. Just above Liberia is an English settlement, and the American silver dol lar does not pass there the people de- manding gold. It Is believed that large quantities of gold are to be found in Liberia. The natives in the wild up country wear massive gold earrings, nose rings and bracelets A large part of Liberia has not yet been explored.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-19
"A DOLLAR FOR FIFTY CENTS.
A Chance to Make Dollar by Paying Out
 Fifty Gents,

It is said that down in Mexico an American can enter a restaurant and order a dollar dinner and make money by it. He pays an American dollar and gets his dinner and a Mexican dollar in change. He can beat this in Birming
 ham. At PauPs Cafe he can get a table d'hote for 50 cents, and if there is only 50 cents worth of silver in dollar he has cleared 100 per cent. All those who con- tend that silver dollar is fraud be- cause it doesn't have a dollars worth of silver in it, can be convinced that it is dollar by going to Pauls. Captain Paul will give the same table hote for 50 cents that he did when a silver dollar was worth $1.20. The proof of the pud- ding is in the eating, and the proof of the value of dollar is what it will buy.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-19
EVERYBODY MUST BE VACClNATED,
Says the Board of Health of Meridan-Six Thousand Vaccine Points
 Ordered.

Meridian, Miss, May 1S.-fspecia1)- One new case of smallpox was reported in a negro quarter in a remote part Of the city today. The patient will be removed to the pest house tomorrow morning.
 The board of health today appointed one physician for each ward of the city to vaccinate all who have not recently been vaccinated, and ordered 5000 vaccine points for that purpose. The order of the board was that every person in the city should be vaccinated, and the names of all refusing are to be reported to the mayor, to be dealt with as the ordinance provides.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-19
BESSEMER BUDGET.
Age-Herald Bureau,

BeSSemer, May IS.
 Miss Margie Hooper of Birmingham is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ransom.
 MT. and Mrs. N. H. Sewell left this af- ternoon for New Orleans, where Mrs. Sewell hopes to recuperate her health. MT. Sewell will go to the reunion from New Orleans if his wife's health permits. Mrs. W. H. Moorer, accompanied by Miss Sadie King, left this afternoon for Houston, Tex
 The NatcheZ Land and Improvement company and the New Orleans Land and Building company, both of whom own a large number of dwellings, and other property in this city. have begun the i'm provement of their properties. The washed and painted and otherwise i'm proved Miss Helen Mccormick left yesterday for Atlanta and Decatur Ga, to attend the closing, of the Agnes Scott institute in Decatur.
 The Bessemer Rifles gave a delightful minstrel entertainment at the city hall Friday and last nights for the benefit of the Rifles, which will net about $S5. The Rifles are in debt, and Captain Waller is using every effort to make his company one of the crack companies of the state financially, as it is from a military stand point. The parts taken by the partici- pants were well carried out and many home thrusts were sent In through the interlocutor and end men.
 A 10-cent excursion Sunday over the Birmingham, Powderly and Bessemer railroad will bring large number of eX- cursionists to and from Birmingham.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-19

assassin had attempted an entrance, and finding his tracks determined to go on a little detective work on my own hook Knowing that my brother pencil pusher would return shortly I left word with friends, who in the meantime had ar- rived, for him to wait for my coming. and ventured out. picked my way cautious ly along by the side of the footprints, now visible by the full moon overhead, until l came to an old. unused house. Hardly had I touched the door when pistol shot rang out the air and a ball came crashing through the door in close proximity to my head. l stepped back, drew my trusty companion and hailed the man on the inside to come out. His answer was another pistol shot.
 This was getting too unpleasant. so | decided to seclude myself and await fur ther developments. They came sooner than l expected. The news of the trag edy had reached police headquarters and a brace of mounted men were soon heard coming in the distance.
 The assassin heard the endorsements Coming as well as myself and seeing but one alternative left dashed out at the door and made for the woods near by. I stepped into view and hailed him, order ing him to halt, but his answer again was a pistol shot which. fortunately. went wide of it's mark. Thinking to bring him to halt by firing my pistol at random | turned loose, when to my surprise he stumped and fell.
 Before he could rise the officers had ar rived and covering him with their guns bade him surrender, which he dld On in- vestigation it was found that my bullet had shattered his left ankle.
 He was taken to the pen, where, after a time, he got a trial and the death sen tence, and paid the penalty of his crime.
 The poor widow never recovered from the shock of her husband s death, and died shortly afterward.
 The Highfiyer came out next morning with a full account of the tragedy, double-leaded and with a "scare" head, and also an account of the young re- porter's successful capture Of the mur- derer.
 Of course, l was the hero of the hour. The boys were profuse in their con gratulations each vieing with the other in trying to atone for past "jobbery." The city editor couldn't say enough, and the boss gave me a week off and raised my salary and gave me a carte blanch assignment on the staff.
 My laugh came, and it was a hearty one.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-19
In Memoriam.

The following. taken from the Church Record, is only one of the tributes paid to noble woman lately gone home" The Record is published by the Cumber- land Presbyterian church. of whichSMrs. Theiss was member:
 Mrs. Ann Theiss has died since our last issue. She was a woman of many ster- ling Qualities. She was noted for strong common sense, warm heart, charitable impulses, decided opinions and indefati- gable industry. There are many in and around Birmingham who will rise up to call her blessed. Those who came near to Sister Theiss' life were made stronger and better by the contact. She leaves her impress behind her in the strong character of her children. We tender the sincere sympathy of the Record and the entire church to the bereaved ones left behind. Words are poor, lame things to so express one's sympathy as that they may enter into and impersonate the sor- row of another. We can only point them for consolation to Him who stood with Mary and Martha by the grave of Laza- rus and "WeDt ''@
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-19
UNDERWEAR SALE.
 100 corset covers at 20c and loo gowns at 400 at Hirsch's.
Grand sacred concert at LakeVieW this afternoon and night. Admission 10 cents.
Awful Nice.

The special Easter issue of the Birming- ham, Ala, Age-Herald consisted of thirty-two pages and a colored supple ment On the inside page of the supple ment is a group of pictures of the mem- bers of the staff, with the genial face of the proprietor Frank P. OBrien in the center. The paper throughout is well put together and makes an excellent ap- pearance. A page description is given of the Mergenthaler linotype machines, which the Age-Herald is now using. There are many interesting features and excellent cuts and the advertising pat ronage is unusually good. The Age Herald had at that time been under the control of MT. OBrien but a short time so that the showing made Is tribute to his energy and enterprise.- The Newspaper Maker.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-19
NOTICE.

OFFICE OF THE VIRGINIA TRUST COMPANY, l
 RICHMOND, VA, May 20, 1895. Under the terms of a deed executed on the 1st day of May, 1893, between the Virginia and Alabama Coal Company and this company as trustee, we are prepared to redeem to the lowest bidder S40oo of the first mortgage per cent gold bonds of the Virginia and Ala bama Coal Company out Of the sinking fund provided for in said deed. Bids must be filed with this company on or before May 31, 1895. Address
 VIRGINIA TRUST COMPANY, 5161ot Richmond. Va.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-19
Expert sent to staunton. va.

Washington, May 1S.--At the request of the city council of Stahnton, Va, Sur geon-General Wyman has detached as passed assistant surgeon, M. J. Rosenau, the smallpox expert, who has had con- siderable experience in Antwerp, to go to Staunton and investigate the disease now prevailing there with the object of de- termining whether it is true smallpox or not
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-19
Iiuinestnn Qnarantines.

Livingston, May 1S.-(SpeciaL)- L)-The official report of the health officer in Meridian, showing fourteen new cases of smallpox in that place, causes this town to quarantine against that place and all others infected.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-19
Music at East Lake, five nights a week for dances by Montana Bros Italian band. Chase's city band every Sum- day. 4 10 If
Keystone Mill Signs the Scale.

Pittsburg Pa., May 18.-The Amalga- mated association scored another vic tory this morning when Lindsay and Me- Cutoheons Keystone mill signed the scale Just one week ago the employees went out pending settlement of the question. Under the scale the puddlers get a raise from $3 ton to $4.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-19
Stricken With Apoplexy.

Charleston, s. C., May 1S.-A special to the News and Courier from Prosperity, S. C., says: Maj P. D. Wise was stricken with apoplexy this evening and died in a few minutes. He was for years the city treasurer of the Evangelical Lutheran synod of South Carolina.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-19
THE WEATHER.
Washington. May 1S.-Forecast for Alabama-Fair, warmer; variable winds.
YESTERDAYS TEMPERATURE.

bs especially recorded hourly for the GE-HERALD on the standard thermome- ter at Bughes' drug store. corner Nine- teenth street and Second avenue. The fig ures given are in all instances for tempera- lure recorded in the shade and on north prn ehaltnrnd e..rnsnrP.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-19
THE EXPOSITION FUND.

Amount of Contributions Reported by the
 Committees to Date.
 The contributions to the Alabama ex- hibit fund for the Cotton States and In- ternational exposition to be held in At lanta so far reported is as follows: Amount of first collections. 539 Amount collected May 16...-...... 475 Amount collected May 17.......... 450 Total reported to date............$1,46 ASA
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-19

There has been a big ad- vance in the price of straw mattings within the last few days. We are still offering choice patterns at 12 l-2c and l5c per yard.
 Alice Carpet Co.,, 2d Avenue and 2Ist Street. 5-I2-f
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-19
BLOOD
AN INFANT GAN TAKE IT.

Contains neither potashnor mer- cury, ,buttheessential blood puri- lying and healthrestoring princi- ples of medicinalroots sand herbs.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-19
RICH
NATURES BLOOD PURIFIER,

composed of the extracts of roots and herbs growing in our own southern cline. It is strictly vegetable.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-19

A woman's duty lies first in the path that leads to health, Hoods Sarsapa- rilla is the leader.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-19
Good fishing at LakevieW- fine trout and bream.
FINISHED ITS WORK.
The Diocesan Council Adjourns Bishop WiI-
 mer Will Preach Today.

meI VIII TTedCH lOudy'
 Tuskaloosa, May 18-tSpecial 1.-The annual meeting of the diocesan council concluded their labors this evening and adjourned to meet in Selma next year. A resolution to confer upon female com municants the right to vote at parish meetings was referred to the committee on revision of canons.
 Bishop Winner will preach tomorrow at Christ church and confirm a class.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-01

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10 10 / against Legal Tender. ana L" "s"''''
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s,reost,kes 81 10 sovcfeigns each 'or 'hr""-N'"f-
olds was won by Lori I'iland N''.."i '., .
Soliyions Dross was second ana ''"'' '"' "''' .
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-01
MR. HERBERT NAY HAZE 10 EAFLAIN


CONDUCT OF TIE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY IN
THE ATHA AND IL1NGWoKTH CHARGES.
7, g ,ke,v that Secretary Herber, Of the navy
Department may be asked In Congress - 'Np"'"
,yhv criminal proceedings were begun against the
officers Of the benjamin Aiha ana illhs"of'h '..''
and Iron Company. OF Newark. last August The
on,cor. we're arrested and baiel for $1,000 each on
q charge o. conspirng to defraul the Government
nv mperfect steel castings for gun carriages LAST
e.l, the castings which were declared TO be 50 bad
"a IN Justify criminal action were accrP'ei bV III"
x.yv D4nartment rs sufficient. and will be used for
tho nurpose for which they were made. The company
had a contrac, for about $1,000 81 work. ana the
,,.i,o y, the castings complained Of was s2e2 The
oacers are prominent men IN Newark. 81 large phi
,,a,e means and Of high business reputation They
have rarely had official relation" In their business
on, mic con,rac, was not among the most I'M
nor,aut on their books. Their arrest was com
r,e,e sunrise and 1t was supposed by many mat
The case aeairs; them must have been strong, II
no, conclusive az reported frauds IN a-nor-plate
bv other firms had been passed over without "c'''h
Va ,ur,he- stems in prosecuting the case were taken
h,, ~. f;overnmenf however and now the Hoons
- .ocented as satisfactory. The charge - ina1"
IN Newark that the Atha AMI lHrGwprth company
mas used as a scapcgoat. TO avert criticism upon
the DEPARTMENT for its inactlOn I'm DINER case "'
,ne,,hers ~ the company Republicans. WIN one
ovcertion but all of them are cut OF po"'ca am
have M uers0nal relations with politicians on c'hri
eide The course Of the Department -" iiu 'i'"
been ineXplcdbe. ana the con'iu''', nJ ,lo,"ant
M, ,ho cv,reme severity Of the proceedings WIS
ali Tho mare amazing to the Newark Vl'tn'S ~
ennnosed that the criminal charge VIII NOW ~ uIS
missed but Of this no assurance mas "e'" ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-01
FINDING 4 FIRM FOIND1IioN

WORK OK TIE CATHEDRAL or ST John TIE
DIVINE.
IL Lao, the work on the Cathedral OF 81 Johh '"'
ri,,,o bos reached a point where The pubhc ca"
watch IN. daily progress Of the stupehhous uhuo'
taking Hitherto the public has not D'eh ap'e 10
aiscovor ,h,, much was going on because the "o'h-
,nen u,cre many feet below the surface OF the
,round getting out tons of earth ana rock 10 III
sure rock -lottom foundations Tor '"c iou' b''''
cen,ral riers of the tower or s'erpc' me I"0h
ho,,o,, laa noy lcen reached. ana last week inc
vork ~ lcvellnp II off with concrete was Completed
This week the actual work Of lay'ns ,'' 'uu"''''"
will begin and will be pushed f'P"', NV '
taken 70 reach the foundation IL see" !" " "'o'"
sary when II Is remembered "h'' "'' ''''
weight will rest on the four cenilal P'e'S '' "'e
al the intersection OF the transep' an" INV "'e' anu
are really the KEY to the great S'"''"'' '"e
settling Of ON, of the piers even oI'N wv ''"cS
might seriously imper the great tower ""'" - u"
lac nearly go feet I'm height. The pest '"b"'''S IN
The countr, have been engaged IN "lV ""'N' anu
other engineers who have made sp''"'f y" '""N
datons for great structures have been new 'D' con
suitaiion ,.,t,u for the great
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-01

A SCRAMBLE on THE LAST DAY CORPORATION
AND REAL ESTATE ASSESSMENTS NEXT.

SCRAMBLE on THE LAST DAY CORPORATION
AND real. ESTATE ASSESSMENTS NEXT.
The Tax Department yesterday closed It's lahors
in the Swearing on OF personal taxation for 1875
The crowd during the morning vas the greatest
tina, has appeared at the depart ncrt since April
1895 when the anxious taxabies We're 50 numerous
and excited that many 90 them were injured. and
demolished the doors and furniture" o. Pr"sii' III
Parker's Office The labor thrown upon TIE COM
mjssioners TINS year has been arGrous bat the re-
suits will rot show much gain 10 the city. The
business depression OF the last .wo or three years
has greatly reduced the personal holdings OF firms.
corporations and individual c!.iz,ns. The personal
textbooks being now closed. the Tax Commissioners
will during She month % May. reVie" the corpora
ton and real-estate assessments
President Barker sad yesterday: The increase
this wear is accounted for by the 'act that cach
vear's records swels the LIST OF iaNabes Again.
tho decisions in the case OF the Thurbcr- Why Iand
comnany rcanirmed in the case OF Hccker-Jones-
Jewell Milling Company. this year. which affects
not only foreign corporations. but nonresident
nersonal taxation has placed an additional number
upon the books OF the Tax Depart ncnt.
In addition TO all this the income tax renders
taxation for local purposes more odious ana Oh
iectonable Many appear at TINS department. mr."
dawn their personal notice. and demand 20 kho"
,rhv they should be assessed at sucn an am I,
declaring that they have Such income" Ait
learning that we are not collecting an income TAX.
over which the Tax Department mas J." '"n'ip'.
thev are ready swear that their debts iar exceed
their personal holdings. ana insist ma W,H a.
rnI,eved not ONLY from personal taxation by ihe
CITY hut that the United states COLLECTOR "i IL
ternal Revenue has no claims on them. either.