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Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23
THE A. p. A.

The appearance in the political arena
in several of our Southern cities of the
society known as the American Protec-
tive Association Is arousing much CT RI
osity and comment. 1t seems that it is
not the purpose of that organization to
put distinctive Presidential ticket inthe
field in 1895. This much is made clear
from the report of its advisory board.
which body has just held a two days ses-
sion in ST. Louis. The report advises the
members of the order to take part in the
conventions of the parties they affiliate
with, but to vote in the election for no
candidates except those who favor,
among other principles. the restriction of
immigration, the lengthening of the pro-
baton period for naturalization, a nom
sectaIian public school system, the with
holding of public funds and public prop
erty from seotarian uses, the taxation of
all property not owned and controlled
by the public, the opening to public Of
fetal inspection of all private schools, con-
vents, monasteries, and all Institutions of
an educational or reformatory charac-
ter and opposition to candidates for
public Office who recognize final ale
glance in civil affairs to any foreign ma
tional or native or foreign ecclesiastical
authority.
Commenting on the proceedings of the
advisory board the st. Louis Globe-Dem-
ocrat makes the following interesting
comments:
1.-The design apparently Is that the
members of the American Protective as
ISOLATION. under the direction of the EN-
ecutive Committee or some other body of
officials: shall cut or support Individual
candidates on the tickets of the great par
ties according as these candidates op-
pose or favor the tenets of the order. AS
did the Know Nothing party previous
10 the Presidential election of 1855 the
American Protective Association intends
in a large degree, to work in the dark in
1886. as it has usually done hitherto. All
the distinctive triumphs of the nativlstic
party of forty years ago were gained
while il remained a secret oath bound
organiza ton In the balance between
the great parties the swing of the COM
pact and disciplined legions of this un-
seen foe from one side to the other on
individual candidates struck terror for
two or three years into the hearts of the
party leaders. It's stroke was as silent
and certain as fate. The devastation
which the election returns sometimes re-
vealed from the work of this order was
as swift ana mysterious as that which
overwhelmed the hosts of Sennac herib
But the Know Nothing party's potency
vanished with the secrecy which It
dropped in 1855.
win the American Protective Associa-
ton develop the strength revealed by its
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23
WoMAN'S MISSIONARY CONVENTION
Of the Montgomery District Assemble at Ius-
kegee-Wkat They Are Doing.

Tuskegee, Oct. 21.-(Special Core
spondence 1.-The woman's missionary
convention of the Montgomery district
convened at the Methodist church here
last Thursday. There are about twenty
five delegates in attendance, among them
being Mrs. Brinkley and Mrs. Claud Chill
ton of Montgomery and others prominent
in missionary work. On Friday evening
a large congregation had the pleasure of
listening to a very interesting and in
structive missionary address by Rev. I.
K. Roberts of Dexter Avenue church,
Montgomery. Mr.. Roberts expects to go
as a missionary some time in the future.
On last Monday evening Ellie Cult, the
little 3-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. T. Dowdell, died after only few days
illness. Following the death of this lit
tie one was that Of Mary Kate, an older
sister, aged years, who died Saturday
morning, after having been sick little
over a week. Membraneous Group was
probabl the cause of their DEATH though
the physicians have never agreed as to
what was the real cause.
Miss Monte Taylor, aged IA years. the
oldest daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. S. Y.
Taylor. died yesterday morning at $3.50
o'clock. She had been sick for long
while.
An appeal has been taken by Mr.. c.
w. Hare in the case against Freeman Col
Inns, colored, who was sentenced to be
hung November 20 at the last term of
court for numbering his wife, Della Col
Inns. The evidence showed that she had
left him and was living with her mother.
Freeman, who was living on another
place, went to the field where she was en-
gagged in work with her mother and sew
eral other darkeys and calling her aside
deliberately shot her twice with shot
gun and three times with a pistol. He
was afterwards captured in the lower
part of the county, making his way to
Florida.
Rev. DR.. Hall of Newman, Ca, preached
a very interesting sermon at the Baptist
church yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs r. F. Ligon, Jr, of Mont
gomery are here visiting their father and
mother. tt-
DR.. Breedlove and Mr.. Will Abercrom-
bic, two young men, have recently opened
a drug store.
Congressman Robbins of Selma is here
on a visit.
Mrs John Gautier left last week to visit
relatives In Texas.
Mrs helms of Arkansas and Miss Jen-
ME helms of Salem are here visiting rel
atives.
Miss Rena Morton left few days ago
for Atlanta, where she will make her flu
t,--N home
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23
THE COTTON SLUMP.

The great slump in cotton from Friday
to Monday has been checked. temperate
ly at least. and yesterday little difference
was noticeable in the opening and clos
ing quotations.
The following bulletin, issued by Price,
Mccormick & Co.. gives details of the
days transactions
The cotton market today has shown a
satisfactory contrast to that of the past
few days. Instead of the panicky feeling
recently pervading the market, steadier
tone has today been apparent. The Liv-
erpool market after opening at a decline
of from S-64 to 5s-64d. consequently ad-
vanced IL points from this point. How
ever there was reaction and final prices
were about 2-64d lower than last night.
AS a result of this advance abroad our
market opened wild and excited at adj
vances ranging from Is to 80 points, the
nearby options the greatest. Under
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23
PARTY VS.. PRINCIPLE.

lie IDllOWlHS dDle eulCOTldl Is taken
from the Marengo Democrat:
you often hear men say L am a dem
ocrat' and when he is asked what is a
democrat he win hang his head as if
his little brain box had struck a knot
which was likely to overturn it and spill
out hts contents. We asked a beardless
Solomon not long ago what was democ-
racy, and he said its principle was to car
ry elections.
"Well, now, the real fact to the aver
age gold bug it means ito put in the ring,
whether right or wrong, and to eat the
meal from the public crib. When they
think they have the machine supported
by little Shermanites like the Mobile
Register) they let into primaries men who
have grown gray fighting for the enemy
and voted the democratic ticket for the
first time in the last election for a little
meat meal, flour, money or with the ex-
pectation of working something out of
his boss, excluding men who followed the
fortunes of Lee and Jackson and who
stood by the battle flag of the grand old
party under Houston. Is this democra-
CIV? God save the mark. We have been
taught that 1t was a principle founded
upon the rock of truth and rocked in the
cradle of Justice, but for the sake of the
ring and their heelers we will give what
consists of the true principles OF democ-
racy. which no doubt will be as new, but
not as agreeable to some of them as was
the discovery of gold in California to the
tired miner.
"When this government was founded and
the constitution was established there
were two views of the construction OF
that instrument. One was that 1t threw
as much power into the hands of the
general government and as little into the
hands of the people as possible; in other
words, a strong central government with
the power in the hands of the few, with
weak dependencies called states. This
was the Hamiltonian theory. The other
was that no implied power was found in
the constitution; that the people was the
source of all power and that the govern
ment was the agent of the people, with
the power of government lodged with no
class except as put there by the fran
chse of the people. the states reserving
the power not granted to the general gov
eminent This was called the. Jeffer-
sonan theory. What party advocates
the Hamiltonian theory? The party of
John Sherman: yet these principles are
banner and we are told to follow it's
teachings, while the shades of Jefferson
moan over the hills Of old Virginia and
the ideas of popular government sink to
rise no more. Drive from the temple of
democracy those who seek to pollute Its
principles cast into utter darkness the
free hooters who would rob il of its name,
raise it's battle SCARED flag, admit into
the prima ries those who believe in it's
principles and we will march to victory
In a grand and glorious country where
merit will be recognized and labor re-
warded. Then rings would sink, clicks
and combines would cease and the people
would rule"
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23

Lord Sackville writes to a London jour-
nal that but few copies of his notorious
pamphlet against Ambassador Bayard
Were printed; that these were meant for
private distributions; that he never in
tended the pamphlet to reach the public,
and that he is at a loss to know how ii
got into print. Possibly some one i'm
posed on him as badly as MIR. Murchi-
son" of Pomona, Cal. did, For seven
years he seemed To have nufsed his
wrongs, and when he sought to re-
Iieve his feelings by confding to his
friends his version of the episode which
retired him from the diplomatic service
be committed a blunder which will at
tach TO his reputation as long as he lives.
and as long after that as his memory
shall endure. His "Murchison" letter
was gross stupidity. his explanatory
pamphlet was criminal folly and his lat
est effort to evade responsibility for his
malevolent and mendacious blunder sug-
gests his lack of average intelligence.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23

And now some of the gold bug papers
in Alabama are disgruntled because
Judge Black of Georgia defeated Tom
Watson again in their bout for Congress.
Is it possible that these Democratic
journals prefer populist to a free coin
ape Democrat2
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23

Congressman Bankhead, says the Mont
gomery Journal. hits the nail on the head:
Congressman Bankhead denied the
proposition that free coinage would drive
gold out of the country and circulation
for three reasons, one of which was that
there was no gold in circulation to drive
out Congressman Bankhead hit the
nail sauarely on the head. Gold is too
aristocratic to mix up with common peo-
ple." -H
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23

The kick is going to come from the
western republican senator's, most of
whom are young and devoted to the in
terests of silver. Senator Dubois of Ida
no, who already has made his mark In
the upper house, is the leader of this band
of disconnected senator's; and he has
stated with an emphasis which will not
need repetition that he and his friends
will not tolerate Encouragement of sem
atorial committees which will give COM
Portable berths to the same old sena-
torial hacks, Hoar Sherman, Hale, Haw-
ley. Platt and other fogies of their sort.
and leave all the younger senator's from
the west out in the cold. Senator Dubois
and his friends are determined to have
the question of silver legislation thor
oughly discussed in the senate; and they
insist that they will not allow that dis
cussion to be smothered or burked.-New
Orleans Times Democrat.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23

The Russell Register thinks Captain
Johnston still has the floor:
Captain Johnston still has the floor.
Captain Johnston ought to be satisfacto-
ry as a candidate to the free silver men on
account of his free silver views and to
the gold bugs on account of his party
service in the past"
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23
Arranging a Postmaster Day.

Washington, Oct. 22.-Postmaster-Gen-
eral Wilson has received a communica-
ton from the board of publicity and pro-
motion of the Atlanta exposition an
nouncing their desire to set apart day
to be known as "postmasters' day." for
the entertainment of postmasters who
would like to visit the exposition.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23

The long vexed question of when an
officer is off and on duty has at last been
settled by the little city of Jasper. The
new city law prohibits the police officers
from drinking while on duty. and the law
considers them on duty while they are
away from their residences.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23

The deficit in the Canadian treasury
for the past year is over 100000, which
is the worst showing since the confedera-
ton of the provinces twenty-eight years
ago. The total debt is $317, 100000, or $69
per head of the population.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23

If Mr. Hardin is elected Governor of
Kentucky the delegation from Kentucky
to the next Democratic National conven-
ton will be free silver delegation, says
the Louisville Commercial.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23
ALABAMA EDITORS.

Says the Coosa River News:
1--WE are too much of an optimist to be-
lieve that little fist argument between
Messrs. Corbett and Fitzsimmons would
corrupt the morals of a commonwealth.
Let the row proceed"
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23
STATE NEWS.

Hartselle Enquirer: 1t does our soul
good to see our farmers get good prices
for the fruits of their labor If anybody
on Gods green earth deserves to prosper,
it is the farmer.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23

Washington County News: We are in
formed that a negro by the name of Hem
derson was lynched in the western part
of this county Monday night. He was
found Tuesday morning swinging to the
limb of tree.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23

Greensboro Waterman: Thieves robbed
the shanty of Simon Taylor on Main
street last Saturday night. They got
about SIS worth of goods-all there was.
This is the third time Simon has been
robbed.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23

The Hon. Don NJ. Dickinson furnishes
some interesting information to the pub
lie through the columns of the Boston
Globe. He says: 1.-The foreign policy of
President Cleveland is vigorously and
aggressively American 1t will prove its
faith by it's works When promised re-
suits are attained, every citizen of the
United States who in times past has crit
icised the foreign policy of the admins
tration will be ashamed of himself and
wonder why he did so. Mr.. Cleveland is
right on all the great questions, and has
been right all the time"
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23

October will show large deficit in the
treasury accounts. Everybody. however
supposed it would The expenditures for
this month are always heavy on account
of the pension and bond interest pay
ments There is some hope, however,
that November will follow Septembers
example and give us a surplus.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23

The stockholders of the collapsed First
National bank of Sedalia have raised
new legal question in their attempt to
evade the assessment made upon them
for the payment of the outstanding liabil-
titles. They hold that they should not be
required thus to make good the losses
that ensued in spite of the supervision
of the government through it's bank eX-
amner. In other words, they claim that
they were released from liability when
the government permitted the bank TO
run along in a bad condition The plea
is a plausible one, but it is hardly to be
expected that any court will consent to
help stockholders out of a bad place by
such means. There is nothing in the
laws pertaining to the national banking
system which can be interpreted as maxi
ing the government a guarantor of the
a bsolute correctness of the Investigations
of its bank examiners.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23

The corn expectation of the next five
or six months is expected to touch the
highest figures ever reached. All the
corn that is wanted abroad can be spared
out of the great crop now being har-
vested. Probably the acreage of 1886
will be still greater than that of 1885,
Corn is growing in popularity in Europe,
ana the United States is in position to
meet all demands from that quarter.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23

Several times during the present CEN
fury British feet has made it's way
through the Dardanelles, sometimes to
aid and sometimes to threaten Turkey.
In 1907 the British ships were nearly
trapped in the narrow strait by the tenn
porzing Turks. In 1927 when the Sultan
was slaughtering the Greeks, the bat
tie of Nj, varino was fought, in which the
Turkish fleet was nearly destroyed by the
British. The appearance of the English
fleet at Constantinople in 1853 and 1878
was to call halt on Russia. and the OBJ
iect was successfully accomplished.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23

Marengo Democrat: Messrs c. NJ Lit
tie and w. G.. Bowler. two prosperous
farmers of south Marengo, passed
through Linden yesterday. They report
that the farmers in their section will have
plenty Of hog and hominy for another
year and that they will also have plenty
of molasses with which to sweeten their
contracts. y
Washington County News AS we go
to press we learn with regret that Mr..
L. II. Williams of Sunfower lost his large
and commodious barn Monday night by
fire, together with several head of horses,
cows, corn, hay, etc. The barn was COM
paratively new and was one of the
largest neatest and most substantial
barns in the county.
Russell Register: Dennis Jackson. COLI
ored, who was convicted of grand larceny
in the circuit court here this week. says
this makes the thirtieth time he has been
in Jail in his life, and Dennis is not a very
old man either, but that this is the first
time he has ever been convicted He
says he did not get "jestis' this time
Perhaps Dennis thinks he ought to be
hung instead of being sent to the peni-
tertiary.
Russell Register: Mr.. w F. Daniel Of
Glennvile sent to this office last Mon
day a specimen Of the vineless sweet
potato grown by him this year. The po-
tatoes which he sent are very fine, in
deed, much larger than potatoes usually
raised. The largest one weighed three
pounds. Mr.. Daniel had one half of an
acre planted this year, frow which he
gathered and measured 800 bushels. being
at the rate of 600 bushels per acre.
Hartselle Enquirer: Morgan county
has a most creditable exhibit at the At
lanta exposition and the praise for the
same is due those energetic, wide-awake
and hustling citizens, Messrs. Burch and
T c. Bingham. They have worked with
vim and spent their money almost
lavish1y determining to make a success
of the undertaking. and they have sue
ceeded beyond the most sanguine ex-
pectation, and under the most adverse
circumstances. All praise to them.
Greensboro Watchman: AS a good
deal of corn has been made in Hale coun-
ty this year the people will have need of
an easy manner in which to measure it in
bulk Here is simple and accurate rule:
To measure shelled corn-Find the Gu
bical contents in feet of the wagon. box
or other receptacle and multiply by eight,
the result will be the number of bushels.
For corn in the shuck, get cubical con-
tents in feet divide by FIVE subtract re-
suit from total cubfcal contents and then
divide by three. the result will be the
number of bushels.
Blocton Intelligencer: Mr.. w. L. Pratt
has sent selection of marble specimens
to be exhibited at the Atlanta exposition.
Mr. Pratt has control of large quantity
of marble lands. which he hopes to be
able soon to interest parties with money
| in its development. The marble is of
| high quality and bears fine polish.
| The Montgomery, Tuscaloosa and Mo-
| bile railroad could not do better thing
| than to build it's road through this prop
| erty and thence to Blocton. thereby
| touching thousands of acres of the finest
| marble in the south, as well as the Ca
| ho1,o oooI Ga1Je
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23
The Russell Register takes the follow

ing philosophical view of the situation:
at seems to US that vast experience
ought to satisfy the democrats of the
country that they cannot afford to split.
Let Jus stand together. 1t rs the only
sensible thing we can do"
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23

Newspapers once established are hard
TO kill
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23

The present Episcopal general cenven-
ton will not change the name of the
church to the Holy Catholic church." or
make any changes to render unrecogniz-
able the Protestant Episcopal church of
the United States of America A propo-
sition even to change the title page of the
Book of Common Prayer was voted
down. The church and prayer book will
remain as they are If the present conven-
ton is to decide matters.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23

Hoods Sarsaparilla acting through the
blood reaches every part of the system.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-07-11
H0Fseless Carriages.

An attempt is soon to be made in New
York city, says the Times, to prove to the
owners OF the large retail dry goods stores
In that city that mechanical power is
cheaper and mere efficient in the delivery
of packages than wagons drawn by
horses.
The engines for these horseless wagons
are the sane as those used in the car.
riages which recently bore off the prizes
In the race from Paris to Bordeaux. They
are constructed somewhat on the pattern
of an ordinary gas engine, with numer-
GUS changes and arrangements OF the
working parts 30 as to make them OF the
smallest possible bulk.
The delivery vans or wagons will not
be outwardly different in appearance from
those at present in use, except that there
will be no horses in front, and that the
steering, instead of being performed by
reins, will be effected by means OF long
arm or wheel, the perpendicular rod from
which will be attached to the lock under
the front wheels of the vehicle.
The company which is building these
horseless wagons has its mandatory on
Long Island, on the shores Of East river.
1t claims that its engines can do the
work of horse at cost of cent an
hour. In order to be prepared for steep
gradients and rough psvements. the
strength of these wagons is to be three
horse power, so that the fuel cost of using
all the power Of the engine will be 8
cents an hour.