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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08
BEER OR NO BEER-WHICH?

the Woman's Christian Temperance union presented to the exposition directors today a long petition asking them to keep liquor off the grounds. Mrs. McLendon, presi- dent of the Atlanta union, spoke in behalf representative of brewery, who offered S160, GOO for the concession of the privilege of selling beer ip the grounds from now until the exposition closes. This offer was followed by the application of a Cincinnati brewery for space for an exhibit. r
 director stated to Mrs. McLendon tha the exposition has no committee on ten- perance, and her petition was referred along with the bid for the privilege to the committee on concessions.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08
IN SIGHT OF HOME
AN EMINENT KENTUCKY MINISTER is
 DROWNED.

AN EMINENT KENTUCKY MINISTER IS
 DROWNED.
 JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March IA spe- cial to the Times Union from Tavsres, Fla, says: A most deplorable accident occurred yesterday in the drowning of Rev. Dr. Joseph B. Cottrell of Russell vile, Ky., who for some weeks has been visiting his stepson, Hon. H. H. Duncan, circuit court clerk.
 Dr. .Cottrell was standing on half-sunken barge on the shore of Lake Dora, whither he went to enjoy an afternoon fishing, when he was seized with an attack of yer tigo, to which he was subject, and fell with his face down in the lake. There was no one present to rescue him, and the un- fortunate man in his unconscious condition was drowned almost in sight of home.
 Every possible effort was made to resusci- tate him, but in vain, as the body had ap- parently lain in the water an hour before it was discovered.
 Dr. Cottrell was mem Der of the Ken lucky conference, Q prominent Methodist minister, and was we'll known throughout the southern states.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08
MADE LIGHT OF IT.
Captain Hanlon of the Olivette Talks of the So- Called Rebellion
 in Cuba.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March "A spe- cial to the Times Union from Port Tampa, Fla, says: Capt. Peter H. Banlon oi the steamer Olivette, which left Havana at 1 o'clock yesterday, makes exceedingly light of the insurrection in Cuba.
 s'Up to the time of our departure yester- day,n said Captain Hanlon, ''the rebel lion was being fought mostly in the news- papers. From the usual quiet that prevailed in Havana when we left we were greatly surprised upon reaching Key West to read in the New York dailies of the desperate fighting that was being done in Cuba. We knew nothing of it in Ha- vana other than that an engagement had taken place in the eastern part of the island between the insurgents and government troops, and that the former had been driven into the mountains.
 "Even the names of the leaders of the in- surgents were not reported. The uprising, in my opinion, is not as serious as the press correspondents would have us believe. The government troops are sufficiently powerful to prevent the massing of insur- gent troops In any large numbers, and the so-called rebellion will not greatly disturb the peace and serenity of the social and commercial world of Cuba.
 "In Havana harbor are stationed two Spanish cruisers, while the Infanta Isabel is lying off Key West. A sufficient patrol of the island is being maintained to prevent landing of 6libustering expeditions. In 1 will warrant that not half dozen passen- gers on the steamer today knew when they left Havana that there was so-called war on ,b
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08
MEXICAN BANKERS
BECOMING AFRAID OF AMERICAS CUR
 RENCY SITUATION.

BECOMING AFRAID OF AMERICA'S CUR
 RENCY SITUATION.
 BOSTON, Mass, March "A Mexico City special to the Herald says: Bankers are becoming apprehensive of the currency situation in the United States, and several important houses refuse to purchase drafts on New York when they are not ex- pressly payable in gold. This rule is being enforced on sixty-day drafts.
 One prominent banker today said that 'there is no certainty that the states will not be on a silver basis in two months. Gold is pouring into the treasury at Wash- ington as the result of the new loan, but it is highly probable that it will flow out quickly, leaving,the treasury incapacitated to maintain gold payments. There is no guarantee of the continuance of a sound financial policy, and we cannot afford to take the risk of what nay. happen within a short time. President Cleveland is sound money man, but both political parties as re- ported in congress are uucertain.'
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08
NOW FOR THE RESULT.
sELMA's MUNICIPAL ELECTION COMES OFF TODAY-A REVIVAL.

SELMA'5 8 MUNICIPAL ELECTION COMES OFF
 ToDAY-A REVIVAL.
 SELMA, March 7.--[Special Correspon- dence. ]-Tomorrow is the day set for the city primary election. The political pot is boiling at a furious rate today, de- spite chilly rain. The friends of the various candidates are hard at work, and voters who have not fully and finally made up their minds are suffering the conse- quences of their indecision. The race will be close one in every ward and both sides feel safe, so they say. Fortunately good feeling has prevailed throughout the can- vass and no personalities have been in- dulged in during the campaign. Both can didates for mayor are good men and good democrats, so the party nor the city cannot suffer, let the result be what 1t may.
 very delightful revival meeting has been in progress at the Cumberland Pres- byterian church for the past two weeks. Rev. R. w. Lewis, pastor of the church at Meridian, is doing the preaching, and he is power. The meeting will doubtless close with the week.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08
LABoRDE BRINGS NEWS
OF THE CUBAN SITUATION, WHICH EvI
 DENTLY IS OF IMPORTANCE.

oF THE CUBAN SITUATION, WHICH EVIL
 DENTLY IS OF IMPORTANCE.
 JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March "A spe- cial from Tampa, Fla, to the Times Union says: Edward LaBorde, who was arrested at Havana when the revolution broke out, ar rived here tonight. He is an American cit izen and the Spanish government released him from prison. He is a brother of one of the medical students shot by the govern ment in 1871 and one of the leaders of the movement in the United States. He and Quesado are closely confined and neitber one can be seen.
 It is rumored he haa brought important news from the island for the secretary of the movement in the United States, and further that the news is of an encouraging nature. Beyond that nothing more can be learned. Everything is quiet, but it is evident that Cubans here are laboring uu- der suppressed excitement.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08
THE ENGLISH NAVY
TO BE GREATLY INCREAsED-PALL MALI

TO BE GREATLY INCREAsED-PALL MALL
 GAZETTE COMMENTS.
 LONDON, March 7.-The increase of the navy budget is due to the size of the ship building programme for the fiscal year. This programme calls for four frst- class, four second class and two third class cruisers. twenty torpedo boats and twenty torpedo destroyers.
 The Pail Mall Gazette comments upon the budget: "We are satisfied with this guarantee that the government is alive to the importance of our position at sea, but a radical reform of the organization of the navy is also necessary. We approve heart- ily of the proposed expenditure for the moles and docks at Gibraltar, which must have four docks capable of holding battle. mept.b
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08
BRUSH WITH SINNERS,
In Which One of Them Is Severely Wounded-Bag of "Queer" Cap
 tured by Deputy Collector.

Deputy Revenue Collector J. R. Cald- well and Deputy United States Marshal Sowel were in Birmingham last night. They had just returned from raid through Randolph and Coosa counties. h the former county they had fight with some m moonshiners, and as a result one of the 'shin CTS, John William Bogg, is lying in a critical condition, with two ugly wounds in his body. He was shot by Alton Cald. well, son of the deputy collector, at whom he was shooting.
 Deputy Collector Caldwell will go to Randolph county today to see If Bogg is able to be removed, and If so will remove him to some jail where he will remain in custody until able to be tried.
 While in Coosa county Deputy Collector Caldwell captured bag of spurious coin, and will now proceed to work up case in that matter.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08
COLONEL McoLURE,s WELCOME.

This should be red letter day in Bir- mingham's history. After Colonel Me- Clure's last visit here, fourteen years ago, he contributed much to that growth which gave Birmingham the name of the Magic City. He told in words that sent convic- tiou to their readers and hearers of those wonderful resources that he had seen with his own eyes around Birmingham, and many were so impressed with his utter ances that they came to see for themselves and remained. He watched the growth of the city, and frequently bestowed upon it words of unstinted praise. Now he comes to behold what he has heretofore only imagined as existing, and we hope he may be so inn pressed that he will say as did the Queen of Sheba, ''The half has not been told. v lie will undoubtedly see much to astonish and please him, and if the welcome we tender him IS as cordial as it should be there IS no estimating it's value to this city. We owe it to him to make his reception here the most generous and of such a spontaneous nature as shall convince him of our great good will for him, and in turn we shall feel as people greatly benefited from it. Let our citizens then turn out in force and well come him with genuine Birmingham greeting both at the depot on his arrival and at the opera house, so that his second impression of our city may be. even more hattering than was his first oue.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08
MERELY A CANARD.

WAsHINaToN, March 7.-The state de- partment has received no iutimation either from the Spanish minister or any other source as to dissatisfaction with Consul General Williams. On the contrary, his record at the department shows that he has been remarkably successful in adjusting the numerous little difficulties in customs matters and other complications that have arisen between the United States and the Spanish auth critics in Cuba. The cable dispatch from Madrid as 10 demand for his recall is dscredited at the department.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08

THE Supreme Court has decided that any American patent expires with the term of any foreign patent on the same invention. This is just decision, for it gives America the same privilege accorded foreign coun- tries. The parties affected adversely by the decision include the American Bell Tele- phone Company, the General Electric Con- paDyand many others. The three Edison patents for the carbon transmitter, owned by the Bell Telephone Company, and Edi. son's patent on the incandesoent lamp are thus vacated and these inventions given to the public. The Berliner patents become public property. The public will be much benefited by this cheapening of useful in- ventiors.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08

THE Emperor of Japan has hit upon happy expedient. He will give Water bury watch to every soldier that displays bravery. This is better in every way than the ribbon of the Legion of Honor or the leather medal to the Grant 306. The watch is useful as well as ornamental. The wind- ing of the Waterbury will afford an infinite deal of amusement 10 the grandchildren of the Japapesc veterans.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08
ALL QuIET AT ADEL,

DIES MONIES, Ia. March 7.-Ali is quiet at Adel, the scene of yesterdays bank rob- bery, and the law will be permitted 10 take it's course as 10 Crawford, the surviving robber. Cashier Leich is better. His tenn perature is normal. and the physician says he will recover.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08
THINGS DRAMATIC.

At O'Brien's opera house tonight and tomorrow matinee will be played farce comedy iu three acts entitled stGold Brick.'' The play was dramatized from the gold brick swindle recently perpetrated in Birmingham, the romantic story of which is so well known by all our people. The Indian camp, the plotters' room and bank scene will all be portrayed to the public in the drama.
 Besides being of an instructive character the play will contain specialties inter spersed in most pleasing manner. me play was written by Messrs. Aubrey liar well and Frank Evans, Jr;,, and the cast will be represented by able local talent, under the training and direction of MT. Hoffstadt, lately of Chicago.
 No doubt one of the largest and most select houses of the season will greet these young gentlemen on account of the com mon interest manifested in the story from which the plot is taken.
 A NEPHEW OF THE LATE EDWIN
 BOOTH.
 Wilfred Clarke has for the past three seasons been catering to the public as most successful star. By birthright royal comedian; his father, the eminent John Sleeper Clarke; his mother, the late Mrs. Asia Booth Clarke; his uncle, the late lamented Edwin Booth; his grand
 
 Booth. In habits he is a man of wonderful industry, and his scholastic training was in the best schools-Dulwich college, Eng land, and in Paris, at Nortre Dame de Sainte Croix.
 MT. Clarke will appear in this city, sup ported by his own company, on tae even. ing of Monday, March II, in his delightful impersonation of Mai. Wellington De- Boots, in Sterling Coyne's refined comedy of IA Widow Hunt.'
 Mr ka Maj Holland of tb6 Girsrd Avenue theater says: "Probably no comedian on the American stage, ex. cepting Mir. Jefferson, is by nature and art so we'll equipped for the comic part in the old comedies as is Mr. Wilfred Clarke. The opportunities MT. Clarke enjoyed In London by association with his celebrated father in the performance of these old plays perfected him in the methods and requirements of mary characters, and this education, added to his own ability as an actor of comic parts, now places Wilfred Clarke distinctiveIy in the front ranks of American comedians.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08

THE New Orleans Picayune takes a hopeful view of the outlook for sugar, al though the planters do not expect any further bounty from Congress. good acreage has already been planted, and there is every expectation of large crop for 1895. The German beet crop is not as large as was expected, and the crop will be curtailed next year. The outlook for fruit is good, and as sugar is so low great deal of canning of fruit will be done. The Cuban sugar crop is turning out unfavora- bly,. The ad valorem sugar duty will af- ford increased protection, and there is no danger of the government reducing this duty. The President has stated that sugar is good revenue article, and the Republ- can Congress will not reduce the duty. Even with the present duty sugar sells more cheaply in this country than any other except Great Britain. In France and Germany, as well as in all the other conti- mental countries, sugar is made to pay a heavy internal tax.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08
COLD WEATHER.

Wards coal yard is prepared to furnish you with Carbon Hill or Galloway coal on short notice. Buy your coal from them once and you will have reason to become regular customer. Supply of stove and kindling wood on hand. Telephone 4S7.
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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08
THE TRIAL POSTPONED.

WASHINGTON, March 7.-In the United States supreme court today the Greer county boundary case between the United second Monday of the next term owing to the illness of Gen. Edgar Allen, special counsel for the United States.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08

THE Republican papers charge that the Louisiana sugar planters spent s25O, ,0Oo on the night before Congress adjourned Tn order to get their sugar bounty through.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08
SPECIAL AWWO2EWCeW2eWt

We are sAowing 0uy aeV hne ef WooIens breba,ed for Me season ef 1895. Aofhing has 6een Aat nuaone fo make Me entire line safisact0,y m poinf ofnoOeAty and fashion.
 We haOe 6een /ortunats m oar se- lection ef Foreign Ao0slfies, and 6e- Aeye Mat he Trade aoiH aeree aoiM aS Aaf Mey haOe ne0er bsen sn,passea.
 Special aftention fs ealled to onr prices. We shall efer greaker 0aAues Man c0er betore, ,n0iting as aos 10 Me aktenfion of aH buyers aOho mnsf meef Me Hines aOiH e Thoroughly good article af c Aoao price.
 We eaH your attention again 10 Me faef Maf Me neaO Dunlap Hats f0r spring are no0 on sale. See Mem bs- fore you make yonr pnrehase.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08
..TRIAL BY JuRY.O

,"rrial by Jury,n which will be put on in short while by Prof. Fred L. Grambs, is meeting with success on every hand. Rehearsals will begin next week. On this occasion one of the finest orchestras ever in this city will be heard.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08

IT must have been after hard struggle that William L. Wilson gained his consent to advocate the sugar bounty. Such bounty is opposed to his tariff principles. But even the Republican papers do not charge that he was-bribed, but ascribe his change of front to the personal request of the President.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08

THE total appropriations of the Reed Congress amounted to S1 ,035, ,000, ,O0o; of the next Congress s1 OPS coo ,UO0, and of the last Congress S990 ,000, 900.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08

VIRGINIA and Massachusetts were first and foremost in resisting British injustice and in forming the American Union. The farmers of Massachusetts appealed to the planters of Virginia, and they did not ap- peal in vain. The voice of Virginia was first raised in favor of Federal constitu- tion, and it found an echo in the old Bay State. If the bold men of Boston cast the British tea in the water, the brave Virgin. ians allowed it to rot in the warehouses. These two grand commonwealths, the one typical of the North and the other of the South, stood shoulder to shoulder until the one became man nufacturing State and the other an agricultural State. Then their in- terests were divided and they became sep. arated by Mason and Dixon's line. Now Virginia has opened coal mines, erected blast furnaces and built cotton mills. Again the interests of the two grand com monwealths are identical. Again they stand shoulder to shoulder. And as with Massachusetts and Virginia so with all the States of the North and the South.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08

THE St. Louis Globe Democrat says: "Congress came in like lion and went out like goat.'' Yes. a scspegoat, bear ing the sins of the Republican party.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08

JAMES 5. GARRISON says he is not sur prised at the failure of Congress to evolve any financial Legislation, because 1t was impossible with silver Senate, green back House and gold President.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08
A FATAL FIRE.

MADRID, March "A dispatch from Huelva says fire occurred in the Sohel mine at coronda yesterday, causing the death of twenty miners.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08

Ex-SPEAKER REED angered the Western Republicans on the last day of Congress. Nearly all these Western Republicans are free silver men, and they desired free sil- yer man on the delegation to the monetary conference, but realizing they couldn't get him, they compromised on Hepburn, a conservative. Reed refused to support him, and had Hit, radical gold man, put on the delegation. Reeds chances for the Presidency have been lessened in the West.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08

DAVID JONES, prominent farmer of FL wood, Ind has broken the record for sleep less men, de has had no sleep for ninety days and nights. He doubtless kept awake to keep his eye on Con- sress.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08

SIR GEORGE CURTAIN, the British noble- man who will marry Miss Letter, the daughter of tue California millionaire, claims to be of bluer blood than Count Cas- tellane. His ancestors were con nnected with William the Conqueror. Strange that an Englishman should so venerate the man who conquered his own country. And as to blood, William the Conqueror was an illegitimate son and his mother was the daughter of a tanner.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08
YESTERDAYS TEMPERATURE.

AS especially recorded hourly for the AGE HERALD on the standard thermome- ter at Hughes' drug store. corner Nine teenth street and Second avenue. The hg- ures given ate in all instances for tempera- ture recorded in the shade and on north ern sheltered e-sposure:
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08

THE South has four of the Cabinet ofhces and three of the six delegates to the mone- tary conference.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08
THE WEATHER.

WAsHINdToN, March 7.-Forecast of weather for the succeeding twenty four hours: Rain followed by clearing weather, probably fair Friday night and Saturday; winds shifting to northerly; warmer in la hama
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08

THE French object to receiving our neif- CTS, but not our heiresses.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08

THE honor shown Col. A. K. Mcclure will be deserved recognition of the power of the press, which has done so much to build up Birmingham. As Colonel Me Cure is a Northern man and was promi- nent during the war, his reception by Bir- miugham will indicate that old issues have been buried. As he was honest enough dczen years ago to tell the truth about Bir- mingham when it would have been to his private interests to remain silent, the wei come accorded him will be a tribute to truth and bolduess.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08

THE union of the Gould and Castellane families tightens the tie that binds the United States to France. The two coun tries are the leading republics of the world; both wrested their liberties from kingly power, both have adopted the double stand ard and both are among the most prosper ous nations of the world. Each country has assisted the other in it's struggles for independence, and never had clash except in the early years of the present century, when several naval engagements broke the prolonged peace, but the courts have de- cided that the two countries had not de- clared war. If ever an injustice was done Frenchman on the soil of America.it was the punishment of the Acadians, and this crime against humanity was the act of British king. The United States owes her richest territory, the Louisiana pur- chase, to French bravery and enterprise.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08

THE Chattanooga Tradesman states that the Japanese contract has been accepted by the Howard Harrison Pipe Works and all the arrangements made for the delivery of the pipe. This statement is possibly un- authorized. While the pipe works could have taken the contract and made profit, it was such big contract that it would take nearly eight months to fill it, and in that time the price of pipe will probably advance q, perhaps s, ton. The How ard Harrison Company has no difficulty iD securing as many orders as they can fill.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08
LOCAL LACONICS
Gathered, Noted and Condensed by Age-Herald Reporters-Gene
 Resume of Happenings.

LICENSED TO WED.-Yestarday the pro- bate judge issued marriage licenses 10 the following couples: E. E. Ramona and Miss Sallie Jeffcoat, Constantine Harvey and Miss Harriet Birdsey.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08

THE Fall River, Mass, cotton mills have paid their quarterly dividends. The amount of dividends paid for the quarter was sa9O, ,425, or over s1,0O0,O0O year. The Kerr thread mills pay an annual div idend of 10 per cent. The amount paid out in dividends for the quarter just ended ex- ceeGs the amount paid for the quarter ending in December by sSO,O00. The Troy mill pays i2 per cent year on capital of $500, ,000, and the Bourne mill the same. Verify there is money in cotton mills, and our New England brethren are reaping a rich harvest of the South. No wonder they wouldn't let the South secede.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08

THE delegates to the international mon- etary conference are Senators Daniel, Teller and Jones and Representatives Crisp, Culberson and Hit. MT. Bland expected to be one of the House delegates, but was defeated at the last moment. His defeat is bitterly resented by the extreme silver men. There is not an extreme silver man on the House delegation. Crisp was once very pronounced in his advocacy of free silver, but during the past two years has CO operated with the administration. MT. Culberson has also changed from an ex- treme free silver man to conservative. MT. Hit is one of the most radical gold men on the Republican side.