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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-29
BRUTE SMITH SKIPPED
When He Saw the Crowd With Ropes.
 Shocking Cruelty.

When He Saw the Crowd With Ropes.
 Shocking Cruelty.
 Chattanooga, Tenn, May 2S.-Ed Smith, crippled blacksmith living at Ridgedale, suburb, attempted to kill his wife when she came into the house tonight, and being foiled in the attempt by his eldest son, deliberately piled the household goods in the middle of the floor and set fire to the building.
 He watched the flames from the yards till the neighbors began to assemble, some with ropes, for the cruelty to his wife had spread like lightning. Before Mrs. Smith was rescued he had beaten her fearfully about the head with a rock and stripped off her clothing. She was driven out on the public road and per- haps fatally injured. Seeing the crowd was becoming mob he boarded pas senger car and came to the city, where he was arrested. Many years ago Smith was confined in the Georgia State Insane asylum at Milledgeville. Although not a monster in shape and facial express eion, he is giant in strength and very dangerous man.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-29
By NeWYork'S Chamber of Con-
 merce Committee.
YOU MUST TAKE ASTAND,"
Says the Document, Which Is Signed by Names Familiar in Every Southern
 Counting Room.

New Yc:. .s. May 2S.-A very important appeal is sent south tonight to prom inent merchants and chambers of com merce by the sound money committee of the New York chamber of commerce.
 The document in full, with names of signers, embracing the very leading houses in the city of New York, is as follows:
 "Chamber of Commerce of the City of
 New York, Pounded A. D. 17yS.
 "To the Business Men of the South:
 We, business men of New York who are from the south, or have business re- lations with the south, and are concerned in the prosperity of the southern states, appeal to the people of those states to take such a stand on currency questions as shall silence the accusations that have been made against their intelligence and conservatism.
 We appeal to you to resist every eff fort to precipitate a monetary reVolu- ton as to the result of which it's advo- cates cannot agree, and against which the commercial classes, as well as the students of the history of financial ex- pcriments. warn you as bringing certain disaster.
 "A rise in value of numerous products
 
 for labor in manufacturing districts and for money in financial centers fore shadows a gradual return to a new era of prosperity, unless confidence should again become impaired by agitation from the free coinage of silver
 'rhe south has every interest to ad- here to the money standard of the world It cannot expect to be paid in it for it's cotton if friends of silver sue ceeded in legalizing the payments or debts in q depreciating metal. Your advantage lies in the exchange of your products for money which, like gold has a stable value. We therefore urge you and your friends to use your infiu- ence in opposition to the dangerous doc Urine of free silver coinage.
 'Inman, Swan & Co.,; Murchison & Co.,; Hopkins, Dwight & Co.,; Latham, ward 6 Stillman; Wheelwright, Ei- drige & Co.,; -Derring Milliken X Co.,; Taft, Weller & Co.,; Durham Buckley & Co.,; Faulkner, Page & Co.,; James F. White & Co.,. Bayne & Smith Oelber- man, Dommerich & Co.,; Harol & Limo gems; H. Hermann Sternbach & Co.,; Louis DeJonge & Co.,; J. H. White & Co.,; A. G. Hyde & Son; H. J. Libby & Co. Townsend & Yale; Terrier J. Martin; Hackett, Carhart & Co.,; Converse, Stanton & Cullen; Russell & Erwin Man ufacturing company; George J. Laigh- ton; R. G. Dun & Co.,; Lehman Bros; J: O. Blois x Co.,; Henry Hentz & Co.,; R. T. Wilson & Co.,; Coffin. Altemus & Co.,; w. H. Langley & Co.,; Woodward, Baldwin & Co.,; O. H. Sampson & Co.,; Sweetser, Pembroke & Co.,. I. Victor & Achels; Lee, Tweedy & Co.,. Raborg & Hyde; Cone Export and Commission company, Moses H.. Cone, president; Harok Von Barmitter & Co.,; F'leitman & Co.,; Cathin & Co; Charles A. Hoyt; Lawrence & Co.,; Bacon & Co.,; James Pott & Co.,; T. M. Ives; Ava H. Hall & Co.,; stephen R. Lesher, for Lesher Whitman & Co.,; Dudley, Battle & Hurd; Herman Bokers; ". H. Schieffelin 6 Co.,; Louis Wind muller & Rocker"
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-29

street, last night. and made several at tempts to carve her with biz knife. Failing in this he threw the open knife at her, He missed her little. but the open blade was buried in the door fac ing. Adams then fled, but was pursued by the police with dogs and finally To- cated in alttle house just in the rear of the Anniston ice factory. He made a desperate resistance, but was finally cap tured and jailed. Adams claims that he Taylor woman had stolen something over $100 from him.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-29
ACADEMY BURNED
At odwater-Supposed Incendiarism-I Will
 Be Rebuilt

M OUUUWdVtf OUPpOoCU IfIVCIUIdI IoIII Il WIT
 Be Rebuilt
 Goodwater, May 2S.-(Special) )-About Il o'clock last night fire was discovered in the northwest corner of the Lee and Stonewall academy Situated upon a hill, some distance from any dwelling. and occurring at an hour when most of the citizens were asleep, the flames had be- come master of the situation before any one reached the scene. The building was destroyed.
 Incendiarism was the cause. The building was valued at about s2500; in- surance, 5000.
 The good citizens of Goodwater will proceed to have another more beautiful academy erected on the same spot.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-29
Silver in Missouri.

Marshal, Mo-, May 2S.-The long talked of democratic county finance convention met here and passed resolutions for free coinage and for the calling for state convention to discuss the same.
 Mexico Mo-, May 2S.-The Audrain county democratic committee met here today and adopted resolution asking the chairman of the state committee to call a state convention to represent the sentiments of the state democracy on the monetary question. The committee declared in favor of free coinage
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-29
In Texas.

Atlanta, Ga., May 2S.-A special to the Constitution from Dallas, Tex says: The state democratic executive commit tee adjourned today after passing reso- lutions to refer expressions on the finan- cial question to primaries, to be held prior to the state convention of 1896.
 But this shall not operate to prevent an earlier expression of the people of Texas if they clamor for it. In that event the state committee may again convene for such action in the premises as it deems wise and proper under the circumstances. The resolution counsels moderation and a fair contest within party lines, the result to be binding.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-29
Her Serious Alarm.

Mrs. Johnsing," began tho messenger, who was deputed to break tho news gen tly, your husband, while little under he influence of liquor, tried to butt an express train off tho track'-
 Mrs. Johnsing threw up both hands.
 "ManP' sho exclaimed, 'I bet befo' ter. morror mornin dat railrodo company be down here wid constable an take my goods an chattels fer damages. Whar is dat fool nigger-in de jail?"-Cincinnati Tribune
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-29
Ladies and gentlemen off the Frencl

Ladies and gentlemen of the French court were encouraged to appear on the stage as dancers, not only by the exam pie of Louis XIV, but by a royal letter patent, in which 1t was stated that per mission was given to "all gentlemen and ladies wishing to sing and dance in ballet without being considered for that reason to derogate from their ti- ties of nobility or from their privileges. rights and immunities."
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-29
He Had Nothing to Say.

Columbus O., May 28.-Lafayette Prince was hanged Tn the state peniten- tiary annex this morning. The trap was sprung at 12:11 and fourteen and half minutes later the victim was dead, his neck having been broken. He made no statement, simply replying that he Lad nothing to say when the usual question was asked. He murdered his wife.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-29
In Kansas.

Topeka, Ks, May 2S-A. meeting of the state democratic central committee will be held in this city next Wednes- day to decide upon a line of policy to be pursued during the coming cam paign In this state. An address will probably be issued in favor of free coin age and criticising the supreme courts income tax decision. The meeting will adjourn for two months to await t.D organization of an independent silver party in Kansas.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-29
Both Fathers Witnessed the Fight.

Atlanta, May 28.-In a fight over a line fence today In Newton conty San ders Mcdaniel stabbed Riley Stewart to death. The fight was witnessed by the fathers of both young men. This Me Daniel is not the son of the ex-governor, who Is a well-known young law-e- in an adjoining county.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-29
In North Carolina.

Wilmington, N. C., May 28.-A mass meeting was held in this city tonight in response to a call signed by about sixty citizens, representing various business interests The meeting was large and enthusiastic. Resolutions were adopted declaring in favor of the free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. independent of other nations Delegates were ap- pointed to the free silver convention to be held in Memphis June il and 12.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-29
A BAD NEGRO

Throws a Knife at Woman and Barely
 Misses Her.
 Anniston, May 2s.-(Special)-Jim Ad- ams colored, cornered negros.w woman named Mary Taylor in the restaurant of Ambrose White, on West Tenth
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-29
TERSELY TOLD.

Ben NJ. Jacobs & Bros sell furniture.
 T. c. King will sell you gents hand sewed black and tan shoes at $3, $3.50 and $4.50 Same grade elsewhere you will pay $4 $5 and $6. Honest dealings.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1895-07-17

Leading 'roiolcti men in Kansas arc
raising money and taking steps to
secure the release Of EX-Consul John
l.. Waller from the French military
prison, where he has been sentenced
to serve a 20 years term as Il spy.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1895-07-17
How Wages are Being Raised.

New York Tribune: The number
of hands whose wages have been
raised is by one journal stated as
high as 3l5, 900 in 430 establish
ments, and by others ut lower fig
ures. 1t is really much larger.
The whole was not told when wages
we're being reduced, and the whole is
not told today, Many cases OF each
kind have entirely escaped mention
in the newspapers and some because
neither employers nor hands wished
to have it known that wages had
been reduced at all. In many cases
the reduction was more largely II
hours or days Of work than in the
rate paycd, and the recovery come:
as the men find their hours Of wOrl
increased from week to week. 1t i
all good news, and helps nightly t
give substantial and lasting qualit.
to the improvement in business
For one thing is certain, that 10 i'm
provcmcnt would last long if tn
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1895-07-17
ChurnpS and MugWulnps.

Certain newspapers in Montana.
like certain men, li1c only 10 grum-
bic. They belong to that most OBJ
jectionable species known as the mug
Wump. Their mission in life appears
to be to kick; they never seek TO
build up, pulling down is more in
their line. Just now number Of
newspapers are engaged in wolloDing
Senator Lee Mantle because he is n0l
parading noisclv up and down the
country shouting for free silver. The
Lump Gulch Miner, a sort Of tit Of
the Helena independent illnaturedly
saws that: Senator Mantle and otllc-
Representatives. Of this state in con
grcss can find time to 20 to political
meetings, but can find no time t
attend conventions called to aid sill
yer. OF course this is not true: Mon
tana has been fully and ably repre-.
scntcd in recent silver conferences;
Mr.. Mantle and his colleagues have
done all they could toad the cause
they are simply the victims Of {
scnsclcss fad, which obtains in some
jim-crow newspaper Offices, Of fault
| linding.
The mugWlmp is Il peculiar custo
ulcr. lie is ono Of the lOlicr-than
thou species. lie is never happy un
less he can succeed i;L making him
self miserable over everyday affairs
and he is continually in d bad humo
because the balance Of mankind re
fuses to gropc about in the valley 0
discontcnt. The person who goc
about with Il constant snccr, and pre-
tends to be better than tho part
with which he is identified is a pei
son who will bear considerable watch
ing,
The public is becoming weary G
professional fault finding. l
the past quite Il number Of pcop]
have acquired power and dIstInct;o
by fault tinding. Men have bee
known to kick themselves into oI1ict
But the fellows who profess to /
possessed Of all the political virtut
have about played their string. I'll
editor who attacks public ot1icia
without any more reason that III;
they arc in Office is chump. III
editor Of the Lump Gulch Miner is
cnump. New Northwest.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1895-07-17

in the hollow Of their hands, com
pelling US to pay cXtortionate sums
and to endure Unreasonable shame
to maintain gold, standard which
they themselves have forced upon us.
They undcrscll our manufactures IN
the home market, panErupting some
and driving down the wage pay
ments of others toward the Euro-
pcan level. They buy our cotton.
our wheat, our silver at half price,
and they have doubled every debt
we owe to them.
Could any triumph ,le. more COM
pletc? Could conquest by British
army, which should garrison the land
and hold the people in subjectlon:
}. accomplish more for our humiliation,
or make it more easy for the alien t(
pllayc us and rob us Of our sub
, stance? When our greatest INDUS
trial rival arranges our tariffs ant
our chief creditor fixes our s14one,,
standard. pray what mead is ther'
| that people who would enrich them
:, selves at our expense should take on
(, p:lurther? We are at their mercy
Ear more tllan.at any time in tn
colonel period is the British natio
$ completely our master.-Ihc Mani
r facturcr.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1895-07-17

working force Of the country could
not earn better wages than it was
able to earn while the action OF a
democratic congress WAS still q thing
to be feared.
Neither the $4,000 hands men
toned in 43O establishments, nor the
somewhat larger number whose wages
have actually improved, bear satis-
factory proportion as yet to the -
700. 900 manufacturing and nccllan-
jcal workers in 355, 900 establish
ments whose wages were SO general
ly Gus down in 1893 and 1894. But
the tendency is still upward and may
continue as long as bettcr employ
meut is found for those now at work
Neither have wages been general,
restored as yet to the rates paid ne
fore the panic, though in many i'll
stances they have, but how far re
storation is possible can only be de
tcrmincd by experience. Just noN
danger signal is hoistcd by the or
cial Bulletin of the Iron and Stet
Association, though ltdoes not re{e
, to wages at ALL but observes thnat tn
, selling prices Of iron and stcef pre-
/ ducts cannot be advanced much fu]
| ther without causing large contract
c to be placed abroad, and that
. course would result in u speedy. rca
il tion Of prices here.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1895-07-17
Death of a Pioneer Scout.

Billings, July IA. NJ. Quivcy,
an old timer and scout, died here
last night, Quivcy was well known
throughout eastern Montana: where
he had many friends. He was d
scout for Gen. Miles during his early
campaigns. lie is said to have been
Il cousin Of Nelson Story Of Hozcman.
and was 65 wears Of age
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1895-07-17
TO Write u Book.

Helena, July l2.-Bill Gay, who Is
in the county Jail awaiting trial for
the killing Of James Mackey two
years ago, is engaged in writing his
autobiography. lie now has 1,S00
large sized pages Of manuscript and
will add probably 500 more before
calling tho work complete. 1t treats
largely Of hic life on the frontier, OF
Indian fights, encounters with des-
pcratc men and Of his experiences in
the Black Hills. 1t will have in de-
tail the memorable events leading up
TO the killing of Raider and Mackey
and Of his flight out OF the state ahd
final capture at the Needles, Cal.
The book will doubtless be an in-
tcrcsting one, dealing as it does with
Il life so varied and eyentful as lAE
been it's authors. Gay is arranging
with an eastern publishing house for
putting the book on the market.
Those who have seen Gays man,l-
script say it is entertaining, although
somewhat, crudely gotten up, Gay
is man of little education, but can
tell story graphically and needs not
to stretch the truth particle in any
instance to make it interesting, as he
has had an unusually large number
Of thrilling cxpericncesin his advcn'
rn
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1895-07-17
The British Conquest.

We have won the foremost place IN
manufactures by adhcring stead
fastly for thirty years to tarlf( pro-
lection. For eighty years We had
gold and silver standard money, pro-
dusing both in abundance from our
own soil. British Influences have
now compelled us to discard our own
silver and to accept the British svs-
tenn Of gold monomctallism. Thus
aliens and enemies at this moment
have all the access to our markets
that they desire, and they have tho
power to fix ut their will the price
Of all the salablc property in tho
United States. They hold the treas
urv Of the richest nation in the Worlt
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1895-07-17
<FuE-,WORLD BY WIRE.

! July 10.
Cripple Creek, Col, is arranging
for grand carnival of sports, among
which is a bull fight with torrcadQrs
from Mexico,
A special from Colon says: .''TWo
Italians suspected Of having robbed
the Chilean bank Of 1000 peos, the
| Chilean ,Corrtier reports, were tor
turcd to make them confess. 1t was
proved that they wero1 innocent.
Diploratic action is probable.
Three y Ind weavers employed
in the Ingram carpet mills struck
for AN advance Of u per cent in
wages.
Governor G,ulbertson Of Texas, mas
written letter declaring himself for
the free and unlimited coinage .of
silver at the ratio OF l6 to !.
1t is believed that Japan will use
large portion Of the Chinese war
indemnity to strengthen her navy,
and that American ship builders .Yit
secure contracts for these vessels.
Cornelius n. Bliss. leader OF the
: a,fti-platt element of the republican
PARTY in New York, las resigned
from the republican county COM
mittee.
Leonard Osborne, Chicago society
: man, is under arrest at Hope, Idaho,
j. on a charge Of stealing $4,000 WORTH
r Of diamonds from NJ. Z. Hunt, OF
$ Tacoma prominent society ana
q business man: with whom ospor'le
II stayed two weeks.
If General Harrison denies that nc
6 ever denounced the Alsc Of Bicycles by
ii women. Mrs Mckee: has: Just bought
'e wheel and he approves Of the pt1t~
&c chase.
u "Buck" English the robber OF the
y Calistogo and Laksport Stage, plead
:: guilty. in the superior court or Napa,
i CAL, and was sentenced to life im-
- prisonmcnt.
= July II.
Chicago is to outdo the Eif1el
tower by erecting a structure 1900
I feet it height and $50 feet at tho
:. base, Three thousand tons Of stee
will be used in its constructions
a J Weber. an American either
nc travelling through Turkey, was ar
1t rested. forced to walk five days IL
irons, joltcd in Il aspringlcss cart afte4
o. falling from exhaustion, and thrust
H. into prison, where he died.
n squire McNabe. Of Eddivillc, y. Y
It has Il thoroughbred horse which let
s. it's pasture, entered his apiary ant
or knocked over several bee hives will
. his nose, Soon the angry bees wer
US and all efforts on the part OF tn
"e- farm hands were frlitlcss until 8
" rope was-h, own around his neck ant
'r- lie was pulled into the canal. II
Ill was then plastercd with mud, this
being the only remedy for stings
o' The agony Of the animal was terri
~ bic.
= The Minnesota supreme cour
on !: y,
granted d stay Of execution in TIL
case Of Harry Hayward, who is unde
- sentence Of dt.th for murder, unit
~ after his apl,e%1'=' '='can be heard at til
les
;, October tern.
ais Leading roiorctt men in Kansas ar
1at raising money and taking steps t
Me secure the release Of EX-COnsul job
, = l.. Waller from the French militar
prison, where he has been sentence
to serve a 20 years term as Il spy.
cy, The diagram Of the ampitlcat'
ORC for the ctt-FitZsimmons glO'
wn contest was displayed in the office I
,ro the Florida Athletic club and tt
+, sale of seats began at 10 o'clock. III
r,y sales BY wire and personal applicatit
zen have reached $4,000.
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The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1895-07-17
MODERN NAVIES IN BATTLE.
Can't Griffin jn the New York MaH ana
Express. sN

A laynlan has no conception tj1ile
awful nature Of BATTLE In nadcrn
naval vessels. Even the crQ1sers
have steel sides, and the air ofkthc
incloscd spaces is very confined.
The din made by the impact Of a.
heavy projectile against these metal
sides is awful bcyonu description.
+ wore cotton in my cars, but in
spite Of that, am still deaf from that
cause. The engineers in the Chen
Yucn stuck to their work even when
the temperature Of the engine rooms
was above 200 degrees Fahrenheit.
The skin of our hands and arms were
actually roasted Off end every man
was blinded for life, the sight being
actually scared out.
Late in the action, after my hail
had been burned Off and my eyes 6
impaired by injected blood that
could only see out of one OF them
and then only by lifting the lid witt
my fingers, | was dcsirous Of seeing
how the enemy WAS delivering his
fire AS | CROPPED my way arounC
the protected deck i !OO-pound shcl
picrccdtllc armOr about IS inches il
front of my hand in a second m,
hand touching the steel was 50 burn
ed that part Of the skin was left up
on the armor. That shows how in
| tense the heat engineered by TIL
impact Of the shot, and how rapid
: the steel conducts that heat.
l Ore shell struck an open gul
: shield OF the Chen Yucn early il
| the action, and glancing thence
| passed through the open port
4 Seven gunncrs were killed aud tt
teen wounded by that shot. Earl
: in the fight the Maxim gun in on
:, foretop was silcnccd The hole
v picrc cd by a she'll could be seen fror
V tile deck After the fight we foun
y the officer and men on duty there a
: dead and frjghtfully mangled. Tha
!. shell had wrought the havoc.
o The dctolations Of the heavy car
Il non and the impact Of hostile pre-
4 icctilcs produce conclusions thu
k actually rcnd the clothing Off. Tl
ic Chinese soldiers deserve all cred
% for their courage and obedience
r. that action. No duty was to di
J. tcult or dangerous. When the Che
Yuen's forecastle was ablazc fro1
D. Jap shells ! ordered several Office
n to cross the shcll-swcpt place
al fight the fire. They shirkcd til;
b. duty, but when ! called upon tt
o. men to volunteer to follow me, Tho
N did it promptly and the ship W
t. saved. 1t was while on this du
at that a shell passed between my lc
H. threw me aloft and let ne down {
ne the deck with such violence that
became unconscious, and was out
the fight. All Of the officers, ho
ever. were not towards. On my SIl
er were several who had been cducat
en- in this country, and they were
as brave and devoted as men could !
IL Others. however. were in the safe
lg place they could find ami(lships.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1895-07-17
Parks Sure Cure cures neryo

Parks Sure Cure cures nervous
troubles by purifying the blood and
and removing the poisonous uric acid
from the kidneys. any women who
are run down and worn out need just
such medicine. Sold by Valley
Drug Store.