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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-02
CONFESSED HIS GUILT.

SIOUX CITY, 1a., Jan. Mrs. R. l.. Banker was arrested here Friday on the charge of defrauding the Ancient Order of United Workmen out of 5000 at Portland, Ore., by pretending that her husband had been drowned in this city. Eight hundred dollars of the insurance money was recov- cred. She confessed and her husband, upon hearing of it, also admitted his guilt, and said that his sister IS now at Susque- hanna, Pa., trying to cash policy she has on his life in the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Engineers for s3000. He requested the officers to prevent it's payment, so that he would not get deeper in trouble. He and his vile will be taken to Portland to stand trial
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-02
WITH THE RAILROADS.

The Alabama Great Southern has new master mechanic.
 A few days ago an order was issued transferring MT. J. P. McCuen, who has been master mechanic for the road, with headquarters in this city, from Birming- ham to Ludlow, Ky. To fill the vacancy caused by the transferring of MT. McCuen the following order has been issued: ALABAMA GREAT SOUTHERN RAILROAD
 COMPANY,
 OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT, BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Jan. 1, 1895. Mir. o. Skinner is appointed master me- chanic, with headquarters at Birmingham, Ala, vice J. P. McCuen, transferred.
 A. J. FRAZER, Approved: Superintendent, R. CARROLL, General Manager. Mir. Skinner has been general foreman at Ludlow shops for @ number of years and is an efficient railroad man.
 THE ROAD AGAIN OPEN. The Louisville and Nashville yesterday at about :30 D. m. completed the false work i'd place of the span that fell in of the Pas cagoula bridge at Scranton, Miss, the day preceding, admitting of the passing over of tainsd freiehts, and the road between Mo. bile and New Orleansd ds again open for MORE ADyx)lIsrsa MATTER. Gene1oA Pan dRer Agent Rinearson ol theu Cresent., always alive to th c
 people along his respective
 0sily engaged in getting
 NV immigration matter
 AfoughouE the north,
 I've of the asricul-
 along the opssn
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-02
TWO CHILDREN CREMAlED.

NEWARK, N. J., Jan. 1.-Two girls aged and 3, named Annie and Florence, were burned 10 death in their hunks in a canal boat in winter quarters On Morris canal at o'clock last night. The captain oi the boat and father oi the children Is John Glover from Port Cram. Glover and his wife attended a meeting at Bethel churcd, leaving the two children asleep in their hunks, with dog in the cabin. The door was locked. An oil lamp was burn ing on the table. It is supposed the lamp exploded. When the parents retarned the children were found dead in their hunks and lhe dog dead on the floor.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-02
HuMBERr,S KIND WORDS.

ROME, Jan. 1.-The king and queen re- ceived all the generals, state officers, sena- tors and deputies today. The reception lasted five hours. King Humbert said in his address to the president of the senate that he always felt lie could rely upon their judgment and loyalty. The allusion is taken to refer to the senate commis- sion's decision that the Giolitts judg- ments were worthless.
 The king told he president of the depu- ties that tue happiness of Italy had always been found in the concord and mutual at tachment of monarchy.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-02
COAL FOR NEW ORLEANS.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. 1.-[Spe. cial. l-The towboats John A. Wood and Coal City left yesterday for New Orleans with large tows of Pittsburg coal harges, heavily loaded. There are several other tows of coal barges between here and Cairo, scheduled for points south, but the rapid fall in the stage of water will probably pre- vent their further progress until another rise occurs,
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-02
WILL OPEN UP AGAIN.

RIVERSIDE, Dec. 31.--ISpecial Corre- spondence. l-The Latnrop- Hatten Lum- Der company has just gotten in about 5000 fine saw logs after long spell of low water, and the mill starts up on full time January l, 1895. The past four months of this year have been extremely trying in the lumber business at this point on account of the ex- treme low water. We feel truly grateful 10 think that our industry can go on now for the next eight to ten months without any Interruption in the matter of supply of aI
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-02
JOHN RYAN,

PITTsBURa, Jan. 1.-John Ryan, a we'll known telegraph operator, died at the Mercy hospital this morning. He was taken there December 20 with a broken leg, previous to which time he had been drinking heavily Ryan was George M. Irwin's telegraph operator during the en- tire period of his discretionary pool opera tions and very important witness for Irwin, as he handled all his messages and heard the conversations between Irwin and his patrons.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-02
WAS SIMPLY RIDICULOUS.

PARIS, Jan. 1.-Ls Journal yesterday sent telegra to M. De Lanessan, gov ernor- general of French Indo-Chiua, ask ing him to explain the circumstances of his recall. NJ. De Lanessan replied that the pretext that he had permitted unau- thoiized persons to have access to oficiai and confidential documents, which he was charged as having donos was simply ridtc- ulOus.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-02
HIS DYING DECLARATION.

GALEsBURe, Ill.,, Jan. 1.-Ex- Alderman Charles k. Johnson, who was shot in At. torney Malley's office last Wednesday by his wife, died yesterday. To the last he protested that he did her no violence, but that she shot him without provocation. The trouble grew out of his actions in re- gard to his wIfe's relatives.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-02
COULDN'T STAND MACHINES.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 1.-Chsrles Yeager, a printer, aged 35, was found dead in via duct in Forest park last night. A letter on his body explained that he had killed him. self because they put machines in the newspaper offices and had s.let him ort.'' He was insured for 5000.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-02
RECEIVED CONCENTRATIONS.

BERLIN, Jan. 1.-The emperor, with his family, received New Years congratula- tions this morning in the white chamber of the palace. Among those who called at the palace was MT. Runyon, United States ambassador, who was attired in the uni form of general of the United States army. General Runyon also held a recep- ton et his residence.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-02
A BRAKEMAN KILLED,

MuScIE, Ind, Jan. LA freight wreck occurred on the Big Four railroad at York town, six miles west of here, early this morning. Several cars were completely and four trainmen were in- jured. William s. Hull, brakeman, was kilIed /sa
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-02
SCHOONER WATER-LOGGED.

NORFOLK, Va., Jan. 1.-The schooner Annie Ainslie, Captain McAndress, of Philadelphia, from Savannah to Phila- miles to the southward and westward of Ocracoks inlet and two miles from the beach. Assistance has been asked for.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-02
oNEoNTA,s MUNICIPAL OFFICERs.

ONEONTA'S MUNICIPAL OFFICERS,
 ONEoNTA, Jan. 1.-[Special. .]-The mu- nicipai election passed of quietly today, resulting as follows: Mayor, Thomas B. Mitchell, John H. Ketchum of the News Dispatch, Rufus H. Ingram and William M. Walters, the enterprising. Dutchman of the Southside. Ali were elected by good majorities.
 The holidays passed of quietly, with no accidents.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-02
ELECTED THEIR oFFICEns.

The following officers have been elected in Selma Advance Lodge No. 8, Knights oi mander; F. V. Elder, vice-oha ncellor; c. J. Irwin, preIite; Julius Feibelman, keeper of records and seal and master of finance; B. J. Schuster, master ol chexquer; George H. Clancey, master.at arms; J. w.. Preston, inner guard; master of work; A. D. Bloch, representa- tive to the grand lodge. The installation will take place Thursday night next.
 The officers were elected with a special view of having efficient men in office during the meeting of the grand lodge in April, and they will each oo their work nobly.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-02
aud Crescent, and especially of Alabama

aud Crescent, and especially of Alabama and Mississippi.
 The De cem Der folder of the Mobile and Ohio, like i 8 predecessors for many mouths, is highly artistic affair; also containing much valuable and new inior- ter tourists, and reflects grsat credit upon General Passenger Agent Posey in his en- deavor to property place bTfoce the public tne resources and attractions along his road in Alabama. Mississippi aud Tenues- see. In fact, railway men and the public place General Passenger Agents Posey and Rlsearson at the head in the matter of al tractise and :tellineo immi grafton, oews- paper aud folder advertising aud illustra- ting.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-02
TWO MORE RESIONATIONa.

NEW YORK, Jao. 1.-Presidsut George c. Clauseu of the board of park commits Strong this evening. Excise Combais.
 pner Eugene Bushe has also resignsds
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-02
CHARLESTON DOWNS SAVANNAH.

CHARLEsToN, s. o., Jan. 1.-One of the played in Charleston took place this after noon between Charleston aad Savannah. In the first half neither eide soored, but in the second Charleston p9aos q and Ssvan- nah nothing snu 50 1t remained through
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-02
OBSERVED THE DAY.

PARIS, Jan. 1.-United States Ambessa- dor Eustis and Consul General Morse held New Years receptions at their respective residences today.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-02
THE CREW sAFE.

LIVERPOOL, Jan. 1.-The British ' Madeline, Captain Needam, from e ton ton DsSsmSsE7 ssa Der for this Pcrs, arrived British bark Aramanth, Gaptsin Fo1Di.. from St. Johns, N. F., for Dublin yhicH had been abandoned ata a6sas
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-02
LOTS OF PROPERTY BURNED.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Jan. 1.--Fire at Port ampa city at o'clock this morning destroyed twenty five frelght cars loaded with phosphate, two express cars, two passenger coaches, one mail car and the entire car sheds of the South Florida rail road, operated by the Flant system. The origin of the fire is unknuMn.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-02
SELMA SETTINGS.
Mrs. Wilkins Death Received With Sadness Tribute to Her Memory.
 Newly Elected Pythian r-~ Officers.
AGE HERALD BUREAU, I
 GnrxsA von

SELMA. Jan. I. J
 The news of the death of Mrs. Margaret A. Wilkins, which occurred in Birming- ham last night, has saddened many hearts in Selma. She was a noble Christian woman, and in the years she lived in Selma she endeared herself to hundreds of he best people of this city. Her sons, Messrs. George and Joe Wilkins of this city, as we'll as the rest Of the children, have the sympathy of the whole city.
 The remaius are expected to arrive on the mornipg train, and the funeral will take place at 3:30 in the afternoon from St. Paul's church, of which she was de- vout member for many years.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-02
THE POPE FAVORs THE PLAN.

ROME, Jan. 1.--It Is believed in vatican circles that the popo favors the proposal of Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore that a
The advocate., 1895-11-06
REPUBLICAN INFAMY.
Democrats Disfranchlsed for Doing What
the Republican state Committee Did.

Democrats Disfranchlsed for Doing What
the Republican State Committee Did.
The redeemer County Clerk of Craw-
ford county refused to place the Dem
ocrattC ticket on the ballot. for the
reason that the ticket was not regu.
larly nominated No objection was
flied by any elector of Crawford county.
No notice Of the contemplated action
was served on the committee, and no
hearing of the case was held before
the board constituted by law to pass on
such cases. Dawes, whose opinions
are invariably wrong, wrote the County
Clerk letter on which he based his
action. In the letter he states that the
law makes ''no provision which author
ICES any committee representing any
political party 10 make nominations
for any Office" This statement inCor-
porated in an objection filed with the
Clerk by some elector of that county
might be sufficient ground to warrant
the County Clerk in refusing to put
the ticket on the ballot. However, if
that objection is good, then Martin has
no earthly right to have his name
printed on the ballot as Republican
candidate for Chief Justice. 1t is we'll
known to everybody at all conVerSsnt
with the provisions of the election law
that the long petition fled nominating
Martin amounts to nothing whatever.
His name on the ticket is placed there
by virtue Of q committee nomination,
and his name had no more right to sp-
pear on the ballot than the Democratic
ticket of Crawford county.
The advocate., 1895-11-06
AGAINST AN Precedent.

dedicated to the school fund inves-
tigating committed
"It pains me to report, " said the chair
man Of the investigating committee,
''that we have been grievously betrayed,
grossly deceived"
"HowH" asked several members in
unison.
"I have just learned" explained the
chairman, regretfully, "that there are
some members Of this committee who
really wish to investigate Chicago
EVeRj9g Post.
The advocate., 1895-11-06
Where Does Vest stand9
j. G. RUPPENTHAL, JR.

The Missouri circle in Washington is
discussing with zest Senator Vests latest
on the silver. He is reported by the
fusion papers as declaring that if the
Democratic party should nominate for
President gold candidate on plat
form for silver he should feel compelled
to support him. AS Senator Vests
party in Missouri declared for free silver
at the Pertle Springs convention the
question raised uppermost now is:
what does Senator Vest mean by stating
that he will support gold-bug for
President?
The advocate., 1895-11-06
A slngle.Plank Scheme.

EDITOR ADVOCATES There are Popu-
lists so absorbed in a particular hobby
that they believe their tavorite idea is
the sun of the political universe around
which all other ideas and principles re-
volve as unimportant planets, receiving
all their light from the great central
luminary. The late Barzillai Berry
(peace to his ashesD was such a person.
He had been q school teacher in his
younger days and had studied orthoepy
and photography until he had become
pronounced spelling reformer. His let
ters were practical Illustrations Of his
belief. / have one Of them before me.
1t was written nearly four years ago and
seems to indicate that he was the origin
ator of the scheme Of having platform
with but a single plank. Whatever
credit the one-plank plan deserves I
claim for him. Here are his views as he
expressed them, 0erbGtim ct literGtim ::
"In dhe politicl strugl nsu approaching
we faind dhe ods agenst US. We ned to
consentret our forses on wun point.
Hwot shal dhis beY Sum matt sa fire.
silver; sum wud ss anti-monopoly; sum
wud ss yet uther things. But sa let US
yunait on spelling reform. Hwy?
"Everibodi vii sgre on platform such
az suggest. Oh no dhe fulishnes and
dhe daunrait rong Nv dhe prezent sistem.
Tha SO dhe ned Nv cheni. Dhe rich
and dhe pur, Republicans, Democrats,
Prohibishunists, Popyulists = ol can
yunait on dhis gret kwestion. Dhe
bangks, dhe relrodz, dhe manyufactur-
err and ol dhe monopoliz and trusts vii
support us. No lobiz vii opoz US. We
can go bifor dhe pepl and sho hau sem
sibl wa Nv spelling wud sew tain, pepr,
ingk and taip. Our oratorz cud sho hau
cruel it il tn mex litl children lern hol
lot Nv silent and yusles letrz. Everibodi
wud be singing aur prezez. We wud bi
elected bal big maioriti After we got
into paur, we cud sho dhe pepl dhe ned
NV uther reformz and cud introdius ol
dhe uther prinsiplz hwich we nau biliy
in. But dhe first thing il tn gen dhe
ofisez. Ol dhe rest vii folio in diu tain.
! On reading over again recently the
The advocate., 1895-11-06

Mayor Pingree announced the other
day that he would shortly recommend
to the City Council the establishment OF
a permanent agricultural park. His plan
is to purchase large tract Of about 100
acres and rent it out in small parcels at
a nominal rate per year. The rent in
fifty years, he thinks, would pay for the
land. When the park was thoroughly
cultivated it could be shown to the
visitors as an evidence Of the worth Of
the Mayors original potato scheme
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The advocate., 1895-11-06
A Chance to Make Money.

am delighted with my success selling Dish
WLshers. In the last six weeks have made
s5s4, and was sick part Of the time. think
this is pretty good for an inexperienced lady
am surprised there has never been q good
Dish Washer put on the market before, az ey-
eryone seems so anxious for one. 1t certainly
is popular demand that is unsupplied, and
that means big money for the agent that sup.
ply the demand. believe any woman or man
can make from $500 to Sl2OO q day anywhere
in this business, and by addressing the Per-
lection Mfg Co, drawer Az, Englewood, Ill,
you can get full particulars. Il simply re-
quires . little push. You can't expect to
make money unless you try. would like to
have the experience Of others OF your readers
In this business. A RRADRR.
The advocate., 1895-11-06

The Postofice Department has de-
MED the use Of the mails to the Eureka
Endowment Relief Association and
the Eureka Relief Association, both Of
Baxter Springs, on the ground that
they are bond investment companies.
The advocate., 1895-11-06

wOpGtOu OL b10 hlISkoA AnAWoAA SA"NV VNO
undersigned requests Of your honorable
body the impeachment Of Grover Cleve-
land, President OF the United States,
and Hoke Smith, Secretary of the In
terior, for high crime and misdemeanors.
SPECIFICATIONS.
First That President Cleveland and
Secretary Hoke Smith have violated
their oath Of Office in refusing to grant
ths prayer Of petition Of settlers on the
Colorado portion Of the alleged Maxwell
grant for the enforcement, as bar to
their impending eviction, Of certain laws,
to-wit: ql the enforcement Of the act OF
Congress Of September 9, 1850, requiring
S7,OO0OOO acres Of land in New Mexico
and Colorado, east Of the Rio Grande, to
be treatad as having been ceded to the
United States by the State of Texas;
l2) the enforcement of the protocol to the
treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgo requiring
alleged Mexican grants made in Texas
after 1886 to be treated as having no
legitimate titles under Mexican laws;
(3) the enforcement Of the act Of Con-
gress Of June q, 1860, requiring the Col
orado portion Of the alleged Maxwell
grant, located within the outboundaries
Of the Vigil and st. Vrain grant (claim
No. IN to be treated as public land. (See
exhibits No. l and No. q
Second That President Cleveland and
Secretary Hoke Smith have excused
themselves from the enforcement Of the
aforementioned laws by representing
that federal patent issued to the Max
we'll grant claimants and decisions of the
Supreme court in the Maxwell grant
case have deprived them Of jurisdiction
to enforce the said laws; and / charge
that this representation is false; that
there is no excuse for refusing to enforce
statute and treaty law; that the unneo-
essary mention of federal patent" and
sdscisions Of the Supreme court" is trick
and fraud-itis is dust and smoke behind
which to effect an ignominious but ap-
parently decent retreat from distaste.
ful oath-bound duty.
Third That President Cleveland and
Secretary Hoke Smith have represented
that they are required by the aforesaid
petition Of settlers, for the enforcement
oe certain laws, to override the decisions
of the Supreme courts" and / charge
shat this representation is false and pur
possly designed to deceive and mislead
that this false and misleading represen
) tation is contemptuous and libelous
that the requirement to override decis
ions Of the Supreme court" is a man o
straw set up by Secretary Hoke Smitl
himself, made to appear outwardly Sui
livanlsh, and then knocked down witt
unoh pugilistic force as to command ap
plause from superficial observers.
Fourth That President Cleveland ant
Secretary Hoke Smith have represented
that the Interior Department can exer
cise no jurisdiction over the alleges
Maxwell grant because it is "privat
land;D and charge that this represen
tstion is false; that the General Lane
Ofice does exercise jurisdiction to trea
portions Of said alleged private" land a
public land by issuing presumption pat
ants therefor TO the rich; that tho Max
FSH Grant Company has aamitted thl
The advocate., 1895-11-06
stIll Fightlng Fraternal Organizations.

Superintendent Of Insurance George
T. Anthony hates fraternsl organiza-
tions as bad as he does his cousin
Dan. He is strictly opposed to poor
mans insurance and is anxious to do
all in his power to build up the old line
companies, which charge from two to
four times as much as the frsternals.
1t makes George tired to see men get
ting q necessity like life insurance
from source which he and his cold
blooded set cannot control. He is an
officer who suits Morrills style exactly,
and the old king-bee redeemer thinks
George 7. is a great man. Just now
Anthony is engaged in gathering sta
tistics on the subject Of trsternal or
ganizations which have failed, and
exhibits list of 1,7OO such companies.
This List Is probably one furnished him
by the Old-line people and fixed up for
the special purpose Of assisting him in
maintaining his hostile position to the
fraternals. 1t Is q blessed thing for
Kansas that this old fraud can't get
his malicious hands on these orgsnizs-
tiOns,
The advocate., 1895-11-06


Father Ducey has taken up the cudgel
against Tammany in New York. Heap
peared recently at a reform meeting, side
by side with Theodore Roosevelt, and
they took turns in roasting the tiger,
Father Ducey said he had no doubt that
many church men would not approve Of
his course. II might be relegated," he
said, "to the back woods, but one had
better be relegated there with his man
hood and self-respect unimpaired than to
stand in New York with dishonor." If
there was more of thatsort of courageous
Christianity in the world there would be
good deal less corruption and thisvery
among public officials, and higher
standard OF political morality in this
country-KansGs city Star,
The advocate., 1895-11-06

right Of the General Land Office to exer-
else such jurisdiction by allowing the
land to which the pre-emption patents
were issued to be treated as part Of the
public land (see exhibit No. 81; that the
General Land Office and the Maxwell
Grant Company have practically admit
ted that the Colorado portion of the
alleged Maxwell grant is not, as Secre-
tary Smith falsely alleges, "private land"
but public land.
Fifth-Thst the oath-violating refusal
Of President Cleveland and Secretary
Hoke Smith to enforce the certain laws
bereinbefore mentioned is in the interest
Of an enormous public land steal-the
stealing Of the best part Of the 81, 600, 900
acre Texas cession under guise of Span
ish and Mexican grants, that have no
legal status, as they purport to have,
under the treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Respectfully submitted.
0. P. McMA1Ns,
Agent for Settlers,
The advocate., 1895-11-06
IMPEACHMENT.

The Recent Letter Of Mr.. Secretary Hoke
Smith In the MAXWELL Grant Case De-
mnndB Impeachment Proceedings.
n have had hard time to get reply
Az The settlers petition printed in the
AbyocATE OF July 3; but now that the
reply has at last come and been given to
ths public through an Associated Press
dispatch, another petition is in order to
this effect:
The advocate., 1895-11-06
U I NLO4AA4N5y
Agent for Settlers.
SENSATIONAL,


Settlers report that party Of United
States surveyors are now out in the Ration
mountains ION the grant," where Hoke
Smith says they have no jurisdiction;
that these United States surveyors claim
to be sighting the line between the Colo
RADIO part and the New Mexico part Of
the alleged Maxwell grant; that the said
surveyors allege that the Colorado part
is to be treated as public land. How
ever this may be, the simple fact that
United States surveyors are here son the
grant" exercising some sort Of jurisdic-
tion is itself somewhat ssnsstionslfact.
O.PM.
The advocate., 1895-11-06

Now Is good time to get up clubs Tor ths
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